Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes

Party

Nigeria added

• Ratification: 22-03-2023 (A)
• Entry into force: 20-06-2023
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

General information

• Entry into force: 06-10-1996

Kingdom part

Netherlands (in Europe)

• Entry into force: 06-10-1996

Party

Albania

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 05-01-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-10-1996

Azerbaijan

• Ratification: 03-08-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-11-2000

Belarus

• Ratification: 29-05-2003 (A)
• Entry into force: 27-08-2003

Belgium

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 08-11-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-02-2001

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Ratification: 03-12-2009 (A)
• Entry into force: 03-03-2010

Bulgaria

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 28-10-2003 (R)
• Entry into force: 27-01-2004

Cameroon

• Ratification: 01-11-2022 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-01-2023

Chad

• Ratification: 22-02-2018 (A)
• Entry into force: 23-05-2018

Croatia

• Ratification: 08-07-1996 (A)
• Entry into force: 06-10-1996

Czech Republic

• Ratification: 12-06-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 10-09-2000

Estonia

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 16-06-1995 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-10-1996

EU (European Union)

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 14-09-1995 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-10-1996

Finland

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 21-02-1996 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-10-1996

France

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 30-06-1998 (R)
• Entry into force: 28-09-1998

Germany

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 30-01-1995 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-10-1996

Ghana

• Ratification: 22-06-2020 (A)
• Entry into force: 20-09-2020

Greece

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 06-09-1996 (R)
• Entry into force: 05-12-1996

Guinea-Bissau

• Ratification: 14-06-2021 (A)
• Entry into force: 12-09-2021

Hungary

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 02-09-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-10-1996

Italy

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 23-05-1996 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-10-1996

Kazakhstan

• Ratification: 11-01-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 11-04-2001

Latvia

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 10-12-1996 (R)
• Entry into force: 10-03-1997

Lithuania

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 28-04-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 27-07-2000

Luxembourg

• Signature: 20-05-1992
• Ratification: 07-06-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-10-1996

Moldova

• Ratification: 04-01-1994 (A)
• Entry into force: 06-10-1996

Montenegro

• Ratification: 23-06-2014 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-09-2014

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 14-03-1995 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-10-1996

North Macedonia

• Ratification: 28-07-2015 (A)
• Entry into force: 26-10-2015

Norway

• Signature: 18-09-1992
• Ratification: 01-04-1993 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-10-1996

Poland

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 15-03-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-06-2000

Portugal

• Signature: 09-06-1992
• Ratification: 09-12-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-10-1996
• Macao (<20-12-1999)
  Entry into force: 28-06-1999
  Termination: 20-12-1999

Romania

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 31-05-1995 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-10-1996

Russian Federation

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 02-11-1993 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-10-1996

Senegal

• Ratification: 31-08-2018 (A)
• Entry into force: 29-11-2018

Slovakia

• Ratification: 07-07-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 05-10-1999

Slovenia

• Ratification: 13-04-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 12-07-1999

Spain

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 16-02-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-05-2000

Sweden

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 05-08-1993 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-10-1996

Switzerland

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 23-05-1995 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-10-1996

Togo

• Ratification: 28-09-2021 (A)
• Entry into force: 27-12-2021

Turkmenistan

• Ratification: 29-08-2012 (A)
• Entry into force: 27-11-2012

Ukraine

• Ratification: 08-10-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 06-01-2000

United Kingdom

• Signature: 18-03-1992

Uzbekistan

• Ratification: 04-09-2007 (A)
• Entry into force: 03-12-2007

Austria

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 25-07-1996 (R)
• Entry into force: 23-10-1996
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  25-07-1996
  The Republic of Austria declares in accordance with article 22 paragraph 2 of the Convention, that it accepts both of the means of dispute settlement mentioned in this paragraph as compulsary in relation to any Party accepting an obligation concerning one or both these means of dispute settlement.

Denmark

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 28-05-1997 (R)
• Entry into force: 26-08-1997
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  28-05-1997
  With reservation of application to the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

Liechtenstein

• Ratification: 19-11-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 17-02-1998
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  19-11-1997
  Liechtenstein declares in accordance with article 22 paragraph 2 of the Convention, that it accepts both of the means of dispute settlement mentioned in this paragraph as compulsary in relation to any Party accepting an obligation concerning one or both these means of dispute settlement.

Serbia

• Ratification: 27-08-2010 (A)
• Entry into force: 25-11-2010
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  27-08-2010
  In accordance with Article 22 paragraph 2 of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, the Republic of Serbia declares that, for a dispute not resolved in accordance with paragraph 1 of the Article 22, it accepts both means of dispute settlement in the manner and under the conditions referred to in Article 22 paragraphs 2 and 3.