Distr.
GENERAL
FCCC/CP/1997/INF.2
28 November 1997
CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES
Third session
Kyoto, 1 - 10 December 1997
Item 2 (a) of the provisional agenda
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.
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.
This document contains information concerning dates of signature and ratification received from the Secretary-General of the United Nations, as Depositary, as at
25 November 1997.
The information is presented in two tables: the first, listing all
Parties of the Convention as at 10 December 1997 in alphabetical
order. This list also provides those States that will become Parties
of the Convention after the session of the Conference.
The second list provides a general status of ratification of the
Convention. The dates in the column on ratification are those of the
receipt of the instrument of ratification or accession by the
Depositary.
For the purpose of this document, all references to ratification
include information on accession, acceptance and approval of the
Convention.
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1. Albania 2. Algeria 3. Antigua and Barbuda 4. Argentina 5. Armenia 6. Australia 7. Austria 8. Azerbaijan 9. Bahamas 10. Bahrain 11. Bangladesh 12. Barbados 13. Belgium 14. Belize 15. Benin 16. Bhutan 17. Bolivia 18. Botswana 19. Brazil 20. Bulgaria 21. Burkina Faso 22. Burundi 23. Cambodia 24. Cameroon 25. Canada 26. Cape Verde 27. Central African R. 28. Chad 29. Chile 30. China 31. Colombia 32. Comoros 33. Congo 34. Cook Islands 35. Costa Rica 36. Côte d'Ivoire 37. Croatia |
38. Cuba 39. Czech R. 40. D.P.R. of Korea 41. D.R. of the Congo 42. Denmark 43. Djibouti 44. Dominica 45. Ecuador 46. Egypt 47. El Salvador 48. Eritrea 49. Estonia 50. Ethiopia 51. European Community 52. Fiji 53. Finland 54. France 55. Gambia 56. Georgia 57. Germany 58. Ghana 59. Greece 60. Grenada 61. Guatemala 62. Guinea 63. Guinea-Bissau 64. Guyana 65. Haiti 66. Honduras 67. Hungary 68. Iceland 69. India 70. Indonesia 71. Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
72. Ireland 73. Israel 74. Italy 75. Jamaica 76. Japan 77. Jordan 78. Kazakstan 79. Kenya 80. Kiribati 81. Kuwait 82. Lao P.D.R. 83. Latvia 84. Lebanon 85. Lesotho 86. Liechtenstein 87. Lithuania 88. Luxembourg 89. Malawi 90. Malaysia 91. Maldives 92. Mali 93. Malta 94. Marshall Islands 95. Mauritania 96. Mauritius 97. Mexico 98. Micronesia 99. Monaco 100. Mongolia 101. Morocco 102. Mozambique 103. Myanmar 104. Namibia 105. Nauru 106. Nepal 107. Netherlands 108. New Zealand 109. Nicaragua |
110. Niger 111. Nigeria 112. Niue 113. Norway 114. Oman 115. Pakistan 116. Panama 117. Papua New Guinea 118. Paraguay 119. Peru 120. Philippines 121. Poland 122. Portugal 123. Qatar 124. R. of Korea 125. Republic of Moldova 126. Romania 127. Russian Fed. 128. Saint Kitts and Nevis 129. Saint Lucia 130. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 131. Samoa 132. San Marino 133. Saudi Arabia 134. Senegal 135. Seychelles 136. Sierra Leone 137. Singapore 138. Slovakia 139. Slovenia 140. Solomon Islands 141. South Africa |
142. Spain 143. Sri Lanka 144. Sudan 145. Swaziland 146. Sweden 147. Switzerland 148. Syrian Arab Republic 149. Thailand 150. Togo 151. Trinidad and Tobago 152. Tunisia 153. Turkmenistan 154. Tuvalu 155. Uganda 156. Ukraine 157. United Arab Emirates 158. United Kingdom 159. United R. of Tanzania 160. United States of America 161. Uruguay 162. Uzbekistan 163. Vanuatu 164. Venezuela 165. Viet Nam 166. Yemen 167. Yugoslavia 168. Zambia 169. Zimbabwe |
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1. Cyprus 2. Suriname |
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1. AFGHANISTAN |
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2. ALBANIA |
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3. ALGERIA |
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4. ANDORRA |
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5. ANGOLA |
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6. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA |
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7. ARGENTINA |
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8. ARMENIA |
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9. AUSTRALIA |
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10. AUSTRIA |
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11. AZERBAIJAN |
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12. BAHAMAS |
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13. BAHRAIN |
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14. BANGLADESH |
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15. BARBADOS |
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16. BELARUS |
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17. BELGIUM |
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18. BELIZE |
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19. BENIN |
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20. BHUTAN |
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21. BOLIVIA |
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22. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA |
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23. BOTSWANA |
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24. BRAZIL |
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25. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM |
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26. BULGARIA |
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27. BURKINA FASO |
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28. BURUNDI |
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29. CAMBODIA |
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30. CAMEROON |
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31. CANADA |
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32. CAPE VERDE |
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33. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
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34. CHAD |
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35. CHILE |
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36. CHINA |
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37. COLOMBIA |
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38. COMOROS |
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39. CONGO |
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40. COOK ISLANDS |
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41. COSTA RICA |
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42. COTE D'IVOIRE |
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43. CROATIA |
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44. CUBA |
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45. CYPRUS |
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46. CZECH REPUBLIC |
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47. DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REP. OF KOREA |
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48. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO |
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49. DENMARK |
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50. DJIBOUTI |
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51. DOMINICA |
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52. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
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53. ECUADOR |
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54. EGYPT |
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55. EL SALVADOR |
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56. EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
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57. ERITREA |
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58. ESTONIA |
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59. ETHIOPIA |
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60. FIJI |
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61. FINLAND |
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62. FRANCE |
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63. GABON |
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64. GAMBIA |
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65. GEORGIA |
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66. GERMANY |
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67. GHANA |
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68. GREECE |
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69. GRENADA |
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70. GUATEMALA |
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71. GUINEA |
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72. GUINEA-BISSAU |
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73. GUYANA |
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74. HAITI |
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75. HOLY SEE |
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76. HONDURAS |
