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CHAPTER XIX
COMMODITIES
37 . International Sugar Agreement, 1992
Geneva, 20 March 1992
Entry into force
:
provisionally on 20 January 1993, in accordance with article 40(3) and definitively on 10 December 1996, in accordance with article 40(1).
Registration :
20 January 1993, No. 29467
Status :
Signatories : 21. Parties : 62. 1
Text :
United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 1703, p. 203.
CN.258.2022.TREATIES-XIX.37 of 27 July 2022 (Amendments to the International Sugar Agreement, 1992); CN.215.2023.TREATIES-XIX.37 of 21 July 2023 (Amendments to the International Sugar Agreement, 1992).
Note :
The Agreement was adopted on 20 March 1992 by the United Nations Sugar Conference, 1992, and is the successor Agreement to the International Sugar Agreement, 1987 (see chapter XIX.27), which expires on 31 December 1992.  The International Sugar Agreement, 1992, was open for signature at United Nations Headquarters from 1 May 1992  until 31 December 1992, in accordance with its article 36. Subsequently, the International Sugar Council took the following decisions:
Date of decision: Subject:
20 January 1993 Establishment of conditions for accession to the Agreement for the States listed in Annex A of the Agreement and extension until 31 December 1993 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of the 1992 International Sugar Agreement of their instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval.
2 December 1993 Extension until 31 December 1994 the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of the Agreement of their instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval.
24 November 1994 Extension until 31 December 1995 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval.
1 December 1995 Extension until 31 December 1996 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval and extension of the Agreement for a period of two years, i.e., until 31 December 1997.
29 May 1997 Extension of the Agreement for a period of two years, i.e., until 31 December 1999.
28 November 1997 Extension until 31 December 1998 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval.
27 November 1998 Extension until 31 December 1999 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval.
27 May 1999 Extension of the Agreement for a period of two years, i.e., until 31 December 2001.
20 October 1999 Establishment of condition of accession by Nigeria.
26 November 1999 Extension until 31 December 2000 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval.
6 December 1999 Establishment of conditions of accession for Romania.
28 June 2000 Establishment of conditions of ratification for Zambia.
20 July 2000 Establishment of conditions of accession for Pakistan.
24 August 2000 Establishment of conditions of accession for Viet Nam.
24 November 2000 Extension until 31 December 2001 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval.
30 May 2001 Extension of the Agreement until 31 December 2003.
30 November 2001 Extension until 31 December 2002 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval.
1 April 2002 Establishment of conditions of accession for Iran (Islamic Republic of).
15 May 2002 Establishment of conditions of accession for Yugoslavia.
24 July 2002 Establishment of conditions of accession for Ethiopia.
11 Sep 2002 Establishment of conditions of accession for the United Republic of Tanzania.
29 November 2002 Extension until 31 December 2003 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval.
19 May 2003 Establishment of conditions of accession for Mozambique.
29 May 2003 Extension of the Agreement until 31 December 2005.
3 July2003 Establishment of conditions of accession for Tunisia.
8 July 2003 Establishment of conditions of accession for Venezuela.
28 November 2003 Extension until 31 December 2004 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval.
29 November 2004 Extension until 31 December 2005 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval.
26 May 2005 Extension of the International Sugar Agreement, 1992, until 31 December 2007.
14 July 2005 Establishment of conditions of accession for Paraguay and Uganda (both Paraguay and Uganda will have 6 votes as a Member of the 1992 International Sugar Agreement).
25 July 2005 Establishment of conditions of accession for Mongolia.
25 November 2005 Extension until 31 December 2006 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval.
20 February 2006 Establishment of conditions of accession for Cameroon.
15 March 2006 Establishment of conditions of accession for Angola and Bangladesh.
4 May 2006 Establishment of conditions of accession for Indonesia, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
24 November 2006 Extension until 31 December 2007 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval.
29 March 2007 Establishment of conditions of accession for Croatia.
31 May 2007 Extension of the International Sugar Agreement, 1992, until 31 December 2009.
30 August 2007 Establishment of conditions of accession for Chad.
30 November 2007 Extension until 31 December 2008 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval.
4 June 2008 Establishment of conditions of accession for Mali.
21 November 2008 Extension until 31 December 2009 of the time-limit for the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval.
