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The States Parties to this Convention,
Whereas, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations 1 , the recognition of the inherent dignity of all members of the human family, as well as the equality and inalienable nature of their rights, are the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,
Bearing in mind the fact that the peoples of the United Nations have, in the Charter, once again proclaimed their faith in fundamental human rights and in the dignity and worth of the human person, and have resolved to promote the Social progress and better living conditions in greater freedom,
Recognizing that the United Nations, in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the International Covenants on Human Rights, has proclaimed and agreed that everyone can avail themselves of all rights and all Freedoms set out therein, without distinction of any kind, including race, colour, sex, language, religion, political opinion or any other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or any other situation,
Recalling that, in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations has proclaimed that children are entitled to special assistance and assistance,
Convinced that the family, the fundamental unit of society and the natural environment for the growth and well-being of all its members, and in particular children, must receive the protection and assistance it needs in order to be able to play Fully its role in the community,
Recognising that the child, for the harmonious development of his personality, must grow up in the family environment, in a climate of happiness, love and understanding,
Whereas it is important to prepare fully the child to have an individual life in society, and to raise it in the spirit of the ideals proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, and in particular in a spirit of peace, dignity, tolerance, Freedom, equality and solidarity,
Bearing in mind that the need to grant special protection to the child was set out in the Geneva Declaration of 1924 on the Rights of the Child and the Declaration on the Rights of the Child adopted by the General Assembly on 20 November 1959, and recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 2 (in particular, art. 23 and 24), in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 3 (in particular, art. 10) and in the relevant statutes and instruments of the specialized agencies and international organizations concerned with the welfare of the child,
Bearing in mind that, as stated in the Declaration on the Rights of the Child, " the child, due to his lack of physical and intellectual maturity, needs special protection and special care, including protection Appropriate legal, before and after birth ",
Recalling the provisions of the Declaration on the Social and Legal Principles Applicable to the Protection and Welfare of Children, considered above all from the perspective of adoption and family placement practices The United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (Beijing Rules) and the Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Time of Emergency and Conflict Armed,
Recognizing that there are children in all countries of the world who are living in particularly difficult conditions, and that special attention should be given to these children,
Taking due account of the importance of the traditions and cultural values of each people in the protection and harmonious development of the child,
Recognizing the importance of international cooperation in improving the living conditions of children in all countries, and in particular in developing countries,
Agreed to the following:
For the purposes of this Convention, a child means any human being under the age of eighteen years, unless the majority is attained earlier under the legislation applicable to the child.
States Parties undertake to respect the rights set forth in this Convention and to guarantee them to any child within their jurisdiction, without distinction of any kind, irrespective of any consideration of race, colour, sex, Language, religion, political or other opinion of the child or of his or her parents or legal representatives, of their national, ethnic or social origin, of their situations of fortune, incapacity, birth or any other situation.
2. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that the child is effectively protected against all forms of discrimination or sanction based on the legal situation, activities, opinions declared or beliefs Of his or her parents, legal representatives or family members.
1. In all decisions concerning children, whether they are made by public or private social protection institutions, courts, administrative authorities or legislative bodies, the best interests of the child shall be Be a primary consideration.
(2) States Parties undertake to provide the child with the protection and care necessary for his or her well-being, taking into account the rights and duties of his parents, guardians or other persons legally responsible for him, and shall To this end all appropriate legislative and administrative measures.
States Parties shall ensure that the functioning of the institutions, services and establishments which have the burden of children and ensure their protection is in conformity with the standards laid down by the competent authorities, particularly in the field And in relation to the number and competence of their staff and the existence of appropriate control.
States Parties undertake to take all necessary legislative, administrative and other measures to implement the rights recognized in this Convention. In the case of economic, social and cultural rights, they shall take such measures within the limits of the resources available to them and, where appropriate, within the framework of international cooperation.
States Parties shall respect the responsibility, right and duty of the parents or, where appropriate, members of the extended family or community, as provided for in the local custom, the guardians or other persons legally responsible Of the child, to give to the child, in a manner consistent with the development of his or her capacities, the direction and advice appropriate to the exercise of the rights recognized by this Convention.
States Parties recognize that every child has an inherent right to life.
2. States Parties shall ensure, as far as possible, the survival and development of the child.
1. The child shall be registered immediately upon his birth and shall have the right to a name, the right to acquire a nationality and, to the extent possible, the right to know his parents and be raised by them.
2. States Parties shall ensure that these rights are implemented in accordance with their national law and the obligations imposed on them by the relevant international instruments, in particular in cases where the child is not Find stateless.
States Parties undertake to respect the right of the child to preserve his or her identity, including nationality, name and family relations, as recognized by law, without unlawful interference.
2. If a child is unlawfully deprived of the constituent elements of his or her identity or of some of them, the States Parties shall provide him with appropriate assistance and protection, so that his or her identity can be restored as quickly as Possible.
States Parties shall ensure that the child is not separated from his or her parents against their will, unless the competent authorities decide, subject to judicial review and in accordance with applicable laws and procedures, that this Separation is necessary in the best interests of the child. A decision in this regard may be necessary in certain specific cases, for example, when parents abuse or neglect the child, or when they live separately and a decision has to be taken regarding the place of residence of the child.
(2) In all cases provided for in paragraph 1 of this article, all interested parties shall have the opportunity to participate in the proceedings and to make their views known.
States Parties shall respect the right of the child separated from his two parents or one of them to maintain regular contact and direct contact with both parents, except where this is contrary to the best interests of the child The child.
4. Where the separation is the result of measures taken by a State Party, such as detention, imprisonment, exile, expulsion or death (including death, irrespective of the cause, in the course of detention) of both parents or of the The State Party shall, upon request, give the parents, the child or, where appropriate, to another family member the essential information on the place where the member or members of the family are located, unless the disclosure This information is not detrimental to the child's well-being. States Parties shall also ensure that the submission of such a request does not in itself result in adverse consequences for the person or persons concerned.
