CITES Party States
Country of Origin:
Multilateral Treaty
Agency of Origin:
Compiled by Secretariat of CITES
National Citation:
Summary:
This is the list of Party States that are members of CITES as of July 2004
List of Party States for CITES
List of Contracting Parties (as of July 2004)
in alphabetical order
|
Order |
Order of entry into force |
|
ISO |
Two-letter ISO country code |
|
Region |
CITES region |
|
1 = Africa |
|
2 = Asia |
|
3 = Central and South America and the Caribbean |
|
4 = Europe |
|
5 = North America |
|
6 = Oceania |
|
|
|
Date 1 |
(A) Accession |
|
(Ac) Acceptance |
|
(Ap) Approval |
|
(C) Continuation |
|
(Ds) Declaration of succession |
|
(R) Ratification |
|
Date 2 |
Date of entry into force |
|
Order |
State |
ISO |
Region |
Date 1 |
Date 2 |
|
88 |
Afghanistan |
AF |
2 |
30/10/1985 (A) |
28/01/1986 |
|
163 |
Albania |
AL |
4 |
27/06/2003 (A) |
25/09/2003 |
|
81 |
Algeria |
DZ |
1 |
23/11/1983 (A) |
21/02/1984 |
|
141 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
AG |
3 |
08/07/1997 (A) |
06/10/1997 |
|
64 |
Argentina |
AR |
3 |
08/01/1981 (R) |
08/04/1981 |
|
28 |
Australia |
AU |
6 |
29/07/1976 (R) |
27/10/1976 |
|
74 |
Austria |
AT |
4 |
27/01/1982 (A) |
27/04/1982 |
|
145 |
Azerbaijan |
AZ |
4 |
23/11/1998 (A) |
21/02/1999 |
|
50 |
Bahamas |
BS |
3 |
20/06/1979 (A) |
18/09/1979 |
|
73 |
Bangladesh |
BD |
2 |
20/11/1981 (R) |
18/02/1982 |
|
119 |
Barbados |
BB |
3 |
09/12/1992 (A) |
09/03/1993 |
|
130 |
Belarus |
BY |
4 |
10/08/1995 (A) |
08/11/1995 |
|
80 |
Belgium |
BE |
4 |
03/10/1983 (R) |
01/01/1984 |
|
69 |
Belize |
BZ |
3 |
19/08/1986 (Ds) |
21/09/1981 |
|
84 |
Benin |
BJ |
1 |
28/02/1984 (A) |
28/05/1984 |
|
160 |
Bhutan |
BT |
2 |
15/08/2002(A) |
13/11/2002 |
|
51 |
Bolivia |
BO |
3 |
06/07/1979 (R) |
04/10/1979 |
|
40 |
Botswana |
BW |
1 |
14/11/1977 (A) |
12/02/1978 |
|
16 |
Brazil |
BR |
3 |
06/08/1975 (R) |
04/11/1975 |
|
106 |
Brunei Darussalam |
BN |
2 |
04/05/1990 (A) |
02/08/1990 |
|
109 |
Bulgaria |
BG |
4 |
16/01/1991 (A) |
16/04/1991 |
|
102 |
Burkina Faso |
BF |
1 |
13/10/1989 (A) |
11/01/1990 |
|
94 |
Burundi |
BI |
1 |
08/08/1988 (A) |
06/11/1988 |
|
140 |
Cambodia |
KH |
2 |
04/07/1997 (R) |
02/10/1997 |
|
68 |
Cameroon |
CM |
1 |
05/06/1981 (A) |
03/09/1981 |
|
10 |
Canada |
CA |
5 |
10/04/1975 (R) |
09/07/1975 |
|
58 |
Central African Republic |
CF |
1 |
27/08/1980 (A) |
25/11/1980 |
|
96 |
Chad |
TD |
1 |
02/02/1989 (A) |
03/05/1989 |
|
8 |
Chile |
CL |
3 |
14/02/1975 (R) |
01/07/1975 |
|
63 |
China |
CN |
2 |
08/01/1981 (A) |
08/04/1981 |
|
71 |
Colombia |
CO |
3 |
31/08/1981 (R) |
29/11/1981 |
|
128 |
Comoros |
KM |
1 |
23/11/1994 (A) |
21/02/1995 |
|
79 |
Congo |
CG |
1 |
31/01/1983 (A) |
01/05/1983 |
|
14 |
Costa Rica |
