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Registration Number
54669
Title
Minamata Convention on Mercury
Participant(s)
Submitter
ex officio
Places/dates of conclusion
Place
Date
Kumamoto
10/10/2013
EIF information
16 August 2017 , in accordance with article 31(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. 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. 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
ICJ information
Depositary
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Registration Date
ex officio 16 August 2017
Subject terms
Health and health services
Environment
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
3201
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
I-54669-0800000280383b1d.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Afghanistan
Accession
02/05/2017
16/08/2017
Albania
Signature
09/10/2014
Albania
Ratification
26/05/2020
24/08/2020
Algeria
Accession
30/11/2022
28/02/2023
Angola
Signature
11/10/2013
Antigua and Barbuda
Accession
23/09/2016
16/08/2017
Argentina
Signature
10/10/2013
Argentina
Ratification
25/09/2017
24/12/2017
Armenia
Signature
10/10/2013
Armenia
Ratification
13/12/2017
13/03/2018
Australia
Signature
10/10/2013
Australia
Ratification
07/12/2021
07/03/2022
Austria
Signature
10/10/2013
Austria
Ratification
12/06/2017
10/09/2017
Bahamas
Accession
12/02/2020
12/05/2020
Bahrain
Accession
06/07/2021
04/10/2021
Bangladesh
Signature
10/10/2013
Bangladesh
Ratification
18/04/2023
17/07/2023
Belarus
Signature
23/09/2014
Belgium
Signature
10/10/2013
Belgium
Ratification
26/02/2018
27/05/2018
Belize
Accession
12/06/2023
10/09/2023
Benin
Signature
10/10/2013
Benin
Ratification
07/11/2016
16/08/2017
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Signature
10/10/2013
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Ratification
26/01/2016
16/08/2017
Botswana
Accession
03/06/2016
16/08/2017
Brazil
Signature
10/10/2013
Brazil
Ratification
08/08/2017
06/11/2017
Bulgaria
Signature
10/10/2013
Bulgaria
Ratification
18/05/2017
16/08/2017
Burkina Faso
Signature
10/10/2013
Burkina Faso
Ratification
10/04/2017
16/08/2017
Burundi
Signature
14/02/2014
Burundi
Ratification
26/03/2021
24/06/2021
Cambodia
Signature
10/10/2013
Cambodia
Ratification
08/04/2021
07/07/2021
Cameroon
Signature
24/09/2014
Cameroon
Ratification
10/03/2021
08/06/2021
Canada
Signature
10/10/2013
Canada
Ratification
07/04/2017
16/08/2017
Central African Republic
Signature
10/10/2013
Central African Republic
Ratification
31/03/2021
29/06/2021
Chad
Signature
25/09/2014
Chad
Ratification
24/09/2015
16/08/2017
Chile
Signature
10/10/2013
Chile
Ratification
27/08/2018
25/11/2018
China
Notification
12/09/2023
China
Signature
10/10/2013
China
Ratification
31/08/2016
16/08/2017
Colombia
Signature
10/10/2013
Colombia
Ratification
26/08/2019
24/11/2019
Comoros
Signature
10/10/2013
Comoros
Ratification
23/07/2019
21/10/2019
Congo
Signature
08/10/2014
Congo
Ratification
06/08/2019
04/11/2019
Costa Rica
Signature
10/10/2013
Costa Rica
Ratification
19/01/2017
16/08/2017
Côte d'Ivoire
Signature
10/10/2013
Côte d'Ivoire
Ratification
01/10/2019
30/12/2019
Croatia
Signature
24/09/2014
Croatia
Ratification
25/09/2017
24/12/2017
Cuba
Accession
30/01/2018
30/04/2018
Cyprus
Signature
24/09/2014
Cyprus
Ratification
25/02/2020
25/05/2020
Czech Republic
Signature
10/10/2013
Czech Republic
Ratification
19/06/2017
17/09/2017
Denmark
Signature
10/10/2013
Denmark
Territorial exclusion
18/05/2017
Denmark
Withdrawal of declaration
10/02/2021
Denmark
Approval
18/05/2017
16/08/2017
Djibouti
Signature
10/10/2013
Djibouti
Ratification
23/09/2014
16/08/2017
Dominican Republic
Signature
10/10/2013
Dominican Republic
Ratification
20/03/2018
18/06/2018
Ecuador
Signature
10/10/2013
Ecuador
Ratification
29/07/2016
16/08/2017
El Salvador
Accession
20/06/2017
18/09/2017
Equatorial Guinea
Accession
24/12/2019
23/03/2020
Eritrea
Accession
07/02/2023
08/05/2023
Estonia
Accession
21/06/2017
19/09/2017
