| Countries/Territories |
Entry into force |
Ratification * |
| Afghanistan |
Sep 15, 2004
|
Jun 17, 2004
[2]
|
| Albania |
Aug 23, 2006
|
May 25, 2006
[2]
|
| Argentina |
Nov 26, 2006
|
Aug 28, 2006
[1]
|
| Australia |
Nov 17, 2005
|
Aug 17, 2005
[3]
|
| Austria |
Dec 21, 2004
|
Sep 23, 2004
[1]
|
| Barbados |
Mar 10, 2003
|
Dec 10, 2002
[2]
|
| Belgium |
Jul 6, 2006
|
Apr 6, 2006
[1]
|
| Bahamas |
Jun 16, 2005
|
Mar 16, 2005
[3]
|
| Bhutan |
Nov 21, 2004
|
Aug 23, 2004
[2]
|
| Burkina Faso |
Feb 9, 2003
|
Nov 11, 2002
[1]
|
| Brazil |
Sep 28, 2004
|
Jun 30, 2004
[1]
|
| Bulgaria |
Jul 14, 2002
|
Apr 15, 2002
[2]
|
| Burundi |
Feb 25, 2002
|
Oct 18, 2001
[3]
|
| Canada |
Feb 25, 2002
|
Feb 9, 2001
[3]
|
| Chile |
Feb 25, 2002
|
May 3, 2000
[1]
|
| Congo, Dem. Rep. of |
Jun 23, 2005
|
Mar 23, 2005
[2]
|
| Colombia |
Dec 13, 2006
|
Sep 15, 2006
[2]
|
| Comoros |
Mar 3, 2003
|
Dec 2, 2002
[2]
|
| Congo |
Feb 25, 2002
|
Oct 19, 2001
[2]
|
| Croatia |
Jul 24, 2002
|
Apr 25, 2002
[1]
|
| Cuba |
Dec 12, 2005
|
Sep 12, 2005
[3]
|
| Cyprus |
Dec 1, 2004
|
Sep 2, 2004
[1]
|
| Czech Republic |
Feb 25, 2002
|
May 9, 2001
[3]
|
| Denmark |
Dec 23, 2003
|
Sep 24, 2003
[3]
|
| Dominica |
Jun 6, 2006
|
Mar 7, 2006
[2]
|
| Eritrea |
Oct 5, 2005
|
Jul 5, 2005
[2]
|
| Estonia |
Mar 21, 2004
|
Dec 22, 2003
[1]
|
| European Union |
Jun 23, 2002
|
Mar 25, 2002
[3]
|
| Finland |
Feb 25, 2002
|
Jun 18, 2001
[3]
|
| France |
Oct 23, 2003
|
Jul 25, 2003
[3]
|
| Gabon |
Feb 25, 2002
|
Dec 4, 2000
[2]
|
| United Kingdom |
Feb 25, 2002
|
Oct 12, 2001
[1]
|
| Guinea-Bissau |
Feb 10, 2003
|
Nov 12, 2002
[2]
|
| Germany |
Jan 26, 2003
|
Oct 28, 2002
[1]
|
| Ghana |
Nov 8, 2005
|
Aug 8, 2005
[2]
|
| Greece |
Apr 26, 2006
|
Jan 27, 2006
[1]
|
| Grenada |
Apr 11, 2004
|
Jan 12, 2004
[2]
|
| Guatemala |
Apr 21, 2002
|
Jan 21, 2002
[2]
|
| Hungary |
Jul 22, 2002
|
Apr 23, 2002
[3]
|
| Iceland |
Jun 29, 2004
|
Mar 31, 2004
[1]
|
| India |
Jun 1, 2003
|
Mar 3, 2003
[2]
|
| Indonesia |
Apr 25, 2006
|
Jan 26, 2006
[1]
|
| Ireland |
Jan 6, 2006
|
Oct 6, 2005
[2]
|
| Israel |
Jul 15, 2004
|
Apr 15, 2004
[1]
|
| Italy |
Jan 20, 2005
|
Oct 22, 2004
[1]
|
| Jamaica |
Dec 23, 2003
|
Sep 24, 2003
[2]
|
| Japan |
Nov 28, 2002
|
Aug 30, 2002
[3]
|
| Jordan |
Feb 25, 2002
|
Feb 1, 2001
[1]
|
| Kiribati |
Nov 7, 2004
|
Aug 9, 2004
[2]
|
| Korea, Republic of |
Apr 4, 2004
|
Jan 9, 2004
[3]
|
| Kyrgyzstan |
Jan 5, 2006
|
Oct 5, 2005
[2]
|
| Lao, People's Dem. Rep. |
Sep 26, 2006
|
Jun 28, 2006
