| Last updated: 25/05/2013 |
The FAO Conference approved the International Treaty on 3 November 2001 and remained open for signature until 4 November 2002.
In accordance with Article 28, the Treaty entered into force on the ninetieth day after the deposit of the fortieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession on 29 June 2004
Legend:
- Contracting Parties
- Only Signatories
- Non Contracting PartiesA few Contracting Parties from Africa, Asia and Near East may be listed in different regional groups. The income classification has beeen elaborated with data from the World Bank and based on the 2010 gross national income (GNI) per capita.
The Countries are ordered by ISO CODE 3
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Country |
ITPGRFA Regions | FAO Regions | CP | Name of NFP | Membership | by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Afghanistan | Asia | Near East | Yes | - Mr. Mohammad Aziz OSMANZAI | ACCESSION | |
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Angola | Africa | Africa | Yes | - Mr. Pedro MOÇAMBIQUE | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Albania | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Belul GIXHARI | ACCESSION | |
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Andorra | Europe | Europe | No | |||
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United Arab Emirates | Near East | Near East | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Argentina | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | Only Signature | |||
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Armenia | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Ms. Alvina AVAGYAN | ACCESSION | |
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Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | No | |||
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Australia | South West Pacific | Pácífico sudoccidental | Yes | - The Manager, Trade and Environment Section | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Austria | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Ms. Hedwig WÖGERBAUER | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Azerbaijan | Europe | Europe | No | |||
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Burundi | Africa | Africa | Yes | - Mr. Félix NTAHOMVUKIYE | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Belgium | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Mrs. Cindy BOONEN - Ms. Hélène KLINKENBERG | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Benin | Africa | Africa | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Burkina Faso | Africa | Africa | Yes | - Mr. Didier BALMA | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Bangladesh | Asia | Asia | Yes | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION | |
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Bulgaria | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Mrs. Lilia Ivanova KRASTEVA | ACCESSION | |
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Bahrain | Near East | Near East | No | |||
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Bahamas | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | No | |||
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe | Europe | No | |||
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Belarus | Europe | Europe | No | |||
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Belize | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | No | |||
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Bolivia | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | No | |||
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Brazil | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | Yes | - Mr. Paulino Franco DE CARVALHO | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Barbados | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | No | |||
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Bhutan | Asia | Asia | Yes | - Ms. Tashi Yangzome DORJI | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Botswana | Africa | Africa | No | |||
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Central African Republic | Africa | Africa | Yes | - Mr. Jean MBOROHOUL | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Canada | North America | North America | Yes | - Mr. Felicitas KATEPA-MUPONDWA | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Switzerland | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Mr. François PYTHOUD | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Chile | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | Only Signature | |||
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China | Asia | Asia | No | |||
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Cote d'Ivoire | Africa | Africa | Yes | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION | |
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Cameroon | Africa | Africa | Yes | - Mr. Abdou NAMBA | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa | Africa | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Congo | Africa | Africa | Yes | - Mr. Blaise GASSILA | ACCESSION | |
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Cook Islands | South West Pacific | South West Pacific | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Colombia | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | Only Signature | |||
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Comoros | Africa | Africa | No | |||
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Cape Verde | Africa | Africa | Only Signature | |||
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Costa Rica | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | Yes | - Mr. Walter QUIRÓS ORTEGA | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Cuba | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | Yes | - Mrs. Lianne FERNÁNDEZ GRANDA | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Cyprus | Europe | Near East | Yes | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION | |
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Czech Republic | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Mr. Karel JAN STOLC | ACCESSION | |
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Germany | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Mr. Thomas MEIER | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Djibouti | Near East | Near East | Yes | - Mr. Mohamed MOUSSA MOHAMED | ACCESSION | |
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Dominica | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | No | |||
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Denmark | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Mr. Lars LANDBO | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Dominican Republic | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | Only Signature | |||
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Algeria | Africa | Near East | Yes | - Mr. Salah CHOUAKI - Mr. Abdelhamid HEMDANI | ACCESSION | |
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Ecuador | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | Yes | - Mr. César TAPIA BASTIDAS | ACCESSION | |
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Egypt | Africa | Near East | Yes | - Ms. Hanaiya EL ITRIBY | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Eritrea | Africa | Africa | Yes | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION | |
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Spain | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Mr. Luis SALAICES SANCHEZ | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Estonia | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Mrs. Külli KAARE | ACCESSION | |
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Ethiopia | Africa | Africa | Yes | - Mr. Gemedo DALLE TUSSIE | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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European Union | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Ms. Päivi Mannerkorpi | SIGNATURE | APPROVAL |
