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1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction (1997 Mine Ban Treaty).

Latest Ratifications: Indonesia (20 Feb 07) , Brunei Darussalem (24 Apr 06) , Cook Islands (16 Mar 06) , Haiti (15 Feb 06) , Ukraine (27 Dec 05)

Latest Accessions: Palau (18 Nov 07) , Iraq (15 Aug 07) , Kuwait (30 Jul 07) , Montenegro (23 Oct 06) , Bhutan (18 Aug 05)

Under Article 15, the treaty was open for signature from 3 December 1997 until its entry into force, which was 1 March 1999. On the following list, the first date is signature, the second date is ratification. Now that the treaty has entered into force, states may no longer sign it, rather they may become bound without signature through a one step procedure known as accession. According to Article 16 (2), the treaty is open for accession by any State that has not signed.

Dates are for signature/ratification or accession (a)

  1. Afghanistan 11 Sep 02 (a)
  2. Albania 8 Sep 98; 29 Feb 00
  3. Algeria 3 Dec 97; 9 Oct 01
  4. Andorra 3 Dec 97; 29 Jun 98
  5. Angola 4 Dec 97; 5 Jul 02
  6. Antigua and Barbuda 3 Dec 97; 3 May 99
  7. Argentina 4 Dec 97; 14 Sep 99
  8. Australia 3 Dec 97; 14 Jan 99
  9. Austria 3 Dec 97; 29 Jun 98
  10. Bahamas 3 Dec 97; 31 Jul 98
  11. Bangladesh 7 May 98; 6 Sep 00
  12. Barbados 3 Dec 97; 26 Jan 99
  13. Belarus 3 Sep 03 (a)
  14. Belgium 3 Dec 97; 4 Sep 98
  15. Belize 27 Feb 98; 23 Apr 98
  16. Benin 3 Dec 97; 25 Sep 98
  17. Bhutan 18 Aug 05 (a)
  18. Bolivia 3 Dec 97; 9 Jun 98
  19. Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 Dec 97; 8 Sep 98
  20. Botswana 3 Dec 97; 1 Mar 00
  21. Brazil 3 Dec 97; 30 Apr 99
  22. Brunei Darussalem 4 Dec 97; 24 Apr 06
  23. Bulgaria 3 Dec 97; 4 Sep 98
  24. Burkina Faso 3 Dec 97; 16 Sep 98
  25. Burundi 3 Dec 97; 22 Oct 03
  26. Cambodia 3 Dec 97; 28 Jul 99
  27. Cameroon 3 Dec 97; 19 Sep 02
  28. Canada 3 Dec 97; 3 Dec 97
  29. Cape Verde 4 Dec 97; 14 May 01
  30. Central African Republic 8 Nov 02 (a)
  31. Chad 6 Jul 98; 6 May 99
  32. Chile 3 Dec 97; 10 Sep 01
  33. Colombia 3 Dec 97; 6 Sep 00
  34. Comoros 9 Sep 02 (a)
  35. Congo (Brazzaville) 4 May 01 (a)
  36. Congo, Democratic Rep. Of 2 May 02 (a)
  37. Cook Islands 3 Dec 97; 16 Mar 06
  38. Costa Rica 3 Dec 97; 17 Mar 99
  39. Cote d Ivoire 3 Dec 97; 30 Jun 00
  40. Croatia 4 Dec 97; 20 May 98
  41. Cyprus 4 Dec 97; 17 Jan 03
  42. Czech Republic 3 Dec 97; 26 Oct 99
  43. Denmark 4 Dec 97; 8 Jun 98
  44. Djibouti 3 Dec 97; 18 May 98
  45. Dominica 3 Dec 97; 26 Mar 99
  46. Dominican Republic 3 Dec 97; 30 Jun 00
  47. Ecuador 4 Dec 97; 29 Apr 99
  48. El Salvador 4 Dec 97; 27 Jan 99
  49. Equatorial Guinea 16 Sep 98 (a)
  50. Eritrea 27 Aug 01 (a)
  51. Estonia 12 May 04 (a)
  52. Ethiopia 3 Dec 97; 17 Dec 04
  53. Fiji 3 Dec 97; 10 Jun 98
  54. France 3 Dec 97; 23 Jul 98
  55. Gabon 3 Dec 97; 8 Sep 00
  56. Gambia 4 Dec 97; 23 Sep 02
  57. Germany 3 Dec 97; 23 Jul 98
  58. Ghana 4 Dec 97; 30 Jun 00
  59. Greece 3 Dec 97; 25 Sep 03
  60. Grenada 3 Dec 97; 19 Aug 98
  61. Guatemala 3 Dec 97; 26 Mar 99
  62. Guinea 4 Dec 97; 8 Oct 98
  63. Guinea-Bissau 3 Dec 97; 22 May 01
  64. Guyana 4 Dec 97; 5 Aug 03
  65. Haiti 3 Dec 97; 15 Feb 06
