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Registration Number
27627
Title
United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
Participant(s)
Submitter
ex officio
Places/dates of conclusion
Place
Date
Vienna
20/12/1988
EIF information
11 November 1990 , in accordance with article 29(1)
Authentic texts
Spanish
Russian
French
English
Chinese
Arabic
Attachments
with annex
ICJ information
Depositary
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Registration Date
ex officio 11 November 1990
Subject terms
Narcotics
Legal matters
Criminal matters
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
1582 (p.95)
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
volume-1582-I-27627-English.pdf
volume-1582-I-27627-French.pdf
volume-1582-I-27627-Other.pdf
Volume In PDF
v1582.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Afghanistan
Signature
20/12/1988
Afghanistan
Ratification
14/02/1992
14/05/1992
Albania
Accession
27/06/2001
25/09/2001
Algeria
Signature
20/12/1988
Algeria
Ratification
09/05/1995
07/08/1995
Andorra
Accession
23/07/1999
21/10/1999
Angola
Accession
26/10/2005
24/01/2006
Antigua and Barbuda
Accession
05/04/1993
04/07/1993
Argentina
Notification
16/05/2012
Argentina
Signature
20/12/1988
Argentina
Ratification
28/06/1993
26/09/1993
Armenia
Notification
26/03/2012
Armenia
Accession
13/09/1993
12/12/1993
Australia
Signature
14/02/1989
Australia
Ratification
16/11/1992
14/02/1993
Austria
Objection
16/12/1998
Austria
Objection
11/07/1997
Austria
Communication
10/06/1999
Austria
Signature
25/09/1989
Austria
Ratification
11/07/1997
09/10/1997
Azerbaijan
Accession
22/09/1993
21/12/1993
Bahamas
Signature
20/12/1988
Bahamas
Ratification
30/01/1989
11/11/1990
Bahrain
Withdrawal of declaration
08/07/2021
Bahrain
Signature
28/09/1989
Bahrain
Notification
19/03/2014
Bahrain
Ratification
07/02/1990
11/11/1990
Bangladesh
Signature
14/04/1989
Bangladesh
Ratification
11/10/1990
09/01/1991
Barbados
Designation of authorities
23/06/1993
Barbados
Accession
15/10/1992
13/01/1993
Belgium
Signature
22/05/1989
Belgium
Ratification
25/10/1995
23/01/1996
Belize
Communication
09/01/1998
Belize
Accession
24/07/1996
22/10/1996
Benin
Accession
23/05/1997
21/08/1997
Bhutan
Communication
10/07/1991
Bhutan
Accession
27/08/1990
25/11/1990
Bolivia
Signature
20/12/1988
Bolivia
Ratification
20/08/1990
18/11/1990
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Succession
01/09/1993
06/03/1992
Botswana
Accession
13/08/1996
11/11/1996
Brazil
Signature
20/12/1988
Brazil
Ratification
17/07/1991
15/10/1991
Brunei Darussalam
Notification
19/06/2007
Brunei Darussalam
Signature
26/10/1989
Brunei Darussalam
Ratification
12/11/1993
10/02/1994
Bulgaria
Signature
19/05/1989
Bulgaria
Ratification
24/09/1992
23/12/1992
Burkina Faso
Accession
02/06/1992
31/08/1992
Burundi
Accession
18/02/1993
19/05/1993
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Signature
27/02/1989
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ratification
15/10/1990
13/01/1991
Cambodia
Accession
07/07/2005
05/10/2005
Cameroon
Signature
27/02/1989
Cameroon
Ratification
28/10/1991
26/01/1992
Canada
Signature
20/12/1988
Canada
Ratification
05/07/1990
11/11/1990
Cape Verde
Accession
08/05/1995
06/08/1995
Central African Republic
Accession
15/10/2001
13/01/2002
Chad
Accession
09/06/1995
07/09/1995
