The Ottawa Treaty
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use Stockpiling Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction Concluded at Oslo on 18 September 1997.
As of December 22, 2004: 152 signatories/accessions | 144 ratifications
See also: The 43 Non-Signatories of the Ottawa Treaty, including the United States of America
Signed, But not yet ratified - 8 countries
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Signatories
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Signed
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Brunei Darussalam |
Dec 4 1997 |
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Cook Islands |
Dec 3 1997 |
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Haiti |
Dec 3 1997 |
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Indonesia |
Dec 4 1997 |
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Marshall Islands |
Dec 4 1997 |
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Poland |
Dec 4 1997 |
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Ukraine |
Feb 24 1999 |
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Vanuatu |
Dec 4 1997 |
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Signed and Ratified (or Acceeded) - 141 countries
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Signatories
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Signed/ Acceeded
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Ratified
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Afghanistan* |
Sept 11 2002 |
Sept 11 2002 |
Albania |
Sept 8 1998 |
Feb 29 2000 |
Algeria |
Dec 3 1997 |
October 9 2001 |
Andorra |
Dec 3 1997 |
June 29 1998 |
Angola |
Dec 4 1997 |
July 5 2002 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
Dec 3 1997 |
May 3 1999 |
Argentina |
Dec 4 1997 |
Sept 14 1999 |
Australia |
Dec 3 1997 |
Jan 14 1999 |
Austria |
Dec 3 1997 |
June 29 1998 |
Bahamas |
Dec 3 1997 |
July 31 1998 |
Bangladesh |
May 7 1998 |
Sept 6 2000 |
Barbados |
Dec 3 1997 |
Jan 26 1999 |
Belarus* |
Sept 3 2003 |
Sept 3 2003 |
Belgium |
Dec 3 1997 |
Sept 4 1998 |
Belize |
Feb 27 1998 |
April 23 1998 |
Benin |
Dec 3 1997 |
Sept 25 1998 |
Bolivia |
Dec 3 1997 |
June 9 1998 |
Bosnia Herzegovina |
Dec 3 1997 |
Sept 8 1998 |
Botswana |
Dec 3 1997 |
March 1 2000 |
Brazil |
Dec 3 1997 |
April 30 1999 |
Bulgaria |
Dec 3 1997 |
Sept 4 1998 |
Burkina Faso |
Dec 3 1997 |
Sept 16 1998 |
Burundi |
Dec 3 1997 |
Oct 22 2003 |
Cambodia |
Dec 3 1997 |
July 28 1999 |
Cameroon |
Dec 3 1997 |
Sept 19 2002 |
Canada |
Dec 3 1997 |
Dec 3 1997 |
Cape Verde |
Dec 4 1997 |
May 14 2001 |
Central African Republic* |
Nov 8 2002 |
Nov 8 2002 |
Chad |
July 6 1998 |
May 6 1999 |
Chile |
Dec 3 1997 |
Sept 10 2001 |
Colombia |
Dec 3 1997 |
Sept 6 2000 |
Comoros* |
Sept 19 2002 |
Sept 19 2002 |
Congo Brazzaville* |
May 4 2001 |
May 4 2001 |
Costa Rica |
Dec 3 1997 |
March 17 1999 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
Dec 3 1997 |
June 30 2000 |
Croatia |
Dec 4 1997 |
May 20 1998 |
Cyprus |
Dec 4 1997 |
Jan 17 2003 |
Czech Republic |
Dec 3 1997 |
Oct 26 1999 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo* |
May 2 2002 |
May 2 2002 |
Denmark |
Dec 4 1997 |
June 8 1998 |
Djibouti |
Dec 3 1997 |
May 18 1998 |
Dominica |
Dec 3 1997 |
March 26 1999 |
Dominican Republic |
Dec 3 1997 |
June 30 2000 |
Ecuador |
Dec 4 1997 |
April 29 1999 |
El Salvador |
Dec 4 1997 |
Jan 27 1999 |
Equatorial Guinea* |
Sept 16 1998 |
Sept 16 1998 |
Eritrea* |
Aug 27 2001 |
Aug 27 2001 |
Estonia* |
May 12 2004 |
May 12 2004 |
Ethiopia |
Dec 3 1997 |
Dec 17 2004 |
Fiji |
Dec 3 1997 |
June 10 1998 |
France |
Dec 3 1997 |
July 23 1998 |
Gabon |
Dec 3 1997 |
Sept 8 2000 |
Gambia |
Dec 4 1997 |
Sept 23 2002 |
Germany |
Dec 3 1997 |
July 23 1998 |
Ghana |
Dec 4 1997 |
