STATUS OF THE CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, STOCKPILING AND USE OF

CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION

THE CONVENTION ENTERED INTO FORCE ON 29 APRIL 1997 SUMMARY as of 18 February 1998 Number of States Parties: 106 Number of States which have deposited an instrument of accession ("[a]") or ratification and for which the Convention has not yet entered into force1 1 Number of Signatory States which have not yet ratified: 61 States Parties: 1. Albania 30. Ethiopia 58. Mexico 87. South Africa 2. Algeria 31. Fiji 59. Monaco 88. Spain 3. Argentina 32. Finland 60. Mongolia 89. Sri Lanka 4. Armenia 33. France 61. Morocco 90. Suriname 5. Australia 34. Georgia 62. Namibia 91. Swaziland 6. Austria 35. Germany 63. Nepal 92. Sweden 7. Bahrain 36. Ghana 64. Netherlands 93. Switzerland 8. Bangladesh 37. Greece 65. New Zealand 94. Tajikistan 9. Belarus 38. Guinea 66. Niger 95. The former Yugoslav 10. Belgium 39. Guyana 67. Norway Republic of Macedonia [a] 11. Bosnia and 40. Hungary 68. Oman 96. Togo Herzegovina 12. Brazil 41. Iceland 69. Pakistan 97. Trinidad and Tobago [a] 13. Brunei 42. India 70. Papua New 98. Tunisia Darussalam Guinea 14. Bulgaria 43. Iran (Islamic 71. Paraguay 99. Turkey Republic of) 15. Burkina Faso 44. Ireland 72. Peru 100. Turkmenistan 16. Cameroon 45. Italy 73. Philippines 101. United Kingdom of Great 17. Canada 46. Japan 74. Poland Britain and Northern 18. Chile 47. Jordan [a] 75. Portugal Ireland 19. China 48. Kenya 76. Qatar 102. United States of America 20. Cook Islands 49. Kuwait 77. Republic of 103. Uruguay Korea 21. Costa Rica 50. Lao People's 78. Republic of 104. Uzbekistan Democratic Moldova 22. Côte d'Ivoire Republic 79. Romania 105. Venezuela 23. Croatia 51. Latvia 80. Russian 106. Zimbabwe Federation 24. Cuba 52. Lesotho 81. Saint Lucia 25. Czech Republic 53. Luxembourg 82. Saudi Arabia Entry into force pending: 26. Denmark 54. Maldives 83. Seychelles 1. Mauritania 27. Ecuador 55. Mali 84. Singapore (EIF 11-03-98) 28. El Salvador 56. Malta 85. Slovakia 29. Equatorial 57. Mauritius 86. Slovenia Guinea 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 ]18 February 1998). 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.

