| Countries/Territories |
Entry into force |
Ratification * |
Simple signature |
| Albania |
Jul 1, 2005
|
Apr 1, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Algeria |
May 16, 2005
|
Feb 16, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Mar 16, 1998
|
| Argentina |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Mar 16, 1998
|
| Armenia |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Apr 25, 2003
[2]
|
- |
| Australia |
Mar 11, 2008
|
- |
Apr 29, 1998
|
| Austria |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Apr 29, 1998
|
| Azerbaijan |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Sep 28, 2000
[2]
|
- |
| Bahrain |
May 1, 2006
|
Jan 31, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Barbados |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Aug 7, 2000
[2]
|
- |
| Belgium |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Apr 29, 1998
|
| Benin |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Feb 25, 2002
[2]
|
- |
| Bangladesh |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Oct 22, 2001
[2]
|
- |
| Bahamas |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Apr 9, 1999
[2]
|
- |
| Bhutan |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Aug 26, 2002
[2]
|
- |
| Burkina Faso |
Jun 30, 2005
|
Mar 31, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Belarus |
Nov 26, 2005
|
Aug 26, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Belize |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Sep 26, 2003
[2]
|
- |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Jul 9, 1998
|
| Botswana |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Aug 8, 2003
[2]
|
- |
| Brazil |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Apr 29, 1998
|
| Bulgaria |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Sep 18, 1998
|
| Burundi |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Oct 18, 2001
[2]
|
- |
| Cambodia |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Aug 22, 2002
[2]
|
- |
| Chile |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Jun 17, 1998
|
| China |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Aug 30, 2002
[3]
|
May 29, 1998
|
| Cameroon |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Aug 28, 2002
[2]
|
- |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. of |
Jun 23, 2005
|
Mar 23, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Colombia |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Nov 30, 2001
[2]
|
- |
| Costa Rica |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Apr 27, 1998
|
| Croatia |
Aug 28, 2007
|
- |
Mar 11, 1999
|
| Cuba |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Mar 15, 1999
|
| Cabo Verde |
May 11, 2006
|
Feb 10, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Cyprus |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Jul 16, 1999
[2]
|
- |
| Czech Republic |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Nov 15, 2001
[3]
|
Nov 23, 1998
|
| Denmark |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Apr 29, 1998
|
| Djibouti |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Mar 12, 2002
[2]
|
- |
| Dominica |
Apr 23, 2005
|
Jan 25, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Dominican Republic |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Feb 12, 2002
[2]
|
- |
| Ecuador |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Jan 15, 1999
|
| Egypt |
Apr 10, 2005
|
- |
Mar 15, 1999
|
| El Salvador |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Jun 8, 1998
|
| Equatorial Guinea |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Aug 16, 2000
[2]
|
- |
| Eritrea |
Oct 28, 2005
|
Jul 28, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Estonia |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Dec 3, 1998
|
| Ethiopia |
Jul 14, 2005
|
Apr 14, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| European Union |
Feb 16, 2005
|
May 31, 2002
[3]
|
Apr 29, 1998
|
| Fiji |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Sep 17, 1998
|
| Finland |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Apr 29, 1998
|
| France |
Feb 16, 2005
|
May 31, 2002
[3]
|
Apr 29, 1998
|
| Gambia |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Jun 1, 2001
[2]
|
- |
| United Kingdom |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Apr 29, 1998
|
| Guinea-Bissau |
Feb 18, 2006
|
Nov 18, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Georgia |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Jun 16, 1999
[2]
|
- |
| Germany |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Apr 29, 1998
|
| Ghana |
Feb 16, 2005
|
May 30, 2003
[2]
|
- |
| Greece |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Apr 29, 1998
|
| Grenada |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Aug 6, 2002
[2]
|
- |
| Guatemala |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Jul 10, 1998
|
| Guinea |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Sep 7, 2000
[2]
|
- |
| Guyana |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Aug 5, 2003
[2]
|
- |
| Haiti |
Oct 6, 2005
|
Jul 6, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Honduras |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Feb 25, 1999