Chile
Signature
20/12/1988
Chile
Ratification
13/03/1990
11/11/1990
China
Signature
20/12/1988
China
Communication
15/12/1999
China
Notification
30/11/2012
China
Notification
06/06/1997
01/07/1997
China
Ratification
25/10/1989
11/11/1990
Colombia
Signature
20/12/1988
Colombia
Withdrawal of reservation
30/12/1997
Colombia
Ratification
10/06/1994
08/09/1994
Comoros
Accession
01/03/2000
30/05/2000
Congo
Accession
03/03/2004
01/06/2004
Cook Islands
Notification
24/03/2005
Cook Islands
Accession
22/02/2005
23/05/2005
Costa Rica
Signature
25/04/1989
Costa Rica
Ratification
08/02/1991
09/05/1991
Côte d'Ivoire
Signature
20/12/1988
Côte d'Ivoire
Ratification
25/11/1991
23/02/1992
Croatia
Notification
09/09/2013
Croatia
Succession
26/07/1993
08/10/1991
Cuba
Signature
07/04/1989
Cuba
Notification
23/07/2014
Cuba
Ratification
12/06/1996
10/09/1996
Cyprus
Signature
20/12/1988
Cyprus
Ratification
25/05/1990
11/11/1990
Czech Republic
Succession
30/12/1993
01/01/1993
Czechoslovakia
Signature
07/12/1989
Czechoslovakia
Ratification
04/06/1991
02/09/1991
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Notification
31/05/2007
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Accession
19/03/2007
17/06/2007
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ratification
28/10/2005
26/01/2006
Denmark
Signature
20/12/1988
Denmark
Ratification
19/12/1991
18/03/1992
Djibouti
Accession
22/02/2001
23/05/2001
Dominica
Accession
30/06/1993
28/09/1993
Dominican Republic
Accession
21/09/1993
20/12/1993
Ecuador
Signature
21/06/1989
Ecuador
Ratification
23/03/1990
11/11/1990
Egypt
Signature
20/12/1988
Egypt
Ratification
15/03/1991
13/06/1991
El Salvador
Accession
21/05/1993
19/08/1993
Eritrea
Accession
30/01/2002
30/04/2002
Estonia
Accession
12/07/2000
10/10/2000
Ethiopia
Communication
08/06/1995
Ethiopia
Accession
11/10/1994
09/01/1995
European Economic Community
Signature
08/06/1989
European Economic Community
Formal confirmation
31/12/1990
31/03/1991
Federal Republic of Germany
Signature
19/01/1989
Fiji
Accession
25/03/1993
23/06/1993
Finland
Signature
08/02/1989
Finland
Objection
25/04/1997
Finland
Declaration
07/06/1994
Finland
Communication
15/01/1999
Finland
Acceptance
15/02/1994
16/05/1994
France
Objection
07/03/1997
France
Objection
16/12/1998
France
Signature
13/02/1989
France
Approval
31/12/1990
31/03/1991
Gabon
Signature
20/12/1989
Gabon
Ratification
10/07/2006
08/10/2006
Gambia
Accession
23/04/1996
22/07/1996
Georgia
Accession
08/01/1998
08/04/1998
German Democratic Republic
Ratification
21/02/1990
11/11/1990
Germany
Objection
16/12/1998
Germany
Objection
21/03/1997
Germany
Ratification
30/11/1993
28/02/1994
Ghana
Signature
20/12/1988
Ghana
Ratification
10/04/1990
11/11/1990
Greece
Signature
23/02/1989
Greece
Objection
18/07/1997
Greece
Ratification
28/01/1992
27/04/1992
Grenada
Accession
10/12/1990
10/03/1991
Guatemala
Signature
20/12/1988
Guatemala
Ratification
28/02/1991
29/05/1991
Guinea
Accession
27/12/1990
27/03/1991
Guinea-Bissau
Accession
27/10/1995
25/01/1996
Guyana
Accession
19/03/1993
17/06/1993
Haiti
Accession
18/09/1995
17/12/1995
Holy See
Signature
20/12/1988
Holy See
Ratification
25/01/2012
24/04/2012
Honduras
Notification
09/07/1996
Honduras
Signature
20/12/1988
Honduras
Ratification
11/12/1991
10/03/1992
Hungary
Signature
22/08/1989
Hungary
Ratification