CR |
3 |
30/06/1975 (R) |
28/09/1975 |
|
127 |
Cτte d'Ivoire |
CI |
1 |
21/11/1994 (A) |
19/02/1995 |
|
151 |
Croatia |
HR |
4 |
14/03/2000 (A) |
12/06/2000 |
|
105 |
Cuba |
CU |
3 |
20/04/1990 (A) |
19/07/1990 |
|
6 |
Cyprus |
CY |
4 |
18/10/1974 (R) |
01/07/1975 |
|
117 |
Czech Republic |
CZ |
4 |
14/04/1993 (Ds) |
01/01/1993 |
|
26 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
CD |
1 |
20/07/1976 (A) |
18/10/1976 |
|
34 |
Denmark |
DK |
4 |
26/07/1977 (R) |
24/10/1977 |
|
113 |
Djibouti |
DJ |
1 |
07/02/1992 (A) |
07/05/1992 |
|
129 |
Dominica |
DM |
3 |
04/08/1995 (A) |
02/11/1995 |
|
92 |
Dominican Republic |
DO |
3 |
17/12/1986 (A) |
17/03/1987 |
|
7 |
Ecuador |
EC |
3 |
11/02/1975 (R) |
01/07/1975 |
|
41 |
Egypt |
EG |
1 |
04/01/1978 (A) |
04/04/1978 |
|
93 |
El Salvador |
SV |
3 |
30/04/1987 (A) |
29/07/1987 |
|
114 |
Equatorial Guinea |
GQ |
1 |
10/03/1992 (A) |
08/06/1992 |
|
125 |
Eritrea |
ER |
1 |
24/10/1994 (A) |
22/01/1995 |
|
115 |
Estonia |
EE |
4 |
22/07/1992 (A) |
20/10/1992 |
|
98 |
Ethiopia |
ET |
1 |
05/04/1989 (A) |
04/07/1989 |
|
143 |
Fiji |
FJ |
6 |
30/09/1997 (A) |
29/12/1997 |
|
24 |
Finland |
FI |
4 |
10/05/1976 (A) |
08/08/1976 |
|
43 |
France |
FR |
4 |
11/05/1978 (Ap) |
09/08/1978 |
|
97 |
Gabon |
GA |
1 |
13/02/1989 (A) |
14/05/1989 |
|
37 |
Gambia |
GM |
1 |
26/08/1977 (A) |
24/11/1977 |
|
133 |
Georgia |
GE |
4 |
13/09/1996 (A) |
12/12/1996 |
|
22 |
Germany |
DE |
4 |
22/03/1976 (R) |
20/06/1976 |
|
20 |
Ghana |
GH |
1 |
14/11/1975 (R) |
12/02/1976 |
|
118 |
Greece |
GR |
4 |
08/10/1992 (A) |
06/01/1993 |
|
146 |
Grenada |
GD |
3 |
30/08/1999 (A) |
28/11/1999 |
|
53 |
Guatemala |
GT |
3 |
07/11/1979 (R) |
05/02/1980 |
|
72 |
Guinea |
GN |
1 |
21/09/1981 (A) |
20/12/1981 |
|
107 |
Guinea-Bissau |
GW |
1 |
16/05/1990 (A) |
14/08/1990 |
|
33 |
Guyana |
GY |
3 |
27/05/1977 (A) |
25/08/1977 |
|
86 |
Honduras |
HN |
3 |
15/03/1985 (A) |
13/06/1985 |
|
87 |
Hungary |
HU |
4 |
29/05/1985 (A) |
27/08/1985 |
|
148 |
Iceland |
IS |
4 |
03/01/2000 (A) |
02/04/2000 |
|
25 |
India |
IN |
2 |
20/07/1976 (R) |
18/10/1976 |
|
48 |
Indonesia |
ID |
2 |
28/12/1978 (A) |
28/03/1979 |
|
30 |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
IR |
2 |
03/08/1976 (R) |
01/11/1976 |
|
157 |
Ireland |
IE |
4 |
08/01/2002 (R) |
08/04/2002 |
|
56 |
Israel |
IL |
2 |
18/12/1979 (R) |
17/03/1980 |
|
52 |
Italy |
IT |
4 |
02/10/1979 (R) |
31/12/1979 |
|
137 |
Jamaica |
JM |
3 |
23/04/1997 (A) |
22/07/1997 |
|
57 |
Japan |
JP |
2 |
06/08/1980 (Ac) |
04/11/1980 |
|
47 |
Jordan |
JO |
2 |
14/12/1978 (A) |
14/03/1979 |
|
149 |
Kazakhstan |
KZ |
2 |
20/01/2000 (A) |
19/04/2000 |
|
46 |
Kenya |
KE |
1 |
13/12/1978 (R) |
13/03/1979 |
|
159 |
Kuwait |
KW |
2 |
12/08/2002(R) |
