| Party | Signature | Provisional application |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 05-11-2006 (R) | 05-11-2006 | ||||
| Albania | 15-10-1999 (A) | 15-10-1999 | ||||
| Algeria | 09-12-1988 | 05-08-1992 (R) | 05-08-1992 | |||
| Andorra | 24-01-1994 (A) | 24-01-1994 | ||||
| Angola | 09-12-1988 | 10-11-2006 (R) | 10-11-2006 | |||
| Argentina | 09-12-1988 | 17-11-1997 (R) | 17-11-1997 | |||
| Armenia | 29-09-1995 (A) | 29-09-1995 | ||||
| Australia | 09-12-1988 | 14-05-1992 (R) | 14-05-1992 | |||
| Austria | 09-12-1988 | 23-10-1997 (R) | 23-10-1997 | |||
| Azerbaijan | 03-08-2000 (A) | 03-08-2000 | ||||
| Bahamas | 09-12-1988 | 04-08-1994 (R) | 04-08-1994 | |||
| Bahrain | 12-07-1996 (A) | 12-07-1996 | ||||
| Bangladesh | 28-07-1994 (A) | 28-07-1994 | ||||
| Barbados | 28-07-1998 (A) | 28-07-1998 | ||||
| Belarus | 09-12-1988 | 15-06-1994 (R) | 15-06-1994 | |||
| Belgium | 09-12-1988 | 18-08-1997 (R) | 18-08-1997 | |||
| Belize | 09-11-1993 (A) | 09-11-1993 | ||||
| Benin | 09-12-1988 | 24-04-1997 (R) | 24-04-1997 | |||
| Bhutan | 09-12-1988 | 16-04-1996 (R) | 16-04-1996 | |||
| Bolivia | 30-12-1993 (A) | 30-12-1993 | ||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 02-09-1994 (A) | 02-09-1994 | ||||
| Botswana | 09-12-1988 | 12-10-1998 (R) | 12-10-1998 | |||
| Brazil | 09-12-1988 | 19-10-1998 (R) | 19-10-1998 | |||
| Brunei | 09-12-1988 | 19-10-1998 (R) | 19-10-1998 | |||
| Bulgaria | 09-12-1988 | 09-09-1994 (R) | 09-09-1994 | |||
| Burkina Faso | 09-12-1988 | 21-10-1994 (R) | 21-10-1994 | |||
| Burundi | 09-11-1998 (A) | 09-11-1998 | ||||
| Cabo Verde | 27-04-1998 (A) | 27-04-1998 | ||||
| Cambodia | 14-08-1997 (A) | 14-08-1997 | ||||
| Cameroon | 09-12-1988 | 18-04-1995 (R) | 18-04-1995 | |||
| Canada | 09-12-1988 | 20-02-1991 (R) | 20-02-1991 | |||
| Central African Republic | 09-12-1988 | 11-05-1995 (R) | 11-05-1995 | |||
| Chad | 09-12-1988 | 25-08-1997 (R) | 25-08-1997 | |||
| Chile | 09-12-1988 | 02-09-1998 (R) | 02-09-1998 | |||
| China | 09-12-1988 | 15-07-1997 (R) | 15-07-1997 | |||
| Colombia | 09-12-1988 | 02-04-1997 (R) | 02-04-1997 | |||
| Comoros | 11-08-1998 (A) | 11-08-1998 | ||||
| Costa Rica | 20-08-2002 (A) | 20-08-2002 | ||||
| Côte d'Ivoire | 09-12-1988 | 22-03-1996 (R) | 22-03-1996 | |||
| Croatia | 03-06-1994 (A) | 03-06-1994 | ||||
| Cuba | 09-12-1988 | 25-11-1996 (R) | 25-11-1996 | |||
| Cyprus | 09-12-1988 | 01-11-1995 (R) | 01-11-1995 | |||
| Czech Republic | 29-08-1994 (A) | 29-08-1994 | ||||
| Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) | 09-12-1988 | |||||
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 09-12-1988 | 09-08-1994 (R) | 09-08-1994 | |||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 09-12-1988 | 25-03-2009 (R) | 25-03-2009 | |||
