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GENERAL



FCCC/CP/1999/INF.2

22 October 1999

ENGLISH ONLY

CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES

Fifth session

Bonn, 25 October-5 November 1999

Item 2 (a) of the provisional agenda





STATUS OF RATIFICATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

AND ITS KYOTO PROTOCOL



Note by the secretariat



The information concerning the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Kyoto Protocol is presented in two annexes:



22 October 1999, the dates in the column on ratification being those of receipt by the Depositary of the instrument of ratification or accession;



BNJ.99-061

Annex I



1. The text of the Convention was adopted at United Nations Headquarters, New York, on 9 May 1992; it was open for signature at Rio de Janeiro from 4 to 14 June 1992, and thereafter at United Nations Headquarters, New York, from 20 June 1992 to 19 June 1993. By that date, the Convention had received 166 signatures. The Convention entered into force on 21 March 1994. Those States that have not signed the Convention may accede to it at any time.



2. For those States that ratify, accept or approve the Convention or accede thereto after the date of entry into force, the Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of the deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.



3. This annex contains information concerning dates of signature and ratification received from the Secretary-General of the United Nations, as Depositary, as at 22 October 1999.



4. For the purpose of this document, all references to ratification include information on accession, acceptance and approval of the Convention.









UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE



STATUS OF RATIFICATION



COUNTRY
SIGNATURE
RATIFICATION
ENTRY INTO

FORCE
REMARKS
1. AFGHANISTAN
12/06/92
2. ALBANIA
----
03/10/94 (Ac)
01/01/95
3. ALGERIA
13/06/92
09/06/93 (R)
21/03/94
4. ANDORRA
----
5. ANGOLA
14/06/92
6. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
04/06/92
02/02/93 (R)
21/03/94
7. ARGENTINA
12/06/92
11/03/94 (R)
09/06/94
8. ARMENIA
13/06/92
14/05/93 (R)
21/03/94
9. AUSTRALIA
04/06/92
30/12/92 (R)
21/03/94
10. AUSTRIA
08/06/92
28/02/94 (R)
29/05/94
11. AZERBAIJAN
12/06/92
16/05/95 (R)
14/08/95
12. BAHAMAS
12/06/92
29/03/94 (R)
27/06/94
13. BAHRAIN
08/06/92
28/12/94 (R)
28/03/95
14. BANGLADESH
09/06/92
15/04/94 (R)
14/07/94
15. BARBADOS
12/06/92
23/03/94 (R)
21/06/94
16. BELARUS
11/06/92
17. BELGIUM
04/06/92
16/01/96 (R)
15/04/96







STATUS OF RATIFICATION (continued)



COUNTRY
SIGNATURE
RATIFICATION
ENTRY INTO

FORCE
REMARKS
18. BELIZE
13/06/92
31/10/94 (R)
29/01/95
19. BENIN
13/06/92
30/06/94 (R)
28/09/94
20. BHUTAN
11/06/92
25/08/95 (R)
23/11/95
21. BOLIVIA
10/06/92
03/10/94 (R)
01/01/95
22. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
----
23. BOTSWANA
12/06/92
27/01/94 (R)
27/04/94
24. BRAZIL
04/06/92
28/02/94 (R)
29/05/94
25. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
----
26. BULGARIA
05/06/92
12/05/95 (R)
10/08/95
(12)
27. BURKINA FASO
12/06/92
02/09/93 (R)
21/03/94
28. BURUNDI
11/06/92
06/01/97 (R)
07/04/97
29. CAMBODIA
----
18/12/95 (Ac)
17/03/96
30. CAMEROON
14/06/92
19/10/94 (R)
17/01/95
31. CANADA
12/06/92
04/12/92 (R)
21/03/94
32. CAPE VERDE
12/06/92
29/03/95 (R)
27/06/95
33. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
13/06/92
10/03/95 (R)
08/06/95
34. CHAD
12/06/92
07/06/94 (R)
05/09/94
35. CHILE
13/06/92
22/12/94 (R)
22/03/95
36. CHINA
11/06/92
05/01/93 (R)
21/03/94



STATUS OF RATIFICATION (continued)



