Country	Action	Action Date	Effective Date
BELGIUM	Signature	11/12/1953
BELGIUM	Ratification	24/07/1956	01/08/1956
DENMARK	Signature	11/12/1953
DENMARK	Ratification	30/06/1954	01/07/1954
ESTONIA	Signature	01/12/1999
ESTONIA	Ratification	20/07/2004	01/08/2004
FRANCE	Signature	11/12/1953
FRANCE	Ratification	30/10/1957	01/11/1957
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Signature	11/12/1953
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Ratification	24/08/1956	01/09/1956
GREECE	Signature	11/12/1953
GREECE	Ratification	23/06/1960	01/07/1960
ICELAND	Signature	11/12/1953
ICELAND	Ratification	04/12/1964	01/01/1965
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Signature	11/12/1953
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Ratification	29/03/1954	01/07/1954
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Reservation	29/03/1954
ITALY	Signature	11/12/1953
ITALY	Ratification	01/07/1958	01/08/1958
Land Berlin	Extension	24/08/1956	01/09/1956
LUXEMBOURG	Signature	11/12/1953
LUXEMBOURG	Ratification	18/11/1958	01/12/1958
MALTA	Signature	07/05/1968
NETHERLANDS THE	Signature	11/12/1953
NETHERLANDS THE	Ratification	20/07/1955	01/08/1955
NORWAY	Signature	11/12/1953
NORWAY	Ratification	09/09/1954	01/10/1954
PORTUGAL	Signature	27/04/1977
PORTUGAL	Ratification	04/07/1978	01/08/1978
PORTUGAL	Declaration	04/07/1978
SAAR TERRITORY	Ratification	08/09/1954
SAAR TERRITORY	Signature	11/12/1954
SPAIN	Signature	09/02/1981
SPAIN	Ratification	21/11/1983	01/12/1983
SWEDEN	Signature	11/12/1953
SWEDEN	Ratification	02/09/1955	01/10/1955
TURKEY	Signature	11/12/1953
TURKEY	Ratification	02/12/1976	01/01/1977
TURKEY	Declaration	02/12/1976
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	11/12/1953
UNITED KINGDOM	Ratification	07/09/1954
UNITED KINGDOM	Ratification	07/09/1954	01/10/1954