PRINT
SEND MAIL
VIEW PDF
FULL DETAILS
VIEW CTC
VIEW XML
BOOKMARK
Registration Number
39973
Title
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
Participant(s)
Submitter
ex officio
Places/dates of conclusion
Place
Date
Rotterdam
10/09/1998
EIF information
24 February 2004 in accordance with article 26 which reads as follows: "1. The Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit of the fiftieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. 2. For each State or regional economic integration organization that ratifies, accepts or approves this Convention or accedes thereto after the deposit of the fiftieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, the Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit by such State or regional economic integration organization of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. 3. For the purpose of paragraphs 1 and 2, any instrument deposited by a regional economic integration organization shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by member States of that organization."
Authentic texts
Spanish
Russian
French
English
Chinese
Arabic
Attachments
with annexes
ICJ information
Depositary
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Registration Date
ex officio 24 February 2004
Subject terms
Trade
Environment
Chemical products
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
2244 (p.337)
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
Volume In PDF
v2244.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Afghanistan
Accession
06/03/2013
04/06/2013
Albania
Accession
09/08/2010
07/11/2010
Algeria
Accession
21/07/2020
19/10/2020
Angola
Signature
11/09/1998
Antigua and Barbuda
Accession
23/08/2010
21/11/2010
Argentina
Signature
11/09/1998
Argentina
Ratification
11/06/2004
09/09/2004
Armenia
Signature
11/09/1998
Armenia
Ratification
26/11/2003
24/02/2004
Australia
Signature
06/07/1999
Australia
Ratification
20/05/2004
18/08/2004
Austria
Signature
11/09/1998
Austria
Ratification
27/08/2002
24/02/2004
Bahrain
Accession
16/04/2012
15/07/2012
Barbados
Signature
11/09/1998
Barbados
Ratification
08/10/2020
06/01/2021
Belarus
Accession
11/03/2024
09/06/2024
Belgium
Signature
11/09/1998
Belgium
Ratification
23/10/2002
24/02/2004
Belize
Accession
20/04/2005
19/07/2005
Benin
Signature
11/09/1998
Benin
Ratification
05/01/2004
04/04/2004
Bolivia
Accession
18/12/2003
17/03/2004
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Accession
19/03/2007
17/06/2007
Botswana
Accession
05/02/2008
05/05/2008
Brazil
Signature
11/09/1998
Brazil
Ratification
16/06/2004
14/09/2004
Bulgaria
Notification
25/07/2000
Bulgaria
Accession
25/07/2000
24/02/2004
Burkina Faso
Signature
11/09/1998
Burkina Faso
Ratification
11/11/2002
24/02/2004
Burundi
Accession
23/09/2004
22/12/2004
Cambodia
Accession
01/03/2013
30/05/2013
Cameroon
Signature
11/09/1998
Cameroon
Ratification
20/05/2002
24/02/2004
Canada
Accession
26/08/2002
24/02/2004
Cape Verde
Accession
01/03/2006
30/05/2006
Chad
Signature
11/09/1998
Chad
Ratification
10/03/2004
08/06/2004
Chile
Signature
11/09/1998
Chile
Ratification
20/01/2005
20/04/2005
China
Declaration
26/08/2008
China
Signature
24/08/1999
China
Declaration
22/03/2005
China
Ratification
22/03/2005
20/06/2005
Colombia
Signature
11/09/1998
Colombia
Ratification
03/12/2008
03/03/2009
