List of parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

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 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons as of December 2017
  Signed and ratified
  Acceded or succeeded
  Accepted
  Only signed

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 the end of December 2017, 125 states have ratified or acceded to the treaty, the most recent being Afghanistan on August 9, 2017.[1] Four states have signed but not ratified the treaty.

Ratified or acceded states
State Signed Deposited Method PI[2] PII[3] PIII[4] PIV[5] PV[6]
 Afghanistan April 10, 1981 August 9, 2017 Ratification X X X X X
 Albania August 28, 2002 Accession X X X X X
 Algeria May 6, 2015 Accession X X X
 Antigua and Barbuda August 23, 2010 Accession X X X
 Argentina December 2, 1981 October 2, 1995 Ratification X X X X X
 Australia April 8, 1982 September 29, 1983 Ratification X X X X X
 Austria April 10, 1981 March 14, 1983 Ratification X X X X X
 Bahrain March 11, 2016 Accession X X X
 Bangladesh September 6, 2000 Accession X X X X X
 Belarus April 10, 1981 June 23, 1982 Ratification as  Byelorussian SSR X X X X X
 Belgium April 10, 1981 February 7, 1995 Ratification X X X X X
 Benin March 27, 1989 Accession X X
 Bolivia September 21, 2001 Accession X X X X
 Bosnia and Herzegovina September 1, 1993 Succession from  FR Yugoslavia X X X X X
 Brazil October 3, 1995 Accession X X X X X
 Bulgaria April 10, 1981 October 15, 1982 Ratification X X X X X
 Burkina Faso November 26, 2003 Accession X X X X X
 Burundi July 13, 2012 Accession X X
 Cambodia March 25, 1997 Accession X X X X
 Cameroon December 7, 2006 Accession X X X
 Canada April 10, 1981 June 24, 1994 Ratification X X X X X
 Cape Verde September 16, 1997 Accession X X X X
 Chile October 15, 2003 Acceptance X X X X X
 China September 14, 1981 April 7, 1982 Ratification X X X X X
 Colombia March 6, 2000 Accession X X X X
 Costa Rica December 17, 1998 Accession X X X X X
 Croatia December 2, 1993 Succession from  FR Yugoslavia X X X X X
 Cuba April 10, 1981 March 2, 1987 Ratification X X X X X
 Cyprus December 12, 1988 Accession X X X X X
 Czech Republic February 22, 1993 Succession from  Czechoslovakia
Signed April 10, 1981
Ratified August 31, 1982		 X X X X X
 Denmark April 10, 1981 July 7, 1982 Ratification (extends to the Faroe Islands and Greenland) X X X X X
 Djibouti July 29, 1996 Accession X X X
 Dominican Republic June 21, 2010 Accession X X X X X
 Ecuador September 9, 1981 May 4, 1982 Ratification X X X X X
 El Salvador January 26, 2000 Accession X X X X X
 Estonia April 20, 2000 Accession X X X X X
 Finland April 10, 1981 April 8, 1982 Ratification X X X X X
 France April 10, 1981 March 4, 1988 Ratification X X X X X
 Gabon October 1, 2007 Accession X X X X X
 Georgia April 29, 1996 Accession X X X X X
 Germany April 10, 1981 November 25, 1992 Ratification
Also  East Germany
Signed April 10, 1981
Ratified July 20, 1982		 X X X X X
 Greece April 10, 1981 January 28, 1992 Ratification X X X X X
 Grenada December 10, 2014 Accession X X X X
 Guatemala July 21, 1983 Accession X X X X X
 Guinea-Bissau August 6, 2008 Accession X X X X X
  Holy See July 22, 1997 Accession X X X X X
 Honduras October 30, 2003 Accession X X X X X
 Hungary April 10, 1981 June 14, 1982 Ratification X X X X X
 Iceland April 10, 1981 August 22, 2008 Ratification X X X X X
 India May 15, 1981 March 1, 1984 Ratification X X X X X
 Iraq September 24, 2014 Accession X X X
 Ireland April 10, 1981 March 13, 1995 Ratification X X X X X
 Israel March 22, 1995 Accession X X X
 Italy April 10, 1981 January 20, 1995 Ratification X X X X X
 Ivory Coast May 25, 2016 Accession X X
 Jamaica September 25, 2008 Accession X X X X X
 Japan September 22, 1981 June 9, 1982 Acceptance X X X X
 Jordan October 19, 1995 Accession X X X
 Kazakhstan July 8, 2009 Accession X X X
 Kuwait May 24, 2013 Accession X X X X X
 Laos January 3, 1983 Accession X X X X
 Latvia January 4, 1993 Accession X X X X X
 Lebanon April 5, 2017 Accession X X X
 Lesotho September 6, 2000 Accession X X X X X
