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State |
Signature |
Ratification, Accession
|
Entry into force |
| Afghanistan (a), (b) | 30 November 2004 (a) | 28 February 2005 | |
| Albania | 27 June 2001 (a) | 25 September 2001 | |
| Algeria (a), (b) | 7 February 1989 (a) | 8 May 1989 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda (a), (b) | 2 February 1989 (a) | 3 May 1989 | |
| Argentina (a), (b) | 26 August 1958 | 14 March 1989 | 12 June 1989 |
| Armenia (a), (b) | 29 December 1997 (a) | 29 March 1998 | |
| Australia | 26 March 1975 (a) | 24 June 1975 | |
| Austria | 2 May 1961 (a) | 31 July 1961 | |
| Azerbaijan | 29 February 2000 (a) | 29 May 2000 | |
| Bahamas | 20 December 2006 (a) | 20 March 2007 | |
| Bahrain (a), (b) | 6 April 1988 (a) | 5 July 1988 | |
| Bangladesh | 6 May 1992 (a) | 4 August 1992 | |
| Barbados (a), (b) | 16 March 1993 (a) | 14 June 1993 | |
| Belarus (e) | 29 December 1958 | 15 November 1960 | 13 February 1961 |
| Belgium (a) | 10 June 1958 | 18 August 1975 | 16 November 1975 |
| Benin | 16 May 1974 (a) | 14 August 1974 | |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 28 April 1995 (a) | 27 July 1995 | |
| Bosnia and
Herzegovina (a), (b), (f) |
1 September 1993 (s) | 6 March 1992 | |
| Botswana (a), (b) | 20 December 1971 (a) | 19 March 1972 | |
| Brazil | 7 June 2002 (a) | 5 September 2002 | |
| Brunei Darussalam (a) | 25 July 1996 (a) | 23 October 1996 | |
| Bulgaria (a), (e) | 17 December 1958 | 10 October 1961 | 8 January 1962 |
| Burkina Faso | 23 March 1987 (a) | 21 June 1987 | |
| Cambodia | 5 January 1960 (a) | 4 April 1960 | |
| Cameroon | 19 February 1988 (a) | 19 May 1988 | |
| Canada (h) | 12 May 1986 (a) | 10 August 1986 | |
| Central African Republic (a), (b) | 15 October 1962 (a) | 13 January 1963 | |
| Chile | 4 September 1975 (a) | 3 December 1975 | |
| China (a), (b), (j) | 22 January 1987 (a) | 22 April 1987 | |
| Colombia | 25 September 1979 (a) | 24 December 1979 | |
| Cook Islands | 12 January 2009 (a) | 12 April 2009 | |
| Costa Rica | 10 June 1958 | 26 October 1987 | 24 January 1988 |
| Côte d' Ivoire | 1 February 1991 (a) | 2 May 1991 | |
| Croatia (a), (b), (f) | 26 July 1993 (s) | 8 October 1991 | |
| Cuba (a), (b) | 30 December 1974 (a) | 30 March 1975 | |
| Cyprus (a), (b) | 29 December 1980 (a) | 29 March 1981 | |
| Czech Republic | 30 September 1993 (s) | 1 January 1993 | |
| Denmark (a), (b), (c) | 22 December 1972 (a) | 22 March 1973 | |
| Djibouti | 14 June 1983 (s) | 27 June 1977 | |
| Dominica | 28 October 1988 (a) | 26 January 1989 | |
| Dominican Republic | 11 April 2002 (a) | 10 July 2002 | |
| Ecuador (a), (b) | 17 December 1958 | 3 January 1962 | 3 April 1962 |
| Egypt | 9 March 1959 (a) | 7 June 1959 | |
| El Salvador | 10 June 1958 | 26 February 1998 | 27 May 1998 |
| Estonia | 30 August 1993 (a) | 28 November 1993 | |
| Finland | 29 December 1958 | 19 January 1962 | 19 April 1962 |
| France (a) | 25 November 1958 | 26 June 1959 | 24 September 1959 |
| Gabon | 15 December 2006 (a) | 15 March 2007 | |
| Georgia | 2 June 1994 (a) | 31 August 1994 | |
| Germany (a) | 10 June 1958 | 30 June 1961 | 28 September 1961 |
| Ghana | 9 April 1968 (a) | 8 July 1968 | |
| Greece (a), (b) | 16 July 1962 (a) | 14 October 1962 | |
| Guatemala (a), (b) | 21 March 1984 (a) | 19 June 1984 | |
| Guinea | 23 January 1991 (a) | 23 April 1991 | |
| Haiti | 5 December 1983 (a) | 4 March 1984 | |
| Holy See (a), (b) | 14 May 1975 (a) | 12 August 1975 | |
| Honduras | 3 October 2000 (a) | 1 January 2001 | |
| Hungary (a), (b) | 5 March 1962 (a) | 3 June 1962 | |
| Iceland | 24 January 2002 (a) | 24 April 2002 | |
| India (a), (b) | 10 June 1958 | 13 July 1960 | 11 October 1960 |
| Indonesia (a), (b) | 7 October 1981 (a) | 5 January 1982 | |
| Iran (Islamic Rep. of) (a), (b) | 15 October 2001 (a) | 13 January 2002 | |
| Ireland (a) | 12 May 1981 (a) | 10 August 1981 | |
