States

State RS Signed Ratified APIC Signed Ratified
Afghanistan — 10 Feb, 2003 — —
Albania 18 Jul, 1998 31 Jan, 2003 — 02 Aug, 2006
Algeria 28 Dec, 2000 — — —
Andorra 18 Jul, 1998 30 Apr, 2001 21 Jun, 2004 11 Feb, 2005
Angola 07 Oct, 1998 — — —
Antigua and Barbuda 23 Oct, 1998 18 Jun, 2001 — —
Argentina 08 Jan, 1999 08 Feb, 2001 07 Oct, 2002 01 Feb, 2007
Armenia 01 Oct, 1999 14 Nov, 2023 — —
Australia 09 Dec, 1998 01 Jul, 2002 — —
Austria 07 Oct, 1998 28 Dec, 2000 10 Sep, 2002 17 Dec, 2003
Azerbaijan — — — —
Bahamas 29 Dec, 2000 — 30 Jun, 2004 —
Bahrain 11 Dec, 2000 — — —
Bangladesh 16 Sep, 1999 23 Mar, 2010 — —
Barbados 08 Sep, 2000 10 Dec, 2002 — —
Belarus — — — —
Belgium 10 Sep, 1998 28 Jun, 2000 11 Sep, 2002 28 Mar, 2005
Belize 05 Apr, 2000 05 Apr, 2000 26 Sep, 2003 14 Sep, 2005
Benin 24 Sep, 1999 22 Jan, 2002 10 Sep, 2002 24 Jan, 2006
Bhutan — — — —
Bolivia, Plurinational State of 17 Jul, 1998 27 Jun, 2002 23 Mar, 2004 20 Jan, 2006
Bosnia and Herzegovina 17 Jul, 2000 11 Apr, 2002 — 24 Jan, 2012
Botswana 08 Sep, 2000 08 Sep, 2000 — 13 Nov, 2008
Brazil 07 Feb, 2000 20 Jun, 2002 17 May, 2004 12 Dec, 2011
Brunei Darussalam — — — —
Bulgaria 11 Feb, 1999 11 Apr, 2002 02 May, 2003 28 Jul, 2006
Burkina Faso 30 Nov, 1998 16 Apr, 2004 07 May, 2004 10 Oct, 2005
Burundi 13 Jan, 1999 21 Sep, 2004 — —
Cabo Verde 28 Dec, 2000 10 Oct, 2011 — —
Cambodia 23 Oct, 2000 11 Apr, 2002 — —
Cameroon 17 Jul, 1998 — — —
Canada 18 Dec, 1998 07 Jul, 2000 30 Apr, 2004 22 Jun, 2004
Central African Republic 07 Dec, 1999 03 Oct, 2001 — 06 Oct, 2006
Chad 20 Oct, 1999 01 Nov, 2006 — —
Chile 11 Sep, 1998 29 Jun, 2009 — 26 Sep, 2011
China — — — —
Colombia 10 Dec, 1998 05 Aug, 2002 18 Dec, 2003 15 Apr, 2009
Comoros 22 Sep, 2000 18 Aug, 2006 — —
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 08 Sep, 2000 11 Apr, 2002 — 03 Jul, 2007
Congo, Republic of the 17 Jul, 1998 03 May, 2004 — —
Cook Islands — 18 Jul, 2008 — —
Costa Rica 07 Oct, 1998 07 Jun, 2001 16 Sep, 2002 28 Apr, 2011
Côte d'Ivoire 30 Nov, 1998 15 Feb, 2013 — —
Croatia 12 Oct, 1998 21 May, 2001 23 Sep, 2003 17 Dec, 2004
Cuba — — — —
Cyprus 15 Oct, 1998 07 Mar, 2002 10 Jun, 2003 18 Aug, 2005
Czech Republic 13 Apr, 1999 21 Jul, 2009 — 04 May, 2011
Denmark 25 Sep, 1998 21 Jun, 2001 13 Sep, 2002 03 Jun, 2005
Djibouti 07 Oct, 1998 05 Nov, 2002 — —
Dominica — 12 Feb, 2001 — —
Dominican Republic 08 Sep, 2000 12 May, 2005 — 10 Sep, 2009
Ecuador 07 Oct, 1998 05 Feb, 2002 26 Sep, 2002 19 Apr, 2006
Egypt 26 Dec, 2000 — — —
El Salvador — 03 Mar, 2016 — —
Equatorial Guinea — — — —
Eritrea 07 Oct, 1998 — — —
Estonia 27 Dec, 1999 30 Jan, 2002 27 Jun, 2003 13 Sep, 2004
Ethiopia — — — —
Fiji 29 Nov, 1999 29 Nov, 1999 — —
Finland 07 Oct, 1998 29 Dec, 2000 10 Sep, 2002 08 Dec, 2004
France 18 Jul, 1998 09 Jun, 2000 10 Sep, 2002 17 Feb, 2004
