CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
ALBANIAAccession03/09/200301/01/1900
ALBANIACommunication03/09/200301/01/1900
ALBANIAObjection03/09/200309/05/2004
ANDORRAAccession15/04/1996
ANDORRANotification15/04/1996
ANDORRANotification04/11/199631/12/1996
ANDORRANotification03/10/199701/10/1997
ANDORRANotification20/12/2001
ANDORRANotification08/10/2002
ANDORRANotification24/02/2006
ANDORRADeclaration19/09/2008
ANDORRANotification09/10/2009
ANDORRANotification13/06/2012
AntiguaExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDASuccession17/05/1985
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDANotification12/06/1986
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDANotification17/08/1987
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDANotification20/10/1987
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDANotification17/11/1987
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDANotification21/12/1999
ARGENTINAObjection03/09/1980
ARGENTINAAccession08/05/198718/02/1988
ARGENTINADeclaration08/05/1987
ARGENTINADeclaration07/01/1988
ARGENTINANotification09/01/200401/12/2003
ARMENIAAccession19/11/199314/08/1994
ARMENIANotification17/06/199414/08/1994
ARMENIANotification02/03/1995
ArubaDeclaration01/10/1996
ArubaNotification22/03/201122/03/2011
AUSTRALIANotification17/01/1994
AUSTRALIAAccession11/07/199416/03/1995
AUSTRALIADeclaration11/07/1994
AUSTRALIADeclaration17/01/1995
AUSTRIASignature05/10/1961
AUSTRIARatification14/11/1967
AUSTRIAObjection18/09/2009
AUSTRIAObjection19/05/201119/05/2011
AUSTRIAObjection03/02/2012
AZERBAIJANRatification13/05/200401/01/2005
AZERBAIJANAccession01/06/200401/12/2004
AZERBAIJANNotification11/01/200501/01/1900
AZERBAIJANObjection21/01/200501/01/1900
AZERBAIJANDef EIF02/03/200501/01/1900
BahamasExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
BAHAMASSuccession10/05/197625/04/1965
BAHAMASNotification18/12/1984
BAHAMASNotification06/04/1988
BAHAMASNotification11/10/1993
BAHAMASNotification31/03/1995
BAHAMASNotification18/01/1999
BAHRAINAccession10/04/201331/12/2013
BAHRAINDeclaration10/04/2013
BAHRAINDeclaration10/04/2013
BarbadosExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
BARBADOSSuccession30/08/199530/11/1966
BARBADOSNotification04/04/1996
BARBADOSNotification15/09/1997
BarbadosNotification15/09/1997
BasutolandExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
BechuanalandExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
BELARUSSuccession31/05/1992
BELARUSNotification05/02/199331/05/1992
BELARUSCommunication08/02/1993
BELARUSDeclaration10/11/2010
BELGIUMSignature10/03/1970
BELGIUMRatification11/12/197509/02/1976
BELGIUMObjection03/10/200301/01/1900
BELGIUMObjection05/03/200401/01/1900
BELGIUMObjection21/01/200501/01/1900
BELGIUMObjection20/04/2005
BELGIUMWithdrawal Obj.10/01/200810/01/2008
BELGIUMObjection21/10/2009
BELGIUMObjection13/01/2012
BELIZEAccession17/07/199211/04/1993
Berlin WestExtension15/12/1965
BermudaExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINASuccession01/10/199301/01/1900
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINANotification19/11/199301/01/1900
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINADeclaration19/11/199301/01/1900
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINANotification17/08/200001/01/1900
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINANotification08/10/200301/01/1900
BOTSWANASuccession03/09/1968
British Antarctic TerritoryExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
British Antarctic TerritoryNotification14/05/2024
British GuianaExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
British Virgin IslandsExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
BruneiExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
BRUNEI DARUSSALAMAccession23/02/198703/12/1987
BRUNEI DARUSSALAMNotification02/03/1988
BRUNEI DARUSSALAMNotification19/04/2006
BULGARIAAccession01/08/200029/04/2001