10/11/2002 |
|
165 |
Lao People's Democratic Republic |
LA |
2 |
01/03/2004 (A) |
30/05/2004 |
|
135 |
Latvia |
LV |
4 |
11/02/1997 (A) |
12/05/1997 |
|
164 |
Lesotho |
LS |
1 |
01/10/2003 (R) |
30/12/2003 |
|
65 |
Liberia |
LR |
1 |
11/03/1981 (A) |
09/06/1981 |
|
161 |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
LY |
1 |
28/01/2003(A) |
28/04/2003 |
|
55 |
Liechtenstein |
LI |
4 |
30/11/1979 (A) |
28/02/1980 |
|
156 |
Lithuania |
LT |
4 |
10/12/2001 (A) |
09/03/2002 |
|
82 |
Luxembourg |
LU |
4 |
13/12/1983 (R) |
12/03/1984 |
|
152 |
Macedonia (see The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) |
MK |
4 |
04/07/2000 (A) |
02/10/2000 |
|
17 |
Madagascar |
MG |
1 |
20/08/1975 (R) |
18/11/1975 |
|
75 |
Malawi |
MW |
1 |
05/02/1982 (A) |
06/05/1982 |
|
38 |
Malaysia |
MY |
2 |
20/10/1977 (A) |
18/01/1978 |
|
123 |
Mali |
ML |
1 |
18/07/1994 (A) |
16/10/1994 |
|
99 |
Malta |
MT |
4 |
17/04/1989 (A) |
16/07/1989 |
|
144 |
Mauritania |
MR |
1 |
13/03/1998 (A) |
11/06/1998 |
|
11 |
Mauritius |
MU |
1 |
28/04/1975 (R) |
27/07/1975 |
|
110 |
Mexico |
MX |
5 |
02/07/1991 (A) |
30/09/1991 |
|
42 |
Monaco |
MC |
4 |
19/04/1978 (A) |
18/07/1978 |
|
131 |
Mongolia |
MN |
2 |
05/01/1996 (A) |
04/04/1996 |
|
19 |
Morocco |
MA |
1 |
16/10/1975 (R) |
14/01/1976 |
|
66 |
Mozambique |
MZ |
1 |
25/03/1981 (A) |
23/06/1981 |
|
139 |
Myanmar |
MM |
2 |
13/06/1997 (A) |
11/09/1997 |
|
108 |
Namibia |
NA |
1 |
18/12/1990 (A) |
18/03/1991 |
|
12 |
Nepal |
NP |
2 |
18/06/1975 (A) |
16/09/1975 |
|
85 |
Netherlands |
NL |
4 |
19/04/1984 (R) |
18/07/1984 |
|
100 |
New Zealand |
NZ |
6 |
10/05/1989 (A) |
08/08/1989 |
|
36 |
Nicaragua |
NI |
3 |
06/08/1977 (A) |
04/11/1977 |
|
18 |
Niger |
NE |
1 |
08/09/1975 (R) |
07/12/1975 |
|
2 |
Nigeria |
NG |
1 |
09/05/1974 (R) |
01/07/1975 |
|
27 |
Norway |
NO |
4 |
27/07/1976 (R) |
25/10/1976 |
|
23 |
Pakistan |
PK |
2 |
20/04/1976 (A) |
19/07/1976 |
|
166 |
Palau |
PW |
6 |
16/04/2004 (A) |
15/07/2004 |
|
44 |
Panama |
PA |
3 |
17/08/1978 (R) |
15/11/1978 |
|
21 |
Papua New Guinea |
PG |
6 |
12/12/1975 (A) |
11/03/1976 |
|
31 |
Paraguay |
PY |
3 |
15/11/1976 (R) |
13/02/1977 |
|
13 |
Peru |
PE |
3 |
27/06/1975 (R) |
25/09/1975 |
|
70 |
Philippines |
PH |
2 |
18/08/1981 (R) |
16/11/1981 |
|
103 |
Poland |
PL |
4 |
12/12/1989 (R) |
12/03/1990 |
|
62 |
Portugal |
PT |
4 |
11/12/1980 (R) |
11/03/1981 |
|
154 |
Qatar |
QA |
2 |
08/05/2001 (A) |
06/08/2001 |
|
120 |
Republic of Korea |
KR |
2 |
09/07/1993 (A) |
07/10/1993 |
|
153 |
Republic of Moldova |
MD |
4 |
29/03/2001 (A) |
27/06/2001 |
|
124 |
Romania |
RO |
4 |
18/08/1994 (A) |
16/11/1994 |
|
112 |
Russian Federation |
RU |
4 |
13/01/1992 (C) |
01/01/1992 |
|
59 |
Rwanda |
RW |
1 |
20/10/1980 (A) |
