| Country | Action | Action Date | Effective Date |
|---|
| AFGHANISTAN | Signature | 08/12/1949 | |
| AFGHANISTAN | Ratification | 26/09/1956 | |
| ALBANIA | Signature | 12/12/1949 | |
| ALBANIA | Reservation | 12/12/1949 | |
| ALBANIA | Ratification | 27/05/1957 | |
| ALBANIA | Reservation | 27/05/1957 | |
| ALGERIA | Accession | 20/06/1960 | |
| ANDORRA | Accession | 17/09/1993 | 17/03/1994 |
| ANGOLA | Accession | 20/09/1984 | 20/03/1985 |
| ANGOLA | Reservation | 20/09/1984 | |
| ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | Succession | 06/10/1986 | 01/11/1981 |
| ARGENTINA | Signature | 12/12/1949 | |
| ARGENTINA | Reservation | 12/12/1949 | |
| ARGENTINA | Ratification | 18/09/1956 | |
| ARMENIA | Accession | 07/06/1993 | 07/12/1993 |
| Aruba | Extension | 01/01/1986 | |
| AUSTRALIA | Signature | 04/01/1950 | |
| AUSTRALIA | Ratification | 14/10/1958 | |
| AUSTRALIA | Declaration | 14/10/1958 | |
| AUSTRIA | Signature | 12/12/1949 | |
| AUSTRIA | Ratification | 27/08/1953 | |
| AZERBAIJAN | Accession | 01/06/1993 | 01/12/1993 |
| BAHAMAS | Succession | 11/07/1975 | 10/07/1973 |
| BAHRAIN | Accession | 30/11/1971 | 30/05/1972 |
| BANGLADESH | Succession | 04/04/1972 | 10/07/1973 |
| BARBADOS | Succession | 10/09/1968 | 30/11/1966 |
| BARBADOS | Declaration | 10/09/1968 | |
| Belgian Congo | Extension | 09/09/1952 | |
| BELGIUM | Signature | 12/12/1949 | |
| BELGIUM | Ratification | 03/09/1952 | |
| BELIZE | Accession | 29/06/1984 | 29/12/1984 |
| BHUTAN | Accession | 10/01/1991 | 10/07/1991 |
| BOLIVIA | Signature | 12/12/1949 | |
| BOLIVIA | Ratification | 10/12/1976 | 10/06/1977 |
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | Succession | 31/12/1992 | 06/03/1992 |
| BOTSWANA | Accession | 29/03/1968 | |
| BRAZIL | Signature | 12/12/1949 | |
| BRAZIL | Ratification | 29/06/1957 | |
| BRAZIL | Objection | 21/03/1974 | |
| BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | Accession | 14/10/1991 | 14/04/1992 |
| BULGARIA | Signature | 12/12/1949 | |
| BULGARIA | Declaration | 12/12/1949 | |
| BULGARIA | Reservation | 12/12/1949 | |
| BULGARIA | Ratification | 22/07/1954 | |
| BULGARIA | Reservation | 22/07/1954 | |
| BURUNDI | Succession | 27/12/1971 | 01/07/1962 |
| BYELORUSSIA S S R | Signature | 12/12/1949 | |
| BYELORUSSIA S S R | Reservation | 12/12/1949 | |
| BYELORUSSIA S S R | Ratification | 03/08/1954 | |
| BYELORUSSIA S S R | Reservation | 03/08/1954 | |
| BYELORUSSIA S S R | Withdrawal Res. | 07/08/2001 | |
| CAMBODIA | Accession | 08/12/1958 | |
| CAMEROON | Succession | 16/09/1963 | 01/01/1960 |
| CANADA | Signature | 08/12/1949 | |
| CANADA | Ratification | 14/05/1965 | |
| CAPE VERDE | Accession | 11/05/1984 | 11/11/1984 |
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | Succession | 01/08/1966 | 13/08/1960 |
| CEYLON | Signature | 08/12/1949 | |
| CEYLON | Ratification | 28/02/1959 | |
| CHAD | Accession | 05/08/1970 | 05/02/1971 |
| CHILE | Signature | 12/12/1949 | |
| CHILE | Ratification | 12/10/1950 | |
| CHINA | Signature | 12/12/1949 | |
| CHINA | Ratification | 28/12/1956 | |
| CHINA | Reservation | 28/12/1956 | |
| COLOMBIA | Signature | 12/08/1949 | |
| COLOMBIA | Ratification | 08/11/1961 | |
| COMOROS | Accession | 21/11/1985 | |
| CONGO, REPUBLIC OF | Succession | 30/01/1967 | 15/08/1960 |
| COOK ISLANDS | Succession | 07/05/2002 | 11/06/2001 |
| COSTA RICA | Accession | 15/10/1969 | 15/04/1970 |
| CROATIA | Succession | 11/05/1992 | 08/10/1991 |
