Country	Action	Action Date	Effective Date
AFGHANISTAN	Signature	21/12/1959
AFGHANISTAN	Ratification	19/01/1965
ALBANIA	Signature	21/12/1959
ALBANIA	Reservation	21/12/1959
ALBANIA	Ratification	27/08/1963
ALGERIA	Accession	03/05/1963
Antigua	Extension		01/01/1963
Antilles	Extension	29/06/1961
ARGENTINA	Signature	21/12/1959
ARGENTINA	Reservation	21/12/1959
ARGENTINA	Ratification	18/04/1962
AUSTRALIA	Signature	21/12/1959
AUSTRALIA	Reservation	21/12/1959
AUSTRALIA	Ratification	01/02/1962
AUSTRALIA	Declaration	01/02/1962
AUSTRIA	Signature	21/12/1959
AUSTRIA	Ratification	29/05/1962
Bahamas	Extension		01/01/1963
Barbados	Extension		01/01/1963
Basutoland	Extension	09/12/1961
Bechuanaland	Extension	09/12/1961
BELGIUM	Signature	21/12/1959
BELGIUM	Reservation	21/12/1959
BELGIUM	Declaration	21/12/1959
BELGIUM	Ratification	08/10/1962
Bermuda	Extension		01/01/1963
BOLIVIA	Signature	21/12/1959
BOLIVIA	Ratification	03/11/1965
BRAZIL	Signature	21/12/1959
BRAZIL	Ratification	06/10/1964
British Antarctic Territory	Extension	09/12/1961
British East Africa	Extension	30/11/1961
British Guiana	Extension		01/01/1963
British Honduras	Extension		01/01/1963
British Virgin Islands	Extension		01/01/1963
Brunei	Accession	09/12/1961
BULGARIA	Signature	21/12/1959
BULGARIA	Reservation	21/12/1959
BULGARIA	Ratification	05/06/1961
BULGARIA	Reservation	05/06/1961
BURMA	Signature	21/12/1959
BURMA	Ratification	03/08/1964
BURUNDI	Accession	16/02/1963
BYELORUSSIA S S R	Signature	21/12/1959
BYELORUSSIA S S R	Reservation	21/12/1959
BYELORUSSIA S S R	Ratification	11/08/1961
CAMBODIA	Accession	23/02/1965
CAMEROON	Accession	18/06/1963
CANADA	Signature	21/12/1959
CANADA	Reservation	21/12/1959
CANADA	Ratification	26/03/1962
Cayman Islands	Extension		01/01/1963
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	Accession	22/03/1961
CEYLON	Signature	21/12/1959
CEYLON	Ratification	04/04/1963
CHAD	Accession	10/03/1961
Channel Islands	Extension	01/12/1960
CHILE	Accession	20/09/1965
Christmas Island	Extension	01/02/1962
Cocos Keeling Islands	Extension	01/02/1962
COLOMBIA	Signature	21/12/1959
COLOMBIA	Ratification	18/04/1963
Comoro Islands	Extension	19/11/1962
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF	Accession	26/01/1963
Cook Islands	Extension	31/05/1961
COSTA RICA	Signature	21/12/1959
COSTA RICA	Reservation	21/12/1959
COSTA RICA	Ratification	20/12/1963
CUBA	Signature	21/12/1959
CUBA	Reservation	21/12/1959
CUBA	Ratification	12/12/1962
CYPRUS	Accession	24/04/1961
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	Signature	21/12/1959
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	Reservation	21/12/1959
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	Ratification	01/08/1962
DAHOMEY	Accession	28/10/1960
DENMARK	Signature	21/12/1959
DENMARK	Reservation	21/12/1959
DENMARK	Ratification	18/01/1961
Dominica	Extension		01/01/1963
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	Signature	21/12/1959
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	Ratification	02/03/1965
ECUADOR	Accession	18/04/1962
EL SALVADOR	Signature	21/12/1959
EL SALVADOR	Declaration	21/12/1959
ETHIOPIA	Signature	21/12/1959
ETHIOPIA	Ratification	28/12/1962
Falkland Island Dependencies	Extension	09/12/1961
Falkland Islands	Extension	09/12/1961
Fiji	Extension	09/12/1961
FINLAND	Signature	21/12/1959
FINLAND	Ratification	23/12/1960
FRANCE	Signature	21/12/1959
FRANCE	Reservation	21/12/1959
FRANCE	Ratification	19/11/1962
FRANCE	Declaration	19/11/1962
French Polynesia	Extension	19/11/1962
French Somaliland	Extension	19/11/1962
GABON	Accession	21/09/1961
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Signature	21/12/1959
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Ratification	28/12/1962
GHANA	Signature	21/12/1959
