CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AFGHANISTANSignature14/07/1955
AFGHANISTANAcceptance14/07/1955
ALGERIASignature26/09/1963
ALGERIAAcceptance26/09/1963
ANGOLASignature19/09/1989
ANGOLAAcceptance19/09/1989
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDASignature25/02/1982
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDAAcceptance25/02/1982
AntillesExtension01/01/198601/01/1986
ARGENTINASignature20/09/1956
ARGENTINAAcceptance20/09/1956
ARMENIAAcceptance28/05/1992
ArubaExtension01/01/198601/01/1986
AUSTRALIASignature27/12/1945
AUSTRALIAAcceptance05/08/1947
AUSTRIASignature27/08/1948
AUSTRIAAcceptance27/08/1948
AZERBAIJANAcceptance18/09/1992
BAHAMASSignature21/08/1973
BAHAMASAcceptance21/08/1973
BAHRAINSignature07/09/1972
BAHRAINAcceptance07/09/1972
BANGLADESHSignature17/08/1972
BANGLADESHAcceptance17/08/1972
BARBADOSSignature29/12/1970
BARBADOSAcceptance29/12/1970
BELARUSAcceptance10/07/1992
BELGIUMSignature27/12/1945
BELGIUMAcceptance27/12/1945
BELIZESignature16/03/1982
BELIZEAcceptance16/03/1982
BHUTANSignature28/09/1981
BHUTANAcceptance28/09/1981
BOLIVIASignature27/12/1945
BOLIVIAAcceptance27/12/1945
BOTSWANASignature24/07/1968
BOTSWANAAcceptance24/07/1968
BRAZILSignature27/12/1945
BRAZILAcceptance14/01/1946
BURMASignature03/01/1952
BURMAAcceptance03/01/1952
BURUNDISignature28/09/1963
BURUNDIAcceptance28/09/1963
CAMBODIASignature31/12/1969
CAMBODIAAcceptance31/12/1969
CAMEROONSignature10/07/1963
CAMEROONAcceptance10/07/1963
CANADASignature27/12/1945
CANADAAcceptance27/12/1945
CAPE VERDESignature20/11/1978
CAPE VERDEAcceptance20/11/1978
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICSignature10/07/1963
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICAcceptance10/07/1963
CEYLONSignature29/08/1950
CEYLONAcceptance29/08/1950
CHADSignature10/07/1963
CHADAcceptance10/07/1963
CHILESignature31/12/1945
CHILEAcceptance31/12/1945
CHINAAcceptance26/12/1945
CHINASignature27/12/1945
COLOMBIASignature27/12/1945
COLOMBIAAcceptance27/12/1945
COMOROSSignature21/09/1976
COMOROSAcceptance21/09/1976
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFSignature10/07/1963
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFAcceptance10/07/1963
COSTA RICASignature27/12/1945
COSTA RICAAcceptance08/01/1946
CUBASignature31/12/1945
CUBAAcceptance14/03/1946
CUBAWithdrawal02/04/1964
CYPRUSSignature21/12/1961
CYPRUSAcceptance21/12/1961
CZECHOSLOVAKIAAcceptance26/12/1945
CZECHOSLOVAKIASignature27/12/1945
CZECHOSLOVAKIAWithdrawal31/12/1954
DAHOMEYSignature10/07/1963
DAHOMEYAcceptance10/07/1963
DENMARKSignature30/03/1946
DENMARKAcceptance30/03/1946
DJIBOUTISignature29/12/1978
DJIBOUTIAcceptance29/12/1978
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OFSignature12/12/1978
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OFAcceptance12/12/1978
DOMINICAN REPUBLICSignature28/12/1945
DOMINICAN REPUBLICAcceptance28/12/1945
ECUADORSignature27/12/1945
ECUADORAcceptance28/12/1945
EGYPTAcceptance26/12/1945
EGYPTSignature27/12/1945
EQUATORIAL GUINEASignature22/12/1969
EQUATORIAL GUINEAAcceptance22/12/1969
ESTONIAAcceptance26/05/1992
ETHIOPIAAcceptance12/12/1945
ETHIOPIASignature27/12/1945
FIJISignature28/05/1971
FIJIAcceptance28/05/1971
FINLANDSignature14/01/1948
FINLANDAcceptance14/01/1948
FRANCESignature27/12/1945
FRANCEAcceptance27/12/1945
GABONSignature10/09/1963
GABONAcceptance10/09/1963
GAMBIA THESignature21/09/1967
GAMBIA THEAcceptance21/09/1967
GEORGIAAcceptance05/05/1992
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICSignature14/08/1952
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICAcceptance14/08/1952
GHANASignature20/09/1957
GHANAAcceptance20/09/1957
