United Nations Convention against Corruption
Entry into force: 14 December 2005, in accordance with article 68 (1) which reads as follows: "1.This Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit of the thirtieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. For the purpose of this paragraph, any instrument deposited by a regional economic integration organization shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by member States of such organization. 2. For each State or regional economic integration organization ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to this Convention after the deposit of the thirtieth instrument of such action, this Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date of deposit by such State or organization of the relevant instrument or on the date this Convention enters into force pursuant to paragraph 1 of this article, whichever is later.".
Status: Signatories: 140 ,Parties: 117.
Text: Doc. A/58/422.
Note: The Convention was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 31 October 2003 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. It shall be open to all States for signature from 9 to 11 December 2003 in Merida, Mexico, and thereafter at United Nations Headquarters in New York until 9 December 2005, in accordance with article 67 (1) of the Convention. The Convention shall also be open for signature by regional economic integration organizations provided that at least one member State of such organization has signed this Convention in accordance with its article 67 (2).
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Country |
Signature |
Ratification, Acceptance (A), Approval (AA), Accession (a), Succession (d) |
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Afghanistan |
20 Feb 2004 |
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Albania |
18 Dec 2003 |
25 May 2006 |
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Algeria |
9 Dec 2003 |
25 Aug 2004 |
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Angola |
10 Dec 2003 |
29 Aug 2006 |
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Antigua and Barbuda |
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21 Jun 2006 a |
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Argentina |
10 Dec 2003 |
28 Aug 2006 |
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Armenia |
19 May 2005 |
8 Mar 2007 |
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Australia |
9 Dec 2003 |
7 Dec 2005 |
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Austria |
10 Dec 2003 |
11 Jan 2006 |
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Azerbaijan |
27 Feb 2004 |
1 Nov 2005 |
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Bahamas |
10 Jan 2008 a |
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Bahrain
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8 Feb 2005 | |
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Bangladesh |
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27 Feb 2007 a |
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Barbados |
10 Dec 2003 |
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Belarus |
28 Apr 2004 |
17 Feb 2005 |
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Belgium |
10 Dec 2003 |
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Benin |
10 Dec 2003 |
14 Oct 2004 |
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Bhutan |
15 Sep 2005 |
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Bolivia |
9 Dec 2003 |
5 Dec 2005 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
16 Sep 2005 |
26 Oct 2006 |
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Brazil |
9 Dec 2003 |
15 Jun 2005 |
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Brunei Darussalam |
11 Dec 2003 |
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Bulgaria |
10 Dec 2003 |
20 Sep 2006 |
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Burkina Faso |
10 Dec 2003 |
10 Oct 2006 |
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Burundi |
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10 Mar 2006 a |
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Cambodia |
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5 Sep 2007 a |
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Cameroon |
10 Dec 2003 |
6 Feb 2006 |
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Canada |
21 May 2004 |
2 Oct 2007 |
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Cape Verde |
9 Dec 2003 |
23 April 2008 |
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Central African Republic |
11 Feb 2004 |
6 Oct 2006 |
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Chile |
11 Dec 2003 |
13 Sep 2006 |
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China 1 |
10 Dec 2003 |
13 Jan 2006 |
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Colombia |
10 Dec 2003 |
27 Oct 2006 |
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Comoros |
10 Dec 2003 |
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Congo |
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13 Jul 2006 a |
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Costa Rica |
10 Dec 2003 |
21 Mar 2007 |
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Côte d'Ivoire |
10 Dec 2003 |
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Croatia |
10 Dec 2003 |
24 Apr 2005 |
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Cuba |
9 Dec 2005 |
9 Feb 2007 |
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Cyprus |
9 Dec 2003 |
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Czech Republic |
22 Apr 2005 |
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Denmark 2 |
10 Dec 2003 |
26 Dec 2006 |
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Djibouti |
17 Jun 2004 |
20 Apr 2005 |
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Dominican Republic |
10 Dec 2003 |
26 Oct 2006 |
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Ecuador |
10 Dec 2003 |
15 Sep 2005 |
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Egypt |
9 Dec 2003 |
25 Feb 2005 |
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El Salvador |
10 Dec 2003 |
1 Jul 2004 |
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Ethiopia |
10 Dec 2003 |
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European Community |
15 Sep 2005 |
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Fiji |
14 May 2008 a |
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| Finland | 9 Dec 2003 | 20 Jun 2006 A |
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France |
9 Dec 2003 |
11 Jul 2005 |
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Gabon |
10 Dec 2003 |
1 Oct 2007 |
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Germany |
9 Dec 2003 |
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Ghana |
9 Dec 2004 |
27 Jun 2007 |
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Greece |
10 Dec 2003 |
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Guatemala |
9 Dec 2003 |
3 Nov 2006 |
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Guinea |
15 Jul 2005 |
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Guinea-Bissau |
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10 Sep 2007 a |
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Guyana |
16 Apr 2008 a |
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Haiti |
10 Dec 2003 |
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Honduras |
17 May 2004 |
23 May 2005 |
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Hungary |
10 Dec 2003 |
19 Apr 2005 |
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India |
9 Dec 2005 |
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Indonesia |
18 Dec 2003 |
19 Sep 2006 |
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Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
9 Dec 2003 |
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| Iraq | 17 Mar 2008 a | |
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Ireland |
9 Dec 2003 |
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Israel |
29 Nov 2005 |
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Italy |
9 Dec 2003 |
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Jamaica |
16 Sep 2005 |
5 Mar 2008 |
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Japan |
9 Dec 2003 |
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Jordan |
9 Dec 2003 |
24 Feb 2005 |
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Kenya |
9 Dec 2003 |
9 Dec 2003 |
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Kuwait |
9 Dec 2003 |
16 Feb 2007 |
| Kazakhstan | 18 Jun 2008 a | |
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Kyrgyzstan |
10 Dec 2003 |
16 Sep 2005 |
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Lao People's Democratic Republic |
10 Dec 2003 |
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Latvia |
19 May 2005 |
4 Jan 2006 |
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Lesotho |
16 Sep 2005 |
16 Sep 2005 |
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Liberia |
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16 Sep 2005 a |
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Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
23 Dec 2003 |
7 Jun 2005 |
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Liechtenstein |
10 Dec 2003 |
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Lithuania |
10 Dec 2003 |
21 Dec 2006 |
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Luxembourg |
10 Dec 2003 |
6 Nov 2007 |
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Madagascar |
10 Dec 2003 |
22 Sep 2004 |
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Malawi |
21 Sep 2004 |
4 Dec 2007 |
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Malaysia |
9 Dec 2003 |