1. Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management

Signed Date/place/depository: September 5, 1997

Vienna  

IAEA Director-General

Effective Date: June 18, 2001

Situation of China takes actions: April 29, 2006, the 21th meeting of the 10th NPC Standing Committee decided to join, on September 12 deliver deposited application of accession, December 12 entered into force in China.

Note: The Chinese government statement, the Convention waived to Macao special region.

2. Convention of the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization

Signed Date/place/depository: October 28, 2005

Beijing

Government of the People’s Republic of china

Effective Date：October 12, 2006

Situation of China takes actions：June 29, 2006, the 22th meeting of the 10th NPC Standing Committee decided to approve, on June 30th deliver deposited ratification, October 12 entered into force in China.

3. Convention Concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment

Signed Date/place/depository：June 22, 1981

Geneva

ILO Director-General

Effective Date：August 11, 1983

Situation of China takes actions：October 31, 2006, the 24th meeting of the 10th NPC Standing Committee decided to approve, on January 19, 2007 deliver deposited ratification, January 25, 2008 entered into force in China.

Note: The Chinese government statement, the Convention waived to Hongkong special region.

4. Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources

Signed Date/place/depository：May 20, 1980

Canberra

The Australian government

Effective Date：April 7, 1982

Situation of China takes actions：September 8, 2006, the State Council decided to join, September 19 deliver deposited application of accession, October 19 entered into force in China.

Note: The Chinese government statement, the Convention applicable to Macao special region，waived to Hongkong special region.

5. 〈The Convention of Preventing the dumping of waste and other substances which can Pollute Marine〉protocol  in 1996

Signed Date/place/depository：November 7, 1996

London

IMO Secretary-General

Effective Date：March 24, 2006

Situation of China takes actions：June 29, 2006, the 22th meeting of the 10th NPC Standing Committee decided to approve, on September 29 deliver deposited ratification, October 29 entered into force in China.

Note: The Chinese government statement, the Convention applicable to Hongkong special region，waived to Macao special region.

6. The Convention on the protection of non-material cultural heritage

Signed Date/place/depository：October 17, 2003

Paris

Director-General of UNESCO

Effective Date：April 20, 2006

Situation of China takes actions：August 28, 2004, the 11th meeting of the 10th NPC Standing Committee decided to approve, on December 2, 2004 deliver deposited application of accession, April 20, 2006 entered into force in China.

Note: The Chinese government statement, the Convention applicable to Macao special region，waived to Hongkong special region.

7. International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism

Signed Date/place/depository：December 9, 1999

New York

United Nations Secretary-General

Effective Date：April 10, 2002

Situation of China takes actions：November 13, 2001 signed, on April 19, 2006 deliver deposited ratification, on May 19, 2006 entered into force in China.

Note: The Chinese government statement, the Convention applicable to Macao and Hongkong special region.

8. Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia

Signed Date/place/depository：November 11, 2004

Singapore

The Singapore government

Effective Date：September 4, 2006

Situation of China takes actions：October 27, 2006 signed, on November 26 entered into force in China.

Note: The Chinese government statement, the Convention applicable to Macao and Hongkong special region.

9. International Convention against Doping in Sport

Signed Date/place/depository：November 18, 2005

Paris

Director-General of UNESCO

Effective Date：February 1, 2007

Situation of China takes actions：On August 17, 2006, the State Council decided to join, on October 9, 2006 deposited application of accession, February 1, 2007 entered into force in China.

Note: The Chinese government statement, the Convention applicable to Macao and Hongkong special region.

10. Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions

Signed Date/place/depository：October 20, 2005

Paris

Director-General of UNESCO

Effective Date：Not yet in force

Situation of China takes actions：  December 29, 2006， on the 25th meeting of the 10th NPC Standing Committee decided to approve.

11. World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty

Signed Date/place/depository：December 20, 1996

Geneva

The Director General of WIPO

Effective Date：March 6, 2002

Situation of China takes actions：December 29, 2006, on the 25th meeting of the 10th NPC Standing Committee decided to join.

Note: The Chinese government statement, the Convention waived to Hongkong special region and Macao special region.

12. World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms Treaty

Signed Date/place/depository：December 20, 1996

Geneva

The Director General of WIPO

Effective Date：May 20, 2002

Situation of China takes actions：December 29, 2006, on the 25th meeting of the 10th NPC Standing Committee decided to join.

Note: The Chinese government statement, the Convention waived to Hongkong special region and Macao special region.

13. the Protocol of Amendments to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Chart Signed in St. Petersburg (Russian Federation) on June 7, 2002

Signed Date/place/depository：June 15, 2006

Shanghai

SCO Secretariat

Effective Date：Not yet in force

Situation of China takes actions：  December 29, 2006, on the 25th meeting of the 10th NPC Standing Committee decided to approve.

14. The Treaty on the Tri-Junction Point of the Boundaries Between the People’s Republic of China, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Signed Date/place/depository：October 10, 2006

Beijing

Effective Date：Not yet in force

Situation of China takes actions：February 28, 2007, on the 26th meeting of the 10th NPC Standing Committee decided to approve.