[2]
|
| Latvia |
Oct 7, 2004
|
Jul 9, 2004
[3]
|
| Liberia |
Feb 28, 2005
|
Nov 30, 2004
[2]
|
| Liechtenstein |
Mar 22, 2004
|
Dec 23, 2003
[3]
|
| Lithuania |
Jun 15, 2004
|
Mar 17, 2004
[3]
|
| Luxembourg |
Feb 25, 2002
|
Jan 22, 2001
[1]
|
| North Macedonia |
Aug 21, 2002
|
May 23, 2002
[2]
|
| Madagascar |
Apr 16, 2002
|
Jan 16, 2002
[2]
|
| Malaysia |
Feb 25, 2002
|
Oct 26, 2001
[1]
|
| Marshall Islands |
Aug 17, 2004
|
May 19, 2004
[2]
|
| Mauritius |
Jun 22, 2003
|
Mar 24, 2003
[3]
|
| Maldives |
Dec 29, 2002
|
Sep 3, 2002
[2]
|
| Micronesia, Fed. States |
Feb 25, 2002
|
Nov 27, 2001
[2]
|
| Mali |
Jun 23, 2004
|
Mar 25, 2004
[3]
|
| Malta |
Mar 21, 2004
|
Dec 22, 2003
[3]
|
| Monaco |
Jul 2, 2003
|
Apr 3, 2003
[3]
|
| Nauru |
Dec 10, 2004
|
Sep 10, 2004
[2]
|
| Niger |
Nov 25, 2005
|
Aug 25, 2005
[1]
|
| Netherlands |
Feb 25, 2002
|
Nov 13, 2001
[3]
|
| Nigeria |
Aug 22, 2004
|
May 24, 2004
[1]
|
| Norway |
Feb 25, 2002
|
Nov 29, 2001
[1]
|
| New Zealand |
Feb 25, 2002
|
Jun 8, 2001
[1]
|
| Oman |
Apr 19, 2005
|
Jan 19, 2005
[1]
|
| Pakistan |
Dec 2, 2005
|
Sep 2, 2005
[1]
|
| Panama |
Mar 5, 2002
|
Dec 5, 2001
[1]
|
| Paraguay |
Oct 16, 2006
|
Jul 18, 2006
[2]
|
| Palau |
Feb 25, 2002
|
May 29, 2001
[2]
|
| Philippines |
Aug 21, 2006
|
May 23, 2006
[1]
|
| Poland |
Jul 12, 2006
|
Apr 13, 2006
[1]
|
| Portugal |
Aug 6, 2006
|
May 8, 2006
[1]
|
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. |
Mar 12, 2002
|
Dec 13, 2001
[2]
|
| Romania |
Feb 16, 2006
|
Nov 17, 2005
[3]
|
| Russian Federation |
Mar 13, 2006
|
Dec 14, 2005
[3]
|
| Rwanda |
Apr 6, 2004
|
Jan 7, 2004
[2]
|
| South Africa |
Feb 10, 2005
|
Nov 11, 2004
[2]
|
| Samoa |
Feb 25, 2002
|
Oct 4, 2001
[3]
|
| Sao Tome and Principe |
Feb 25, 2002
|
Nov 19, 2001
[2]
|
| Serbia |
Jun 22, 2005
|
Mar 22, 2005
[2]
|
| Senegal |
Jan 6, 2004
|
Oct 8, 2003
[1]
|
| Seychelles |
Nov 24, 2002
|
Aug 26, 2002
[2]
|
| Sierra Leone |
Feb 25, 2002
|
Aug 29, 2001
[2]
|
| Slovakia |
Aug 20, 2002
|
May 22, 2002
[1]
|
| Slovenia |
Apr 23, 2003
|
Jan 23, 2003
[1]
|
| Somalia |
Feb 25, 2002
|
Aug 1, 2001
[2]
|
| Spain |
May 20, 2002
|
Feb 19, 2002
[3]
|
| Sri Lanka |
Feb 25, 2003
|
Nov 27, 2002
[3]
|
| Saint Lucia |
Mar 12, 2002
|
Dec 12, 2001
[1]
|
| Sudan |
Aug 16, 2004
|
May 18, 2004
[2]
|
| Suriname |
Jun 27, 2006
|
Mar 29, 2006
[2]
|
| Eswatini, Kingdom of |
Mar 15, 2006
|
Dec 16, 2005
[2]
|
| Sweden |
Jun 26, 2002
|
Mar 28, 2002
[1]
|
| Switzerland |
Nov 26, 2002
|
Aug 28, 2002
[1]