| Denmark | 09-12-1988 | 18-06-1993 (R) | 18-06-1993 | |||
| Djibouti | 09-12-1988 | 10-03-1997 (R) | 10-03-1997 | |||
| Dominica | 28-10-1996 (A) | 28-10-1996 | ||||
| Dominican Republic | 23-04-2002 (A) | 23-04-2002 | ||||
| Ecuador | 01-08-1994 (A) | 01-08-1994 | ||||
| Egypt | 09-12-1988 | 15-05-1996 (R) | 15-05-1996 | |||
| El Salvador | 09-12-1988 | 25-05-1998 (R) | 25-05-1998 | |||
| Equatorial Guinea | 21-09-2002 (A) | 21-09-2002 | ||||
| Eritrea | 31-01-1994 (A) | 31-01-1994 | ||||
| Estonia | 23-01-1996 (A) | 23-01-1996 | ||||
| Eswatini | 09-12-1988 | 05-10-1998 (R) | 05-10-1998 | |||
| Ethiopia | 09-12-1988 | 13-10-1994 (R) | 13-10-1994 | |||
| Federated States of Micronesia | 07-08-1995 (A) | 07-08-1995 | ||||
| Fiji | 09-12-1988 | 11-10-1998 (R) | 11-10-1998 | |||
| Finland | 09-12-1988 | 30-05-1996 (R) | 30-05-1996 | |||
| France | 09-12-1988 | 13-03-1992 (R) | 13-03-1992 | |||
| Gabon | 09-12-1988 | 28-09-1998 (R) | 28-09-1998 | |||
| Gambia, The | 09-02-1998 (A) | 09-02-1998 | ||||
| Georgia | 20-06-1994 (A) | 20-06-1994 | ||||
| Germany | 09-12-1988 | 04-03-1991 (R) | 04-03-1991 | |||
| Ghana | 09-12-1988 | 16-10-1998 (R) | 16-10-1998 | |||
| Greece | 09-12-1988 | 10-07-1996 (R) | 10-07-1996 | |||
| Grenada | 11-10-2010 (R) | 11-10-2010 | ||||
| Guatemala | 09-12-1988 | 08-05-2000 (R) | 08-05-2000 | |||
| Guinea | 09-12-1988 | 05-08-1994 (R) | 05-08-1994 | |||
| Guinea-Bissau | 17-07-2002 (A) | 17-07-2002 | ||||
| Guyana | 19-08-1994 (A) | 19-08-1994 | ||||
| Haïti | 22-05-1995 (A) | 22-05-1995 | ||||
| Holy See | 09-12-1988 | 03-05-1996 (R) | 03-05-1996 | |||
| Honduras | 23-06-2000 (A) | 23-06-2000 | ||||
| Hungary | 09-12-1988 | 14-11-1997 (R) | 14-11-1997 | |||
| Iceland | 09-12-1988 | 17-11-1997 (R) | 17-11-1997 | |||
| India | 09-12-1988 | 03-11-1995 (R) | 03-11-1995 | |||
| Indonesia | 09-12-1988 | 16-04-1996 (R) | 16-04-1996 | |||
| Iran | 09-12-1988 | 11-07-1996 (R) | 11-07-1996 | |||
| Iraq | 09-12-1988 | 08-02-2006 (R) | 08-02-2006 | |||
| Ireland | 09-12-1988 | 16-10-1996 (R) | 16-10-1996 | |||
| Israel | 09-12-1988 | 25-08-1994 (R) | 25-08-1994 | |||
| Italy | 09-12-1988 | 03-05-1996 (R) | 03-05-1996 | |||
| Jamaica | 20-10-1998 (A) | 20-10-1998 | ||||
| Japan | 09-12-1988 | 11-06-1990 (R) | 01-07-1990 | |||
| Jordan | 16-10-1995 (A) | 16-10-1995 | ||||
| Kazakhstan | 05-09-1994 (A) | 05-09-1994 | ||||
| Kenya | 09-12-1988 | 25-08-1994 (R) | 25-08-1994 | |||
| Kiribati | 10-01-2007 (R) | 10-01-2007 | ||||
| Kuwait | 09-12-1988 | 06-06-1997 (R) | 06-06-1997 | |||
| Kyrgyzstan | 29-06-1994 (A) | 29-06-1994 | ||||
| Laos | 24-01-1994 (A) | 24-01-1994 | ||||
| Latvia | 01-06-2001 (A) | 01-06-2001 | ||||
