Depositary
STATUS AS AT : 17-04-2025 09:15:30 EDT
CHAPTER XIX
COMMODITIES
48. Food Assistance Convention
London, 25 April 2012
Entry into force
:
1 January 2013, in accordance with article 15.
Registration :
1 January 2013, No. 50320
Status :
Signatories : 14. Parties : 16
Text : Certified true copy
United Nations,  Treaty Series , vol. 2884, p. 3. Depositary notification C.N.215.2012.TREATIES-XIX.48 of 9 May 2012: Certified true copies of the Convention, of which the English and French texts are equally authentic, are being printed and will be distributed as soon as possible.  Electronic copies of the Convention are posted in the United Nations Treaty Collection website at the following address:  http://treaties.un.org/doc/source/signature/2012/CTC_XIX-48.pdf
Note :
The above Convention was adopted on 25 April 2012 at London.

In accordance with its article 12, the “Convention shall be open for signature by Argentina, Australia, the Republic of Austria, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, Canada, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the European Union, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Finland, the French Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, Hungary, Ireland, the Italian Republic, Japan, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Slovenia, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Swiss Confederation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America, at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 11 June 2012 until 31 December 2012”.
Participant
 Signature
 Approval(AA), Acceptance(A), Accession(a), Ratification
Australia
 21 Dec 2012
24 Jun 2014
Austria
  8 Nov 2012
29 Jan 2013
Bulgaria
 25 Sep 2012
 
Canada
  6 Sep 2012
23 Nov 2012
Denmark 1
 2 Oct 2012
 6 Nov 2012 AA
European Union
  1 Aug 2012
28 Nov 2012 AA
Finland
 21 Dec 2012
21 Dec 2012 A
France
  2 Nov 2012
23 Jun 2017
Greece
 26 Sep 2012
 
Japan
 24 Jul 2012
24 Jul 2012 A
Luxembourg
 24 Sep 2012
29 Apr 2014
Portugal
  6 Sep 2012
 
Republic of Korea
   31 Jan 2018 a
Russian Federation
    3 Apr 2014 a
Slovenia
    8 May 2014 a
Spain
    5 Dec 2014 a
State of Palestine 2
  [22 Mar 2018 a]
Sweden
   12 May 2014 a
Switzerland
 10 Oct 2012
10 Oct 2012
United States of America
 26 Sep 2012
26 Sep 2012 A
End Note
1“Until further notice the Convention shall not apply to Greenland and the Faroe Islands.”
2On 2 September 2018, the Government of the State of Palestine deposited with the Secretary-General its notification of withdrawal from the above Convention. In accordance with article 17 (1) of the Convention, the withdrawal will take effect for the State of Palestine at the end of the year, i.e., on 31 December 2018.
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