CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AFGHANISTANAccession06/10/1965
ALBANIASignature18/04/1961
ALBANIARatification08/02/198809/03/1988
ALGERIAAccession14/04/1964
All Territories under UK SovereigntyExtension01/09/1964
ANDORRAAccession03/07/199602/08/1996
ANGOLAAccession09/08/199008/09/1990
AntillesExtension07/09/198407/10/1984
ARGENTINASignature08/04/1961
ARGENTINARatification10/10/1963
ARMENIAAccession23/06/199323/07/1993
ArubaExtension01/01/1986
AUSTRALIASignature30/03/1962
AUSTRALIARatification26/01/1968
AUSTRALIAObjection14/03/1968
AUSTRALIAObjection20/11/1970
AUSTRALIAObjection06/09/1973
AUSTRALIAObjection25/01/1977
AUSTRALIAObjection21/06/1978
AUSTRALIAObjection22/02/1983
AUSTRALIAObjection10/02/1987
AUSTRIASignature18/04/1961
AUSTRIARatification28/04/1966
AZERBAIJANAccession13/08/199212/09/1992
BAHAMASSuccession17/03/1977
BAHAMASDeclaration08/06/1977
BAHRAINAccession02/11/1971
BAHRAINReservation02/11/1971
BANGLADESHSuccession13/01/1978
BARBADOSSuccession06/05/1968
BELARUSSignature18/04/1961
BELARUSRatification14/05/1964
BELARUSReservation14/05/1964
BELARUSDeclaration14/05/1964
BELARUSObjection02/11/1977
BELARUSObjection16/10/1986
BELARUSObjection11/11/1986
BELGIUMSignature23/10/1961
BELGIUMRatification02/05/1968
BELGIUMObjection02/05/1968
BELGIUMObjection28/01/1975
BELIZEAccession30/11/200030/12/2000
BHUTANAccession07/12/1972
BOLIVIAAccession28/12/197727/01/1978
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINASuccession01/09/199306/03/1992
BOTSWANAAccession11/04/1969
BOTSWANAReservation11/04/1969
BRAZILSignature18/04/1961
BRAZILRatification25/03/1965
BULGARIASignature18/04/1961
BULGARIARatification17/01/1968
BULGARIAReservation17/01/1968
BULGARIADeclaration17/01/1968
BULGARIADeclaration14/04/1970
BULGARIACommunication12/03/1971
BULGARIAObjection22/09/1972
BULGARIAObjection18/08/1977
BULGARIAObjection23/06/1981
BULGARIACommunication24/10/2002
BURKINA FASOAccession04/05/198703/06/1987
BURMAAccession07/03/198006/04/1980
BURUNDIAccession01/05/1968
CAMBODIAAccession31/08/1965
CAMBODIAReservation31/08/1975
CAMEROONAccession04/03/197703/04/1977
CANADASignature05/02/1962
CANADARatification26/05/1966
CANADAObjection26/05/1966
CANADAObjection16/03/1978
CANADACommunication14/05/2014
CAPE VERDEAccession30/07/197929/08/1979
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICSignature28/03/1962
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICRatification19/03/1973
CEYLONSignature18/04/1961
CEYLONRatification02/06/197802/07/1978
CHADAccession03/11/197703/12/1977
CHILESignature18/04/1961
CHILERatification09/01/1968
CHINAAccession25/11/197525/12/1975
CHINAReservation25/11/1975
CHINAWithdrawal Res.15/09/1980
COLOMBIASignature18/04/1961
COLOMBIARatification05/04/1973
COMOROSAccession27/09/200427/10/2004
CONGO, REPUBLIC OFAccession11/03/1963
COSTA RICASignature14/02/1962
COSTA RICARatification09/11/1964
CROATIASuccession12/10/199208/10/1991
CUBASignature16/01/1962
CUBARatification26/09/1963
CUBAReservation26/09/1963
CYPRUSAccession10/09/1968
CZECH REPUBLICSuccession22/02/199301/01/1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIASignature18/04/1961
CZECHOSLOVAKIARatification24/05/1963
CZECHOSLOVAKIAObjection19/01/1972
CZECHOSLOVAKIAObjection24/10/1977
CZECHOSLOVAKIAObjection28/10/1977
CZECHOSLOVAKIAObjection12/12/1977
CZECHOSLOVAKIAObjection01/06/1987
DAHOMEYAccession27/03/1967
DENMARKSignature18/04/1961
DENMARKRatification02/10/1968
DENMARKObjection02/10/1968
DENMARKObjection05/08/1970
DENMARKObjection29/03/1977
DJIBOUTIAccession02/11/197802/12/1978
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OFSuccession24/11/198703/11/1978
DOMINICAN REPUBLICSignature30/05/1962
DOMINICAN REPUBLICRatification14/01/1964
ECUADORSignature18/04/1961
ECUADORReservation18/04/1961
ECUADORRatification21/09/1964
ECUADORWithdrawal Res.21/09/1964
EGYPTAccession09/06/1964
EGYPTReservation09/06/1964
EGYPTWithdrawal Res.18/01/1980
EQUATORIAL GUINEAAccession30/08/197629/09/1976
