UNIDROIT CONVENTION ON STOLEN OR ILLEGALLY EXPORTED CULTURAL OBJECTS
Adoption: Place: Rome
Date: 24.06.1995
Entry into force: 01.07.1998 (Art. 12)
Contracting States: 53
Depositary: Italian Government *
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| State | Signature | RT / AS | EIF | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | – | AS | 23.09.2005 | 01.03.2006 | 16, 17 |
| Algeria | – | AS | 09.04.2015 | 01.10.2015 | 16, 17 |
| Angola | – | AS | 19.06.2014 | 01.12.2014 | 16, 17 |
| Argentina | – | AS | 03.08.2001 | 01.02.2002 | 16, 17 |
| Azerbaijan | – | AS | 06.06.2003 | 01.12.2003 | 16, 17 |
| Benin | – | AS | 11.01.2021 | 01.07.2021 | 16, 17 |
| Bolivia | 29.06.1996 | RT | 13.04.1999 | 01.10.1999 | 16, 17 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | – | AS | 08.05.2017 | 01.11.2017 | 16, 17 |
| Botswana | – | AS | 28.08.2017 | 01.02.2018 | 16, 17 |
| Brazil | – | AS | 23.03.1999 | 01.09.1999 | 16, 17 |
| Burkina Faso | 24.06.1995 | RT | 02.10.2018 | 01.04.2019 | 16, 17 |
| Cambodia | 24.06.1995 | RT | 11.07.2002 | 01.01.2003 | 16, 17 |
| China | – | AS | 07.05.1997 | 01.07.1998 | 3(5), 16, 17 |
| Colombia | – | AS | 14.06.2012 | 01.12.2012 | 16, 17 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 24.06.1995 | RT | 23.12.2020 | 01.06.2021 | 16, 17 |
| Croatia | 24.06.1995 | RT | 20.09.2000 | 01.03.2001 | 16, 17 |
| Cyprus | – | AS | 02.03.2004 | 01.09.2004 | 16, 17 |
| Denmark | – | AS | 01.01.2011 | 01.07.2011 | 14, 16, 17 |
| Ecuador | – | AS | 26.11.1997 | 01.07.1998 | 3(5), 16, 17 |
| El Salvador | – | AS | 16.07.1999 | 01.01.2000 | 16, 17 |
| Finland | 01.12.1995 | RT | 14.06.1999 | 01.12.1999 | 13(3), 16, 17 |
| France | 24.06.1995 | – | – | – | – |
| Gabon | – | AS | 12.05.2004 | 01.11.2004 | – |
| Georgia | 27.06.1995 | – | – | – | – |
| Ghana | – | AS | 20.09.2019 | 01.03.2020 | 16, 17 |
| Greece | – | AS | 19.07.2007 | 01.01.2008 | 13(3), 16, 17 |
| Guinea | 24.06.1995 | – | – | – | – |
| Guatemala | – | AS | 03.09.2003 | 01.03.2004 | 3(5), 16, 17 |
| Honduras | – | AS | 27.08.2013 | 01.02.2014 | – |
| Hungary | 24.06.1995 | RT | 08.05.1998 | 01.11.1998 | 16, 17 |
| Iran | – | AS | 22.06.2005 | 01.12.2005 | 16, 17 |
| Italy | 24.06.1995 | RT | 11.10.1999 | 01.04.2000 | 13(3), 16, 17 |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | AS | 18.05.2017 | 01.11.2017 | 16, 17 | |
| Latvia | – | AS | 08.02.2019 | 01.08.2019 | 16 |
| Lithuania | 24.06.1995 | RT | 04.04.1997 | 01.07.1998 | 16, 17 |
| Madagascar | – | AS | 06.12.2021 | 01.06.2022 | 16, 17 |
| Mexico | – | AS | 11.05.2022 | 01.11.2022 | 16, 17 |
| Myanmar | – | AS | 20.06.2018 | 01.12.2018 | 3(5), 16 |
| Montenegro | – | AS | 08.07.2019 | 01.01.2020 | 16 |
| Netherlands | 28.06.1996 | – | – | – | 3(5), 13(3) |
| New Zealand | – | AS | 16.11.2006 | 01.05.2007 | 16, 17 |
| Nigeria | – | AS | 10.12.2005 | 01.06.2006 | – |
| North Macedonia | – | AS | 22.08.2013 | 01.02.2014 | 16, 17 |
| Norway | – | AS | 28.09.2001 | 01.03.2002 | 13(3), 14, 16, 17 |
| Pakistan | 27.06.1996 | – | – | – | – |
| Panama | – | AS | 26.06.2009 | 01.12.2009 | 16, 17 |
| Paraguay | 13.06.1996 | RT | 27.05.1997 | 01.07.1998 | 16, 17 |
| Peru | 28.06.1996 | RT | 05.03.1998 | 01.09.1998 | 16, 17 |
| Portugal | 23.04.1996 | RT | 19.07.2002 | 01.01.2003 | 16, 17 |
| Romania | 27.06.1996 | RT | 21.01.1998 | 01.07.1998 | 16, 17 |
| Russian Federation | 29.06.1996 | – | – | – | – |
| Senegal | 29.06.1996 | – | – | – | – |
| Slovakia | – | AS | 16.06.2003 | 01.12.2003 | 16, 17 |
| Slovenia | – | AS | 08.04.2004 | 01.10.2004 | 16, 17 |
| South Africa | – | AS | 09.01.2018 | 01.07.2018 | 16, 17 |
| Spain | – | AS | 21.05.2002 | 01.11.2002 | 13(3), 16, 17 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | – | AS | 27.04.2018 | 01.10.2018 | 16, 17 |
| Sweden | – | AS | 28.06.2011 | 01.12.2011 | 13(3), 16, 17 |
| Switzerland | 26.06.1996 | – | – | – | – |
| Togo | – | AS | 03.09.2021 | 01.03.2022 | 16, 17 |
| Tunisia | – | AS | 02.03.2017 | 01.09.2017 | 16, 17 |
| Zambia | 24.06.1995 | – | – | – | – |
* Based on information available to the UNIDROIT Secretariat. For further information please contact the Italian Government:
Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale
Servizio per gli Affari Giuridici, del Contenzioso Diplomatico e dei Trattati
Ufficio I
rofessor Ignacio Tirado was appointed Secretary-General by the Governing Council at its 97th session, and officially took office on 27 August 2018. A national of Spain, Professor Tirado (Commercial, Corporate and Insolvency Law, Universidad Autónoma of Madrid, Spain) holds a PhD from the Universities of Bologna and Autónoma de Madrid and an LLM from the University of London. Professor Tirado has been a Senior Legal Consultant at the World Bank’s Legal Vice-Presidency and Financial Sector Practice for more than nine years, having also consulted for the IMF on insolvency related matters as well as for the Asian Development Bank on commercial legal reform.