List of parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

The list of parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons encompasses the states who have signed and ratified or acceded to the international agreement prohibiting or restricting the use of certain conventional weapons which may be deemed to be excessively injurious or have indiscriminate effects.

Participation in the Partial Test Ban Treaty

  Signed and ratified

  Acceded or succeeded

  Accepted

  Only signed

On April 10, 1981, the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCWC) was opened for signature. Mexico became the first state to deposit the treaty on February 11, 1982. The treaty came into force on December 2, 1983. Since April 10, 1982, states that did not sign the treaty can now only accede to it. The instrument of ratification, accession, or succession is deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations

As of September 2023, 127 states have ratified or acceded to the treaty, the most recent being Singapore on September 21, 2023. Four states have signed but not ratified the treaty.

Ratified or acceded states

State	Signed	Deposited	Method	PI	PII	PIII	PIV	PV
Afghanistan	April 10, 1981	August 9, 2017	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Albania		August 28, 2002	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Algeria		May 6, 2015	Accession	X		X	X
Antigua and Barbuda		August 23, 2010	Accession	X		X	X
Argentina	December 2, 1981	October 2, 1995	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Australia	April 8, 1982	September 29, 1983	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Austria	April 10, 1981	March 14, 1983	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Bahrain		March 11, 2016	Accession			X	X	X
Bangladesh		September 6, 2000	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Belarus	April 10, 1981	June 23, 1982	Ratification as Byelorussian SSR	X	X	X	X	X
Belgium	April 10, 1981	February 7, 1995	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Benin		March 27, 1989	Accession	X		X
Bolivia		September 21, 2001	Accession	X	X	X	X
Bosnia and Herzegovina		September 1, 1993	Succession from Yugoslavia	X	X	X	X	X
Brazil		October 3, 1995	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Bulgaria	April 10, 1981	October 15, 1982	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Burkina Faso		November 26, 2003	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Burundi		July 13, 2012	Accession		X			X
Cambodia		March 25, 1997	Accession	X	X	X	X
Cameroon		December 7, 2006	Accession		X		X	X
Canada	April 10, 1981	June 24, 1994	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Cape Verde		September 16, 1997	Accession	X	X	X	X
Chile		October 15, 2003	Acceptance	X	X	X	X	X
China	September 14, 1981	April 7, 1982	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Colombia		March 6, 2000	Accession	X	X	X	X
Costa Rica		December 17, 1998	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Croatia		December 2, 1993	Succession from Yugoslavia	X	X	X	X	X
Cuba	April 10, 1981	March 2, 1987	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Cyprus		December 12, 1988	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Czech Republic		February 22, 1993	Succession from Czechoslovakia Signed April 10, 1981 Ratified August 31, 1982	X	X	X	X	X
Denmark	April 10, 1981	July 7, 1982	Ratification (extends to the Faroe Islands and Greenland)	X	X	X	X	X
Djibouti		July 29, 1996	Accession	X	X	X
Dominican Republic		June 21, 2010	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Ecuador	September 9, 1981	May 4, 1982	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
El Salvador		January 26, 2000	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Estonia		April 20, 2000	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Finland	April 10, 1981	April 8, 1982	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
France	April 10, 1981	March 4, 1988	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Gabon		October 1, 2007	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Georgia		April 29, 1996	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Germany	April 10, 1981	November 25, 1992	Ratification Also East Germany Signed April 10, 1981 Ratified July 20, 1982	X	X	X	X	X
Greece	April 10, 1981	January 28, 1992	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Grenada		December 10, 2014	Accession	X		X	X	X
Guatemala		July 21, 1983	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Guinea-Bissau		August 6, 2008	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Holy See		July 22, 1997	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Honduras		October 30, 2003	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Hungary	April 10, 1981	June 14, 1982	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Iceland	April 10, 1981	August 22, 2008	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
India	May 15, 1981	March 1, 1984	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Iraq		September 24, 2014	Accession		X		X	X
Ireland	April 10, 1981	March 13, 1995	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Israel		March 22, 1995	Accession	X	X		X
Italy	April 10, 1981	January 20, 1995	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Ivory Coast		May 25, 2016	Accession		X			X
Jamaica		September 25, 2008	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Japan	September 22, 1981	June 9, 1982	Acceptance	X	X	X	X
Jordan		October 19, 1995	Accession	X	X	X
Kazakhstan		July 8, 2009	Accession	X		X	X
Kuwait		May 24, 2013	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Laos		January 3, 1983	Accession	X	X	X		X
Latvia		January 4, 1993	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Lebanon		April 5, 2017	Accession	X	X	X
Lesotho		September 6, 2000	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Liberia		September 16, 2005	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Liechtenstein	February 11, 1982	August 16, 1989	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Lithuania		June 3, 1998	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Luxembourg	April 10, 1981	May 21, 1996	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Madagascar		March 14, 2008	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Maldives		September 7, 2000	Accession	X	X	X	X
Malawi		September 23, 2022	Accession	X	X
Mali		October 24, 2001	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Malta		June 26, 1995	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Mauritius		May 6, 1996	Accession	X	X	X	X
Mexico	April 10, 1981	February 11, 1982	Ratification	X	X	X	X
Moldova		September 8, 2000	Accession	X	X	X
Monaco		August 12, 1997	Accession	X	X
Mongolia	April 10, 1981	June 8, 1982	Ratification	X	X	X	X
Montenegro		October 23, 2006	Succession from Serbia and Montenegro	X	X	X	X	X
Morocco	April 10, 1981	March 19, 2002	Ratification		X		X
Nauru		November 12, 2001	Accession	X	X	X	X
Netherlands	April 10, 1981	June 18, 1987	Acceptance (initially for the Kingdom in Europe; in 2014 extended to the Caribbean Netherlands)	X	X	X	X	X
New Zealand	April 10, 1981	October 18, 1993	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Nicaragua	May 20, 1981	December 5, 2000	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Niger		November 10, 1992	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
North Macedonia		December 30, 1996	Succession from Yugoslavia	X	X	X	X	X
Norway	April 10, 1981	June 7, 1983	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Palestine		January 5, 2015	Accession	X		X
Pakistan	January 26, 1982	April 1, 1985	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Panama		March 26, 1997	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Paraguay		September 22, 2004	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Peru		July 3, 1997	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Philippines	May 15, 1981	July 15, 1996	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Poland	April 10, 1981	June 2, 1983	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Portugal	April 10, 1981	April 4, 1997	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Qatar		November 16, 2009	Accession	X		X	X	X
Romania	April 8, 1982	July 26, 1995	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Russia	April 10, 1981	June 10, 1982	Ratification as Soviet Union	X	X	X	X	X
Saudi Arabia		December 7, 2007	Accession	X		X	X	X
Senegal		November 29, 1999	Accession		X	X		X
Serbia		March 12, 2001	Succession from Yugoslavia	X	X	X	X
Seychelles		June 8, 2000	Accession	X	X	X	X
Sierra Leone	May 1, 1981	September 30, 2004	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Singapore		September 21, 2023	Accession	X		X	X
Slovakia		May 28, 1993	Succession from Czechoslovakia Signed April 10, 1981 Ratified August 31, 1982	X	X	X	X	X
Slovenia		July 6, 1992	Succession from Yugoslavia	X	X	X	X	X
South Africa		September 13, 1995	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
South Korea		May 9, 2001	Accession	X	X			X
Spain	April 10, 1981	December 29, 1993	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Sri Lanka		September 24, 2004	Accession	X	X	X	X
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		December 6, 2010	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Sweden	April 10, 1981	July 7, 1982	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Switzerland	June 18, 1981	August 20, 1982	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Tajikistan		October 12, 1999	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Togo	September 15, 1981	December 4, 1995	Acceptance	X	X	X
Tunisia		May 15, 1987	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Turkey	March 26, 1982	March 2, 2005	Ratification	X	X		X
Turkmenistan		March 19, 2004	Accession	X	X			X
Uganda		November 14, 1995	Accession	X	X	X
Ukraine	April 10, 1981	June 23, 1982	Ratification as Ukrainian SSR	X	X	X	X	X
United Arab Emirates		February 26, 2009	Accession	X		X		X
United Kingdom	April 10, 1981	February 13, 1995	Ratification	X	X	X	X
United States	April 8, 1982	March 24, 1995	Ratification	X	X	X	X	X
Uruguay		October 6, 1994	Accession	X	X	X	X	X
Uzbekistan		September 29, 1997	Accession	X	X	X	X
Venezuela		April 19, 2005	Accession	X	X	X
Zambia		September 25, 2013	Accession	X	X	X		X

