Contracting Parties/Signatories | Signature | Instrument | In Force | Details |
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Afghanistan | March 18, 1983 | |||
Albania | Accession : June 23, 2003 | July 23, 2003 | ||
Algeria | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : June 11, 1996 | July 11, 1996 | Details |
Angola | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : December 5, 1990 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Antigua and Barbuda | February 7, 1983 | Ratification : February 2, 1989 | November 16, 1994 | |
Argentina | October 5, 1984 | Ratification : December 1, 1995 | December 31, 1995 | Details |
Armenia | Accession : December 9, 2002 | January 8, 2003 | ||
Australia | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : July 29, 1994 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Austria | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : July 14, 1995 | August 13, 1995 | Details |
Azerbaijan | Accession : June 16, 2016 | July 16, 2016 | ||
Bahamas | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : July 29, 1983 | November 16, 1994 | |
Bahrain | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : May 30, 1985 | November 16, 1994 | |
Bangladesh | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : July 27, 2001 | August 26, 2001 | Details |
Barbados | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : October 12, 1993 | November 16, 1994 | |
Belarus | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : August 30, 2006 | September 29, 2006 | Details |
Belgium | December 5, 1984 | Ratification : November 13, 1998 | December 13, 1998 | Details |
Belize | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : August 13, 1983 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Benin | August 30, 1983 | Ratification : October 16, 1997 | November 15, 1997 | Details |
Bhutan | December 10, 1982 | |||
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | November 27, 1984 | Ratification : April 28, 1995 | May 28, 1995 | Details |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Declaration/Notification of Succession : January 12, 1994 | November 16, 1994 | Details | |
Botswana | December 5, 1984 | Ratification : May 2, 1990 | November 16, 1994 | |
Brazil | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : December 22, 1988 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Brunei Darussalam | December 5, 1984 | Ratification : November 5, 1996 | December 5, 1996 | |
Bulgaria | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : May 15, 1996 | June 14, 1996 | Details |
Burkina Faso | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : January 25, 2005 | February 24, 2005 | |
Burundi | December 10, 1982 | |||
Cabo Verde | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : August 10, 1987 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Cambodia | July 1, 1983 | |||
Cameroon | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : November 19, 1985 | November 16, 1994 | |
Canada | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : November 7, 2003 | December 7, 2003 | Details |
Central African Republic | December 4, 1984 | |||
Chad | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : August 14, 2009 | September 13, 2009 | |
Chile | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : August 25, 1997 | September 24, 1997 | Details |
China | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : June 7, 1996 | July 7, 1996 | Details |
Colombia | December 10, 1982 | |||
Comoros | December 6, 1984 | Ratification : June 21, 1994 | November 16, 1994 | |
Congo | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : July 9, 2008 | August 8, 2008 | Details |
Cook Islands | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : February 15, 1995 | March 17, 1995 | |
Costa Rica | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : September 21, 1992 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Croatia | Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 5, 1995 | November 16, 1994 | Details | |
Cuba | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : August 15, 1984 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Cyprus | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : December 12, 1988 | November 16, 1994 | |
Czech Republic | February 22, 1993 | Ratification : June 21, 1996 | July 21, 1996 | Details |
Côte d'Ivoire | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : March 26, 1984 | November 16, 1994 | |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | December 10, 1982 | |||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | August 22, 1983 | Ratification : February 17, 1989 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Denmark | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : November 16, 2004 | December 16, 2004 | Details |
Djibouti | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : October 8, 1991 | November 16, 1994 | |
Dominica | March 28, 1983 | Ratification : October 24, 1991 | November 16, 1994 | |
Dominican Republic | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : July 10, 2009 | August 10, 2009 | |
Ecuador | Accession : September 24, 2012 | October 24, 2012 | Details | |
Egypt | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : August 26, 1983 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
El Salvador | December 5, 1984 | |||
Equatorial Guinea | January 30, 1984 | Ratification : July 21, 1997 | August 20, 1997 | Details |
Estonia | Accession : August 26, 2005 | September 25, 2005 | Details | |
Eswatini | January 18, 1984 | Ratification : September 24, 2012 | October 24, 2012 | |
Ethiopia | December 10, 1982 | Details | ||
European Union (EU) | December 7, 1984 | Ratification : April 1, 1998 | May 1, 1998 | Details |
Fiji | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : December 10, 1982 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Finland | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : June 21, 1996 | July 21, 1996 | Details |
France | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : April 11, 1996 | May 11, 1996 | Details |
