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Signature
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Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known
Entry into force
Renunciation
Termination
Albania
07-06-2004 (A)
01-10-2004
Algeria
04-08-2004 (A)
01-12-2004
Antigua and Barbuda
12-10-2009 (A)
01-02-2010
Australia
20-02-1991 (A)
01-06-1991
31-05-2013
01-06-2014
Azerbaijan
16-07-2004 (A)
01-11-2004
Bahamas
07-06-1983 (A)
01-12-1986
Bahrain
21-06-2019 (A)
01-10-2019
Barbados
06-05-1994 (A)
01-09-1994
23-07-2024
01-08-2025
Belgium
15-06-1989 (A)
01-10-1989
09-10-2009
01-11-2010
Benin
01-11-1985 (A)
01-12-1986
Bulgaria
04-07-2005 (A)
01-11-2005
China
Cook Islands
12-03-2007 (A)
01-07-2007
Croatia
02-03-1993 (A)
01-06-1993
Cyprus
23-12-2005 (A)
01-04-2006
Denmark
22-12-1977
30-05-1984 (R)
01-12-1986
25-03-2004
01-04-2005
Dominica
31-08-2001 (A)
01-12-2001
Egypt
30-03-1988 (A)
01-07-1988
Equatorial Guinea
24-04-1996 (A)
01-08-1996
Estonia
23-10-2002 (A)
01-02-2003
Finland
30-12-1977
08-05-1984 (R)
01-12-1986
15-09-2000
13-05-2004
France
21-12-1977
01-07-1981 (R)
01-12-1986
Georgia
20-02-1996 (A)
01-06-1996
Germany
16-12-1977
12-05-1987 (R)
01-09-1987
18-10-2000
13-05-2004
Greece
03-07-1991 (A)
01-11-1991
Guyana
10-12-1997 (A)
01-04-1998
Hungary
04-07-2008 (A)
01-11-2008
India
20-08-2002 (A)
01-12-2002
Iran
01-09-2015 (A)
01-12-2015
Ireland
24-02-1998 (A)
01-06-1998
Jamaica
17-08-2005 (A)
01-12-2005
Japan
04-06-1982 (A)
01-12-1986
29-07-2005
01-08-2006
Kiribati
05-02-2007 (A)
01-06-2007
Latvia
31-07-1999 (A)
01-11-1999
Liberia
17-02-1981 (A)
01-12-1986
Lithuania
03-03-2004 (A)
01-07-2004
Luxembourg
21-11-2005 (A)
01-03-2006
Marshall Islands
29-11-1994 (A)
01-03-1995
Mauritius
17-12-2002 (A)
01-04-2003
Mexico
13-05-1994 (A)
01-09-1994
Mongolia
28-09-2011 (A)
01-01-2012
Myanmar
04-02-2020 (A)
01-06-2020
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
15-05-1990 (A)
01-09-1990
23-12-2010
01-01-2012
New Zealand
14-02-1994 (A)
01-06-1994
12-09-2016
01-10-2017
Nigeria
24-02-2004 (A)
01-06-2004
Niue
27-06-2012 (A)
01-10-2012
Norway
21-12-1977
30-03-1984 (R)
01-12-1986
31-10-2005
01-11-2006
Poland
28-04-1986 (A)
01-12-1986
Republic of the Congo
07-09-2004 (A)
01-01-2005
Romania
12-03-2007 (A)
01-07-2007
Saint Lucia
20-05-2004 (A)
01-09-2004
Samoa
18-05-2004 (A)
01-09-2004
Saudi Arabia
06-04-2018 (A)
01-08-2018
Serbia
19-03-2013 (A)
01-07-2013
Sierra Leone
26-07-2001 (A)
01-11-2001
Singapore
24-01-2005 (A)
01-05-2005
30-09-2019
01-10-2020
Spain
12-10-1977
13-11-1981 (R)
01-12-1986
27-11-2006
01-11-2007
Sweden
19-12-1977
30-03-1984 (R)
01-12-1986
22-07-2004
01-08-2005
Switzerland
15-12-1987 (A)
01-04-1988
Syria
02-09-2005 (A)
01-01-2006
Tonga
18-09-2003 (A)
01-01-2004
Trinidad and Tobago
06-03-2000 (A)
01-07-2000
Türkiye
06-03-1998 (A)
01-07-1998
Tuvalu
12-01-2009 (A)
01-05-2009
United Arab Emirates
19-11-1997 (A)
01-03-1998
United Kingdom
01-02-1977
31-01-1980 (R)
01-12-1986
17-07-1998
13-05-2004
Vanuatu
14-09-1992 (A)
01-01-1993
Yemen
06-03-1979 (A)
01-12-1986