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Afghanistan
23-09-2003 (A)
22-12-2003
Albania
19-06-2002 (A)
17-09-2002
Algeria
30-06-2006 (A)
28-09-2006
Andorra
17-07-2006 (A)
15-10-2006
Antigua and Barbuda
12-10-2009 (A)
10-01-2010
Argentina
10-03-1988
26-11-2003 (R)
24-02-2004
Armenia
08-06-2005 (A)
06-09-2005
Australia
19-02-1993 (A)
20-05-1993
Austria
28-12-1989 (A)
01-03-1992
Azerbaijan
26-01-2004 (A)
25-04-2004
Bahamas
10-03-1988
25-10-2005 (R)
23-01-2006
Bahrain
21-10-2005 (A)
19-01-2006
Bangladesh
09-06-2005 (A)
07-09-2005
Barbados
06-05-1994 (A)
04-08-1994
Belarus
02-03-1989
04-12-2002 (R)
04-03-2003
Belgium
09-03-1989
11-04-2005 (R)
10-07-2005
Benin
31-08-2006 (A)
29-11-2006
Bolivia
13-02-2002 (A)
14-05-2002
Bosnia and Herzegovina
28-07-2003 (A)
26-10-2003
Botswana
14-09-2000 (A)
13-12-2000
Brazil
10-03-1988
25-10-2005 (R)
23-01-2006
Brunei
03-02-1989
04-12-2003 (R)
03-03-2004
Bulgaria
10-03-1988
08-07-1999 (R)
06-10-1999
Burkina Faso
14-01-2004 (A)
13-04-2004
Cabo Verde
03-01-2003 (A)
03-04-2003
Cambodia
18-08-2006 (A)
16-11-2006
Canada
10-03-1988
18-06-1993 (R)
16-09-1993
Chile
10-03-1988
22-04-1994 (R)
21-07-1994
China
25-10-1988
20-08-1991 (R)
01-03-1992
Comoros
06-03-2008 (A)
04-06-2008
Costa Rica
10-03-1988
25-03-2003 (R)
23-06-2003
Côte d'Ivoire
23-03-2012 (A)
21-06-2012
Croatia
18-08-2005 (A)
16-11-2005
Cuba
20-11-2001 (A)
18-02-2002
Cyprus
02-02-2000 (A)
02-05-2000
Czech Republic
10-12-2004 (A)
10-03-2005
Denmark
26-10-1988
25-08-1995 (R)
23-11-1995
Djibouti
09-06-2004 (A)
07-09-2004
Dominica
12-10-2004 (A)
10-01-2005
Dominican Republic
12-08-2009 (A)
10-11-2009
Ecuador
10-03-1988
10-03-2003 (R)
08-06-2003
Egypt
16-08-1988
08-01-1993 (R)
08-04-1993
El Salvador
07-12-2000 (A)
07-03-2001
Equatorial Guinea
15-01-2004 (A)
14-04-2004
Estonia
28-01-2004 (A)
27-04-2004
Eswatini
17-04-2003 (A)
16-07-2003
Fiji
21-05-2008 (A)
19-08-2008
Finland
28-04-2000 (A)
27-07-2000
France
10-03-1988
02-12-1991 (R)
01-03-1992
Georgia
11-08-2006 (A)
09-11-2006
Germany
06-11-1990 (A)
01-03-1992
Ghana
01-11-2002 (A)
30-01-2003
Greece
10-03-1988
11-06-1993 (R)
09-09-1993
Grenada
09-01-2002 (A)
09-04-2002
Guatemala
26-08-2009 (A)
24-11-2009
Guinea
01-02-2005 (A)
02-05-2005
Guinea-Bissau
14-10-2008 (A)
12-01-2009
Guyana
30-01-2003 (A)
30-04-2003
Honduras
17-05-2005 (A)
15-08-2005
Hungary
10-03-1988
09-11-1989 (R)
01-03-1992
Iceland
28-05-2002 (A)
26-08-2002
India
15-10-1999 (A)
13-01-2000
Iran
30-10-2009 (A)
28-01-2010
Iraq
17-10-1988
08-08-2023 (R)
06-11-2023
Ireland
10-09-2004 (A)
09-12-2004
Israel
10-03-1988
06-01-2009 (R)
06-04-2009
Italy
10-03-1988
26-01-1990 (R)
01-03-1992
Jamaica
19-08-2005 (A)
17-11-2005
Japan
24-04-1998 (A)
23-07-1998
Jordan
10-03-1988
02-07-2004 (R)
30-09-2004
Kazakhstan
24-11-2003 (A)
22-02-2004
Kenya
21-01-2002 (A)
21-04-2002
Kiribati
17-11-2005 (A)
16-02-2006
Kuwait
30-06-2003 (A)
28-09-2003
Laos
20-03-2012 (A)
18-06-2012
Latvia
04-12-2002 (A)
04-03-2003
Lebanon
16-12-1994 (A)
16-03-1995
Lesotho
25-06-2013 (A)
23-09-2013
Liberia
10-03-1988
05-10-1995 (R)
03-01-1996
Libya
08-08-2002 (A)
