CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AFGHANISTANAccession10/08/200410/08/2004
ALBANIAAccession31/08/199231/08/1992
ALGERIAAccession19/12/196619/12/1966
ANDORRAAccession03/09/199803/09/1998
ARGENTINAAccession01/07/196801/07/1968
ARGENTINACommunication21/03/2017
ARMENIAAccession30/06/199230/06/1992
AUSTRALIAAccession05/01/196105/01/1961
AUSTRIAAccession21/01/195321/01/1953
AUSTRIADeclaration05/04/1960
AZERBAIJANAccession17/06/199217/06/1992
BahamasExtension16/01/1964
BAHAMASSuccession16/08/197416/08/1974
BAHRAINAccession18/04/200118/04/2001
BANGLADESHAccession01/07/197801/07/1978
BARBADOSAccession07/01/199907/01/1999
BasutolandExtension16/01/1964
BELARUSAccession16/12/199316/12/1993
BELGIUMSignature15/12/1950
BELGIUMRatification11/12/195211/12/1952
BELIZEAccession22/04/200822/04/2008
BENINAccession09/11/199809/11/1998
BermudaApplication01/07/199001/07/1990
BHUTANAccession12/02/200212/02/2002
BOLIVIAAccession14/08/199714/08/1997
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINAAccession04/07/200804/07/2008
BOTSWANAAccession25/08/197825/08/1978
BRAZILAccession19/01/198119/01/1981
British GuianaExtension16/01/1964
BRUNEI DARUSSALAMAccession01/07/199601/07/1996
BULGARIAAccession01/08/197301/08/1973
BURKINA FASOAccession16/09/196616/09/1966
BURUNDIAccession20/10/196420/10/1964
CAMBODIAAccession03/04/200103/04/2001
CAMEROONAccession09/04/196509/04/1965
CANADAAccession12/10/197112/10/1971
CAPE VERDEAccession01/07/199201/07/1992
Cayman IslandsExtension16/01/1964
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICAccession08/04/196508/04/1965
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICDenunciation31/03/196714/07/1967
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICRe-Accession28/07/198528/07/1986
CEYLONAccession29/05/1967
CHADAccession16/02/200516/02/2005
CHILEAccession01/07/196601/07/1966
CHILEAccession20/12/199420/12/1994
CHILEDeclaration16/08/1995
CHINAAccession18/07/198318/07/1983
CHINADeclaration06/05/1993
CHINADeclaration06/10/1993
COLOMBIAAccession01/07/199301/07/1993
COMOROSAccession01/07/199301/07/1993
CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OFAccession02/09/197502/09/1975
COSTA RICAAccession29/08/200129/08/2001
CROATIAAccession01/07/199301/07/1993
CUBAAccession11/07/198811/07/1988
CYPRUSAccession31/08/196731/08/1967
CZECH REPUBLICSuccession01/01/199301/01/1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIAAccession23/09/196523/09/1965
DENMARKSignature30/03/1951
DENMARKRatification19/10/195104/11/1952
DJIBOUTIAccession19/03/200819/03/2008
DOMINICAN REPUBLICAccession28/07/200428/07/2004
ECUADORAccession16/12/199716/12/1997
EGYPTAccession26/10/1956
EL SALVADORAccession07/07/200507/07/2005
ERITREAAccession08/08/199508/08/1995
ESTONIAAccession18/06/199218/06/1992
ETHIOPIAAccession06/08/197306/08/1973
Falkland IslandsExtension16/01/1964
FijiExtension16/01/1964
FIJIAccession01/07/199701/07/1997
FINLANDAccession27/01/196127/01/1961
FRANCESignature22/12/1950
FRANCERatification06/10/195204/11/1952
GABONAccession18/02/196518/02/1965
GAMBIA THESuccession14/10/198714/10/1987
GEORGIAAccession26/10/199326/10/1993
GEORGIACommunication26/04/2017
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAccession27/03/199027/03/1990
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICSignature30/03/1951
