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
PlaceDate
Rotterdam10/09/1998
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
   

ParticipantActionDate of Notification/DepositDate of Effect
AfghanistanAccession06/03/201304/06/2013
AlbaniaAccession09/08/201007/11/2010
AlgeriaAccession21/07/202019/10/2020
AngolaSignature11/09/1998 
Antigua and BarbudaAccession23/08/201021/11/2010
ArgentinaSignature11/09/1998 
ArgentinaRatification11/06/200409/09/2004
ArmeniaSignature11/09/1998 
ArmeniaRatification26/11/200324/02/2004
AustraliaSignature06/07/1999 
AustraliaRatification20/05/200418/08/2004
AustriaSignature11/09/1998 
AustriaRatification27/08/200224/02/2004
BahrainAccession16/04/201215/07/2012
BarbadosSignature11/09/1998 
BarbadosRatification08/10/202006/01/2021
BelarusAccession11/03/202409/06/2024
BelgiumSignature11/09/1998 
BelgiumRatification23/10/200224/02/2004
BelizeAccession20/04/200519/07/2005
BeninSignature11/09/1998 
BeninRatification05/01/200404/04/2004
BoliviaAccession18/12/200317/03/2004
Bosnia and HerzegovinaAccession19/03/200717/06/2007
BotswanaAccession05/02/200805/05/2008
BrazilSignature11/09/1998 
BrazilRatification16/06/200414/09/2004
BulgariaNotification25/07/2000 
BulgariaAccession25/07/200024/02/2004
Burkina FasoSignature11/09/1998 
Burkina FasoRatification11/11/200224/02/2004
BurundiAccession23/09/200422/12/2004
CambodiaAccession01/03/201330/05/2013
CameroonSignature11/09/1998 
CameroonRatification20/05/200224/02/2004
CanadaAccession26/08/200224/02/2004
Cape VerdeAccession01/03/200630/05/2006
ChadSignature11/09/1998 
ChadRatification10/03/200408/06/2004
ChileSignature11/09/1998 
ChileRatification20/01/200520/04/2005
ChinaDeclaration26/08/2008 
ChinaSignature24/08/1999 
ChinaDeclaration22/03/2005 
ChinaRatification22/03/200520/06/2005
ColombiaSignature11/09/1998 
ColombiaRatification03/12/200803/03/2009
CongoSignature11/09/1998 
CongoRatification13/07/200611/10/2006
Cook IslandsAccession29/06/200427/09/2004
Costa RicaSignature17/08/1999 
Costa RicaRatification13/08/200911/11/2009
Côte d'IvoireSignature11/09/1998 
Côte d'IvoireRatification20/01/200419/04/2004
CroatiaAccession16/11/200714/02/2008
CubaSignature11/09/1998 
CubaRatification22/02/200822/05/2008
CyprusSignature11/09/1998 
CyprusRatification17/12/200417/03/2005
Czech RepublicSignature22/06/1999 
Czech RepublicRatification12/06/200024/02/2004
Democratic People's Republic of KoreaAccession06/02/200406/05/2004
Democratic Republic of the CongoRatification23/03/200521/06/2005
DenmarkTerritorial exclusion15/01/2004 
DenmarkSignature11/09/1998 
DenmarkRatification15/01/200414/04/2004
DjiboutiAccession10/11/200408/02/2005
DominicaAccession30/12/200530/03/2006
Dominican RepublicAccession24/03/200622/06/2006
EcuadorSignature11/09/1998 
EcuadorRatification04/05/200402/08/2004
El SalvadorSignature16/02/1999 
El SalvadorRatification08/09/199924/02/2004
Equatorial GuineaAccession07/02/200324/02/2004
EritreaAccession10/03/200508/06/2005
EstoniaAccession13/06/200611/09/2006
EthiopiaAccession09/01/200324/02/2004
European CommunitySignature11/09/1998 
European CommunityApproval20/12/200224/02/2004
FinlandSignature11/09/1998 
FinlandAcceptance04/06/200402/09/2004
FranceSignature11/09/1998 
FranceApproval17/02/200417/05/2004
