D. Status of the Second Optional Protocol aiming at the abolition of the death penalty fill £/ Date of receipt of the instrument of ratification or accession a/ State party Signature Australia Austria Belgium Costa Rica Denmark 8 12 14 13 April 1991 July 1990 February 1990 February 1990 Finland Germany Honduras Iceland Italy 13 13 10 30 13 February 1990 February 1990 May 1990 January 1991 February 1990 Luxembourg Netherlands Hew Zealand Nicaragua Norway 13 9 22 21 13 February 1990 August 1990 February 1990 February 1990 February 1990 12 February 1992 27 February 1991 22 February 1990 Portugal Romania Spain Sweden Uruguay 13 15 23 13 13 February 1990 March 1990 February 1990 February 1990 February 1990 17 27 11 11 Venezuela 2 October 1990 a/ 4 April 1991 2 April 1991 5 September 1991 October 1990 February 1991 April 1991 May 1990 7 June 1990 Notes a/ Accession, by Succession. £/ The Second Optional Protocol was adopted and opened for signature, ratification or accession itt Hew York on 15 December 1989 and entered into force three months after the date of deposit with the Secretary-General of the tenth instrument of ratification or accession, that is, on 11 July 1991. -172-