1. In accordance with the obligation of States Parties under s. 1 of the art. 9, any request made by a child or his parents to enter or leave a State Party for the purpose of family reunification shall be considered by the States Parties in a positive, humane and expeditious manner. States Parties shall also ensure that the submission of such a request does not entail any adverse consequences for the applicants and the members of their families.
2. A child whose parents reside in different States has the right to maintain, except in exceptional circumstances, personal relations and regular direct contact with both parents. To this end, and in accordance with the obligation of the States Parties under paragraph 1 of Art. 9 States Parties shall respect the right of the child and his or her parents to leave any country, including their own, and to return to their own country. The right to leave any country may be subject only to restrictions prescribed by law which are necessary for the protection of national security, public order, public health or morals, or the rights and freedoms of others, and which are Compatible with other rights recognized in this Convention.
States Parties shall take measures to combat the illicit movement and non-return of children abroad.
To this end, States Parties shall promote the conclusion of bilateral or multilateral agreements or accession to existing agreements.
States Parties shall guarantee to the child who is capable of discernment the right to freely express his or her opinion on any matter of interest, the views of the child being duly taken into account in relation to his or her age and degree of Maturity.
To this end, the child shall be given the opportunity, in particular, to be heard in any judicial or administrative procedure of interest, either directly or through a representative or an appropriate body, in a compatible manner With the rules of procedure of national legislation.
1. The child is entitled to freedom of expression. This right includes the freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of any kind, regardless of frontiers, in oral, written, printed or artistic form, or by any other means of the choice of the child.
2. The exercise of this right may be subject only to restrictions which are prescribed by law and which are necessary:
States Parties shall respect the right of the child to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
2. States Parties shall respect the right and duty of the parents or, where appropriate, the legal representatives of the child, to guide the child in the exercise of the aforementioned right in a manner consistent with the development of his or her capacities.
The freedom to manifest one's religion or belief may be subject only to restrictions that are prescribed by law and are necessary for the preservation of public safety, public order, public health and morals, or Fundamental rights and freedoms of others.
States Parties recognize the rights of the child to freedom of association and freedom of peaceful assembly.
2. The exercise of such rights shall be subject only to restrictions which are prescribed by law and which are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, public safety or public order, or To protect public health or morals, or the rights and freedoms of others.
1. No child shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his or her private life, family, home or correspondence, or to unlawful attacks on his honour and reputation.
2. The child has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or infringement.
States Parties recognize the importance of the media function and ensure that the child has access to information and materials from a variety of national and international sources, including Promote social, spiritual and moral well-being, as well as physical and mental health. To this end, the States Parties shall:
States Parties shall endeavour to ensure the recognition of the principle that both parents have a common responsibility to raise the child and to ensure its development. The primary responsibility for raising the child and ensuring its development rests with the parents or, where appropriate, their legal representatives. They must be guided above all by the best interests of the child.
2. In order to guarantee and promote the rights set forth in this Convention, States Parties shall provide appropriate assistance to parents and legal representatives of the child in the exercise of their responsibility to raise the child and Ensure the establishment of institutions, institutions and services to ensure the well-being of children.
States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that children whose parents work are entitled to the child care services and facilities for which they fulfil the necessary conditions.
States Parties shall take all appropriate legislative, administrative, social and educational measures to protect the child against any form of violence, injury or physical or mental abuse, neglect or neglect, Abuse or exploitation, including sexual violence, while it is in the care of its parents or one of them, its legal representative (s) or any other person to whom it is entrusted.
2. These protective measures shall include, as appropriate, effective procedures for the establishment of social programmes to provide the necessary support to the child and to whom it is entrusted, as well as for other forms of Prevention, and for the purposes of identification, reporting, referral, investigation, treatment and follow-up of cases of child maltreatment described above, and also, as appropriate, procedures for intervention Judicial.
(1) Any child who is temporarily or permanently deprived of his or her family environment, or who in his or her own interest cannot be left in that environment, is entitled to special protection and assistance from the State.
2. States Parties shall provide for this child replacement protection in accordance with their national legislation.
3. Such replacement protection may include the form of placement in a family, kafalah of Islamic law, adoption or, if necessary, placement in an appropriate institution for children. In the choice between these solutions, due account shall be taken of the need for continuity in the education of the child, as well as of his or her ethnic, religious, cultural and linguistic background.
States Parties which admit and/or authorize adoption shall ensure that the best interests of the child are the primary consideration in this matter, and shall:
States Parties shall take appropriate measures to ensure that a child seeking refugee status or who is considered to be a refugee under the applicable rules and procedures of international or national law, whether alone or Accompanied by his father and mother or any other person, shall enjoy the protection and humanitarian assistance necessary to enable him to enjoy the rights accorded to him by this Convention and other international instruments Relating to human rights or humanitarian character to which those States are parties.
To this end, the States Parties shall cooperate, as they deem necessary, in all efforts made by the United Nations and other relevant intergovernmental or non-governmental organizations working with The United Nations to protect and assist children in such situations and to search for the father and mother or other family members of any refugee child for the purpose of obtaining the information necessary for the Unite with his family. Where neither the father, nor the mother, nor any other family member can be found, the child shall be accorded the same protection, in accordance with the principles set forth in this Convention, as any other child permanently or temporarily deprived thereof Family environment for any reason.
States Parties recognize that mentally or physically disabled children must lead a full and decent life, under conditions that guarantee their dignity, promote their autonomy and facilitate their active participation in the Community life.
States Parties shall recognize the right of children with disabilities to receive special care and shall encourage and ensure, to the extent of available resources, the grant, upon request, to children with disabilities who fulfil the necessary conditions and To those who are responsible for it, for help adapted to the condition of the child and the situation of his or her parents or those to whom he is entrusted.
3. In view of the special needs of children with disabilities, the assistance provided in accordance with para. 2 of this article is free whenever possible, taking into account the financial resources of their parents or those to whom the child is entrusted, and is designed so that disabled children have access to Education, training, health care, rehabilitation, preparation for employment and recreational activities, and benefit from these services in a way that ensures as complete social integration as possible and their Personal development, including in the cultural and spiritual field.
