The ruling also set binding precedent for 15 other American countries, who have all ratified the convention and accepted the court's jurisdiction, namely Barbados, Bolivia, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Suriname. The Costa Rican Government announced that it would abide by the ruling. Vice President Ana Helena Chacón said that the ruling would be adopted in "its totality". The Foreign Ministry notified the Judiciary, the Supreme Electoral Court (responsible for the Civil Registry) and the Legislative Assembly about the ruling on January 12.