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RatificationS=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known Entry into force Renunciation Termination
Albania 09-01-2007 (A) 09-04-2007
Algeria 31-01-1989 (A) 01-05-1989
Angola 04-10-2001 (A) 04-01-2002
Antigua and Barbuda 29-01-1988 (A) 29-04-1988
Argentina 31-08-1993 (A) 01-12-1993
Australia 14-10-1987 (R) 14-01-1988
Austria 27-05-1988 (A) 27-08-1988
Azerbaijan 16-07-2004 (A) 16-10-2004
Bahamas 07-06-1983 (A) 02-10-1983
Bahrain 27-04-2007 (A) 27-07-2007
Bangladesh 18-12-2002 (A) 18-03-2003
Barbados 06-05-1994 (A) 06-08-1994
Belarus 07-01-1994 (A) 07-04-1994
Belgium 06-03-1984 (A) 06-06-1984
Belize 26-05-1995 (A) 26-08-1995
Benin 11-02-2000 (A) 11-05-2000
Bolivia 04-06-1999 (A) 04-09-1999
Brazil 29-01-1988 (R) 29-04-1988
Brunei 23-10-1986 (A) 23-01-1987
Bulgaria 12-12-1984 (A) 12-03-1985
Cabo Verde 04-07-2003 (A) 04-10-2003
Cambodia 28-11-1994 (A) 28-02-1995
Cameroon 18-09-2009 (A) 18-12-2009
Canada 16-11-1992 (A) 16-02-1993
Chile 10-10-1994 (A) 10-01-1995
China 01-07-1983 (A) 02-10-1983
Colombia 27-07-1981 (A) 02-10-1983
Comoros 22-11-2000 (A) 22-02-2001
Cook Islands 12-03-2007 (A) 12-06-2007
Côte d'Ivoire 05-10-1987 (A) 05-01-1988
Croatia 27-07-1992 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cuba 21-12-1992 (A) 21-03-1993
Cyprus 22-06-1989 (A) 22-09-1989
Czech Republic 19-10-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 02-07-1984 (A) 02-10-1984
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 01-05-1985 (A) 01-08-1985
Denmark 27-11-1980 (A) 02-10-1983
Djibouti 01-03-1990 (A) 01-06-1990
Dominica 21-06-2000 (A) 21-09-2000
Dominican Republic 24-06-1999 (A) 24-09-1999
Ecuador 18-05-1990 (A) 18-08-1990
Egypt 07-08-1986 (A) 07-11-1986
El Salvador 24-09-2008 (A) 24-12-2008
Equatorial Guinea 24-04-1996 (A) 24-07-1996
Estonia 16-12-1991 (A) 16-03-1992
Fiji 08-03-2016 (A) 08-06-2016
Finland 20-09-1983 (A) 02-10-1983
France 25-09-1981 (R) 02-10-1983
Gabon 26-04-1983 (A) 02-10-1983
Gambia, The 01-11-1991 (A) 01-02-1992
Georgia 08-11-1994 (A) 08-02-1995
Germany 16-11-1978 21-01-1982 (R) 02-10-1983
Ghana 03-06-1991 (A) 03-09-1991
Greece 23-09-1982 (A) 02-10-1983
Grenada 26-07-2018 (A) 26-10-2018
Guatemala 03-11-1997 (A) 03-02-1998
Guinea 02-10-2002 (A) 02-01-2003
Guinea-Bissau 24-10-2016 (A) 24-01-2017
Guyana 10-12-1997 (A) 10-03-1998
Honduras 21-08-2001 (A) 21-11-2001
Hungary 14-01-1985 (A) 14-04-1985
Iceland 25-06-1985 (A) 25-09-1985
India 24-09-1986 (A) 24-12-1986
Indonesia 21-10-1986 (A) 21-01-1987
Iran 25-10-2002 (A) 25-01-2003
Iraq 06-02-2018 (A) 06-05-2018
Ireland 06-01-1995 (A) 06-04-1995
Israel 31-08-1983 (A) 02-10-1983
Italy 01-10-1982 (A) 02-10-1983
Jamaica 13-03-1991 (A) 13-06-1991
Japan 09-06-1983 (A) 02-10-1983
Jordan 02-06-2006 (A) 02-09-2006
Kazakhstan 07-03-1994 (A) 07-06-1994
Kenya 15-12-1992 (A) 15-03-1993
Kiribati 05-02-2007 (A) 05-05-2007
Kuwait 07-08-2007 (A) 07-11-2007
Latvia 20-05-1992 (A) 20-08-1992
Lebanon 18-07-1983 (A) 02-10-1983
Liberia 24-10-1978 28-10-1980 (R) 02-10-1983
Libya 28-04-2005 (A) 28-07-2005
Lithuania 04-12-1991 (A) 04-03-1992
Luxembourg 14-02-1991 (A) 14-05-1991
Madagascar 30-08-2005 (A) 30-11-2005