In a spirit of international cooperation, States Parties shall promote the exchange of relevant information in the field of preventive health care and the medical, psychological and functional treatment of children with disabilities, including by The dissemination of information on rehabilitation methods and vocational training services, as well as access to such data, with a view to enabling the States Parties to improve their capacities and skills and to broaden their Experience in these areas. In this respect, special consideration is given to the needs of developing countries.
States Parties recognize the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health and to benefit from medical and rehabilitation services. They shall endeavour to ensure that no child is deprived of the right to access to such services.
2. States Parties shall endeavour to ensure the full realization of the aforementioned law and, in particular, shall take appropriate measures to:
States Parties shall take all appropriate effective measures to abolish traditional practices prejudicial to the health of children.
The States Parties undertake to promote and encourage international cooperation with a view to progressively ensuring the full realization of the right recognized in this article. In this respect, special consideration is given to the needs of developing countries.
States Parties shall accord to the child who has been placed by the competent authorities to receive care, protection or physical or mental treatment, the right to a periodic review of that treatment and any other relevant circumstances To his or her placement.
States Parties shall recognize the right of all children to benefit from social security, including social insurance, and shall take the necessary measures to ensure the full realization of this right in accordance with their laws National.
2. Benefits shall, where appropriate, be granted taking into account the resources and circumstances of the child and the persons responsible for his or her maintenance, as well as any other consideration applicable to the claim made by the Or on behalf of the child.
States Parties shall recognize the right of every child to a standard of living adequate for his or her physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social development.
(2) The primary responsibility for ensuring, within the limits of their possibilities and financial means, the living conditions necessary for the development of the child is the responsibility of the parents or other persons responsible for the child. The child.
States Parties shall adopt appropriate measures, taking into account national conditions and to the extent of their means, to assist parents and other persons who have the responsibility of the child to implement this right and offer, in the case of Needs, material assistance and support programmes, particularly with regard to food, clothing and housing.
4. The States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure the recovery of the child's support payments to his or her parents or other persons having a financial responsibility in respect of the child. Territory or abroad. In particular, in order to take account of cases in which the person with financial responsibility for the child lives in a State other than that of the child, the States Parties shall favour accession to international agreements or the conclusion of such agreements Agreements and the adoption of any other appropriate arrangements.
States Parties shall recognize the right of the child to education, in particular, with a view to ensuring the exercise of this right progressively and on the basis of equal opportunities:
2. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that school discipline is applied in a manner consistent with the dignity of the child as a human being and in accordance with this Convention.
States Parties shall promote and promote international cooperation in the field of education, in particular in order to contribute to the elimination of ignorance and illiteracy in the world and to facilitate access to scientific knowledge and Modern teaching techniques and methods. In this respect, special consideration is given to the needs of developing countries.
The States Parties agree that the education of the child shall be directed to:
2. Nothing in this section or in s. 28 shall not be interpreted in such a way as to impair the freedom of natural or legal persons to establish and direct educational institutions, provided that the principles set out in paragraph 1 of this article are respected and The education provided in these establishments is in conformity with the minimum standards prescribed by the State.
In States where there are ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities or persons of indigenous origin, a child belonging to or belonging to one of these minorities shall not be deprived of the right to have his or her own cultural life, to profess And practice one's own religion or use one's own language in common with other members of his or her group.
States Parties shall accord to the child the right to rest and leisure, to engage in play and recreational activities of his or her own age, and to participate freely in cultural and artistic life.
2. States Parties shall respect and promote the right of the child to participate fully in cultural and artistic life, and shall encourage the organization to its appropriate means of leisure and recreation, artistic and artistic activities. Cultural, in conditions of equality.
States Parties recognize the right of the child to be protected from economic exploitation and not to be engaged in any work involving risks or likely to endanger his or her education or harm his or her health or development Physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social.
2. States Parties shall take legislative, administrative, social and educational measures to ensure the implementation of this Article. To this end, and taking into account the relevant provisions of other international instruments, States Parties, in particular:
States Parties shall take all appropriate measures, including legislative, administrative, social and educational measures, to protect children against the illicit use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, such as Define relevant international conventions, and to prevent the use of children for the illicit production and trafficking of such substances.
States Parties undertake to protect the child against all forms of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse. To this end, States shall, in particular, take all appropriate measures at the national, bilateral and multilateral levels to prevent:
States Parties shall take all appropriate measures at the national, bilateral and multilateral levels to prevent the abduction, sale or trafficking of children for any purpose and in any form.
States Parties shall protect the child against any other forms of exploitation prejudicial to any aspect of its welfare.
States Parties shall ensure that:
States Parties undertake to respect and enforce the rules of international humanitarian law applicable to them in the event of armed conflict and whose protection extends to children.
2. States Parties shall take all feasible measures in practice to ensure that persons who have not attained the age of fifteen are not directly involved in hostilities.
3. States Parties shall refrain from enlisting in their armed forces any person who has not attained the age of fifteen years. When incorporating persons over the age of 15 but under the age of eighteen, States Parties shall endeavour to enlist the oldest priority.
4. In accordance with their obligation under international humanitarian law to protect the civilian population in situations of armed conflict, States Parties shall take all feasible measures in practice to ensure that children who are Affected by armed conflict benefit from protection and care.
States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to facilitate the physical and psychological recovery and social reintegration of any child victim of any form of neglect, exploitation or abuse, torture or any other The form of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment or armed conflict. This rehabilitation and reintegration takes place under conditions that promote the health, self-respect and dignity of the child.
States Parties shall accord to any child suspected, accused or convicted of an offence under criminal law the right to treatment which is capable of furthering his or her sense of dignity and of personal value, which reinforces his respect for the Of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of others, taking into account their age and the need to facilitate their reintegration into society and to have a constructive role within society.
