DISARMAMENT
Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects (with Protocols I, II and III)
- Reference
- XXVI-2
- Adopted
- Geneva, 10 October 1980
- Entry into force
- 2 December 1983 in accordance with article 5 (1) and (3).
- Registration
- 2 December 1983, No. 22495
- Signatories
- 50
- Parties
- 128
- Depositary record
- United Nations Treaty Collection
- 50 signed
- 128 ratified or acceded
- 132 participants listed
Who signed, and when
| Country | Signature | Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 10 Apr 1981 | 9 Aug 2017 |
| Albania | - | 28 Aug 2002 a |
| Algeria | - | 6 May 2015 a |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 23 Aug 2010 a |
| Argentina | 2 Dec 1981 | 2 Oct 1995 |
| Australia | 8 Apr 1982 | 29 Sep 1983 |
| Austria | 10 Apr 1981 | 14 Mar 1983 |
| Bahrain | - | 11 Mar 2016 a |
| Bangladesh | - | 6 Sep 2000 a |
| Belarus | 10 Apr 1981 | 23 Jun 1982 |
| Belgium | 10 Apr 1981 | 7 Feb 1995 |
| Benin | - | 27 Mar 1989 a |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | - | 21 Sep 2001 a |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 Sep 1993 d |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 | - | 1 Sep 1993 d |
| Brazil | - | 3 Oct 1995 a |
| Bulgaria | 10 Apr 1981 | 15 Oct 1982 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 26 Nov 2003 a |
| Burundi | - | 13 Jul 2012 a |
| Cabo Verde | - | 16 Sep 1997 a |
| Cambodia | - | 25 Mar 1997 a |
| Cameroon | - | 7 Dec 2006 a |
| Canada | 10 Apr 1981 | 24 Jun 1994 |
| Chile | - | 15 Oct 2003 A |
| China | 14 Sep 1981 | 7 Apr 1982 |
| China 2 | 14 Sep 1981 | 7 Apr 1982 |
| Colombia | - | 6 Mar 2000 a |
| Costa Rica | - | 17 Dec 1998 a |
| Croatia | - | 2 Dec 1993 d |
| Croatia 1 | - | 2 Dec 1993 d |
| Cuba | 10 Apr 1981 | 2 Mar 1987 |
| Cyprus | - | 12 Dec 1988 a |
| Czech Republic | - | 22 Feb 1993 d |
| Czech Republic 3 | - | 22 Feb 1993 d |
| Côte d'Ivoire | - | 25 May 2016 A |
| Denmark | 10 Apr 1981 | 7 Jul 1982 |
| Djibouti | - | 29 Jul 1996 a |
| Dominican Republic | - | 21 Jun 2010 a |
| Ecuador | 9 Sep 1981 | 4 May 1982 |
| Egypt | 10 Apr 1981 | - |
| El Salvador | - | 26 Jan 2000 a |
| Estonia | - | 20 Apr 2000 a |
| Finland | 10 Apr 1981 | 8 Apr 1982 |
| France | 10 Apr 1981 | 4 Mar 1988 |
| Gabon | - | 1 Oct 2007 a |
| Georgia | - | 29 Apr 1996 a |
| Germany | 10 Apr 1981 | 25 Nov 1992 |
| Germany 4 | 10 Apr 1981 | 25 Nov 1992 |
| Greece | 10 Apr 1981 | 28 Jan 1992 |
| Grenada | - | 10 Dec 2014 a |
| Guatemala | - | 21 Jul 1983 a |
| Guinea-Bissau | - | 6 Aug 2008 a |
| Holy See | - | 22 Jul 1997 a |
| Honduras | - | 30 Oct 2003 a |
| Hungary | 10 Apr 1981 | 14 Jun 1982 |
| Iceland | 10 Apr 1981 | 22 Aug 2008 |
| India | 15 May 1981 | 1 Mar 1984 |
| Iraq | - | 24 Sep 2014 a |
| Ireland | 10 Apr 1981 | 13 Mar 1995 |
| Israel | - | 22 Mar 1995 a |
| Italy | 10 Apr 1981 | 20 Jan 1995 |
| Jamaica | - | 25 Sep 2008 a |
| Japan | 22 Sep 1981 | 9 Jun 1982 A |
| Jordan | - | 19 Oct 1995 a |
| Kazakhstan | - | 8 Jul 2009 a |
| Kuwait | - | 24 May 2013 a |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | - | 3 Jan 1983 a |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic 5 | - | 3 Jan 1983 a |
