Country	Action	Action Date	Effective Date
Aden Colony	Extension	23/10/1953
Aden Colony	Derogation	30/08/1966
ALBANIA	Signature	13/07/1995
ALBANIA	Ratification	02/10/1996
ALBANIA	Declaration	02/10/1996
ALBANIA	Derogation	04/03/1997	01/01/1900
ALBANIA	Declaration	24/10/1997	01/01/1900
ANDORRA	Signature	10/11/1994
ANDORRA	Ratification	22/01/1996	22/01/1996
ANDORRA	Declaration	22/01/1996
ANDORRA	Reservation	22/01/1996
Anguilla	Extension	23/10/1953	01/01/1900
Anguilla	Extension	19/08/1981
Anguilla	Declaration	11/01/1991
Anguilla	Declaration	12/01/1996
Anguilla	Declaration	27/03/1996
Anguilla	Declaration	15/03/2002
Anguilla	Declaration	14/01/2006
Anguilla	Declaration	19/11/2010	19/11/2010
Antilles	Withdrawal Res.	10/12/1980	11/12/1980
Antilles	Extension	01/01/1986	01/01/1986
ARMENIA	Signature	25/01/2001
ARMENIA	Ratification	26/04/2002
ARMENIA	Declaration	01/03/2008	01/03/2008
ARMENIA	Notification	11/03/2008	01/03/2008
ARMENIA	Notification	13/03/2008
ARMENIA	Notification	21/03/2008	21/03/2008
Aruba	Extension	01/01/1986	01/01/1986
AUSTRIA	Signature	13/12/1957
AUSTRIA	Ratification	03/09/1958	03/09/1958
AUSTRIA	Declaration	03/09/1958
AUSTRIA	Declaration	17/08/1994
AUSTRIA	Declaration	02/09/1997
AZERBAIJAN	Signature	25/01/2001
AZERBAIJAN	Ratification	15/04/2002	15/04/2002
AZERBAIJAN	Reservation	15/04/2002
AZERBAIJAN	Declaration	15/04/2002
Bahamas	Extension	23/10/1953
Barbados	Extension	23/10/1953
Basutoland	Extension	23/10/1953
Bechuanaland	Extension	23/10/1953
BELGIUM	Signature	04/11/1950
BELGIUM	Ratification	14/06/1955	14/06/1955
BELGIUM	Declaration	05/07/1955
BELGIUM	Letter	22/07/1987
BELGIUM	Declaration	10/06/1992
BELGIUM	Declaration	30/06/1997
Bermuda	Extension	23/10/1953
Bermuda	Declaration	12/09/1967
Bermuda	Declaration	11/01/1991
Bermuda	Declaration	12/01/1996
Bermuda	Declaration	27/03/1996	10/04/1996
Bermuda	Declaration	24/02/2003
Bermuda	Declaration	14/01/2006
Bermuda	Declaration	19/11/2010	19/11/2010
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA	Signature	24/04/2002
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA	Ratification	12/07/2002
British Guiana	Extension	23/10/1953
British Guiana	Derogation	15/12/1958
British Guiana	Derogation	27/11/1964
British Guiana	Derogation	01/03/1965
British Guiana	Derogation	12/07/1965
British Honduras	Extension	23/10/1953
British Honduras	Extension	12/09/1967
British Solomon Islands	Extension	23/10/1953
British Solomon Islands	Extension	12/09/1967
British Virgin Islands	Extension	23/10/1953
British Virgin Islands	Extension	12/09/1967
British Virgin Islands	Notification	20/10/1981
British Virgin Islands	Declaration	15/03/2002
British Virgin Islands	Declaration	25/09/2009
Brunei	Extension	12/09/1967
Brunei	Extension	12/10/1967
BULGARIA	Signature	07/05/1992
BULGARIA	Ratification	07/09/1992	07/09/1992
BULGARIA	Declaration	07/09/1992
Cayman Islands	Extension	23/10/1953
Cayman Islands	Extension	12/09/1967
Cayman Islands	Declaration	19/08/1981
Cayman Islands	Declaration	15/03/2002
Cayman Islands	Declaration	21/02/2006	23/02/2006
CROATIA	Signature	06/11/1996
CROATIA	Declaration	06/11/1996