Gabon | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : March 11, 1998 | April 10, 1998 | Details |
Gambia | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : May 22, 1984 | November 16, 1994 | |
Georgia | Accession : March 21, 1996 | April 20, 1996 | ||
Germany | Accession : October 14, 1994 | November 16, 1994 | Details | |
Ghana | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : June 7, 1983 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Greece | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : July 21, 1995 | August 20, 1995 | Details |
Grenada | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : April 25, 1991 | November 16, 1994 | |
Guatemala | July 8, 1983 | Ratification : February 11, 1997 | March 13, 1997 | Details |
Guinea | October 4, 1984 | Ratification : September 6, 1985 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Guinea-Bissau | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : August 25, 1986 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Guyana | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : November 16, 1993 | November 16, 1994 | |
Haiti | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : July 31, 1996 | August 30, 1996 | |
Honduras | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : October 5, 1993 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Hungary | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : February 2, 2002 | March 7, 2002 | Details |
Iceland | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : June 21, 1985 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
India | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : June 29, 1995 | July 29, 1995 | Details |
Indonesia | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : February 3, 1986 | November 16, 1994 | |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | December 10, 1982 | Details | ||
Iraq | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : July 30, 1985 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Ireland | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : June 21, 1996 | July 21, 1996 | Details |
Israel | Details | |||
Italy | December 7, 1984 | Ratification : January 13, 1995 | February 12, 1995 | Details |
Jamaica | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : March 21, 1983 | November 16, 1994 | |
Japan | February 7, 1983 | Ratification : June 20, 1996 | July 20, 1996 | |
Jordan | Accession : November 27, 1995 | December 27, 1995 | ||
Kenya | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : March 2, 1989 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Kiribati | Accession : February 24, 2003 | March 26, 2003 | Details | |
Kuwait | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : May 2, 1986 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Lao People's Democratic Republic | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : June 5, 1998 | July 5, 1998 | |
Latvia | Accession : December 23, 2004 | January 22, 2005 | Details | |
Lebanon | December 7, 1984 | Ratification : January 5, 1995 | February 4, 1995 | |
Lesotho | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : May 31, 2007 | June 30, 2007 | |
Liberia | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : September 25, 2008 | October 25, 2008 | |
Libya | December 3, 1984 | |||
Liechtenstein | November 30, 1984 | |||
Lithuania | Accession : November 12, 2003 | December 12, 2003 | Details | |
Luxembourg | December 5, 1984 | Ratification : October 5, 2000 | November 4, 2000 | Details |
Madagascar | February 25, 1983 | Ratification : August 22, 2001 | September 21, 2001 | Details |
Malawi | December 7, 1984 | Ratification : September 28, 2010 | October 28, 2010 | |
Malaysia | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : October 14, 1996 | November 13, 1996 | Details |
Maldives | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : September 7, 2000 | October 7, 2000 | |
Mali | October 19, 1983 | Ratification : July 16, 1985 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Malta | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : May 20, 1993 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Marshall Islands | Accession : August 9, 1991 | November 16, 1994 | ||
Mauritania | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : July 17, 1996 | August 16, 1996 | |
Mauritius | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : November 4, 1994 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Mexico | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : March 18, 1983 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Micronesia (Federated States of) | Accession : April 29, 1991 | November 16, 1994 | ||
Monaco | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : March 20, 1996 | April 19, 1996 | |
Mongolia | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : August 13, 1996 | September 12, 1996 | |
Montenegro | Declaration/Notification of Succession : October 23, 2006 | June 3, 2006 | Details | |
Morocco | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : May 31, 2007 | June 30, 2007 | Details |
Mozambique | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : March 13, 1997 | April 12, 1997 | |
Myanmar | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : May 21, 1996 | June 20, 1996 | Details |
Namibia | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : April 18, 1983 | November 16, 1994 | |
Nauru | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : January 23, 1996 | February 22, 1996 | |
Nepal | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : November 2, 1998 | December 2, 1998 | |
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : June 28, 1996 | July 28, 1996 | Details |
New Zealand | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : July 19, 1996 | August 18, 1996 | |
Nicaragua | December 9, 1984 | Ratification : May 3, 2000 | June 2, 2000 | Details |
Niger | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : August 7, 2013 | September 6, 2013 | |
Nigeria | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : August 14, 1986 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Niue | December 5, 1984 | Ratification : October 11, 2006 | November 10, 2006 | |
