Convention on the Rights of the Child

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
HUMAN RIGHTS
Signed at
—
Signed on
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In force on
2 September 1990

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ALBANIA
  3. ALGERIA
  4. ANDORRA
  5. ANGOLA
  6. Anguilla
  7. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  8. Antilles
  9. ARGENTINA
  10. ARMENIA
  11. AUSTRALIA
  12. AUSTRIA
  13. AZERBAIJAN
  14. BAHAMAS
  15. Bahrain
  16. BANGLADESH
  17. BARBADOS
  18. BELARUS
  19. BELGIUM
  20. BELIZE
  21. BENIN
  22. Bermuda
  23. BHUTAN
  24. BOLIVIA
  25. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  26. BOTSWANA
  27. BRAZIL
  28. British Virgin Islands
  29. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
  30. BULGARIA
  31. BURKINA FASO
  32. BURUNDI
  33. BYELORUSSIA S S R
  34. CAMBODIA
  35. CAMEROON
  36. CANADA
  37. CAPE VERDE
  38. Cayman Islands
  39. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  40. CHAD
  41. CHILE
  42. CHINA
  43. COLOMBIA
  44. COMOROS
  45. CONGO, REPUBLIC OF FORMERLY CONGO PR
  46. Cook Islands
  47. COSTA RICA
  48. COTE D'IVOIRE
  49. CROATIA
  50. CUBA
  51. CYPRUS
  52. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  53. CZECH REPUBLIC
  54. DENMARK
  55. DJIBOUTI
  56. DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF
  57. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  58. ECUADOR
  59. EGYPT
  60. EL SALVADOR
  61. EQUATORIAL GUINEA
  62. ERITREA
  63. ESTONIA
  64. ETHIOPIA
  65. Falkland Islands
  66. Fiji
  67. FINLAND
  68. FRANCE
  69. GABON
  70. GAMBIA THE
  71. GEORGIA
  72. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  73. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  74. GHANA
  75. GREECE
  76. GRENADA
  77. GUATEMALA
  78. GUINEA
  79. GUINEA BISSAU
  80. GUYANA
  81. HAITI
  82. HOLY SEE
  83. HONDURAS
  84. Hong Kong
  85. HONG KONG SAR
  86. HUNGARY
  87. ICELAND
  88. INDIA
  89. INDONESIA
  90. IRAN
  91. IRAQ
  92. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  93. Isle Of Man
  94. ISRAEL
  95. ITALY
  96. JAMAICA
  97. JAPAN
  98. Jersey, Bailiwick of
  99. JORDAN
  100. KAZAKHSTAN
  101. KENYA
  102. KIRIBATI
  103. KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  104. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  105. KUWAIT
  106. KYRGYZSTAN
  107. LAOS
  108. LATVIA
  109. LEBANON
  110. LESOTHO
  111. LIBERIA
  112. LIBYA
  113. LIECHTENSTEIN
  114. LITHUANIA
  115. LUXEMBOURG
  116. Macao
  117. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  118. MADAGASCAR
  119. MALAWI
  120. MALAYSIA
  121. MALDIVES
  122. MALI
  123. MALTA
  124. MARSHALL ISLANDS
  125. MAURITANIA
  126. MAURITIUS
  127. MEXICO
  128. MICRONESIA
  129. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  130. MONACO
  131. MONGOLIA
  132. MONTENEGRO
  133. Montserrat
  134. MOROCCO
  135. MOZAMBIQUE
  136. MYANMAR
  137. NAMIBIA
  138. NAURU
  139. NEPAL
  140. NETHERLANDS THE
  141. NEW ZEALAND
  142. NICARAGUA
  143. NIGER
  144. NIGERIA
  145. NIUE
  146. NORWAY
  147. OMAN
  148. PAKISTAN
  149. PALAU
  150. PALESTINE (INCL. PLO)
  151. PANAMA
  152. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  153. PARAGUAY
  154. PERU
  155. PHILIPPINES
  156. Pitcairn,Henderson,Ducie & Oeno Islands
  157. POLAND
  158. PORTUGAL
  159. Qatar
  160. ROMANIA
  161. RWANDA
  162. SAINT LUCIA
  163. SAMOA
  164. SAN MARINO
  165. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
  166. SAUDI ARABIA
  167. SENEGAL
  168. SEYCHELLES
  169. SIERRA LEONE
  170. SINGAPORE
  171. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  172. SLOVENIA
  173. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  174. SOMALIA
  175. SOUTH AFRICA
  176. South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands
  177. SOVIET UNION
  178. SPAIN
  179. SRI LANKA
  180. St Helena
  181. St Helena Dependencies
  182. ST KITTS AND NEVIS
  183. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  184. SUDAN
  185. SURINAME
  186. SWAZILAND
  187. SWEDEN
  188. SWITZERLAND
  189. SYRIA
  190. TAJIKISTAN
  191. TANZANIA
  192. THAILAND
  193. TIMOR-LESTE
  194. TOGO
  195. TONGA
  196. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  197. TUNISIA
  198. TURKEY
  199. TURKMENISTAN
