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The States Parties to this Convention,
Noting that the Charter of the United Nations 2 Reaffirms faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women,
Noting that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms the principle of non-discrimination and proclaims that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and that everyone can avail themselves of all rights and All the freedoms set out therein, without distinction of any kind, including sex,
Noting that States parties to the International Covenants on Human Rights 3 Have an obligation to ensure the equal rights of men and women in the enjoyment of all economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights,
Taking into account the international conventions concluded under the aegis of the United Nations and the specialized agencies with a view to promoting the equal rights of men and women,
Also noting the resolutions, declarations and recommendations adopted by the United Nations and the specialized agencies with a view to promoting the equal rights of men and women,
Concerned, however, that despite these various instruments, women continue to be subject to significant discrimination,
Recalling that discrimination against women violates the principles of equal rights and respect for human dignity, that it hinders the participation of women, under the same conditions as men, in political and social life, The economic and cultural nature of their country, which is an obstacle to the enhancement of the well-being of society and the family and prevents women from serving their country and humanity to the full extent of their opportunities,
Concerned that, in situations of poverty, women have a minimum of access to food, medical services, education, training, employment opportunities and other needs,
Convinced that the establishment of the new international economic order based on equity and justice will contribute significantly to the promotion of equality between men and women,
Underlining that the elimination of apartheid, of all forms of racism, racial discrimination, colonialism, neo-colonialism, aggression, foreign occupation and domination, and interference in the internal affairs of States is Indispensable for the full enjoyment by men and women of their rights,
Affirming that the strengthening of international peace and security, the relaxation of international tension, cooperation among all states, regardless of their social and economic systems, general and complete disarmament, and, in particular, In particular, nuclear disarmament under strict and effective international control, the affirmation of the principles of justice, equality and mutual benefit in relations between countries and the realization of the right of peoples subject to a Foreign and colonial domination and foreign occupation of self-determination Independence, as well as respect for national sovereignty and territorial integrity, will promote social progress and development and thus contribute to the achievement of full equality between men and women,
Convinced that the full development of a country, the well-being of the world and the cause of peace require the maximum participation of women, on an equal basis with men, in all fields,
Bearing in mind the importance of the contribution of women to the well-being of the family and to the progress of society, which up to now has not been fully recognized, the social importance of motherhood and the role of parents in the family and in the Education of children and awareness of the fact that the role of women in procreation should not be a cause of discrimination and that the education of children requires the sharing of responsibilities between men, women and society in its Together,
Recognizing that the traditional role of man in the family and in society must change as much as that of women if we are to achieve real equality between men and women,
Committed to the implementation of the principles contained in the Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and, in order to do so, to adopt the necessary measures to eliminate discrimination in all its forms and All its manifestations,
Agreed to the following:
For the purposes of this Convention, the term "discrimination against women" refers to any distinction, exclusion or restriction based on sex that has the effect or purpose of compromising or destroying the recognition, enjoyment or Exercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on the basis of equality of men and women, human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural and civil spheres or in any other Domain.
The States Parties condemn discrimination against women in all its forms, agree to pursue by all appropriate means and without delay a policy to eliminate discrimination against women and, to that end, Commit to:
States Parties shall take in all fields, in particular in the political, social, economic and cultural fields, all appropriate measures, including legislation, to ensure the full development and progress of the Women, with a view to ensuring their enjoyment and enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms on the basis of equality with men.
1. The adoption by States Parties of temporary special measures to accelerate the establishment of de facto equality between men and women shall not be regarded as an act of discrimination as defined in the present Convention, but must not in any way result in the maintenance of unequal or separate standards; these measures must be repealed as soon as the objectives of equal opportunities and treatment have been achieved.
2. The adoption by States Parties of special measures, including measures provided for in this Convention, to protect motherhood is not considered to be a discriminatory practice.
States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to:
States Parties shall take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to suppress all forms of trafficking in women and the exploitation of prostitution of women.
