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Registration Number
59087
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
Place
Date
New York
19/06/2023
EIF information
17 January 2026 , in accordance with article 68(1) of the Agreement which stipulates: “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
with annexes
ICJ information
Depositary
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Registration Date
ex officio 17 January 2026
Subject terms
UNCLOS (Law of the Sea)
Sea
Maritime matters
Environment
Charters-Constitutions-Statutes
Biology
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Albania
Signature
20/02/2025
Albania
Ratification
09/06/2025
17/01/2026
Algeria
Signature
19/09/2025
Andorra
Signature
09/06/2025
Angola
Signature
22/01/2025
Antigua and Barbuda
Signature
20/09/2023
Antigua and Barbuda
Ratification
12/03/2025
17/01/2026
Argentina
Signature
18/06/2024
Armenia
Signature
09/06/2025
Armenia
Approval
25/02/2026
27/03/2026
Australia
Signature
20/09/2023
Austria
Signature
20/09/2023
Austria
Ratification
30/03/2026
29/04/2026
Bahamas
Signature
12/04/2024
Bahamas (The)
Ratification
09/06/2025
17/01/2026
Bangladesh
Signature
20/09/2023
Bangladesh
Ratification
26/09/2024
17/01/2026
Barbados
Signature
26/09/2024
Barbados
Ratification
26/09/2024
17/01/2026
Belgium
Signature
20/09/2023
Belgium
Ratification
09/06/2025
17/01/2026
Belize
Signature
22/09/2023
Belize
Ratification
08/04/2024
17/01/2026
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Signature
20/09/2023
Botswana
Signature
24/09/2024
Botswana
Ratification
25/09/2025
17/01/2026
Brazil
Signature
21/09/2023
Brazil
Ratification
16/12/2025
17/01/2026
Brunei Darussalam
Signature
19/09/2025
Bulgaria
Signature
20/09/2023
Burkina Faso
Signature
25/09/2024
Burundi
Signature
09/06/2025
Cabo Verde
Signature
20/09/2023
Cabo Verde
Ratification
27/08/2025
17/01/2026
Cambodia
Signature
09/06/2025
Cambodia
Ratification
06/09/2025
17/01/2026
Cameroon
Signature
02/05/2025
Canada
Signature
04/03/2024
Chile
Signature
20/09/2023
Chile
Ratification
20/02/2024
17/01/2026
China
Signature
20/09/2023
China
Ratification
15/12/2025
17/01/2026
Colombia
Signature
20/09/2023
Comoros
Signature
02/06/2025
Congo
Signature
20/09/2023
Congo
Ratification
05/08/2025
17/01/2026
Cook Islands
Signature
22/09/2023
Costa Rica
Signature
20/09/2023
Costa Rica
Ratification
22/05/2025
17/01/2026
Côte d'Ivoire
Signature
24/09/2024
Côte d'Ivoire
Ratification
09/06/2025
17/01/2026
Croatia
Signature
20/09/2023
Croatia
Ratification
09/06/2025
17/01/2026
Cuba
Signature
20/09/2023
Cuba
Ratification
28/06/2024
17/01/2026
Cyprus
Signature
20/09/2023
Cyprus
Ratification
28/05/2025
17/01/2026
Czech Republic
Signature
29/09/2023
Denmark
Signature
20/09/2023
Denmark
Territorial exclusion
09/06/2025
Denmark
Approval
09/06/2025
17/01/2026
Djibouti
Signature
09/05/2025
Djibouti
Ratification
24/09/2025
17/01/2026
Dominica
Signature
21/09/2023
Dominica
Ratification
03/06/2025
17/01/2026
Dominican Republic
Signature
20/09/2023
Dominican Republic
Ratification
24/03/2026
23/04/2026
Ecuador
Signature
21/09/2023
Ecuador
Ratification
22/12/2025
21/01/2026
Egypt
Signature
14/10/2024
