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Membership Information for: Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Fortieth Meeting

Signed: 1988-06-03; Entered into force: 1988-10-20; Terminated: 1989-09-25
This is the IEADB's most current data on signature, ratification, entry into force, and other membership actions. The IEADB updates this data approximately once a year and tries to ensure it is current and accurate. For the most current data, visit the International Whaling Commission website. For inaccuracies, please notify the Project Director.
This amendment was adopted under a provision of the agreement being amended that allows for entry into force via their “tacit acceptance,” for all countries that do not object in a specified period of time. The membership information here has been inferred based on membership in the agreement being amended.
CountryYearMembership Status
Antigua and Barbuda19882
Antigua and Barbuda19892
Argentina19882
Argentina19892
Australia19882
Australia19892
Belize19880
Belize19890
Brazil19882
Brazil19892
Canada19880
Canada19890
Chile19882
Chile19892
China19882
China19892
Costa Rica19882
Costa Rica19892
Denmark19882
Denmark19892
Dominica19880
Dominica19890
Egypt19882
Egypt19890
Finland19882
Finland19892
France19882
France19892
Germany19882
Germany19892
Iceland19882
Iceland19892
India19882
India19892
Ireland19882
Ireland19892
Jamaica19880
Jamaica19890
Japan19882
Japan19892
Kenya19882
Kenya19892
Korea, Republic of19882
Korea, Republic of19892
Mauritius19880
Mauritius19890
Mexico19882
Mexico19892
Monaco19882
Monaco19892
Netherlands19882
Netherlands19892
New Zealand19882
New Zealand19892
Norway19882
Norway19892
Oman19882
Oman19892
Panama19880
Panama19890
Peru19882
Peru19892
Philippines19880
Philippines19890
Russian Federation19882
Russian Federation19892
Saint Lucia19882
Saint Lucia19892
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines19882
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines19892
Senegal19882
Senegal19892
Seychelles19882
Seychelles19892
Solomon Islands19882
Solomon Islands19892
South Africa19882
South Africa19892
Spain19882
Spain19892
Sweden19882
Sweden19892
Switzerland19882
Switzerland19892
United Kingdom19882
United Kingdom19892
United States19882
United States19892
Uruguay19882
Uruguay19892

Membership status is coded as follows:

  • Countries listed are those that have signed and/or ratified the IEA in question.
  • Legend:
    • 0 (pink): Signer: country signed but did not ratify IEA. Status is 0 for all countries until IEA enters into force.
    • 1 (yellow): Ratifier: country signed and ratified IEA but IEA had not entered into force. Status is 1 for countries that have ratified until IEA enters into force.
    • 2 (green):Member: country signed and ratified IEA and IEA has entered into force for that country.
    • Ratifier row is count of states that have ratified.
    • Membership row is count (not sum) of members.
  • If membership data source lacks entry into force date, membership is inferred from year of ratification, if that year occurs after entry into force year of IEA.
  • Status can return to 0 if an IEA is terminated or if a country withdraws. In rare cases, countries later re-join IEAs, with their status returning to 2.
  • Action tab: membership by Action, Country, Year, Month, Day.
  • Wide tab: Annual status data (countries as rows, years as columns).
  • Long tab: Annual status data in Stata format (Country, Year, Membership Status).