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Renunciation
Termination
Afghanistan
01-11-1995 (A)
26-12-1996
Albania
27-04-2000 (A)
26-07-2000
Algeria
14-10-1994
22-05-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Andorra
15-07-2002 (A)
13-10-2002
Angola
14-10-1994
30-06-1997 (R)
28-09-1997
Antigua and Barbuda
04-04-1995
06-06-1997 (R)
04-09-1997
Argentina
15-10-1994
06-01-1997 (R)
06-04-1997
Armenia
14-10-1994
02-07-1997 (R)
30-09-1997
Australia
14-10-1994
15-05-2000 (R)
13-08-2000
Austria
02-06-1997 (A)
31-08-1997
Azerbaijan
10-08-1998 (A)
08-11-1998
Bahamas
10-11-2000 (A)
08-02-2001
Bahrain
14-07-1997 (A)
12-10-1997
Bangladesh
14-10-1994
26-01-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Barbados
14-05-1997 (A)
12-08-1997
Belarus
29-08-2001 (A)
27-11-2001
Belgium
30-06-1997 (A)
28-09-1997
Belize
23-07-1998 (A)
21-10-1998
Benin
14-10-1994
29-08-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Bhutan
20-08-2003 (A)
18-11-2003
Bolivia
14-10-1994
01-08-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Bosnia and Herzegovina
26-08-2002 (A)
24-11-2002
Botswana
12-10-1995
11-09-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Brazil
14-10-1994
25-06-1997 (R)
23-09-1997
Brunei
04-12-2002 (A)
04-03-2003
Bulgaria
21-02-2001 (A)
22-05-2001
Burkina Faso
14-10-1994
26-01-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Burundi
14-10-1994
06-01-1997 (R)
06-04-1997
Cabo Verde
14-10-1994
08-05-1995 (R)
26-12-1996
Cambodia
15-10-1994
18-08-1997 (R)
16-11-1997
Cameroon
14-10-1994
29-05-1997 (R)
27-08-1997
Canada
21-12-2016 (A)
21-03-2017
Central African Republic
14-10-1994
05-09-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Chad
14-10-1994
27-09-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Chile
03-03-1995
11-11-1997 (R)
09-02-1998
China
14-10-1994
18-02-1997 (R)
19-05-1997
Colombia
14-10-1994
08-06-1999 (R)
06-09-1999
Comoros
14-10-1994
03-03-1998 (R)
01-06-1998
Cook Islands
21-08-1998 (A)
19-11-1998
Costa Rica
15-10-1994
05-01-1998 (R)
05-04-1998
Côte d'Ivoire
15-10-1994
04-03-1997 (R)
02-06-1997
Croatia
15-10-1994
06-10-2000 (R)
04-01-2001
Cuba
15-10-1994
13-03-1997 (R)
11-06-1997
Cyprus
29-03-2000 (A)
27-06-2000
Czech Republic
25-01-2000 (A)
24-04-2000
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
29-12-2003 (A)
28-03-2004
Democratic Republic of the Congo
14-10-1994
12-09-1997 (R)
11-12-1997
Denmark
15-10-1994
22-12-1995 (R)
26-12-1996
Djibouti
15-10-1994
12-06-1997 (R)
10-09-1997
Dominica
08-12-1997 (A)
08-03-1997
Dominican Republic
26-06-1997 (A)
24-09-1997
Ecuador
19-01-1995
06-09-1995 (R)
26-12-1996
Egypt
14-10-1994
07-07-1995 (R)
26-12-1996
El Salvador
27-06-1997 (A)
25-09-1997
Equatorial Guinea
14-10-1994
27-06-1997 (R)
25-09-1997
Eritrea
14-10-1994
14-08-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Estonia
08-02-2012 (A)
08-05-2012
Eswatini
27-07-1995
07-10-1996 (R)
05-01-1997
Ethiopia
15-10-1994
27-06-1997 (R)
25-09-1997
EU (European Union)
14-10-1994
26-03-1998 (R)
24-06-1998
Federated States of Micronesia
12-12-1994
25-03-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Fiji
26-08-1998 (A)
24-11-1998
Finland
15-10-1994