EQUATORIAL GUINEAAccession04/11/201404/11/2014
ERITREAAccession14/01/199713/02/1997
ESTONIAAccession21/10/199120/11/1991
ETHIOPIAAccession22/03/197921/04/1979
FIJISuccession21/06/1971
FINLANDSignature20/10/1961
FINLANDRatification09/12/196908/01/1970
FRANCESignature30/03/1962
FRANCERatification31/12/1970
FRANCEDeclaration31/12/1970
FRANCEObjection31/12/1970
FRANCEStatement17/06/1974
FRANCEStatement08/07/1975
FRANCEObjection28/12/1976
FRANCEObjection29/08/1986
GABONAccession02/04/1964
GEORGIAAccession12/07/199311/08/1993
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAccession02/02/1973
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICReservation02/02/1973
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICDeclaration02/02/1973
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICSignature18/04/1961
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRatification11/11/1964
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICStatement11/11/1964
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection11/11/1964
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection16/03/1967
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection10/05/1967
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection09/07/1968
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection23/12/1968
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICDeclaration15/07/1974
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection25/09/1974
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection04/02/1975
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICCommunication19/09/1975
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection04/03/1977
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection06/05/1977
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection19/09/1977
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection11/07/1979
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection11/12/1980
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection15/05/1981
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection30/09/1981
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection03/03/1987
GHANASignature18/04/1961
GHANARatification28/06/1962
GREECESignature29/03/1962
GREECEReservation29/03/1962
GREECERatification16/07/197015/08/1970
GREECEWithdrawal Res.16/07/1970
GREECEObjection16/07/1970
GRENADAAccession02/09/199202/10/1992
GUATEMALASignature18/04/1961
GUATEMALARatification01/10/1963
GUATEMALAObjection23/12/1963
GUINEAAccession10/01/1968
GUINEA BISSAUAccession11/08/199310/09/1993
GUYANAAccession28/12/1972
HAITIObjection09/05/1972
HAITIAccession02/02/197804/03/1978
HONDURASAccession13/02/1968
HUNGARYSignature18/04/1961
HUNGARYRatification01/10/1963
HUNGARYDeclaration01/10/1963
HUNGARYObjection07/07/1975
HUNGARYObjection06/09/1978
ICELANDAccession18/05/1971
INDIAAccession15/10/1965
INDONESIAAccession04/06/198204/07/1982
IRANSignature27/05/1961
IRANRatification03/02/1965
IRAQSignature20/02/1962
IRAQRatification15/10/1963
IRAQReservation15/10/1963
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFSignature18/04/1961
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFRatification10/05/1967
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFObjection17/01/1978
ISRAELSignature18/04/1961
ISRAELObjection05/09/1969
ISRAELObjection15/10/1969
ISRAELObjection06/01/1972
ISRAELObjection12/01/1977
ISRAELObjection30/08/1977
ISRAELObjection29/10/1979
ISRAELObjection01/04/1981
ISRAELObjection14/08/1981
ISRAELObjection15/10/1986
ISRAELObjection01/09/1987
ISRAELCommunication16/05/2014
ITALYSignature13/03/1962
ITALYRatification25/06/1969
IVORY COASTAccession01/10/1962
JAMAICAAccession05/06/1963
JAPANSignature26/03/1962
JAPANRatification08/06/1964
JAPANDeclaration08/06/1964
JAPANObjection27/01/1987
JORDANAccession29/07/1971
KAZAKHSTANAccession05/01/199404/02/1994
KENYAAccession01/07/1965
KIRIBATISuccession02/04/1982
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OFAccession29/10/198028/11/1980