GHANA	Ratification	31/10/1962
Gibraltar	Extension	09/12/1961
GREECE	Signature	21/12/1959
GREECE	Reservation	21/12/1959
GREECE	Ratification	29/04/1966
Grenada	Extension		01/01/1963
GUATEMALA	Accession	17/10/1963
GUINEA	Accession	08/12/1961
HAITI	Accession	29/03/1961
Hong Kong	Extension	09/12/1961
HUNGARY	Signature	21/12/1959
HUNGARY	Reservation	21/12/1959
HUNGARY	Ratification	19/09/1961
ICELAND	Signature	21/12/1959
ICELAND	Ratification	05/07/1960
INDIA	Signature	21/12/1959
INDIA	Reservation	21/12/1959
INDIA	Ratification	01/11/1962
INDONESIA	Signature	21/12/1959
INDONESIA	Reservation	21/12/1959
INDONESIA	Ratification	13/09/1963
IRAN	Signature	21/12/1959
IRAN	Reservation	21/12/1959
IRAN	Ratification	08/07/1964
IRAQ	Signature	21/12/1959
IRAQ	Ratification	06/04/1964
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Signature	21/12/1959
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Ratification	01/10/1962
Isle of Man	Extension	01/12/1961
ISRAEL	Signature	21/12/1959
ISRAEL	Reservation	21/12/1959
ISRAEL	Ratification	12/08/1960
ITALY	Signature	21/12/1959
ITALY	Reservation	21/12/1959
ITALY	Ratification	28/12/1962
IVORY COAST	Accession	23/12/1960
JAMAICA	Accession	18/02/1963
JAPAN	Signature	21/12/1959
JAPAN	Reservation	21/12/1959
JAPAN	Ratification	11/08/1961
JORDAN	Signature	21/12/1959
JORDAN	Ratification	14/01/1963
KENYA	Accession	11/04/1964
KOREA	Signature	21/12/1959
KOREA	Ratification	26/10/1961
KUWAIT	Signature	21/12/1959
KUWAIT	Reservation	21/12/1959
KUWAIT	Ratification	23/01/1963
LAOS	Signature	21/12/1959
LAOS	Ratification	17/01/1963
LEBANON	Signature	21/12/1959
LEBANON	Reservation	21/12/1959
LEBANON	Ratification	30/05/1961
LIBERIA	Accession	18/06/1963
LIBYA	Signature	21/12/1959
LIECHTENSTEIN	Accession	25/07/1963
LUXEMBOURG	Signature	21/12/1959
LUXEMBOURG	Ratification	09/11/1962
MALAGASY REPUBLIC	Accession	11/05/1961
MALAWI	Accession	19/02/1965
MALAYA	Signature	21/12/1959
MALAYA	Ratification	30/12/1960
MALI	Accession	26/02/1962
Malta	Extension	09/12/1961
MALTA	Accession	22/03/1965
MAURITANIA	Accession	18/04/1962
Mauritius	Extension	09/12/1961
MEXICO	Signature	21/12/1959
MEXICO	Reservation	21/12/1959
MEXICO	Ratification	04/05/1962
MONACO	Signature	21/12/1959
MONACO	Reservation	21/12/1959
MONACO	Ratification	22/07/1961
MONGOLIA	Accession	27/08/1964
Montserrat	Extension		01/01/1963
MOROCCO	Signature	21/12/1959
MOROCCO	Reservation	21/12/1959
MOROCCO	Ratification	05/04/1961
Nauru	Extension	01/02/1962
NEPAL	Signature	21/12/1959
NEPAL	Ratification	31/12/1963
NETHERLANDS THE	Signature	21/11/1959
NETHERLANDS THE	Reservation	21/12/1959
NETHERLANDS THE	Ratification	29/06/1961
NETHERLANDS THE	Declaration	29/06/1961
Netherlands West Indies	Extension	09/12/1961
New Caledonia And Dependences	Extension	19/11/1962
New Guinea	Extension	29/06/1961
New Guinea	Extension	01/02/1962
New Hebrides	Extension	09/12/1961
New Hebrides Condominium	Extension	19/11/1962
NEW ZEALAND	Signature	21/12/1959
NEW ZEALAND	Reservation	21/12/1959
NEW ZEALAND	Ratification	31/05/1961
NEW ZEALAND	Declaration	31/05/1961
NEW ZEALAND	Declaration	22/08/1961
NICARAGUA	Signature	21/12/1959
NICARAGUA	Ratification	24/06/1964
NIGER	Accession	02/11/1962
NIGERIA	Accession	11/04/1961
Niue Island	Extension	31/05/1961
Norfolk Island	Extension	01/02/1962
North Borneo	Accession	09/12/1961
NORWAY	Signature	21/12/1959
NORWAY	Declaration	21/12/1959
NORWAY	Ratification	12/07/1961
PAKISTAN	Signature	21/12/1959
PAKISTAN	Reservation	21/12/1959
PAKISTAN	Ratification	11/03/1961
PANAMA	Accession	06/12/1962
Papua	Extension	01/02/1962
PARAGUAY	Signature	21/12/1959
PARAGUAY	Ratification	26/10/1961
PERU	Signature	21/12/1959
PERU	Declaration	21/12/1959
PERU	Ratification	25/07/1963
PHILIPPINES	Signature	21/12/1959
PHILIPPINES	Declaration	21/12/1959
