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37. International Sugar Agreement, 1992

Geneva, 20 March 1992

 

Entry into force: provisionally on 20 January 1993, in accordance with article 40 (3) and definitively on 10 December 1996, in accordance with article 40 (1).
Registration: 20 January 1993, No. 29467.
Status: Signatories: 23 ,Parties: 581.
Text: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1703, p. 203. 

Note: The Agreement was adopted on 20 March 1992 by the United Nations Sugar Conference, 1992, and is the successor Agreement to the International Sugar Agreement, 1987 (see chapter XIX.27), which expires on 31 December 1992. The International Sugar Agreement, 1992, was open for signature at United Nations Headquarters from 1 May 1992 until 31 December 1992, in accordance with its article 36. Subsequently, the International Sugar Council took the following decisions:

Date of decision:    Subject: 
20 January   1993  Establishment of conditions for accession to the Agreement for the States listed in Annex A of the Agreement and extension until 31 December 1993 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of the 1992 International Sugar Agreement of their instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval. 
2 December  1993  Extension until 31 December 1994 the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of the Agreement of their instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval. 
24 November   1994  Extension until 31 December 1995 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval. 
1 December  1995  Extension until 31 December 1996 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval and extension of the Agreement for a period of two years, i.e., until 31 December 1997. 
29 May  1997  Extension of the Agreement for a period of two years, i.e., until 31 December 1999. 
28 November  1997  Extension until 31 December 1998 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval. 
27 November   1998  Extension until 31 December 1999 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval.  
27 May  1999  Extension of the Agreement for a period of two years, i.e., until 31 December 2001. 
20 October  1999  Establishment of condition of accession by Nigeria. 
26 November   1999  Extension until 31 December 2000 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval.  
6 December  1999  Establishment of conditions of accession for Romania. 
28 June  2000  Establishment of conditions of ratification for Zambia. 
20 July  2000  Establishment of conditions of accession for Pakistan. 
24 August  2000  Establishment of conditions of accession for Viet Nam. 
24 November  2000  Extension until 31 December 2001 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval.  
30 May  2001  Extension of the Agreement until 31 December 2003. 
30 November  2001  Extension until 31 December 2002 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval. 
1 April  2002  Establishment of conditions of accession for Iran (Islamic Republic of). 
15 May  2002  Establishment of conditions of accession for Yugoslavia. 
24 July  2002  Establishment of conditions of accession for Ethiopia. 
11 Sep  2002  Establishment of conditions of accession for the United Republic of Tanzania. 
29 November  2002  Extension until 31 December 2003 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval. 
19 May  2003  Establishment of conditions of accession for Mozambique. 
29 May  2003  Extension of the Agreement until 31 December 2005. 
3 July  2003  Establishment of conditions of accession for Tunisia. 
8 July  2003  Establishment of conditions of accession for Venezuela. 
28 November  2003  Extension until 31 December 2004 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval. 
29 November  2004  Extension until 31 December 2005 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval. 
26 May  2005  Extension of the International Sugar Agreement, 1992, until 31 December 2007. 
14 July  2005  Establishment of conditions of accession for Paraguay and Uganda (both Paraguay and Uganda will have 6 votes as a Member of the 1992 International Sugar Agreement). 
25 July  2005  Establishment of conditions of accession for Mongolia. 
25 November  2005  Extension until 31 December 2006 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval. 
20 February  2006  Establishment of conditions of accession for Cameroon. 
15 March  2006  Establishment of conditions of accession for Angola and Bangladesh. 
4 May  2006  Establishment of conditions of accession for Indonesia, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. 
24 November  2006  Extension until 31 December 2007 of the time-limit for the deposit by signatories of their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval. 
29 March  2007  Establishment of conditions of accession for Croatia. 
31 May  2007  Extension of the International Sugar Agreement, 1992, until 31 December 2009. 
30 August  2007  Establishment of conditions of accession for Chad.  