Congo
Signature
11/09/1998
Congo
Ratification
13/07/2006
11/10/2006
Cook Islands
Accession
29/06/2004
27/09/2004
Costa Rica
Signature
17/08/1999
Costa Rica
Ratification
13/08/2009
11/11/2009
Côte d'Ivoire
Signature
11/09/1998
Côte d'Ivoire
Ratification
20/01/2004
19/04/2004
Croatia
Accession
16/11/2007
14/02/2008
Cuba
Signature
11/09/1998
Cuba
Ratification
22/02/2008
22/05/2008
Cyprus
Signature
11/09/1998
Cyprus
Ratification
17/12/2004
17/03/2005
Czech Republic
Signature
22/06/1999
Czech Republic
Ratification
12/06/2000
24/02/2004
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Accession
06/02/2004
06/05/2004
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ratification
23/03/2005
21/06/2005
Denmark
Territorial exclusion
15/01/2004
Denmark
Signature
11/09/1998
Denmark
Ratification
15/01/2004
14/04/2004
Djibouti
Accession
10/11/2004
08/02/2005
Dominica
Accession
30/12/2005
30/03/2006
Dominican Republic
Accession
24/03/2006
22/06/2006
Ecuador
Signature
11/09/1998
Ecuador
Ratification
04/05/2004
02/08/2004
El Salvador
Signature
16/02/1999
El Salvador
Ratification
08/09/1999
24/02/2004
Equatorial Guinea
Accession
07/02/2003
24/02/2004
Eritrea
Accession
10/03/2005
08/06/2005
Estonia
Accession
13/06/2006
11/09/2006
Ethiopia
Accession
09/01/2003
24/02/2004
European Community
Signature
11/09/1998
European Community
Approval
20/12/2002
24/02/2004
Finland
Signature
11/09/1998
Finland
Acceptance
04/06/2004
02/09/2004
France
Signature
11/09/1998
France
Approval
17/02/2004
17/05/2004
Gabon
Accession
18/12/2003
17/03/2004
Gambia
Accession
26/02/2002
24/02/2004
Georgia
Accession
27/02/2007
28/05/2007
Germany
Signature
11/09/1998
Germany
Ratification
11/01/2001
24/02/2004
Ghana
Signature
11/09/1998
Ghana
Ratification
30/05/2003
24/02/2004
Greece
Signature
11/09/1998
Greece
Ratification
23/12/2003
22/03/2004
Grenada
Accession
15/10/2021
13/01/2022
Guatemala
Accession
19/04/2010
18/07/2010
Guinea
Accession
07/09/2000
24/02/2004
Guinea-Bissau
Signature
10/09/1999
Guinea-Bissau
Ratification
12/06/2008
10/09/2008
Guyana
Accession
25/06/2007
23/09/2007
Honduras
Accession
26/09/2011
25/12/2011
Hungary
Signature
10/09/1999
Hungary
Ratification
31/10/2000
24/02/2004
India
Accession
24/05/2005
22/08/2005
Indonesia
Signature
11/09/1998
Indonesia
Ratification
24/09/2013
23/12/2013
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Signature
17/02/1999
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Ratification
26/08/2004
24/11/2004
Iraq
Accession
18/04/2017
17/07/2017
Ireland
Accession
10/06/2005
08/09/2005
Israel
Signature
20/05/1999
Israel
Objection
13/01/2004
Israel
Ratification
03/10/2011
01/01/2012
Italy
Signature
11/09/1998
Italy
Ratification
27/08/2002
24/02/2004
Jamaica
Accession
20/08/2002
24/02/2004
Japan
Signature
31/08/1999
Japan
Acceptance
15/06/2004
13/09/2004
Jordan
Accession
22/07/2002
24/02/2004
Kazakhstan
Accession
01/11/2007
30/01/2008
Kenya
Signature
11/09/1998
Kenya
Ratification
03/02/2005
04/05/2005
Kuwait
Signature
11/09/1998
Kuwait
Ratification
12/05/2006
10/08/2006
Kyrgyzstan
Signature
11/08/1999
Kyrgyzstan
Ratification
25/05/2000
24/02/2004
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Accession
21/09/2010
20/12/2010
Latvia
Accession
23/04/2003
24/02/2004
Lebanon
Accession
13/11/2006
11/02/2007
Lesotho
Accession
30/05/2008
28/08/2008