| CUBA | Signature | 12/08/1949 | |
| CUBA | Ratification | 15/04/1954 | |
| CYPRUS | Accession | 23/05/1962 | |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | Succession | 05/02/1993 | 01/01/1993 |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | Withdrawal Res. | 27/09/2001 | |
| CZECHOSLOVAKIA | Signature | 12/12/1949 | |
| CZECHOSLOVAKIA | Reservation | 12/12/1949 | |
| CZECHOSLOVAKIA | Ratification | 19/12/1950 | |
| DAHOMEY | Succession | 14/12/1961 | 09/01/1962 |
| DENMARK | Signature | 12/08/1949 | |
| DENMARK | Ratification | 27/06/1951 | |
| DJIBOUTI | Succession | 06/03/1978 | 27/06/1977 |
| DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF | Succession | 28/09/1991 | 03/11/1978 |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Accession | 22/01/1958 | |
| ECUADOR | Signature | 12/08/1949 | |
| ECUADOR | Ratification | 11/08/1954 | |
| EGYPT | Signature | 08/12/1949 | |
| EGYPT | Ratification | 10/11/1952 | |
| EL SALVADOR | Signature | 08/12/1949 | |
| EL SALVADOR | Ratification | 17/06/1953 | |
| EQUATORIAL GUINEA | Accession | 24/07/1986 | 24/01/1987 |
| ESTONIA | Accession | 18/01/1993 | 18/07/1993 |
| ETHIOPIA | Signature | 08/12/1949 | |
| ETHIOPIA | Ratification | 02/10/1969 | 02/04/1970 |
| FIJI | Succession | 09/08/1971 | 10/10/1970 |
| FINLAND | Signature | 08/12/1949 | |
| FINLAND | Ratification | 22/02/1955 | |
| FRANCE | Signature | 08/12/1949 | |
| FRANCE | Ratification | 28/06/1951 | |
| FRANCE | Accession | 11/04/2001 | 11/10/2001 |
| FRANCE | Declaration | 11/04/2001 | |
| GABON | Succession | 20/02/1965 | 17/08/1960 |
| GAMBIA THE | Succession | 11/10/1966 | 18/02/1965 |
| GEORGIA | Accession | 14/09/1993 | 14/03/1994 |
| GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | Accession | 30/11/1956 | |
| GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | Reservation | 30/11/1956 | |
| GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC | Accession | 03/09/1954 | |
| GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC | Objection | 03/07/1974 | |
| GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC | Objection | 03/03/1975 | |
| GHANA | Accession | 02/08/1958 | |
| GREECE | Signature | 22/12/1949 | |
| GREECE | Ratification | 05/06/1956 | |
| GRENADA | Succession | 13/04/1981 | 07/02/1974 |
| GUATEMALA | Signature | 12/08/1949 | |
| GUATEMALA | Ratification | 14/05/1952 | |
| GUINEA | Accession | 11/07/1984 | 11/01/1985 |
| GUINEA BISSAU | Accession | 21/02/1974 | |
| GUINEA BISSAU | Declaration | 21/02/1974 | |
| GUYANA | Succession | 22/07/1968 | 26/05/1966 |
| HAITI | Accession | 11/04/1957 | |
| HONDURAS | Accession | 31/12/1965 | |
| HUNGARY | Signature | 08/12/1949 | |
| HUNGARY | Reservation | 08/12/1949 | |
| HUNGARY | Ratification | 03/08/1954 | |
| HUNGARY | Reservation | 03/08/1954 | |
| HUNGARY | Declaration | 23/12/1974 | |
| ICELAND | Accession | 10/08/1965 | |
| INDIA | Signature | 16/12/1949 | |
| INDIA | Ratification | 09/11/1950 | |
| INDONESIA | Accession | 30/09/1958 | |
| IRAN | Signature | 08/12/1949 | |
| IRAN | Ratification | 20/02/1957 | |
| IRAQ | Accession | 14/02/1956 | |
| IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF | Signature | 19/12/1949 | |
| IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF | Ratification | 27/09/1962 | |
| ISRAEL | Signature | 08/12/1949 | |
| ISRAEL | Ratification | 06/07/1951 | |
| ISRAEL | Objection | 10/10/1978 | |
| ITALY | Signature | 08/12/1949 | |
