CAT/C/42/2 page 21 Annex I STATES PARTIES TO THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AS OF 31 MARCH 2009 Participant Albania Argentina Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belgium Benin Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Burkina Faso Cambodia Chile The Congo Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Ecuador Estonia Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Guatemala Guinea Honduras Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Liberia Liechtenstein Luxembourg Signature, Succession to signature (d) 30 April 2003 25 Sept. 2003 15 Sept. 2005 24 Oct. 2005 24 Feb. 2005 22 May 2006 7 Dec. 2007 13 Oct. 2003 21 Sept. 2005 14 Sept. 2005 6 June 2005 29 Sept. 2008 4 Feb. 2003 23 Sept. 2003 26 July 2004 13 Sept. 2004 26 June 2003 24 May 2007 21 Sept. 2004 23 Sept. 2003 16 Sept. 2005 15 Dec. 2004 20 Sept. 2006 6 Nov. 2006 25 Sept. 2003 16 Sept. 2005 8 Dec. 2004 24 Sept. 2003 2 Oct. 2007 20 Aug. 2003 25 Sept. 2007 24 June 2005 13 Jan. 2005 Ratification, Accession (a), Succession (d) 1 Oct. 2003 (a) 15 Nov. 2004 14 Sept. 2006 (a) 28 Jan. 2009 20 Sept. 2006 23 May 2006 24 Oct. 2008 12 Jan. 2007 30 March 2007 12 Dec. 2008 1 Dec. 2005 25 April 2005 10 July 2006 25 June 2004 18 Dec. 2006 11 Nov. 2008 9 Aug. 2005 (a) 4 Dec. 2008 9 June 2008 23 May 2006 22 Oct. 2008 29 Dec. 2008 22 Dec. 2008 (a) 22 Sept. 2004 (a) 3 Nov. 2006