CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
Aden ColonyExtension24/02/1938
Aden ProtectorateExtension14/09/1938
AFGHANISTANAccession20/02/196921/05/1969
Akrotiri & DhekeliaExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
ALGERIASuccession02/06/196431/08/1964
ANGOLAAdherence10/03/199808/06/1998
AntiguaExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
AntillesExtension27/12/198501/01/1986
ARGENTINAAccession21/03/195219/06/1952
ARMENIAAccession25/11/199823/02/1999
ArubaExtension27/12/198501/01/1986
AUSTRALIASignature12/10/1929
AUSTRALIARatification01/08/193530/10/1935
AUSTRALIADeclaration01/08/1935
AUSTRALIADeclaration01/09/1955
AUSTRIASignature12/10/1929
AUSTRIARatification28/09/196127/12/1961
BahamasExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
BAHAMASSuccession15/05/1975
BAHRAINAccession12/03/199810/06/1998
BANGLADESHSuccession13/02/197901/03/1979
BarbadosExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
BARBADOSSuccession08/01/197001/03/1970
BasutolandExtension02/09/1952
BechuanalandExtension02/09/1952
Belgian CongoExtension13/07/193611/10/1936
BELGIUMSignature31/01/1930
BELGIUMRatification13/07/193611/10/1936
BELGIUMDeclaration13/07/1936
BELGIUMDeclaration25/06/1953
BELGIUMReservation01/09/1955
BENINSuccession09/01/1962
BermudaExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
BOLIVIAAccession29/12/199829/03/1999
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINASuccession03/03/1995
BOTSWANASuccession31/01/1977
BRAZILSignature12/10/1929
BRAZILRatification02/05/193113/02/1933
BRAZILDeclaration20/02/1952
BRAZILReservation01/09/1955
British Antarctic TerritoryExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
British GuianaExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
British HondurasExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
British Solomon IslandsExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
British Virgin IslandsExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
BruneiExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
BRUNEI DARUSSALAMSuccession28/02/1984
BULGARIAAccession25/06/194923/09/1949
BURKINA FASOSuccession09/12/196109/03/1962
BurmaExtension24/02/1938
BYELORUSSIA S S RAccession26/09/195925/12/1959
CambodiaExtension15/11/1932
CAMBODIASuccession12/12/199612/03/1997
CAMEROONSuccession21/08/196102/09/1961
CameroonsExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
CANADAAccession10/06/194708/09/1947
CANADAReservation10/06/1947
CANADADeclaration09/10/1952
CANADAReservation01/09/1955
Cayman IslandsExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
CeylonExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
CHADSuccession01/01/1905
Channel IslandsExtension14/02/193315/05/1933
CHILEAccession02/03/197931/05/1979
CHILEReservation02/03/1979
CHINAAccession20/07/195818/10/1958
CHINADeclaration20/07/1958
COLOMBIAAccession15/08/196613/11/1966
COMOROSSuccession11/06/199109/09/1991
CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OFSuccession05/01/1962
CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OFReservation19/01/1962
COSTA RICAAccession10/05/198408/08/1984
COTE D'IVOIRESuccession07/02/1962
CROATIASuccession08/07/199308/10/1991
CUBAAccession21/07/196419/10/1964
CUBAReservation21/07/1964
CyprusExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
CYPRUSSuccession23/04/1963
CZECH REPUBLICSuccession29/11/1994
CZECHOSLOVAKIASignature31/01/1930
CZECHOSLOVAKIARatification17/11/193401/10/1937
DANZIGAccession18/03/1935
DENMARKSignature12/10/1929
DENMARKRatification03/07/193701/10/1937
DENMARKDeclaration03/07/1937
DENMARKDeclaration09/04/1951
DENMARKReservation01/09/1955
DominicaExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
DOMINICAN REPUBLICAccession25/02/197225/05/1972
ECUADORAccession01/12/196901/03/1970
EGYPTAccession06/09/195505/12/1955
EGYPTDeclaration02/03/1959
ESTONIAAccession16/03/199814/06/1998
ETHIOPIAAccession14/08/195012/11/1950
ETHIOPIAReservation14/08/1950
Falkland Island DependenciesExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
FijiExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
FIJISuccession15/03/1972
FINLANDAccession03/07/193701/10/1937
FRANCESignature12/10/1929
FRANCERatification15/11/193213/02/1933
FRANCEDeclaration15/11/1932
FRANCEDeclaration17/04/1951
FRANCEReservation01/09/1955
French CameroonsExtension15/11/193213/02/1933
French TogolandExtension15/11/193213/02/1933
French UnionTerritoriesExtension15/11/1932
GABONAccession15/02/196916/05/1969
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICRe-Application01/09/1955
GERMANYSignature12/10/1929
GERMANYRatification30/09/193329/12/1933
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRe-Application09/06/1951
GHANAAccession11/08/199709/11/1997
GibraltarExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
