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Registration Number

40214

Title

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

Participant(s)

Submitter

ex officio

Places/dates of conclusion

Place	Date
Stockholm	22/05/2001

EIF information

17 May 2004 , in accordance with article 26(1) which reads as follows: "1. This 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 rafification, 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 17 May 2004

Subject terms

Environment

Agreement type

Multilateral

UNTS Volume Number

2256 (p.119)

Publication format

Full

Certificate Of Registration

Text document(s)

Volume In PDF

v2256.pdf

Map(s)

Corrigendum/Addendum/Note

Participant	Action	Date of Notification/Deposit	Date of Effect
Afghanistan	Accession	20/02/2013	21/05/2013
Albania	Signature	05/12/2001
Albania	Ratification	04/10/2004	02/01/2005
Algeria	Signature	05/09/2001
Algeria	Ratification	22/09/2006	21/12/2006
Angola	Accession	23/10/2006	21/01/2007
Antigua and Barbuda	Signature	23/05/2001
Antigua and Barbuda	Ratification	10/09/2003	17/05/2004
Argentina	Signature	23/05/2001
Argentina	Ratification of Amendments	06/01/2023	06/04/2023
Argentina	Ratification of Amendments	06/01/2023	06/04/2023
Argentina	Ratification of Amendments	06/01/2023	06/04/2023
Argentina	Ratification of Amendments	06/01/2023	06/04/2023
Argentina	Ratification	25/01/2005	25/04/2005
Argentina	Ratification of Amendments	26/02/2016	26/05/2016
Armenia	Signature	23/05/2001
Armenia	Ratification	26/11/2003	17/05/2004
Australia	Signature	23/05/2001
Australia	Ratification	20/05/2004	18/08/2004
Austria	Signature	23/05/2001
Austria	Ratification	27/08/2002	17/05/2004
Azerbaijan	Accession	13/01/2004	17/05/2004
Bahamas	Signature	20/03/2002
Bahamas	Ratification	03/10/2005	01/01/2006
Bahrain	Signature	22/05/2002
Bahrain	Ratification	31/01/2006	01/05/2006
Bangladesh	Signature	23/05/2001
Bangladesh	Ratification of Amendments	04/11/2022	02/02/2023
Bangladesh	Ratification of Amendments	04/11/2022	02/02/2023
Bangladesh	Ratification of Amendments	04/11/2022	02/02/2023
Bangladesh	Ratification of Amendments	04/11/2022	02/02/2023
Bangladesh	Ratification of Amendments	04/11/2022	02/02/2023
Bangladesh	Ratification of Amendments	04/11/2022	02/02/2023
Bangladesh	Ratification	12/03/2007	10/06/2007
Barbados	Accession	07/06/2004	05/09/2004
Belarus	Accession	03/02/2004	17/05/2004
Belgium	Signature	23/05/2001
Belgium	Ratification	25/05/2006	23/08/2006
Belize	Signature	14/05/2002
Belize	Ratification	25/01/2010	25/04/2010
Benin	Signature	23/05/2001
Benin	Ratification	05/01/2004	17/05/2004
Bolivia	Signature	23/05/2001
Bolivia	Ratification	03/06/2003	17/05/2004
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Signature	23/05/2001
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Ratification	30/03/2010	28/06/2010
Botswana	Ratification of Amendments	09/06/2016
Botswana	Ratification of Amendments	09/06/2016	07/09/2016
Botswana	Ratification of Amendments	09/06/2016	07/09/2016
Botswana	Accession	28/10/2002	17/05/2004
Brazil	Signature	23/05/2001