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRatification04/11/195204/11/1952
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICDeclaration05/01/1954
GHANAAccession01/08/196801/08/1968
GREECESignature09/01/1951
GREECERatification10/12/195104/11/1952
GUATEMALAAccession22/02/198522/02/1985
GUINEAAccession30/10/199130/10/1991
GUINEA BISSAUAccession19/08/201019/08/2010
GUYANAAccession29/07/197629/07/1976
HAITIAccession31/01/195831/01/1958
HONDURASAccession08/12/200508/12/2005
Hong KongExtension01/07/198701/07/1987
HUNGARYAccession16/09/196816/09/1968
ICELANDSignature20/12/1950
ICELANDRatification15/02/197115/02/1971
INDIAAccession15/02/197115/02/1971
INDONESIAAccession30/04/195730/04/1957
IRANAccession16/10/195916/10/1959
IRAQAccession06/06/199006/06/1990
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFAccession23/09/195204/11/1952
ISRAELAccession23/05/195823/05/1958
ITALYSignature10/01/1951
ITALYRatification20/11/195220/11/1952
IVORY COASTAccession02/09/196302/09/1963
JAMAICAAccession29/03/196329/03/1963
JAPANAccession15/06/196415/06/1964
JORDANAccession01/01/196401/01/1964
KAZAKHSTANAccession30/06/199230/06/1992
KenyaExtension16/01/1964
KENYASuccession24/05/196524/05/1965
KOREA REPUBLIC OFAccession02/07/196802/07/1968
KOSOVOAccession25/01/201725/01/2017
KUWAITAccession04/10/199304/10/1993
KYRGYZSTANAccession10/02/200010/02/2000
Land BerlinExtension05/01/195405/01/1954
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAccession16/01/200716/01/2007
LATVIAAccession22/06/199222/06/1992
LEBANONAccession20/05/196020/05/1960
LEBANONCommunication13/11/2017
LESOTHOAccession02/08/197802/08/1978
LIBERIAAccession07/01/197507/01/1975
LIBYAAccession11/01/198311/01/1983
LITHUANIAAccession18/06/199218/06/1992
LUXEMBOURGSignature08/01/1951
LUXEMBOURGRatification23/01/195326/01/1953
MacaoExtension07/07/199307/07/1993
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFAccession01/07/199401/07/1994
MADAGASCARAccession18/02/196418/02/1964
MALAGASY REPUBLICAccession18/02/1964
MALAWIAccession06/06/196606/06/1966
MALAYSIAAccession30/06/196430/06/1964
MALDIVESAccession08/09/199508/09/1995
MALIAccession07/08/198707/08/1987
MaltaExtension16/01/1964
MALTAAccession06/07/196806/07/1968
MAURITANIAAccession02/10/197902/10/1979
MauritiusExtension16/01/1964
MAURITIUSSuccession29/03/197329/03/1973
MAURITIUSCommunication05/07/2017
MEXICOAccession08/02/198808/02/1988
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFAccession28/10/199428/10/1994
MONGOLIAAccession17/09/199117/09/1991
MONTENEGROAccession24/10/200624/10/2006
MontserratExtension16/01/1964
MoroccoExtension13/07/1952
MOROCCOSuccession01/07/196801/07/1968
MOZAMBIQUEAccession01/07/198701/07/1987
MYANMARAccession25/03/199125/03/1991
NAMIBIAAccession30/06/199230/06/1992
NEPALAccession22/07/198522/07/1985
Netherlands AntillesExtension01/07/200101/07/2001
NETHERLANDS THESignature29/12/1950
NETHERLANDS THERatification23/01/195323/01/1953
Netherlands West IndiesExtension16/01/1964
NEW ZEALANDAccession16/05/196316/05/1963
NICARAGUAAccession24/09/199824/09/1998
NIGERAccession01/07/198101/07/1981
NIGERIAAccession21/08/196321/08/1963
NORWAYSignature28/03/1951
NORWAYRatification06/08/195104/11/1952
OMANAccession11/09/200011/09/2000
PAKISTANAccession16/11/195516/11/1955
PALESTINE (INCL. PLO)Accession24/03/201524/03/2015
PANAMAAccession08/03/199608/03/1996
PAPUA NEW GUINEAAccession18/03/200218/03/2002
