As at 16 June 2018
Number of States Parties: 193
Number of signatory States that had not yet ratified the Convention: 1
The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (hereinafter “the Convention”) was adopted in Geneva on 3 September 1992 by the Conference on Disarmament,1 which transmitted it to the United Nations General Assembly at its Forty-Seventh Session. The General Assembly commended the Convention and requested the United Nations Secretary-General, as Depositary, to open it for signature in Paris on 13 January 1993.
The Convention remained open for signature in Paris from 13 to 15 January 1993 and, thereafter, at United Nations Headquarters, New York, until 29 April 1997, when it entered into force. States that did not sign the Convention before entry into force may accede to it at any time thereafter.
For States that ratify or accede to the Convention after 29 April 1997, it enters into force on the 30th day following the date on which they deposit their instrument of ratification or accession with the United Nations Secretary-General in his capacity as Depositary.
The first table shows all States Parties as at 16 June 2018 and indicates, for each State Party, as at that date, the dates on which it signed the Convention and/or deposited its instrument of ratification, accession, or succession with the Depositary, and on which the Convention entered into force for it. The second table lists signatory States that had not ratified the Convention as at 16 June 2018. All lists are alphabetical.
States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention as at 16 June 2018
|
State Party |
Dates |
||
|
Signature |
Deposit |
Entry into Force |
|
|
Afghanistan |
14-01-93 |
24-09-03 |
24-10-03 |
|
Albania |
14-01-93 |
11-05-94 |
29-04-97 |
|
Algeria |
13-01-93 |
14-08-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
Andorra |
|
27-02-03[a] |
29-03-03 |
|
Angola |
|
16-09-15[a] |
16-10-15 |
|
Antigua and Barbuda |
|
29-08-05[a] |
28-09-05 |
|
Argentina |
13-01-93 |
02-10-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
Armenia |
19-03-93 |
27-01-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
Australia |
13-01-93 |
06-05-94 |
29-04-97 |
|
Austria |
13-01-93 |
17-08-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
Azerbaijan |
13-01-93 |
29-02-00 |
30-03-00 |
|
Bahamas |
02-03-94 |
21-04-09 |
21-05-09 |
|
Bahrain |
24-02-93 |
28-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
Bangladesh |
14-01-93 |
25-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
Barbados |
|
07-03-07[a] |
06-04-07 |
|
Belarus |
14-01-93 |
11-07-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
Belgium |
13-01-93 |
27-01-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
Belize |
|
01-12-03[a] |
31-12-03 |
|
Benin |
14-01-93 |
14-05-98 |
13-06-98 |
|
Bhutan |
24-04-97 |
18-08-05 |
17-09-05 |
|
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
14-01-93 |
14-08-98 |
13-09-98 |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
16-01-97 |
25-02-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
Botswana |
|
31-08-98[a] |
30-09-98 |
|
Brazil |
13-01-93 |
13-03-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
Brunei Darussalam |
13-01-93 |
28-07-97 |
27-08-97 |
|
Bulgaria |
13-01-93 |
10-08-94 |
29-04-97 |
|
Burkina Faso |
14-01-93 |
08-07-97 |
07-08-97 |
|
Burundi |
15-01-93 |
04-09-98 |
04-10-98 |
|
Cabo Verde |
15-01-93 |
10-10-03 |
09-11-03 |
|
Cambodia |
15-01-93 |
19-07-05 |
18-08-05 |
|
Cameroon |
14-01-93 |
16-09-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
Canada |
13-01-93 |
26-09-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
Central African Republic |
14-01-93 |
20-09-06 |
20-10-06 |
|
Chad |
11-10-94 |
13-02-04 |
14-03-04 |
|
Chile |
14-01-93 |
12-07-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
China |
13-01-93 |
25-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
Colombia |
13-01-93 |
05-04-00 |
05-05-00 |
|
Comoros |
13-01-93 |
18-08-06 |
17-09-06 |
|
Congo |
15-01-93 |
04-12-07 |
03-01-08 |
|
Cook Islands |
14-01-93 |
15-07-94 |
29-04-97 |
|
Costa Rica |
14-01-93 |
31-05-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
Côte d’Ivoire |
13-01-93 |
18-12-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
Croatia |
13-01-93 |
23-05-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
Cuba |
13-01-93 |
29-04-97 |
29-05-97 |
|
Cyprus |
13-01-93 |
28-08-98 |
27-09-98 |
|
Czech Republic |
14-01-93 |
