CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AFGHANISTANSignature11/07/1952
ALBANIASignature11/07/1952
ALBANIARatification12/02/1955
ALGERIASignature11/07/1952
Antilles And SurinameSignature11/07/1952
Antilles And SurinameRatification29/04/1954
ARGENTINE REPUBLICSignature11/07/1952
ARGENTINE REPUBLICRatification16/03/1955
AUSTRALIASignature11/07/1952
AUSTRALIARatification03/05/1954
AUSTRIASignature11/07/1952
AUSTRIARatification09/03/1954
Belgian CongoSignature11/07/1952
Belgian CongoRatification12/03/1953
BELGIUMSignature11/07/1952
BELGIUMRatification12/03/1953
BOLIVIASignature11/07/1952
BRAZILSignature11/07/1952
BULGARIASignature11/07/1952
BULGARIARatification02/10/1954
BURMASignature11/07/1952
BURMARatification02/08/1955
BYELORUSSIA S S RDeclaration01/01/1905
BYELORUSSIA S S RSignature11/07/1952
BYELORUSSIA S S RRatification22/10/1953
CAMBODIASignature11/07/1952
CAMBODIARatification28/07/1953
CANADASignature11/07/1952
CANADARatification18/03/1953
CEYLONSignature11/07/1952
CEYLONRatification20/12/1953
Channel IslandsExtension01/03/1954
CHILESignature11/07/1952
CHILERatification13/12/1955
CHINADeclaration01/01/1905
CHINASignature11/07/1952
CHINARatification25/09/1953
COLOMBIASignature11/07/1952
COSTA RICASignature11/07/1952
CUBASignature11/07/1952
CUBARatification14/04/1954
CZECHOSLOVAKIASignature11/07/1952
CZECHOSLOVAKIARatification15/07/1953
DENMARKSignature11/07/1952
DENMARKRatification20/02/1953
DOMINICAN REPUBLICSignature11/07/1952
DOMINICAN REPUBLICRatification16/03/1957
ECUADORSignature11/07/1952
EGYPTSignature11/07/1952
EGYPTRatification24/03/1955
ETHIOPIASignature11/07/1952
ETHIOPIARatification22/02/1957
FINLANDSignature11/07/1952
FINLANDRatification04/11/1953
FRANCESignature11/07/1952
FRANCERatification25/06/1954
GABONAccession14/01/197014/04/1970
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICSuccession21/03/1955
GHANASuccession10/10/1957
GREECESignature11/07/1952
GREECERatification05/04/1954
GUATEMALASignature11/07/1952
GUATEMALARatification18/04/1957
HAITISignature11/07/1952
HAITIRatification02/09/1957
HONDURASSignature11/07/1952
HONDURASRatification09/09/1957
HUNGARYSignature11/07/1952
HUNGARYRatification03/09/1954
ICELANDSignature11/07/1952
ICELANDRatification06/05/1953
INDIASignature11/07/1952
INDIARatification18/12/1953
INDONESIASignature11/07/1952
INDONESIARatification16/06/1956
IRANSignature11/07/1952
IRAQSignature11/07/1952
IRAQRatification08/01/1959
IRAQDeclaration08/01/1959
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFSignature11/07/1952
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFRatification26/05/1954
Isle of ManExtension01/03/1954
ISRAELObjection01/01/1905
ISRAELSignature11/07/1952
ISRAELRatification27/01/1956
JAPANSignature11/07/1952
JAPANRatification15/10/1953
JORDANAccession11/05/1953
KOREASignature11/07/1952
KOREARatification10/03/1955
LAOSSignature11/07/1952
LAOSRatification17/04/1953
LEBANONSignature11/07/1952
LEBANONRatification11/05/1953
LIBERIASignature11/07/1952
LIBYAAccession30/06/1953
LUXEMBOURGSignature11/07/1952
LUXEMBOURGRatification15/07/1953
MALAYSIAAccession17/01/1958
MALAYSIALetter08/09/1958
MEXICOSignature11/07/1952
MEXICORatification04/10/1954
MONACOSuccession23/03/1956
MOROCCOSignature11/07/1952
MOROCCORatification21/09/1956
NauruExtension03/05/1954
NEPALAccession11/10/1956
NETHERLANDS THESignature11/07/1952
NETHERLANDS THERatification29/04/1954
New GuineaExtension29/04/1954
New GuineaExtension03/05/1954
NEW ZEALANDSignature11/07/1952
NEW ZEALANDRatification19/02/1955
NICARAGUASignature11/07/1952
NICARAGUARatification28/03/1957
Norfolk IslandExtension03/05/1954
NORWAYSignature11/07/1952
NORWAYRatification12/03/1953
PAKISTANSignature11/07/1952
PAKISTANRatification24/12/1953
PANAMASignature11/07/1952
PANAMARatification18/02/1959
PapuaExtension03/05/1954
PARAGUAYSignature11/07/1952
PARAGUAYRatification06/08/1957
PERUSignature11/07/1952
PERURatification25/04/1957
PHILIPPINESSignature11/07/1952
PHILIPPINESRatification02/08/1956
POLANDSignature11/07/1952
POLANDRatification03/06/1955
PORTUGALSignature11/07/1952
PORTUGALRatification27/06/1956
Portugal, Provinces In West AfricaSignature11/07/1952
Portugal, Provinces In West AfricaRatification27/06/1956
Provs in E.Africa, Asia and OceaniaSignature11/07/1952
Provs in E.Africa, Asia and OceaniaRatification27/06/1956
ROUMANIASignature11/07/1952
ROUMANIARatification27/09/1954
Ruanda UrundiExtension12/03/1953
SALVADORSignature11/07/1952
SALVADORRatification13/04/1957
SAN MARINOSignature11/07/1952
SAN MARINORatification14/09/1953
SAUDI ARABIAAccession29/05/1953
SOUTH AFRICASignature11/07/1952
SOUTH AFRICARatification24/03/1954
SOVIET UNIONDeclaration01/01/1905
SOVIET UNIONSignature11/07/1952
SOVIET UNIONRatification24/07/1953
SPAINSignature11/07/1952
SPAINRatification12/05/1955
SUDANAccession27/07/1956
SWEDENSignature11/07/1952
SWEDENRatification29/11/1952
SWITZERLANDSignature11/07/1952
SWITZERLANDRatification16/05/1953
SYRIASignature11/07/1952
SYRIARatification04/05/1956
THAILANDSignature11/07/1952
THAILANDRatification24/07/1953
TUNISIASignature11/07/1952
TUNISIARatification25/06/1954
TURKEYSignature11/07/1952
TURKEYRatification12/11/1955
UKRAINE S S RDeclaration01/01/1905
UKRAINE S S RSignature11/07/1952
UKRAINE S S RRatification22/10/1953
UNITED KINGDOMSignature11/07/1952
UNITED KINGDOMRatification01/03/1954
UNITED KINGDOMRatification19/03/1954
UNITED STATES OF AMERICASignature11/07/1952
UNITED STATES OF AMERICARatification24/03/1953
URUGUAYSignature11/07/1952
VATICAN CITYSignature11/07/1952
VATICAN CITYRatification23/09/1953
VENEZUELASignature11/07/1952
VENEZUELARatification12/01/1955
VIETNAMSignature11/07/1952
VIETNAMRatification12/09/1953
YUGOSLAVIASignature11/07/1952
YUGOSLAVIARatification21/06/1955