  200. Turks And Caicos Islands
  201. TUVALU
  202. UGANDA
  203. UKRAINE S S R
  204. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  205. UNITED KINGDOM
  206. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  207. URUGUAY
  208. UZBEKISTAN
  209. VANUATU
  210. VENEZUELA
  211. VIETNAM
  212. YEMEN
  213. YUGOSLAVIA
  214. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  215. ZAIRE
  216. ZAMBIA
  217. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Signature 27 September 1990
AFGHANISTAN Declaration 27 September 1990
AFGHANISTAN Ratification 28 March 1994 27 April 1994
ALBANIA Signature 26 January 1990
ALBANIA Ratification 27 February 1992 28 March 1992
Alderney Extension 4 November 2020
ALGERIA Signature 26 January 1990
ALGERIA Ratification 16 April 1993
ANDORRA Signature 2 October 1995
ANDORRA Ratification 2 January 1996 1 February 1996
ANDORRA Declaration 2 January 1996
ANDORRA Withdrawal Dec. 1 March 2006
ANGOLA Signature 14 February 1990
ANGOLA Ratification 5 December 1990 4 January 1991
Anguilla Extension 7 September 1994 7 September 1994
Anguilla Declaration 7 September 1994
Anguilla Reservation 7 September 1994
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Signature 12 March 1991
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Ratification 5 October 1993 4 November 1993
Antilles Extension 17 December 1997
ARGENTINA Signature 29 June 1990
ARGENTINA Reservation 29 June 1990
ARGENTINA Declaration 29 June 1990
ARGENTINA Ratification 4 December 1990 3 January 1991
ARGENTINA Reservation 4 December 1990
ARGENTINA Declaration 4 December 1990
ARGENTINA Objection 3 April 1995
ARGENTINA Communication 5 October 2000
ARMENIA Accession 23 June 1993 23 July 1993
AUSTRALIA Signature 22 August 1990
AUSTRALIA Ratification 17 December 1990 16 January 1991
AUSTRALIA Reservation 17 December 1990
AUSTRIA Signature 26 January 1990
AUSTRIA Ratification 6 August 1992 5 September 1992
AUSTRIA Reservation 6 August 1992
AUSTRIA Declaration 6 August 1992
AUSTRIA Communication 6 September 1995
AUSTRIA Objection 18 June 1996
AUSTRIA Communication 18 June 1996
AUSTRIA Objection 3 March 1997
AUSTRIA Communication 19 February 1998
AUSTRIA Communication 16 November 1998
AZERBAIJAN Accession 13 August 1992 12 September 1992
BAHAMAS Signature 30 October 1990
BAHAMAS Reservation 30 October 1990
BAHAMAS Ratification 20 February 1991 22 March 1991
BAHAMAS Reservation 20 February 1991
Bahrain Accession 13 February 1992 14 March 1992
BANGLADESH Signature 26 January 1990
BANGLADESH Ratification 3 August 1990 2 September 1990
BANGLADESH Reservation 3 August 1990
BARBADOS Signature 19 April 1990
BARBADOS Ratification 9 October 1990 8 November 1990
BELARUS Signature 26 January 1990
BELARUS Ratification 1 October 1990
BELGIUM Signature 26 January 1990
BELGIUM Ratification 16 December 1991 15 January 1992
BELGIUM Objection 1 July 1996
BELGIUM Objection 26 September 1996
BELIZE Signature 2 March 1990
BELIZE Ratification 2 May 1990 2 September 1990
BENIN Signature 25 April 1990
BENIN Ratification 3 August 1990 2 September 1990
Bermuda Extension 7 September 1994 7 September 1994
Bermuda Declaration 7 September 1994
Bermuda Reservation 7 September 1994
BHUTAN Signature 4 June 1990
BHUTAN Ratification 1 August 1990 2 September 1990
BOLIVIA Signature 8 March 1990
BOLIVIA Ratification 26 June 1990 2 September 1990
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 1 September 1993 6 March 1992
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Reservation 1 September 1993
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Declaration 4 June 1997
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Withdrawal Res. 16 September 2008 16 September 2008
BOTSWANA Accession 14 March 1995 13 April 1995
BOTSWANA Reservation 14 March 1995
BRAZIL Signature 26 January 1990
BRAZIL Ratification 24 September 1990 24 October 1990
British Virgin Islands Extension 7 September 1994
British Virgin Islands Declaration 7 September 1994
British Virgin Islands Reservation 7 September 1994
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Accession 27 December 1995 26 January 1996
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Reservation 27 December 1995
BULGARIA Signature 31 May 1990
BULGARIA Ratification 3 June 1991 3 July 1991
BURKINA FASO Signature 26 January 1990
