On 15 July 2016, the decree ratifying the Ibero-American Social Security Convention was published in Peru's Official Gazette. The convention will enter into force for Peru after the ratification instrument is deposited. The multilateral convention has been signed by 15 countries and is currently in force for Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Paraguay, Portugal, Spain, and Uruguay, and will enter into force for Argentina on 1 August 2016.