Liberia
Accession
22/09/2004
21/12/2004
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Accession
09/07/2002
24/02/2004
Liechtenstein
Accession
18/06/2004
16/09/2004
Lithuania
Accession
17/03/2004
15/06/2004
Luxembourg
Signature
11/09/1998
Luxembourg
Ratification
28/08/2002
24/02/2004
Madagascar
Signature
08/12/1998
Madagascar
Ratification
22/09/2004
21/12/2004
Malawi
Accession
27/02/2009
28/05/2009
Malaysia
Accession
04/09/2002
24/02/2004
Maldives
Accession
17/10/2006
15/01/2007
Mali
Signature
11/09/1998
Mali
Ratification
05/06/2003
24/02/2004
Malta
Accession
17/01/2017
17/04/2017
Marshall Islands
Accession
27/01/2003
24/02/2004
Mauritania
Signature
01/09/1999
Mauritania
Acceptance
22/07/2005
20/10/2005
Mauritius
Accession
05/08/2005
03/11/2005
Mexico
Accession
04/05/2005
02/08/2005
Mongolia
Signature
11/09/1998
Mongolia
Ratification
08/03/2001
24/02/2004
Montenegro
Accession
30/12/2011
29/03/2012
Morocco
Accession
25/04/2011
24/07/2011
Mozambique
Accession
15/04/2010
14/07/2010
Namibia
Signature
11/09/1998
Namibia
Ratification
24/06/2005
22/09/2005
Nepal
Accession
09/02/2007
10/05/2007
Netherlands
Signature
11/09/1998
Netherlands
Declaration
17/02/2010
Netherlands
Acceptance
20/04/2000
24/02/2004
New Zealand
Signature
11/09/1998
New Zealand
Territorial exclusion
23/09/2003
New Zealand
Ratification
23/09/2003
24/02/2004
Nicaragua
Accession
19/09/2008
18/12/2008
Niger
Accession
16/02/2006
17/05/2006
Nigeria
Accession
28/06/2001
24/02/2004
None
Adoption
11/01/2005
None
Issuance of certified true copies
08/12/1998
None
Amendment
11/01/2005
01/02/2005
None
Entry into force
24/02/2004
24/02/2004
Norway
Signature
11/09/1998
Norway
Acceptance
25/10/2001
24/02/2004
Oman
Accession
31/01/2000
24/02/2004
Pakistan
Signature
09/09/1999
Pakistan
Ratification
14/07/2005
12/10/2005
Panama
Signature
11/09/1998
Panama
Ratification
18/08/2000
24/02/2004
Paraguay
Signature
11/09/1998
Paraguay
Ratification
18/08/2003
24/02/2004
Peru
Signature
11/09/1998
Peru
Ratification
14/09/2005
13/12/2005
Philippines
Signature
11/09/1998
Philippines
Ratification
31/07/2006
29/10/2006
Poland
Accession
14/09/2005
13/12/2005
Portugal
Signature
11/09/1998
Portugal
Approval
16/02/2005
17/05/2005
Qatar
Accession
10/12/2004
10/03/2005
Republic of Korea
Signature
07/09/1999
Republic of Korea
Ratification
11/08/2003
24/02/2004
Republic of Moldova
Accession
27/01/2005
27/04/2005
Romania
Accession
02/09/2003
24/02/2004
Russian Federation
Notification
04/11/2020
Russian Federation
Accession
28/04/2011
27/07/2011
Rwanda
Accession
07/01/2004
06/04/2004
Samoa
Accession
30/05/2002
24/02/2004
Sao Tome and Principe
Accession
23/05/2013
21/08/2013
Saudi Arabia
Accession
07/09/2000
24/02/2004
Senegal
Signature
11/09/1998
Senegal
Ratification
20/07/2001
24/02/2004
Serbia
Accession
31/07/2009
29/10/2009
Seychelles
Signature
11/09/1998
Sierra Leone
Accession
01/11/2016
30/01/2017
Singapore
Accession
24/05/2005
22/08/2005
Slovakia
Accession
26/01/2007
26/04/2007
Slovenia
Signature
11/09/1998
Slovenia
Ratification
17/11/1999
24/02/2004
Somalia
Accession
26/07/2010
24/10/2010
South Africa
Accession
04/09/2002
24/02/2004
Spain
Signature
11/09/1998
Spain
Ratification
02/03/2004
31/05/2004
Sri Lanka
Accession
19/01/2006
19/04/2006
St. Kitts and Nevis
Accession
14/08/2012
12/11/2012
St. Lucia
Signature
25/01/1999
