CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AUSTRALIAAccession27/09/1973
AUSTRIAAccession09/01/1957
BahamasExtension22/10/1951
BarbadosExtension15/12/1950
BELGIUMSignature10/05/1948
BELGIUMRatification20/07/1951
BRAZILAccession05/11/1970
British GuianaExtension15/12/1950
British HondurasExtension15/12/1950
BruneiExtension15/12/1950
BULGARIAAccession31/03/1960
BYELORUSSIA S S RAccession30/03/1960
CANADAAccession08/11/1957
CyprusExtension17/04/1951
CZECHOSLOVAKIAAccession01/04/1960
DENMARKSignature05/05/1948
DENMARKRatification05/05/1949
Falkland IslandsExtension15/12/1950
FijiExtension15/12/1950
FINLANDSignature10/05/1948
FINLANDRatification01/10/1953
FRANCESignature05/05/1948
FRANCERatification20/06/1949
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICAccession16/03/1957
GibraltarExtension15/12/1950
Gold CoastExtension15/12/1950
GREECESignature10/05/1948
GREECERatification06/05/1953
HAITISignature10/05/1948
HAITIRatification18/08/1951
Hong KongExtension15/12/1950
HUNGARYAccession01/04/1960
ISRAELAccession31/05/1952
ITALYSignature10/05/1948
ITALYRatification26/12/1952
JamaicaExtension17/04/1951
JAPANAccession08/01/1965
LEBANONSignature10/04/1948
LEBANONRatification09/09/1953
Leeward IslandsExtension15/12/1950
Malay States, UnfederatedExtension15/12/1950
MaltaExtension15/12/1950
MauritiusExtension15/12/1950
MONACOAccession29/04/1958
MOROCCOSignature10/05/1948
MOROCCORatification20/07/1955
NETHERLANDS THEAccession08/01/1951
Netherlands West IndiesExtension15/12/1950
NEW ZEALANDAccession12/07/1950
NigeriaExtension15/12/1950
NIGERIAAccession02/01/1963
North BorneoExtension15/12/1950
Northern RhodesiaExtension15/12/1950
NORWAYSignature10/04/1948
NORWAYRatification25/11/1949
NyasalandExtension15/12/1950
PHILIPPINESAccession12/08/1993
POLANDAccession04/04/1960
PORTUGALSignature10/05/1948
PORTUGALRatification10/08/1955
ROMANIAAccession01/04/1960
SarawakExtension15/12/1950
SeychellesExtension15/12/1950
Sierra LeoneExtension15/12/1950
SingaporeExtension15/12/1950
SLOVAK REPUBLICAccession08/07/1993
SOLOMON ISLANDSWithdrawal01/01/1905
Somaliland ProtectorateExtension15/12/1950
SOUTH AFRICAAccession01/09/1993
SOVIET UNIONAccession09/06/1959
SPAINAccession03/11/197101/12/1971
St HelenaExtension15/12/1950
SWEDENSignature10/05/1948
SWEDENRatification19/04/1950
SWITZERLANDSignature10/05/1948
SWITZERLANDRatification23/04/1951
TanganyikaExtension15/12/1950
TANGANYIKAAccession26/03/1963
The GambiaExtension15/12/1950
Trinidad And TobagoExtension15/12/1950
TUNISIAAccession20/07/1955
UgandaExtension15/12/1950
UKRAINE S S RAccession30/03/1960
UNITED KINGDOMRatification02/09/1949
UNITED KINGDOMAccession02/09/1949
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration15/12/1950
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration17/04/1951
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration22/10/1951
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAAccession24/05/1968
Western Pacific High Commsn TerritoriesExtension15/12/1950
Windward IslandsExtension15/12/1950
ZanzibarExtension15/12/1950