STATUS REPORT

CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION AND STOCKPILING OF BACTERIOLOGICAL (BIOLOGICAL) AND TOXIN WEAPONS AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION

[BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION]

(Moscow, Washington DC and London, 10/04/1972)

ENTRY INTO FORCE : 27-Mar-79

Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations

Last updated by PacLII: N/A
Parties Date of Signature Date of ratification
/
Other 		Entry Into Force Domestication Legislation
(where available)
Fiji 22 Feb 1973 04 Sep 1973 (r)    
Palau   20 Feb 2003 (Ac)    
Papua New Guinea   27 Oct 1980 (Ac)    
Solomon Islands   17 Jun 1981 (Ac)    
Tonga   28 Sep 1976 (Ac)    
Vanuatu   12 Oct 1990 (Ac)    
 
Afghanistan 10 Apr 1972 26 Mar 1975 (r)    
Albania   03 Jun 1992 (Ac)    
Algeria   22 Jul 2001 (Ac)    
Andorra        
Angola        
Antigua and Barbuda   29 Jan 2003 (Ac)    
Argentina 01 Aug 1972 27 Nov 1979 (r)    
Armenia   07 Jun 1994 (Ac)    
Australia 10 Apr 1972 05 Oct 1977 (r)    
Austria 10 Apr 1972 10 Aug 1973 (r)    
Azerbaijan   26 Feb 2004 (Ac)    
Bahamas   26 Nov 1986 (Ac)    
Bahrain   28 Oct 1988 (Ac)    
Bangladesh   11 Mar 1985 (Ac)    
Barbados 16 Feb 1973 16 Feb 1973 (r)    
Belarus 10 Apr 1972 26 Mar 1975 (r)    
Belgium 10 Apr 1972 15 Mar 1979 (r)    
Belize   20 Oct 1986 (Ac)    
Benin 10 Apr 1972 25 Apr 1975 (r)    
Bhutan   08 Jun 1978 (Ac)    
Bolivia 10 Apr 1972 30 Oct 1975 (r)    
Bosnia and Herzegovina   15 Aug 1994 (Ac)    
Botswana 10 Apr 1972 05 Feb 1992 (r)    
Brazil 10 Apr 1972 27 Feb 1973 (r)    
Brunei   31 Jan 1991 (Ac)    
Bulgaria 10 Apr 1972 02 Aug 1972 (r)    
Burkina Faso   10 Apr 1991(Ac)    
Burundi 10 Apr 1972      
Cambodia 10 Apr 1972 09 Mar 1983 (r)    
Cameroon        
Canada 10 Apr 1972 18 Sep 1972 (r)    
Cape Verde   20 Oct 1977 (Ac)    
Central African Republic 10 Apr 1972      
Chad        
Chile 10 Apr 1972 22 Apr 80 (r)    
China   15 Nov 1984 (Ac)    
Colombia 10 Apr 1972 19 Dec 1983 (r)    
Comoros        
Congo   23 Oct 1978 (Ac)    
Costa Rica 10 Apr 1972 17 Dec 1973 (r)    
Cote d'Ivoire 23 May 1972      
Croatia   28 Apr 1993(Ac)    
Cuba 10 Apr 1972 21 Apr 1976 (r)    
Cyprus 10 Apr 1972 06 Nov 1973 (r)    
Czech Republic   05 Apr 1993 (Ac)    
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 10 Apr 1972 16 Sep 1975 (r)    
Democratic Republic of the Congo 10 Apr 1972 16 Sep 1975 (r)    
Denmark 10 Apr 1972 01 Mar 1973 (r)    
Djibouti        
Dominica   08 Nov 1978 (Ac)    
Dominican Republic 10 Apr 1972 23 Feb 1973 (r)    
Ecuador 14 Jun 1972 21 Mar 1975 (r)    
Egypt 10 Apr 1972      
El Salvador 10 Apr 1972 31 Dec 1991 (r)    
Equatorial Guinea   16 Jan 1989 (Ac)    
Estonia   21 Jun 1993 (Ac)    
Ethiopia 10 Apr 1972 26 May 1975 (r)    
Finland 10 Apr 1972 04 Feb 1974 (r)    
France   27 Sep 1984 (Ac)    
Gabon 10 Apr 1972      
Gambia 02 Jun 1972 21 Nov 1991 (r)    
Georgia   22 May 1996 (Ac)    
Germany 10 Apr 1972 28 Nov 1972 (r)    
Ghana 10 Apr 1972 06 Jun 1975 (r)    
Greece 10 Apr 1972 10 Dec 1975 (r)    
Grenada   22 Oct 1986 (Ac)    
Guatemala 09 May 1972 19 Sep 1973 (r)    
Guinea-Bissau   20 Aug 1976 (Ac)    
Guyana 03 Jan 1973      
Haiti 10 Apr 1972      
Holy See 04 Jan 2002 04 Jan 2002 (r)    
Honduras 10 Apr 1972 14 Mar 1979 (r)    
Hungary 10 Apr 1972 27 Dec 1972 (r)    
Iceland 10 Apr 1972 15 Feb 1973 (r)    
India 15 Jan 1973 15 Jul 1974 (r)    
Indonesia 20 Jun 1972 19 Feb 1992 (r)    
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 10 Apr 1972 22 Aug 1973 (r)    
Iraq 11 May 1972 19 Jun 1991 (r)    
Ireland 10 Apr 1972 27 Oct 1972 (r)    
Italy 10 Apr 1972 30 May 1975 (r)    
Jamaica   13 Aug 1975 (Ac)    
Japan 10 Apr 1972 08 Jun 1982 (r)    