| Lebanon | 09-12-1988 | 03-08-1998 (R) | 03-08-1998 | |||
| Lesotho | 22-03-2002 (A) | 22-03-2002 | ||||
| Liberia | 08-10-2008 (R) | 08-10-2008 | ||||
| Libya | 10-07-2007 (R) | 10-07-2007 | ||||
| Liechtenstein | 09-12-1988 | 02-01-1995 (R) | 02-01-1995 | |||
| Lithuania | 28-03-2000 (A) | 28-03-2000 | ||||
| Luxembourg | 09-12-1988 | 05-02-1997 (R) | 05-02-1997 | |||
| Madagascar | 09-12-1988 | 03-06-1996 (R) | 03-06-1996 | |||
| Malawi | 19-10-1998 (A) | 19-10-1998 | ||||
| Malaysia | 09-12-1988 | 11-04-1994 (R) | 11-04-1994 | |||
| Maldives | 09-12-1988 | 22-08-1994 (R) | 22-08-1994 | |||
| Mali | 09-12-1988 | 25-04-1995 (R) | 25-04-1995 | |||
| Malta | 09-12-1988 | 18-06-1990 (R) | 01-07-1990 | |||
| Marshall Islands | 22-02-1996 (A) | 22-02-1996 | ||||
| Mauritania | 30-07-1998 (A) | 30-07-1998 | ||||
| Mauritius | 09-12-1988 | 06-12-1993 (R) | 06-12-1993 | |||
| Mexico | 09-12-1988 | 13-02-1991 (R) | 13-02-1991 | |||
| Moldova | 18-02-1997 (A) | 18-02-1997 | ||||
| Monaco | 09-12-1988 | 05-08-1997 (R) | 05-08-1997 | |||
| Mongolia | 10-06-1997 (A) | 10-06-1997 | ||||
| Montenegro | 21-07-2006 (R) | 21-07-2006 | ||||
| Morocco | 09-12-1988 | 09-05-1996 (R) | 09-05-1996 | |||
| Mozambique | 19-09-1994 (A) | 19-09-1994 | ||||
| Myanmar | 05-10-1998 (A) | 05-10-1998 | ||||
| Namibia | 04-08-1994 (A) | 04-08-1994 | ||||
| Nepal | 09-12-1988 | 10-11-1997 (R) | 10-11-1997 | |||
| Netherlands, the Kingdom of the | 09-12-1988 | 17-10-1991 (R) | 17-10-1991 | |||
| New Zealand | 09-12-1988 | 06-12-1994 (R) | 06-12-1994 | |||
| Nicaragua | 12-10-1998 (A) | 12-10-1998 | ||||
| Niger | 09-12-1988 | 03-09-1998 (R) | 03-09-1998 | |||
| Nigeria | 09-12-1988 | 24-12-1999 (R) | 24-12-1999 | |||
| North Macedonia | 11-07-1994 (A) | 11-07-1994 | ||||
| Norway | 09-12-1988 | 15-07-1994 (R) | 15-07-1994 | |||
| Oman | 09-12-1988 | 18-05-1994 (R) | 18-05-1994 | |||
| Pakistan | 09-12-1988 | 04-11-1997 (R) | 04-11-1997 | |||
| Panama | 13-07-1998 (A) | 13-07-1998 | ||||
| Papua New Guinea | 09-12-1988 | 10-05-1996 (R) | 10-05-1996 | |||
| Paraguay | 09-12-1988 | 26-09-1994 (R) | 26-09-1994 | |||
| Peru | 30-09-1994 (A) | 30-09-1994 | ||||
| Philippines | 09-12-1988 | 23-05-1996 (R) | 23-05-1996 | |||
| Poland | 09-12-1988 | 17-10-1995 (R) | 17-10-1995 | |||
| Portugal | 09-12-1988 | 22-11-1995 (R) | 22-11-1995 | |||
| Qatar | 09-12-1988 | 13-10-1998 (R) | 13-10-1998 | |||
| Republic of Korea, the | 09-12-1988 | 05-08-1994 (R) | 05-08-1994 | |||
| Republic of the Congo | 09-12-1988 | 09-08-1994 (R) | 09-08-1994 | |||
| Romania | 09-12-1988 | 30-11-1993 (R) | 30-11-1993 | |||
| Russian Federation | 09-12-1988 | 01-08-1995 (R) | 01-08-1995 | |||
| Rwanda | 09-12-1988 | 27-06-2002 (R) | 27-06-2002 | |||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15-03-2006 (A) | 15-03-2006 | ||||