CROATIA	Ratification	05/11/1997	05/11/1997
CROATIA	Reservation	05/11/1997
Cyprus	Extension	23/10/1953
Cyprus	Derogation	21/01/1959
CYPRUS	Signature	16/12/1961
CYPRUS	Ratification	06/10/1962	06/10/1962
CYPRUS	Declaration	24/01/1980
CYPRUS	Declaration	01/01/1989
CYPRUS	Declaration	01/01/1995
CYPRUS	Declaration	24/01/1995
CYPRUS	Declaration	02/02/1998
CZECH AND SLOVAK FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Signature	21/02/1991
CZECH AND SLOVAK FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Ratification	18/03/1992	01/01/1993
CZECH AND SLOVAK FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Reservation	18/03/1992
CZECH AND SLOVAK FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Declaration	18/03/1992
CZECH AND SLOVAK FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Declaration	08/04/1992
CZECH REPUBLIC	Accession	01/01/1993
CZECH REPUBLIC	Reservation	01/01/1993
CZECH REPUBLIC	Declaration	01/01/1993
CZECH REPUBLIC	Confirmation	23/07/1993
DENMARK	Signature	04/11/1950
DENMARK	Ratification	13/04/1953	03/09/1953
DENMARK	Declaration	13/04/1953
DENMARK	Letter	30/04/1987
DENMARK	Declaration	13/02/1992
DENMARK	Declaration	17/03/1997
Dominica	Extension	23/10/1953
Dominica	Extension	12/09/1967
ESTONIA	Signature	14/05/1993
ESTONIA	Ratification	16/04/1996	16/04/1996
ESTONIA	Declaration	16/04/1996
ESTONIA	Reservation	16/04/1996
Falkland Islands	Extension	23/10/1953
Falkland Islands	Extension	12/09/1967
Falkland Islands	Declaration	11/01/1991
Falkland Islands	Declaration	12/01/1996
Falkland Islands	Declaration	27/03/1996
Falkland Islands	Declaration	15/03/2002
Falkland Islands	Declaration	14/01/2006
Fiji	Extension	23/10/1953
Fiji	Extension	12/09/1967
FINLAND	Signature	05/05/1989
FINLAND	Ratification	10/05/1990	10/05/1990
FINLAND	Declaration	10/05/1990
FINLAND	Reservation	10/05/1990
FINLAND	Withdrawal Res.	20/12/1996
FINLAND	Withdrawal Res.	30/04/1998
FINLAND	Withdrawal Res.	01/04/1999
FINLAND	Withdrawal Res.	16/05/2001
FRANCE	Signature	04/11/1950
FRANCE	Ratification	03/05/1974	03/05/1974
FRANCE	Reservation	03/05/1974
FRANCE	Declaration	03/05/1974
FRANCE	Declaration	02/10/1981
FRANCE	Notification	07/02/1985
FRANCE	Notification	02/09/1985
FRANCE	Withdrawal Dec.	29/03/1988
FRANCE	Declaration	22/09/1994
GEORGIA	Signature	27/04/1999
GEORGIA	Ratification	20/05/1999	20/05/1999
GEORGIA	Declaration	26/02/2006
GEORGIA	Derogation	03/03/2006
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Signature	04/11/1950
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Ratification	05/12/1952	03/09/1953
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Extension	05/12/1952	03/09/1953
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Reservation	05/12/1952
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Statement	05/12/1952
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Declaration	05/07/1955
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Declaration	01/07/1994
Gibraltar	Extension	23/10/1953
Gibraltar	Extension	12/09/1967
Gibraltar	Declaration	11/01/1991
Gibraltar	Declaration	12/01/1996
