CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AFGHANISTANSignature23/01/1957
AFGHANISTANRatification31/05/195729/07/1957
ALBANIASignature26/10/1956
ALBANIARatification23/08/195723/08/1957
ALGERIAAcceptance24/12/196324/12/1963
AntillesExtension01/01/1986
ARGENTINASignature26/10/1956
ARGENTINARatification03/10/195703/10/1957
ARGENTINAReservation03/10/1957
ARMENIAAcceptance27/09/199327/09/1993
ArubaExtension01/01/1986
AUSTRALIASignature14/12/1956
AUSTRALIARatification29/07/195729/07/1957
AUSTRIASignature26/10/1956
AUSTRIARatification10/05/195729/07/1957
BANGLADESHAcceptance27/09/197227/09/1972
BELGIUMSignature26/10/1956
BELGIUMRatification29/04/195829/04/1958
BENINAcceptance26/05/1999
BOLIVIASignature26/10/1956
BOLIVIARatification15/03/196315/03/1963
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINAAcceptance18/10/199518/10/1995
BRAZILSignature26/10/1956
BRAZILRatification29/07/195729/07/1957
BULGARIASignature26/10/1956
BULGARIARatification17/08/195717/08/1957
BURMASignature01/09/1957
BURMARatification18/10/195718/10/1957
BYELORUSSIA S S RSignature26/10/1956
BYELORUSSIA S S RRatification08/04/195729/07/1957
BYELORUSSIA S S RNotification08/10/1957
CAMBODIASignature26/10/1956
CAMBODIARatification06/02/195806/02/1958
CAMBODIAWithdrawal26/03/2003
CAMEROONAcceptance13/07/196413/07/1964
CANADASignature26/10/1956
CANADARatification29/07/195729/07/1957
CEYLONSignature26/10/1956
CEYLONRatification22/08/195722/08/1957
CHILESignature26/10/1956
CHILERatification19/09/196019/09/1960
CHINASignature26/10/1956
CHINARatification10/09/1957
CHINAAcceptance01/01/198401/01/1984
COLOMBIASignature26/10/1956
COLOMBIARatification30/09/196030/09/1960
COSTA RICASignature26/10/1956
COSTA RICARatification25/03/196525/03/1965
CROATIAAcceptance12/02/199312/02/1993
CUBASignature16/10/1956
CUBARatification01/10/195701/10/1957
CYPRUSAcceptance07/06/196507/06/1965
CZECH REPUBLICSuccession27/09/199327/09/1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIASignature26/10/1956
CZECHOSLOVAKIARatification05/07/1957
DENMARKSignature26/10/1956
DENMARKRatification16/07/195729/07/1957
DOMINICAN REPUBLICSignature26/10/1956
DOMINICAN REPUBLICRatification11/07/195729/07/1957
ECUADORSignature26/10/1956
ECUADORRatification03/03/1958
EGYPTSignature26/10/1956
EGYPTRatification04/09/195704/09/1957
EL SALVADORSignature26/10/1956
EL SALVADORRatification22/11/195722/11/1957
ESTONIAAcceptance31/01/199231/01/1992
ETHIOPIASignature26/10/1956
ETHIOPIARatification30/09/195730/09/1957
FINLANDAcceptance07/01/195807/01/1958
FRANCESignature26/10/1956
FRANCERatification29/07/195729/07/1957
FRANCENotification28/03/1974
GABONAcceptance21/01/196421/01/1964
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAcceptance18/09/197318/09/1973
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICStatement18/09/1973
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICStatement01/01/1905
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICSignature26/10/1956
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRatification01/10/195701/10/1957
GHANAAcceptance28/09/196028/09/1960
GREECESignature26/10/1956
GREECERatification30/09/195730/09/1957
GUATEMALASignature26/10/1956
GUATEMALARatification29/03/195729/07/1957
HAITISignature26/10/1956
HAITIRatification07/10/195707/10/1957
HONDURASSignature26/10/1956
HONDURASRatification09/07/195729/07/1957
HONDURASWithdrawal19/06/1967
HONDURASRatification24/02/200324/02/2003
HUNGARYSignature26/10/1956
HUNGARYRatification08/08/195708/08/1957
ICELANDSignature26/10/1956
ICELANDRatification06/08/195706/08/1957
INDIASignature26/10/1956
INDIARatification16/07/195729/07/1957
INDIANotification19/09/1957
INDONESIASignature26/10/1956
INDONESIARatification07/08/195707/08/1957
IRANSignature26/10/1956
IRANRatification16/09/195816/09/1958
IRAQSignature15/01/1957
IRAQRatification04/03/195904/03/1959
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFAcceptance06/01/197006/01/1970
ISRAELSignature26/10/1956
ISRAELRatification12/07/195729/07/1957
ITALYSignature15/11/1956
ITALYRatification30/09/195730/09/1957
IVORY COASTAcceptance19/11/196319/11/1963
JAMAICAAcceptance29/12/196529/12/1965
JAPANSignature26/10/1956
JAPANRatification16/07/195729/07/1957
JORDANAcceptance18/04/196618/04/1966
KAZAKHSTANAcceptance14/02/199414/02/1994
KENYAAcceptance12/07/196512/07/1965
KOREASignature26/10/1956
KOREARatification08/08/195708/08/1957
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OFAcceptance18/09/197418/09/1974
