INTERNATIONAL PLANT PROTECTION CONVENTION
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The FAO Conference, at its Sixth Session (November 1951) approved the International Plant Protection Convention for submission to Governments for acceptance. In accordance with Article XII, all States could have signed the Convention, subject to ratification, until 1 May 1952. The Convention has been open for adherence by non-signatory States since its entry into force. In accordance with Article XIV, the Convention came into force on 3 April 1952, upon ratification by three signatory governments. The Convention was registered with the Secretariat of the United Nations on 29 November 1952 under No. 1963.

The FAO Conference at its Twentieth Session (November 1979) approved a revised text of the Convention, which incorporated amendments, proposed at a Government Consultation held in Rome in November 1976, with modifications subsequently recommended by the FAO Committee on Agriculture, at its Fifth Session in April 1979, on the proposal of an Ad Hoc Consultative Group. In accordance with Article XIII, paragraph 4 of the Convention, the revised text came into force with respect to all contracting parties as from the thirtieth day after acceptance by two-thirds of the Contracting Parties, i.e. 4 April 1991.

The FAO Conference at its Twenty-ninth Session (November 1997) approved wide-ranging amendments to the Convention. The amendments were based on the recommendations of an Expert Consultation held in April 1996, as reviewed and further elaborated by a Technical Consultation on the Revision of the IPPC held in January 1997, the Fourteenth Session of the Committee on Agriculture in April 1997, the CCLM at its Sixty-seventh Session in October 1997 and the FAO Council at its Hundred and twelfth Session in June 1997 and its Hundred and thirteenth Session in November 1997. In accordance with Article XIII, paragraph 4 of the Convention, the new revised text came into force with respect to all Contracting Parties (whatever may be the date on which they became parties) as from the thirtieth day after acceptance by two-thirds of the Contracting Parties, i.e. on 2 october 2005.

Parties to the Convention: 173

The following are the participants that deposited their instruments on the corresponding date indicated:

Participant

Signature

Definitive Signature

Ratification

Adherence

Succession

Albania

 

 

 

29 Jul 1999

 

Algeria

 

 

 

1 Oct 1985

 

Antigua and Barbuda

 

 

 

24 Jan 2006

 

Argentina

 

 

 

23 Sep 1954

 

Armenia

      

9 June 2006

  

Australia 1

30 Apr 1952

 

27 Aug 1952

 

 

Austria

6 Dec 1951

 

22 Oct 1952

 

 

Azerbaijan

 

 

 

18 Aug 2000

 

Bahamas

 

 

 

19 Sep 1997

 

Bahrain

 

 

 

29 Mar 1971

 

Bangladesh

 

 

 

1 Sep 1978

 

Barbados

 

 

 

6 Dec 1976

 

Belarus

 

 

 

21 Feb 2005

 

Belgium

6 Dec 1951

 

22 Jul 1952

 

 

Belize

 

 

 

14 May 1987

 

Bhutan

 

 

 

20 Jun 1994

 

Bolivia

 

 

 

27 Oct 1960

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina

 

 

 

30 July 2003

 
Botswana       30 June 2009  

Brazil

6 Dec 1951

 

14 Sep 1961

 

 

Bulgaria

 

 

 

8 Nov 1991

 

Burkina Faso

 

 

 

8 Jun 1995

 

Burundi

 

 

 

3 Apr 2006

 

Cambodia

 

 

 

10 Jun 1952

 

Cameroon

 

 

 

5 Apr 2006

 

Canada

6 Dec 1951

 

10 Jul 1953

 

 

Cape Verde

 

 

 

19 Mar 1980

 

Central African Republic

 

 

 

27 Oct 2004

 

Chad

 

 

 

15 Mar 2004

 

Chile

 

3 April 1952

 

 

 

China 2

 

 

 

20 Oct 2005

 

Colombia

29 Apr 1952

 

26 Jan 1970

 

 

Comoros

 

 

 

17 Jan 2007

 

Congo

 

 

 

14 Dec 2004

 

Cook Islands

 

 

 

2 Dec 2004

 

Costa Rica

28 Apr 1952

 

23 Jul 1973

 

 

Côte d'Ivoire

 

 

 

17 Dec 2004

 

Croatia

 

 

 

14 May 1999

 

Cuba

6 Dec 1951

 

14 Apr 1976

 

 

Cyprus

 

 

11 Feb 1999

 

 

Czech Republic 3

 

 

 

5 Aug 1983

 