Gibraltar	Declaration	15/03/2002
Gibraltar	Declaration	14/01/2006
Gilbert And Ellice Islands	Extension	23/10/1953
Gilbert And Ellice Islands	Extension	12/09/1967
Gold Coast	Extension	23/10/1953
GREECE	Signature	28/11/1950
GREECE	Ratification	28/03/1953
GREECE	Derogation	03/05/1967	01/01/1900
GREECE	Denunciation	12/12/1969
GREECE	Ratification	28/11/1974	28/11/1974
GREECE	Declaration	30/01/1979
GREECE	Declaration	20/11/1985
GREECE	Objection	06/04/1987
GREECE	Letter	31/05/1990
GREECE	Declaration	02/11/1994
GREECE	Declaration	20/11/1994
GREECE	Declaration	18/10/1997
Greenland	Extension	13/04/1953
Greenland	Declaration	13/04/1953
Grenada	Extension	23/10/1953
Grenada	Extension	12/09/1967
Guernsey, Bailiwick of	Extension	23/10/1953
Guernsey, Bailiwick of	Extension	12/09/1967
Guernsey, Bailiwick of	Declaration	27/03/1996
Guernsey, Bailiwick of	Declaration	24/02/2003
Guernsey, Bailiwick of	Declaration	14/01/2006
Guernsey, Bailiwick of	Declaration	21/02/2006	23/02/2006
HUNGARY	Signature	06/11/1990
HUNGARY	Ratification	05/11/1992	05/11/1992
HUNGARY	Declaration	05/11/1992
HUNGARY	Reservation	05/11/1992
HUNGARY	Withdrawal Res.	14/03/2000	01/03/2000
ICELAND	Signature	04/11/1950
ICELAND	Ratification	29/06/1953	03/09/1953
ICELAND	Declaration	29/03/1955
ICELAND	Declaration	03/09/1958
ICELAND	Declaration	25/03/1960
ICELAND	Declaration	02/09/1994
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Signature	04/11/1950
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Ratification	25/02/1953	03/09/1953
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Declaration	25/02/1953
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Derogation	22/07/1957	22/07/1957
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Declaration	03/04/1962	01/01/1900
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Derogation	18/10/1976	01/01/1900
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Declaration	20/10/1977	01/01/1900
Isle of Man	Extension	23/10/1953
Isle of Man	Extension	12/09/1967
Isle of Man	Declaration	01/06/1993
Isle of Man	Declaration	08/01/1999
Isle of Man	Declaration	15/03/2002
Isle of Man	Declaration	28/08/2003	01/06/2003
ITALY	Signature	04/11/1950
ITALY	Ratification	26/10/1955	26/10/1955
ITALY	Declaration	01/08/1973
ITALY	Declaration	13/12/1996
Jamaica	Extension	23/10/1953
Jersey, Bailiwick of	Extension	23/10/1953
Jersey, Bailiwick of	Extension	30/07/1976
Jersey, Bailiwick of	Declaration	27/03/1996
Jersey, Bailiwick of	Declaration	24/02/2003	14/01/2001
Kenya	Extension	23/10/1953
Land Berlin	Extension	05/12/1952	03/09/1953
LATVIA	Signature	10/02/1995
LATVIA	Ratification	27/06/1997	27/06/1997
LATVIA	Declaration	27/06/1997
Leeward Islands	Extension	23/10/1953
LIECHTENSTEIN	Signature	23/11/1978
LIECHTENSTEIN	Ratification	08/09/1982	08/09/1982
LIECHTENSTEIN	Declaration	08/09/1982
LIECHTENSTEIN	Reservation	08/09/1982
LIECHTENSTEIN	Withdrawal Res.	26/04/1991
LIECHTENSTEIN	Declaration	23/05/1991
LIECHTENSTEIN	Declaration	08/09/1994
LIECHTENSTEIN	Declaration	02/09/1997
LIECHTENSTEIN	Withdrawal Res.	08/02/1999