GREECEAcceptance26/12/1945
GREECESignature27/12/1945
GRENADASignature27/08/1975
GRENADAAcceptance27/08/1975
GUATEMALASignature27/12/1945
GUATEMALAAcceptance28/12/1945
GUINEASignature28/09/1963
GUINEAAcceptance28/09/1963
GUINEA BISSAUSignature24/03/1977
GUINEA BISSAUAcceptance24/03/1977
GUYANASignature26/09/1966
GUYANAAcceptance26/09/1966
HAITISignature08/09/1953
HAITIAcceptance08/09/1953
HONDURASAcceptance26/12/1945
HONDURASSignature27/12/1945
HUNGARYSignature06/05/1982
HUNGARYAcceptance06/05/1982
ICELANDSignature27/12/1945
ICELANDAcceptance27/12/1945
INDIASignature27/12/1945
INDIAAcceptance27/12/1945
INDONESIASignature15/04/1954
INDONESIAAcceptance15/04/1954
INDONESIAWithdrawal17/08/1965
INDONESIARe-Application21/02/1967
IRANSignature28/12/1945
IRANAcceptance29/12/1945
IRAQAcceptance26/12/1945
IRAQSignature27/12/1945
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFSignature08/08/1957
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFAcceptance08/08/1957
ISRAELSignature12/07/1954
ISRAELAcceptance12/07/1954
ITALYSignature27/03/1947
ITALYAcceptance27/03/1947
IVORY COASTSignature11/03/1963
IVORY COASTAcceptance11/03/1963
JAMAICASignature21/02/1963
JAMAICAAcceptance21/02/1963
JAPANSignature13/08/1952
JAPANAcceptance13/08/1952
JORDANSignature29/08/1952
JORDANAcceptance29/08/1952
KAZAKHSTANAcceptance15/07/1992
KENYASignature03/02/1964
KENYAAcceptance03/02/1964
KIRIBATISignature03/06/1986
KIRIBATIAcceptance03/06/1986
KOREA REPUBLIC OFSignature26/08/1955
KOREA REPUBLIC OFAcceptance26/08/1955
KUWAITSignature13/09/1962
KUWAITAcceptance13/09/1962
KYRGYZSTANAcceptance08/05/1992
LAOSSignature05/07/1961
LAOSAcceptance05/07/1961
LATVIAAcceptance19/05/1992
LEBANONAcceptance11/04/1947
LEBANONSignature14/04/1947
LESOTHOSignature25/07/1968
LESOTHOAcceptance25/07/1968
LIBERIASignature28/03/1962
LIBERIAAcceptance28/03/1962
LIBYASignature17/09/1958
LIBYAAcceptance17/09/1958
LITHUANIAAcceptance29/04/1992
LUXEMBOURGAcceptance26/12/1945
LUXEMBOURGSignature27/12/1945
MALAGASY REPUBLICSignature25/09/1963
MALAGASY REPUBLICAcceptance25/09/1963
MALAWISignature19/07/1965
MALAWIAcceptance19/07/1965
MALAYASignature07/03/1958
MALAYAAcceptance07/03/1958
MALDIVESSignature13/01/1978
MALDIVESAcceptance13/01/1978
MALISignature27/09/1963
MALIAcceptance27/09/1963
MALTASignature11/09/1968
MALTAAcceptance11/09/1968
MARSHALL ISLANDSAcceptance21/05/1992
MAURITANIASignature10/09/1963
MAURITANIAAcceptance10/09/1963
MAURITIUSSignature23/09/1968
MAURITIUSAcceptance23/09/1968
MEXICOSignature31/12/1945
MEXICOAcceptance31/12/1945
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFAcceptance12/08/1992
MOROCCOSignature25/04/1958
MOROCCOAcceptance25/04/1958
MOZAMBIQUESignature24/09/1984
MOZAMBIQUEAcceptance24/09/1984
NEPALSignature06/09/1961
NEPALAcceptance06/09/1961
NETHERLANDS THEAcceptance26/12/1945
NETHERLANDS THESignature27/12/1945
NEW ZEALANDSignature31/08/1961
NEW ZEALANDAcceptance31/08/1961
NICARAGUASignature14/03/1946
NICARAGUAAcceptance14/03/1946
NIGERSignature24/04/1963
NIGERAcceptance24/04/1963
NIGERIASignature30/03/1961
NIGERIAAcceptance30/03/1961
NORWAYSignature27/12/1945
NORWAYAcceptance27/12/1945
OMANSignature23/12/1971
OMANAcceptance23/12/1971
PAKISTANSignature11/07/1950
PAKISTANAcceptance11/07/1950
PANAMASignature14/03/1946
PANAMAAcceptance14/03/1946
PAPUA NEW GUINEASignature09/10/1975
PAPUA NEW GUINEAAcceptance09/10/1975
PARAGUAYSignature27/12/1945
PARAGUAYAcceptance28/12/1945
PERUSignature31/12/1945
PERUAcceptance31/12/1945
PHILIPPINESAcceptance21/12/1945
PHILIPPINESSignature27/12/1945
POLANDSignature27/12/1945
POLANDAcceptance10/01/1946
POLANDWithdrawal14/03/1950
POLANDSignature12/06/1986
POLANDAcceptance12/06/1986