States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in the political and public life of the country and, in particular, shall ensure, in conditions of equality with men, the right to:
States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that women, on equal terms with men and without any discrimination, have the opportunity to represent their Governments at the international level and to participate The work of international organizations.
States Parties shall grant women equal rights to men with regard to the acquisition, change and preservation of nationality. In particular, they guarantee that neither the marriage to a foreigner nor the change of nationality of the husband during the marriage automatically changes the nationality of the woman, nor does it render it stateless, nor does it oblige him to take the nationality of her Husband.
2. States Parties shall grant women equal rights with respect to the nationality of their children.
States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in order to ensure their equal rights to those of men with regard to education and, in particular, to ensure, on the basis of Equality between men and women:
States Parties undertake to take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in the field of employment, in order to ensure, on the basis of equality of men and women, the same rights, and In particular:
2. In order to prevent discrimination against women on account of their marriage or maternity and to guarantee their effective right to work, the States Parties undertake to take appropriate measures with the aim of:
3. Laws intended to protect women in the fields covered by this Article shall be reviewed periodically on the basis of scientific and technical knowledge and shall be revised, repealed or extended, as required.
States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in the field of health care with a view to ensuring, on the basis of equality of men and women, the means of access to Medical services, including those related to family planning.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 1 above, States Parties shall provide appropriate services and, if necessary, free of charge, as well as adequate nutrition during pregnancy and breastfeeding, during pregnancy, during and after delivery.
States Parties undertake to take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in other areas of economic and social life, in order to ensure, on the basis of equality of men and women, the Same rights and, in particular:
States Parties shall take into account the particular problems faced by rural women and the important role these women play in the economic survival of their families, including through their work in the non-monetary sectors of The economy, and shall take all appropriate measures to ensure the application of the provisions of this Convention to women in rural areas.
2. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in rural areas in order to ensure, on the basis of equality between men and women, their participation in rural development and its Benefits and, in particular, give them the right to:
States Parties shall accord to women equality with men before the law.
2. States Parties shall accord to women, in civil matters, a legal capacity identical to that of men and the same possibilities for exercising that capacity. In particular, they recognise equal rights with regard to the conclusion of contracts and the administration of property and give them the same treatment at all stages of the judicial process.
3. The States Parties agree that any contract and any other private instrument, of any kind, having a legal effect aimed at limiting the legal capacity of the woman shall be deemed to be null and void.
4. States Parties shall accord to men and women the same rights with regard to legislation on the right of persons to move freely and to choose their residence and domicile.
States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in all matters arising out of marriage and in family relations and, in particular, shall ensure, on the basis of equality of Man and woman:
2. The engagement and marriage of children shall not have legal effects and all necessary measures, including legislation, shall be taken in order to establish a minimum age for marriage and to make the registration of the Marriage on an official register.
1. For the purpose of examining the progress made in the implementation of this Convention, a Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) shall be constituted, which shall be composed, at the time of entry into Ratification or accession of the thirty-fifth State Party, of twenty-three experts of a high moral and eminently competent authority in the field to which this Convention applies. These experts shall be elected by the States Parties from among their nationals and shall serve in their personal capacity, taking into account the principle of equitable geographical distribution and the representation of the various forms of civilization as well as the principal Legal systems.
(2) The members of the Committee shall be elected by secret ballot on a list of candidates nominated by the States Parties. Each State Party may designate a selected candidate from among its nationals.
3. The first election shall take place six months after the date of entry into force of this Convention. At least three months before the date of each election, the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall send a letter to the States Parties inviting them to submit their applications within two months. The Secretary-General shall draw up an alphabetical list of all candidates, indicating by which State they have been appointed, a list which it communicates to the States Parties.
4. The members of the Committee shall be elected at a meeting of the States Parties convened by the Secretary-General at United Nations Headquarters. At that meeting, where the quorum consists of two-thirds of the States Parties, the members of the Committee shall be elected with the highest number of votes and an absolute majority of the votes of the representatives of the States Parties present and voting.
