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Registration Number
20378
Title
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Participant(s)
Submitter
ex officio
Places/dates of conclusion
Place
Date
New York
18/12/1979
EIF information
3 September 1981 , in accordance with article 27(1)
Authentic texts
Spanish
Russian
French
English
Chinese
Arabic
Attachments
ICJ information
Depositary
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Registration Date
ex officio 3 September 1981
Subject terms
Human rights
Women
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
1249 (p.1)
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
volume-1249-I-20378-English.pdf
volume-1249-I-20378-English_French.pdf
volume-1249-I-20378-French.pdf
volume-1249-I-20378-Other.pdf
Volume In PDF
v1249.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Afghanistan
Signature
14/08/1980
Afghanistan
Ratification
05/03/2003
04/04/2003
Albania
Accession
11/05/1994
10/06/1994
Algeria
Withdrawal of reservation
15/07/2009
Algeria
Accession
22/05/1996
21/06/1996
Andorra
Accession
15/01/1997
14/02/1997
Angola
Accession
17/09/1986
17/10/1986
Antigua and Barbuda
Accession
01/08/1989
31/08/1989
Argentina
Objection
04/04/1989
Argentina
Signature
17/07/1980
Argentina
Ratification
15/07/1985
14/08/1985
Armenia
Accession
13/09/1993
13/10/1993
Australia
Signature
17/07/1980
Australia
Ratification
28/07/1983
27/08/1983
Australia
Partial withdrawal of reservation and declaration
30/08/2000
30/08/2000
Austria
Objection
21/08/2001
Austria
Objection
13/02/2002
Austria
Objection
31/03/2003
Austria
Objection
12/02/2010
Austria
Signature
17/07/1980
Austria
Communication
24/06/2011
Austria
Communication
22/02/1996
Austria
Objection
21/08/2001
Austria
Objection
20/02/1998
Austria
Objection
05/06/1997
Austria
Objection
26/10/1994
Austria
Objection
05/01/2007
Austria
Objection
05/10/2005
Austria
Objection
14/08/2003
Austria
Objection
18/12/2006
Austria
Withdrawal of reservation
10/06/2015
10/06/2015
Austria
Partial withdrawal of reservation and declaration
11/09/2000
11/09/2000
Austria
Partial withdrawal of reservation
14/09/2006
14/09/2006
Austria
Ratification
31/03/1982
30/04/1982
Azerbaijan
Accession
10/07/1995
09/08/1995
Bahamas
Accession
06/10/1993
05/11/1993
Bahamas
Partial withdrawal of reservation
25/02/2011
25/02/2011
Bahrain
Modification of reservation
01/06/2016
01/06/2016
Bahrain
Accession
18/06/2002
18/07/2002
Bangladesh
Accession
06/11/1984
06/12/1984
Bangladesh
Withdrawal of reservation
23/07/1997
23/07/1997
Barbados
Signature
24/07/1980
Barbados
Ratification
16/10/1980
03/09/1981
Belgium
Withdrawal of reservation
14/09/1998
Belgium
Objection
30/04/2007
Belgium
Objection
09/04/2010
Belgium
Signature
17/07/1980
Belgium
Communication
30/04/2007
Belgium
Communication
19/01/1996
Belgium
Withdrawal of reservation
08/07/2002
08/07/2002
Belgium
Ratification
10/07/1985
09/08/1985
Belize
Signature
07/03/1990
Belize
Ratification
16/05/1990
15/06/1990
Benin
Signature
11/11/1981
Benin
Ratification
12/03/1992
11/04/1992
Bhutan
Signature
17/07/1980
Bhutan
Ratification
31/08/1981
30/09/1981
Bolivia
Signature
30/05/1980
Bolivia
Ratification
08/06/1990
08/07/1990
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Succession
01/09/1993
06/03/1992
Botswana
Accession
13/08/1996
12/09/1996
Brazil
Withdrawal of reservation
20/12/1994
Brazil
Signature
31/03/1981
Brazil
Ratification