BULGARIANotification01/08/2000
BULGARIANotification29/05/201301/06/2013
BURUNDIAccession10/06/2014
CAPE VERDEAccession07/05/200915/12/2009
Cayman IslandsExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
CHINA P RDeclaration18/04/2012
COLOMBIAAccession27/04/200027/04/2000
COLOMBIAAccession27/04/200030/01/2001
COLOMBIANotification11/12/2000
COLOMBIADeclaration03/02/200501/01/1900
COLOMBIADeclaration22/04/2005
COLOMBIADeclaration12/10/200712/10/2007
COOK ISLANDSAccession13/07/200401/01/1900
COOK ISLANDSCommunication13/07/200401/01/1900
COOK ISLANDSDef EIF30/04/200530/04/2005
COSTA RICAAccession06/04/201115/10/2011
COSTA RICAAccession06/04/201114/12/2011
CROATIASuccession07/10/1991
CROATIANotification23/07/1993
CYPRUSAccession26/07/197230/04/1973
CZECH REPUBLICAccession23/06/199816/03/1999
CZECH REPUBLICNotification18/01/1999
CZECH REPUBLICNotification16/03/1999
DENMARKSignature20/10/2006
DENMARKRatification30/10/200629/12/2006
DENMARKDeclaration30/10/200629/12/2006
DominicaExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OFSuccession22/10/200225/04/1965
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OFCommunication11/11/2002
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OFDef EIF23/06/2003
DOMINICAN REPUBLICAccession12/12/200830/08/2009
ECUADORAccession02/07/200401/01/1900
ECUADORNotification21/10/200401/01/1900
ECUADORDef EIF02/04/200502/04/2005
EL SALVADORAccession14/09/1995
EL SALVADORNotification29/09/1995
EL SALVADORNotification04/04/199631/05/1996
EL SALVADORNotification11/12/1996
EL SALVADORNotification03/10/1997
ESTONIAAccession11/12/2000
ESTONIANotification04/10/2001
ESTONIANotification12/05/200401/01/1900
ESTONIANotification30/11/2009
Falkland Island DependenciesExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
Falkland IslandsExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
FijiExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
FIJIAccession29/03/197110/10/1970
FIJINotification26/07/201026/07/2010
FINLANDSignature13/03/1962
FINLANDRatification27/06/198526/08/1985
FINLANDNotification23/12/199301/12/1993
FINLANDNotification30/01/1997
FINLANDNotification09/01/2001
FINLANDObjection02/05/2005
FINLANDWithdrawal Res.05/10/200905/10/2009
FINLANDObjection28/10/2009
FRANCESignature09/10/1961
FRANCERatification25/11/1964
FRANCEDeclaration25/11/1964
FRANCENotification12/02/200712/02/2007
GEORGIANotification12/12/199701/02/1998
GEORGIAAccession21/08/200615/09/2007
GEORGIANotification21/08/2006
GEORGIAReservation21/08/2006
GEORGIADef EIF15/03/2007
GEORGIANotification13/08/2010
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICSignature05/10/1961
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRatification15/12/196513/02/1966
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICNotification22/11/1994
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection20/10/200301/01/1900
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection08/03/200401/01/1900
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICCommunication02/08/200401/01/1900
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection27/12/200401/01/1900
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection21/04/2005
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection14/03/2007
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection22/10/2009
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICWithdrawal Obj.03/02/201003/02/2010
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection15/07/201015/07/2010
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICWithdrawal Obj.22/07/201022/07/2010
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection23/05/201123/05/2011
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection01/02/2012
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICWithdrawal19/12/201301/01/2014
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection10/06/2014
GibraltarExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