D.P.R. of Korea

 

 

 

25 Aug 2003

 

Denmark 4

6 Dec 1951

 

13 Feb 1953

 

 

Djibouti

      

25 March 2008

  

Dominica

 

 

 

30 Mar 2006

 

Dominican Republic

 

 

 

20 Jun 1952

 

Ecuador

12 Mar 1952

 

9 May 1956

 

 

Egypt

6 Dec 1951

 

22 Jul 1953

 

 

El Salvador

6 Dec 1951

 

12 Feb 1953

 

 

Equatorial Guinea

 

 

 

27 Aug 1991

 

Eritrea

 

 

 

6 Apr 2001

 

Estonia

 

 

 

7 Dec 2000

 

Ethiopia

 

 

 

20 Jun 1977

 

European Union

 

 

 

6 Oct 2005

 

Fiji

      

10 Aug 2005

  

Finland

 

 

 

22 Jun 1960

 

France

6 Dec 1951

 

20 Aug 1957

 

 

Gabon

      

23 April 2008

  

Georgia

      

8 March 2007

  

Germany 5

30 Apr 1952

 

3 May 1957

 

 

Ghana

 

 

 

22 Feb 1991

 

Greece

 

 

 

9 Dec 1954

 

Grenada

 

 

 

27 Nov1985

 

Guatemala

23 Apr 1952

 

25 May 1955

 

 

Guinea

 

 

 

22 May 1991

 

Guinea-Bissau

      

24 Oct 2007

  

Guyana

 

 

 

31 Aug 1970

 

Haiti

 

 

 

6 Nov 1970

 

Honduras

 

 

 

30 Jul 2003

 

Hungary

 

 

 

17 May 1960

 

Iceland

 

 

 

11 Apr 2005

 

India

30 Apr 1952

 

9 Jun 1952

 

 

Indonesia

6 Dec 1951

 

21 Jun 1977

 

 

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

 

 

 

18 Sep 1972

 

Iraq

 

 

 

1 Jul 1954

 

Ireland

6 Dec 1951

 

31 Mar 1955

 

 

Israel

6 Dec 1951

 

3 Sep 1956

 

 

Italy

2 Feb 1952

 

3 Aug 1955

 

 

Jamaica

 

 

 

24 Nov 1969

 

Japan

6 Dec 1951

 

11 Aug 1952

 

 

Jordan

 

 

 

24 Apr 1970

 

Kenya

 

 

 

7 May 1974

 

Korea, Republic of

 

 

 

8 Dec 1953

 

Kuwait

      

12 Sept 2007

  

Kyrgyzstan

 

 

 

11 Dec 2003

 

Lao People's Democratic Republic

 

 

 

28 Feb 1955

 

Latvia

 

 

 

18 Aug 2003

 

Lebanon

 

 

 

18 Sep 1970

 

Liberia

 

 

 

2 Jul 1986

 

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

 

 

 

9 Jul 1970

 

Lithuania

 

 

 

12 Jan 2000

 

Luxembourg

16 Jan 1952

 

13 Jan 1955

 

 

Madagascar

 

 

 

24 May 2006

 

Malawi

 

 

 

21 May 1974

 

Malaysia

 

 

 

17 May 1991

 

Maldives

     

3 October 2006

  

Mali

 

 

 

31 Aug 1987

 

Malta

 

 

 

13 May 1975

 

Mauritania

 

 

 

29 Apr 2002

 

Mauritius

 

 

 

11 Jun 1971

 

Mexico

 

 

 

26 May 1976

 

Micronesia (Federated States of)

      

6 July 2007

  

Moldova

 

 

 

25 Jan 2001

 
Montenegro       27 July 2009  

Morocco

 

 

 

12 Oct 1972

 

Mozambique

      

15 May 2008

  

Myanmar

 

 

 

26 May 2006

 

Namibia

      

23 Feb 2007

  

Nepal

 

 

 

8 May 2006

 

Netherlands

6 Dec 1951

 

29 Oct 1954

 

 

New Zealand

6 Dec 1951

 

16 Sep 1952

 

 

Nicaragua

 

 

 

2 Aug 1956

 

Niger

 

 

 

4 Jun 1985

 

Nigeria

 

 

 

17 Aug 1993

 

Niue

 

 

 

27 Oct 2005

 

Norway

 

 

 

23 Apr 1956

 

Oman

 

 

 

23 Jan 1989

 

Pakistan

 

 

 

10 Nov 1954

 

