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Iran's Biosafety Clearing House:
Ratification
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The I. R. of Iran has signed the Protocol on 23 April 2001,
and ratified it on 20 November 2003.

The Protocol will enter into force for the I. R. of Iran on 18 February 2004.

The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity was adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on 29 January 2000. In accordance with its Article 36, the Protocol was opened for signature at the United Nations Office at Nairobi by States and regional economic integration organizations from 15 to 26 May 2000, and has remained open for signature at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 5 June 2000 to 4 June 2001.

The Protocol has entered into force on Thursday 11 September 2003, ninetieth day after the date of deposit of the fiftieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession by States or regional economic integration organizations that are Parties to the Convention.

• Updated list of States and regional economic integration organizations that have signed or ratified the Protocol
• Ratification of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and its Entry into force (link to the CBD Web site)
• Letter from the COP-5 President to all CBD and ICCP National Focal Points regarding signature and ratification of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

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