CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AFGHANISTANSignature30/03/1961
AFGHANISTANRatification19/03/1963
ALBANIAObjection23/11/1970
ALGERIAAccession07/04/1965
ALGERIAReservation07/04/1965
ANGOLAAccession26/10/200525/11/2005
Antarctic TerritoryExtension01/12/1967
AntiguaExtension26/01/1965
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDAAccession05/04/199305/05/1993
AntillesExtension16/07/1965
ARGENTINASignature31/07/1961
ARGENTINAReservation31/07/1961
ARGENTINARatification10/10/1963
ARGENTINAReservation10/10/1963
ARGENTINAWithdrawal Res.24/10/1979
ARGENTINAObjection03/10/1983
ARMENIAParticipation13/09/199313/10/1993
AUSTRALIASignature30/03/1961
AUSTRALIARatification01/12/1967
AUSTRIAAccession01/02/197803/03/1978
AUSTRIAStatement01/02/1978
AZERBAIJANAccession11/01/1999
BahamasExtension26/01/1965
BAHAMASSuccession13/08/1975
BAHRAINParticipation07/02/199009/03/1990
BANGLADESHAccession25/04/197525/05/1975
BANGLADESHReservation25/04/1975
BarbadosExtension03/05/1966
BARBADOSSuccession21/06/1976
BasutolandExtension26/01/1965
BechuanalandExtension26/01/1965
BELGIUMSignature28/07/1961
BELGIUMRatification17/10/1969
BENINSignature30/03/1961
BENINRatification27/04/1962
Berlin WestExtension03/12/197302/01/1974
BermudaExtension26/01/1965
BOLIVIAParticipation23/09/197623/10/1976
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINAParticipation01/09/1993
BOTSWANAAccession27/12/1984
BRAZILSignature30/03/1961
BRAZILRatification18/06/1964
British GuianaExtension26/01/1965
British HondurasExtension26/01/1965
British Solomon IslandsExtension26/01/1965
British Virgin IslandsExtension26/01/1965
BruneiExtension26/01/1965
BRUNEI DARUSSALAMAccession25/11/198725/12/1987
BULGARIASignature31/07/1961
BULGARIAReservation31/07/1961
BULGARIARatification25/10/1968
BULGARIAReservation25/10/1968
BULGARIAWithdrawal Res.06/05/1994
BURKINA FASOAccession02/06/199202/07/1992
BURMASignature30/03/1961
BURMAReservation30/03/1961
BURMARatification29/07/1963
BURMAReservation29/07/1963
BURUNDIParticipation18/02/199320/03/1993
BYELORUSSIA S S RSignature31/07/1961
BYELORUSSIA S S RRatification20/02/1964
BYELORUSSIA S S RReservation20/02/1964
CAMBODIASignature30/03/1961
CAMBODIARatification07/07/200506/08/2005
CAMEROONAccession15/01/1962
CANADASignature30/03/1961
CANADARatification11/10/1961
CAPE VERDEParticipation24/05/199023/06/1990
Cayman IslandsExtension26/01/1965
CEYLONAccession11/07/1963
CEYLONStatement11/07/1963
CHADSignature30/03/1961
CHADRatification29/01/1963
Channel IslandsExtension24/06/1977
CHILESignature30/03/1961
CHILERatification07/02/1968
Christmas IslandExtension01/12/1967
Cocos Keeling IslandsExtension01/12/1967
COLOMBIAAccession03/03/197502/04/1975
CONGORatification03/03/200402/04/2004
CONGO, REPUBLIC OFSignature30/03/1961
Cook IslandsExtension26/03/1963
COSTA RICASignature30/03/1961
COSTA RICARatification07/05/1970
CROATIASuccession26/07/199308/10/1991
CUBAAccession30/08/1962
CYPRUSAccession30/01/1969
CZECH REPUBLICSuccession30/12/199301/01/1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIASignature31/07/1961
CZECHOSLOVAKIAReservation31/07/1961
CZECHOSLOVAKIARatification20/03/1964
CZECHOSLOVAKIAReservation20/03/1964
