Amendments to Annexes to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter concerning Incineration at Sea (Oct. 12, 1978) Countries/Territories Entry into force Afghanistan Mar 11, 1979 Antigua and Barbuda Feb 5, 1989 Argentina Oct 11, 1979 Australia Sep 20, 1985 Barbados Jun 3, 1994 Belarus Mar 11, 1979 Belgium Jul 12, 1985 Brazil Aug 25, 1982 Canada Mar 11, 1979 Chile Mar 11, 1979 China Mar 11, 1979 Congo, Dem. Rep. of Dec 14, 1985 Costa Rica Mar 11, 1979 Côte d'Ivoire Jul 16, 1986 Croatia Nov 8, 1987 Cuba Oct 8, 1991 Cyprus Mar 11, 1979 Denmark Jul 7, 1990 Dominican Republic Mar 11, 1979 Egypt Mar 11, 1979 Finland Aug 20, 1992 France Jun 2, 1979 Gabon Mar 11, 1979 Germany Mar 7, 1982 Greece May 9, 1983 Guatemala Sep 9, 1981 Haiti Mar 11, 1979 Honduras Mar 11, 1979 Hungary Jun 1, 1980 Iceland Mar 11, 1979 Ireland Mar 11, 1979 Italy Mar 19, 1982 Jamaica May 30, 1984 Japan Apr 21, 1991 Jordan Nov 14, 1980 Kenya Mar 11, 1979 Kiribati Mar 11, 1979 Libya Jul 12, 1979 Luxembourg Mar 11, 1979 Malta Mar 23, 1991 Mexico Jan 27, 1991 Monaco Mar 11, 1979 Morocco Mar 11, 1979 Nauru Mar 11, 1979 Netherlands Aug 25, 1982 New Zealand Mar 11, 1979 Nigeria Mar 3, 1983 Norway Mar 11, 1979 Oman Mar 11, 1979 Panama Apr 12, 1984 Papua New Guinea Mar 11, 1979 Philippines Apr 9, 1980 Poland Mar 11, 1979 Portugal Mar 11, 1979 Korea, Republic of Mar 11, 1979 Russian Federation Jan 20, 1994 Saint Lucia Mar 11, 1979 Seychelles Sep 22, 1985 Slovenia Nov 28, 1984 Solomon Islands Jun 25, 1991 South Africa Apr 5, 1984 Spain Mar 11, 1979 Suriname Mar 11, 1979 Sweden Nov 20, 1980 Switzerland Mar 11, 1979 Tunisia Aug 30, 1979 Ukraine Mar 11, 1979 United Arab Emirates Mar 11, 1979 United Kingdom Mar 11, 1979 United States of America Mar 11, 1979 Vanuatu Mar 11, 1979 Serbia Oct 22, 1992 Cabo Verde Mar 11, 1979