To this end, and taking into account the relevant provisions of international instruments, States Parties shall ensure in particular:
States Parties shall endeavour to promote the adoption of laws, procedures, the establishment of authorities and institutions specially designed for children suspected, accused or convicted of an offence under criminal law, and in particular:
4. A range of provisions, including care, guidance and supervision, counselling, probation, family placement, general and vocational education programs, and other solutions Institutions will be provided for in order to ensure that children are treated in accordance with their welfare and proportionate to their situation and the offence.
None of the provisions of this Convention shall affect the provisions that are more conducive to the realization of the rights of the child, which may include:
The States Parties undertake to make widely known the principles and provisions of this Convention, by active and appropriate means, to adults and children.
For the purpose of examining the progress made by States Parties in the fulfilment of their obligations under this Convention, a Committee on the Rights of the Child shall be established to carry out the functions set out below.
(2) The Committee shall consist of eighteen experts of high moral character who have a recognized competence in the field covered by this Convention. Its members shall be elected by the States Parties from among their nationals and shall serve in their personal capacity, taking into account the need to ensure equitable geographical distribution and in the light of the main legal systems. 1
(3) The members of the Committee shall be elected by secret ballot on a list of persons designated by the States Parties. Each State Party may nominate a candidate from among its nationals.
The first election shall be held within six months of the date of entry into force of this Convention. The elections will then take place every two years. At least four months before the date of each election, the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall, in writing, invite the States Parties to nominate their candidates within two months. The Secretary-General shall then draw up the alphabetical list of the candidates thus nominated, indicating the States Parties which have nominated them, and shall communicate them to the States Parties to this Convention.
The elections shall be held at the meetings of the States Parties, convened by the Secretary-General at United Nations Headquarters. At such meetings, for which the quorum consists of two thirds of the States Parties, the candidates elected to the Committee shall be those who obtain the largest number of votes and an absolute majority of the votes of the representatives of the States Parties present And voting.
6. The members of the Committee shall be elected for four years. They are eligible for re-election if they are resubmitted. The term of office of five of the members elected in the first election shall expire after two years. The names of these five members will be drawn by lot by the chairperson of the meeting immediately after the first election.
7. In the event of the death or resignation of a member of the Committee, or if, for any other reason, a member declares that he is no longer able to carry out his duties in the Committee, the State Party which had submitted his candidature shall appoint another expert from among its members To fill the vacancy until the expiry of the corresponding term of office, subject to the approval of the Committee.
8. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
The Committee shall elect its Bureau for a period of two years.
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 normally meets annually. The duration of its sessions shall be determined and amended, if necessary, by a meeting of the States Parties to this Convention, subject to the approval of the General Assembly.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall make available to the Committee the staff and facilities necessary for the effective performance of the functions entrusted to it under this Convention.
The members of the Committee established under this Convention shall, with the approval of the General Assembly, receive emoluments from the resources of the United Nations under the terms and conditions set out in the Convention By the General Assembly.
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States Parties undertake to submit to the Committee, through the Secretary-General of the United Nations, reports on the measures they have adopted to give effect to the rights recognized in this Convention and on The progress made in the enjoyment of these rights:
(2) Reports drawn up pursuant to this Article shall, where appropriate, indicate the factors and difficulties preventing the States Parties from fully complying with the obligations set out in this Convention. They should also contain sufficient information to give the Committee a clear idea of the implementation of the Convention in the country concerned.
3. The States Parties which have submitted a full initial report to the Committee shall not, in the reports submitted to it by the Committee in accordance with para. (b) from s. 1 of this section, to repeat the basic information previously disclosed.
The Committee may ask the States Parties for further information relating to the implementation of the Convention.
The Committee shall submit a report on its activities to the General Assembly, through the Economic and Social Council, every two years.
6. States Parties shall ensure that their reports are widely disseminated in their own countries.
To promote the effective implementation of the Convention and to encourage international cooperation in the field covered by the Convention:
This Convention shall be open for signature by all States.
This Convention is subject to ratification. Instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
This Convention shall remain open for accession by any State. Instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
(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 Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the deposit by that State of its instrument of Ratification or accession.
1. Any State Party may propose an amendment and file it with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The Secretary-General shall then communicate the proposed amendment to the States Parties, asking them to inform them whether they are in favour of convening a Conference of the States Parties for the consideration of the proposal and its implementation Voices. If, within four months from the date of this communication, at least one third of the States Parties favour the convening of such a conference, the Secretary-General shall convene the conference under the auspices of the Organization United Nations. Any amendment adopted by a majority of the States Parties present and voting at the Conference shall be submitted for approval to the General Assembly.
2. Any amendment adopted in accordance with the provisions of par. 1 of this article shall enter into force when it has been approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations and accepted by a two-thirds majority of the States Parties.
3. When an amendment enters into force, it shall be binding on the States Parties which have accepted it, the other States Parties remaining bound by the provisions of this Convention and all previous amendments accepted by them.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall receive and communicate to all States the text of the reservations which have been made by States 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 addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, which shall inform all States parties to the Convention. The notification shall take effect on the date on which it is received by the Secretary-General.
Any State Party may denounce this Convention by written notification addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Denunciation shall take effect one year after the date on which the notification has been received by the Secretary-General.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall be designated as the depositary of this Convention.
The original of 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 plenipotentiaries, duly authorized by their respective Governments, have signed this Convention.
Done at New York, 20 November 1989.
