OPCW Member States
The following table lists, for each State Party, the dates on which it signed the Convention and/or deposited its instrument of ratification, accession, acceptance or succession with the Depositary, and on which the Convention entered or will enter into force for it. See National Authorities for contact details.
No. | Member State | Signature | Ratification, accession or succession | Entry into Force |
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1 | Afghanistan | 14/01/1993 | 24/09/2003 | 24/10/2003 |
2 | Albania | 14/01/1993 | 11/05/1994 | 29/04/1997 |
3 | Algeria | 13/01/1993 | 14/08/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
4 | Andorra | _ | 27/02/2003 | 29/03/2003 |
5 | Antigua and Barbuda | _ | 29/08/2005 | 28/09/2005 |
6 | Argentina | 13/01/1993 | 02/10/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
7 | Armenia | 19/03/1993 | 27/01/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
8 | Australia | 13/01/1993 | 06/05/1994 | 29/04/1997 |
9 | Austria | 13/01/1993 | 17/08/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
10 | Azerbaijan | 13/01/1993 | 29/02/2000 | 30/03/2000 |
11 | Bahamas | 02/03/1994 | 21/04/2009 | 21/05/2009 |
12 | Bahrain | 24/02/1993 | 28/04/1997 | 29/04/1997 |
13 | Bangladesh | 14/01/1993 | 25/04/1997 | 29/04/1997 |
14 | Barbados | _ | 07/03/2007 | 06/04/2007 |
15 | Belarus | 14/01/1993 | 11/07/1996 | 29/04/1997 |
16 | Belgium | 13/01/1993 | 27/01/1997 | 29/04/1997 |
17 | Belize | _ | 01/12/2003 | 31/12/2003 |
18 | Benin | 14/01/1993 | 14/05/1998 | 13/06/1998 |
19 | Bhutan | 24/04/1997 | 18/08/2005 | 17/09/2005 |
20 | Bolivia | 14/01/1993 | 14/08/1998 | 13/09/1998 |
21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16/01/1997 | 25/02/1997 | 29/04/1997 |
22 | Botswana | _ | 31/08/1998 | 30/09/1998 |
23 | Brazil | 13/01/1993 | 13/03/1996 | 29/04/1997 |
24 | Brunei | 13/01/1993 | 28/07/1997 | 27/08/1997 |
25 | Bulgaria | 13/01/1993 | 10/08/1994 | 29/04/1997 |
26 | Burkina Faso | 14/01/1993 | 08/07/1997 | 07/08/1997 |
27 | Burundi | 15/01/1993 | 04/09/1998 | 04/10/1998 |
28 | Cambodia | 15/01/1993 | 19/07/2005 | 18/08/2005 |
29 | Cameroon | 14/01/1993 | 16/09/1996 | 29/04/1997 |
30 | Canada | 13/01/1993 | 26/09/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
31 | Cape Verde | 15/01/1993 | 10/10/2003 | 09/11/2003 |
32 | Central African Republic | 14/01/1993 | 20/09/2006 | 20/10/2006 |
33 | Chad | 11/10/1994 | 13/02/2004 | 14/03/2004 |
34 | Chile | 14/01/1993 | 12/07/1996 | 29/04/1997 |
35 | China | 13/01/1993 | 25/04/1997 | 29/04/1997 |
36 | Colombia | 13/01/1993 | 05/04/2000 | 05/05/2000 |
37 | Comoros | 13/01/1993 | 18/08/2006 | 17/09/2006 |
38 | Congo | 14/01/1993 | 12/10/2005 | 11/11/2005 |
39 | Congo-Brazzaville | 15/01/1993 | 04/12/2007 | 03/01/2008 |
40 | Cook Islands | 14/01/1993 | 15/07/1994 | 29/04/1997 |
41 | Costa Rica | 14/01/1993 | 31/05/1996 | 29/04/1997 |
