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CHAPTER XXVII
ENVIRONMENT
8 .a Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Montreal, 29 January 2000
Entry into force
:
11 September 2003, in accordance with article 37(2).
Registration :
11 September 2003, No. 30619
Status :
Signatories : 103. Parties : 173. 1
Text :
United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 2226, p. 208; depositary notification C.N.251.2000.TREATIES-1 of 27 April 2000; C.N. 1471.2003.TREATIES-41 of 22 December 2003 (Proposal of corrections to the Arabic text of the Protocol) and C.N.291.2004.TREATIES-11 of 26 March 2004 (Rectification of the Arabic text of the Protocol and transmission of the relevant Procès-Verbal) .
Note :
The above Protocol was adopted on 29 January 2000 by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity at the resumed session of its first extraordinary meeting held in Montreal from 24 to 29 January 2000.  The Protocol will be open for signature by States and by regional economic integration organizations in Nairobi at the United Nations Office from 15 to 26 May 2000, and at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 5 June 2000 to 4 June 2001, in accordance with its article 36.
Participant
 Signature
 Ratification, Acceptance(A), Approval(AA), Accession(a), Succession(d)
Afghanistan
   20 Feb 2013 a
Albania
    8 Feb 2005 a
Algeria
 25 May 2000
 5 Aug 2004
Angola
   27 Feb 2009 a
Antigua and Barbuda
 24 May 2000
10 Sep 2003
Argentina
 24 May 2000
 
Armenia
   30 Apr 2004 a
Austria
 24 May 2000
27 Aug 2002
Azerbaijan
    1 Apr 2005 a
Bahamas
 24 May 2000
15 Jan 2004
Bahrain
    7 Feb 2012 a
Bangladesh
 24 May 2000
 5 Feb 2004
Barbados
    6 Sep 2002 a
Belarus
   26 Aug 2002 a
Belgium
 24 May 2000
15 Apr 2004
Belize
   12 Feb 2004 a
Benin
 24 May 2000
 2 Mar 2005
Bhutan
   26 Aug 2002 a
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
 24 May 2000
22 Apr 2002
Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1 Oct 2009 a
Botswana
  1 Jun 2001
11 Jun 2002
Brazil
   24 Nov 2003 a
Bulgaria
 24 May 2000
13 Oct 2000
Burkina Faso
 24 May 2000
 4 Aug 2003
Burundi
    2 Oct 2008 a
Cabo Verde
    1 Nov 2005 a
Cambodia
   17 Sep 2003 a
Cameroon
  9 Feb 2001
20 Feb 2003
Canada
 19 Apr 2001
 
Central African Republic
 24 May 2000
18 Nov 2008
Chad
 24 May 2000
 1 Nov 2006
Chile
 24 May 2000
 
China 2
 8 Aug 2000
 8 Jun 2005 AA
Colombia
 24 May 2000
20 May 2003
Comoros
   25 Mar 2009 a
Congo
 21 Nov 2000
13 Jul 2006
Cook Islands
 21 May 2001
 
Costa Rica
 24 May 2000
 6 Feb 2007
Côte d'Ivoire
   12 Mar 2015 a
Croatia
  8 Sep 2000
29 Aug 2002
Cuba
 24 May 2000
17 Sep 2002
Cyprus
    5 Dec 2003 a
Czech Republic
 24 May 2000
 8 Oct 2001
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
 20 Apr 2001
29 Jul 2003
Democratic Republic of the Congo
   23 Mar 2005 a
Denmark 3
24 May 2000
27 Aug 2002
Djibouti
    8 Apr 2002 a
Dominica
   13 Jul 2004 a
Dominican Republic
   20 Jun 2006 a
Ecuador
 24 May 2000
30 Jan 2003
Egypt
 20 Dec 2000
23 Dec 2003
El Salvador
 24 May 2000
26 Sep 2003
Eritrea
   10 Mar 2005 a
Estonia
  6 Sep 2000
24 Mar 2004
Eswatini
   13 Jan 2006 a
Ethiopia
 24 May 2000
 9 Oct 2003
European Union
 24 May 2000
27 Aug 2002 AA
Fiji
  2 May 2001
 5 Jun 2001
Finland
 24 May 2000
 9 Jul 2004
France
 24 May 2000
 7 Apr 2003 AA
Gabon
    2 May 2007 a
Gambia
 24 May 2000
 9 Jun 2004
Georgia
    4 Nov 2008 a
Germany
 24 May 2000
20 Nov 2003
Ghana
   30 May 2003 a
Greece
 24 May 2000
21 May 2004
Grenada
 24 May 2000
 5 Feb 2004
Guatemala
   28 Oct 2004 a
Guinea
 24 May 2000
11 Dec 2007
Guinea-Bissau
   19 May 2010 a
Guyana
   18 Mar 2008 a
Haiti
 24 May 2000
 
