CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
ALGERIAAccession19/12/196619/03/1967
ALGERIAWithdrawal02/01/199202/01/1993
AUSTRALIAAccession18/04/197318/07/1973
AUSTRALIAWithdrawal16/10/198716/10/1988
AUSTRIAAccession22/08/195811/09/1959
AUSTRIAWithdrawal30/09/198730/09/1988
BANGLADESHAccession01/07/197801/10/1978
BELGIUMSignature15/12/1950
BELGIUMRatification26/01/196026/04/1960
BELGIUMWithdrawal15/12/198715/12/1988
BOTSWANAAccession25/08/197825/11/1978
BOTSWANAWithdrawal07/07/198907/07/1990
CYPRUSAccession24/11/197224/11/1973
CYPRUSWithdrawal30/03/199430/03/1995
CZECHOSLOVAKIAAccession06/04/198206/07/1982
CZECHOSLOVAKIAWithdrawal16/03/198916/03/1990
DENMARKRatification06/03/195911/09/1959
DENMARKWithdrawal13/10/198813/10/1989
FINLANDAccession27/01/196127/04/1961
FINLANDWithdrawal29/09/198729/09/1988
FRANCESignature22/12/1950
FRANCERatification21/06/195411/09/1959
FRANCEWithdrawal22/01/198822/01/1989
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRatification22/02/196022/05/1960
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICWithdrawal27/12/198827/12/1989
GREECESignature09/01/1951
GREECERatification10/12/195118/08/1965
GREECEWithdrawal31/12/198831/12/1989
Guernsey, Bailiwick ofExtension30/09/1958
HAITIAccession31/01/195811/09/1959
HUNGARYAccession09/03/197809/06/1978
HUNGARYDeclaration09/03/1978
HUNGARYWithdrawal13/12/199213/12/1993
ICELANDSignature20/12/1950
IRANAccession16/10/195916/01/1960
IRANDenunciation24/06/200324/06/2004
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFAccession22/01/196322/04/1963
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFWithdrawal13/10/198813/10/1989
Isle of ManExtension30/09/1958
ISRAELAccession10/07/197010/10/1970
ISRAELWithdrawal09/12/198709/12/1988
ITALYSignature10/01/1951
ITALYRatification23/12/195811/09/1959
ITALYWithdrawal03/12/199203/12/1993
IVORY COASTAccession08/12/197008/03/1971
IVORY COASTWithdrawal07/09/199207/09/1993
JAPANAccession01/07/196601/10/1966
JAPANWithdrawal21/03/198821/03/1989
JerseyExtension30/09/1958
KENYAAccession13/03/196713/06/1967
KENYAWithdrawal20/08/199220/08/1993
KOREA REPUBLIC OFAccession02/07/196802/10/1968
KOREA REPUBLIC OFWithdrawal05/01/198805/01/1989
Land BerlinExtension03/10/196022/05/1960
LEBANONAccession10/12/198110/03/1982
LEBANONDenunciation16/12/200216/12/2003
LESOTHOAccession11/09/198011/12/1980
LESOTHOWithdrawal09/09/198809/09/1989
LUXEMBOURGSignature08/01/1951
LUXEMBOURGRatification26/01/196026/04/1960
LUXEMBOURGWithdrawal02/05/198802/05/1989
MALAYSIAAccession30/03/197930/06/1979
MALAYSIAWithdrawal22/12/198722/12/1988
MAURITANIAAccession02/10/197902/01/1980
MAURITIUSAccession06/07/198106/10/1981
MAURITIUSWithdrawal30/08/198830/08/1989
MOROCCOAccession01/07/196801/10/1968
MOROCCODenunciation21/10/200221/10/2003
NETHERLANDS THESignature29/12/1950
NETHERLANDS THERatification31/12/195931/03/1960
NETHERLANDS THEWithdrawal30/09/198730/09/1988
NEW ZEALANDAccession24/08/196724/11/1967
NEW ZEALANDWithdrawal04/12/198704/12/1988
NIGERIAAccession12/10/197212/01/1973
NIGERIAWithdrawal25/08/198925/08/1990
NORWAYSignature28/03/1951
NORWAYRatification11/06/195911/09/1959
NORWAYWithdrawal05/01/198805/01/1989
PAKISTANAccession14/11/198014/02/1981
PAKISTANWithdrawal12/05/198912/05/1990
PORTUGALSignature29/03/1951
PORTUGALRatification10/06/196010/09/1960
PORTUGALWithdrawal16/03/198916/03/1990
RWANDARatification01/05/196501/08/1965
RWANDAWithdrawal15/09/199215/09/1993
SAUDI ARABIAAccession15/01/198215/04/1982
SAUDI ARABIAWithdrawal05/05/199005/05/1991
SENEGALAccession16/10/197816/01/1979
SENEGALWithdrawal30/08/198930/08/1990
SOUTH AFRICAAccession06/08/197006/11/1970
SOUTH AFRICAWithdrawal06/07/198806/07/1989
SPAINAccession12/06/196112/09/1961
SPAINWithdrawal13/03/198913/03/1990
SWAZILANDAccession15/05/198115/08/1981
SWAZILANDWithdrawal05/01/198805/01/1989
SWEDENRatification16/10/195811/09/1959
SWEDENWithdrawal23/12/198623/12/1987
SWITZERLANDAccession28/12/195908/03/1960
SWITZERLANDWithdrawal31/12/198731/12/1988
TANZANIAAccession23/06/197023/09/1970
TUNISIAAccession20/07/196620/10/1966
TUNISIAWithdrawal21/05/198721/05/1988
TURKEYAccession06/06/195111/09/1959
TURKEYWithdrawal01/01/198901/01/1990
UGANDAAccession27/11/196727/02/1968
UNITED KINGDOMSignature21/02/1951
UNITED KINGDOMRatification30/09/195811/09/1959
UNITED KINGDOMWithdrawal19/04/198819/04/1989
UPPER VOLTAAccession15/06/197815/09/1978
YUGOSLAVIAAccession03/10/196203/01/1963
YUGOSLAVIAWithdrawal11/05/198711/05/1988
ZAIREAccession13/02/197513/05/1975
ZIMBABWEAccession02/08/198302/11/1983
ZIMBABWEWithdrawal26/10/198726/10/1988