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
PlaceDate
New York19/06/2023
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
   

ParticipantActionDate of Notification/DepositDate of Effect
AlbaniaSignature20/02/2025 
AlbaniaRatification09/06/202517/01/2026
AlgeriaSignature19/09/2025 
AndorraSignature09/06/2025 
AngolaSignature22/01/2025 
Antigua and BarbudaSignature20/09/2023 
Antigua and BarbudaRatification12/03/202517/01/2026
ArgentinaSignature18/06/2024 
ArmeniaSignature09/06/2025 
ArmeniaApproval25/02/202627/03/2026
AustraliaSignature20/09/2023 
AustriaSignature20/09/2023 
AustriaRatification30/03/202629/04/2026
BahamasSignature12/04/2024 
Bahamas (The)Ratification09/06/202517/01/2026
BangladeshSignature20/09/2023 
BangladeshRatification26/09/202417/01/2026
BarbadosSignature26/09/2024 
BarbadosRatification26/09/202417/01/2026
BelgiumSignature20/09/2023 
BelgiumRatification09/06/202517/01/2026
BelizeSignature22/09/2023 
BelizeRatification08/04/202417/01/2026
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 VerdeSignature20/09/2023 
Cabo VerdeRatification27/08/202517/01/2026
CambodiaSignature09/06/2025 
CambodiaRatification06/09/202517/01/2026
CameroonSignature02/05/2025 
CanadaSignature04/03/2024 
ChileSignature20/09/2023 
ChileRatification20/02/202417/01/2026
ChinaSignature20/09/2023 
ChinaRatification15/12/202517/01/2026
ColombiaSignature20/09/2023 
ComorosSignature02/06/2025 
CongoSignature20/09/2023 
CongoRatification05/08/202517/01/2026
Cook IslandsSignature22/09/2023 
Costa RicaSignature20/09/2023 
Costa RicaRatification22/05/202517/01/2026
Côte d'IvoireSignature24/09/2024 
Côte d'IvoireRatification09/06/202517/01/2026
CroatiaSignature20/09/2023 
CroatiaRatification09/06/202517/01/2026
CubaSignature20/09/2023 
CubaRatification28/06/202417/01/2026
CyprusSignature20/09/2023 
CyprusRatification28/05/202517/01/2026
Czech RepublicSignature29/09/2023 
DenmarkSignature20/09/2023 
DenmarkTerritorial exclusion09/06/2025 
DenmarkApproval09/06/202517/01/2026
DjiboutiSignature09/05/2025 
DjiboutiRatification24/09/202517/01/2026
DominicaSignature21/09/2023 
DominicaRatification03/06/202517/01/2026
Dominican RepublicSignature20/09/2023 
Dominican RepublicRatification24/03/202623/04/2026
EcuadorSignature21/09/2023 
EcuadorRatification22/12/202521/01/2026
EgyptSignature14/10/2024 
Equatorial GuineaSignature09/06/2025 
EstoniaSignature20/09/2023 
European UnionSignature20/09/2023 
European UnionApproval28/05/202517/01/2026
FijiSignature20/09/2023 
FijiRatification09/06/202517/01/2026
FinlandSignature20/09/2023 
FinlandAcceptance28/05/2025 
FranceSignature20/09/2023 
FranceRatification05/02/202517/01/2026
GabonSignature20/09/2023 
GabonRatification23/09/202517/01/2026
GambiaSignature27/09/2024 
GambiaRatification24/09/202517/01/2026
GermanySignature20/09/2023 
GhanaSignature20/09/2023 
GhanaRatification14/01/202613/02/2026
GreeceSignature21/09/2023 
GreeceRatification09/06/202517/01/2026
GrenadaSignature19/12/2024 
GrenadaRatification04/09/202517/01/2026
GuineaSignature09/06/2025 
Guinea-BissauSignature09/06/2025 
Guinea-BissauRatification09/06/202517/01/2026
HondurasSignature20/09/2023 
HondurasRatification26/09/202517/01/2026
HungarySignature21/09/2023 
HungaryRatification28/05/202517/01/2026
IcelandSignature20/09/2023 
IcelandRatification17/12/202517/01/2026
IndiaSignature25/09/2024 
IndonesiaSignature20/09/2023 
IndonesiaRatification10/06/202517/01/2026
IrelandSignature20/09/2023 
IrelandRatification23/09/202517/01/2026
ItalySignature22/09/2023 
JamaicaSignature24/09/2024 
JamaicaRatification09/06/202517/01/2026
JapanAccession12/12/202517/01/2026
JordanSignature09/06/2025 
JordanRatification09/06/202517/01/2026
KenyaSignature24/09/2024 
KenyaRatification23/09/202517/01/2026
