CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AFGHANISTANAccession05/05/1944
ALBANIASignature03/02/1925
AntillesExtension01/01/1986
ARGENTINE REPUBLICSignature17/10/1912
ArubaExtension01/01/1986
AustraliaAccession25/06/1913
BahamasExtension14/11/1913
BAHAMASSuccession13/08/1975
BarbadosAccession04/04/1914
BasutolandExtension28/03/1914
BechuanalandExtension28/03/1914
Belgian CongoAccession29/07/1942
BELGIUMSignature18/06/1912
BELGIUMRatification16/06/1914
BELGIUMDeclaration14/05/1919
BermudaExtension11/06/1914
BOLIVIASignature04/06/1913
BOLIVIARatification10/01/1920
BOLIVIADeclaration10/01/1920
BRAZILSignature16/10/1912
BRAZILRatification23/12/1914
BRAZILDeclaration10/01/1920
British East AfricaAccession17/12/1912
British GuianaAccession11/02/1914
British HondurasAccession11/02/1914
BruneiAccession17/12/1912
BULGARIASignature02/03/1914
BULGARIARatification09/08/1920
BULGARIADeclaration09/08/1920
BurmaExtension01/04/1937
CAMBODIAAccession03/10/1951
CAMEROONSuccession20/11/1961
CanadaAccession17/12/1912
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICSuccession04/09/1962
CeylonSignature23/01/1912
CeylonRatification15/07/1914
CHILESignature02/07/1913
CHILERatification16/01/1923
CHINASignature23/01/1912
CHINARatification09/02/1914
CHINASignature11/02/1915
COLOMBIASignature15/01/1913
COLOMBIARatification26/01/1924
CONGO, REPUBLIC OFSuccession15/10/1962
COSTA RICASignature25/04/1912
CUBASignature08/05/1913
CUBARatification08/03/1920
CUBADeclaration08/03/1920
CyprusExtension17/12/1912
CYPRUSSuccession16/05/1963
CZECH REPUBLICSuccession30/12/199301/01/1993
Danish AntillesSignature17/12/1912
Danish AntillesRatification10/07/1913
Danish AntillesDeclaration21/10/1921
DANZIGSignature08/11/1921
DANZIGRatification18/04/1922
DOMINICAN REPUBLICSignature12/11/1912
DOMINICAN REPUBLICSignature14/04/1931
ECUADORSignature02/07/1912
ECUADORRatification25/02/1915
ECUADORSignature23/08/1923
EGYPTAccession05/06/1942
ESTONIASignature09/01/1923
ETHIOPIAAccession28/12/1948
Falkland IslandsAccession17/12/1912
FijiAccession27/02/1913
FijiSuccession01/11/1971
FIJISuccession01/11/1971
FINLANDSignature01/12/1922
FRANCESignature23/01/1912
FRANCERatification10/01/1920
FRANCEDeclaration10/01/1920
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICRe-Application16/12/1957
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICApplication21/11/1957
GERMANYSignature23/01/1912
GERMANYRatification10/01/1920
GERMANYDeclaration10/01/1920
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRe-Application01/01/1953
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRe-Application01/10/1953
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRe-Application01/01/1954
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRe-Application02/02/1954
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRe-Application01/07/1954
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRe-Application20/07/1955
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICApplication04/12/1957
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICCommunication16/03/1976
GHANAAccession03/04/1958
GibraltarAccession17/12/1912
Gilbert & Ellice ColonyAccession22/04/1913
Gold CoastAccession17/12/1912
GREECEAccession30/03/1920
GrenadaAccession14/11/1913
GUATEMALASignature17/06/1912
GUATEMALARatification27/08/1913
GUATEMALADeclaration10/01/1920
HAITISignature18/06/1912
HAITIRatification30/06/1920
HONDURASSignature05/07/1912
HONDURASRatification29/08/1913
HONDURASDeclaration03/04/1915
Hong KongSignature23/01/1912
Hong KongRatification15/07/1914
IndiaSignature23/01/1912
IndiaRatification15/07/1914
INDONESIAAccession29/05/1958
IrakExtension20/10/1924
ISRAELAccession12/05/1952
ITALYSignature23/01/1912
ITALYRatification28/06/1914
ITALYDeclaration10/01/1920