PORTUGALSignature29/03/1961
PORTUGALAcceptance29/03/1961
QATARSignature08/09/1972
QATARAcceptance08/09/1972
ROMANIASignature15/12/1972
ROMANIAAcceptance15/12/1972
RUSSIAN FEDERATIONAcceptance01/06/1992
RWANDASignature30/09/1963
RWANDAAcceptance30/09/1963
SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVISSignature15/08/1984
SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVISAcceptance15/08/1984
SAINT LUCIASignature15/11/1979
SAINT LUCIAAcceptance15/11/1979
SALVADORSignature14/03/1946
SALVADORAcceptance14/03/1946
SAN MARINOAcceptance23/09/1992
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPESignature30/09/1977
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPEAcceptance30/09/1977
SAUDI ARABIASignature26/08/1957
SAUDI ARABIAAcceptance26/08/1957
SENEGALSignature31/08/1962
SENEGALAcceptance31/08/1962
SERBIADeclaration17/08/2009
SEYCHELLESSignature30/06/1977
SEYCHELLESAcceptance30/06/1977
SIAMSignature03/05/1949
SIAMAcceptance03/05/1949
SIERRA LEONESignature10/09/1962
SIERRA LEONEAcceptance10/09/1962
SINGAPORESignature03/08/1966
SINGAPOREAcceptance03/08/1966
SOLOMON ISLANDSSignature22/09/1978
SOLOMON ISLANDSAcceptance22/09/1978
SOMALIASignature31/08/1962
SOMALIAAcceptance31/08/1962
SOUTH AFRICAAcceptance26/12/1945
SOUTH AFRICASignature27/12/1945
SPAINSignature15/09/1958
SPAINAcceptance15/09/1958
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESSignature28/12/1979
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESAcceptance28/12/1979
SUDANSignature05/09/1957
SUDANAcceptance05/09/1957
SURINAMESignature27/04/1978
SURINAMEAcceptance27/04/1978
SWAZILANDSignature22/09/1969
SWAZILANDAcceptance22/09/1969
SWEDENSignature31/08/1951
SWEDENAcceptance31/08/1951
SWITZERLANDAcceptance29/05/1992
SYRIASignature10/04/1947
SYRIAAcceptance10/04/1947
TANGANYIKASignature10/09/1962
TANGANYIKAAcceptance10/09/1962
TOGOSignature01/08/1962
TOGOAcceptance01/08/1962
TONGASignature13/09/1985
TONGAAcceptance13/09/1985
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOSignature16/09/1963
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOAcceptance16/09/1963
TUNISIASignature14/04/1958
TUNISIAAcceptance14/04/1958
TURKEYSignature11/03/1947
TURKEYAcceptance11/03/1947
TURKMENISTANAcceptance22/09/1992
UGANDASignature27/09/1963
UGANDAAcceptance27/09/1963
UKRAINEAcceptance03/09/1992
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESSignature22/09/1972
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESAcceptance22/09/1972
UNITED KINGDOMSignature27/12/1945
UNITED KINGDOMRatification27/12/1945
UNITED KINGDOMAcceptance27/12/1945
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAAcceptance20/12/1945
UNITED STATES OF AMERICASignature27/12/1945
UPPER VOLTASignature02/05/1963
UPPER VOLTAAcceptance02/05/1963
URUGUAYSignature27/12/1945
URUGUAYAcceptance11/03/1946
UZBEKISTANAcceptance21/09/1992
VANUATUSignature28/09/1981
VANUATUAcceptance28/09/1981
VENEZUELASignature30/12/1946
VENEZUELAAcceptance30/12/1946
VIETNAMSignature21/09/1956
VIETNAMAcceptance21/09/1956
VIETNAM, SOCIALIST REP OFAcceptance02/07/1976
WESTERN SAMOASignature28/12/1971
WESTERN SAMOAAcceptance28/12/1971
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLICSignature22/05/1970
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLICAcceptance22/05/1970
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFSignature29/09/1969
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFAcceptance29/09/1969
YUGOSLAVIAAcceptance26/12/1945
YUGOSLAVIASignature27/12/1945
ZAIRESignature28/09/1963
ZAIREAcceptance28/09/1963
ZAMBIASignature23/09/1965
ZAMBIAAcceptance23/09/1965
ZIMBABWESignature29/09/1980
ZIMBABWEAcceptance29/09/1980