KiribatiSignature12/03/2025 
KiribatiRatification09/12/202517/01/2026
KyrgyzstanSignature17/07/2025 
KyrgyzstanRatification20/09/202517/01/2026
Lao People's Democratic RepublicSignature20/09/2023 
Lao People's Democratic RepublicAcceptance23/09/202517/01/2026
LatviaSignature20/09/2023 
LatviaRatification28/05/202517/01/2026
LebanonSignature09/06/2025 
LesothoSignature09/06/2025 
LiberiaSignature24/09/2024 
LiberiaRatification09/06/202517/01/2026
LithuaniaSignature20/09/2023 
LuxembourgSignature20/09/2023 
LuxembourgRatification29/07/202517/01/2026
MadagascarSignature25/09/2024 
MadagascarRatification23/09/202517/01/2026
MalawiSignature20/09/2023 
MalawiRatification27/02/202517/01/2026
MalaysiaSignature03/09/2025 
MaldivesSignature03/09/2024 
MaldivesRatification24/09/202417/01/2026
MaltaDeclaration12/08/2025 
MaltaSignature20/09/2023 
MaltaRatification09/06/202517/01/2026
Marshall IslandsSignature20/09/2023 
Marshall IslandsRatification12/03/202517/01/2026
MauritaniaSignature22/09/2023 
MauritaniaRatification09/06/202517/01/2026
MauritiusSignature20/09/2023 
MauritiusRatification30/05/202417/01/2026
MexicoSignature20/09/2023 
MexicoRatification22/09/202517/01/2026
Micronesia (Federated States of)Signature20/09/2023 
Micronesia (Federated States of)Ratification03/06/202417/01/2026
MonacoSignature20/09/2023 
MonacoRatification09/05/202417/01/2026
MontenegroSignature10/06/2025 
MoroccoSignature21/09/2023 
MoroccoAcceptance19/09/2025 
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 
NorwaySignature20/09/2023 
NorwayRatification04/06/202517/01/2026
PakistanSignature21/07/2025 
PalauSignature20/09/2023 
PalauRatification22/01/202417/01/2026
PanamaSignature20/09/2023 
PanamaRatification23/10/202417/01/2026
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 
PortugalApproval28/05/202517/01/2026
QatarAccession14/01/202613/02/2026
Republic of KoreaSignature31/10/2023 
Republic of KoreaRatification19/03/202517/01/2026
Republic of MoldovaSignature26/08/2025 
Republic of MoldovaRatification28/04/202628/05/2026
RomaniaSignature20/09/2023 
RomaniaRatification04/06/202517/01/2026
SamoaSignature20/09/2023 
Sao Tome and PrincipeSignature24/09/2024 
SenegalSignature10/06/2025 
SerbiaSignature09/06/2025 
SeychellesSignature20/09/2023 
SeychellesRatification13/04/202417/01/2026
Sierra LeoneSignature20/09/2023 
Sierra LeoneRatification19/09/202517/01/2026
SingaporeSignature20/09/2023 
SingaporeRatification24/09/202417/01/2026
SlovakiaSignature20/09/2023 
SloveniaSignature20/09/2023 
SloveniaRatification28/05/202517/01/2026
Solomon IslandsSignature20/09/2023 
Solomon IslandsRatification09/06/202517/01/2026
South AfricaSignature09/06/2025 
SpainSignature20/09/2023 
SpainRatification04/02/202517/01/2026
Sri LankaSignature20/02/2025 
Sri LankaRatification16/09/202517/01/2026
St. Kitts and NevisSignature09/06/2025 
St. Kitts and NevisRatification29/08/202517/01/2026
St. LuciaSignature20/09/2023 
St. LuciaRatification26/11/202417/01/2026
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesSignature20/09/2023 
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesRatification17/09/202517/01/2026
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-LesteSignature20/09/2023 
Timor-LesteRatification26/09/202417/01/2026
TogoSignature22/09/2023 
TongaSignature26/01/2024 
Trinidad and TobagoAccession27/01/202626/02/2026
TürkiyeSignature27/09/2024 
TürkiyeRatification16/01/202615/02/2026
TuvaluSignature20/09/2023 
TuvaluRatification09/06/202517/01/2026
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
VanuatuSignature30/11/2023 
VanuatuRatification09/06/202517/01/2026
Viet NamSignature20/09/2023 
Viet NamApproval09/06/202517/01/2026
YemenSignature09/06/2025 
ZambiaSignature13/02/2024 
ZimbabweSignature05/03/2025