01/02/1984
02/03/1984
Brunei Darussalam
Accession
24/05/2006
23/06/2006
Bulgaria
Signature
17/07/1980
Bulgaria
Ratification
08/02/1982
11/02/1982
Bulgaria
Withdrawal of reservation
24/06/1992
24/06/1992
Burkina Faso
Accession
14/10/1987
13/11/1987
Burundi
Signature
17/07/1980
Burundi
Ratification
08/01/1992
07/02/1992
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Signature
17/07/1980
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ratification
04/02/1981
03/09/1981
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Withdrawal of reservation
19/04/1989
19/04/1989
Cambodia
Signature
17/10/1980
Cambodia
Accession
15/10/1992
14/11/1992
Cameroon
Signature
06/06/1983
Cameroon
Ratification
23/08/1994
22/09/1994
Canada
Objection
25/10/1994
Canada
Objection
25/07/2017
Canada
Signature
17/07/1980
Canada
Withdrawal of declaration
28/05/1992
Canada
Communication
14/05/2014
Canada
Objection
14/06/2007
Canada
Ratification
10/12/1981
09/01/1982
Cape Verde
Accession
05/12/1980
03/09/1981
Central African Republic
Accession
21/06/1991
21/07/1991
Chad
Accession
09/06/1995
09/07/1995
Chile
Signature
17/07/1980
Chile
Ratification
07/12/1989
06/01/1990
China
Communication
19/10/1999
China
Signature
17/07/1980
China
Ratification
04/11/1980
03/09/1981
Colombia
Signature
17/07/1980
Colombia
Ratification
19/01/1982
18/02/1982
Comoros
Accession
31/10/1994
30/11/1994
Congo
Signature
29/07/1980
Congo
Ratification
26/07/1982
25/08/1982
Cook Islands
Territorial application
10/01/1985
09/02/1985
Cook Islands
Accession
11/08/2006
10/09/2006
Cook Islands
Withdrawal of reservation
30/07/2007
30/07/2007
Costa Rica
Signature
17/07/1980
Costa Rica
Ratification
04/04/1986
04/05/1986
Côte d'Ivoire
Signature
17/07/1980
Côte d'Ivoire
Ratification
18/12/1995
17/01/1996
Croatia
Succession
09/09/1992
08/10/1991
Cuba
Signature
06/03/1980
Cuba
Ratification
17/07/1980
03/09/1981
Cyprus
Accession
23/07/1985
22/08/1985
Cyprus
Withdrawal of reservation
28/06/2000
28/06/2000
Czech Republic
Objection
10/11/2009
Czech Republic
Objection
12/01/2007
Czech Republic
Objection
18/04/2007
Czech Republic
Succession
22/02/1993
01/01/1993
Czechoslovakia
Signature
17/07/1980
Czechoslovakia
Ratification
16/02/1982
18/03/1982
Czechoslovakia
Withdrawal of reservation
26/04/1991
26/04/1991
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Partial withdrawal of reservations
23/11/2015
23/11/2015
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Accession
27/02/2001
29/03/2001
Democratic Yemen
Accession
30/05/1984
29/06/1984
Denmark
Objection
28/02/2003
Denmark
Signature
17/07/1980
Denmark
Communication
23/03/1998
Denmark
Objection
21/02/2002
Denmark
Communication
24/03/1998
Denmark
Communication
14/12/2005
Denmark
Communication
26/06/1998
Denmark
Objection
06/10/2006
Denmark
Objection
21/02/2002
Denmark
Objection
10/08/2001
Denmark
Objection
02/11/2000
Denmark
Objection
12/02/1997
Denmark
Objection
03/07/1990
Denmark
Objection
06/10/2006
Denmark
Objection
27/05/2003
Denmark
Ratification
21/04/1983
21/05/1983
Djibouti
Accession
02/12/1998
01/01/1999
Dominica
Signature
15/09/1980
Dominica
Ratification
15/09/1980
03/09/1981
Dominican Republic
Signature
17/07/1980
Dominican Republic
Ratification
02/09/1982
02/10/1982
Ecuador
Signature
17/07/1980
Ecuador
Ratification
09/11/1981
09/12/1981
Egypt
Withdrawal of reservation
04/01/2008
Egypt
Signature
16/07/1980
Egypt
Ratification
18/09/1981