20-09-1995 (R)
26-12-1996
France
14-10-1994
12-06-1997 (R)
10-09-1997
Gabon
06-09-1996 (A)
26-12-1996
Gambia, The
14-10-1994
11-06-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Georgia
15-10-1994
23-07-1999 (R)
21-10-1999
Germany
14-10-1994
10-07-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Ghana
15-10-1994
27-12-1996 (R)
27-03-1997
Greece
14-10-1994
05-05-1997 (R)
03-08-1997
Grenada
28-05-1997 (A)
26-08-1997
Guatemala
10-09-1998 (A)
09-12-1998
Guinea
14-10-1994
23-06-1997 (R)
21-09-1997
Guinea-Bissau
15-10-1994
27-10-1995 (R)
26-12-1996
Guyana
26-06-1997 (A)
24-09-1997
Haïti
15-10-1994
25-09-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Honduras
22-02-1995
25-06-1997 (R)
23-09-1997
Hungary
13-07-1999 (A)
11-10-1999
Iceland
03-06-1997 (A)
01-09-1997
India
14-10-1994
17-12-1996 (R)
17-03-1997
Indonesia
15-10-1994
31-08-1998 (R)
29-11-1998
Iran
14-10-1994
29-04-1997 (R)
28-07-1997
Iraq
28-05-2010 (A)
26-08-2010
Ireland
15-10-1994
31-07-1997 (R)
29-10-1997
Israel
14-10-1994
26-03-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Italy
14-10-1994
23-06-1997 (R)
21-09-1997
Jamaica
12-11-1997 (A)
10-02-1998
Japan
14-10-1994
11-09-1998 (R)
10-12-1998
Jordan
13-04-1995
21-10-1996 (R)
19-01-1997
Kazakhstan
14-10-1994
09-07-1997 (R)
07-10-1997
Kenya
14-10-1994
24-06-1997 (R)
22-09-1997
Kiribati
08-09-1998 (A)
07-12-1998
Kuwait
22-09-1995
27-06-1997 (R)
25-09-1997
Kyrgyzstan
19-09-1997 (A)
18-12-1997
Laos
30-08-1995
20-09-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Latvia
21-10-2002 (A)
19-01-2003
Lebanon
14-10-1994
16-05-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Lesotho
15-10-1994
12-09-1995 (R)
26-12-1996
Liberia
02-03-1998 (A)
31-05-1998
Libya
15-10-1994
22-07-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Liechtenstein
29-12-1999 (A)
28-03-2000
Lithuania
25-07-2003 (A)
23-10-2003
Luxembourg
14-10-1994
04-02-1997 (R)
05-05-1997
Madagascar
14-10-1994
25-06-1997 (R)
23-09-1997
Malawi
17-01-1995
13-06-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Malaysia
06-10-1995
25-06-1997 (R)
23-09-1997
Maldives
03-09-2002 (A)
02-12-2002
Mali
15-10-1994
31-10-1995 (R)
26-12-1996
Malta
15-10-1994
30-01-1998 (R)
30-04-1998
Marshall Islands
02-06-1998 (A)
31-08-1998
Mauritania
14-10-1994
07-08-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Mauritius
17-03-1995
23-01-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Mexico
15-10-1994
03-04-1995 (R)
26-12-1996
Moldova
10-03-1999 (A)
08-06-1999
Monaco
05-03-1999 (A)
03-06-1999
Mongolia
15-10-1994
03-09-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Montenegro
04-06-2007 (A)
02-09-2007
Morocco
15-10-1994
07-11-1996 (R)
05-02-1997
Mozambique
28-09-1995
13-03-1997 (R)
11-06-1997
Myanmar
02-01-1997 (A)
02-04-1997
Namibia
24-10-1994
16-05-1997 (R)
14-08-1997
Nauru
22-09-1998 (A)
21-12-1998
Nepal
12-10-1995
15-10-1996 (R)
13-01-1997
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
15-10-1994
27-06-1995 (R)
26-12-1996
New Zealand
07-09-2000 (A)
06-12-2000
Nicaragua
21-11-1994
17-02-1998 (R)
18-05-1998
Niger
14-10-1994
19-01-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Nigeria
31-10-1994