COUNTRY
SIGNATURE
RATIFICATION
ENTRY INTO

FORCE
REMARKS
37. COLOMBIA
13/06/92
22/03/95 (R)
20/06/95
38. COMOROS
11/06/92
31/10/94 (R)
29/01/95
39. CONGO
12/06/92
14/10/96 (R)
35441
40. COOK ISLANDS
12/06/92
20/04/93 (R)
21/03/94
41. COSTA RICA
13/06/92
26/08/94 (R)
24/11/94
42. COTE D'IVOIRE
10/06/92
29/11/94 (R)
27/02/95
43. CROATIA
11/06/92
08/04/96 (At)
07/07/96
(15)
44. CUBA
13/06/92
05/01/94 (R)
05/04/94
(9)
45. CYPRUS
12/06/92
15/10/97 (R)
13/01/98
46. CZECH REPUBLIC
18/06/93
07/10/93 (Ap)
21/03/94
(13)
47. DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REP. OF KOREA
11/06/92
05/12/94 (Ap)
05/03/95
48. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
11/06/92
09/01/95 (R)
09/04/95
49. DENMARK
09/06/92
21/12/93 (R)
21/03/94
50. DJIBOUTI
12/06/92
27/08/95 (R)
25/11/95
51. DOMINICA
----
21/06/93 (Ac)
21/03/94
52. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
12/06/92
07/10/98 (R)
05/01/99
53. ECUADOR
09/06/92
23/02/93 (R)
21/03/94
54. EGYPT
09/06/92
05/12/94 (R)
05/03/95
55. EL SALVADOR
13/06/92
04/12/95 (R)
03/03/96
56. EQUATORIAL GUINEA
-----





STATUS OF RATIFICATION (continued)

COUNTRY
SIGNATURE
RATIFICATION
ENTRY INTO

FORCE
REMARKS
57. ERITREA
----
24/04/95 (Ac)
23/07/95
58. ESTONIA
12/06/92
27/07/94 (R)
25/10/94
59. ETHIOPIA
10/06/92
05/04/94 (R)
04/07/94
60. FIJI
09/10/92
25/02/93 (R)
21/03/94
(5)
61. FINLAND
04/06/92
03/05/94 (At)
01/08/94
62. FRANCE
13/06/92
25/03/94 (R)
23/06/94
63. GABON
12/06/92
21/01/98 (R)
21/04/98
64. GAMBIA
12/06/92
10/06/94 (R)
08/09/94
65. GEORGIA
----
29/07/94 (Ac)
27/10/94
66. GERMANY
12/06/92
09/12/93 (R)
21/03/94
67. GHANA
12/06/92
06/09/95 (R)
05/12/95
68. GREECE
12/06/92
04/08/94 (R)
02/11/94
69. GRENADA
03/12/92
11/08/94 (R)
09/11/94
70. GUATEMALA
13/06/92
15/12/95 (R)
14/03/96
71. GUINEA
12/06/92
07/05/93 (R)
21/03/94
72. GUINEA-BISSAU
12/06/92
27/10/95 (R)
25/01/96
73. GUYANA
13/06/92
29/08/94 (R)
27/11/94
74. HAITI
13/06/92
25/09/96 (R)
24/12/96
75. HOLY SEE
----
76. HONDURAS
13/06/92
19/10/95 (R)
17/01/96





STATUS OF RATIFICATION (continued)



