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Treaties (76 records)

Title	Host Institution	Date of Adoption (Treaty)	Entry into Force (Treaty)	Signature (Party)	Instrument (Party)	Entry into Force (Party)	Additional Information
[IM] Paris Agreement	Host Institution: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)	December 12, 2015	November 4, 2016	April 22, 2016	September 21, 2016	November 4, 2016
[IM] International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015	Host Institution: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)	October 9, 2015			March 6, 2019	March 6, 2019
[IM] Council of Europe Convention on the counterfeiting of medical products and similar crimes involving threats to public health	Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)	October 28, 2011		December 17, 2015	June 6, 2016	October 1, 2016
[IM] Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 13, 2006	May 3, 2008	December 22, 2009	February 11, 2013	March 13, 2013
[IM] Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Adoption of an Additional Distinctive Emblem	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	December 8, 2005	January 14, 2007		February 6, 2008	August 6, 2008
[IM] Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	October 20, 2005	March 18, 2007		November 17, 2006	March 18, 2007
[IM] International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2005	Host Institution: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)	April 29, 2005	May 25, 2007		February 13, 2009	February 13, 2009
[IM] Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	October 17, 2003	April 20, 2006		April 4, 2006	July 4, 2006
[IM] Kiev Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters	Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)	May 21, 2003	October 8, 2009		June 16, 2009	October 8, 2009
[IM] WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control	Host Institution: World Health Organization (WHO)	May 21, 2003	February 27, 2005	June 29, 2004	April 26, 2006	July 25, 2006
[IM] Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems	Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)	January 28, 2003	March 1, 2006	May 26, 2003	November 26, 2004	March 1, 2006
[IM] Convention on Cybercrime	Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)	November 23, 2001	July 1, 2004	November 23, 2001	June 20, 2002	July 1, 2004	Details
[IM] International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture	Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)	November 3, 2001	June 29, 2004		May 12, 2010	August 10, 2010
[IM] Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	November 2, 2001	January 2, 2009		March 19, 2009	June 19, 2009
[IM] Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)	May 22, 2001	May 17, 2004	December 5, 2001	October 4, 2004	January 2, 2005
[IR] London Agreement - Agreement dated 17 October 2000 on the application of Article 65 EPC	Host Institution: European Patent Organisation (EPO)	October 17, 2000	May 1, 2008		May 31, 2013	September 1, 2013
[WIPO] Patent Law Treaty	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 1, 2000	April 28, 2005		February 17, 2010	May 17, 2010
[IM] London Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes	Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)	June 17, 1999	August 4, 2005	June 17, 1999	March 8, 2002	August 4, 2005
[IM] Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters	Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)	June 25, 1998	October 30, 2001	June 25, 1998	June 27, 2001	October 30, 2001
[IM] Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	Secretariat: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)	December 11, 1997	February 16, 2005		April 1, 2005	June 30, 2005
[WIPO] WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	December 20, 1996	May 20, 2002		May 17, 2001	May 20, 2002
[WIPO] WIPO Copyright Treaty	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	December 20, 1996	March 6, 2002		May 6, 2005	August 6, 2005
[IM] United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	June 17, 1994	December 26, 1996		April 27, 2000	July 26, 2000
[IM] Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO)	Host Institution: World Trade Organization (WTO)	April 15, 1994	January 1, 1995			September 8, 2000
[IM] Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement)	Host Institution: World Trade Organization (WTO)	April 15, 1994	January 1, 1995			September 8, 2000
[RE] Central European Free Trade Agreement	Host Institution: Central European Free Trade Agreement Secretariat (CEFTA)	December 21, 1992	March 1, 1993	December 19, 2006	June 27, 2007	July 26, 2007
[IR] European Convention on Cinematographic Co-Production	Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)	October 2, 1992	April 1, 1994	September 9, 2009	September 9, 2009	October 1, 2010	Details
[IM] United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change	Secretariat: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)	May 9, 1992	March 21, 1994		October 3, 1994	January 1, 1995
[IM] Helsinki Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes	Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)	March 17, 1992	October 6, 1996	March 18, 1992	January 5, 1994	October 6, 1996
[WIPO] Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 27, 1989	December 1, 1995		April 30, 2003	July 30, 2003
[IM] European Convention on Transfrontier Television	Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)	May 5, 1989	May 1, 1993	July 2, 1999	April 27, 2005	August 1, 2005	Details
[IM] Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	March 22, 1985	September 22, 1988		October 8, 1999	January 6, 2000
[IM] United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 10, 1982	November 16, 1994		June 23, 2003	July 23, 2003
[IM] International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods	Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)	October 21, 1982	October 15, 1985		December 28, 2004	March 28, 2005
[IM] United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods	Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)	April 11, 1980	January 1, 1988		May 13, 2009	June 1, 2010
[IM] Protocol (I) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	June 8, 1977	December 7, 1978		July 16, 1993	January 16, 1994