|
| Hungary |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Aug 21, 2002
[2]
|
- |
| Iceland |
Feb 16, 2005
|
May 23, 2002
[2]
|
- |
| India |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Aug 26, 2002
[2]
|
- |
| Indonesia |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Jul 13, 1998
|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Nov 22, 2005
|
Aug 22, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Ireland |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Apr 29, 1998
|
| Israel |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Dec 16, 1998
|
| Italy |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Apr 29, 1998
|
| Jamaica |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Jun 28, 1999
[2]
|
- |
| Japan |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Jun 4, 2002
[3]
|
Apr 28, 1998
|
| Jordan |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Jan 17, 2003
[2]
|
- |
| Kazakhstan |
Sep 17, 2009
|
- |
Mar 12, 1999
|
| Kenya |
May 25, 2005
|
Feb 25, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Kiribati |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Sep 7, 2000
[2]
|
- |
| Korea, Republic of |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Sep 25, 1998
|
| Kuwait |
Jun 11, 2005
|
Mar 11, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Feb 16, 2005
|
May 13, 2003
[2]
|
- |
| Lao, People's Dem. Rep. |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Feb 6, 2003
[2]
|
- |
| Latvia |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Dec 14, 1998
|
| Liberia |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Nov 5, 2002
[2]
|
- |
| Lesotho |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Sep 6, 2000
[2]
|
- |
| Libya |
Nov 22, 2006
|
Aug 24, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Liechtenstein |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Jun 29, 1998
|
| Lithuania |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Sep 21, 1998
|
| Luxembourg |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Apr 29, 1998
|
| North Macedonia |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Nov 18, 2004
[2]
|
- |
| Madagascar |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Sep 24, 2003
[2]
|
- |
| Malaysia |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Mar 12, 1999
|
| Marshall Islands |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Mar 17, 1998
|
| Mauritius |
Feb 16, 2005
|
May 9, 2001
[2]
|
- |
| Mauritania |
Oct 20, 2005
|
Jul 22, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Maldives |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Mar 16, 1998
|
| Mexico |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Jun 9, 1998
|
| Micronesia, Fed. States |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Mar 17, 1998
|
| Mali |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Jan 27, 1999
|
| Malta |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Apr 17, 1998
|
| Malawi |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Oct 26, 2001
[2]
|
- |
| Monaco |
May 26, 2006
|
- |
Apr 29, 1998
|
| Moldova, Republic of |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Apr 22, 2003
[2]
|
- |
| Mongolia |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Dec 15, 1999
[2]
|
- |
| Morocco |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Jan 25, 2002
[2]
|
- |
| Mozambique |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Jan 18, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Myanmar |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Aug 13, 2003
[2]
|
- |
| Namibia |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Sep 4, 2003
[2]
|
- |
| Nauru |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Aug 16, 2001
[2]
|
- |
| Nepal |
Dec 16, 2005
|
Sep 16, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Niger |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Oct 23, 1998
|
| Netherlands |
Feb 16, 2005
|
May 31, 2002
[3]
|
Apr 29, 1998
|
| Nicaragua |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Jul 7, 1998
|
| Nigeria |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Dec 10, 2004
[2]
|
- |
| Norway |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Apr 29, 1998
|
| New Zealand |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
May 22, 1998
|
| Oman |
Apr 19, 2005
|
Jan 19, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Pakistan |
Apr 11, 2005
|
Jan 11, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Panama |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Jun 8, 1998
|
| Paraguay |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Aug 25, 1998
|
| Palau |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Dec 10, 1999
[2]
|
- |
| Peru |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Nov 13, 1998
|
| Philippines |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Apr 15, 1998
|
| Papua New Guinea |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Mar 2, 1999
|
| Poland |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Jul 15, 1998
|
| Portugal |
Feb 16, 2005
|
May 31, 2002
[3]
|
Apr 29, 1998
|
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. |
Jul 27, 2005
|
