STATUS REPORT

AGREEMENT ON EXTRADITION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FIJI

[CLIMATE CHANGE CONVENTION - [UNFCCC]

(New York, 21/03/1992)

ENTRY INTO FORCE : 22-Mar-98

Depositary: Secretary General of the United Nations

Last updated by PacLII: 01 August 2006
Parties Date of Signature Date of ratification
/
Other 		Entry Into Force Domestication Legislation
(where available)
Cook Islands 12 June 1992 20 April 1993 21 March 1994  
Fiji 9 October 1992 25 February 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Niue   28 February 1996 (Ac) 28 May 1996  
Palau   10 December 1999 (Ac) 10 December 1999 (Ac)  
Samoa 12 June 1992 29 November 19 November 1994 (R) 27 February 1995  
Tonga   20 July 1998 (Ac) 18 October 1998  
Vanuatu 9 June 1992 25 March 1993 (R) 21 March 1994 Framework Convention on Climate Change (Ratification) Act No. 24 of 1992
 
Afghanistan 12 June 1992   19 September 2002 (R  
Albania 3 October 1994 (Ac)   1 January 1995  
Algeria 13 June 1992 9 June 1993 (R 21 March 1994  
Angola 14 June 1992 17 May 2000 (R) 15 August 20/00  
Antigua and Barbuda 4 June 1992 2 February 1993 (R 21 March 1994  
Argentina 12 June 1992 11 March 1994 (R 9 June 1994  
Armenia 13 June 1992 14 May 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Australia 4 June 1992 30 December 1992 (R) 21 March 1994  
Austria 8 June 1992 28 February 1994 (R) 29 May 1994  
Azerbaijan 12 June 1992 16 May 1995 (R) 14 August 1995  
Bahamas 12 June 1992 20 March 1994 (R) 27 June 1994  
Bahrain 8 June 1992 28 December 1994 (R) 28 March 1995  
Bangladesh 9 June 1992 9 June 1992 14 July 1994  
Barbados 12 June 1992 23 March 1994 (R) 21 June 1994  
Belarus 11 June 1992 11 May 2000 (Ap) 9 August 2000  
Belgium 4 June 1992 16 January 1996 (R) 15 April 1996  
Belize 13 June 1992 31 October 1994 (R) 29 January 1995  
Benin 13 June 1992 30 June 1994 (R) 28 September 1994  
Bhutan 11 June 1992      
Bolivia 10 June 1992 3 October 1994 1 January 1995  
Bosnia and Herzegovina   7 September 2000 (Ac) 6 December 2000  
Botswana 12 June 1992 27 January 1994 (R) 27 April 1994  
Brazil 4 June 1992 28 February 1994 (R) 29 May 1994  
Bulgaria 5 June 1992 12 May 1995 (R) 10 August 1995  
Burkina Faso 12 June 1992 2 September 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Cambodia   18 December 1995 (Ac) 17 March 19  
Cameroon 14 June 1992 19 October 1994 (R) 17 January 1995  
Canada 12 June 1992 4 December 1992(R) 21 March 1994  
Cape Verde 12 June 1992 29 March 1995 (R 27 June 1995  
Central African Republic 13 June 1992 10 March 1995 (R) 8 June 1995  
Chad 12 June 1992 7 June 1994 (R) 05 September 1994  
Chile 13 June 1992 22 December 1994 (R) 22 March 1995  
China 11 June 1992 5 January 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Colombia 13 June 1992 22 March 1995 (R) 20 June 1995  
Comoros 11 June 1992 31 October 1994 (R) 29 January 1995  
Congo 12 June 1992 14 october 1996 (R) 12 January 1997  
Costa Rica 13 June 1992 26 August 1994 (R) 24 November 1994  
Cote D'ivoire 10 June 1992 29 November 1994 (R) 27 February 1995  
Croatia 11 June 1992 8 April 1996 (At) 7 July 1996  
Cuba 13 June 1992 5 January 1994 (R) 5 April 1994  
Cyprus 12 June 1992 15 October 1997 (R) 13 January 1998  
Czech Republic 18 June 1993 7 October 1993 (Ap) 21 March 1994  
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 11 June 1992 5 December 1994 (Ap 5 March 1995  
Democratic Republic of the Congo 11 June 1992 9 January 1995 (R) 9 April 1995  
Denmark 9 June 1992 21 December 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Djibouti 12 June 1992 27 August 1995 (R) 25 November 1995  
Dominica   21 June 1993 (Ac) 21 March 1994  
Dominican Republic 12 June 1992 7 October 1998 (R) 5 January 1999  
Ecuador 9 June 1992 23 February 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Egypt 9 June 1992 5 December 1994 (R) 5 March 1995  
El Salvador 13 June 1992 4 December 1995 (R) 3 March 1996  
Equatorial Guinea   16 August 2000 (Ac) 14 November 2000  
Eritrea   24 April 1995 (Ac) 23 July 1995  