  66. Holy See 4 Dec 97; 17 Feb 98
  67. Honduras 3 Dec 97; 24 Sep 98
  68. Hungary 3 Dec 97; 6 Apr 98
  69. Iceland 4 Dec 97; 5 May 99
  70. Indonesia 4 Dec 97; 20 Feb 07
  71. Iraq 15 Aug 07 (a)
  72. Ireland 3 Dec 97; 3 Dec 97
  73. Italy 3 Dec 97; 23 Apr 99
  74. Jamaica 3 Dec 97; 17 Jul 98
  75. Japan 3 Dec 97; 30 Sep 98
  76. Jordan 11 Aug 98; 13 Nov 98
  77. Kenya 5 Dec 97; 23 Jan 01
  78. Kiribati 7 Sep 00 (a)
  79. Kuwait 30 Jul 07 (a)
  80. Latvia 1 Jul 05 (a)
  81. Lesotho 4 Dec 97; 2 Dec 98
  82. Liberia 23 Dec 99 (a)
  83. Liechtenstein 3 Dec 97; 5 Oct 99
  84. Lithuania 26 Feb 99; 12 May 03
  85. Luxembourg 4 Dec 97; 14 Jun 99
  86. Macedonia FYR 9 Sep 98 (a)
  87. Madagascar 4 Dec 97; 16 Sep 99
  88. Malawi 4 Dec 97; 13 Aug 98
  89. Malaysia 3 Dec 97; 22 Apr 99
  90. Maldives 1 Oct 98; 7 Sep 00
  91. Mali 3 Dec 97; 2 Jun 98
  92. Malta 4 Dec 97; 7 May 01
  93. Mauritania 3 Dec 97; 21 Jul 00
  94. Mauritius 3 Dec 97; 3 Dec 97
  95. Mexico 3 Dec 97; 9 Jun 98
  96. Moldova 3 Dec 97; 8 Sep 00
  97. Monaco 4 Dec 97; 17 Nov 98
  98. Montenegro 23 Oct 06 (a)
  99. Mozambique 3 Dec 97; 25 Aug 98
  100. Namibia 3 Dec 97; 21 Sep 98
  101. Nauru 7 Aug 00 (a)
  102. Netherlands 3 Dec 97; 12 Apr 99
  103. New Zealand 3 Dec 97; 27 Jan 99
  104. Nicaragua 4 Dec 97; 30 Nov 98
  105. Niger 4 Dec 97; 23 Mar 99
  106. Nigeria 27 Sep 01 (a)
  107. Niue 3 Dec 97; 15 Apr 98
  108. Norway 3 Dec 97; 9 Jul 98
  109. Palau 18 Nov 07 (a)
  110. Panama 4 Dec 97; 7 Oct 98
  111. Papua New Guinea 28 Jun 04 (a)
  112. Paraguay 3 Dec 97; 13 Nov 98
  113. Peru 3 Dec 97; 17 Jun 98
  114. Philippines 3 Dec 97; 15 Feb 00
  115. Portugal 3 Dec 97; 19 Feb 99
  116. Qatar 4 Dec 97; 13 Oct 98
  117. Romania 3 Dec 97; 30 Nov 00
  118. Rwanda 3 Dec 97; 8 Jun 00
  119. Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 Dec 97; 2 Dec 98
  120. Saint Lucia 3 Dec 97; 13 Apr 99
  121. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 Dec 97; 1 Aug 01
  122. Samoa 3 Dec 97; 23 Jul 98
  123. San Marino 3 Dec 97; 18 Mar 98
  124. Sao Tome e Principe 30 Apr 98; 31 Mar 03
  125. Senegal 3 Dec 97; 24 Sep 98
  126. Serbia 18 Sep 03 (a)
  127. Seychelles 4 Dec 97; 2 Jun 00
  128. Sierra Leone 29 Jul 98; 25 Apr 01
  129. Slovak Republic 3 Dec 97; 25 Feb 99
  130. Slovenia 3 Dec 97; 27 Oct 98
  131. Solomon Islands 4 Dec 97; 26 Jan 99
  132. South Africa 3 Dec 97; 26 Jun 98
  133. Spain 3 Dec 97; 19 Jan 99
  134. Sudan 4 Dec 97; 13 Oct 03
  135. Suriname 4 Dec 97; 23 May 02
  136. Swaziland 4 Dec 97; 22 Dec 98
  137. Sweden 4 Dec 97; 30 Nov 98
  138. Switzerland 3 Dec 97; 24 Mar 98
  139. Tajikistan 12 Oct 99 (a)
  140. Tanzania 3 Dec 97; 13 Nov 00
  141. Thailand 3 Dec 97; 27 Nov 98
  142. Timor-Leste 7 May 03 (a)
  143. Togo 4 Dec 97; 9 Mar 00
  144. Trinidad and Tobago 4 Dec 97; 27 Apr 98
  145. Tunisia 4 Dec 97; 9 Jul 99
  146. Turkey 25 Sep 03 (a)
  147. Turkmenistan 3 Dec 97; 19 Jan 98
  148. Uganda 3 Dec 97; 25 Feb 99
  149. Ukraine 24 Feb 99; 27 Dec 05
  150. United Kingdom 3 Dec 97; 31 Jul 98
  151. Uruguay 3 Dec 97; 7 Jun 01
  152. Vanuatu 4 Dec 97; 16 Sep 05
  153. Venezuela 3 Dec 97; 14 Apr 99
  154. Yemen 4 Dec 97; 1 Sep 98
  155. Zambia 12 Dec 97; 23 Feb 01
  156. Zimbabwe 3 Dec 97; 18 Jun 98