Honduras
 24 May 2000
18 Nov 2008
Hungary
 24 May 2000
13 Jan 2004
Iceland
  1 Jun 2001
 
India
 23 Jan 2001
17 Jan 2003
Indonesia
 24 May 2000
 3 Dec 2004
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
 23 Apr 2001
20 Nov 2003
Iraq
    3 Mar 2014 a
Ireland
 24 May 2000
14 Nov 2003
Italy
 24 May 2000
24 Mar 2004
Jamaica
  4 Jun 2001
25 Sep 2012
Japan
   21 Nov 2003 a
Jordan
 11 Oct 2000
11 Nov 2003
Kazakhstan
    8 Sep 2008 a
Kenya
 15 May 2000
24 Jan 2002
Kiribati
  7 Sep 2000
20 Apr 2004
Kuwait
    1 Jun 2017 a
Kyrgyzstan
    5 Oct 2005 a
Lao People's Democratic Republic
    3 Aug 2004 a
Latvia
   13 Feb 2004 a
Lebanon
    6 Feb 2013 a
Lesotho
   20 Sep 2001 a
Liberia
   15 Feb 2002 a
Libya
   14 Jun 2005 a
Lithuania
 24 May 2000
 7 Nov 2003
Luxembourg
 11 Jul 2000
28 Aug 2002
Madagascar
 14 Sep 2000
24 Nov 2003
Malawi
 24 May 2000
27 Feb 2009
Malaysia
 24 May 2000
 3 Sep 2003
Maldives
    3 Sep 2002 a
Mali
  4 Apr 2001
28 Aug 2002
Malta
    5 Jan 2007 a
Marshall Islands
   27 Jan 2003 a
Mauritania
   22 Jul 2005 a
Mauritius
   11 Apr 2002 a
Mexico
 24 May 2000
27 Aug 2002
Monaco
 24 May 2000
 
Mongolia
   22 Jul 2003 a
Montenegro 4
  23 Oct 2006 d
Morocco
 25 May 2000
25 Apr 2011
Mozambique
 24 May 2000
21 Oct 2002
Myanmar
 11 May 2001
13 Feb 2008
Namibia
 24 May 2000
10 Feb 2005
Nauru
   12 Nov 2001 a
Nepal
  2 Mar 2001
 
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
 24 May 2000
 8 Jan 2002 A
New Zealand 5
24 May 2000
24 Feb 2005
Nicaragua
 26 May 2000
28 Aug 2002
Niger
 24 May 2000
30 Sep 2004
Nigeria
 24 May 2000
15 Jul 2003
Niue
    8 Jul 2002 a
North Macedonia
 26 Jul 2000
14 Jun 2005
Norway
 24 May 2000
10 May 2001
Oman
   11 Apr 2003 a
Pakistan
  4 Jun 2001
 2 Mar 2009
Palau
 29 May 2001
13 Jun 2003
Panama
 11 May 2001
 1 May 2002
Papua New Guinea
   14 Oct 2005 a
Paraguay
  3 May 2001
10 Mar 2004
Peru
 24 May 2000
14 Apr 2004
Philippines
 24 May 2000
 5 Oct 2006
Poland
 24 May 2000
10 Dec 2003
Portugal
 24 May 2000
30 Sep 2004 A
Qatar
   14 Mar 2007 a
Republic of Korea
  6 Sep 2000
 3 Oct 2007
Republic of Moldova
 14 Feb 2001
 4 Mar 2003
Romania
 11 Oct 2000
30 Jun 2003
Rwanda
 24 May 2000
22 Jul 2004
Samoa
 24 May 2000
30 May 2002
Saudi Arabia
    9 Aug 2007 a
Senegal
 31 Oct 2000
 8 Oct 2003
Serbia
    8 Feb 2006 a
Seychelles
 23 Jan 2001
13 May 2004
Sierra Leone
   15 Jun 2020 a
Slovakia
 24 May 2000
24 Nov 2003
Slovenia
 24 May 2000
20 Nov 2002
Solomon Islands
   28 Jul 2004 a
Somalia
   26 Jul 2010 a
South Africa
   14 Aug 2003 a
Spain 6, 7
24 May 2000
16 Jan 2002
Sri Lanka
 24 May 2000
28 Apr 2004
St. Kitts and Nevis
   23 May 2001 a
St. Lucia
   16 Jun 2005 a
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
   27 Aug 2003 a
State of Palestine
    2 Jan 2015 a
Sudan
   13 Jun 2005 a
Suriname
   27 Mar 2008 a
Sweden
 24 May 2000
 8 Aug 2002
Switzerland
 24 May 2000
26 Mar 2002
Syrian Arab Republic
    1 Apr 2004 a
Tajikistan
   12 Feb 2004 a
Thailand
   10 Nov 2005 a
Togo
 24 May 2000
 2 Jul 2004
Tonga
   18 Sep 2003 a
Trinidad and Tobago
    5 Oct 2000 a
Tunisia
 19 Apr 2001
22 Jan 2003
Türkiye
 24 May 2000
24 Oct 2003
Turkmenistan
   21 Aug 2008 a
Uganda
 24 May 2000
30 Nov 2001
Ukraine
    6 Dec 2002 a
United Arab Emirates
   12 Sep 2014 a
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6
24 May 2000
19 Nov 2003
United Republic of Tanzania
   24 Apr 2003 a
Uruguay
  1 Jun 2001
 2 Nov 2011
Uzbekistan
   25 Oct 2019 a
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
 24 May 2000
13 May 2002
Viet Nam
   21 Jan 2004 a
Yemen
    1 Dec 2005 a
Zambia
   27 Apr 2004 a
Zimbabwe
  4 Jun 2001
25 Feb 2005
Declarations
(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations were made upon ratification,
accession, acceptance, approval or succession.)
European Union

