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INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT14Agreement to establish the South CentreGeneva, 1 September 199430 July 1995, in accordance with article XV(1).30 July 1995, No. 32076Signatories40Parties42United Nations, <i>Treaty Series </i>, vol. 1885, p. 63.The Agreement was open for signature at the South Centre in Geneva, from 1 September to 27 September 1994 by all developing countries members of the Group of 77 and China, in accordance with article XIII. Thereafter, it was open for signature at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 30 September to 15 December 1994.
Participant<superscript>1</superscript>SignatureApproval(AA), Acceptance(A), Accession(a), Ratification, Definitive signature(s)Algeria30 Sep 1994 4 Jan 1996 Angola30 Sep 1994 Argentina29 Sep 2015 aBarbados20 Jul 2004 aBenin30 Sep 1994 2 Jun 1998 Bolivia (Plurinational State of)30 Sep 1994 Brazil15 Dec 1994 25 Sep 2009 Burundi30 Sep 1994 Cabo Verde30 Sep 1994 Cambodia30 Sep 1994 China 4 May 1995 aColombia<superscript>2</superscript>30 Sep 1994 22 Sep 2022 Côte d'Ivoire25 Nov 1994 Cuba30 Sep 1994 17 Nov 1995 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 6 Dec 1994 31 May 1995 AADominican Republic 7 Jul 2008 aEcuador15 Sep 2011 aEgypt30 Sep 1994 27 Mar 1996 Gabon15 Dec 2004 aGhana17 Oct 1994 Guyana16 Sep 1994 sHonduras30 Sep 1994 India30 Sep 1994 13 Dec 1994 Indonesia30 Sep 1994 17 Feb 1995 Iran (Islamic Republic of)30 Sep 1994 11 Sep 1997 Iraq24 Jul 1997 aJamaica23 Nov 1994 8 Jul 1998 Jordan30 Sep 1994 29 Dec 1995 Liberia16 Sep 2005 aLibya30 Sep 1994 22 Jul 1996 Malawi30 Sep 1994 11 Mar 1996 Malaysia 1 Dec 1994 15 Jun 1995 Mali30 Sep 1994 19 Apr 2001 Mauritius23 Jun 2005 aMicronesia (Federated States of)30 Sep 1994 Morocco19 Oct 1994 28 Jan 2000 Mozambique30 Sep 1994 Namibia30 Sep 1994 Nicaragua18 May 2016 aNigeria30 Sep 1994 22 Feb 2001 Pakistan12 May 1995 aPanama30 Sep 1994 4 Apr 1996 Philippines13 Oct 1994 14 Jun 1996 Serbia 8 Dec 1994 3 Dec 1996 Seychelles30 Sep 1994 sSierra Leone 4 Oct 1994 South Africa 3 Oct 1994 25 Aug 1998 Sri Lanka30 Sep 1994 16 Mar 1995 State of Palestine24 Apr 2017 aSudan30 Sep 1994 Suriname30 Sep 1994 Uganda30 Sep 1994 12 May 1995 United Republic of Tanzania30 Sep 1994 27 Sep 1995 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)25 Jul 2006 aViet Nam25 Nov 1994 2 Jun 1995 AZimbabwe30 Sep 1994 s
1The former Yugoslavia had signed and ratified the Convention on 8 December 1994 and 3 December 1996, respectively. See also note 1 regarding "former Yugoslavia" and "Yugoslavia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.2On 24 June 1997, the Government of Colombia deposited its instrument of ratification of the Agreement (see C.N.288.1997.TREATIES-1 of 9 July 1997). On 9 November 2007, the Secretary-General received from the Government of Colombia a notification of denunciation. In accordance with the provisions of article XVIII (2) of the Agreement, the denunciation took effect sixty days after the date of receipt of the said notification (see C.N.1075.2007.TREATIES-1 of 12 November 2007). On 22 September 2022, the Government of Colombia deposited its instrument of ratification of the Agreement (see C.N.291.2022.TREATIES-X.14 of 22 September 2022).