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Registration Number
14860
Title
Convention on the prohibition of the development, production and stockpiling of bacteriological (biological) and toxin weapons and on their destruction
Participant(s)
Submitter
United States of America
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Places/dates of conclusion
Place
Date
Washington
10/04/1972
Moscow
10/04/1972
London
10/04/1972
EIF information
26 March 1975
Authentic texts
Spanish
Russian
French
English
Chinese
Attachments
ICJ information
Depositary
Government of the United States of America
Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Registration Date
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 15 July 1976
Subject terms
Disarmament
BW Convention (bacteriological weapons)
Arms
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
1015 (p.163)
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
volume-1015-I-14860-English.pdf
volume-1015-I-14860-French.pdf
volume-1015-I-14860-Other.pdf
Volume In PDF
v1015.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Afghanistan
Ratification
26/03/1975
26/03/1975
Albania
Accession
11/08/1992
11/08/1992
Albania
Accession
26/03/1993
26/03/1993
Antigua and Barbuda
Accession
29/01/2003
29/01/2003
Argentina
Signature
Argentina
Ratification
05/12/1979
05/12/1979
Armenia
Accession
07/06/1994
07/06/1994
Australia
Signature
Australia
Ratification
05/10/1977
05/10/1977
Austria
Ratification
10/08/1973
26/03/1975
Bahamas
Accession
26/11/1986
26/11/1986
Bahrain
Accession
28/10/1988
28/10/1988
Bangladesh
Accession
13/03/1985
13/03/1985
Barbados
Ratification
16/02/1973
26/03/1975
Belgium
Signature
Belgium
Ratification
15/03/1979
15/03/1979
Belize
Succession
20/10/1986
21/09/1981
Benin
Ratification
25/04/1975
25/04/1975
Bolivia
Ratification
30/10/1975
30/10/1975
Botswana
Signature
Brazil
Ratification
27/02/1973
26/03/1975
Brunei Darussalam
Accession
31/01/1991
31/01/1991
Bulgaria
Ratification
13/09/1972
26/03/1975
Bulgaria
Ratification
19/09/1972
26/03/1975
Bulgaria
Ratification
02/08/1972
26/03/1975
Burma
Signature
Burundi
Signature
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ratification
26/03/1975
26/03/1975
Canada
Ratification
18/09/1972
26/03/1975
Central African Republic
Signature
Ceylon
Signature
Chile
Signature
Chile
Ratification
22/04/1980
22/04/1980
China
Accession
15/11/1984
15/11/1984
Colombia
Signature
Cook Islands
Accession
04/12/2008
04/12/2008
Costa Rica
Ratification
17/12/1973
26/03/1975
Cuba
Ratification
21/04/1976
21/04/1976
Cyprus
Ratification
06/11/1973
26/03/1975
Cyprus
Ratification
21/11/1973
26/03/1975
Cyprus
Ratification
13/11/1973
26/03/1975
Czech Republic
Succession
24/03/1993
01/01/1993
Czech Republic
Succession
09/04/1993
01/01/1993
Czechoslovakia
Ratification
30/04/1973
26/03/1975
Democratic Yemen
Signature
Denmark
Ratification
01/03/1973
26/03/1975
Dominican Republic
Ratification
23/02/1973
26/03/1975
Ecuador
Ratification
12/03/1975
26/03/1975
Egypt
Signature
El Salvador
Signature
Estonia
Accession
01/07/1993
01/07/1993
Ethiopia
Ratification
26/05/1975
26/05/1975
Ethiopia
Ratification
26/06/1975
26/06/1975
Federal Republic of Germany
Signature
Federal Republic of Germany
Ratification
07/04/1983
07/04/1983
Fiji
Ratification
04/09/1973
26/03/1975
Fiji
Ratification
