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HEALTH3Agreement on the establishment of the International Vaccine InstituteNew York, 28 October 199629 May 1997, in accordance with article VIII(1).29 May 1997, No. 33836Signatories33Parties17United Nations, <i>Treaty Series </i>, vol. 1979, p. 199. C.N.384.2012.TREATIES-IX.3 of 23 July 2012 (Amendments to the Constitution of the International Vaccine Institute). C.N.386.2012.TREATIES-IX.3 of 23 July 2012 (Amendments to the Constitution of the International Vaccine Institute). C.N.387.2012.TREATIES-IX.3 of 24 July 2012 (Amendments to the Constitution of the International Vaccine Institute). The Agreement shall be open for signature by all states and intergovernmental organizations at the Headquarters of the United Nations, New York. It shall remain open for signature for a period of two years from 28 October 1996. C.N.810.2011.TREATIES-1 of 27 December 2011 (Amendments to the Constitution of the International Vaccine Institute).
ParticipantSignatureRatification, Accession(a), Approval(AA)Bangladesh28 Oct 1996 Bhutan28 Oct 1996 Brazil28 Apr 1997 4 Oct 1999 China<superscript>1,2</superscript>13 Jan 1997 18 Aug 1997 AAEcuador25 Mar 1998 5 Jan 1999 Egypt22 Apr 1997 India 1 May 2012 aIndonesia28 Oct 1996 Israel28 Jan 1997 Jamaica14 Nov 1997 Kazakhstan28 Oct 1996 Kyrgyzstan18 Feb 1997 Lebanon12 Jan 1998 Liberia12 Oct 2005 aMalta13 Mar 1998 Mongolia28 Oct 1996 19 Jun 1997 Myanmar 3 Jan 1997 Nepal30 May 1997 Netherlands<superscript>3</superscript>28 Oct 1996 23 Jun 1998 Oman30 Oct 2009 aPakistan23 Dec 1996 13 Jul 2000 Panama28 Oct 1996 Papua New Guinea26 Nov 1996 Peru13 Jun 1997 5 Jul 2000 Philippines 5 Nov 1996 27 Feb 2004 Republic of Korea28 Oct 1996 17 Dec 1996 Romania28 Oct 1996 Senegal30 Oct 1996 Sri Lanka30 Apr 1997 24 Feb 2000 Sweden 2 Apr 1997 2 Apr 1997 Tajikistan19 Mar 1997 Thailand28 Oct 1996 Turkey 9 Oct 1997 Uzbekistan28 Oct 1996 29 May 1997 Viet Nam28 Oct 1996 3 Jun 1997 AAWorld Health Organization28 Oct 1996 28 Jul 1997 AA
1See note 2 under “China” regarding Hong Kong in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.2See note 3 under "China" regarding Macao in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.3For the Kingdom in Europe.