28 May 2009 Extension of the International Sugar Agreement, 1992, until 31 December 2011.
21 November 2009 Extension until 31 December 2010 of the time-limit for the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval.
3 December 2009 Extension until 31 December 2011 of the time-limit for the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval.
2 December 2011 Extension until 31 December 2012 of the time-limit for the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval.
30 November 2012 Extension until 31 December 2013 of the time-limit for the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval.
2 June 2011  Extension of the Agreement until 31 December 2013.
6 June 2013  Extension of the Agreement until 31 December 2015.
29 November 2013 Extension until 31 December 2014 of the time-limit for the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval.
24 June 2014 Establishment of conditions of accession for Rwanda.
27 June 2014 Establishment of conditions of accession for Burundi.
10 September 2014 Establishment of conditions of accession for Myanmar.
28 November 2014 Extension of the time limit for the deposit of constitutional instruments (article 38) until 31 December 2015.
21 April 2015 Establishment of conditions of accession for Equatorial Guinea.
21 April 2015 Establishment of conditions of accession for Namibia.
1 July 2015 Extension of the Agreement until 31 December 2017.
24 November 2015 Extension until 31 December 2016 of the time limit for the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval.
16 June 2016 Establishment of conditions of accession for Armenia.
12 December 2016 Extension until31 December 2017 of the time limit for the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval.
1 December 2017 Extension of the Agreement until 31 December 2019.
1 December 2017 Extension until 31 December 2018 of the time limit for the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval.
3 December 2018 Extension until 31 December 2019 of the time limit for the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval.
29 July 2019 Extension of the Agreement until 31 December 2021.
5 December 2019 Extension until 31 December 2020 of the time limit for the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval.
15 September 2020 Establishment of conditions of accession for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1 December 2020 Extension until 31 December 2021 of the time limit for the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval.
30 November 2021 Extension until 31 December 2022 of the time limit for the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval.
30 November 2021 Extension of the Agreement until 31 December 2023.
28 November 2022 Extension until 31 December 2023 of the time limit for the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval.
27 November 2023 Extension of the Agreement until 31 December 2024.
27 November 2023 Extension until 31 December 2024 of the time limit for the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval.
Participant
 Signature
 Provisional application(n)
 Ratification, Accession(a), Acceptance(A), Approval(AA)
Argentina
 29 Dec 1992
29 Dec 1992 n
  9 Jul 2009
Australia
 24 Dec 1992
  24 Dec 1992
Austria 1
[29 Dec 1992 ]
   [19 Jul 1993 ]
Barbados 1, 2
    27 Mar 2007 a
Belarus
     27 Sep 1993 a
Belize