Estonia 12 June 1992 27 July 1994 (R) 25 October 1994  
Ethiopia 10 June 1992 5 April 1994 (R) 4 July 1994  
European Economic comunity (4) (8) 13 June 1992 21 December 1993 (Ap) 21 March 1994  
Finland 4 June 1992 3 May 1994 (At) 1 August 1994  
France 13 June 1992 25 March 2003 (R) 23 June 1994  
Gabon 12 June 1992 21 January 1998 (R) 21 April 1998  
Gambia 12 June 1992 10 June 1994 (R) 8 September 1994  
Georgia   29 July 1994 (Ac) 27 October 1994  
Germany 12 June 1992 9 December 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Ghana 12 June 1992 6 Spetember 1995 (R 5 December 1995  
Greece 12 June 1992 4 August 1994 (R) 2 November 1994  
Grenada 3 December 1992 11 August 1994 (R) 9 November 1994  
Guatemala 13 June 1992 15 December 1995 (R) 14 March 1996  
Guinea 12 June 1992 7 May 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Guinea-Bissau 12 June 1992 27 October 1995 (R) 25 January 1996  
Guyana 13 June 1992 29 August 1994 (R) 27 November 1994  
Haiti 13 June 1992 25 September 1996 (R) 24 December 1996  
Honduras 13 June 1992 19 October 1995 (R 17 January 1996  
Hungary 13 June 1992 24 February 1994 (R) 25 May 1994  
Iceland 4 June 1992 16 June 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
In Respect of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, The Bailiwick Of Jersey And The Isle Of Man        
India 10 June 1992 1 November 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Indonesia 5 June 1992 23 August 1994 (R) 21 November 1994  
Iran (Islamic Republic of 14 June 1992 18 July 1996 (R) 16 October 1996  
Ireland 13 June 1992 20 April 1994 (R) 19 July 1994  
Israel 4 June 1992 4 June 1996 (R) 2 September 1996  
Italy 5 June 1992 15 April 1994 (R) 14 July 1994  
Jamaica 12 June 1992 6 January 1995 (R) 6 April 95  
Japan 13 June 1992 28 May 1993 (At) 21 March 1994  
Jordan 11 June 1992 12 November 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Kazakhstan 8 June 1992 17 May 1995 (R) 15 August 1995  
Kenya 12 June 1992 30 August 1994 (R) 28 November 1994  
Kiribati (3) 13 June 1992 7 February 1995 (R) 8 May 1995  
Kuwait   28 December 1994 (Ac) 28 March 1995  
Kyrgyzstan   25 May 2000 (Ac) 23 August 2000  
Lao People's Democratic Republic   4 January 1995 (Ac) 4 April 1995  
Latvia 11 June 1992 23 March 1995 (R) 21 June 1995  
Lebanon 12 June 1992 15 December 1994 (R) 15 March 1995  
Lesotho 11 June 1992 7 February 1995 (R) 8 May 1995  
Liberia 12 June 1992 5 November 2002 (R) 4 February 2003  
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 29 June 1992 14 June 1999 (R) 12 September 1999  
Liechtenstein 4 June 1992 22 June 1994 (R 20 September 1994  
Lithuania 11 June 1992 24 March 1995 (R) 22 June 1995  
Luxembourg 9 June 1992 9 May 1994 (R) 7 August 1994  
Madascar 10 June 1992 2 June 1999 (R) 31 August 1999  
Malawi 10 June 1992 21 April 1994 (R) 20 July 1994  
Malaysia 9 June 1993 13 July 1994 (R) 11 October 1994  
Maldives 12 June 1992 9 Novemer 1992 (R) 21 March 1994  
Mali 22 September 1992 28 Decemebr 1994 (R 28 March 1995  
Malta 12 June 1992 17 March 1994 (R) 15 June 1994  
Marsahll Islands        
Mauritania 12 June 1992 20 January 1994 (R) 20 April 1994  
Mauritius 10 June 1992 4 Septemebr 1992 (R) 21 March 1994  
Mexico 13 June 1992 11 March 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Micronesia (Federated States of) 12 June 1992 18 November 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Monaco 11 June 1992 20 November 1992 (R) 21 March 1994  
Mongolia 12 June 1992 30 September 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Morocco 13 June 1992 28 December 1995 (R) 27 March 1996  
Mozambique 12 June 1992 25 August 1995 (R) 23 Novemeber 1995  
Myanmar 11 June 1992 25 November 1994 (R) 23 February 1995  
Namibia 12 June 1992 16 May 1995 (R) 14 August 1995  
Nauru (1) 8 June 1992 11 November 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Nepal 12 June 1992 2 May 1994 (R) 31 July 1994  
Netherlands (1) 4 June 1992 20 December 1993 (At) 21 March 1994  
