CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AFGHANISTANAccession20/02/196921/05/1969
ALGERIASuccession02/06/196431/08/1964
ANGOLAAdherence10/03/199808/06/1998
ARGENTINAAccession12/06/196910/09/1969
Ascension IslandExtension03/03/196701/06/1967
AUSTRALIASignature12/07/1956
AUSTRALIARatification23/06/195901/08/1963
AUSTRALIADeclaration23/06/1959
AUSTRIAAccession26/03/197124/06/1971
BahamasExtension03/03/196701/06/1967
BAHAMASSuccession23/05/1975
BAHRAINAccession12/03/199810/06/1998
BANGLADESHSuccession13/02/197902/03/1979
BELGIUMSignature28/09/1955
BELGIUMRatification27/08/196325/11/1963
BermudaExtension03/03/196701/06/1967
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINASuccession03/03/1995
BRAZILSignature28/09/1955
BRAZILRatification16/06/196414/09/1964
British Antarctic TerritoryExtension03/03/196701/06/1967
British HondurasExtension03/03/196701/06/1967
British Indian Ocean TerritoryExtension03/03/196701/06/1967
British Solomon IslandsExtension03/03/196701/06/1967
British Virgin IslandsExtension03/03/196701/06/1967
BULGARIAAccession14/12/196313/03/1964
BYELORUSSIA S S RSignature09/04/1960
BYELORUSSIA S S RRatification17/01/196101/08/1963
CAMBODIAAccession12/12/199612/03/1997
CAMEROONSuccession02/09/196101/08/1963
CANADASignature16/08/1956
CANADARatification18/04/196417/07/1964
Cayman IslandsExtension03/03/196701/06/1967
Central Southern Line IslandsExtension03/03/196701/06/1967
CHADSuccession13/06/1964
Channel IslandsExtension03/03/196701/06/1967
CHILEAccession02/03/197931/05/1979
CHINAAccession20/08/197518/11/1975
COLOMBIAAccession15/08/196613/11/1966
CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OFSuccession05/01/196219/01/1962
COSTA RICAAccession10/05/198408/08/1984
CROATIASuccession08/07/199308/10/1991
CUBAAccession30/08/196528/11/1965
CYPRUSAccession23/07/1970
CZECH REPUBLICSuccession29/11/199401/01/1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIASignature28/09/1955
CZECHOSLOVAKIARatification23/11/1957
DAHOMEYSuccession27/01/196201/08/1963
DENMARKSignature16/03/1957
DENMARKRatification03/05/196301/08/1963
DOMINICAN REPUBLICAccession25/02/197225/05/1972
ECUADORAccession01/12/196901/03/1970
EGYPTSignature28/09/1955
EGYPTRatification26/04/195601/08/1963
EL SALVADORSignature28/09/1955
EL SALVADORRatification17/09/195601/08/1963
ESTONIAAccession16/08/199814/06/1998
Falkland Island DependenciesExtension03/03/196701/06/1967
FijiExtension03/03/196701/06/1967
FIJISuccession25/02/197215/03/1972
FINLANDAccession25/05/197723/08/1977
FRANCESignature28/09/1955
FRANCERatification19/05/195901/08/1963
GABONSuccession15/02/196916/05/1969
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICSignature11/12/1957
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICRatification19/05/1959
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICSignature28/09/1955
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRatification27/10/1960
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICDeclaration27/10/1960
GHANAAccession11/08/199709/11/1997
GibraltarExtension03/03/196701/06/1967
Gilbert And Ellice IslandsExtension03/03/196701/06/1967
GREECESignature28/09/1955
GREECERatification23/06/196521/09/1965
GRENADASuccession15/08/198513/11/1985
GUATEMALAAccession28/07/197126/10/1971
GUINEAAccession09/10/199007/01/1991
Hong KongExtension03/03/196701/06/1967
HUNGARYSignature28/09/1955
HUNGARYRatification04/10/195701/08/1963
ICELANDSignature03/05/1963
ICELANDRatification03/05/196301/08/1963
INDIAAccession14/02/197315/05/1973
IRANAccession08/07/197506/10/1975
IRAQAccession28/06/197226/09/1972
IRAQDeclaration28/06/1972
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFSignature28/09/1955
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFRatification12/10/195901/08/1963
Isle of ManExtension03/03/196701/06/1967
ISRAELSignature28/09/1955
ISRAELRatification05/08/196403/11/1964
ITALYSignature28/09/1955
ITALYRatification04/05/196302/08/1963
IVORY COASTSuccession07/02/196222/02/1962
JAPANSignature02/05/1956
JAPANRatification10/08/196708/11/1967
JORDANAccession15/11/197313/02/1974
KENYAAccession06/07/199904/10/1999
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OFAccession04/11/198002/02/1981
KOREA REPUBLIC OFAccession13/07/196711/10/1967
KUWAITAccession11/08/197509/11/1975
Land BerlinExtension27/10/1960
LAOSSignature28/09/1955
LAOSRatification09/05/1956
