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| Not yet in force: | in accordance with article 6 which reads as follows: "1. This Protocol shall enter into force thirty days after twenty-two instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession have been deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 2. For each State ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to this Protocol after the deposit of the twenty-second instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, the Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.". |
| Status: | Signatories: 34 ,Parties: 11. |
| Text: | Doc. A/60/518. |
Note: The above Optional Protocol was adopted on 8 December 2005 during the 61st plenary meeting of the General Assembly by resolution A/60/42. In accordance with its article IV, the Optional Protocol shall be open for signature by all States from 16 January 2006 to 16 January 2007 at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
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| Participant | Signature | Ratification, Accession (a), Acceptance (A), Approval (AA) |
| Australia | 19 Sep 2006 | |
| Austria | 14 Mar 2006 | 1 Oct 2007 |
| Azerbaijan | 26 Sep 2006 | |
| Belgium | 15 Sep 2006 | |
| Bolivia | 3 Aug 2006 | |
| Botswana | 13 Jun 2007 a | |
| Bulgaria | 20 Sep 2006 | |
| Central African Republic | 27 Feb 2006 | |
| Chile | 15 Sep 2006 | |
| Cyprus | 13 Sep 2006 | |
| Czech Republic | 20 Sep 2006 | |
| Finland | 15 Jan 2007 | |
| Germany | 13 Sep 2006 | |
| Kenya | 12 Jan 2007 | 12 Jan 2007 |
| Lebanon | 14 Mar 2006 | |
| Liberia | 21 Sep 2006 | |
| Liechtenstein | 16 Jan 2006 | 4 May 2007 |
| Luxembourg | 16 Jan 2006 | |
| Mali | 5 Jan 2007 | |
| Monaco | 19 Apr 2007 a | |
| Netherlands1 | 19 Sep 2006 | 12 Sep 2007 A |
| New Zealand | 20 Sep 2006 | |
| Norway | 20 Jan 2006 | 24 Feb 2006 AA |
| Poland | 15 Sep 2006 | |
| Republic of Korea | 20 Sep 2006 | |
| Romania | 20 Sep 2006 | |
| Senegal | 17 Jan 2006 | |
| Sierra Leone | 21 Sep 2006 | |
| Slovakia | 22 Sep 2006 | 7 May 2007 |
| Slovenia | 13 Oct 2006 | |
| Spain | 19 Sep 2006 | 27 Sep 2007 |
| Sweden | 7 Jul 2006 | 30 Aug 2006 |
| Switzerland | 19 Sep 2006 | 9 Nov 2007 |
| Tunisia | 19 Sep 2006 | |
| Ukraine | 19 Sep 2006 | |
| Uruguay | 15 Sep 2006 |
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