CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS IN MOBILE EQUIPMENT
Adoption: Place: Cape Town
Date: 16.11.2001
Entry into force: 01.03.2006 (Art. 49(1))
Contracting States: 83
Regional economic integration organisations: 1
Depositary: UNIDROIT
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| State | Signature | RT / AS | EIF | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | – | AS | 25.07.2006 | 01.11.2006 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 40, 52, 53, 54(2) |
| Albania | – | AS | 30.10.2007 | 01.02.2008 | 39(1)(a)-(b),54(2) |
| Angola | – | AS | 30.04.2006 | 01.08.2006 | 39(1)(a), 40, 54(2) |
| Argentina | – | AS | 10.04.2018 | 01.08.2018 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 39(4), 53, 54(2) |
| Australia | – | AS | 26.05.2015 | 01.09.2015 | 39(1)(a), 53, 54(2), 55 |
| Bahrain | – | AS | 27.11.2012 | 01.03.2013 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 40, 54(2) |
| Bangladesh | – | AS | 15.12.2008 | 01.04.2009 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 40, 52, 53, 54(2) |
| Belarus | – | AS | 28.06.2011 | 01.01.2012 | 54(2) |
| Bhutan | – | AS | 04.07.2014 | 01.11.2014 | 39(1)(a), 54(2) |
| Brazil | – | AS | 30.11.2011 | 01.03.2012 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 39(4), 53, 54(2) |
| Burkina Faso | – | AS | 12.12.2014 | 01.01.2018 | 54(2) |
| Burundi | 16.11.2001 | – | – | – | – |
| Cameroon | – | AS | 19.04.2011 | 01.08.2011 | 39(1)(a), 40, 52, 53, 54(2) |
| Canada | 31.03.2004 | RT | 21.12.2012 | … | 39(1)(a)-(b), 39(4), 52*, 53*, 54(2), 60 |
| Cape Verde | – | AS | 26.09.2007 | 01.01.2008 | 39(1)(a), 40, 53, 54(2) |
| Chile | 16.11.2001 | – | – | – | – |
| China | 16.11.2001 | RT | 03.02.2009 | 01.06.2009 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 39(4), 40, 50, 53, 54(1),54(2), 55 |
| Colombia | – | AS | 19.02.2007 | 01.06.2007 | 39(1)(a), 54(2) |
| Congo | 16.11.2001 | AC | 25.01.2013 | 01.05.2013 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 40, 52, 53, 54(2) |
| Costa Rica | – | AS | 26.08.2011 | 01.12.2018 | 53, 54(2) |
| Côte d’Ivoire | – | AS | 09.02.2015 | 01.07.2016 | 39(1)(a)*, 40*, 52*, 53*, 54(2)* |
| Cuba | 16.11.2001 | RT | 28.01.2009 | 01.05.2009 | 54(2) |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | – | AS | 06.05.2016 | 01.09.2016 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 40, 53, 54(2) |
| Denmark | AS | 26.10.2015 | 01.02.2016 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 40, 52, 54(2), 55 | |
| Egypt | – | AS | 10.12.2014 | 01.04.2015 | 39(1)(a)* 53* 54(2)* |
| Eswatini | – | AS | 17.11.2016 | 01.09.2017 | 54(2) |
| Ethiopia | 16.11.2001 | RT | 21.11.2003 | 01.03.2006 | 39(1)(a), 40, 54(2) |
| Fiji | – | AS | 05.09.2011 | 01.09.2012 | 54(2)* |
| France | 16.11.2001 | – | – | – | – |
| Gabon | – | AS | 16.04.2010 | 01.08.2017 | 54(2) |
| Germany | 17.09.2002 | – | – | – | D |
| Ghana | 16.11.2001 | RT | 20.12.2018 | 01.04.2019 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 53, 54(2), 60(1) |
| Iceland | – | AS | 23.06.2020 | 01.10.2020 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 40, 53, 54(2), 55 |
| India | – | AS | 31.03.2008 | 01.07.2008 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 40, 52, 53, 54(2) |
| Indonesia | – | AS | 16.03.2007 | 01.07.2007 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 40, 53, 54(2) |
| Ireland | – | AS | 29.07.2005 | 01.03.2006 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 54(2) |
| Italy | 06.12.2001 | – | – | – | – |
| Jamaica | 16.11.2001 | – | – | – | – |
| Jordan | 16.11.2001 | RT | 31.08.2010 | 01.12.2010 | 39(1)(a), 54(2) |
| Kazakhstan | – | AS | 21.01.2009 | 01.10.2011 | 39(1)(a)*-(b)*, 39(4)*, 40*, 53*, 54(2)* |
| Kenya | 16.11.2001 | RT | 13.10.2006 | 01.02.2007 | 39(1)(a)*-(b), 40, 53, 54(2) |
| Kuwait | – | AS | 31.10.2013 | 01.02.2014 | 39(1)(a)*-(b)*, 40*, 54(2) |
| Kyrgyzstan | – | AS | 13.05.2021 | 01.09.2021 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 39(4), 40, 53,54(2) |
| Latvia | – | AS | 08.02.2011 | 01.06.2011 | 39(1)(a)*, 40*, 54(2) |
| Lesotho | 16.11.2001 | – | – | – | – |
| Luxembourg | – | AS | 27.06.2008 | 01.10.2008 | 53, 54(2) |
| Madagascar | – | AS | 10.04.2013 | 01.08.2013 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 40, 53, 54(2) |
| Malawi | – | AS | 16.01.2014 | 01.05.2014 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 40, 53, 54(2) |
| Malaysia | – | AS | 02.11.2005 | 01.03.2006 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 40, 53, 54(2) |
| Malta | – | AS | 01.10.2010 | 01.02.2011 | 39(1)(a), 39(4), 40, 53, 54(2) |
| Mexico | – | AS | 31.07.2007 | 01.11.2007 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 50, 53, 54(2), 60 |
| Mongolia | – | AS | 19.10.2006 | 01.02.2007 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 53, 54(2) |
| Mozambique | – | AS | 30.01.2012 | 01.11.2013 | 39(1)(a), 40, 54(2) |