|
| Tanzania, Un. Rep. of |
Mar 6, 2003
|
Dec 6, 2002
[1]
|
| Togo |
Feb 25, 2002
|
Nov 26, 2001
[3]
|
| Tonga |
Feb 24, 2004
|
Nov 26, 2003
[1]
|
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Jan 27, 2004
|
Oct 29, 2003
[1]
|
| Tunisia |
Aug 16, 2005
|
May 16, 2005
[2]
|
| Turkey |
Jan 22, 2004
|
Oct 24, 2003
[1]
|
| Tuvalu |
Jan 2, 2005
|
Oct 4, 2004
[3]
|
| United Arab Emirates |
May 16, 2005
|
Feb 16, 2005
[2]
|
| Uruguay |
Dec 8, 2003
|
Sep 9, 2003
[2]
|
| United States of America |
Dec 30, 2003
|
Oct 1, 2003
[1]
|
| Uzbekistan |
Jan 29, 2007
|
Oct 31, 2006
[1]
|
| Viet Nam |
Mar 3, 2005
|
Dec 3, 2004
[1]
|
| Montenegro |
Jan 21, 2007
|
Oct 23, 2006
[4]
|
| Cambodia |
May 1, 2007
|
Jan 31, 2007
[2]
|
| Moldova, Republic of |
Mar 4, 2007
|
Dec 5, 2006
[2]
|
| Singapore |
Apr 10, 2007
|
Jan 10, 2007
[2]
|
| Thailand |
Feb 12, 2007
|
Nov 14, 2006
[1]
|
| Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of |
Mar 22, 2007
|
Dec 22, 2006
[1]
|
| Fiji |
May 20, 2007
|
Feb 19, 2007
[2]
|
| Belarus |
Jun 13, 2007
|
Mar 13, 2007
[3]
|
| Equatorial Guinea |
Oct 9, 2007
|
Jul 11, 2007
[2]
|
| Ukraine |
Aug 2, 2007
|
May 4, 2007
[2]
|
| Algeria |
Nov 6, 2007
|
Aug 6, 2007
[1]
|
| Kuwait |
Oct 30, 2007
|
Jul 30, 2007
[2]
|
| Uganda |
Oct 27, 2007
|
Jul 27, 2007
[2]
|
| Honduras |
Dec 14, 2007
|
Sep 14, 2007
[2]
|
| Mexico |
Dec 12, 2007
|
Sep 12, 2007
[3]
|
| Namibia |
Jan 1, 2008
|
Oct 1, 2007
[3]
|
| Zambia |
Jan 11, 2008
|
Oct 11, 2007
[2]
|
| El Salvador |
Feb 13, 2008
|
Nov 13, 2007
[2]
|
| Central African Republic |
Aug 27, 2008
|
May 29, 2008
[1]
|
| Turkmenistan |
Jun 26, 2008
|
Mar 28, 2008
[2]
|
| Gambia |
Jul 29, 2008
|
Apr 30, 2008
[1]
|
| Holy See |
Aug 3, 2008
|
May 5, 2008
[2]
|
| Guyana |
Aug 31, 2008
|
Jun 2, 2008
[3]
|
| Belize |
Apr 17, 2008
|
Jan 17, 2008
[3]
|
| Iraq |
Sep 25, 2008
|
Jun 25, 2008
[2]
|
| Mongolia |
Sep 24, 2008
|
Jun 24, 2008
[2]
|
| Benin |
Feb 16, 2008
|
Nov 16, 2007
[1]
|
| Andorra |
Apr 26, 2009
|
Jan 26, 2009
[2]
|
| Armenia |
Mar 18, 2009
|
Dec 18, 2008
[1]
|
| Cook Islands (New Zealand) |
Mar 22, 2004
|
Dec 22, 2003
[2]
|
| Costa Rica |
Mar 1, 2009
|
Dec 1, 2008
[1]
|
| Niue (New Zealand) |
Mar 22, 2004
|
Dec 22, 2003
[2]
|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Apr 8, 2009
|
Jan 8, 2009
[1]
|
| Lebanon |
Feb 19, 2009
|
Nov 21, 2008
[2]
|
| Brunei Darussalam |
Jun 1, 2009
|
Mar 3, 2009
[2]
|
| Egypt |
Jun 4, 2009
|
Mar 6, 2009
[1]
|
| Qatar |
Apr 29, 2009
|
Jan 29, 2009
[1]
|
