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Signature
Provisional application
RatificationTooltip S=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
Angola
23-06-2000
28-02-2003 (R)
01-04-2003
Antigua and Barbuda
11-12-2000
26-11-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Austria
03-07-2000
17-07-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Bahamas
23-06-2000
26-04-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Barbados
23-06-2000
27-02-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Belgium
23-06-2000
17-01-2003 (R)
01-04-2003
Belize
23-06-2000
13-09-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Benin
23-06-2000
16-01-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Botswana
23-06-2000
07-03-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Bulgaria
01-01-2007 (A)
01-01-2007
Burkina Faso
23-06-2000
06-05-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Burundi
23-06-2000
07-02-2003 (R)
01-04-2003
Cabo Verde
23-06-2000
23-10-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Cameroon
23-06-2000
21-02-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Central African Republic
23-06-2000
28-05-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Chad
23-06-2000
14-05-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Comoros
23-06-2000
04-09-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Cook Islands
23-06-2000
27-06-2000 (R)
01-04-2003
Côte d'Ivoire
23-06-2000
28-01-2003 (R)
01-04-2003
Croatia
01-07-2013 (A)
01-07-2013
Cyprus
01-05-2004 (A)
01-05-2004
Czech Republic
01-05-2004 (A)
01-05-2004
Democratic Republic of the Congo
23-06-2000
22-05-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Denmark
23-06-2000
04-07-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Djibouti
23-06-2000
02-10-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Dominica
23-06-2000
29-07-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Dominican Republic
23-06-2000
21-12-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Equatorial Guinea
23-06-2000
26-03-2003 (R)
01-04-2003
Eritrea
23-06-2000
10-09-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Estonia
01-05-2004 (A)
01-05-2004
Eswatini
23-06-2000
23-05-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Ethiopia
23-06-2000
31-07-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
EU (European Union)
23-06-2000
02-08-2000
27-02-2003 (R)
01-04-2003
Federated States of Micronesia
17-11-2000
08-02-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Fiji
23-06-2000
10-07-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Finland
23-06-2000
18-02-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
France
23-06-2000
10-04-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Gabon
23-06-2000
14-05-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Gambia, The
23-06-2000
11-02-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Germany
23-06-2000
14-05-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Ghana
23-06-2000
03-01-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Greece
23-06-2000
31-10-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Grenada
23-06-2000
17-05-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Guinea
23-06-2000
28-06-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Guinea-Bissau
23-06-2000
28-04-2003 (R)
01-06-2003
Guyana
23-06-2000
28-06-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Haïti
23-06-2000
25-03-2003 (R)
01-04-2003
Hungary
01-05-2004 (A)
01-05-2004
Ireland
23-06-2000
28-05-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Italy
23-06-2000
12-11-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Jamaica
23-06-2000
16-02-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Kenya
23-06-2000
06-04-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Kiribati
23-06-2000
13-03-2003 (R)
01-04-2003
Latvia
01-05-2004 (A)
01-05-2004
Lesotho
23-06-2000
06-06-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Liberia
23-06-2000
04-02-2003 (R)
01-04-2003
Lithuania
01-05-2004 (A)
01-05-2004
Luxembourg
23-06-2000
22-10-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Madagascar
23-06-2000
26-07-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Malawi
23-06-2000
18-12-2000 (R)
01-04-2003
Mali
23-06-2000
19-04-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Malta
01-05-2004 (A)
01-05-2004
Marshall Islands
18-09-2000
30-11-2000 (R)
01-04-2003
Mauritania
23-06-2000
30-03-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Mauritius
23-06-2000
18-09-2000 (R)
01-04-2003
Mozambique
23-06-2000
12-12-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Namibia
23-06-2000
07-06-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Nauru
23-06-2000
31-03-2003 (R)
01-04-2003
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
23-06-2000
02-08-2000
20-12-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Niger
23-06-2000
19-03-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Nigeria
23-06-2000
12-03-2003 (R)
01-04-2003
Niue
23-06-2000
04-12-2000 (R)
01-04-2003
Palau
23-06-2000
31-08-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Papua New Guinea
23-06-2000
03-05-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Poland
01-05-2004 (A)
01-05-2004
Portugal
23-06-2000
10-07-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Republic of the Congo
23-06-2000
13-12-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Romania
01-01-2007 (A)
01-01-2007
Rwanda
23-06-2000
11-04-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Saint Kitts and Nevis
23-06-2000
16-07-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Saint Lucia
23-06-2000
16-01-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
23-06-2000
24-04-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Samoa
23-06-2000
16-03-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
São Tomé e Principe
23-06-2000
04-03-2003 (R)
01-04-2003
Senegal
23-06-2000
27-02-2003 (R)
01-04-2003
Seychelles
23-06-2000
11-12-2000 (R)
01-04-2003
Sierra Leone
23-06-2000
04-09-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Slovakia
01-05-2004 (A)
01-05-2004
Slovenia
01-05-2004 (A)
01-05-2004
Solomon Islands
23-06-2000
25-07-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Somalia
05-09-2013 (A)
05-09-2013
South Africa
23-06-2000
08-07-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Spain
23-06-2000
19-06-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Sudan
23-06-2000
29-10-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Suriname
23-06-2000
10-04-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Sweden
23-06-2000
20-12-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Tanzania
23-06-2000
03-12-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Timor-Leste
19-12-2005 (A)
19-12-2005
Togo
23-06-2000
21-11-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Tonga
23-06-2000
02-03-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Trinidad and Tobago
23-06-2000
18-06-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Tuvalu
23-06-2000
26-07-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Uganda
23-06-2000
03-01-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
United Kingdom
23-06-2000
17-12-2001 (R)
01-04-2003
Vanuatu
23-06-2000
06-06-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Zambia
23-06-2000
13-05-2002 (R)
01-04-2003
Zimbabwe
23-06-2000
15-11-2002 (R)
01-04-2003