Status of CTBT Signatures and Ratification
Key Point: As of December 6, 183 nations have signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), and 157 have ratified it. Of the 44 States whose deposit of instruments of ratification are specifically required by the CTBT for its entry into force, 41 have signed the Treaty and 36 have ratified it.
*Denotes status as an Annex 2 State. These 44 states must sign, ratify and deposit their instruments of ratification for the CTBT in order for the Treaty to enter into force.
**Denotes states that are not signatories or have not completed the ratification process.
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STATES |
SIGNATURE |
RATIFICATION |
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Afghanistan |
24-Sep-2003 |
24-Sep-2003 |
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Albania |
27-Sep-1996 |
23-Apr-2003 |
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Algeria* |
15-Oct-1996 |
11-Jul-2003 |
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Andorra |
24-Sep-1996 |
12-Jul-2006 |
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Angola** |
27-Sep-1996 |
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Antigua and Barbuda |
16-Apr-1997 |
11-Jan-2006 |
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Argentina* |
24-Sep-1996 |
04-Dec-1998 |
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Armenia |
01-Oct-1996 |
12-Jul-2006 |
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Australia* |
24-Sep-1996 |
09-Jul-1998 |
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Austria* |
24-Sep-1996 |
13-Mar-1998 |
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Azerbaijan |
28-Jul-1997 |
02-Feb-1999 |
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Bahamas |
04-Feb-2005 |
30-Nov-2007 |
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Bahrain |
24-Sep-1996 |
12-Apr-2004 |
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Bangladesh* |
24-Oct-1996 |
08-Mar-2000 |
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Barbados |
14-Jan-2008 |
14-Jan-2008 |
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Belarus |
24-Sep-1996 |
13-Sep-2000 |
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Belgium* |
24-Sep-1996 |
29-Jun-1999 |
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Belize |
14-Nov-2001 |
26-Mar-2004 |
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Benin |
27-Sep-1996 |
06-Mar-2001 |
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Bhutan** |
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Bolivia |
24-Sep-1996 |
04-Oct-1999 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
24-Sep-1996 |
26-Oct-2006 |
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Botswana |
16-Sep-2002 |
28-Oct-2002 |
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Brazil* |
24-Sep-1996 |
24-Jul-1998 |
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Brunei** |
22-Jan-1997 |
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Bulgaria* |
24-Sep-1996 |
29-Sep-1999 |
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Burkina Faso |
27-Sep-1996 |
17-Apr-2002 |
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Burma** |
25-Nov-1996 |
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Burundi |
24-Sep-1996 |
24-Sep-2008 |
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Cambodia |
26-Sep-1996 |
10-Nov-2000 |
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Cameroon |
16-Nov-2001 |
06-Feb-2006 |
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Canada* |
24-Sep-1996 |
18-Dec-1998 |
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Cape Verde |
01-Oct-1996 |
01-Mar-2006 |
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Côte d'Ivoire |
25-Sep-1996 |
11-Mar-2003 |
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Central African Republic |
19-Dec-2001 |
26-May-2010 | |
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Chad** |
08-Oct-1996 |
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Chile* |
24-Sep-1996 |
12-Jul-2000 |
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China* ** |
24-Sep-1996 |
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Colombia* |
24-Sep-1996 |
29-Jan-2008 |
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Comoros** |
12-Dec-1996 |
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Congo** |
11-Feb-1997 |
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Cook Islands |
05-Dec-1997 |
06-Sep-2005 |
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Costa Rica |
24-Sep-1996 |
25-Sep-2001 |
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Croatia |
24-Sep-1996 |
02-Mar-2001 |
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Cuba** |
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Cyprus |
24-Sep-1996 |
18-Jul-2003 |
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Czech Republic |
12-Nov-1996 |
11-Sep-1997 |
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Democratic Republic of Congo* |
04-Oct-1996 |
28-Sep-2004 |
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Denmark |
24-Sep-1996 |
21-Dec-1998 |
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Djibouti |
21-Oct-1996 |
15-Jul-2005 |
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Dominica** |
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Dominican Republic |
03-Oct-1996 |
04-Sep-2007 |
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Ecuador |
24-Sep-1996 |
12-Nov-2001 |
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Egypt* ** |
14-Oct-1996 |
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El Salvador |
24-Sep-1996 |
11-Sep-1998 |
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Equatorial Guinea** |
09-Oct-1996 |
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Eritrea |
11-Nov-2003 |
11-Nov-2003 |
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Estonia |
20-Nov-1996 |
13-Aug-1999 |
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Ethiopia |
25-Sep-1996 |
08-Aug-2006 |
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Fiji |