BURKINA FASO Ratification 31 August 1990 30 September 1990
BURUNDI Signature 8 May 1990
BURUNDI Ratification 19 October 1990 18 November 1990
BYELORUSSIA S S R Signature 26 January 1990
BYELORUSSIA S S R Ratification 1 October 1990 31 October 1990
CAMBODIA Accession 15 October 1992 14 November 1992
CAMEROON Signature 25 September 1990
CAMEROON Ratification 11 January 1993 10 February 1993
CANADA Signature 28 May 1990
CANADA Ratification 13 December 1991 12 January 1992
CANADA Reservation 13 December 1991 12 January 1992
CAPE VERDE Accession 4 June 1992 4 July 1992
Cayman Islands Extension 7 September 1994
Cayman Islands Declaration 7 September 1994
Cayman Islands Reservation 7 September 1994
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Signature 30 July 1990
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 23 April 1992 23 May 1992
CHAD Signature 30 September 1990
CHAD Ratification 2 October 1990 1 November 1990
CHILE Signature 26 January 1990
CHILE Ratification 13 August 1990 12 September 1990
CHINA Signature 29 August 1990
CHINA Ratification 2 March 1992 1 April 1992
CHINA Reservation 2 March 1992
CHINA Communication 19 October 1999
COLOMBIA Signature 26 January 1990
COLOMBIA Declaration 26 January 1990
COLOMBIA Ratification 28 January 1991 27 February 1991
COLOMBIA Reservation 28 January 1991
COMOROS Signature 30 September 1990
COMOROS Ratification 22 June 1993 22 June 1993
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF FORMERLY CONGO PR Accession 14 October 1993 13 November 1993
Cook Islands Accession 6 June 1997 6 July 1997
Cook Islands Reservation 6 June 1997
Cook Islands Declaration 6 June 1997
Cook Islands Withdrawal Res. 25 March 2009
COSTA RICA Signature 26 January 1990
COSTA RICA Ratification 21 August 1990 20 September 1990
COSTA RICA Notification 12 March 1993
COTE D'IVOIRE Signature 26 January 1990
COTE D'IVOIRE Ratification 4 February 1991 6 March 1991
CROATIA Succession 12 October 1992 8 October 1991
CROATIA Reservation 12 October 1992
CROATIA Declaration 3 June 1997
CUBA Signature 26 January 1990
CUBA Ratification 21 August 1991 20 September 1991
CUBA Declaration 21 August 1991
CYPRUS Signature 5 October 1990
CYPRUS Ratification 7 February 1991 9 March 1991
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 22 February 1993 1 January 1993
CZECH REPUBLIC Declaration 22 February 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 30 September 1990
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 7 January 1991 6 February 1991
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Declaration 7 January 1991
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Objection 7 June 1991
DENMARK Signature 26 January 1990
DENMARK Ratification 19 July 1991 18 August 1991
DENMARK Declaration 19 July 1991
DENMARK Reservation 19 July 1991
DENMARK Withdrawal Dec. 11 May 1993
DENMARK Communication 16 October 1995
DENMARK Communication 2 July 1996
DJIBOUTI Signature 30 September 1990
DJIBOUTI Ratification 6 December 1990 5 January 1991
DJIBOUTI Reservation 6 December 1990
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Signature 26 January 1990
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Ratification 13 March 1991 12 April 1991
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 8 August 1990
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 11 June 1991 11 July 1991
ECUADOR Signature 26 January 1990
ECUADOR Declaration 26 January 1990
ECUADOR Ratification 23 March 1990 2 September 1990
EGYPT Signature 5 February 1990
EGYPT Reservation 5 February 1990
EGYPT Ratification 6 July 1990 2 September 1990
EGYPT Reservation 6 July 1990
EGYPT Withdrawal Res. 31 July 2003 1 January 1900
EL SALVADOR Signature 26 January 1990
EL SALVADOR Ratification 10 July 1990 2 September 1990
EQUATORIAL GUINEA Accession 15 June 1992 15 July 1992
ERITREA Signature 20 December 1993
ERITREA Ratification 3 August 1994 2 September 1994
ESTONIA Accession 21 October 1991 20 November 1991
ETHIOPIA Accession 14 May 1991 13 June 1991
Falkland Islands Extension 7 September 1994
Falkland Islands Declaration 7 September 1994
Falkland Islands Reservation 7 September 1994
Fiji Signature 2 July 1993
Fiji Ratification 13 August 1993 12 September 1993
FINLAND Objection 20 November 1989
FINLAND Signature 26 January 1990
FINLAND Ratification 20 June 1991 20 July 1991
FINLAND Objection 25 July 1991
