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The Contracting Parties,
Recognizing that wildlife, in its innumerable forms, is an irreplaceable element of the natural systems of the earth, which must be conserved for the benefit of humanity;
Conscious of the fact that every human generation has the resources of the land for future generations and has the task of ensuring that this legacy is preserved and that, when it is used, this use should be done with caution;
Conscious of the ever greater value of wildlife from a mesological, ecological, genetic, scientific, aesthetic, recreational, cultural, educational, social and economic perspective;
Concerned, in particular, of wild animal species which carry out migrations within the limits of national jurisdiction or whose migrations take place outside these limits;
Recognising that states are and must be the protectors of wild migratory species who live within the limits of their national jurisdiction or who cross these limits;
Convinced that effective conservation and management of migratory species belonging to wild fauna requires concerted action by all States within the limits of national jurisdiction in which these species reside. Any time in their life cycle;
Recalling Recommendation 32 of the Plan of Action adopted by the United Nations Conference on the Environment (Stockholm, 1972), of which the twenty-seventh session of the General Assembly of the United Nations took note with satisfaction,
Agreed to the following:
For the purposes of this Convention:
2. With regard to matters which fall within their competence, regional economic integration organizations, Parties to this Convention, on their own behalf, exercise the rights and fulfil the responsibilities of this Convention Confers on their member states. In such cases, these Member States are not entitled to exercise these rights separately.
3. Where this Convention provides that a decision shall be taken by a two-thirds majority or by unanimity of the "Parties present and voting", this means "the Parties present and expressed by an affirmative or negative vote". In order to determine the majority, abstentions are not taken into account in the count of votes cast by "Parties present and voting".
The Parties recognize that it is important for migratory species to be conserved and that the States of the range agree, wherever possible and appropriate, for the action to be taken to that end; Special attention to migratory species whose conservation status is unfavourable and individually or in cooperation shall take appropriate and necessary measures to conserve these species and their habitat.
2. The Parties recognize the need to take measures to prevent a migratory species from becoming a endangered species.
In particular, the Parties shall:
Appendix I lists migratory species that are in danger.
2. A migratory species may be included in Appendix 1 provided that it is established on the basis of evidence, including the best available scientific data, that this species is in danger.
A migratory species may be deleted from Annex 1 when the Conference of the Parties finds:
Parties which are States of the range of a migratory species listed in Annex 1 shall endeavour to:
5. Parties that are States of the range of a migratory species listed in Appendix 1 prohibit the collection of animals belonging to this species. Derogations from this prohibition may be granted only when:
These derogations must be precise in terms of their content and limited in space and time. Such levies should not be prejudicial to the said species.
6. The Conference of the Parties may recommend to the Parties which are States of the range of a migratory species listed in Appendix 1 to take any other measure deemed appropriate to favour the said species.
7. The Parties shall inform the Secretariat as soon as possible of any derogation granted under s. 5 of this Article.
Annex It lists migratory species whose conservation status is unfavourable and which require the conclusion of international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those whose state of conservation would benefit from a Significant international cooperation that would result from an international agreement.
2. Where circumstances warrant, a migratory species may be included in both Schedule 1 and Appendix II.
Parties which are States of the range of migratory species listed in Annex II shall endeavour to conclude agreements where they are likely to benefit these species; they should give priority to species for which The state of conservation is unfavourable.
4. The Parties are invited to take measures with a view to concluding agreements on any population or any geographically separate part of the population of any species or lower taxon of wild animals, including a fraction thereof Periodically cross one or more of the limits of national jurisdiction.
A copy of each Agreement concluded in accordance with the provisions of this Article shall be transmitted to the Secretariat.
1. The purpose of each Agreement shall be to ensure the recovery or maintenance of the migratory species concerned in a favourable conservation state. Each Agreement should address those aspects of the conservation and management of the migratory species that achieve this objective
2. Each Agreement should cover the entire range of the migratory species concerned and should be open to the accession of all States of the range of the species concerned whether they are Parties to this Convention or not.
3. An Agreement should, whenever possible, cover more than one migratory species.
4. Each Agreement should:
5. Any agreement, where appropriate and possible, should also include:
The Secretariat, using the information it receives from the Parties, shall maintain a list of the States of the range of migratory species listed in Annexes I and II.
2. The Parties shall keep the Secretariat informed of the migratory species listed in Annexes 1 and Il, for which they consider themselves States of the range; for these purposes, they shall provide, inter alia, information on vessels Flying their flags which, outside the limits of national jurisdiction, engage in levies on the migratory species concerned and, to the extent possible, on their projects relating to such levies.
Parties which are States of the range of migratory species listed in Annex 1 or Annex It should inform the Conference of the Parties, through the Secretariat and at least six months before each ordinary session of the The Conference shall take measures to implement the provisions of this Convention with respect to such species.
The Conference of the Parties shall constitute the decision-making body of this Convention.
2. The Secretariat shall convene a session of the Conference of the Parties no later than two years after the entry into force of this Convention.
3. Thereafter, the Secretariat shall convene a regular session of the Conference of the Parties at least three years apart from the Conference of the Parties, unless the Conference decides otherwise, and at any time, special sessions of the Conference when a third party At least the Parties shall make the request in writing.
4. The Conference of the Parties shall establish the Financial Regulation of this Convention and shall submit it to a regular review. The Conference of the Parties shall, at each of its ordinary sessions, adopt the budget for the following financial year. Each Party shall contribute to this budget in accordance with a scale agreed to by the Conference. The Financial Regulation, including the provisions relating to the budget and the scale of contributions, as well as its amendments, shall be adopted unanimously by the Parties present and voting.