24-Sep-1996 |
10-Oct-1996 |
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Finland* |
24-Sep-1996 |
15-Jan-1999 |
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France* |
24-Sep-1996 |
06-Apr-1998 |
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Gabon |
07-Oct-1996 |
20-Sep-2000 |
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Gambia** |
09-Apr-2003 |
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Georgia |
24-Sep-1996 |
27-Sep-2002 |
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Germany* |
24-Sep-1996 |
20-Aug-1998 |
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Ghana |
03-Oct-1996 |
14-Jun-2011 | |
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Greece |
24-Sep-1996 |
21-Apr-1999 |
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Grenada |
10-Oct-1996 |
19-Aug-1998 |
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Guatemala** |
20-Sep-1999 |
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Guinea |
03-Oct-1996 |
19-Sep-2011 | |
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Guinea-Bissau** |
11-Apr-1997 |
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Guyana |
07-Sep-2000 |
07-Mar-2001 |
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Haiti |
24-Sep-1996 |
01-Dec-2005 |
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Holy See |
24-Sep-1996 |
18-Jul-2001 |
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Honduras |
25-Sep-1996 |
30-Oct-2003 |
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Hungary* |
25-Sep-1996 |
13-Jul-1999 |
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Iceland |
24-Sep-1996 |
26-Jun-2000 |
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India* ** |
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Indonesia* |
24-Sep-1996 |
6-Feb-2012 | |
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Iran* ** |
24-Sep-1996 |
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Iraq** |
19-Aug-2008 |
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Ireland |
24-Sep-1996 |
15-Jul-1999 |
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Israel* ** |
25-Sep-1996 |
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Italy* |
24-Sep-1996 |
01-Feb-1999 |
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Jamaica |
11-Nov-1996 |
13-Nov-2001 |
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Japan* |
24-Sep-1996 |
08-Jul-1997 |
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Jordan |
26-Sep-1996 |
25-Aug-1998 |
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Kazakhstan |
30-Sep-1996 |
14-May-2002 |
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Kenya |
14-Nov-1996 |
30-Nov-2000 |
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Kiribati |
07-Sep-2000 |
07-Sep-2000 |
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Kuwait |
24-Sep-1996 |
06-May-2003 |
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Kyrgyzstan |
08-Oct-1996 |
02-Oct-2003 |
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Laos |
30-Jul-1997 |
05-Oct-2000 |
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Latvia |
24-Sep-1996 |
20-Nov-2001 |
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Lebanon |
16-Sep-2005 |
21-Nov-2008 |
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Lesotho |
30-Sep-1996 |
14-Sep-1999 |
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Liberia |
01-Oct-1996 |
17-Aug-2009 | |
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Libya |
13-Nov-2001 |
06-Jan-2004 |
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Liechtenstein |
27-Sep-1996 |
21-Sep-2004 |
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Lithuania |
07-Oct-1996 |
07-Feb-2000 |
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Luxembourg |
24-Sep-1996 |
26-May-1999 |
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Madagascar |
09-Oct-1996 |
15-Sep-2005 |
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Malawi |
09-Oct-1996 |
21-Nov-2008 |
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Malaysia |
23-Jul-1998 |
17-Jan-2008 |
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Maldives |
01-Oct-1997 |
07-Sep-2000 |
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Mali |
18-Feb-1997 |
04-Aug-1999 |
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Malta |
24-Sep-1996 |
23-Jul-2001 |
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Marshall Islands |
24-Sep-1996 |
28-Oct-2009 | |
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Mauritania |
24-Sep-1996 |
30-Apr-2003 |
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Mauritius** |
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Mexico* |
24-Sep-1996 |
05-Oct-1999 |
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Micronesia |
24-Sep-1996 |
25-Jul-1997 |
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Moldova |
24-Sep-1997 |
16-Jan-2007 |
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Monaco |
01-Oct-1996 |
18-Dec-1998 |
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Mongolia |
01-Oct-1996 |
08-Aug-1997 |
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Montenegro |
23-Oct-2006 |
23-Oct-2006 |
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Morocco |
24-Sep-1996 |
17-Apr-2000 |
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Mozambique |
26-Sep-1996 |
04-Nov-2008 |
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Namibia |
24-Sep-1996 |
29-Jun-2001 |
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Nauru |
08-Sep-2000 |
12-Nov-2001 |
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Nepal** |
08-Oct-1996 |
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Netherlands* |
24-Sep-1996 |
23-Mar-1999 |
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New Zealand |
27-Sep-1996 |
19-Mar-1999 |
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Nicaragua |
24-Sep-1996 |
05-Dec-2000 |
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Niger |
03-Oct-1996 |
09-Sep-2002 |
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Nigeria |
08-Sep-2000 |
27-Sep-2001 |