06-03-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
14-01-93 |
12-10-05 |
11-11-05 |
|
Denmark |
14-01-93 |
13-07-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
Djibouti |
28-09-93 |
25-01-06 |
24-02-06 |
|
Dominica |
02-08-93 |
12-02-01 |
14-03-01 |
|
Dominican Republic |
13-01-93 |
27-03-09 |
26-04-09 |
|
Ecuador |
14-01-93 |
06-09-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
El Salvador |
14-01-93 |
30-10-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
14-01-93 |
25-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
Eritrea |
|
14-02-00[a] |
15-03-00 |
|
Estonia |
14-01-93 |
26-05-99 |
25-06-99 |
|
Ethiopia |
14-01-93 |
13-05-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
Fiji |
14-01-93 |
20-01-93 |
29-04-97 |
|
Finland |
14-01-93 |
07-02-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
France |
13-01-93 |
02-03-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
Gabon |
13-01-93 |
08-09-00 |
08-10-00 |
|
Gambia |
13-01-93 |
19-05-98 |
18-06-98 |
|
Georgia |
14-01-93 |
27-11-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
Germany |
13-01-93 |
12-08-94 |
29-04-97 |
|
Ghana |
14-01-93 |
09-07-97 |
08-08-97 |
|
Greece |
13-01-93 |
22-12-94 |
29-04-97 |
|
Grenada |
09-04-97 |
03-06-05 |
03-07-05 |
|
Guatemala |
14-01-93 |
12-02-03 |
14-03-03 |
|
Guinea |
14-01-93 |
09-06-97 |
09-07-97 |
|
Guinea-Bissau |
14-01-93 |
20-05-08 |
19-06-08 |
|
Guyana |
06-10-93 |
12-09-97 |
12-10-97 |
|
Haiti |
14-01-93 |
22-02-06 |
24-03-06 |
|
Holy See |
14-01-93 |
12-05-99 |
11-06-99 |
|
Honduras |
13-01-93 |
29-08-05 |
28-09-05 |
|
Hungary |
13-01-93 |
31-10-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
Iceland |
13-01-93 |
28-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
India |
14-01-93 |
03-09-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
Indonesia |
13-01-93 |
12-11-98 |
12-12-98 |
|
Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
13-01-93 |
03-11-97 |
03-12-97 |
|
Iraq |
|
13-01-09[a] |
12-02-09 |
|
Ireland |
14-01-93 |
24-06-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
Italy |
13-01-93 |
08-12-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
Jamaica |
18-04-97 |
08-09-00 |
08-10-00 |
|
Japan |
13-01-93 |
15-09-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
Jordan |
|
29-10-97[a] |
28-11-97 |
|
Kazakhstan |
14-01-93 |
23-03-00 |
22-04-00 |
|
Kenya |
15-01-93 |
25-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
Kiribati |
|
07-09-00[a] |
07-10-00 |
|
Kuwait |
27-01-93 |
29-05-97 |
28-06-97 |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
22-02-93 |
29-09-03 |
29-10-03 |
|
Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
13-05-93 |
25-02-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
Latvia |
06-05-93 |
23-07-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
Lebanon |
|
20-11-08[a] |
20-12-08 |
|
Lesotho |
07-12-94 |
07-12-94 |
29-04-97 |
|
Liberia |
15-01-93 |
23-02-06 |
25-03-06 |
|
Libya |
|
06-01-04[a] |
05-02-04 |
|
Liechtenstein |
21-07-93 |
24-11-99 |
24-12-99 |
|
Lithuania |
13-01-93 |
15-04-98 |
15-05-98 |
|
Luxembourg |
13-01-93 |
15-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
Madagascar |
15-01-93 |
20-10-04 |
19-11-04 |
|
Malawi |
14-01-93 |
11-06-98 |
11-07-98 |
|
Malaysia |
13-01-93 |
20-04-00 |
20-05-00 |
|
Maldives |
04-10-93 |
31-05-94 |
29-04-97 |
|
Mali |
13-01-93 |
28-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
Malta |
13-01-93 |
28-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
Marshall Islands |
13-01-93 |
19-05-04 |
18-06-04 |
|
Mauritania |
13-01-93 |
09-02-98 |
11-03-98 |
|
Mauritius |
14-01-93 |
09-02-93 |
29-04-97 |
|
Mexico |
13-01-93 |
29-08-94 |
29-04-97 |
|
Micronesia (Federated States of) |
13-01-93 |
21-06-99 |
21-07-99 |
|
Monaco |
13-01-93 |
01-06-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
Mongolia |
14-01-93 |
17-01-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
Montenegro |
|
23-10-06[d] |
03-06-06 |
|
Morocco |
13-01-93 |
28-12-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
Mozambique |
|
15-08-00[a] |
14-09-00 |
|
Myanmar |
14-01-93 |
08-07-15 |
07-08-15 |
|
Namibia |
13-01-93 |
24-11-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
Nauru |
13-01-93 |
12-11-01 |
12-12-01 |
|
Nepal |
19-01-93 |
18-11-97 |
18-12-97 |
|
Netherlands |
14-01-93 |
30-06-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
New Zealand |
14-01-93 |
15-07-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