New Zealand 4 June 1992 16 September 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Nicaragua 13 June 1992 31 October 1995 (R) 29 January 1996  
Niger 11 June 1992 25 July 1995 (R) 23 October 1995  
Nigeria 13 June 1992 29 August 1994 (R) 27 Novemeber 1994  
Norway 4 June 1992 9 July 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Oman 11 June 1992 8 February 1995 (R) 9 May 95  
Organisation        
Pakistan 13 June 1992 1 June 1994 (R) 30 August 1994  
Panama 18 March 1993 23 May 1995 (R) 21 August 1995  
Papua New Guinea (7) 13 June 1992 16 March 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Paraguay 12 June 1992 24 February 1994 (R) 25 May 1994  
Peru 12 June 1992 7 June 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Philippines 12 June 1992 2 August 1994 (R) 31 October 1994  
Poland 5 June 1992 28 July 1994 (R) 26 October 1994  
Qatar   18 April 1996 (Ac 17 July 1996  
Republic of Korea 13 June 1992 14 December 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Republic of Moldova 12 June 1992 9 June 1995 (R) 7 September 1995  
Rpmania 5 June 1992 8 June 1994 (R) 6 September 1994  
Russian Federation 13 June 1992 28 December 1994 (R) 28 March 1995  
Rwanda 10 June 1992 18 August 1998 (R) 16 November 1998  
Saint Kitss and Nevis 12 June 1992 7 January 19 (R) 21 March 1994  
Saint Lucia 14 June 1993 14 June 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   2 December 1996 (Ac) 2 March 1997  
San Marino 10 June 1992 28 October 1994 (R) 26 January 1995  
Sao Tome and Principe 12 June 1992 29 September 1999 (R) 28 December 1999  
Saudi Arabia   28 December 1994 (Ac) 28 March 1995  
Senegal 13 June 1992 17 October 1994 (R) 15 January 1995  
Serbia and Montenegro (16) (17)   12 March 2001 10 June 2001  
Seychelles 10 June 1992 22 September 1992 (R) 21 March 1994  
Sierra Leone 11 February 1993 22 June 1995 (R) 20 September 1995  
Singapore 13 June 1992 29 May 1997 (R) 27 August 1997  
Slovakia (14) 19 May 1993 25 August 1994 (Ap) 23 November 1994  
Solomon Islands (11) 13 June 1992 28 December 1994 (R) 28 March 1995  
South Africa 15 June 1993 29 August 1997 (R) 27 November 1997  
Spain 13 June 1992 21 December 1993 (R) 21 March 1991  
Sri Lanka 10 June 1992 23 Novemeber 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Sudan 9 June 1992 19 November 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Suriname 13 June 1992 14 October 1996 (R) 12 January 1998  
Swaziland 12 June 1992 7 October 1996 (R) 5 January 1997  
Sweden 8 June 1992 23 June 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Switzerland 12 June 1992 10 December 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Syrian Arab Republic   4 January 1996 (Ac) 3 April 1996  
Tajikistan   7 January 1998 (Ac) 7 April 1998  
Thailand 12 June 1992 28 December 1994 (R) 28 March 1995  
The Former Yugoslavi Republic of Macedonia   28 January 1998 (Ac) 28 January 1998 (Ac)  
Togo 12 June 1992 8 March 1995 (At) 6 June 1995  
Turkey   24 February 2004 (Ac) 24 May 2004  
Turkmenistan   5 June 1995 (Ac) 3 September 1995  
Tuvalu (2) 8 June 1992 26 October 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Uganda 13 June 1992 8 September 1993 (R) 8 September 1993 (R)  
Ukraine 11 June 1992 13 May 1997 (R) 11 August 1997  
United Arab Emirates   29 December 1995 (Ac) 28 March 1996  
United KIngdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelad (2) 12 June 1992 8 December 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
United Republic Republic of Tanzania 12 June 1992 17 April 1996 (R) 16 July 1996  
United States of America 12 June 1992 15 October 1992 (R) 21March 1994  
Uruguay 4 June 1992 18 August 1994 (R) 16 November 1994  
Uzbekistan   20 June 1993 (Ac) 21 March 1994  
Venezuela 12 June 1992 28 December 1994 (R) 28 March 1995  
Vietnam 11 June 1992 16 November 1994 (R) 14 February 1995  
Yemen 12 June 1992 12 June 1992 21 May 1996  
Zambia 11 June 1992 28 May 1993 (R) 21 March 1994  
Zimbabwe 12 June 1992 3 November 1992 (R) 21 March 1994  