COUNTRY
SIGNATURE
RATIFICATION
ENTRY INTO

FORCE
REMARKS
77. HUNGARY
13/06/92
24/02/94 (R)
25/05/94
(10)
78. ICELAND
04/06/92
16/06/93 (R)
21/03/94
79. INDIA
10/06/92
01/11/93 (R)
21/03/94
80. INDONESIA
05/06/92
23/08/94 (R)
21/11/94
81. IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)
14/06/92
18/07/96 (R)
16/10/96
82. IRAQ
----
83. IRELAND
13/06/92
20/04/94 (R)
19/07/94
84. ISRAEL
04/06/92
04/06/96 (R)
02/09/96
85. ITALY
05/06/92
15/04/94 (R)
14/07/94
86. JAMAICA
12/06/92
06/01/95 (R)
06/04/95
87. JAPAN
13/06/92
28/05/93 (At)
21/03/94
88. JORDAN
11/06/92
12/11/93 (R)
21/03/94
89. KAZAKHSTAN
08/06/92
17/05/95 (R)
15/08/95
90. KENYA
12/06/92
30/08/94 (R)
28/11/94
91. KIRIBATI
13/06/92
07/02/95 (R)
08/05/95
(3)
92. KUWAIT
----
28/12/94 (Ac)
28/03/95
93. KYRGYZSTAN
----
94 .LAO PEOPLE'S DEM. REP.
----
04/01/95 (Ac)
04/04/95
95. LATVIA
11/06/92
23/03/95 (R)
21/06/95
96. LEBANON
12/06/92
15/12/94 (R)
15/03/95





STATUS OF RATIFICATION (continued)



COUNTRY
SIGNATURE
RATIFICATION
ENTRY INTO

FORCE

REMARKS
97. LESOTHO
11/06/92
07/02/95 (R)
08/05/95
98. LIBERIA
12/06/92
99. LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
29/06/92
14/06/99 (R)
12/09/99
100. LIECHTENSTEIN
04/06/92
22/06/94 (R)
20/09/94
101. LITHUANIA
11/06/92
24/03/95 (R)
22/06/95
102. LUXEMBOURG
09/06/92
09/05/94 (R)
07/08/94
103. MADAGASCAR
10/06/92
02/06/99 (R)
31/08/99
104. MALAWI
10/06/92
21/04/94 (R)
20/07/94
105. MALAYSIA
09/06/93
13/07/94 (R)
11/10/94
106. MALDIVES
12/06/92
09/11/92 (R)
21/03/94
107. MALI
22/09/92
28/12/94 (R)
28/03/95
108. MALTA
12/06/92
17/03/94 (R)
15/06/94
109. MARSHALL ISLANDS
12/06/92
08/10/92 (R)
21/03/94
110. MAURITANIA
12/06/92
20/01/94 (R)
20/04/94
111. MAURITIUS
10/06/92
04/09/92 (R)
21/03/94
112. MEXICO
13/06/92
11/03/93 (R)
21/03/94
113. MICRONESIA (FEDERATED STATES OF)
12/06/92
18/11/93 (R)
21/03/94
114. MONACO
11/06/92
20/11/92 (R)
21/03/94
(6)
115. MONGOLIA
12/06/92
30/09/93 (R)
21/03/94
116. MOROCCO
13/06/92
28/12/95 (R)
27/03/96





STATUS OF RATIFICATION (continued)



COUNTRY
SIGNATURE
RATIFICATION
ENTRY INTO

FORCE
REMARKS
117. MOZAMBIQUE
12/06/92
25/08/95 (R)
23/11/95
118. MYANMAR
11/06/92
25/11/94 (R)
23/02/95
119. NAMIBIA
12/06/92
16/05/95 (R)
14/08/95
120. NAURU
08/06/92
11/11/93 (R)
21/03/94
(1)
121. NEPAL
12/06/92
02/05/94 (R)
31/07/94
122. NETHERLANDS*
04/06/92
20/12/93 (At)
21/03/94
123. NEW ZEALAND
04/06/92
16/09/93 (R)
21/03/94
124. NICARAGUA
13/06/92
31/10/95 (R)
29/01/96
125. NIGER
11/06/92
25/07/95 (R)
23/10/95
126. NIGERIA
13/06/92
29/08/94 (R)
27/11/94
127. NIUE
----
28/02/96 (Ac)
28/05/96
128. NORWAY
04/06/92
09/07/93 (R)
21/03/94
129. OMAN
11/06/92
08/02/95 (R)
09/05/95
130. PAKISTAN
13/06/92
01/06/94 (R)
30/08/94
131. PALAU
----
132. PANAMA
18/03/93
23/05/95 (R)
21/08/95
133. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
13/06/92
16/03/93 (R)
21/03/94
(7)
134. PARAGUAY
12/06/92
24/02/94 (R)
25/05/94



*For the Kingdom in Europe







STATUS OF RATIFICATION (continued)



