CHAPTER IX
HEALTH4aProtocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco ProductsSeoul, 12 November 2012Article 45: 1. This Protocol shall enter into force on the ninetieth day following the date of deposit of the fortieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval, formal confirmation or accession with the Depositary. 2. For each Party to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control that ratifies, accepts, approves or formally confirms this Protocol or accedes thereto after the conditions set out in paragraph 1 for entry into force have been fulfilled, this Protocol shall enter into force on the ninetieth day following the date of deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval, accession or formal confirmation. 3. For the purposes of this Article, any instrument deposited by a regional economic integration organization shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by States Members of that organization.Signatories17The above Protocol, which was adopted during the fifth session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control by Decision FCTC/COP5 (1) of 12 November 2012, will be open for signature at a signing ceremony to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 10 to 11 January 2013 and, thereafter, at United Nations Headquarters in New York. In accordance with its article 43, the Protocol shall be open for signature by all Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control at World Health Organization Headquarters in Geneva from 10 to 11 January 2013, and thereafter at United Nations Headquarters in New York until 9 January 2014.
ParticipantSignatureApproval(AA), Acceptance(A), Accession(a), RatificationBelgium17 May 2013 Burkina Faso 8 Mar 2013 China10 Jan 2013 Colombia21 Feb 2013 Costa Rica21 Mar 2013 France10 Jan 2013 Gabon10 Jan 2013 Libya10 Jan 2013 Myanmar10 Jan 2013 Nicaragua10 Jan 2013 Panama10 Jan 2013 Republic of Korea10 Jan 2013 South Africa10 Jan 2013 Syrian Arab Republic10 Jan 2013 Tunisia11 Jan 2013 Turkey10 Jan 2013 Uruguay10 Jan 2013