Apr 27, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Qatar |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Jan 11, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Romania |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Jan 5, 1999
|
| Russian Federation |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Mar 11, 1999
|
| Rwanda |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Jul 22, 2004
[2]
|
- |
| South Africa |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Jul 31, 2002
[2]
|
- |
| Samoa |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Mar 16, 1998
|
| Saudi Arabia |
Apr 30, 2005
|
Jan 31, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Senegal |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Jul 20, 2001
[2]
|
- |
| Seychelles |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Mar 20, 1998
|
| Singapore |
Jul 12, 2006
|
Apr 12, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Slovakia |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Feb 26, 1999
|
| Slovenia |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Oct 21, 1998
|
| Solomon Islands |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Sep 29, 1998
|
| Spain |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Apr 29, 1998
|
| Sri Lanka |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Sep 3, 2002
[2]
|
- |
| Saint Lucia |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Mar 16, 1998
|
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Mar 19, 1998
|
| Sudan |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Nov 2, 2004
[2]
|
- |
| Suriname |
Dec 24, 2006
|
Sep 25, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Eswatini, Kingdom of |
Apr 13, 2006
|
Jan 13, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Sweden |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Apr 29, 1998
|
| Switzerland |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Mar 16, 1998
|
| Syrian Arab Republic |
Apr 27, 2006
|
Jan 27, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Tanzania, Un. Rep. of |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Aug 26, 2002
[2]
|
- |
| Thailand |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Feb 2, 1999
|
| Togo |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Jul 2, 2004
[2]
|
- |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Jan 7, 1999
|
| Turkmenistan |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Sep 28, 1998
|
| Tunisia |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Jan 22, 2003
[2]
|
- |
| Tuvalu |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Nov 16, 1998
|
| United Arab Emirates |
Apr 24, 2005
|
Jan 26, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Uganda |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Mar 25, 2002
[2]
|
- |
| Ukraine |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Mar 15, 1999
|
| Uruguay |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Jul 29, 1998
|
| United States of America |
- |
- |
Nov 12, 1998
|
| Uzbekistan |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Nov 20, 1998
|
| Vanuatu |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Jul 17, 2001
[2]
|
- |
| Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of |
May 18, 2005
|
Feb 18, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Viet Nam |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Dec 3, 1998
|
| Yemen |
Feb 16, 2005
|
Sep 15, 2004
[2]
|
- |
| Zambia |
Oct 5, 2006
|
- |
Aug 5, 1998
|
| Congo |
May 14, 2007
|
Feb 12, 2007
[2]
|
- |
| Gabon |
Apr 12, 2007
|
Dec 12, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Lebanon |
Feb 11, 2007
|
Nov 13, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Sierra Leone |
Feb 8, 2007
|
Nov 10, 2006
[2]
|
- |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Jul 15, 2007
|
Apr 16, 2007
[2]
|
- |
| Angola |
Aug 6, 2007
|
May 8, 2007
[2]
|
- |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Jul 22, 2007
|
Apr 23, 2007
[2]
|
- |
| Montenegro |
Sep 4, 2007
|
Jun 4, 2007
[2]
|
- |
| Serbia |
Jan 19, 2008
|
Oct 19, 2007
[2]
|
- |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Jul 7, 2008
|
Apr 8, 2008
[2]
|
- |
| Tonga |
Apr 13, 2008
|
Jan 14, 2008
[2]
|
- |
| Cook Islands (New Zealand) |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Sep 16, 1998
|
| Niue (New Zealand) |
Feb 16, 2005
|
- |
Dec 8, 1998
|
| Sao Tome and Principe |
Jul 24, 2008
|
Apr 25, 2008
[2]
|
- |
| Central African Republic |
Jun 16, 2008
|
Mar 18, 2008
[2]
|
- |
| Comoros |
Jul 9, 2008
|
Apr 10, 2008
[2]
|
- |
| Timor-Leste |
Jan 12, 2009
|
Oct 14, 2008
[2]
|
- |
| Tajikistan |
Mar 29, 2009
|
Dec 29, 2008
[2]
|
- |
| Turkey |
Aug 26, 2009
|
May 28, 2009
[2]
|
- |
| Zimbabwe |
Sep 28, 2009
|
Jun 30, 2009
[2]
|
- |
| Iraq |
Oct 27, 2009
|
Jul 28, 2009
[2]
|
- |
| Brunei Darussalam |
Nov 18, 2009
|
Aug 20, 2009
[2]
|
- |
| Chad |
Nov 17, 2009
|
Aug 18, 2009
[2]
|
- |
| San Marino |
Jul 27, 2010
|
Apr 28, 2010
[2]
|
- |
| Somalia |
Oct 24, 2010
|
Jul 26, 2010
[2]
|
- |
| Afghanistan |
Mar 25, 2013
|
Mar 25, 2013
[2]
|
- |
* [1] Ratification
[2] Accession/approbation
[3] Acceptance/approval
[4] Succession
[5] Consent to be bound
[6] Definite signature