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CHAPTER X
INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
14. Agreement to establish the South Centre
Geneva, 1 September 1994
Entry into force
:
30 July 1995, in accordance with article XV(1).
Registration :
30 July 1995, No. 32076
Status :
Signatories : 40. Parties : 42
Text : Certified true copy
United Nations,  Treaty Series , vol. 1885, p. 63.
Note :
The Agreement was open for signature at the South Centre in Geneva, from 1 September to 27 September 1994 by all developing countries members of the Group of 77 and China, in accordance with article XIII. Thereafter, it was open for signature at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 30 September to 15 December 1994.
Participant 1
Signature
 Approval(AA), Acceptance(A), Accession(a), Ratification, Definitive signature(s)
Algeria
 30 Sep 1994
 4 Jan 1996
Angola
 30 Sep 1994
 
Argentina
   29 Sep 2015 a
Barbados
   20 Jul 2004 a
Benin
 30 Sep 1994
 2 Jun 1998
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
 30 Sep 1994
 
Brazil
 15 Dec 1994
25 Sep 2009
Burundi
 30 Sep 1994
 
Cabo Verde
 30 Sep 1994
 
Cambodia
 30 Sep 1994
 
China
    4 May 1995 a
Colombia 2
30 Sep 1994
22 Sep 2022
Côte d'Ivoire
 25 Nov 1994
 
Cuba
 30 Sep 1994
17 Nov 1995
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  6 Dec 1994
31 May 1995 AA
Dominican Republic
    7 Jul 2008 a
Ecuador
   15 Sep 2011 a
Egypt
 30 Sep 1994
27 Mar 1996
Gabon
   15 Dec 2004 a
Ghana
 17 Oct 1994
 
Guyana
   16 Sep 1994 s
Honduras
 30 Sep 1994
 
India
 30 Sep 1994
13 Dec 1994
Indonesia
 30 Sep 1994
17 Feb 1995
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
 30 Sep 1994
11 Sep 1997
Iraq
   24 Jul 1997 a
Jamaica
 23 Nov 1994
 8 Jul 1998
Jordan
 30 Sep 1994
29 Dec 1995
Liberia
   16 Sep 2005 a
Libya
 30 Sep 1994
22 Jul 1996
Malawi
 30 Sep 1994
11 Mar 1996
Malaysia
  1 Dec 1994
15 Jun 1995
Mali
 30 Sep 1994
19 Apr 2001
Mauritius
   23 Jun 2005 a
Micronesia (Federated States of)
 30 Sep 1994
 
Morocco
 19 Oct 1994
28 Jan 2000
Mozambique
 30 Sep 1994
 
Namibia
 30 Sep 1994
 
Nicaragua
   18 May 2016 a
Nigeria
 30 Sep 1994
22 Feb 2001
Pakistan
   12 May 1995 a
Panama
 30 Sep 1994
 4 Apr 1996
Philippines
 13 Oct 1994
14 Jun 1996
Serbia
  8 Dec 1994
 3 Dec 1996
Seychelles
   30 Sep 1994 s
Sierra Leone
  4 Oct 1994
 
South Africa
  3 Oct 1994
25 Aug 1998
Sri Lanka
 30 Sep 1994
16 Mar 1995
State of Palestine
   24 Apr 2017 a
Sudan
 30 Sep 1994
 
Suriname
 30 Sep 1994
 
Uganda
 30 Sep 1994
12 May 1995
United Republic of Tanzania
 30 Sep 1994
27 Sep 1995
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
   25 Jul 2006 a
Viet Nam
 25 Nov 1994
 2 Jun 1995 A
Zimbabwe
   30 Sep 1994 s
End Note
1The former Yugoslavia had signed and ratified the Convention on 8 December 1994 and 3 December 1996, respectively. See also note 1 regarding "former Yugoslavia" and "Yugoslavia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
2On 24 June 1997, the Government of Colombia deposited its instrument of ratification of the Agreement (see C.N.288.1997.TREATIES-1 of 9 July 1997). On 9 November 2007, the Secretary-General received from the Government of Colombia a notification of denunciation. In accordance with the provisions of article XVIII (2) of the Agreement, the denunciation took effect sixty days after the date of receipt of the said notification (see C.N.1075.2007.TREATIES-1 of 12 November 2007). On 22 September 2022, the Government of Colombia deposited its instrument of ratification of the Agreement (see C.N.291.2022.TREATIES-X.14 of 22 September 2022).
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