UNTC

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.