DECLARATIONS

(1) Upon Signature, The Following Formal Declaration Was Made

The Government Of Nauru Declares Its Understanding That Signature Of The Convention Shall In No Way Constitute A Renunciation Of Any Rights Under International Law Concerning State Responsibility For The Adverse Effects Of Climate Change, And That No Provisions In The Convention Can Be Interpreted As Derogating From The Principles Of General International Law.

(2) Upon Signature, The Following Formal Declaration Was Made

The Government Of Tuvalu Declares Its Understanding That Signature Of The Convention Shall In No Way Constitute A Renunciation Of Any Rights Under International Law Concerning State Responsibility For The Adverse Effects Of Climate Change, And That No Provisions In The Convention Can Be Interpreted As Derogating From The Principles Of General International Law.

(3) Upon Signature, The Following Formal Declaration Was Made

The Government Of The Republic Of Kiribati Declares Its Understanding That Signature And/Or Ratification Of The Convention Shall In No Way Constitute A Renunciation Of Any Rights Under International Law Concerning State Responsibility For The Adverse Effects Of Climate Change, And That No Provisions In The Convention Can Be Interpreted As Derogating From The Principles Of General International Law.

(4) Upon Signature, The Following Formal Declaration Was Made

The European Community And Its Member States Declare, For The Purposes Of Clarity, That The Inclusion Of The European Community As Well As Its Member States In The Lists In The Annexes To The Convention Is Without Prejudice To The Division Of Competence And Responsibilities Between The Community And Its Member States, Which Is To Be Declared In Accordance With Article 21.3 Of The Convention.

(5) Upon Signature, The Following Formal Declaration Was Made

The Government Of Fiji Declares Its Understanding That Signature Of The Convention Shall, In No Way, Constitute A Renunciation Of Any Rights Under International Law Concerning State Responsibility For The Adverse Effects Of Climate Change, And That No Provisions In The Convention Can Be Interpreted As Derogating From The Principles Of General International Law.

(6) The Instrument Of Ratification Contains The Following Declaration

In Accordance With Sub-Paragraph G Of Article 4.2 Of The Convention, The Principality Of Monaco Declares That It Intends To Be Bound By The Provision Of Sub-Paragraphs A And B Of Said Article.

(7) The Instrument Of Ratification Was Accompanied By The Following Declaration

The Government Of The Independent State Of Papua New Guinea Declares Its Understanding That Ratification Of The Convention Shall In No Way Constitute A Renunciation

Of Any Rights Under International Law Concerning State Responsibility For The Adverse Effects Of Climate Change As Derogating From The Principles Of General International Law.