18/10/1981
El Salvador
Signature
14/11/1980
El Salvador
Ratification
19/08/1981
18/09/1981
Equatorial Guinea
Accession
23/10/1984
22/11/1984
Eritrea
Accession
05/09/1995
05/10/1995
Estonia
Objection
04/12/2006
Estonia
Objection
01/04/2004
Estonia
Objection
04/12/2006
Estonia
Objection
29/04/2010
Estonia
Accession
21/10/1991
20/11/1991
Ethiopia
Signature
08/07/1980
Ethiopia
Ratification
10/09/1981
10/10/1981
Federal Republic of Germany
Objection
10/07/1985
Federal Republic of Germany
Objection
10/07/1985
Federal Republic of Germany
Objection
20/06/1990
Federal Republic of Germany
Signature
17/07/1980
Federal Republic of Germany
Objection
07/04/1988
Federal Republic of Germany
Objection
03/03/1987
Federal Republic of Germany
Objection
10/07/1985
Federal Republic of Germany
Objection
10/07/1985
Federal Republic of Germany
Objection
10/07/1985
Federal Republic of Germany
Objection
10/07/1985
Federal Republic of Germany
Objection
15/10/1986
Federal Republic of Germany
Objection
03/03/1987
Federal Republic of Germany
Ratification
10/07/1985
09/08/1985
Fiji
Withdrawal of reservation
24/01/2000
24/01/2000
Fiji
Accession
28/08/1995
27/09/1995
Finland
Objection
17/01/1996
Finland
Objection
16/10/1996
Finland
Objection
16/10/1996
Finland
Objection
01/11/1996
Finland
Objection
21/11/1996
Finland
Objection
15/11/2005
Finland
Objection
06/06/1997
Finland
Objection
24/10/2000
Finland
Objection
08/10/2001
Finland
Objection
05/03/2002
Finland
Objection
31/05/2002
Finland
Objection
10/03/2003
Finland
Objection
29/04/2010
Finland
Signature
17/07/1980
Finland
Objection
08/06/1990
Finland
Objection
27/02/2007
Finland
Objection
27/02/2007
Finland
Objection
17/06/2003
Finland
Communication
17/08/1999
Finland
Objection
07/09/2005
Finland
Objection
05/05/1994
Finland
Ratification
04/09/1986
04/10/1986
France
Objection
20/07/1998
France
Objection
13/02/2007
France
Objection
18/11/2005
France
Objection
21/07/2003
France
Objection
13/06/2007
France
Declaration
20/03/1987
France
Partial withdrawal of reservations
14/10/2013
France
Communication
17/06/2002
France
Communication
14/11/2000
France
Signature
17/07/1980
France
Objection
25/04/2003
France
Objection
04/03/2002
France
Objection
26/06/2001
France
Ratification
14/12/1983
13/01/1984
France
Withdrawal of reservation
21/07/1986
21/07/1986
France
Withdrawal of reservation
22/12/2003
22/12/2003
France
Withdrawal of reservation
26/03/1984
26/03/1984
Gabon
Signature
17/07/1980
Gabon
Ratification
21/01/1983
20/02/1983
Gambia
Signature
29/07/1980
Gambia
Ratification
16/04/1993
16/05/1993
Georgia
Accession
26/10/1994
25/11/1994
German Democratic Republic
Objection
22/04/1987
German Democratic Republic
Signature
25/06/1980
German Democratic Republic
Ratification
09/07/1980
03/09/1981
Germany
Objection
19/06/1997
Germany
Objection
28/05/1997
Germany
Objection
08/10/1996
Germany
Objection
24/10/1994
Germany
Objection
28/08/2006
Germany
Objection
09/11/2005
Germany
Objection
25/08/2003
Germany
Objection
19/12/2006
Germany
Communication
16/08/1999
Germany
Objection
01/08/2017
Germany
Objection
18/02/2003
Germany
Objection
14/03/2002
Germany
Objection
02/10/2001
Germany
Objection
19/01/2001
Germany
Withdrawal of reservation
10/12/2001
10/12/2001
Ghana
Signature
17/07/1980
Ghana
Ratification
02/01/1986
01/02/1986
Greece
Objection
04/10/2005
Greece
Objection
29/01/2007
Greece
Objection
04/03/2004
Greece
Objection
15/06/2007
Greece