Table 1

LIST OF ALL SIGNATORY, RATIFYING AND ACCEDING STATES

as of 18 February 1998 No. State Signature3 Deposit4 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 12-09-97 12-10-97 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 03-11-97 03-12-97 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. Jordan 29-10-97 [a] 28-11-97 79. Kazakstan 14-01-93 80. Kenya 15-01-93 25-04-97 29-04-97 81. Kuwait 27-01-93 29-05-97 28-06-97 82. Kyrgyzstan 22-02-93 83. Lao People's Democratic 13-05-93 25-02-97 29-04-97 Republic 84. Latvia 06-05-93 23-07-96 29-04-97 85. Lesotho 07-12-94 07-12-94 29-04-97 86. Liberia 15-01-93 87. Liechtenstein 21-07-93 88. Lithuania 13-01-93 89. Luxembourg 13-01-93 15-04-97 29-04-97 90. Madagascar 15-01-93 91. Malawi 14-01-93 92. Malaysia 13-01-93 93. Maldives 01-10-93 31-05-94 29-04-97 94. Mali 13-01-93 28-04-97 29-04-97 95. Malta 13-01-93 28-04-97 29-04-97 96. Marshall Islands 13-01-93 97. Mauritania 13-01-93 09-02-98 11-03-98 98. Mauritius 14-01-93 09-02-93 29-04-97 99. Mexico 13-01-93 29-08-94 29-04-97 100. Micronesia (Federated States 13-01-93 of) 101. Monaco 13-01-93 01-06-95 29-04-97 102. Mongolia 14-01-93 17-01-95 29-04-97 103. Morocco 13-01-93 28-12-95 29-04-97 104. Myanmar 14-01-93 105. Namibia 13-01-93 27-11-95 29-04-97 106. Nauru 13-01-93 107. Nepal 19-01-93 18-11-97 18-12-97 108. Netherlands 14-01-93 30-06-95 29-04-97 109. New Zealand 14-01-93 15-07-96 29-04-97 110. Nicaragua 09-03-93 111. Niger 14-01-93 09-04-97 29-04-97 112. Nigeria 13-01-93 113. Norway 13-01-93 07-04-94 29-04-97 114. Oman 02-02-93 08-02-95 29-04-97 115. Pakistan 13-01-93 28-10-97 27-11-97 116. Panama 16-06-93 117. Papua New Guinea 14-01-93 17-04-96 29-04-97 118. Paraguay 14-01-93 01-12-94 29-04-97 119. Peru 14-01-93 20-07-95 29-04-97 120. Philippines 13-01-93 11-12-96 29-04-97 121. Poland 13-01-93 23-08-95 29-04-97 122. Portugal 13-01-93 10-09-96 29-04-97 123. Qatar 01-02-93 03-09-97 03-10-97 124. Republic of Korea 14-01-93 28-04-97 29-04-97 125. Republic of Moldova 13-01-93 08-07-96 29-04-97 126. Romania 13-01-93 15-02-95 29-04-97 127. Russian Federation 13-01-93 05-11-97 05-12-97 128. Rwanda 17-05-93 129. Saint Kitts and Nevis 16-03-94 130. Saint Lucia 29-03-93 09-04-97 29-04-97 131. Saint Vincent and the 20-09-93 Grenadines 132. Samoa 14-01-93 133. San Marino 13-01-93 134. Saudi Arabia 20-01-93 09-08-96 29-04-97 135. Senegal 13-01-93 136. Seychelles 15-01-93 07-04-93 29-04-97 137. Sierra Leone 15-01-93 138. Singapore 14-01-93 21-05-97 20-06-97 139. Slovakia 14-01-93 27-10-95 29-04-97 140. Slovenia 14-01-93 11-06-97 11-07-97 141. South Africa 14-01-93 13-09-95 29-04-97 142. Spain 13-01-93 03-08-94 29-04-97 143. Sri Lanka 14-01-93 19-08-94 29-04-97 144. Suriname 28-04-97 28-04-97 29-04-97 145. Swaziland 23-09-93 20-11-96 29-04-97 146. Sweden 13-01-93 17-06-93 29-04-97 147. Switzerland 14-01-93 10-03-95 29-04-97 148. Tajikistan 14-01-93 11-01-95 29-04-97 149. Thailand 14-01-93 150. The former Yugoslav Republic 20-06-97 [a] 20-07-97 of Macedonia 151. Togo 13-01-93 23-04-97 29-04-97 152. Trinidad and Tobago 24-06-97 [a] 24-07-97 153. Tunisia 13-01-93 15-04-97 29-04-97 154. Turkey 14-01-93 12-05-97 11-06-97 155. Turkmenistan 12-10-93 29-09-94 29-04-97 156. Uganda 14-01-93 157. Ukraine 13-01-93 158. United Arab Emirates 02-02-93 159. United Kingdom of Great 13-01-93 13-05-96 29-04-97 Britain and Northern Ireland 160. United Republic of Tanzania 25-02-94 161. United States of America 13-01-93 25-04-97 29-04-97 162. Uruguay 15-01-93 06-10-94 29-04-97 163. Uzbekistan 24-11-95 23-07-96 29-04-97 164. Venezuela 14-01-93 03-12-97 02-01-98 165. Viet Nam 13-01-93 166. Yemen 08-02-93 167. Zambia 13-01-93 168. 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 18 February 1998 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. Haiti 27. Holy See 28. Honduras 29. Indonesia 30. Israel 31. Jamaica 32. Kazakstan 33. Kyrgyzstan 34. Liberia 35. Liechtenstein 36. Lithuania 37. Madagascar 38. Malawi 39. Malaysia 40. Marshall Islands 41. Micronesia (Federated States of) 42. Myanmar 43. Nauru 44. Nicaragua 45. Nigeria 46. Panama 47. Rwanda 48. Saint Kitts and Nevis 49. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 50. Samoa 51. San Marino 52. Senegal 53. Sierra Leone 54. Thailand 55. Uganda 56. Ukraine 57. United Arab Emirates 58. United Republic of Tanzania 59. Viet Nam 60. Yemen 61. Zambia

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