LITHUANIA	Signature	14/05/1993
LITHUANIA	Ratification	20/06/1995	20/06/1995
LITHUANIA	Declaration	20/06/1995
LITHUANIA	Reservation	20/06/1995
LITHUANIA	Declaration	05/03/1996
LITHUANIA	Withdrawal Res.	19/07/1996	19/07/1996
LITHUANIA	Declaration	20/06/1998
LITHUANIA	Withdrawal Res.	02/05/2006
LUXEMBOURG	Signature	04/11/1950
LUXEMBOURG	Ratification	03/09/1953	03/09/1953
LUXEMBOURG	Declaration	28/04/1958
LUXEMBOURG	Objection	21/04/1987
LUXEMBOURG	Declaration	28/04/1996
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF	Signature	09/11/1995
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF	Ratification	10/04/1997
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF	Declaration	10/04/1997
Malaya	Extension	23/10/1953
Malta	Extension	23/10/1953
MALTA	Signature	12/12/1966
MALTA	Ratification	23/01/1967	23/01/1967
MALTA	Declaration	01/05/1987
MALTA	Declaration	01/05/1992
MALTA	Declaration	01/05/1997
Mauritius	Extension	23/10/1953
Mauritius	Derogation	17/09/1965
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF	Signature	13/07/1995
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF	Ratification	12/09/1997	12/09/1997
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF	Declaration	12/09/1997
MONACO	Signature	05/10/2004	01/01/1900
MONACO	Declaration	05/10/2004	01/01/1900
MONACO	Ratification	30/11/2005	30/11/2005
MONTENEGRO	Succession	09/05/2007	06/06/2007
Montserrat	Extension	23/10/1953
Montserrat	Extension	12/09/1967
Montserrat	Declaration	12/01/1996
Montserrat	Declaration	27/03/1996
Montserrat	Declaration	15/03/2002
Montserrat	Declaration	14/01/2006
Montserrat	Declaration	19/11/2010	19/11/2010
NETHERLANDS THE	Signature	04/11/1950
NETHERLANDS THE	Ratification	31/08/1954	31/08/1954
NETHERLANDS THE	Declaration	31/08/1954
NETHERLANDS THE	Declaration	28/06/1960
NETHERLANDS THE	Declaration	01/09/1979
NETHERLANDS THE	Declaration	01/01/1986	01/01/1986
Nigeria	Extension	23/10/1953
North Borneo	Extension	23/10/1953
Northern Ireland	Derogation	16/08/1957
Northern Ireland	Derogation	20/08/1971
Northern Ireland	Derogation	23/01/1973
Northern Ireland	Derogation	21/08/1975
Northern Ireland	Derogation	12/12/1975
Northern Ireland	Derogation	18/12/1978
Northern Ireland	Notification	26/06/1984
Northern Ireland	Notification	22/08/1984
Northern Rhodesia	Extension	23/10/1953
Northern Rhodesia	Derogation	16/11/1962
NORWAY	Signature	04/11/1950
NORWAY	Ratification	15/01/1952	03/09/1953
NORWAY	Reservation	15/01/1952
NORWAY	Declaration	10/12/1955
NORWAY	Withdrawal Res.	04/12/1956
NORWAY	Declaration	16/07/1964
NORWAY	Letter	04/05/1987
NORWAY	Declaration	29/06/1992
NORWAY	Declaration	29/06/1997
Nyasaland	Extension	23/10/1953
Nyasaland	Derogation	28/05/1959
Nyasaland	Derogation	15/03/1961
POLAND	Signature	26/11/1991
POLAND	Ratification	19/01/1993	19/01/1993
POLAND	Declaration	01/05/1993
POLAND	Declaration	01/05/1993	01/05/1993
PORTUGAL	Signature	22/09/1976
PORTUGAL	Ratification	09/11/1978	09/11/1978
PORTUGAL	Reservation	09/11/1978
PORTUGAL	Declaration	09/11/1978
PORTUGAL	Withdrawal Res.	11/05/1987
ROMANIA	Signature	07/10/1993