Signature
02/03/1982
Greece
Objection
13/06/2003
Greece
Ratification
07/06/1983
07/07/1983
Grenada
Signature
17/07/1980
Grenada
Ratification
30/08/1990
29/09/1990
Guatemala
Signature
08/06/1981
Guatemala
Ratification
12/08/1982
11/09/1982
Guinea
Signature
17/07/1980
Guinea
Ratification
09/08/1982
08/09/1982
Guinea-Bissau
Signature
17/07/1980
Guinea-Bissau
Ratification
23/08/1985
22/09/1985
Guyana
Signature
17/07/1980
Guyana
Ratification
17/07/1980
03/09/1981
Haiti
Signature
17/07/1980
Haiti
Ratification
20/07/1981
03/09/1981
Honduras
Signature
11/06/1980
Honduras
Ratification
03/03/1983
02/04/1983
Hungary
Objection
24/04/2007
Hungary
Objection
07/02/2007
Hungary
Objection
15/04/2010
Hungary
Signature
06/06/1980
Hungary
Ratification
22/12/1980
03/09/1981
Hungary
Withdrawal of reservation
08/12/1989
08/12/1989
Iceland
Signature
24/07/1980
Iceland
Ratification
18/06/1985
18/07/1985
India
Signature
30/07/1980
India
Ratification
09/07/1993
08/08/1993
Indonesia
Signature
29/07/1980
Indonesia
Ratification
13/09/1984
13/10/1984
Iraq
Partial withdrawal of reservation
18/02/2014
Iraq
Accession
13/08/1986
12/09/1986
Ireland
Objection
19/12/2006
Ireland
Objection
19/12/2006
Ireland
Objection
02/10/2001
Ireland
Communication
02/04/2002
Ireland
Communication
13/06/2002
Ireland
Objection
28/04/2010
Ireland
Withdrawal of reservation
11/06/2004
11/06/2004
Ireland
Withdrawal of reservation
19/12/1986
19/12/1986
Ireland
Accession
23/12/1985
22/01/1986
Ireland
Withdrawal of reservation
24/03/2000
24/03/2000
Israel
Communication
16/05/2014
Israel
Signature
17/07/1980
Israel
Objection
12/12/1986
Israel
Ratification
03/10/1991
02/11/1991
Italy
Objection
15/06/2007
Italy
Communication
09/07/2007
Italy
Signature
17/07/1980
Italy
Objection
15/04/2010
Italy
Objection
02/09/2003
Italy
Ratification
10/06/1985
10/07/1985
Jamaica
Signature
17/07/1980
Jamaica
Withdrawal of reservation
08/09/1995
08/09/1995
Jamaica
Ratification
19/10/1984
18/11/1984
Japan
Signature
17/07/1980
Japan
Ratification
25/06/1985
25/07/1985
Jordan
Signature
03/12/1980
Jordan
Withdrawal of reservation
05/05/2009
05/05/2009
Jordan
Ratification
01/07/1992
31/07/1992
Kazakhstan
Accession
26/08/1998
25/09/1998
Kenya
Accession
09/03/1984
08/04/1984
Kiribati
Accession
17/03/2004
16/04/2004
Kuwait
Accession
02/09/1994
02/10/1994
Kuwait
Withdrawal of reservation
09/12/2005
09/12/2005
Kyrgyzstan
Accession
10/02/1997
12/03/1997
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Signature
17/07/1980
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Ratification
14/08/1981
13/09/1981
Latvia
Objection
06/12/2006
Latvia
Objection
04/10/2005
Latvia
Objection
06/12/2006
Latvia
Objection
28/01/2010
Latvia
Accession
14/04/1992
14/05/1992
Lebanon
Accession
16/04/1997
21/05/1997
Lesotho
Signature
17/07/1980
Lesotho
Ratification
22/08/1995
21/09/1995
Lesotho
Partial withdrawal of reservation
25/08/2004
25/08/2004
Liberia
Accession
17/07/1984
16/08/1984
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Modification
05/07/1995
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Accession
16/05/1989
15/06/1989
Liechtenstein
Withdrawal of reservation
03/10/1996
03/10/1996
Liechtenstein
Accession
22/12/1995
21/01/1996
Lithuania
Accession
18/01/1994
17/02/1994
Luxembourg
Signature
17/07/1980
Luxembourg
Ratification
02/02/1989
04/03/1989
Luxembourg
Withdrawal of reservation
09/01/2008
09/01/2008
Madagascar
Signature
