LM Report 2003

Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction

The full text of the convention can be found in English as well as other languages at:
http://www.icbl.org/treaty/text.html

Mine Ban Treaty States Parties and Signatories

1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (1997 Mine Ban Treaty)

Under Article 15, the treaty was open for signature from 3 December 1997 until its entry into force, which was 1 March 1999. On the following list, the first date is signature; the second date is ratification. Now that the treaty has entered into force, states may no longer sign rather they may become bound without signature through a one step procedure known as accession. According to Article 16 (2), the treaty is open for accession by any State that has not signed. Accession is indicated below with (a).

As of 6 August 2003, 147 signatories/accessions and 135 ratifications/accessions (a).

Afghanistan 11 Sep 2002 (a) Albania 8 Sep 1998; 29 Feb 2000 Algeria 3 Dec 1997; 9 Oct 2001 Andorra 3 Dec 1997; 29 Jun 1998 Angola 4 Dec 1997; 5 July 2002 Antigua and Barbuda 3 Dec 1997; 3 May 1999 Argentina 4 Dec 1997; 14 Sep 1999 Australia 3 Dec 1997; 14 Jan 1999 Austria 3 Dec 1997; 29 Jun 1998 Bahamas 3 Dec 1997; 31 Jul 1998 Bangladesh 7 May 1998; 6 Sep 2000 Barbados 3 Dec 1997; 26 Jan 1999 Belgium 3 Dec 1997; 4 Sep 1998 Belize 27 Feb 1998; 23 Apr 1998 Benin 3 Dec 1997; 25 Sept 1998 Bolivia 3 Dec 1997; 9 Jun 1998 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 Dec 1997; 8 Sep 1998 Botswana 3 Dec 1997; 1 Mar 2000 Brazil 3 Dec 1997; 30 Apr 1999 Brunei Darussalam 4 Dec 1997 Bulgaria 3 Dec 1997; 4 Sep 1998 Burkina Faso 3 Dec 1997; 16 Sep 1998 Burundi 3 Dec 1997 Cambodia 3 Dec 1997; 28 July 1999 Cameroon 3 Dec 1997; 19 Sep 2002 Canada 3 Dec 1997; 3 Dec 1997 Cape Verde 4 Dec 1997; 14 May 2001 Central African Republic 8 Nov 2002 (a) Chad 6 Jul 1998; 6 May 1999 Chile 3 Dec 1997; 10 Sep 2001 Colombia 3 Dec 1997; 6 Sep 2000 Comoros 19 Sep 2002 (a) Cook Islands 3 Dec 1997 Republic of Congo 4 May 2001 (a) Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 May 2002 (a) Costa Rica 3 Dec 1997; 17 Mar 1999 Côte d'Ivoire 3 Dec 1997; 30 June 2000 Croatia 4 Dec 1997; 20 May 1998 Cyprus 4 Dec 1997; 17 Jan 2003 Czech Republic 3 Dec 1997; 26 Oct. 1999 Denmark 4 Dec 1997; 8 Jun 1998 Djibouti 3 Dec 1997; 18 May 1998 Dominica 3 Dec 1997; 26 March 1999 Dominican Republic 3 Dec 1997; 30 June 2000 Ecuador 4 Dec 1997; 29 Apr 1999 El Salvador 4 Dec 1997; 27 Jan 1999 Equatorial Guinea 16 Sep 1998 (a) Eritrea 27 Aug 2001 (a) Ethiopia 3 Dec 1997 Fiji 3 Dec 1997; 10 Jun 1998 France 3 Dec 1997; 23 Jul 1998 Gabon 3 Dec 1997; 8 Sep 2000 The Gambia 4 Dec 1997; 23 Sep 2002 Germany 3 Dec 1997; 23 Jul 1998 Ghana 4 Dec 1997; 30 June 2000 Greece 3 Dec 1997 Grenada 3 Dec 1997; 19 Aug 1998 Guatemala 3 Dec 1997; 26 March 1999 Guinea 4 Dec 1997; 8 Oct 1998 Guinea-Bissau 3 Dec 1997; 22 May 2001 Guyana 4 Dec 1997 Haiti 3 Dec 1997 Holy See 4 Dec 1997; 17 Feb 1998 Honduras 3 Dec 1997; 24 Sept 1998 Hungary 3 Dec 1997; 6 Apr 1998 Iceland 4 Dec 1997; 5 May 1999 Indonesia 4 Dec 1997 Ireland 3 Dec 1997; 3 Dec 1997 Italy 3 Dec 1997; 23 Apr 1999 Jamaica 3 Dec 1997; 17 Jul 1998 Japan 3 Dec 1997; 30 Sept 1998 Jordan 11 Aug 1998; 13 Nov 1998 Kenya 5 Dec 1997; 23 Jan 2001 Kiribati 7 Sep 2000 (a)

