CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION

THE CONVENTION ENTERED INTO FORCE ON 29 APRIL 1997

SUMMARY as of 31 August 1997

Number of States Parties: 98

Number of Signatory States which have not yet ratified: 69

States Parties:

1. Albania 26. Denmark 50. Luxembourg 75. Saudi Arabia

2. Algeria 27. Ecuador 51. Maldives 76. Seychelles

3. Argentina 28. El Salvador 52. Mali 77. Singapore

4. Armenia 29. Equatorial Guinea 53. Malta 78. Slovakia

5. Australia 30. Ethiopia 54. Mauritius 79. Slovenia

6. Austria 31. Fiji 55. Mexico 80. South Africa

7. Bahrain 32. Finland 56. Monaco 81. Spain

8. Bangladesh 33. France 57. Mongolia 82. Sri Lanka

9. Belarus 34. Georgia 58. Morocco 83. Suriname

10. Belgium 35. Germany 59. Namibia 84. Swaziland

11. Bosnia and Herzegovina 36. Ghana 60. Netherlands 85. Sweden

12. Brazil 37. Greece 61. New Zealand 86. Switzerland

13. Brunei Darussalam 38. Guinea 62. Niger 87. Tajikistan

14. Bulgaria 39. Hungary 63. Norway 88. The former Yugoslav

15. Burkina Faso 40. Iceland 64. Oman Republic of Macedonia [a]

16. Cameroon 41. India 65. Papua New Guinea 89. Togo

17. Canada 42. Ireland 66. Paraguay 90. Trinidad and Tobago [a]

18. Chile 43. Italy 67. Peru 91. Tunisia

19. China 44. Japan 68. Philippines 92. Turkey

20. Cook Islands 45. Kenya 69. Poland 93. Turkmenistan

21. Costa Rica 46. Kuwait 70. Portugal 94. United Kingdom

22. Côte d'Ivoire 47. Lao People's Democratic 71. Republic of Korea 95. United States of America

23. Croatia Republic 72. Republic of Moldova 96. Uruguay

24. Cuba 48. Latvia 73. Romania 97. Uzbekistan

25. Czech Republic 49. Lesotho 74. Saint Lucia 98. Zimbabwe

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, which transmitted it to the United Nations General Assembly at its Forty-Seventh Session. The General Assembly commended the Convention and requested the Secretary-General, as Depositary, to open it for signature in Paris on 13 January 19933. 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.

2. For States which ratify or accede to the Convention after the date of entry into force, the Convention enters into force 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 Technical Secretariat of the OPCW (up to 31 August 1997). 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 signatory and acceding States in alphabetical order; and the second, listing signatory States which have not yet ratified the Convention.

