fication, acceptance, approval or accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 2. For each State ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to the present Convention after the deposit of the thirtieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, the Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession."
Status: Signatories: 28. Parties: 10
Text: Doc. A/59/508; depositary notification C.N.141.2005.TREATIES-4 of 28 February 2005 [Proposal of corrections to the original text of the Convention (Chinese version)] and C.N.419.2005.TREATIES-6 of 31 May 2005 [Corrections to the original text of the Convention (Chinese version)]; C.N.359.2008.TREATIES-1 of 6 May 2008 (Proposal of corrections to the original text of the Convention (Arabic text) and to the Certified True Copies) and C.N.556.2008.TREATIES-2 of 21 August 2008 (corrections).
Note: The above Convention was adopted during the 65th plenary meeting of the General Assembly by resolution A/59/38 of 2 December 2004. In accordance with its articles 28 and 33, the Convention shall be open for signature by all States from 17 January 2005 until 17 January 2007, at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
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¦ Participant ¦ Signature ¦ Ratification, ¦
¦ ¦ ¦Acceptance (A), ¦
¦ ¦ ¦ Approval (AA), ¦
¦ ¦ ¦ Accession (a) ¦
+--------------------------------------------+-----------+----------------+
¦Austria ¦17 Jan 2005¦14 Sep 2006 ¦
¦Belgium ¦22 Apr 2005¦ ¦
¦China ¦14 Sep 2005¦ ¦
¦Czech Republic ¦13 Oct 2006¦ ¦
¦Denmark ¦19 Sep 2006¦ ¦
¦Estonia ¦30 Mar 2006¦ ¦
¦Finland ¦14 Sep 2005¦ ¦
¦France ¦17 Jan 2007¦ ¦
¦Iceland ¦16 Sep 2005¦ ¦
¦India ¦12 Jan 2007¦ ¦
¦Iran (Islamic Republic of) ¦17 Jan 2007¦29 Sep 2008 ¦
¦Japan ¦11 Jan 2007¦11 May 2010 A ¦
¦Kazakhstan ¦ ¦17 Feb 2010 a ¦
¦Lebanon ¦11 Nov 2005¦21 Nov 2008 ¦
¦Madagascar ¦15 Sep 2005¦ ¦
¦Mexico ¦25 Sep 2006¦ ¦
¦Morocco ¦17 Jan 2005¦ ¦
¦Norway ¦ 8 Jul 2005¦27 Mar 2006 ¦
¦Paraguay ¦16 Sep 2005¦ ¦
¦Portugal ¦25 Feb 2005¦14 Sep 2006 ¦
¦Romania ¦14 Sep 2005¦15 Feb 2007 ¦
¦Russian Federation ¦ 1 Dec 2006¦ ¦
¦Senegal ¦21 Sep 2005¦ ¦
¦Sierra Leone ¦21 Sep 2006¦ ¦
¦Slovakia ¦15 Sep 2005¦
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