1997 Convention On The Prohibition Of The Use, Stockpiling, Production And Transfer Of Anti-Personnel Mines And On Their Destruction (1997 Mine Ban Treaty)

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 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. Accession is indicated below with (a).

As of 1 July 2006, 154 signatories/accessions and 151 ratifications/accessions (a).

States Parties

Afghanistan 11 Sep 02 (a)

Albania 8 Sep 98; 29 Feb 00

Algeria 3 Dec 97; 9 Oct 01

Andorra 3 Dec 97; 29 Jun 98

Angola 4 Dec 97; 5 Jul 02

Antigua and Barbuda 3 Dec 97; 3 May 99

Argentina 4 Dec 97; 14 Sep 99

Australia 3 Dec 97; 14 Jan 99

Austria 3 Dec 97; 29 Jun 98

Bahamas 3 Dec 97; 31 Jul 98

Bangladesh 7 May 98; 6 Sep 00

Barbados 3 Dec 97; 26 Jan 99

Belarus 3 Sep 03 (a)

Belgium 3 Dec 97; 4 Sep 98

Belize 27 Feb 98; 23 Apr 98

Benin 3 Dec 97; 25 Sep 98

Bhutan 18 Aug 05 (a)

Bolivia 3 Dec 97; 9 Jun 98

Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 Dec 97; 8 Sep 98

Botswana 3 Dec 97; 1 Mar 00

Brazil 3 Dec 97; 30 Apr 99

Brunei Darussalem 4 Dec 97; 24 Apr 06

Bulgaria 3 Dec 97; 4 Sep 98

Burkina Faso 3 Dec 97; 16 Sep 98

Burundi 3 Dec 97; 22 Oct 03

Cambodia 3 Dec 97; 28 Jul 99

Cameroon 3 Dec 97; 19 Sep 02

Canada 3 Dec 97; 3 Dec 97

Cape Verde 4 Dec 97; 14 May 01

Central African Republic 8 Nov 02 (a)

Chad 6 Jul 98; 6 May 99

Chile 3 Dec 97; 10 Sep 01

Colombia 3 Dec 97; 6 Sep 00

Comoros 19 Sep 02 (a)

Congo (Brazzaville) 4 May 01 (a)

Congo, DR 2 May 02 (a)

Cook Islands 3 Dec 97; 17 Mar 06

Costa Rica 3 Dec 97; 17 Mar 99

Cote d Ivoire 3 Dec 97; 30 Jun 00

Croatia 4 Dec 97; 20 May 98

Cyprus 4 Dec 97; 17 Jan 03

Czech Republic 3 Dec 97; 26 Oct 99

Denmark 4 Dec 97; 8 Jun 98

Djibouti 3 Dec 97; 18 May 98

Dominica 3 Dec 97; 26 Mar 99

Dominican Republic 3 Dec 97; 30 Jun 00

Ecuador 4 Dec 97; 29 Apr 99

El Salvador 4 Dec 97; 27 Jan 99

Equatorial Guinea 16 Sep 98 (a)

Eritrea 27 Aug 01 (a)

Estonia 12 May 04 (a)

Ethiopia 3 Dec 97; 17 Dec 04

Fiji 3 Dec 97; 10 Jun 98

France 3 Dec 97; 23 Jul 98

Gabon 3 Dec 97; 8 Sep 00

Gambia 4 Dec 97; 23 Sep 02

Germany 3 Dec 97; 23 Jul 98

Ghana 4 Dec 97; 30 Jun 00

Greece 3 Dec 97; 25 Sep 03

Grenada 3 Dec 97; 19 Aug 98

Guatemala 3 Dec 97; 26 Mar 99

Guinea 4 Dec 97; 8 Oct 98

Guinea-Bissau 3 Dec 97; 22 May 01

Guyana 4 Dec 97; 5 Aug 03

Haiti 3 Dec 97; 15 Feb 06

Holy See 4 Dec 97; 17 Feb 98

Honduras 3 Dec 97; 24 Sep 98

Hungary 3 Dec 97; 6 Apr 98

Iceland 4 Dec 97; 5 May 99

Ireland 3 Dec 97; 3 Dec 97

Italy 3 Dec 97; 23 Apr 99

Jamaica 3 Dec 97; 17 Jul 98

Japan 3 Dec 97; 30 Sep 98

Jordan 11 Aug 98; 13 Nov 98

Kenya 5 Dec 97; 23 Jan 01

Kiribati 7 Sep 00 (a)

Latvia 1 Jul 05 (a)

Lesotho 4 Dec 97; 2 Dec 98

Liberia 23 Dec 99 (a)

