ولاحظ المؤتمر أن 168 دولة وقَّعت على المعاهدة، و 104 دول أودعت صكوك تصديقها، وأن 41 دولة من 44 دولة مدرجة في المرفق الثاني للمعاهدة وقعت المعاهدة و 32 دولة صدقتها أيضا.
The Conference noted that 168 States had signed the Treaty, 104 States had deposited their instruments of ratification and, of the 44 States listed in annex II to the Treaty, 41 had signed and 32 had also ratified.