The members of the Committee shall be elected for four years. However, the term of nine of the members elected at the first election shall end after two years; the Chairman of the Committee shall draw the names of these nine members immediately after the first election.
6. The election of the five additional members of the Committee shall be in accordance with the provisions of s. 2, 3 and 4 of this Article as a result of the thirty-fifth ratification or accession. The term of office of two of the additional members elected on that occasion shall end after two years; the names of those two members shall be drawn by lot by the Chairman of the Committee.
7. In order to fill the vacancies, the State Party whose expert has ceased to act as a member of the Committee shall appoint another expert from among its nationals, subject to the approval of the Committee.
8. The members of the Committee shall, with the approval of the General Assembly, receive emoluments from the resources of the United Nations under the conditions laid down by the Assembly in view of the importance of the functions of the Committee.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall make available to the Committee the personnel and material resources necessary for the effective performance of the functions entrusted to it under this Convention.
States Parties undertake to submit to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, for consideration by the Committee, a report on the legislative, judicial, administrative or other measures adopted to give effect to the The provisions of this Convention and the progress made in this regard:
2. The reports may indicate the factors and difficulties affecting the extent to which the obligations under this Convention are fulfilled.
The Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure.
2. The Committee shall elect its Bureau for a period of two years.
The Committee shall normally meet for a period of not more than two weeks each year to review reports submitted pursuant to s. 18 of this Convention.
2. The meetings of the Committee shall normally be held at United Nations Headquarters or at any other appropriate place as determined by the Committee.
The Committee shall report annually to the General Assembly of the United Nations, through the Economic and Social Council, on its activities and may make general suggestions and recommendations based on the review Reports and information received from the States Parties. These suggestions and recommendations are included in the Committee's report, accompanied, where appropriate, by the comments of the States Parties.
2. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall transmit the reports of the Committee to the Commission on the Status of Women for information.
The specialized agencies shall have the right to be represented in the examination of the implementation of any provision of this Convention which enters into the framework of their activities. The Committee may invite the specialized agencies to submit reports on the implementation of the Convention in areas falling within the scope of their activities.
None of the provisions of this Convention shall affect the provisions which are more conducive to the achievement of the equality of men and women that may be contained:
States Parties undertake to adopt all necessary measures at the national level to ensure the full realization of the rights recognized in this Convention.
(1) This Convention shall be open for signature by all States.
2. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall be designated as the depositary of this Convention.
3. This Convention shall be subject to ratification and the instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
4. This Convention shall be open for accession by all States. Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
1. Any State Party may at any time request the revision of this Convention by sending a written communication to that effect to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
2. The General Assembly of the United Nations shall decide on the measures to be taken, where appropriate, with respect to such an application.
(1) This Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date of deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the twentieth instrument of ratification or accession.
(2) For each State ratifying or acceding to this Convention after the deposit of the twentieth instrument of ratification or accession, the said Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date of deposit by that State of its Instrument of ratification or accession.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall receive and communicate to all States the text of the reservations that have been made at the time of ratification or accession.
2. No reservation incompatible with the object and purpose of this Convention shall be permitted.
Reservations may be withdrawn at any time by notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, which shall inform all States parties to the Convention. The notification will take effect on the date of receipt.
1. Any dispute between two or more States Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention which is not settled by negotiation shall be submitted to arbitration at the request of one of them. If, within six months after the date of the request for arbitration, the parties fail to agree on the organization of the arbitration, any one of them may refer the dispute to the International Court of Justice, in Filing a request in accordance with the Statute of the Court.
(2) Any State Party may, at the time it signs this Convention, ratify or accede to it, declare that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of s. 1 of this article. The other States Parties shall not be bound by those provisions to a State Party which has formulated such a reservation.
(3) Any State Party which has made a reservation in accordance with the provisions of par. 2 of this article may at any time raise this reservation by a notification addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
This Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
In witness whereof, The undersigned, to that duly authorized, have signed this Convention.
Done at New York on 18 December 1979.