Equatorial Guinea
Signature
09/06/2025
Estonia
Signature
20/09/2023
European Union
Signature
20/09/2023
European Union
Approval
28/05/2025
17/01/2026
Fiji
Signature
20/09/2023
Fiji
Ratification
09/06/2025
17/01/2026
Finland
Signature
20/09/2023
Finland
Acceptance
28/05/2025
France
Signature
20/09/2023
France
Ratification
05/02/2025
17/01/2026
Gabon
Signature
20/09/2023
Gabon
Ratification
23/09/2025
17/01/2026
Gambia
Signature
27/09/2024
Gambia
Ratification
24/09/2025
17/01/2026
Germany
Signature
20/09/2023
Ghana
Signature
20/09/2023
Ghana
Ratification
14/01/2026
13/02/2026
Greece
Signature
21/09/2023
Greece
Ratification
09/06/2025
17/01/2026
Grenada
Signature
19/12/2024
Grenada
Ratification
04/09/2025
17/01/2026
Guinea
Signature
09/06/2025
Guinea-Bissau
Signature
09/06/2025
Guinea-Bissau
Ratification
09/06/2025
17/01/2026
Honduras
Signature
20/09/2023
Honduras
Ratification
26/09/2025
17/01/2026
Hungary
Signature
21/09/2023
Hungary
Ratification
28/05/2025
17/01/2026
Iceland
Signature
20/09/2023
Iceland
Ratification
17/12/2025
17/01/2026
India
Signature
25/09/2024
Indonesia
Signature
20/09/2023
Indonesia
Ratification
10/06/2025
17/01/2026
Ireland
Signature
20/09/2023
Ireland
Ratification
23/09/2025
17/01/2026
Italy
Signature
22/09/2023
Jamaica
Signature
24/09/2024
Jamaica
Ratification
09/06/2025
17/01/2026
Japan
Accession
12/12/2025
17/01/2026
Jordan
Signature
09/06/2025
Jordan
Ratification
09/06/2025
17/01/2026
Kenya
Signature
24/09/2024
Kenya
Ratification
23/09/2025
17/01/2026
Kiribati
Signature
12/03/2025
Kiribati
Ratification
09/12/2025
17/01/2026
Kyrgyzstan
Signature
17/07/2025
Kyrgyzstan
Ratification
20/09/2025
17/01/2026
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Signature
20/09/2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Acceptance
23/09/2025
17/01/2026
Latvia
Signature
20/09/2023
Latvia
Ratification
28/05/2025
17/01/2026
Lebanon
Signature
09/06/2025
Lesotho
Signature
09/06/2025
Liberia
Signature
24/09/2024
Liberia
Ratification
09/06/2025
17/01/2026
Lithuania
Signature
20/09/2023
Luxembourg
Signature
20/09/2023
Luxembourg
Ratification
29/07/2025
17/01/2026
Madagascar
Signature
25/09/2024
Madagascar
Ratification
23/09/2025
17/01/2026
Malawi
Signature
20/09/2023
Malawi
Ratification
27/02/2025
17/01/2026
Malaysia
Signature
03/09/2025
Maldives
Signature
03/09/2024
Maldives
Ratification
24/09/2024
17/01/2026
Malta
Declaration
12/08/2025
Malta
Signature
20/09/2023
Malta
Ratification
09/06/2025
17/01/2026
Marshall Islands
Signature
20/09/2023
Marshall Islands
Ratification
12/03/2025
17/01/2026
Mauritania
Signature
22/09/2023
Mauritania
Ratification
09/06/2025
17/01/2026
Mauritius
Signature
20/09/2023
Mauritius
Ratification
30/05/2024
17/01/2026
Mexico
Signature
20/09/2023
Mexico
Ratification
22/09/2025
17/01/2026
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Signature
20/09/2023
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Ratification
03/06/2024
17/01/2026
Monaco
Signature
20/09/2023
Monaco
Ratification
09/05/2024
17/01/2026
Montenegro
Signature
10/06/2025
Morocco
Signature
21/09/2023
Morocco
Acceptance
19/09/2025
Nauru
Signature
22/09/2023
Nepal
Signature
20/09/2023
