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The Contracting Parties,
Considering that the effectiveness of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat to Ramsar February 2, 1971 2 (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention") requires an increase in the number of Contracting Parties;
Conscious of the fact that the addition of authentic versions would facilitate wider participation in the Convention;
Whereas the text of the Convention does not provide for an amendment procedure, which makes it difficult to amend the text which might be deemed necessary;
Agreed to the following:
The following Article shall be inserted between Art. 10 and art. 11 of the Convention:
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1 The mod. Can be consulted at the RO 1987 380.
The words "the English text serving as a reference in the event of a difference of interpretation" contained in the clause following s. 12 of the Convention, are replaced by the words "all texts being equally authentic".
The corrected text of the original French version of the Convention is reproduced in the Annex to this Protocol.
This Protocol shall be open for signature from 3 December 1982 at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
1. Any State referred to in Art. 9, para. 2, of the Convention may become a Contracting Party to the Protocol by:
2. Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization And culture (hereinafter referred to as "the Depositary").
Any State which becomes a Contracting Party to the Convention after the entry into force of this Protocol shall be deemed to be a Party to the Convention as amended by the Protocol, unless it has expressed a different intention at the time The deposit of the instrument to which s. 9 of the Convention refers.
(4) Any State which becomes a Contracting Party to this Protocol without being a Contracting Party to the Convention shall be considered as a Party to the Convention as amended by this Protocol, from the date of entry into force of this Protocol. Protocol for that State.
(1) This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the fourth month following the date on which two thirds of the States which are Contracting Parties to the Convention on the date on which this Protocol is opened for signature have signed it without Reservation of ratification, acceptance or approval, or have ratified, accepted, approved or acceded to it.
(2) In respect of any State which becomes a Contracting Party to this Protocol after the date of its entry into force in the manner described in s. 1 and 2 of Art. 5 above, the Protocol shall enter into force on the date of signature without reservation of ratification, acceptance or approval, or of its ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
3. In respect of any State which becomes a Contracting Party to this Protocol in the manner described in s. 1 and 2 of Art. 5 above during the period from the opening of this Protocol to the signature upon entry into force of this Protocol, this Protocol shall enter into force on the date determined by the s. 1 above.
1. The original text of this Protocol in the English and French languages, each of which is also authentic, shall be deposited with the Depositary who shall transmit certified copies thereof to all States which have signed it or Who have deposited an instrument of accession.
2. The Depositary shall inform as soon as possible all Contracting Parties to the Convention and all States which have signed and acceded to this Protocol:
3. When this Protocol enters into force, the Depositary shall register with the United Nations Secretariat in accordance with art. 102 of the Charter 1 .
In witness whereof, The undersigned, duly authorized to that effect, have signed this Protocol.
Done at Paris on 3 December 1982.
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States Parties |
Ratification Accession (A) Declaration of succession (S) Signature without reservation of ratification (If) |
Entry into force |
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South Africa |
26 May |
1983 Si |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Albania |
October 31 |
1995 A |
29 February |
1996 |
Germany |
13 January |
1983 Si |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
2 June |
2005 A |
2 October |
2005 |
Argentina |
4 May |
1992 |
4 September |
1992 |
Armenia |
July 6 |
1993 A |
6 November |
1993 |
Australia |
August 12 |
1983 A |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Austria |
18 December |
1992 |
18 December |
1992 |
Azerbaijan |
21 May |
2001 A |
21 September |
2001 |
Bahamas |
7 February |
1997 |
7 June |
1997 |
Bahrain |
27 October |
1997 A |
February 27 |
1998 |
Bangladesh |
21 May |
1992 A |
21 September |
1992 |
Barbados |
12 December |
2005 A |
12 April |
2006 |
Belarus |
10 September |
1999 S |
21 December |
1991 |
Belize |
22 April |
1998 A |
22 August |
1998 |
Benin |
24 January |
2000 A |
24 May |
2000 |
Bhutan |
7 May |
2012 A |
7 September |
2012 |
Bolivia |