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States Parties |
Ratification Accession (A) Declaration of succession (S) |
Entry into force |
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Afghanistan |
March 5 |
2003 |
April 4 |
2003 |
South Africa |
15 December |
1995 |
14 January |
1996 |
Albania |
11 May |
1994 A |
10 June |
1994 |
Algeria * |
22 May |
1996 A |
21 June |
1996 |
Germany * ** |
10 July |
1985 |
August 9 |
1985 |
Andorra |
15 January |
1997 A |
February 14 |
1997 |
Angola |
September 17 |
1986 A |
17 October |
1986 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
1 Er August |
1989 A |
August 31 |
1989 |
Saudi Arabia * |
7 September |
2000 |
7 October |
2000 |
Argentina * |
July 15 |
1985 |
August 14 |
1985 |
Armenia |
13 September |
1993 A |
13 October |
1993 |
Australia * |
28 July |
1983 |
August 27 |
1983 |
Austria * ** |
March 31 |
1982 |
April 30 |
1982 |
Azerbaijan |
10 July |
1995 A |
August 9 |
1995 |
Bahamas * |
6 October |
1993 A |
5 November |
1993 |
Bahrain * |
18 June |
2002 A |
18 July |
2002 |
Bangladesh * |
6 November |
1984 A |
6 December |
1984 |
Barbados |
October 16 |
1980 |
3 September |
1981 |
Belarus |
4 February |
1981 |
3 September |
1981 |
Belgium * * |
10 July |
1985 |
August 9 |
1985 |
Belize |
May 16 |
1990 |
15 June |
1990 |
Benin |
12 March |
1992 |
April 11 |
1992 |
Bhutan |
August 31 |
1981 |
September 30 |
1981 |
Bolivia |
8 June |
1990 |
July 8 |
1990 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1 Er September |
1993 S |
6 March |
1992 |
Botswana |
13 August |
1996 A |
12 September |
1996 |
Brazil * |
1 Er February |
1984 |
2 March |
1984 |
Brunei * |
24 May |
2006 A |
23 June |
2006 |
Bulgaria |
February 8 |
1982 |
10 March |
1982 |
Burkina Faso |
14 October |
1987 A |
13 November |
1987 |
Burundi |
8 January |
1992 |
7 February |
1992 |
Cambodia |
15 October |
1992 A |
14 November |
1992 |
Cameroon |
August 23 |
1994 |
22 September |
1994 |
Canada * * |
10 December |
1981 |
9 January |
1982 |
Cape Verde |
5 December |
1980 A |
3 September |
1981 |
Chile * |
7 December |
1989 |
6 January |
1990 |
China * |
4 November |
1980 |
3 September |
1981 |
Hong Kong A |
14 October |
1996 |
13 November |
1996 |
Macao B * |
19 October |
1999 |
20 December |
1999 |
Cyprus |
July 23 |
1985 A |
22 August |
1985 |
Colombia |
19 January |
1982 |
18 February |
1982 |
Comoros |
October 31 |
1994 A |
30 November |
1994 |
Congo (Brazzaville) |
26 July |
1982 |
August 25 |
1982 |
Congo, Kinshasa |
17 October |
1986 |
16 November |
1986 |
Korea (North) * |
February 27 |
2001 A |
March 29 |
2001 |
Korea (South) * |
27 December |
1984 |
26 January |
1985 |
Costa Rica |
April 4 |
1986 |
4 May |
1986 |
Côte d' Ivoire |
18 December |
1995 |
17 January |
1996 |
Croatia |
9 September |
1992 S |
8 October |
1991 |
Cuba * |
17 July |
1980 |
3 September |
1981 |
Denmark * ** |
April 21 |
1983 |
21 May |
1983 |
Djibouti |
2 December |
1998 A |
1 Er January |
1999 |
Dominica |
September 15 |
1980 |
3 September |
1981 |
Egypt * |
18 September |
1981 |
18 October |
1981 |
El Salvador * |
19 August |
1981 |
18 September |
1981 |
United Arab Emirates * |
6 October |
2004 A |
5 November |
2004 |
Ecuador |
9 November |
1981 |