08-07-1997 (R)
06-10-1997
Niue
14-08-1998 (A)
12-11-1998
North Macedonia
06-03-2002 (A)
04-06-2002
Norway
15-10-1994
30-08-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Oman
23-07-1996 (A)
26-12-1996
Pakistan
15-10-1994
24-02-1997 (R)
25-05-1997
Palau
15-06-1999 (A)
13-09-1999
Palestine
29-12-2017 (A)
29-03-2018
Panama
22-02-1995
04-04-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Papua New Guinea
06-12-2000 (A)
06-03-2001
Paraguay
01-12-1994
15-01-1997 (R)
15-04-1997
Peru
15-10-1994
09-11-1995 (R)
26-12-1996
Philippines
08-12-1994
10-02-2000 (R)
10-05-2000
Poland
14-11-2001 (A)
12-02-2002
Portugal
14-10-1994
01-04-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Qatar
15-03-1999 (A)
13-06-1999
Republic of Korea, the
14-10-1994
17-08-1999 (R)
15-11-1999
Republic of the Congo
15-10-1994
12-07-1999 (R)
10-10-1999
Romania
19-08-1998 (A)
17-11-1998
Russian Federation
29-05-2003 (A)
27-08-2003
Rwanda
22-06-1995
22-10-1998 (R)
20-01-1999
Saint Kitts and Nevis
30-06-1997 (A)
28-09-1997
Saint Lucia
02-07-1997 (A)
30-09-1997
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
15-10-1994
16-03-1998 (R)
14-06-1998
Samoa
21-08-1998 (A)
19-11-1998
San Marino
23-07-1999 (A)
21-10-1999
São Tomé e Principe
04-10-1995
08-07-1998 (R)
06-10-1998
Saudi Arabia
25-06-1997 (A)
23-09-1997
Senegal
14-10-1994
26-07-1995 (R)
26-12-1996
Serbia
18-12-2007 (A)
17-03-2008
Seychelles
14-10-1994
26-06-1997 (R)
24-09-1997
Sierra Leone
11-11-1994
25-09-1997 (R)
24-12-1997
Singapore
26-04-1999 (A)
25-07-1999
Slovakia
07-01-2002 (A)
07-04-2002
Slovenia
28-06-2001 (A)
26-09-2001
Solomon Islands
16-04-1999 (A)
15-07-1999
Somalia
24-07-2002 (R)
22-10-2002
South Africa
09-01-1995
30-09-1997 (R)
29-12-1997
South Sudan
17-02-2014 (A)
18-05-2014
Spain
14-10-1994
30-01-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Sri Lanka
09-12-1998 (A)
09-03-1999
Sudan
15-10-1994
24-11-1995 (R)
26-12-1996
Suriname
01-06-2000 (A)
30-08-2000
Sweden
15-10-1994
12-12-1995 (R)
26-12-1996
Switzerland
14-10-1994
19-01-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Syria
15-10-1994
10-06-1997 (R)
08-09-1997
Tajikistan
16-07-1997 (A)
14-10-1997
Tanzania
14-10-1994
19-06-1997 (R)
17-09-1997
Thailand
07-03-2001 (A)
05-06-2001
Timor-Leste
20-08-2003 (A)
18-11-2003
Togo
15-10-1994
04-10-1995 (R)
26-12-1996
Tonga
25-09-1998 (A)
24-12-1998
Trinidad and Tobago
08-06-2000 (A)
06-09-2000
Tunisia
14-10-1994
11-10-1995 (R)
26-12-1996
Türkiye
14-10-1994
31-03-1998 (R)
29-06-1998
Turkmenistan
27-03-1995
18-09-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Tuvalu
14-09-1998 (A)
13-12-1998
Uganda
21-11-1994
25-06-1997 (R)
23-09-1997
Ukraine
27-08-2002 (A)
25-11-2002
United Arab Emirates
21-10-1998 (A)
19-01-1999
United Kingdom
14-10-1994
18-10-1996 (R)
16-01-1997
United States of America
14-10-1994
17-11-2000 (R)
15-02-2001
Uruguay
17-02-1999 (A)
18-05-1999
Uzbekistan
07-12-1994
31-10-1995 (R)
26-12-1996
Vanuatu
28-09-1995
10-08-1999 (R)
08-11-1999
Venezuela
29-06-1998 (A)
27-09-1998
Vietnam
25-08-1998 (A)
23-11-1998
Yemen
14-01-1997 (A)
14-04-1997
Zambia
15-10-1994
19-09-1996 (R)
26-12-1996
Zimbabwe
15-10-1994
23-09-1997 (R)
22-12-1997