CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AUSTRIASignature26/07/1957
AUSTRIARatification02/10/1957
BELGIUMSignature15/12/1956
BELGIUMReservation15/12/1956
BELGIUMRatification05/06/1972
BELGIUMDeclaration05/06/1972
Berlin WestExtension08/12/196408/12/1964
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINAAccession29/12/199429/12/1994
CROATIAAccession27/01/199327/01/1993
CYPRUSSignature18/09/1970
CZECH REPUBLICSuccession08/01/199301/01/1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIASignature26/03/1991
CZECHOSLOVAKIAApproval26/03/199126/03/1991
DENMARKSignature15/12/1956
DENMARKRatification23/06/1958
ESTONIASignature14/05/1993
FINLANDSignature16/09/1991
FINLANDRatification16/09/199116/09/1991
FRANCESignature15/12/1956
FRANCERatification18/02/1958
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICSignature15/12/1956
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRatification08/12/1964
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICDeclaration08/12/1964
GREECESignature16/09/1960
GREECEDeclaration07/07/1994
HUNGARYSignature03/02/1992
ICELANDSignature15/12/1956
ICELANDRatification05/04/1963
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFSignature15/12/1956
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFRatification20/02/1957
Isle of ManExtension05/01/199605/01/1996
ITALYSignature15/12/1956
ITALYRatification29/03/1958
LIECHTENSTEINSignature22/05/1991
LIECHTENSTEINRatification22/05/199122/05/1991
LUXEMBOURGSignature15/12/1956
LUXEMBOURGRatification23/01/1968
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFAccession30/03/1994
MALTASignature22/09/1967
MALTARatification07/05/1968
NETHERLANDS THESignature15/12/1956
NETHERLANDS THERatification10/12/1959
NORWAYSignature15/12/1956
NORWAYRatification14/03/1957
NyasalandExtension02/01/1958
POLANDSignature11/07/1994
POLANDRatification10/10/199410/10/1994
PORTUGALSignature27/04/1978
PORTUGALRatification08/09/1982
RhodesiaExtension02/01/1958
ROMANIASignature02/10/1995
ROMANIARatification19/05/199819/05/1998
RUSSIAN FEDERATIONSignature07/11/1996
RUSSIAN FEDERATIONRatification17/09/199917/09/1999
SLOVAK REPUBLICSuccession08/01/199301/01/1993
SLOVENIAAccession02/07/199202/07/1992
SPAINAccession25/04/1975
SWEDENSignature15/12/1957
SWEDENRatification21/06/1967
SWITZERLANDSignature25/04/1991
SWITZERLANDRatification25/04/199125/04/1991
SWITZERLANDDeclaration25/04/1991
TURKEYSignature25/09/1957
TURKEYRatification18/02/1960
UNITED KINGDOMSignature15/12/1956
UNITED KINGDOMRatification18/09/1957
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration18/09/1957
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration05/01/199605/01/1996
YUGOSLAVIAAccession15/09/1977