CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AFGHANISTANAccession31/03/1949
ALBANIASignature02/10/1947
ALBANIARatification30/06/1949
ARGENTINASignature02/12/1947
ARGENTINARatification17/08/1949
AUSTRALIASignature02/10/1947
AUSTRALIARatification07/01/1949
AUSTRALIAExtension07/01/1949
AUSTRIASignature02/10/1947
AUSTRIARatification22/05/1950
Belgian CongoExtension09/09/1949
BELGIUMSignature02/10/1947
BELGIUMRatification09/09/1949
BELGIUMExtension09/09/1949
BOLIVIAAccession09/06/1950
BRAZILSignature02/10/1947
BRAZILRatification24/08/1949
British East AfricaExtension18/04/1952
British West AfricaExtension20/07/1952
BULGARIASignature02/10/1947
BULGARIARatification19/05/1949
BURMASignature02/10/1947
BURMARatification21/01/1949
BYELORUSSIA S S RSignature02/10/1947
BYELORUSSIA S S RRatification01/03/1949
CAMBODIAAccession10/04/1952
CANADASignature02/10/1947
CANADARatification05/11/1948
CEYLONAccession01/08/1949
CHILESignature02/10/1947
CHILERatification27/09/1950
CHINASignature02/10/1947
CHINARatification11/05/1949
COLOMBIASignature02/10/1947
COLOMBIARatification12/09/1949
COSTA RICAAccession28/02/1951
CUBASignature02/10/1947
CUBARatification03/08/1949
CuracaoExtension02/10/1947
CZECHOSLOVAKIASignature02/10/1947
CZECHOSLOVAKIARatification24/08/1948
DENMARKSignature02/10/1947
DENMARKRatification08/11/1948
DOMINICAN REPUBLICSignature02/10/1947
DOMINICAN REPUBLICRatification26/04/1950
East IndiesExtension02/12/1947
East IndiesRatification31/12/1948
ECUADORSignature02/10/1947
ECUADORRatification18/06/1951
EGYPTSignature02/10/1947
EGYPTRatification25/01/1949
ETHIOPIASignature02/10/1947
ETHIOPIARatification18/02/1949
FINLANDSignature02/10/1947
FINLANDRatification30/12/1948
FRANCESignature02/10/1947
FRANCERatification30/07/1949
FRANCEExtension17/03/1950
FRANCEExtension15/08/1951
French ColoniesExtension15/08/1951
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICAccession17/04/1952
GREECESignature02/12/1947
GREECERatification15/03/1950
GUATEMALASignature02/10/1947
GUATEMALARatification18/10/1950
HAITISignature02/10/1947
HAITIRatification26/06/1951
HONDURASSignature02/10/1947
HONDURASRatification26/09/1949
HUNGARYSignature02/10/1947
HUNGARYRatification26/06/1950
ICELANDSignature02/10/1947
ICELANDRatification28/10/1948
INDIASignature02/10/1947
INDIARatification Dated25/01/1949
IRANSignature02/10/1947
IRAQSignature02/10/1947
IRAQRatification03/01/1949
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFSignature02/10/1947
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFRatification31/12/1948
ISRAELAccession10/06/1949
ITALYSignature02/10/1947
ITALYRatification28/01/1949
ITALYExtension18/12/1953
JAPANAccession24/01/1949
JORDANAccession25/09/1950
KOREAAccession31/01/1952
LAOSAccession03/04/1952
LEBANONSignature02/10/1947
LEBANONRatification15/07/1949
LIBERIAAccession24/06/1950
LIBYAAccession03/02/1953
LUXEMBOURGSignature02/10/1947
LUXEMBOURGRatification21/04/1949
MalayaExtension06/05/1953
MEXICOSignature02/10/1947
MEXICORatification09/09/1949
MONACOSignature02/10/1947
MONACORatification17/09/1948
MoroccoExtension17/03/1950
MoroccoExtension02/05/1951
NauruExtension07/01/1949
NETHERLANDS THESignature02/10/1947
NETHERLANDS THEExtension02/10/1947
NETHERLANDS THERatification31/12/1948
New GuineaExtension07/01/1949
New HebridesExtension15/08/1951
New Hebrides CondominiumExtension15/08/1951
NEW ZEALANDSignature02/10/1947
NEW ZEALANDRatification21/09/1948
NICARAGUASignature02/10/1947
NICARAGUARatification20/02/1950
Norfolk IslandExtension07/01/1949
North BorneoExtension06/05/1953
NORWAYSignature02/10/1947
NORWAYRatification30/12/1948
Overseas TerritoriesExtension20/07/1949
PAKISTANSignature02/10/1947
PAKISTANRatification06/01/1949
PANAMASignature02/10/1947
PANAMARatification08/06/1954
PapuaExtension07/01/1949
PARAGUAYAccession25/09/1950
PERUSignature02/10/1947
PERURatification10/03/1950
PHILIPPINESSignature02/10/1947
PHILIPPINESRatification13/11/1952
POLANDSignature02/10/1947
POLANDRatification14/05/1949
PORTUGALSignature02/10/1947
PORTUGALRatification07/06/1949
ROMANIASignature02/10/1947
ROMANIARatification17/08/1949
Ruanda UrundiExtension09/09/1949
SALVADORSignature02/10/1947
SALVADORRatification10/11/1950
SAUDI ARABIASignature02/10/1947
SAUDI ARABIARatification07/02/1949
SIAMSignature02/10/1947
SIAMRatification12/07/1949
SomalilandAccession18/12/1953
SOUTH AFRICASignature02/10/1947
SOUTH AFRICARatification19/02/1949
SOUTH AFRICAExtension19/02/1949
South West AfricaExtension19/02/1949
Southern RhodesiaSignature02/10/1947
Southern RhodesiaRatification20/07/1949
SOVIET UNIONSignature02/10/1947
SOVIET UNIONRatification07/01/1949
SPAINAccession02/05/1951
SPAINExtension02/05/1951
SurinameExtension02/10/1947
SurinameExtension31/12/1948
SWEDENSignature02/10/1947
SWEDENRatification21/12/1948
SWITZERLANDSignature02/10/1947
SWITZERLANDRatification21/12/1948
SYRIASignature02/10/1947
SYRIARatification25/05/1951
TunisiaExtension17/03/1950
TURKEYSignature02/10/1947
TURKEYRatification08/05/1950
UKRAINE S S RSignature02/10/1947
UKRAINE S S RRatification01/03/1949
UNITED KINGDOMSignature02/10/1947
UNITED KINGDOMRatification20/07/1949
UNITED KINGDOMRatification29/11/1949
UNITED KINGDOMExtension15/08/1951
UNITED KINGDOMExtension18/04/1952
UNITED KINGDOMExtension20/07/1952
UNITED KINGDOMExtension06/05/1953
UNITED STATES OF AMERICASignature02/10/1947
UNITED STATES OF AMERICARatification17/07/1948
URUGUAYSignature02/10/1947
VATICAN CITYSignature02/10/1947
VATICAN CITYRatification01/08/1949
VENEZUELASignature02/10/1947
VENEZUELARatification28/07/1950
VIETNAMAccession24/09/1951
YUGOSLAVIASignature02/10/1947
YUGOSLAVIARatification25/01/1949