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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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