| Israel | 10 June 1958 | 5 January 1959 | 7 June 1959 |
| Italy | 31 January 1969 (a) | 1 May 1969 | |
| Jamaica (a), (b) | 10 July 2002 (a) | 8 October 2002 | |
| Japan (a) | 20 June 1961 (a) | 18 September 1961 | |
| Jordan | 10 June 1958 | 15 November 1979 | 13 February 1980 |
| Kazakhstan | 20 November 1995 (a) | 18 February 1996 | |
| Kenya (a) | 10 February 1989 (a) | 11 May 1989 | |
| Kuwait (a) | 28 April 1978 (a) | 27 July 1978 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 18 December 1996 (a) | 18 March 1997 | |
| Lao People's Democratic
Republic |
17 June 1998 (a) | 15 September 1998 | |
| Latvia | 14 April 1992 (a) | 13 July 1992 | |
| Lebanon (a) | 11 August 1998 (a) | 9 November 1998 | |
| Lesotho | 13 June 1989 (a) | 11 September 1989 | |
| Liberia | 16 September 2005 (a) | 15 December 2005 | |
| Lithuania (e) | 14 March 1995 (a) | 12 June 1995 | |
| Luxembourg (a) | 11 November 1958 | 9 September 1983 | 8 December 1983 |
| Madagascar (a), (b) | 16 July 1962 (a) | 14 October 1962 | |
| Malaysia (a), (b) | 5 November 1985 (a) | 3 February 1986 | |
| Mali | 8 September 1994 (a) | 7 December 1994 | |
| Malta (a), (f) | 22 June 2000 (a) | 20 September 2000 | |
| Marshall Islands | 21 December 2006 (a) | 21 March 2007 | |
| Mauritania | 30 January 1997 (a) | 30 April 1997 | |
| Mauritius (a) | 19 June 1996 (a) | 17 September 1996 | |
| Mexico | 14 April 1971 (a) | 13 July 1971 | |
| Moldova (a), (f) | 18 September 1998 (a) | 17 December 1998 | |
| Monaco (a), (b) | 31 December 1958 | 2 June 1982 | 31 August 1982 |
| Mongolia (a), (b) | 24 October 1994 (a) | 22 January 1995 | |
| Montenegro (a), (b), (f) | 23 October 2006 (s) | 3 June 2006 | |
| Morocco (a) | 12 February 1959 (a) | 7 June 1959 | |
| Mozambique (a) | 11 June 1998 (a) | 9 September 1998 | |
| Nepal (a), (b) | 4 March 1998 (a) | 2 June 1998 | |
| Netherlands (a),(d) | 10 June 1958 | 24 April 1964 | 23 July 1964 |
| New Zealand (a) | 6 January 1983 (a) | 6 April 1983 | |
| Nicaragua | 24 September 2003 (a) | 23 December 2003 | |
| Niger | 14 October 1964 (a) | 12 January 1965 | |
| Nigeria (a), (b) | 17 March 1970 (a) | 15 June 1970 | |
| Norway (a), (i) | 14 March 1961 (a) | 12 June 1961 | |
| Oman | 25 February 1999 (a) | 26 May 1999 | |
| Pakistan (a) | 30 December 1958 | 14 July 2005 | 12 October 2005 |
| Panama | 10 October 1984 (a) | 8 January 1985 | |
| Paraguay | 8 October 1997 (a) | 6 January 1998 | |
| Peru | 7 July 1988 (a) | 5 October 1988 | |
| Philippines (a), (b) | 10 June 1958 | 6 July 1967 | 4 October 1967 |
| Poland (a), (b) | 10 June 1958 | 3 October 1961 | 1 January 1962 |
| Portugal (a) | 18 October 1994 (a) | 16 January 1995 | |
| Qatar | 30 December 2002 (a) | 30 March 2003 | |
| Republic of Korea (a), (b) | 8 February 1973 (a) | 9 May 1973 | |
| Romania (a), (b), (e) | 13 September 1961 (a) | 12 December 1961 | |
| Russian Federation (e) | 29 December 1958 | 24 August 1960 | 22 November 1960 |
| Rwanda | 31 October 2008 | 29 January 2009 | |
| Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines (a), (b) |
12 September 2000 (a) | 11 December 2000 | |
| San Marino | 17 May 1979 (a) | 15 August 1979 | |
| Saudi Arabia (a) | 19 April 1994 (a) | 18 July 1994 | |
| Senegal | 17 October 1994 (a) | 15 January 1995 | |
| Serbia (a), (b), (f) | 12 March 2001 (s) | 27 April 1992 | |
| Singapore (a) | 21 August 1986 (a) | 19 November 1986 | |
| Slovakia (i) | 28 May 1993 (s) | 1 January 1993 | |
| Slovenia (f),(k) | 6 July 1992 (s) | 25 June 1991 | |
| South Africa | 3 May 1976 (a) | 1 August 1976 | |
| Spain | 12 May 1977 (a) | 10 August 1977 | |
| Sri Lanka | 30 December 1958 | 9 April 1962 | 8 July 1962 |
| Sweden | 23 December 1958 | 28 January 1972 | 27 April 1972 |
| Switzerland | 29 December 1958 | 1 June 1965 | 30 August 1965 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 9 March 1959 (a) | 7 June 1959 | |