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States Parties |
Ratification Accession (A) Statement of Succession (S) |
Entry into force |
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Afghanistan * |
28 March |
1994 |
April 27 |
1994 |
South Africa |
June 16 |
1995 |
July 16 |
1995 |
Albania |
February 27 |
1992 |
28 March |
1992 |
Algeria * |
April 16 |
1993 |
May 16 |
1993 |
Germany * ** |
6 March |
1992 |
5 April |
1992 |
Andorra * |
2 January |
1996 |
1 Er February |
1996 |
Angola |
5 December |
1990 |
4 January |
1991 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
5 October |
1993 |
4 November |
1993 |
Saudi Arabia * |
26 January |
1996 A |
25 February |
1996 |
Argentina * |
4 December |
1990 |
3 January |
1991 |
Armenia |
23 June |
1993 A |
July 23 |
1993 |
Australia * |
17 December |
1990 |
16 January |
1991 |
Austria * ** |
August 6 |
1992 |
September 5 |
1992 |
Azerbaijan |
13 August |
1992 A |
12 September |
1992 |
Bahamas * |
20 February |
1991 |
22 March |
1991 |
Bahrain |
13 February |
1992 A |
March 14 |
1992 |
Bangladesh * |
August 3 |
1990 |
2 September |
1990 |
Barbados |
9 October |
1990 |
8 November |
1990 |
Belarus |
1 Er October |
1990 |
October 31 |
1990 |
Belgium * ** |
16 December |
1991 |
15 January |
1992 |
Belize |
2 May |
1990 |
2 September |
1990 |
Benin |
August 3 |
1990 |
2 September |
1990 |
Bhutan |
1 Er August |
1990 |
2 September |
1990 |
Bolivia |
26 June |
1990 |
2 September |
1990 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1 Er September |
1993 S |
6 March |
1992 |
Botswana * |
March 14 |
1995 A |
13 April |
1995 |
Brazil |
24 September |
1990 |
24 October |
1990 |
Brunei * |
27 December |
1995 A |
26 January |
1996 |
Bulgaria |
3 June |
1991 |
3 July |
1991 |
Burkina Faso |
August 31 |
1990 |
September 30 |
1990 |
Burundi |
19 October |
1990 |
18 November |
1990 |
Cambodia |
15 October |
1992 A |
14 November |
1992 |
Cameroon |
11 January |
1993 |
10 February |
1993 |
Canada * |
13 December |
1991 |
12 January |
1992 |
Cape Verde |
4 June |
1992 A |
4 July |
1992 |
Chile |
13 August |
1990 |
12 September |
1990 |
China * |
2 March |
1992 |
1 Er April |
1992 |
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Cyprus |
7 February |
1991 |
March 9 |
1991 |
Colombia * |
28 January |
1991 |
February 27 |
1991 |
Comoros |
22 June |
1993 |
July 22 |
1993 |
Congo (Brazzaville) |
14 October |
1993 A |
13 November |
1993 |
Congo, Kinshasa |
27 September |
1990 |
27 October |
1990 |
Korea (North) |
21 September |
1990 |
21 October |
1990 |
Korea (South) * |
20 November |
1991 |
20 December |
1991 |
Costa Rica |
August 21 |
1990 |
September 20 |
1990 |
Côte d' Ivoire |
4 February |
1991 |
6 March |
1991 |
Croatia |
12 October |
1992 S |
8 October |
1991 |
Cuba * |
August 21 |
1991 |
September 20 |
1991 |
Denmark * ** |
19 July |
1991 |
August 18 |
1991 |
Djibouti * |
6 December |
1990 |
5 January |
1991 |
Dominica |
13 March |
1991 |
12 April |
1991 |
Egypt * |
July 6 |
1990 |
2 September |
1990 |
El Salvador |
10 July |
1990 |
2 September |
1990 |
United Arab Emirates * |
3 January |
1997 A |
2 February |
1997 |
Ecuador |
23 March |
1990 |
2 September |
1990 |
Eritrea |
August 3 |
1994 |
2 September |
1994 |
Spain * |
6 December |
1990 |
5 January |
1991 |
Estonia |
21 October |
1991 A |
20 November |
1991 |
Ethiopia |
14 May |
1991 A |
13 June |
1991 |
Fiji |
13 August |
1993 |
12 September |
1993 |
Finland * * |
20 June |
1991 |
July 20 |
1991 |
France * |
7 August |
1990 |
September 6 |
1990 |
Gabon |
February 9 |
1994 |
March 11 |
1994 |
Gambia |
8 August |
1990 |
7 September |
1990 |
Georgia |
2 June |
1994 A |
July 2 |
1994 |
Ghana |
5 February |
1990 |
2 September |
1990 |
Greece |
11 May |
1993 |
10 June |
1993 |
Grenada |
5 November |
1990 |
5 December |
1990 |
Guatemala |
6 June |
1990 |
2 September |
1990 |
Guinea |
July 13 |
1990 A |
2 September |
1990 |
Equatorial Guinea |
15 June |
1992 A |
July 15 |
1992 |
Guinea-Bissau |
August 20 |
1990 |
19 September |
1990 |
Guyana |
14 January |
1991 |
13 February |
1991 |
Haiti |
8 June |
1995 |
July 8 |
1995 |
Honduras |
10 August |
1990 |
9 September |
1990 |
Hungary |
7 October |
1991 |
6 November |
1991 |
Cook Islands * |
6 June |
1997 A |
July 6 |
1997 |
Marshall Islands |
4 October |
1993 |
3 November |
1993 |
India * |
11 December |
1992 A |
10 January |
1993 |
Indonesia |
September 5 |
1990 |
5 October |
1990 |
Iran * |
July 13 |
1994 |
August 12 |
1994 |
Iraq * |
15 June |
1994 A |
July 15 |
1994 |
Ireland * * |
28 September |
1992 |
28 October |
1992 |
Iceland * |
28 October |
1992 |
27 November |
1992 |
Israel |
3 October |
1991 |
2 November |
1991 |
Italy * * |
September 5 |
1991 |
5 October |
1991 |
Jamaica |
14 May |
1991 |
13 June |
1991 |
Japan * |
22 April |
1994 |
22 May |
1994 |
Jordan * |
24 May |
1991 |
23 June |
1991 |
Kazakhstan |
August 12 |
1994 |
11 September |
1994 |
Kenya |
July 30 |
1990 |
2 September |
1990 |
Kyrgyzstan |
7 October |
1994 A |
6 November |
1994 |
Kiribati * |
11 December |
1995 A |
10 January |
1996 |
Kuwait * |
21 October |
1991 |
20 November |
1991 |
Laos |
8 May |
1991 A |
7 June |
1991 |
Lesotho |
10 March |
1992 |
April 9 |
1992 |
Latvia |
April 14 |
1992 A |
14 May |
1992 |
Lebanon |
14 May |
1991 |
13 June |
1991 |
Liberia |
4 June |
1993 |
4 July |
1993 |
Libya |
15 April |
1993 A |
15 May |
1993 |
Liechtenstein * |
22 December |
1995 |
21 January |
1996 |
Lithuania |
31 January |
1992 A |