KOREA REPUBLIC OFSignature28/03/1962
KOREA REPUBLIC OFRatification28/12/1970
KOREA REPUBLIC OFCommunication28/05/1971
KUWAITAccession23/07/1969
KUWAITDeclaration23/07/1969
KYRGYZSTANAccession07/10/199406/11/1994
Land BerlinExtension11/11/1964
LAOSAccession03/12/1962
LATVIAAccession13/02/199214/03/1992
LEBANONSignature18/04/1961
LEBANONRatification16/03/1971
LESOTHOAccession26/11/1969
LIBERIASignature18/04/1961
LIBERIARatification15/05/1962
LIBYAAccession07/06/197707/07/1977
LIBYAReservation07/06/1977
LIECHTENSTEINSignature18/04/1961
LIECHTENSTEINRatification08/05/1964
LITHUANIAAccession15/01/199214/02/1992
LUXEMBOURGSignature02/02/1962
LUXEMBOURGObjection18/01/1965
LUXEMBOURGObjection25/10/1965
LUXEMBOURGRatification17/08/1966
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFSuccession18/08/199317/09/1991
MADAGASCARAccession31/07/1963
MALAWIAccession19/05/1965
MALAYSIAAccession09/11/1965
MALDIVESAccession02/10/200701/11/2007
MALIAccession28/03/1968
MALTASuccession07/03/196701/10/1964
MALTADeclaration07/03/1967
MARSHALL ISLANDSAccession09/08/199108/09/1991
MAURITANIAAccession16/07/1962
MAURITIUSSuccession12/03/1968
MEXICOSignature18/04/1961
MEXICORatification16/06/1965
MICRONESIAAccession29/04/199129/05/1991
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFAccession26/01/199325/02/1993
MONGOLIAAccession05/01/1967
MONGOLIADeclaration05/01/1967
MONGOLIAReservation05/01/1967
MONGOLIADeclaration07/01/1970
MONGOLIADeclaration18/01/1978
MONGOLIAWithdrawal Res.19/07/1990
MOROCCOAccession19/06/1968
MOROCCOReservation19/06/1968
MOZAMBIQUEAccession18/11/198118/12/1981
MOZAMBIQUEDeclaration18/11/1981
NAMIBIAAccession14/09/199214/10/1992
NAURUSuccession05/05/1978
NEPALAccession28/09/1965
NEPALReservation28/09/1965
NETHERLANDS THEAccession07/09/198407/10/1984
NETHERLANDS THEObjection07/09/1984
NEW ZEALANDSignature28/03/1962
NEW ZEALANDRatification23/09/1970
NEW ZEALANDObjection23/09/1970
NEW ZEALANDObjection25/01/1977
NICARAGUAAccession31/10/197530/11/1975
NIGERAccession05/12/1962
NIGERIASignature31/03/1962
NIGERIARatification19/07/1967
NORWAYSignature18/04/1961
NORWAYRatification24/10/1967
OMANAccession31/05/197430/06/1974
OMANDeclaration31/05/1974
PAKISTANSignature29/03/1962
PAKISTANRatification29/03/1962
PAKISTANDeclaration28/06/1971
PALESTINE (INCL. PLO)Accession02/04/201402/05/2014
PANAMASignature18/04/1961
PANAMARatification04/12/1963
PAPUA NEW GUINEASuccession04/12/1975
PARAGUAYAccession23/12/1969
PERUAccession18/12/1968
PHILIPPINESSignature20/10/1961
PHILIPPINESRatification15/11/1965
POLANDSignature18/04/1961
POLANDRatification19/04/1965
POLANDObjection02/11/1970
POLANDObjection03/11/1975
POLANDObjection07/03/1978
PORTUGALAccession11/09/1968
PORTUGALReservation11/09/1968
PORTUGALWithdrawal Res.01/06/1972
PORTUGALCommunication18/11/199920/12/1999
QATARAccession06/06/198606/07/1986
QATARReservation06/06/1986
ROMANIASignature18/04/1961
ROMANIARatification15/11/1968
ROMANIADeclaration15/11/1968
ROMANIAObjection22/01/1970
ROMANIACommunication26/02/1971
ROMANIACommunication13/03/2002
RWANDAAccession15/04/1964
SAINT LUCIASuccession27/08/198622/02/1979
SALVADORAccession09/12/1965
SAMOAAccession26/10/198725/11/1987
SAN MARINOSignature25/10/1961
SAN MARINORatification08/09/1965
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPEAccession03/05/1983
SAUDI ARABIAAccession10/02/198112/03/1981
SAUDI ARABIAReservation10/02/1981
SENEGALSignature18/04/1961
SENEGALRatification12/10/197211/11/1972
SEYCHELLESAccession29/05/197928/06/1979
SIERRA LEONEAccession13/08/1962
SINGAPOREAccession01/04/200501/05/2005
SLOVAK REPUBLICSuccession28/05/199301/01/1993
SLOVENIASuccession01/07/199225/06/1991
SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAccession29/03/1968
SOUTH AFRICASignature28/03/1962
SOUTH AFRICARatification21/08/198920/09/1989
SOVIET UNIONSignature18/04/1961
SOVIET UNIONRatification25/03/1964
SOVIET UNIONReservation25/03/1964
SOVIET UNIONDeclaration25/03/1964
SOVIET UNIONObjection06/06/1972