18/01/1981 |
|
122 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
KN |
3 |
14/02/1994 (A) |
15/05/1994 |
|
77 |
Saint Lucia |
LC |
3 |
15/12/1982 (A) |
15/03/1983 |
|
95 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
VC |
3 |
30/11/1988 (A) |
28/02/1989 |
|
155 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
ST |
1 |
09/08/2001 (A) |
07/11/2001 |
|
132 |
Saudi Arabia |
SA |
2 |
12/03/1996 (A) |
10/06/1996 |
|
35 |
Senegal |
SN |
1 |
05/08/1977 (A) |
03/11/1977 |
|
158 |
Serbia and Montenegro |
CS |
4 |
27/02/2002 (A) |
28/05/2002 |
|
32 |
Seychelles |
SC |
1 |
08/02/1977 (A) |
09/05/1977 |
|
126 |
Sierra Leone |
SL |
1 |
28/10/1994 (A) |
26/01/1995 |
|
91 |
Singapore |
SG |
2 |
30/11/1986 (A) |
28/02/1987 |
|
116 |
Slovakia |
SK |
4 |
02/03/1993 (Ds) |
01/01/1993 |
|
150 |
Slovenia |
SI |
4 |
24/01/2000 (A) |
23/04/2000 |
|
89 |
Somalia |
SO |
1 |
02/12/1985 (A) |
02/03/1986 |
|
15 |
South Africa |
ZA |
1 |
15/07/1975 (R) |
13/10/1975 |
|
90 |
Spain |
ES |
4 |
30/05/1986 (A) |
28/08/1986 |
|
49 |
Sri Lanka |
LK |
2 |
04/05/1979 (A) |
02/08/1979 |
|
76 |
Sudan |
SD |
1 |
26/10/1982 (R) |
24/01/1983 |
|
60 |
Suriname |
SR |
3 |
17/11/1980 (A) |
15/02/1981 |
|
136 |
Swaziland |
SZ |
1 |
26/02/1997 (A) |
27/05/1997 |
|
5 |
Sweden |
SE |
4 |
20/08/1974 (R) |
01/07/1975 |
|
3 |
Switzerland |
CH |
4 |
09/07/1974 (R) |
01/07/1975 |
|
162 |
Syrian Arab Republic |
SY |
2 |
30/04/2003(A) |
29/07/2003 |
|
78 |
Thailand |
TH |
2 |
21/01/1983 (R) |
21/04/1983 |
|
152 |
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
MK |
4 |
04/07/2000 (A) |
02/10/2000 |
|
45 |
Togo |
TG |
1 |
23/10/1978 (R) |
21/01/1979 |
|
83 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
TT |
3 |
19/01/1984 (A) |
18/04/1984 |
|
4 |
Tunisia |
TN |
1 |
10/07/1974 (R) |
01/07/1975 |
|
134 |
Turkey |
TR |
4 |
23/09/1996 (A) |
22/12/1996 |
|
111 |
Uganda |
UG |
1 |
18/07/1991 (A) |
16/10/1991 |
|
147 |
Ukraine |
UA |
4 |
30/12/1999 (A) |
29/03/2000 |
|
104 |
United Arab Emirates |
AE |
2 |
08/02/1990 (A) |
09/05/1990 |
|
29 |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
GB |
4 |
02/08/1976 (R) |
31/10/1976 |
|
54 |
United Republic of Tanzania |
TZ |
1 |
29/11/1979 (R) |
27/02/1980 |
|
1 |
United States of America |
US |
5 |
14/01/1974 (R) |
01/07/1975 |
|
9 |
Uruguay |
UY |
3 |
02/04/1975 (R) |
01/07/1975 |
|
142 |
Uzbekistan |
UZ |
2 |
10/07/1997 (A) |
08/10/1997 |
|
101 |
Vanuatu |
VU |
6 |
17/07/1989 (A) |
15/10/1989 |
|
39 |
Venezuela |
VE |
3 |
24/10/1977 (R) |
22/01/1978 |
|
121 |
Viet Nam |
VN |
2 |
20/01/1994 (A) |
20/04/1994 |
|
138 |
Yemen |
YE |
2 |
05/05/1997 (A) |
03/08/1997 |
|
61 |
Zambia |
ZM |
1 |
24/11/1980 (A) |
22/02/1981 |
|
67 |
Zimbabwe |
ZW |
1 |
19/05/1981 (A) |
17/08/1981 |
|