Gilbert And Ellice IslandsExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
GREECESignature05/10/1961
GREECERatification19/03/198518/05/1985
GREECEDeclaration19/03/1985
GREECENotification30/11/1993
GREECEObjection09/03/200401/01/1900
GREECEObjection15/03/2007
GREECENotification16/03/2009
GREECENotification10/06/200910/06/2009
GREECEObjection30/10/2009
GREECENotification06/01/201006/01/2010
GREECEObjection28/07/201028/07/2010
GREECEObjection24/05/201124/05/2011
GREECEObjection08/02/2012
GrenadaExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
GrenadaNotification19/09/1973
GRENADAAccession17/01/200106/02/2002
GRENADACommunication13/02/2002
GRENADANotification30/01/200301/01/1900
Guernsey, Bailiwick ofExtension21/08/196424/01/1965
Guernsey, Bailiwick ofNotification11/04/1989
HONDURASAccession20/01/200430/09/2004
HONDURASDef EIF30/09/200401/01/1900
HONDURASNotification21/10/200401/01/1900
Hong KongExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
Hong KongNotification09/06/1983
Hong KongNotification16/08/1984
Hong KongNotification12/06/1985
Hong KongNotification18/11/1985
Hong KongNotification16/06/199701/07/1997
HONG KONG SARApplication16/06/199701/07/1997
HONG KONG SARDeclaration03/03/2006
HUNGARYAccession18/04/197218/01/1973
HUNGARYDeclaration18/04/1972
HUNGARYObjection31/12/200401/01/1900
HUNGARYWithdrawal Obj.10/03/200510/03/2005
HUNGARYNotification28/09/201028/09/2010
HUNGARYNotification22/03/201122/03/2011
ICELANDSignature07/09/200401/01/1900
ICELANDRatification28/09/200427/11/2004
ICELANDNotification01/12/200401/01/1900
INDIAAccession26/10/200414/07/2005
INDIANotification26/10/200401/01/1900
INDIADef EIF12/02/200812/02/2008
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFSignature29/06/1996
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFRatification08/01/199909/03/1999
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFNotification08/01/1999
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFNotification24/02/1999
Isle of ManExtension21/08/196424/01/1965
Isle of ManNotification03/05/1985
ISRAELAccession11/11/197714/08/1978
ISRAELCommunication01/03/1996
ITALYSignature15/12/1961
ITALYRatification13/12/197711/02/1978
ITALYObjection09/03/200401/01/1900
ITALYNotification08/08/2011
JAPANSignature12/03/1970
JAPANRatification28/05/197027/07/1970
JerseyExtension21/08/196424/01/1965
JerseyNotification05/01/1990
KAZAKHSTANAccession05/04/200030/01/2001
KAZAKHSTANAccession05/04/200005/04/2000
KAZAKHSTANNotification19/09/2001
KOREA REPUBLIC OFNotification25/10/2006
KOREA REPUBLIC OFAccession25/10/2006
KYRGYZSTANAccession15/11/2010
KYRGYZSTANNotification15/11/2010
KYRGYZSTANMembership31/07/201131/07/2011
LATVIAAccession11/05/199530/01/1996
LATVIACommunication04/12/1995
LESOTHOSuccession24/04/197204/10/1966
LIBERIAAccession24/05/199508/02/1996
LIBERIANotification29/05/1995
LIECHTENSTEINSignature18/04/1962
LIECHTENSTEINRatification19/07/197217/09/1972
LITHUANIAAccession05/11/199619/07/1997
LITHUANIANotification20/05/1997
LITHUANIANotification19/08/1997
LUXEMBOURGSignature05/10/1961
LUXEMBOURGRatification04/04/197903/06/1979
MacaoExtension10/12/199920/12/1999
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFSuccession23/09/1993
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFNotification23/12/1993
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFNotification31/03/1995
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFNotification11/08/1997
MALAWIAccession03/10/196701/12/1967
MALTAAccession03/01/196802/03/1968
MARSHALL ISLANDSAccession18/11/199114/08/1992
MARSHALL ISLANDSNotification23/06/1992
MARSHALL ISLANDSNotification05/10/2007
MauritiusExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
MAURITIUSSuccession20/12/196812/03/1968
MEXICOAccession01/12/1994
MEXICONotification30/06/199514/08/1995
MEXICONotification14/08/1995
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFAccession19/06/2006
