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Registration Number
14583
Title
Convention on wetlands of international importance especially as waterfowl habitat
Participant(s)
Submitter
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Places/dates of conclusion
Place
Date
Ramsar
02/02/1971
EIF information
21 December 1975
Authentic texts
Russian
German
French
English
Attachments
ICJ information
Depositary
Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Registration Date
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 17 February 1976
Subject terms
Wildlife (protection)
Ramsar Convention (Wetlands Convention)
Habitat
Environment
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
996 (p.245)
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
volume-996-I-14583-English.pdf
volume-996-I-14583-French.pdf
volume-996-I-14583-Other.pdf
Volume In PDF
v996.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
"Following a communication received from UNESCO due to a typo error in their original submission the dates of deposit and effect of France’s participation to the Convention should read "deposit: 26 July 1984 and effect: 1 December 1986" instead of deposit: 16 July 1984 and effect: 1 October 1986".
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Albania
Accession
31/10/1995
29/02/1996
Algeria
Accession
04/11/1983
04/03/1984
Andorra
Ratification
23/07/2012
23/11/2012
Angola
Accession
10/06/2021
10/10/2021
Anguilla
Territorial application
15/02/1991
15/06/1991
Antigua and Barbuda
Accession
02/06/2005
02/10/2005
Argentina
Ratification
04/05/1992
04/09/1992
Armenia
Accession
06/07/1993
06/11/1993
Australia
Definitive signature
08/05/1974
21/12/1975
Austria
Accession
16/12/1982
16/04/1983
Azerbaijan
Acceptance
21/05/2001
21/09/2001
Bahrain
Accession
27/10/1997
27/02/1998
Bangladesh
Accession
21/05/1992
21/09/1992
Barbados
Accession
12/12/2005
12/04/2006
Belarus
Succession
10/09/1999
Belgium
Ratification
04/03/1986
04/07/1986
Belize
Accession
22/04/1998
22/08/1998
Benin
Accession
24/01/2000
24/05/2000
Bhutan
Accession
07/05/2012
07/09/2012
Bolivia
Participation
27/10/1990
Bolivia
Accession
27/06/1990
27/10/1990
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Succession
24/09/2001
01/03/1992
Botswana
Accession
09/12/1996
09/04/1997
Brazil
Accession
24/05/1993
24/09/1993
British Virgin Islands
Territorial application
15/02/1991
15/06/1991
Bulgaria
Definitive signature
24/09/1975
24/01/1976
Burkina Faso
Accession
27/06/1990
27/10/1990
Burundi
Accession
05/06/2002
05/10/2002
Cambodia
Accession
23/06/1999
23/10/1999
Cameroon
Accession
20/03/2006
20/07/2006
Canada
Accession
15/01/1981
15/05/1981
Cape Verde
Accession
18/07/2005
18/11/2005
Central African Republic
Accession
05/12/2005
05/04/2006
Chad
Participation
13/10/1990
Chad
Accession
13/06/1990
13/10/1990
Chile
Accession
27/07/1981
27/11/1981
China
Notification
09/06/1997
01/07/1997
China
Accession
31/03/1992
31/07/1992
Colombia
Accession
18/06/1998
18/10/1998
Comoros
Accession
09/02/1995
09/06/1995
Congo
Accession
18/06/1998
18/10/1998
Costa Rica
Participation
27/04/1992
Costa Rica
Ratification
27/12/1991
27/04/1992
Côte d'Ivoire
Accession
27/02/1996
27/06/1996
Croatia
Succession
02/11/1992
08/10/1991
Cuba
Accession
12/04/2001
12/08/2001
Cyprus
Accession
11/07/2001
11/11/2001
Czech Republic
