Ratified and Non-Ratified Conventions by Country

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Ratified Conventions

Rwanda

Convention

Date of deposit

Type of deposit

Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials, with Annexes A to E and Protocol annexed. Florence, 17 June 1950.

01/12/1964

Notification of succession

Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees and other Academic Qualifications in Higher Education in the African States. Arusha, 5 December 1981.

06/07/1987

Ratification

Universal Copyright Convention, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI. Geneva, 6 September 1952.

10/08/1989 ¹

Accession

Protocol 1 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention concerning the application of that Convention to the works of stateless persons and refugees. Geneva, 6 September 1952.

10/08/1989 ²

Accession

Protocol 2 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention concerning the application of that Convention to the works of certain international organizations. Geneva, 6 September 1952.

10/08/1989

Accession

Protocol 3 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention concerning the effective date of instruments of ratification or acceptance of or accession to that Convention. Geneva, 6 September 1952.

10/08/1989

Accession

Universal Copyright Convention as revised on 24 July 1971, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI. Paris, 24 July 1971.

10/08/1989

Accession

Protocol 1 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as revised on 24 July 1971 concerning the application of that Convention to work of stateless persons and refugees. Paris, 24 July 1971.

10/08/1989

Accession

Protocol 2 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as revised on 24 July 1971 concerning the application of that Convention to works of certain international organizations. Paris, 24 July 1971.

10/08/1989

Accession

Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict with Regulations for the Execution of the Convention. The Hague, 14 May 1954.

28/12/2000

Accession

Convention against Discrimination in Education. Paris, 14 December 1960.

28/12/2000

Acceptance

Convention on Technical and Vocational Education. Paris, 10 November 1989.

28/12/2000

Accession

Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Paris, 16 November 1972.

28/12/2000

Acceptance

Convention relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite. Brussels, 21 May 1974.

25/04/2001

Accession

Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property. Paris, 14 November 1970.

25/09/2001

Ratification

Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat. Ramsar, 2 February 1971.

01/12/2005

Accession

International Convention against Doping in Sport. Paris, 19 October 2005

12/04/2010

Ratification

Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. Paris, 20 October 2005

16/07/2012

Ratification

Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. Paris, 17 October 2003.

21/01/2013

Ratification

¹Date upon which an instrument of accession to the Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971 was deposited on behalf of the State in question. In accordance with Article IX(3) of that Convention, such accession also constitutes accession to this Convention.

²Date upon which this State deposited with the Director-General an instrument of accession to Protocol 1 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971. In accordance with paragraph 2(c) of that Protocol, Protocol 1 annexed to the 1952 Convention is regarded as having entered into force for this State on the date on which Protocol 1 annexed to the 1971 Convention entered into force for it.