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Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known
Entry into force
Renunciation
Termination
Afghanistan
10-02-2003 (A)
01-05-2003
Albania
18-07-1998
31-01-2003 (R)
01-05-2003
Algeria
28-12-2000
Andorra
18-07-1998
30-04-2001 (R)
01-07-2002
Angola
07-10-1998
Antigua and Barbuda
23-10-1998
18-06-2001 (R)
01-07-2002
Argentina
08-01-1999
08-02-2001 (R)
01-07-2002
Armenia
01-10-1999
14-11-2023 (R)
01-02-2024
Australia
09-12-1998
01-07-2002 (R)
01-09-2002
Austria
07-10-1998
28-12-2000 (R)
01-07-2002
Bahamas
29-12-2000
Bahrain
11-12-2000
Bangladesh
16-09-1999
23-03-2010 (R)
01-06-2010
Barbados
08-09-2000
10-12-2002 (R)
01-03-2003
Belgium
10-09-1998
28-06-2000 (R)
01-07-2002
Belize
05-04-2000
05-04-2000 (R)
01-07-2002
Benin
24-09-1999
22-01-2002 (R)
01-07-2002
Bolivia
17-07-1998
27-06-2002 (R)
01-09-2002
Bosnia and Herzegovina
17-07-2000
11-04-2002 (R)
01-07-2002
Botswana
08-09-2000
08-09-2000 (R)
01-07-2002
Brazil
07-02-2000
20-06-2002 (R)
01-09-2002
Bulgaria
11-02-1999
11-04-2002 (R)
01-07-2002
Burkina Faso
30-11-1998
16-04-2004 (R)
01-07-2004
Burundi
13-01-1999
21-09-2004 (R)
01-12-2004
27-10-2016
27-11-2017
Cabo Verde
28-12-2000
10-10-2011 (R)
01-01-2012
Cambodia
23-10-2000
11-04-2002 (R)
01-07-2002
Cameroon
17-07-1998
Canada
18-12-1998
07-07-2000 (R)
01-07-2002
Central African Republic
07-12-1999
03-10-2001 (R)
01-07-2002
Chad
20-10-1999
01-11-2006 (R)
01-01-2007
Chile
11-09-1998
29-06-2009 (R)
01-09-2009
Colombia
10-12-1998
05-08-2002 (R)
01-11-2002
Comoros
22-09-2000
18-08-2006 (R)
01-11-2006
Cook Islands
18-07-2008 (A)
01-10-2008
Costa Rica
07-10-1998
07-06-2001 (R)
01-07-2002
Côte d'Ivoire
30-11-1998
15-02-2013 (R)
01-05-2013
Croatia
12-10-1998
21-05-2001 (R)
01-07-2002
Cyprus
15-10-1998
07-03-2002 (R)
01-07-2002
Czech Republic
13-04-1999
21-07-2009 (R)
01-10-2009
Democratic Republic of the Congo
08-09-2000
11-04-2002 (R)
01-07-2002
Denmark
25-09-1998
21-06-2001 (R)
01-07-2002
Djibouti
07-10-1998
05-11-2002 (R)
01-02-2003
Dominica
12-02-2001 (A)
01-07-2002
Dominican Republic
08-09-2000
12-05-2005 (R)
01-08-2005
Ecuador
07-10-1998
05-02-2002 (R)
01-07-2002
Egypt
26-12-2000
El Salvador
03-03-2016 (A)
01-06-2016
Eritrea
07-10-1998
Estonia
27-12-1999
30-01-2002 (R)
01-07-2002
Fiji
29-11-1999
29-11-1999 (R)
01-07-2002
Finland
07-10-1998
29-12-2000 (R)
01-07-2002
France
18-07-1998
09-06-2000 (R)
01-07-2002
Gabon
22-12-1998
20-09-2000 (R)
01-07-2002
Gambia, The
04-12-1998
28-06-2002 (R)
01-09-2002
Georgia
18-07-1998
05-09-2003 (R)
01-12-2003
Germany
10-12-1998
11-12-2000 (R)
01-07-2002
Ghana
18-07-1998
20-12-1999 (R)
01-07-2002
Greece
18-07-1998
15-05-2002 (R)
01-08-2002
Grenada
19-05-2011 (A)
01-08-2011
Guatemala
02-04-2012 (A)
01-07-2012
Guinea
07-09-2000
14-07-2003 (R)
01-10-2003
Guinea-Bissau
12-09-2000
Guyana
28-12-2000
24-09-2004 (R)
01-12-2004
Haïti
26-02-1999
Honduras
07-10-1998
01-07-2002 (R)
01-09-2002
Hungary
15-01-1999
30-11-2001 (R)
01-07-2002
02-06-2025
02-06-2026
Iceland
26-08-1998
25-05-2000 (R)
01-07-2002
Iran
31-12-2000
Ireland
07-10-1998
11-04-2002 (R)
01-07-2002
Israel
31-12-2000
Italy
18-07-1998
26-07-1999 (R)
01-07-2002
Jamaica
08-09-2000
Japan
17-07-2007 (A)
01-10-2007
Jordan
07-10-1998
11-04-2002 (R)
01-07-2002
Kenya
11-08-1999
15-03-2005 (R)
01-06-2005
Kiribati
26-11-2019 (A)
01-02-2020
Kuwait
08-09-2000