MONACOAccession24/04/2002
MONACONotification03/05/2002
MONACODef EIF29/11/200231/12/2002
MONACOAccession31/12/2002
MONACODeclaration07/11/2005
MONGOLIADef EIF31/12/2009
MONTENEGRODeclaration30/01/200730/01/2007
MONTENEGRONotification30/01/200830/01/2008
MontserratExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
NAMIBIAAccession25/04/200025/04/2000
NAMIBIAAccession25/04/200030/01/2001
NAMIBIANotification08/11/2000
NAMIBIADeclaration16/01/2006
Netherlands AntillesExtension30/04/1967
Netherlands AntillesNotification11/07/2006
NETHERLANDS THESignature30/11/1962
NETHERLANDS THERatification09/08/196508/10/1965
NETHERLANDS THENotification24/05/1982
NETHERLANDS THENotification26/09/1985
NETHERLANDS THENotification22/08/1986
NETHERLANDS THEObjection24/12/200401/01/1900
NETHERLANDS THEObjection13/05/2005
NETHERLANDS THEDeclaration14/06/2006
NETHERLANDS THEWithdrawal Obj.16/09/2008
NETHERLANDS THEObjection15/07/2009
NETHERLANDS THEWithdrawal Obj.10/08/201010/08/2010
NETHERLANDS THEDeclaration02/03/2012
NETHERLANDS THENotification28/07/2013
NETHERLANDS THENotification12/02/2103
New HebridesExtension25/04/196515/02/1966
NEW ZEALANDAccession22/11/2001
NEW ZEALANDAccession07/02/200122/11/2001
NEW ZEALANDDeclaration07/02/2001
NICARAGUAAccession07/09/201214/05/2013
NICARAGUADeclaration07/09/2012
NICARAGUADef EIF14/05/2013
NIUEAccession10/06/199802/03/1999
NIUENotification18/09/1998
NIUENotification22/06/1999
NORWAYSignature30/05/1983
NORWAYRatification30/05/198329/07/1983
NORWAYNotification30/05/1983
NORWAYNotification28/09/1988
PANAMAAccession30/10/1990
PANAMADeclaration30/10/1990
PANAMANotification19/08/1992
PERUAccession13/01/201001/08/2010
PERUObjection15/07/201028/07/2010
POLANDAccession17/11/2004
POLANDDef EIF14/08/2005
PORTUGALSignature20/08/1965
PORTUGALRatification06/12/196804/02/1969
PORTUGALExtension22/10/1969
PORTUGALNotification17/04/1996
PORTUGALNotification26/11/1999
PORTUGALNotification03/08/2009
ROMANIAAccession07/06/200016/03/2001
ROMANIANotification07/06/2000
ROMANIANotification26/05/200401/01/1900
ROMANIANotification15/09/200401/01/1900
ROMANIANotification17/06/2005
ROMANIANotification09/12/201009/12/2010
RUSSIAN FEDERATIONNotification10/08/2005
RUSSIAN FEDERATIONNotification28/12/200928/12/2009
RUSSIAN FEDERATIONDeclaration11/05/201111/05/2011
RUSSIAN FEDERATIONNotification21/10/201121/10/2011
SAMOAAccession18/01/1999
SAMOANotification01/03/1999
SAMOANotification13/02/200713/02/2007
SAN MARINOAccession26/05/199413/02/1995
SAN MARINONotification16/12/1994
SAN MARINONotification17/01/1995
SAN MARINOCommunication26/02/200401/01/1900
SAN MARINONotification16/03/201016/03/2010
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPEAccession19/12/200715/07/2008
SERBIADeclaration09/06/2006
SERBIANotification03/04/200703/04/2007
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRONotification26/05/200301/01/1900
SeychellesExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
SEYCHELLESSuccession09/06/197831/03/1979
SEYCHELLESDeclaration09/06/1978
SEYCHELLESNotification01/07/1996
SLOVAK REPUBLICAccession06/06/200118/02/2002
SLOVAK REPUBLICDeclaration06/06/2001
SLOVAK REPUBLICDef EIF18/02/2002
SLOVAK REPUBLICNotification30/05/2002
SLOVAK REPUBLICCommunication30/05/2002
SLOVAK REPUBLICNotification22/01/200401/03/2004
SLOVAK REPUBLICNotification20/09/2007
SLOVENIADeclaration08/06/1992
SLOVENIANotification05/02/199325/06/1991
SLOVENIANotification04/01/2006
Solomon IslandsExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
SOUTH AFRICAAccession03/08/199430/04/1995
SOUTH AFRICANotification03/08/1994
SOUTH AFRICANotification26/08/1994
SOUTH AFRICANotification02/03/1995
Southern RhodesiaExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
SOVIET UNIONAccession04/09/199131/05/1992
SOVIET UNIONNotification23/06/1992
SPAINSignature21/10/1976
SPAINRatification27/07/197825/09/1978
SPAINDeclaration27/07/1978
SPAINDeclaration04/08/1997
SPAINObjection03/03/200401/01/1900
