Registration Number N/A
Title Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction
Participant(s)
Submitter
ex officio
Places/dates of conclusion
PlaceDate
New York19/06/2023
EIF information
17 January 2026 , in accordance with article 68(1) which reads as follows: "This Agreement shall enter into force 120 days after the date of deposit of the sixtieth instrument of ratification, approval, acceptance or accession"
Authentic texts
Spanish
Russian
French
English
Chinese
Arabic
Attachments
ICJ information
Depositary
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Registration Date
Subject terms
Agreement type Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
Publication format Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
   

ParticipantActionDate of Notification/DepositDate of Effect
AlbaniaRatification09/06/2025 
AlbaniaSignature20/02/2025 
AlgeriaSignature19/09/2025 
AndorraSignature09/06/2025 
AngolaSignature22/01/2025 
Antigua and BarbudaRatification12/03/2025 
Antigua and BarbudaSignature20/09/2023 
ArgentinaSignature18/06/2024 
ArmeniaSignature09/06/2025 
AustraliaSignature20/09/2023 
AustriaSignature20/09/2023 
BahamasSignature12/04/2024 
Bahamas (The)Ratification09/06/2025 
BangladeshRatification26/09/2024 
BangladeshSignature20/09/2023 
BarbadosRatification26/09/2024 
BarbadosSignature26/09/2024 
BelgiumRatification09/06/2025 
BelgiumSignature20/09/2023 
BelizeRatification08/04/2024 
BelizeSignature22/09/2023 
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)Signature20/09/2023 
BotswanaSignature24/09/2024 
BotswanaRatification25/09/202517/01/2026
BrazilSignature21/09/2023 
BrazilRatification16/12/202517/01/2026
Brunei DarussalamSignature19/09/2025 
BulgariaSignature20/09/2023 
Burkina FasoSignature25/09/2024 
BurundiSignature09/06/2025 
Cabo VerdeRatification27/08/2025 
Cabo VerdeSignature20/09/2023 
CambodiaRatification06/09/2025 
CambodiaSignature09/06/2025 
CameroonSignature02/05/2025 
CanadaSignature04/03/2024 
ChileSignature20/09/2023 
ChileRatification20/02/2024 
ChinaSignature20/09/2023 
ChinaRatification15/12/202517/01/2026
ColombiaSignature20/09/2023 
ComorosSignature02/06/2025 
CongoRatification05/08/2025 
CongoSignature20/09/2023 
Cook IslandsSignature22/09/2023 
Costa RicaRatification22/05/2025 
Costa RicaSignature20/09/2023 
Côte d'IvoireRatification09/06/2025 
Côte d'IvoireSignature24/09/2024 
CroatiaRatification09/06/2025 
CroatiaSignature20/09/2023 
CubaSignature20/09/2023 
CubaRatification28/06/2024 
CyprusSignature20/09/2023 
CyprusRatification28/05/2025 
Czech RepublicSignature29/09/2023 
DenmarkTerritorial exclusion09/06/2025 
DenmarkApproval09/06/2025 
DenmarkSignature20/09/2023 
DjiboutiSignature09/05/2025 
DjiboutiRatification24/09/202517/01/2026
DominicaRatification03/06/2025 
DominicaSignature21/09/2023 
Dominican RepublicSignature20/09/2023 
EcuadorSignature21/09/2023 
EcuadorRatification22/12/202521/01/2026
EgyptSignature14/10/2024 
Equatorial GuineaSignature09/06/2025 
EstoniaSignature20/09/2023 
European UnionSignature20/09/2023 
European UnionApproval28/05/2025 
FijiSignature20/09/2023 
FijiRatification09/06/2025 
FinlandSignature20/09/2023 
FinlandAcceptance28/05/2025 
FranceSignature20/09/2023 
FranceRatification05/02/2025 
GabonSignature20/09/2023 
GabonRatification23/09/202517/01/2026
GambiaSignature27/09/2024 
GambiaRatification24/09/202517/01/2026
GermanySignature20/09/2023 
GhanaSignature20/09/2023 
GreeceRatification09/06/2025 
GreeceSignature21/09/2023 
GrenadaRatification04/09/2025 
GrenadaSignature19/12/2024 
GuineaSignature09/06/2025 
Guinea-BissauRatification09/06/2025 
Guinea-BissauSignature09/06/2025 
HondurasSignature20/09/2023 
HondurasRatification26/09/202517/01/2026
HungaryRatification28/05/2025 
HungarySignature21/09/2023 
IcelandSignature20/09/2023 
IcelandRatification17/12/202517/01/2026
IndiaSignature25/09/2024 
IndonesiaRatification10/06/2025 
IndonesiaSignature20/09/2023 
IrelandSignature20/09/2023 
IrelandRatification23/09/202517/01/2026
ItalySignature22/09/2023 
JamaicaRatification09/06/2025 
JamaicaSignature24/09/2024 
JapanAccession12/12/202517/01/2026
JordanRatification09/06/2025 