[IM] Protocol (II) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	June 8, 1977	December 7, 1978		July 16, 1993	January 16, 1994
[WIPO] Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	April 28, 1977	August 19, 1980		June 19, 2003	September 19, 2003
[IR] European Patent Convention	Host Institution: European Patent Organisation (EPO)	October 5, 1973	October 7, 1977		February 11, 2010	May 1, 2010
[WIPO] Vienna Agreement Establishing an International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 12, 1973	August 9, 1985		October 16, 2018	January 16, 2019
[IM] Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	November 16, 1972	December 17, 1975		July 10, 1989	October 10, 1989
[WIPO] Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	October 29, 1971	April 18, 1973		March 26, 2001	June 26, 2001
[IM] Protocol 1 annexed for Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971 concerning the application of that Convention to works of Stateless persons and refugees	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	July 24, 1971	July 10, 1974		November 4, 2003	November 4, 2003
[IM] Protocol 2 annexed for Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971 concerning the application of that Convention to works of certain international organizations	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	July 24, 1971	July 10, 1974		November 4, 2003	November 4, 2003
[IM] Universal Copyright Convention as revised on 24 July 1971, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	July 24, 1971	July 10, 1974		November 4, 2003	February 4, 2004
[WIPO] Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	March 24, 1971	October 7, 1975		July 24, 2006	July 24, 2007
[IM] Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	November 14, 1970	April 24, 1972		June 13, 2002	September 13, 2002
[WIPO] Patent Cooperation Treaty	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 19, 1970	January 24, 1978		July 4, 1995	October 4, 1995
[WIPO] Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	October 8, 1968	April 27, 1971		October 16, 2018	January 16, 2019
[WIPO] Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	July 14, 1967	April 26, 1970		March 31, 1992	June 30, 1992
[IM] International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	Host Institution: United Nations (UN)	December 16, 1966	January 3, 1976		October 4, 1991	January 4, 1992
[IM] International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)	Host Institution: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)	December 2, 1961	August 10, 1968		September 15, 2005	October 15, 2005	Details
[WIPO] Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	October 26, 1961	May 18, 1964		June 1, 2000	September 1, 2000
[WIPO] Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	October 31, 1958	September 25, 1966		February 8, 2019	May 8, 2019	Details
[IM] Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards	Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)	June 10, 1958	June 7, 1959		June 27, 2001	September 25, 2001
[WIPO] Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	June 15, 1957	April 8, 1961		June 19, 2003	September 19, 2003	Details
[IM] Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons	Secretariat: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)	September 28, 1954	June 6, 1960		June 23, 2003	September 22, 2003
[IM] Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	May 14, 1954	August 7, 1956		December 20, 1960	March 20, 1961
[IM] Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	May 14, 1954	August 7, 1956		December 20, 1960	March 20, 1961
[IM] Protocol 1 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention to works of stateless persons and refugees	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	September 6, 1952	September 16, 1955		November 4, 2003	November 4, 2003	Details
[IM] Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI	Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)	September 6, 1952	September 16, 1955		November 4, 2003	February 4, 2004	Details
[IM] International Plant Protection Convention	Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)	December 6, 1951	October 2, 2005		July 29, 1999	October 2, 2005
[IM] Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	August 12, 1949	October 21, 1950	December 12, 1949	May 27, 1957	November 27, 1957	Details
[IM] Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	August 12, 1949	October 21, 1950	December 12, 1949	May 27, 1957	November 27, 1957	Details
[IM] Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	August 12, 1949	October 21, 1950	December 12, 1949	May 27, 1957	November 27, 1957	Details
[IM] Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War	Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)	August 12, 1949	October 21, 1950	December 12, 1949	May 27, 1957	November 27, 1957	Details
[IM] Convention on International Civil Aviation	Host Institution: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)	December 7, 1944	April 4, 1947		March 28, 1991	April 27, 1991
[WIPO] Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	November 6, 1925	June 1, 1928		February 19, 2007	March 19, 2007	Details
[IM] Convention and Statute on Freedom of Transit	Host Institution: League of Nations (LON)	April 20, 1921	October 31, 1922	April 20, 1921	October 8, 1921	October 31, 1922
[WIPO] Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	April 14, 1891	July 15, 1892		July 4, 1995	October 4, 1995	Details
[WIPO] Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	September 9, 1886	December 4, 1887		December 2, 1993	March 6, 1994	Details
[WIPO] Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property	Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	March 20, 1883	July 7, 1884		July 4, 1995	October 4, 1995	Details
[IM] Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat	October 29, 2010	October 12, 2014		January 29, 2013	October 12, 2014
[IM] Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat	October 15, 2010	March 5, 2018		January 29, 2013	March 5, 2018
[IM] Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat	January 29, 2000	September 11, 2003		February 8, 2005	May 9, 2005
[IM] Convention on Biological Diversity	Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat	June 5, 1992	December 29, 1993		January 5, 1994	April 5, 1994