Succession
29/03/1993
01/01/1993
Czechoslovakia
Participation
02/07/1990
Denmark
Accession
02/09/1977
02/01/1978
Djibouti
Accession
22/11/2002
22/03/2003
Dominican Republic
Accession
15/05/2002
15/09/2002
Ecuador
Participation
07/09/1990
Ecuador
Accession
07/09/1990
07/01/1991
Egypt
Participation
09/09/1988
09/09/1988
El Salvador
Ratification
22/01/1999
22/05/1999
Equatorial Guinea
Accession
02/06/2003
02/10/2003
Estonia
Ratification
29/03/1994
29/07/1994
Federal Republic of Germany
Ratification
26/02/1976
26/06/1976
Fiji
Accession
11/04/2006
11/08/2006
Finland
Ratification
28/05/1974
21/12/1975
France
Participation
26/07/1984
01/12/1986
Gabon
Definitive signature
30/12/1986
30/04/1987
Gambia
Ratification
16/09/1996
16/01/1997
Georgia
Acceptance of amendments
07/02/1997
07/06/1997
Georgia
Accession
07/02/1997
07/06/1997
German Democratic Republic
Accession
31/07/1978
30/11/1978
Ghana
Accession
22/02/1988
22/06/1988
Greece
Accession
21/08/1975
21/12/1975
Grenada
Accession
22/05/2012
22/09/2012
Guatemala
Accession
26/06/1990
26/10/1990
Guinea
Accession
18/11/1992
18/03/1993
Guinea-Bissau
Participation
14/05/1990
Honduras
Accession
23/06/1993
23/10/1993
Hong Kong
Territorial application
09/06/1997
01/07/1997
Hungary
Accession
11/04/1979
11/08/1979
Iceland
Accession
02/12/1977
02/04/1978
India
Accession
01/10/1981
01/02/1982
Indonesia
Accession
08/04/1992
08/08/1992
Iran
Ratification
23/06/1975
21/12/1975
Iraq
Accession
17/10/2007
17/02/2008
Ireland
Ratification
15/11/1984
15/03/1985
Israel
Ratification
12/11/1996
12/03/1997
Italy
Ratification
14/12/1976
14/04/1977
Japan
Accession
17/06/1980
17/10/1980
Jordan
Accession
10/01/1977
10/05/1977
Kazakhstan
Accession
02/01/2007
02/05/2007
Kenya
Accession
05/06/1990
05/10/1990
Kuwait
Accession
05/05/2015
05/09/2015
Kyrgyzstan
Accession
12/11/2002
12/03/2003
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Accession
28/05/2010
28/09/2010
Latvia
Accession
25/07/1995
25/11/1995
Lebanon
Accession
16/04/1999
16/08/1999
Lesotho
Accession
01/07/2004
01/11/2004
Liberia
Accession
02/06/2003
02/10/2003
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Accession
05/04/2000
05/08/2000
Liechtenstein
Accession
06/08/1991
06/12/1991
Lithuania
Accession
20/08/1993
20/12/1993
Luxembourg
Ratification
15/04/1998
15/08/1998
Madagascar
Accession
25/09/1998
25/01/1999
Malawi
Accession
14/11/1996
14/03/1997
Malaysia
Ratification
10/11/1994
10/03/1995
Mali
Accession
25/05/1987
25/09/1987
Malta
Participation
30/09/1988
Malta
Accession
30/09/1988
30/01/1989
Mauritania
Accession
22/10/1982
22/02/1983
Mauritius
Ratification
30/05/2001
30/09/2001
Mexico
Accession
04/07/1986
04/11/1986
Monaco
Accession
20/08/1997
20/12/1997
Monaco
Acceptance of amendments
20/08/1997
20/12/1997
Mongolia
Accession
08/12/1997
08/04/1998
Montenegro
Succession
26/04/2007
03/06/2006
Morocco
Definitive signature
20/06/1980
20/10/1980
Mozambique
Accession
03/08/2004
03/12/2004
Myanmar
Accession
17/11/2004
17/03/2005
Namibia
Accession
23/08/1995
23/12/1995
Nepal
Accession
17/12/1987
17/04/1988
Netherlands
Accession
23/05/1980
23/09/1980
New Zealand
Definitive signature
13/08/1976
Nicaragua
Accession
30/07/1997
30/11/1997
Niger
Definitive signature
30/04/1987
30/08/1987
Nigeria
Accession
02/10/2000
02/02/2001
None
Rectification
25/03/1994
Norway
Definitive signature
