CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AntillesExtension24/06/1959
ARGENTINAAccession30/12/1958
ArubaExtension01/01/198601/01/1986
AUSTRALIAAccession29/09/1954
AUSTRALIADeclaration24/11/1954
AUSTRIAAccession20/08/1958
Belgian CongoExtension18/01/1954
BELGIUMSignature27/02/1953
BELGIUMRatification18/01/1954
BELGIUMDeclaration18/01/1954
CAMBODIAAccession16/07/1953
CANADASignature27/02/1953
CANADARatification14/11/1953
Caribbean part of the NetherlandsExtension10/10/2010
CEYLONSignature27/02/1953
CEYLONRatification10/02/1955
Channel IslandsExtension01/04/1954
CHILEAccession15/10/1963
Cook IslandsExtension04/10/1955
CuracaoExtension10/10/2010
DENMARKSignature27/02/1953
DENMARKRatification13/10/1953
EGYPTAccession11/05/1953
Falkland IslandsExtension12/11/1956
FINLANDAccession26/05/1955
FRANCESignature27/02/1953
FRANCERatification19/06/1953
FRANCEDeclaration16/09/195316/09/1953
French CameroonsExtension16/09/1953
French Overseas TerritoriesExtension16/09/1953
French TogolandExtension16/09/1953
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICSignature27/02/1953
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRatification04/09/1953
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICDeclaration05/10/1953
GibraltarExtension12/11/1956
GREECESignature27/02/1953
GREECERatification21/04/1956
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFSignature27/02/1953
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFRatification12/11/1953
ISRAELAccession23/10/1956
ITALYSignature08/06/1966
ITALYRatification19/07/1966
Land BerlinExtension05/10/1953
LIECHTENSTEINSignature27/02/1953
LIECHTENSTEINRatification31/12/1953
LUXEMBOURGSignature27/02/1953
LUXEMBOURGRatification29/06/1954
MaltaExtension12/11/1956
MONTENEGROSuccession01/08/200603/06/2006
MoroccoExtension16/09/1953
NauruAccession24/11/1954
NETHERLANDS THEAccession01/08/1958
NETHERLANDS THEDeclaration03/03/1959
NETHERLANDS THEDeclaration10/06/1959
NETHERLANDS THEDeclaration24/06/1959
NETHERLANDS THEDeclaration01/01/198601/01/1986
Netherlands West IndiesExtension12/11/1956
New GuineaExtension24/11/1954
New GuineaExtension10/06/1959
NEW ZEALANDAccession04/10/1955
NEW ZEALANDDeclaration04/10/1955
Niue IslandExtension04/10/1955
Norfolk IslandExtension24/11/1954
Northern RhodesiaExtension01/10/1954
NORWAYSignature27/02/1953
NORWAYRatification08/10/1953
NyasalandExtension01/10/1954
PAKISTANSignature27/02/1953
PAKISTANRatification27/10/1953
PapuaExtension24/11/1954
PERSIAAccession22/12/1953
PERUAccession02/12/1955
Ruanda UrundiExtension18/01/1954
Sint MaartenExtension10/10/2010
SOUTH AFRICASignature27/02/1953
SOUTH AFRICARatification01/01/1954
SOUTH AFRICADeclaration01/01/1954
Southern RhodesiaExtension16/09/1953
SPAINSignature27/02/1953
SPAINRatification25/08/1954
SurinameExtension03/03/1959
SWEDENSignature27/02/1953
SWEDENRatification16/09/1953
SWITZERLANDSignature27/02/1953
SWITZERLANDRatification31/12/1953
SYRIAAccession08/07/1960
THAILANDAccession20/12/1958
Tokelau IslandsExtension04/10/1955
TRIESTE UK-US ZONEAccession04/06/1953
TRIESTE YUGOSLAVIAAccession31/03/1954
TunisiaExtension16/09/1953
UNITED KINGDOMSignature27/02/1953
UNITED KINGDOMRatification04/09/1953
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration16/09/1953
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration01/04/1954
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration01/10/1954
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration12/11/1956
UNITED STATES OF AMERICASignature27/02/1953
UNITED STATES OF AMERICARatification16/09/1953
Western SamoaExtension04/10/1955
YUGOSLAVIASignature27/02/1953
YUGOSLAVIARatification15/03/1956
ZanzibarExtension12/11/1956