| Thailand | 21 December 1959 (a) | 20 March 1960 | |
| The former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia (b), (f), (l) |
10 March 1994 (s) | 17 November 1991 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago (a), (b) | 14 February 1966 (a) | 15 May 1966 | |
| Tunisia (a), (b) | 17 July 1967 (a) | 15 October 1967 | |
| Turkey (a), (b) | 2 July 1992 (a) | 30 September 1992 | |
| Uganda (a) | 12 February 1992 (a) | 12 May 1992 | |
| Ukraine (e) | 29 December 1958 | 10 October 1960 | 8 January 1961 |
| United Arab Emirates | 21 August 2006 (a) | 19 November 2006 | |
| United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a),(g) |
24 September 1975 (a) | 23 December 1975 | |
| United Republic of Tanzania (a) | 13 October 1964 (a) | 11 January 1965 | |
| United States of America (a), (b) | 30 September 1970 (a) | 29 December 1970 | |
| Uruguay | 30 March 1983 (a) | 28 June 1983 | |
| Uzbekistan | 7 February 1996 (a) | 7 May 1996 | |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (a), (b) | 8 February 1995 (a) | 9 May 1995 | |
| Vietnam (a), (b), (e), (e) | 12 September 1995 (a) | 11 December 1995 | |
| Zambia | 14 March 2002 (a) | 12 June 2002 | |
| Zimbabwe | 29 September 1994 (a) | 28 December 1994 |
Parties: 144
(a) Declarations and reservations. This State will apply the Convention only to recognition and enforcement of awards made in the territory of another contracting State.
(b) Declarations and reservations. This State will apply the Convention only to differences arising out of legal relationships, whether contractual or not, that are considered commercial under the national law.
(c) On 10 February 1976, Denmark declared that the Convention shall apply to the Faeroe Islands and Greenland.
(d) On 24 April 1964, the Netherlands declared that the Convention shall apply to the Netherlands Antilles.
(e) Declarations and reservations.With regard to awards made in the territory of non-contracting States, this State will apply the Convention only to the extent to which those States grant reciprocal treatment.
(f) Declarations and reservations. This State will apply the Convention only to those arbitral awards which were adopted after the entry into effect of the Convention.
(g) The United Kingdom extended the territorial application of the Convention, for the case of awards made only in the territory of another contracting State, to the following territories: Gibraltar (24 September 1975), Isle of Man (22 February 1979), Bermuda (14 November 1979), Cayman Islands (26 November 1980), Guernsey (19 April 1985), Jersey (28 May 2002).
(h) Declarations and reservations. Canada declared that it would apply the Convention only to differences arising out of legal relationships, whether contractual or not, that were considered commercial under the laws of Canada, except in the case of the Province of Quebec, where the law did not provide for such limitation.
(i) This State will not apply the Convention to differences where the subject matter of the proceedings is immovable property situated in the State, or a right in or to such property.
(j) Upon resumption of sovereignty over Hong Kong on 1 July 1997, the Government of China extended the territorial application of the Convention to Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China, subject to the statement originally made by China upon accession to the Convention. On 19 July 2005, China declared that the Convention shall apply to the Macao Special Administrative Region of China, subject to the statement originally made by China upon accession to the Convention.
(k) On 4 June 2008, Slovenia withdrew the declarations made upon succession mentioned in footnotes (a) and (b).
(l) On 16 September 2009, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia withdrew the declaration made upon succession mentioned in footnote(a).