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Entry into force
Renunciation
Termination
Afghanistan
24-09-2003
24-09-2003 (R)
Albania
27-09-1996
23-04-2003 (R)
Algeria
15-10-1996
11-07-2003 (R)
Andorra
24-09-1996
12-07-2006 (R)
Angola
27-09-1996
20-03-2015 (R)
Antigua and Barbuda
16-04-1997
11-01-2006 (R)
Argentina
24-09-1996
04-12-1998 (R)
Armenia
01-10-1996
12-07-2006 (R)
Australia
24-09-1996
09-07-1998 (R)
Austria
24-09-1996
13-03-1998 (R)
Azerbaijan
28-07-1997
02-02-1999 (R)
Bahamas
04-02-2005
30-11-2007 (R)
Bahrain
24-09-1996
12-04-2004 (R)
Bangladesh
24-10-1996
08-03-2000 (R)
Barbados
14-01-2008
14-01-2008 (R)
Belarus
24-09-1996
13-09-2000 (R)
Belgium
24-09-1996
29-06-1999 (R)
Belize
14-11-2001
26-03-2004 (R)
Benin
27-09-1996
06-03-2001 (R)
Bolivia
24-09-1996
04-10-1999 (R)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
24-09-1996
26-10-2006 (R)
Botswana
16-09-2002
28-10-2002 (R)
Brazil
24-09-1996
24-07-1998 (R)
Brunei
22-01-1997
10-01-2013 (R)
Bulgaria
24-09-1996
29-09-1999 (R)
Burkina Faso
27-09-1996
17-04-2002 (R)
Burundi
24-09-1996
24-09-2008 (R)
Cabo Verde
01-10-1996
01-03-2006 (R)
Cambodia
26-09-1996
10-11-2000 (R)
Cameroon
16-11-2001
06-02-2006 (R)
Canada
24-09-1996
18-12-1998 (R)
Central African Republic
19-12-2001
26-05-2010 (R)
Chad
08-10-1996
08-02-2013 (R)
Chile
24-09-1996
12-07-2000 (R)
China
24-09-1996
Colombia
24-09-1996
29-01-2008 (R)
Comoros
12-12-1996
19-02-2021 (R)
Cook Islands
05-12-1997
06-09-2005 (R)
Costa Rica
24-09-1996
25-09-2001 (R)
Côte d'Ivoire
25-09-1996
11-03-2003 (R)
Croatia
24-09-1996
02-03-2001 (R)
Cuba
04-02-2021
04-02-2021 (R)
Cyprus
24-09-1996
18-07-2003 (R)
Czech Republic
12-11-1996
11-09-1997 (R)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
04-10-1996
28-09-2004 (R)
Denmark
24-09-1996
21-12-1998 (R)
Djibouti
21-10-1996
15-07-2005 (R)
Dominica
25-05-2022
30-06-2022 (R)
Dominican Republic
03-10-1996
04-09-2007 (R)
Ecuador
24-09-1996
12-11-2001 (R)
Egypt
14-10-1996
El Salvador
24-09-1996
11-09-1998 (R)
Equatorial Guinea
09-10-1996
21-09-2022 (R)
Eritrea
11-11-2003
11-11-2003 (R)
Estonia
20-11-1996
13-08-1999 (R)
Eswatini
24-09-1996
21-09-2016 (R)
Ethiopia
25-09-1996
08-08-2006 (R)
Federated States of Micronesia
24-09-1996
25-07-1997 (R)
Fiji
24-09-1996
10-10-1996 (R)
Finland
24-09-1996
15-01-1999 (R)
France
24-09-1996
06-04-1998 (R)
Gabon
07-10-1996
20-09-2000 (R)
Gambia, The
09-04-2003
24-03-2022 (R)
Georgia
24-09-1996
27-09-2002 (R)
Germany
24-09-1996
20-08-1998 (R)
Ghana
03-10-1996
14-06-2011 (R)
Greece
24-09-1996
21-04-1999 (R)
Grenada
10-10-1996
19-08-1998 (R)
Guatemala
20-09-1999
12-01-2012 (R)
Guinea
03-10-1996
22-09-2011 (R)
Guinea-Bissau
11-04-1997
24-09-2013 (R)
Guyana
07-09-2000
07-03-2001 (R)
Haïti
24-09-1996
01-12-2005 (R)
Holy See
24-09-1996
18-07-2001 (R)
Honduras
25-09-1996
30-10-2003 (R)
Hungary
25-09-1996
13-07-1999 (R)
Iceland
24-09-1996
26-06-2000 (R)
Indonesia
24-09-1996
06-02-2012 (R)
Iran
24-09-1996
Iraq
19-08-2008
26-09-2013 (R)
Ireland
24-09-1996
15-07-1999 (R)
Israel
25-09-1996
Italy
24-09-1996
01-02-1999 (R)
Jamaica
11-11-1996
13-11-2001 (R)
Japan
24-09-1996
08-07-1997 (R)
Jordan
26-09-1996
25-08-1998 (R)
Kazakhstan
30-09-1996
14-05-2002 (R)
Kenya
14-11-1996
30-11-2000 (R)
Kiribati
07-09-2000
07-09-2000 (R)
Kuwait
24-09-1996
06-05-2003 (R)
Kyrgyzstan
08-10-1996
02-10-2003 (R)
Laos
30-07-1997
05-10-2000 (R)
Latvia
24-09-1996
20-11-2001 (R)
Lebanon
16-09-2005
21-11-2008 (R)
