Use the drop-down menu to search for an agreement by grouping of countries, type of contract or status. Or use the filter option to search for keywords. Full multilateral agreements (not listed below) see: List of multilateral free trade agreements. The Australian Group (AG) is an informal forum of countries that, by harmonizing export controls, wants to ensure that exports do not contribute to the development of chemical or biological weapons. Participants in the Australia Group help countries meet their obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention as much as possible by coordinating export controls. List of agreements between two states, two blocs or one bloc and one state. Under international law, a treaty is a legally binding agreement between states (countries). A treaty can be called a convention, protocol, pact, agreement, etc. It is the content of the agreement, not its name, that makes it a treaty. Thus, the Geneva Protocol and the Biological Weapons Convention are the two treaties, although neither treaty in its name. Under U.S. law, a treaty is a legally binding agreement between countries that requires ratification and “consultation and approval” of the Senate. All other agreements (internationally treated) are called executive agreements, but are nevertheless legally binding on the United States under international law.
EFTA [17] has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs – including dependent areas -: the BWC prohibits development, the storage, purchase, storage and production of biological agents and toxins of “types and quantities that have no justification for prophylactic, protective or other peaceful purposes,” as well as weapons, equipment and delivery vehicles “intended to use such agents or toxins for hostile purposes or in armed conflict.” A bilateral agreement is an agreement between two countries: the People`s Republic of China has bilateral trade agreements with the blocs, countries and their two specific administrative regions:[13] A treaty is negotiated by a group of countries, either through an organization created for this purpose or through an existing body such as the United Nations Council on Disarmament (UN). The negotiation process can take several years depending on the subject of the treaty and the number of participating countries. At the end of the negotiations, the treaty will be signed by representatives of the governments concerned. Conditions may require that the treaty be ratified and signed before it becomes legally binding. A government ratifies a treaty by tabling a ratification instrument in a treaty-defined location; the ratification instrument is a document containing formal confirmation of the Government`s acceptance of the provisions of the treaty. The ratification process varies according to national laws and constitutions. In the United States, the president can only ratify a treaty after receiving the “consultation and approval” of two-thirds of the Senate. It is a list of free trade agreements between two parties in which each party could be a country (or another customs territory), a trade bloc or an informal group of countries.