European Union

Declaration:

       "The European Community declares that, in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(l) thereof, it is competent for entering into international agreements, and for implementing the obligations resulting therefrom, which contribute to the pursuit of the following objectives:

       - preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment;
       - protecting human health;
       - prudent and rational utilisation of natural resources;
       - promoting measures at international level to deal with regional or worldwide environmental problems.
       Moreover, the European Community declares that it has already adopted legal instruments, binding on its Member States, covering matters governed by this Protocol, and will submit and update, as appropriate, a list of those legal instruments to the Biosafety Clearing House in accordance with Article 20(3)(a) of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
       The European Community is responsible for the performance of those obligations resulting from the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety which are covered by Community law in force.
       The exercise of Community competence is, by its nature, subject to continuous development."
Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian Arab Republic

Declaration:

       [The Government of the Syrian Arab Republic] affirms, however, that the accession of the Syrian Arab Republic to the said Protocol in no way signifies recognition of Israel nor shall it be conducive to entry into any dealings therewith in respect of matters governed by that Protocol.
End Note
1.For the purpose of entry into force of the [Convention/Protocol] , any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession deposited by a regional economic integration organization shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by member States of that Organization.
2.With the following declaration in respect of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region:

In accordance with the provisions of Article 153 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and Article 138 of the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, the Government of the People's Republic of China decides that the Protocol shall not apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China until the Government of the People's Republic of China notifies otherwise.

Subsequently, the Secretary-General received the following communication from the People's Republic of China:

China (Declaration of 9 May 2011):

In accordance with the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, the Government of the People's Republic of China decides that the Protocol applies to the Hong King Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
3.With a territorial exclusion in respect of the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
4.See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
5.With the following territorial exclusion:

"... consistent with the constitutional status of Tokelau and taking into account the commitment of the Government of New Zealand to the development of self-government for Tokelau through an act of self-determination under the Charter of the United Nations, this ratification shall not extend to Tokelau unless and until a Declaration to this effect is lodged by the Government of New Zealand with the Depositary on the basis of appropriate consultation with that territory."
6. On 30 May 2014, the Government of the United Kingdom informed the Secretary-General of the Territorial Application of the Protocol in respect of Gibraltar as follows:

“… the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland wishes the United Kingdom's Ratification of the Protocol be extended to the territory of Gibraltar for whose international relations the United Kingdom is responsible.

The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland considers the extension of the aforesaid Protocol to Gibraltar to take effect on the date that this notification is received for deposit …”.
7. On 9 July 2014, the Secretary-General received from the Government of Spain the following communication with regard to the Territorial Application by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Gibraltar:

1. Gibraltar is a Non-Self-Governing Territory for whose international relations the Government of the United Kingdom is responsible and which is subject to a process of decolonization in accordance with the relevant decisions and resolutions of the General Assembly.

2. The authorities of Gibraltar are local in character, and exercise competences exclusively over internal affairs that originate in and are based on the powers allocated to and conferred on them by the United Kingdom, in accordance with its domestic legislation and in its capacity as the sovereign State upon which depends the said Non-Self-Governing Territory.

3. Consequently, any involvement by the Gibraltarian authorities in the implementation of this Convention shall be understood to take place exclusively within the framework of the internal affairs of Gibraltar and shall not be considered to affect in any way the content of the two preceding paragraphs.

4. The procedure envisaged in the Arrangements relating to Gibraltar authorities in the context of certain international treaties, which were agreed to by Spain and the United Kingdom on 19 December 2007 (together with "Agreed Arrangements relating to Gibraltar authorities in the context of European Union and European Community Instruments and Related Treaties" of 19 April 2000) applies to the present Convention.

5. The application to Gibraltar of the present Convention cannot be interpreted as recognition of any rights or situations involving matters not included in Article 10 of the Treaty of Utrecht of 13 July 1713, signed bythe crowns of Spain and Great Britain.