ANNEXES 4. States Parties that have made a Declaration recognising the competence of the CERD under Art. 14 of the ICERD (The first ten declarations recognizing the competence of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination took effect on 3 December 1982, date of the deposit of the tenth declaration, according to Article 14, paragraph 1 of the Convention.) Algeria (12 Sep 1989) France (16 Aug 1982) Norway (23 Jan 1976) Andorra (22 Sep 2006) Georgia (30 June 2005) Peru (27 Nov 1984) Argentina (05 Feb 2007) Germany (30 Aug 2001) Poland (01 Dec 1998) Australia (28 Jan 1993) Hungary (13 Sep 1989) Portugal (02 March 2000) Austria (20 Feb 2002) Iceland (10 Aug 1981) Azerbaijan (27 Sep 2001) Ireland Republic of Korea (05 March 1997) Belgium (10 Oct 2000) Italy (05 May 1978) Bolivia (14 Feb 2006) Kazakhstan (29 May 2008) Brazil (17 Jan 2002) Bulgaria (12 May 1993) Chile (18 May 1994) Liechtenstein (18 March 2004) Costa Rica (08 Jan 1974) Luxembourg (22 July 1996) Cyprus (30 Dec 1993) Malta (16 Dec 1998) Czech Republic (11 Oct 2000) Mexico (15 March 2002) Denmark (11 Oct 1985) Monaco (06 Nov 2001) Romania (21 March 2003) The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (22 Dec 1999) Ukraine (28 July 1992) Uruguay (11 Sep 1972) Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (22 Sep 2003) Russian Federation (01 Oct 1991) San Marino (22 Feb 2008) Senegal (03 Dec 1982) Serbia Slovakia (17 March 1995) Slovenia (10 Nov 2001) South Africa Spain (13 Jan 1998) Ecuador (18 March 1977) Montenegro (confirmed upon succession) Sweden Estonia (21 July 2010) Morocco (19 Oct 2006) Switzerland (19 June 2003) Finland (16 Nov 1994) Netherlands 39 ICERD & CERD: A GUIDE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ACTORS (Total 54 States)