| San Marino |
Jul 23, 2009
|
Apr 23, 2009
[2]
|
| Tajikistan |
Aug 7, 2009
|
May 7, 2009
[2]
|
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Aug 9, 2009
|
May 11, 2009
[2]
|
| Dominican Republic |
Dec 1, 2009
|
Oct 1, 2009
[2]
|
| Ethiopia |
Feb 25, 2010
|
Nov 25, 2009
[1]
|
| Timor-Leste |
Dec 16, 2009
|
Sep 16, 2009
[2]
|
| Yemen |
Jan 13, 2010
|
Oct 13, 2009
[2]
|
| Cameroon |
Nov 21, 2009
|
Aug 21, 2009
[1]
|
| Lesotho |
Jul 15, 2010
|
Apr 15, 2010
[2]
|
| China |
Aug 17, 2010
|
May 19, 2010
[3]
|
| Malawi |
May 28, 2009
|
Feb 27, 2009
[1]
|
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Sep 27, 2010
|
Jun 29, 2010
[2]
|
| Bangladesh |
Nov 22, 2010
|
Aug 24, 2010
[2]
|
| Mozambique |
Feb 9, 2011
|
Nov 11, 2010
[2]
|
| Georgia |
Jul 7, 2011
|
Apr 8, 2011
[2]
|
| Angola |
Sep 19, 2011
|
Jun 21, 2011
[2]
|
| Vanuatu |
Oct 19, 2011
|
Jul 21, 2011
[2]
|
| Solomon Islands |
Dec 21, 2011
|
Sep 22, 2011
[1]
|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Jan 9, 2012
|
Oct 11, 2011
[2]
|
| Cabo Verde |
Feb 28, 2012
|
Nov 30, 2011
[1]
|
| Myanmar |
Apr 29, 2012
|
Jan 30, 2012
[2]
|
| Guinea |
May 28, 2012
|
Feb 28, 2012
[2]
|
| Zimbabwe |
May 30, 2012
|
Mar 1, 2012
[2]
|
| Syrian Arab Republic |
Aug 9, 2012
|
May 11, 2012
[2]
|
| Nepal |
Aug 16, 2012
|
May 18, 2012
[2]
|
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Sep 26, 2012
|
Jun 28, 2012
[1]
|
| Azerbaijan |
Nov 29, 2012
|
Aug 31, 2012
[1]
|
| Morocco |
Dec 18, 2012
|
Sep 19, 2012
[1]
|
| Peru |
Dec 25, 2012
|
Sep 26, 2012
[1]
|
| South Sudan |
Jan 14, 2013
|
Oct 16, 2012
[2]
|
| Nicaragua |
Feb 5, 2013
|
Nov 7, 2012
[1]
|
| Chad |
Apr 2, 2013
|
Jan 2, 2013
[1]
|
| Djibouti |
May 7, 2013
|
Feb 6, 2013
[2]
|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Feb 14, 2013
|
May 15, 2013
[2]
|
| Ecuador |
Jan 31, 2013
|
Jan 31, 2013
[2]
|
| Botswana |
May 22, 2013
|
Feb 21, 2013
[2]
|
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
Dec 3, 2013
|
Sep 4, 2013
[2]
|
| Bahrain |
Dec 24, 2013
|
Sep 25, 2013
[1]
|
| Kenya |
Jan 7, 2014
|
Oct 9, 2013
[1]
|
| Haiti |
Jan 7, 2014
|
Oct 8, 2013
[2]
|
| Papua New Guinea |
Feb 10, 2014
|
Nov 12, 2013
[2]
|
| Saudi Arabia |
Jun 12, 2014
|
Mar 14, 2014
[1]
|
| Libya |
Jul 14, 2014
|
Apr 15, 2014
[1]
|
| Kazakhstan |
Dec 18, 2014
|
Sep 19, 2014
[1]
|
| Mauritania |
Mar 4, 2015
|
Dec 4, 2014
[1]
|
* [1] Ratification
[2] Accession/approbation
[3] Acceptance/approval
[4] Succession
[5] Consent to be bound
[6] Definite signature