06-11-2002
Liechtenstein
08-11-2002 (A)
06-02-2003
Lithuania
30-01-2003 (A)
30-04-2003
Luxembourg
05-01-2011 (A)
05-04-2011
Madagascar
15-09-2006 (A)
14-12-2006
Malawi
10-01-2014 (A)
10-04-2014
Maldives
25-02-2014 (A)
26-05-2014
Mali
29-04-2002 (A)
28-07-2002
Malta
20-11-2001 (A)
18-02-2002
Marshall Islands
16-10-1995 (A)
14-01-1996
Mauritania
17-01-2008 (A)
16-04-2008
Mauritius
03-08-2004 (A)
01-11-2004
Mexico
13-05-1994 (A)
11-08-1994
Moldova
11-10-2005 (A)
09-01-2006
Monaco
25-01-2002 (A)
25-04-2002
Mongolia
22-11-2005 (A)
20-02-2006
Montenegro
02-03-2005 (A)
31-05-2005
Morocco
10-03-1988
08-01-2002 (R)
08-04-2002
Mozambique
08-01-2003 (A)
08-04-2003
Myanmar
19-09-2003 (A)
18-12-2003
Namibia
07-09-2005 (A)
06-12-2005
Nauru
11-08-2005 (A)
09-11-2005
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
23-01-1989
05-03-1992 (R)
03-06-1992
New Zealand
08-12-1988
10-06-1999 (R)
08-09-1999
Nicaragua
04-07-2007 (A)
02-10-2007
Niger
30-08-2006 (A)
28-11-2006
Nigeria
09-09-1988
18-06-2015 (R)
16-09-2015
Niue
22-06-2009 (A)
20-09-2009
North Macedonia
07-08-2007 (A)
05-11-2007
Norway
10-03-1988
18-04-1991 (R)
01-03-1992
Oman
24-09-1990 (A)
01-03-1992
Pakistan
20-09-2000 (A)
19-12-2000
Palau
04-12-2001 (A)
04-03-2002
Panama
03-07-2002 (A)
01-10-2002
Paraguay
12-11-2004 (A)
10-02-2005
Peru
19-07-2001 (A)
17-10-2001
Philippines
10-03-1988
06-01-2004 (R)
05-04-2004
Poland
22-11-1988
25-06-1991 (R)
01-03-1992
Portugal
05-01-1996 (A)
04-04-1996
Qatar
18-09-2003 (A)
17-12-2003
Republic of Korea, the
10-06-2003 (A)
08-09-2003
Republic of the Congo
28-05-2015 (A)
26-08-2015
Romania
02-06-1993 (A)
31-08-1993
Russian Federation
02-03-1989
04-05-2001 (R)
02-08-2001
Saint Lucia
20-05-2004 (A)
18-08-2004
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
09-10-2001 (A)
07-01-2002
San Marino
15-12-2014 (A)
15-03-2015
São Tomé e Principe
05-05-2006 (A)
03-08-2006
Saudi Arabia
10-03-1988
02-02-2006 (R)
03-05-2006
Senegal
09-08-2004 (A)
07-11-2004
Serbia
02-03-2005 (A)
31-05-2005
Seychelles
24-01-1989
24-01-1989 (R)
01-03-1992
Singapore
12-08-2015 (A)
10-11-2015
Slovakia
08-12-2000 (A)
08-03-2001
Slovenia
18-07-2003 (A)
16-10-2003
South Africa
08-07-2005 (A)
06-10-2005
Spain
28-09-1988
07-07-1989 (R)
01-03-1992
Sudan
22-05-2000 (A)
20-08-2000
Sweden
10-03-1988
13-09-1990 (R)
01-03-1992
Switzerland
10-03-1988
12-03-1993 (R)
10-06-1993
Syria
24-03-2003 (A)
22-06-2003
Tajikistan
12-08-2005 (A)
10-11-2005
Tanzania
08-12-2016 (A)
08-03-2017
Togo
10-03-2003 (A)
08-06-2003
Tonga
06-12-2002 (A)
06-03-2003
Trinidad and Tobago
27-07-1989 (A)
01-03-1992
Tunisia
06-03-1998 (A)
04-06-1998
Türkiye
10-03-1988
06-03-1998 (R)
04-06-1998
Turkmenistan
08-06-1999 (A)
06-09-1999
Ukraine
02-03-1989
21-04-1994 (R)
20-07-1994
United Arab Emirates
15-09-2005 (A)
14-12-2005
United Kingdom
22-09-1988
03-05-1991 (R)
01-03-1992
United States of America
10-03-1988
06-12-1994 (R)
06-03-1995
Uruguay
10-08-2001 (A)
08-11-2001
Uzbekistan
25-09-2000 (A)
24-12-2000
Vanuatu
18-02-1999 (A)
19-05-1999
Vietnam
12-07-2002 (A)
10-10-2002
Yemen
30-06-2000 (A)
28-09-2000