EPPO Global Database

EPPO Reporting Service no. 06 - 1990 Num. article: 1990/01

Signatories to the International Plant Protection Convention


As of 1989-01, the following EPPO member countries have signed the International Plant Protection Convention and accepted its amendments of 1979:

Algeria
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Finland
France
German Democratic Republic
Germany, Federal Republic of
Hungary
Ireland
Israel

Luxembourg
Morocco
Netherlands
Norway
Soviet Union
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
Yugoslavia


The following EPPO countries have signed the original Convention but have not yet accepted its amendments:

Austria
Greece
Italy

Malta
Portugal
Tunisia


Four EPPO countries have not signed the International Plant Protection Convention:

Bulgaria                Cyprus                        Poland                Switzerland

Throughout the world 95 states are parties to the convention, whereas instruments of acceptance of the amendments have been received from 50 contracting governments. In the following list of signatories, the underlined countries have accepted the amendments:

Algeria
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Cape Verde
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Democratic Kampuchea
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Ethiopia
Finland
France
German Democratic Republic
Germany, Federal Rep. of
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Korea, Republic of

Laos
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Luxembourg
Mali
Malawi
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Panama        
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Portugal
Romania
Saint Christopher and Nevis
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
South Africa, Republic of
Soviet Union
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Tunisia
United Kingdom
United States of America
Uruguay
Venezuela
Yemen Arab Republic
Yugoslavia
Zambia



















Sources

FAO, Rome.