AGREEMENT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
THE GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST

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The Agreement for the Establishment of the Global Crop Diversity Trust and its Constitution were approved by the Interim Panel of Eminent Experts at its Second Meeting which took place in Rome on 2-4 October 2003. In accordance with Article 4 of the Agreement, it was opened for signature at FAO Headquarters on 1 April 2004 and remained open for signature until 31 March 2006 by all Members of FAO and any States that are not Members of FAO but are Members of the United Nations, or any of its specialized agencies or of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Under Article 4, the Agreement shall be open for accession by all Members of FAO and any States that are not Members of FAO but are Members of the United Nations or any of its specialized agencies or of the International Atomic Energy Agency from the date on which the Agreement is closed for signature.  Instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Director-General of FAO.

Article 5 of the Agreement provides that it shall come into force immediately upon signature or accession by seven States, provided that such States include at least four developing countries and include States from at least five of the seven FAO regions as referred to in the Basic Texts of FAO. Having reached the required signatures, the Agreement entered into force on 21 October 2004.

Participants

The following States have signed or adhered to the Agreement on the dates indicated: 

Participant
Definitive Signature
Signature “ad referendum”
Accession
Australia       22 September 2006
Cambodia 6 May 2005    
Cameroon 14 February 2005    
Cape Verde 1 April 2004    

Colombia

  

21 October 2004

  

Ecuador

7 October 2004

    

Egypt

1 April 2004

    

Ethiopia

9 July 2004

    

Ghana

   

6 September 2006
India     9 January 2007
Jordan 15 April 2004    
Kenya 15 February 2006    
Mali 6 October 2004    
Mauritius 24 November 2004    
Morocco 21 June 2004    
Pakistan 23 May 2005    
Peru   23 August 2004  
Republic of Serbia 1 24 November 2004    
Romania 22 June 2005    
Samoa 29 June 2004    
Slovakia     28 May 2010
Sweden 21 October 2004    
Switzerland     29 October 2007
Syria 25 June 2004    
Togo 4 May 2004    
Tonga 23 August 2004    
Uganda 14 September 2005    

notes
1. On 12 June 2006, the Director-General received a 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”.

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