<P> A number of countries submitted reservations when becoming parties to the Geneva Protocol, declaring that they only regarded the non-use obligations as applying with respect to other parties to the Protocol and / or that these obligations would cease to apply with respect to any state, or its allies, which used the prohibited weapons . Several Arab states also declared that their ratification did not constitute recognition of, or diplomatic relations with, Israel, or that the provision of the Protocol were not binding with respect to Israel . Generally, reservations not only modify treaty provisions for the reserving party, but also symmetrically modify the provisions for previously ratifying parties in dealing with the reserving party . Subsequently, numerous states have withdrawn their reservations, including the former Czechoslovakia in 1990 prior to its dissolution . </P> <P> According to the Vienna Convention on Succession of States in respect of Treaties, states which succeed to a treaty after gaining independence from a state party "shall be considered as maintaining any reservation to that treaty which was applicable at the date of the succession of States in respect of the territory to which the succession of States relates unless, when making the notification of succession, it expresses a contrary intention or formulates a reservation which relates to the same subject matter as that reservation ." While some states have explicitly either retained or renounced their reservations inherited on succession, states which have not clarified their position on their inherited reservations are listed as "implicit" reservations . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Party </Th> <Th> Signed </Th> <Th> Deposited </Th> <Th> Reservations </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Afghanistan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 9 December 1986 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Albania </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 20 December 1989 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Algeria </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 27 January 1992 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Angola </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 November 1990 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Antigua and Barbuda </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 January 1989 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Implicit on succession . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Succeeded from the United Kingdom . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 12 May 1969 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24 May 1930 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Withdrawn in 1986 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 9 May 1928 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahrain </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 9 December 1988 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bangladesh </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 20 May 1989 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barbados </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 16 July 1976 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Withdrew the reservations made by the United Kingdom on succession . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Succeeded from the United Kingdom . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 4 December 1928 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Withdrawn in 1997 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Benin </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 9 December 1986 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bhutan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 19 February 1979 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bolivia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 14 January 1985 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 28 August 1970 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bulgaria </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 7 March 1934 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Withdrawn in 1991 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burkina Faso </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3 March 1971 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Ratified as the Republic of Upper Volta . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cambodia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 15 March 1983 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The Protocol was ratified by the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea in exile in 1983 . 13 states (including the depositary France) objected to their ratification, and considered it legally invalid . In 1993, the Kingdom of Cambodia stated in a note verbale that it considered itself bound by the provisions of the Protocol . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cameroon </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 20 July 1989 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 6 May 1930 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Withdrawn in 1991 as regards bacteriological agents, and completely withdrawn in 1999 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cape Verde </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 15 October 1991 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Central African Republic </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 31 July 1970 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chile </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 2 July 1935 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Withdrawn in 1991 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 13 July 1952 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Made on succession . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> The People's Republic of China succeeded from the Republic of China, which had acceded on 24 August 1929 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24 November 2015 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Costa Rica </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 13 February 2009 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Côte d'Ivoire </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 27 July 1970 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Croatia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 18 December 2006 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cuba </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24 June 1966 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cyprus </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 12 December 1966 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Implicit on succession . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Succeeded from the United Kingdom . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Czech Republic </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 17 September 1993 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Withdrawn prior to succession . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Succeeded from Czechoslovakia . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denmark </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 5 May 1930 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominican Republic </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 December 1970 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ecuador </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 16 September 1970 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 6 December 1928 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> El Salvador </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 26 February 2008 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Equatorial Guinea </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 20 May 1989 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Estonia </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 28 August 1931 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Withdrawn in 1999 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethiopia </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 7 October 1935 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fiji </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 21 March 1973 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Retained the United Kingdom's reservations on succession . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Succeeded from the United Kingdom . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Finland </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 26 June 1929 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 10 May 1926 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Withdrawn in 1996 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gambia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 November 1966 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Implicit on succession . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Succeeded from the United Kingdom . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 25 April 1929 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ghana </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3 May 1967 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greece </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 30 May 1931 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grenada </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 20 May 1989 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Implicit on succession . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Succeeded from the United Kingdom . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guatemala </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3 May 1983 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guinea - Bissau </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 20 May 1989 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Holy See </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 18 October 1966 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hungary </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 11 October 1952 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iceland </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2 November 1967 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 9 April 1930 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 21 January 1971 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Implicit on succession . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Succeeded from the Netherlands . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 November 1929 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iraq </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 September 1931 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 29 August 1930 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Withdrawn in 1972 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israel </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 20 February 1969 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 3 April 1928 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jamaica </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 28 July 1970 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Implicit on succession . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Succeeded from the United Kingdom . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 21 May 1970 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jordan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 20 January 1977 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kenya </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 July 1970 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Korea, Democratic People's Republic of </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 4 January 1989 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Korea, Republic of </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 4 January 1989 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Reservation 2 withdrawn in 2002 as regards biological agents covered by the BWC . