Appendix 1:  List of States Parties to the BTWC

 

Country

Signed

Ratified

Acceded

Non-Signatories

Afghanistan

10 Apr 1972

26 Mar 1975

 

 

Albania

 

 

03 Jun 1992

 

Algeria

 

 

 

X

Andorra

 

 

 

X

Angola

 

 

 

X

Antigua and Barbuda

 

 

 

X

Argentina

01 Aug 1972

27 Nov 1979

 

 

Armenia

 

 

07 Jun 1994

 

Australia

10 Apr 1972

05 Oct 1977

 

 

Austria*

10 Apr 1972

10 Aug 1973

 

 

Azerbaijan

 

 

 

X

Bahamas

 

 

26 Nov 1986

 

Bahrain*

 

 

28 Oct 1988

 

Bangladesh

 

 

11 Mar 1985

 

Barbados

16 Feb 1973

16 Feb 1973

 

 

Belarus

10 Apr 1972

26 Mar 1975

 

 

Belgium

10 Apr 1972

15 Mar 1979

 

 

Belize

 

 

20 Oct 1986

 

Benin

10 Apr 1972

25 Apr 1975

 

 

Bhutan

 

 

08 Jun 1978

 

Bolivia

10 Apr 1972

30 Oct 1975

 

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina

 

 

15 Aug 1994

 

Botswana

10 Apr 1972

05 Feb 1992

 

 

Brazil

10 Apr 1972

27 Feb 1973

 

 

Brunei Darussalam

 

 

31 Jan 1991

 

Bulgaria

10 Apr 1972

02 Aug 1972

 

 

Burkina Faso

17 Apr 1991

 

 

 

Cambodia

10 Apr 1972

09 Mar 1983

 

 

Cameroon

 

 

 

X

Canada

10 Apr 1972

18 Sep 1972

 

 

Cape Verde

 

 

20 Oct 1977

 

Chad

 

 

 

X

Chile

10 Apr 1972

22 Apr 1980

 

 

China*

 

 

15 Nov 1984

 

Colombia

10 Apr 1972

19 Dec 1983

 

 

Comoros

 

 

 

X

Congo (Brazzaville)

 

 

23 Oct 1978

 

Congo (formerly Zaire)

10 Apr 1972

16 Sep 1975

 

 

Cook Islands

 

 

 

X

Costa Rica

10 Apr 1972

17 Dec 1973

 

 

Croatia

28 Apr 1993

 

 

 

Cuba

10 Apr 1972

21 Apr 1976

 

 

Cyprus

10 Apr 1972

06 Nov 1973

 

 

Czech Republic*

 

 

05 Apr 1993<