LATVIAAccession02/10/199831/12/1998
LEBANONAccession10/05/197808/08/1978
LESOTHOAccession17/10/197515/01/1976
LIBYAAccession16/05/196914/08/1969
LIECHTENSTEINSignature28/09/1955
LIECHTENSTEINRatification03/01/196603/04/1966
LITHUANIAAccession21/11/199619/02/1997
LUXEMBOURGSignature28/09/1955
LUXEMBOURGRatification13/02/195701/08/1963
MacaoExtension15/05/1997
MacaoExtension20/12/1999
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFSuccession01/09/1994
MALAGASY REPUBLICSuccession17/08/1962
MALAWISuccession09/06/197107/09/1971
MALAYSIAAccession20/09/197419/12/1974
MALAYSIADeclaration20/09/1974
MALDIVESAccession13/10/199511/01/1996
MALISuccession30/12/196329/03/1964
MauritiusExtension03/03/196701/06/1967
MAURITIUSSuccession17/10/198915/01/1990
MEXICOSignature28/09/1955
MEXICORatification27/05/195701/08/1963
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFAccession20/03/199719/06/1997
MONACOAccession09/04/197908/07/1979
MontserratExtension03/03/196701/06/1967
MOROCCOSignature31/05/1963
MOROCCORatification17/11/197515/02/1976
NauruExtension23/06/1959
NAURUSuccession16/11/1970
NEPALAccession12/02/1966
NETHERLANDS THESignature28/09/1955
NETHERLANDS THERatification21/09/196001/08/1963
New GuineaExtension23/06/1959
NEW ZEALANDSignature19/03/1958
NEW ZEALANDRatification16/03/1967
NIGERSuccession08/03/196201/08/1963
NIGERIAAccession01/07/196929/09/1969
Norfolk IslandExtension23/06/1959
NORWAYSignature28/05/1955
NORWAYRatification03/05/196301/08/1963
OMANAccession04/08/198702/11/1987
PAKISTANSignature08/08/1960
PAKISTANRatification16/01/196101/08/1963
PANAMAAccession12/11/199610/01/1997
PAPUA NEW GUINEASuccession06/11/1975
PARAGUAYAccession28/08/196926/11/1969
PERUAccession05/07/198803/10/1988
PHILIPPINESSignature28/09/1955
PHILIPPINESRatification30/11/196628/02/1967
POLANDSignature28/09/1955
POLANDRatification23/04/195601/08/1963
Port MoresbyExtension23/06/195901/08/1963
PORTUGALSignature28/09/1955
PORTUGALRatification16/09/196315/12/1963
PORTUGALNotification15/11/1999
QATARAccession22/12/198622/03/1987
ROUMANIASignature28/09/1955
ROUMANIARatification03/12/195801/08/1963
RWANDASuccession27/12/199027/03/1991
SAUDI ARABIAAccession27/01/196927/04/1969
SENEGALSuccession19/06/196417/09/1964
SeychellesExtension03/03/196701/06/1967
SEYCHELLESSuccession24/06/198022/09/1980
SINGAPORESuccession06/11/196704/02/1968
SLOVAK REPUBLICSuccession24/03/199501/01/1993
SLOVENIASuccession07/08/199825/06/1991
SOLOMON ISLANDSSuccession09/09/1981
SOUTH AFRICAAccession18/09/196717/12/1967
Sovereign Base AreasExtension03/03/1967
SOVIET UNIONSignature28/09/1955
SOVIET UNIONRatification25/03/195701/08/1963
SPAINAccession06/12/196506/03/1966
SRI LANKAAccession21/02/199722/05/1997
St HelenaExtension03/03/196701/06/1967
SUDANSuccession11/02/197512/05/1975
SWAZILANDSuccession20/07/197118/10/1971
SWEDENSignature28/09/1955
SWEDENRatification03/05/196301/08/1963
SWITZERLANDSignature28/09/1955
SWITZERLANDRatification19/10/196201/08/1963
SYRIADeclaration13/04/1964
SYRIASuccession03/06/1964
TOGOAccession02/07/198030/09/1980
TONGASuccession21/02/197722/05/1977
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOSuccession10/05/1983
TUNISIASuccession15/11/196313/02/1964
TURKEYAccession25/03/197828/06/1978
Turks And Caicos IslandsExtension03/03/196701/06/1967
UKRAINESignature15/01/1960
UKRAINERatification23/06/196001/08/1963
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESAccession18/10/199317/01/1994
UNITED ARAB REPUBLICAccession02/03/1959
UNITED KINGDOMSignature26/03/1956
UNITED KINGDOMRatification03/03/196701/06/1967
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration03/03/1967
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration03/03/196701/06/1967
UNITED KINGDOMStatement17/06/1980
UNITED STATES OF AMERICASignature28/06/1956
VANUATUAccession26/10/198124/01/1982
VENEZUELASignature28/09/1955
VENEZUELARatification26/08/196001/08/1963
VENEZUELAReservation26/08/1960
VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OFAccession11/10/198209/01/1983
WESTERN SAMOASuccession16/10/197214/01/1973
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLICAccession06/05/198204/08/1982
YUGOSLAVIASignature03/12/1958
YUGOSLAVIARatification16/04/1959
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFSuccession18/07/200127/04/1992
ZAMBIASuccession25/03/197023/06/1970
ZIMBABWESuccession27/10/198025/01/1981