9 December |
1981 |
Eritrea |
September 5 |
1995 A |
5 October |
1995 |
Spain * ** |
5 January |
1984 |
4 February |
1984 |
Estonia * * |
21 October |
1991 A |
20 November |
1991 |
Ethiopia * |
10 September |
1981 |
10 October |
1981 |
Fiji |
August 28 |
1995 A |
27 September |
1995 |
Finland * * |
4 September |
1986 |
4 October |
1986 |
France * ** |
14 December |
1983 |
13 January |
1984 |
Gabon |
21 January |
1983 |
20 February |
1983 |
Gambia |
April 16 |
1993 |
May 16 |
1993 |
Georgia |
26 October |
1994 A |
25 November |
1994 |
Ghana |
2 January |
1986 |
1 Er February |
1986 |
Greece * * |
7 June |
1983 |
7 July |
1983 |
Grenada |
August 30 |
1990 |
29 September |
1990 |
Guatemala |
August 12 |
1982 |
11 September |
1982 |
Guinea |
August 9 |
1982 |
8 September |
1982 |
Equatorial Guinea |
23 October |
1984 A |
22 November |
1984 |
Guinea-Bissau |
August 23 |
1985 |
22 September |
1985 |
Guyana |
17 July |
1980 |
3 September |
1981 |
Haiti |
July 20 |
1981 |
3 September |
1981 |
Honduras |
3 March |
1983 |
2 April |
1983 |
Hungary * * |
22 December |
1980 |
3 September |
1981 |
Cook Islands |
August 11 |
2006 A |
10 September |
2006 |
Marshall Islands |
2 March |
2006 A |
1 Er April |
2006 |
India * |
July 9 |
1993 |
8 August |
1993 |
Indonesia * |
13 September |
1984 |
13 October |
1984 |
Iraq * |
13 August |
1986 A |
12 September |
1986 |
Ireland * ** |
December 23 |
1985 A |
22 January |
1986 |
Iceland |
18 June |
1985 |
18 July |
1985 |
Israel * ** |
3 October |
1991 |
2 November |
1991 |
Italy * * |
10 June |
1985 |
10 July |
1985 |
Jamaica * |
19 October |
1984 |
18 November |
1984 |
Japan |
25 June |
1985 |
July 25 |
1985 |
Jordan * |
1 Er July |
1992 |
July 31 |
1992 |
Kazakhstan |
26 August |
1998 A |
September 25 |
1998 |
Kenya |
March 9 |
1984 A |
April 8 |
1984 |
Kyrgyzstan |
10 February |
1997 A |
12 March |
1997 |
Kiribati |
March 17 |
2004 A |
April 16 |
2004 |
Kuwait * |
2 September |
1994 A |
2 October |
1994 |
Laos |
August 14 |
1981 |
13 September |
1981 |
Lesotho * |
22 August |
1995 |
21 September |
1995 |
Latvia * * |
April 14 |
1992 A |
14 May |
1992 |
Lebanon * |
April 16 |
1997 A |
21 May |
1997 |
Liberia |
17 July |
1984 A |
August 16 |
1984 |
Libya * |
May 16 |
1989 A |
15 June |
1989 |
Liechtenstein * |
22 December |
1995 A |
21 January |
1996 |
Lithuania |
January 18 |
1994 A |
17 February |
1994 |
Luxembourg |
2 February |
1989 |
March 4 |
1989 |
Macedonia |
January 18 |
1994 S |
17 November |
1991 |
Madagascar |
March 17 |
1989 |
April 16 |
1989 |
Malaysia * |
July 5 |
1995 A |
August 4 |
1995 |
Malawi * |
12 March |
1987 A |
April 11 |
1987 |
Maldives * |
1 Er July |
1993 A |
July 31 |
1993 |
Mali |
10 September |
1985 |
10 October |
1985 |
Malta * |
8 March |
1991 A |
7 April |
1991 |
Morocco * |
21 June |
1993 A |
July 21 |
1993 |
Mauritius * |
July 9 |
1984 A |
8 August |
1984 |
Mauritania * |
10 May |
2001 A |
9 June |
2001 |
Mexico * ** |
23 March |
1981 |
3 September |
1981 |
Micronesia * |
1 Er September |
2004 A |
1 Er October |
2004 |
Moldova |
1 Er July |
1994 A |
July 31 |
1994 |
Monaco * |
18 March |
2005 A |
April 17 |
2005 |
Mongolia |
July 20 |
1981 |
3 September |
1981 |
Montenegro |
23 October |
2006 S |
3 June |