| Myanmar | – | AS | 03.12.2012 | 01.04.2013 | 39(1)(a), 40, 52, 53, 54(2) |
| Namibia | – | AS | 23.07.2018 | 01.11.2018 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 39(4), 54(2), 55 |
| Netherlands
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– | AS | 17.05.2010 | … | 39(1)(a)-(b), 52, 53, 54(2) |
| New Zealand | – | AS | 20.07.2010 | 01.11.2010 | 39(1)(a), 52, 53, 54(2), 55 |
| Nigeria | 16.11.2001 | RT | 16.12.2003 | 01.03.2006 | 39(1)(a)*, 40*, 53*, 54(2)* |
| Norway | – | AS | 20.12.2010 | 01.04.2011 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 40, 54(2), 55 |
| Oman | – | AS | 21.03.2005 | 01.03.2006 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 40, 52, 53, 54(2) |
| Pakistan | – | AS | 22.01.2004 | 01.03.2006 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 39(4), 40, 52, 53, 54(2) |
| Panama | 11.09.2002 | RT | 28.07.2003 | 01.03.2006 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 39(4), 50, 53, 54(2) |
| Paraguay | – | AS | 19.12.2018 | 01.04.2019 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 39(4), 53, 54(2) |
| Qatar | – | AS | 08.01.2020 | 01.05.2020 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 40, 53, 54(2) |
| Republic of Moldova | – | AS | 26.06.2015 | 01.06.2019 | 54(2) |
| Romania | – | AS | 30.03.2018 | 01.07.2018 | 39(1)(b), 54(2) |
| Russian Federation | – | AS | 25.05.2011 | 01.09.2011 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 53, 54(2) |
| Rwanda | – | AS | 28.01.2010 | 01.05.2010 | 39(1)(a), 40, 52, 53, 54(2) |
| San Marino | – | AS | 09.09.2014 | 01.01.2015 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 39(4), 40, 53, 54(2) |
| Saudi Arabia | 12.03.2003 | RT | 27.06.2008 | 01.10.2008 | 54(2) |
| Senegal | 02.04.2002 | RT | 09.01.2006 | 01.05.2006 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 40, 52, 53, 54(2) |
| Seychelles | – | AS | 13.09.2010 | – 1 | – |
| Sierra Leone | – | AS | 26.07.2016 | 01.11.2016 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 40, 53, 54(2) |
| Singapore | – | AS | 28.01.2009 | 01.05.2009 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 39(4), 53, 54(2) |
| South Africa | 16.11.2001 | RT | 18.01.2007 | 01.05.2007 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 40, 54(2) |
| Spain | – | AS | 28.06.2013 | 01.03.2016 | 39(1) (a)-(b)*, 40*, 52, 53*, 54(2) |
| Sudan | 16.11.2001 | – | – | – | – |
| Sweden | – | AS | 30.12.2015 | 01.04.2016 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 39(4), 40, 54(2) |
| Switzerland | 16.11.2001 | – | – | – | – |
| Syrian Arab. Rep. | – | AS | 07.08.2007 | – 1 | – |
| Tajikistan | – | AS | 31.05.2011 | 01.09.2011 | 54(2) |
| Togo | – | AS | 27.01.2010 | 01.04.2012 | 39(1)(a)*-(b)*, 40*, 53*, 54(2)* |
| Tonga | 16.11.2001 | – | – | – | – |
| Turkey | 16.11.2001 | RT | 23.08.2011 | 01.12.2011 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 40, 50, 54(2) |
| Ukraine | 09.03.2004 | RT | 31.07.2012 | 01.11.2012 | 50, 53, 54(2) |
| United Arab Emirates | – | AS | 29.04.2008 | 01.08.2008 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 40, 52, 53, 54(2) |
| United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
16.11.2001 | RT | 27.07.2015 | 01.11.2015 | 39(1)(a)*-(b)*, 39(4)*, 52*, 53*, 54(2)* |
| United Rep. of Tanzania | 16.11.2001 | RT | 30.01.2009 | 01.05.2009 | 54(2) |
| United States of America | 09.05.2003 | RT | 28.10.2004 | 01.03.2006 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 54(2) |
| Uzbekistan | – | AS | 31.01.2018 | 01.05.2018 | 53, 54(2) |
| Viet Nam | – | AS | 17.09.2014 | 01.01.2015 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 40, 53, 54(2) |
| Zambia | – | AS | 07.09.2020 | 01.01.2021 | 39(1)(a)-(b), 54(2) |
| Zimbabwe | – | AS | 13.05.2008 | – 1 | – |
| Regional Economic Integration Organisations | Signature | RT / AS | EIF | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | – | AS | 28.04.2009 | 01.08.2009 | 48(2), 55 |
1 Entry into force subject to: Convention Article 49(2)
2 This State has provided UNIDROIT with information about its laws and policies in relation to the Convention
See http://www.unidroit.org/nationalinfo-2001capetown
3 Accession of the Netherlands was for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba (only). The accession became effective on 1 September 2010. Following a modification of the internal constitutional relations within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the declarations made for the Netherlands Antilles were confirmed for Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the Caribbean part of the Netherlands (the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba), effective from 10 October 2010. The declarations made for Aruba remain valid as from 1 September 2010.
* Affected by withdrawal and/or subsequent declaration.
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.