Palau

      

23 June 2006

  

Panama

 

 

 

14 Feb 1968

 

Papua New Guinea

 

 

 

1 Jun 1976

 

Paraguay

 

 

 

5 Apr 1968

 

Peru

 

 

 

1 Jul 1975

 

Philippines

6 Dec 1951

 

3 Dec 1953

 

 

Poland

 

 

 

29 May 1996

 

Portugal

6 Dec 1951

 

 

20 Oct 1955

 

Qatar

    

 

8 June 2006

  
Republic of Serbia6         27 April 1992

Romania

 

 

 

17 Nov 1971

 

Russian Federation

 

 

 

24 Apr 1956

 

Rwanda

      

26 August 2008

  

Samoa

 

 

 

2 Mar 2005

 

Sao Tome and Principe

 

 

 

7 Apr 2006

 

Saudi Arabia

 

 

 

7 Aug 2000

 
Senegal

 

 

 

3 Mar 1975

 
Seychelles

 

 

 

 31 Oct 1996

 
Sierra Leone

 

 

 

 23 Jun 1981

 
Slovakia

 

 

 

 24 Mar 2006  

Slovenia

 

 

 

27 May 1998

 

Solomon Islands

 

 

 

18 Oct 1978

 

South Africa

6 Dec 1951

 

21 Sep 1956

 

 

Spain

10 Dec 1951

 

18 Feb 1952

 

 

Sri Lanka

7 Dec 1951

 

12 Feb 1952

 

 

St. Kitts & Nevis

 

 

 

17 Apr 1990

 

St. Lucia

 

 

 

23 Oct 2002

 

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

 

 

 

15 Nov 2001

 

Sudan

 

 

 

16 Jul 1971

 

Suriname 7

29 Oct 1954

 

 

 

 

Swaziland

 

 

 

12 Jul 2005

 

Sweden

11 Dec 1951

 

30 May 1952

 

 

Switzerland

6 Dec 1951

 

26 Sep 1996

 

 

Syria

 

 

 

5 Nov 2003

 

Thailand

6 Dec 1951

 

16 Aug 1978

 

 

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

 

 

 

9 Aug 2004

 

Togo

 

 

 

2 Apr 1986

 

Tonga

 

 

 

23 Nov 2005

 

Trinidad & Tobago

 

 

 

30 Jun 1970

 

Tunisia

 

 

 

22 Jul 1971

 

Turkey

 

 

 

29 Jul 1988

 

Tuvalu

 

 

 

15 Dec 2006

 

Uganda

      

29 August 2007

  

Ukraine

 

 

 

31 May 2006

 

United Arab Emirates

 

 

 

2 Apr 2001

 

United Kingdom 8

6 Dec 1951

 

7 Sep 1953

 

 

United Republic of Tanzania

 

 

 

21 Feb 2005

 

United States of America 9

6 Dec 1951

 

18 Aug 1972

 

 

Uruguay

30 Apr 1952

 

 

15 Jul 1970

 

Vanuatu

      

2 Aug 2007

  

Venezuela

 

 

 

12 May 1966

 

Viet Nam

 

 

 

22 Feb 2005

 

Yemen 10

 

 

 

20 Dec 1990

 

Zambia

 

 

 

24 Jun 1986

 

notes
1. Extended to Nauru and Norfolk Island on 9 August 1954.

2. In accordance with the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC and the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the PRC, the Government of the PRC decides that new revised text of the International Plant Protection Convention applies to the Macao Special Administrative Region of the PRC. Unless otherwise notified by the Government of the PRC, the Convention shall not apply to the Hong Kong Special Administratative Region of the PRC.

3.Czechoslovakia ceased to exist on 31 December 1992. On 6 April 1994, the Director-General received from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic a notification stating that "In conformity with the valid principles of international law and to the extent defined by it, the Czech Republic, as a successor State to the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, considers itself bound as of January 1, 1993, i.e. the date of the dissolution of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, by the multilateral international treaties to which the Czech and Slovak Republic was a party on that date. This includes reservations and declarations to their provisions made earlier by the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic."

4.Until further notice, the new revised text of the Convention (1997) shall not apply to the Faeroe Islands and Greenland.