27 June |
1990 A |
27 October |
1990 |
Botswana |
9 December |
1996 A |
April 9 |
1997 |
Brazil |
24 May |
1993 A |
24 September |
1993 |
Bulgaria |
February 27 |
1986 If |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Burkina Faso |
27 June |
1990 A |
27 October |
1990 |
Burundi |
5 June |
2002 A |
5 October |
2002 |
Cambodia |
23 June |
1999 A |
23 October |
1999 |
Cameroon |
20 March |
2006 A |
July 20 |
2006 |
Canada |
2 June |
1983 Si |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Cape Verde |
18 July |
2005 |
18 November |
2005 |
Chile |
February 14 |
1985 |
1 Er October |
1986 |
China |
March 31 |
1992 A |
July 31 |
1992 |
Hong Kong A |
9 June |
1997 |
1 Er July |
1997 |
Cyprus |
July 11 |
2001 A |
11 November |
2001 |
Colombia |
18 June |
1998 A |
18 October |
1998 |
Comoros |
February 9 |
1995 A |
9 June |
1995 |
Congo (Brazzaville) |
18 June |
1998 A |
18 October |
1998 |
Congo, Kinshasa |
January 18 |
1996 A |
18 May |
1996 |
Korea (South) |
28 March |
1997 A |
28 July |
1997 |
Costa Rica |
27 December |
1991 |
April 27 |
1992 |
Côte d' Ivoire |
February 27 |
1996 A |
27 June |
1996 |
Cuba |
12 April |
2001 |
August 12 |
2001 |
Denmark |
3 December |
1982 Si |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Djibouti |
22 November |
2002 A |
22 March |
2003 |
Egypt |
9 September |
1988 A |
9 September |
1988 |
El Salvador |
22 January |
1999 |
22 May |
1999 |
United Arab Emirates |
29 August |
2007 A |
29 December |
2007 |
Ecuador |
7 September |
1990 A |
7 January |
1991 |
Spain |
27 May |
1987 |
27 May |
1987 |
Estonia |
March 29 |
1994 |
July 29 |
1994 |
United States |
18 December |
1986 |
18 December |
1986 |
Fiji |
April 11 |
2006 A |
August 11 |
2006 |
Finland |
15 May |
1984 |
1 Er October |
1986 |
France |
26 July |
1984 |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Gabon |
December 30 |
1986 If |
April 30 |
1987 |
Gambia |
16 September |
1996 |
16 January |
1997 |
Georgia |
7 February |
1997 A |
7 June |
1997 |
Ghana |
22 February |
1988 A |
22 June |
1988 |
Greece |
2 June |
1988 A |
2 June |
1988 |
Grenada |
22 May |
2012 |
22 September |
2012 |
Guatemala |
26 June |
1990 A |
26 October |
1990 |
Guinea |
18 November |
1992 A |
18 March |
1993 |
Equatorial Guinea |
2 June |
2003 A |
2 October |
2003 |
Guinea-Bissau |
14 May |
1990 A |
14 May |
1990 |
Honduras |
23 June |
1993 A |
23 October |
1993 |
Hungary |
August 28 |
1986 A |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Marshall Islands |
July 13 |
2004 A |
13 November |
2004 |
India |
March 9 |
1984 A |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Indonesia |
April 8 |
1992 A |
8 August |
1992 |
Iran |
29 April |
1986 A |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Iraq |
17 October |
2007 A |
17 February |
2008 |
Ireland |
15 November |
1984 If |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Iceland |
11 June |
1986 If |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Israel |
12 November |
1996 |
12 March |
1997 |
Italy |
27 July |
1987 |
27 July |
1987 |
Jamaica |
7 October |
1997 A |
7 February |
1998 |
Japan |
26 June |
1987 A |
26 June |
1987 |
Jordan |
15 March |
1984 If |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Kazakhstan |
2 January |
2007 A |
2 May |
2007 |
Kenya |
5 June |
1990 A |
5 October |
1990 |
Kyrgyzstan |
12 November |
2002 A |
12 February |
2003 |
Lesotho |
1 Er July |
2004 A |
1 Er November |
2004 |
Latvia |
July 25 |
1995 A |
25 November |
1995 |
Lebanon |
April 16 |
1999 A |
August 16 |
1999 |
Liberia |
July 2 |
2003 A |
2 November |
2003 |
Libya |
5 April |
2000 A |
August 5 |
2000 |
Liechtenstein |
August 6 |
1991 A |
6 December |
1991 |
Lithuania |
August 20 |
1993 A |
20 December |
1993 |
Luxembourg |
15 April |
1998 |
August 15 |
1998 |
Madagascar |
September 25 |
1998 A |
25 January |
1999 |
Malaysia |
10 November |
1994 |
10 March |
1995 |
Malawi |
14 November |
1996 A |
March 14 |
1997 |
Malta |
September 30 |
1988 A |
September 30 |
1988 |
Morocco |
3 October |
1985 If |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Mauritius |
30 May |
2001 |
September 30 |
2001 |
Mauritania |
May 31 |
1989 A |
May 31 |
1989 |
Mexico |
4 July |
1986 A |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Moldova |
20 June |
2000 A |
20 October |
2000 |
Monaco |
August 20 |
1997 |
20 December |
1997 |
Mongolia |
8 December |
1997 A |
April 8 |
1998 |
Montenegro |
April 26 |
2007 S |
3 June |
2006 |
Mozambique |
August 3 |
2004 A |
3 December |
2004 |
Myanmar |
17 November |
2004 A |
March 17 |
2005 |
Namibia |
August 23 |
1995 A |
December 23 |
1995 |
Nepal |
17 December |
1987 A |
April 17 |
1988 |
Nicaragua |
July 30 |
1997 A |
30 November |
1997 |
Niger |
April 30 |
1987 Si |
August 30 |
1987 |
Nigeria |
2 October |
2000 A |
2 February |
2001 |
Norway |
3 December |
1982 Si |
1 Er October |
1986 |
New Zealand |
February 9 |
1987 Si |
February 9 |
1987 |
Uganda |
March 4 |
1988 |
4 July |
1988 |
Uzbekistan |
8 October |
2001 A |
February 8 |
2002 |
Pakistan |
13 August |
