CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
ALBANIASignature02/10/1996
ALBANIARatification02/10/199602/10/1996
ALBANIAReservation02/10/1996
ANDORRASignature31/05/2007
ANDORRARatification06/05/200806/05/2008
AnguillaExtension25/02/1988
AnguillaReservation25/02/1988
AntillesExtension01/01/198601/01/1986
ARMENIASignature25/01/2001
ARMENIARatification26/04/2002
ArubaExtension01/01/198601/01/1986
AUSTRIASignature13/12/1957
AUSTRIARatification03/09/195803/09/1958
AZERBAIJANSignature25/01/2001
AZERBAIJANRatification15/04/200215/04/2002
AZERBAIJANDeclaration15/04/2002
BELGIUMSignature20/03/1952
BELGIUMRatification14/06/195514/06/1955
BELGIUMDeclaration14/06/1955
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINASignature24/04/2002
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINARatification12/07/200212/07/2002
British Virgin IslandsExtension25/02/1988
British Virgin IslandsReservation25/02/1988
BULGARIASignature07/05/1992
BULGARIARatification07/09/199207/09/1992
BULGARIAReservation07/09/1992
BULGARIADeclaration07/09/1992
Cayman IslandsExtension25/02/1988
Cayman IslandsReservation25/02/1988
CROATIASignature06/11/1996
CROATIARatification05/11/199705/11/1997
CYPRUSSignature16/12/1961
CYPRUSRatification06/10/196206/10/1962
CZECH REPUBLICAccession02/08/199301/01/1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIASignature21/02/1991
CZECHOSLOVAKIARatification18/03/199218/03/1992
DENMARKSignature20/03/1952
DENMARKRatification13/04/195318/05/1954
ESTONIASignature14/05/1993
ESTONIARatification16/04/199616/04/1996
FINLANDSignature05/05/1989
FINLANDRatification10/05/199010/05/1990
FRANCESignature20/03/1952
FRANCERatification03/05/197403/05/1974
FRANCEDeclaration03/05/1974
FRANCEStatement04/12/1979
GEORGIASignature17/06/1999
GEORGIARatification07/06/200207/06/2002
GEORGIAReservation07/06/2002
GEORGIADeclaration07/06/2002
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICSignature20/03/1952
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRatification13/02/195713/02/1957
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICDeclaration13/02/1957
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICStatement17/07/1979
GibraltarExtension25/02/1988
GibraltarReservation25/02/1988
GREECESignature20/03/1952
GREECEReservation20/03/1952
GREECERatification28/03/1953
GREECEDenunciation12/12/196913/06/1970
GREECERatification28/11/197428/11/1974
GREECEDeclaration28/11/1974
GREECEReservation28/11/1974
GREECELetter23/08/1979
GREECEWithdrawal Res.07/02/198501/01/1984
GreenlandExtension13/04/1953
Guernsey, Bailiwick ofReservation25/01/1988
Guernsey, Bailiwick ofExtension25/02/1988
HUNGARYSignature06/11/1990
HUNGARYRatification05/11/199205/11/1992
ICELANDSignature20/03/1952
ICELANDRatification29/06/195318/05/1954
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFSignature20/03/1952
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFRatification25/02/195318/05/1954
Isle of ManExtension10/10/200110/10/2001
Isle of ManReservation10/10/2001
ITALYSignature20/03/1952
ITALYRatification26/10/195526/10/1955
Jersey, Bailiwick ofExtension25/02/1988
Land BerlinExtension13/02/1957
LATVIASignature21/03/1997
LATVIARatification27/06/199727/06/1997
LATVIAReservation27/06/1997
LIECHTENSTEINSignature07/05/1987
LIECHTENSTEINRatification14/11/199514/11/1995
LITHUANIASignature14/05/1993
LITHUANIARatification24/05/199624/05/1996
LUXEMBOURGSignature20/03/1952
LUXEMBOURGRatification03/09/195318/05/1954
LUXEMBOURGReservation03/09/1953
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFSignature14/06/1996
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFRatification10/04/1997
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFReservation10/04/1997
MALTASignature12/12/1966
MALTARatification23/01/196723/01/1967
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFSignature02/05/1996
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFRatification12/09/199712/09/1997
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFDeclaration12/09/1997
MONACOSignature05/10/200401/01/1900
MONTENEGROSuccession09/05/200706/06/2007
MontserratExtension25/02/1988
MontserratReservation25/02/1988
NETHERLANDS THESignature20/03/1952
NETHERLANDS THERatification31/08/195431/08/1954
NETHERLANDS THEDeclaration01/01/198601/01/1986
NORWAYSignature20/03/1952
NORWAYRatification18/12/195218/05/1954
NORWAYDeclaration09/12/195709/12/1957
POLANDSignature14/09/1992
POLANDRatification10/10/199410/10/1994
PORTUGALSignature22/09/1976
PORTUGALRatification09/11/197809/11/1978
PORTUGALReservation09/11/1978
PORTUGALWithdrawal Res.11/05/1985
ROMANIASignature04/11/1993
ROMANIARatification20/06/199420/06/1994
ROMANIADeclaration20/06/1994
RUSSIAN FEDERATIONSignature28/02/1996
RUSSIAN FEDERATIONRatification05/05/199805/05/1998
SAAR TERRITORYSignature20/03/1952
SAAR TERRITORYRatification14/01/1953
SAN MARINOSignature01/03/1989
SAN MARINORatification22/03/198922/03/1989
SAN MARINOReservation22/03/1989
SERBIA AND MONTENEGROSignature03/04/200301/01/1900
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRORatification03/03/200403/03/2004
SLOVAK REPUBLICAccession01/01/1993
SLOVENIASignature14/05/1993
SLOVENIARatification28/06/199428/06/1994
SPAINSignature23/02/1978
SPAINRatification27/11/199027/11/1990
SPAINReservation27/11/1990
SPAINDeclaration27/11/1990
St HelenaExtension25/02/1988
St HelenaReservation25/02/1988
St Helena DependenciesExtension25/02/1988
St Helena DependenciesReservation25/02/1988
St Helena DependenciesCommunication18/11/2009
SurinamExtension01/12/1955
SurinamReservation01/12/1955
SWEDENSignature20/03/1952
SWEDENRatification22/06/195318/05/1954
SWEDENReservation22/06/1953
SWEDENWithdrawal Res.01/01/1995
SWITZERLANDSignature19/05/1976
TURKEYSignature20/03/1952
TURKEYRatification18/05/195418/05/1954
TURKEYReservation18/05/1954
TURKEYCommunication19/03/1984
TURKEYCommunication05/07/1984
Turks And Caicos IslandsExtension25/02/1988
Turks And Caicos IslandsReservation25/02/1988
Turks And Caicos IslandsDeclaration14/08/200914/08/2009
Turks And Caicos IslandsDeclaration19/12/2012
UKRAINESignature19/12/1996
UKRAINERatification11/09/199711/09/1997
UNITED KINGDOMSignature20/03/1952
UNITED KINGDOMReservation20/03/1952
UNITED KINGDOMRatification03/11/195218/05/1954
UNITED KINGDOMStatement07/02/1979
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration19/12/2012
West IndiesExtension01/12/1955
West IndiesReservation01/12/1955
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFSignature03/04/2003