Office of the Legal Adviser
S/286/2002
10 January 2002
ENGLISH only
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STATUS OF THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION[1]
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SUMMARY as of 31 December 2001 Number of States Parties: 145 States Parties: |
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1. Albania |
39. Estonia |
77. Malta |
114. Singapore |
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2. Algeria |
40. Ethiopia |
78. Mauritania |
115. Slovakia |
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3. Argentina |
41. Fiji |
79. Mauritius |
116. Slovenia |
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4. Armenia |
42. Finland |
80. Mexico |
117. South Africa |
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5. Australia |
43. France |
81. Micronesia (Federated |
118. Spain |
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6. Austria |
44. Gabon |
States of) |
119. Sri Lanka |
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7. Azerbaijan |
45. Gambia |
82. Monaco |
120. Sudan |
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8. Bahrain |
46. Georgia |
83. Mongolia |
121. Suriname |
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9. Bangladesh |
47. Germany |
84. Morocco |
122. Swaziland |
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10. Belarus |
48. Ghana |
85. Mozambique |
123. Sweden |
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11. Belgium |
49. Greece |
86. Namibia |
124. Switzerland |
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12. Benin |
50. Guinea |
87. Nauru |
125. Tajikistan |
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13. Bolivia |
51. Guyana |
88. Nepal |
126. The former Yugoslav |
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14. Bosnia and Herzegovina |
52. Holy See |
89. Netherlands |
Republic of Macedonia |
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15. Botswana |
53. Hungary |
90. New Zealand |
127. Togo |
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16. Brazil |
54. Iceland |
91. Nicaragua |
128. Trinidad and Tobago |
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17. Brunei Darussalam |
55. India |
92. Niger |
129. Tunisia |
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18. Bulgaria |
56. Indonesia |
93. Nigeria |
130. Turkey |
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19. Burkina Faso |
57. Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
94. Norway |
131. Turkmenistan |
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20. Burundi |
58. Ireland |
95. Oman |
132. Uganda |
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21. Cameroon |
59. Italy |
96. Pakistan |
133. Ukraine |
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22. Canada |
60. Jamaica |
97. Panama |
134. United Arab Emirates |
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23. Chile |
61. Japan |
98. Papua New Guinea |
135. United Kingdom of Great |
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24. China |
62. Jordan |
99. Paraguay |
Britain and N. Ireland |
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25. Colombia |
63. Kazakhstan |
100. Peru |
136. United Republic of |
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26. Cook Islands |
64. Kenya |
101. Philippines |
Tanzania |
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27. Costa Rica |
65. Kiribati |
102. Poland |
137. United States of America |
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28. Côte d'Ivoire |
66. Kuwait |
103. Portugal |
138. Uruguay |
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29. Croatia |
67. Lao People's Dem. Rep. |
104. Qatar |
139. Uzbekistan |
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30. Cuba |
68. Latvia |
105. Republic of Korea |
140. Venezuela |
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31. Cyprus |
69. Lesotho |
106. Republic of Moldova |
141. Viet Nam |
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32. Czech Republic |
70. Liechtenstein |
107. Romania |
142. Yemen |
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33. Denmark |
71. Lithuania |
108. Russian Federation |
143. Yugoslavia |
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34. Dominica |
72. Luxembourg |
109. Saint Lucia |
144. Zambia |
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35. Ecuador |
73. Malawi |
110. San Marino |
145. Zimbabwe |
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36. El Salvador |
74. Malaysia |
111. Saudi Arabia |
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37. Equatorial Guinea |
75. Maldives |
112. Senegal |
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38. Eritrea |
76. Mali |
113. Seychelles |
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INTRODUCTORY NOTE
1. The text of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development,
Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction
was adopted in Geneva on 3 September 1992 by the Conference on Disarmament, [3] which transmitted it to the United Nations
General Assembly at its Forty-Seventh Session. The General Assembly commended
the Convention and requested the United Nations Secretary‑General, as
Depositary, to open it for signature in Paris on 13 January 1993
[4] . The Convention was open for signature in Paris from
13 to 15 January 1993 and thereafter at United Nations Headquarters, New
York, until 29 April 1997. By that date the Convention had received 165
signatures. The Convention entered into force on 29 April 1997.
