ENVIRONMENT · XXVII-8

Samoa and the Convention on Biological Diversity

Samoa became bound on 1994-02-09, by ratification, the 40th state to do so.

Treaty

Convention on Biological Diversity

State

Samoa

Signed

1992-06-12

Became bound

1994-02-09 — by ratification

Between the two

607 days (1.7 years)

Treaty in force since

29 December 1993, in accordance with article 36(1).

Depositary record

United Nations Treaty Collection

Where this sits

• 40 in order of becoming party
• 196 states bound in total
• Rio 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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