5. At each of its sessions, the Conference of the Parties shall review the application of this Convention and may, in particular:
6. The Conference of the Parties, at each of its sessions, should fix the date and place of its next session.
(7) Any session of the Conference of the Parties shall establish and adopt rules of procedure for the same session. Decisions of the Conference of the Parties shall be taken by a two-thirds majority of the Parties present and voting unless otherwise provided for in this Convention.
8. The United Nations, its specialized agencies, the International Atomic Energy Agency and any State not party to this Convention and, for each Agreement, the body designated by the Parties to this Agreement may be Represented at the sessions of the Conference of the Parties by observers.
9. Any organisation or institution technically qualified in the field of the protection, conservation and management of migratory species and belonging to the categories listed below, which has informed the Secretariat of its A wish to be represented at the sessions of the Conference of the Parties by observers shall be permitted to do so unless at least one third of the Parties present opposed:
Once admitted, these observers have the right to participate in the session without the right to vote.
The Conference of the Parties shall, at its first session, establish a Scientific Council to provide advice on scientific matters.
(2) Any Party may appoint a qualified expert as a member of the Scientific Council. The Scientific Council shall also include qualified experts selected and appointed as members by the Conference of the Parties; the number of such experts, the criteria applicable to their choice, and the duration of their term of office shall be determined by the Conference of the Parties.
The Scientific Council shall meet at the invitation of the Secretariat and at the request of the Conference of the Parties.
4. Subject to the approval of the Conference of the Parties, the Scientific Council shall establish its own rules of procedure.
The Conference of the Parties shall decide on the functions of the Scientific Council, which may include:
For the purposes of this Convention, a Secretariat shall be established.
On the entry into force of this Convention, the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme shall provide the Secretariat. Within the limits and in such a manner as it deems appropriate, it shall be entitled to the assistance of appropriate international or national organizations and institutions, intergovernmental or non-governmental, technically competent in the The protection, conservation and management of wildlife.
3. In the event that the United Nations Environment Programme is no longer able to provide the Secretariat, the Conference of the Parties will take the necessary steps to provide otherwise.
The functions of the Secretariat are as follows:
(1) This Convention may be amended at any ordinary or extraordinary session of the Conference of the Parties.
(2) Any Party may submit an amendment.
(3) The text of any proposed amendment together with its statement of reasons shall be communicated to the Secretariat at least fifty days before the session at which it is examined and shall be subject, as soon as possible, to a communication Secretariat to all Parties. Any comments on the text of the proposed amendment by the Parties shall be communicated to the Secretariat at least sixty days before the opening of the session. The Secretariat shall, immediately after the expiration of that time limit, communicate to the Parties all comments received to date.
4. The amendments shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority of the Parties present and voting.
5. Any amendment adopted shall enter into force for all Parties that have accepted it on the first day of the third month following the date on which two thirds of the Parties have deposited with the Depositary an instrument of acceptance. For any Party which has deposited an instrument of acceptance after the date on which two thirds of the Parties have deposited an instrument of acceptance, the amendment shall enter into force in respect of that Party on the first day of the third month after the Deposit of its instrument of acceptance.
Annexes I and II may be amended at any ordinary or special session of the Conference of the Parties.
(2) Any Party may submit an amendment.
3. The text of any amendment proposal together with its explanatory memorandum, based on the best available scientific data, shall be communicated to the Secretariat at least fifty days before the session and shall be the subject of, in the most Short deadlines, of a communication from the Secretariat to all Parties. Any comments on the text of the proposed amendment by the Parties shall be communicated to the Secretariat at least sixty days before the opening of the session. The Secretariat shall, immediately after the expiration of that time limit, communicate to the Parties all comments received to date.
4. The amendments shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority of the Parties present and voting.
5. An amendment to the Annexes will enter into force with respect to all Parties, except those who have made a reservation in accordance with par. 6 below, ninety days after the session of the Conference of the Parties to which it has been adopted.
6. Within the period of ninety days provided for in par. 5 above, any Party may, by written notification to the Depositary, make a reservation to the amendment. A reservation to an amendment may be withdrawn by written notification to the Depositary; the amendment shall then enter into force for that Party ninety days after the withdrawal of that reservation.
Nothing in this Convention shall affect the codification and elaboration of the law of the sea by the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea convened pursuant to Resolution 2750 C (XXV) of The General Assembly of the United Nations, as well as the claims and positions 1 Laws, whether present or future, of any State, relating to the law of the sea and to the nature and extent of the jurisdiction of the coastal State and the flag State.
2. The provisions of this Convention shall in no way affect the rights and obligations of the Parties arising from any existing treaty, convention or agreement.
3. The provisions of this Convention shall in no way affect the right of the Parties to adopt more stringent internal measures with regard to the conservation of migratory species contained in Annexes I and II, as well as internal measures in respect of The conservation of species not included in Schedules I and II.
1. Any dispute arising between two or more Parties to this Convention in relation to the interpretation or application of the provisions of this Convention shall be the subject of negotiations between the Parties concerned.
2. If this dispute cannot be resolved in the manner provided for in s. 1 above, the Parties may, by mutual agreement, submit the dispute to arbitration, in particular to that of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, and the parties having submitted the dispute shall be bound by the arbitration award.
The provisions of this Convention shall not be subject to general reservations. Special reservations may be made in accordance with the provisions of this Article and those of 1 Of Art. XI.
(2) Any State or regional economic integration organization may, by depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, make a special reservation in respect of the entry in Annex I, or in the Annex 11, again in Appendices I and II, of any migratory species. It shall therefore not be considered as a Party in respect of the subject-matter of that reservation until the expiration of a period of ninety days from the date on which the Depositary notifies the Parties of the withdrawal of that reservation.
This Convention shall be open in Bonn for the signature of all States or of any regional economic integration organization until twenty-two June 1980.
This Convention shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval. Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, which shall be the Depositary.