Brazil	Ratification	16/06/2004	14/09/2004
Brunei Darussalam	Signature	21/05/2002
Bulgaria	Signature	23/05/2001
Bulgaria	Ratification	20/12/2004	20/03/2005
Burkina Faso	Signature	23/05/2001
Burkina Faso	Ratification	31/12/2004	31/03/2005
Burundi	Signature	02/04/2002
Burundi	Ratification	02/08/2005	31/10/2005
Cambodia	Signature	23/05/2001
Cambodia	Ratification	25/08/2006	23/11/2006
Cameroon	Signature	05/10/2001
Cameroon	Ratification	19/05/2009	17/08/2009
Canada	Signature	23/05/2001
Canada	Acceptance of amendments	03/05/2022	01/08/2022
Canada	Acceptance of amendments	03/05/2022	01/08/2022
Canada	Acceptance of amendments	03/05/2022	01/08/2022
Canada	Acceptance of amendments	03/05/2022	01/08/2022
Canada	Acceptance of amendments	04/01/2011	04/04/2011
Canada	Ratification	23/05/2001	17/05/2004
Cape Verde	Accession	01/03/2006	30/05/2006
Central African Republic	Signature	09/05/2002
Central African Republic	Ratification	12/02/2008	12/05/2008
Chad	Signature	16/05/2002
Chad	Ratification	10/03/2004	08/06/2004
Chile	Signature	23/05/2001
Chile	Ratification	20/01/2005	20/04/2005
China	Communication	13/08/2004
China	Signature	23/05/2001
China	Ratification of Amendments	08/03/2023	06/06/2023
China	Ratification of Amendments	08/03/2023	06/06/2023
China	Ratification	13/08/2004	11/11/2004
China	Ratification of Amendments	26/12/2013	26/03/2014
China	Ratification of Amendments	26/12/2013	26/03/2014
China	Ratification of Amendments	27/09/2016	26/12/2016
Colombia	Signature	23/05/2001
Colombia	Ratification	22/10/2008	20/01/2009
Comoros	Signature	23/05/2001
Comoros	Ratification	23/02/2007	24/05/2007
Congo	Signature	04/12/2001
Congo	Ratification	12/02/2007	13/05/2007
Cook Islands	Accession	29/06/2004	27/09/2004
Costa Rica	Signature	16/04/2002
Costa Rica	Ratification	06/02/2007	07/05/2007
Côte d'Ivoire	Signature	23/05/2001
Côte d'Ivoire	Ratification	20/01/2004	17/05/2004
Croatia	Signature	23/05/2001
Croatia	Ratification	30/01/2007	30/04/2007
Cuba	Signature	23/05/2001
Cuba	Ratification	21/12/2007	20/03/2008
Cyprus	Accession	07/03/2005	05/06/2005
Czech Republic	Signature	23/05/2001
Czech Republic	Ratification	06/08/2002	17/05/2004
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Accession	26/08/2002	17/05/2004
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Accession	23/03/2005	21/06/2005
Denmark	Signature	23/05/2001
Denmark	Withdrawal of declaration	10/02/2012
Denmark	Withdrawal of declaration	22/03/2024
Denmark	Territorial exclusion	17/12/2003
Denmark	Ratification	17/12/2003	17/05/2004
Djibouti	Signature	15/11/2001
Djibouti	Ratification	11/03/2004	09/06/2004
Dominica	Accession	08/08/2003	17/05/2004
Dominican Republic	Signature	23/05/2001
Dominican Republic	Ratification	04/05/2007	02/08/2007
Ecuador	Signature	28/08/2001
Ecuador	Ratification	07/06/2004	05/09/2004
Egypt	Signature	17/05/2002
Egypt	Ratification	02/05/2003	17/05/2004
El Salvador	Signature	30/07/2001
El Salvador	Ratification	27/05/2008	25/08/2008
Equatorial Guinea	Accession	24/12/2019	23/03/2020
Eritrea	Accession	10/03/2005	08/06/2005
Estonia	Withdrawal of declaration	19/10/2016
