Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. Paris, 20 October 2005¹

States	Group	Date of deposit of instrument	Type of instrument
Afghanistan	IV	30/03/2009	Acceptance
Albania	II	17/11/2006	Accession
Andorra	I	06/02/2007	Accession
Angola	Va	07/02/2012	Accession
Antigua and Barbuda	III	25/04/2013	Accession
Argentina	III	07/05/2008	Ratification
Armenia	II	27/02/2007	Accession
Australia	IV	18/09/2009	Accession
Austria	I	18/12/2006	Ratification
Azerbaijan	II	15/02/2010	Accession
Bangladesh	IV	31/05/2007	Ratification
Barbados	III	02/10/2008	Accession
Belarus	II	06/09/2006	Approval
Benin	Va	20/12/2007	Ratification
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	III	04/08/2006	Ratification
Bosnia and Herzegovina	II	27/01/2009	Ratification
Brazil	III	16/01/2007	Ratification
Bulgaria	II	18/12/2006	Ratification
Burkina Faso	Va	15/09/2006	Ratification
Burundi	Va	14/10/2008	Ratification
Cambodia	IV	19/09/2007	Accession
Cameroon	Va	22/11/2006	Accession
Canada	I	28/11/2005	Acceptance
Central African Republic	Va	11/05/2012	Ratification
Chad	Va	17/06/2008	Ratification
Chile	III	13/03/2007	Ratification
China	IV	30/01/2007	Ratification
Colombia	III	19/03/2013	Accession
Congo	Va	22/10/2008	Ratification
Costa Rica	III	15/03/2011	Ratification
Côte d'Ivoire	Va	16/04/2007	Ratification
Croatia	II	31/08/2006	Approval
Cuba	III	29/05/2007	Ratification
Cyprus	I	19/12/2006	Ratification
Czech Republic	II	12/08/2010	Accession
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Va	28/09/2010	Ratification
Denmark	I	18/12/2006	Ratification
Djibouti	Va	09/08/2006	Ratification
Dominican Republic	III	24/09/2009	Accession
Ecuador	III	08/11/2006	Accession
Egypt	Vb	23/08/2007	Ratification
Equatorial Guinea	Va	17/06/2010	Ratification
Estonia	II	18/12/2006	Approval
Ethiopia	Va	02/09/2008	Ratification
Finland	I	18/12/2006	Acceptance
France	I	18/12/2006	Accession
Gabon	Va	15/05/2007	Ratification
Gambia	Va	26/05/2011	Ratification
Georgia	II	01/07/2008	Approval
Germany	I	12/03/2007	Ratification
Greece	I	03/01/2007	Ratification
Grenada	III	15/01/2009	Ratification
Guatemala	III	25/10/2006	Ratification
Guinea	Va	20/02/2008	Ratification
Guyana	III	14/12/2009	Accession
Haiti	III	08/02/2010	Ratification
Honduras	III	31/08/2010	Accession
Hungary	II	09/05/2008	Ratification
Iceland	I	01/02/2007	Acceptance
India	IV	15/12/2006	Ratification
Indonesia	IV	12/01/2012	Accession
Ireland	I	22/12/2006	Ratification
Italy	I	19/02/2007	Ratification
Jamaica	III	04/05/2007	Ratification
Jordan	Vb	16/02/2007	Ratification
Kenya	Va	24/10/2007	Ratification
Kuwait	Vb	03/08/2007	Accession
Lao People's Democratic Republic	IV	05/11/2007	Accession
Latvia	II	06/07/2007	Accession
Lesotho	Va	18/02/2010	Accession
Lithuania	II	18/12/2006	Accession
Luxembourg	I	18/12/2006	Ratification
Madagascar	Va	11/09/2006	Ratification
Malawi	Va	16/03/2010	Accession
Mali	Va	09/11/2006	Ratification
Malta	I	18/12/2006	Accession
Mauritius	Va	29/03/2006	Ratification
Mexico	III	05/07/2006	Ratification
Monaco	I	31/07/2006	Ratification
Mongolia	IV	15/10/2007	Accession
Montenegro	II	24/06/2008	Ratification
Mozambique	Va	18/10/2007	Ratification
Namibia	Va	29/11/2006	Ratification
Netherlands	I	09/10/2009	Accession
New Zealand	IV	05/10/2007	Accession
Nicaragua	III	05/03/2009	Ratification
Niger	Va	14/03/2007	Ratification
Nigeria	Va	21/01/2008	Ratification
Norway	I	17/01/2007	Ratification
Oman	Vb	16/03/2007	Ratification
Palestine	*²	08/12/2011	Ratification
Panama	III	22/01/2007	Ratification
Paraguay	III	30/10/2007	Ratification
Peru	III	16/10/2006	Accession
Poland	II	17/08/2007	Accession
Portugal	I	16/03/2007	Ratification
Qatar	Vb	21/04/2009	Accession
Republic of Korea	IV	01/04/2010	Ratification
Republic of Moldova	II	05/10/2006	Ratification
Romania	II	20/07/2006	Accession
Rwanda	Va	16/07/2012	Ratification
Saint Lucia	III	01/02/2007	Ratification
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	III	25/09/2009	Accession
Senegal	Va	07/11/2006	Ratification
Serbia	II	02/07/2009	Ratification
Seychelles	Va	20/06/2008	Accession
Slovakia	II	18/12/2006	Ratification
Slovenia	II	18/12/2006	Ratification
South Africa	Va	21/12/2006	Ratification
Spain	I	18/12/2006	Ratification
Sudan	Vb	19/06/2008	Ratification
Swaziland	Va	30/10/2012	Acceptance
Sweden	I	18/12/2006	Ratification
Switzerland	I	16/07/2008	Ratification
Syrian Arab Republic	Vb	05/02/2008	Accession
Tajikistan	II	24/10/2007	Ratification
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	II	22/05/2007	Ratification
Togo	Va	05/09/2006	Ratification
Trinidad and Tobago	III	26/07/2010	Ratification
Tunisia	Vb	15/02/2007	Ratification
Ukraine	II	10/03/2010	Ratification
United Arab Emirates	Vb	06/06/2012	Accession
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	I	07/12/2007	Ratification
United Republic of Tanzania	Va	18/10/2011	Ratification
Uruguay	III	18/01/2007	Ratification
Viet Nam	IV	07/08/2007	Ratification
Zimbabwe	Va	15/05/2008	Ratification

	Regional economic integration organizations		Date of deposit of instrument	Type of instrument
	European Union		18/12/2006	Accession

¹In accordance with its Article 29, this Convention entered into force on 18 March 2007 with respect to those States or regional economic integration organizations that have deposited their respective instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval, or accession on or before 18 December 2006. It shall enter into force with respect to any other Party three months after the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

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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Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. Paris, 20 October 2005¹