1985 A |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Palau |
18 October |
2002 A |
18 February |
2003 |
Panama |
26 November |
1990 A |
26 November |
1990 |
Papua New Guinea |
March 16 |
1993 A |
July 16 |
1993 |
Paraguay |
7 June |
1995 |
7 October |
1995 |
Netherlands |
12 October |
1983 |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Aruba |
12 October |
1983 |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Curaçao |
12 October |
1983 |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Caribbean (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba) |
12 October |
1983 |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Sint Maarten |
12 October |
1983 |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Peru |
30 March |
1992 |
30 March |
1992 |
Philippines |
July 8 |
1994 A |
8 November |
1994 |
Poland |
February 8 |
1984 A |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Portugal |
18 December |
1984 A |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Central African Republic |
5 December |
2005 A |
5 April |
2006 |
Dominican Republic |
15 May |
2002 A |
September 15 |
2002 |
Czech Republic |
26 March |
1993 S |
1 Er January |
1993 |
Romania |
21 May |
1991 A |
21 May |
1991 |
United Kingdom * |
19 April |
1984 |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Akrotiri and Dhekelia |
28 June |
2002 A |
28 October |
2002 |
Bermuda |
19 April |
1984 |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Gibraltar |
19 April |
1984 |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Guernsey |
8 September |
1998 |
8 January |
1999 |
Cayman Islands |
19 April |
1984 |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Falkland Islands and Dependencies (South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands) |
19 April |
1984 |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Pitcairn Islands (Ducie, Oeno, Henderson and Pitcairn) |
19 April |
1984 |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
19 April |
1984 |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Jersey |
19 April |
1984 |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Montserrat |
19 April |
1984 |
1 Er October |
1986 |
St. Helena and Dependencies (Ascension and Tristan da Cunha) |
19 April |
1984 |
1 Er October |
1986 |
British Indian Ocean Territory |
8 September |
1998 |
8 January |
1999 |
Russia |
February 11 |
1992 A |
February 11 |
1992 |
Rwanda |
1 Er December |
2005 A |
1 Er April |
2006 |
Saint Lucia |
19 February |
2002 A |
19 June |
2002 |
Samoa |
6 October |
2004 A |
February 6 |
2005 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
August 21 |
2006 A |
21 December |
2006 |
Senegal |
15 May |
1985 |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Seychelles |
22 November |
2004 A |
22 March |
2005 |
Sierra Leone |
13 December |
1999 A |
13 April |
2000 |
Slovakia |
March 31 |
1993 S |
1 Er January |
1993 |
Slovenia |
13 April |
2004 A |
13 August |
2004 |
Sudan |
7 January |
2005 A |
7 May |
2005 |
Sri Lanka |
15 June |
1990 A |
15 October |
1990 |
Sweden |
3 May |
1984 If |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Switzerland |
30 May |
1984 If |
1 Er October |
1986 |
Syria |
March 5 |
1998 A |
July 5 |
1998 |
Tajikistan |
18 July |
2001 A |
18 November |
2001 |
Tanzania |
13 April |
2000 A |
13 August |
2000 |
Chad |
13 June |
1990 |
13 October |
1990 |
Thailand |
13 May |
1998 |
13 September |
1998 |
Togo |
4 July |
1995 A |
4 November |
1995 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
21 December |
1992 A |
April 21 |
1993 |
Tunisia |
15 May |
1987 A |
15 May |
1987 |
Turkmenistan |
3 March |
2009 A |
3 July |
2009 |
Turkey |
July 13 |
1994 A |
13 November |
1994 |
Ukraine |
July 15 |
1997 S |
February 11 |
1977 |
Venezuela |
23 November |
1988 A |
23 November |
1988 |
Vietnam |
September 20 |
1988 A |
20 January |
1989 |
Yemen |
8 October |
2008 A |
February 8 |
2008 |
Zambia |
August 28 |
1991 A |
28 December |
1991 |
Zimbabwe |
3 January |
2013 A |
3 May |
2013 |
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Reservations and declarations are not published in the RO. The texts in English and French can be found at the UNESCO website: www.unesco.org/new/fr/unesco/ or obtained from the Directorate of Public International Law (DDIP), International Treaty Section, 3003 Berne. |
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From 1 Er Oct. From 1986 to 30 June 1997, the Protocol was applicable to Hong Kong on the basis of a United Kingdom territorial extension declaration. From 1 Er July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. According to the Chinese declaration of 9 June 1997, the Protocol is also applicable to the Hong Kong SAR from 1 Er July 1997. |
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1 The correction can be consulted at the RO 1987 380.
2 RO 1987 390 1008, 1989 185, 1990 1193, 1991 969, 2004 3247, 2005 1523, 2006 4253, 2008 2175, 2010 3637, 2013 2299. An updated version of the scope of application is published on the DFAE website (www.dfae.admin.ch/traites).