Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation and Management of Marine Turtles and their Habitats of the Indian Ocean and South East Asia (Sept. 1, 2001) Countries/Territories Entry into force Simple signature Australia Sep 1, 2001 Jun 23, 2001 Bangladesh Nov 1, 2003 Oct 23, 2003 Cambodia Jan 1, 2003 Dec 12, 2002 Comoros Sep 1, 2001 Jun 23, 2001 Eritrea Dec 1, 2005 Nov 24, 2005 United Kingdom Apr 1, 2002 Mar 27, 2002 Indonesia Apr 1, 2005 Mar 31, 2005 Iran, Islamic Republic of Sep 1, 2001 Jun 23, 2001 Jordan Apr 1, 2004 Mar 18, 2004 Kenya Jun 1, 2002 May 9, 2002 Madagascar Feb 1, 2003 Jan 22, 2003 Myanmar Sep 1, 2001 Jun 23, 2001 Oman Apr 1, 2004 Mar 16, 2004 Pakistan Aug 1, 2004 Jul 12, 2004 Philippines Sep 1, 2001 Jun 23, 2001 South Africa Mar 1, 2005 Feb 22, 2005 Saudi Arabia Sep 1, 2005 Aug 3, 2005 Seychelles Feb 1, 2003 Jan 22, 2003 Sri Lanka Sep 1, 2001 Jun 23, 2001 Tanzania, Un. Rep. of Sep 1, 2001 Jun 23, 2001 Thailand Jun 1, 2004 May 15, 2004 United States of America Sep 1, 2001 Jun 23, 2001 Viet Nam Aug 1, 2001 Jul 24, 2001 Bahrain Jan 1, 2007 Dec 10, 2006 United Arab Emirates Feb 1, 2007 Jan 18, 2007 France Jan 1, 2009 Dec 5, 2008 India Mar 1, 2007 Feb 20, 2007 Mauritius Aug 1, 2002 Jul 12, 2002 Mozambique Jan 1, 2009 Dec 5, 2008 Yemen Sep 1, 2008 Aug 20, 2008 Maldives May 1, 2010 Apr 26, 2010 Papua New Guinea Oct 1, 2010 Sep 10, 2010 Malaysia Oct 1, 2011 Sep 19, 2011 Egypt May 1, 2014 Feb 17, 2014 Sudan May 1, 2014 Feb 17, 2014