Jordan 10 Apr 1972 30 May 1975 (r)    
Kenya   07 Jan 1976 (Ac)    
Kuwait 14 Apr 1972 18 Jul 1972 (r)    
Lao People's Democratic Republic 10 Apr 1972 20 Mar 1973 (r)    
Latvia   06 Feb 1997 (Ac)    
Lebanon 10 Apr 1972      
Lesotho 10 Apr 1972      
Liberia 10 Apr 1972      
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya   19 Jan 1982 (Ac)    
Liechtenstein   30 May 1991 (Ac)    
Lithuania   10 Feb 1998 (Ac)    
Luxembourg 10 Apr 1972 23 Mar 1976 (r)    
Madagascar 13 Oct 1972      
Malawi 10 Apr 1972      
Malaysia 10 Apr 1972 06 sep 1991 (r)    
Maldives   02 Aug 1993 (Ac)    
Mali 10 Apr 1972 25 Nov 2002 (r)    
Malta 11 Sep 1972 07 Apr 1975 (r)    
Mauritius 10 Apr 1972 07 Aug 1972 (r)    
Mexico 10 Apr 1972 08 Apr 1974 (r)    
Monaco   30 Apr 199 (Ac)    
Mongolia 10 Apr 1972 05 Sep 1972 (r)    
Morocco 02 May 1972 21 Mar 2002 (r)    
Myanmar (Burma) 10 Apr 1972      
Nepal 10 Apr 1972      
Netherlands 10 Apr 1972 22 Jun 1981 (r)    
New Zealand 10 Apr 1972 13 Dec 1972 (r)    
Nicaragua 10 Apr 1972 07 Aug 1975 (r)    
Niger 21 Apr 1972 23 Jun 1972 (r)    
Nigeria 03 Jul 1972 03 Jul 1973 (r)    
Norway 10 Apr 1972 01 Aug 1973 (Ac)    
Oman   31 Mar 1992 (Ac)    
Pakistan 10 Apr 1972 25 Sep 1974 (r)    
Panama 02 May 1972 20 Mar 1974 (r)    
Paraguay   09 Jun 1976 (Ac)    
Peru 10 Apr 1972 05 Jun 1985 (r)    
Philippines 10 Apr 1972 21 May 1973 (r)    
Poland 10 Apr 1972 25 Jan 1973 (r)    
Portugal 29 Jun 1972 15 May 1975 (r)    
Qatar 14 Nov 1972 17 Apr 1975 (r)    
Republic of Korea 10 Apr 1972 25 Jun 1987 (r)    
Romania 10 Apr 1972 25 Jul 1979 (r)    
Russian Federation 10 Apr 1972 26 Mar 1975 (r)    
Rwanda 10 Apr 1972 20 May 1975 (r)    
Saint Kitts and Nevis   02 Apr 1991 (Ac)    
Saint Lucia   26 Nov 1986 (Ac)    
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   13 May 1999 (Ac)    
San Marino 12 Sep 1972 11 Mar 1975 (r)    
Sao Tome and Principe   24 Aug 1979 (Ac)    
Saudi Arabia 12 Apr 1972 26 Mar 1975 (r)    
Serbia and Montenegro 10 Apr 1972 25 Oct 1973 (r)    
Seychelles   11 Oct 1979 (Ac)    
Sierra Leone 07 Nov 1972 29 Jun 1976 (r)    
Singapore   02 Dec 1975 (r)    
Slovakia   17 May 1993 (Ac)    
Slovenia   07 Apr 1992 (Ac)    
Somalia 03 Jul 1972      
South Africa 10 Apr 1972 03 Nov 1975 (r)    
Spain 10 Apr 1972 20 Jun 1979 (r)    
Sri Lanka 10 Apr 1972 18 Nov 1986 (r)    
Sudan   17 Oct 2003 (Ac)    
Suriname   06 Jan 1993 (Ac)    
Swaziland   18 Jun 1991 (Ac)    
Sweden 27 Feb 1975 05 Feb 1976 (r)    
Switzerland 10 Apr 1972 04 May 1976 (r)    
Syrian Arab Republic 14 Apr 1972      
Thailand 17 Jan 1973 28 May 1975 (r)    
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia   24 Dec 1996 (Ac)    
Timor Leste   05 May 2003 (Ac)    
Togo 10 Apr 1972 10 Nov 1976 (r)    
Tunisia 10 Apr 1972 18 May 1973 (r)    
Turkey 10 Apr 1972 25 Oct 1974 (r)    
Turkmenistan   11 Jan 1996 (Ac)    
Uganda   12 May 1992 (Ac)    
Ukraine 10 Apr 1972 26 Mar 1975 (r)    
United Arab Emirates 28 Sep 1972      
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10 Apr 1972 26 Mar 1975 (r)    
United Republic of Tanzania 16 Aug 1972      
United States of America 10 Apr 1972 26 Mar 1975 (r)    
Uruguay   06 Apr 1981 (Ac)    
Uzbekistan   11 Jan 1996 (Ac)    
Venezuela 10 Apr 1972 18 Oct 1978 (r)    
Viet Nam   20 Jun 1980 (Ac)    
Yemen 26 Apr 1972 01 Jun 1979 (r)    
Zimbabwe   05 Nov 1990 (Ac)    
Keys:
  • Accession (a)
  • Acceptance (A)
  • Approval (AA)
  • Definitive Signature (s)
  • Formal confirmation (c)
  • Participation (P)
  • Notification (of provisional application, of special undertaking, etc) (n)
  • Ratification (Rt)
  • Reservation (r)
  • Succession (d)
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