17/07/1980
Madagascar
Ratification
17/03/1989
16/04/1989
Malawi
Accession
12/03/1987
11/04/1987
Malawi
Withdrawal of reservation
24/10/1991
24/10/1991
Malaysia
Partial withdrawal of reservations
19/07/2010
Malaysia
Partial withdrawal of reservations
16/10/1995
Malaysia
Accession
05/07/1995
04/08/1995
Maldives
Modification
29/01/1999
Maldives
Partial withdrawal of reservation
31/03/2010
Maldives
Partial withdrawal of reservations
24/02/2020
Maldives
Acceptance of reservation
23/06/1999
23/06/1999
Maldives
Accession
01/07/1993
31/07/1993
Mali
Signature
05/02/1985
Mali
Ratification
10/09/1985
10/10/1985
Malta
Accession
08/03/1991
07/04/1991
Marshall Islands
Accession
02/03/2006
01/04/2006
Mauritania
Partial withdrawal of reservation
25/07/2014
Mauritania
Accession
10/05/2001
09/06/2001
Mauritius
Partial withdrawal of reservation and declaration
05/05/1998
Mauritius
Accession
09/07/1984
08/08/1984
Mexico
Objection
07/05/1986
Mexico
Objection
29/01/1986
Mexico
Objection
06/06/1985
Mexico
Objection
21/02/1985
Mexico
Objection
21/02/1985
Mexico
Objection
11/01/1985
Mexico
Objection
22/05/1985
Mexico
Objection
23/07/1990
Mexico
Declaration
05/08/1987
Mexico
Communication
10/05/2010
Mexico
Signature
17/07/1980
Mexico
Objection
04/12/1986
Mexico
Objection
16/10/1986
Mexico
Objection
16/07/1986
Mexico
Ratification
23/03/1981
03/09/1981
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Accession
01/09/2004
01/10/2004
Monaco
Accession
18/03/2005
17/04/2005
Monaco
Partial withdrawal of reservation
19/10/2017
19/10/2017
Mongolia
Signature
17/07/1980
Mongolia
Ratification
20/07/1981
03/09/1981
Mongolia
Withdrawal of reservation
19/07/1990
19/07/1990
Montenegro
Succession
23/10/2006
03/06/2006
Morocco
Partial withdrawal
08/04/2011
Morocco
Accession
21/06/1993
21/07/1993
Mozambique
Accession
21/04/1997
16/05/1997
Myanmar
Accession
22/07/1997
21/08/1997
Namibia
Accession
23/11/1992
23/11/1992
Nauru
Accession
23/06/2011
23/07/2011
Nepal
Signature
05/02/1991
Nepal
Ratification
22/04/1991
22/05/1991
Netherlands
Objection
15/05/1998
Netherlands
Objection
30/05/1997
Netherlands
Objection
01/07/1997
Netherlands
Objection
21/07/1998
Netherlands
Objection
18/09/2001
Netherlands
Objection
18/09/2001
Netherlands
Objection
08/02/2002
Netherlands
Objection
22/11/2002
Netherlands
Objection
03/08/2017
Netherlands
Objection
05/05/2010
Netherlands
Objection
23/07/1991
Netherlands
Objection
23/07/1991
Netherlands
Objection
11/04/2007
Netherlands
Objection
27/05/2003
Netherlands
Objection
31/05/2005
Netherlands
Objection
19/07/2006
Netherlands
Objection
23/07/1991
Netherlands
Objection
23/07/1991
Netherlands
Objection
23/07/1991
Netherlands
Objection
23/07/1991
Netherlands
Objection
23/07/1991
Netherlands
Objection
20/11/1996
Netherlands
Objection
01/11/1996
Netherlands
Objection
01/11/1996
Netherlands
Objection
15/10/1996
Netherlands
Objection
16/01/1996
Netherlands
Objection
14/07/1994
Netherlands
Communication
06/12/2000
Netherlands
Signature
17/07/1980
Netherlands
Objection
23/07/1991
Netherlands
Objection
23/07/1991
Netherlands
Objection
23/07/1991
Netherlands
Objection
23/07/1991
Netherlands
Objection
23/07/1991
Netherlands
Ratification
23/07/1991
22/08/1991
New Zealand
Withdrawal of reservation
05/09/2003
New Zealand
Withdrawal of reservation
05/07/2007
New Zealand
Signature
17/07/1980
New Zealand
Territorial exclusion
05/09/2003
New Zealand
Territorial application
