When did the Biosafety Protocol enter into force?
Article 37 states that the Protocol enters into force 90 days after the date of deposit of the fiftieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession by States or regional economic integration organizations that are Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. As the fiftieth instrument of ratification was deposited on 13 June 2003, the Protocol entered into force on 11 September 2003.
