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Protocolo sobre armas láser cegadoras (Protocolo IV de la convención de 1980), 13 otobre 1995

Entrada en vigor: viernes, 3 de julio de 1998

Firmado por 0 países, ratificado por 99 países

Países signatarios
Países Fecha de firma Fecha de ratificación * Reserva / Declaración Comentarios
Albania

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28 ago. 2002

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Alemania

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27 jun. 1997

Declaration:

The Federal Republic of Germany declares that it will apply the provisions of Protocol IV under all circumstances and at all times.


Antigua y Barbuda

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23 ago. 2010

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Arabia Saudita

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7 dic. 2007

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Argentina

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21 oct. 1998

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Australia

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22 ago. 1997

Declaration:

"It is the understanding of the Government of Australia that the provisions of Protocol IV shall apply in all circumstances."


Austria

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27 jul. 1998

[Same declaration, mutatis mutandis, as the one made by Ireland.]

Declaration in relation to article 1:

"It is the understanding of Ireland that the provisions of the Additional Protocol which by their contents or nature may also be applied in peacetime, shall be observed at all times."


Bangladesh

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6 sept. 2000

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Belarús

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13 sept. 2000

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Bélgica

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10 mar. 1999

Declaration:

It is the understanding of the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium that the provisions of Protocol IV which by their contents or nature may also be applied in peacetime, shall be observed at all times.


Bolivia

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21 sept. 2001

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Bosnia y Herzegovina

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10 oct. 2001

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Brasil

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4 oct. 1999

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Bulgaria

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3 dic. 1998

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Burkina Faso

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26 nov. 2003

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Cabo Verde

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16 sept. 1997

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Camboya

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25 mar. 1997

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Camerún

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7 dic. 2006

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Canadá

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5 ene. 1998

[Same declaration, mutatis mutandis, as the one made by Ireland.]

Declaration in relation to article 1:

"It is the understanding of Ireland that the provisions of the Additional Protocol which by their contents or nature may also be applied in peacetime, shall be observed at all times."


Chile

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15 oct. 2003

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China

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4 nov. 1998

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Chipre

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22 jul. 2003

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Colombia

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6 mar. 2000

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Costa Rica

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17 dic. 1998

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Croacia

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25 abr. 2002

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Dinamarca

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30 abr. 1997

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Ecuador

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16 dic. 2003

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El Salvador

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26 ene. 2000

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es República Yugoslava de Macedonia

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19 mar. 2007

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Eslovaquia

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30 nov. 1999

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Eslovenia

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3 dic. 2002

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España

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19 ene. 1998

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Estados Unidos de América

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21 ene. 2009

Reservation / Declaration :

Understanding

“It is the understanding of the United States of America with respect to Article 2 that any decision by any military commander, military personnel, or any other person responsible for planning, authorizing or executing military action shall only be judged on the basis of that person’s assessment of the information reasonably available to the person at the time the person planned, authorized or executed the action under review, and shall not be judged on the basis of information that comes to light after the action under review was taken.”


Estonia

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20 abr. 2000

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Federación de Rusia

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9 sept. 1999

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Filipinas

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12 jun. 1997

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Finlandia

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11 ene. 1996

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Francia

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30 jun. 1998

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Gabón

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22 sept. 2010

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Georgia

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14 jul. 2006

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Grecia

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5 ago. 1997

[Same declaration, mutatis mutandis, as the one made by Ireland.]

Declaration in relation to article 1:

"It is the understanding of Ireland that the provisions of the Additional Protocol which by their contents or nature may also be applied in peacetime, shall be observed at all times."


Guatemala

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30 ago. 2002

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Guinea Bissau

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6 ago. 2008

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Honduras

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30 oct. 2003

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Hungría

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30 ene. 1998

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India

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2 sept. 1999

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Irlanda

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27 mar. 1997

Declaration in relation to article 1:

"It is the understanding of Ireland that the provisions of the Additional Protocol which by their contents or nature may also be applied in peacetime, shall be observed at all times."


Islandia

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22 ago. 2008

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Israel

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30 oct. 2000

Declaration:

"With reference to the scope of application defined in Article 1 of the Convention, the Government of the State of Israel will apply the provisions of the Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons as well as the Convention and those annexed Protocols to which Israel has agreed to become bound, to all armed conflicts involving regular armed forces of States referred to in article 2 common to the Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949, as well as to all armed conflicts referred to in Article 3 common to the Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949."