09/07/1974
21/12/1975
Pakistan
Ratification
23/07/1976
23/11/1976
Palau
Accession
18/10/2002
18/02/2003
Panama
Participation
26/11/1990
Panama
Accession
26/11/1990
26/11/1990
Papua New Guinea
Accession
16/03/1993
16/07/1993
Paraguay
Ratification
07/06/1995
07/10/1995
Peru
Participation
30/03/1992
30/03/1992
Philippines
Accession
08/07/1994
08/11/1994
Poland
Accession
22/11/1977
22/03/1978
Portugal
Ratification
24/11/1980
24/03/1981
Republic of Korea
Accession
28/03/1997
28/07/1997
Republic of Moldova
Accession
20/06/2000
20/10/2000
Romania
Accession
21/05/1991
21/09/1991
Rwanda
Accession
01/12/2005
01/04/2006
Samoa
Accession
06/10/2004
06/02/2005
Sao Tome and Principe
Accession
21/08/2006
21/12/2006
Senegal
Accession
11/07/1977
11/11/1977
Seychelles
Accession
22/11/2004
22/03/2005
Sierra Leone
Accession
13/12/1999
13/04/2000
Slovakia
Succession
31/03/1993
01/01/1993
Slovenia
Succession
28/10/1992
25/06/1991
South Africa
Definitive signature
12/03/1975
21/12/1975
South Sudan
Accession
10/06/2013
10/10/2013
Spain
Accession
04/05/1982
04/09/1982
Sri Lanka
Accession
15/06/1990
15/10/1990
St. Lucia
Accession
19/02/2002
19/06/2002
Suriname
Accession
22/07/1985
22/11/1985
Swaziland
Accession
15/02/2013
15/06/2013
Sweden
Definitive signature
05/12/1974
21/12/1975
Switzerland
Ratification
16/01/1976
16/05/1976
Syrian Arab Republic
Accession
05/03/1998
05/07/1998
Tajikistan
Accession
18/07/2001
18/11/2001
Thailand
Definitive signature
13/05/1998
13/09/1998
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Succession
04/04/1995
08/09/1991
Togo
Accession
04/07/1995
04/11/1995
Trinidad and Tobago
Accession
21/12/1992
21/04/1993
Tunisia
Accession
24/11/1980
24/03/1981
Turkey
Accession
13/07/1994
13/11/1994
Turkmenistan
Accession
03/03/2009
03/07/2009
Uganda
Ratification
04/03/1988
04/07/1988
Ukraine
Notification
15/07/1997
Ukraine
Succession
16/01/1997
24/08/1991
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Declaration
14/09/1976
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Ratification
11/10/1976
11/02/1977
United Arab Emirates
Accession
29/08/2007
29/12/2007
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Declaration
22/02/1993
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Notification
01/06/1997
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
01/06/1992
01/10/1992
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ratification
05/01/1976
05/05/1976
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
08/09/1998
08/01/1999
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Extension
15/02/1991
15/06/1991
United Republic of Tanzania
Accession
13/04/2000
13/08/2000
United States of America
Participation
18/12/1986
18/04/1987
Uruguay
Accession
22/05/1984
22/09/1984
Uzbekistan
Accession
08/10/2001
08/02/2002
Vanuatu
Accession
04/07/2019
04/11/2019
Venezuela
Participation
23/11/1988
Viet Nam
Participation
20/09/1988
Viet Nam
Accession
20/09/1988
20/01/1989
Yemen
Accession
08/10/2007
08/02/2008
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)
Succession
03/07/2001
27/04/1992
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Accession
28/03/1977
28/07/1977
Zaire
Accession
18/01/1996
18/05/1996
Zambia
Accession
28/08/1991
28/12/1991
Zimbabwe
Accession
03/01/2013
03/05/2013
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