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Entry into force
Renunciation
Termination
Afghanistan
11-09-2002 (A)
01-03-2003
Albania
08-09-1998
29-02-2000 (R)
01-08-2000
Algeria
03-12-1997
09-10-2001 (R)
01-04-2002
Andorra
03-12-1997
29-06-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Angola
04-12-1997
05-07-2002 (R)
01-01-2003
Antigua and Barbuda
03-12-1997
03-05-1999 (R)
01-11-1999
Argentina
04-12-1997
14-09-1999 (R)
01-03-2000
Australia
03-12-1997
14-01-1999 (R)
01-07-1999
Austria
03-12-1997
29-06-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Bahamas
03-12-1997
31-07-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Bangladesh
07-05-1998
06-09-2000 (R)
01-03-2001
Barbados
03-12-1997
26-01-1999 (R)
01-07-1999
Belarus
03-09-2003 (A)
01-03-2004
Belgium
03-12-1997
04-09-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Belize
27-02-1998
23-04-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Benin
03-12-1997
25-09-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Bhutan
18-08-2005 (A)
01-02-2006
Bolivia
03-12-1997
09-06-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Bosnia and Herzegovina
03-12-1997
08-09-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Botswana
03-12-1997
01-03-2000 (R)
01-09-2000
Brazil
03-12-1997
30-04-1999 (R)
01-10-1999
Brunei
04-12-1997
24-04-2006 (R)
01-10-2006
Bulgaria
03-12-1997
04-09-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Burkina Faso
03-12-1997
16-09-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Burundi
03-12-1997
22-10-2003 (R)
01-04-2004
Cabo Verde
04-12-1997
14-05-2001 (R)
01-11-2001
Cambodia
03-12-1997
28-07-1999 (R)
01-01-2000
Cameroon
03-12-1997
19-09-2002 (R)
01-03-2003
Canada
03-12-1997
03-12-1997 (R)
01-03-1999
Central African Republic
08-11-2002 (A)
01-05-2003
Chad
06-07-1998
06-05-1999 (R)
01-11-1999
Chile
03-12-1997
10-09-2001 (R)
01-03-2002
Colombia
03-12-1997
06-09-2000 (R)
01-03-2001
Comoros
19-09-2002 (A)
01-03-2003
Cook Islands
03-12-1997
15-03-2006 (R)
01-09-2006
Costa Rica
03-12-1997
17-03-1999 (R)
01-09-1999
Côte d'Ivoire
03-12-1997
30-06-2000 (R)
01-12-2000
Croatia
04-12-1997
20-05-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Cyprus
04-12-1997
17-01-2003 (R)
01-07-2003
Czech Republic
03-12-1997
26-10-1999 (R)
01-04-2000
Democratic Republic of the Congo
02-05-2002 (A)
01-11-2002
Denmark
04-12-1997
08-06-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Djibouti
03-12-1997
18-05-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Dominica
03-12-1997
26-03-1999 (R)
01-09-1999
Dominican Republic
03-12-1997
30-06-2000 (R)
01-12-2000
Ecuador
04-12-1997
29-04-1999 (R)
01-10-1999
El Salvador
04-12-1997
27-01-1999 (R)
01-07-1999
Equatorial Guinea
16-09-1998 (A)
01-03-1999
Eritrea
27-08-2001 (A)
01-02-2002
Estonia
12-05-2004 (A)
01-11-2004
27-06-2025
27-12-2025
Eswatini
04-12-1997
22-12-1998 (R)
01-06-1999
Ethiopia
03-12-1997
17-12-2004 (R)
01-06-2005
Fiji
03-12-1997
10-06-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Finland
09-01-2012 (A)
01-07-2012
10-07-2025
10-01-2026
France
03-12-1997
23-07-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Gabon
03-12-1997
08-09-2000 (R)
01-03-2001
Gambia, The
04-12-1997
23-09-2002 (R)
01-03-2003
Germany
03-12-1997
23-07-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Ghana
04-12-1997
30-06-2000 (R)
01-12-2000
Greece
03-12-1997
25-09-2003 (R)
01-03-2004
Grenada
03-12-1997
19-08-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Guatemala
03-12-1997
26-03-1999 (R)
01-09-1999
Guinea
04-12-1997
08-10-1998 (R)
01-04-1999
Guinea-Bissau
03-12-1997
22-05-2001 (R)
01-11-2001
Guyana
04-12-1997
05-08-2003 (R)
01-02-2004
Haïti
03-12-1997
15-02-2006 (R)
01-08-2006
Holy See
04-12-1997
17-02-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Honduras
03-12-1997
24-09-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Hungary
03-12-1997
06-04-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Iceland
04-12-1997
05-05-1999 (R)
01-11-1999
Indonesia
04-12-1997
16-02-2007 (R)
01-08-2007
Iraq
15-08-2007 (A)
01-02-2008
Ireland
03-12-1997
03-12-1997 (R)
01-03-1999
Italy
03-12-1997
23-04-1999 (R)
01-10-1999
Jamaica
03-12-1997
17-07-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Japan
03-12-1997
30-09-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Jordan
11-08-1998
13-11-1998 (R)
01-05-1999
Kenya
05-12-1997
23-01-2001 (R)
01-07-2001
Kiribati
07-09-2000 (A)
01-03-2001
Kuwait
30-07-2007 (A)
01-01-2008
Latvia
01-07-2005 (A)
01-01-2006