ROMANIA	Ratification	20/06/1994	20/06/1994
ROMANIA	Reservation	20/06/1994
ROMANIA	Declaration	20/06/1994
ROMANIA	Withdrawal Res.	20/06/2004	01/01/1900
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	Signature	28/02/1996
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	Ratification	05/05/1998	05/05/1998
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	Reservation	05/05/1998
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	Declaration	05/05/1998
SAAR TERRITORY	Signature	04/11/1950
SAAR TERRITORY	Ratification	14/01/1953
SAN MARINO	Signature	16/11/1988
SAN MARINO	Ratification	22/03/1989	22/03/1989
SAN MARINO	Declaration	22/03/1989
SAN MARINO	Reservation	22/03/1989
SAN MARINO	Declaration	22/03/1995
SAN MARINO	Declaration	22/03/1998
Sarawak	Extension	23/10/1953
SERBIA	Withdrawal Dec.	11/05/2011	11/05/2011
SERBIA	Withdrawal Res.	11/05/2011	11/05/2011
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO	Signature	03/04/2003	01/01/1900
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO	Ratification	03/03/2004	03/03/2004
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO	Reservation	03/03/2004
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO	Withdrawal Res.	15/07/2005
Seychelles	Extension	23/10/1953
Seychelles	Extension	12/09/1967
Sierra Leone	Extension	23/10/1953
Singapore	Extension	23/10/1953
SLOVAK REPUBLIC	Accession	01/01/1993
SLOVAK REPUBLIC	Reservation	01/01/1993
SLOVAK REPUBLIC	Declaration	01/01/1993
SLOVENIA	Signature	14/05/1993
SLOVENIA	Ratification	28/06/1994	28/06/1994
SLOVENIA	Declaration	28/06/1994
Somaliland Protectorate	Extension	23/10/1953
South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands	Extension	17/04/1986
South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands	Declaration	11/01/1991
South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands	Declaration	12/01/1996
South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands	Declaration	23/03/1996
South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands	Declaration	24/02/2003
South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands	Declaration	14/01/2006
Sovereign Base Areas	Extension	01/04/2004	01/04/2004
Sovereign Base Areas	Declaration	01/04/2004
SPAIN	Signature	24/11/1977
SPAIN	Ratification	04/10/1979	04/10/1979
SPAIN	Reservation	04/10/1979
SPAIN	Declaration	04/10/1979
SPAIN	Declaration	15/10/1979
SPAIN	Declaration	01/07/1981
SPAIN	Declaration	15/10/1985
SPAIN	Reservation	28/05/1986
SPAIN	Declaration	15/10/1990
St Helena	Extension	23/10/1953
St Helena	Extension	12/09/1967
St Helena	Declaration	11/01/1991
St Helena	Declaration	12/01/1996
St Helena	Declaration	27/03/1996
St Helena	Declaration	15/03/2002
St Helena	Declaration	14/01/2006
St Helena	Declaration	19/11/2010	19/11/2010
St Helena Dependencies	Extension	17/04/1986
St Helena Dependencies	Declaration	11/01/1991
St Helena Dependencies	Declaration	12/01/1993
St Helena Dependencies	Declaration	12/01/1996
St Helena Dependencies	Declaration	15/03/2002
St Helena Dependencies	Declaration	14/01/2006
St Helena Dependencies	Communication	18/11/2009
