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Position |
Entry Into Force |
Initial Article 7 Report |
2007 UNGA Resolution 62/41 |
8MSP |
CCW Amended |
CCW |
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Afghanistan |
Acceded |
1 March 2003 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Albania |
Ratified |
1 August 2000 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
28 August 2002 |
12 May 2006 |
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Algeria |
Ratified |
1 April 2002 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Andorra |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Angola |
Ratified |
1 January 2003 |
Yes |
Absent |
Yes |
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Antigua & Barbuda |
Ratified |
1 November 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Argentina |
Ratified |
1 March 2000 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
21 October 1998 |
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Armenia |
Not Joined |
Yes |
Yes |
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Australia |
Ratified |
1 July 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
22 August 1997 |
4 January 2007 |
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Austria |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
27 July 1998 |
1 October 2007 |
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Azerbaijan |
Not Joined |
Yes |
No |
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Bahamas |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Bahrain |
Not Joined |
Yes |
Yes |
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Bangladesh |
Ratified |
1 March 2001 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 September 2000 |
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Barbados |
Ratified |
1 July 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Belarus |
Acceded |
1 March 2004 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
2 March 2004 |
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Belgium |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
10 March 1999 |
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Belize |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Benin |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Bhutan |
Acceded |
1 February 2006 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Bolivia |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
21 September 2001 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
7 September 2000 |
28 November 2007 |
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Botswana |
Ratified |
1 September 2000 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Brazil |
Ratified |
1 October 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
4 October 1999 |
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Brunei Darussalam |
Ratified |
1 October 2006 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Bulgaria |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3 December 1998 |
8 December 2005 |
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Burkina Faso |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
26 November 2003 |
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Burundi |
Ratified |
1 April 2004 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Cambodia |
Ratified |
1 January 2000 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
25 March 1997 |
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Cameroon |
Ratified |
1 March 2003 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
7 December 2006 |
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Canada |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
5 January 1998 |
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Cape Verde |
Ratified |
1 November 2001 |
Due 30 April 2002 |
Yes |
No |
16 September 1997 |
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Central African Republic |
Acceded |
1 May 2003 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Chad |
Ratified |
1 November 1999 |
Yes |
Absent |
Yes |
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Chile |
Ratified |
1 March 2002 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
15 October 2003 |
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China, P.R. |
Not Joined |
Yes |
Yes |
4 November 1998 |
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Colombia |
Ratified |
1 March 2001 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 March 2000 |
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Comoros |
Acceded |
1 March 2003 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Congo, Democratic Republic of |
Acceded |
1 November 2002 |
Yes |
Absent |
Yes |
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Congo, Republic of |
Acceded |
1 November 2001 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Cook Islands |
Ratified |
1 September 2006 |
Yes |
No |
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Costa Rica |
Ratified |
1 September 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
17 December 1998 |
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Côte D’Ivoire |
Ratified |
1 December 2000 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Croatia |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
25 April 2002 |
7 February 2005 |
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Cuba |
Not Joined |
Abstained |
No |
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Cyprus |
Ratified |
1 July 2003 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
22 July 2003 |
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Czech Republic |
Ratified |
1 April 2000 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
10 August 1998 |
6 June 2006 |
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Denmark |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
30 April 1997 |
28 June 2005 |
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Djibouti |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Dominica |
Ratified |
1 September 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Dominican Republic |
Ratified |
1 December 2000 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Ecuador |
Ratified |
1 October 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
14 August 2000 |
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Egypt |
Not Joined |
Abstained |
Yes |
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El Salvador |
Ratified |
1 July 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
26 January 2000 |
23 March 2006 |
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Equatorial Guinea |
Acceded |
1 March 1999 |
Due 28 August 1999 |
Yes |
No |
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Eritrea |
Acceded |
1 February 2002 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Estonia |
Acceded |
1 November 2004 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
20 April 2000 |
18 December 2006 |
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Ethiopia |
Ratified |
1 June 2005 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Fiji |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Finland |
Not Joined |
Yes |
Yes |
3 April 1998 |
23 March 2005 |
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France |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
23 July 1998 |
31 October 2006 |
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Gabon |
Ratified |
1 March 2001 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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The Gambia |
Ratified |
1 March 2003 |
Due 28 August 2003 |
Yes |
No |
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Georgia |
Not Joined |
Yes |
Yes |
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Germany |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
2 May 1997 |
3 March 2005 |