Title

Host Institution

Date of Adoption (Treaty)

Entry into Force (Treaty)

Signature (Party)

Instrument (Party)

Entry into Force (Party)

Additional Information

[IM] Paris Agreement

Host Institution: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)

December 12, 2015

November 4, 2016

April 22, 2016

September 21, 2016

November 4, 2016

[IM] International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015

Host Institution: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

October 9, 2015

March 6, 2019

[IM] Council of Europe Convention on the counterfeiting of medical products and similar crimes involving threats to public health

Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)

October 28, 2011

December 17, 2015

June 6, 2016

October 1, 2016

[IM] Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Host Institution: United Nations (UN)

December 13, 2006

May 3, 2008

December 22, 2009

February 11, 2013

March 13, 2013

[IM] Protocol (III) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Adoption of an Additional Distinctive Emblem

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

December 8, 2005

January 14, 2007

February 6, 2008

August 6, 2008

[IM] Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions 2005

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

October 20, 2005

March 18, 2007

November 17, 2006

March 18, 2007

[IM] International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2005

Host Institution: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

April 29, 2005

May 25, 2007

February 13, 2009

[IM] Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

October 17, 2003

April 20, 2006

April 4, 2006

July 4, 2006

[IM] Kiev Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters

Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

May 21, 2003

October 8, 2009

June 16, 2009

October 8, 2009

[IM] WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Host Institution: World Health Organization (WHO)

May 21, 2003

February 27, 2005

June 29, 2004

April 26, 2006

July 25, 2006

[IM] Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems

Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)

January 28, 2003

March 1, 2006

May 26, 2003

November 26, 2004

March 1, 2006

[IM] Convention on Cybercrime

Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)

November 23, 2001

July 1, 2004

November 23, 2001

June 20, 2002

July 1, 2004

Details

[IM] International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

November 3, 2001

June 29, 2004

May 12, 2010

August 10, 2010

[IM] Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

November 2, 2001

January 2, 2009

March 19, 2009

June 19, 2009

[IM] Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

May 22, 2001

May 17, 2004

December 5, 2001

October 4, 2004

January 2, 2005

[IR] London Agreement - Agreement dated 17 October 2000 on the application of Article 65 EPC

