States Parties
Ratification Status
| State Party | Date | Type of instrument | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Afghanistan | 20/03/1979 | R |
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Australia | 22/08/1974 | R |
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Bangladesh | 03/08/1983 | Ac |
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Bhutan | 22/10/2001 | R |
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Brunei Darussalam | 12/08/2011 | R |
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Cambodia | 28/11/1991 | Ac |
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China | 12/12/1985 | R |
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Cook Islands | 16/01/2009 | R |
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 21/07/1998 | Ac |
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Fiji | 21/11/1990 | R |
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India | 14/11/1977 | R |
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Indonesia | 06/07/1989 | Ac |
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Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 26/02/1975 | Ac |
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Japan | 30/06/1992 | Ac |
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Kazakhstan | 29/04/1994 | Ac |
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Kiribati | 12/05/2000 | Ac |
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Kyrgyzstan | 03/07/1995 | Ac |
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Lao People's Democratic Republic | 20/03/1987 | R |
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Malaysia | 07/12/1988 | R |
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Maldives | 22/05/1986 | Ac |
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Marshall Islands | 24/04/2002 | Ac |
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Micronesia (Federated States of) | 22/07/2002 | Ac |
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Mongolia | 02/02/1990 | Ac |
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Myanmar | 29/04/1994 | Ac |
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Nepal | 20/06/1978 | Ac |
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New Zealand | 22/11/1984 | R |
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Niue | 23/01/2001 | Ac |
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Pakistan | 23/07/1976 | R |
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Palau | 11/06/2002 | Ac |
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Papua New Guinea | 28/07/1997 | Ac |
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Philippines | 19/09/1985 | R |
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Republic of Korea | 14/09/1988 | Ac |
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Samoa | 28/08/2001 | Ac |
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Singapore | 19/06/2012 | R |
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Solomon Islands | 10/06/1992 | A |
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Sri Lanka | 06/06/1980 | Ac |
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Tajikistan | 28/08/1992 | S |
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Thailand | 17/09/1987 | Ac |
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Timor-Leste | 31/10/2016 | R |
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Tonga | 30/04/2004 | Ac |
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Turkmenistan | 30/09/1994 | S |
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Tuvalu | 18/05/2023 | R |
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Uzbekistan | 13/01/1993 | S |
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Vanuatu | 13/06/2002 | R |
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Viet Nam | 19/10/1987 | Ac |
Date of deposit of ratification (R), acceptance (Ac), accession (A) or of the notification of succession (S)1
Notes
**
The symbol ** designates those States for whom, in accordance with Article 33, the Convention has not yet entered into force.
- This Convention entered into force on 17 December 1975. It subsequently entered into force for each State three months after the date of deposit of that State's instrument, except in cases of declarations of succession (indicated by the letter (S)), where the entry into force occurred on the date on which the State assumed responsibility for conducting its international relations.