CZECHOSLOVAKIAStatement20/03/1964
DAHOMEYSignature30/03/1961
DAHOMEYRatification27/04/1962
DENMARKSignature30/03/1961
DENMARKRatification15/09/1964
DJIBOUTIAccession22/02/200124/03/2001
DominicaExtension26/01/1965
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OFAccession24/09/199324/10/1993
DOMINICAN REPUBLICAccession26/09/197226/10/1972
ECUADORAccession14/01/1964
EGYPTSignature30/03/1961
EGYPTRatification20/07/1966
EGYPTDeclaration20/07/1966
EGYPTWithdrawal Dec.18/01/1980
EL SALVADORSignature30/03/1961
EL SALVADORRatification26/02/199828/03/1998
ERITREAAccession30/01/200201/03/2002
ETHIOPIAAccession29/04/1965
Falkland IslandsExtension26/01/1965
FijiExtension26/01/1965
FIJISuccession01/11/1971
FINLANDSignature30/03/1961
FINLANDRatification06/07/1965
FRANCEAccession19/02/1969
FRANCEReservation19/02/1969
GABONAccession29/02/1968
GAMBIA THEAccession23/04/199623/05/1996
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAccession02/12/197501/01/1976
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICReservation02/12/1975
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICDeclaration02/12/1975
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICCommunication15/03/1976
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICSignature31/07/1961
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRatification03/12/197302/01/1974
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICDeclaration03/12/1973
GHANASignature30/03/1961
GHANARatification15/01/1964
GibraltarExtension26/01/1965
Gilbert And Ellice IslandsExtension26/01/1965
GREECEAccession06/06/197206/07/1972
GREECECommunication12/04/1994
GrenadaExtension26/01/1965
GUATEMALASignature26/07/1961
GUATEMALARatification01/12/1967
GUINEAAccession07/10/1968
GUINEA BISSAUAccession27/10/199526/11/1995
GUYANAAccession15/07/200214/08/2002
HAITISignature03/04/1961
HAITIRatification29/01/1973
Heard IslandExtension01/12/1967
HONDURASAccession16/04/197316/05/1973
Hong KongExtension26/01/1965
Hong KongNotification10/06/199701/07/1997
HUNGARYSignature31/07/1961
HUNGARYReservation31/07/1961
HUNGARYRatification24/04/1964
HUNGARYReservation24/04/1964
HUNGARYWithdrawal Res.08/12/1989
ICELANDAccession18/12/197417/01/1975
INDIASignature30/03/1961
INDIARatification13/12/1964
INDIAReservation13/12/1964
INDIADeclaration13/12/1964
INDONESIASignature28/07/1961
INDONESIAReservation28/07/1961
INDONESIARatification03/09/1976
INDONESIAWithdrawal Res.03/09/1976
INDONESIAReservation03/09/1976
IRANSignature30/03/1961
IRANRatification30/08/1972
IRAQSignature30/03/1961
IRAQRatification29/08/1962
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFAccession16/12/198015/01/1981
Isle of ManExtension24/06/1977
ISRAELAccession23/11/1962
ISRAELObjection23/05/1972
ITALYSignature04/04/1961
ITALYRatification14/04/197514/05/1975
ITALYObjection18/12/1998
IVORY COASTAccession10/07/1962
JAMAICAAccession29/04/1964
JAPANSignature26/07/1961
JAPANRatification13/07/1964
JORDANSignature30/03/1961
JORDANRatification15/11/1962
KAZAKHSTANAccession29/04/199729/05/1997
KENYAAccession13/11/1964
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OFAccession19/03/200718/04/2007
KOREA REPUBLIC OFSignature30/03/1961
