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Registration Number
22495
Title
Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects (with Protocols I, II and III)
Participant(s)
Submitter
ex officio
Places/dates of conclusion
Place
Date
Geneva
10/10/1980
EIF information
2 December 1983 in accordance with article 5 (1) and (3)
Authentic texts
Spanish
Russian
French
English
Chinese
Arabic
Attachments
with protocols
ICJ information
Depositary
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Registration Date
ex officio 2 December 1983
Subject terms
Environment
Disarmament
Arms
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
1342 (p.137)
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
volume-1342-I-22495-English.pdf
volume-1342-I-22495-French.pdf
volume-1342-I-22495-Other.pdf
Volume In PDF
v1342.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Afghanistan
Signature
10/04/1981
Afghanistan
Ratification
09/08/2017
09/02/2018
Albania
Accession
28/08/2002
28/02/2003
Algeria
Accession
06/05/2015
06/11/2015
Antigua and Barbuda
Accession
23/08/2010
23/02/2011
Argentina
Signature
02/12/1981
Argentina
Ratification
02/10/1995
02/04/1996
Australia
Ratification
29/09/1983
Australia
Signature
08/04/1982
Austria
Objection
03/02/2010
Austria
Signature
10/04/1981
Austria
Ratification
14/03/1983
02/12/1983
Bahrain
Accession
11/03/2016
11/09/2016
Bangladesh
Accession
06/09/2000
06/03/2001
Belarus
Signature
10/04/1981
Belgium
Objection
02/02/2010
Belgium
Signature
10/04/1981
Belgium
Ratification
07/02/1995
07/08/1995
Benin
Accession
27/03/1989
27/09/1989
Bolivia
Accession
21/09/2001
21/03/2002
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Succession
01/09/1993
06/03/1992
Brazil
Accession
03/10/1995
03/04/1996
Bulgaria
Signature
10/04/1981
Bulgaria
Ratification
15/10/1982
02/12/1983
Burkina Faso
Accession
26/11/2003
26/05/2004
Burundi
Accession
13/07/2012
13/01/2013
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ratification
23/06/1982
02/12/1983
Cambodia
Accession
25/03/1997
25/09/1997
Cameroon
Accession
07/12/2006
07/06/2007
Canada
Signature
10/04/1981
Canada
Ratification
24/06/1994
24/12/1994
Cape Verde
Accession
16/09/1997
16/03/1998
Chile
Acceptance
15/10/2003
15/04/2004
China
Signature
14/09/1981
China
Ratification
07/04/1982
02/12/1983
Colombia
Accession
06/03/2000
06/09/2000
Costa Rica
Accession
17/12/1998
17/06/1999
Côte d'Ivoire
Acceptance
25/05/2016
25/11/2016
Croatia
Succession
02/12/1993
08/10/1991
Cuba
Signature
10/04/1981
Cuba
Ratification
02/03/1987
02/09/1987
Cyprus
Objection
05/02/2010
Cyprus
Accession
12/12/1988
12/06/1989
Czech Republic
Succession
22/02/1993
01/01/1993
Czechoslovakia
Signature
10/04/1981
Czechoslovakia
Ratification
31/08/1983
02/12/1983
Denmark
Signature
10/04/1981
Denmark
Objection
04/02/2010
Denmark
Ratification
07/07/1982
02/12/1983
Djibouti
Accession
29/07/1996
29/01/1997
Dominican Republic
Accession
21/06/2010
21/12/2010
Ecuador
Signature
09/09/1981
Ecuador
Ratification
04/05/1982
02/12/1983
Egypt
Signature
10/04/1981
El Salvador
Accession
26/01/2000
26/07/2000
Estonia
Accession
20/04/2000
20/10/2000
Finland
Signature
10/04/1981
Finland
Objection
05/02/2010
Finland
Ratification
08/04/1982
02/12/1983
France
Objection
02/02/2010
France
Signature
10/04/1981
France
Ratification
04/03/1988
04/09/1988
France
Consent to be bound
18/07/2002
18/01/2003
Gabon
Accession
01/10/2007
01/04/2008
Georgia
Accession
29/04/1996
29/10/1996
German Democratic Republic
Ratification
20/07/1982
02/12/1983
Germany
Signature
10/04/1981
Germany
Notification
27/06/1997
Germany
Objection
01/02/2010
Germany
Ratification
25/11/1992
25/05/1993
Greece
Signature
10/04/1981
Greece
Objection
02/02/2010
Greece
Ratification
28/01/1992
28/07/1992
Grenada
Accession
10/12/2014
10/06/2015
Guatemala
Accession
21/07/1983
Guinea-Bissau
Accession
06/08/2008
06/02/2009
Holy See
Accession
22/07/1997
22/01/1998
Honduras
Accession
30/10/2003
30/04/2004
Hungary
Signature
10/04/1981
Hungary
Ratification
14/06/1982
02/12/1983
Iceland
Signature
10/04/1981
Iceland
Ratification
22/08/2008
22/02/2009
India
Signature
15/05/1981
India
Ratification
01/03/1984
01/09/1984
Iraq
Accession
24/09/2014
24/03/2015
Ireland
Signature
10/04/1981
Ireland
Objection
04/02/2010
Ireland
Ratification
13/03/1995
13/09/1995
Israel
Accession
22/03/1995
22/09/1995
Italy
Signature
10/04/1981
Italy
Ratification
20/01/1995
20/07/1995
Jamaica
Accession
25/09/2008
25/03/2009
Japan
Signature
22/09/1981
Japan
Notification
10/06/1997
Japan
Acceptance
09/06/1982
02/12/1983
Jordan
Accession
19/10/1995
19/04/1996
Kazakhstan
Accession
08/07/2009
08/01/2010
Kuwait
Accession
24/05/2013
24/11/2013
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Accession
03/01/1983
02/12/1983
Latvia
Accession
04/01/1993
