Countries/Territories |
Entry into force |
Ratification * |
Simple signature |
Afghanistan |
Mar 25, 2013
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
Albania |
Sep 27, 1999
|
Jun 29, 1999
[2]
|
- |
Algeria |
Dec 15, 1998
|
Dec 15, 1998
[2]
|
- |
Andorra |
Oct 23, 1999
|
Jul 23, 1999
[2]
|
- |
Antigua and Barbuda |
Jul 4, 1993
|
Apr 5, 1993
[2]
|
- |
Argentina |
May 5, 1992
|
- |
Jun 28, 1989
|
Armenia |
Dec 30, 1999
|
Oct 1, 1999
[2]
|
- |
Australia |
May 5, 1992
|
Feb 5, 1992
[2]
|
- |
Austria |
Apr 11, 1993
|
- |
Mar 19, 1990
|
Azerbaijan |
Aug 30, 2001
|
Jun 1, 2001
[2]
|
- |
Bahrain |
Jan 14, 1993
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
Barbados |
Nov 22, 1995
|
Aug 24, 1995
[2]
|
- |
Belgium |
Jan 30, 1994
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
Benin |
Mar 4, 1998
|
Dec 4, 1997
[2]
|
- |
Bangladesh |
Jun 30, 1993
|
Apr 1, 1993
[2]
|
- |
Bahamas |
Nov 11, 1992
|
Aug 12, 1992
[2]
|
- |
Bhutan |
Nov 23, 2002
|
Aug 26, 2002
[2]
|
- |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Jun 24, 2001
|
Mar 16, 2001
[2]
|
- |
Burkina Faso |
Feb 2, 2000
|
Nov 4, 1999
[2]
|
- |
Belarus |
Mar 9, 2000
|
Dec 10, 1999
[2]
|
- |
Belize |
Aug 21, 1997
|
May 23, 1997
[2]
|
- |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
Feb 13, 1997
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
Botswana |
Aug 18, 1998
|
May 20, 1998
[2]
|
- |
Brazil |
Dec 30, 1992
|
Oct 1, 1992
[2]
|
- |
Brunei Darussalam |
Mar 16, 2003
|
Dec 16, 2002
[2]
|
- |
Bulgaria |
May 16, 1996
|
Feb 16, 1996
[2]
|
- |
Burundi |
Apr 6, 1997
|
Jan 6, 1997
[2]
|
- |
Central African Republic |
May 25, 2006
|
Feb 24, 2006
[2]
|
- |
Cambodia |
May 31, 2001
|
Mar 2, 2001
[2]
|
- |
Canada |
Nov 27, 1992
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
Chad |
Jun 8, 2004
|
Mar 10, 2004
[2]
|
- |
Chile |
Nov 9, 1992
|
- |
Jan 31, 1990
|
China |
May 5, 1992
|
- |
Mar 22, 1990
|
Cameroon |
May 10, 2001
|
Feb 9, 2001
[2]
|
- |
Congo, Dem. Rep. of |
Jan 4, 1995
|
Oct 6, 1994
[2]
|
- |
Colombia |
Mar 31, 1997
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
Comoros |
Jan 29, 1995
|
Oct 31, 1994
[2]
|
- |
Costa Rica |
Jun 5, 1995
|
Mar 7, 1995
[2]
|
- |
Croatia |
Aug 7, 1994
|
May 9, 1994
[2]
|
- |
Cuba |
Jan 1, 1995
|
Oct 3, 1994
[2]
|
- |
Cabo Verde |
Oct 2, 1999
|
Jul 2, 1999
[2]
|
- |
Cyprus |
Dec 16, 1992
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
Czech Republic |
Dec 30, 1993
|
Sep 30, 1993
[4]
|
- |
Denmark |
May 7, 1994
|
Feb 6, 1994
[3]
|
Mar 22, 1989
|
Djibouti |
Aug 29, 2002
|
May 31, 2002
[2]
|
- |
Dominica |
Aug 3, 1998
|
May 5, 1998
[2]
|
- |
Dominican Republic |
Oct 8, 2000
|
Jul 10, 2000
[2]
|
- |
Ecuador |
May 22, 1993
