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List of parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

List of parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

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The list of parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons encompasses the states who have signed and ratified or acceded to the international agreement prohibiting or restricting the use of certain conventional weapons which may be deemed to be excessively injurious or have indiscriminate effects.

Participation in the Partial Test Ban Treaty

On April 10, 1981, the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCWC) was opened for signature. Mexico became the first state to deposit the treaty on February 11, 1982. The treaty came into force on December 2, 1983. Since April 10, 1982, states that did not sign the treaty can now only accede to it. The instrument of ratification, accession, or succession is deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations

As of September 2023, 127 states have ratified or acceded to the treaty, the most recent being Singapore on September 21, 2023.[1] Four states have signed but not ratified the treaty.

Ratified or acceded states

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Signatory states

The following four states have signed but not ratified the Convention.

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Non-signatory states

See also


References

  1. "UNODA Treaties".
  2. Protocol I on Non-Detectable Fragments.
  3. Protocol II on Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices. An italic X indicates that the state has agreed to the original 1980 Protocol II but has not accepted the 1996 amended Protocol II.
  4. Protocol III on Incendiary Weapons.

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