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Table 1

LIST OF ALL SIGNATORY, RATIFYING AND ACCEDING STATES

as of 31 August 1997

No. State Signature [4] Deposit [5] Entry into force 1. Afghanistan 14-01-93 2. Albania 14-01-93 11-05-94 29-04-97 3. Algeria 13-01-93 14-08-95 29-04-97 4. Argentina 13-01-93 02-10-95 29-04-97 5. Armenia 19-03-93 27-01-95 29-04-97 6. Australia 13-01-93 06-05-94 29-04-97 7. Austria 13-01-93 17-08-95 29-04-97 8. Azerbaijan 13-01-93 9. Bahamas 02-03-94 10. Bahrain 24-02-93 28-04-97 29-04-97 11. Bangladesh 14-01-93 25-04-97 29-04-97 12. Belarus 14-01-93 11-07-96 29-04-97 13. Belgium 13-01-93 27-01-97 29-04-97 14. Benin 14-01-93 15. Bhutan 24-04-97 16. Bolivia 14-01-93 17. Bosnia and Herzegovina 16-01-97 25-02-97 29-04-97 18. Brazil 13-01-93 13-03-96 29-04-97 19. Brunei Darussalam 13-01-93 28-07-97 27-08-97 20. Bulgaria 13-01-93 10-08-94 29-04-97 21. Burkina Faso 14-01-93 08-07-97 07-08-97 22. Burundi 15-01-93 23. Cambodia 15-01-93 24. Cameroon 14-01-93 16-09-96 29-04-97 25. Canada 13-01-93 26-09-95 29-04-97 26. Cape Verde 15-01-93 27. Central African Republic 14-01-93 28. Chad 11-10-94 29. Chile 14-01-93 12-07-96 29-04-97 30. China 13-01-93 25-04-97 29-04-97 31. Colombia 13-01-93 32. Comoros 13-01-93 33. Congo 15-01-93 34. Cook Islands 14-01-93 15-07-94 29-04-97 35. Costa Rica 14-01-93 31-05-96 29-04-97 36. Côte d'Ivoire 13-01-93 18-12-95 29-04-97 37. Croatia 13-01-93 23-05-95 29-04-97 38. Cuba 13-01-93 29-04-97 29-05-97 39. Cyprus 13-01-93 40. Czech Republic 14-01-93 06-03-96 29-04-97 41. Democratic Republic of the 14-01-93 Congo 42. Denmark 14-01-93 13-07-95 29-04-97 43. Djibouti 28-09-93 44. Dominica 02-08-93 45. Dominican Republic 13-01-93 46. Ecuador 14-01-93 06-09-95 29-04-97 47. El Salvador 14-01-93 30-10-95 29-04-97 48. Equatorial Guinea 14-01-93 25-04-97 29-04-97 49. Estonia 14-01-93 50. Ethiopia 14-01-93 13-05-96 29-04-97 51. Fiji 14-01-93 20-01-93 29-04-97 52. Finland 14-01-93 07-02-95 29-04-97 53. France 13-01-93 02-03-95 29-04-97 54. Gabon 13-01-93 55. Gambia 13-01-93 56. Georgia 14-01-93 27-11-95 29-04-97 57. Germany 13-01-93 12-08-94 29-04-97 58. Ghana 14-01-93 09-07-97 08-08-97 59. Greece 13-01-93 22-12-94 29-04-97 60. Grenada 09-04-97 61. Guatemala 14-01-93 62. Guinea 14-01-93 09-06-97 09-07-97 63. Guinea-Bissau 14-01-93 64. Guyana 06-10-93 65. Haiti 14-01-93 66. Holy See 14-01-93 67. Honduras 13-01-93 68. Hungary 13-01-93 31-10-96 29-04-97 69. Iceland 13-01-93 28-04-97 29-04-97 70. India 14-01-93 03-09-96 29-04-97 71. Indonesia 13-01-93 72. Iran (Islamic Republic of) 13-01-93 73. Ireland 14-01-93 24-06-96 29-04-97 74. Israel 13-01-93 75. Italy 13-01-93 08-12-95 29-04-97 76. Jamaica 18-04-97 77. Japan 13-01-93 15-09-95 29-04-97 78. Kazakhstan 14-01-93 79. Kenya 15-01-93 25-04-97 29-04-97 80. Kuwait 27-01-93 29-05-97 28-06-97 81. Kyrgyzstan 22-02-93 82. Lao People's Democratic 13-05-93 25-02-97 29-04-97 Republic 83. Latvia 06-05-93 23-07-96 29-04-97 84. Lesotho 07-12-94 07-12-94 29-04-97 85. Liberia 15-01-93 86. Liechtenstein 21-07-93 87. Lithuania 13-01-93 88. Luxembourg 13-01-93 15-04-97 29-04-97 89. Madagascar 15-01-93 90. Malawi 14-01-93 91. Malaysia 13-01-93 92. Maldives 01-10-93 31-05-94 29-04-97 93. Mali 13-01-93 28-04-97 29-04-97 94. Malta 13-01-93 28-04-97 29-04-97 95. Marshall Islands 13-01-93 96. Mauritania 13-01-93 97. Mauritius 14-01-93 09-02-93 29-04-97 98. Mexico 13-01-93 29-08-94 29-04-97 99. Micronesia (Federated States 13-01-93 of) 100. Monaco 13-01-93 01-06-95 29-04-97 101. Mongolia 14-01-93 17-01-95 29-04-97 102. Morocco 13-01-93 28-12-95 29-04-97 103. Myanmar 14-01-93 104. Namibia 13-01-93 27-11-95 29-04-97 105. Nauru 13-01-93 106. Nepal 19-01-93 107. Netherlands 14-01-93 30-06-95 29-04-97 108. New Zealand 14-01-93 15-07-96 29-04-97 109. Nicaragua 09-03-93 110. Niger 14-01-93 09-04-97 29-04-97 111. Nigeria 13-01-93 112. Norway 13-01-93 07-04-94 29-04-97 113. Oman 02-02-93 08-02-95 29-04-97 114. Pakistan 13-01-93 115. Panama 16-06-93 116. Papua New Guinea 14-01-93 17-04-96 29-04-97 117. Paraguay 14-01-93 01-12-94 29-04-97 118. Peru 14-01-93 20-07-95 29-04-97 119. Philippines 13-01-93 11-12-96 29-04-97 120. Poland 13-01-93 23-08-95 29-04-97 121. Portugal 13-01-93 10-09-96 29-04-97 122. Qatar 01-02-93 123. Republic of Korea 14-01-93 28-04-97 29-04-97 124. Republic of Moldova 13-01-93 08-07-96 29-04-97 125. Romania 13-01-93 15-02-95 29-04-97 126. Russian Federation 13-01-93 127. Rwanda 17-05-93 128. Saint Kitts and Nevis 16-03-94 129. Saint Lucia 29-03-93 09-04-97 29-04-97 130. Saint Vincent and the 20-09-93 Grenadines 131. Samoa 14-01-93 132. San Marino 13-01-93 133. Saudi Arabia 20-01-93 09-08-96 29-04-97 134. Senegal 13-01-93 135. Seychelles 15-01-93 07-04-93 29-04-97 136. Sierra Leone 15-01-93 137. Singapore 14-01-93 21-05-97 20-06-97 138. Slovakia 14-01-93 27-10-95 29-04-97 139. Slovenia 14-01-93 11-06-97 11-07-97 140. South Africa 14-01-93 13-09-95 29-04-97 141. Spain 13-01-93 03-08-94 29-04-97 142. Sri Lanka 14-01-93 19-08-94 29-04-97 143. Suriname 28-04-97 28-04-97 29-04-97 144. Swaziland 23-09-93 20-11-96 29-04-97 145. Sweden 13-01-93 17-06-93 29-04-97 146. Switzerland 14-01-93 10-03-95 29-04-97 147. Tajikistan 14-01-93 11-01-95 29-04-97 148. Thailand 14-01-93 149. The former Yugoslav Republic 20-06-97 [a] 20-07-97 of Macedonia 150. Togo 13-01-93 23-04-97 29-04-97 151. Trinidad and Tobago 24-06-97 [a] 24-07-97 152. Tunisia 13-01-93 15-04-97 29-04-97 153. Turkey 14-01-93 12-05-97 11-06-97 154. Turkmenistan 12-10-93 29-09-94 29-04-97 155. Uganda 14-01-93 156. Ukraine 13-01-93 157. United Arab Emirates 02-02-93 158. United Kingdom of Great 13-01-93 13-05-96 29-04-97 Britain and Northern Ireland 159. United Republic of Tanzania 25-02-94 160. United States of America 13-01-93 25-04-97 29-04-97 161. Uruguay 15-01-93 06-10-94 29-04-97 162. Uzbekistan 24-11-95 23-07-96 29-04-97 163. Venezuela 14-01-93 164. Viet Nam 13-01-93 165. Yemen 08-02-93 166. Zambia 13-01-93 167. Zimbabwe 13-01-93 25-04-97 29-04-97

