International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (Dec. 2, 1946)

Countries/Territories	Entry into force	Ratification *	Simple signature
Antigua and Barbuda	Jul 21, 1982	Jul 21, 1982 [2]	-
Argentina	May 18, 1960	May 18, 1960 [1]	Dec 2, 1946
Australia	Nov 10, 1948	Dec 1, 1947 [1]	Dec 2, 1946
Austria	May 20, 1994	May 20, 1994 [2]	-
Belgium	Jul 14, 2004	Jul 14, 2004 [2]	-
Benin	Apr 26, 2002	Apr 26, 2002 [2]	-
Belize	Jun 17, 2003	Jun 17, 2003 [2]	-
Brazil	Jan 4, 1974	Jan 4, 1974 [2]	-
Cambodia	Jun 1, 2006	Jun 1, 2006 [2]	-
Chile	Jul 6, 1979	Jul 6, 1979 [1]	Dec 2, 1946
China	Sep 24, 1980	Sep 24, 1980 [2]	-
Cameroon	Jun 14, 2005	Jun 14, 2005 [2]	-
Costa Rica	Jul 24, 1981	Jul 24, 1981 [2]	-
Czech Republic	Jan 24, 2005	Jan 24, 2005 [2]	-
Denmark	May 23, 1950	May 23, 1950 [1]	Dec 2, 1946
Dominica	Jun 18, 1992	Jun 18, 1992 [2]	-
Finland	Feb 23, 1983	Feb 23, 1983 [2]	-
France	Dec 3, 1948	Dec 3, 1948 [1]	Dec 2, 1946
Gabon	May 8, 2002	May 8, 2002 [2]	-
Gambia	May 17, 2005	May 17, 2005 [2]	-
United Kingdom	Nov 10, 1948	Jun 17, 1947 [1]	Dec 2, 1946
Germany	Jul 2, 1982	Jul 2, 1982 [2]	-
Grenada	Apr 7, 1993	Apr 7, 1993 [2]	-
Guinea	Jun 21, 2000	Jun 21, 2000 [2]	-
Hungary	Jun 1, 2004	Jun 1, 2004 [2]	-
Iceland	Oct 10, 2002	Oct 10, 2002 [2]	-
India	Mar 9, 1981	Mar 9, 1981 [2]	-
Ireland	Jan 2, 1985	Jan 2, 1985 [2]	-
Israel	Jun 7, 2006	Jun 7, 2006 [2]	-
Italy	Feb 12, 1998	Feb 12, 1998 [2]	-
Côte d'Ivoire	Jul 8, 2004	Jul 8, 2004 [2]	-
Kenya	Dec 2, 1981	Dec 2, 1981 [2]	-
Kiribati	Dec 28, 2004	Dec 28, 2004 [2]	-
Korea, Republic of	Dec 29, 1978	Dec 29, 1978 [2]	-
Marshall Islands	Jun 1, 2006	Jun 1, 2006 [2]	-
Mauritania	Dec 23, 2003	Dec 23, 2003 [2]	-
Mexico	Jun 30, 1949	Jun 30, 1949 [2]	-
Mali	Aug 17, 2004	Aug 17, 2004 [2]	-
Monaco	Mar 15, 1982	Mar 15, 1982 [2]	-
Mongolia	May 16, 2002	May 16, 2002 [2]	-
Morocco	Feb 12, 2001	Feb 12, 2001 [1]	-
Nauru	Jun 15, 2005	Jun 15, 2005 [2]	-
Netherlands	Jun 14, 1977	Jun 14, 1977 [2]	-
Nicaragua	Jun 5, 2003	Jun 5, 2003 [2]	-
Norway	Sep 23, 1960	Sep 23, 1960 [2]	-
New Zealand	Jun 15, 1976	Jun 15, 1976 [2]	-
Oman	Jul 15, 1980	Jul 15, 1980 [2]	-
Panama	Jun 12, 2001	Jun 12, 2001 [2]	-
Palau	May 8, 2002	May 8, 2002 [2]	-
Peru	Jun 18, 1979	Jun 18, 1979 [1]	Dec 2, 1946
Portugal	May 14, 2002	May 14, 2002 [2]	-
Russian Federation	Nov 10, 1948	Sep 11, 1948 [1]	Dec 2, 1946
South Africa	Nov 10, 1948	May 5, 1948 [1]	Dec 2, 1946
Senegal	Jul 15, 1982	Jul 15, 1982 [2]	-
Slovakia	Mar 22, 2005	Mar 22, 2005 [2]	-
Slovenia	Sep 20, 2006	Sep 20, 2006 [2]	-
San Marino	Apr 16, 2002	Apr 16, 2002 [2]	-
Solomon Islands	May 10, 1993	May 10, 1993 [2]	-
Spain	Jul 6, 1979	Jul 6, 1979 [2]	-
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Jun 24, 1992	Jun 24, 1992 [2]	-
Saint Lucia	Jun 29, 1981	Jun 29, 1981 [2]	-
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Jul 22, 1981	Jul 22, 1981 [2]	-
Suriname	Jul 14, 2004	Jul 14, 2004 [2]	-
Sweden	Jun 15, 1979	Jun 15, 1979 [2]	-
Switzerland	May 29, 1980	May 29, 1980 [2]	-
Togo	Jun 15, 2005	Jun 15, 2005 [2]	-
Tuvalu	Jun 30, 2004	Jun 30, 2004 [2]	-
United States of America	Nov 10, 1948	Jul 18, 1947 [1]	Dec 2, 1946
Croatia	Jan 10, 2007	Jan 10, 2007 [2]	-
Cyprus	Feb 26, 2007	Feb 26, 2007 [2]	-
Ecuador	May 10, 2007	May 10, 2007 [3]	-
Lao, People's Dem. Rep.	May 22, 2007	May 22, 2007 [2]	-
Guinea-Bissau	May 29, 2007	May 29, 2007 [2]	-
Luxembourg	Jun 10, 2005	Jun 10, 2005 [2]	-
Uruguay	Sep 27, 2007	Sep 27, 2007 [2]	-
Congo	May 29, 2008	May 29, 2008 [2]	-
Romania	Apr 9, 2008	Apr 9, 2008 [2]	-
Tanzania, Un. Rep. of	Jun 23, 2008	Jun 23, 2008 [2]	-
Lithuania	Nov 25, 2008	Nov 25, 2008 [2]	-
Estonia	Jan 7, 2009	Jan 7, 2009 [2]	-
Bulgaria	Aug 10, 2009	Aug 10, 2009 [2]	-
Dominican Republic	Jul 30, 2009	Jul 30, 2009 [2]	-
Ghana	Jul 17, 2009	Jul 17, 2009 [2]	-
Colombia	Mar 22, 2011	Mar 22, 2011 [2]	-
Eritrea	Oct 10, 2007	Oct 10, 2007 [2]	-
Liberia	Aug 10, 2018	Aug 10, 2018 [2]	-
Sao Tome and Principe	May 18, 2018	May 18, 2018 [2]	-
Poland	Apr 17, 2009	Apr 17, 2009 [2]	-

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