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Entry into force: 3 June 1983, in accordance with article 18(2) which reads as follows: "1. This Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the date of deposit of the twenty-second instrument of ratification or accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 2. For each State ratifying or acceding to the Convention after the deposit of the twenty-second instrument of ratification or accession, the Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification or accession."
Registration: 3 June 1983, No. 21931
Status: Signatories: 39. Parties: 167
Text: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1316, p. 205; and depositary notifications C.N.209.1987.TREATIES-6 of 8 October 1987 and C.N.324.1987.TREATIES-9 of 1 February 1988 (proces-verbal of rectification of the original Russian text).
Note: The Convention was adopted by resolution 34/146 <1> of the General Assembly of the United Nations dated 17 December 1979. It was opened for signature from 18 December 1979 to 31 December 1980.
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¦ Participant ¦ Signature ¦ Ratification, ¦
¦ ¦ ¦ Accession (a), ¦
¦ ¦ ¦ Succession (d) ¦
+--------------------------------------------+-----------+----------------+
¦Afghanistan ¦ ¦24 Sep 2003 a ¦
¦Albania ¦ ¦22 Jan 2002 a ¦
¦Algeria ¦ ¦18 Dec 1996 a ¦
¦Andorra ¦ ¦23 Sep 2004 a ¦
¦Antigua and Barbuda ¦ ¦ 6 Aug 1986 a ¦
¦Argentina ¦ ¦18 Sep 1991 a ¦
¦Armenia ¦ ¦16 Mar 2004 a ¦
¦Australia ¦ ¦21 May 1990 a ¦
¦Austria ¦ 3 Oct 1980¦22 Aug 1986 ¦
¦Azerbaijan ¦ ¦29 Feb 2000 a ¦
¦Bahamas ¦ ¦ 4 Jun 1981 a ¦
¦Bahrain ¦ ¦16 Sep 2005 a ¦
¦Bangladesh ¦ ¦20 May 2005 a ¦
¦Barbados ¦ ¦ 9 Mar 1981 a ¦
¦Belarus ¦ ¦ 1 Jul 1987 a ¦
¦Belgium ¦ 3 Jan 1980¦16 Apr 1999 ¦
¦Belize ¦ ¦14 Nov 2001 a ¦
¦Benin ¦ ¦31 Jul 2003 a ¦
¦Bhutan ¦ ¦31 Aug 1981 a ¦
¦Bolivia ¦25 Mar 1980¦ 7 Jan 2002 ¦
¦Bosnia and Herzegovina <2> ¦ ¦ 1 Sep 1993 d ¦
¦Botswana ¦ ¦ 8 Sep 2000 a ¦
¦Brazil ¦ ¦ 8 Mar 2000 a ¦
¦Brunei Darussalam ¦ ¦18 Oct 1988 a ¦
¦Bulgaria ¦ ¦10 Mar 1988 a ¦
¦Burkina Faso ¦ ¦ 1 Oct 2003 a ¦
¦Cambodia ¦ ¦27 Jul 2006 a ¦
¦Cameroon ¦ ¦ 9 Mar 1988 a ¦
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