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Accession
29/10/2010
27/01/2011
State of Palestine
Accession
29/12/2017
29/03/2018
Sudan
Accession
17/02/2005
18/05/2005
Suriname
Accession
30/05/2000
24/02/2004
Swaziland
Accession
24/09/2012
23/12/2012
Sweden
Signature
11/09/1998
Sweden
Ratification
10/10/2003
24/02/2004
Switzerland
Signature
11/09/1998
Switzerland
Ratification
10/01/2002
24/02/2004
Syrian Arab Republic
Signature
11/09/1998
Syrian Arab Republic
Notification
09/10/2020
Syrian Arab Republic
Ratification
24/09/2003
24/02/2004
Tajikistan
Signature
28/09/1998
Thailand
Accession
19/02/2002
24/02/2004
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Accession
12/08/2010
10/11/2010
Togo
Signature
09/09/1999
Togo
Ratification
23/06/2004
21/09/2004
Tonga
Accession
31/03/2010
29/06/2010
Trinidad and Tobago
Accession
16/12/2009
16/03/2010
Tunisia
Signature
11/09/1998
Tunisia
Ratification
09/02/2016
09/05/2016
Turkey
Signature
11/09/1998
Turkey
Ratification
21/09/2017
20/12/2017
Tuvalu
Accession
21/08/2020
19/11/2020
Uganda
Accession
18/08/2008
16/11/2008
Ukraine
Accession
06/12/2002
24/02/2004
United Arab Emirates
Accession
10/09/2002
24/02/2004
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Signature
11/09/1998
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ratification
17/06/2004
15/09/2004
United Republic of Tanzania
Signature
11/09/1998
United Republic of Tanzania
Ratification
26/08/2002
24/02/2004
United States of America
Signature
11/09/1998
Uruguay
Signature
11/09/1998
Uruguay
Ratification
04/03/2003
24/02/2004
Vanuatu
Accession
16/10/2018
14/01/2019
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Accession
19/04/2005
18/07/2005
Viet Nam
Accession
07/05/2007
05/08/2007
Yemen
Accession
04/02/2006
05/05/2006
Zambia
Accession
28/01/2011
28/04/2011
Zimbabwe
Accession
01/03/2012
30/05/2012
Partial Publication
Limited Publication
In some specific instances, the UN Secretariat has the discretion not to publish certain elements of a treaty in the UNTS. In contrast to the Limited Publication Policy when the full text of an agreement may not be reproduced in the UNTS in its entirety, the objective of applying the partial publication method to a particular situation is to speed up the publishing effort by e.g. excluding certain highly technical and voluminous annexes, lengthy lists of products or schedules of service/product specifications which are otherwise available from the registering party. This is done to facilitate and make more cost –effective the translation effort and to expedite the publication of such agreements in the UNTS. The partial publication approach is a historically established practice which has been followed since the inception of the UNTS. For further information and assistance, if required, with a partially reproduced text(s), kindly contact the Treaty Section, OLA by phone at (212) 963-5047 or e-mail to
treatyregistration@un.org
Not published in print, in accordance with article 12(2) of the General Assembly regulations to give effect to Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations, as amended, and the publication practice of the Secretariat. For further information, you may wish to contact the Treaty Section, OLA, via online
“Contact Us”
form, by email to:
untcadmin@un.org
or by phone at (212) 963-5047.