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
Egypt |
Apr 8, 1993
|
Jan 8, 1993
[2]
|
- |
El Salvador |
May 5, 1992
|
- |
Mar 22, 1990
|
Equatorial Guinea |
May 8, 2003
|
Feb 7, 2003
[2]
|
- |
Eritrea |
Jun 10, 2005
|
Mar 10, 2005
[2]
|
- |
Estonia |
Oct 20, 1992
|
Jul 21, 1992
[2]
|
- |
Ethiopia |
Jul 11, 2000
|
Apr 12, 2000
[2]
|
- |
European Union |
May 8, 1994
|
Feb 7, 1994
[3]
|
Mar 22, 1989
|
Finland |
May 5, 1992
|
Nov 19, 1991
[3]
|
Mar 22, 1989
|
France |
May 5, 1992
|
Jan 7, 1991
[3]
|
Mar 22, 1989
|
Gambia |
Mar 13, 1998
|
Dec 15, 1997
[2]
|
- |
United Kingdom |
Mar 16, 1994
|
- |
Oct 6, 1989
|
Guinea-Bissau |
May 9, 2005
|
Feb 9, 2005
[2]
|
- |
Georgia |
Aug 20, 1999
|
May 20, 1999
[2]
|
- |
Germany |
Jul 20, 1995
|
- |
Oct 23, 1989
|
Ghana |
Aug 28, 2003
|
May 30, 2003
[2]
|
- |
Greece |
Nov 2, 1994
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
Guatemala |
Aug 13, 1995
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
Guinea |
Jul 25, 1995
|
Apr 26, 1995
[2]
|
- |
Guyana |
Jul 3, 2001
|
Apr 4, 2001
[2]
|
- |
Haiti |
- |
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
Honduras |
Mar 26, 1996
|
Dec 27, 1995
[2]
|
- |
Hungary |
May 5, 1992
|
May 21, 1990
[3]
|
Mar 22, 1989
|
Iceland |
Sep 26, 1995
|
Jun 28, 1995
[2]
|
- |
India |
Sep 23, 1992
|
- |
Mar 15, 1990
|
Indonesia |
Dec 20, 1993
|
Sep 20, 1993
[2]
|
- |
Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Apr 4, 1993
|
Jan 5, 1993
[2]
|
- |
Ireland |
May 8, 1994
|
- |
Jan 19, 1990
|
Israel |
Mar 14, 1994
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
Italy |
May 8, 1994
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
Côte d'Ivoire |
Mar 1, 1995
|
Dec 1, 1994
[2]
|
- |
Jamaica |
Apr 23, 2003
|
Jan 23, 2003
[2]
|
- |
Japan |
Dec 17, 1993
|
Sep 17, 1993
[2]
|
- |
Jordan |
May 5, 1992
|
Jun 22, 1989
[3]
|
Mar 22, 1989
|
Kazakhstan |
Sep 1, 2003
|
Jun 3, 2003
[2]
|
- |
Kenya |
Aug 30, 2000
|
Jun 1, 2000
[2]
|
- |
Kiribati |
Dec 6, 2000
|
Sep 7, 2000
[2]
|
- |
Korea, Republic of |
May 29, 1994
|
Feb 28, 1994
[2]
|
- |
Kuwait |
Jan 9, 1994
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
Kyrgyzstan |
Nov 11, 1996
|
Aug 13, 1996
[2]
|
- |
Latvia |
Jul 13, 1992
|
Apr 14, 1992
[2]
|
- |
Liberia |
Dec 22, 2004
|
Sep 22, 2004
[2]
|
- |
Lebanon |
Mar 21, 1995
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
Lesotho |
Aug 29, 2000
|
May 31, 2000
[2]
|
- |
Libya |
Oct 10, 2001
|
Jul 12, 2001
[2]
|
- |
Liechtenstein |
May 5, 1992
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
Lithuania |
Jul 22, 1999
|
Apr 22, 1999
[2]
|
- |
Luxembourg |
May 8, 1994
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
North Macedonia |
Oct 14, 1997
|
Jul 16, 1997