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Ghana |
Ratified |
1 December 2000 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Greece |
Ratified |
1 March 2004 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
20 January 1999 |
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Grenada |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Guatemala |
Ratified |
1 September 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
29 October 2001 |
28 February 2008 |
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Guinea |
Ratified |
1 April 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Guinea-Bissau |
Ratified |
1 November 2001 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 August 2008 |
6 August 2008 |
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Guyana |
Ratified |
1 February 2004 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Haiti |
Ratified |
1 August 2006 |
Due 28 January 2007 |
Yes |
Yes |
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Holy See |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
22 July 1997 |
13 December 2005 |
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Honduras |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
30 October 2003 |
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Hungary |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
30 January 1998 |
13 November 2006 |
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Iceland |
Ratified |
1 November 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
22 August 2008 |
22 August 2008 |
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India |
Not Joined |
Abstained |
Yes |
2 September 1999 |
18 May 2005 |
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Indonesia |
Ratified |
1 August 2007 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Iran |
Not Joined |
Abstained |
No |
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Iraq |
Acceded |
1 February 2008 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Ireland |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
27 March 1997 |
8 November 2006 |
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Israel |
Not Joined |
Abstained |
No |
30 October 2000 |
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Italy |
Ratified |
1 October 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
13 January 1999 |
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Jamaica |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Japan |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
10 June 1997 |
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Jordan |
Ratified |
1 May 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
6 September 2000 |
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Kazakhstan |
Not Joined |
Yes |
No |
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Kenya |
Ratified |
1 July 2001 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Kiribati |
Acceded |
1 March 2001 |
Yes |
Absent |
No |
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Korea, Democratic Republic of |
Not Joined |
Abstained |
No |
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Korea, Republic of |
Not Joined |
Abstained |
No |
9 May 2001 |
23 January 2008 |
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Kuwait |
Acceded |
1 January 2008 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Kyrgyzstan |
Not Joined |
Abstained |
No |
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Lao PDR |
Not Joined |
Yes |
Yes |
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Latvia |
Acceded |
1 January 2006 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
22 August 2002 |
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Lebanon |
Not Joined |
Abstained |
No |
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Lesotho |
Ratified |
1 June 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Liberia |
Acceded |
1 June 2000 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
16 September 2005 |
16 September 2005 |
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Libya |
Not Joined |
Abstained |
Yes |
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Liechtenstein |
Ratified |
1 April 2000 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
19 November 1997 |
12 May 2006 |
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Lithuania |
Ratified |
1 November 2003 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3 June 1998 |
29 September 2004 |
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Luxembourg |
Ratified |
1 December 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
5 August 1999 |
13 June 2005 |
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Macedonia, FYR |
Acceded |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
31 May 2005 |
19 September 2007 |
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Madagascar |
Ratified |
1 March 2000 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
14 March 2008 |
14 March 2008 |
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Malawi |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Malaysia |
Ratified |
1 October 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Maldives |
Ratified |
1 March 2001 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
7 September 2000 |
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Mali |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
24 October 2001 |
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Malta |
Ratified |
1 November 2001 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
24 September 2004 |
22 September 2006 |
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Marshall Islands |
Signed |
Yes |
No |
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Mauritania |
Ratified |
1 January 2001 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Mauritius |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Mexico |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Micronesia, Federated States of |
Not Joined |
Yes |
No |
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Moldova |
Ratified |
1 March 2001 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
16 July 2001 |
21 April 2008 |
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Monaco |
Ratified |
1 May 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
12 August 1997 |
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Mongolia |
Not Joined |
Voluntary |
Yes |
Yes |
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Montenegro |
Succeeded |
1 April 2007 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Morocco |
Not Joined |
Voluntary |
Yes |
Yes |
19 March 2002 |
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Mozambique |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Myanmar |
Not Joined |
Abstained |
No |
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Namibia |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Nauru |
Acceded |
1 February 2001 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
12 November 2001 |
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Nepal |
Not Joined |
Abstained |
Yes |
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Netherlands |
Ratified |
1 October 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
25 March 1999 |
18 July 2005 |
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New Zealand |
Ratified |
1 July 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
8 January 1998 |
2 October 2007 |
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Nicaragua |
Ratified |
1 May 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
5 December 2000 |
15 September 2005 |
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Niger |
Ratified |
1 September 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
18 September 2007 |
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Nigeria |
Acceded |