10/01/1985
09/02/1985
New Zealand
Ratification
10/01/1985
09/02/1985
New Zealand
Withdrawal of reservation
13/01/1989
13/01/1989
Nicaragua
Signature
17/07/1980
Nicaragua
Ratification
27/10/1981
26/11/1981
Niger
Accession
08/10/1999
07/11/1999
Nigeria
Signature
23/04/1984
Nigeria
Ratification
13/06/1985
13/07/1985
Norway
Objection
03/07/1997
Norway
Objection
01/11/2000
Norway
Objection
09/10/2001
Norway
Objection
20/02/2002
Norway
Objection
20/05/2002
Norway
Objection
06/05/2010
Norway
Signature
17/07/1980
Norway
Objection
21/03/2007
Norway
Objection
05/04/2004
Norway
Objection
01/12/2005
Norway
Objection
16/07/1990
Norway
Objection
25/10/1994
Norway
Objection
02/05/1995
Norway
Objection
30/10/1996
Norway
Objection
16/10/1996
Norway
Objection
21/11/1996
Norway
Objection
06/06/1997
Norway
Ratification
21/05/1981
03/09/1981
Oman
Withdrawal of reservation
06/02/2019
Oman
Accession
07/02/2006
09/03/2006
Pakistan
Accession
12/03/1996
11/04/1996
Palau
Signature
20/09/2011
Panama
Signature
26/06/1980
Panama
Ratification
29/10/1981
28/11/1981
Papua New Guinea
Accession
12/01/1995
11/02/1995
Paraguay
Accession
06/04/1987
06/05/1987
Peru
Signature
23/07/1981
Peru
Ratification
13/09/1982
13/10/1982
Philippines
Signature
15/07/1980
Philippines
Ratification
05/08/1981
04/09/1981
Poland
Objection
07/06/2007
Poland
Withdrawal of reservation
16/10/1997
Poland
Signature
29/05/1980
Poland
Objection
06/05/2010
Poland
Objection
28/11/2005
Poland
Objection
01/03/2007
Poland
Ratification
30/07/1980
03/09/1981
Portugal
Objection
18/07/2001
Portugal
Objection
18/07/2001
Portugal
Objection
14/08/1997
Portugal
Objection
23/07/1997
Portugal
Objection
26/10/1994
Portugal
Objection
30/01/2007
Portugal
Objection
28/11/2005
Portugal
Objection
30/01/2007
Portugal
Declaration
15/05/1996
Portugal
Territorial application
27/04/1999
Portugal
Communication
21/10/1999
Portugal
Communication
10/05/2010
Portugal
Communication
15/12/2005
Portugal
Signature
24/04/1980
Portugal
Objection
04/03/2002
Portugal
Objection
04/03/2002
Portugal
Ratification
30/07/1980
03/09/1981
Qatar
Accession
29/04/2009
29/05/2009
Republic of Korea
Signature
25/05/1983
Republic of Korea
Withdrawal of reservation
15/03/1991
15/03/1991
Republic of Korea
Withdrawal of reservation
24/08/1999
24/08/1999
Republic of Korea
Ratification
27/12/1984
26/01/1985
Republic of Moldova
Accession
01/07/1994
31/07/1994
Romania
Objection
08/02/2007
Romania
Signature
04/09/1980
Romania
Objection
14/04/2010
Romania
Objection
08/02/2007
Romania
Objection
03/12/2003
Romania
Withdrawal of reservation
02/04/1997
02/04/1997
Romania
Ratification
07/01/1982
06/02/1982
Rwanda
Signature
01/05/1980
Rwanda
Ratification
02/03/1981
03/09/1981
Samoa
Accession
25/09/1992
25/10/1992
San Marino
Signature
26/09/2003
San Marino
Ratification
10/12/2003
09/01/2004
Sao Tome and Principe
Signature
31/10/1995
Sao Tome and Principe
Ratification
03/06/2003
03/07/2003
Saudi Arabia
Signature
07/09/2000
Saudi Arabia
Ratification
07/09/2000
07/10/2000
Senegal
Signature
29/07/1980
Senegal
Ratification
05/02/1985
07/03/1985
Seychelles
Accession
05/05/1992
04/06/1992
Sierra Leone
Signature
21/09/1988
Sierra Leone
Ratification
11/11/1988
11/12/1988
Singapore
Partial withdrawal of reservation
15/10/2015
Singapore
Accession
05/10/1995
04/11/1995
Singapore
Partial withdrawal of reservation
24/07/2007
24/07/2007
Singapore
Partial withdrawal of reservation
30/06/2011