15/11/1996
13/02/1997
Iceland
Notification
01/03/2012
Iceland
Accession
02/09/1997
01/12/1997
India
Accession
27/03/1990
11/11/1990
Indonesia
Signature
27/03/1989
Indonesia
Ratification
23/02/1999
24/05/1999
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Signature
20/12/1988
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Ratification
07/12/1992
07/03/1993
Iraq
Accession
22/07/1998
20/10/1998
Ireland
Notification
01/02/2006
Ireland
Signature
14/12/1989
Ireland
Ratification
03/09/1996
02/12/1996
Israel
Objection
15/11/1991
Israel
Objection
10/04/1992
Israel
Signature
20/12/1988
Israel
Ratification
20/03/2002
18/06/2002
Italy
Objection
24/04/1997
Italy
Objection
18/12/1998
Italy
Communication
19/07/1991
Italy
Signature
20/12/1988
Italy
Approval
31/12/1990
31/03/1991
Jamaica
Signature
02/10/1989
Jamaica
Withdrawal of declaration
10/12/1996
Jamaica
Ratification
29/12/1995
28/03/1996
Japan
Signature
19/12/1989
Japan
Ratification
12/06/1992
10/09/1992
Jordan
Signature
20/12/1988
Jordan
Ratification
16/04/1990
11/11/1990
Kazakhstan
Accession
29/04/1997
28/07/1997
Kenya
Accession
19/10/1992
17/01/1993
Kuwait
Signature
02/10/1989
Kuwait
Ratification
03/11/2000
01/02/2001
Kyrgyzstan
Accession
07/10/1994
05/01/1995
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Accession
01/10/2004
30/12/2004
Latvia
Accession
24/02/1994
25/05/1994
Lebanon
Accession
11/03/1996
09/06/1996
Lesotho
Communication
28/03/1995
Lesotho
Accession
28/03/1995
26/06/1995
Liberia
Accession
16/09/2005
15/12/2005
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Accession
22/07/1996
20/10/1996
Liechtenstein
Notification
29/03/2012
Liechtenstein
Notification
22/10/2013
Liechtenstein
Accession
09/03/2007
07/06/2007
Lithuania
Notification
17/02/2012
Lithuania
Accession
08/06/1998
06/09/1998
Luxembourg
Signature
26/09/1989
Luxembourg
Notification
16/10/2019
Luxembourg
Ratification
29/04/1992
28/07/1992
Madagascar
Accession
12/03/1991
10/06/1991
Malawi
Accession
12/10/1995
10/01/1996
Malaysia
Signature
20/12/1988
Malaysia
Ratification
11/05/1993
09/08/1993
Maldives
Signature
05/12/1989
Maldives
Ratification
07/09/2000
06/12/2000
Mali
Accession
31/10/1995
29/01/1996
Malta
Notification
06/11/1996
Malta
Accession
28/02/1996
28/05/1996
Marshall Islands
Accession
05/11/2010
03/02/2011
Mauritania
Signature
20/12/1988
Mauritania
Ratification
01/07/1993
29/09/1993
Mauritius
Signature
20/12/1988
Mauritius
Ratification
06/03/2001
04/06/2001
Mexico
Signature
16/02/1989
Mexico
Ratification
11/04/1990
11/11/1990
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Accession
06/07/2004
04/10/2004
Monaco
Signature
24/02/1989
Monaco
Ratification
23/04/1991
22/07/1991
Mongolia
Accession
25/06/2003
23/09/2003
Montenegro
Succession
23/10/2006
03/06/2006
Morocco
Signature
28/12/1988
Morocco
Ratification
28/10/1992
26/01/1993
Mozambique
Accession
08/06/1998
06/09/1998
Myanmar
Declaration
17/09/1991
Myanmar
Withdrawal of reservation
17/09/2012
Myanmar
Accession
11/06/1991
09/09/1991
Namibia
Accession
06/03/2009
04/06/2009
Nauru
Accession
12/07/2012
10/10/2012
Nepal
Designation of authorities
10/01/1992
Nepal
Accession
24/07/1991
22/10/1991
Netherlands
Signature
18/01/1989
Netherlands
Objection
11/03/1997
Netherlands
Acceptance
08/09/1993
07/12/1993
Netherlands
Territorial application
10/03/1999
10/03/1999
New Zealand