1 March 2002 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Niue |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
No |
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Norway |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
20 April 1998 |
8 December 2005 |
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Oman |
Not Joined |
Yes |
Yes |
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Pakistan |
Not Joined |
Abstained |
Yes |
9 March 1999 |
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Palau |
Acceded |
1 May 2008 |
Due 28 October 2008 |
Yes |
Yes |
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Panama |
Ratified |
1 April 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
3 November 1999 |
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Papua New Guinea |
Acceded |
1 December 2004 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Paraguay |
Ratified |
1 May 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
22 September 2004 |
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Peru |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3 July 1997 |
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Philippines |
Ratified |
1 August 2000 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
12 June 1997 |
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Poland |
Signed |
Voluntary |
Yes |
Yes |
14 October 2003 |
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Portugal |
Ratified |
1 August 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
31 March 1999 |
22 February 2008 |
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Qatar |
Ratified |
1 April 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Romania |
Ratified |
1 May 2001 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
25 August 2003 |
29 January 2008 |
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Russian Federation |
Not Joined |
Abstained |
No |
2 March 2005 |
21 July 2008 |
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Rwanda |
Ratified |
1 December 2000 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Samoa |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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San Marino |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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São Tomé e Príncipe |
Ratified |
1 September 2003 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Saudi Arabia |
Not Joined |
Absent |
Yes |
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Senegal |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
29 November 1999 |
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Serbia |
Acceded |
1 March 2004 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Seychelles |
Ratified |
1 December 2000 |
Yes |
Absent |
No |
8 June 2000 |
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Sierra Leone |
Ratified |
1 October 2001 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
30 September 2004 |
30 September 2004 |
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Singapore |
Not Joined |
Yes |
Yes |
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Slovakia |
Ratified |
1 August 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
30 November 1999 |
23 March 2006 |
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Slovenia |
Ratified |
1 April 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
3 December 2002 |
22 February 2007 |
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Solomon Islands |
Ratified |
1 July 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Somalia |
Not Joined |
Yes |
No |
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South Africa |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
26 June 1998 |
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Spain |
Ratified |
1 July 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
27 January 1998 |
9 February 2007 |
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Sri Lanka |
Not Joined |
Voluntary |
Yes |
Yes |
24 September 2004 |
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St. Kitts & Nevis |
Ratified |
1 June 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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St. Lucia |
Ratified |
1 October 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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St. Vincent & Grenadines |
Ratified |
1 February 2002 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Sudan |
Ratified |
1 April 2004 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Suriname |
Ratified |
1 November 2002 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Swaziland |
Ratified |
1 June 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Sweden |
Ratified |
1 May 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
16 July 1997 |
2 June 2004 |
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Switzerland |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
24 March 1998 |
12 May 2006 |
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Syria |
Not Joined |
Abstained |
No |
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Tajikistan |
Acceded |
1 April 2000 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
12 October 1999 |
18 May 2006 |
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Tanzania |
Ratified |
1 May 2001 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Thailand |
Ratified |
1 May 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Timor-Leste |
Acceded |
1 November 2003 |
Yes |
Absent |
No |
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Togo |
Ratified |
1 September 2000 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Tonga |
Not Joined |
Yes |
No |
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Trinidad & Tobago |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Tunisia |
Ratified |
1 January 2000 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
23 March 2006 |
7 March 2008 |
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Turkey |
Acceded |
1 March 2004 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
2 March 2005 |
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Turkmenistan |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
19 March 2004 |
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Tuvalu |
Not Joined |
Absent |
No |
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Uganda |
Ratified |
1 August 1999 |
Yes |
Absent |
Yes |
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Ukraine |
Ratified |
1 June 2006 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
15 December 1999 |
17 May 2005 |
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United Arab Emirates |
Not Joined |
Yes |
Yes |
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United Kingdom |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
11 February 1999 |
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United States of America |
Not Joined |
Abstained |
No |
24 May 1999 |
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Uruguay |
Ratified |
1 December 2001 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
18 August 1998 |
7 August 2007 |
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Uzbekistan |
Not Joined |
Abstained |
No |
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Vanuatu |
Ratified |
1 March 2006 |
Yes |
Absent |
Yes |
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Venezuela |
Ratified |
1 October 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
19 April 2005 |
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Vietnam |
Not Joined |
Abstained |
Yes |
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Yemen |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Zambia |
Ratified |
1 August 2001 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Zimbabwe |
Ratified |
1 March 1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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