State

Notes

Signature

UNITED NATIONS (UNCITRAL) Convention Ratification, Accession(*), Approval(†), Acceptance(‡) or Succession(§)

Entry into force

Albania

13/05/2009(*)

01/06/2010

Argentina

(a)

19/07/1983(*)

01/01/1988

Armenia

(a), (b)

02/12/2008(*)

01/01/2010

Australia

17/03/1988(*)

01/04/1989

Austria

11/04/1980

29/12/1987

01/01/1989

Bahrain

25/09/2013(*)

01/10/2014

Belarus

(a)

09/10/1989(*)

01/11/1990

Belgium

31/10/1996(*)

01/11/1997

Benin

29/07/2011(*)

01/08/2012

Bosnia and Herzegovina

12/01/1994(§)

06/03/1992

Brazil

04/03/2013(*)

01/04/2014

Bulgaria

09/07/1990(*)

01/08/1991

Burundi

04/09/1998(*)

01/10/1999

Canada

(c)

23/04/1991(*)

01/05/1992

Chile

(a)

11/04/1980

07/02/1990

01/03/1991

China

(b)

30/09/1981

11/12/1986(†)

01/01/1988

Colombia

10/07/2001(*)

01/08/2002

Congo

11/06/2014(*)

01/07/2015

Croatia

08/06/1998(§)

08/10/1991

Cuba

02/11/1994(*)

01/12/1995

Cyprus

07/03/2005(*)

01/04/2006

Czech Republic

(b)

30/09/1993(§)

01/01/1993

Denmark

(d)

26/05/1981

14/02/1989

01/03/1990

Dominican Republic

07/06/2010(*)

01/07/2011

Ecuador

27/01/1992(*)

01/02/1993

Egypt

06/12/1982(*)

01/01/1988

El Salvador

27/11/2006(*)

01/12/2007

Estonia

20/09/1993(*)

01/10/1994

Finland

(d)

26/05/1981

15/12/1987

01/01/1989

France

27/08/1981

06/08/1982(†)

01/01/1988

Gabon

15/12/2004(*)

01/01/2006

Georgia

16/08/1994(*)

01/09/1995

Germany

(e)

26/05/1981

21/12/1989

01/01/1991

Ghana

11/04/1980

Greece

12/01/1998(*)

01/02/1999

Guinea

23/01/1991(*)

01/02/1992

Guyana

25/09/2014(*)

01/10/2015

Honduras

10/10/2002(*)

01/11/2003

Hungary

(a), (f)

11/04/1980

16/06/1983

01/01/1988

Iceland

(d)

10/05/2001(*)

01/06/2002

Iraq

05/03/1990(*)

01/04/1991

Israel

22/01/2002(*)

01/02/2003

Italy

30/09/1981

11/12/1986

01/01/1988

Japan

01/07/2008(*)

01/08/2009

Kyrgyzstan

11/05/1999(*)

01/06/2000

Latvia

31/07/1997(*)

01/08/1998

Lebanon

21/11/2008(*)

01/12/2009

Lesotho

18/06/1981

18/06/1981

01/01/1988

Liberia

16/09/2005(*)

01/10/2006

Lithuania

18/01/1995(*)

01/02/1996

Luxembourg

30/01/1997(*)

01/02/1998

Madagascar

24/09/2014(*)

01/10/2015

Mauritania

20/08/1999(*)

01/09/2000

Mexico

29/12/1987(*)

01/01/1989

Mongolia

31/12/1997(*)

01/01/1999

Montenegro

23/10/2006(§)

03/06/2006

Netherlands

29/05/1981

13/12/1990(‡)

01/01/1992

New Zealand

22/09/1994(*)

01/10/1995

Norway

(d)

26/05/1981

20/07/1988

01/08/1989

Paraguay

(a)

13/01/2006(*)

01/02/2007

Peru

25/03/1999(*)

01/04/2000

Poland

28/09/1981

19/05/1995

01/06/1996

Republic of Korea

17/02/2004(*)

01/03/2005

Republic of Moldova

13/10/1994(*)

01/11/1995

Romania

22/05/1991(*)

01/06/1992

Russian Federation

(a)

16/08/1990(*)

01/09/1991

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

(b)

12/09/2000(*)

01/10/2001

San Marino

22/02/2012(*)

01/03/2013

Serbia

12/03/2001(§)

27/04/1992

Singapore

(b)

11/04/1980

16/02/1995

01/03/1996

Slovakia

(b)

28/05/1993(§)

01/01/1993

Slovenia

07/01/1994(§)

25/06/1991

Spain

24/07/1990(*)

01/08/1991

Sweden

(d)

26/05/1981

15/12/1987

01/01/1989

Switzerland

21/02/1990(*)

01/03/1991

Syrian Arab Republic

19/10/1982(*)

01/01/1988

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

22/11/2006(§)

17/11/1991

Turkey

07/07/2010(*)

01/08/2011

Uganda

12/02/1992(*)

01/03/1993

Ukraine

(a)

03/01/1990(*)

01/02/1991

United States of America

(b)

31/08/1981

11/12/1986

01/01/1988

Uruguay

25/01/1999(*)

01/02/2000

Uzbekistan

27/11/1996(*)

01/12/1997

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

28/09/1981

Zambia

06/06/1986(*)

01/01/1988