GabonAccession18/12/200317/03/2004
GambiaAccession26/02/200224/02/2004
GeorgiaAccession27/02/200728/05/2007
GermanySignature11/09/1998 
GermanyRatification11/01/200124/02/2004
GhanaSignature11/09/1998 
GhanaRatification30/05/200324/02/2004
GreeceSignature11/09/1998 
GreeceRatification23/12/200322/03/2004
GrenadaAccession15/10/202113/01/2022
GuatemalaAccession19/04/201018/07/2010
GuineaAccession07/09/200024/02/2004
Guinea-BissauSignature10/09/1999 
Guinea-BissauRatification12/06/200810/09/2008
GuyanaAccession25/06/200723/09/2007
HondurasAccession26/09/201125/12/2011
HungarySignature10/09/1999 
HungaryRatification31/10/200024/02/2004
IndiaAccession24/05/200522/08/2005
IndonesiaSignature11/09/1998 
IndonesiaRatification24/09/201323/12/2013
Iran (Islamic Republic of)Signature17/02/1999 
Iran (Islamic Republic of)Ratification26/08/200424/11/2004
IraqAccession18/04/201717/07/2017
IrelandAccession10/06/200508/09/2005
IsraelSignature20/05/1999 
IsraelObjection13/01/2004 
IsraelRatification03/10/201101/01/2012
ItalySignature11/09/1998 
ItalyRatification27/08/200224/02/2004
JamaicaAccession20/08/200224/02/2004
JapanSignature31/08/1999 
JapanAcceptance15/06/200413/09/2004
JordanAccession22/07/200224/02/2004
KazakhstanAccession01/11/200730/01/2008
KenyaSignature11/09/1998 
KenyaRatification03/02/200504/05/2005
KuwaitSignature11/09/1998 
KuwaitRatification12/05/200610/08/2006
KyrgyzstanSignature11/08/1999 
KyrgyzstanRatification25/05/200024/02/2004
Lao People's Democratic RepublicAccession21/09/201020/12/2010
LatviaAccession23/04/200324/02/2004
LebanonAccession13/11/200611/02/2007
LesothoAccession30/05/200828/08/2008
LiberiaAccession22/09/200421/12/2004
Libyan Arab JamahiriyaAccession09/07/200224/02/2004
LiechtensteinAccession18/06/200416/09/2004
LithuaniaAccession17/03/200415/06/2004
LuxembourgSignature11/09/1998 
LuxembourgRatification28/08/200224/02/2004
MadagascarSignature08/12/1998 
MadagascarRatification22/09/200421/12/2004
MalawiAccession27/02/200928/05/2009
MalaysiaAccession04/09/200224/02/2004
MaldivesAccession17/10/200615/01/2007
MaliSignature11/09/1998 
MaliRatification05/06/200324/02/2004
MaltaAccession17/01/201717/04/2017
Marshall IslandsAccession27/01/200324/02/2004
MauritaniaSignature01/09/1999 
MauritaniaAcceptance22/07/200520/10/2005
MauritiusAccession05/08/200503/11/2005
MexicoAccession04/05/200502/08/2005
MongoliaSignature11/09/1998 
MongoliaRatification08/03/200124/02/2004
MontenegroAccession30/12/201129/03/2012
MoroccoAccession25/04/201124/07/2011
MozambiqueAccession15/04/201014/07/2010
NamibiaSignature11/09/1998 
NamibiaRatification24/06/200522/09/2005
NepalAccession09/02/200710/05/2007
NetherlandsSignature11/09/1998 
NetherlandsDeclaration17/02/2010 
NetherlandsAcceptance20/04/200024/02/2004
New ZealandSignature11/09/1998 
New ZealandTerritorial exclusion23/09/2003 
New ZealandRatification23/09/200324/02/2004
NicaraguaAccession19/09/200818/12/2008
NigerAccession16/02/200617/05/2006
NigeriaAccession28/06/200124/02/2004
NoneAdoption11/01/2005 
NoneIssuance of certified true copies08/12/1998 
NoneAmendment11/01/200501/02/2005
NoneEntry into force24/02/200424/02/2004
NorwaySignature11/09/1998 
NorwayAcceptance25/10/200124/02/2004
OmanAccession31/01/200024/02/2004
PakistanSignature09/09/1999 