SPAINObjection13/05/2005
SPAINWithdrawal Obj.12/02/200812/02/2008
SPAINDeclaration30/05/201130/05/2011
SPAINDeclaration26/03/2012
St HelenaExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
St HelenaNotification09/05/2022
ST KITTS AND NEVISAccession26/02/1994
ST KITTS AND NEVISNotification19/10/199414/12/1994
ST KITTS AND NEVISDeclaration08/09/2006
ST KITTS AND NEVISNotification06/07/200706/07/2007
ST KITTS AND NEVISNotification21/04/201021/04/2010
St Kitts Nevis AnguillaExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
St Kitts Nevis AnguillaNotification19/09/1973
St Kitts Nevis AnguillaNotification24/03/1987
St Kitts Nevis AnguillaNotification16/01/2006
St LuciaExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
ST LUCIAAccession05/12/200131/07/2002
ST LUCIANotification21/02/200301/01/1900
St VincentExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
St VincentNotification19/09/1973
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESDef EIF29/04/200201/01/1900
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESSuccession02/05/200225/04/1965
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESNotification02/05/2002
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESNotification03/02/200401/01/1900
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESNotification08/12/2006
SurinameExtension15/07/196715/07/1967
SURINAMESuccession11/11/197625/11/1975
SwazilandExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
SWAZILANDSuccession17/07/197806/09/1968
SWAZILANDNotification03/02/1998
SWEDENSignature02/03/1999
SWEDENRatification02/03/199901/05/1999
SWEDENDeclaration02/03/1999
SWEDENDeclaration04/02/200501/01/1900
SWITZERLANDSignature05/10/1961
SWITZERLANDRatification10/01/197311/03/1973
SWITZERLANDCommunication13/02/2002
TongaExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
TONGASuccession28/10/197104/06/1970
TONGADeclaration15/11/2010
TONGADeclaration15/11/2010
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOAccession28/10/199928/10/1999
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGONotification27/07/2000
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGONotification09/03/2001
TURKEYSignature08/05/1962
TURKEYRatification31/07/198529/09/1985
Turks And Caicos IslandsExtension25/04/196525/04/1965
UKRAINENotification02/04/200301/01/1900
UKRAINEAccession02/04/200322/12/2003
UKRAINEDef EIF02/04/200322/12/2003
UKRAINENotification13/03/2013
UNITED KINGDOMSignature19/10/1961
UNITED KINGDOMRatification21/08/196424/01/1965
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration06/01/198106/01/1981
UNITED KINGDOMCommunication27/08/198727/08/1987
UNITED KINGDOMNotification28/11/200328/11/2003
UNITED KINGDOMNotification24/08/202001/09/2020
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAAccession24/12/198015/10/1981
UNITED STATES OF AMERICANotification07/10/1981
UNITED STATES OF AMERICANotification23/08/1984
UNITED STATES OF AMERICANotification23/01/1985
UNITED STATES OF AMERICANotification28/07/1986
UNITED STATES OF AMERICACommunication01/03/1996
UNITED STATES OF AMERICACommunication01/03/1999
UNITED STATES OF AMERICANotification03/08/2009
URUGUAYAccession09/02/201214/10/2012
URUGUAYDeclaration09/02/2012
UZBEKISTANAccession25/07/201115/02/2012
UZBEKISTANNotification25/07/2011
UZBEKISTANDef EIF15/04/2012
VANUATUSuccession01/08/200801/08/2008
VANUATUSuccession28/08/200830/07/1980
VENEZUELAAccession01/07/199816/03/1999
VENEZUELANotification18/01/1999
YUGOSLAVIASignature05/10/1961
YUGOSLAVIARatification25/09/196224/01/1965
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFSuccession01/05/200127/04/1992
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFNotification30/07/2001
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFCommunication06/02/2002
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFNotification11/04/200304/02/2003
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFCommunication26/05/200301/01/1900