 Liberia September 16, 2005 Accession X X X X X
 Liechtenstein February 11, 1982 August 16, 1989 Ratification X X X X X
 Lithuania June 3, 1998 Accession X X X X X
 Luxembourg April 10, 1981 May 21, 1996 Ratification X X X X X
 Madagascar March 14, 2008 Accession X X X X X
 Maldives September 7, 2000 Accession X X X X
 Mali October 24, 2001 Accession X X X X X
 Malta June 26, 1995 Accession X X X X X
 Mauritius May 6, 1996 Accession X X X X
 Mexico April 10, 1981 February 11, 1982 Ratification X X X X
 Moldova September 8, 2000 Accession X X X
 Monaco August 12, 1997 Accession X X
 Mongolia April 10, 1981 June 8, 1982 Ratification X X X X
 Montenegro October 23, 2006 Succession from  Serbia and Montenegro X X X X X
 Morocco April 10, 1981 March 19, 2002 Ratification X X
 Nauru November 12, 2001 Accession X X X X
 Netherlands April 10, 1981 June 18, 1987 Acceptance (initially for the Kingdom in Europe; in 2014 extended to the Caribbean Netherlands) X X X X X
 New Zealand April 10, 1981 October 18, 1993 Ratification X X X X X
 Nicaragua May 20, 1981 December 5, 2000 Ratification X X X X X
 Niger November 10, 1992 Accession X X X X X
 Norway April 10, 1981 June 7, 1983 Ratification X X X X X
 Palestine January 5, 2015 Accession X X
 Pakistan January 26, 1982 April 1, 1985 Ratification X X X X X
 Panama March 26, 1997 Accession X X X X X
 Paraguay September 22, 2004 Accession X X X X X
 Peru July 3, 1997 Accession X X X X X
 Philippines May 15, 1981 July 15, 1996 Ratification X X X X
 Poland April 10, 1981 June 2, 1983 Ratification X X X X X
 Portugal April 10, 1981 April 4, 1997 Ratification X X X X X
 Qatar November 16, 2009 Accession X X X X
 Macedonia December 30, 1996 Succession from  FR Yugoslavia X X X X X
 Romania April 8, 1982 July 26, 1995 Ratification X X X X X
 Russia April 10, 1981 June 10, 1982 Ratification as  Soviet Union X X X X X
 Saudi Arabia December 7, 2007 Accession X X X X
 Senegal November 29, 1999 Accession X X X
 Serbia March 12, 2001 Succession from  FR Yugoslavia X X X X
 Seychelles June 8, 2000 Accession X X X X
 Sierra Leone May 1, 1981 September 30, 2004 Ratification X X X X X
 Slovakia May 28, 1993 Succession from  Czechoslovakia
Signed April 10, 1981
Ratified August 31, 1982		 X X X X X
 Slovenia July 6, 1992 Succession from  FR Yugoslavia X X X X X
 South Africa September 13, 1995 Accession X X X X X
 South Korea May 9, 2001 Accession X X X
 Spain April 10, 1981 December 29, 1993 Ratification X X X X X
 Sri Lanka September 24, 2004 Accession X X X X
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines December 6, 2010 Accession X X X X X
 Sweden April 10, 1981 July 7, 1982 Ratification X X X X X
  Switzerland June 18, 1981 August 20, 1982 Ratification X X X X X
 Tajikistan October 12, 1999 Accession X X X X X
 Togo September 15, 1981 December 4, 1995 Acceptance X X X
 Tunisia May 15, 1987 Accession X X X X X
 Turkey March 26, 1982 March 2, 2005 Ratification X X X
 Turkmenistan March 19, 2004 Accession X X X
 Uganda November 14, 1995 Accession X X X
 Ukraine April 10, 1981 June 23, 1982 Ratification as  Ukrainian SSR X X X X X
 United Arab Emirates February 26, 2009 Accession X X X
 United Kingdom April 10, 1981 February 13, 1995 Ratification X X X X
 United States April 8, 1982 March 24, 1995 Ratification X X X X X
 Uruguay October 6, 1994 Accession X X X X X
 Uzbekistan September 29, 1997 Accession X X X X
 Venezuela April 19, 2005 Accession X X X
 Zambia September 25, 2013 Accession X X X X

States that have signed but not ratified the treaty
State Signed
 Egypt April 10, 1981
 Nigeria January 26, 1982
 Sudan April 10, 1981
 Vietnam April 10, 1981

See also

References
  • "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)". United Nations Treaty Collection. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
  1. http://disarmament.un.org/treaties/t/ccwc
  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.
  5. Protocol IV on Blinding Laser Weapons.
  6. Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War.
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