PARAGUAYAccession03/10/196903/10/1969
PERUAccession27/01/197027/01/1970
PHILIPPINESAccession01/10/198001/10/1980
POLANDAccession17/07/197417/07/1974
PORTUGALSignature29/03/1951
PORTUGALRatification26/01/195326/01/1953
PORTUGALDeclaration06/05/1993
PORTUGALDeclaration06/10/1993
QATARAccession04/05/199204/05/1992
ROMANIAAccession15/01/196915/01/1969
ROMANIAObjection15/01/1969
ROMANIACommunication07/04/2017
RUSSIAAccession08/07/199108/07/1991
RWANDAAccession03/03/196403/03/1964
SAINT LUCIAAccession12/05/200512/05/2005
SAMOAAccession01/10/200101/10/2001
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPEAccession23/09/200923/09/2009
SAUDI ARABIAAccession08/05/197308/05/1973
SENEGALAccession10/03/197610/03/1976
SERBIAAccession27/03/2001
SERBIACommunication07/03/2017
SeychellesExtension16/01/1964
SEYCHELLESAccession25/07/200025/07/2000
SIERRA LEONEAccession06/11/197506/11/1975
SINGAPOREAccession09/07/197509/07/1975
SLOVAK REPUBLICSuccession01/01/199301/01/1993
SLOVENIAAccession07/09/199207/09/1992
SOMALIAAccession04/10/201204/10/2012
SOUTH AFRICAAccession24/03/1964
SOUTH SUDANAccession18/07/201218/07/2012
SPAINAccession13/07/195204/11/1952
SPAINDeclaration13/07/1952
SPAINCommunication13/03/2017
Spain, Territories In AfricaExtension13/07/195204/11/1952
SRI LANKAAccession29/05/196729/05/1967
St Kitts Nevis AnguillaExtension16/01/1964
SUDANAccession08/06/196008/06/1960
SwazilandExtension16/01/1964
SWAZILANDAccession15/05/198115/05/1981
SWEDENSignature03/03/1951
SWEDENRatification17/10/195204/11/1952
SWITZERLANDAccession19/12/195219/12/1952
SYRIAAccession03/11/195903/11/1959
TAJIKISTANAccession01/07/199701/07/1997
TANZANIAAccession17/11/196417/11/1964
THAILANDAccession04/02/197204/02/1972
The GambiaExtension16/01/1964
TIMOR-LESTEAccession19/09/200319/09/2003
TOGOAccession12/02/199012/02/1990
TOGOAccession01/07/2005
TongaExtension16/01/1964
TONGAAccession01/07/200501/07/2005
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOAccession15/10/197315/10/1973
TunisiaExtension13/07/1952
TUNISIAAccession20/07/196620/07/1966
TURKEYAccession06/06/195104/11/1952
TURKMENISTANAccession17/05/199317/05/1993
UGANDAAccession03/11/196403/11/1964
UKRAINEAccession26/06/199226/06/1992
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESAccession07/02/197907/02/1979
UNITED ARAB REPUBLICAccession26/10/195626/10/1956
UNITED ARAB REPUBLICDeclaration03/11/1959
UNITED KINGDOMSignature21/02/1951
UNITED KINGDOMRatification12/09/195204/11/1952
UNITED KINGDOMNotification15/12/1953
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration18/08/1958
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration14/01/1964
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAAccession05/11/197005/11/1970
UPPER VOLTAAccession16/09/1966
URUGUAYAccession16/09/197716/09/1977
UZBEKISTANAccession28/07/199228/07/1992
VANUATUAccession17/11/200917/11/2009
VENEZUELAAccession01/07/199601/07/1996
VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OFAccession01/07/199301/07/1993
Western Pacific High Commsn TerritoriesExtension16/01/1964
YEMEN, REPUBLIC OFAccession01/07/199301/07/1993
YUGOSLAVIAAccession26/04/196026/04/1960
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFAccession27/03/200127/03/2001
ZAIREAccession26/07/197226/07/1972
ZAMBIAAccession27/09/197827/09/1978
ZIMBABWEAccession19/03/198119/03/1981