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Status of Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol
The Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was adopted at
the third session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 3) in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December 1997. In
accordance with Article 24, it was open for signature from 16 March 1998 to 15 March 1999 at United
Nations Headquarters, New York. By that date the Protocol had received 84 signatures.
Pursuant to Article 22, the Protocol is subject to ratification, acceptance, approval or accession by Parties
to the UNFCCC. Parties to the UNFCCC that have not signed the Protocol may accede to it at any time.
The Protocol entered into force on 16 February 2005 in accordance with Article 23, that is the ninetieth day
after the date on which not less than 55 Parties to the UNFCCC, incorporating Parties included in Annex I
which accounted in total for at least 55 % of the total carbon dioxide emissions for 1990 of the Parties
included in Annex I, have deposited their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
Currently, there are 192 Parties (191 States and 1 regional economic integration organization) to
the Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC.
The list below contains the latest information concerning dates of signature and receipt of instruments of
ratification by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, as Depositary of the Kyoto Protocol. The dates
in the third column are those of the receipt of the instrument of ratification, acceptance (A), approval (AA)
or accession (a). (For an explanation of these legal terms, visit the United Nations Treaty Collection
Glossary of terms relating to Treaty actions).
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Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Kyoto, 11 December 1997
Entry into force: 16 February 2005, in accordance with article 25 (1) in accordance with article 25 (3)
which reads as follows: "For each State or regional economic integration organization that ratifies, accepts
or approves this Protocol or accedes thereto after the conditions set out in paragraph 1 above for entry
into force have been fulfilled, this Protocol shall enter into force on the ninetieth day following the date of
deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.".
Registration: 16 February 2005, No. 30822.
Status: Signatories: 83. Parties: 192
Note: The Protocol was adopted at the third session of the Conference of the Parties to the 1992 United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ("the Convention"), held at Kyoto (Japan) from 1 to 11
December 1997. The Protocol shall be open for signature by States and regional economic integration
organizations which are Parties to the Convention at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 16
March 1998 to 15 March 1999 in accordance with its article 24 (1).
Participant Signature Ratification
Acceptance (A)
Accession (a)
Approval (AA)
AFGHANISTAN 25 March 2013
a
Entry into
force
23 June
2013
ALBANIA 1 Apr 2005 a 30 Jun
2005
ALGERIA 16 Feb 2005 a 17 May
2005
, ANGOLA 8 May 2007 a 6 Aug
2007
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 16 Mar 1998 3 Nov 1998 16 Feb
2005
ARGENTINA 16 Mar 1998 28 Sep 2001 16 Feb
2005
1 ARMENIA 25 Apr 2003 a 16 Feb
2005
AUSTRALIA* 29 Apr 1998 12 Dec 2007 11 Mar
2008
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