Ethiopia
Signature
10/10/2013
Ethiopia
Ratification
19/08/2024
17/11/2024
European Union
Signature
10/10/2013
European Union
Approval
18/05/2017
16/08/2017
Finland
Signature
10/10/2013
Finland
Acceptance
01/06/2017
30/08/2017
France
Signature
10/10/2013
France
Ratification
15/06/2017
13/09/2017
Gabon
Signature
30/06/2014
Gabon
Acceptance
24/09/2014
16/08/2017
Gambia
Signature
10/10/2013
Gambia
Ratification
07/11/2016
16/08/2017
Georgia
Signature
10/10/2013
Georgia
Ratification
17/07/2023
15/10/2023
Germany
Signature
10/10/2013
Germany
Ratification
15/09/2017
14/12/2017
Ghana
Signature
24/09/2014
Ghana
Ratification
23/03/2017
16/08/2017
Greece
Signature
10/10/2013
Greece
Ratification
10/06/2020
08/09/2020
Guatemala
Signature
10/10/2013
Guinea
Signature
25/11/2013
Guinea
Ratification
21/10/2014
16/08/2017
Guinea-Bissau
Signature
24/09/2014
Guinea-Bissau
Ratification
22/10/2018
20/01/2019
Guyana
Signature
10/10/2013
Guyana
Ratification
24/09/2014
16/08/2017
Honduras
Signature
24/09/2014
Honduras
Ratification
22/03/2017
16/08/2017
Hungary
Signature
10/10/2013
Hungary
Ratification
18/05/2017
16/08/2017
Iceland
Accession
03/05/2018
01/08/2018
India
Signature
30/09/2014
India
Ratification
18/06/2018
16/09/2018
Indonesia
Signature
10/10/2013
Indonesia
Ratification
22/09/2017
21/12/2017
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Signature
10/10/2013
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Ratification
16/06/2017
14/09/2017
Iraq
Signature
10/10/2013
Iraq
Ratification
16/09/2021
15/12/2021
Ireland
Signature
10/10/2013
Ireland
Ratification
18/03/2019
16/06/2019
Israel
Signature
10/10/2013
Italy
Signature
10/10/2013
Italy
Ratification
05/01/2021
05/04/2021
Jamaica
Signature
10/10/2013
Jamaica
Ratification
19/07/2017
17/10/2017
Japan
Signature
10/10/2013
Japan
Acceptance
02/02/2016
16/08/2017
Jordan
Signature
10/10/2013
Jordan
Ratification
12/11/2015
16/08/2017
Kenya
Signature
10/10/2013
Kenya
Ratification
22/09/2023
21/12/2023
Kiribati
Accession
28/07/2017
26/10/2017
Kuwait
Signature
10/10/2013
Kuwait
Ratification
03/12/2015
16/08/2017
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Accession
21/09/2017
20/12/2017
Latvia
Signature
24/09/2014
Latvia
Ratification
20/06/2017
18/09/2017
Lebanon
Accession
13/10/2017
11/01/2018
Lesotho
Accession
12/11/2014
16/08/2017
Liberia
Signature
24/09/2014
Liberia
Acceptance
24/09/2024
23/12/2024
Libya
Signature
10/10/2013
Liechtenstein
Accession
01/02/2017
16/08/2017
Lithuania
Signature
10/10/2013
Lithuania
Ratification
15/01/2018
15/04/2018
Luxembourg
Signature
10/10/2013
Luxembourg
Ratification
21/09/2017
20/12/2017
Madagascar
Signature
10/10/2013
Madagascar
Ratification
13/05/2015
16/08/2017
Malawi
Signature
10/10/2013
Malawi
Ratification
23/06/2023
21/09/2023
Malaysia
Signature
24/09/2014
Maldives
Accession
24/09/2024
23/12/2024
Mali
Signature
10/10/2013
Mali
Ratification
27/05/2016
16/08/2017
Malta
Signature
08/10/2014
Malta
Ratification
18/05/2017
16/08/2017
Marshall Islands
Accession
29/01/2019
29/04/2019
Mauritania
Signature
11/10/2013
Mauritania
Ratification
18/08/2015
16/08/2017
Mauritius
Signature
10/10/2013
Mauritius
Ratification
21/09/2017
20/12/2017
Mexico
Signature
10/10/2013
Mexico
Ratification
29/09/2015
16/08/2017
Monaco
Signature
24/09/2014
Monaco
Ratification
24/09/2014
16/08/2017
Mongolia
Signature
10/10/2013
Mongolia
Ratification
28/09/2015
16/08/2017
Montenegro
Signature
24/09/2014
Montenegro
Ratification
10/06/2019
08/09/2019
Morocco
Signature
06/06/2014
Mozambique
Signature
10/10/2013
Mozambique
Ratification
19/02/2024
19/05/2024
Namibia
Accession
06/09/2017
05/12/2017
Nepal
Signature
10/10/2013
Netherlands
Signature
10/10/2013
Netherlands
Acceptance
18/05/2017
16/08/2017
New Zealand
Signature
10/10/2013
Nicaragua
Signature
10/10/2013
Nicaragua
Ratification
29/10/2014
16/08/2017
Niger
Signature
10/10/2013
Niger
Ratification
09/06/2017
07/09/2017
Nigeria
Signature
10/10/2013
Nigeria
Ratification
01/02/2018
02/05/2018