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77. HUNGARY |
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78. ICELAND |
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79. INDIA |
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80. INDONESIA |
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81. IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) |
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82. IRAQ |
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83. IRELAND |
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84. ISRAEL |
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85. ITALY |
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86. JAMAICA |
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87. JAPAN |
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88. JORDAN |
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89. KAZAKHSTAN |
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90. KENYA |
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91. KIRIBATI |
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92. KUWAIT |
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93. KYRGYZSTAN |
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94 LAO PEOPLE'S DEM. REP. |
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95 LATVIA |
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96. LEBANON |
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97. LESOTHO |
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98. LIBERIA |
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99. LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA |
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100. LIECHTENSTEIN |
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101. LITHUANIA |
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102. LUXEMBOURG |
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103. MADAGASCAR |
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104. MALAWI |
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105. MALAYSIA |
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106. MALDIVES |
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107. MALI |
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108. MALTA |
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109. MARSHALL ISLANDS |
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110. MAURITANIA |
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111. MAURITIUS |
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112. MEXICO |
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113. MICRONESIA (FEDERATED STATES OF) |
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114. MONACO |
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115. MONGOLIA |
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116. MOROCCO |
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117. MOZAMBIQUE |
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118. MYANMAR |
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119. NAMIBIA |
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120. NAURU |
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121. NEPAL |
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122. NETHERLANDS* |
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123. NEW ZEALAND |
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124. NICARAGUA |
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125. NIGER |
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126. NIGERIA |
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127. NIUE |
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128. NORWAY |
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129. OMAN |
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130. PAKISTAN |
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131 PALAU |
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132. PANAMA |
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133. PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
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134. PARAGUAY |
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*For the Kingdom in Europe
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135. PERU |
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136. PHILIPPINES |
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137. POLAND |
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138. PORTUGAL |
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139. QATAR |
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140. REPUBLIC OF KOREA |
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141. REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA |
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142. ROMANIA |
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143. RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
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144. RWANDA |
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145. SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS |
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146. SAINT LUCIA |
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147. SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES |
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148. SAMOA |
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149. SAN MARINO |
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150. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE |
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151. SAUDI ARABIA |
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152. SENEGAL |
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153. SEYCHELLES |
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154. SIERRA LEONE |
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155. SINGAPORE |
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156. SLOVAKIA |
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157. SLOVENIA |
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158. SOLOMON ISLANDS |
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159. SOMALIA |
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160. SOUTH AFRICA |
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161. SPAIN |
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162. SRI LANKA |
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163. SUDAN |
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164. SURINAME |
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165. SWAZILAND |
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166. SWEDEN |
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167. SWITZERLAND |
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168. SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC |
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169. TAJIKISTAN |
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170. THAILAND |
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171. THE FORMER YUG. REP. OF MACEDONIA |
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172. TOGO |
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173. TONGA |
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174. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
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175. TUNISIA |
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176. TURKEY |
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177. TURKMENISTAN |
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178. TUVALU |
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179. UGANDA |
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180. UKRAINE |
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181. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
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182. UNITED KINGDOM* |
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183. UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA |
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184. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
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185. URUGUAY |
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186. UZBEKISTAN |
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187. VANUATU |
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188. VENEZUELA |
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189. VIET NAM |
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190. YEMEN |
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*In respect of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Bailiwick
of Jersey and the Isle of Man
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191. YUGOSLAVIA |
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192. ZAMBIA |
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193. ZIMBABWE |
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Notes:
R = Ratification
At = Acceptance
Ap = Approval
Ac = Accession
(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."