01/10/1973
26/03/1975
Finland
Ratification
04/02/1974
26/03/1975
France
Accession
27/09/1984
27/09/1984
Gabon
Signature
Gambia
Signature
Gambia
Accession
07/05/1997
07/05/1997
Georgia
Accession
22/05/1996
22/05/1996
German Democratic Republic
Ratification
28/11/1972
26/03/1975
Ghana
Ratification
06/06/1975
06/06/1975
Greece
Ratification
10/12/1975
10/12/1975
Grenada
Accession
22/10/1986
22/10/1986
Guatemala
Ratification
19/09/1973
26/03/1975
Guyana
Signature
Haiti
Signature
Honduras
Signature
Hungary
Ratification
27/12/1972
26/03/1975
Iceland
Ratification
15/02/1973
26/03/1975
India
Ratification
15/07/1974
26/03/1975
Indonesia
Signature
Indonesia
Ratification
19/02/1992
19/02/1992
Iran
Ratification
22/08/1973
26/03/1975
Iran
Ratification
27/08/1973
26/03/1975
Iraq
Signature
Iraq
Ratification
19/06/1991
19/06/1991
Ireland
Ratification
27/10/1972
26/03/1975
Italy
Ratification
30/05/1975
30/05/1975
Ivory Coast
Signature
Jamaica
Accession
13/08/1975
13/08/1975
Japan
Signature
Japan
Ratification
18/06/1982
18/06/1982
Jordan
Ratification
02/06/1975
02/06/1975
Jordan
Ratification
27/06/1975
27/06/1975
Jordan
Ratification
30/05/1975
30/05/1975
Kenya
Accession
07/01/1976
07/01/1976
Khmer Republic
Signature
Kuwait
Ratification
01/08/1972
26/03/1975
Kuwait
Ratification
26/07/1972
26/03/1975
Kuwait
Ratification
18/07/1972
26/03/1975
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Ratification
25/04/1973
26/03/1975
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Ratification
22/03/1973
26/03/1975
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Ratification
20/03/1973
26/03/1975
Latvia
Accession
06/02/1997
06/02/1997
Lebanon
Ratification
13/06/1975
26/03/1975
Lebanon
Ratification
26/03/1975
26/03/1975
Lesotho
Signature
Lesotho
Ratification
06/09/1977
06/09/1977
Liberia
Signature
Liechtenstein
Accession
06/06/1991
06/06/1991
Lithuania
Accession
10/02/1998
10/02/1998
Luxembourg
Ratification
23/03/1976
23/03/1976
Madagascar
Signature
Malawi
Signature
Malaysia
Signature
Malaysia
Ratification
06/09/1991
06/09/1991
Maldives
Accession
02/08/1993
02/08/1993
Mali
Signature
Malta
Ratification
07/04/1975
07/04/1975
Mauritius
Ratification
07/08/1972
26/03/1975
Mauritius
Ratification
11/01/1973
26/03/1975
Mauritius
Ratification
15/01/1973
26/03/1975
Mexico
Ratification
08/04/1974
26/03/1975
Monaco
Accession
30/04/1999
30/04/1999
Mongolia
Ratification
05/09/1972
26/03/1975
Mongolia
Ratification
14/09/1972
26/03/1975
Mongolia
Ratification
20/10/1972
26/03/1975
Montenegro
Succession
12/12/2006
03/06/2006
Morocco
Signature
Morocco
Ratification
21/03/2002
21/03/2002
Nepal
Signature
Netherlands
Signature
Netherlands
Ratification
22/06/1981
22/06/1981
New Zealand
Ratification
10/01/1973
26/03/1975
New Zealand
Ratification
18/12/1972
26/03/1975
New Zealand
Ratification
13/12/1972
26/03/1975
Nicaragua
Ratification
07/08/1975
07/08/1975
Niger
Ratification
23/06/1972
26/03/1975
Nigeria
Ratification
20/07/1973
26/03/1975
Nigeria
Ratification
09/07/1973
26/03/1975
Nigeria
Ratification
03/07/1973
26/03/1975
Norway
Ratification
23/08/1973
26/03/1975
Norway
Ratification
01/08/1973
26/03/1975
Pakistan
Ratification
03/10/1974
26/03/1975
Pakistan
Ratification
25/09/1974
26/03/1975
Panama
Ratification
20/03/1974
26/03/1975
Papua New Guinea
Accession
27/10/1980
27/10/1980
Paraguay