This Convention shall be open for accession by all States or any non-signatory regional economic integration organizations as from 22 June 1980. The instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Depositary.
(1) This Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the third month following the date of deposit of the fifteenth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with the Depositary.
2. For any State or regional economic integration organization ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to this Convention after the deposit of the fifteenth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, This Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the third month following the deposit by that State or by the said organization of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
Any Party may denounce this Convention at any time by written notification addressed to the Depositary. Such denunciation shall take effect twelve months after the receipt of such notification by the Depositary.
1. The original text of this Convention in the English, French, German, French and Russian languages, each of which is also authentic, shall be deposited with the Depositary. The Depositary shall transmit certified copies of each of these versions to all States and regional economic integration organizations which have signed this Convention or have deposited an instrument of accession.
The Depositary shall, after consultation with the Governments concerned, prepare official versions of the text of this Convention in the Arabic and Chinese languages.
The Depositary shall inform all States and regional economic integration organizations that have signed this Convention, all those who have acceded to it, and the Secretariat, of any signature, of any deposit of instruments of Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, of the entry into force of this Convention, of any amendments thereto, of any special reservations and of any notification of denunciation.
4. Upon entry into force of this Convention, a certified copy shall be transmitted by the Depositary to the Secretariat of the United Nations for the purposes of registration and publication in accordance with Art. 102 of the United Nations Charter 1 .
In witness whereof, The undersigned, duly authorized to that effect, have signed this Convention.
Done at Bonn, 23 June 1979.
(Suivent signatures)
Interpretation
1. The migratory species listed in this Annex shall be designated:
2. Other references to taxa above the species are given for information purposes only or for classification purposes.
3. The abbreviation for Sensu lato "(s.l.)" is used to indicate that the scientific name is used in its broad sense.
4. An asterisk (*) placed after the name of a species indicates that the species, or a geographically isolated population of the species, or a higher taxon comprising the species is listed in Appendix II.
Sirenia |
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Trichechidae |
Trichechus manatus * (the populations between Honduras and Panama) Trichechus senegalensis * |
Primates |
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Hominidae |
Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla beringei 2 |
Chiroptera |
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Molossidae |
Tadarida brasiliensis |
Carnivora |
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Felidae |
Uncia Uncia 3 Acinonyx jubatus (with the exception of populations in Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe) |
Mustelidae |
Lontra felina 4 Lontra provocax 5 |
Phocidae |
Monachus monachus * |
Perissodactyla |
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Equidae |
Equus grevyi |
Artiodactyla |
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Camelidae |
Camelus bactrianus Vicugna vicugna * (excluding Peruvian populations) |
Cervidae |
Cervus elaphus yarkandensis 6 * (populations in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan) Cervus elaphus barbarus Hippocamelus bisulcus |
Bovidae |
Eudorcas rufifrons Sauveli Bos Grunal Bos Addax nasomaculatus Gazella cuvieri Nanger dama 7 Gazella dorcas (Northwestern populations in Africa only) Gazella leptoceros Oryx dammah * |
Cetacea |
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Balaenidae |
Balaena mysticetus Eubalaena glacialis 8 (North Atlantic) Eugenaena japonica 9 (North Pacific) Eubalaena australis 10 |
Balaenopteridae |
Balaenoptera borealis * Balaenoptera physalus * Balaenoptera musculus Megaptera novaeangliae |
Delphinidae |
Delphinus delphis * (Mediterranean population only) Tursiops truncatus ponticus * Orcaella brevirostris * Teuszii Sousa * |
Physeteridae |
Physeter macrocephalus * |
Platanistidae |
Platanista gangetica gangetica * |
Pontoporiidae |
Pontoporia blainvillei * |
Ziphiidae |
Ziphius cavirostris (Mediterranean population only) |
Anchor |
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Anatidae |
Oxyura leucocephala * Branta ruficollis * Anser cygnoid 11 * Anser erythropus * Polysticta stelleri * Chloephaga rubidiceps * Marmaronetta angustirostris * Aythya baeri * Aythya nyroca * Sibirionetta formosa 12 * |
Phoenicopteriformes |
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Phoenicopteridae |
Andinus 13 * Phoenicoparrus jamesi 14 * |
Gruiformes |
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Rallidae |
Sarothrura ayresi * |
The Gruidae |
Leucogeranus leucogeranus 15 Vipio Antigone 16 * Grus japonensis * Grus monacha * Grus nigricollis * |
Otidiforms |
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Otididae |
Otis tarda * Chlamydotis undulata (Northwest Territories of Africa only) |
Sphenisciformes |
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Spheniscidae |
Spheniscus humboldti |
Procellariiform |
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Diomedeidae |