Gabon 22 Dec, 1998 20 Sep, 2000 — 22 Sep, 2010
Gambia 04 Dec, 1998 28 Jun, 2002 — —
Georgia 18 Jul, 1998 05 Sep, 2003 — 10 Mar, 2010
Germany 10 Dec, 1998 11 Dec, 2000 14 Jul, 2003 02 Sep, 2004
Ghana 18 Jul, 1998 20 Dec, 1999 12 Sep, 2003 —
Greece 18 Jul, 1998 15 May, 2002 25 Sep, 2003 06 Jul, 2007
Grenada — 19 May, 2011 — —
Guatemala — 02 Apr, 2012 — —
Guinea 07 Sep, 2000 14 Jul, 2003 01 Apr, 2004 —
Guinea-Bissau 12 Sep, 2000 — — —
Guyana 28 Dec, 2000 24 Sep, 2004 — 16 Nov, 2005
Haiti 26 Feb, 1999 — — —
Honduras 07 Oct, 1998 01 Jul, 2002 — 01 Apr, 2008
Hungary 15 Jan, 1999 30 Nov, 2001 10 Sep, 2002 22 Mar, 2006
Iceland 26 Aug, 1998 25 May, 2000 10 Sep, 2002 01 Dec, 2003
India — — — —
Indonesia — — — —
Iran, Islamic Republic of 31 Dec, 2000 — — —
Iraq — — — —
Ireland 07 Oct, 1998 11 Apr, 2002 09 Sep, 2003 20 Nov, 2006
Israel 31 Dec, 2000 — — —
Italy 18 Jul, 1998 26 Jul, 1999 10 Sep, 2002 20 Nov, 2006
Jamaica 08 Sep, 2000 — 30 Jun, 2004 —
Japan — 17 Jul, 2007 — —
Jordan 07 Oct, 1998 11 Apr, 2002 28 Jun, 2004 —
Kazakhstan — — — —
Kenya 11 Aug, 1999 15 Mar, 2005 — —
Kiribati — 26 Nov, 2019 — —
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of — — — —
Korea, Republic of 08 Mar, 2000 13 Nov, 2002 28 Jun, 2004 18 Oct, 2006
Kosovo — — — —
Kuwait 08 Sep, 2000 — — —
Kyrgyzstan 08 Dec, 1998 — — —
Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos) — — — —
Latvia 22 Apr, 1999 28 Jun, 2002 29 Jun, 2004 23 Dec, 2004
Lebanon — — — —
Lesotho 30 Nov, 1998 06 Sep, 2000 — 16 Sep, 2005
Liberia 17 Jul, 1998 22 Sep, 2004 — 16 Sep, 2005
Libya — — — —
Liechtenstein 18 Jul, 1998 02 Oct, 2001 — 21 Sep, 2004
Lithuania 10 Dec, 1998 12 May, 2003 25 May, 2004 30 Dec, 2004
Luxembourg 13 Oct, 1998 08 Sep, 2000 10 Sep, 2002 20 Jan, 2006
Madagascar 18 Jul, 1998 14 Mar, 2008 12 Sep, 2002 —
Malawi 02 Mar, 1999 19 Sep, 2002 — 07 Oct, 2009
Malaysia — — — —
Maldives — 21 Sep, 2011 — —
Mali 17 Jul, 1998 16 Aug, 2000 20 Sep, 2002 08 Jul, 2004
Malta 17 Jul, 1998 29 Nov, 2002 — 21 Sep, 2011
Marshall Islands 06 Sep, 2000 07 Dec, 2000 — —
Mauritania — — — —
Mauritius 11 Nov, 1998 05 Mar, 2002 — —
Mexico 07 Sep, 2000 28 Oct, 2005 — 26 Sep, 2007
Micronesia, Federated States of — — — —
Moldova, Republic of 08 Sep, 2000 12 Oct, 2010 — 17 May, 2017
Monaco 18 Jul, 1998 — — —
Mongolia 29 Dec, 2000 11 Apr, 2002 04 Feb, 2003 —
Montenegro — 23 Oct, 2006 — 23 Oct, 2006
Morocco 08 Sep, 2000 — — —
Mozambique 28 Dec, 2000 — — —
Myanmar — — — —
Namibia 27 Oct, 1998 25 Jun, 2002 10 Sep, 2002 29 Jan, 2004
Nauru 13 Dec, 2000 12 Nov, 2001 — —
Nepal — — — —
Netherlands 18 Jul, 1998 17 Jul, 2001 11 Sep, 2003 24 Jul, 2008
New Zealand 07 Oct, 1998 07 Sep, 2000 22 Oct, 2002 14 Apr, 2004
Nicaragua — — — —
Niger 17 Jul, 1998 11 Apr, 2002 — —
Nigeria 01 Jun, 2000 27 Sep, 2001 — —
Norway 28 Aug, 1998 16 Feb, 2000 10 Sep, 2002 10 Sep, 2002