5.On 3 October 1990, the German Democratic Republic acceded to the Federal Republic of Germany. As a consequence, the German Democratic Republic has ceased to exist. In a message of the same day addressed to Heads of State and Government, the Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany stated: "Now that German unity has been established, we shall discuss with the contracting parties concerned the international treaties of the German Democratic Republic with a view to regulating their continued application, adjustment or expiry, taking into account protection of confidence, the interests of the states concerned and the contractual obligations of the Federal Republic of Germany, as well as the principles of a free, democratic basic order governed by the rule of law, and respecting the competence of the European Union". The former German Democratic Republic had adhered to the Convention on 4 December 1974.

6.On 26 September 2002, the Director-General received a notification of succession from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, as a successor State of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Subsequently, on 6 February 2003, the Director-General received a new notification informing him that the name “Federal Republic of Yugoslavia” has been changed to “Serbia and Montenegro”. On 12 June 2006, the Director-General received a further notification informing that the Republic of Serbia is continuing the membership of “Serbia and Montenegro” in FAO and all its organs, on the basis of Article 60 of the Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro, activated by the Declaration of Independence adopted by the National Assembly of Montenegro on 3 June 2006, and that the name “Republic of Serbia” is to be henceforth used instead of the name “Serbia and Montenegro”. Consequently, the Republic of Serbia is considered a party to the IPPC as of 27 April 1992, date on which the then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia assumed responsibility for its international relations.

7.On 22 April 1977, the Director-General received from Suriname a formal declaration of succession stating that Suriname considers itself bound by the Convention, which had been previously declared applicable to Suriname by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and that it accepts the rights and obligations arising therefrom.

8.Extended to Isle of Man and Jersey on 1 October 1953 and to the Bailiwick of Guernsey on 9 March 1966. The new revised text of the Convention (1997) extended to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Bailiwick of Jersey and the Isle of Man.

9.Extended upon ratification to all territories for whose international relations the United States of America is responsible.

10.On 22 May 1990 the Yemen Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen merged into a single State known as "Republic of Yemen". In a communication of 19 May 1990 addressed to the United Nations Secretary-General, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Yemen Arab Republic and of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen stated: "all treaties and agreements concluded between either the Yemen Arab Republic or the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and other States and international organizations in accordance with international law which are in force on 22 May 1990 will remain in effect and international relations existing on 22 May 1990 between the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and the Yemen Arab Republic and other States will continue". As a result of this declaration, in the present document, in case of an Agreement to which both the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen were parties, the date of acceptance or signature chosen is the one which either the Yemen Arab Republic or the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen accepted/signed first.

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Declarations and Reservations

Cuba (Declaration and reservation made upon ratification):

Declaration

"... the provisions contained in Article XI of the International Plant Protection Convention are contrary to the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples (United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1514 of 14 December 1960) which proclaims the necessity of bringing to a speedy and unconditional end colonialism in all forms and manifestations."

 Reservation

"... Cuba does not consider itself bound by the provisions in Article IX, believing that any differences in interpretation or implementation of the convention between parties must be solved by direct negotiation through diplomatic channels."

 

Germany, Federal Republic of (Declaration made upon ratification):

The International Plant Protection Convention "... shall also extend to the Land Berlin as from the same date on which it will come into force in respect of the Federal Republic of Germany."

 

 Romania (Declaration made upon adherence):

"(a) The cabinet of the Socialist Republic of Romania considers the continued status of dependence of certain territories referred to in the provisions of Article XI of the Convention incompatible with the Charter of the United Nations or other instruments adopted by the United Nations on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples, including the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, unanimously adopted by Resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970 of the General Assembly of the United Nations which solemnly proclaims that 'every State has the duty to promote realization of the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples' in order to put an end to colonialism quickly.

 (b) The Government of the Socialist Republic of Romania considers the accession of the 'Republic of Korea' to the International Plant Protection Convention concluded in Rome on 6 December 1951 illegal because the authorities of South Korea cannot under any circumstances act in the name of Korea."


United States of America accepted the amended Convention (1997) subject to the following understandings:

"(1) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS. - The United States understands that nothing in the amended Convention is to be interpreted in a manner inconsistent with, or alters the terms or effect of, the World Trade Organization Agreement on the Application of Sanitary or Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement) or other relevant international agreements.

(2) AUTHORITY TO TAKE MEASURES AGAINST PESTS. - The United States understands that nothing in the amended Convention limits the autority of the United States, consistent with the SPS Agreement, to take sanitary or phytosanitary measures against any pest to protect the environment or human, animal, or plant life or health.

(3) ARTICLE XX ('TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE'). - The United States understands that the provisions of Article XX entail no binding obligation to appropriate funds for technical assistance."

 

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