COUNTRY
SIGNATURE
RATIFICATION
ENTRY INTO

FORCE
REMARKS
135. PERU
12/06/92
07/06/93 (R)
21/03/94
136. PHILIPPINES
12/06/92
02/08/94 (R)
31/10/94
137. POLAND
05/06/92
28/07/94 (R)
26/10/94
138. PORTUGAL
13/06/92
21/12/93 (R)
21/03/94
139. QATAR
----
18/04/96 (Ac)
17/07/96
140. REPUBLIC OF KOREA
13/06/92
14/12/93 (R)
21/03/94
141. REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
12/06/92
09/06/95 (R)
07/09/95
142. ROMANIA
05/06/92
08/06/94 (R)
06/09/94
143. RUSSIAN FEDERATION
13/06/92
28/12/94 (R)
28/03/95
144. RWANDA
10/06/92
18/08/98 (R)
16/11/98
145. SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
12/06/92
07/01/93 (R)
21/03/94
146. SAINT LUCIA
14/06/93
14/06/93 (R)
21/03/94
147. SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
----
02/12/96 (Ac)
02/03/97
148. SAMOA
12/06/92
29/11/94 (R)
27/02/95
149. SAN MARINO
10/06/92
28/10/94 (R)
26/01/95
150. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
12/06/92
29/09/99 (R)
28/12/99
151. SAUDI ARABIA
----
28/12/94 (Ac)
28/03/95
152. SENEGAL
13/06/92
17/10/94 (R)
15/01/95
153. SEYCHELLES
10/06/92
22/09/92 (R)
21/03/94
154. SIERRA LEONE
11/02/93
22/06/95 (R)
20/09/95





STATUS OF RATIFICATION (continued)



COUNTRY
SIGNATURE
RATIFICATION
ENTRY INTO

FORCE
REMARKS
155. SINGAPORE
13/06/92
29/05/97 (R)
27/08/97
156. SLOVAKIA
19/05/93
25/08/94 (Ap)
23/11/94
(14)
157. SLOVENIA
13/06/92
01/12/95 (R)
29/02/96
158. SOLOMON ISLANDS
13/06/92
28/12/94 (R)
28/03/95
(11)
159. SOMALIA
----
160. SOUTH AFRICA
15/06/93
29/08/97 (R)
27/11/97
161. SPAIN
13/06/92
21/12/93 (R)
21/03/94
162. SRI LANKA
10/06/92
23/11/93 (R)
21/03/94
163. SUDAN
09/06/92
19/11/93 (R)
21/03/94
164. SURINAME
13/06/92
14/10/96 (R)
12/01/98
165. SWAZILAND
12/06/92
07/10/96 (R)
05/01/97
166. SWEDEN
08/06/92
23/06/93 (R)
21/03/94
167. SWITZERLAND
12/06/92
10/12/93 (R)
21/03/94
168. SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
----
04/01/96 (Ac)
03/04/96
169. TAJIKISTAN
----
07/01/98 (Ac)
07/04/98
170. THAILAND
12/06/92
28/12/94 (R)
28/03/95
171. THE FORMER YUG. REP. OF MACEDONIA
----
28/01/98 (Ac)
28/04/98
172. TOGO
12/06/92
08/03/95 (At)
06/06/95











STATUS OF RATIFICATION (continued)

COUNTRY
SIGNATURE
RATIFICATION
ENTRY INTO

FORCE
REMARKS
173. TONGA
----
20/07/98 (Ac)
18/10/98
174. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
11/06/92
24/06/94 (R)
22/09/94
175. TUNISIA
13/06/92
15/07/93 (R)
21/03/94
176. TURKEY
----
177. TURKMENISTAN
----
05/06/95 (Ac)
03/09/95
178. TUVALU
08/06/92
26/10/93 (R)
21/03/94
(2)
179. UGANDA
13/06/92
08/09/93 (R)
21/03/94
180. UKRAINE
11/06/92
13/05/97 (R)
11/08/97
181. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
----
29/12/95 (Ac)
28/03/96
182. UNITED KINGDOM*
12/06/92
08/12/93 (R)
21/03/94
183. UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
12/06/92
17/04/96 (R)
16/07/96
184. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
12/06/92
15/10/92 (R)
21/03/94
185. URUGUAY
04/06/92
18/08/94 (R)
16/11/94
186. UZBEKISTAN
----
20/06/93 (Ac)
21/03/94
187. VANUATU
09/06/92
25/03/93 (R)
21/03/94
188. VENEZUELA
12/06/92
28/12/94 (R)
28/03/95
189. VIET NAM
11/06/92
16/11/94 (R)
14/02/95
190. YEMEN
12/06/92
21/02/96 (R)
21/05/96



