CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AFGHANISTANDefinitive Signature16/08/1954
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDASuccession25/10/1988
AntillesExtension07/07/1955
AUSTRALIADefinitive Signature09/12/1953
AUSTRIASignature07/12/1953
AUSTRIAAcceptance16/07/1954
AZERBAIJANAccession16/08/1996
BAHAMASSuccession10/06/1976
BANGLADESHAcceptance07/01/1985
BARBADOSSuccession22/07/1976
BELGIUMSignature24/02/1954
BELGIUMAcceptance13/12/1962
Berlin WestExtension29/05/1973
BOLIVIAAcceptance06/10/1983
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINASuccession01/09/1993
CAMEROONAcceptance27/06/1984
CANADADefinitive Signature17/12/1953
CHINADeclaration10/06/1997
CROATIASuccession12/10/1992
CUBADefinitive Signature28/06/1954
DENMARKDefinitive Signature03/03/1954
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OFSuccession17/08/1994
ECUADORSignature07/09/1954
ECUADORAcceptance17/08/1955
EGYPTSignature15/06/1954
EGYPTAcceptance29/09/1954
FIJISuccession12/06/1972
FINLANDAcceptance19/03/1954
FRANCESignature14/01/1954
FRANCEAcceptance14/02/1963
FRANCEStatement17/07/1974
FRANCEStatement08/07/1975
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAcceptance16/07/1974
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICDeclaration16/07/1974
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICAcceptance29/05/1973
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICExtension29/05/1973
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICDeclaration27/08/1974
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICCommunication19/09/1975
GREECESignature07/12/1953
GREECEAcceptance12/12/1955
GUATEMALAAcceptance11/11/1983
GUINEAAcceptance12/07/1962
HONG KONG SARApplication10/06/199701/07/1997
HUNGARYAcceptance26/02/1958
INDIADefinitive Signature12/03/1954
IRAQAcceptance23/05/1955
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFAcceptance31/08/1961
ISRAELAcceptance12/09/1955
ITALYDefinitive Signature04/02/1954
KAZAKHSTANAccession01/05/200801/05/2008
LIBERIADefinitive Signature07/12/1953
MALIAcceptance02/02/1973
MAURITANIAAcceptance06/06/1986
MEXICODefinitive Signature03/02/1954
MONACOSignature28/01/1954
MONACOAcceptance12/11/1954
MOROCCOAcceptance11/05/1959
MYANMARSignature14/03/1956
MYANMARAcceptance29/04/1957
NETHERLANDS THESignature15/12/1953
NETHERLANDS THEAcceptance07/07/1955
New GuineaExtension07/07/1955
NEW ZEALANDDefinitive Signature16/12/1953
NICARAGUAAcceptance14/01/1986
NIGERAcceptance07/12/1964
NORWAYSignature24/02/1954
NORWAYAcceptance11/04/1957
PARAGUAYAccession27/09/200727/09/2007
ROMANIADefinitive Signature13/11/1957
SAINT LUCIASuccession14/02/1990
SOLOMON ISLANDSSuccession03/09/1981
SOUTH AFRICADefinitive Signature29/12/1953
SOVIET UNIONObjection04/12/1973
SPAINDefinitive Signature10/11/1976
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESAcceptance09/11/1981
SurinamExtension07/07/1955
SWEDENDefinitive Signature17/08/1954
SWITZERLANDDefinitive Signature07/12/1953
SYRIAAcceptance04/08/1954
TAIWANSignature07/12/1953
TAIWANRatification14/12/1955
TURKEYDefinitive Signature14/01/1955
TURKMENISTANAccession01/05/199701/05/1997
UNITED KINGDOMSignature07/12/1953
UNITED KINGDOMDefinitive Signature07/12/1953
UNITED KINGDOMStatement17/07/1974
UNITED KINGDOMStatement08/07/1975
UNITED KINGDOMNotification10/06/199701/07/1997
UNITED STATES OF AMERICASignature16/12/1953
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAAcceptance07/03/1956
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAStatement17/07/1974
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAStatement08/07/1975
YUGOSLAVIASignature11/02/1954
YUGOSLAVIAAcceptance21/03/1955
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFSuccession12/03/200127/04/1992