States which did not sign the Convention before entry into force may accede
to it at any time thereafter.
2. For States which ratify or accede to the Convention after 29 April 1997, the Convention enters into force for that State on the thirtieth day after the date of the deposit of the instrument of ratification or accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations as Depositary.
3. This document contains information concerning the dates of signature,
ratification and accession received by the Depositary and notified to the Secretariat
of the OPCW
(by 31 December 2001). The dates in the column on deposit are those of the
receipt by the Depositary of the instrument of ratification or accession.
4. The information is presented in two tables: the first, listing all parties to the Convention in alphabetical order; and the second, listing signatory States which have not yet ratified the Convention.
Table 1
PARTIES TO THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION
as of 31 December 2001
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No. |
State |
Signature5 |
Deposit6 |
Entry into force |
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1. |
Albania |
14-01-93 |
11-05-94 |
29-04-97 |
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2. |
Algeria |
13-01-93 |
14-08-95 |
29-04-97 |
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3. |
Argentina |
13-01-93 |
02-10-95 |
29-04-97 |
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4. |
Armenia |
19-03-93 |
27-01-95 |
29-04-97 |
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5. |
Australia |
13-01-93 |
06-05-94 |
29-04-97 |
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6. |
Austria |
13-01-93 |
17-08-95 |
29-04-97 |
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7. |
Azerbaijan |
13-01-93 |
29-02-00 |
30-03-00 |
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8. |
Bahrain |
24-02-93 |
28-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
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9. |
Bangladesh |
14-01-93 |
25-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
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10. |
Belarus |
14-01-93 |
11-07-96 |
29-04-97 |
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11. |
Belgium |
13-01-93 |
27-01-97 |
29-04-97 |
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12. |
Benin |
14-01-93 |
14-05-98 |
13-06-98 |
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13. |
Bolivia |
14-01-93 |
14-08-98 |
13-09-98 |
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14. |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
16-01-97 |
25-02-97 |
29-04-97 |
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15. |
Botswana |
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31-08-98[a] |
30-09-98 |
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16. |
Brazil |
13-01-93 |
13-03-96 |
29-04-97 |
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17. |
Brunei Darussalam |
13-01-93 |
28-07-97 |
27-08-97 |
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18. |
Bulgaria |
13-01-93 |
10-08-94 |
29-04-97 |
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19. |
Burkina Faso |
14-01-93 |
08-07-97 |
07-08-97 |
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20. |
Burundi |
15-01-93 |
04-09-98 |
04-10-98 |
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21. |
Cameroon |
14-01-93 |
16-09-96 |
29-04-97 |
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22. |
Canada |
13-01-93 |
26-09-95 |
29-04-97 |
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23. |
Chile |
14-01-93 |
12-07-96 |
29-04-97 |
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24. |
China |
13-01-93 |
25-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
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25. |
Colombia |
13-01-93 |
05-04-00 |
05-05-00 |
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26. |
Cook Islands |
14-01-93 |
15-07-94 |
29-04-97 |
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27. |
Costa Rica |
14-01-93 |
31-05-96 |
29-04-97 |
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28. |
Côte d'Ivoire |
13-01-93 |
18-12-95 |
29-04-97 |
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29. |
Croatia |
13-01-93 |
23-05-95 |
29-04-97 |
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30. |
Cuba |
13-01-93 |
29-04-97 |
29-05-97 |
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31. |
Cyprus |
13-01-93 |
28-08-98 |
27-09-98 |
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32. |