Signature
18/12/1989
New Zealand
Ratification
16/12/1998
16/03/1999
Nicaragua
Notification
31/07/2006
Nicaragua
Signature
20/12/1988
Nicaragua
Ratification
04/05/1990
11/11/1990
Niger
Accession
10/11/1992
08/02/1993
Nigeria
Signature
01/03/1989
Nigeria
Ratification
01/11/1989
11/11/1990
Niue
Accession
16/07/2012
14/10/2012
None
Notification
09/02/2007
None
Notification
09/02/2007
Norway
Signature
20/12/1988
Norway
Communication
08/06/1995
Norway
Ratification
14/11/1994
12/02/1995
Oman
Accession
15/03/1991
13/06/1991
Pakistan
Signature
20/12/1989
Pakistan
Ratification
25/10/1991
23/01/1992
Palau
Accession
14/08/2019
12/11/2019
Panama
Signature
20/12/1988
Panama
Designation of authorities
09/06/1994
Panama
Ratification
13/01/1994
13/04/1994
Paraguay
Signature
20/12/1988
Paraguay
Notification
03/09/2008
Paraguay
Ratification
23/08/1990
21/11/1990
Peru
Signature
20/12/1988
Peru
Notification
04/06/2014
Peru
Ratification
16/01/1992
15/04/1992
Philippines
Declaration
03/11/1997
Philippines
Withdrawal of reservation
24/07/1997
Philippines
Notification
16/01/2015
Philippines
Signature
20/12/1988
Philippines
Acceptance of declaration
02/12/1997
Philippines
Declaration
24/07/1997
02/12/1997
Philippines
Ratification
07/06/1996
05/09/1996
Poland
Signature
06/03/1989
Poland
Ratification
26/05/1994
24/08/1994
Portugal
Territorial application
07/07/1999
Portugal
Signature
13/12/1989
Portugal
Communication
18/11/1999
Portugal
Ratification
03/12/1991
02/03/1992
Qatar
Accession
04/05/1990
11/11/1990
Republic of Korea
Accession
28/12/1998
28/03/1999
Republic of Moldova
Accession
15/02/1995
16/05/1995
Romania
Accession
21/01/1993
21/04/1993
Rwanda
Accession
13/05/2002
11/08/2002
Samoa
Accession
19/08/2005
17/11/2005
San Marino
Partial withdrawal of declaration
16/10/2019
San Marino
Accession
10/10/2000
08/01/2001
Sao Tome and Principe
Accession
20/06/1996
18/09/1996
Saudi Arabia
Accession
09/01/1992
08/04/1992
Senegal
Signature
20/12/1988
Senegal
Ratification
27/11/1989
11/11/1990
Serbia
Notification
20/04/2009
Seychelles
Accession
27/02/1992
Sierra Leone
Signature
09/06/1989
Sierra Leone
Ratification
06/06/1994
04/09/1994
Singapore
Communication
08/05/2000
Singapore
Accession
23/10/1997
21/01/1998
Slovakia
Communication
20/04/2001
Slovakia
Succession
28/05/1993
01/01/1993
Slovenia
Succession
06/07/1992
25/06/1991
South Africa
Accession
14/12/1998
14/03/1999
South Africa
Communication
25/02/1999
25/02/1999
South Sudan
Accession
20/10/2023
18/01/2024
Spain
Signature
20/12/1988
Spain
Ratification
13/08/1990
11/11/1990
Sri Lanka
Notification
20/05/2013
Sri Lanka
Accession
06/06/1991
04/09/1991
St. Kitts and Nevis
Accession
19/04/1995
18/07/1995
St. Lucia
Accession
21/08/1995
19/11/1995
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Accession
17/05/1994
15/08/1994
State of Palestine
Accession
29/12/2017
29/03/2018
Sudan
Signature
30/01/1989
Sudan
Ratification
19/11/1993
17/02/1994
Suriname
Signature
20/12/1988
Suriname
Ratification
28/10/1992
26/01/1993
Swaziland
Accession
03/10/1995
01/01/1996
Sweden
Objection
14/12/1998
Sweden
Notification
20/12/2013
Sweden
Signature
20/12/1988
Sweden
Objection
07/03/1997
Sweden
Objection
25/07/2001
Sweden
Communication
21/12/2000
01/10/2000
Sweden
Ratification
22/07/1991
20/10/1991
Switzerland
Signature
16/11/1989
Switzerland
Ratification
14/09/2005
