Country

Ratification¹

Entry into force

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Andorra

s: 27 Apr 2007²

Angola

Antigua & Barbuda

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Argentina

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Armenia

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Australia

Austria

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Azerbaijan

s: 9 Jan 2008²

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Belize

Benin

s: 8 Feb 2008²

Bhutan

Bolivia

s: 13 Aug 2007²

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Brunei Darussalam

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

s: 23 May 2007²

Burundi

s: 26 Apr 2007²

Cambodia

s: 1 Oct 2007²

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

s: 9 May 2007²

Chad

Chile

s: 30 Mar 2007²

China

Colombia

Comoros

Congo

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Cook Islands

Costa Rica

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Côte d'Ivoire

s: 7 Jun 2007²

Croatia

15 Aug 2007

3 May 2008

Cuba

Cyprus

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Czech Republic

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Ecuador

3 Apr 2008

3 May 2008

Egypt

El Salvador

14 Dec 2007

3 May 2008

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Estonia

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

s: 30 Mar 2007²

France

Gabon

s: 25 Sep 2007²

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Ghana

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Greece

Grenada

Guatemala

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Guinea

8 Feb 2008

3 May 2008

Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Holy See

Honduras

s: 23 Aug 2007²

Hungary

20 Jul 2007

3 May 2008

Iceland

s: 30 Mar 2007²

India

Indonesia

Iran (Islamic Republic Of)

Iraq

Ireland

Israel

Italy

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Jamaica

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Japan

Jordan

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kiribati

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Latvia

Lebanon

s: 14 Jun 2007²

Lesotho

Liberia

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Luxembourg

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Madagascar

s: 25 Sep 2007²

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

s: 15 May 2007²

Malta

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Marshall Islands

Mauritania

Mauritius

s: 25 Sep 2007²

Mexico

17 Dec 2007

3 May 2008

Micronesia

Monaco

Mongolia

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

4 Dec 2007

3 May 2008

Nauru

Nepal

s: 3 Jan 2008²

Netherlands

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Niger

s: 2 Aug 2007²

Nigeria

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Niue

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

Palau

Panama

7 Aug 2007

3 May 2008

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Peru

30 Jan 2008

3 May 2008

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Qatar

s: 9 Jul 2007²

Republic of Korea

Republic of Moldova

Republic of Montenegro

s: 27 Sep 2007²

Republic of Serbia

s: 17 Dec 2007²

Romania

Russian Federation

Rwanda

Saint Kitts & Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent & the Grenadines

Samoa

San Marino

22 Feb 2008

3 May 2008

Sao Tome & Principe

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

s: 25 Apr 2007²

Seychelles

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Sierra Leone

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Singapore

Slovakia

s: 26 Sep 2007²

Slovenia

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Africa

30 Nov 2007

3 May 2008

Spain

3 Dec 2007

3 May 2008

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Suriname

Swaziland

s: 25 Sep 2007²

Sweden

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Switzerland

Syrian Arab Republic

Tajikistan

Thailand

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Timor-Leste

Togo

Tonga

Trinidad & Tobago

Tunisia

2 Apr 2008

3 May 2008

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

Uganda

s: 30 Mar 2007²

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

s: 12 Feb 2008²

United Kingdom of Great Britain & N. Ireland

United Republic of Tanzania

United States of America

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Viet Nam

Yemen

s: 11 Apr 2007²

Zambia

Zimbabwe