June 30 2000 |
Greece |
Dec 3 1997 |
Sept 25 2003 |
Grenada |
Dec 3 1997 |
Aug 19 1998 |
Guatemala |
Dec 3 1997 |
March 26 1999 |
Guinea |
Dec 4 1997 |
Oct 8 1998 |
Guinea-Bissau |
Dec 3 1997 |
May 22 2001 |
Guyana |
Dec 4 1997 |
August 6 2003 |
Holy See |
Dec 4 1997 |
Feb 17 1998 |
Honduras |
Dec 3 1997 |
Sept 24 1998 |
Hungary |
Dec 3 1997 |
April 6 1998 |
Iceland |
Dec 4 1997 |
May 5 1999 |
Ireland |
Dec 3 1997 |
Dec 3 1997 |
Italy |
Dec 3 1997 |
April 23 1999 |
Jamaica |
Dec 3 1997 |
July 17 1998 |
Japan |
Dec 3 1997 |
Sept 30 1998 |
Jordan |
Aug 11 1998 |
Nov 13 1998 |
Kenya |
Dec 5 1997 |
Jan 23 2001 |
Kiribati* |
Sept 7 2000 |
Sept 7 2000 |
Lesotho |
Dec 4 1997 |
Dec 2 1998 |
Liberia |
Dec 23 1999 |
Dec 23 1999 |
Liechtenstein |
Dec 3 1997 |
Oct 5 1999 |
Lithuania |
Feb 26 1999 |
May 12 2003 |
Luxembourg |
Dec 4 1997 |
June 14 1999 |
Macedonia* |
Sept 9 1998 |
Sept 9 1998 |
Madagascar |
Dec 4 1997 |
Sept 16 1999 |
Malawi |
Dec 4 1997 |
Aug 13 1998 |
Malaysia |
Dec 3 1997 |
April 22 1999 |
Maldives |
Oct 1 1998 |
Sept 7 2000 |
Mali |
Dec 3 1997 |
June 2 1998 |
Malta |
Dec 4 1997 |
May 7 2001 |
Mauritania |
Dec 3 1997 |
July 26 2000 |
Mauritius |
Dec 3 1997 |
Dec 3 1997 |
Mexico |
Dec 3 1997 |
June 9 1998 |
Moldova Republic of |
Dec 3 1997 |
Sept 8 2000 |
Monaco |
Dec 4 1997 |
Nov 17 1998 |
Mozambique |
Dec 3 1997 |
Aug 25 1998 |
Namibia |
Dec 3 1997 |
Sept 21 1998 |
Nauru* |
Aug 7 2000 |
Aug 7 2000 |
Netherlands |
Dec 3 1997 |
April 12 1999 |
New Zealand |
Dec 3 1997 |
Jan 27 1999 |
Nicaragua |
Dec 4 1997 |
Nov 30 1998 |
Niger |
Dec 4 1997 |
March 23 1999 |
Nigeria* |
Sept 27 2001 |
Sept 27 2001 |
Niue |
Dec 3 1997 |
April 15 1998 |
Norway |
Dec 3 1997 |
July 9 1998 |
Panama |
Dec 4 1997 |
Oct 7 1998 |
Papua New Guinea |
June 28 2004 |
June 28 2004 |
Paraguay |
Dec 3 1997 |
Nov 13 1998 |
Peru |
Dec 3 1997 |
June 17 1998 |
Philippines |
Dec 3 1997 |
Jan 10 2000 |
Portugal |
Dec 3 1997 |
Feb 19 1999 |
Qatar |
Dec 4 1997 |
Oct 13 1998 |
Romania |
Dec 3 1997 |
Nov 30 2000 |
Rwanda |
Dec 3 1997 |
June 8 2000 |
Saint Kitts & Nevis |
Dec 3 1997 |
Dec 2 1998 |
Saint Lucia |
Dec 3 1997 |
April 13 1999 |
St.Vincent & the Grenadines |
Dec 3 1997 |
August 1 2001 |
Samoa |
Dec 3 1997 |
July 23 1998 |
San Marino |
Dec 3 1997 |
March 18 1998 |
São Tomé e Principe |
April 30 1998 |
March 31 2003 |
Senegal |
Dec 3 1997 |
Sept 24 1998 |
Seychelles |
Dec 4 1997 |
June 2 2000 |
Sierra Leone |
July 19 1998 |
April 25 2001 |
Slovakia |
Dec 3 1997 |
Feb 25 1999 |
Slovenia |
Dec 3 1997 |
Oct 27 1998 |
Solomon Islands |
Dec 4 1997 |
Jan 26 1999 |
South Africa |
Dec 3 1997 |
June 26 1998 |
Spain |
Dec 3 1997 |
Jan 19 1999 |
Sudan |
Dec 4 1997 |
Oct 13, 2003 |
Suriname |
Dec 4 1997 |
May 23 2002 |
Swaziland |
Dec 4 1997 |
Dec 23 1998 |
Sweden |
Dec 4 1997 |
Nov 30 1998 |
Switzerland |
Dec 3 1997 |
March 24 1998 |
Tajikistan* |
Oct 12 1999 |
Oct 12 1999 |
Tanzania United Republic of |
Dec 3 1997 |
Nov 13 2000 |
Thailand |
Dec 3 1997 |
Nov 27 1998 |
Timor Leste (East Timor)* |
May 7 2003 |
May 7 2003 |
Togo |
Dec 4 1997 |
March 9 2000 |
Trinidad & Tobago |
Dec 4 1997 |
April 27 1998 |
Tunisia |
Dec 4 1997 |
July 9 1999 |
Turkey* |
Sept 25 2003 |
Sept 25 2003 |
Turkmenistan |
Dec 3 1997 |
Jan 19 1998 |
Uganda |
Dec 3 1997 |
Feb 25 1999 |
United Kingdom |
Dec 3 1997 |
July 31 1998 |
Uruguay |
Dec 3 1997 |
June 7 2001 |
Venezuela |
Dec 3 1997 |
April 14 1999 |
Yemen |
Dec 4 1997 |
Sept 1 1998 |
Zambia |
Dec 12 1997 |
February 23 2001 |
Zimbabwe |
Dec 3 1997 |
June 18 1998 |
ENTRY INTO FORCE: March 1999
in accordance with article 17 (1).
Note: States may become bound without signature through a one step procedure known as accession. Those states are marked with an asterix *.
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