Nicaragua |
09-03-93 |
05-11-99 |
05-12-99 |
|
Niger |
14-01-93 |
09-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
Nigeria |
13-01-93 |
20-05-99 |
19-06-99 |
|
Niue |
|
21-04-05[a] |
21-05-05 |
|
Norway |
13-01-93 |
07-04-94 |
29-04-97 |
|
Oman |
02-02-93 |
08-02-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
Pakistan |
13-01-93 |
28-10-97 |
27-11-97 |
|
Palau |
|
03-02-03[a] |
05-03-03 |
|
Panama |
16-06-93 |
07-10-98 |
06-11-98 |
|
Papua New Guinea |
14-01-93 |
17-04-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
Paraguay |
14-01-93 |
01-12-94 |
29-04-97 |
|
Peru |
14-01-93 |
20-07-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
Philippines |
13-01-93 |
11-12-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
Poland |
13-01-93 |
23-08-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
Portugal |
13-01-93 |
10-09-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
Qatar |
01-02-93 |
03-09-97 |
03-10-97 |
|
Republic of Korea |
14-01-93 |
28-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
Republic of Moldova |
13-01-93 |
08-07-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
Romania |
13-01-93 |
15-02-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
Russian Federation |
13-01-93 |
05-11-97 |
05-12-97 |
|
Rwanda |
17-05-93 |
31-03-04 |
30-04-04 |
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
16-03-94 |
21-05-04 |
20-06-04 |
|
Saint Lucia |
29-03-93 |
09-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
20-09-93 |
18-09-02 |
18-10-02 |
|
Samoa |
14-01-93 |
27-09-02 |
27-10-02 |
|
San Marino |
13-01-93 |
10-12-99 |
09-01-00 |
|
Sao Tome and Principe |
|
09-09-03[A] |
09-10-03 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
20-01-93 |
09-08-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
Senegal |
13-01-93 |
20-07-98 |
19-08-98 |
|
Serbia |
|
20-04-00[a] |
20-05-00 |
|
Seychelles |
15-01-93 |
07-04-93 |
29-04-97 |
|
Sierra Leone |
15-01-93 |
30-09-04 |
30-10-04 |
|
Singapore |
14-01-93 |
21-05-97 |
20-06-97 |
|
Slovakia |
14-01-93 |
27-10-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
Slovenia |
14-01-93 |
11-06-97 |
11-07-97 |
|
Solomon Islands |
|
23-09-04[a] |
23-10-04 |
|
Somalia |
|
29-05-13[a] |
28-06-13 |
|
South Africa |
14-01-93 |
13-09-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
Spain |
13-01-93 |
03-08-94 |
29-04-97 |
|
Sri Lanka |
14-01-93 |
19-08-94 |
29-04-97 |
|
State of Palestine |
|
17-05-18[a] |
16-06-18 |
|
Sudan |
|
24-05-99[a] |
23-06-99 |
|
Suriname |
28-04-97 |
28-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
Swaziland |
23-09-93 |
20-11-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
Sweden |
13-01-93 |
17-06-93 |
29-04-97 |
|
Switzerland |
14-01-93 |
10-03-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
Syrian Arab Republic |
|
14-09-13[a] |
14-10-13 |
|
Tajikistan |
14-01-93 |
11-01-95 |
29-04-97 |
|
Thailand |
14-01-93 |
10-12-02 |
09-01-03 |
|
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
|
20-06-97[a] |
20-07-97 |
|
Timor-Leste |
|
07-05-03[a] |
06-06-03 |
|
Togo |
13-01-93 |
23-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
Tonga |
|
29-05-03[a] |
28-06-03 |
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
|
24-06-97[a] |
24-07-97 |
|
Tunisia |
13-01-93 |
15-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
Turkey |
14-01-93 |
12-05-97 |
11-06-97 |
|
Turkmenistan |
12-10-93 |
29-09-94 |
29-04-97 |
|
Tuvalu |
|
19-01-04[a] |
18-02-04 |
|
Uganda |
14-01-93 |
30-11-01 |
30-12-01 |
|
Ukraine |
13-01-93 |
16-10-98 |
15-11-98 |
|
United Arab Emirates |
02-02-93 |
28-11-00 |
28-12-00 |
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
13-01-93 |
13-05-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
United Republic of Tanzania |
25-02-94 |
25-06-98 |
25-07-98 |
|
United States of America |
13-01-93 |
25-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
|
Uruguay |
15-01-93 |
06-10-94 |
29-04-97 |
|
Uzbekistan |
24-11-95 |
23-07-96 |
29-04-97 |
|
Vanuatu |
|
16-09-05[a] |
16-10-05 |
|
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
14-01-93 |
03-12-97 |
02-01-98 |
|
Viet Nam |
13-01-93 |
30-09-98 |
30-10-98 |
|
Yemen |
08-02-93 |
02-10-00 |
01-11-00 |
|
Zambia |
13-01-93 |
09-02-01 |
11-03-01 |
|
Zimbabwe |
13-01-93 |
25-04-97 |
29-04-97 |
Signatory States that had not ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention as at 16 June 2018
|
State |
Date of Signature |
|
Israel |
13-01-93 |