open to all States for signature from 9 to 11 December 2003 in Merida, Mexico, and thereafter at United Nations Headquarters in New York until 9 December 2005, in accordance with article 67 (1) of the Convention. The Convention shall also be open for signature by regional economic integration organizations provided that at least one member State of such organization has signed this Convention in accordance with its article 67 (2).
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¦ Participant ¦ Signature ¦ Approval (AA), ¦
¦ ¦ ¦Acceptance (A), ¦
¦ ¦ ¦ Accession (a), ¦
¦ ¦ ¦Succession (d), ¦
¦ ¦ ¦ Ratification ¦
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¦Afghanistan ¦20 Feb 2004 ¦25 Aug 2008 ¦
¦Albania ¦18 Dec 2003 ¦25 May 2006 ¦
¦Algeria ¦ 9 Dec 2003 ¦25 Aug 2004 ¦
¦Angola ¦10 Dec 2003 ¦29 Aug 2006 ¦
¦Antigua and Barbuda ¦ ¦21 Jun 2006 a ¦
¦Argentina ¦10 Dec 2003 ¦28 Aug 2006 ¦
¦Armenia ¦19 May 2005 ¦ 8 Mar 2007 ¦
¦Australia ¦ 9 Dec 2003 ¦ 7 Dec 2005 ¦
¦Austria ¦10 Dec 2003 ¦11 Jan 2006 ¦
¦Azerbaijan ¦27 Feb 2004 ¦ 1 Nov 2005 ¦
¦Bahamas ¦ ¦10 Jan 2008 a ¦
¦Bahrain ¦ 8 Feb 2005 ¦ ¦
¦Bangladesh ¦ ¦27 Feb 2007 a ¦
¦Barbados ¦10 Dec 2003 ¦ ¦
¦Belarus ¦28 Apr 2004 ¦17 Feb 2005 ¦
¦Belgium ¦10 Dec 2003 ¦25 Sep 2008 ¦
¦Benin ¦10 Dec 2003 ¦14 Oct 2004 ¦
¦Bhutan ¦15 Sep 2005 ¦ ¦
¦Bolivia ¦ 9 Dec 2003 ¦ 5 Dec 2005 ¦
¦Bosnia and Herzegovina ¦16 Sep 2005 ¦26 Oct 2006 ¦
¦Brazil ¦ 9 Dec 2003 ¦15 Jun 2005 ¦
¦Brunei Darussalam ¦11 Dec 2003 ¦ 2 Dec 2008 ¦
¦Bulgaria ¦10 Dec 2003 ¦20 Sep 2006 ¦
¦Burkina Faso ¦10 Dec 2003 ¦10 Oct 2006 ¦
¦Burundi ¦ ¦10 Mar 2006 a ¦
¦Cambodia ¦ ¦ 5 Sep 2007 a ¦
¦Cameroon ¦10 Dec 2003 ¦ 6 Feb 2006 ¦
¦Canada ¦21 May 2004 ¦ 2 Oct 2007 ¦
¦Cape Verde ¦ 9 Dec 2003 ¦23 Apr 2008 ¦
¦Central African Republic ¦11 Feb 2004 ¦ 6 Oct 2006 ¦
¦Chile ¦11 Dec 2003 ¦13 Sep 2006 ¦
¦China <1> ¦10 Dec 2003 ¦13 Jan 2006 ¦
¦Colombia ¦10 Dec 2003 ¦27 Oct 2006 ¦
¦Comoros ¦10 Dec 2003 ¦ ¦
¦Congo
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