FINLAND Objection 9 June 1993
FINLAND Communication 9 June 1993
FINLAND Objection 24 June 1994
FINLAND Objection 5 September 1995
FINLAND Objection 14 June 1996
FINLAND Objection 26 November 1996
FINLAND Communication 20 March 1997
FINLAND Objection 6 February 1998
FRANCE Signature 26 January 1990
FRANCE Declaration 26 January 1990
FRANCE Ratification 7 August 1990 6 September 1990
FRANCE Declaration 7 August 1990
GABON Signature 26 January 1990
GABON Ratification 9 February 1994 11 March 1994
GAMBIA THE Signature 5 February 1990
GAMBIA THE Ratification 8 August 1990 7 September 1990
GEORGIA Accession 2 June 1994 2 July 1994
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Signature 7 March 1990
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Ratification 2 October 1990
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 26 January 1990
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 26 January 1990
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 6 March 1992 5 April 1992
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 6 March 1992
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Reservation 6 March 1992
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Objection 25 June 1992
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Objection 21 September 1994
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Objection 11 August 1995
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Objection 13 June 1996
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Objection 4 September 1996
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Objection 28 January 1998
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Withdrawal Dec. 15 July 2010
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Withdrawal Res. 15 July 2010
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Withdrawal Dec. 1 November 2010 1 November 2010
GHANA Signature 29 January 1990
GHANA Ratification 5 February 1990 2 September 1990
GREECE Signature 26 January 1990
GREECE Ratification 11 May 1993 10 June 1993
GREECE Communication 12 April 1994
GRENADA Signature 21 February 1990
GRENADA Ratification 5 November 1990 5 December 1990
GUATEMALA Signature 26 January 1990
GUATEMALA Declaration 26 January 1990
GUATEMALA Ratification 6 June 1990 2 September 1990
Guernsey Extension 4 November 2020
GUINEA Accession 13 July 1990 2 September 1990
GUINEA BISSAU Signature 26 January 1990
GUINEA BISSAU Ratification 20 August 1990 19 September 1990
GUYANA Signature 30 September 1990
GUYANA Ratification 14 January 1991 13 February 1991
HAITI Signature 26 January 1990
HAITI Ratification 8 June 1995 8 July 1995
HOLY SEE Signature 20 April 1990
HOLY SEE Ratification 20 April 1990 2 September 1990
HOLY SEE Reservation 20 April 1990
HOLY SEE Declaration 20 April 1990
HONDURAS Signature 31 May 1990
HONDURAS Ratification 10 August 1990 9 September 1990
Hong Kong Extension 7 September 1994
Hong Kong Declaration 7 September 1994
Hong Kong Reservation 7 September 1994
Hong Kong Notification 10 June 1997 1 July 1997
HONG KONG SAR Application 10 June 1997 1 July 1997
HONG KONG SAR Declaration 10 June 1997
HUNGARY Signature 14 March 1990
HUNGARY Ratification 7 October 1991 6 November 1991
ICELAND Signature 26 January 1990
ICELAND Ratification 28 October 1992 27 November 1992
ICELAND Declaration 28 December 1992
ICELAND Withdrawal Dec. 24 March 2009 24 March 2009
INDIA Accession 11 December 1992 10 January 1993
INDIA Declaration 11 December 1992
INDONESIA Signature 26 January 1990
INDONESIA Ratification 5 September 1990 5 October 1990
INDONESIA Reservation 5 September 1990
INDONESIA Withdrawal Res. 2 February 2005 1 January 1900
IRAN Signature 5 September 1991
IRAN Reservation 5 September 1991
IRAN Ratification 13 July 1994 12 August 1994
IRAN Reservation 13 July 1994
IRAQ Accession 15 June 1994 15 July 1994
IRAQ Reservation 15 June 1994
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 30 September 1990
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Declaration 30 September 1990
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 28 September 1992 28 October 1992
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Objection 28 September 1992
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Objection 5 September 1995
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Objection 26 June 1996