42 | Côte d’Ivoire | 13/01/1993 | 18/12/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
43 | Croatia | 13/01/1993 | 23/05/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
44 | Cuba | 13/01/1993 | 29/04/1997 | 29/05/1997 |
45 | Cyprus | 13/01/1993 | 28/08/1998 | 27/09/1998 |
46 | Czech Republic | 14/01/1993 | 06/03/1996 | 29/04/1997 |
47 | Denmark | 14/01/1993 | 13/07/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
48 | Djibouti | 28/09/1993 | 25/01/2006 | 24/02/2006 |
49 | Dominica | 02/08/1993 | 12/02/2001 | 14/03/2001 |
50 | Dominican Republic | 13/01/1993 | 27/03/2009 | 26/04/2009 |
51 | Ecuador | 14/01/1993 | 06/09/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
52 | El Salvador | 14/01/1993 | 30/10/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
53 | Equatorial Guinea | 14/01/1993 | 25/04/1997 | 29/04/1997 |
54 | Eritrea | _ | 14/02/2000 | 15/03/2000 |
55 | Estonia | 14/01/1993 | 26/05/1999 | 25/06/1999 |
56 | Ethiopia | 14/01/1993 | 13/05/1996 | 29/04/1997 |
57 | Fiji | 14/01/1993 | 20/01/1993 | 29/04/1997 |
58 | Finland | 14/01/1993 | 07/02/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
59 | France | 13/01/1993 | 02/03/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
60 | Gabon | 13/01/1993 | 08/09/2000 | 08/10/2000 |
61 | Gambia | 13/01/1993 | 19/05/1998 | 18/06/1998 |
62 | Georgia | 14/01/1993 | 27/11/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
63 | Germany | 13/01/1993 | 12/08/1994 | 29/04/1997 |
64 | Ghana | 14/01/1993 | 09/07/1997 | 08/08/1997 |
65 | Greece | 13/01/1993 | 22/12/1994 | 29/04/1997 |
66 | Grenada | 09/04/1997 | 03/06/2005 | 03/07/2005 |
67 | Guatemala | 14/01/1993 | 12/02/2003 | 14/03/2003 |
68 | Guinea | 14/01/1993 | 09/06/1997 | 09/07/1997 |
69 | Guinea-Bissau | 14/01/1993 | 20/05/2008 | 19/06/2008 |
70 | Guyana | 06/10/1993 | 12/09/1997 | 12/10/1997 |
71 | Haiti | 14/01/1993 | 22/02/2006 | 24/03/2006 |
72 | Holy See | 14/01/1993 | 12/05/1999 | 11/06/1999 |
73 | Honduras | 13/01/1993 | 29/08/2005 | 28/09/2005 |
74 | Hungary | 13/01/1993 | 31/10/1996 | 29/04/1997 |
75 | Iceland | 13/01/1993 | 28/04/1997 | 29/04/1997 |
76 | India | 14/01/1993 | 03/09/1996 | 29/04/1997 |
77 | Indonesia | 13/01/1993 | 12/11/1998 | 12/12/1998 |
78 | Iran | 13/01/1993 | 03/11/1997 | 03/12/1997 |
79 | Iraq | _ | 13/01/2009 | 12/02/2009 |
80 | Ireland | 14/01/1993 | 24/06/1996 | 29/04/1997 |
81 | Italy | 13/01/1993 | 08/12/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
82 | Jamaica | 18/04/1997 | 08/09/2000 | 08/10/2000 |
83 | Japan | 13/01/1993 | 15/09/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
84 | Jordan | _ | 29/10/1997 | 28/11/1997 |
85 | Kazakhstan | 14/01/1993 | 23/03/2000 | 22/04/2000 |
86 | Kenya | 15/01/1993 | 25/04/1997 | 29/04/1997 |
87 | Kiribati | _ | 07/09/2000 | 07/10/2000 |
88 | Kuwait | 27/01/1993 | 29/05/1997 | 28/06/1997 |
89 | Kyrgyzstan | 22/02/1993 | 29/09/2003 | 29/10/2003 |
90 | Laos | 13/05/1993 | 25/02/1997 | 29/04/1997 |