[2]
|
- |
Madagascar |
Sep 2, 1999
|
Jun 2, 1999
[2]
|
- |
Malaysia |
Jan 6, 1994
|
Oct 8, 1993
[2]
|
- |
Marshall Islands |
Apr 27, 2003
|
Jan 27, 2003
[2]
|
- |
Mauritius |
Mar 24, 1993
|
Nov 24, 1992
[2]
|
- |
Mauritania |
Nov 14, 1996
|
Aug 16, 1996
[2]
|
- |
Maldives |
Jul 27, 1992
|
Apr 28, 1992
[2]
|
- |
Mexico |
May 5, 1992
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
Micronesia, Fed. States |
Dec 5, 1995
|
Sep 6, 1995
[2]
|
- |
Mali |
Mar 5, 2001
|
Dec 5, 2000
[2]
|
- |
Malta |
Sep 17, 2000
|
Jun 19, 2000
[2]
|
- |
Malawi |
Jul 20, 1994
|
Apr 21, 1994
[2]
|
- |
Monaco |
Nov 30, 1992
|
Aug 31, 1992
[2]
|
- |
Moldova, Republic of |
Oct 2, 1998
|
Jul 2, 1998
[2]
|
- |
Mongolia |
Jul 15, 1997
|
Apr 15, 1997
[2]
|
- |
Morocco |
Mar 27, 1996
|
Dec 28, 1995
[2]
|
- |
Mozambique |
Jun 11, 1997
|
Mar 13, 1997
[2]
|
- |
Namibia |
Aug 13, 1995
|
May 15, 1995
[2]
|
- |
Nauru |
Feb 10, 2002
|
Nov 12, 2001
[2]
|
- |
Nepal |
Jan 13, 1997
|
Oct 15, 1996
[2]
|
- |
Niger |
Sep 17, 1998
|
Jun 17, 1998
[3]
|
- |
Netherlands |
Jul 15, 1993
|
Apr 16, 1993
[3]
|
Mar 22, 1989
|
Nicaragua |
Sep 1, 1997
|
Jun 3, 1997
[2]
|
- |
Nigeria |
May 5, 1992
|
- |
Mar 15, 1990
|
Norway |
May 5, 1992
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
New Zealand |
Mar 20, 1995
|
- |
Dec 18, 1989
|
Oman |
May 9, 1995
|
Feb 8, 1995
[2]
|
- |
Pakistan |
Oct 24, 1994
|
Jul 26, 1994
[2]
|
- |
Panama |
May 5, 1992
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
Paraguay |
Dec 27, 1995
|
Sep 28, 1995
[2]
|
- |
Peru |
Feb 21, 1994
|
Nov 23, 1993
[2]
|
- |
Philippines |
Jan 19, 1994
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
Papua New Guinea |
Nov 30, 1995
|
Sep 1, 1995
[2]
|
- |
Poland |
Jun 19, 1992
|
- |
Mar 22, 1990
|
Portugal |
Apr 26, 1994
|
- |
Jun 26, 1989
|
Qatar |
Nov 7, 1995
|
Aug 9, 1995
[2]
|
- |
Romania |
May 5, 1992
|
Feb 27, 1991
[2]
|
- |
Russian Federation |
May 1, 1995
|
- |
Mar 22, 1990
|
Rwanda |
Apr 6, 2004
|
Jan 7, 2004
[2]
|
- |
South Africa |
Aug 3, 1994
|
May 5, 1994
[2]
|
- |
Samoa |
Jun 20, 2002
|
Mar 22, 2002
[2]
|
- |
Saudi Arabia |
May 5, 1992
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
Serbia |
Jul 17, 2000
|
Apr 18, 2000
[2]
|
- |
Senegal |
Jan 9, 1993
|
Nov 10, 1992
[2]
|
- |
Seychelles |
Aug 10, 1993
|
May 11, 1993
[2]
|
- |
Singapore |
Apr 1, 1996
|
Jan 2, 1996
[2]
|
- |
Slovakia |
May 28, 1993
|
May 28, 1993
[4]
|
- |
Slovenia |
Jan 5, 1994
|
Oct 7, 1993
[2]
|
- |
Spain |
May 8, 1994
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
Sri Lanka |
Nov 26, 1992
|
Aug 28, 1992
[2]
|
- |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Dec 6, 1994
|
Sep 7, 1994
[2]
|
- |
Saint Lucia |
Mar 9, 1994
|
Dec 9, 1992