30/06/2011
Slovakia
Objection
28/07/2009
Slovakia
Objection
27/02/2007
Slovakia
Succession
28/05/1993
Slovakia
Objection
11/05/2007
Slovenia
Succession
06/07/1992
25/06/1991
Solomon Islands
Accession
06/05/2002
05/06/2002
South Africa
Signature
29/01/1993
South Africa
Ratification
15/12/1995
14/01/1996
South Sudan
Accession
30/04/2015
30/05/2015
Spain
Signature
17/07/1980
Spain
Objection
13/11/2009
Spain
Objection
05/07/2001
Spain
Objection
22/02/2001
Spain
Objection
13/06/2007
Spain
Objection
23/02/2007
Spain
Objection
31/07/2003
Spain
Objection
06/10/2005
Spain
Ratification
05/01/1984
04/02/1984
Sri Lanka
Signature
17/07/1980
Sri Lanka
Ratification
05/10/1981
04/11/1981
St. Christopher and Nevis
Accession
25/04/1985
25/05/1985
St. Lucia
Accession
08/10/1982
07/11/1982
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Accession
04/08/1981
03/09/1981
State of Palestine
Communication
06/06/2014
State of Palestine
Communication
06/06/2014
State of Palestine
Accession
02/04/2014
02/05/2014
Suriname
Accession
01/03/1993
31/03/1993
Swaziland
Accession
26/03/2004
25/04/2004
Sweden
Objection
17/03/1986
Sweden
Objection
12/03/1987
Sweden
Objection
15/04/1988
Sweden
Signature
07/03/1980
Sweden
Objection
06/02/2007
Sweden
Objection
05/02/1993
Sweden
Objection
26/10/1994
Sweden
Objection
17/01/1996
Sweden
Objection
17/03/1986
Sweden
Notification
25/10/1996
Sweden
Objection
25/05/1990
Sweden
Objection
12/02/2007
Sweden
Objection
11/07/2003
Sweden
Objection
25/08/2005
Sweden
Objection
05/10/2005
Sweden
Objection
17/03/1986
Sweden
Objection
17/03/1986
Sweden
Objection
17/03/1986
Sweden
Objection
17/03/1986
Sweden
Objection
04/08/1997
Sweden
Objection
13/08/1997
Sweden
Objection
27/01/1998
Sweden
Objection
27/04/2000
Sweden
Objection
30/03/2001
Sweden
Objection
25/07/2001
Sweden
Objection
21/01/2002
Sweden
Objection
27/11/2002
Sweden
Objection
07/05/2010
Sweden
Objection
17/03/1986
Sweden
Objection
17/03/1986
Sweden
Objection
17/03/1986
Sweden
Ratification
02/07/1980
03/09/1981
Switzerland
Signature
23/01/1987
Switzerland
Withdrawal of reservation
30/10/2013
Switzerland
Withdrawal of reservation
29/04/2004
Switzerland
Ratification
27/03/1997
26/04/1997
Syrian Arab Republic
Accession
28/03/2003
27/04/2003
Tajikistan
Accession
26/10/1993
25/11/1993
Thailand
Withdrawal of reservation
26/10/1992
Thailand
Partial withdrawal of reservation
18/07/2012
Thailand
Partial withdrawal of reservation and declaration
01/08/1996
01/08/1996
Thailand
Accession
09/08/1985
08/09/1985
Thailand
Withdrawal of reservation
25/01/1991
25/01/1991
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Succession
18/01/1994
17/11/1991
Timor-Leste
Accession
16/04/2003
16/05/2003
Togo
Accession
26/09/1983
26/10/1983
Trinidad and Tobago
Signature
27/06/1985
Trinidad and Tobago
Ratification
12/01/1990
11/02/1990
Tunisia
Partial withdrawal of declaration and withdrawal of reservations
17/04/2014
Tunisia
Signature
24/07/1980
Tunisia
Ratification
20/09/1985
20/10/1985
Turkey
Withdrawal of declaration
29/01/2008
Turkey
Accession
20/12/1985
19/01/1986
Turkey
Partial withdrawal of reservation and declaration
20/09/1999
20/09/1999
Turkmenistan
Accession
01/05/1997
31/05/1997
Tuvalu
Accession
06/10/1999
05/11/1999
Uganda
Signature
30/07/1980
Uganda
Ratification
22/07/1985
21/08/1985
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Signature
17/07/1980
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ratification
