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Other Treaties > Contracting Parties/Signatories > Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction  (Total Members: 0)
Contracting Parties/Signatories Signature Instrument In Force Details
Albania February 20, 2025 Ratification : June 9, 2025
Algeria September 19, 2025
Andorra June 9, 2025
Angola January 22, 2025
Antigua and Barbuda September 20, 2023 Ratification : March 12, 2025
Argentina June 18, 2024
Armenia June 9, 2025
Australia September 20, 2023
Austria September 20, 2023
Bahamas April 12, 2024 Ratification : June 9, 2025
Bangladesh September 20, 2023 Ratification : September 26, 2024
Barbados September 26, 2024 Ratification : September 26, 2024
Belgium September 20, 2023 Ratification : June 9, 2025
Belize September 22, 2023 Ratification : April 8, 2024
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) September 20, 2023
Botswana September 24, 2024 Ratification : September 25, 2025
Brazil September 21, 2023
Brunei Darussalam September 19, 2025
Bulgaria September 20, 2023
Burkina Faso September 25, 2024
Burundi June 9, 2025
Cabo Verde September 20, 2023 Ratification : August 27, 2025
Cambodia June 9, 2025 Ratification : September 6, 2025
Cameroon May 2, 2025
Canada March 4, 2024
Chile September 20, 2023 Ratification : February 20, 2024 Details
China September 20, 2023
Colombia September 20, 2023
Comoros June 2, 2025
Congo September 20, 2023 Ratification : August 5, 2025
Cook Islands September 22, 2023
Costa Rica September 20, 2023 Ratification : May 22, 2025
Croatia September 20, 2023 Ratification : June 9, 2025
Cuba September 20, 2023 Ratification : June 28, 2024
Cyprus September 20, 2023 Ratification : May 28, 2025
Czech Republic September 29, 2023
Côte d'Ivoire September 24, 2024 Ratification : June 9, 2025
Denmark September 20, 2023 Approval : June 9, 2025
Djibouti May 9, 2025 Ratification : September 24, 2025
Dominica September 21, 2023 Ratification : June 3, 2025
Dominican Republic September 20, 2023
Ecuador September 21, 2023
Egypt October 14, 2024
Equatorial Guinea June 9, 2025
Estonia September 20, 2023
European Union (EU) September 20, 2023 Approval : May 28, 2025
Fiji September 20, 2023 Ratification : June 9, 2025
Finland September 20, 2023 Acceptance : May 28, 2025
France September 20, 2023 Ratification : February 5, 2025
Gabon September 20, 2023 Ratification : September 23, 2025
Gambia September 27, 2024 Ratification : September 24, 2025
Germany September 20, 2023
Ghana September 20, 2023
Greece September 21, 2023 Ratification : June 9, 2025
Grenada December 19, 2024 Ratification : September 4, 2025
Guinea June 9, 2025
Guinea-Bissau June 9, 2025 Ratification : June 9, 2025
Honduras September 20, 2023 Ratification : September 26, 2025
Hungary September 21, 2023 Ratification : May 28, 2025
Iceland September 20, 2023
India September 25, 2024
Indonesia September 20, 2023 Ratification : June 10, 2025
Ireland September 20, 2023 Ratification : September 23, 2025
Italy September 22, 2023
Jamaica September 24, 2024 Ratification : June 9, 2025
Jordan June 9, 2025 Ratification : June 9, 2025
Kenya September 24, 2024 Ratification : September 23, 2025
Kiribati March 12, 2025
Kyrgyzstan July 17, 2025 Ratification : September 20, 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic September 20, 2023 Acceptance : September 23, 2025
Latvia September 20, 2023 Ratification : May 28, 2025
Lebanon June 9, 2025
Lesotho June 9, 2025
Liberia September 24, 2024 Ratification : June 9, 2025
Lithuania September 20, 2023
Luxembourg September 20, 2023 Ratification : July 29, 2025
Madagascar September 25, 2024 Ratification : September 23, 2025
Malawi September 20, 2023 Ratification : February 27, 2025
Malaysia September 3, 2025
Maldives September 3, 2024 Ratification : September 24, 2024
Malta September 20, 2023 Ratification : June 9, 2025
Marshall Islands September 20, 2023 Ratification : March 12, 2025
Mauritania September 22, 2023 Ratification : June 9, 2025
Mauritius September 20, 2023 Ratification : May 30, 2024
Mexico September 20, 2023 Ratification : September 22, 2025
Micronesia (Federated States of) September 20, 2023 Ratification : June 3, 2024 Details
Monaco September 20, 2023 Ratification : May 9, 2024
Montenegro June 10, 2025
Morocco September 21, 2023 Acceptance : September 19, 2025
Nauru September 22, 2023
Nepal September 20, 2023
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) September 20, 2023
New Zealand September 20, 2023
Nigeria May 3, 2024
Niue June 9, 2025
North Macedonia June 9, 2025
Norway September 20, 2023 Ratification : June 4, 2025
Pakistan July 21, 2025
Palau September 20, 2023 Ratification : January 22, 2024
Palestine September 20, 2023 Ratification : October 1, 2025
Panama September 20, 2023 Ratification : October 23, 2024
Papua New Guinea June 9, 2025
Paraguay September 10, 2025
Peru June 9, 2025
Philippines September 20, 2023 Ratification : September 23, 2025
Poland September 21, 2023
Portugal September 20, 2023 Approval : May 28, 2025
Republic of Korea October 31, 2023 Ratification : March 19, 2025
Republic of Moldova August 26, 2025
Romania September 20, 2023 Ratification : June 4, 2025
Saint Kitts and Nevis June 9, 2025 Ratification : August 29, 2025
Saint Lucia September 20, 2023 Ratification : November 26, 2024
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines September 20, 2023 Ratification : September 17, 2025
Samoa September 20, 2023
Sao Tome and Principe September 24, 2024
Senegal June 10, 2025
Serbia June 9, 2025
Seychelles September 20, 2023 Ratification : April 13, 2024
Sierra Leone September 20, 2023 Ratification : September 19, 2025
Singapore September 20, 2023 Ratification : September 24, 2024
Slovakia September 20, 2023
Slovenia September 20, 2023 Ratification : May 28, 2025
Solomon Islands September 20, 2023 Ratification : June 9, 2025
South Africa June 9, 2025
Spain September 20, 2023 Ratification : February 4, 2025
Sri Lanka February 20, 2025 Ratification : September 16, 2025
Suriname June 19, 2025
Sweden September 20, 2023
Switzerland February 5, 2025
Thailand April 17, 2025
Timor-Leste September 20, 2023 Ratification : November 26, 2024
Togo September 22, 2023
Tonga January 26, 2024
Tuvalu September 20, 2023 Ratification : June 9, 2025
Türkiye September 27, 2024
United Kingdom September 20, 2023 Details
United Republic of Tanzania September 20, 2023
United States of America September 20, 2023
Uruguay January 29, 2024 Ratification : September 25, 2025
Vanuatu November 30, 2023 Ratification : June 9, 2025
Viet Nam September 20, 2023 Approval : June 9, 2025
Yemen June 9, 2025
Zambia February 13, 2024
Zimbabwe March 5, 2025