Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
Against Women
Treaty data
Treaty number
009248
Date of conclusion
06-10-1999
Place of conclusion
New York
Provisional application
Entry into force
22-12-2000
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper
28253 (external link)
Consolidated text
0001537
Comment
The Protocol was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 22-08-2002 until 10-10-2010.
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Koninkrijksdeel
Provisional
Entry into force
Retroactive effect
Termination
Netherlands (in Europe)
22-08-2002
Netherlands (Bonaire)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba)
10-10-2010
Aruba
22-08-2002
Curaçao
10-10-2010
Sint Maarten
10-10-2010
PartiesTooltip Parties with a link have a reservation.
Party
Signature
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
Albania
23-06-2003 (A)
23-09-2003
Andorra
09-07-2001
14-10-2002 (R)
14-01-2003
Angola
01-11-2007 (A)
01-02-2008
Antigua and Barbuda
05-06-2006 (A)
05-09-2006
Argentina
28-02-2000
20-03-2007 (R)
20-06-2007
Armenia
14-09-2006 (A)
14-12-2006
Australia
04-12-2008 (A)
04-03-2009
Austria
10-12-1999
06-09-2000 (R)
22-12-2000
Azerbaijan
06-06-2000
01-06-2001 (R)
01-09-2001
Bangladesh 06-09-2000
06-09-2000 (R)
22-12-2000
Belarus
29-04-2002
03-02-2004 (R)
03-05-2004
Belgium 10-12-1999
17-06-2004 (R)
17-09-2004
Belize 09-12-2002 (A)
09-03-2003
Benin
25-05-2000
27-09-2019 (R)
27-12-2019
Bolivia
10-12-1999
27-09-2000 (R)
27-12-2000
Bosnia and Herzegovina
07-09-2000
04-09-2002 (R)
04-12-2002
Botswana
21-02-2007 (A)
21-05-2007
Brazil
13-03-2001
28-06-2002 (R)
28-09-2002
Bulgaria
06-06-2000
20-09-2006 (R)
20-12-2006
Burkina Faso
16-11-2001
10-10-2005 (R)
10-01-2006
Burundi
13-11-2001
Cabo Verde
10-10-2011 (A)
10-01-2012
Cambodia
11-11-2001
13-10-2010 (R)
13-01-2011
Cameroon
07-01-2005 (A)
07-04-2005
Canada
18-10-2002 (A)
18-01-2003
Central African Republic
11-10-2016 (A)
11-01-2017
Chad
26-09-2012
Chile 10-12-1999
12-03-2020 (R)
12-06-2020
Colombia
10-12-1999
23-01-2007 (R)
23-04-2007
Cook Islands
27-11-2007 (A)
27-02-2008
Costa Rica
10-12-1999
20-09-2001 (R)
20-12-2001
Côte d'Ivoire
20-01-2012 (A)
20-04-2012
Croatia
05-06-2000
07-03-2001 (R)
07-06-2001
Cuba 17-03-2000
Cyprus
08-02-2001
26-04-2002 (R)
26-07-2002
Czech Republic
10-12-1999
26-02-2001 (R)
26-05-2001
Denmark
10-12-1999
31-05-2000 (R)
22-12-2000
Dominican Republic
14-03-2000
10-08-2001 (R)
10-11-2001
Ecuador
10-12-1999
05-02-2002 (R)
05-05-2002
El Salvador
04-04-2001
Equatorial Guinea
16-10-2009 (A)
16-01-2010
Finland
10-12-1999
29-12-2000 (R)
29-03-2001
France
10-12-1999
09-06-2000 (R)
22-12-2000
Gabon
05-11-2004 (A)
05-02-2005
Georgia
01-08-2002 (A)
01-11-2002
Germany
10-12-1999
15-01-2002 (R)
15-04-2002
Ghana
24-02-2000
03-02-2011 (R)
03-05-2011
Greece
10-12-1999
24-01-2002 (R)
24-04-2002
Guatemala
07-09-2000
09-05-2002 (R)
09-08-2002
Guinea-Bissau
12-09-2000
05-08-2009 (R)
05-11-2009
Hungary
22-12-2000 (A)
22-03-2001
Iceland
10-12-1999
06-03-2001 (R)
06-06-2001
Indonesia
28-02-2000
Ireland
07-09-2000
07-09-2000 (R)
22-12-2000
Italy
10-12-1999
22-09-2000 (R)
