| Countries/Territories |
Entry into force |
Ratification * |
Simple signature |
| Angola |
Oct 15, 1991
|
Oct 15, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Jun 19, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Bahamas |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Sep 28, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Barbados |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Oct 2, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Belgium |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Jul 12, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Belize |
Jan 17, 1992
|
Jan 17, 1992
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Benin |
Sep 2, 1991
|
Sep 2, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Botswana |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Sep 7, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Burkina Faso |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Apr 10, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Burundi |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Sep 21, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Cameroon |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Apr 4, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Central African Republic |
Nov 4, 1991
|
Nov 4, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Chad |
Oct 4, 1991
|
Oct 4, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Comoros |
Sep 1, 1991
|
May 13, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Congo |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Jun 24, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Nov 20, 1991
|
Nov 20, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Denmark |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Nov 23, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 8, 1984
|
| Djibouti |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Jul 4, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Dominica |
Sep 1, 1991
|
May 2, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Dominican Republic |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Aug 31, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Equatorial Guinea |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Nov 14, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Ethiopia |
Sep 2, 1991
|
Sep 2, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Fiji |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Mar 15, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| France |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Jun 29, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Gabon |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Feb 1, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Gambia |
Feb 5, 1992
|
Feb 5, 1992
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Germany |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Oct 26, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Ghana |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Jan 31, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Greece |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Mar 8, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Grenada |
Sep 1, 1991
|
May 28, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Guinea |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Jul 6, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Guinea-Bissau |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Sep 4, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Guyana |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Oct 3, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Haiti |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Aug 23, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Ireland |
Sep 1, 1991
|
May 16, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Italy |
Sep 1, 1991
|
May 7, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Jamaica |
Sep 1, 1991
|
May 29, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Kenya |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Jan 10, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Kiribati |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Dec 21, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Lesotho |
Mar 18, 1992
|
Mar 18, 1992
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Liberia |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Dec 7, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Luxembourg |
May 20, 1992
|
May 20, 1992
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Madagascar |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Jun 20, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Malawi |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Feb 27, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Mali |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Feb 5, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Mauritania |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Sep 14, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Mauritius |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Apr 29, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Mozambique |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Oct 1, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Namibia |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Mar 15, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Netherlands |
Oct 31, 1991
|
Oct 31, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Niger |
Sep 1, 1991
|
May 31, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Nigeria |
Sep 1, 1991
|
May 7, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Papua New Guinea |
Oct 31, 1991
|
Oct 31, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Portugal |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Oct 8, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Rwanda |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Jul 24, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Sep 1, 1991
|
May 14, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Saint Lucia |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Jan 18, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Dec 5, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Samoa |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Nov 6, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Sao Tome and Principe |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Nov 19, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Senegal |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Sep 25, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Seychelles |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Nov 21, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Sierra Leone |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Oct 3, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Solomon Islands |
Sep 1, 1991
|
May 7, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Spain |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Jul 16, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Sudan |
Sep 1, 1991
|
May 31, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Suriname |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Apr 25, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Togo |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Jan 15, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Tonga |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Mar 25, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Jul 2, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Tuvalu |
Nov 4, 1991
|
Nov 4, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Uganda |
Sep 1, 1991
|
May 31, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| United Kingdom |
Feb 15, 1992
|
Feb 15, 1992
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Tanzania, Un. Rep. of |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Sep 17, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Vanuatu |
Sep 1, 1991
|
May 30, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Zambia |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Mar 13, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Zimbabwe |
Feb 7, 1992
|
Feb 7, 1992
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Congo, Dem. Rep. of |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Apr 4, 1991
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Cabo Verde |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Oct 15, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
| Eswatini, Kingdom of |
Sep 1, 1991
|
Oct 15, 1990
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1989
|
* [1] Ratification
[2] Accession/approbation
[3] Acceptance/approval
[4] Succession
[5] Consent to be bound
[6] Definite signature