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Signature
20/09/2023
New Zealand
Signature
20/09/2023
Nigeria
Signature
03/05/2024
Niue
Signature
09/06/2025
North Macedonia
Signature
09/06/2025
Norway
Signature
20/09/2023
Norway
Ratification
04/06/2025
17/01/2026
Pakistan
Signature
21/07/2025
Palau
Signature
20/09/2023
Palau
Ratification
22/01/2024
17/01/2026
Panama
Signature
20/09/2023
Panama
Ratification
23/10/2024
17/01/2026
Papua New Guinea
Signature
09/06/2025
Paraguay
Signature
10/09/2025
Peru
Signature
09/06/2025
Philippines
Signature
20/09/2023
Philippines
Ratification
23/09/2025
17/01/2026
Poland
Signature
21/09/2023
Portugal
Signature
20/09/2023
Portugal
Approval
28/05/2025
17/01/2026
Qatar
Accession
14/01/2026
13/02/2026
Republic of Korea
Signature
31/10/2023
Republic of Korea
Ratification
19/03/2025
17/01/2026
Republic of Moldova
Signature
26/08/2025
Republic of Moldova
Ratification
28/04/2026
28/05/2026
Romania
Signature
20/09/2023
Romania
Ratification
04/06/2025
17/01/2026
Samoa
Signature
20/09/2023
Sao Tome and Principe
Signature
24/09/2024
Senegal
Signature
10/06/2025
Serbia
Signature
09/06/2025
Seychelles
Signature
20/09/2023
Seychelles
Ratification
13/04/2024
17/01/2026
Sierra Leone
Signature
20/09/2023
Sierra Leone
Ratification
19/09/2025
17/01/2026
Singapore
Signature
20/09/2023
Singapore
Ratification
24/09/2024
17/01/2026
Slovakia
Signature
20/09/2023
Slovenia
Signature
20/09/2023
Slovenia
Ratification
28/05/2025
17/01/2026
Solomon Islands
Signature
20/09/2023
Solomon Islands
Ratification
09/06/2025
17/01/2026
South Africa
Signature
09/06/2025
Spain
Signature
20/09/2023
Spain
Ratification
04/02/2025
17/01/2026
Sri Lanka
Signature
20/02/2025
Sri Lanka
Ratification
16/09/2025
17/01/2026
St. Kitts and Nevis
Signature
09/06/2025
St. Kitts and Nevis
Ratification
29/08/2025
17/01/2026
St. Lucia
Signature
20/09/2023
St. Lucia
Ratification
26/11/2024
17/01/2026
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Signature
20/09/2023
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Ratification
17/09/2025
17/01/2026
State of Palestine
Signature
20/09/2023
State of Palestine
Ratification
01/10/2025
17/01/2026
Suriname
Signature
19/06/2025
Sweden
Signature
20/09/2023
Switzerland
Signature
05/02/2025
Thailand
Signature
17/04/2025
Timor-Leste
Signature
20/09/2023
Timor-Leste
Ratification
26/09/2024
17/01/2026
Togo
Signature
22/09/2023
Tonga
Signature
26/01/2024
Trinidad and Tobago
Accession
27/01/2026
26/02/2026
Türkiye
Signature
27/09/2024
Türkiye
Ratification
16/01/2026
15/02/2026
Tuvalu
Signature
20/09/2023
Tuvalu
Ratification
09/06/2025
17/01/2026
Ukraine
Signature
29/08/2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Signature
20/09/2023
United Republic of Tanzania
Signature
20/09/2023
United States of America
Signature
20/09/2023
Uruguay
Signature
29/01/2024
Uruguay
Ratification
25/09/2025
17/01/2026
Vanuatu
Signature
30/11/2023
Vanuatu
Ratification
09/06/2025
17/01/2026
Viet Nam
Signature
20/09/2023
Viet Nam
Approval
09/06/2025
17/01/2026
Yemen
Signature
09/06/2025
Zambia
Signature
13/02/2024
Zimbabwe
Signature
05/03/2025
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