[2]
|
- |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Mar 2, 1997
|
Dec 2, 1996
[2]
|
- |
Sudan |
Apr 8, 2006
|
Jan 9, 2006
[2]
|
- |
Eswatini, Kingdom of |
Oct 8, 2005
|
Aug 8, 2005
[2]
|
- |
Sweden |
May 5, 1992
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
Switzerland |
May 5, 1992
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
Syrian Arab Republic |
May 5, 1992
|
- |
Oct 11, 1989
|
Tanzania, Un. Rep. of |
Jul 6, 1993
|
Apr 7, 1993
[2]
|
- |
Thailand |
Feb 22, 1998
|
- |
Mar 22, 1990
|
Togo |
Sep 30, 2004
|
Jul 2, 2004
[2]
|
- |
Trinidad and Tobago |
May 19, 1994
|
Feb 18, 1994
[2]
|
- |
Turkmenistan |
Dec 24, 1996
|
Sep 25, 1996
[2]
|
- |
Tunisia |
Jan 9, 1996
|
Oct 11, 1995
[2]
|
- |
Turkey |
Sep 20, 1994
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
United Arab Emirates |
Mar 17, 1993
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
Uganda |
Jun 11, 1999
|
Mar 11, 1999
[2]
|
- |
Ukraine |
Jan 6, 2000
|
Oct 8, 1999
[2]
|
- |
Uruguay |
May 5, 1992
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
United States of America |
- |
- |
Mar 22, 1990
|
Uzbekistan |
May 7, 1996
|
Feb 7, 1996
[2]
|
- |
Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of |
Jun 1, 1998
|
- |
Mar 22, 1989
|
Viet Nam |
Jun 11, 1995
|
Mar 13, 1995
[2]
|
- |
Yemen |
May 21, 1996
|
Feb 21, 1996
[2]
|
- |
Zambia |
Feb 13, 1995
|
Nov 15, 1994
[2]
|
- |
Montenegro |
Jan 21, 2007
|
Oct 23, 2006
[4]
|
- |
Congo |
Jul 19, 2007
|
Apr 20, 2007
[2]
|
- |
Gabon |
Sep 4, 2008
|
Jun 6, 2008
[2]
|
- |
Korea, Dem. People's Rep. |
Oct 8, 2008
|
Jul 10, 2008
[2]
|
- |
Cook Islands (New Zealand) |
Sep 29, 2004
|
Jun 29, 2004
[2]
|
- |
Tonga |
Jun 26, 2010
|
Mar 26, 2010
[2]
|
- |
Somalia |
Oct 24, 2010
|
Jul 26, 2010
[2]
|
- |
Lao, People's Dem. Rep. |
Dec 20, 2010
|
Sep 21, 2010
[2]
|
- |
Iraq |
Jul 31, 2011
|
May 2, 2011
[2]
|
- |
Palau |
Dec 7, 2011
|
Sep 8, 2011
[2]
|
- |
Suriname |
Dec 9, 2011
|
Sep 22, 2011
[2]
|
- |
Zimbabwe |
May 30, 2012
|
Mar 1, 2012
[2]
|
- |
Sao Tome and Principe |
Feb 10, 2014
|
Nov 12, 2013
[2]
|
- |
Myanmar |
Apr 6, 2015
|
Jan 6, 2015
[2]
|
- |
Palestinian Authority |
Apr 2, 2015
|
Jan 2, 2015
[2]
|
- |
Tajikistan |
Sep 28, 2016
|
Jun 30, 2016
[2]
|
- |
Sierra Leone |
Jan 30, 2017
|
Nov 1, 2016
[2]
|
- |
Angola |
May 7, 2017
|
Feb 6, 2017
[2]
|
- |
Vanuatu |
Feb 14, 2019
|
Oct 16, 2018
[2]
|
- |
Tuvalu |
Nov 19, 2020
|
Aug 21, 2020
[2]
|
- |
Solomon Islands |
Nov 23, 2022
|
Aug 25, 2022
[2]
|
- |
San Marino |
Aug 29, 2023
|
May 31, 2023
[2]
|
- |
Grenada |
Jan 13, 2022
|
Oct 15, 2021
[2]
|
- |
* [1] Ratification
[2] Accession/approbation
[3] Acceptance/approval
[4] Succession
[5] Consent to be bound
[6] Definite signature