13/12/2005
Syrian Arab Republic
Accession
03/09/1991
02/12/1991
Tajikistan
Accession
06/05/1996
04/08/1996
Thailand
Notification
12/06/2012
Thailand
Notification
02/09/2010
Thailand
Accession
03/05/2002
01/08/2002
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Accession
13/10/1993
Timor-Leste
Accession
03/06/2014
01/09/2014
Togo
Signature
03/08/1989
Togo
Ratification
01/08/1990
11/11/1990
Tonga
Accession
29/04/1996
28/07/1996
Trinidad and Tobago
Notification
24/01/2013
Trinidad and Tobago
Signature
07/12/1989
Trinidad and Tobago
Ratification
17/02/1995
18/05/1995
Tunisia
Signature
19/12/1989
Tunisia
Ratification
20/09/1990
19/12/1990
Turkey
Signature
20/12/1988
Turkey
Ratification
02/04/1996
01/07/1996
Turkmenistan
Accession
21/02/1996
21/05/1996
Uganda
Accession
20/08/1990
18/11/1990
Ukraine
Ratification
28/08/1991
26/11/1991
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Signature
16/03/1989
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Signature
19/01/1989
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Ratification
17/12/1990
17/03/1991
United Arab Emirates
Accession
12/04/1990
11/11/1990
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
15/05/1997
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
07/07/1997
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Notification
10/06/1997
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Objection
17/12/1998
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Objection
10/03/1997
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Signature
20/12/1988
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
03/04/2002
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
02/07/2014
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
02/12/1993
02/12/1993
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
06/08/1996
06/08/1996
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
08/02/1995
08/02/1995
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ratification
28/06/1991
26/09/1991
United Republic of Tanzania
Signature
20/12/1988
United Republic of Tanzania
Ratification
17/04/1996
16/07/1996
United States of America
Communication
15/07/1991
United States of America
Signature
20/12/1988
United States of America
Ratification
20/02/1990
11/11/1990
United States of America
Objection
23/10/1995
23/10/1995
Uruguay
Signature
19/12/1989
Uruguay
Ratification
10/03/1995
08/06/1995
Uzbekistan
Accession
24/08/1995
22/11/1995
Vanuatu
Accession
26/01/2006
26/04/2006
Venezuela
Signature
20/12/1988
Venezuela
Designation of authorities
24/06/1996
Venezuela
Ratification
16/07/1991
14/10/1991
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Notification
18/10/2013
Viet Nam
Partial withdrawal of reservations
31/10/2022
Viet Nam
Accession
04/11/1997
02/02/1998
Yemen Arab Republic
Signature
20/12/1988
Yemen Arab Republic
Ratification
25/03/1996
23/06/1996
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)
Succession
12/03/2001
27/04/1992
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Signature
20/12/1988
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Ratification
03/01/1991
03/04/1991
Zaire
Signature
20/12/1988
Zambia
Signature
09/02/1989
Zambia
Ratification
28/05/1993
26/08/1993
Zimbabwe
Accession
30/07/1993
28/10/1993
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