Estonia	Accession	07/11/2008	05/02/2009
Ethiopia	Signature	17/05/2002
Ethiopia	Ratification	09/01/2003	17/05/2004
European Community	Signature	23/05/2001
European Community	Approval	16/11/2004	14/02/2005
European Union	Notification	24/11/2014
Fiji	Signature	14/06/2001
Fiji	Ratification	20/06/2001	17/05/2004
Finland	Signature	23/05/2001
Finland	Acceptance	03/09/2002	17/05/2004
France	Signature	23/05/2001
France	Approval	17/02/2004	17/05/2004
Gabon	Signature	21/05/2002
Gabon	Ratification	07/05/2007	05/08/2007
Gambia	Signature	23/05/2001
Gambia	Ratification	28/04/2006	27/07/2006
Georgia	Signature	23/05/2001
Georgia	Ratification	04/10/2006	02/01/2007
Germany	Signature	23/05/2001
Germany	Ratification	25/04/2002	17/05/2004
Ghana	Signature	23/05/2001
Ghana	Ratification	30/05/2003	17/05/2004
Greece	Signature	23/05/2001
Greece	Ratification	03/05/2006	01/08/2006
Grenada	Accession	15/10/2021	13/01/2022
Guatemala	Signature	29/01/2002
Guatemala	Acceptance of amendments	07/07/2017	05/10/2017
Guatemala	Acceptance of amendments	23/09/2013	22/12/2013
Guatemala	Acceptance of amendments	23/09/2014	22/12/2014
Guatemala	Ratification	30/07/2008	28/10/2008
Guinea	Signature	23/05/2001
Guinea	Ratification	11/12/2007	10/03/2008
Guinea-Bissau	Signature	24/04/2002
Guinea-Bissau	Ratification	06/08/2008	04/11/2008
Guyana	Accession	12/09/2007	11/12/2007
Haiti	Signature	23/05/2001
Honduras	Signature	17/05/2002
Honduras	Ratification	23/05/2005	21/08/2005
Hungary	Signature	23/05/2001
Hungary	Ratification	14/03/2008	12/06/2008
Iceland	Signature	23/05/2001
Iceland	Ratification	29/05/2002	17/05/2004
India	Signature	14/05/2002
India	Declaration	28/03/2006
India	Ratification	13/01/2006	13/04/2006
India	Acceptance of amendments	18/12/2020	18/03/2021
India	Acceptance of amendments	18/12/2020	18/03/2021
India	Acceptance of amendments	18/12/2020	18/03/2021
India	Acceptance of amendments	18/12/2020	18/03/2021
Indonesia	Signature	23/05/2001
Indonesia	Ratification	28/09/2009	27/12/2009
Iran	Signature	23/05/2001
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Ratification	06/02/2006	07/05/2006
Iraq	Accession	08/03/2016	06/06/2016
Ireland	Signature	23/05/2001
Ireland	Ratification	05/08/2010	03/11/2010
Israel	Signature	30/07/2001
Italy	Signature	23/05/2001
Italy	Ratification	29/09/2022	28/12/2022
Jamaica	Signature	23/05/2001
Jamaica	Ratification	01/06/2007	30/08/2007
Japan	Notification	24/10/2023
Japan	Accession	30/08/2002	17/05/2004
Japan	Withdrawal of notification	24/10/2023	24/10/2023
Jordan	Signature	18/01/2002
Jordan	Ratification	08/11/2004	06/02/2005
Kazakhstan	Signature	23/05/2001
Kazakhstan	Ratification	09/11/2007	07/02/2008
Kenya	Signature	23/05/2001
Kenya	Ratification	24/09/2004	23/12/2004
Kiribati	Signature	04/04/2002
Kiribati	Ratification	07/09/2004	06/12/2004
Kuwait	Signature	23/05/2001
Kuwait	Ratification	12/06/2006	10/09/2006
Kyrgyzstan	Signature	16/05/2002
Kyrgyzstan	Ratification	12/12/2006	12/03/2007
Lao People's Democratic Republic	Signature	05/03/2002
Lao People's Democratic Republic	Ratification	28/06/2006	26/09/2006
Latvia	Signature	23/05/2001
