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Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known
Entry into force
Renunciation
Termination
Argentina
04-12-1995
Australia
04-12-1995
23-12-1999 (R)
11-12-2001
Austria
27-06-1996
19-12-2003 (R)
18-01-2004
Bahamas
16-01-1997 (A)
11-12-2001
Bangladesh
04-12-1995
05-11-2012 (R)
05-12-2012
Barbados
22-09-2000 (A)
11-12-2001
Belgium
03-10-1996
19-12-2003 (R)
18-01-2004
Belize
04-12-1995
14-07-2005 (R)
13-08-2005
Benin
02-11-2017 (A)
02-12-2017
Brazil
04-12-1995
08-03-2000 (R)
11-12-2001
Bulgaria
13-12-2006 (A)
12-01-2007
Burkina Faso
15-10-1996
Cambodia
06-03-2020 (A)
05-04-2020
Canada
04-12-1995
03-08-1999 (R)
11-12-2001
Chile
11-02-2016 (A)
12-03-2016
China
06-11-1996
Comoros
05-03-2025 (A)
04-04-2025
Cook Islands
01-04-1999 (A)
11-12-2001
Costa Rica
18-06-2001 (A)
11-12-2001
Côte d'Ivoire
24-01-1996
Croatia
10-09-2013 (A)
10-10-2013
Cyprus
25-09-2002 (A)
25-10-2002
Czech Republic
19-03-2007 (A)
18-04-2007
Denmark
27-06-1996
19-12-2003 (R)
18-01-2004
Ecuador
07-12-2016 (A)
06-01-2017
Egypt
05-12-1995
Estonia
07-08-2006 (A)
06-09-2006
EU (European Union)
27-06-1996
19-12-2003 (R)
18-01-2004
Federated States of Micronesia
04-12-1995
23-05-1997 (R)
11-12-2001
Fiji
04-12-1995
12-12-1996 (R)
11-12-2001
Finland
27-06-1996
19-12-2003 (R)
18-01-2004
France
04-12-1996
19-12-2003 (R)
18-01-2004
Gabon
07-10-1996
Germany
28-08-1996
19-12-2003 (R)
18-01-2004
Ghana
27-01-2017 (A)
26-02-2017
Greece
27-06-1996
19-12-2003 (R)
18-01-2004
Guinea
16-09-2005 (A)
16-10-2005
Guinea-Bissau
04-12-1995
Hungary
16-05-2008 (A)
15-06-2008
Iceland
04-12-1995
14-02-1997 (R)
11-12-2001
India
19-08-2003 (A)
18-09-2003
Indonesia
04-12-1995
28-09-2009 (R)
28-10-2009
Iran
17-04-1998 (A)
11-12-2001
Ireland
27-06-1996
19-12-2003 (R)
18-01-2004
Israel
04-12-1995
Italy
27-06-1996
19-12-2003 (R)
18-01-2004
Jamaica
04-12-1995
Japan
19-11-1996
07-08-2006 (R)
06-09-2006
Kenya
13-07-2004 (A)
12-08-2004
Kiribati
15-09-2005 (A)
15-10-2005
Latvia
05-02-2007 (A)
07-03-2007
Liberia
16-09-2005 (A)
16-10-2005
Lithuania
01-03-2007 (A)
31-03-2007
Luxembourg
27-06-1996
19-12-2003 (R)
18-01-2004
Maldives
08-10-1996
30-12-1998 (R)
11-12-2001
Malta
11-11-2001 (A)
11-12-2001
Marshall Islands
04-12-1995
19-03-2003 (R)
18-04-2003
Mauritania
21-12-1995
Mauritius
25-03-1997 (A)
11-12-2001
Monaco
09-06-1999 (A)
11-12-2001
Morocco
04-12-1995
19-09-2012 (R)
19-10-2012
Mozambique
10-12-2008 (A)
09-01-2009
Namibia
19-04-1996
08-04-1998 (R)
11-12-2001
Nauru
10-01-1997 (A)
11-12-2001
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
28-06-1996
19-12-2003 (R)
18-01-2004
New Zealand
04-12-1995
18-04-2001 (R)
11-12-2001
Nigeria
02-11-2009 (A)
02-12-2009
Niue
04-12-1995
11-10-2006 (R)
10-11-2006
Norway
04-12-1995
30-12-1996 (R)
11-12-2001
Oman
14-05-2008 (A)
13-06-2008
Pakistan
15-02-1996
Palau
26-03-2008 (A)
25-04-2008
Panama
16-12-2008 (A)
15-01-2009
Papua New Guinea
04-12-1995
04-06-1999 (R)
11-12-2001
Philippines
30-08-1996
24-09-2014 (R)
24-10-2014
Poland
14-03-2006 (A)
13-04-2006
Portugal
27-06-1996
19-12-2003 (R)
18-01-2004
Republic of Korea, the
26-11-1996
01-02-2008 (R)
02-03-2008
Romania
16-07-2007 (A)
15-08-2007
Russian Federation
04-12-1995
04-08-1997 (R)
11-12-2001
Saint Kitts and Nevis
23-02-2018 (A)
25-03-2018
Saint Lucia
12-12-1995
09-08-1996 (R)
11-12-2001
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
29-10-2010 (A)
28-11-2010
Samoa
04-12-1995
25-10-1996 (R)
11-12-2001
Saudi Arabia
22-06-2023 (A)
22-07-2023
Senegal
04-12-1995
30-01-1997 (R)
11-12-2001
Seychelles
04-12-1996
20-03-1998 (R)
11-12-2001
Sierra Leone
02-02-2026 (A)
04-03-2026
Slovakia
06-11-2008 (A)
06-12-2008
Slovenia
15-06-2006 (A)
15-07-2006
Solomon Islands
13-02-1997 (A)
11-12-2001
South Africa
14-08-2003 (A)
13-09-2003
Spain
03-12-1996
19-12-2003 (R)
18-01-2004
Sri Lanka
09-10-1996
24-10-1996 (R)
11-12-2001
Sweden
27-06-1996
19-12-2003 (R)
18-01-2004
Thailand
28-04-2017 (A)
28-05-2017
Togo
11-05-2022 (A)
10-06-2022
Tonga
04-12-1995
31-07-1996 (R)
11-12-2001
Trinidad and Tobago
13-09-2006 (A)
13-10-2006
Tuvalu
02-02-2009 (A)
04-03-2009
Uganda
10-10-1996
Ukraine
04-12-1995
27-02-2003 (R)
29-03-2003
United Kingdom
04-12-1995
19-12-2003 (R)
18-01-2004
United States of America
04-12-1995
21-08-1996 (R)
11-12-2001
Uruguay
16-01-1996
10-09-1999 (R)
11-12-2001
Vanuatu
23-07-1996
15-03-2018 (R)
14-04-2018
Vietnam
18-12-2018 (A)
17-01-2019