Signatory states

The following four states have signed but not ratified the Convention.

State	Signed
Egypt	April 10, 1981
Nigeria	January 26, 1982
Sudan	April 10, 1981
Vietnam	April 10, 1981

Non-signatory states

• Andorra
• Angola
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belize
• Bhutan
• Botswana
• Brunei
• C.A.R.
• Chad
• Comoros
• D.R. Congo
• Congo
• Dominica
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Fiji
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Kenya
• Kiribati
• Kyrgyzstan
• Libya
• Malaysia
• Marshall Islands
• Mauritania
• Micronesia
• Mozambique
• Myanmar
• Namibia
• Nepal
• Oman
• Palau
• Rwanda
• St. Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Samoa
• Sao Tome/Principe
• Solomon Islands
• Somalia
• South Sudan
• Suriname
• Swaziland
• Syria
• Taiwan
• Tanzania
• Thailand
• Tonga
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tuvalu
• Vanuatu
• Yemen
• Zimbabwe

See also

• List of parties to the Biological Weapons Convention
• List of parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention
• List of parties to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
• List of parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
• List of parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
• List of parties to the Ottawa Treaty
• List of parties to the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

Further reading

• "Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects (with Protocols I, II and III)". United Nations Treaty Collection. Retrieved 2009-04-18.