| ITALY | Reservation | 08/12/1949 | |
| ITALY | Ratification | 17/12/1951 | |
| IVORY COAST | Succession | 28/12/1961 | 28/12/1961 |
| JAMAICA | Succession | 17/07/1964 | 06/08/1962 |
| JAPAN | Accession | 21/04/1953 | |
| JORDAN | Accession | 29/05/1951 | |
| KAZAKHSTAN | Succession | 05/05/1992 | 21/12/1991 |
| KAZAKHSTAN | Notification | 18/03/2004 | 01/01/1900 |
| KENYA | Accession | 20/09/1966 | |
| KIRIBATI | Succession | 05/01/1989 | 12/07/1979 |
| KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF | Accession | 27/08/1957 | |
| KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF | Reservation | 27/08/1957 | |
| KOREA REPUBLIC OF | Accession | 16/08/1966 | |
| KOREA REPUBLIC OF | Reservation | 16/08/1966 | |
| KUWAIT | Accession | 02/09/1967 | |
| KYRGYZSTAN | Succession | 18/09/1992 | 21/12/1992 |
| KYRGYZSTAN | Notification | 03/08/2000 | |
| Land Berlin | Extension | 03/12/1954 | |
| LAOS | Accession | 29/10/1956 | |
| LATVIA | Accession | 24/12/1991 | 24/06/1992 |
| LEBANON | Signature | 10/04/1951 | |
| LESOTHO | Succession | 20/05/1968 | 04/10/1966 |
| LIBYA | Accession | 22/05/1956 | |
| LIECHTENSTEIN | Signature | 12/08/1949 | |
| LIECHTENSTEIN | Ratification | 21/09/1950 | 21/03/1951 |
| LUXEMBOURG | Signature | 08/12/1949 | |
| LUXEMBOURG | Reservation | 08/12/1949 | |
| LUXEMBOURG | Ratification | 01/07/1953 | |
| LUXEMBOURG | Withdrawal Res. | 01/07/1953 | |
| MACEDONIA THE FYR OF | Succession | 01/09/1993 | 08/09/1991 |
| MALAGASY REPUBLIC | Succession | 13/07/1963 | |
| MALAWI | Accession | 05/01/1968 | |
| MALAYSIA | Accession | 24/08/1962 | |
| MALDIVES | Accession | 18/06/1991 | 18/12/1991 |
| MALI | Accession | 24/05/1965 | |
| MALTA | Succession | 22/08/1968 | 21/09/1964 |
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | Accession | 01/06/2004 | 01/12/2004 |
| MAURITANIA | Succession | 27/10/1962 | 28/11/1960 |
| MAURITIUS | Succession | 18/08/1970 | 12/03/1968 |
| MEXICO | Signature | 08/12/1949 | |
| MEXICO | Ratification | 29/10/1952 | 29/04/1953 |
| MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF | Accession | 24/05/1993 | 24/11/1993 |
| MONACO | Signature | 12/08/1949 | |
| MONACO | Ratification | 05/07/1950 | 05/01/1951 |
| MONGOLIA | Accession | 20/12/1958 | |
| MONGOLIA | Declaration | 13/08/1974 | |
| MONTENEGRO | Accession | 02/08/2006 | 02/02/2007 |
| MOROCCO | Accession | 26/07/1956 | |
| MOZAMBIQUE | Accession | 14/03/1983 | 14/09/1983 |
| MYANMAR | Accession | 25/08/1992 | 25/02/1993 |
| NAMIBIA | Accession | 18/10/1983 | 18/04/1984 |
| NAMIBIA | Succession | 22/08/1991 | 21/03/1990 |
| NEPAL | Accession | 07/08/1964 | 07/08/1964 |
| NETHERLANDS THE | Signature | 08/12/1949 | |
| NETHERLANDS THE | Ratification | 03/08/1954 | |
| NEW ZEALAND | Signature | 11/02/1950 | |
| NEW ZEALAND | Reservation | 11/02/1950 | |
| NEW ZEALAND | Ratification | 02/05/1959 | |
| NEW ZEALAND | Reservation | 02/05/1959 | |
| NICARAGUA | Signature | 12/08/1949 | |
| NICARAGUA | Ratification | 17/12/1953 | |
| NIGER | Succession | 16/04/1964 | 03/08/1960 |
| NIGERIA | Succession | 09/06/1961 | 01/10/1960 |
| NORWAY | Signature | 12/08/1949 | |
| NORWAY | Ratification | 03/08/1951 | |
| OMAN | Accession | 31/01/1974 | 31/07/1974 |
| PAKISTAN | Signature | 12/08/1949 | |
| PAKISTAN | Ratification | 12/06/1951 | |
| PANAMA | Accession | 10/02/1956 | |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Succession | 26/05/1976 | 16/09/1975 |
