The Constituent Assembly of the Centre for Marketing Information and Advisory Services for Fishery Products in Latin America and the Caribbean, which was held in San José, Costa Rica on 17 and 18 February 1994, adopted the Constitution of the Centre for Marketing Information and Advisory Services for Fishery Products in Latin America and the Caribbean (INFOPESCA).
Pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 22, the States of Latin America and the Caribbean may become parties to the Constitution by (a) signing the Constitution or (b) depositing an instrument of accession.
Pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 22, the Constitution was open for signature in San José on 18 February 1994 and five States signed it on the same day.
Paragraph 4 of Article 22 provides that the Constitution shall enter into force with respect to all the States that have signed it or acceded thereto on the date when the Governments of at least five States of Latin America and the Caribbean have signed it or deposited their instruments of accession. As a consequence, the Constitution entered into force on 18 February 1994. The Constitution was registered with the Secretariat of the United Nations on 8 March 1995 under No. 4112.
Signatories and Parties to the Constitution
The following are the signatories and the participants that
deposited their instruments of accession on the corresponding date indicated:
| Participant |
Signature |
Accession |
| Argentina |
6 Dec 1994 |
|
| Belize |
18 Feb 1994 |
|
| Brazil |
28 Oct 1994 |
|
| Colombia |
|
3 Feb 2000 |
| Costa Rica1 |
18 Feb 1994 |
|
| Dominican Republic |
|
13 June 1994 |
| Honduras |
18 Feb 1994 |
|
| Mexico |
|
26 Mar 1997 |
| Nicaragua |
18 Feb 1994 |
|
| Uruguay |
18 Feb 1994 |
|
| Venezuela |
|
16 Dec 1997 |