91 | Latvia | 06/05/1993 | 23/07/1996 | 29/04/1997 |
92 | Lebanon | _ | 20/11/2008 | 20/12/2008 |
93 | Lesotho | 07/12/1994 | 07/12/1994 | 29/04/1997 |
94 | Liberia | 15/01/1993 | 23/02/2006 | 25/03/2006 |
95 | Libya | _ | 06/01/2004 | 05/02/2004 |
96 | Liechtenstein | 21/07/1993 | 24/11/1999 | 24/12/1999 |
97 | Lithuania | 13/01/1993 | 15/04/1998 | 15/05/1998 |
98 | Luxembourg | 13/01/1993 | 15/04/1997 | 29/04/1997 |
99 | Macedonia | _ | 20/06/1997 | 20/07/1997 |
100 | Madagascar | 15/01/1993 | 20/10/2004 | 19/11/2004 |
101 | Malawi | 14/01/1993 | 11/06/1998 | 11/07/1998 |
102 | Malaysia | 13/01/1993 | 20/04/2000 | 20/05/2000 |
103 | Maldives | 01/10/1993 | 31/05/1994 | 29/04/1997 |
104 | Mali | 13/01/1993 | 28/04/1997 | 29/04/1997 |
105 | Malta | 13/01/1993 | 28/04/1997 | 29/04/1997 |
106 | Marshall Islands | 13/01/1993 | 19/05/2004 | 18/06/2004 |
107 | Mauritania | 13/01/1993 | 09/02/1998 | 11/03/1998 |
108 | Mauritius | 14/01/1993 | 09/02/1993 | 29/04/1997 |
109 | Mexico | 13/01/1993 | 29/08/1994 | 29/04/1997 |
110 | Micronesia | 13/01/1993 | 21/06/1999 | 21/07/1999 |
111 | Moldova | 13/01/1993 | 08/07/1996 | 29/04/1997 |
112 | Monaco | 13/01/1993 | 01/06/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
113 | Mongolia | 14/01/1993 | 17/01/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
114 | Montenegro | _ | 23/10/2006 | 03/06/2006 |
115 | Morocco | 13/01/1993 | 28/12/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
116 | Mozambique | _ | 15/08/2000 | 14/09/2000 |
117 | Namibia | 13/01/1993 | 27/11/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
118 | Nauru | 13/01/1993 | 12/11/2001 | 12/12/2001 |
119 | Nepal | 19/01/1993 | 18/11/1997 | 18/12/1997 |
120 | Netherlands | 14/01/1993 | 30/06/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
121 | New Zealand | 14/01/1993 | 15/07/1996 | 29/04/1997 |
122 | Nicaragua | 09/03/1993 | 05/11/1999 | 05/12/1999 |
123 | Niger | 14/01/1993 | 09/04/1997 | 29/04/1997 |
124 | Nigeria | 13/01/1993 | 20/05/1999 | 19/06/1999 |
125 | Niue | _ | 21/04/2005 | 21/05/2005 |
126 | Norway | 13/01/1993 | 07/04/1994 | 29/04/1997 |
127 | Oman | 02/02/1993 | 08/02/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
128 | Pakistan | 13/01/1993 | 28/10/1997 | 27/11/1997 |
129 | Palau | _ | 03/02/2003 | 05/03/2003 |
130 | Panama | 16/06/1993 | 07/10/1998 | 06/11/1998 |
131 | Papua New Guinea | 14/01/1993 | 17/04/1996 | 29/04/1997 |
132 | Paraguay | 14/01/1993 | 01/12/1994 | 29/04/1997 |
133 | Peru | 14/01/1993 | 20/07/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
134 | Philippines | 13/01/1993 | 11/12/1996 | 29/04/1997 |
135 | Poland | 13/01/1993 | 23/08/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
136 | Portugal | 13/01/1993 | 10/09/1996 | 29/04/1997 |
137 | Qatar | 01/02/1993 | 03/09/1997 | 03/10/1997 |
138 | Republic of Korea | 14/01/1993 | 28/04/1997 | 29/04/1997 |
139 | Romania | 13/01/1993 | 15/02/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