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Niue** |
09-Apr-2012 | ||
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Norway* |
24-Sep-1996 |
15-Jul-1999 |
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North Korea* ** |
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Oman |
23-Sep-1999 |
13-Jun-2003 |
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Pakistan* ** |
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Palau |
12-Aug-2003 |
01-Aug-2007 |
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Panama |
24-Sep-1996 |
23-Mar-1999 |
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Papua New Guinea** |
25-Sep-1996 |
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Paraguay |
25-Sep-1996 |
04-Oct-2001 |
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Peru* |
25-Sep-1996 |
12-Nov-1997 |
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Philippines |
24-Sep-1996 |
23-Feb-2001 |
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Poland* |
24-Sep-1996 |
25-May-1999 |
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Portugal |
24-Sep-1996 |
26-Jun-2000 |
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Qatar |
24-Sep-1996 |
03-Mar-1997 |
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Romania* |
24-Sep-1996 |
05-Oct-1999 |
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Russian Federation* |
24-Sep-1996 |
30-Jun-2000 |
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Rwanda |
30-Nov-2004 |
30-Nov-2004 |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis |
23-Mar-2004 |
27-Apr-2005 |
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Saint Lucia |
04-Oct-1996 |
05-Apr-2001 |
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Saint Vincent |
02-Jul-2009 | 23-Sep-2009 | |
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Samoa |
09-Oct-1996 |
27-Sep-2002 |
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San Marino |
07-Oct-1996 |
12-Mar-2002 |
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Sao Tome and Principe |
26-Sep-1996 |
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Saudi Arabia** |
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Senegal |
26-Sep-1996 |
09-Jun-1999 |
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Serbia |
08-Jun-2001 |
19-May-2004 |
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Seychelles |
24-Sep-1996 |
13-Apr-2004 |
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Sierra Leone |
08-Sep-2000 |
17-Sep-2001 |
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Singapore |
14-Jan-1999 |
10-Nov-2001 |
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Slovakia* |
30-Sep-1996 |
03-Mar-1998 |
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Slovenia |
24-Sep-1996 |
31-Aug-1999 |
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Solomon Islands** |
03-Oct-1996 |
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Somalia** |
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South Africa* |
24-Sep-1996 |
30-Mar-1999 |
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South Korea* |
24-Sep-1996 |
24-Sep-1999 |
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Spain* |
24-Sep-1996 |
31-Jul-1998 |
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Sri Lanka** |
24-Oct-1996 |
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Sudan |
10-Jun-2004 |
10-Jun-2004 |
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Suriname |
14-Jan-1997 |
07-Feb-2006 |
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Swaziland** |
24-Sep-1996 |
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Sweden* |
24-Sep-1996 |
02-Dec-1998 |
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Switzerland* |
24-Sep-1996 |
01-Oct-1999 |
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Syrian Arab Republic** |
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Tajikistan |
07-Oct-1996 |
10-Jun-1998 |
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Thailand** |
12-Nov-1996 |
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Macedonia |
29-Oct-1998 |
14-Mar-2000 |
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Timor-Leste** |
26-Sep-2008 |
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Togo |
02-Oct-1996 |
02-Jul-2004 |
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Tonga** |
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Trinidad and Tobago |
08-Oct-2009 | 26-May-2010 | |
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Tunisia |
16-Oct-1996 |
23-Sep-2004 |
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Turkey* |
24-Sep-1996 |
16-Feb-2000 |
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Turkmenistan |
24-Sep-1996 |
20-Feb-1998 |
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Tuvalu** |
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Uganda |
07-Nov-1996 |
14-Mar-2001 |
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Ukraine* |
27-Sep-1996 |
23-Feb-2001 |
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United Arab Emirates |
25-Sep-1996 |
18-Sep-2000 |
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United Kingdom* |
24-Sep-1996 |
06-Apr-1998 |
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Tanzania |
30-Sep-2004 |
30-Sep-2004 |
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United States of America* ** |
24-Sep-1996 |
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Uruguay |
24-Sep-1996 |
21-Sep-2001 |
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Uzbekistan |
03-Oct-1996 |
29-May-1997 |
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Vanuatu |
24-Sep-1996 |
16-Sep-2005 |
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Venezuela |
03-Oct-1996 |
13-May-2002 |
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Viet Nam* |
24-Sep-1996 |
10-Mar-2006 |
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Yemen** |
30-Sep-1996 |
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Zambia |
03-Dec-1996 |
23-Feb-2006 |
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Zimbabwe** |
13-Oct-1999 |