The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons currently has a total of 115 States parties and five signatories.

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States Parties

(updated as at 25 February 2013)

CCW	Amend Art.1	Prot I	Prot II	Amend Prot II	Prot III	Prot IV	Prot V
STATES PARTIES: 115	76	110	92	98	106	100	81
Albania	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Antigua and Barbuda		√			√	√
Argentina	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Australia	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Austria	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Bangladesh		√	√	√	√	√
Belarus	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Belgium	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Benin		√			√
Bolivia		√	√	√	√	√
Bosnia and Herzegovina	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Brazil	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Bulgaria	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Burkina Faso	√	√	√	√	√	√
Burundi			√				√
Cambodia		√	√	√	√	√
Cameroon				√		√	√
Canada	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Cape Verde		√	√	√	√	√
Chile	√	√		√	√	√	√
China	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Colombia	√	√	√	√	√	√
Costa Rica	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Croatia	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Cuba	√	√	√		√		√
Cyprus		√	√	√	√	√	√
Czech Republic	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Denmark	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Djibouti		√	√		√
Dominican Republic	√			√		√	√
Ecuador	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
El Salvador	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Estonia	√	√		√	√	√	√
Finland	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
France	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Gabon		√		√	√	√	√
Georgia	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Germany	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Greece	√	√	√	√	√	√
Guatemala	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Guinea-Bissau	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Holy See	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Honduras		√	√	√	√	√	√
Hungary	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Iceland	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
India	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Ireland	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Israel		√	√	√		√
Italy	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Jamaica	√	√		√	√	√	√
Japan	√	√	√	√	√	√
Jordan		√		√	√
Kazakhstan		√			√	√
Lao PDR		√	√		√		√
Latvia	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Lesotho		√	√		√
Liberia	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Liechtenstein	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Lithuania	√	√		√	√	√	√
Luxembourg	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Madagascar		√	√	√	√	√	√
Maldives		√		√	√	√
Mali		√	√	√	√	√	√
Malta	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Mauritius		√	√		√	√
Mexico	√	√	√		√	√
Monaco		√		√
Mongolia		√	√		√	√
Montenegro	√	√	√	√	√	√
Morocco			√	√		√
Nauru		√	√	√	√	√
Netherlands	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
New Zealand	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Nicaragua	√	√		√	√	√	√
Niger	√	√	√	√	√	√
Norway	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Pakistan		√	√	√	√	√	√
Panama	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Paraguay	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Peru	√	√		√	√	√	√
Philippines		√	√	√	√	√
Poland	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Portugal	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Qatar		√			√	√	√
Republic of Korea	√	√		√			√
Republic of Moldova	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Romania	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Russian Federation	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Saudi Arabia		√			√	√	√
Senegal				√	√		√
Serbia	√	√	√	√	√	√
Seychelles		√	√	√	√	√
Sierra Leone	√	√		√	√	√	√
Slovakia	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Slovenia	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
St. Vincent and the Grenadines		√		√	√	√	√
South Africa	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Spain	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Sri Lanka	√	√	√	√	√	√
Sweden	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Switzerland	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Tajikistan		√	√	√	√	√	√
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Togo		√	√		√
Tunisia	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Turkey	√	√		√		√
Turkmenistan		√	√	√			√
Uganda		√	√		√
Ukraine	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	√	√	√	√	√	√
United Arab Emirates		√			√		√
United States of America	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Uruguay	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Uzbekistan		√	√		√	√
Venezuela		√	√	√	√

For more information on the depositary notifications, certified true copies, the status of relevant treaties, all other relevant documents and depositary-related information, please consult the United Nations Treaty Collection.


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Signatories to the CCW

In accordance with its Article 3, the Convention was opened for signature "... by all States at United Nations Headquarters in New York for a period of twelve months from 10 April 1981." Fifty States have signed the Convention within the timeframe established therein. Five of them have not yet acceded to it.

The Convention is now closed for signature. In accordance with Article 4, Paragraph 1, a State, which has not signed the Convention, may accede to it. Pursuant to Article 10, the instrument of accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations who is the Depositary.

State	Date of signature
Afghanistan	10 April 1981
Egypt	10 April 1981
Nigeria	26 January 1982
Sudan	10 April 1981
Viet Nam	10 April 1981

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States not parties


Promoting ASEAN Universalization to the Convention

Photo with ASEAN representatives

The representatives of Permanent Missions to the United Nations at Geneva of ASEAN countries meet with Mr. Jesus S. Domingo, President of the 2012 Meeting of the High Contracting Parties, together with the staff of CCW Implementation Support Unit, Mr. Bantan Nugroho, Head of CCW-ISU, and Ms. Hine-Wai Loose, Political Affairs Officer of CCW-ISU.