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Annex I
MEMBERSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP STATUS OF APPPC AND FAO MEMBER COUNTRIES IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC IN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS

No.

Country

Rotterdam Convention (PIC)a

Stockholm Conventionb

Basel Convention0

CODEXd

  

WTOe

I. 24 Member nations of APPPC and FAO in the Asia region

Signature

Ratification, Acceptance (A), Approval (AA), Accession (a)

Signature

Ratification, Acceptance (A), Approval (AA), Accession (a)

Signature

Ratification, Acceptance (A), Approval (AA), Accession (a)

1.

Australia

6-Jul-99

20-May-04

 

**

23-May-01 20-May-04     5-Feb-92 a Yes l-Jan-95

2.

Bangladesh

     

*

23-May-01       l-Apr-93 a Yes l-Jan-95

3.

Cambodia

     

*

23-May-01 25-Aug-06     2-Mar-01 a Yes 13-Oct-04

4.

China

24-Aug-99

22-Mar-05

 

*

23-May-01 13-Aug-04   22-Mar-90 17-Dec-91   Yes ll-Dec-01

5.

DPR Korea

 

6-Feb-04

a

*

  26-Aug-02 a       Yes  

6.

Fiji

     

**

14-Jun-01 20-Jun-01         Yes 14-Jan-96

7.

France (French Poynesia??)

ll-Sep-98

17-Feb-04

AA

**

23-May-01 17-Feb-04 AA 22-Mar-89 7-Jan-91 AA Yes l-Jan-95

8.

India

 

24-May-05

a

*

14-May-02 13-Jan-06   15-Mar-90 24-Jun-92   Yes l-Jan-95

9.

Indonesia

ll-Sep-98

   

*

23-May-01       20-Sep-93 a Yes l-Jan-95
10. Lao PDR      

*

5-Mar-02 28-Jun-06         Yes  
11.

Malaysia

 

4-Sep-02

a

*

16-May-02       8-0ct-93 a Yes l-Jan-95
12.

Myanmar

     

*

  19-Apr-04 a       Yes l-Jan-95
13.

Nepal

 

9-Feb-07

 

*

5-Apr-02 6-Mar-07     15-Oct-96 a Yes 23-Apr-04
14.

New Zealand

ll-Sep-98

23-Sep-03

 

Hi*

23-Mar-01 24-Sep-04   18-Mar-89 20-Dec-94   Yes l-Jan-95
15.

Pakistan

9-Sep-99

14-M-05

 

*

6-Dec-01       26-M-94 a Yes l-Jan-95
16.

Papua New Guinea

     

**

23-May-01 7-Oct-03     l-Sep-95 a Yes 9-Jun-96
17.

Philippines

ll-Sep-98

31-Jul-06

 

*

23-May-01 27-Feb-04   22-Mar-89 21-Oct-93   Yes l-Jan-95
18.

Republic of Korea

7-Sep-99

ll-Aug-03

 

*

4-Oct-01 25-Jan-07     28-Feb-94 a Yes l-Jan-95
19.

Samoa

 

30-May-02

a

**

23-May-01 4-Feb-02     22-Mar-02 a Yes  
20.

Solomon Islands

     

**

  28-Jul-04 a       Yes 26-Jul-96
21.

Sri Lanka

 

19-Jan-06

a

*

5-Sep-01 22-Dec-05     28-Aug-92 a Yes l-Jan-95
22.

Thailand

 

19-Feb-02

a

*

22-May-02 31-Jan-05   22-Mar-90 24-Nov-97   Yes l-Jan-95
23.

Tonga

     

**

21-May-02           Yes  
24.

Viet Nam

     

*

23-May-01 22-Jul-02     13-Mar-95 a Yes  
25.

Afghanistan

      ***      

22-Mar-89

   

Yes

 
26.

Bhutan

      *        

26-Aug-02

a

Yes

 
27.

Cook Islands

  29-Jun-04 a **  

29-Jun-04

a  

29-Jun-04

a

Yes

 
28.

Iran, Islamic Republic of

17-Feb-99 26-Aug-04   *

23-May-01

6-Feb-06

   

5-Jan-93

a

Yes

 
29.

Japan

31-Aug-99 15-Jun-04 A *  

30-Aug-02

a  

17-Sep-93

a

Yes

l-Jan-95

30.

Kazakhstan

      *

23-May-01

     

3-Jun-03

a

Yes

 

31.

Kiribati

      **

4-Apr-02

7-Sep-04

   

7-Sep-00

a

Yes

 
32.

Kyrgyzstan

ll-Aug-99 25-May-00   ***

16-May-02

12-Dec-06

   

13-Aug-96

a

Yes

20-Dec-98

33.

Maldives

  17-Oct-06 a *  

17-Oct-06

a  

28-Apr-92

a  

31-May-95

34.

Marshall Islands

  27-Jan-03 a **  

27-Jan-03

a  

27-Jan-03

a    
35.

Micronesia, Fed. States of

      **

31-Jul-01

15-Jul-05

   

6-Sep-95

a

Yes

 
36.

Mongolia

ll-Sep-98 8-Mar-01   *

17-May-02

30-Apr-04

   

15-Apr-97

a

Yes

29-Jan-97

37.

Nauru

      **

9-May-02

9-May-02

   

12-Nov-Ol

a    
38.

Niue

      **

12-Mar-02

2-Sep-05

           
39.

Palau

      **

28-Mar-02

             
40.

Tajikistan

28-Sep-98     ***

21-May-02

8-Feb-07

           

41.

Timor-Leste       *                
42.

Turkmenistan

      ***        

25-Sep-96

a    
43.

Tuvalu

      **  

19-Jan-04

a          
44.

USA (Hawaii)

ll-Sep-98     ?

23-May-01

   

22-Mar-90

   

Yes

l-Jan-95

45.

Uzbekistan

      ***        

7-Feb-96

a

Yes

 
46.

Vanuatu

      **

21-May-02

16-Sep-05        

Yes

 
 
Remarks:   (a) The Rotterdam Convention – Status as of 14 March 2007.
    PIC Regions as adopted by the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties
    * ==> Asia region
    ** ==> Southwest Pacific region
    *** ==> Near East region
  (b) The Stockholm Convention – Status as of 14 March 2007.
  (c)

The Basel Convention – Status as of 14 March 2007.

  (d) Codex alimentarius – Status as of 14 March 2007.
  (e) World Trade Organization – Status as of January 2005.

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