Lesotho 4 Dec 1997; 2 Dec 1998 Liberia 23 December 1999 (a) Liechtenstein 3 Dec 1997; 5 Oct 1999 Lithuania 26 Feb 1999; 12 May 2003 Luxembourg 4 Dec 1997; 14 June 1999 Macedonia, FYR 9 Sep 1998 (a) Madagascar 4 Dec 1997; 16 Sept. 1999 Maldives, 1 Oct 1998; 7 Sep 2000 Malaysia 3 Dec 1997; 22 April 1999 Malawi 4 Dec 1997; 13 Aug 1998 Mali 3 Dec 1997; 2 Jun 1998 Malta 4 Dec 1997; 7 May 2001 Marshall Islands 4 Dec 1997 Mauritania 3 Dec 1997; 21 July 2000 Mauritius 3 Dec 1997; 3 Dec 1997 México 3 Dec 1997; 9 Jun 1998 Moldova, Republic of 3 Dec 1997; 8 Sep 2000 Monaco 4 Dec 1997; 17 Nov 1998 Mozambique 3 Dec 1997; 25 Aug 1998 Nauru 7 August 2000 (a) Namibia 3 Dec 1997; 21 Sep 1998 Netherlands 3 Dec 1997; 12 April 1999 New Zealand 3 Dec 1997; 27 Jan 1999 Nicaragua 4 Dec 1997; 30 Nov 1998 Niger 4 Dec 1997; 23 March 1999 Nigeria 27 Sep 2001 (a) Niue 3 Dec 1997; 15 Apr 1998 Norway 3 Dec 1997; 9 Jul 1998 Panamá 4 Dec 1997; 7 Oct 1998 Paraguay 3 Dec 1997; 13 Nov 1998 Perú 3 Dec 1997; 17 Jun 1998 Philippines 3 Dec 1997; 15 February 2000 Poland 4 Dec 1997 Portugal 3 Dec 1997; 19 Feb 1999 Qatar 4 Dec 1997; 13 Oct 1998 Romania 3 Dec 1997; 30 Nov 2000 Rwanda 3 Dec 1997; 8 June 2000 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 Dec 1997; 2 Dec 1998 Saint Lucia 3 Dec 1997; 13 April 1999 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 Dec 1997; 1 Aug 2001 Samoa 3 Dec 1997; 23 Jul 1998 San Marino 3 Dec 1997; 18 Mar 1998 São Tomé e Principe 30 Apr 1998; 31 March 2003 Senegal 3 Dec 1997; 24 Sept 1998 Seychelles 4 Dec 1997; 2 June 2000 Sierra Leone 29 Jul 1998; 25 April 2001 Slovakia 3 Dec 1997; 25 Feb 1999 AA Slovenia 3 Dec 1997; 27 Oct 1998 Solomon Islands 4 Dec 1997; 26 Jan 1999 South Africa 3 Dec 1997; 26 Jun 1998 Spain 3 Dec 1997; 19 Jan 1999 Sudan 4 Dec 1997 Suriname 4 Dec 1997; 23 May 2002 Swaziland 4 Dec 1997; 22 Dec 1998 Sweden 4 Dec 1997; 30 Nov 1998 Switzerland 3 Dec 1997; 24 Mar 1998 Tajikistan 12 October 1999 (a) Tanzania 3 Dec 1997; 13 Nov 2000 Timor Leste (East Timor) 7 May 2003 (a) Thailand 3 Dec 1997; 27 Nov 1998 Togo 4 Dec 1997; 9 Mar 2000 Trinidad and Tobago 4 Dec 1997; 27 Apr 1998 Tunisia 4 Dec 1997; 9 July 1999 Turkmenistan 3 Dec 1997; 19 Jan 1998 Uganda 3 Dec 1997; 25 Feb 1999 Ukraine 24 Feb 1999 United Kingdom 3 Dec 1997; 31 Jul 1998 Uruguay 3 Dec 1997; 7 June 2001 Vanuatu 4 Dec 1997 Venezuela 3 Dec 1997; 14 Apr 1999 Yemen 4 Dec 1997; 1 Sep 1998 Zambia 12 Dec 1997; 23 Feb 2001 Zimbabwe 3 Dec 1997; 18 Jun 1998

Non-Signatories (47)

Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Belarus Bhutan China Cuba Egypt Estonia Finland Georgia India Iran Iraq Israel Kazakhstan Korea, North Korea, South Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Libya

Micronesia Mongolia Morocco Myanmar (Burma) Nepal Oman Pakistan Palau Papua New Guinea Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Somalia Sri Lanka Syria Tonga Turkey Tuvalu United Arab Emirates United States of America Uzbekistan Vietnam Yugoslavia