22-12-2000
Kazakhstan
06-09-2000
24-08-2001 (R)
24-11-2001
Kyrgyzstan
22-07-2002 (A)
22-10-2002
Lesotho
06-09-2000
24-09-2004 (R)
24-12-2004
Liberia
22-09-2004
Libya
18-06-2004 (A)
18-09-2004
Liechtenstein
10-12-1999
24-10-2001 (R)
24-01-2002
Lithuania
08-09-2000
05-08-2004 (R)
05-11-2004
Luxembourg
10-12-1999
01-07-2003 (R)
01-10-2003
Madagascar
07-09-2000
Malawi
07-09-2000
Maldives
13-03-2006 (A)
13-06-2006
Mali
05-12-2000 (A)
05-03-2001
Malta
14-03-2019 (A)
14-06-2019
Marshall Islands
29-01-2019 (A)
29-04-2019
Mauritius
11-11-2001
31-10-2008 (R)
31-01-2009
Mexico
10-12-1999
15-03-2002 (R)
15-06-2002
Moldova
28-02-2006 (A)
28-05-2006
Monaco
03-05-2016 (A)
03-08-2016
Mongolia
07-09-2000
28-03-2002 (R)
28-06-2002
Montenegro
23-10-2006 (Su)
03-06-2006
Morocco
22-04-2022 (A)
22-07-2022
Mozambique
04-11-2008 (A)
04-02-2009
Namibia
19-05-2000
26-05-2000 (R)
22-12-2000
Nepal
18-12-2001
15-06-2007 (R)
15-09-2007
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
10-12-1999
22-05-2002 (R)
22-08-2002
New Zealand 07-09-2000
07-09-2000 (R)
22-12-2000
Niger
30-09-2004 (A)
30-12-2004
Nigeria
08-09-2000
22-11-2004 (R)
22-02-2005
North Macedonia
03-04-2000
17-10-2003 (R)
17-01-2004
Norway
10-12-1999
05-03-2002 (R)
05-06-2002
Palestine
10-04-2019 (A)
10-07-2019
Panama
09-06-2000
09-05-2001 (R)
09-08-2001
Paraguay
28-12-1999
14-05-2001 (R)
14-08-2001
Peru
22-12-2000
09-04-2001 (R)
09-07-2001
Philippines
21-03-2000
12-11-2003 (R)
12-02-2004
Poland
22-12-2003 (A)
22-03-2004
Portugal
16-02-2000
26-04-2002 (R)
26-07-2002
Republic of Korea, the
18-10-2006 (A)
18-01-2007
Republic of the Congo
29-09-2008
Romania
06-09-2000
25-08-2003 (R)
25-11-2003
Russian Federation
08-05-2001
28-07-2004 (R)
28-10-2004
Rwanda
15-12-2008 (A)
15-03-2009
Saint Kitts and Nevis
20-01-2006 (A)
20-04-2006
San Marino
15-09-2005 (A)
15-12-2005
São Tomé e Principe
06-09-2000
23-03-2017 (R)
23-06-2017
Senegal
10-12-1999
26-05-2000 (R)
22-12-2000
Serbia
31-07-2003 (A)
31-10-2003
Seychelles
22-07-2002
01-03-2011 (R)
01-06-2011
Sierra Leone
08-09-2000
Slovakia
05-06-2000
17-11-2000 (R)
17-02-2001
Slovenia
10-12-1999
23-09-2004 (R)
23-12-2004
Solomon Islands
06-05-2002 (A)
06-08-2002
South Africa
18-10-2005 (A)
18-01-2006
South Sudan
30-04-2015 (A)
30-07-2015
Spain
14-03-2000
06-07-2001 (R)
06-10-2001
Sri Lanka
15-10-2002 (A)
15-01-2003
Sweden
10-12-1999
24-04-2003 (R)
24-07-2003
Switzerland
15-02-2007
29-09-2008 (R)
29-12-2008
Tajikistan 07-09-2000
22-07-2014 (R)
22-10-2014
Tanzania
12-01-2006 (A)
12-04-2006
Thailand
14-06-2000
14-06-2000 (R)
22-12-2000
Timor-Leste
16-04-2003 (A)
16-07-2003
Tunisia
23-09-2008 (A)
23-12-2008
Türkiye
08-09-2000
29-10-2002 (R)
29-01-2003
Turkmenistan
20-05-2009 (A)
20-08-2009
Ukraine
07-09-2000
26-09-2003 (R)
26-12-2003
United Kingdom 17-12-2004 (A)
17-03-2005
Uruguay
09-05-2000
26-07-2001 (R)
26-10-2001
Vanuatu
17-05-2007 (A)
17-08-2007
Venezuela
17-03-2000
13-05-2002 (R)
13-08-2002
Zambia
29-09-2008
Extensions
United Kingdom
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Falkland Islands
17-03-2005
Man, Isle of
17-03-2005
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