Signatories and Parties
As of May 2013, the convention had been ratified by 32 states.
Below are the states that have signed, ratified or acceded to the convention.
| State | Signed | Ratified | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italian Republic | Feb. 5, 1990 | Aug. 21 1995 | |
| Republic of Seychelles | March 12, 1990 | ||
| Republic of Zaire | March 20, 1990 | Now the Democratic Republic of Congo | |
| Federal Republic of Nigeria | April 4, 1990 | ||
| Republic of the Maldives | July 17, 1990 | Sept. 11, 1991 | |
| People's Republic of the Congo | July 20, 1990 | Now the Republic of Congo | |
| Ukraine | Sept. 21, 1990 | Sept. 13, 1993 | signed as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Kingdom of Morocco | Oct. 5, 1990 | ||
| Republic of Suriname | Feb. 27, 1990 | Aug. 10, 1990 | |
| Oriental Republic of Uruguay | Nov. 20, 1990 | July 14, 1999 | |
| Federal Republic of Germany | Dec. 12, 1990 | ||
| Barbados | Dec. 13, 1990 | July 10, 1992 | |
| Belarus | Dec. 13, 1990 | May 28, 1997 | Signed as the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Romania | Dec. 17, 1990 | ||
| United Republic of Cameroon | Dec. 21, 1990 | Jan. 1, 1996 | |
| Republic of Poland | Dec. 28, 1990 | ||
| Togolese Republic | Feb. 25, 1991 | ||
| People's Republic of Angola | Dec. 28, 1990 | Now the Republic of Angola | |
| Republic of Cyprus | July 8, 1993 | ||
| Republic of Georgia | June 8, 1995 | ||
| Turkmenistan | Sept. 18, 1996 | ||
| Republic of Azerbaijan | April 12, 1997 | ||
| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | April 14, 1997 | with reservations | |
| Republic of Uzbekistan | Jan. 19, 1998 | ||
| Islamic Republic of Mauritania | Feb. 9, 1998 | ||
| State of Qatar | March 26, 1999 | ||
| Republic of Senegal | July 9, 1999 | ||
| Republic of Croatia | March 27, 2000 | ||
| Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | Sept. 22, 2000 | ||
| Serbia | March 12, 2001 | signed as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | |
| Republic of Costa Rica | Sept. 20, 2001 | ||
| Republic of Mali | April 12, 2002 | ||
| Kingdom of Belgium | May 5, 2002 | with reservations | |
| Republic of Guinea | June 18, 2003 | ||
| New Zealand | Sept. 22, 2004 | ||
| Republic of Liberia | Sept. 16, 2005 | ||
| Republic of Moldova | Feb. 28, 2006 | with reservations | |
| Montenegro | Oct. 23, 2006 | ||
| Republic of Peru | March 23, 2007 | ||
| Republic of Cuba | Sept. 2, 2007 | ||
| Republic of Honduras | Jan. 1, 2008 | ||
| Syrian Arab Republic | Jan. 19, 2008 | with reservations |
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