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IP-related Multilateral Treaties > Contracting Parties/Signatories > United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Total Members: 97)
Contracting Parties/Signatories Signature Instrument In Force Details
Albania Accession : May 13, 2009 June 1, 2010
Argentina Accession : July 19, 1983 January 1, 1988 Details
Armenia Accession : December 2, 2008 January 1, 2010 Details
Australia Accession : March 17, 1988 April 1, 1989 Details
Austria April 11, 1980 Ratification : December 29, 1987 January 1, 1989
Azerbaijan Accession : May 3, 2016 June 1, 2017 Details
Bahrain Accession : September 25, 2013 October 1, 2014
Belarus Accession : October 9, 1989 November 1, 1990 Details
Belgium Accession : October 31, 1996 November 1, 1997
Benin Accession : July 29, 2011 August 1, 2012
Bosnia and Herzegovina Accession : January 12, 1994 March 6, 1992
Brazil Accession : March 4, 2013 April 1, 2014
Bulgaria Accession : July 9, 1990 August 1, 1991
Burundi Accession : September 4, 1998 October 1, 1999
Cameroon Accession : October 11, 2017 November 1, 2018
Canada Accession : April 23, 1991 May 1, 1992 Details
Chile April 11, 1980 Ratification : February 7, 1990 March 1, 1991 Details
China September 30, 1981 Ratification : December 11, 1986 January 1, 1988 Details
Colombia Accession : July 10, 2001 August 1, 2002
Congo Accession : June 11, 2014 July 1, 2015
Costa Rica Accession : July 12, 2017 August 1, 2018
Croatia Declaration/Notification of Succession : June 8, 1998 October 8, 1991 Details
Cuba Accession : November 2, 1994 December 1, 1995
Cyprus Accession : March 7, 2005 April 1, 2006
Czech Republic Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 30, 1993 January 1, 1993 Details
Democratic People's Republic of Korea Accession : March 27, 2019 April 1, 2020 Details
Denmark May 26, 1981 Ratification : February 14, 1989 March 1, 1990 Details
Dominican Republic Accession : June 7, 2010 July 1, 2011
Ecuador Accession : January 27, 1992 February 1, 1993
Egypt Accession : December 6, 1982 January 1, 1988
El Salvador Accession : November 27, 2006 December 1, 2007
Estonia Accession : September 20, 1993 October 1, 1994 Details
Fiji Accession : June 7, 2017 July 1, 2018
Finland May 26, 1981 Ratification : December 15, 1987 January 1, 1989 Details
France August 27, 1981 Ratification : August 6, 1982 January 1, 1988
Gabon Accession : December 15, 2004 January 1, 2006
Georgia Accession : August 16, 1994 September 1, 1995
Germany May 26, 1981 Ratification : December 21, 1989 January 1, 1991 Details
Ghana April 11, 1980
Greece Accession : January 12, 1998 February 1, 1999
Guatemala Accession : December 11, 2019 January 1, 2021
Guinea Accession : January 23, 1991 February 1, 1992
Guyana Accession : September 25, 2014 October 1, 2015
Honduras Accession : October 10, 2002 November 1, 2003
Hungary April 11, 1980 Ratification : June 16, 1983 January 1, 1988 Details
Iceland Accession : May 10, 2001 June 1, 2002 Details
Iraq Accession : March 5, 1990 April 1, 1991
Israel Accession : January 22, 2002 February 1, 2003
Italy September 30, 1981 Ratification : December 11, 1986 January 1, 1988
Japan Accession : July 1, 2008 August 1, 2009
Kyrgyzstan Accession : May 11, 1999 June 1, 2000
Lao People's Democratic Republic Accession : September 24, 2019 October 1, 2020 Details
Latvia Accession : July 31, 1997 August 1, 1998 Details
Lebanon Accession : November 21, 2008 December 1, 2009
Lesotho June 18, 1981 Ratification : June 18, 1981 January 1, 1988
Liberia Accession : September 16, 2005 October 1, 2006
Liechtenstein Accession : April 30, 2019 May 1, 2019
Lithuania Accession : January 18, 1995 February 1, 1996 Details
Luxembourg Accession : January 30, 1997 February 1, 1998
Madagascar Accession : September 24, 2014 October 1, 2015
Mauritania Accession : August 20, 1999 September 1, 2000
Mexico Accession : December 29, 1987 January 1, 1989
Mongolia Accession : December 31, 1997 January 1, 1999
Montenegro Declaration/Notification of Succession : October 23, 2006 June 3, 2006 Details
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) May 29, 1981 Ratification : December 13, 1990 January 1, 1992 Details
New Zealand Accession : September 22, 1994 October 1, 1995 Details
North Macedonia Declaration/Notification of Succession : November 22, 2006 November 17, 1991 Details
Norway May 26, 1981 Ratification : July 20, 1988 August 1, 1989 Details
Palestine Accession : December 29, 2017 January 1, 2019
Paraguay Accession : January 13, 2006 February 1, 2007 Details
Peru Accession : March 25, 1999 April 1, 2000
Poland September 28, 1981 Ratification : May 19, 1995 June 1, 1996
Portugal Accession : September 23, 2020 October 1, 2021
Republic of Korea Accession : February 17, 2004 March 1, 2005
Republic of Moldova Accession : October 13, 1994 November 1, 1995
Romania Accession : May 22, 1991 June 1, 1992
Russian Federation Accession : August 16, 1990 September 1, 1991 Details
Rwanda Accession : September 22, 2023 October 1, 2024
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Accession : September 12, 2000 October 1, 2001 Details
San Marino Accession : February 22, 2012 March 1, 2013
Saudi Arabia Accession : August 3, 2023 September 1, 2024 Details
Serbia April 11, 1980 Declaration/Notification of Succession : March 12, 2001 April 27, 1992 Details
Singapore April 11, 1980 Ratification : February 16, 1995 March 1, 1996 Details
Slovakia Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 28, 1993 January 1, 1993 Details
Slovenia Declaration/Notification of Succession : January 7, 1994 June 25, 1991 Details
Spain Accession : July 24, 1990 August 1, 1991
Sweden May 26, 1981 Ratification : December 15, 1987 January 1, 1989 Details
Switzerland Accession : February 21, 1990 March 1, 1991
Syrian Arab Republic Accession : October 19, 1982 January 1, 1988
Turkmenistan Accession : May 4, 2022 June 1, 2023
Türkiye Accession : July 7, 2010 August 1, 2011
Uganda Accession : February 12, 1992 March 1, 1993
Ukraine Accession : January 3, 1990 February 1, 1991 Details
United States of America August 31, 1981 Ratification : December 11, 1986 January 1, 1988 Details
Uruguay Accession : January 25, 1999 February 1, 2000
Uzbekistan Accession : November 27, 1996 December 1, 1997
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) September 28, 1981
Viet Nam Accession : December 18, 2015 January 1, 2017 Details
Zambia Accession : June 6, 1986 January 1, 1988