DISARMAMENT · XXVI-3

United Kingdom and the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction

United Kingdom became bound on 1996-05-13, by ratification, the 51st state to do so.

Treaty

Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction

State

United Kingdom

Signed

1993-01-13

Became bound

1996-05-13 — by ratification

Between the two

1,216 days (3.3 years)

Treaty in force since

29 April 1997, in accordance with article XXI(1).

Depositary record

United Nations Treaty Collection

Where this sits

• 51 in order of becoming party
• 193 states bound in total
• Gene treaty adopted

Order is by the date the depositary records, and states that became bound on the same day share a position — eleven states became party to the Charter on 24 October 1945 and none of them was eleventh.

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