On 25 January 2008, the Council approved Resolution 436 designating the International Coffee Organization as the Depositary for the International Coffee Agreement (ICA) 2007. The contact details for the Depositary of the ICA 2007 are as follows:
Depositary office
International Coffee Organization
22 Berners Street, London
W1T 3DD
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7612 0624
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7612 0630
The following report on the status of the ICA 2007 will be updated as countries complete membership formalities.
Useful documents
- Certified true copy of the International Coffee Agreement 2007
(English, French, Portuguese and Spanish) - Depositary notifications
- Resolution 436: Depositary for the ICA 2007
- Resolution 438: Further extension of the ICA 2001
- Resolution 439: Extension of time signature of the ICA 2007
- Resolution 440: Extension of the time limit for ratification, acceptance or approval of the ICA 2007
- United Nations Treaty Handbook
Entry into force
The ICA 2007 will enter into force once signatory governments with two-thirds of the votes of exporting and importing Members, respectively, have deposited their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or notifications of provisional application.
The current Agreement (the ICA 2001) has been extended by Resolution 438 until 30 September 2009 to allow sufficient time for countries to complete the necessary legal procedures required for the entry into force of the new Agreement.