Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. The Hague, 26 March 1999.¹

States	Group	Date of deposit of instrument	Type of instrument
Argentina	III	07/01/2002	Accession
Armenia	II	18/05/2006	Ratification
Austria	I	01/03/2002	Ratification
Azerbaijan	II	17/04/2001	Ratification
Bahrain	Vb	26/08/2008	Accession
Barbados	III	02/10/2008	Accession
Belarus	II	13/12/2000	Ratification
Belgium	I	13/10/2010	Ratification
Benin	Va	17/04/2012	Accession
Bosnia and Herzegovina	II	22/05/2009	Accession
Brazil	III	23/09/2005	Accession
Bulgaria	II	14/06/2000	Ratification
Canada	I	29/11/2005	Accession
Chile	III	11/09/2008	Accession
Colombia	III	24/11/2010	Accession
Costa Rica	III	09/12/2003	Accession
Croatia	II	08/02/2006	Ratification
Cyprus	I	16/05/2001	Ratification
Czech Republic	II	08/06/2007	Accession
Dominican Republic	III	03/03/2009	Accession
Ecuador	III	02/08/2004	Ratification
Egypt	Vb	03/08/2005	Ratification
El Salvador	III	27/03/2002	Accession
Equatorial Guinea	Va	19/11/2003	Accession
Estonia	II	17/01/2005	Approval
Finland	I	27/08/2004	Acceptance
Gabon	Va	29/08/2003	Accession
Georgia	II	13/09/2010	Accession
Germany	I	25/11/2009	Ratification
Greece	I	20/04/2005	Ratification
Guatemala	III	04/02/2005	Accession
Honduras	III	26/01/2003	Accession
Hungary	II	26/10/2005	Ratification
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	IV	24/05/2005	Accession
Italy	I	10/07/2009	Ratification
Japan	IV	10/09/2007	Accession
Jordan	Vb	05/05/2009	Accession
Libya	Vb	20/07/2001	Accession
Lithuania	II	13/03/2002	Accession
Luxembourg	I	30/06/2005	Ratification
Mali	Va	15/11/2012	Accession
Mexico	III	07/10/2003	Accession
Montenegro	II	26/04/2007	Notification of succession
Netherlands	I	30/01/2007	Acceptance
Nicaragua	III	01/06/2001	Accession
Niger	Va	16/06/2006	Accession
Nigeria	Va	21/10/2005	Ratification
Oman	Vb	16/05/2011	Ratification
Palestine	*²	22/03/2012	Accession
Panama	III	08/03/2001	Accession
Paraguay	III	09/11/2004	Accession
Peru	III	24/05/2005	Ratification
Poland	II	03/01/2012	Accession
Qatar	Vb	04/09/2000	Ratification
Romania	II	07/08/2006	Ratification
Saudi Arabia	Vb	06/11/2007	Accession
Serbia	II	02/09/2002	Accession
Slovakia	II	11/02/2004	Ratification
Slovenia	II	13/04/2004	Accession
Spain	I	06/07/2001	Ratification
Switzerland	I	09/07/2004	Ratification
Tajikistan	II	21/02/2006	Accession
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	II	19/04/2002	Accession
Uruguay	III	03/01/2007	Accession

¹This Protocol entered into force on 9 March 2004. It subsequently will entered into force for each State three months after the date of deposit of that State’s instrument, except in cases of notifications of succession, where the entry into force occurred on the date on which the State assumed responsibility for conducting its international relations.

²The group membership for the purpose of elections to the Executive Board will be endorsed by the next 37th session of the General Conference. The participation in regional activities in Arab States is an informal indication, pending the decision of the 37th session of the General Conference.

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Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. The Hague, 26 March 1999.1

Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. The Hague, 26 March 1999.¹