IVORY COASTSuccession08/12/1961
JamaicaExtension17/12/1912
JAMAICASuccession26/12/1963
JAPANSignature23/01/1912
JAPANRatification10/01/1920
JAPANDeclaration10/01/1920
JohoreAccession17/12/1912
JORDANAccession12/05/1958
LAOSAccession07/10/1950
LATVIASignature06/02/1922
LATVIARatification25/03/1924
LEBANONAccession24/05/1954
Leeward IslandsAccession30/01/1914
LESOTHOSuccession04/11/1974
LITHUANIASignature07/04/1922
LUXEMBOURGSignature18/05/1912
LUXEMBOURGDeclaration14/05/1919
MALAWISuccession22/07/1965
Malay StatesAccession17/12/1912
MaltaExtension17/12/1912
MALTASuccession21/09/1964
MauritiusExtension08/04/1914
MAURITIUSSuccession12/03/1968
MAURITIUSReservation12/03/1968
MEXICOSignature15/05/1912
MONACORatification20/02/1920
MONACOSignature01/05/1923
MONTENEGROSignature22/12/1913
NETHERLANDS THESignature23/01/1912
NETHERLANDS THERatification28/07/1914
NETHERLANDS THEDeclaration11/02/1915
New HebridesExtension21/08/1924
New ZealandAccession17/12/1912
Newfoundland (UK)Accession17/12/1912
NICARAGUASignature18/07/1913
NICARAGUARatification10/11/1914
NICARAGUADeclaration03/11/1920
NIGERSuccession25/08/1961
NIGERIASuccession26/06/1961
Nigeria, NorthExtension17/12/1912
Nigeria, SouthExtension17/12/1912
North BorneoAccession17/12/1912
Northern RhodesiaExtension28/03/1914
NORWAYSignature02/09/1913
NORWAYRatification12/11/1914
NORWAYDeclaration20/09/1915
NyasalandAccession17/12/1912
PalestineExtension21/08/1924
PANAMASignature19/06/1912
PANAMARatification25/11/1920
PANAMADeclaration25/11/1920
PAPUA NEW GUINEASuccession28/10/1980
PARAGUAYSignature14/12/1912
PARAGUAYAccession17/03/1943
PerlisAccession17/12/1912
PERSIASignature23/01/1912
PERUSignature24/07/1913
PERURatification10/01/1920
PERUDeclaration10/01/1920
PHILIPPINESSuccession30/09/1959
PORTUGALSignature23/01/1912
PORTUGALRatification15/12/1913
PORTUGALDeclaration08/04/1920
ROUMANIASignature27/12/1913
ROUMANIARatification14/09/1920
ROUMANIADeclaration14/09/1920
Ruanda UrundiAccession29/07/1942
RUSSIASignature23/01/1912
RWANDASuccession05/05/1964
SALVADORSignature30/07/1912
SALVADORRatification30/07/1927
SarawakAccession17/12/1912
SAUDI ARABIAAccession19/02/1943
SENEGALSuccession02/05/1963
SeychellesAccession17/12/1912
SIAMSignature23/01/1912
SIAMRatification10/07/1913
SIAMDeclaration10/01/1920
Sierra LeoneAccession22/04/1913
SLOVAK REPUBLICSuccession28/05/199301/01/1993
Solomon Islands ProtectorateAccession22/04/1913
SomalilandAccession17/12/1912
South AfricaAccession11/03/1914
Southern RhodesiaExtension28/03/1914
SPAINSignature23/10/1912
SPAINRatification25/01/1919
SPAINDeclaration11/02/1921
St HelenaAccession17/12/1912
St LuciaAccession14/11/1913
St VincentAccession14/11/1913
Straits SettlementsSignature23/01/1912
Straits SettlementsRatification15/07/1914
SwazilandExtension28/03/1914
SWEDENSignature27/08/1913
SWEDENRatification17/04/1914
SWEDENDeclaration13/01/1921
SWITZERLANDSignature29/12/1913
SWITZERLANDRatification15/01/1925
SYRIAAccession20/01/1954
The GambiaAccession17/12/1912
TrenganuAccession17/12/1912
TrinidadExtension17/12/1912
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOSuccession11/04/1966
TURKEYSignature15/09/1933
TURKEYRatification15/09/1933
UgandaAccession17/12/1912
UNITED KINGDOMSignature23/01/1912
UNITED KINGDOMRatification15/07/1914
UNITED STATES OF AMERICASignature23/01/1912
UNITED STATES OF AMERICARatification15/12/1913
UNITED STATES OF AMERICADeclaration11/02/1915
URUGUAYSignature09/03/1914
URUGUAYRatification03/04/1916
URUGUAYDeclaration10/01/1920
VENEZUELASignature10/09/1912
VENEZUELARatification28/10/1913
VIETNAMAccession11/08/1950
WeihaiweiSignature23/01/1912
WeihaiweiRatification15/07/1914
Windward IslandsAccession14/11/1913
YUGOSLAVIASuccession31/07/200217/04/1992
ZAMBIASuccession09/04/197324/10/1964
ZanzibarExtension28/03/1914