Lesotho
30-09-1996
14-09-1999 (R)
Liberia
01-10-1996
17-08-2009 (R)
Libya
13-11-2001
06-01-2004 (R)
Liechtenstein
27-09-1996
21-09-2004 (R)
Lithuania
07-10-1996
07-02-2000 (R)
Luxembourg
24-09-1996
26-05-1999 (R)
Madagascar
09-10-1996
15-09-2005 (R)
Malawi
09-10-1996
21-11-2008 (R)
Malaysia
23-07-1998
17-01-2008 (R)
Maldives
01-10-1997
07-09-2000 (R)
Mali
18-02-1997
04-08-1999 (R)
Malta
24-09-1996
23-07-2001 (R)
Marshall Islands
24-09-1996
28-10-2009 (R)
Mauritania
24-09-1996
30-04-2003 (R)
Mexico
24-09-1996
05-10-1999 (R)
Moldova
24-09-1997
16-01-2007 (R)
Monaco
01-10-1996
18-12-1998 (R)
Mongolia
01-10-1996
08-08-1997 (R)
Montenegro
23-10-2006 (Su)
Morocco
24-09-1996
17-04-2000 (R)
Mozambique
26-09-1996
04-11-2008 (R)
Myanmar
25-11-1996
21-09-2016 (R)
Namibia
24-09-1996
29-06-2001 (R)
Nauru
08-09-2000
12-11-2001 (R)
Nepal
08-10-1996
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
24-09-1996
23-03-1999 (R)
New Zealand
27-09-1996
19-03-1999 (R)
Nicaragua
24-09-1996
05-12-2000 (R)
Niger
03-10-1996
09-09-2002 (R)
Nigeria
08-09-2000
27-09-2001 (R)
Niue
09-04-2012
04-03-2014 (R)
North Macedonia
29-10-1998
14-03-2000 (R)
Norway
24-09-1996
15-07-1999 (R)
Oman
23-09-1999
13-06-2003 (R)
Palau
12-08-2003
01-08-2007 (R)
Panama
24-09-1996
23-03-1999 (R)
Papua New Guinea
25-09-1996
13-03-2024 (R)
Paraguay
25-09-1996
04-10-2001 (R)
Peru
25-09-1996
12-11-1997 (R)
Philippines
24-09-1996
23-02-2001 (R)
Poland
24-09-1996
25-05-1999 (R)
Portugal
24-09-1996
26-06-2000 (R)
Qatar
24-09-1996
03-03-1997 (R)
Republic of Korea, the
24-09-1996
24-09-1999 (R)
Republic of the Congo
11-02-1997
02-09-2014 (R)
Romania
24-09-1996
05-10-1999 (R)
Russian Federation
24-09-1996
(R)
Rwanda
30-11-2004
30-11-2004 (R)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
23-03-2004
27-04-2005 (R)
Saint Lucia
04-10-1996
05-04-2001 (R)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
02-07-2009
23-09-2009 (R)
Samoa
09-10-1996
27-09-2002 (R)
San Marino
07-10-1996
12-03-2002 (R)
São Tomé e Principe
26-09-1996
22-09-2022 (R)
Senegal
26-09-1996
09-06-1999 (R)
Serbia
08-06-2001
19-05-2004 (R)
Seychelles
24-09-1996
13-04-2004 (R)
Sierra Leone
08-09-2000
17-09-2001 (R)
Singapore
14-01-1999
10-11-2001 (R)
Slovakia
30-09-1996
03-03-1998 (R)
Slovenia
24-09-1996
31-08-1999 (R)
Solomon Islands
03-10-1996
20-01-2023 (R)
Somalia
08-09-2023
South Africa
24-09-1996
30-03-1999 (R)
Spain
24-09-1996
31-07-1998 (R)
Sri Lanka
24-10-1996
25-07-2023 (R)
Sudan
10-06-2004
10-06-2004 (R)
Suriname
14-01-1997
07-02-2006 (R)
Sweden
24-09-1996
02-12-1998 (R)
Switzerland
24-09-1996
01-10-1999 (R)
Tajikistan
07-10-1996
10-06-1998 (R)
Tanzania
30-09-2004
30-09-2004 (R)
Thailand
12-11-1996
25-09-2018 (R)
Timor-Leste
26-09-2008
01-08-2022 (R)
Togo
02-10-1996
02-07-2004 (R)
Tonga
07-07-2026
07-07-2026 (R)
Trinidad and Tobago
08-10-2009
26-05-2010 (R)
Tunisia
16-10-1996
23-09-2004 (R)
Türkiye
24-09-1996
16-02-2000 (R)
Turkmenistan
24-09-1996
20-02-1998 (R)
Tuvalu
25-09-2018
31-03-2022 (R)
Uganda
07-11-1996
14-03-2001 (R)
Ukraine
27-09-1996
23-02-2001 (R)
United Arab Emirates
25-09-1996
18-09-2000 (R)
United Kingdom
24-09-1996
06-04-1998 (R)
United States of America
24-09-1996
Uruguay
24-09-1996
21-09-2001 (R)
Uzbekistan
03-10-1996
29-05-1997 (R)
Vanuatu
24-09-1996
16-09-2005 (R)
Venezuela
03-10-1996
13-05-2002 (R)
Vietnam
24-09-1996
10-03-2006 (R)
Yemen
30-09-1996
Zambia
03-12-1996
23-02-2006 (R)
Zimbabwe
13-10-1999
13-02-2019 (R)