North Macedonia | Declaration/Notification of Succession : August 19, 1994 | November 16, 1994 | Details | |
Norway | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : June 24, 1996 | July 24, 1996 | Details |
Oman | July 1, 1983 | Ratification : August 17, 1989 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Pakistan | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : February 26, 1997 | March 28, 1997 | Details |
Palau | Accession : September 30, 1996 | October 30, 1996 | Details | |
Palestine | Accession : January 2, 2015 | February 1, 2015 | ||
Panama | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : July 1, 1996 | July 31, 1996 | Details |
Papua New Guinea | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : January 14, 1997 | February 13, 1997 | |
Paraguay | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : September 26, 1986 | November 16, 1994 | |
Philippines | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : May 8, 1984 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Poland | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : November 13, 1998 | December 13, 1998 | |
Portugal | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : November 3, 1997 | December 3, 1997 | Details |
Qatar | November 27, 1984 | Ratification : December 9, 2002 | January 8, 2003 | Details |
Republic of Korea | March 14, 1983 | Ratification : January 29, 1996 | February 28, 1996 | Details |
Republic of Moldova | Accession : February 6, 2007 | March 8, 2007 | Details | |
Romania | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : December 17, 1996 | January 16, 1997 | Details |
Russian Federation | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : March 12, 1997 | April 11, 1997 | Details |
Rwanda | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : May 18, 2023 | June 17, 2023 | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | December 7, 1984 | Ratification : January 7, 1993 | November 16, 1994 | |
Saint Lucia | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : March 27, 1985 | November 16, 1994 | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : October 1, 1993 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Samoa | September 28, 1984 | Ratification : August 14, 1995 | September 13, 1995 | |
San Marino | Accession : July 19, 2024 | |||
Sao Tome and Principe | July 13, 1983 | Ratification : November 3, 1987 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Saudi Arabia | December 7, 1984 | Ratification : April 24, 1996 | May 24, 1996 | Details |
Senegal | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : October 25, 1984 | November 16, 1994 | |
Serbia | December 10, 1982 | Declaration/Notification of Succession : March 12, 2001 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Seychelles | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : September 16, 1991 | November 16, 1994 | |
Sierra Leone | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : December 12, 1994 | January 11, 1995 | |
Singapore | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : November 17, 1994 | December 17, 1994 | Details |
Slovakia | May 28, 1993 | Ratification : May 8, 1996 | June 7, 1996 | Details |
Slovenia | Declaration/Notification of Succession : June 16, 1995 | November 16, 1994 | Details | |
Solomon Islands | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : June 23, 1997 | July 23, 1997 | |
Somalia | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : July 24, 1989 | November 16, 1994 | |
South Africa | December 5, 1984 | Ratification : December 23, 1997 | January 22, 1998 | Details |
Spain | December 4, 1984 | Ratification : January 15, 1997 | February 14, 1997 | Details |
Sri Lanka | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : July 19, 1994 | November 16, 1994 | |
Sudan | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : January 23, 1985 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Suriname | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : July 9, 1998 | August 8, 1998 | |
Sweden | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : June 25, 1996 | July 25, 1996 | Details |
Switzerland | October 17, 1984 | Ratification : May 1, 2009 | May 31, 2009 | Details |
Thailand | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : May 15, 2011 | June 14, 2011 | Details |
Timor-Leste | Accession : January 8, 2013 | February 7, 2013 | Details | |
Togo | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : April 16, 1985 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Tonga | Accession : August 2, 1995 | September 1, 1995 | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : April 25, 1986 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Tunisia | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : April 24, 1985 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Tuvalu | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : December 9, 2002 | January 8, 2003 | |
Uganda | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : November 9, 1990 | November 16, 1994 | |
Ukraine | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : July 26, 1999 | August 25, 1999 | Details |
United Arab Emirates | December 10, 1982 | |||
United Kingdom | Accession : July 25, 1997 | August 24, 1997 | Details | |
United Republic of Tanzania | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : September 30, 1985 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Uruguay | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : December 10, 1992 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Vanuatu | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : August 10, 1999 | September 9, 1999 | |
Viet Nam | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : July 25, 1994 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Yemen | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : July 21, 1987 | November 16, 1994 | Details |
Zambia | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : March 7, 1983 | November 16, 1994 | |
Zimbabwe | December 10, 1982 | Ratification : February 24, 1993 | November 16, 1994 |