Liechtenstein 3 Dec 97; 5 Oct 99

Lithuania 26 Feb 99; 12 May 03

Luxembourg 4 Dec 97; 14 Jun 99

Macedonia FYR 9 Sep 98 (a)

Madagascar 4 Dec 97; 16 Sep 99

Malawi 4 Dec 97; 13 Aug 98

Malaysia 3 Dec 97; 22 Apr 99

Maldives 1 Oct 98; 7 Sep 00

Mali 3 Dec 97; 2 Jun 98

Malta 4 Dec 97; 7 May 01

Mauritania 3 Dec 97; 21 Jul 00

Mauritius 3 Dec 97; 3 Dec 97

Mexico 3 Dec 97; 9 Jun 98

Moldova 3 Dec 97; 8 Sep 00

Monaco 4 Dec 97; 17 Nov 98

Mozambique 3 Dec 97; 25 Aug 98

Namibia 3 Dec 97; 21 Sep 98

Nauru 7 Aug 00 (a)

Netherlands 3 Dec 97; 12 Apr 99

New Zealand 3 Dec 97; 27 Jan 99

Nicaragua 4 Dec 97; 30 Nov 98

Niger 4 Dec 97; 23 Mar 99

Nigeria 27 Sep 01 (a)

Niue 3 Dec 97; 15 Apr 98

Norway 3 Dec 97; 9 Jul 98

Panama 4 Dec 97; 7 Oct 98

Papua New Guinea 28 Jun 04 (a)

Paraguay 3 Dec 97; 13 Nov 98

Peru 3 Dec 97; 17 Jun 98

Philippines 3 Dec 97; 15 Feb 00

Portugal 3 Dec 97; 19 Feb 99

Qatar 4 Dec 97; 13 Oct 98

Romania 3 Dec 97; 30 Nov 00

Rwanda 3 Dec 97; 8 Jun 00

Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 Dec 97; 2 Dec 98

Saint Lucia 3 Dec 97; 13 Apr 99

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 Dec 97; 1 Aug 01

Samoa 3 Dec 97; 23 Jul 98

San Marino 3 Dec 97; 18 Mar 98

Sao Tome e Principe 30 Apr 98; 31 Mar 03

Senegal 3 Dec 97; 24 Sep 98

Serbia and Montegro 18 Sep 03 (a)

Seychelles 4 Dec 97; 2 Jun 00

Sierra Leone 29 Jul 98; 25 Apr 01

Slovak Republic 3 Dec 97; 25 Feb 99

Slovenia 3 Dec 97; 27 Oct 98

Solomon Islands 4 Dec 97; 26 Jan 99

South Africa 3 Dec 97; 26 Jun 98

Spain 3 Dec 97; 19 Jan 99

Sudan 4 Dec 97; 13 Oct 03

Suriname 4 Dec 97; 23 May 02

Swaziland 4 Dec 97; 22 Dec 98

Sweden 4 Dec 97; 30 Nov 98

Switzerland 3 Dec 97; 24 Mar 98

Tajikistan 12 Oct 99 (a)

Tanzania 3 Dec 97; 13 Nov 00

Thailand 3 Dec 97; 27 Nov 98

Timor-Leste 7 May 03 (a)

Togo 4 Dec 97; 9 Mar 00

Trinidad and Tobago 4 Dec 97; 27 Apr 98

Tunisia 4 Dec 97; 9 Jul 99

Turkey 25 Sep 03 (a)

Turkmenistan 3 Dec 97; 19 Jan 98

Uganda 3 Dec 97; 25 Feb 99

Ukraine 24 Feb 99; 27 Dec 05

United Kingdom 3 Dec 97; 31 Jul 98

Uruguay 3 Dec 97; 7 Jun 01

Vanuatu 4 Dec 97; 16 Sep 05

Venezuela 3 Dec 97; 14 Apr 99

Yemen 4 Dec 97; 1 Sep 98

Zambia 12 Dec 97; 23 Feb 01

Zimbabwe 3 Dec 97; 18 Jun 98

Signatories

Indonesia 4 Dec 97

Marshall Islands 4 Dec 97

Poland 4 Dec 97

Non-Signatories

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Bahrain

Burma

China

Cuba

Egypt

Finland

Georgia

India

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Kazakhstan

Korea, North

Korea, South

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Lao PDR

Lebanon

Libya

Micronesia

Mongolia

Morocco

Nepal

Oman

Pakistan

Palau

Russian Federation

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Somalia

Sri Lanka

Syria

Tonga

Tuvalu

United Arab Emirates

United States

Uzbekistan

Vietnam