Latvia	Ratification	28/10/2004	26/01/2005
Lebanon	Signature	23/05/2001
Lebanon	Ratification	03/01/2003	17/05/2004
Lesotho	Signature	23/01/2002
Lesotho	Ratification	23/01/2002	17/05/2004
Liberia	Accession	23/05/2002	17/05/2004
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	Accession	14/06/2005	12/09/2005
Liechtenstein	Signature	23/05/2001
Liechtenstein	Ratification	03/12/2004	03/03/2005
Lithuania	Signature	17/05/2002
Lithuania	Ratification	05/12/2006	05/03/2007
Luxembourg	Signature	23/05/2001
Luxembourg	Ratification	07/02/2003	17/05/2004
Madagascar	Signature	24/09/2001
Madagascar	Ratification	18/11/2005	16/02/2006
Malawi	Signature	22/05/2002
Malawi	Ratification	27/02/2009	28/05/2009
Malaysia	Signature	16/05/2002
Maldives	Accession	17/10/2006	15/01/2007
Mali	Signature	23/05/2001
Mali	Ratification	05/09/2003	17/05/2004
Malta	Signature	23/05/2001
Malta	Ratification	17/01/2017	17/04/2017
Marshall Islands	Accession	27/01/2003	17/05/2004
Mauritania	Signature	08/08/2001
Mauritania	Ratification	22/07/2005	20/10/2005
Mauritius	Signature	23/05/2001
Mauritius	Ratification	13/07/2004	11/10/2004
Mauritius	Acceptance of amendments	19/02/2015	20/05/2015
Mauritius	Ratification of Amendments	28/11/2017	26/02/2018
Mauritius	Ratification of Amendments	28/11/2017	26/02/2018
Mexico	Signature	23/05/2001
Mexico	Ratification	10/02/2003	17/05/2004
Micronesia (Federated States of)	Signature	31/07/2001
Micronesia (Federated States of)	Ratification	15/07/2005	13/10/2005
Micronesia (Federated States of)	Ratification of Amendments	18/02/2016	18/05/2016
Monaco	Signature	23/05/2001
Monaco	Ratification	20/10/2004	18/01/2005
Mongolia	Signature	17/05/2002
Mongolia	Ratification	30/04/2004	29/07/2004
Montenegro	Succession to signature	23/10/2006
Montenegro	Ratification	31/03/2011	29/06/2011
Morocco	Signature	23/05/2001
Morocco	Ratification	15/06/2004	13/09/2004
Mozambique	Signature	23/05/2001
Mozambique	Ratification	31/10/2005	29/01/2006
Myanmar	Accession	19/04/2004	18/07/2004
Namibia	Accession	24/06/2005	22/09/2005
Nauru	Signature	09/05/2002
Nauru	Ratification	09/05/2002	17/05/2004
Nepal	Signature	05/04/2002
Nepal	Ratification	06/03/2007	04/06/2007
Netherlands	Declaration	17/02/2010
Netherlands	Signature	23/05/2001
Netherlands	Acceptance	28/01/2002	17/05/2004
New Zealand	Signature	23/05/2001
New Zealand	Territorial exclusion	24/09/2004
New Zealand	Notification	29/08/2014
New Zealand	Notification	23/08/2010
New Zealand	Ratification	24/09/2004	23/12/2004
Nicaragua	Signature	23/05/2001
Nicaragua	Ratification	01/12/2005	01/03/2006
Niger	Signature	12/10/2001
Niger	Ratification	12/04/2006	11/07/2006
Nigeria	Signature	23/05/2001
Nigeria	Ratification	24/05/2004	22/08/2004
Niue	Signature	12/03/2002
Niue	Ratification	02/09/2005	01/12/2005
None	Correction	22/06/2001
None	Entry into force	17/02/2004	17/05/2004
Norway	Signature	23/05/2001
Norway	Ratification	11/07/2002	17/05/2004
Oman	Signature	04/03/2002
Oman	Ratification	19/01/2005	19/04/2005
Pakistan	Signature	06/12/2001
Pakistan	Ratification	17/04/2008	16/07/2008
Palau	Signature	28/03/2002
Palau	Ratification	08/09/2011	07/12/2011