Czech Republic |
14-01-93 |
06-03-96 |
29-04-97 |
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33. |
Denmark |
14-01-93 |
13-07-95 |
29-04-97 |
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34. |
Dominica |
02-08-93 |
12-02-01 |
14-03-01 |
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35. |
Ecuador |
14-01-93 |
06-09-95 |
29-04-97 |
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36. |
El Salvador |
14-01-93 |
30-10-95 |
29-04-97 |
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37. |
Equatorial Guinea |
14-01-93 |
25-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
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38. |
Eritrea |
14-02-00 [a] |
15-03-00 |
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39. |
Estonia |
14-01-93 |
26-05-99 |
25-06-99 |
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40. |
Ethiopia |
14-01-93 |
13-05-96 |
29-04-97 |
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41. |
Fiji |
14-01-93 |
20-01-93 |
29-04-97 |
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42. |
Finland |
14-01-93 |
07-02-95 |
29-04-97 |
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43. |
France |
13-01-93 |
02-03-95 |
29-04-97 |
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44. |
Gabon |
13-01-93 |
08-09-00 |
08-10-00 |
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45. |
Gambia |
13-01-93 |
19-05-98 |
18-06-98 |
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46. |
Georgia |
14-01-93 |
27-11-95 |
29-04-97 |
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47. |
Germany |
13-01-93 |
12-08-94 |
29-04-97 |
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48. |
Ghana |
14-01-93 |
09-07-97 |
08-08-97 |
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49. |
Greece |
13-01-93 |
22-12-94 |
29-04-97 |
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50. |
Guinea |
14-01-93 |
09-06-97 |
09-07-97 |
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51. |
Guyana |
06-10-93 |
12-09-97 |
12-10-97 |
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52. |
Holy See |
14-01-93 |
12-05-99 |
11-06-99 |
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53. |
Hungary |
13-01-93 |
31-10-96 |
29-04-97 |
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54. |
Iceland |
13-01-93 |
28-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
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55. |
India |
14-01-93 |
03-09-96 |
29-04-97 |
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56. |
Indonesia |
13-01-93 |
12-11-98 |
12-12-98 |
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57. |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
13-01-93 |
03-11-97 |
03-12-97 |
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58. |
Ireland |
14-01-93 |
24-06-96 |
29-04-97 |
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59. |
Italy |
13-01-93 |
08-12-95 |
29-04-97 |
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60. |
Jamaica |
18-04-97 |
08-09-00 |
08-10-00 |
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61. |
Japan |
13-01-93 |
15-09-95 |
29-04-97 |
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62. |
Jordan |
29-10-97 [a] |
28-11-97 |
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63. |
Kazakhstan |
14-01-93 |
23-03-00 |
22-04-00 |
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64. |
Kenya |
15-01-93 |
25-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
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65. |
Kiribati |
07-09-00 [a] |
07-10-00 |
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66. |
Kuwait |
27-01-93 |
29-05-97 |
28-06-97 |
|
67. |
Lao People's Democratic Republic |
13-05-93 |
25-02-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
68. |
Latvia |
06-05-93 |
23-07-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
69. |
Lesotho |
07-12-94 |
07-12-94 |
29-04-97 |
|
70. |
Liechtenstein |
21-07-93 |
24-11-99 |
24-12-99 |
|
71. |
Lithuania |
13-01-93 |
15-04-98 |
15-05-98 |
|
72. |
Luxembourg |
13-01-93 |
15-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
73. |
Malawi |
14-01-93 |
11-06-98 |
11-07-98 |
|
74. |
Malaysia |
13-01-93 |
20-04-00 |
20-05-00 |
|
75. |
Maldives |
01-10-93 |
31-05-94 |
29-04-97 |
|
76. |
Mali |
13-01-93 |
28-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
77. |
Malta |
13-01-93 |
28-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
78. |
Mauritania |
13-01-93 |
09-02-98 |
11-03-98 |
|
79. |
Mauritius |
14-01-93 |
09-02-93 |
29-04-97 |
|
80. |
Mexico |
13-01-93 |
