On 25 January 2008, the Council approved Resolution 436 designating the International Coffee Organization as the Depositary for the International Coffee Agreement 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
Opening for signature
Certified true copy of the International Coffee Agreement 2007
(English, French, Portuguese and Spanish)
Copies of depositary notifications issued by the ICO can be downloaded below.
Information about procedures for membership of the new Agreement is also given below.
- Procedures for membership: ED-2033/07
- Countries eligible to sign the ICA 2007
- Benefits of membership
Status of membership
The following report on the status of the ICA 2007 will be updated as countries sign and complete membership formalities.
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 432 for a period of one year from 1 October 2007 to allow sufficient time for countries to complete the necessary legal procedures required for the entry into force of the new Agreement.
Additional background information