     24 Jan 1994 a
Brazil
 30 Dec 1992
19 Jan 1993 n
 10 Dec 1996
Cameroon
     20 Feb 2006 a
Chad
     11 Dec 2007 a
Colombia
 31 Dec 1992
31 Dec 1992 n
 13 Dec 1996
Congo
     26 Apr 2007 a
Costa Rica
     11 Oct 1996 a
Côte d'Ivoire
     23 Mar 1993 a
Croatia
      3 Mar 2008 a
Cuba
  3 Nov 1992
 3 Nov 1992 n
 14 Oct 1994
Dominican Republic
 25 Nov 1992
19 Jan 1993 n
 19 Mar 1998
Ecuador
     29 Dec 1993 a
Egypt
     20 Oct 1998 a
El Salvador
    1 Dec 1995 n
 12 Dec 2023 a
Eswatini
 23 Dec 1992
  23 Dec 1992
Ethiopia
      8 Aug 2002 a
European Union
 20 Nov 1992
  20 Nov 1992 AA
Fiji
  4 Dec 1992
  21 Dec 1992
Finland 1
[22 Dec 1992 ]
 [22 Dec 1992 n]
 [21 Sep 1993 ]
Ghana
     28 Aug 2008 a
Guatemala
 31 Dec 1992
18 Mar 1993 n
 31 May 2006
Guyana
 24 Dec 1992
  24 Dec 1992
Honduras
     27 Oct 1998 a
Hungary
 31 Dec 1992
19 Jan 1993 n
 19 Mar 1993 AA
India
 31 Dec 1992
19 Jan 1993 n
 20 Jan 1993
Indonesia 1
    [12 May 2011 a]
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
     29 Apr 2002 a
Jamaica
 23 Dec 1992
18 Jan 1993 n
 23 Mar 1993
Japan 1
[29 Dec 1992 ]
   [29 Dec 1992 A]
Kenya
      6 Nov 1995 a
Latvia
      7 Jul 1994 a
Madagascar
     29 Apr 2014 a
Malawi
     13 Sep 1993 a
Mauritius
 18 Dec 1992
  18 Dec 1992
Mexico
     16 Jun 1997 a
Morocco
    9 May 2007 n
  8 Apr 2009 a
Mozambique
     18 Jan 2005 a
Nicaragua
     29 Jan 2010 a
Nigeria
     19 Oct 1999 a
Pakistan
     22 Jan 2002 a
Panama
 23 Dec 1992
23 Dec 1992 n
  
Paraguay 1
    [19 Sep 2005 a]
Philippines
   23 Oct 1996 n
 14 Nov 1996 a
Republic of Korea
 23 Dec 1992
  15 Apr 1993
Republic of Moldova
      9 Jun 1998 a
Romania
     10 Dec 1999 a
Russian Federation
      7 Jan 2003 a
Saudi Arabia
     17 Oct 2022 a
Serbia
     14 May 2002 a
South Africa
 22 Dec 1992
  22 Dec 1992
Sri Lanka
      6 Aug 2013 a
Sudan
    9 May 1997 n
  
Sweden 1
[18 Dec 1992 ]
   [21 Jan 1993 ]
Switzerland
 30 Dec 1992
30 Dec 1992 n
 27 Jan 1994
Thailand
 30 Dec 1992
30 Dec 1992 n
  8 Apr 1993
Trinidad and Tobago 1
[31 Dec 1992 ]
   [  9 Sep 1993 ]
Tunisia
     11 Jan 2007 a
Türkiye
     21 Jan 1998 a
Uganda
      9 Mar 2007 a
Ukraine
     28 Oct 1994 a
United Arab Emirates
     11 May 2007 a
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
      1 Jan 2021 a
United Republic of Tanzania
     31 Oct 2002 a
Viet Nam
     16 Nov 2000 a
Zambia
 31 Dec 1992
  21 Jun 2000
Zimbabwe
     14 Dec 1994 a
End Note
1.Notifications of withdrawal received by the following States on the dates indicated hereinafter:

3

States:Notification received on :Date of effect :
Barbados1 Sep 19941 Oct 1994
Finland27 Jun 199527 Jul 1995
Sweden23 Jun 199523 Jul 1995
Austria25 Jul 199624 Aug 1996
Japan25 Nov 200225 Dec 2002
Trinidad and Tobago1 May 201531 May 2015
Indonesia14 Jul 202313 Aug 2023
Paraguay28 December 202327 January 2024
2. On 31 December 1992, the Government of Barbados initially signed the International Sugar Agreement, 1992. On 19 January 1993, The Government of Barbados deposited a Notification of Provisional Application of the Agreement and on 20 January 1993, the Government of Barbados ratified the Agreement. On 1 September 1994, the Government of Barbados notified the Secretary-General that it decided to denounce the International Sugar Agreement, 1992 with effect from on 1 October 1994.  On 27 March 2007, the Government of Barbados re-acceded to the Agreement.