Membership of the OPCW

The Latin American and Caribbean Group

An unofficial list

The Latin American and Caribbean Group has 31 Members. In addition, 2 Signatory States of this region have not yet deposited their instruments of ratification.

Barbados deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention on 7 March 2007. The Convention will enter into force for it on 6 April 2007.

The Group designates seven members of the Executive Council and, together with the Asian Group, a further member. From 12 May 2005 to 11 May 2006, the following are the Member States of the Latin American and the Caribbean Group to the Executive Council: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Uruguay.

The States Parties of the Latin American and Caribbean Group:

Antigua and Barbuda acceded 29-08-2005
Argentina signed 13-01-1993 and ratified 02-10-1995
Barbados acceded 07-03-2007
Belize acceded 31-12-2003
Bolivia signed 14-01-1993 and ratified 14-08-1998
Brazil signed 13-01-1993 and ratified on 13-03-1996
Chile signed 14-01-1993 and ratified 12-07-1996
Colombia signed 13-01-1993 and ratified 05-04-2000
Costa Rica signed 14-01-1993 and ratified 31-05-1996
Cuba signed 13-01-1993 and ratified 29-04-1997
Dominica signed 02-08-1993 and ratified 12-0220-01
Ecuador signed 14-01-1993 and ratified 06-09-1995
El Salvador signed 14-01-1993 and ratified 30-10-1995
Grenada signed 09-04-1997 and ratified 03-07-2005
Guatemala signed 14-01-1993 and ratified 12-02-2003
Guyana signed 06-10-1993 and ratified 12-09-1997
Haiti signed 14-01-1993 and ratified 22-02-2006
Honduras signed 13-01-1993 and ratified 29-08-2005
Jamaica signed 18-04-1997 and ratified 08-09-2000
Mexico signed 13-01-1993 and ratified 29-08-1994
Nicaragua signed 09-03-1993 and ratified 05-11-1999
Panama signed 16-06-1993 and ratified 07-10-1998
Paraguay signed 14-01-1993 and ratified 01-12-1994
Peru signed 14-01-1993 and ratified 20-07-1995
Saint Kitts and Nevis 16-03-1994 and ratified 21-05-2004
Saint Lucia signed 29-03-1993 and ratified 9-04-1997
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines signed 20-09-1993 and ratified in 18-09-2002
Suriname signed 28-04-1997 and ratified 28-04-1997
Trinidad and Tobago acceded 24-06-1997
Uruguay signed 15-01-93 and ratified 06-10-1994
Venezuela signed 14-01-93 and ratified 03-12-1997

Signatory States which have not yet deposited their instruments of ratification:

Bahamas signed 02-03-1994
Dominican Republic signed 13-01-1993

* This grouping is unofficial and is based on the listing in the United Nations Handbook 1995 which takes into account UN General Assembly Resolutions 1991 (XVIII) of 1963 and 33/138 of 1978. The groupings are under review and will be updated based on the situation prevailing on the ground in the context of the OPCW in the near future but will remain unofficial till a decision is reached on this issue at the United Nations in New York. The OPCW does not take any responsibility for errors or omissions in this regard.