*In respect of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Bailiwick of Jersey and the Isle of Man











STATUS OF RATIFICATION (continued)



COUNTRY
SIGNATURE
RATIFICATION
ENTRY INTO

FORCE
REMARKS
191. YUGOSLAVIA
08/06/92
03/09/97 (R)
02/12/97
192. ZAMBIA
11/06/92
28/05/93 (R)
21/03/94
193. ZIMBABWE
12/06/92
03/11/92 (R)
21/03/94
****** ORGANIZATION ******
********
*************
*************
************
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
13/06/92
21/12/93 (Ap)
21/03/94
(4) (8)
*********** TOTAL **********
166
181
*************
***********




Notes:




R = Ratification

At = Acceptance

Ap = Approval

Ac = Accession











DECLARATIONS



(1) Upon signature, the following formal declaration was made:



"The Government of Nauru declares its understanding that signature of the Convention shall in no way constitute a renunciation of any rights under international law concerning state responsibility for the adverse effects of climate change, and that no provisions in the Convention can be interpreted as derogating from the principles of general international law."



(2) Upon signature, the following formal declaration was made:



"The Government of Tuvalu declares its understanding that signature of the Convention shall in no way constitute a renunciation of any rights under international law concerning state responsibility for the adverse effects of climate change, and that no provisions in the Convention can be interpreted as derogating from the principles of general international law."



(3) Upon signature, the following formal declaration was made:



"The Government of the Republic of Kiribati declares its understanding that signature and/or ratification of the Convention shall in no way constitute a renunciation of any rights under international law concerning state responsibility for the adverse effects of climate change, and that no provisions in the Convention can be interpreted as derogating from the principles of general international law."



(4) Upon signature, the following formal declaration was made:



"The European Community and its Member States declare, for the purposes of clarity, that the inclusion of the European Community as well as its Member States in the lists in the Annexes to the Convention is without prejudice to the division of competence and responsibilities between the Community and its Member States, which is to be declared in accordance with Article 21.3 of the Convention."



(5) Upon signature, the following formal declaration was made:



"The Government of Fiji declares its understanding that signature of the Convention shall, in no way, constitute a renunciation of any rights under international law concerning state responsibility for the adverse effects of climate change, and that no provisions in the Convention can be interpreted as derogating from the principles of general international law."



(6) The instrument of ratification contains the following declaration:



"In accordance with sub-paragraph g of article 4.2 of the Convention, the Principality of Monaco declares that it intends to be bound by the provision of sub-paragraphs a and b of said article."



(7) The instrument of ratification was accompanied by the following declaration:



"The Government of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea declares its understanding that ratification of the Convention shall in no way constitute a renunciation of any rights under international law concerning state responsibility for the adverse effects of climate change as derogating from the principles of general international law."

(8) The instrument of ratification was accompanied by the following declaration:



"The European Economic Community and its Members States declare that the commitment to limit anthropogenic CO2 emissions set out in Article 4(2) of the Convention will be fulfilled in the Community as a whole though action by the Community and its Member States, within the respective competence of each.



In this perspective, the Community and its Member States reaffirm the objectives set out in the Council conclusions of 29 October 1990, and in particular the objective of stabilization of CO2 emissions by 2000 at 1990 level in the Community as a whole.



The European Community and its Member States are elaborating a coherent strategy in order to attain this objective."



(9) The instrument of ratification contains the following declaration:



"With reference to Article 14 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Government of the Republic of Cuba declares that, insofar as concerns the Republic of Cuba, any dispute that may arise between the Parties concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention shall be settled through negotiations through the diplomatic channel."