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Communication 13 March 1997
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Objection 13 March 1997
Isle Of Man Extension 7 September 1994 7 September 1994
Isle Of Man Declaration 7 September 1994
Isle Of Man Reservation 7 September 1994
ISRAEL Signature 3 July 1990
ISRAEL Ratification 3 October 1991 2 November 1991
ISRAEL Communication 16 May 2014
ITALY Signature 26 January 1990
ITALY Ratification 5 September 1991 5 October 1991
ITALY Objection 18 July 1994
ITALY Communication 25 September 1995
ITALY Objection 14 June 1996
ITALY Objection 4 October 1996
ITALY Objection 2 April 1998
JAMAICA Signature 26 January 1990
JAMAICA Ratification 14 May 1991 13 June 1991
JAPAN Signature 21 September 1990
JAPAN Ratification 22 April 1994 22 May 1994
JAPAN Reservation 22 April 1994
JAPAN Declaration 22 April 1994
Jersey, Bailiwick of Extension 29 April 2014
JORDAN Signature 29 August 1990
JORDAN Ratification 24 May 1991 23 June 1991
JORDAN Reservation 24 May 1991
KAZAKHSTAN Signature 16 February 1994
KAZAKHSTAN Ratification 12 August 1994 11 September 1994
KENYA Signature 26 January 1990
KENYA Ratification 30 July 1990 2 September 1990
KIRIBATI Accession 11 December 1995 10 January 1996
KIRIBATI Reservation 11 December 1995
KIRIBATI Declaration 11 December 1995
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF Signature 23 August 1990
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF Ratification 21 September 1990 21 October 1990
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Signature 25 September 1990
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Ratification 20 November 1991 20 December 1991
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Reservation 20 November 1991
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Withdrawal Res. 16 October 2008
KUWAIT Signature 7 June 1990
KUWAIT Reservation 7 June 1990
KUWAIT Ratification 21 October 1991 20 November 1991
KUWAIT Declaration 21 October 1991
KYRGYZSTAN Accession 7 October 1994 6 November 1994
LAOS Accession 8 May 1991 7 June 1991
LATVIA Accession 14 April 1992 14 May 1992
LEBANON Signature 26 January 1990
LEBANON Ratification 14 May 1991 13 June 1991
LESOTHO Signature 21 August 1990
LESOTHO Ratification 10 March 1992 9 April 1992
LIBERIA Signature 26 April 1990
LIBERIA Ratification 4 June 1993 4 July 1993
LIBYA Accession 15 April 1993
LIECHTENSTEIN Signature 30 September 1990
LIECHTENSTEIN Ratification 22 December 1995 21 January 1996
LIECHTENSTEIN Declaration 22 December 1995
LIECHTENSTEIN Reservation 22 December 1995
LIECHTENSTEIN Withdrawal Res. 10 December 2003 1 January 1900
LIECHTENSTEIN Withdrawal Dec. 1 October 2009 1 October 2009
LIECHTENSTEIN Withdrawal Res. 1 October 2009 1 October 2009
LITHUANIA Accession 31 January 1992 1 March 1992
LUXEMBOURG Signature 21 March 1990
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 7 March 1994 6 April 1994
LUXEMBOURG Reservation 7 March 1994
LUXEMBOURG Declaration 7 March 1994
Macao Extension 27 April 1999
Macao Communication 21 October 1999
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Succession 2 December 1993 17 September 1991
MADAGASCAR Signature 19 April 1990
MADAGASCAR Ratification 19 March 1991 18 April 1991
MALAWI Accession 2 January 1991 1 February 1991
MALAYSIA Accession 17 February 1995 19 March 1995
MALAYSIA Reservation 17 February 1995
MALAYSIA Withdrawal Res. 23 March 1999
MALAYSIA Withdrawal Res. 19 July 2010
MALAYSIA Declaration 19 July 2010
MALDIVES Signature 21 August 1990
MALDIVES Reservation 21 August 1990
MALDIVES Ratification 11 February 1991 13 March 1991
MALDIVES Reservation 11 February 1991
MALI Signature 26 January 1990
MALI Ratification 20 September 1990 20 October 1990
MALI Reservation 20 September 1990
MALTA Signature 26 January 1990
MALTA Ratification 30 September 1990 30 October 1990
MALTA Reservation 30 September 1990
MALTA Withdrawal 20 August 2001
MARSHALL ISLANDS Ratification 4 October 1993 3 November 1993
MAURITANIA Signature 26 January 1990
MAURITANIA Reservation 26 January 1990
MAURITANIA Ratification 16 May 1991 15 June 1991
MAURITIUS Accession 26 July 1990 2 September 1990
MAURITIUS Reservation 26 July 1990
MAURITIUS Withdrawal Res. 4 June 2008
MEXICO Signature 26 January 1990
MEXICO Ratification 21 September 1990 21 October 1990