2006 |
Mozambique |
April 21 |
1997 A |
May 16 |
1997 |
Myanmar * |
July 22 |
1997 A |
August 21 |
1997 |
Namibia |
23 November |
1992 A |
December 23 |
1992 |
Nauru |
23 June |
2011 A |
July 23 |
2011 |
Nepal |
22 April |
1991 |
22 May |
1991 |
Nicaragua |
27 October |
1981 |
26 November |
1981 |
Niger * |
8 October |
1999 A |
7 November |
1999 |
Nigeria |
13 June |
1985 |
July 13 |
1985 |
Norway * * |
21 May |
1981 |
3 September |
1981 |
New Zealand * |
10 January |
1985 |
February 9 |
1985 |
Niue * |
10 January |
1985 |
February 9 |
1985 |
Oman * |
7 February |
2006 A |
March 9 |
2006 |
Uganda |
July 22 |
1985 |
August 21 |
1985 |
Uzbekistan |
19 July |
1995 A |
August 18 |
1995 |
Pakistan * |
12 March |
1996 A |
April 11 |
1996 |
Panama |
29 October |
1981 |
28 November |
1981 |
Papua New Guinea |
12 January |
1995 A |
February 11 |
1995 |
Paraguay |
April 6 |
1987 A |
6 May |
1987 |
Netherlands * ** C |
July 23 |
1991 |
22 August |
1991 |
Aruba |
July 23 |
1991 |
22 August |
1991 |
Curaçao |
July 23 |
1991 |
22 August |
1991 |
Caribbean (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba) |
July 23 |
1991 |
22 August |
1991 |
Sint Maarten |
July 23 |
1991 |
22 August |
1991 |
Peru |
13 September |
1982 |
13 October |
1982 |
Philippines |
August 5 |
1981 |
4 September |
1981 |
Poland * * |
July 30 |
1980 |
3 September |
1981 |
Portugal * * |
July 30 |
1980 |
3 September |
1981 |
Qatar * |
29 April |
2009 A |
29 May |
2009 |
Central African Republic |
21 June |
1991 A |
July 21 |
1991 |
Dominican Republic |
2 September |
1982 |
2 October |
1982 |
Czech Republic * * |
22 February |
1993 S |
1 Er January |
1993 |
Romania * * |
7 January |
1982 |
February 6 |
1982 |
United Kingdom * ** |
7 April |
1986 |
7 May |
1986 |
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands * |
7 April |
1986 |
7 May |
1986 |
Isle of Man * |
7 April |
1986 |
7 May |
1986 |
Falkland Islands * |
7 April |
1986 |
7 May |
1986 |
Turks and Caicos Islands * |
7 April |
1986 |
7 May |
1986 |
British Virgin Islands * |
7 April |
1986 |
7 May |
1986 |
Russia |
23 January |
1981 |
3 September |
1981 |
Rwanda |
2 March |
1981 |
3 September |
1981 |
Saint Lucia |
8 October |
1982 A |
7 November |
1982 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
April 25 |
1985 A |
25 May |
1985 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
August 4 |
1981 A |
3 September |
1981 |
Solomon Islands |
6 May |
2002 A |
5 June |
2002 |
Samoa |
September 25 |
1992 A |
25 October |
1992 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
3 June |
2003 |
3 July |
2003 |
Senegal |
5 February |
1985 |
7 March |
1985 |
Serbia |
12 March |
2001 S |
April 27 |
1992 |
Seychelles |
5 May |
1992 |
4 June |
1992 |
Sierra Leone |
11 November |
1988 |
11 December |
1988 |
Singapore * |
5 October |
1995 A |
4 November |
1995 |
Slovakia * * |
28 May |
1993 S |
1 Er January |
1993 |
Slovenia |
July 6 |
1992 S |
25 June |
1991 |
Sri Lanka |
5 October |
1981 |
4 November |
1981 |
Sweden * * |
July 2 |
1980 |
3 September |
1981 |
Switzerland * |
March 27 |
1997 |
April 26 |
1997 |
Suriname |
1 Er March |
1993 A |
March 31 |
1993 |
Swaziland |
26 March |
2004 A |
April 25 |
2004 |
Syria * |
28 March |