(10) Upon deposit, the Government of Hungary made the following declaration:



"The Government of the Republic of Hungary attributes great significance to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and it reiterates its position in accordance with the provision of Article 4.6 of the Convention on certain degree of flexibility that the average level of anthropogenic carbon-dioxide emissions for the period of 1985-1987 will be considered as reference level in context of the commitments under Article 4.2 of the Convention. This understanding is closely related to the "process of transition" as it is given in Article 4.6 of the Convention. The Government of the Republic of Hungary declares that it will do all efforts to contribute to the objective of the Convention."



(11) The instrument of ratification contains the following declaration:



"Now therefore in pursuance of Article 14.2 of the said Convention I hereby declare that the Government of Solomon Islands shall recognise as compulsory, arbitration, in accordance with procedures to be adopted by the Conference of the Parties as soon as practicable, in an annex on arbitrations."



(12) The instrument of ratification contains the following declaration:



"The Republic of Bulgaria declares that in accordance with article 4, paragraph 6, and with respect to paragraph 2 (b) of the said article, it accepts as a basis of the anthropogenic emissions in Bulgaria of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol, the 1988 levels of the said emissions in the country and not their 1990 levels, keeping records of and comparing the emission rates during the subsequent years."





13) The Government of the Czech Republic, by letter of 17 November 1995, informed the Secretary-General of the United Nations, as Depositary, of the following formal declaration:



"[...] I would like to notify you, as Depositary of the Convention, that the Czech Republic intends to be bound by Article 4, paragraph 2, of the Convention. In addition, I would like to advise you to make the following steps:



(1) Delete notion of "Czechoslovakia" in Annex I. Czechoslovakia has never been a Party to the Convention and it no more exists as a State entity.

(2) Include "Czech Republic" in the Annex I Parties. [...]."



(14) The Government of the Slovak Republic, by letter of 29 January 1995, informed the Secretary- General of the United Nations, as Depositary, of the following formal declaration:

"[...] I would like to notify you, as Depositary of the Convention, that the Slovak Republic intends to be bound by the Article 4, paragraph 2, of the Convention. In addition, I would like to delete the notion of "Czechoslovakia" in Annex I. Czechoslovakia has never been a party to the Convention and it no more exists as a State entity. Instead, Slovakia would be included in Annex I Parties [...]."



(15) The instrument of acceptance contains the following declaration:



"The Republic of Croatia declares, that it intends to be bound by the provisions of the Annex I, as a country undergoing the process of transition to a market economy."



Annex II



1. The Protocol was adopted at the third session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, held at Kyoto, Japan, from 1 to 11 December 1997. The Protocol was open for signature by States and regional economic integration organizations which are Parties to the Convention at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 16 March 1998 to

15 March 1999, in accordance with its Article 24, paragraph 1.



2. Article 25, paragraph 1, of the Kyoto Protocol states that: "This Protocol shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date on which not less than 55 Parties to the Convention, incorporating Parties included in Annex I which accounted in total for at least 55 per cent of the total carbon dioxide emissions for 1990 of the Parties included in Annex I, have deposited their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession." This annex contains information concerning dates of signature and ratification received from the Secretary-General of the

United Nations, as Depositary, as at 12 October 1999.