12/03/1981
03/09/1981
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Withdrawal of reservation
20/04/1989
20/04/1989
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Signature
17/07/1980
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Objection
15/04/1986
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Ratification
23/01/1981
03/09/1981
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Withdrawal of reservation
08/03/1989
08/03/1989
United Arab Emirates
Accession
06/10/2004
05/11/2004
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
16/03/2017
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
16/03/2016
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Declaration
27/11/1989
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Objection
14/06/2007
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Objection
28/02/2007
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Objection
26/06/2003
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Objection
17/08/2005
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Objection
17/08/2005
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Objection
06/09/2001
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Objection
05/03/2002
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Objection
28/11/2001
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Objection
26/06/2003
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Objection
01/08/2017
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Signature
22/07/1981
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Partial withdrawal of reservations
16/04/2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Declaration
20/03/1987
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Modification
06/06/2005
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
14/10/1996
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
16/02/2021
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
16/03/2017
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Withdrawal of reservation
04/01/1995
04/01/1995
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ratification
07/04/1986
07/05/1986
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Withdrawal of reservation
22/03/1996
22/03/1996
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Partial withdrawal of reservation
24/07/2007
24/07/2007
United Republic of Tanzania
Signature
17/07/1980
United Republic of Tanzania
Ratification
20/08/1985
19/09/1985
United States of America
Declaration
20/03/1987
United States of America
Signature
17/07/1980
Uruguay
Signature
30/03/1981
Uruguay
Ratification
09/10/1981
08/11/1981
Uzbekistan
Accession
19/07/1995
18/08/1995
Vanuatu
Accession
08/09/1995
08/10/1995
Venezuela
Signature
17/07/1980
Venezuela
Ratification
02/05/1983
01/06/1983
Viet Nam
Signature
29/07/1980
Viet Nam
Ratification
17/02/1982
19/03/1982
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)
Succession
12/03/2001
27/04/1992
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Signature
17/07/1980
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Ratification
26/02/1982
28/03/1982
Zaire
Signature
17/07/1980
Zaire
Ratification
17/10/1986
16/11/1986
Zambia
Signature
17/07/1980
Zambia
Ratification
21/06/1985
21/07/1985
Zimbabwe
Accession
13/05/1991
12/06/1991
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