Accession
09/06/1976
09/06/1976
Peru
Signature
Peru
Ratification
05/06/1985
05/06/1985
Philippines
Ratification
21/05/1973
26/03/1975
Poland
Ratification
25/01/1973
26/03/1975
Portugal
Ratification
15/05/1975
15/05/1975
Qatar
Ratification
17/04/1975
17/04/1975
Republic of China
Ratification
09/02/1973
26/03/1975
Republic of Korea
Signature
Republic of Korea
Ratification
25/06/1987
25/06/1987
Republic of Viet-Nam
Signature
Romania
Signature
Romania
Ratification
26/07/1979
26/07/1979
Rwanda
Ratification
20/05/1975
20/05/1975
San Marino
Ratification
17/03/1975
26/03/1975
San Marino
Ratification
27/03/1975
26/03/1975
San Marino
Ratification
11/03/1975
26/03/1975
Saudi Arabia
Ratification
24/05/1972
26/03/1975
Senegal
Ratification
26/03/1975
26/03/1975
Serbia
Declaration
30/06/2006
03/06/2006
Seychelles
Accession
11/10/1979
11/10/1979
Sierra Leone
Ratification
29/06/1976
29/06/1976
Sierra Leone
Ratification
29/06/1976
29/06/1976
Singapore
Ratification
02/12/1975
02/12/1975
Slovakia
Succession
25/06/1993
01/01/1993
Slovakia
Succession
17/05/1993
01/01/1993
Slovenia
Succession
07/04/1992
25/06/1991
Solomon Islands
Succession
17/06/1981
07/07/1978
Somalia
Signature
South Africa
Ratification
03/11/1975
03/11/1975
Spain
Signature
Spain
Ratification
20/06/1979
20/06/1979
Sri Lanka
Ratification
18/11/1986
18/11/1986
St. Kitts and Nevis
Accession
02/04/1991
02/04/1991
St. Lucia
Succession
26/11/1986
22/02/1979
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Succession
13/05/1999
27/10/1979
Sudan
Accession
17/10/2003
17/10/2003
Suriname
Accession
06/01/1993
06/01/1993
Swaziland
Accession
18/06/1991
18/06/1991
Sweden
Ratification
05/02/1976
05/02/1976
Switzerland
Ratification
04/05/1976
04/05/1976
Syrian Arab Republic
Signature
Thailand
Ratification
28/05/1975
28/05/1975
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Succession
24/12/1996
17/11/1991
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Succession
14/03/1997
17/11/1997
Togo
Signature
Tonga
Accession
28/09/1976
28/09/1976
Trinidad and Tobago
Accession
19/07/2007
19/07/2007
Tunisia
Ratification
06/06/1973
26/03/1975
Tunisia
Ratification
30/05/1973
26/03/1975
Tunisia
Ratification
18/05/1973
26/03/1975
Turkey
Ratification
05/11/1974
26/03/1975
Turkey
Ratification
04/11/1974
26/03/1975
Turkey
Ratification
25/10/1974
26/03/1975
Turkmenistan
Ratification
11/01/1996
11/01/1996
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ratification
26/03/1975
26/03/1975
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Ratification
26/03/1975
26/03/1975
United Arab Emirates
Signature
United Arab Emirates
Ratification
19/06/2008
19/06/2008
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ratification
26/03/1975
26/03/1975
United Republic of Tanzania
Signature
United States of America
Ratification
26/03/1975
26/03/1975
Uzbekistan
Ratification
26/01/1996
26/01/1996
Venezuela
Signature
Venezuela
Ratification
18/10/1978
18/10/1978
Yemen Arab Republic
Signature
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)
Succession
31/05/2001
27/04/1992
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Ratification
25/10/1973
26/03/1975
Zaire
Ratification
16/09/1975
16/09/1975
Zambia
Accession
15/01/2008
15/01/2008
Zimbabwe
Accession
05/11/1990
05/11/1990
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