Diomedea amsterdamensis |
Procellariidae |
Phoebastria albatrus 17 Pterodroma atrata Pterodroma sandwichensis 18 Pterodroma phaeopygia Pterodroma cahow Ardenna creatopus 19 Puffinus mauretanicus Pelecanoides garnotii |
Ciconiiformes |
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Ciconiidae |
Ciconia boyciana |
Pelecaniformes |
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Threskiornithidae |
Plattalea minor Geronticus eremita * |
Ardeidae |
Gorsachius goisagi Ardeola idae * Egretta eulophotes |
Pelecanidae |
Pelecanus crispus * Pelecanus onocrotalus * (Palearctic populations only) |
Charadriiformes |
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Charadriidae |
Vanellus gregarius 20 * |
Scolopacidae |
Numenius tahitiensis * Numenius borealis * Numenius tenuirostris * Numenius madagascariensis * Calidris tenuirostris * Calidris canutus rufa * Calidris pygmaea 21 * Calidris subruficollis 22 * Calidris pusilla * Tringa guttifer * |
Laridae |
Saundersilarus saundersi 23 Larus relictus Larus leucophthalmus * Larus audouinii * Larus atlanticus Sternula lorata 24 Thalasseus bernsteini 25 |
Alcidae |
Synthliboramphus wumizusume |
Accipitriformes |
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Accipitridae |
Neophron percnopterus * Clanga clanga 26 * Aquila adalberti 27 * Aquila heliaca * Haliaeetus leucoryphus * Haliaeetus albicilla * Haliaeetus pelagicus * |
Coraciiformes |
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Coraciidae |
Coracias garrulus * |
Falconiformes |
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Falconidae |
Falco naumanni * Falco vespertinus * Falco cherrug * (excluding the populations of Mongolia) |
Psittaciformes |
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Psittacidae |
Brotogeris pyrrhoptera 28 |
Flothe |
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Tyrannidae |
Alectrurus risora * Alectrurus tricolor |
Hirundinidae |
Hirundo atroaerulea * |
Muscicapidae |
Acrocephalus griseldis * Acrocephalus paludicola * Acrocephalus sorghophilus * Zoothera guttata * |
Bunting |
Emberiza aureola Sporophila zelichi * Sporophila cinnamomea * Sporophila hypochroma * Sporophila palustris * |
Parulidae |
Dendroica kirtlandii Dendroica cerulea |
Icteridae |
Agelaius flavus * |
Fringillidae |
Serinus syriacus |
Testudinata |
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Cheloniidae |
Chelonia mydas * Caretta caretta * Eretmochelys imbricata * Lepidochelys kempii * Lepidochelys olivacea * |
Dermochelyidae |
Dermochelys coriacea * |
Pelomedusidae |
Podocnemis expansa * (High Amazon populations only) |
Crocodylia |
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Gavialidae |
Gavialis gangeticus |
Lamniformes |
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Carcharodon carcharias * |
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Cetorhinus maximus * |
Pristiformes |
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Anoxapristis cuspidata * Pristis clavata * Pristis pectinata * Zijsron Pristis * Pristis Pristis 29 * |
Myliobatiforms |
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Manta alfredi * Manta birostris * Mobula mobular 30 * Mobula japanica 31 * Mobula thurstoni * Mobula tarapacana * Mobula eregoodootenkee * Mobula kuhlii * Mobula hypostoma * Mobula rochebrunei * Mobula munkiana * |
Acipentric |
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Acipenser sturio * |
Siluriformes |
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Pangasianodon gigas |
1 New content according to the am. Adopted by the Conference of the Parties in 1997, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2011 and 2014, which entered into force on 8 February 2015 ( RO 2016 777 ).
2 Previously included in Gorilla Gorilla
3 Previous Appellation Panthera Uncia
4 Previous Appellation Lutra felina
5 Previous Appellation Lutra provocax
6 Previous Appellation Cervus elaphus bactrianus
7 Previous Appellation Gazella dama
8 Previously included in Glacialis glacialis
9 Previously included in Glacialis glacialis
10 Previous Appellation Balaena glacialis australis
11 Previous Appellation Anser cygnoides
12 Previous Appellation Anas formosa
13 Previous Appellation Andinus
14 Previous Appellation Phoenicopterus jamesi
15 Previous Appellation Grus leucogeranus
16 Previous Appellation Grus vipio
17 Previous Appellation Diomedea albatrus
18 Previously included in Pterodroma phaeopygia (n.l.)
19 Previous Appellation Puffinus creatopus
20 Previous Appellation Chettusia gregaria
21 Previous Appellation Eurynorhynchus pygmeus
22 Previous Appellation Tryngites subruficollis
23 Previous Appellation Larus saundersi
24 Previous Appellation Sterna lorata
25 Previous Appellation Sterna bernsteini
26 Previous Appellation Aquila clanga
27 Previously included in Aquila heliaca (n.l.)
28 Previous Appellation Brotogeris pyrrhopterus
29 This includes Microdon Pristis
30 This includes Mobula diabolus
31 This includes Mobula rancureli
Interpretation
1. The migratory species listed in this Annex shall be designated:
Unless otherwise indicated, where reference is made to a taxon above the species, it is understood that all migratory species belonging to this taxon are likely to benefit significantly from the conclusion of Agreements.
2. The abbreviation "spp." Following the name of a family or genus is used to refer to all migratory species belonging to that family or genus.
3. Other references to taxa above the species are given for information purposes only or for classification purposes.
4. The abbreviation "(s.l.)" is used to indicate that the scientific name is used in its broad sense.
An asterisk (*) placed after the name of a species or higher taxon indicates that the species or a geographically isolated population of that species, or one or more species included in that higher taxon, are listed in Appendix I.