Table 2

SIGNATORY STATES WHICH HAVE NOT YET RATIFIED THE

CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION

as of 31 August 1997 1. 1. Afghanistan 2. Azerbaijan 3. Bahamas 4. Benin 5. Bhutan 6. Bolivia 7. Burundi 8. Cambodia 9. Cape Verde 10. Central African Republic 11. Chad 12. Colombia 13. Comoros 14. Congo 15. Cyprus 16. Democratic Republic of the Congo 17. Djibouti 18. Dominica 19. Dominican Republic 20. Estonia 21. Gabon 22. Gambia 23. Grenada 24. Guatemala 25. Guinea-Bissau 26. Guyana 27. Haiti 28. Holy See 29. Honduras 30. Indonesia 31. Iran (Islamic Republic of) 32. Israel 33. Jamaica 34. Kazakhstan 35. Kyrgyzstan 36. Liberia 37. Liechtenstein 38. Lithuania 39. Madagascar 40. Malawi 41. Malaysia 42. Marshall Islands 43. Mauritania 44. Micronesia (Federated States of) 45. Myanmar 46. Nauru 47. Nepal 48. Nicaragua 49. Nigeria 50. Pakistan 51. Panama 52. Qatar 53. Russian Federation 54. Rwanda 55. Saint Kitts and Nevis 56. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 57. Samoa 58. San Marino 59. Senegal 60. Sierra Leone 61. Thailand 62. Uganda 63. Ukraine 64. United Arab Emirates 65. United Republic of Tanzania 66. Venezuela 67. Viet Nam 68. Yemen 69. Zambia

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