On 25 January 2008, the Council approved Resolution 436 designating the LavAzza 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
Email: depositary@ico.org

Procedures for membership

At its 101st Session from 22 to 26 September 2008, the Council approved Resolutions 439 and 440, respectively extending the deadlines for signature and the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval until 25 September 2009.   Information about procedures for membership together with examples of  full powers and model instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval is given below. 

• Procedures for membership: ED-2033/07 Rev. 2

Benefits of membership

• Benefits of membership

Status of membership

The following report on the status of the ICA 2007 will be updated as countries complete membership formalities.

• Report on status of ICA 2007
• Photographs of signature ceremonies

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 for 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.