Current status of the Convention
Date of Adoption
2 June 1988
Place of Adoption
Wellington, New Zealand
Requirements for Entry into Force
This instrument has been superseded by the Environmental Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty. Though it has been signed by 19 States it has been ratified by none. Entry into force of this instrument is not expected to occur.
Membership (States Eligible to become Party)
Open for signature (subject to ratification, acceptance or approval) until 25/11/1989 by States which participated in the final session of the Fourth Special Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting on Antarctic Mineral Resources
Open for accession after 25/11/1989 by any Contracting Party to the Antarctic Treaty
Languages
Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
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List of Participating States (as at 26/03/2007) |
Signature Date |
Ratification Date |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 25/11/1988 | |
| Argentina | 17/03/1989 | |
| Brazil | 25/11/1988 | |
| Chile | 17/03/1989 | |
| China | 28/06/1989 | |
| Czechoslovakia | 21/11/1989 | |
| Denmark | 24/02/1989 | |
| Finland | 25/11/1988 | |
| German Democratic Republic | 21/04/1989 | |
| Japan | 22/11/1989 | |
| Norway | 25/11/1988 | |
| Poland | 24/02/1989 | |
| Sweden | 25/11/1988 | |
| South Africa | 25/11/1988 | |
| South Korea | 25/11/1988 | |
| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | 25/11/1988 | |
| United Kingdom | 22/03/1989 | |
| United States of America | 30/11/1988 | |
| Uruguay | 25/11/1988 |
For further information including the full text of the treaty, see the Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resources Activities.(external link)