(8) The Instrument Of Ratification Was Accompanied By The Following Declaration

The European Economic Community And Its Members States Declare That The Commitment To Limit Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions Set Out In Article 4(2) Of The Convention Will Be Fulfilled In The Community As A Whole Though Action By The Community And Its Member States, Within The Respective Competence Of Each

In This Perspective, The Community And Its Member States Reaffirm The Objectives Set Out In The Council Conclusions Of 29 October 1990 , And In Particular The Objective Of Stabilization Of CO2 Emissions By 2000 At 1990 Level In The Community As A Whole

The European Community And Its Member States Are Elaborating A Coherent Strategy In Order To Attain This Objective.

(9) The Instrument Of Ratification Contains The Following Declaration

A with Reference To Article 14 Of The United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change, The Government Of The Republic Of Cuba Declares That, Insofar As Concerns The Republic Of Cuba , Any Dispute That May Arise Between The Parties Concerning The Interpretation Or Application Of The Convention Shall Be Settled Through Negotiations Through The Diplomatic Channel

(10) Upon Deposit, The Government Of Hungary Made The Following Declaration

The Government Of The Republic Of Hungary Attributes Great Significance To The United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change And It Reiterates Its Position In Accordance With The Provision Of Article 4.6 Of The Convention On Certain Degree Of Flexibility That The Average Level Of Anthropogenic Carbon-Dioxide Emissions For The Period Of 1985-1987 Will Be Considered As Reference Level In Context Of The Commitments Under Article 4.2 Of The Convention. This Understanding Is Closely Related To The "Process Of Transition" As It Is Given In Article 4.6 Of The Convention. The Government Of The Republic Of Hungary Declares That It Will Do All Efforts To Contribute To The Objective Of The Convention.

(11) The Instrument Of Ratification Contains The Following Declaration

Now Therefore In Pursuance Of Article 14.2 Of The Said Convention I Hereby Declare That The Government Of Solomon Islands Shall Recognise As Compulsory, Arbitration, In Accordance With Procedures To Be Adopted By The Conference Of The Parties As Soon As Practicable, In An Annex On Arbitrations.

(12) The Instrument Of Ratification Contains The Following Declaration

The Republic Of Bulgaria Declares That In Accordance With Article 4, Paragraph 6, And With Respect To Paragraph 2 (B) Of The Said Article, It Accepts As A Basis Of The Anthropogenic Emissions In Bulgaria Of Carbon Dioxide And Other Greenhouse Gases Not Controlled By The Montreal Protocol, The 1988 Levels Of The Said Emissions In The Country And Not Their 1990 Levels, Keeping Records Of And Comparing The Emission Rates During The Subsequent Years.

(13) The Government Of The Czech Republic by Letter Of 17 November 1995 , Informed The Secretary-General Of The United Nations, As Depositary, Of The Following Formal Declaration

[...] I Would Like To Notify You, As Depositary Of The Convention, That The Czech Republic Intends To Be Bound By Article 4, Paragraph 2, Of The Convention. In Addition, I Would Like To Advise You To Make The Following Steps

(1) Delete Notion Of " Czechoslovakia " In Annex I. Czechoslovakia Has Never Been A Party To The Convention And It No More Exists As A State Entity

(2) Include " Czech Republic " In The Annex I Parties. [...].

(14) The Government Of The Slovak Republic , By Letter Of 29 January 1995 , Informed The Secretary- General Of The United Nations, As Depositary, Of The Following Formal Declaration

[...] I Would Like To Notify You, As Depositary Of The Convention, That The Slovak Republic Intends To Be Bound By The Article 4, Paragraph 2, Of The Convention. In Addition, I Would Like To Delete The Notion Of " Czechoslovakia " In Annex I. Czechoslovakia Has Never Been A Party To The Convention And It No More Exists As A State Entity. Instead, Slovakia Would Be Included In Annex I Parties [...].

(15) The Instrument Of Acceptance Contains The Following Declaration

The Republic Of Croatia Declares, That It Intends To Be Bound By The Provisions Of The Annex I, As A Country Undergoing The Process Of Transition To A Market Economy.

(16) The General Assembly Admitted Yugoslavia To Membership By Its Resolution A/55/12 On 1 November 2000

(17) On 4 February 2003 , The Permanent Mission Of The Federal Republic Of Yugoslavia Informed The United Nations That, As Of That Day, It Had Changed Its Name To Serbia And Montenegro . As Of 4 February 2003 , For All Official Purposes, The Name Serbia And Montenegro Should Be Used

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