St Helena Dependencies	Declaration	19/11/2010	19/11/2010
St Helena, Ascension & Tristan	Declaration	19/11/2010	19/11/2010
St Lucia	Extension	23/10/1953
St Lucia	Extension	12/09/1967
St Vincent	Extension	23/10/1953
St Vincent	Extension	12/09/1967
Suriname	Extension	01/12/1955
Suriname	Reservation	01/12/1955
Suriname	Declaration	31/08/1964
Swaziland	Extension	23/10/1953
SWEDEN	Signature	28/11/1950
SWEDEN	Ratification	04/02/1952	03/09/1953
SWEDEN	Declaration	04/02/1952
SWEDEN	Declaration	13/05/1966
SWEDEN	Objection	21/04/1987
SWEDEN	Declaration	03/05/1996
SWITZERLAND	Signature	21/12/1972
SWITZERLAND	Reservation	21/12/1972
SWITZERLAND	Ratification	28/11/1974	28/11/1974
SWITZERLAND	Reservation	28/11/1974
SWITZERLAND	Declaration	28/11/1974
SWITZERLAND	Withdrawal Res.	01/01/1982
SWITZERLAND	Declaration	19/05/1988
SWITZERLAND	Declaration	23/12/1988
SWITZERLAND	Declaration	28/11/1995
Tanganyika	Extension	23/10/1953
The Gambia	Extension	23/10/1953
Tonga	Extension	23/10/1953
Tonga	Extension	12/09/1967
Trinidad	Extension	23/10/1953
TURKEY	Signature	04/11/1950
TURKEY	Ratification	18/05/1954	18/05/1954
TURKEY	Declaration	28/01/1987	28/01/1987
TURKEY	Letter	05/02/1987
TURKEY	Letter	26/06/1987
TURKEY	Letter	24/11/1988
TURKEY	Declaration	22/01/1990
TURKEY	Declaration	28/01/1990
TURKEY	Letter	20/07/1990
TURKEY	Derogation	07/08/1990	01/01/1900
TURKEY	Letter	03/01/1991
TURKEY	Letter	20/01/1992
TURKEY	Letter	05/05/1992
TURKEY	Declaration	06/04/1993
TURKEY	Declaration	15/01/1996
TURKEY	Declaration	21/01/1998
TURKEY	Withdrawal Comm.	29/01/2002
Turks And Caicos Islands	Extension	23/10/1953
Turks And Caicos Islands	Extension	12/09/1967
Turks And Caicos Islands	Declaration	11/01/1991
Turks And Caicos Islands	Declaration	15/03/2002
Turks And Caicos Islands	Declaration	14/01/2006
Turks And Caicos Islands	Declaration	14/10/2009
Uganda	Extension	23/10/1953
UKRAINE	Signature	09/11/1995
UKRAINE	Ratification	11/09/1997	11/09/1997
UKRAINE	Reservation	11/09/1997
UKRAINE	Reservation	10/07/2000
UKRAINE	Corrigendum	15/06/2001
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	04/11/1950
UNITED KINGDOM	Ratification	08/03/1951	03/09/1953
UNITED KINGDOM	Declaration	14/01/1966
UNITED KINGDOM	Derogation	23/03/1989
UNITED KINGDOM	Declaration	12/01/1996
UNITED KINGDOM	Declaration	14/01/2001
UNITED KINGDOM	Withdrawal Derogation	19/02/2001
UNITED KINGDOM	Derogation	18/12/2001
UNITED KINGDOM	Declaration	15/03/2002	14/01/2001
UNITED KINGDOM	Notification	14/01/2003	14/02/2003
UNITED KINGDOM	Declaration	24/02/2003
UNITED KINGDOM	Declaration	28/08/2003	01/06/2003
UNITED KINGDOM	Withdrawal Derogation	16/03/2005
UNITED KINGDOM	Declaration	14/01/2006
UNITED KINGDOM	Declaration	23/02/2006	23/02/2006
UNITED KINGDOM	Withdrawal Derogation	04/05/2006
UNITED KINGDOM	Declaration	14/10/2009	14/10/2009
UNITED KINGDOM	Declaration	19/11/2010	22/11/2010
West Indies	Extension	01/12/1955
West Indies	Reservation	01/12/1955
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF	Signature	03/04/2003
Zanzibar	Extension	23/10/1953
Zanzibar	Derogation	05/12/1961
Zanzibar	Withdrawn	14/03/1963