STATUS REPORT

CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY ON THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

(Montreal, 29/01/2000)

ENTRY INTO FORCE : 11 SEPTEMBER 2003

Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations

Last updated by PacLII: 1 December 2004
Parties Date of Signature Date of ratification
/
Other 		Entry Into Force Domestication Legislation
(where available)
Cook Islands 21 May 2001      
Fiji 2 May 2001 5 Jun 2001 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Kiribati 7 Sep 2000      
Marshall Islands   27 Jan 2003 Ac 11 Sep 2003  
Nauru   12 Nov 2001 Ac 11 Sep 2003  
Niue   8 Jul 2002 Ac 11 Sep 2003  
Palau 29 May 2001 13 Jun 2003 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Samoa 24 May 2000 30 May 2002 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Tonga   18 Sep 2003 Ac 17 Dec 2003  
 
".....pursuant to Article 19 paragraph 1 of the Protocol, the Republic of Estonia designated the Ministry of Environment as the national focal point and the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture as the competent national authorities."        
"The European Community declares that, in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(l) thereof, it is competent for entering into international agreements, and for implementing the obligations resulting therefrom, which contribute to the pursuit of the following objectives        
(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations were made upon ratification, accession, acceptance or approval.)        
- preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment        
- promoting measures at international level to deal with regional or worldwide environmental problems        
- protecting human health        
- prudent and rational utilisation of natural resources        
1. With a territorial exclusion in respect of the Faroe Islands and Greenland        
2. In accordance with article 37 (3) of the Protocol, any instrument deposited by a regional economic integration organization shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by States members of such an organization        
Algeria 25 May 2000      
Antigua and Barbuda 24 May 2000 10 Sep 2003 rtf 9 Dec 2003  
Argentina 24 May 2000      
Austria 24 May 2000 27 Aug 2002 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Bahamas 24 May 2000 15 Jan 2004rtf 14 Apr 2004  
Bangladesh 24 May 2000 5 Feb 2004 rtf 5 May 2004  
Barbados   6 Sep 2002 Ac 11 Sep 2003  
Belarus   26 Aug 2002 Ac 11 Sep 2003  
Belgium 24 May 2000      
Belize   12 Feb 2004 Ac 12 May 2004  
Benin 24 May 2000      
Bhutan   26 Aug 2002 Ac 11 Sep 2003  
Bolivia 24 May 2000 22 Apr 2002 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Botswana 1 Jun 2001 11 Jun 2002 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Brazil   24 Nov 2003 Ac 22 Feb 2004  
Bulgaria 24 May 2000 13 Oct 2000 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Burkina Faso 24 May 2000 4 Aug 2003 rtf 2 Nov 2003  
Cambodia   17 Sep 2003 Ac 16 Dec 2003  
Cameroon 9 Feb 2001 20 Feb 2003 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Canada 19 Apr 2001      
Central African Republic 24 May 2000      
Chad 24 May 2000      
Chile 24 May 2000      
China 8 August 2000      
Colombia 24 May 2000 20 May 2003 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Congo 21 Nov 2000      
Costa Rica 24 May 2000      
Croatia 8 Sep 2000 29 Aug 2002 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Cuba 24 May 2000 17 Sep 2002 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Cyprus   5 Dec 2003 Ac 4 Mar 2004  
Czech Republic 24 May 2000 8 Oct 2001rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Declaration        
Declarations        
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 20 Apr 2001 29 Jul 2003 rtf 27 Oct 2003  
Denmark (1) 24 May 2000 27 Aug 2002 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Djibouti   8 Apr 2002 Ac 11 Sep 2003  
Ecuador 24 May 2000 30 Jan 2003 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Egypt 20 Dec 2000 23 Dec 2003 rtf 21 Mar 2004  
El Salvador 24 May 2000 26 Sep 2003 rtf 25 Dec 2003  
Estonia        
Ethiopia 24 May 2000 9 Oct 2003 rtf 7 Jan 2004  
European Community        
European Community (2) 24 May 2000 27 Aug 2002 Apv 11 Sep 2003  
Finland 24 May 2000      
France 24 May 2000 7 Apr 2003 Apv 11 Sep 2003  
Gambia 24 May 2000      
Germany 24 May 2000 20 Nov 2003 rtf 18 Feb 2004  
Ghana   30 May 2003 Ac 11 Sep 2003  
Greece 24 May 2000      
Grenada 24 May 2000 5 Feb 2004 rtf 5 May 2004  