| Saint Lucia | 04-09-1997 (A) | 04-09-1997 | ||||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 20-09-1994 (A) | 20-09-1994 | ||||
| Samoa | 29-08-1994 (A) | 29-08-1994 | ||||
| San Marino | 09-12-1988 | 31-08-1994 (R) | 31-08-1994 | |||
| São Tomé e Principe | 15-07-1996 (A) | 15-07-1996 | ||||
| Saudi Arabia | 09-12-1988 | 07-06-1991 (R) | 07-06-1991 | |||
| Senegal | 09-12-1988 | 18-11-1994 (R) | 18-11-1994 | |||
| Serbia | 01-06-2001 (A) | 01-06-2001 | ||||
| Seychelles | 17-09-1999 (A) | 17-09-1999 | ||||
| Sierra Leone | 26-11-2010 (R) | 26-11-2010 | ||||
| Singapore | 09-12-1988 | 02-05-1996 (R) | 02-05-1996 | |||
| Slovakia | 01-07-1994 (A) | 01-07-1994 | ||||
| Slovenia | 12-12-1994 (A) | 12-12-1994 | ||||
| Somalia | 24-06-2005 (R) | 24-06-2005 | ||||
| South Africa | 30-06-1994 (A) | 30-06-1994 | ||||
| Spain | 09-12-1988 | 29-04-1991 (R) | 29-04-1991 | |||
| Sri Lanka | 26-07-1996 (A) | 26-07-1996 | ||||
| Sudan | 13-02-1997 (A) | 13-02-1997 | ||||
| Suriname | 27-10-1997 (A) | 27-10-1997 | ||||
| Sweden | 09-12-1988 | 15-09-1994 (R) | 15-09-1994 | |||
| Switzerland | 09-12-1988 | 15-09-1994 (R) | 15-09-1994 | |||
| Syria | 09-12-1988 | 30-08-1990 (R) | 30-08-1990 | |||
| Tajikistan | 19-07-1994 (A) | 19-07-1994 | ||||
| Tanzania | 09-12-1988 | 16-09-1998 (R) | 16-09-1998 | |||
| Thailand | 09-12-1988 | 03-04-1996 (R) | 03-04-1996 | |||
| Timor-Leste | 24-08-2010 (R) | 24-08-2010 | ||||
| Togo | 09-12-1988 | 19-09-1994 (R) | 19-09-1994 | |||
| Tonga | 09-12-1988 | 09-09-1994 (R) | 09-09-1994 | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 20-09-1994 (A) | 20-09-1994 | ||||
| Tunisia | 09-12-1988 | 27-10-1997 (R) | 27-10-1997 | |||
| Türkiye | 09-12-1988 | 21-10-1991 (R) | 21-10-1991 | |||
| Turkmenistan | 27-04-1994 (A) | 27-04-1994 | ||||
| Tuvalu | 15-08-1996 (A) | 15-08-1996 | ||||
| Uganda | 09-12-1988 | 27-07-1994 (R) | 27-07-1994 | |||
| Ukraine | 09-12-1988 | 04-08-1994 (R) | 04-08-1994 | |||
| United Arab Emirates | 09-12-1988 | 02-08-1995 (R) | 02-08-1995 | |||
| United Kingdom | 09-12-1988 | 21-06-1990 (R) | 01-07-1990 | |||
| United States of America | 09-12-1988 | 07-04-1993 (R) | 07-04-1993 | |||
| Uruguay | 01-10-1998 (A) | 01-10-1998 | ||||
| Uzbekistan | 22-09-1994 (A) | 22-09-1994 | ||||
| Vanuatu | 13-10-1998 (A) | 13-10-1998 | ||||
| Venezuela | 09-12-1988 | 25-10-1990 (R) | 25-10-1990 | |||
| Vietnam | 09-12-1988 | 19-06-1996 (R) | 19-06-1996 | |||
| Yemen | 09-12-1988 | 05-10-1998 (R) | 05-10-1998 | |||
| Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) | 09-12-1988 | |||||
| Zambia | 12-10-1998 (A) | 12-10-1998 | ||||
| Zimbabwe | 09-12-1988 | 05-12-1994 (R) | 05-12-1994 |