1 Er March |
1992 |
Luxembourg * |
7 March |
1994 |
April 6 |
1994 |
Macedonia |
2 December |
1993 S |
17 November |
1991 |
Madagascar |
19 March |
1991 |
18 April |
1991 |
Malaysia * |
17 February |
1995 A |
19 March |
1995 |
Malawi |
2 January |
1991 A |
1 Er February |
1991 |
Maldives * |
February 11 |
1991 |
13 March |
1991 |
Mali * |
September 20 |
1990 |
20 October |
1990 |
Malta |
September 30 |
1990 |
30 October |
1990 |
Morocco * |
21 June |
1993 |
July 21 |
1993 |
Mauritius |
26 July |
1990 A |
2 September |
1990 |
Mauritania |
May 16 |
1991 |
15 June |
1991 |
Mexico |
21 September |
1990 |
21 October |
1990 |
Micronesia |
5 May |
1993 A |
4 June |
1993 |
Moldova |
26 January |
1993 A |
25 February |
1993 |
Monaco * |
21 June |
1993 A |
July 21 |
1993 |
Mongolia |
July 5 |
1990 |
2 September |
1990 |
Montenegro |
23 October |
2006 S |
3 June |
2006 |
Mozambique |
April 26 |
1994 |
26 May |
1994 |
Myanmar |
July 15 |
1991 A |
August 14 |
1991 |
Namibia |
September 30 |
1990 |
30 October |
1990 |
Nauru |
27 July |
1994 A |
26 August |
1994 |
Nepal |
September 14 |
1990 |
14 October |
1990 |
Nicaragua |
5 October |
1990 |
4 November |
1990 |
Niger |
September 30 |
1990 |
30 October |
1990 |
Nigeria |
19 April |
1991 |
19 May |
1991 |
Niue |
20 December |
1995 A |
19 January |
1996 |
Norway * * |
8 January |
1991 |
7 February |
1991 |
New Zealand * |
April 6 |
1993 |
6 May |
1993 |
Oman * |
9 December |
1996 A |
8 January |
1997 |
Uganda |
August 17 |
1990 |
16 September |
1990 |
Uzbekistan |
29 June |
1994 A |
July 29 |
1994 |
Pakistan |
12 November |
1990 |
12 December |
1990 |
Palau |
August 4 |
1995 A |
3 September |
1995 |
Palestine |
2 April |
2014 A |
2 May |
2014 |
Panama |
12 December |
1990 |
11 January |
1991 |
Papua New Guinea |
2 March |
1993 |
1 Er April |
1993 |
Paraguay |
September 25 |
1990 |
25 October |
1990 |
Netherlands * ** |
February 6 |
1995 |
8 March |
1995 |
Aruba * |
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Peru |
4 September |
1990 |
4 October |
1990 |
Philippines |
August 21 |
1990 |
September 20 |
1990 |
Poland * |
7 June |
1991 |
7 July |
1991 |
Portugal * ** |
21 September |
1990 |
21 October |
1990 |
Qatar * |
3 April |
1995 |
3 May |
1995 |
Central African Republic |
April 23 |
1992 |
23 May |
1992 |
Dominican Republic |
11 June |
1991 |
July 11 |
1991 |
Czech Republic * |
22 February |
1993 S |
1 Er January |
1993 |
Romania |
28 September |
1990 |
28 October |
1990 |
United Kingdom * |
16 December |
1991 |
15 January |
1992 |
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Russia |
August 16 |
1990 |
September 15 |
1990 |
Rwanda |
24 January |
1991 |
23 February |
1991 |
Saint Lucia |
June 16 |
1993 |
July 16 |
1993 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
24 July |
1990 |
2 September |
1990 |
San Marino |
25 November |
1991 A |
25 December |
1991 |
Holy See * |
20 April |
1990 |
2 September |
1990 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
26 October |
1993 |
25 November |
1993 |
Solomon Islands |
10 April |
1995 A |
10 May |
1995 |
Samoa * |
29 November |
1994 |
29 December |
1994 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
14 May |
1991 A |
13 June |
1991 |
Senegal |
July 31 |
1990 |
2 September |
1990 |
Serbia |
12 March |
2001 S |
April 27 |
1992 |
Seychelles |
7 September |
1990 A |
7 October |
1990 |
Sierra Leone |
18 June |
1990 |
2 September |
1990 |
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 |
Sudan |
August 3 |
1990 |
2 September |
1990 |
Sri Lanka |
July 12 |
1991 |
August 11 |
1991 |
Sweden * * |
29 June |
1990 |
2 September |
1990 |
Switzerland * |
24 February |
1997 |
26 March |
1997 |
Suriname |
1 Er March |
1993 |
March 31 |
1993 |
Swaziland * |
7 September |
1995 |
7 October |
1995 |
Syria * |
July 15 |
1993 |
August 14 |
1993 |
Tajikistan |
26 October |
1993 A |
25 November |
1993 |
Tanzania |
10 June |
1991 |
10 July |
1991 |
Chad |
2 October |
1990 |
1 Er November |
1990 |
Thailand * |
March 27 |
1992 A |
April 26 |
1992 |
Timor-Leste |
April 16 |
2003 A |
May 16 |
2003 |
Togo |
1 Er August |
1990 |
2 September |
1990 |
Tonga |
6 November |
1995 A |
6 December |
1995 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
5 December |
1991 |
4 January |
1992 |
Tunisia * |
30 January |
1992 |
29 February |
1992 |
Turkmenistan |
September 20 |
1993 A |
20 October |
1993 |
Turkey * |
April 4 |
1995 |
4 May |
1995 |
Tuvalu |
22 September |
1995 A |
22 October |
1995 |
Ukraine |
August 28 |
1991 |
27 September |
1991 |
Uruguay * |
20 November |
1990 |
20 December |
1990 |
Vanuatu |
7 July |
1993 |
August 6 |
1993 |
Venezuela * |
13 September |
1990 |
13 October |
1990 |
Vietnam |
28 February |
1990 |
2 September |
1990 |
Yemen |
1 Er May |
1991 |
May 31 |
1991 |
Zambia |
6 December |
1991 |
5 January |
1992 |
Zimbabwe |
11 September |
1990 |
11 October |
1990 |
* ** |
Reservations and declarations. Objections. Reservations, declarations and objections, with the exception of those of Switzerland, are not published in the RO. The texts in English and French can be found at the United Nations Internet site: http://treaties.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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Switzerland expressly refers to the duty of any State to apply the norms of international humanitarian law and national law, insofar as they provide better for the child protection and assistance in armed conflicts.