Malawi 17-12-2001 (A) 17-03-2002
Malaysia 31-01-1997 (A) 01-05-1997
Maldives 20-05-2005 (A) 20-08-2005
Malta 21-06-1991 (A) 21-09-1991
Marshall Islands 26-04-1988 (A) 26-07-1988
Mauritania 24-11-1997 (A) 24-02-1998
Mauritius 06-04-1995 (A) 06-07-1995
Mexico 01-06-1978 23-04-1992 (R) 23-07-1992
Moldova 11-10-2005 (A) 11-01-2006
Monaco 20-08-1992 (A) 20-11-1992
Mongolia 15-10-2003 (A) 15-01-2004
Montenegro 23-10-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 12-10-1993 (A) 12-01-1994
Mozambique 09-11-2005 (A) 09-02-2006
Myanmar 04-05-1988 (A) 04-08-1988
Namibia 18-12-2002 (A) 18-03-2003
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 17-11-1978 30-06-1983 (R) 02-10-1983
New Zealand 25-09-1998 (A) 25-12-1998
Nicaragua 01-02-2001 (A) 01-05-2001
Nigeria 24-05-2002 (A) 24-08-2002
Niue 27-06-2012 (A) 27-09-2012
Norway 15-07-1980 (A) 02-10-1983
Oman 13-03-1984 (A) 13-06-1984
Pakistan 22-11-1994 (A) 22-02-1995
Palau 29-09-2011 (A) 29-12-2011
Panama 20-02-1985 (A) 20-05-1985
Papua New Guinea 25-10-1993 (A) 25-01-1994
Peru 25-04-1980 (A) 02-10-1983
Philippines 15-06-2001 (A) 15-09-2001
Poland 16-10-1978 01-04-1986 (R) 01-07-1986
Portugal 22-10-1987 (A) 22-01-1988
Qatar 08-03-2006 (A) 08-06-2006
Republic of Korea, the 23-07-1984 (A) 23-10-1984
Republic of the Congo 07-09-2004 (A) 07-12-2004
Romania 15-04-1993 (A) 15-07-1993
Russian Federation 03-11-1983 (A) 03-02-1984
Saint Kitts and Nevis 24-12-1997 (A) 24-03-1998
Saint Lucia 12-07-2000 (A) 12-10-2000
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28-10-1983 (A) 28-01-1984
Samoa 07-02-2002 (A) 07-05-2002
San Marino 19-04-2021 (A) 19-07-2021
São Tomé e Principe 29-10-1998 (A) 29-01-1999
Saudi Arabia 23-05-2005 (A) 23-08-2005
Senegal 16-01-1997 (A) 16-04-1997
Serbia 12-03-2001 (Su) 27-04-1992
Seychelles 28-11-1990 (A) 28-02-1991
Sierra Leone 26-07-2001 (A) 26-10-2001
Singapore 01-11-1990 (A) 01-02-1991
Slovakia 30-01-1995 (Su) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 12-11-1992 (Su) 25-06-1991
Solomon Islands 30-06-2004 (A) 30-09-2004
Somalia 16-03-2020 (A) 16-06-2020
South Africa 28-11-1984 (A) 28-02-1985
Spain 16-05-1979 06-07-1984 (R) 06-10-1984
Sri Lanka 24-06-1997 (A) 24-09-1997
Sudan 21-01-2015 (A) 21-04-2015
Suriname 04-11-1988 (A) 04-02-1989
Sweden 01-03-1979 09-06-1980 (R) 02-10-1983
Switzerland 15-12-1987 (A) 15-03-1988
Syria 09-11-1988 (A) 09-02-1989
Tanzania 23-07-2008 (A) 23-10-2008
Thailand 02-11-2007 (A) 02-02-2008
Timor-Leste 12-10-2022 (A) 12-01-2023
Togo 09-02-1990 (A) 09-05-1990
Tonga 01-02-1996 (A) 01-05-1996
Trinidad and Tobago 06-03-2000 (A) 06-06-2000
Tunisia 10-10-1980 (A) 02-10-1983
Türkiye 10-10-1990 (A) 10-01-1991
Turkmenistan 04-02-2009 (A) 04-05-2009
Tuvalu 22-08-1985 (A) 22-11-1985
Uganda 03-04-2019 (A) 03-07-2019
Ukraine 25-10-1993 (A) 25-01-1994
United Arab Emirates 15-01-2007 (A) 15-04-2007
United Kingdom 24-08-1978 22-05-1980 (R) 02-10-1983
United States of America 27-06-1978 12-08-1980 (R) 02-10-1983
Uruguay 30-04-1979 (S) 02-10-1983
Vanuatu 13-04-1989 (A) 13-07-1989
Venezuela 29-07-1994 (A) 29-10-1994
Vietnam 29-05-1991 (A) 29-08-1991
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 31-10-1980 (A) 02-10-1983