Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. Paris, 2 November 2001.1

States Group Date of deposit of instrument Type of instrument
 AlbaniaII19/03/2009Ratification
 ArgentinaIII19/07/2010Ratification
 BarbadosIII02/10/2008Acceptance
 BeninVa04/08/2011Ratification
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaII22/04/2009Ratification
 BulgariaII06/10/2003Ratification
 CambodiaIV24/11/2007Ratification
 CroatiaII01/12/2004Ratification
 CubaIII26/05/2008Ratification
 Democratic Republic of the CongoVa28/09/2010Ratification
 EcuadorIII01/12/2006Ratification
 FranceI07/02/2013Ratification
 GabonVa01/02/2010Acceptance
 GrenadaIII15/01/2009Ratification
 HaitiIII09/11/2009Ratification
 HondurasIII23/07/2010Ratification
 Iran (Islamic Republic of)IV16/06/2009Ratification
 ItalyI08/01/2010Ratification
 JamaicaIII09/08/2011Ratification
 JordanVb02/12/2009Ratification
 LebanonVb08/01/2007Acceptance
 LibyaVb23/06/2005Ratification
 LithuaniaII12/06/2006Ratification
 MexicoIII05/07/2006Ratification
 MontenegroII18/07/2008Ratification
 MoroccoVb20/06/2011Ratification
 NamibiaVa09/03/2011Ratification
 NigeriaVa21/10/2005Ratification
 Palestine*208/12/2011Ratification
 PanamaIII20/05/2003Ratification
 ParaguayIII07/09/2006Ratification
 PortugalI21/09/2006Ratification
 RomaniaII31/07/2007Acceptance
 Saint Kitts and NevisIII03/12/2009Ratification
 Saint LuciaIII01/02/2007Ratification
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesIII08/11/2010Ratification
 SlovakiaII11/03/2009Ratification
 SloveniaII18/09/2008Ratification
 SpainI06/06/2005Ratification
 Trinidad and TobagoIII27/07/2010Ratification
 TunisiaVb15/01/2009Ratification
 UkraineII27/12/2006Ratification

1In accordance with its Article 27, this Convention shall enter into force on 2 January 2009 for those States that have deposited their respective instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession on or before 2 October 2008. It shall enter into force for any other State three months after the deposit by that State 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.