| Latvia | - | 4 Jan 1993 a |
| Lebanon | - | 5 Apr 2017 a |
| Lesotho | - | 6 Sep 2000 a |
| Liberia | - | 16 Sep 2005 a |
| Liechtenstein | 11 Feb 1982 | 16 Aug 1989 |
| Lithuania | - | 3 Jun 1998 a |
| Luxembourg | 10 Apr 1981 | 21 May 1996 |
| Madagascar | - | 14 Mar 2008 a |
| Malawi | - | 23 Sep 2022 a |
| Maldives | - | 7 Sep 2000 a |
| Mali | - | 24 Oct 2001 a |
| Malta | - | 26 Jun 1995 a |
| Mauritius | - | 6 May 1996 a |
| Mexico | 10 Apr 1981 | 11 Feb 1982 |
| Monaco | - | 12 Aug 1997 a |
| Mongolia | 10 Apr 1981 | 8 Jun 1982 |
| Montenegro | - | 23 Oct 2006 d |
| Montenegro 6 | - | 23 Oct 2006 d |
| Morocco | 10 Apr 1981 | 19 Mar 2002 |
| Naoero | - | 12 Nov 2001 a |
| Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 10 Apr 1981 | 18 Jun 1987 A |
| Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 7 | 10 Apr 1981 | 18 Jun 1987 A |
| New Zealand | 10 Apr 1981 | 18 Oct 1993 |
| Nicaragua | 20 May 1981 | 5 Dec 2000 |
| Niger | - | 10 Nov 1992 a |
| Nigeria | 26 Jan 1982 | - |
| North Macedonia | - | 30 Dec 1996 d |
| North Macedonia 1 | - | 30 Dec 1996 d |
| Norway | 10 Apr 1981 | 7 Jun 1983 |
| Pakistan | 26 Jan 1982 | 1 Apr 1985 |
| Panama | - | 26 Mar 1997 a |
| Paraguay | - | 22 Sep 2004 a |
| Peru | - | 3 Jul 1997 a |
| Philippines | 15 May 1981 | 15 Jul 1996 |
| Poland | 10 Apr 1981 | 2 Jun 1983 |
| Portugal | 10 Apr 1981 | 4 Apr 1997 |
| Qatar | - | 16 Nov 2009 a |
| Republic of Korea | - | 9 May 2001 a |
| Republic of Moldova | - | 8 Sep 2000 a |
| Romania | 8 Apr 1982 | 26 Jul 1995 |
| Russian Federation | 10 Apr 1981 | 10 Jun 1982 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 7 Dec 2007 a |
| Senegal | - | 29 Nov 1999 a |
| Serbia | - | 12 Mar 2001 d |
| Serbia 1 | - | 12 Mar 2001 d |
| Seychelles | - | 8 Jun 2000 a |
| Sierra Leone | 1 May 1981 | 30 Sep 2004 |
| Singapore | - | 21 Sep 2023 a |
| Slovakia | - | 28 May 1993 d |
| Slovakia 3 | - | 28 May 1993 d |
| Slovenia | - | 6 Jul 1992 d |
| Slovenia 1 | - | 6 Jul 1992 d |
| South Africa | - | 13 Sep 1995 a |
| Spain | 10 Apr 1981 | 29 Dec 1993 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 24 Sep 2004 a |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | - | 6 Dec 2010 a |
| State of Palestine | - | 5 Jan 2015 a |
| Sudan | 10 Apr 1981 | - |
| Sweden | 10 Apr 1981 | 7 Jul 1982 |
| Switzerland | 18 Jun 1981 | 20 Aug 1982 |
| Tajikistan | - | 12 Oct 1999 a |
| Togo | 15 Sep 1981 | 4 Dec 1995 A |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 29 Jul 2024 a |
| Tunisia | - | 15 May 1987 a |
| Turkmenistan | - | 19 Mar 2004 a |
| Türkiye | 26 Mar 1982 | 2 Mar 2005 |
| Uganda | - | 14 Nov 1995 a |
| Ukraine | 10 Apr 1981 | 23 Jun 1982 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 26 Feb 2009 a |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 10 Apr 1981 | 13 Feb 1995 |
| United States of America | 8 Apr 1982 | 24 Mar 1995 |
| Uruguay | - | 6 Oct 1994 a |
| Uzbekistan | - | 29 Sep 1997 a |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | - | 19 Apr 2005 a |
| Viet Nam | 10 Apr 1981 | - |
| Zambia | - | 25 Sep 2013 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.