PakistanRatification14/07/200512/10/2005
PanamaSignature11/09/1998 
PanamaRatification18/08/200024/02/2004
ParaguaySignature11/09/1998 
ParaguayRatification18/08/200324/02/2004
PeruSignature11/09/1998 
PeruRatification14/09/200513/12/2005
PhilippinesSignature11/09/1998 
PhilippinesRatification31/07/200629/10/2006
PolandAccession14/09/200513/12/2005
PortugalSignature11/09/1998 
PortugalApproval16/02/200517/05/2005
QatarAccession10/12/200410/03/2005
Republic of KoreaSignature07/09/1999 
Republic of KoreaRatification11/08/200324/02/2004
Republic of MoldovaAccession27/01/200527/04/2005
RomaniaAccession02/09/200324/02/2004
Russian FederationNotification04/11/2020 
Russian FederationAccession28/04/201127/07/2011
RwandaAccession07/01/200406/04/2004
SamoaAccession30/05/200224/02/2004
Sao Tome and PrincipeAccession23/05/201321/08/2013
Saudi ArabiaAccession07/09/200024/02/2004
SenegalSignature11/09/1998 
SenegalRatification20/07/200124/02/2004
SerbiaAccession31/07/200929/10/2009
SeychellesSignature11/09/1998 
Sierra LeoneAccession01/11/201630/01/2017
SingaporeAccession24/05/200522/08/2005
SlovakiaAccession26/01/200726/04/2007
SloveniaSignature11/09/1998 
SloveniaRatification17/11/199924/02/2004
SomaliaAccession26/07/201024/10/2010
South AfricaAccession04/09/200224/02/2004
SpainSignature11/09/1998 
SpainRatification02/03/200431/05/2004
Sri LankaAccession19/01/200619/04/2006
St. Kitts and NevisAccession14/08/201212/11/2012
St. LuciaSignature25/01/1999 
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesAccession29/10/201027/01/2011
State of PalestineAccession29/12/201729/03/2018
SudanAccession17/02/200518/05/2005
SurinameAccession30/05/200024/02/2004
SwazilandAccession24/09/201223/12/2012
SwedenSignature11/09/1998 
SwedenRatification10/10/200324/02/2004
SwitzerlandSignature11/09/1998 
SwitzerlandRatification10/01/200224/02/2004
Syrian Arab RepublicSignature11/09/1998 
Syrian Arab RepublicNotification09/10/2020 
Syrian Arab RepublicRatification24/09/200324/02/2004
TajikistanSignature28/09/1998 
ThailandAccession19/02/200224/02/2004
The former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaAccession12/08/201010/11/2010
TogoSignature09/09/1999 
TogoRatification23/06/200421/09/2004
TongaAccession31/03/201029/06/2010
Trinidad and TobagoAccession16/12/200916/03/2010
TunisiaSignature11/09/1998 
TunisiaRatification09/02/201609/05/2016
TurkeySignature11/09/1998 
TurkeyRatification21/09/201720/12/2017
TuvaluAccession21/08/202019/11/2020
UgandaAccession18/08/200816/11/2008
UkraineAccession06/12/200224/02/2004
United Arab EmiratesAccession10/09/200224/02/2004
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandSignature11/09/1998 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandRatification17/06/200415/09/2004
United Republic of TanzaniaSignature11/09/1998 
United Republic of TanzaniaRatification26/08/200224/02/2004
United States of AmericaSignature11/09/1998 
UruguaySignature11/09/1998 
UruguayRatification04/03/200324/02/2004
VanuatuAccession16/10/201814/01/2019
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Accession19/04/200518/07/2005
Viet NamAccession07/05/200705/08/2007
YemenAccession04/02/200605/05/2006
ZambiaAccession28/01/201128/04/2011
ZimbabweAccession01/03/201230/05/2012