KYOTO PROTOCOL



STATUS OF RATIFICATION

COUNTRY
SIGNATURE
RATIFICATION

OR ACCESSION

REMARKS
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 16/03/98
03/11/98
ARGENTINA 16/03/98
AUSTRALIA* 29/04/98
AUSTRIA* 29/04/98
BAHAMAS -----
09/04/99
BELGIUM* 29/04/98
BOLIVIA 09/07/98
BRAZIL 29/04/98
BULGARIA* 18/09/98
CANADA* 29/04/98
CHILE 17/06/98
CHINA 29/05/98
COOK ISLANDS 16/09/98
(4)
COSTA RICA 27/04/98
CROATIA* 11/03/99
CUBA 15/03/99
CZECH REPUBLIC* 23/11/98
CYPRUS -----
16/07/99
DENMARK* 29/04/98
ECUADOR 15/01/99
EGYPT 15/03/99
EL SALVADOR 08/06/98
30/11/98
ESTONIA* 03/12/98
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY* 29/04/98
(1)
FIJI 17/09/98
17/09/98
FINLAND* 29/04/98
FRANCE* 29/04/98
(2)
GEORGIA -----
16/06/99
GERMANY* 29/04/98
GREECE* 29/04/98
GUATEMALA 10/07/98
05/10/99
HONDURAS 25/02/99
INDONESIA 13/07/98
IRELAND* 29/04/98
ISRAEL 16/12/98
ITALY* 29/04/98
JAMAICA -----
28/06/99
JAPAN* 28/04/98
KAZAKHSTAN 12/03/99
LATVIA* 14/12/98
LIECHTENSTEIN* 29/06/98
LITHUANIA* 21/09/98
LUXEMBOURG* 29/04/98
MALAYSIA 12/03/99
MALDIVES 16/03/98
30/12/98
MALI 27/01/99
MALTA 17/04/98
MARSHALL ISLANDS 17/03/98
MEXICO 09/06/98
MICRONESIA (FEDERAL STATES OF) 17/03/98
21/06/99
MONACO* 29/04/98
NETHERLANDS* 29/04/98
NEW ZEALAND* 22/05/98
NICARAGUA 07/07/98
NIGER 23/10/98
NIUE 08/12/98
06/05/99
(5)
NORWAY* 29/04/98
PANAMA 08/06/98
05/03/99
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 02/03/99
PARAGUAY 25/08/98
27/8/99
PERU 13/11/98  
PHILIPPINES 15/04/98  
POLAND* 15/07/98  
PORTUGAL* 29/04/98  
REPUBLIC OF KOREA 25/09/98  
ROMANIA* 05/01/99  
RUSSIAN FEDERATION (THE)* 11/03/99  
SAINT LUCIA 16/03/98  
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES 19/03/98  
SAMOA 16/03/98  
SEYCHELLES 20/03/98  
SLOVAKIA* 26/02/99  
SLOVENIA* 21/10/98  
SOLOMON ISLANDS 29/09/98  
SPAIN* 29/04/98  
SWEDEN* 29/04/98  
SWITZERLAND* 16/03/98  
THAILAND 02/02/99  
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 07/01/99
28/01/99
TURKMENISTAN 28/09/98
TUVALU 16/11/98
16/11/98
UKRAINE* 15/03/99  
UNITED KINGDOM* 29/04/98  
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA* 12/11/98  
URUGUAY 29/07/98  
VIET NAM 03/12/98  
UZBEKISTAN 20/11/98
12/10/99
ZAMBIA 05/08/98  
TOTAL 84
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DECLARATIONS



"The European Community and its Member States will fulfil their respective commitments under

Article 3, paragraph 1, of the Protocol jointly in accordance with the provisions of Article 4."



"The French Republic reserves the right, in ratifying the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to exclude its Overseas Territories from the scope of the Protocol."



"The European Community and the member States, including Ireland, will fulfil their respective commitments under Article 3, paragraph 1, of the Protocol in accordance with the provisions of

Article 4."



"The Government of the Cook Islands declares its understanding that signature and subsequent ratification of the Kyoto Protocol shall in no way constitute a renunciation of any rights under international law concerning State responsibility for the adverse effects of the climate change and that no provision in the Protocol can be interpreted as derogating from principles of general international law.



In this regard, the Government of the Cook Islands further declares that, in light of the best available scientific information and assessment on climate change and its impacts, it considers the emissions reduction obligation in Article 3 of the Kyoto Protocol to be inadequate to prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system".



"The Government of Niue declares its understanding that ratification of the Kyoto Protocol shall in no way constitute a renunciation of any rights under international law concerning state responsibility for the adverse effects of climate change and that no provisions in the Protocol can be interpreted as derogating from the principles of general international law.



In this regard, the Government of Niue further declares that, in light of the best available scientific information and assessment of climate change and impacts, it considers the emissions reduction obligations in Article 3 of the Kyoto Protocol to be inadequate to prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system".

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