MICRONESIA Accession 5 May 1993
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Accession 26 January 1993 25 February 1993
MONACO Accession 21 June 1993 21 July 1993
MONACO Declaration 21 June 1993
MONACO Reservation 21 June 1993
MONGOLIA Signature 26 January 1990
MONGOLIA Ratification 5 July 1990 2 September 1990
MONTENEGRO Succession 23 October 2006 3 June 2006
Montserrat Extension 7 September 1994
Montserrat Declaration 7 September 1994
Montserrat Reservation 7 September 1994
MOROCCO Signature 26 January 1990
MOROCCO Ratification 21 June 1993 21 July 1993
MOROCCO Reservation 21 June 1993
MOZAMBIQUE Signature 30 September 1990
MOZAMBIQUE Ratification 26 April 1994 26 May 1994
MYANMAR Accession 15 July 1991 14 August 1991
MYANMAR Reservation 15 July 1991
MYANMAR Withdrawal Res. 19 October 1993
NAMIBIA Signature 26 September 1990
NAMIBIA Ratification 30 September 1990 30 October 1990
NAURU Accession 27 July 1994 26 August 1994
NEPAL Signature 26 January 1990
NEPAL Ratification 14 September 1990 14 October 1990
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 26 January 1990
NETHERLANDS THE Acceptance 6 February 1995
NETHERLANDS THE Reservation 6 February 1995
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 6 February 1995
NETHERLANDS THE Extension 18 December 2000
NEW ZEALAND Signature 1 October 1990
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 6 April 1993
NICARAGUA Signature 6 February 1990
NICARAGUA Ratification 5 October 1990 4 November 1990
NIGER Signature 26 January 1990
NIGER Ratification 30 September 1990 30 October 1990
NIGERIA Signature 26 January 1990
NIGERIA Ratification 19 April 1991 19 May 1991
NIUE Accession 20 December 1995 19 January 1996
NORWAY Signature 26 January 1990
NORWAY Ratification 8 January 1991 7 February 1991
NORWAY Reservation 8 January 1991
NORWAY Objection 30 December 1991
NORWAY Objection 25 October 1994
NORWAY Objection 5 September 1995
NORWAY Withdrawal Res. 19 September 1995
NORWAY Objection 14 June 1996
NORWAY Objection 27 June 1996
NORWAY Objection 29 November 1996
NORWAY Objection 4 March 1997
NORWAY Objection 13 March 1997
NORWAY Objection 9 February 1998
OMAN Accession 9 December 1996 8 January 1997
OMAN Reservation 9 December 1996
PAKISTAN Signature 20 September 1990
PAKISTAN Reservation 20 September 1990
PAKISTAN Ratification 12 November 1990 12 December 1990
PAKISTAN Reservation 12 November 1990
PAKISTAN Withdrawal Res. 23 July 1997 23 July 1997
PALAU Accession 4 August 1995 3 September 1995
PALESTINE (INCL. PLO) Accession 2 April 2014 2 May 2014
PALESTINE (INCL. PLO) Communication 6 June 2014
PANAMA Signature 26 January 1990
PANAMA Ratification 12 December 1990 11 January 1991
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Signature 30 September 1990
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Ratification 2 March 1993
PARAGUAY Signature 4 April 1990
PARAGUAY Ratification 25 September 1990 25 October 1990
PERU Signature 26 January 1990
PERU Ratification 4 September 1990 4 October 1990
PHILIPPINES Signature 26 January 1990
PHILIPPINES Ratification 21 August 1990 20 September 1990
Pitcairn,Henderson,Ducie & Oeno Islands Extension 7 September 1994
Pitcairn,Henderson,Ducie & Oeno Islands Declaration 7 September 1994
Pitcairn,Henderson,Ducie & Oeno Islands Reservation 7 September 1994
POLAND Signature 26 January 1990
POLAND Ratification 7 June 1991 7 July 1991
POLAND Reservation 7 June 1991
POLAND Declaration 7 June 1991
POLAND Withdrawal 4 March 2013
PORTUGAL Signature 26 January 1990
PORTUGAL Ratification 21 September 1990 21 October 1990
PORTUGAL Objection 15 July 1992
PORTUGAL Objection 13 December 1994
PORTUGAL Objection 4 December 1995
PORTUGAL Objection 11 January 1996
PORTUGAL Objection 3 December 1996
PORTUGAL Objection 30 January 1997
Qatar Signature 8 December 1992
Qatar Reservation 8 December 1992
Qatar Ratification 3 April 1995 3 May 1995
Qatar Reservation 3 April 1995
Qatar Withdrawal Res. 29 April 2009 29 April 2009
ROMANIA Signature 26 January 1990
ROMANIA Ratification 28 September 1990 28 October 1990
RWANDA Signature 26 January 1990
RWANDA Ratification 24 January 1991 23 February 1991
SAINT LUCIA Signature 30 September 1990
SAINT LUCIA Ratification 16 June 1993 16 July 1993
SAMOA Signature 30 September 1990
SAMOA Ratification 29 November 1994 29 December 1994