140 | Russia | 13/01/1993 | 05/11/1997 | 05/12/1997 |
141 | Rwanda | 17/05/1993 | 31/03/2004 | 30/04/2004 |
142 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 16/03/1994 | 21/05/2004 | 20/06/2004 |
143 | Saint Lucia | 29/03/1993 | 09/04/1997 | 29/04/1997 |
144 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 20/09/1993 | 18/09/2002 | 18/10/2002 |
145 | Samoa | 14/01/1993 | 27/09/2002 | 27/10/2002 |
146 | San Marino | 13/01/1993 | 10/12/1999 | 09/01/2000 |
147 | São Tomé e Príncipe | _ | 09/09/2003 | 09/10/2003 |
148 | Saudi Arabia | 20/01/1993 | 09/08/1996 | 29/04/1997 |
149 | Senegal | 13/01/1993 | 20/07/1998 | 19/08/1998 |
150 | Serbia | _ | 20/04/2000 | 20/05/2000 |
151 | Seychelles | 15/01/1993 | 07/04/1993 | 29/04/1997 |
152 | Sierra Leone | 15/01/1993 | 30/09/2004 | 30/10/2004 |
153 | Singapore | 14/01/1993 | 21/05/1997 | 20/06/1997 |
154 | Slovakia | 14/01/1993 | 27/10/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
155 | Slovenia | 14/01/1993 | 11/06/1997 | 11/07/1997 |
156 | Solomon Islands | _ | 23/09/2004 | 23/10/2004 |
157 | Somalia | _ | _ | _ |
158 | South Africa | 14/01/1993 | 13/09/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
159 | Spain | 13/01/1993 | 03/08/1994 | 29/04/1997 |
160 | Sri Lanka | 14/01/1993 | 19/08/1994 | 29/04/1997 |
161 | Sudan | _ | 24/05/1999 | 23/06/1999 |
162 | Suriname | 28/04/1997 | 28/04/1997 | 29/04/1997 |
163 | Swaziland | 23/09/1993 | 20/11/1996 | 29/04/1997 |
164 | Sweden | 13/01/1993 | 17/06/1993 | 29/04/1997 |
165 | Switzerland | 14/01/1993 | 10/03/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
166 | Tajikistan | 14/01/1993 | 11/01/1995 | 29/04/1997 |
167 | Tanzania | 25/02/1994 | 25/06/1998 | 25/07/1998 |
168 | Thailand | 14/01/1993 | 10/12/2002 | 09/01/2003 |
169 | Timor-Leste | _ | 07/05/2003 | 06/06/2003 |
170 | Togo | 13/01/1993 | 23/04/1997 | 29/04/1997 |
171 | Tonga | _ | 29/05/2003 | 28/06/2003 |
172 | Trinidad and Tobago | _ | 24/06/1997 | 24/07/1997 |
173 | Tunisia | 13/01/1993 | 15/04/1997 | 29/04/1997 |
174 | Turkey | 14/01/1993 | 12/05/1997 | 11/06/1997 |
175 | Turkmenistan | 12/10/1993 | 29/09/1994 | 29/04/1997 |
176 | Tuvalu | _ | 19/01/2004 | 18/02/2004 |
177 | Uganda | 14/01/1993 | 30/11/2001 | 30/12/2001 |
178 | Ukraine | 13/01/1993 | 16/10/1998 | 15/11/1998 |
179 | United Arab Emirates | 02/02/1993 | 28/11/2000 | 28/12/2000 |
180 | United Kingdom | 13/01/1993 | 13/05/1996 | 29/04/1997 |
181 | United States of America | 13/01/1993 | 25/04/1997 | 29/04/1997 |
182 | Uruguay | 15/01/1993 | 06/10/1994 | 29/04/1997 |
183 | Uzbekistan | 24/11/1995 | 23/07/1996 | 29/04/1997 |
184 | Vanuatu | _ | 16/09/2005 | 16/10/2005 |
185 | Venezuela | 14/01/1993 | 03/12/1997 | 02/01/1998 |
186 | Vietnam | 02/01/1998 | 30/09/1998 | 30/10/1998 |
187 | Yemen | 08/02/1993 | 02/10/2000 | 01/11/2000 |
188 | Zambia | 13/01/1993 | 09/02/2001 | 11/03/2001 |
189 | Zimbabwe | 13/01/1993 | 25/04/1997 | 29/04/1997 |