INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts
- Reference
- X-18
- Adopted
- New York, 23 November 2005
- Entry into force
- 1 March 2013, in accordance with article 23(1).
- Registration
- 1 March 2013, No. 50525
- Signatories
- 18
- Parties
- 21
- Depositary record
- United Nations Treaty Collection
- 18 signed
- 21 ratified or acceded
- 31 participants listed
Who signed, and when
| Country | Signature | Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession |
|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | - | 18 Sep 2018 a |
| Bahrain | - | 4 Jun 2020 a |
| Belize | - | 19 Jan 2023 a |
| Benin | - | 7 Nov 2019 a |
| Cameroon | - | 11 Oct 2017 a |
| Central African Republic | 27 Feb 2006 | - |
| China | 6 Jul 2006 | - |
| Colombia | 27 Sep 2007 | - |
| Congo | - | 28 Jan 2014 a |
| Dominican Republic | - | 2 Aug 2012 a |
| El Salvador | - | 17 Jul 2025 a |
| Fiji | - | 7 Jun 2017 a |
| Honduras | 16 Jan 2008 | 15 Jun 2010 |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 26 Sep 2007 | 8 Oct 2025 |
| Kiribati | - | 21 Apr 2020 a |
| Lebanon | 22 May 2006 | - |
| Madagascar | 19 Sep 2006 | - |
| Mongolia | - | 3 Dec 2020 a |
| Montenegro | 27 Sep 2007 | 23 Sep 2014 |
| Panama | 25 Sep 2007 | - |
| Paraguay | 26 Mar 2007 | 24 Jul 2018 |
| Philippines | 25 Sep 2007 | 7 Jul 2022 |
| Republic of Korea | 15 Jan 2008 | - |
| Russian Federation | 25 Apr 2007 | 6 Jan 2014 A |
| Saudi Arabia | 12 Nov 2007 | - |
| Senegal | 7 Apr 2006 | - |
| Sierra Leone | 21 Sep 2006 | - |
| Singapore | 6 Jul 2006 | 7 Jul 2010 |
| Sri Lanka | 6 Jul 2006 | 7 Jul 2015 |
| Thailand | - | 28 Mar 2025 a |
| Tuvalu | - | 8 Dec 2022 a |
Participants that are UN member states link to their profile. The Holy See, the European Union, the Cook Islands and Niue appear in these tables and are not member states, so they are named without a link rather than attached to the nearest match. The third column carries the depositary’s own annotation. Accession, succession and acceptance are legally distinct from ratification and are shown as the record states them rather than flattened into one word.
Counts verified against the depositary’s own totals for this treaty before publication. The United Nations Treaty Collection is the authority; this page is a readable copy and may lag it.