Host Institution: European Patent Organisation (EPO)

October 17, 2000

May 1, 2008

May 31, 2013

September 1, 2013

[WIPO] Patent Law Treaty

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

June 1, 2000

April 28, 2005

February 17, 2010

May 17, 2010

[IM] London Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes

Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

June 17, 1999

August 4, 2005

June 17, 1999

March 8, 2002

August 4, 2005

[IM] Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters

Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

June 25, 1998

October 30, 2001

June 25, 1998

June 27, 2001

October 30, 2001

[IM] Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Secretariat: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)

December 11, 1997

February 16, 2005

April 1, 2005

June 30, 2005

[WIPO] WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

December 20, 1996

May 20, 2002

May 17, 2001

May 20, 2002

[WIPO] WIPO Copyright Treaty

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

December 20, 1996

March 6, 2002

May 6, 2005

August 6, 2005

[IM] United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa

Host Institution: United Nations (UN)

June 17, 1994

December 26, 1996

April 27, 2000

July 26, 2000

[IM] Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO)

Host Institution: World Trade Organization (WTO)

April 15, 1994

January 1, 1995

September 8, 2000

[IM] Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement)

Host Institution: World Trade Organization (WTO)

April 15, 1994

January 1, 1995

September 8, 2000

[RE] Central European Free Trade Agreement

Host Institution: Central European Free Trade Agreement Secretariat (CEFTA)

December 21, 1992

March 1, 1993

December 19, 2006

June 27, 2007

July 26, 2007

[IR] European Convention on Cinematographic Co-Production

Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)

October 2, 1992

April 1, 1994

September 9, 2009

October 1, 2010

Details

[IM] United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Secretariat: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)

May 9, 1992

March 21, 1994

October 3, 1994

January 1, 1995

[IM] Helsinki Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes

Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

March 17, 1992

October 6, 1996

March 18, 1992

January 5, 1994

October 6, 1996

[WIPO] Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

June 27, 1989

December 1, 1995

April 30, 2003

July 30, 2003

[IM] European Convention on Transfrontier Television

Host Institution: Council of Europe (CE)

May 5, 1989

May 1, 1993

July 2, 1999

April 27, 2005

August 1, 2005

Details

[IM] Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer

Host Institution: United Nations (UN)

March 22, 1985

September 22, 1988

October 8, 1999

January 6, 2000

[IM] United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Host Institution: United Nations (UN)

December 10, 1982

November 16, 1994

June 23, 2003

July 23, 2003

[IM] International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods

Host Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

October 21, 1982

October 15, 1985

December 28, 2004

March 28, 2005

[IM] United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)

April 11, 1980

January 1, 1988

May 13, 2009

June 1, 2010

[IM] Protocol (I) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

June 8, 1977

December 7, 1978

July 16, 1993

January 16, 1994

[IM] Protocol (II) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

June 8, 1977

December 7, 1978

July 16, 1993

January 16, 1994

[WIPO] Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

April 28, 1977

August 19, 1980

June 19, 2003

September 19, 2003

[IR] European Patent Convention

Host Institution: European Patent Organisation (EPO)

October 5, 1973

October 7, 1977

February 11, 2010

May 1, 2010

[WIPO] Vienna Agreement Establishing an International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

June 12, 1973

August 9, 1985

October 16, 2018

January 16, 2019

[IM] Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

November 16, 1972

December 17, 1975

July 10, 1989

October 10, 1989

[WIPO] Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

October 29, 1971

April 18, 1973

March 26, 2001

June 26, 2001

[IM] Protocol 1 annexed for Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971 concerning the application of that Convention to works of Stateless persons and refugees

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

July 24, 1971

July 10, 1974

November 4, 2003

[IM] Protocol 2 annexed for Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971 concerning the application of that Convention to works of certain international organizations

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

July 24, 1971

July 10, 1974

November 4, 2003

[IM] Universal Copyright Convention as revised on 24 July 1971, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