| PARAGUAY | Signature | 10/12/1949 | |
| PARAGUAY | Ratification | 23/10/1961 | |
| PERU | Signature | 12/08/1949 | |
| PERU | Ratification | 15/02/1956 | |
| PHILIPPINES | Signature | 08/12/1949 | |
| PHILIPPINES | Ratification | 06/10/1952 | |
| POLAND | Signature | 08/12/1949 | |
| POLAND | Reservation | 08/12/1949 | |
| POLAND | Ratification | 26/11/1954 | |
| POLAND | Reservation | 26/11/1954 | |
| POLAND | Declaration | 18/07/1974 | |
| POLAND | Withdrawal Res. | 22/09/2004 | 01/01/1900 |
| PORTUGAL | Signature | 08/12/1949 | |
| PORTUGAL | Reservation | 08/12/1949 | |
| PORTUGAL | Ratification | 14/03/1961 | |
| PORTUGAL | Withdrawal Res. | 14/03/1961 | |
| PORTUGAL | Reservation | 14/03/1961 | |
| PORTUGAL | Objection | 28/03/1974 | |
| QATAR | Accession | 15/10/1975 | 15/04/1976 |
| ROMANIA | Signature | 11/02/1950 | |
| ROMANIA | Reservation | 11/02/1950 | |
| ROMANIA | Ratification | 01/06/1954 | |
| ROMANIA | Reservation | 01/06/1954 | |
| ROMANIA | Objection | 18/01/1967 | |
| ROMANIA | Declaration | 06/08/1974 | |
| ROMANIA | Withdrawal Res. | 24/06/2002 | |
| Ruanda Urundi | Extension | 09/09/1952 | |
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Succession | 13/01/1992 | |
| RWANDA | Succession | 21/03/1964 | 01/07/1962 |
| SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS | Succession | 14/02/1986 | 19/09/1983 |
| SAINT LUCIA | Succession | 18/09/1981 | 22/02/1979 |
| SAN MARINO | Accession | 29/08/1953 | |
| SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | Accession | 21/05/1976 | 21/11/1976 |
| SAUDI ARABIA | Accession | 18/05/1963 | |
| SENEGAL | Succession | 23/04/1963 | 20/08/1960 |
| SEYCHELLES | Accession | 08/11/1984 | 08/05/1985 |
| SIERRA LEONE | Succession | 31/05/1965 | 27/04/1961 |
| SINGAPORE | Accession | 27/04/1973 | 27/10/1973 |
| SLOVAK REPUBLIC | Succession | 02/04/1993 | 01/01/1993 |
| SLOVENIA | Succession | 26/03/1992 | 25/06/1991 |
| SOLOMON ISLANDS | Succession | 06/07/1981 | 07/07/1978 |
| SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | Accession | 12/07/1962 | 12/01/1963 |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Accession | 31/03/1952 | |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Objection | 12/03/1984 | |
| SOUTH VIETNAM, PROV. REV. GOVT. OF REP. | Accession | 03/12/1973 | 03/12/1973 |
| SOUTH VIETNAM, PROV. REV. GOVT. OF REP. | Reservation | 03/12/1973 | |
| SOVIET UNION | Signature | 12/12/1949 | |
| SOVIET UNION | Reservation | 12/12/1949 | |
| SOVIET UNION | Ratification | 10/05/1954 | |
| SOVIET UNION | Reservation | 10/05/1954 | |
| SOVIET UNION | Declaration | 13/08/1974 | |
| SPAIN | Signature | 08/12/1949 | |
| SPAIN | Reservation | 08/12/1949 | |
| SPAIN | Ratification | 04/08/1952 | |
| SPAIN | Withdrawal Res. | 13/10/1978 | |
| ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | Accession | 01/04/1981 | 01/10/1981 |
| SUDAN | Accession | 23/09/1957 | |
| SURINAME | Succession | 13/10/1976 | 25/11/1975 |
| SWAZILAND | Accession | 28/06/1973 | 28/12/1973 |
| SWEDEN | Signature | 08/12/1949 | |
| SWEDEN | Ratification | 28/12/1953 | |
| SWITZERLAND | Signature | 12/08/1949 | |
| SWITZERLAND | Ratification | 31/03/1950 | 21/10/1950 |
| SWITZERLAND | Statement | 28/01/1974 | |
| SYRIA | Signature | 12/08/1949 | |
| SYRIA | Ratification | 02/11/1953 | |
| TAJIKISTAN | Succession | 13/01/1993 | 21/12/1991 |
| TAJIKISTAN | Communication | 11/12/2002 | |
| TANZANIA | Succession | 12/12/1962 | |
| THAILAND | Accession | 29/12/1954 | |