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Finland | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Ms. Tuula PEHU | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Fiji | South West Pacific | South West Pacific | Yes | - Mr. Mason SMITH | ACCESSION | |
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France | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Mr. Jacques TEYSSIER d'ORFEUIL | SIGNATURE | APPROVAL |
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Micronesia (Federated States of) | South West Pacific | South West Pacific | No | |||
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Gabon | Africa | Africa | Yes | - Mr. Raoul NDONG | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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United Kingdom | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Mr. Julian Jackson | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Georgia | Europe | Europe | No | |||
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Ghana | Africa | Africa | Yes | - Lawrence Misa ABOAGYE | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Guinea | Africa | Africa | Yes | SIGNATURE | APPROVAL | |
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Gambia | Africa | Africa | No | |||
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Guinea-Bissau | Africa | Africa | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Equatorial Guinea | Africa | Africa | No | |||
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Greece | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Mrs. Maria PAPAEFTHIMIOU - Mr. Papatheodorou ATHANASIOS | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Grenada | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | No | |||
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Guatemala | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | Yes | - Mr. Arnoldo COBAQUIL GARCÍA | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Guyana | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | No | |||
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Honduras | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | Yes | - Ms. Elizabeth Santacreo | ACCESSION | |
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Croatia | Europe | Europe | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Haiti | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | Only Signature | |||
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Hungary | Europe | Europe | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Indonesia | Asia | Asia | Yes | - Mr. Karden MULYA | ACCESSION | |
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India | Asia | Asia | Yes | - Join Secretary (Seeds) | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Ireland | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Mr. Gerry DOHERTY | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Asia | Near East | Yes | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION | |
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Iraq | Near East | Near East | No | |||
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Iceland | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Mr. Thorsteinn TOMASSON | ACCESSION | |
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Israel | Europe | Europe | No | |||
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Italy | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Mr. Paolo AMMASSARI | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Jamaica | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Jordan | Near East | Near East | Yes | - Mr. Faisal AWAWDEH | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Japan | Asia | Asia | No | |||
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Kazakhstan | Asia | Asia | No | |||
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Kenya | Africa | Africa | Yes | - Mr. Zachary MUTHAMIA | ACCESSION | |
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Kyrgyzstan | Near East | Near East | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Cambodia | Asia | Asia | Yes | SIGNATURE | ACCEPTANCE | |
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Kiribati | South West Pacific | South West Pacific | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | No | |||
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Republic of Korea | Asia | Asia | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Kuwait | Near East | Near East | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Lao People's Democratic Republic | Asia | Asia | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Lebanon | Near East | Near East | Yes | - Mr. Ali CHÉHADÉ | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Liberia | Africa | Africa | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Libya | Africa | Near East | Yes | - Mr. Mustafa ELAGHEL | ACCESSION | |
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Saint Lucia | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Sri Lanka | Asia | Asia | No | |||
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Lesotho | Africa | Africa | Yes | - Mr. Matla RANTHAMANE | ACCESSION | |
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Lithuania | Europe | Europe | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Luxembourg | Europe | Europe | Yes | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION | |
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Latvia | Europe | Europe | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Morocco | Africa | Near East | Yes | - Mr. Amar TAHIRI | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Monaco | Europe | Europe | No | |||
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Republic of Moldova | Europe | Europe | No | |||
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Madagascar | Africa | Africa | Yes | - Ms. Michelle ANDRIAMAHAZO | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Maldives | Asia | Asia | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Mexico | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | No | |||
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Marshall Islands | South West Pacific | South West Pacific | Only Signature | |||
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | Europe | Europe | Only Signature | |||
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Mali | Africa | Africa | Yes | - Mr. Amadou SIDIBÉ | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Malta | Europe | Near East | Only Signature | |||
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Myanmar | Asia | Asia | Yes | - Mr. Aye TUN | ACCESSION | |
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Montenegro | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Phytosanitary Directorate | ACCESSION | |
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Mongolia | Asia | Asia | No | |||
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Mozambique | Africa | Africa | No | |||
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Mauritania | Africa | Near East | Yes | - Mr. Hasni Ould BASSID | ACCESSION | |
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Mauritius | Africa | Africa | Yes | - Mr. Yacoob MUNGROO | ACCESSION | |
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Malawi | Africa | Africa | Yes | - Lawrent PUNGULANI | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Malaysia | Asia | Asia | Yes | - Mohd Shukri Mat Ali Ibrahim | ACCESSION | |
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Namibia | Africa | Africa | Yes | - Mr. Stephen CARR | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Niger | Africa | Africa | Yes | - Mr. Baina JIMO | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Nigeria | Africa | Africa | Only Signature | |||
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Nicaragua | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Niue | South West Pacific | South West Pacific | No | |||
