CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AFGHANISTANAcceptance23/09/1957
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDASignature15/04/1987
ARGENTINAAcceptance13/10/1959
AUSTRALIAAcceptance23/12/1955
AUSTRIASignature02/12/1955
AUSTRIAAcceptance28/09/1956
BANGLADESHAcceptance18/06/1976
BARBADOSAcceptance25/06/1980
BELGIUMAcceptance27/12/1956
BELIZEAcceptance19/03/1982
BENINSignature05/02/1987
BOLIVIAAcceptance02/04/1956
BOTSWANAAcceptance23/03/1979
BRAZILSignature27/01/1956
BRAZILAcceptance31/12/1956
BURMAAcceptance03/12/1956
BURUNDIAcceptance28/11/1979
CAMEROONAcceptance01/10/1974
CANADASignature25/10/1955
CANADAAcceptance25/10/1955
CEYLONAcceptance27/02/1956
CHILESignature25/05/1955
CHILEAcceptance15/04/1957
CHINAAcceptance15/01/1969
COLOMBIASignature25/05/1955
COLOMBIAAcceptance16/07/1956
CONGOAcceptance15/04/1970
CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OFAcceptance01/10/1980
COSTA RICASignature25/05/1955
COSTA RICAAcceptance05/01/1956
CUBASignature25/05/1955
CUBAAcceptance06/09/1957
CUBAWithdrawal14/11/1960
CYPRUSAcceptance02/03/1962
DENMARKAcceptance18/06/1956
DJIBOUTIAcceptance01/10/1980
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OFAcceptance29/09/1980
DOMINICAN REPUBLICSignature25/05/1955
DOMINICAN REPUBLICAcceptance21/02/1956
DOMINICAN REPUBLICWithdrawal01/12/1960
DOMINICAN REPUBLICRe-Application31/10/1961
ECUADORSignature01/06/1955
ECUADORAcceptance05/12/1955
EGYPTAcceptance16/12/1955
EL SALVADORAcceptance04/05/1956
ETHIOPIAAcceptance26/01/1956
FIJIAcceptance12/07/1979
FINLANDAcceptance22/06/1956
FRANCEAcceptance20/07/1956
GABONAcceptance20/10/1970
GAMBIA THEAcceptance19/09/1983
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICAcceptance20/07/1956
GHANAAcceptance03/04/1958
GREECESignature25/05/1955
GREECEAcceptance26/09/1957
GRENADAAcceptance27/08/1975
GUATEMALASignature25/05/1955
GUATEMALAAcceptance14/03/1956
GUINEASignature22/10/1982
GUINEAAcceptance22/10/1982
GUINEA BISSAUAcceptance25/03/1977
GUYANAAcceptance04/01/1967
HAITISignature25/05/1955
HAITIAcceptance09/03/1956
HONDURASSignature25/05/1955
HONDURASAcceptance16/04/1956
HUNGARYSignature29/04/1985
ICELANDSignature18/08/1955
ICELANDAcceptance18/08/1955
INDIASignature19/10/1955
INDIAAcceptance18/04/1956
INDONESIAAcceptance28/12/1956
INDONESIAWithdrawal06/11/1961
INDONESIARe-Application23/04/1968
IRANAcceptance28/12/1956
IRAQSignature09/11/1956
IRAQAcceptance27/12/1956
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFAcceptance11/09/1958
ISRAELAcceptance26/09/1956
ITALYAcceptance27/12/1956
IVORY COASTAcceptance11/03/1963
JAMAICAAcceptance31/03/1964
JAPANAcceptance15/06/1956
JORDANAcceptance28/05/1956
KENYAAcceptance03/02/1964
KOREA REPUBLIC OFAcceptance16/03/1964
KUWAITAcceptance13/09/1962
LEBANONAcceptance28/12/1956
LESOTHOAcceptance29/09/1972
LIBERIAAcceptance28/03/1962
LIBYAAcceptance18/09/1958
LUXEMBOURGSignature26/09/1956
LUXEMBOURGAcceptance04/10/1956
MALAGASY REPUBLICAcceptance27/09/1963
MALAWIAcceptance19/07/1965
MALAYAAcceptance20/03/1958
MALDIVESAcceptance02/02/1983
MALIAcceptance09/05/1978
MAURITANIAAcceptance29/12/1967
MAURITIUSAcceptance23/09/1968
MEXICOSignature25/05/1955
MEXICOAcceptance30/12/1955
MICRONESIASignature24/06/1993
MOROCCOAcceptance30/08/1962
MOZAMBIQUESignature24/09/1984
NEPALAcceptance07/01/1966
NETHERLANDS THESignature08/12/1955
NETHERLANDS THEAcceptance28/12/1956
NEW ZEALANDAcceptance31/08/1961
NICARAGUASignature25/05/1955
NICARAGUAAcceptance14/03/1956
NIGERSignature10/12/1979
NIGERAcceptance07/01/1980
NIGERIAAcceptance30/03/1961
NORWAYSignature01/06/1956
NORWAYAcceptance11/06/1956
OMANAcceptance20/02/1973
PAKISTANSignature21/07/1955
PAKISTANAcceptance18/05/1956
PANAMASignature25/05/1955
PANAMAAcceptance27/02/1956
PAPUA NEW GUINEAAcceptance09/10/1975
PARAGUAYSignature25/05/1955
PARAGUAYAcceptance27/07/1956
PERUSignature25/05/1955
PERUAcceptance06/02/1956
PHILIPPINESAcceptance12/08/1957
PORTUGALAcceptance08/07/1966
RWANDAAcceptance06/11/1975
SAINT LUCIAAcceptance28/04/1982
SAUDI ARABIASignature13/09/1962
SAUDI ARABIAAcceptance18/09/1962
SENEGALAcceptance31/08/1962
SEYCHELLESAcceptance11/06/1981
SIERRA LEONEAcceptance10/09/1962
SINGAPOREAcceptance04/09/1968
SOLOMON ISLANDSAcceptance21/07/1980
SOMALIAAcceptance31/08/1962
SOUTH AFRICASignature26/03/1957
SOUTH AFRICAAcceptance03/04/1957
SPAINAcceptance24/03/1960
SUDANAcceptance21/10/1960
SWAZILANDAcceptance22/09/1969
SWEDENAcceptance06/06/1956
SYRIASignature30/12/1955
SYRIAAcceptance28/06/1962
TANGANYIKAAcceptance10/09/1962
THAILANDAcceptance03/12/1956
TOGOAcceptance04/09/1962
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOAcceptance10/06/1971
TUNISIAAcceptance25/07/1962
TURKEYAcceptance19/12/1956
UGANDAAcceptance27/09/1963
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESAcceptance30/09/1977
UNITED ARAB REPUBLICAcceptance23/10/1958
UNITED KINGDOMSignature25/10/1955
UNITED KINGDOMRatification03/01/1956
UNITED KINGDOMAcceptance03/01/1956
UNITED STATES OF AMERICASignature05/12/1955
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAAcceptance05/12/1955
UPPER VOLTAAcceptance20/08/1975
URUGUAYSignature28/09/1956
URUGUAYAcceptance22/08/1968
VANUATUAcceptance28/09/1981
VENEZUELAAcceptance28/12/1956
VIETNAMAcceptance04/08/1967
WESTERN SAMOAAcceptance28/06/1974
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLICAcceptance22/05/1970
YUGOSLAVIAAcceptance05/07/1968
ZAIREAcceptance15/04/1970
ZAMBIAAcceptance23/09/1965
ZIMBABWEAcceptance29/09/1980