July 24, 1971

July 10, 1974

November 4, 2003

February 4, 2004

[WIPO] Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

March 24, 1971

October 7, 1975

July 24, 2006

July 24, 2007

[IM] Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

November 14, 1970

April 24, 1972

June 13, 2002

September 13, 2002

[WIPO] Patent Cooperation Treaty

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

June 19, 1970

January 24, 1978

July 4, 1995

October 4, 1995

[WIPO] Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

October 8, 1968

April 27, 1971

October 16, 2018

January 16, 2019

[WIPO] Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

July 14, 1967

April 26, 1970

March 31, 1992

June 30, 1992

[IM] International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Host Institution: United Nations (UN)

December 16, 1966

January 3, 1976

October 4, 1991

January 4, 1992

[IM] International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)

Host Institution: International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)

December 2, 1961

August 10, 1968

September 15, 2005

October 15, 2005

Details

[WIPO] Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

October 26, 1961

May 18, 1964

June 1, 2000

September 1, 2000

[WIPO] Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

October 31, 1958

September 25, 1966

February 8, 2019

May 8, 2019

Details

[IM] Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards

Host Institution: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)

June 10, 1958

June 7, 1959

June 27, 2001

September 25, 2001

[WIPO] Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

June 15, 1957

April 8, 1961

June 19, 2003

September 19, 2003

Details

[IM] Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons

Secretariat: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

September 28, 1954

June 6, 1960

June 23, 2003

September 22, 2003

[IM] Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

May 14, 1954

August 7, 1956

December 20, 1960

March 20, 1961

[IM] Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

May 14, 1954

August 7, 1956

December 20, 1960

March 20, 1961

[IM] Protocol 1 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as signed at Geneva on 6 September 1952 concerning the application of that Convention to works of stateless persons and refugees

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

September 6, 1952

September 16, 1955

November 4, 2003

Details

[IM] Universal Copyright Convention of 6 September 1952, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI

Host Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

September 6, 1952

September 16, 1955

November 4, 2003

February 4, 2004

Details

[IM] International Plant Protection Convention

Host Institution: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

December 6, 1951

October 2, 2005

July 29, 1999

October 2, 2005

[IM] Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

August 12, 1949

October 21, 1950

December 12, 1949

May 27, 1957

November 27, 1957

Details

[IM] Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

August 12, 1949

October 21, 1950

December 12, 1949

May 27, 1957

November 27, 1957

Details

[IM] Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

August 12, 1949

October 21, 1950

December 12, 1949

May 27, 1957

November 27, 1957

Details

[IM] Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War

Host Institution: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

August 12, 1949

October 21, 1950

December 12, 1949

May 27, 1957

November 27, 1957

Details

[IM] Convention on International Civil Aviation

Host Institution: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

December 7, 1944

April 4, 1947

March 28, 1991

April 27, 1991

[WIPO] Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

November 6, 1925

June 1, 1928

February 19, 2007

March 19, 2007

Details

[IM] Convention and Statute on Freedom of Transit

Host Institution: League of Nations (LON)

April 20, 1921

October 31, 1922

April 20, 1921

October 8, 1921

October 31, 1922

[WIPO] Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

April 14, 1891

July 15, 1892

July 4, 1995

October 4, 1995

Details

[WIPO] Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

September 9, 1886

December 4, 1887

December 2, 1993

March 6, 1994

Details

[WIPO] Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property

Host Institution: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

March 20, 1883

July 7, 1884

July 4, 1995

October 4, 1995

Details

[IM] Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat

October 29, 2010

October 12, 2014

January 29, 2013

October 12, 2014

[IM] Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat

October 15, 2010

March 5, 2018

January 29, 2013

March 5, 2018

[IM] Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat

January 29, 2000

September 11, 2003

February 8, 2005

May 9, 2005

[IM] Convention on Biological Diversity

Host Institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Secretariat: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat

June 5, 1992

December 29, 1993

January 5, 1994

April 5, 1994

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