Gilbert And Ellice IslandsExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
Gold CoastExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
GREECESignature29/01/1930
GREECERatification11/01/193811/04/1938
GREECEDeclaration09/06/1951
GrenadaExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
GUATEMALAAccession03/02/199704/05/1997
GUINEAAccession11/09/196110/12/1961
GUINEA, EQUATORIALAccession20/12/198819/03/1989
HONDURASAccession27/06/199425/09/1994
Hong KongExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
HUNGARYAccession29/05/193627/08/1936
ICELANDAccession21/08/1948
IndiaExtension20/11/1934
INDIADeclaration05/04/1951
INDIASuccession29/01/1970
INDONESIADeclaration16/06/1950
INDONESIASuccession02/02/1952
IRANAccession08/07/197506/10/1975
IRAQAccession28/06/197226/09/1972
IRAQDeclaration28/06/1972
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFAccession20/09/193519/12/1935
Irish Free StateExtension20/09/1935
Isle of ManExtension14/02/193315/05/1933
ISRAELAccession08/10/194906/01/1950
ITALYSignature12/10/1929
ITALYRatification14/02/193315/05/1933
ITALYReservation01/09/1955
JamaicaExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
JAPANSignature12/10/1929
JAPANRatification20/05/195318/08/1953
JORDANSuccession08/12/1969
KenyaExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
KENYASuccession07/10/196412/12/1963
KENYADeclaration28/08/1968
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OFAccession01/03/196130/05/1961
KUWAITAccession11/08/197509/11/1975
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICSuccession14/03/195619/07/1949
LATVIASignature31/01/1930
LATVIARatification15/11/193213/02/1933
LEBANONSuccession10/02/196223/02/1962
Leeward IslandsExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
LESOTHOSuccession03/03/1975
LIBERIAAccession02/05/194231/07/1942
LIBYAAccession16/05/196914/08/1969
LIECHTENSTEINAccession09/05/193407/08/1934
LUXEMBOURGSignature12/10/1929
LUXEMBOURGRatification07/10/194905/01/1950
LUXEMBOURGReservation01/09/1955
MacaoExtension20/12/1999
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFSuccession01/09/1994
MADAGASCARSuccession17/08/1962
MALAWIAccession27/10/197725/01/1978
Malay States, FederatedExtension04/07/1936
Malay States, UnfederatedExtension04/07/1936
MALAYSIASuccession03/09/197016/09/1963
MALDIVESAccession13/10/199511/01/1996
MALIAccession26/01/196126/04/1961
MaltaExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
MALTASuccession19/02/198621/09/1964
MAURITANIASuccession06/08/196204/11/1962
MAURITANIADeclaration06/08/1962
MauritiusExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
MAURITIUSSuccession17/10/198915/01/1990
MEXICOAccession14/02/193315/05/1933
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFAccession20/03/199719/06/1997
MONGOLIAAccession30/04/196229/07/1962
MontserratExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
MoroccoExtension15/11/193213/02/1933
MOROCCOAccession05/01/195805/04/1958
MYANMARSuccession20/11/195102/01/1952
MYANMARDeclaration20/11/1951
NauruExtension01/08/193530/10/1935
NAURUSuccession04/11/1970
NEPALAccession12/02/196613/05/1966
NETHERLANDS THESignature31/01/1930
NETHERLANDS THERatification01/07/1933
NETHERLANDS THEDeclaration04/04/1951
NETHERLANDS THEReservation01/09/1955
NETHERLANDS THEExtension27/12/198501/01/1986
New GuineaExtension01/08/193530/10/1935
New ZealandExtension06/04/193705/07/1937
NEW ZEALANDSuccession06/04/193705/07/1937
Newfoundland (UK)Extension06/04/1939
NIGERSuccession20/02/196203/08/1960
NigeriaExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
NIGERIASuccession09/10/1963
Norfolk IslandExtension01/08/193530/10/1935
North BorneoExtension04/07/1936
Northern RhodesiaExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
Northern RhodesiaDeclaration20/07/1955
NORWAYSignature31/01/1930
NORWAYRatification03/07/193701/10/1937
NORWAYReservation01/09/1955
NyasalandExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
NyasalandDeclaration20/07/1955
OMANAccession06/08/197604/11/1976
PAKISTANDeclaration15/08/1947
PAKISTANDeclaration09/11/1951
PAKISTANSuccession26/12/196914/08/1947
PalestineExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
PANAMAAccession12/11/199610/01/1997
PapuaExtension01/08/193530/10/1935
PAPUA NEW GUINEASuccession06/11/1975
PARAGUAYAccession28/08/196926/11/1969
PERUAccession05/07/198803/10/1988
PHILIPPINESAccession09/11/195007/02/1951
PHILIPPINESReservation09/11/1950
POLANDSignature12/10/1929
POLANDRatification15/11/193213/02/1933
PORTUGALAccession20/03/194718/06/1947
PORTUGALNotification23/09/1999
QATARAccession22/12/198622/03/1987
ROMANIASignature30/01/1930
ROMANIARatification08/07/193113/02/1933
Ruanda UrundiExtension13/07/193611/10/1936
RUSSIAN FEDERATIONSuccession11/02/1992
RWANDASuccession01/12/196401/07/1962
SAMOASuccession16/10/196320/01/1964
SarawakExtension04/07/1936
