Ratification was completed in 1920.
Ratification was completed on Dec. 6, 1865, when Georgia became the 27th state to ratify the amendment.
"The ratification process is complete," said Mr. Meister, whose organization is part of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The union has not said when ratification will be completed.
But EU leaders persevered and the Irish approved it in a second referendum in October 2009, allowing ratification to be completed in the following month.
The agreement, with the Air Line Pilots Association, which represents pilots at the United and Continental subsidiaries, is subject to approval by union leaders and ratification by rank-and-file pilots once it is completed.
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy also has been holding off seeking aid while the ratification process of the new bailout fund, the E.S.M., is completed.
Once a final text of the agreement is completed and signed, it would require ratification by the European Parliament, all of the European Union's 28 member states and every Canadian province and territory.
Formal ratification is expected Friday.
Its ratification is long overdue.