Proboscidea |
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Elephantidae |
Loxodonta africana Loxodonta cyclotis 2 |
Sirenia |
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Dugongidae |
Dugong Dugon |
Trichechidae |
Trichechus manatus * (populations between Honduras and Panama) Trichechus senegalensis * Trichechus inunguis |
Chiroptera |
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Pteropodidae |
Eidolon helvum (African populations only) |
Rhinolophidae |
R. spp. (populations in Europe only) |
Molossidae |
Otomops martial (African populations only) Otomops madagascariensis 3 Tadarida teniotis Tadarida insignis 4 Tadarida latouchei 5 |
Vespertilionidae |
V. spp. (populations in Europe only) Miniopterus schreibersii African and European populations only) Miniopterus majori 6 Miniopterus natalensis 7 (African populations only) |
Carnivora |
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Canidae |
Lycaon pictus |
Ursidae |
Ursus maritimus |
Otariidae |
Arctic species australis Otaria flavescens |
Phocidae |
Phoca vitulina (Baltic Sea and Wadden Sea populations only) Halichoerus grypus (Baltic Sea populations only) Monachus monachus * |
Perissodactyla |
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Equidae |
Equus hemionus 8 Equus kiang 9 |
Artiodactyla |
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Camelidae |
Vicugna vicugna * |
Cervidae |
Cervus elaphus yarkandensis 10 * (populations in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan) |
Bovidae |
Oryx dammah * Gazella gazella (Asian populations only) Gazella erlangeri 11 Gazella subgutturosa Procapra Gutturosa Saiga tatarica 12 Saiga borealis 13 Ammotragus lervia Ovis ammon Kobus kob leucotis |
Cetacea |
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Balaenopteridae |
Balaenoptera bonaerensis Balaenoptera edeni Balaenoptera borealis * Balaenoptera omurai 14 Balaenoptera physalus * |
Neobalaenidae |
Caperea marginata |
Delphinidae |
Sousa chinensis Teuszii Sousa * Sotalia fluviatilis Sotalia guianensis 15 Lagenorhynchus albirostris (North Sea and Baltic Sea populations only) Lagenorhynchus acutus (North Sea and Baltic Sea populations only) Lagenorhynchus obscurus Lagenorhynchus australis Grampus griseus (North Sea, Baltic Sea and Mediterranean populations only) Tursiops aduncus (populations of the Arafura/Timor Sea) Tursiops truncatus * (North Sea, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean and Black Sea populations) Stenella attenuata (populations in the tropical eastern and Southeast Asian regions) Stenella longirostris (populations in the tropical eastern and Southeast Asian regions) Stenella coeruleoalba (populations in the tropical eastern and Mediterranean regions) Stenella clymene (West African population) Delphinus delphis * (North Sea and Baltic Sea, Mediterranean, Black Sea and tropical Eastern Pacific populations) Lagenodelphis hosei (Southeast Asian populations) Orcaella brevirostris * Orcaella heinsohni 16 Cephalorhynchus commersonii (South American population) Cephalorhynchus eutrophic Cephalorhynchus Orcinus orca Globicephala melas (North Sea and Baltic Sea populations only) |
Monodontidae |
Delphinapterus leucas Monodon monoceros |
Phocoenidae |
Phocoena phocoena (North Sea and Baltic Sea populations of the western North Atlantic, Black Sea and western North Africa) Phocoena spinipinnis Phocoena dioptrica Neophocaena phocaenoides Neophocaena asiaeorientalis 17 Phocoenoides dalli |
Physeteridae |
Physeter macrocephalus * |
Platanistidae |
Platanista gangetica gangetica 18 * |
Iniidae |
Inia geoffrensis |
Pontoporiidae |
Pontoporia blainvillei * |
Ziphiidae |
Berardius bairdii Hyperoodon ampullatus |
Galliformes |
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Phasianidae |
Coturnix coturnix coturnix |
Anchor |
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Anatidae |
A. spp.* |
Podicipediformes |
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Podicipedidae |
Podiceps grisegena Podiceps auritus (Western Palearctic populations) |
Phoenicopteriformes |
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Phoenicopteridae |
Ph. Spp.* |
Columbiforms |
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Columbidae |
Streptopelia turtur turtur |
Gruiformes |
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Rallidae |
Sarothrura boehmi Sarothrura ayresi * Crex crex Porzana porzana (populations breeding in the Western Palearctic) Zapornia parva 19 (Eurasia/West Africa population) Zapornia pusilla intermedia 20 Amauronis marginalis 21 Fulica atra (Mediterranean and Black Sea populations) |
The Gruidae |
Leucogeranus leucogeranus 22 * Antigone Spp. 23 * Bugeranus carunculatus 24 Anthropoids Spp. 25 Grus Spp.* |
Otifidorms |
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Otididae |
Otis tarda * Chlamydotis macqueenii 26 |
Gaviiformes |
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Gavidae |
Gavia stellata (Western Palearctic populations) Gavia arctica arctica 27 Gavia immer 28 (Northwestern European population) Gavia adamsii (Western Palearctic population) |
Sphenisciformes |
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Spheniscidae |
Spheniscus demersus |
Procellariiform |
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Diomedeidae |
Diomedea sanfordi 29 Diomedea epomophora Diomedea exulans Diomedea antipodensis 30 Diomedea dabbenena 31 Phoebetria fusca Phoebetria palpebrata Phoebastria irrorata 32 Phoebastria nigripes 33 Phoebastria unchanged 34 Thalassarche chlororhynchos 35 Thalassarche carteri 36 Thalassarch chrysostoma 37 Thalassarche melanophris 38 Thalassarche impavida 39 Thalassarche bulleri 40 Thalassarche cauta 41 Thalassarche steadi 42 Thalassarche eremita 43 Thalassarche salvini 44 |
