Legend:

ICC: S = signatory State; N = not signatory State

COUNTRY ICC EXPEDITION ANSWER

Andorra, S 27 July

Argentina, S 28 July

Armenia, N 27 July

Azerbaijan N 03 September

Australia S 30 August

Austria, S 4 August 17/08/99

(The preparation of the formal ratification is fully under way. The competent bodies are engaged in the preparation of the ratification).

Bénin N 20 August

Bolivia, S 28 July 9/8/99

(The government is studying all the implications of the ratification and the conclusions of the Prep.Com).

Botswana N 18 August 16/09/99

("efforts are being made for Botswana to sign the Treaty. On the Issue of retification it is Botswana's view that the exercise should be carried out only when all the outstanding issues currently being discussed have been resolved .... (the process has already begun)".

Brasil N 8 September

Bulgaria, S 15 July

Burkina Faso S 16 August

Burundi S 17 August

Cabo Verde N 8 September

Chile, S 28 July

Cameroun S 16 August

Colombia, S 28 July 23/8/99

(The governement has created a interinstitutional group charged to study the Statute and the solve the constitutional and legislative problems that the ratification presents).

Cook Islands N 6 September

Côte d'Ivoire S 17 August Croatia, S 15 July

Czech Republic, S 15 July 11/8/99

(The Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Justice are analyzing the potential impact of the obligations arising from the ratification on the national legislation. At the and of the coming year they will prepare the legislative changes necessary and then ratification will follow).

Djibouti S 16 August

Ecuador, S 28 july

Egypte N 27 août

Fiji Islands N 03 September

Gabon S 18 August

Georgia, S 20 July 8 September

Gambia S 16 August

Ghana S 16 August 22/09/99

("the Ghanan cabinet has already taken a decision to ratify the Statute ... the ratification process is before Ghana's Parliament. It is hoped that they will be able to address the issue in the next session of Parliament beginning sometime in October, 1999").

Guinée Conakri N 20 August

Honduras, N 28 July

Hungary, S 15 July

Iceland, S 27 July 6 August

(Iceland will ratify the ICC Statute in the year 2000).

Japan N 31 August

Kenya S 26 August

Kiribati N 6 September

Kyrgyzstan, S 15 July

Latvia, S 15 July 6/09/99

("the experts from various institutions of the Republic of Latvia are involved in examination of the obligations contained in the Statute. [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is of the view that it is of utmost importance to establish an effective ICC before the end of the year 2000. .... the Ministry has established a delegation to the Prep Com in order to further the activities of the Commission in achieving its aims").

Lesotho S 17 August 25/08/99

("The government initiated the ground work for the ICC implementing legislation. By the end of the year the outcome will be table before the parliament and thereafter the processing of ratification will follow").

Lichtenstein, S 27 July 23/08/99(The preparations in view of the ratification are well under way. It is foreseen to submit a legislative project to Parliament at the beginning of next year).

Lithuania, S 15 July

Madagascar S 17 August

Malawi S 18 August

Mauritania N 17 August

Federated

Micronesia N 6 September

Moldova, N 27 July

Mongolia N 31 August

Mozambique N 8 September

Namibia S 16 August

Nauru N 6 September

New Zealand S 30 August

Niger S 27 août

Norway, S 27 July 16 August

(the preparations with a view to parliamentary approval for the ratification of the Statute are given high priority).

Panama, S 28 July

Papua N.Guinea N 30 August

Paraguay, S 28 July

Romania, S 15 July

Rwanda N 20 August

So Tome e

Príncipe N 8 September

Slovakia, S 15 July 20 July,

(Slovakia works on restatement of its internal law, which will finish by the end of 2000, after the ratification process can start).

Slovenia, S 15 July 1/09/99

("The ratification procedure ... has started, after the law on ratification will be approved by the Government, it shall be passed to the Parliament for its final adoption").

Solomon Islands S 6 September

South Africa S 16 August

Sri Lanka N 30 August

Swaziland N 17 August

Tadjikistan, S 15 July

Tanzania N 26 August

Tonga N 6 September

Tuvalu N 6 September

Uganda S 16 August Ukraine, N 27 July

Uzbekistan N 26 August

Vanuatu N 6 September

Venezuela, S 28 July

Western Samoa S 31 August

Zambia S 18 August

Zimbabwe S 20 August