CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AlaskaExtension06/12/1954
ALGERIAAccession28/05/197328/08/1973
ANDORRASignature06/09/1952
ANDORRARatification22/01/1953
ARGENTINASignature06/09/1952
ARGENTINARatification13/11/1957
AUSTRALIASignature06/09/1952
AUSTRALIARatification01/02/1969
AUSTRIASignature06/09/1952
AUSTRIARatification02/04/1957
AZERBAIJANDeclaration07/04/1997
BahamasExtension26/04/196326/07/1963
BAHAMASSuccession13/07/1976
BANGLADESHAccession05/08/1975
BARBADOSAccession18/03/198308/05/1983
BechuanalandExtension08/05/1966
BELARUSSuccession29/03/1994
BELGIUMAccession31/12/195231/05/1960
BELIZESuccession01/12/1982
BermudaExtension04/02/196304/05/1963
BOLIVIAAccession22/12/198922/03/1990
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINASuccession12/07/1993
BRAZILSignature06/09/1952
BRAZILRatification13/10/1959
British GuianaExtension15/03/196615/06/1966
British HondurasExtension19/10/1966
British Virgin IslandsExtension26/04/196326/07/1963
BULGARIAAccession07/06/1975
CAMBODIAAccession03/08/1953
CAMEROONAccession01/02/197301/05/1973
CANADASignature06/09/1952
CANADARatification10/05/1962
Cayman IslandsExtension11/03/196611/06/1966
CHILESignature06/09/1952
CHILERatification18/01/1955
CHINAAccession30/07/199230/10/1992
COLOMBIAAccession18/03/197618/06/1976
Cook IslandsExtension11/06/1964
COSTA RICAAccession07/12/1954
CUBASignature06/09/1952
CUBARatification18/03/1957
CYPRUSAccession19/09/199019/12/1990
CZECH REPUBLICSuccession26/03/199301/01/1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIAAccession06/10/1959
DENMARKSignature06/09/1952
DENMARKRatification09/11/1961
DOMINICAN REPUBLICAccession08/02/198308/05/1988
ECUADORAccession05/03/1957
EL SALVADORAccession29/12/197829/03/1979
Falkland IslandsExtension29/10/196329/01/1964
FijiExtension29/11/196101/03/1962
FIJISuccession13/12/1971
FINLANDSignature06/09/1952
FINLANDRatification16/01/196316/04/1963
FRANCESignature06/09/1952
FRANCERatification14/10/1955
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAccession05/07/197305/10/1973
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICSignature06/09/1952
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICDeclaration06/09/1952
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRatification03/06/1955
GHANAAccession22/05/1962
GibraltarExtension29/11/196101/03/1962
GREECEAccession24/05/1963
GrenadaExtension15/02/196615/05/1966
GuamExtension17/05/1957
GUATEMALASignature06/09/1952
GUATEMALARatification28/07/1964
GUINEAAccession13/11/1981
HAITISignature06/09/1952
HAITIRatification01/09/1954
HawaiiExtension06/12/1954
HONDURASSignature06/09/1952
Hong KongExtension02/08/1973
HUNGARYAccession23/10/1970
ICELANDSignature18/09/1956
INDIASignature06/09/1952
INDIARatification21/10/1957
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFSignature06/09/1952
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFRatification20/10/1958
Isle of ManExtension29/11/196101/03/1962
ISRAELSignature16/12/1952
ISRAELRatification06/04/1955
ITALYSignature06/09/1952
ITALYRatification24/10/1956
JAPANSignature03/01/1953
JAPANRatification28/01/1956
KAZAKHSTANSuccession06/08/199206/12/1952
KenyaExtension29/01/1964
KENYASuccession07/06/1966
LAOSAccession19/08/1954
LEBANONAccession17/07/1959
LIBERIASignature06/09/1952
LIBERIARatification27/04/1956
LIECHTENSTEINAccession22/10/1958
LUXEMBOURGSignature06/09/1952
LUXEMBOURGRatification15/07/1955
MALAWIAccession26/07/1965
MALTASuccession19/08/1968
MAURITIUSSuccession12/03/1968
MauritiusExtension06/01/1965
MEXICOSignature06/09/1952
MEXICORatification12/02/1957
MONACOSignature06/09/1952
MONACORatification16/06/1955
MontserratExtension08/02/1966
MOROCCOAccession08/02/1972
NETHERLANDS THESignature06/09/1952
NETHERLANDS THERatification22/03/1967
NEW ZEALANDAccession11/06/1964
NICARAGUASignature06/09/1952
NICARAGUARatification16/05/1961
NIGERIAAccession14/11/1961
Niue IslandExtension11/06/1964
North BorneoExtension04/02/196304/05/1963
NORWAYSignature06/09/1952
NORWAYRatification23/10/1962
PAKISTANAccession28/04/1954
PANAMAAccession17/07/1962
Panama Canal ZoneExtension06/12/1954
Panama Canal ZoneStatement09/12/1957
PARAGUAYAccession11/12/1961
PERUSignature02/12/1952
PERURatification16/07/1963
PHILIPPINESAccession19/08/1955
PHILIPPINESWithdrawal14/11/1955
POLANDAccession09/12/197609/03/1977
PORTUGALSignature06/09/1952
PORTUGALRatification25/09/1956
Puerto RicoExtension06/12/1954
RWANDAAccession10/08/1989
SALVADORSignature06/09/1952
SAN MARINOSignature06/09/1952
SarawakExtension29/11/196101/03/1962
SENEGALAccession09/04/197410/07/1974
SeychellesExtension29/01/1964
SEYCHELLESExtension29/10/196329/01/1964
SLOVAK REPUBLICSuccession31/03/199301/01/1993
SLOVENIASuccession28/10/1992
SOVIET UNIONAccession27/02/197327/05/1973
SPAINSignature06/09/1952
SPAINRatification27/10/1954
SRI LANKAAccession25/10/198325/01/1984
St HelenaExtension29/10/196329/01/1964
St LuciaExtension08/02/196608/05/1966
St VincentSignature10/11/1967
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESAccession22/01/1985
SWEDENSignature06/09/1952
SWEDENRatification01/04/1961
SWITZERLANDSignature06/09/1952
SWITZERLANDRatification30/12/1955
TAJIKISTANSuccession11/08/1992
Tokelau IslandsExtension11/06/1964
TUNISIAAccession19/03/1969
UKRAINESuccession17/01/1994
UNITED KINGDOMSignature06/09/1952
UNITED KINGDOMRatification27/06/1957
UNITED STATES OF AMERICASignature06/09/1952
UNITED STATES OF AMERICARatification06/12/1954
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAStatement09/12/1957
URUGUAYSignature06/09/1952
URUGUAYRatification12/01/199312/04/1993
VATICAN CITYSignature06/09/1952
VATICAN CITYRatification05/07/1955
VENEZUELAAccession30/06/1966
Virgin IslandsExtension06/12/1954
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFAccession11/09/200127/04/1992
ZAMBIAAccession01/03/1965
ZanzibarExtension04/02/196304/05/1963