27-06-2025
27-12-2025
Lebanon
01-05-2026 (A)
01-11-2026
Lesotho
04-12-1997
02-12-1998 (R)
01-06-1999
Liberia
23-12-1999 (A)
01-06-2000
Liechtenstein
03-12-1997
05-10-1999 (R)
01-04-2000
Lithuania
26-02-1999
12-05-2003 (R)
01-11-2003
27-06-2025
27-12-2025
Luxembourg
04-12-1997
14-06-1999 (R)
01-12-1999
Madagascar
04-12-1997
16-09-1999 (R)
01-03-2000
Malawi
04-12-1997
13-08-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Malaysia
03-12-1997
22-04-1999 (R)
01-10-1999
Maldives
01-10-1998
07-09-2000 (R)
01-03-2001
Mali
03-12-1997
02-06-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Malta
04-12-1997
07-05-2001 (R)
01-11-2001
Marshall Islands
04-12-1997
12-03-2025 (R)
01-09-2025
Mauritania
03-12-1997
21-07-2000 (R)
01-01-2001
Mauritius
03-12-1997
03-12-1997 (R)
01-03-1999
Mexico
03-12-1997
09-06-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Moldova
03-12-1997
08-09-2000 (R)
01-03-2001
Monaco
04-12-1997
17-11-1998 (R)
01-05-1999
Montenegro
23-10-2006 (Su)
03-06-2006
Mozambique
03-12-1997
25-08-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Namibia
03-12-1997
21-09-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Nauru
07-08-2000 (A)
01-02-2001
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
03-12-1997
12-04-1999 (R)
01-10-1999
New Zealand
03-12-1997
27-01-1999 (R)
01-07-1999
Nicaragua
04-12-1997
30-11-1998 (R)
01-05-1999
Niger
04-12-1997
23-03-1999 (R)
01-09-1999
Nigeria
27-09-2001 (A)
01-03-2002
Niue
03-12-1997
15-04-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
North Macedonia
09-09-1998 (A)
01-03-1999
Norway
03-12-1997
09-07-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Oman
20-08-2014 (A)
01-02-2015
Palau
19-11-2007 (A)
01-05-2008
Palestine
29-12-2017 (A)
01-06-2018
Panama
04-12-1997
07-10-1998 (R)
01-04-1999
Papua New Guinea
28-06-2004 (A)
01-12-2004
Paraguay
03-12-1997
13-11-1998 (R)
01-05-1999
Peru
03-12-1997
17-06-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Philippines
03-12-1997
15-02-2000 (R)
01-08-2000
Poland
04-12-1997
27-12-2012 (R)
01-06-2013
20-08-2025
20-02-2026
Portugal
03-12-1997
19-02-1999 (R)
01-08-1999
Qatar
04-12-1997
13-10-1998 (R)
01-04-1999
Republic of the Congo
04-05-2001 (A)
01-11-2001
Romania
03-12-1997
30-11-2000 (R)
01-05-2001
Rwanda
03-12-1997
08-06-2000 (R)
01-12-2000
Saint Kitts and Nevis
03-12-1997
02-12-1998 (R)
01-06-1999
Saint Lucia
03-12-1997
13-04-1999 (R)
01-10-1999
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
03-12-1997
01-08-2001 (R)
01-02-2002
Samoa
03-12-1997
23-07-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
San Marino
03-12-1997
18-03-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
São Tomé e Principe
30-04-1998
31-03-2003 (R)
01-09-2003
Senegal
03-12-1997
24-09-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Serbia
18-09-2003 (A)
01-03-2004
Seychelles
04-12-1997
02-06-2000 (R)
01-12-2000
Sierra Leone
29-07-1998
25-04-2001 (R)
01-10-2001
Slovakia
03-12-1997
25-02-1999 (R)
01-08-1999
Slovenia
03-12-1997
27-10-1998 (R)
01-04-1999
Solomon Islands
04-12-1997
26-01-1999 (R)
01-07-1999
Somalia
16-04-2012 (A)
01-10-2012
South Africa
03-12-1997
26-06-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
South Sudan
11-11-2011 (Su)
09-07-2011
Spain
03-12-1997
19-01-1999 (R)
01-07-1999
Sri Lanka
13-12-2017 (A)
01-06-2018
Sudan
04-12-1997
13-10-2003 (R)
01-04-2004
Suriname
04-12-1997
23-05-2002 (R)
01-11-2002
Sweden
04-12-1997
30-11-1998 (R)
01-05-1999
Switzerland
03-12-1997
24-03-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Tajikistan
12-10-1999 (A)
01-04-2000
Tanzania
03-12-1997
13-11-2000 (R)
01-05-2001
Thailand
03-12-1997
27-11-1998 (R)
01-05-1999
Timor-Leste
07-05-2003 (A)
01-11-2003
Togo
04-12-1997
09-03-2000 (R)
01-09-2000
Tonga
25-06-2025 (A)
01-12-2025
Trinidad and Tobago
04-12-1997
27-04-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Tunisia
04-12-1997
09-07-1999 (R)
01-01-2000
Türkiye
25-09-2003 (A)
01-03-2004
Turkmenistan
03-12-1997
19-01-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Tuvalu
13-09-2011 (A)
01-03-2012
Uganda
03-12-1997
25-02-1999 (R)
01-08-1999
Ukraine
24-02-1999
27-12-2005 (R)
01-06-2006
United Kingdom
03-12-1997
31-07-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Uruguay
03-12-1997
07-06-2001 (R)
01-12-2001
Vanuatu
04-12-1997
16-09-2005 (R)
01-03-2006
Venezuela
03-12-1997
14-04-1999 (R)
01-10-1999
Yemen
04-12-1997
01-09-1998 (R)
01-03-1999
Zambia
12-12-1997
23-02-2001 (R)
01-08-2001
Zimbabwe
03-12-1997
18-06-1998 (R)
01-03-1999