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OFWithdrawal13/06/1994
KUWAITAcceptance01/12/196401/12/1964
Land BerlinExtension01/10/195701/10/1957
LAOSSignature17/01/1957
LEBANONSignature26/10/1956
LEBANONRatification29/06/196129/06/1961
LIBERIASignature26/10/1956
LIBERIARatification05/10/196205/10/1962
LIBYASignature26/10/1956
LIBYARatification09/09/196309/09/1963
LIECHTENSTEINAcceptance13/12/196813/12/1968
LITHUANIAAcceptance18/11/199318/11/1993
LUXEMBOURGSignature18/01/1957
LUXEMBOURGRatification29/01/195829/01/1958
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFAcceptance24/02/199424/02/1994
MADAGASCARAcceptance22/03/196522/03/1965
MALAYSIAAcceptance15/01/196915/01/1969
MALIAcceptance10/08/196110/08/1961
MARSHALL ISLANDSAcceptance26/01/199426/01/1994
MAURITIUSAcceptance31/12/197431/12/1974
MEXICOSignature07/12/1956
MEXICORatification07/04/195807/04/1958
MONACOSignature26/10/1956
MONACORatification19/09/195719/09/1957
MONGOLIAAcceptance20/09/197320/09/1973
MOROCCOSignature09/01/1957
MOROCCORatification17/09/195717/09/1957
NAMIBIAAcceptance17/02/198317/02/1983
NETHERLANDS THESignature26/10/1956
NETHERLANDS THERatification30/07/195730/07/1957
New GuineaExtension30/07/195730/07/1957
NEW ZEALANDSignature26/10/1956
NEW ZEALANDRatification13/09/195713/09/1957
NICARAGUASignature23/01/1957
NICARAGUARatification17/09/1957
NICARAGUAWithdrawal14/12/1970
NICARAGUAAcceptance25/03/197725/03/1977
NIGERAcceptance27/03/196927/03/1969
NIGERIAAcceptance25/03/196425/03/1964
NORWAYSignature26/10/1956
NORWAYRatification10/06/195729/07/1957
PAKISTANSignature26/10/1956
PAKISTANRatification02/05/195729/07/1957
PANAMASignature26/10/1956
PANAMARatification02/03/196602/03/1966
PARAGUAYSignature26/10/1956
PARAGUAYRatification30/09/195730/09/1957
PERUSignature26/10/1956
PERURatification30/09/195730/09/1957
PHILIPPINESSignature05/12/1956
PHILIPPINESRatification02/09/195802/09/1958
POLANDSignature26/10/1956
POLANDRatification31/07/195731/07/1957
PORTUGALSignature26/10/1956
PORTUGALRatification12/07/195729/07/1957
QATARAcceptance27/02/197627/02/1976
ROUMANIASignature26/10/1956
ROUMANIARatification12/04/195729/07/1957
ROUMANIANotification27/06/1959
SAUDI ARABIAAcceptance13/12/196213/12/1962
SENEGALAcceptance01/11/196001/11/1960
SIERRA LEONEAcceptance04/06/196704/06/1967
SINGAPOREAcceptance05/01/196705/01/1967
SLOVAK REPUBLICSuccession27/09/193327/09/1993
SLOVENIAAcceptance21/09/199221/09/1992
SOUTH AFRICASignature26/10/1956
SOUTH AFRICARatification06/06/195729/07/1957
SOVIET UNIONSignature26/10/1956
SOVIET UNIONRatification08/04/195729/07/1957
SOVIET UNIONNotification27/09/1957
SPAINSignature26/10/1956
SPAINRatification26/08/195726/08/1957
SUDANSignature26/10/1956
SUDANRatification17/07/195817/07/1958
SurinamExtension30/07/195730/07/1957
SWEDENSignature26/10/1956
SWEDENRatification19/06/195729/07/1957
SWITZERLANDSignature26/10/1956
SWITZERLANDRatification05/04/195729/07/1957
SWITZERLANDReservation05/04/1957
SYRIASignature26/10/1956
SYRIARatification06/06/196306/06/1963
TANZANIAAcceptance06/01/197606/01/1976
THAILANDSignature26/10/1956
THAILANDRatification15/10/195715/10/1957
TUNISIASignature08/01/1957
TUNISIARatification14/10/195714/10/1957
TURKEYSignature26/10/1956
TURKEYRatification19/07/195729/07/1957
UGANDAAcceptance30/08/196730/08/1967
UKRAINE S S RSignature26/10/1956
UKRAINE S S RRatification31/07/1957
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESAcceptance15/01/197615/01/1976
UNITED KINGDOMSignature26/10/1956
UNITED KINGDOMRatification29/07/195729/07/1957
UNITED KINGDOMReservation29/07/1957
UNITED KINGDOMNotification28/03/1974
UNITED STATES OF AMERICASignature26/10/1956
UNITED STATES OF AMERICARatification29/07/195729/07/1957
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAStatement29/07/1957
UNITED STATES OF AMERICANotification03/04/1974
URUGUAYSignature26/10/1956
URUGUAYRatification22/01/196322/01/1963
UZBEKISTANAcceptance26/01/199426/01/1994
VATICAN CITYSignature26/10/1956
VATICAN CITYRatification20/08/195720/08/1957
VENEZUELASignature26/10/1956
VENEZUELAStatement26/10/1956
VENEZUELADeclaration26/10/1956
VENEZUELARatification19/08/195719/08/1957
VIETNAMAcceptance06/10/1978
VIETNAM D RSignature26/10/1956
VIETNAM D RRatification24/09/195724/09/1957
YEMEN, REPUBLIC OFAcceptance14/10/199414/10/1994
YUGOSLAVIASignature26/10/1956
YUGOSLAVIARatification17/09/195717/09/1957
ZAIREAcceptance10/10/196110/10/1961
ZAMBIAAcceptance08/01/196908/01/1969
ZIMBABWEAcceptance01/08/198601/08/1986