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Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes
done at Helsinki on 17 March 1992
Status of ratification of Water Convention
The Convention entered into force on 6 October 1996. It has 36 Parties.
Country/regional
economic integration organization
Date of signature
Date of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession
Albania
18-Mar-1992
5-Jan-1994
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
18-Mar-1992
25-Jul-1996
Azerbaijan
3-Aug-2000
Belarus
29-May-2003
Belgium
18-Mar-1992
8-Nov-2000
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
18-Mar-1992
28-Oct-2003
Canada
Croatia
8-Jul-1996
Cyprus
Czech Republic
12-Jun-2000
Denmark
18-Mar-1992
28-May-1997
Estonia
18-Mar-1992
16-Jun-1995
Finland
18-Mar-1992
21-Feb-1996
France
18-Mar-1992
30-Jun-1998
Georgia
Germany
18-Mar-1992
30-Jan-1995
Greece
18-Mar-1992
6-Sep-1996
Hungary
18-Mar-1992
2-Sep-1994
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
18-Mar-1992
23-May-1996
Kazakhstan
11-Jan-2001
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
18-Mar-1992
10-Dec-1996
Liechtenstein
19-Nov-1997
Lithuania
18-Mar-1992
28-Apr-2000
Luxembourg
20-May-1992
7-Jun-1994
Malta
Moldova
4-Jan-1994
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
18-Mar-1992
14-Mar-1995
Norway
18-Sep-1992
1-Apr-1993
Poland
18-Mar-1992
15-Mar-2000
Portugal
9-Jun-1992
9-Dec-1994
Romania
18-Mar-1992
31-May-1995
Russian Federation
18-Mar-1992
2-Nov-1993
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
7-Jul-1999
Slovenia
13-Apr-1999
Spain
18-Mar-1992
16-Feb-2000
Sweden
18-Mar-1992
5-Aug-1993
Switzerland
18-Mar-1992
23-May-1995
Tajikistan
The Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
8-Oct-1999
United Kingdom
18-Mar-1992
United States
Uzbekistan
4-Sep-2007
European Community
18-Mar-1992
14-Sep-1995