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| Entry into force: | 8 January 2005, in accordance with article 12 which reads as follows: "1. This Convention shall be open for signature by all States which are members of the United Nations or of the International Telecommunication Union at the Intergovernmental Conference on Emergency Telecommunications in Tampere on 18 June 1998, and thereafter at the headquarters of the United Nations, New York, from 22 June 1998 to 21 June 2003. 2. A State may express its consent to be bound by this Convention: a) by signature (definitive signature); b) by signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval followed by deposit of an instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval; or c) by deposit of an instrument of accession. 3. The Convention shall enter into force thirty (30) days after the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession or definitive signature of thirty (30) States. 4. For each State which signs definitively or deposits an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, after the requirement set out in paragraph 3 of this Article has been fulfilled, this Convention shall enter into force thirty (30) days after the date of the definitive signature or consent to be bound.". |
| Registration: | 8 January 2005, No. 40906. |
| Status: | Signatories: 60 ,Parties: 37. |
| Text: | Depositary notifications C.N.608.1998.TREATIES-8 of 4 December 1998; and C.N.782.1999.TREATIES-13 of 28 September 1999 (rectification of the Convention and transmission of relevant procès-verbal). |
Note: The Convention was opened for signature at Tampere by all States Members of the United Nations or of the International Telecommunication Union on 18 June 1998, and thereafter at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 22 June 1998 where it will remain open until 21 June 2003, in accordance with its article 12.
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| Participant | Signature | Definitive signature (s), Ratification, Acceptance (A), Approval (AA), Accession (a) |
| Argentina | 11 May 1999 | 5 Jul 2007 |
| Barbados | 25 Jul 2003 a | |
| Benin | 18 Jun 1998 | |
| Brazil | 12 Mar 1999 | |
| Bulgaria | 22 Sep 1999 | 20 Jun 2000 |
| Burundi | 18 Jun 1998 | |
| Canada | 15 Jun 1999 | 18 May 2001 |
| Chad | 20 Oct 1999 | |
| Chile | 18 Jun 1998 | |
| Congo | 18 Jun 1998 | |
| Costa Rica | 20 Jun 2003 | |
| Cyprus | 18 Jun 1998 | 14 Jul 2000 |
| Czech Republic | 4 Sep 2002 | 17 Jun 2003 |
| Denmark1 | 18 Jun 1998 | 2 Jun 2003 |
| Dominica | 26 Dec 2000 a | |
| El Salvador | 9 Aug 2000 | 18 Apr 2002 |
| Estonia | 25 May 1999 | |
| Finland | 18 Jun 1998 | 1 Apr 1999 A |
| Gabon | 27 Apr 2001 | |
| Germany | 18 Jun 1998 | |
| Ghana | 18 Jun 1998 | |
| Guinea | 8 Oct 2002 a | |
| Haiti | 11 Feb 1999 | |
| Honduras | 25 Feb 1999 | |
| Hungary | 20 Jun 2003 | 7 Apr 2004 |
| Iceland | 20 Jun 2003 | |
| India | 29 Nov 1999 | 29 Nov 1999 |
| Ireland | 16 Aug 2007 a | |
| Italy | 18 Jun 1998 | |
| Kenya | 18 Jun 1998 | 12 Feb 2003 |
| Kuwait | 18 Jun 1998 | 13 Jun 2002 |
| Lebanon | 17 Nov 1998 | 27 Jan 2006 |
| Liberia | 16 Sep 2005 a | |
| Liechtenstein | 8 Jun 2004 a | |
| Lithuania | 9 Dec 2004 a | |
| Madagascar | 12 Sep 2002 | |
| Mali | 18 Jun 1998 | |
| Malta | 18 Jun 1998 | |
| Marshall Islands | 11 Nov 1998 | |
| Mauritania | 18 Jun 1998 | |
| Mongolia | 18 Jun 1998 | |
| Morocco | 1 Dec 1998 | 11 Mar 2003 |
| Nepal | 23 Apr 1999 | |
| Netherlands2 | 19 Dec 2000 | 6 Jul 2001 A |
| Nicaragua | 18 Jun 1998 | 18 Nov 1999 |
| Niger | 18 Jun 1998 | |
| Oman | 19 Aug 1999 | 16 Apr 2003 |
| Panama | 20 Sep 2001 | 5 Mar 2003 |
| Peru | 14 Jan 1999 | 27 Oct 2003 |
| Poland | 18 Jun 1998 | |
| Portugal | 18 Jun 1998 | |
| Romania | 18 Jun 1998 | 17 Nov 2005 |
| Russian Federation | 14 Mar 2002 | |
| Saint Lucia | 31 Jan 2000 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 14 Aug 2003 a | |
| Senegal | 20 Nov 1998 | |
| Slovakia | 16 Feb 2000 | 6 Feb 2001 |
| Spain | 27 Feb 2006 a | |
| Sri Lanka | 5 Aug 1999 | 13 Oct 1999 |
| Sudan | 4 Dec 1998 | |
| Sweden | 10 Jun 2003 | 13 Sep 2004 |
| Switzerland | 18 Jun 1998 | 24 Apr 2002 |
| Tajikistan | 18 Jun 1998 | |
| The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 3 Dec 1998 | |
| Tonga | 8 May 2003 a | |
| Uganda | 28 Oct 1998 | 5 Sep 2002 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 18 Jun 2003 s | |
| United States of America | 17 Nov 1998 | |
| Uruguay | 13 May 2003 | |
| Uzbekistan | 6 Oct 1998 | |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3 Apr 2003 | 13 May 2005 |
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Declaration:
"In connexion with Denmark's ratification of the Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunications Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations ("the Convention") Denmark declares that to the extent to which certain provisions of the Convention fall within the area of responsibility of the European Community, the full implementation of the Convention by Denmark has to be done in accordance with the procedures of this international Organisation."
Reservation:
"Whereas to the extent to which certain provisions of the Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunications Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations ("the Convention") fall within the responsibility of the European Community, the full implementation of the Convention by Ireland has to be done in accordance with the procedures of this international organisation."
Reservation:
To the extent to which certain provisions of the Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations fall within the area of responsibility of the European Community, Spain cannot implement those decisions unless the European Community becomes a party to the Convention.
Declaration made upon signature and confirmed upon ratification:
"To the extent to which certain provisions of the Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunications Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations fall within the area of responsibility of the European Community, the full implementation of the Convention by Sweden has to be done in accordance with the procedures of this international organisation."
Reservation:
"To the extent to which certain provisions of the Tampere Convention on the Provisions of Telecommunications Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations ("the Convention") fall within the area of responsibility of the European Community, the full implementation of the Convention by the United Kingdom has to be done in accordance with the procedures of this international organisation."
Reservation made upon signature:
Under the provisions of article 11, paragraph 6, of the Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations (ICET-98), the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela makes a specific reservation to paragraph 3 of that article. It therefore does not consider itself bound by arbitration as a means of dispute settlement, nor does it recognize the binding jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice.
Reservation made upon ratification:
Under the provisions of article 14, paragraph 1, of the Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela makes a specific reservation to paragraphs 3 and 4 of article 11. Therefore, it does not consider itself bound by arbitration as a means of dispute settlement, nor does it recognize the binding jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice.
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1. In a communication received on 22 July 2003, the Govenrment of Denmark informed the Secretary-General that "... Denmark's ratifications normally include the entire Kingdom of Denmark including the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Consequently, no Territorial Application applies in connection with the above-mentioned ratification."
2. For the Kingdom in Europe and the Netherlands Antilles. On 17 July 2001, in respect of Aruba.