KOREA REPUBLIC OFRatification13/02/1962
KUWAITAccession16/04/1962
KYRGYZSTANAccession07/10/199406/11/1994
LAOSAccession22/06/197322/07/1963
LATVIAAccession16/07/199315/08/1993
LEBANONSignature30/03/1961
LEBANONRatification23/04/1965
LESOTHOSuccession04/11/1974
LIBERIASignature30/03/1961
LIBERIARatification13/04/198713/05/1987
LIBYAAccession27/09/1978
LIECHTENSTEINSignature14/07/1961
LIECHTENSTEINRatification31/10/197930/11/1979
LIECHTENSTEINDeclaration31/10/1979
LIECHTENSTEINCommunication11/03/1980
LITHUANIAAccession28/02/199430/03/1994
LUXEMBOURGSignature28/07/1961
LUXEMBOURGRatification27/10/1972
MacaoExtension27/04/199927/04/1999
MacaoCommunication19/10/199920/12/1999
Macdonald IslandExtension01/12/1967
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFAccession13/10/199312/11/1993
MADAGASCARSignature30/03/1961
MADAGASCARRatification20/06/197420/07/1974
MALAWIAccession08/06/1965
MALAYSIAAccession11/07/196710/08/1967
MALIAccession15/12/1964
MALTAParticipation22/02/199024/03/1990
MARSHALL ISLANDSAccession09/08/1991
MAURITANIAParticipation24/10/198923/11/1989
MauritiusExtension26/01/1965
MEXICOSignature24/07/1961
MEXICORatification18/04/1967
MICRONESIAAccession29/04/199129/05/1991
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFAccession15/02/199517/03/1995
MONACOAccession14/08/1969
MONGOLIAObjection11/01/1971
MONGOLIAAccession06/05/199105/06/1991
MontserratExtension26/01/1965
MOROCCOAccession04/12/1961
MOZAMBIQUEAccession08/06/199808/07/1998
NAMIBIAAccession31/03/199830/04/1998
NauruExtension01/12/1967
NEPALParticipation29/06/1987
NETHERLANDS THESignature31/07/1961
NETHERLANDS THERatification16/07/1965
NETHERLANDS THEDeclaration16/07/1965
Netherlands West IndiesExtension27/05/1965
New GuineaExtension01/12/1967
NEW ZEALANDSignature30/03/1961
NEW ZEALANDRatification26/03/1963
NICARAGUASignature30/03/1961
NICARAGUARatification21/06/1973
NIGERAccession18/04/1963
NIGERIASignature30/03/1961
NIGERIARatification06/06/1969
Niue IslandExtension26/03/1963
Norfolk IslandExtension01/12/1967
NORWAYSignature30/03/1961
NORWAYRatification01/09/1967
OMANAccession24/07/1987
PAKISTANSignature30/03/1961
PAKISTANRatification09/07/1965
PAKISTANReservation09/07/1965
PANAMASignature30/03/1961
PANAMARatification04/12/1963
PapuaExtension01/12/1967
PAPUA NEW GUINEASuccession28/10/198027/11/1980
PAPUA NEW GUINEAReservation28/10/198027/11/1980
PARAGUAYSignature30/03/1961
PARAGUAYRatification03/02/1972
PERUSignature30/03/1961
PERUReservation30/03/1961
PERURatification22/07/1964
PERUWithdrawal Res.22/07/1964
PHILIPPINESSignature30/03/1961
PHILIPPINESRatification02/10/1967
POLANDSignature31/07/1961
POLANDRatification16/03/1966
POLANDReservation16/03/1966
PORTUGALSignature30/03/1961
PORTUGALRatification30/12/1971
PORTUGALCommunication25/04/1972
PORTUGALExtension27/04/199927/04/1999
PORTUGALCommunication21/10/1999
QATARParticipation03/10/198602/11/1986
ROMANIAAccession14/01/197413/02/1974
ROMANIAReservation14/01/1974
ROMANIADeclaration14/01/1974
ROMANIAWithdrawal Res.19/09/200719/09/2007
RWANDAParticipation15/07/198114/08/1981
SAINT LUCIASuccession05/07/199122/02/1979
SAN MARINOAccession10/10/200009/11/2000