Oman 20 Dec, 2000 — — —
Pakistan — — — —
Palau — — — —
Palestine — 02 Jan, 2015 — 02 Jan, 2015
Panama 18 Jul, 1998 21 Mar, 2002 14 Apr, 2003 16 Aug, 2004
Papua New Guinea — — — —
Paraguay 07 Oct, 1998 14 May, 2001 11 Feb, 2004 19 Jul, 2005
Peru 07 Dec, 2000 10 Nov, 2001 10 Sep, 2002 17 Jan, 2017
Philippines 28 Dec, 2000 30 Aug, 2011 — —
Poland 09 Apr, 1999 12 Nov, 2001 30 Jun, 2004 10 Feb, 2009
Portugal 07 Oct, 1998 05 Feb, 2002 10 Dec, 2002 03 Oct, 2007
Qatar — — — —
Romania 07 Jul, 1999 11 Apr, 2002 30 Jun, 2004 17 Nov, 2005
Russian Federation 13 Sep, 2000 — — —
Rwanda — — — —
Saint Kitts and Nevis — 22 Aug, 2006 — —
Saint Lucia 27 Aug, 1999 18 Aug, 2010 — —
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — 03 Dec, 2002 — —
Samoa 17 Jul, 1998 16 Sep, 2002 — 08 Apr, 2016
San Marino 18 Jul, 1998 13 May, 1999 — 12 Mar, 2020
Sao Tome and Principe 28 Dec, 2000 — — —
Saudi Arabia — — — —
Senegal 18 Jul, 1998 02 Feb, 1999 19 Sep, 2002 25 Sep, 2014
Serbia 19 Dec, 2000 06 Sep, 2001 18 Jul, 2003 07 May, 2004
Seychelles 28 Dec, 2000 10 Aug, 2010 — —
Sierra Leone 17 Oct, 1998 15 Sep, 2000 26 Sep, 2003 —
Singapore — — — —
Slovakia 23 Dec, 1998 11 Apr, 2002 19 Dec, 2003 26 May, 2004
Slovenia 07 Oct, 1998 31 Dec, 2001 25 Sep, 2003 23 Sep, 2004
Solomon Islands 03 Dec, 1998 — — —
Somalia — — — —
South Africa 17 Jul, 1998 27 Nov, 2000 — —
South Sudan — — — —
Spain 18 Jul, 1998 24 Oct, 2000 21 Apr, 2003 24 Sep, 2009
Sri Lanka — — — —
Sudan 08 Sep, 2000 — — —
Suriname — 15 Jul, 2008 — —
Swaziland — — — —
Sweden 07 Oct, 1998 28 Jun, 2001 19 Feb, 2004 13 Jan, 2005
Switzerland 18 Jul, 1998 12 Oct, 2001 10 Sep, 2002 25 Sep, 2012
Syrian Arab Republic 29 Nov, 2000 — — —
Tajikistan 30 Nov, 1998 05 May, 2000 — —
Tanzania, United Republic of 29 Dec, 2000 20 Aug, 2002 27 Jan, 2004 —
Thailand 02 Oct, 2000 — — —
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 07 Oct, 1998 06 Mar, 2002 — 19 Oct, 2005
Timor-Leste — 06 Sep, 2002 — —
Togo — — — —
Tonga — — — —
Trinidad and Tobago 23 Mar, 1999 06 Apr, 1999 10 Sep, 2002 06 Feb, 2003
Tunisia — 24 Jun, 2011 — 29 Jun, 2011
Turkey — — — —
Turkmenistan — — — —
Tuvalu — — — —
Uganda 17 Mar, 1999 14 Jun, 2002 07 Apr, 2004 21 Jan, 2009
Ukraine 20 Jan, 2000 — — 29 Jan, 2007
United Arab Emirates 27 Nov, 2000 — — —
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 30 Nov, 1998 04 Oct, 2001 10 Sep, 2002 25 Jan, 2008
United States of America 31 Dec, 2000 — — —
Uruguay 19 Dec, 2000 28 Jun, 2002 30 Jun, 2004 03 Nov, 2006
Uzbekistan 29 Dec, 2000 — — —
Vanuatu — 02 Dec, 2011 — —
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 14 Oct, 1998 07 Jun, 2000 16 Jul, 2003 —
Viet Nam — — — —
Yemen 28 Dec, 2000 — — —
Zambia 17 Jul, 1998 13 Nov, 2002 — —
Zimbabwe 17 Jul, 1998 — — —

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