PHILIPPINES	Ratification	06/11/1963
POLAND	Signature	21/12/1959
POLAND	Declaration	21/12/1959
POLAND	Ratification	08/07/1963
PORTUGAL	Signature	21/12/1959
PORTUGAL	Declaration	21/12/1959
PORTUGAL	Ratification	14/01/1963
Rhodesia And Nyasaland	Accession	14/12/1960
Rhodesia And Nyasaland	Accession	01/01/1964
ROMANIA	Signature	21/12/1959
ROMANIA	Declaration	21/12/1959
ROMANIA	Ratification	19/03/1962
Ruanda Urundi	Extension	21/12/1959
RWANDA	Accession	12/12/1962
Sarawak	Accession	09/12/1961
SAUDI ARABIA	Signature	21/12/1959
SAUDI ARABIA	Declaration	21/12/1959
SAUDI ARABIA	Ratification	19/06/1961
SAUDI ARABIA	Declaration	19/06/1961
SENEGAL	Accession	28/12/1960
Seychelles	Extension	09/12/1961
SIERRA LEONE	Accession	30/12/1961
Singapore	Accession	09/12/1961
SINGAPORE	Accession	22/10/1965
SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	Accession	28/09/1962
SOUTH AFRICA	Signature	21/12/1959
SOUTH AFRICA	Reservation	21/12/1959
SOUTH AFRICA	Ratification	15/03/1961
Southern And Antarctic Territories	Extension	19/11/1962
SOVIET UNION	Signature	21/12/1959
SOVIET UNION	Declaration	21/12/1959
SOVIET UNION	Ratification	10/04/1961
SOVIET UNION	Declaration	10/04/1961
SPAIN	Signature	21/12/1959
SPAIN	Ratification	19/08/1961
SPAIN	Accession	25/04/1963
St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla	Extension		01/01/1963
St Helena And Dependencies	Extension	09/12/1961
St Lucia	Extension		01/01/1963
St Pierre and Miquelon	Extension	19/11/1962
St Vincent	Extension		01/01/1963
SUDAN	Signature	21/12/1959
SUDAN	Declaration	21/12/1959
Suriname	Extension	29/06/1961
Swaziland	Extension	09/12/1961
SWEDEN	Signature	21/12/1959
SWEDEN	Ratification	30/12/1960
SWITZERLAND	Signature	21/12/1959
SWITZERLAND	Declaration	21/12/1959
SWITZERLAND	Ratification	20/12/1960
SYRIA	Accession	24/08/1962
TAIWAN	Signature	21/12/1959
TAIWAN	Reservation	21/12/1959
TAIWAN	Ratification	19/10/1961
TANGANYIKA	Accession	31/10/1962
THAILAND	Signature	21/12/1959
THAILAND	Ratification	15/11/1962
The Gambia	Extension	09/12/1961
TOGO	Accession	14/09/1961
Tokelau Islands	Extension	31/05/1961
Tonga	Extension	09/12/1961
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	Accession	06/03/1965
TUNISIA	Signature	21/12/1959
TUNISIA	Declaration	21/12/1959
TUNISIA	Ratification	25/08/1961
TURKEY	Signature	21/12/1959
TURKEY	Declaration	21/12/1959
TURKEY	Ratification	18/08/1965
Turks And Caicos Islands	Extension		01/01/1963
UGANDA	Accession	08/03/1963
UKRAINE S S R	Signature	21/12/1959
UKRAINE S S R	Declaration	21/12/1959
UKRAINE S S R	Ratification	30/08/1961
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC	Signature	21/12/1959
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC	Reservation	21/12/1959
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC	Ratification	27/07/1961
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	21/12/1959
UNITED KINGDOM	Ratification	01/12/1960
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Signature	21/12/1959
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Reservation	21/12/1959
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Ratification	23/10/1961
UPPER VOLTA	Accession	16/01/1962
URUGUAY	Signature	21/12/1959
VATICAN CITY	Signature	21/12/1959
VATICAN CITY	Ratification	18/04/1962
VENEZUELA	Signature	21/12/1959
VENEZUELA	Reservation	21/12/1959
VENEZUELA	Ratification	06/01/1965
VIETNAM	Signature	21/12/1959
VIETNAM	Ratification	03/03/1961
Wallis And Futuna Islands	Extension	19/11/1962
Western Pacific High Commsn Territories	Extension	09/12/1961
Western Samoa	Extension	22/08/1961
YUGOSLAVIA	Signature	21/12/1959
YUGOSLAVIA	Reservation	21/12/1959
YUGOSLAVIA	Ratification	23/12/1960
ZAIRE	Accession	06/12/1961
ZAMBIA	Accession	23/08/1965
Zanzibar	Extension	09/12/1961