SOVIET UNIONCommunication12/09/1974
SOVIET UNIONCommunication08/12/1975
SOVIET UNIONObjection11/10/1977
SOVIET UNIONObjection07/11/1977
SOVIET UNIONObjection16/02/1982
SOVIET UNIONObjection06/10/1986
SOVIET UNIONObjection06/11/1986
SPAINAccession21/11/1967
ST KITTS AND NEVISAccession06/07/201005/08/2010
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESSuccession27/04/199927/10/1999
SUDANAccession13/04/198113/05/1981
SUDANReservation13/04/1981
SUDANUnderstanding13/04/1981
SURINAMEAccession28/10/199227/11/1992
SWAZILANDAccession25/04/1969
SWEDENSignature18/04/1961
SWEDENRatification21/03/1967
SWITZERLANDSignature18/04/1961
SWITZERLANDRatification30/10/1963
SYRIAAccession04/08/197803/09/1978
SYRIAReservation15/03/1979
TAIWANSignature18/04/1961
TAIWANRatification19/12/1969
TAJIKISTANAccession06/05/199605/06/1996
TANZANIASignature27/02/1962
TANZANIARatification05/11/1962
THAILANDSignature30/10/1961
THAILANDRatification23/01/198522/02/1985
THAILANDObjection23/01/1985
TIMOR-LESTEAccession30/01/200429/02/2004
TOGOAccession27/11/1970
TONGASuccession14/02/1972
TONGADeclaration14/02/1972
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOAccession19/10/1965
TUNISIAAccession24/01/1968
TURKEYAccession06/03/198505/04/1985
TURKMENISTANAccession25/09/199625/10/1996
TUVALUSuccession15/09/198201/10/1978
TUVALUCommunication15/09/1982
UGANDAAccession15/04/1965
UKRAINESignature18/04/1961
UKRAINERatification12/06/1964
UKRAINEReservation12/06/1964
UKRAINEDeclaration12/06/1964
UKRAINECommunication07/05/1970
UKRAINEObjection28/07/1972
UKRAINECommunication19/09/1974
UKRAINEObjection24/10/1977
UKRAINEObjection20/10/1986
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESAccession04/02/197726/03/1977
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESDeclaration04/02/1977
UNITED KINGDOMSignature11/12/1961
UNITED KINGDOMRatification01/09/1964
UNITED KINGDOMObjection01/09/1964
UNITED KINGDOMObjection07/06/1967
UNITED KINGDOMObjection29/03/1968
UNITED KINGDOMObjection19/06/1968
UNITED KINGDOMObjection23/08/1968
UNITED KINGDOMObjection10/12/1968
UNITED KINGDOMObjection13/03/1973
UNITED KINGDOMObjection16/04/1973
UNITED KINGDOMStatement17/06/1974
UNITED KINGDOMStatement08/07/1975
UNITED KINGDOMObjection25/01/1977
UNITED KINGDOMObjection04/02/1977
UNITED KINGDOMObjection19/02/1987
UNITED KINGDOMNotification10/06/199701/07/1997
UNITED STATES OF AMERICASignature29/06/1961
UNITED STATES OF AMERICARatification13/11/197213/12/1972
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAStatement17/06/1974
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAObjection02/07/1974
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAStatement08/07/1975
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAObjection04/09/1987
UNITED STATES OF AMERICACommunication13/05/2014
URUGUAYSignature18/04/1961
URUGUAYRatification10/03/197009/04/1970
UZBEKISTANAccession02/03/199201/04/1992
VATICAN CITYSignature18/04/1961
VATICAN CITYRatification17/04/1964
VENEZUELASignature18/04/1961
VENEZUELAReservation18/04/1961
VENEZUELARatification16/03/1965
VENEZUELAWithdrawal Res.16/03/1965
VENEZUELAReservation16/03/1965
VIETNAMAccession10/05/197309/06/1973
VIETNAMDeclaration10/05/1973
VIETNAMAccession26/08/198025/09/1980
VIETNAMDeclaration26/08/1980
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLICAccession10/04/198610/05/1986
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLICReservation10/04/1986
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFAccession24/11/197624/12/1976
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFReservation24/11/1976
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFDeclaration24/11/1976
YUGOSLAVIASignature18/04/1961
YUGOSLAVIARatification01/04/1963
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFSuccession12/03/200127/04/1992
ZAIRESignature18/04/1961
ZAIRERatification19/07/1965
ZAMBIASuccession16/06/197524/10/1964
ZAMBIACommunication16/10/1985
ZIMBABWEAccession13/05/199112/06/1991