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kuwait </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 15 December 1971 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Laos </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 20 May 1989 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Latvia </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 3 June 1931 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lebanon </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 17 April 1969 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lesotho </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10 March 1972 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Implicit on succession . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Succeeded from the United Kingdom . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liberia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 17 June 1927 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Libya </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 29 December 1971 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liechtenstein </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 September 1991 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lithuania </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 15 June 1933 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Luxembourg </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 1 September 1936 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Macedonia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 20 August 2015 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Madagascar </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2 August 1967 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malawi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 14 September 1970 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10 December 1970 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maldives </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 27 December 1966 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malta </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 15 October 1970 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Implicit on succession . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Succeeded from the United Kingdom . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mauritius </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 January 1971 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Implicit on succession . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Succeeded from the United Kingdom . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 28 May 1932 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Moldova </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 4 November 2010 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Monaco </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 January 1967 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mongolia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 December 1968 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Withdrawn in 1990 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 13 October 1970 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nepal </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 9 May 1969 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 31 October 1930 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Withdrawn in 1995 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24 May 1930 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Withdrawn in 1989 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nicaragua </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 5 October 1990 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Niger </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 April 1967 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Implicit on succession . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Succeeded from France . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nigeria </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 15 October 1968 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norway </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 27 July 1932 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 15 April 1960 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Implicit on succession . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Succeeded from India . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Panama </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 4 December 1970 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Papua New Guinea </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2 September 1980 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Retained Australia's reservations on succession . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Succeeded from Australia . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paraguay </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 22 October 1933 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 13 August 1985 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Philippines </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 June 1973 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 4 February 1929 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 1 July 1930 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Reservation 2 withdrawn in 2003, and reservation 1 withdrawn in 2014 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Qatar </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 18 October 1976 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romania </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 23 August 1929 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Withdrawn in 1991 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 April 1928 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Withdrawn in 2001 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Ratified as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rwanda </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 11 May 1964 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Implicit on succession . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Succeeded from Belgium . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Kitts and Nevis </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 15 November 1989 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Implicit on succession . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Succeeded from the United Kingdom . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Lucia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 21 December 1988 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Implicit on succession . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Succeeded from the United Kingdom . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Vincent and the Grenadines </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24 March 1999 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Implicit on succession . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Succeeded from the United Kingdom . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saudi Arabia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 27 January 1971 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Senegal </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 15 June 1977 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Serbia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3 June 2006 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Implicit on succession . Serbia's Parliament voted to withdraw their reservation in May 2009 and the withdrawal was announced in 2010, but the depositary has not been notified . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Succeeded as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which had ratified the treaty as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sierra Leone </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 20 March 1967 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovakia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 22 September 1993 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Withdrawn prior to succession . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Succeeded from Czechoslovakia . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovenia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 April 2008 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Solomon Islands </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 June 1981 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Retained the United Kingdom's reservations on succession . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Succeeded from the United Kingdom . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24 May 1930 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Withdrawn in 1996 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 22 August 1929 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Withdrawn in 1992 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sri Lanka </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 20 January 1954 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Ratified as the Dominion of Ceylon . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sudan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 17 December 1980 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Swaziland </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 23 July 1991 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 25 April 1930 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 12 July 1932 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Syria </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 17 December 1968 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tanzania </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 22 April 1963 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Ratified as he Republic of Tanganyika . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thailand </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 6 June 1931 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Ratified as Siam . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Togo </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 April 1971 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tonga </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 19 July 1971 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Implicit on succession . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Succeeded from the United Kingdom . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Trinidad and Tobago </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 30 November 1970 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Implicit on succession . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Succeeded from the United Kingdom . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tunisia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 12 July 1967 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 5 October 1929 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uganda </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24 May 1965 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ukraine </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7 August 2003 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Implicit on succession . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Succeeded from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 9 April 1930 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Reservation 2 withdrawn in 1991 as regards biological agents covered by the BWC, and reservations completely withdrawn in 2002 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States of America </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 10 April 1975 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 12 April 1977 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Venezuela </Td> <Td> 17 June 1925 </Td> <Td> 8 February 1928 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Viet Nam </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 15 December 1980 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yemen </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 17 March 1971 </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Made in a second instrument of accession submitted on 16 September 1973 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> Ratified as the Yemen Arab Republic . Also ratified by the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen on 20 October 1986, prior to Yemeni unification in 1990 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Party </Th> <Th> Signed </Th> <Th> Deposited </Th> <Th> Reservations </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

When did the us sign the geneva protocol