 

 

PARTICIPANTS

Participant  Signature  Provisional application (n)  Ratification, Accession (a), Acceptance (A), Approval (AA) 
Argentina  29 Dec 1992  29 Dec 1992 n   
Australia  24 Dec 1992    24 Dec 1992 
Austria1  [29 Dec 1992    19 Jul 1993] 
Barbados2  31 Dec 1992    27 Mar 2007 a 
Belarus      27 Sep 1993 a 
Belize      24 Jan 1994 a 
Brazil  30 Dec 1992  19 Jan 1993 n  10 Dec 1996 
Cameroon      20 Feb 2006 a 
Colombia  31 Dec 1992  31 Dec 1992 n  13 Dec 1996 
Congo      26 Apr 2007 a 
Costa Rica      11 Oct 1996 a 
Côte d'Ivoire      23 Mar 1993 a 
Cuba  3 Nov 1992  3 Nov 1992 n  14 Oct 1994 
Dominican Republic  25 Nov 1992  19 Jan 1993 n  19 Mar 1998 
Ecuador      29 Dec 1993 a 
Egypt      20 Oct 1998 a 
El Salvador    1 Dec 1995 n   
Ethiopia      8 Aug 2002 a 
European Community  20 Nov 1992    20 Nov 1992 AA 
Fiji  4 Dec 1992    21 Dec 1992 
Finland1  [22 Dec 1992  22 Dec 1992 n  21 Sep 1993] 
Guatemala  31 Dec 1992  18 Mar 1993 n  31 May 2006 
Guyana  24 Dec 1992    24 Dec 1992 
Honduras      27 Oct 1998 a 
Hungary  31 Dec 1992  19 Jan 1993 n  19 Mar 1993 AA 
India  31 Dec 1992  19 Jan 1993 n  20 Jan 1993 
Iran (Islamic Republic of)      29 Apr 2002 a 
Jamaica  23 Dec 1992  18 Jan 1993 n  23 Mar 1993 
Japan1  [29 Dec 1992    29 Dec 1992 A] 
Kenya      6 Nov 1995 a 
Latvia      7 Jul 1994 a 
Malawi      13 Sep 1993 a 
Mauritius  18 Dec 1992    18 Dec 1992 
Mexico      16 Jun 1997 a 
Moldova      9 Jun 1998 a 
Morocco    9 May 2007 n   
Mozambique      18 Jan 2005 a 
Nigeria      19 Oct 1999 a 
Pakistan      22 Jan 2002 a 
Panama  23 Dec 1992  23 Dec 1992 n   
Paraguay      19 Sep 2005 a 
Philippines    23 Oct 1996 n  14 Nov 1996 a 
Republic of Korea  23 Dec 1992    15 Apr 1993 
Romania      10 Dec 1999 a 
Russian Federation      7 Jan 2003 a 
Serbia      14 May 2002 a 
South Africa  22 Dec 1992    22 Dec 1992 
Sudan    9 May 1997 n   
Swaziland  23 Dec 1992    23 Dec 1992 
Sweden1  [18 Dec 1992    21 Jan 1993] 
Switzerland  30 Dec 1992  30 Dec 1992 n  27 Jan 1994 
Thailand  30 Dec 1992  30 Dec 1992 n  8 Apr 1993 
Trinidad and Tobago  31 Dec 1992    9 Sep 1993 
Tunisia      11 Jan 2007 a 
Turkey      21 Jan 1998 a 
Uganda      9 Mar 2007 a 
Ukraine      28 Oct 1994 a 
United Arab Emirates      11 May 2007 a 
United Republic of Tanzania      31 Oct 2002 a 
Viet Nam      16 Nov 2000 a 
Zambia  31 Dec 1992    21 Jun 2000 
Zimbabwe      14 Dec 1994 a 
 

 

NOTES

1. Notifications of withdrawal received by the following States on the dates indicated hereinafter:

States:  Notification received on :  Date of effect : 
Barbados  1 Sep   1994  1 Oct  1994 
Finland  27 Jun  1995  27 Jul   1995 
Sweden  23 Jun   1995  23 Jul   1995 
Austria  25 Jul  1996  24 Aug  1996 
Japan  25 Nov   2002  25 Dec  2002 

2. See note 1 in this chapter.