| TOGO | Succession | 06/01/1962 | 11/01/1962 |
| TONGA | Succession | 13/04/1978 | 04/06/1970 |
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | Accession | 24/09/1963 | |
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | Accession | 20/07/2001 | 20/01/2002 |
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | Declaration | 20/07/2001 | |
| TUNISIA | Accession | 04/05/1957 | |
| TURKEY | Signature | 12/08/1949 | |
| TURKEY | Ratification | 10/02/1954 | |
| TURKMENISTAN | Succession | 10/04/1992 | 21/12/1992 |
| TUVALU | Succession | 19/02/1981 | 01/10/1978 |
| UGANDA | Accession | 18/05/1964 | 18/11/1964 |
| UK Responsibility Territories | Application | 23/09/1957 | |
| UKRAINE | Signature | 12/12/1949 | |
| UKRAINE | Reservation | 12/12/1949 | |
| UKRAINE | Ratification | 03/08/1954 | |
| UKRAINE | Reservation | 03/08/1954 | |
| UKRAINE | Notification | 30/06/2006 | 15/08/2006 |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Accession | 10/05/1972 | 10/11/1972 |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Signature | 08/12/1949 | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Declaration | 23/09/1957 | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Ratification | 23/09/1957 | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Notification | 21/07/1960 | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Declaration | 19/11/1975 | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Declaration | 26/03/1985 | |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Signature | 12/08/1949 | |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Ratification | 02/08/1955 | |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Declaration | 02/08/1955 | |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Objection | 04/03/1975 | |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Communication | 04/02/1991 | |
| UPPER VOLTA | Succession | 07/11/1961 | 07/11/1961 |
| URUGUAY | Signature | 12/08/1949 | |
| URUGUAY | Ratification | 05/03/1969 | |
| URUGUAY | Reservation | 05/03/1969 | |
| UZBEKISTAN | Accession | 08/10/1993 | 08/04/1994 |
| VANUATU | Accession | 27/10/1982 | 27/04/1983 |
| VATICAN CITY | Signature | 08/08/1949 | |
| VATICAN CITY | Ratification | 22/02/1951 | 22/08/1951 |
| VENEZUELA | Signature | 10/02/1950 | |
| VENEZUELA | Ratification | 13/02/1956 | |
| VIETNAM | Accession | 14/11/1953 | |
| VIETNAM D R | Accession | 28/06/1957 | |
| VIETNAM D R | Objection | 06/02/1974 | |
| VIETNAM D R | Objection | 26/02/1974 | |
| VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OF | Succession | 04/07/1976 | |
| WESTERN SAMOA | Succession | 23/08/1984 | 01/01/1962 |
| YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC | Accession | 16/07/1970 | 16/01/1971 |
| YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF | Accession | 25/05/1977 | 25/11/1977 |
| YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF | Declaration | 25/05/1977 | |
| YUGOSLAVIA | Signature | 10/02/1950 | |
| YUGOSLAVIA | Reservation | 10/02/1950 | |
| YUGOSLAVIA | Ratification | 21/04/1950 | 21/10/1950 |
| YUGOSLAVIA | Reservation | 21/04/1950 | |
| YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF | Succession | 16/10/2001 | 27/04/1992 |
| YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF | Declaration | 16/10/2001 | |
| ZAIRE | Succession | 30/06/1960 | |
| ZAMBIA | Accession | 19/10/1966 | |
| ZIMBABWE | Accession | 07/03/1983 | 07/09/1983 |