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Information listed under ratifications includes the following:

1. whether a state has signed the treaty
2. whether a state has ratified/acceded/succeeded to the treaty
3. whether the state has accepted any optional provisions of the treaty
4. whether the state has ratified/acceded/succeeded to any amendments to the treaty
5. whether the state has ratified/acceded/succeeded to any Optional Protocol to a treaty

Where no date is listed for a particular state, that state is neither a party nor a signatory to the treaty.