Panama	Signature	23/05/2001
Panama	Ratification	05/03/2003	17/05/2004
Papua New Guinea	Signature	23/05/2001
Papua New Guinea	Ratification	07/10/2003	17/05/2004
Paraguay	Signature	12/10/2001
Paraguay	Ratification	01/04/2004	30/06/2004
Peru	Signature	23/05/2001
Peru	Ratification	14/09/2005	13/12/2005
Philippines	Signature	23/05/2001
Philippines	Ratification	27/02/2004	27/05/2004
Poland	Signature	23/05/2001
Poland	Ratification	23/10/2008	21/01/2009
Portugal	Signature	23/05/2001
Portugal	Acceptance	15/07/2004	13/10/2004
Qatar	Accession	10/12/2004	10/03/2005
Republic of Korea	Signature	04/10/2001
Republic of Korea	Acceptance of amendments	05/03/2021	03/06/2021
Republic of Korea	Acceptance of amendments	08/05/2012	06/08/2012
Republic of Korea	Acceptance of amendments	19/07/2018	17/10/2018
Republic of Korea	Acceptance of amendments	22/11/2019	20/02/2020
Republic of Korea	Ratification	25/01/2007	25/04/2007
Republic of Korea	Acceptance of amendments	29/07/2015	27/10/2015
Republic of Korea	Acceptance of amendments	29/07/2015	27/10/2015
Republic of Moldova	Signature	23/05/2001
Republic of Moldova	Ratification	07/04/2004	06/07/2004
Republic of Moldova	Acceptance of amendments	16/05/2012	14/08/2012
Republic of Moldova	Acceptance of amendments	20/08/2013	18/11/2013
Romania	Signature	23/05/2001
Romania	Ratification	28/10/2004	26/01/2005
Russian Federation	Signature	22/05/2002
Russian Federation	Acceptance of amendments	28/08/2020	03/12/2020
Russian Federation	Ratification	17/08/2011	15/11/2011
Russian Federation	Acceptance of amendments	28/08/2020	26/11/2020
Russian Federation	Acceptance of amendments	28/08/2020	26/11/2020
Russian Federation	Acceptance of amendments	29/12/2016	29/03/2017
Russian Federation	Acceptance of amendments	29/12/2016	29/03/2017
Rwanda	Accession	05/06/2002	17/05/2004
Samoa	Signature	23/05/2001
Samoa	Ratification	04/02/2002	17/05/2004
Sao Tome and Principe	Signature	03/04/2002
Sao Tome and Principe	Ratification	12/04/2006	11/07/2006
Saudi Arabia	Signature	14/03/2002
Saudi Arabia	Ratification	25/07/2012	23/10/2012
Senegal	Signature	23/05/2001
Senegal	Ratification	08/10/2003	17/05/2004
Serbia	Notification	13/08/2014
Serbia	Ratification	31/07/2009	29/10/2009
Seychelles	Signature	25/03/2002
Seychelles	Ratification	03/06/2008	01/09/2008
Sierra Leone	Accession	26/09/2003	17/05/2004
Singapore	Signature	23/05/2001
Singapore	Ratification	24/05/2005	22/08/2005
Slovakia	Signature	23/05/2001
Slovakia	Withdrawal of declaration	10/05/2013
Slovakia	Acceptance of amendments	10/05/2013	08/08/2013
Slovakia	Ratification	05/08/2002	17/05/2004
Slovenia	Signature	23/05/2001
Slovenia	Ratification	04/05/2004	02/08/2004
Slovenia	Ratification of Amendments	22/08/2023	20/11/2023
Slovenia	Ratification of Amendments	22/08/2023	20/11/2023
Slovenia	Ratification of Amendments	22/08/2023	20/11/2023
Slovenia	Ratification of Amendments	22/08/2023	20/11/2023
Slovenia	Ratification of Amendments	22/08/2023	20/11/2023
Slovenia	Ratification of Amendments	22/08/2023	20/11/2023
Slovenia	Ratification of Amendments	22/08/2023	20/11/2023