Procellariidae |
Macronectes halli Macronectes giganteus Procellaria cinerea Procellaria aequinoctialis Procellaria conspicillata 45 Procellaria westlandica Procellaria parkinsoni |
Ciconiiformes |
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Ciconiidae |
Mycteria ibis Ciconia nigra Ciconia microscelis 46 Ciconia Ciconia |
Pelecaniformes |
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Threskiornithidae |
Plaza alba (excluding the Malagasy population) Plattalea Threskiornis aethiopicus 47 (Populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and South-West Asia [Iran/Iraq]) Geronticus eremita * Plegadis falcinellus |
Ardeidae |
Botaurus stellaris stellaris (Western Palearctic populations) Ixobrychus minutus minutus (Western Palearctic populations) Ixobrychus sturmii Ardeola idae * Ardeola rufiventris Purpurea purpurea (populations breeding in the Western Palearctic) Ardea alba alba 48 (Western Palearctic populations) Egretta vinaceigula |
Pelecanidae |
Pelecanus crispus * Pelecanus onocrotalus * (Western Palearctic populations) |
Suliforms |
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Phalacrocoracidae |
Microcarbo pygmaeus 49 Phalacrocorax nigrogularis |
Charadriiformes |
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Burhinidae |
Burhinus oedicnernus |
Recurvirostridae |
R. spp. |
Charadriidae |
C. spp.* |
Scolopacidae |
S. spp. 50 * |
Dromadidae |
Dromas ardeola |
Glareolidae |
Glareola pratincola Glareola nordmann Glareola nuchalis |
Laridae |
Rynchops flavirostris Larus Geneva Larus ichthyaetus (Western Eurasian and African population) Larus melanocephalus Larus hemprichii Larus leucophthalmus * Larus audouinii * Larus armenicus Sternula albifrons 51 Sternula saundersi 52 Sternula balaenarum 53 Gelochelidon nilotica 54 (Western Eurasian and African population) Hydroprogne caspia 55 (Western Eurasian and African population) Chlidonias leucopterus (Western Eurasian and African population) Chlidonias niger niger Sterna dougallii (Atlantic populations) Sterna hirundo hirundo (populations breeding in the Western Arctic) Sterna repressa Sterna paradise (Atlantic populations) Thalasseus bengalensis 56 (Populations of Africa and South Asia West) Thalasseus sandvicensis 57 Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis 58 Thalasseus bergii 59 (Populations of Africa and South Asia West) |
Cathartiformes |
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Cathartidae |
C. spp. |
Accipitriformes |
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Pandionidae |
Pandion haliaetus |
Accipitridae |
A. spp.* |
Coraciiformes |
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Meropidae |
Merops apiaster |
Coraciidae |
Coracias garrulus * |
Falconiformes |
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Falconidae |
F. spp.* |
Psittaciformes |
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Psittacidae |
Amazona tucumana |
Flothe |
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Muscicapidae |
Mr. (s. L.) spp. 60 * |
Hirundinidae |
Hirundo atroaerulea * |
Tyrannidae |
Alectrurus risora * Alectrurus tricolor * Pseudocolopteryx dinellianus Polystictus pectoralis pectoralis |
Bunting |
Sporophila ruficollis Sporophila zelichi * Sporophila cinnamomea * Sporophila hypochroma * Sporophila palustris * |
Parulidae |
Cardellina canadensis Agelaius flavus * |
Icteridae |
Dolichonyx oryzivorus |
Testudinata |
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Cheloniidae |
C. spp.* |
Dermochelyidae |
D. spp.* |
Pelomedusidae |
Podocnemis expansa * |
Crocodylia |
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Crocodylidae |
Crocodylus porosus |
Orectoloboforms |
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Rhinocodontidae |
Rhincodon typus |
Lamniformes |
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Cetorhinidae |
Cetorhinus maximus * |
Lamnidae |
Carcharodon carcharias * Isurus oxyrinchus Isurus paucus Lamna nasus |
Alopiidae |
Alopias pelagicus Alopias superciliosus Alopias vulpinus |
Carcharhiniformes |
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Carcharhinidae |
Carcharhinus falciformis |
Sphyrnidae |
Sphyma lewini Sphyma mokarran |
Squaliformes |
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Squalidae |
Squalus acanthias (Northern Hemisphere populations) |
Pristiformes |
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Pristidae |
Anoxypristis cuspidata * Pristis clavata * Pristis pectinata * Zijsron Pristis * Pristis Pristis 61 * |
Myliobatiforms |
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Myliobatidae |
Manta alfredi * Manta birostris * Mobula mobular 62 * Mobula japanica 63 * Mobula thurstoni * Mobula tarapacana * Mobula eregoodootenkee * Mobula kuhlii * Mobula hypostoma * Mobula rochebrunei * Mobula munkiana * |
Acipentric |
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Acipenseridae |
Huso Huso Huso dauricus Acipenser baerii baicalensis Acipenser fulvescens Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Acipenser medirostris Acipenser mikadoi Acipenser naccarii Acipenser nudiventris Acipenser persicus Acipenser ruthenus (Danube population) Acipenser schrenckii Acipenser sinensis Acipenser stellatus Acipenser sturio * Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi Psephurus gladius |
Anguilliformes |
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Anguillidae |
Anguilla anguilla |
Lepidoptera |
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Danaidae |
Danaus plexippus |
1 New content according to the am. Adopted by the Conference of the Parties in 1997, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2011 and 2014, which entered into force on 8 February 2015 ( RO 2016 777 ).