2003 A |
April 27 |
2003 |
Tajikistan |
26 October |
1993 A |
25 November |
1993 |
Tanzania |
August 20 |
1985 |
19 September |
1985 |
Chad |
9 June |
1995 A |
July 9 |
1995 |
Thailand * |
August 9 |
1985 A |
8 September |
1985 |
Timor-Leste |
April 16 |
2003 A |
May 16 |
2003 |
Togo |
26 September |
1983 A |
26 October |
1983 |
Trinidad and Tobago * |
12 January |
1990 |
February 11 |
1990 |
Tunisia * |
September 20 |
1985 |
20 October |
1985 |
Turkmenistan |
1 Er May |
1997 A |
May 31 |
1997 |
Turkey * |
20 December |
1985 A |
19 January |
1986 |
Tuvalu |
6 October |
1999 A |
5 November |
1999 |
Ukraine |
12 March |
1981 |
3 September |
1981 |
Uruguay |
9 October |
1981 |
8 November |
1981 |
Vanuatu |
8 September |
1995 A |
8 October |
1995 |
Venezuela * |
2 May |
1983 |
1 Er June |
1983 |
Vietnam * |
17 February |
1982 |
19 March |
1982 |
Yemen * |
30 May |
1984 A |
29 June |
1984 |
Zambia |
21 June |
1985 |
July 21 |
1985 |
Zimbabwe |
13 May |
1991 A |
12 June |
1991 |
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Reservations and declarations. |
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Objections. |
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Reservations, declarations and objections, with the exception of the reservations of Switzerland, are not published in the RO. The texts in English and French can be found at the United Nations Internet site: http://untreaty.un.org/ or obtained from the Directorate of Public International Law (DDIP), International Treaty Section, 3003 Berne. |
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A |
Until 30 June 1997, the Convention was applicable to Hong Kong on the basis of a territorial extension of the United Kingdom. From 1 Er July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. Under the Sino-British Declaration of Dec. 1984, the agreements that were applicable to Hong Kong prior to its handover to the People's Republic of China remain applicable to the SAR. |
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B |
From 27 April 1999 to 19 Dec. 1999, the Convention was applicable to Macao on the basis of a declaration of territorial extension of Portugal. From Dec 20. 1999, Macao became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. According to the Chinese declaration of 19 Oct. 1999, the Convention is also applicable to the Macao SAR from 20 Dec. 1999. |
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C |
For the Kingdom in Europe. |
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Switzerland 5
Reservation on Art. 7, let. B 6
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Reservation on Art. 16, para. 1, let. G 7
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Reservation on Art. 15, para. 2, and art. 16, para. 1, let. H
These provisions are applied subject to various transitional provisions of the matrimonial regime (s. 9 E And 10, tit. , CC).
1 RO 1999 1577
2 RS 0.120
3 RS 0.103.1 / .2
4 RO 1999 1592 , 2004 2739 3651, 2006 1145, 2007 1169, 2008 649 and 2012 1489. A version of the updated scope of application is published on the DFAE website (www.dfae.admin.ch/traites).
5 Art. 1 al. 1 of the 4 Oct AF. 1996 ( RO 1999 1577 ).
6 RO 2004 3651
7 RO 2013 4341