SAMOA Reservation 29 November 1994
SAN MARINO Accession 25 November 1991 25 December 1991
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Accession 14 May 1991 13 June 1991
SAUDI ARABIA Accession 26 January 1996 25 February 1996
SAUDI ARABIA Reservation 26 January 1996
SENEGAL Signature 26 January 1990
SENEGAL Ratification 31 July 1990 2 September 1990
SEYCHELLES Accession 7 September 1990 7 October 1990
SIERRA LEONE Signature 13 February 1990
SIERRA LEONE Ratification 18 June 1990 2 September 1990
SINGAPORE Accession 5 October 1995 4 November 1995
SINGAPORE Declaration 5 October 1995
SINGAPORE Reservation 5 October 1995
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 28 May 1993 1 January 1993
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Objection 9 August 1993
SLOVENIA Succession 1 July 1992 25 June 1991
SLOVENIA Reservation 1 July 1992 25 June 1991
SLOVENIA Declaration 28 May 1997
SLOVENIA Withdrawal Dec. 19 January 2004 1 January 1900
SOLOMON ISLANDS Accession 10 April 1995 10 May 1995
SOMALIA Signature 9 May 2002
SOMALIA Ratification 1 October 2015
SOMALIA Reservation 1 October 2015
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 29 January 1993
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 16 June 1995 16 July 1995
South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands Extension 7 September 1994
South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands Declaration 7 September 1994
South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands Reservation 7 September 1994
SOVIET UNION Signature 26 January 1990
SOVIET UNION Ratification 16 August 1990 15 September 1990
SPAIN Signature 26 January 1990
SPAIN Ratification 6 December 1990 5 January 1991
SPAIN Declaration 6 December 1990
SRI LANKA Signature 26 January 1990
SRI LANKA Ratification 12 July 1991 11 August 1991
St Helena Extension 7 September 1994
St Helena Declaration 7 September 1994
St Helena Reservation 7 September 1994
St Helena Dependencies Extension 7 September 1994
St Helena Dependencies Declaration 7 September 1994
St Helena Dependencies Reservation 7 September 1994
ST KITTS AND NEVIS Signature 26 January 1990
ST KITTS AND NEVIS Ratification 24 July 1990 2 September 1990
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Signature 20 September 1993
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Ratification 26 October 1993 25 November 1993
SUDAN Signature 24 July 1990
SUDAN Ratification 3 August 1990 2 September 1990
SURINAME Signature 26 January 1990
SURINAME Ratification 1 March 1993
SWAZILAND Signature 22 August 1990
SWAZILAND Ratification 7 September 1995 7 October 1995
SWAZILAND Declaration 7 September 1995
SWEDEN Signature 26 January 1990
SWEDEN Ratification 29 June 1990 2 September 1990
SWEDEN Objection 20 September 1991
SWEDEN Objection 26 August 1992
SWEDEN Objection 20 July 1993
SWEDEN Objection 29 March 1994
SWEDEN Objection 1 September 1995
SWEDEN Objection 26 June 1996
SWEDEN Objection 18 March 1997
SWEDEN Objection 13 August 1997
SWEDEN Objection 9 February 1998
SWITZERLAND Signature 1 May 1990
SWITZERLAND Withdrawal Res. 12 January 2004 1 January 1900
SWITZERLAND Withdrawal Res. 8 April 2004 1 January 1900
SWITZERLAND Withdrawal Res. 1 May 2007 1 May 2007
SYRIA Signature 18 September 1990
SYRIA Ratification 15 July 1993 14 August 1993
SYRIA Reservation 15 July 1993
SYRIA Communication 6 May 1996
SYRIA Withdrawal Res. 13 June 2012 13 June 2012
TAJIKISTAN Accession 26 October 1993 25 November 1993
TANZANIA Signature 1 June 1990
TANZANIA Ratification 10 June 1991 10 July 1991
THAILAND Accession 27 March 1992 26 April 1992
THAILAND Reservation 27 March 1992
THAILAND Withdrawal Res. 11 April 1997 11 April 1997
THAILAND Withdrawal Res. 13 December 2010 13 December 2010
TIMOR-LESTE Accession 16 April 2003 16 May 2003
TOGO Signature 26 January 1990
TOGO Ratification 1 August 1990 2 September 1990
TOGO Acceptance 19 June 1996
TONGA Accession 6 November 1995 6 December 1995
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Signature 30 September 1990
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Ratification 5 December 1991 4 February 1992
TUNISIA Signature 26 February 1990
TUNISIA Ratification 30 January 1992 29 February 1992
TUNISIA Declaration 30 January 1992
TUNISIA Reservation 30 January 1992
TUNISIA Withdrawal Dec. 1 March 2002