Italia

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13 ene. 1999

Declaration:

[Same declaration, mutatis mutandis, as the one made by Ireland.]

Declaration in relation to article 1:

"It is the understanding of Ireland that the provisions of the Additional Protocol which by their contents or nature may also be applied in peacetime, shall be observed at all times."


Jamaica

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25 sept. 2008

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Japón

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10 jun. 1997

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Kazajstán

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8 jul. 2009

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Letonia

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11 mar. 1998

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Liberia

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16 sept. 2005

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Liechtenstein

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19 nov. 1997

Declaration:

[Same declaration, mutatis mutandis, as the one made by Ireland.]

Declaration in relation to article 1:

"It is the understanding of Ireland that the provisions of the Additional Protocol which by their contents or nature may also be applied in peacetime, shall be observed at all times."


Lituania

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3 jun. 1998

Déclaration:

[Même déclaration, mutatis mutandis, que celle faite par l'Irlande.]


Déclaration:

L'Irlande entend que les dispositions du Protocole aditionnel qui peuvent aussi, par leur objet ou leur nature, s'appliquer en temps de paix doivent être respectées en tout temps.


Luxemburgo

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5 ago. 1999

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Madagascar

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14 mar. 2008

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Maldivas

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7 sept. 2000

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Malí

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24 oct. 2001

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Malta

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24 sept. 2004

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Marruecos

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19 mar. 2002

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Mauricio

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24 dic. 2002

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México

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10 mar. 1998

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Mongolia

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6 abr. 1999

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Montenegro

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23 oct. 2006

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Nauru

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12 nov. 2001

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Nicaragua

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5 nov. 2000

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Níger

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18 sept. 2007

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Noruega

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20 abr. 1998

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Nueva Zelandia

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8 ene. 1998

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Países Bajos

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25 mar. 1999

Declaration:

With regard to Article 1:

"The Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands takes the view that the provisions of Protocol IV which, given their content or nature, can also be applied in peacetime must be observed in all circumstances."


Pakistán

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5 dic. 2000

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Panamá

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26 mar. 1997

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Paraguay

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3 dic. 2008

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Perú

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3 jul. 1997

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Polonia

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23 sept. 2004

Declaration:

The Republic of Poland believes that the provisions of the Additional Protocol should also be applied during peacetime.


Portugal

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12 nov. 2001

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Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte

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11 feb. 1999

Declaration:

"In relation to Protocol IV, the Government of the United Kingdom declare that their application of its provisions will not be limited to the situations set out in Article 1 of the [1980] Convention."


República Checa

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10 ago. 1998

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República Dominicana

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21 jun. 2010

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Repuública de Moldova

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8 sept. 2000

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Rumania

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25 ago. 2003

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San Vicente y las Granadinas

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6 dic. 2010

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Santa Sede

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22 jul. 1997

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Serbia

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12 ago. 2003

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Seychelles

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8 jun. 2000

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Sierra Leona

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30 sept. 2003

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Sri Lanka

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24 sept. 2004

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Sudáfrica

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26 jun. 1998

Declaration:

According to the interpretation of the Government of the Republic of South Africa, the provisions of Protocol IV shall apply in all cases.


Suecia

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15 ene. 1997

Declarations:

"- Sweden intends to apply the Protocol to all types of armed conflict;

-Sweden intends to pursue an international agreement by which the provisions of the Protocol shall be applicable to all types of armed conflict;

-Sweden has since long strived for explicit prohibition of the use of blinding laser which would risk causing permanent blindness to soldiers. Such an effect, in Sweden's view is contrary to the principle of international law prohibiting means and methods of warfare which cause unnecessary suffering."


Suiza

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9 nov. 2009

[Same declaration, mutatis mutandis, as the one made by Australia.

Declaration:

"It is the understanding of the Government of Australia that the provisions of Protocol IV shall apply in all circumstances."


Tayikistán

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12 oct. 1999

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Túnez

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23 mar. 2006

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Turquía

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2 mar. 2005

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Ucrania

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28 may. 2003

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Uruguay

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18 ago. 1998

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Uzbekistán

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29 sept. 1997

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