Kyrgyzstan
08-12-1998
Latvia
22-04-1999
28-06-2002 (R)
01-09-2002
Lesotho
30-11-1998
06-09-2000 (R)
01-07-2002
Liberia
17-07-1998
22-09-2004 (R)
01-12-2004
Liechtenstein
18-07-1998
02-10-2001 (R)
01-07-2002
Lithuania
10-12-1998
12-05-2003 (R)
01-08-2003
Luxembourg
13-10-1998
08-09-2000 (R)
01-07-2002
Madagascar
18-07-1998
14-03-2008 (R)
01-06-2008
Malawi
02-03-1999
19-09-2002 (R)
01-12-2002
Malaysia
Maldives
21-09-2011 (A)
01-12-2011
Mali
17-07-1998
16-08-2000 (R)
01-07-2002
Malta
17-07-1998
29-11-2002 (R)
01-02-2003
Marshall Islands
06-09-2000
07-12-2000 (R)
01-07-2002
Mauritius
11-11-1998
05-03-2002 (R)
01-07-2002
Mexico
07-09-2000
28-10-2005 (R)
01-01-2006
Moldova
08-09-2000
12-10-2010 (R)
01-01-2011
Monaco
18-07-1998
Mongolia
29-12-2000
11-04-2002 (R)
01-07-2002
Montenegro
23-10-2006 (Su)
03-06-2006
Morocco
08-09-2000
Mozambique
28-12-2000
Namibia
27-10-1998
25-06-2002 (R)
01-09-2002
Nauru
13-12-2000
12-11-2001 (R)
01-07-2002
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
18-07-1998
17-07-2001 (R)
01-07-2002
New Zealand
07-10-1998
07-09-2000 (R)
01-07-2002
Niger
17-07-1998
11-04-2002 (R)
01-07-2002
Nigeria
01-06-2000
27-09-2001 (R)
01-07-2002
North Macedonia
07-10-1998
06-03-2002 (R)
01-07-2002
Norway
28-08-1998
16-02-2000 (R)
01-07-2002
Oman
20-12-2000
Palestine
02-01-2015 (A)
01-04-2015
Panama
18-07-1998
21-03-2002 (R)
01-07-2002
Paraguay
07-10-1998
14-05-2001 (R)
01-07-2002
Peru
07-12-2000
10-11-2001 (R)
01-07-2002
Philippines
28-12-2000
30-08-2011 (R)
01-11-2011
17-03-2018
17-03-2019
Poland
09-04-1999
12-11-2001 (R)
01-07-2002
Portugal
07-10-1998
05-02-2002 (R)
01-07-2002
Republic of Korea, the
08-03-2000
13-11-2002 (R)
01-02-2003
Republic of the Congo
17-07-1998
03-05-2004 (R)
01-08-2004
Romania
07-07-1999
11-04-2002 (R)
01-07-2002
Russian Federation
13-09-2000
Saint Kitts and Nevis
22-08-2006 (A)
01-11-2006
Saint Lucia
27-08-1999
18-08-2010 (R)
01-11-2010
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
03-12-2002 (A)
01-03-2003
Samoa
17-07-1998
16-09-2002 (R)
01-12-2002
San Marino
18-07-1998
13-05-1999 (R)
01-07-2002
São Tomé e Principe
28-12-2000
Senegal
18-07-1998
02-02-1999 (R)
01-07-2002
Serbia
19-12-2000
06-09-2001 (R)
01-07-2002
Seychelles
28-12-2000
10-08-2010 (R)
01-11-2010
Sierra Leone
17-10-1998
15-09-2000 (R)
01-07-2002
Slovakia
23-12-1998
11-04-2002 (R)
01-07-2002
Slovenia
07-10-1998
31-12-2001 (R)
01-07-2002
Solomon Islands
03-12-1998
South Africa
17-07-1998
27-11-2000 (R)
01-07-2002
Spain
18-07-1998
24-10-2000 (R)
01-07-2002
Sudan
08-09-2000
Suriname
15-07-2008 (A)
01-10-2008
Sweden
07-10-1998
28-06-2001 (R)
01-07-2002
Switzerland
18-07-1998
12-10-2001 (R)
01-07-2002
Syria
29-11-2000
Tajikistan
30-11-1998
05-05-2000 (R)
01-07-2002
Tanzania
29-12-2000
20-08-2002 (R)
01-11-2002
Thailand
02-10-2000
Timor-Leste
06-09-2002 (A)
01-12-2002
Trinidad and Tobago
23-03-1999
06-04-1999 (R)
01-07-2002
Tunisia
24-06-2011 (A)
01-09-2011
Uganda
17-03-1999
14-06-2002 (R)
01-09-2002
Ukraine
20-01-2000
25-10-2024 (R)
01-01-2025
United Arab Emirates
27-11-2000
United Kingdom
30-11-1998
04-10-2001 (R)
01-07-2002
United States of America
31-12-2000
Uruguay
19-12-2000
28-06-2002 (R)
01-09-2002
Uzbekistan
29-12-2000
Vanuatu
02-12-2011 (A)
01-02-2012
Venezuela
14-10-1998
07-06-2000 (R)
01-07-2002
Yemen
28-12-2000
Zambia
17-07-1998
13-11-2002 (R)
01-02-2003
Zimbabwe
17-07-1998