TUNISIA Withdrawal Dec. 23 September 2008
TURKEY Signature 14 September 1990
TURKEY Reservation 14 September 1990
TURKEY Ratification 4 April 1995 4 May 1995
TURKEY Reservation 4 April 1995
TURKMENISTAN Accession 20 September 1993 20 October 1993
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 7 September 1994
Turks And Caicos Islands Declaration 7 September 1994
Turks And Caicos Islands Reservation 7 September 1994
TUVALU Accession 22 September 1995 22 October 1995
UGANDA Signature 17 August 1990
UGANDA Ratification 17 August 1990 16 September 1990
UKRAINE S S R Signature 21 February 1990
UKRAINE S S R Ratification 28 August 1991
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Accession 3 January 1997
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Reservation 3 January 1997
UNITED KINGDOM Statement 19 April 1990
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 19 April 1990
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 16 December 1991 15 January 1992
UNITED KINGDOM Reservation 16 December 1991
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 16 December 1991
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 7 September 1994 7 September 1994
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 16 January 1996
UNITED KINGDOM Withdrawal Res. 18 April 1997 18 April 1997
UNITED KINGDOM Withdrawal Res. 3 August 1999 3 August 1999
UNITED KINGDOM Withdrawal Res. 18 November 2008
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 30 September 2016
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 16 February 1995
URUGUAY Signature 26 January 1990
URUGUAY Declaration 26 January 1990
URUGUAY Ratification 20 November 1990 20 December 1990
URUGUAY Reservation 20 November 1990
UZBEKISTAN Accession 29 June 1994 29 July 1994
VANUATU Signature 30 September 1991
VANUATU Ratification 7 July 1993 6 August 1993
VENEZUELA Signature 26 January 1990
VENEZUELA Ratification 13 September 1990 13 October 1990
VENEZUELA Declaration 13 September 1990
VIETNAM Signature 26 January 1990
VIETNAM Ratification 28 February 1990 2 September 1990
YEMEN Signature 13 February 1990
YEMEN Ratification 1 May 1991 31 May 1991
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 26 January 1990
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 3 January 1991 2 February 1991
YUGOSLAVIA Reservation 3 January 1991
YUGOSLAVIA Withdrawal Res. 28 January 1997
YUGOSLAVIA Withdrawal Res. 12 March 2001
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 12 March 2001 27 April 1992
ZAIRE Signature 20 March 1990
ZAIRE Ratification 27 September 1990 27 October 1990
ZAMBIA Signature 30 September 1990
ZAMBIA Ratification 6 December 1991 5 February 1991
ZIMBABWE Signature 8 March 1990
ZIMBABWE Ratification 11 September 1990 11 October 1990

Citations

  1. Treaty Series 081/1995: Cm 3063||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1995-TS0081.pdf
  2. Treaty Series 021/2004: Cm 6259||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2004-TS0021.pdf
  3. Treaty Series 039/2004: Cm 6335||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2004-TS0039.pdf
  4. Treaty Series 020/2006: Cm 6911||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0020.pdf
  5. Treaty Series 034/2006: Cm 7159||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0034.pdf
  6. Treaty Series 029/2007: Cm 7267||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0029.pdf
  7. Treaty Series 014/2008: Cm 7496||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0014.pdf
  8. Treaty Series 017/2008: Cm 7699||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0017.pdf
  9. Treaty Series 017/2009: Cm 7779||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2009-TS0017.pdf
  10. Treaty Series 019/2009: Cm 7870
  11. Treaty Series 022/2010: Cm 8063||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2010-TS0022.pdf
  12. Treaty Series 049/2011: Cm 8451||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2011-TS0049.pdf
  13. PRO (now TNA) FO 949/642/0: 0
  14. UN Registration 27531/0: 0
  15. Treaty Series 044/1992: Cm 1976||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1992-TS0044.pdf
  16. Miscellaneous Series 017/1991: Cm 1668
Metadata

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UUID: 7f9da790-13bd-44d9-beb1-ef6d831da9b9
Treaty ID: 3398
Record ID: 71750