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPEAccession20/06/199620/07/1996
SAUDI ARABIAAccession21/04/197321/05/1973
SAUDI ARABIAReservation21/04/1973
SENEGALAccession24/01/1964
SeychellesExtension26/01/1965
SEYCHELLESAccession27/02/199228/03/1992
SIERRA LEONEParticipation06/06/199406/07/1994
SINGAPOREAccession15/03/197314/04/1973
SLOVAK REPUBLICSuccession28/05/199301/01/1993
SLOVENIAParticipation06/07/1992
SOLOMON ISLANDSSuccession17/03/198207/07/1978
SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAccession09/06/198809/07/1988
SOUTH AFRICAAccession16/11/197116/12/1971
SOUTH AFRICAReservation16/11/1971
Southern RhodesiaExtension26/01/1965
SOVIET UNIONSignature31/07/1961
SOVIET UNIONRatification20/02/1964
SOVIET UNIONDeclaration20/02/1964
SOVIET UNIONDeclaration03/05/1974
SPAINSignature27/07/1961
SPAINRatification01/03/1966
St Christopher, Nevis and AnguillaExtension26/01/1965
St HelenaExtension26/01/1965
ST KITTS AND NEVISAccession09/05/199408/06/1994
St LuciaExtension26/01/1965
St VincentExtension26/01/1965
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESSuccession03/11/200127/10/1979
SUDANAccession24/04/197424/05/1974
SUDANAccession05/07/199408/08/1994
SurinamExtension16/07/1965
SURINAMESuccession29/03/199025/11/1975
SwazilandExtension26/01/1965
SWAZILANDAccession18/10/1995
SWEDENSignature03/04/1961
SWEDENRatification18/12/1964
SWITZERLANDSignature20/04/1961
SWITZERLANDRatification23/01/1970
SWITZERLANDDeclaration23/01/1970
SYRIAAccession22/08/1962
TAIWANSignature30/03/1961
TAIWANRatification12/05/1969
THAILANDSignature24/07/1961
THAILANDRatification31/10/1961
The GambiaExtension26/01/1965
TOGOAccession06/05/1963
Tokelau IslandsExtension26/03/1963
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOAccession22/06/1964
TUNISIASignature30/03/1961
TUNISIARatification08/09/1964
TURKEYAccession23/05/1967
TURKMENISTANAccession21/02/199622/03/1996
Turks And Caicos IslandsExtension26/01/1965
UGANDAStatement15/02/1972
UGANDAAccession15/04/198815/05/1988
UKRAINESignature31/07/1961
UKRAINERatification15/04/1964
UKRAINEReservation15/04/1964
UKRAINEDeclaration06/08/1974
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESParticipation17/02/198818/03/1988
UNITED KINGDOMSignature30/03/1961
UNITED KINGDOMRatification02/09/1964
UNITED KINGDOMStatement02/09/1964
UNITED KINGDOMObjection14/12/2012
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAAccession25/05/1967
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAObjection03/07/2012
UPPER VOLTAAccession16/09/1969
URUGUAYAccession31/10/197530/11/1975
UZBEKISTANAccession24/08/199523/09/1995
VATICAN CITYSignature30/03/1961
VATICAN CITYRatification01/09/1970
VENEZUELASignature30/03/1961
VENEZUELARatification14/02/1969
VIETNAMAccession14/09/197014/10/1970
VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OFAccession14/09/197014/10/1970
YEMENAccession25/03/1996
YUGOSLAVIASignature30/03/1961
YUGOSLAVIARatification27/08/1963
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFSuccession12/03/200127/04/1992
ZAIRESignature28/04/1961
ZAIRERatification19/11/1973
ZAMBIAAccession12/08/1965
ZIMBABWEParticipation30/07/199329/08/1993
ZIMBABWESuccession01/12/199818/04/1980