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Netherlands | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Mr. Hans SMOLDERS | SIGNATURE | ACCEPTANCE |
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Norway | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Ms. Grethe Helene EVJEN | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Nepal | Asia | Asia | Yes | - Dr. Prabhakar Pathak | ACCESSION | |
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Nauru | South West Pacific | South West Pacific | No | |||
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New Zealand | South West Pacific | South West Pacific | No | |||
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Oman | Near East | Near East | Yes | - Mr. Ahmed AL BAKRY | ACCESSION | |
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Pakistan | Asia | Near East | Yes | - Mr. M. Shahid MASOOD | ACCESSION | |
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Panama | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | Yes | - Mr. Roberto MANCILLA CONTE | ACCESSION | |
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Peru | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | Yes | - Mr. Manuel SIGÜEÑAS SAAVEDRA | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Philippines | Asia | Asia | Yes | - Mr. Clarito BARRON | ACCESSION | |
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Palau | South West Pacific | South West Pacific | Yes | - Mr. Fernando SENGEBAU | ACCESSION | |
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Papua New Guinea | South West Pacific | South West Pacific | No | |||
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Poland | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Ms. Dorota NOWOSIELSKA | ACCESSION | |
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Asia | Asia | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Portugal | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Instituto Nacional dos Recursos Biológicos (INRB) | SIGNATURE | APPROVAL |
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Paraguay | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | Yes | SIGNATURE | ACCEPTANCE | |
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Qatar | Near East | Near East | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Romania | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development Plant Genetic Resources Bank | ACCESSION | |
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Russian Federation | Europe | Europe | No | |||
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Rwanda | Africa | Africa | Yes | - Mr. Jean Rwihaniza GAPUSI | ACCESSION | |
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Saudi Arabia | Near East | Near East | Yes | - Mr. Dabbah Abdul MOHSEN DABBAH | ACCESSION | |
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Sudan | Africa | Near East | Yes | - Ms. Maria ABD ELGADIR | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Senegal | Africa | Africa | Yes | - Mr. Mame NDÉNÉ LO | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Solomon Islands | South West Pacific | South West Pacific | No | |||
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Sierra Leone | Africa | Africa | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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El Salvador | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | Yes | - Ms. Sonia Edith SOLÓRZANO PACHECO | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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San Marino | Europe | Europe | No | |||
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Somalia | Africa | Near East | No | |||
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Serbia | Europe | Europe | Only Signature | |||
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South Sudan | Africa | Africa | No | |||
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Sao Tome and Principe | Africa | Africa | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Suriname | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | No | |||
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Slovakia | Europe | Europe | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Slovenia | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Mr. Jože ILERŠIČ | ACCESSION | |
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Sweden | Europe | Europe | Yes | - Mrs. Harriet FALCK REHN | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Swaziland | Africa | Africa | Yes | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION | |
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Seychelles | Africa | Africa | Yes | - Ms. Mermedah MOUSTACHE | ACCESSION | |
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Syrian Arab Republic | Near East | Near East | Yes | - Mr. Nayef AL SALTI | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Chad | Africa | Africa | Yes | SIGNATURE | ACCEPTANCE | |
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Togo | Africa | Africa | Yes | - Ms. Hadyatou DANTSEY-BARRY | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Thailand | Asia | Asia | Only Signature | |||
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Tajikistan | Asia | Near East | No | |||
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Turkmenistan | Near East | Near East | No | |||
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Timor-Leste | Asia | Asia | No | |||
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Tonga | South West Pacific | South West Pacific | No | |||
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Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Tunisia | Africa | Near East | Yes | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION | |
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Turkey | Europe | Near East | Yes | - Mr. Masum BURAK - Mr. Vehbi ESER | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Tuvalu | South West Pacific | South West Pacific | No | |||
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United Republic of Tanzania | Africa | Africa | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Uganda | Africa | Africa | Yes | - Mr. John MULUMBA | ACCESSION | |
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Ukraine | Europe | Europe | No | |||
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Uruguay | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | Yes | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION | |
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United States of America | North America | North America | Only Signature | |||
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Uzbekistan | Asia | Asia | No | |||
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | No | |||
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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Latin America and the Caribbean | Latin America and the Caribbean | Yes | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION | |
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Viet Nam | Asia | Asia | No | |||
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Vanuatu | South West Pacific | South West Pacific | No | |||
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Samoa | South West Pacific | South West Pacific | Yes | ACCESSION | ||
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Yemen | Near East | Near East | Yes | - Mr. Ahmed LUTF Mohammed Saeed | ACCESSION | |
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South Africa | Africa | Africa | No | |||
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Zambia | Africa | Africa | Yes | - Ms. Catherine MUNGOMA | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |
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Zimbabwe | Africa | Africa | Yes | - Mr. Kudzai KUSENA - Mr. Cames MGUNI | SIGNATURE | RATIFICATION |