Art. 5 4
Art. 7 5
Article 10, para. 1
It is reserved for Swiss legislation, which does not guarantee family reunification to certain categories of aliens.
Art. 37, let. C
The separation of young people and adults deprived of their liberty is not guaranteed without exception.
Art. 40
It is reserved for the Swiss criminal procedure of minors, which does not guarantee the unconditional right to assistance or the separation, at the personal and organisational level, between the investigating authority and the judgment authority.
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Ratification Statement of Succession (S) |
Entry into force |
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South Africa |
August 5 |
1997 |
18 November |
2002 |
Algeria |
21 January |
1998 |
18 November |
2002 |
Germany |
25 June |
1997 |
18 November |
2002 |
Andorra |
17 January |
1997 |
18 November |
2002 |
Saudi Arabia |
30 June |
1997 |
18 November |
2002 |
Argentina |
2 March |
1999 |
18 November |
2002 |
Austria |
1 Er February |
2002 |
18 November |
2002 |
Bahamas |
23 October |
2001 |
18 November |
2002 |
Bahrain |
13 June |
2000 |
18 November |
2002 |
Bangladesh |
April 23 |
1997 |
18 November |
2002 |
Belarus |
23 September |
2003 |
23 September |
2003 |
Belgium |
29 June |
2004 |
29 June |
2004 |
Belize |
15 December |
2000 |
18 November |
2002 |
Bhutan |
March 17 |
1999 |
18 November |
2002 |
Bolivia |
15 March |
1999 |
18 November |
2002 |
Botswana |
6 March |
2002 |
18 November |
2002 |
Brazil |
26 February |
1998 |
18 November |
2002 |
Brunei |
28 June |
2000 |
18 November |
2002 |
Bulgaria |
25 June |
1999 |
18 November |
2002 |
Burkina Faso |
26 July |
1999 |
18 November |
2002 |
Cambodia |
August 12 |
1997 |
18 November |
2002 |
Cameroon |
5 October |
2001 |
18 November |
2002 |
Canada |
September 17 |
1997 |
18 November |
2002 |
Chile |
19 August |
1997 |
18 November |
2002 |
China |
10 July |
2002 |
18 November |
2002 |
Cyprus |
September 20 |
2001 |
18 November |
2002 |
Colombia |
31 January |
1997 |
18 November |
2002 |
Congo (Brazzaville) |
28 February |
2000 |
18 November |
2002 |
Korea (North) |
23 February |
2000 |
18 November |
2002 |
Korea (South) |
3 February |
1999 |
18 November |
2002 |
Costa Rica |
12 February |
1997 |
18 November |
2002 |
Côte d' Ivoire |
September 25 |
2001 |
18 November |
2002 |
Croatia |
26 May |
1998 |
18 November |
2002 |
Cuba |
23 October |
1996 |
18 November |
2002 |
Denmark |
10 September |
1996 |
18 November |
2002 |
Djibouti |
21 September |
2001 |
18 November |
2002 |
Dominica |
July 5 |
2001 |
18 November |
2002 |
Egypt |
28 December |
1998 |
18 November |
2002 |
United Arab Emirates |
11 November |
1997 |
18 November |
2002 |
Ecuador |
25 February |
1998 |
18 November |
2002 |
Spain |
13 January |
1998 |
18 November |
2002 |
Estonia |
6 December |
2000 |
18 November |
2002 |
Ethiopia |
15 April |
1998 |
18 November |
2002 |
Fiji |
August 20 |
1997 |
18 November |
2002 |
Finland |
3 January |
1997 |
18 November |
2002 |
France |
20 June |
1997 |
18 November |
2002 |
Georgia |
April 11 |
2000 |
18 November |
2002 |
Ghana |
3 February |
2011 |
3 February |
2011 |
Greece |
23 September |
1997 |
18 November |
2002 |
Grenada |
20 May |
1999 |
18 November |
2002 |
Guatemala |
26 December |
2002 |
26 December |
2002 |
Guinea |
14 May |
1999 |
18 November |
2002 |
Guyana |
September 15 |
1998 |
18 November |
2002 |
Haiti |
20 December |
2000 |
18 November |
2002 |
Indonesia |
17 December |
1998 |
18 November |
2002 |
Iran |
13 November |
2001 |
18 November |
2002 |
Iraq |
31 December |
2001 |
18 November |
2002 |
Ireland |
18 November |
2002 |
18 November |
2002 |
Iceland |
14 January |
2000 |
18 November |
2002 |
Israel |
27 December |
1999 |
18 November |
2002 |
Italy |
September 14 |
1999 |
18 November |
2002 |
Jamaica |
April 6 |
1998 |
18 November |
2002 |
Japan |
12 June |
2003 |
12 June |
2003 |
Jordan |
24 September |
2002 |
18 November |
2002 |
Kenya |
12 February |
2003 |
12 February |
2003 |
Kyrgyzstan |
May 31 |
2000 |
18 November |
2002 |
Kiribati |
9 September |
2002 |
18 November |
2002 |
Kuwait |
9 May |
2003 |
9 May |
2003 |
Laos |
22 September |
1997 |
18 November |
2002 |
Lesotho |
12 November |
2001 |
18 November |
2002 |
Lebanon |
July 14 |
2000 |
18 November |
2002 |
Liberia |
16 September |
2005 |
16 September |
2005 |