JordanSignature09/06/2025 
KenyaSignature24/09/2024 
KenyaRatification23/09/202517/01/2026
KiribatiSignature12/03/2025 
KiribatiRatification09/12/202517/01/2026
KyrgyzstanSignature17/07/2025 
KyrgyzstanRatification20/09/202520/10/2025
Lao People's Democratic RepublicSignature20/09/2023 
Lao People's Democratic RepublicAcceptance23/09/202517/01/2026
LatviaSignature20/09/2023 
LatviaRatification28/05/2025 
LebanonSignature09/06/2025 
LesothoSignature09/06/2025 
LiberiaSignature24/09/2024 
LiberiaRatification09/06/2025 
LithuaniaSignature20/09/2023 
LuxembourgRatification29/07/2025 
LuxembourgSignature20/09/2023 
MadagascarSignature25/09/2024 
MadagascarRatification23/09/202517/01/2026
MalawiRatification27/02/2025 
MalawiSignature20/09/2023 
MalaysiaSignature03/09/2025 
MaldivesRatification24/09/2024 
MaldivesSignature03/09/2024 
MaltaRatification09/06/2025 
MaltaDeclaration12/08/2025 
MaltaSignature20/09/2023 
Marshall IslandsSignature20/09/2023 
Marshall IslandsRatification12/03/2025 
MauritaniaRatification09/06/2025 
MauritaniaSignature22/09/2023 
MauritiusRatification30/05/2024 
MauritiusSignature20/09/2023 
MexicoSignature20/09/2023 
MexicoRatification22/09/202517/01/2026
Micronesia (Federated States of)Ratification03/06/2024 
Micronesia (Federated States of)Signature20/09/2023 
MonacoRatification09/05/2024 
MonacoSignature20/09/2023 
MontenegroSignature10/06/2025 
MoroccoAcceptance19/09/2025 
MoroccoSignature21/09/2023 
NauruSignature22/09/2023 
NepalSignature20/09/2023 
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)Signature20/09/2023 
New ZealandSignature20/09/2023 
NigeriaSignature03/05/2024 
NiueSignature09/06/2025 
North MacedoniaSignature09/06/2025 
NorwayRatification04/06/2025 
NorwaySignature20/09/2023 
PakistanSignature21/07/2025 
PalauRatification22/01/2024 
PalauSignature20/09/2023 
PanamaRatification23/10/2024 
PanamaSignature20/09/2023 
Papua New GuineaSignature09/06/2025 
ParaguaySignature10/09/2025 
PeruSignature09/06/2025 
PhilippinesSignature20/09/2023 
PhilippinesRatification23/09/202517/01/2026
PolandSignature21/09/2023 
PortugalSignature20/09/2023 
PortugalApproval28/05/2025 
Republic of KoreaRatification19/03/2025 
Republic of KoreaSignature31/10/2023 
Republic of MoldovaSignature26/08/2025 
RomaniaRatification04/06/2025 
RomaniaSignature20/09/2023 
SamoaSignature20/09/2023 
Sao Tome and PrincipeSignature24/09/2024 
SenegalSignature10/06/2025 
SerbiaSignature09/06/2025 
SeychellesRatification13/04/2024 
SeychellesSignature20/09/2023 
Sierra LeoneRatification19/09/2025 
Sierra LeoneSignature20/09/2023 
SingaporeRatification24/09/2024 
SingaporeSignature20/09/2023 
SlovakiaSignature20/09/2023 
SloveniaRatification28/05/2025 
SloveniaSignature20/09/2023 
Solomon IslandsSignature20/09/2023 
Solomon IslandsRatification09/06/2025 
South AfricaSignature09/06/2025 
SpainRatification04/02/2025 
SpainSignature20/09/2023 
Sri LankaRatification16/09/2025 
Sri LankaSignature20/02/2025 
St. Kitts and NevisRatification29/08/2025 
St. Kitts and NevisSignature09/06/2025 
St. LuciaRatification26/11/2024 
St. LuciaSignature20/09/2023 
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesRatification17/09/2025 
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesSignature20/09/2023 
State of PalestineSignature20/09/2023 
State of PalestineRatification01/10/202517/01/2026
SurinameSignature19/06/2025 
SwedenSignature20/09/2023 
SwitzerlandSignature05/02/2025 
ThailandSignature17/04/2025 
Timor-LesteRatification26/09/2024 
Timor-LesteSignature20/09/2023 
TogoSignature22/09/2023 
TongaSignature26/01/2024 
TürkiyeSignature27/09/2024 
TuvaluRatification09/06/2025 
TuvaluSignature20/09/2023 
UkraineSignature29/08/2025 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandSignature20/09/2023 
United Republic of TanzaniaSignature20/09/2023 
United States of AmericaSignature20/09/2023 
UruguaySignature29/01/2024 
UruguayRatification25/09/202517/01/2026
VanuatuRatification09/06/2025 
VanuatuSignature30/11/2023 
Viet NamApproval09/06/2025 
Viet NamSignature20/09/2023 
YemenSignature09/06/2025 
ZambiaSignature13/02/2024 
ZimbabweSignature05/03/2025