2 Previously included in Loxodonta africana
3 Previously included in Otomops martial
4 Previously included in Tadarida teniotis
5 Previously included in Tadarida teniotis
6 Previously included in Miniopterus schreibersii
7 Previously included in Miniopterus schreibersii
8 This includes Equus onager
9 Previously included in Equus hemionus (n.l.)
10 Previous Appellation Cervus elaphus bactrianus
11 Previously included in Gazella gazella
12 Previously included in Saiga tatarica, Sensu Wilson & Reeder 1993
13 Previously included in Saiga tatarica, Sensu Wilson & Reeder 1993
14 Previously included in Balaenoptera edeni
15 Previously included in Sotalia fluviatilis
16 Previously included in Orcaella brevirostris
17 Previously included in Neophocaena phocaenoides
18 Previous Appellation Platanista gangetica
19 Previous Appellation Porzana parva parva
20 Previous Appellation Porzana pusilla intermedia
21 Previous Appellation Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
22 Previously included in Grus Spp.
23 Previously included in Grus Spp.
24 Previously included in Grus Spp.
25 Previously included in Grus Spp.
26 Previously included in Chlamydotis undulata
27 This includes Gavia arctica suschkini
28 Previous Appellation Gavia immer immer
29 Previously included in Diomedea epomophora
30 Previously included in Diomedea exulans
31 Previously included in Diomedea exulans
32 Previous Appellation Diomedea irrorata
33 Previous Appellation Diomedea nigripes
34 Previous Appellation Diomeda immutabilis
35 Previous Appellation Diomedea chlororhynchos
36 Previously included in Diomedea chlororhynchos
37 Previous Appellation Diomedea chrysostoma
38 Previous Appellation Diomedea melanophris
39 Previously included in Diomedea melanophris
40 Previous Appellation Diomedea bulleri
41 Previous Appellation Diomedea cauta
42 Previously included in Diomedea cauta
43 Previously included in Diomedea cauta
44 Previously included in Diomedea cauta
45 Previously included in Procellaria aequinoctialis
46 Previous Appellation Ciconia episcopus microscelis
47 Previous Appellation Threskiornis aethiopicus
48 Previous Appellation Casmerodius albus albus (Western Palearctic populations)
49 Previous Appellation Phalacrocorax pygmaeus
50 This includes the subfamily Phalaropodinae, previously listed as the Phalaropodidae family
51 Previous Appellation Sterna albifrons
52 Previous Appellation Sterna Saundersi
53 Previous Appellation Sterna balaenarum
54 Previous Appellation Sterna nilotica nilotica
55 Previous Appellation Sterna caspia
56 Previous Appellation Sterna bengalensis
57 Previous Appellation Sterna sandvicensis sandvicensis
58 Previous Appellation Sterna maxima albididorsalis
59 Previous Appellation Sterna bergii
60 This includes the subfamily Sylviinae, previously listed as family Sylviidae
61 This includes Microdon Pristis
62 This includes Mobula diabolus
63 This includes Mobula rancureli
States Parties |
Ratification Accession (A) Statement of Succession (S) |
Entry into force |
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Afghanistan |
19 May |
2015 A |
1 Er August |
2015 |
South Africa |
27 September |
1991 A |
1 Er December |
1991 |
Albania |
25 May |
2001 A |
1 Er September |
2001 |
Algeria |
August 31 |
2005 A |
1 Er December |
2005 |
Germany |
July 31 |
1984 |
1 Er October |
1984 |
Angola |
28 April |
2006 A |
1 Er December |
2006 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
4 July |
2007 A |
1 October |
2007 |
Saudi Arabia |
17 December |
1990 A |
1 Er March |
1991 |
Argentina * |
10 October |
1991 A |
1 Er January |
1992 |
Armenia |
29 December |
2010 A |
1 Er March |
2011 |
Australia |
26 June |
1991 A |
1 Er September |
1991 |
Austria |
28 March |
2005 A |
1 Er July |
2005 |
Bangladesh |
July 31 |
2005 A |
1 Er December |
2005 |
Belarus |
28 April |
2003 |
1 Er September |
2003 |
Belgium |
July 11 |
1990 A |
1 Er October |
1990 |
Benin |
14 January |
1986 A |
1 Er April |
1986 |
Bolivia * |
16 December |
2002 A |
1 Er March |
2003 |
Brazil |
July 2 |
2015 A |
1 Er October |
2015 |
Bulgaria |
August 30 |
1999 A |
1 Er November |
1999 |
Burkina Faso |
9 October |
1989 A |
1 Er January |
1990 |
Burundi |
18 April |
2011 A |
1 Er July |
2011 |
Cameroon |
7 September |
1981 |
1 Er November |
1983 |
Cape Verde |
14 December |
2005 A |
1 Er May |
2006 |
Chile |
September 15 |
1981 A |
1 Er November |
1983 |
China * |
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|
4 June |
1997 |
1 Er July |
1997 |
Cyprus |
2 August |
2001 A |
1 Er November |
2001 |
Congo (Brazzaville) |
4 October |
1999 A |
1 Er January |
2000 |
Congo, Kinshasa |
22 June |
1990 A |
1 Er September |
1990 |
Costa Rica |
25 May |
2007 A |
1 Er August |
2007 |
Côte d' Ivoire |
7 January |
2003 |
1 Er July |
2003 |
Croatia |
17 July |
2000 A |
1 Er October |
2000 |
Cuba |
6 November |
2007 A |
1 Er February |
2008 |
Denmark * A |
August 5 |
1982 |
1 Er November |
1983 |
Djibouti |
6 December |
2003 A |
1 Er November |
2004 |
Egypt |
February 11 |
1982 |
1 Er November |
1983 |
Ecuador |
21 November |
2003 |
1 Er February |
2004 |
Eritrea |