04/07/1993
Lebanon
Accession
05/04/2017
05/10/2017
Lesotho
Accession
06/09/2000
06/03/2001
Liberia
Accession
16/09/2005
16/03/2006
Liechtenstein
Signature
11/02/1982
Liechtenstein
Ratification
16/08/1989
16/02/1990
Lithuania
Accession
03/06/1998
03/12/1998
Luxembourg
Signature
10/04/1981
Luxembourg
Ratification
21/05/1996
21/11/1996
Madagascar
Accession
14/03/2008
14/09/2008
Malawi
Accession
23/09/2022
23/03/2023
Maldives
Accession
07/09/2000
07/03/2001
Mali
Accession
24/10/2001
24/04/2002
Malta
Accession
26/06/1995
26/12/1995
Mauritius
Accession
06/05/1996
06/11/1996
Mexico
Signature
10/04/1981
Mexico
Ratification
11/02/1982
02/12/1983
Monaco
Accession
12/08/1997
12/02/1998
Mongolia
Signature
10/04/1981
Mongolia
Ratification
08/06/1982
02/12/1983
Montenegro
Succession
23/10/2006
03/06/2006
Morocco
Signature
10/04/1981
Morocco
Ratification
19/03/2002
19/09/2002
Nauru
Accession
12/11/2001
12/05/2002
Netherlands
Signature
10/04/1981
Netherlands
Territorial application
28/04/2014
Netherlands
Objection
02/02/2010
Netherlands
Acceptance
18/06/1987
18/12/1987
New Zealand
Signature
10/04/1981
New Zealand
Ratification
18/10/1993
18/04/1994
Nicaragua
Signature
20/05/1981
Nicaragua
Ratification
05/12/2000
05/06/2001
Niger
Accession
10/11/1992
10/05/1993
Nigeria
Signature
26/01/1982
Norway
Objection
02/02/2010
Norway
Signature
10/04/1981
Norway
Ratification
07/06/1983
07/12/1983
Pakistan
Signature
26/01/1982
Pakistan
Ratification
01/04/1985
01/10/1985
Panama
Accession
26/03/1997
26/09/1997
Paraguay
Accession
22/09/2004
22/03/2005
Peru
Accession
03/07/1997
03/01/1998
Philippines
Signature
15/05/1981
Philippines
Notification
12/06/1997
Philippines
Ratification
15/07/1996
15/01/1997
Poland
Objection
04/02/2010
Poland
Signature
10/04/1981
Poland
Ratification
02/06/1983
02/12/1983
Portugal
Objection
05/02/2010
Portugal
Signature
10/04/1981
Portugal
Ratification
04/04/1997
04/10/1997
Qatar
Accession
16/11/2009
16/05/2010
Republic of Korea
Accession
09/05/2001
09/11/2001
Republic of Moldova
Accession
08/09/2000
08/03/2001
Romania
Signature
08/04/1982
Romania
Ratification
26/07/1995
26/01/1996
Saudi Arabia
Accession
07/12/2007
07/06/2008
Senegal
Accession
29/11/1999
29/05/2000
Seychelles
Accession
08/06/2000
08/12/2000
Sierra Leone
Signature
01/05/1981
Sierra Leone
Ratification
30/09/2004
30/03/2005
Singapore
Accession
21/09/2023
21/03/2024
Slovakia
Succession
28/05/1993
01/01/1993
Slovenia
Succession
06/07/1992
25/06/1991
South Africa
Accession
13/09/1995
13/03/1996
Spain
Objection
05/02/2010
Spain
Signature
10/04/1981
Spain
Ratification
29/12/1993
29/06/1994
Sri Lanka
Accession
24/09/2004
24/03/2005
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Accession
06/12/2010
06/06/2011
State of Palestine
Accession
05/01/2015
05/07/2015
Sudan
Signature
10/04/1981
Sweden
Objection
02/02/2010
Sweden
Signature
10/04/1981
Sweden
Ratification
07/07/1982
02/12/1983
Switzerland
Signature
18/06/1981
Switzerland
Objection
02/02/2010
Switzerland
Ratification
20/08/1982
02/12/1983
Tajikistan
Accession
12/10/1999
12/04/2000
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Succession
30/12/1996
17/11/1991
Togo
Signature
15/09/1981
Togo
Acceptance
04/12/1995
04/06/1996
Trinidad and Tobago
Accession
29/07/2024
29/01/2025
Tunisia
Accession
15/05/1987
15/11/1987
Turkey
Signature
26/03/1982
Turkey
Ratification
02/03/2005
02/09/2005
Turkmenistan
Accession
19/03/2004
19/09/2004
Uganda
Accession
14/11/1995
14/05/1996
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Signature
10/04/1981
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ratification
23/06/1982
02/12/1983
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Signature
10/04/1981
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Ratification
10/06/1982
02/12/1983
United Arab Emirates
Accession
26/02/2009
26/08/2009
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Objection
04/02/2010
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Signature
10/04/1981
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ratification
13/02/1995
13/08/1995
United States of America
Signature
08/04/1982
United States of America
Consent to be bound
21/01/2009
21/07/2009
United States of America
Ratification
24/03/1995
24/09/1995
Uruguay
Accession
06/10/1994
Uzbekistan
Accession
29/09/1997
29/03/1998
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Accession
19/04/2005
19/10/2005
Viet Nam
Signature
10/04/1981
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)
Succession
12/03/2001
27/04/1992
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Signature
05/05/1981
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Ratification
24/05/1983
02/12/1983
Zambia
Accession
25/09/2013
25/03/2014
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