29-08-94 |
29-04-97 |
|
81. |
Micronesia (Federated States of) |
13-01-93 |
21-06-99 |
21-07-99 |
|
82. |
Monaco |
13-01-93 |
01-06-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
83. |
Mongolia |
14-01-93 |
17-01-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
84. |
Morocco |
13-01-93 |
28-12-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
85. |
Mozambique |
15-08-00 [a] |
14-09-00 |
|
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86. |
Namibia |
13-01-93 |
27-11-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
87. |
Nauru |
13-01-93 |
12-11-01 |
12-12-01 |
|
88. |
Nepal |
19-01-93 |
18-11-97 |
18-12-97 |
|
89. |
Netherlands |
14-01-93 |
30-06-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
90. |
New Zealand |
14-01-93 |
15-07-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
91. |
Nicaragua |
09-03-93 |
05-11-99 |
05-12-99 |
|
92. |
Niger |
14-01-93 |
09-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
93. |
Nigeria |
13-01-93 |
20-05-99 |
19-06-99 |
|
94. |
Norway |
13-01-93 |
07-04-94 |
29-04-97 |
|
95. |
Oman |
02-02-93 |
08-02-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
96. |
Pakistan |
13-01-93 |
28-10-97 |
27-11-97 |
|
97. |
Panama |
16-06-93 |
07-10-98 |
06-11-98 |
|
98. |
Papua New Guinea |
14-01-93 |
17-04-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
99. |
Paraguay |
14-01-93 |
01-12-94 |
29-04-97 |
|
100. |
Peru |
14-01-93 |
20-07-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
101. |
Philippines |
13-01-93 |
11-12-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
102. |
Poland |
13-01-93 |
23-08-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
103. |
Portugal |
13-01-93 |
10-09-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
104. |
Qatar |
01-02-93 |
03-09-97 |
03-10-97 |
|
105. |
Republic of Korea |
14-01-93 |
28-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
106. |
Republic of Moldova |
13-01-93 |
08-07-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
107. |
Romania |
13-01-93 |
15-02-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
108. |
Russian Federation |
13-01-93 |
05-11-97 |
05-12-97 |
|
109. |
Saint Lucia |
29-03-93 |
09-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
110. |
San Marino |
13-01-93 |
10-12-99 |
09-01-00 |
|
111. |
Saudi Arabia |
20-01-93 |
09-08-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
112. |
Senegal |
13-01-93 |
20-07-98 |
19-08-98 |
|
113. |
Seychelles |
15-01-93 |
07-04-93 |
29-04-97 |
|
114. |
Singapore |
14-01-93 |
21-05-97 |
20-06-97 |
|
115. |
Slovakia |
14-01-93 |
27-10-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
116. |
Slovenia |
14-01-93 |
11-06-97 |
11-07-97 |
|
117. |
South Africa |
14-01-93 |
13-09-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
118. |
Spain |
13-01-93 |
03-08-94 |
29-04-97 |
|
119. |
Sri Lanka |
14-01-93 |
19-08-94 |
29-04-97 |
|
120. |
Sudan |
24-05-99 [a] |
23-06-99 |
|
|
121. |
Suriname |
28-04-97 |
28-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
122. |
Swaziland |
23-09-93 |
20-11-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
123. |
Sweden |
13-01-93 |
17-06-93 |
29-04-97 |
|
124. |
Switzerland |
14-01-93 |
10-03-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
125. |
Tajikistan |
14-01-93 |
11-01-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
126. |
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
20-06-97 [a] |
20-07-97 |
|
|
127. |
Togo |
13-01-93 |
23-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
128. |
Trinidad and Tobago |
24-06-97 [a] |
24-07-97 |
|
|
129. |
Tunisia |
13-01-93 |
15-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
130. |
Turkey |
14-01-93 |
12-05-97 |
11-06-97 |
|
131. |
Turkmenistan |
12-10-93 |
29-09-94 |
29-04-97 |
|
132. |
Uganda |
14-01-93 |
30-11-01 |
30-12-01 |
|
133. |
Ukraine |
13-01-93 |
16-10-98 |
15-11-98 |
|
134. |
United Arab Emirates |
02-02-93 |
28-11-00 |
28-12-00 |
|
135. |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
13-01-93 |
13-05-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
136. |
United Republic of Tanzania |
25-02-94 |
25-06-98 |
25-07-98 |
|
137. |
United States of America |
13-01-93 |
25-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
138. |
Uruguay |
15-01-93 |
06-10-94 |
29-04-97 |
|
139. |
Uzbekistan |
24-11-95 |
23-07-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
140. |
Venezuela |
14-01-93 |
03-12-97 |
02-01-98 |
|
141. |
Viet Nam |
13-01-93 |
30-09-98 |
30-10-98 |
|
142. |
Yemen |
08-02-93 |
02-10-00 |
01-11-00 |
|
143. |
Yugoslavia |