Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (Aug. 5, 1981)

Countries/Territories	Entry into force	Ratification *	Simple signature
Afghanistan	Aug 30, 1975	Apr 2, 1975 [2]	-
Antigua and Barbuda	Feb 5, 1989	Jan 6, 1989 [2]	-
Argentina	Oct 11, 1979	-	May 10, 1973
Australia	Sep 20, 1985	-	Oct 10, 1973
Azerbaijan	Jul 31, 1997	Jul 1, 1997 [2]	-
Barbados	Jun 3, 1994	May 4, 1994 [2]	-
Belgium	Jul 12, 1985	-	Sep 25, 1973
Belarus	Feb 28, 1976	-	Dec 29, 1972
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	Jul 10, 1999	-	Dec 29, 1972
Brazil	Aug 25, 1982	Jul 26, 1982 [2]	-
Canada	Dec 14, 1975	-	Dec 29, 1972
Chad	-	-	Dec 29, 1972
Chile	Sep 3, 1977	Aug 4, 1977 [2]	-
China	Dec 14, 1985	Nov 14, 1985 [2]	-
Congo, Dem. Rep. of	Oct 16, 1975	Sep 16, 1975 [2]	-
Colombia	-	-	Dec 29, 1972
Costa Rica	Jul 16, 1986	-	Dec 29, 1972
Croatia	Oct 8, 1991	Oct 8, 1991 [4]	-
Cuba	Dec 31, 1975	Dec 1, 1975 [2]	Dec 1, 1975
Cabo Verde	Jun 25, 1977	May 26, 1977 [2]	-
Cyprus	Jul 7, 1990	Jun 7, 1990 [2]	-
Denmark	Aug 30, 1975	-	Dec 29, 1972
Dominican Republic	Aug 30, 1975	-	Jan 18, 1973
Equatorial Guinea	Feb 20, 2004	Jan 21, 2004 [2]	-
Egypt	Aug 29, 1992	Jul 30, 1992 [2]	-
Finland	Jun 2, 1979	-	Dec 29, 1972
France	Mar 5, 1977	-	May 22, 1973
Gabon	Mar 7, 1982	Feb 5, 1982 [2]	-
United Kingdom	Dec 17, 1975	-	Dec 29, 1972
Germany	Dec 8, 1977	-	Jan 22, 1973
Greece	Sep 9, 1981	-	Nov 9, 1973
Guatemala	Aug 30, 1975	-	Jan 30, 1973
Haiti	Sep 27, 1975	-	Dec 29, 1972
Honduras	Jun 1, 1980	-	Dec 29, 1972
Hungary	Mar 6, 1976	-	Dec 14, 1973
Iceland	Aug 30, 1975	-	Dec 29, 1972
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Feb 12, 1997	Jan 13, 1997 [2]	-
Ireland	Mar 19, 1982	-	Dec 31, 1973
Italy	May 30, 1984	-	Dec 29, 1972
Côte d'Ivoire	Nov 8, 1987	Oct 9, 1987 [2]	-
Jamaica	Apr 21, 1991	Mar 22, 1991 [2]	-
Japan	Nov 14, 1980	-	Jun 22, 1973
Jordan	Aug 30, 1975	-	Jan 4, 1973
Kenya	Feb 6, 1976	Jan 7, 1976 [2]	-
Kiribati	Jul 12, 1979	Jul 12, 1979 [4]	-
Korea, Republic of	Jan 20, 1994	Dec 21, 1993 [2]	-
Kuwait	-	-	Mar 1, 1973
Liberia	-	-	Dec 29, 1972
Lebanon	-	-	Dec 29, 1972
Lesotho	-	-	Jan 8, 1973
Libya	Dec 22, 1976	Nov 22, 1976 [2]	-
Luxembourg	Mar 23, 1991	-	Sep 12, 1977
Mexico	Aug 30, 1975	-	Dec 29, 1972
Malta	Jan 27, 1990	Dec 28, 1989 [2]	-
Monaco	Jun 15, 1977	-	Oct 5, 1973
Morocco	Mar 20, 1977	-	Jun 22, 1973
Nauru	Aug 25, 1982	-	-
Netherlands	Jan 2, 1978	-	Apr 12, 1973
Nigeria	Apr 18, 1976	Mar 19, 1976 [2]	-
Norway	Aug 30, 1975	-	Dec 29, 1972
New Zealand	Aug 30, 1975	-	May 30, 1973
Oman	Apr 12, 1984	Mar 13, 1984 [2]	-
Pakistan	Apr 8, 1995	-	-
Panama	Aug 30, 1975	-	Dec 29, 1972
Peru	Jun 6, 2003	May 7, 2003 [2]	-
Philippines	Aug 30, 1975	-	Dec 29, 1972
Papua New Guinea	Apr 9, 1980	Mar 10, 1980 [2]	-
Poland	Feb 22, 1979	Jan 23, 1979 [2]	-
Portugal	May 14, 1978	-	Dec 29, 1972
Russian Federation	Jan 29, 1976	-	Dec 29, 1972
South Africa	Sep 6, 1978	Aug 7, 1978 [2]	-
Senegal	-	-	Dec 29, 1972
Seychelles	Nov 28, 1984	Oct 29, 1984 [2]	-
Slovenia	Jun 25, 1991	Jun 25, 1991 [4]	-
Solomon Islands	Jul 7, 1978	Jul 7, 1978 [4]	-
Somalia	-	-	Apr 16, 1973
Spain	Aug 30, 1975	-	Apr 27, 1973
Saint Lucia	Sep 22, 1985	Aug 23, 1985 [2]	-
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Nov 22, 2001	Oct 24, 2001 [2]	-
Suriname	Nov 20, 1980	Oct 21, 1980 [2]	-
Sweden	Aug 30, 1975	-	Dec 29, 1972
Switzerland	Aug 30, 1979	-	Jun 6, 1973
Togo	-	-	Nov 21, 1973
Tonga	Dec 8, 1995	Nov 8, 1995 [2]	-
Tunisia	May 13, 1976	-	Mar 5, 1973
United Arab Emirates	Aug 30, 1975	Aug 9, 1974 [2]	-
Ukraine	Mar 6, 1976	-	Dec 29, 1972
Uruguay	-	-	Dec 29, 1972
United States of America	Aug 30, 1975	-	Dec 29, 1972
Vanuatu	Oct 22, 1992	Sep 22, 1992 [2]	-
Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of	-	-	May 30, 1973
Bulgaria	Feb 25, 2006	Jan 25, 2006 [2]	-
Montenegro	Jun 3, 2006	Jun 3, 2006 [4]	-
Serbia	Jun 3, 2006	Jun 3, 2006 [4]	-
Sierra Leone	Apr 11, 2008	Mar 12, 2008 [2]	-
Tanzania, Un. Rep. of	Aug 27, 2008	Jul 28, 2008 [2]	-
Syrian Arab Republic	Jun 5, 2009	May 6, 2009 [2]	-
Benin	May 28, 2011	Apr 28, 2011 [2]	-

* [1] Ratification [2] Accession/approbation [3] Acceptance/approval [4] Succession [5] Consent to be bound [6] Definite signature