Liechtenstein |
21 January |
2000 |
18 November |
2002 |
Lithuania |
March 27 |
2002 |
18 November |
2002 |
Luxembourg |
July 11 |
2000 |
18 November |
2002 |
Macedonia |
October 16 |
1996 |
18 November |
2002 |
Malaysia |
19 August |
2002 |
18 November |
2002 |
Maldives |
2 November |
1998 |
18 November |
2002 |
Mali |
March 4 |
1999 |
18 November |
2002 |
Malta |
1 Er May |
1997 |
18 November |
2002 |
Morocco |
27 January |
1997 |
18 November |
2002 |
Mauritius |
August 25 |
1999 |
18 November |
2002 |
Mauritania |
August 20 |
1999 |
18 November |
2002 |
Mexico |
22 September |
1997 |
18 November |
2002 |
Moldova |
30 January |
1998 |
18 November |
2002 |
Monaco |
26 May |
1999 |
18 November |
2002 |
Mongolia |
19 December |
1997 |
18 November |
2002 |
Montenegro |
23 October |
2006 S |
3 June |
2006 |
Mozambique |
March 4 |
1999 |
18 November |
2002 |
Myanmar |
9 June |
2000 |
18 November |
2002 |
Namibia |
11 December |
2001 |
18 November |
2002 |
Nicaragua |
23 January |
2003 |
23 January |
2003 |
Niger |
24 October |
2001 |
18 November |
2002 |
Norway |
24 February |
2000 |
18 November |
2002 |
New Zealand A |
June 16 |
2000 |
18 November |
2002 |
Oman |
October 16 |
2002 |
18 November |
2002 |
Uganda |
27 June |
1997 |
18 November |
2002 |
Uzbekistan |
April 25 |
1997 |
18 November |
2002 |
Pakistan |
19 January |
2000 |
18 November |
2002 |
Palau |
April 26 |
2002 |
18 November |
2002 |
Panama |
5 November |
1996 |
18 November |
2002 |
Paraguay |
12 December |
2003 |
12 December |
2003 |
Netherlands |
4 December |
1996 |
18 November |
2002 |
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Curaçao |
4 December |
1996 |
18 November |
2002 |
Caribbean (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba) |
4 December |
1996 |
18 November |
2002 |
Sint Maarten |
4 December |
1996 |
18 November |
2002 |
Peru |
26 January |
2000 |
18 November |
2002 |
Philippines |
14 January |
1998 |
18 November |
2002 |
Poland |
2 September |
1999 |
18 November |
2002 |
Portugal |
29 June |
1998 |
18 November |
2002 |
Qatar |
5 May |
1999 |
18 November |
2002 |
Czech Republic |
23 May |
2000 |
18 November |
2002 |
Romania |
3 October |
2002 |
18 November |
2002 |
United Kingdom |
17 July |
1997 |
18 November |
2002 |
Russia |
1 Er May |
1998 |
18 November |
2002 |
Rwanda |
19 September |
2001 |
18 November |
2002 |
San Marino |
10 October |
2000 |
18 November |
2002 |
Holy See |
August 15 |
1996 |
18 November |
2002 |
Samoa |
22 March |
2002 |
18 November |
2002 |
Senegal |
5 November |
2003 |
5 November |
2003 |
Serbia |
4 October |
2001 |
18 November |
2002 |
Sierra Leone |
27 November |
2001 |
18 November |
2002 |
Singapore |
March 29 |
2000 |
18 November |
2002 |
Slovakia |
July 29 |
1999 |
18 November |
2002 |
Sudan |
April 9 |
2001 |
18 November |
2002 |
Sri Lanka |
29 February |
2000 |
18 November |
2002 |
Sweden |
17 October |
1996 |
18 November |
2002 |
Switzerland |
2 December |
1997 |
18 November |
2002 |
Suriname |
23 May |
2002 |
18 November |
2002 |
Swaziland |
17 January |
2002 |
18 November |
2002 |
Syria |
June 16 |
2000 |
18 November |
2002 |
Chad |
May 16 |
2002 |
18 November |
2002 |
Thailand |
April 30 |
1998 |
18 November |
2002 |
Togo |
19 June |
1996 |
18 November |
2002 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
1 Er November |
1996 |
18 November |
2002 |
Tunisia |
March 29 |
2001 |
18 November |
2002 |
Turkey |
9 December |
1999 |
18 November |
2002 |
Ukraine |
3 July |
2003 |
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Uruguay |
17 February |
1999 |
18 November |
2002 |
Venezuela |
2 November |
1998 |
18 November |
2002 |
Vietnam |
11 January |
2000 |
18 November |
2002 |
Yemen |
3 April |
1997 |
18 November |
2002 |
Zambia |
August 9 |
2000 |
18 November |
2002 |
Zimbabwe |
August 27 |
2002 |
18 November |
2002 |
A |
The amendment does not apply to Tokelau. |
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1 RO 1998 2053
2 RO 1998 2055 , 2004 339, 2007 417, 2010 1619, 2014 1311. A version of the updated scope of application is published on the DFAE website (www.dfae.admin.ch/traites).
3 Art. 1 al. 1 of the AF of 13 Dec. 1996 ( RO 1998 2053 ).
4 RO 2004 3877
5 RO 2007 3839
6 RO 2007 3839
7 RO 2004 339 813
8 RO 2007 4095 , 2014 1417. A version of the updated scope of application is published on the DFAE website (www.dfae.admin.ch/traites).