Guinea 24 May 2000      
Haiti 24 May 2000      
Honduras 24 May 2000      
Hungary 24 May 2000 13 Jan 2004 rtf 12 Apr 2004  
Iceland 1 Jun 2001      
India 23 Jan 2001 17 Jan 2003 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Indonesia 24 May 2000      
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 23 Apr 2001 20 Nov 2003 rtf 18 Feb 2004  
Ireland 24 May 2000 14 Nov 2003 rtf 12 Feb 2004  
Italy 24 May 2000 24 Mar 2004 rtf 22 Jun 2004  
Jamaica 4 Jun 2001      
Japan   21 Nov 2003 Ac 19 Feb 2004  
Jordan 11 Oct 2000 11 Nov 2003 rtf 9 Feb 2004  
Kenya 15 May 2000 24 Jan 2002 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Latvia   13 Feb 2004 Ac 13 May 2004  
Lesotho   20 Sep 2001 Ac 11 Sep 2003  
Liberia   15 Feb 2002 Ac 11 Sep 2003  
Lithuania 24 May 2000 7 Nov 2003 rtf 5 Feb 2004  
Luxembourg 11 July 2000 28 Aug 2002 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Madagascar 14 Sep 2000 24 Nov 2003 rtf 22 Feb 2004  
Malawi 24 May 2000      
Malaysia 24 May 2000 3 Sep 2003 rtf 2 Dec 2003  
Maldives   3 Sep 2002 Ac 11 Sep 2003  
Mali 4 Apr 2001 28 Aug 2002 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Mauritius   11 Apr 2002 Ac 11 Sep 2003  
Mexico 24 May 2000 27 Aug 2002 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Monaco 24 May 2000      
Mongolia   22 Jul 2003 Ac 20 Oct 2003  
Moreover, the European Community declares that it has already adopted legal instruments, binding on its Member States, covering matters governed by this Protocol, and will submit and update, as appropriate, a list of those legal instruments to the Biosafety Clearing House in accordance with Article 20(3)(a) of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety        
Morocco 25 May 2000      
Mozambique 24 May 2000 21 Oct 2002 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Myanmar 11 May 2001      
Namibia 24 May 2000      
Nepal 2 March 2001      
Netherlands 24 May 2000 8 Jan 2002 Acp 11 Sep 2003  
New Zealand 24 May 2000      
Nicaragua 26 May 2000 28 Aug 2002 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Niger 24 May 2000      
Nigeria 24 May 2000 15 Jul 2003 rtf 13 Oct 2003  
Norway 24 May 2000 10 May 2001 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Notes        
Notifications made under article 19 (1)        
Oman   11 Apr 2003 Ac    
Pakistan 4 June 2001      
Panama 11 May 2001 1 May 2002 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Paraguay 3 May 2001 10 Mar 2004 rtf 8 Jun 2004  
Peru 24 May 2000      
Philippines 24 May 2000      
Poland 24 May 2000 10 Dec 2003 rtf 9 Mar 2004  
Portugal 24 May 2000      
Republic of Korea 6 Sep 2000      
Republic of Moldova 14 Feb 2001 4 Mar 2003 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Romania 11 Oct 2000 30 Jun 2003 rtf 28 Sep 2003  
Rwanda 24 May 2000      
Saint Kitts and Nevis   23 May 2001 Ac 11 Sep 2003  
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   27 Aug 2003 Ac 25 Nov 2003  
Senegal 31 Oct 2000 8 Oct 2003 rtf 6 Jan 2004  
Seychelles 23 Jan 2001      
Slovakia 24 May 2000 24 Nov 2003 rtf 22 Feb 2004  
Slovenia 24 May 2000 20 Nov 2002 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
South Africa   14 Aug 2003 Ac 12 Nov 2003  
Spain 24 May 2000 16 Jan 2002 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Sri Lanka 24 May 2000      
Sweden 24 May 2000 8 Aug 2002 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Switzerland 24 May 2000 26 Mar 2002 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Tajikistan   12 Feb 2004 Ac 12 May 2004  
The European Community is responsible for the performance of those obligations resulting from the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety which are covered by Community law in force        
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 26 Jul 2000      
The exercise of Community competence is, by its nature, subject to continuous development."        
Togo 24 May 2000      
Trinidad and Tobago   5 Oct 2000 Ac 11 Sep 2003  
Tunisia 19 Apr 2001 22 Jan 2003 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Turkey 24 May 2000 24 Oct 2003 rtf 24 Jan 2004  
Uganda 24 May 2000 30 Nov 2001 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Ukraine   6 Dec 2002 Ac 11 Sep 2003  
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24 May 2000 19 Nov 2003 rtf 17 Feb 2004  
United Republic of Tanzania   24 Apr 2003 Ac 11 Sep 2003  
Uruguay 1 Jun 2001      
Venezuela 24 May 2000 13 May 2002 rtf 11 Sep 2003  
Viet Nam   21 Jan 2004 Ac 20 April 2004  
Zimbabwe 4 Jun 2001      
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