SAUDI ARABIAAccession27/01/196927/04/1969
SENEGALSuccession19/06/196417/09/1964
SeychellesExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
SEYCHELLESSuccession24/06/198022/09/1980
Sierra LeoneExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
SIERRA LEONEDeclaration06/03/1968
SIERRA LEONESuccession21/03/196827/04/1961
SINGAPORESuccession04/09/197103/12/1971
SLOVAK REPUBLICSuccession24/03/199503/02/1994
SLOVENIASuccession07/08/199825/06/1991
SOLOMON ISLANDSSuccession07/07/197809/09/1981
Somaliland ProtectorateExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
SOUTH AFRICASignature12/10/1929
SOUTH AFRICARatification22/12/195422/03/1955
SOUTH AFRICAReservation01/09/1955
Southern RhodesiaExtension03/01/1935
Southern RhodesiaDeclaration20/07/1955
SOVIET UNIONSignature30/01/1930
SOVIET UNIONRatification20/08/193418/11/1934
SOVIET UNIONDeclaration19/03/1951
SPAINSignature31/01/1930
SPAINRatification31/03/193013/12/1933
SPAINDeclaration12/06/1951
SRI LANKASuccession24/04/195104/02/1948
SRI LANKADeclaration09/11/1951
St Christopher, Nevis and AnguillaExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
St Helena And DependenciesExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
St LuciaExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
St VincentExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
Straits SettlementsExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
SUDANAccession11/02/197512/05/1975
SwazilandExtension02/09/1952
SWEDENAccession03/07/193701/10/1937
SWEDENDeclaration22/05/1951
SWITZERLANDSignature12/10/1929
SWITZERLANDRatification09/05/193407/08/1934
SWITZERLANDDeclaration04/04/1951
SYRIASuccession13/04/196402/03/1959
SYRIADeclaration13/04/1964
TAJIKISTANSuccession03/02/199404/05/1994
TanganyikaExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
TANZANIASuccession07/04/1965
The GambiaExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
TOGOAccession02/07/198030/09/1980
TongaExtension04/07/1936
TONGASuccession31/01/1977
TransjordanExtension17/12/1937
Trinidad And TobagoExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOSuccession10/05/198331/08/1962
TunisiaExtension15/11/193213/02/1933
TUNISIASuccession15/11/196313/02/1964
TURKEYAccession25/03/197823/06/1978
TURKMENISTANSuccession21/12/199420/03/1995
Turks And Caicos IslandsExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
UgandaExtension03/03/193403/03/1935
UGANDASuccession24/07/1963
UKRAINEAccession14/08/195912/11/1959
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESAccession04/04/198603/07/1986
UNITED ARAB REPUBLICDeclaration02/03/1959
UNITED KINGDOMSignature12/10/1929
UNITED KINGDOMRatification14/02/193315/05/1933
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration20/11/1934
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration03/12/1934
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration03/01/1935
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration20/09/1935
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration04/07/1936
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration06/04/1937
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration17/12/1937
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration24/02/1938
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration14/09/1938
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration06/04/1939
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration09/06/1951
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration02/09/1952
UNITED KINGDOMReservation01/09/1955
UNITED KINGDOMStatement17/06/1980
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAAccession31/07/193429/10/1934
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAReservation31/07/1934
UNITED STATES OF AMERICADeclaration31/07/1934
UNITED STATES OF AMERICADeclaration20/02/1952
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAReservation01/09/1955
UNITED STATES OF AMERICADenunciation05/01/196615/05/1966
UNITED STATES OF AMERICADeclaration14/05/1966
URUGUAYAccession04/07/197902/10/1979
UZBEKISTANAccession27/02/199728/05/1997
VANUATUAccession26/10/198124/01/1982
VENEZUELAAccession15/06/195513/09/1955
VENEZUELAReservation15/06/1955
VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OFSuccession29/09/1958
VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OFAccession11/10/198209/01/1983
VIETNAM, SOCIALIST REP OFAccession11/10/198209/01/1983
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLICAccession06/05/198204/08/1982
YUGOSLAVIASignature12/10/1929
YUGOSLAVIARatification27/05/1931
YUGOSLAVIADeclaration04/04/1951
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFSuccession18/02/200127/04/1992
ZAIRESuccession27/07/1962
ZAMBIASuccession25/03/1970
ZanzibarExtension03/12/193403/03/1935
ZIMBABWESuccession27/10/198018/04/1980