North Macedonia
Ratification
12/03/2020
10/06/2020
Norway
Signature
10/10/2013
Norway
Ratification
12/05/2017
16/08/2017
Oman
Accession
23/06/2020
21/09/2020
Pakistan
Signature
10/10/2013
Pakistan
Ratification
16/12/2020
16/03/2021
Palau
Signature
09/10/2014
Palau
Ratification
21/06/2017
19/09/2017
Panama
Signature
10/10/2013
Panama
Ratification
29/09/2015
16/08/2017
Paraguay
Signature
10/02/2014
Paraguay
Ratification
26/06/2018
24/09/2018
Peru
Signature
10/10/2013
Peru
Ratification
21/01/2016
16/08/2017
Philippines
Signature
10/10/2013
Philippines
Ratification
08/07/2020
06/10/2020
Poland
Signature
24/09/2014
Poland
Ratification
30/09/2021
29/12/2021
Portugal
Accession
28/08/2018
26/11/2018
Qatar
Accession
04/11/2020
02/02/2021
Republic of Korea
Signature
24/09/2014
Republic of Korea
Ratification
22/11/2019
20/02/2020
Republic of Moldova
Signature
10/10/2013
Republic of Moldova
Ratification
20/06/2017
18/09/2017
Romania
Signature
10/10/2013
Romania
Ratification
18/05/2017
16/08/2017
Russian Federation
Signature
24/09/2014
Rwanda
Accession
29/06/2017
27/09/2017
Samoa
Signature
10/10/2013
Samoa
Ratification
24/09/2015
16/08/2017
Sao Tome and Principe
Accession
30/08/2018
28/11/2018
Saudi Arabia
Accession
27/02/2019
28/05/2019
Senegal
Signature
11/10/2013
Senegal
Ratification
03/03/2016
16/08/2017
Serbia
Signature
09/10/2014
Seychelles
Signature
27/05/2014
Seychelles
Ratification
13/01/2015
16/08/2017
Sierra Leone
Signature
12/08/2014
Sierra Leone
Ratification
01/11/2016
16/08/2017
Singapore
Signature
10/10/2013
Singapore
Ratification
22/09/2017
21/12/2017
Slovakia
Signature
10/10/2013
Slovakia
Ratification
31/05/2017
29/08/2017
Slovenia
Signature
10/10/2013
Slovenia
Ratification
23/06/2017
21/09/2017
South Africa
Signature
10/10/2013
South Africa
Ratification
29/04/2019
28/07/2019
Spain
Signature
10/10/2013
Spain
Ratification
13/12/2021
13/03/2022
Sri Lanka
Signature
08/10/2014
Sri Lanka
Ratification
19/06/2017
17/09/2017
St. Kitts and Nevis
Accession
24/05/2017
22/08/2017
St. Lucia
Accession
23/01/2019
23/04/2019
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Accession
18/08/2023
16/11/2023
State of Palestine
Accession
18/03/2019
16/06/2019
Sudan
Signature
24/09/2014
Suriname
Accession
02/08/2018
31/10/2018
Swaziland
Accession
21/09/2016
16/08/2017
Sweden
Signature
10/10/2013
Sweden
Ratification
18/05/2017
16/08/2017
Switzerland
Signature
10/10/2013
Switzerland
Ratification
25/05/2016
16/08/2017
Syrian Arab Republic
Signature
24/09/2014
Syrian Arab Republic
Ratification
26/07/2017
24/10/2017
Thailand
Accession
22/06/2017
20/09/2017
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Signature
25/07/2014
Togo
Signature
10/10/2013
Togo
Ratification
03/02/2017
16/08/2017
Tonga
Accession
22/10/2018
20/01/2019
Tunisia
Signature
10/10/2013
Turkey
Signature
24/09/2014
Türkiye
Ratification
04/10/2022
02/01/2023
Tuvalu
Accession
07/06/2019
05/09/2019
Uganda
Signature
10/10/2013
Uganda
Ratification
01/03/2019
30/05/2019
Ukraine
Accession
18/08/2023
16/11/2023
United Arab Emirates
Signature
10/10/2013
United Arab Emirates
Ratification
27/04/2015
16/08/2017
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Signature
10/10/2013
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ratification
23/03/2018
21/06/2018
United Republic of Tanzania
Signature
10/10/2013
United Republic of Tanzania
Ratification
05/10/2020
03/01/2021
United States of America
Signature
06/11/2013
United States of America
Acceptance
06/11/2013
16/08/2017
Uruguay
Signature
10/10/2013
Uruguay
Ratification
24/09/2014
16/08/2017
Vanuatu
Accession
16/10/2018
14/01/2019
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Signature
10/10/2013
Viet Nam
Signature
11/10/2013
Viet Nam
Approval
23/06/2017
21/09/2017
Yemen
Signature
21/03/2014
Zambia
Signature
10/10/2013
Zambia
Ratification
11/03/2016
16/08/2017
Zimbabwe
Signature
11/10/2013
Zimbabwe
Ratification
19/08/2021
17/11/2021
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