24 November |
2004 A |
1 Er February |
2005 |
Spain |
12 February |
1985 |
1 Er May |
1985 |
Estonia |
July 9 |
2008 A |
1 Er October |
2008 |
Ethiopia |
23 October |
2009 A |
1 Er January |
2010 |
Fiji |
4 January |
2013 A |
1 Er April |
2013 |
Finland |
3 October |
1988 A |
1 Er January |
1989 |
France * |
April 23 |
1990 |
1 Er July |
1990 |
Gabon |
23 May |
2008 A |
1 Er August |
2008 |
Gambia |
14 December |
2000 A |
1 Er August |
2001 |
Georgia |
15 March |
2000 A |
1 Er June |
2000 |
Ghana |
19 January |
1988 A |
1 Er April |
1988 |
Greece |
July 29 |
1999 |
1 Er October |
1999 |
Guinea |
21 May |
1993 A |
1 Er August |
1993 |
Guinea-Bissau |
19 June |
1995 A |
1 Er September |
1995 |
Equatorial Guinea |
19 May |
2010 |
1 Er August |
2010 |
Honduras |
9 January |
2007 A |
1 Er April |
2007 |
Hungary |
July 12 |
1983 A |
1 Er November |
1983 |
Cook Islands |
8 May |
2006 A |
1 Er August |
2006 |
India |
4 May |
1982 |
1 Er November |
1983 |
Iran |
13 November |
2007 A |
1 Er February |
2008 |
Ireland |
August 5 |
1983 |
1 Er November |
1983 |
Israel |
17 May |
1983 A |
1 Er November |
1983 |
Italy |
26 August |
1983 |
1 Er November |
1983 |
Jordan |
30 October |
2000 |
1 Er March |
2001 |
Kazakhstan |
14 January |
2006 A |
1 Er May |
2006 |
Kenya |
26 February |
1999 A |
1 Er May |
1999 |
Kyrgyzstan |
20 February |
2014 A |
1 Er May |
2014 |
Latvia |
April 26 |
1999 A |
1 Er July |
1999 |
Liberia |
13 August |
2004 A |
1 Er December |
2004 |
Libya |
24 June |
2002 A |
1 Er September |
2002 |
Liechtenstein |
August 18 |
1997 A |
1 Er November |
1997 |
Lithuania |
8 October |
2001 A |
1 Er February |
2002 |
Luxembourg |
30 November |
1982 |
1 Er November |
1983 |
Macedonia |
26 August |
1999 A |
1 Er November |
1999 |
Madagascar |
13 October |
2006 |
1 Er January |
2007 |
Mali |
28 July |
1987 A |
1 Er October |
1987 |
Malta |
1 Er March |
2001 A |
1 Er June |
2001 |
Morocco * |
August 12 |
1993 |
1 Er November |
1993 |
Mauritius |
22 March |
2004 A |
1 Er June |
2004 |
Mauritania |
7 April |
1998 |
1 Er July |
1998 |
Moldova |
8 January |
2001 A |
1 Er April |
2001 |
Monaco |
1 Er March |
1993 A |
1 Er June |
1993 |
Mongolia |
July 29 |
1999 A |
1 Er November |
1999 |
Montenegro |
9 December |
2008 A |
1 Er March |
2009 |
Mozambique |
18 May |
2009 A |
1 Er August |
2009 |
Niger |
3 July |
1980 |
1 Er November |
1983 |
Nigeria |
15 October |
1986 A |
1 Er January |
1987 |
Norway |
30 May |
1985 |
1 Er August |
1985 |
New Zealand |
7 July |
2000 A |
1 Er October |
2000 |
Uganda |
May 16 |
2000 |
1 Er August |
2000 |
Uzbekistan |
12 June |
1998 A |
1 Er September |
1998 |
Pakistan |
22 September |
1987 A |
1 Er December |
1987 |
Palau |
20 November |
2007 A |
1 Er February |
2008 |
Panama |
20 February |
1989 A |
1 Er May |
1989 |
Paraguay |
23 October |
1998 |
1 Er January |
1999 |
Netherlands * |
5 June |
1981 |
1 Er November |
1983 |
|
5 June |
1981 |
1 Er November |
1983 |
|
5 June |
1981 |
1 Er November |
1983 |
|
5 June |
1981 |
1 Er November |
1983 |
|
5 June |
1981 |
1 Er November |
1983 |
Peru |
20 March |
1997 A |
1 Er June |
1997 |
Philippines |
15 November |
1993 |
1 Er February |
1994 |
Poland |
1 Er February |
1996 A |
1 Er May |
1996 |
Portugal |
21 January |
1981 |
1 Er November |
1983 |
Czech Republic |
February 8 |
1994 A |
1 Er May |
1994 |
Romania |
April 14 |
1998 A |
1 Er July |
1998 |
United Kingdom * |
July 23 |
1985 |
1 Er October |
1985 |
|
August 20 |
1992 |
1 Er November |
1992 |
Rwanda |
18 October |
2004 A |
1 Er June |
2005 |
Samoa |
August 31 |
2005 A |
1 Er November |
2005 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
July 22 |
2001 A |
1 Er December |
2001 |
Senegal |
18 March |
1988 A |
1 Er June |
1988 |
Serbia |
11 December |
2007 A |
1 Er March |
2008 |
Seychelles |
4 February |
2005 A |
1 Er August |
2005 |
Slovakia |
14 December |
1994 A |
1 Er March |
1995 |
Slovenia |
20 November |
1998 A |
1 Er February |
1999 |
Somalia |
11 November |
1985 |
1 Er February |
1986 |
Sri Lanka |
6 June |
1990 |
1 Er September |
1990 |
Sweden |
9 June |
1983 |
1 Er November |
1983 |
Switzerland |
7 April |
1995 A |
1 Er July |
1995 |
Swaziland |
22 October |
2012 A |
1 Er January |
2013 |
Syria * |
March 31 |
2003 |
1 Er July |
2003 |
Tajikistan |
13 November |
2000 A |
1 Er February |
2001 |
Tanzania |
April 23 |
1999 A |
1 Er July |
1999 |
Chad |
23 June |
1997 |
1 Er September |
1997 |
Togo |
9 November |
1995 |
1 Er February |
1996 |
Tunisia |
27 May |
1987 A |
1 Er August |
1987 |
Ukraine |
2 August |
1999 A |
1 Er November |
1999 |
European Union |
1 Er August |
1983 S |
1 Er November |
1983 |
Uruguay |
1 Er February |
1990 A |
1 Er May |
1990 |
Yemen |
September 30 |
2006 A |
1 Er December |
2006 |
Zimbabwe |
1 Er March |
2012 A |
1 Er June |
2012 |
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A The Convention shall not apply to Greenland and the Feroé Islands |
1 RO 1996 2353
2 RO 1996 2354, 2003 3265, 2004 1039, 2007 4395, 2008 2177, 2013 1271, 2016 777. A version of the updated scope of application is published on the DFAE website (www.dfae.admin.ch/traites).