Solomon Islands	Accession	28/07/2004	26/10/2004
Somalia	Accession	26/07/2010	24/10/2010
South Africa	Signature	23/05/2001
South Africa	Ratification	04/09/2002	17/05/2004
Spain	Withdrawal of declaration	23/12/2014
Spain	Signature	23/05/2001
Spain	Acceptance of amendments	03/12/2013	03/03/2014
Spain	Acceptance of amendments	16/08/2011	14/11/2011
Spain	Ratification	28/05/2004	26/08/2004
Sri Lanka	Signature	05/09/2001
Sri Lanka	Ratification	22/12/2005	22/03/2006
St. Kitts and Nevis	Accession	21/05/2004	19/08/2004
St. Lucia	Accession	04/10/2002	17/05/2004
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	Accession	15/09/2005	14/12/2005
State of Palestine	Accession	29/12/2017	29/03/2018
Sudan	Signature	23/05/2001
Sudan	Ratification	29/08/2006	27/11/2006
Suriname	Signature	22/05/2002
Suriname	Ratification	20/09/2011	19/12/2011
Swaziland	Accession	13/01/2006	13/04/2006
Sweden	Signature	23/05/2001
Sweden	Ratification	08/05/2002	17/05/2004
Switzerland	Signature	23/05/2001
Switzerland	Ratification	30/07/2003	17/05/2004
Syrian Arab Republic	Signature	15/02/2002
Syrian Arab Republic	Ratification	05/08/2005	03/11/2005
Tajikistan	Signature	21/05/2002
Tajikistan	Ratification	08/02/2007	03/05/2007
Thailand	Signature	22/05/2002
Thailand	Ratification	31/01/2005	01/05/2005
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	Signature	23/05/2001
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	Ratification	27/05/2004	25/08/2004
Togo	Signature	23/05/2001
Togo	Ratification	22/07/2004	20/10/2004
Tonga	Signature	21/05/2002
Tonga	Ratification	23/10/2009	21/01/2010
Trinidad and Tobago	Accession	13/12/2002	17/05/2004
Tunisia	Signature	23/05/2001
Tunisia	Ratification	17/06/2004	15/09/2004
Turkey	Signature	23/05/2001
Turkey	Ratification	14/10/2009	12/01/2010
Tuvalu	Accession	19/01/2004	17/05/2004
Uganda	Accession	20/07/2004	18/10/2004
Ukraine	Signature	23/05/2001
Ukraine	Ratification	25/09/2007	24/12/2007
United Arab Emirates	Signature	23/05/2001
United Arab Emirates	Ratification	11/07/2002	17/05/2004
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	Signature	11/12/2001
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	Ratification	17/01/2005	17/04/2005
United Republic of Tanzania	Signature	23/05/2001
United Republic of Tanzania	Ratification	30/04/2004	29/07/2004
United States of America	Signature	23/05/2001
Uruguay	Signature	23/05/2001
Uruguay	Ratification	09/02/2004	17/05/2004
Uzbekistan	Accession	28/06/2019	26/09/2019
Vanuatu	Signature	21/05/2002
Vanuatu	Ratification	16/09/2005	15/12/2005
Venezuela	Signature	23/05/2001
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	Ratification	21/07/2017
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	Ratification	19/04/2005	18/07/2005
Viet Nam	Signature	23/05/2001
Viet Nam	Ratification	22/07/2002	17/05/2004
Yemen	Signature	05/12/2001
Yemen	Ratification	09/01/2004	17/05/2004
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)	Signature	02/05/2002
Zambia	Signature	23/05/2001
Zambia	Ratification	07/07/2006	05/10/2006
Zimbabwe	Signature	23/05/2001
Zimbabwe	Ratification	01/03/2012	30/05/2012