CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AntiguaExtension09/05/1972
AntillesExtension16/01/1986
ARGENTINASignature24/04/1963
ArubaExtension16/01/1986
AUSTRALIAAccession12/02/197314/03/1973
AUSTRIASignature24/04/1963
AUSTRIARatification12/06/1969
BELGIUMSignature31/03/1964
BELGIUMRatification09/09/1970
BENINSignature24/04/1963
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINASuccession to Signature12/01/1994
BOTSWANAAccession12/05/200811/06/2008
British Solomon IslandsExtension09/05/1972
BULGARIAAccession11/07/198910/08/1989
CAMEROONSignature21/08/1963
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICSignature24/04/1963
CHILESignature24/04/1963
COLOMBIASignature24/04/1963
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFSignature24/04/1963
DENMARKSignature24/04/1963
DENMARKRatification15/11/1972
DominicaExtension09/05/1972
DOMINICAN REPUBLICSignature24/04/1963
DOMINICAN REPUBLICRatification04/03/1964
ESTONIAAccession21/10/199120/11/1991
FINLANDSignature28/10/1963
FINLANDRatification02/07/198001/08/1980
FRANCESignature24/04/1963
FRANCERatification31/12/1970
GABONSignature24/04/1963
GABONRatification23/02/1965
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICSignature31/10/1963
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRatification07/09/1971
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICDeclaration07/09/1971
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection07/09/1971
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICDeclaration24/01/1972
GHANASignature24/04/1963
GrenadaExtension09/05/1972
HUNGARYAccession08/12/198907/01/1990
ICELANDAccession01/06/197801/07/1978
INDIAAccession28/11/197728/12/1977
IRANAccession05/06/197505/07/1975
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFSignature24/04/1963
ITALYSignature22/11/1963
ITALYRatification25/06/1969
IVORY COASTSignature24/04/1963
JAPANAccession03/10/198302/11/1983
KENYAAccession01/07/1965
KOREA REPUBLIC OFAccession07/03/197706/04/1977
KUWAITSignature10/01/1964
LAOSAccession09/08/1973
LEBANONSignature24/04/1963
LIBERIASignature24/04/1963
LIECHTENSTEINSignature24/04/1963
LIECHTENSTEINRatification18/05/1966
LITHUANIAAccession26/09/201026/10/2012
LUXEMBOURGSignature24/03/1964
LUXEMBOURGRatification08/03/197207/04/1972
MADAGASCARAccession17/02/1967
MALAWIAccession23/02/198125/03/1981
MAURITIUSAccession13/05/1970
MEXICOAccession15/03/200214/04/2002
MONTENEGROSuccession to Signature23/10/200603/06/2006
NAURUAccession14/12/201213/01/2013
NEPALAccession28/09/1965
NETHERLANDS THEAccession17/12/198516/01/1986
NEW ZEALANDAccession10/09/197410/10/1974
NICARAGUAAccession09/01/199008/02/1990
NIGERSignature24/04/1963
NIGERRatification21/06/197821/07/1978
NORWAYSignature24/04/1963
NORWAYRatification13/02/198014/03/1980
OMANAccession31/05/197430/06/1974
OMANDeclaration31/05/1974
PAKISTANAccession29/03/197628/04/1976
PANAMASignature04/12/1963
PANAMARatification28/08/1967
PARAGUAYAccession23/12/1969
PERUSignature24/04/1963
PERURatification23/03/200722/04/2007
PHILIPPINESSignature24/04/1963
PHILIPPINESRatification15/11/1965
ROMANIAAccession19/09/200719/10/2007
SENEGALAccession29/04/1966
SEYCHELLESAccession29/05/197928/06/1979
SPAINAcceptance21/09/201121/10/2011
St Christopher, Nevis and AnguillaExtension09/05/1972
St LuciaExtension09/05/1972
St VincentExtension09/05/1972
SURINAMEAccession11/09/198011/10/1980
SWEDENSignature08/10/1963
SWEDENRatification19/03/1974
SWITZERLANDSignature23/10/1963
SWITZERLANDRatification03/05/1965
TAIWANSignature24/04/1963
UNITED KINGDOMSignature27/03/1964
UNITED KINGDOMRatification09/05/1972
UNITED KINGDOMNotification10/06/199701/07/1997
UNITED STATES OF AMERICASignature24/04/1963
UNITED STATES OF AMERICARatification24/11/1969
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAWithdrawal07/03/200501/01/1900
UPPER VOLTASignature24/04/1963
UPPER VOLTARatification11/08/1964
URUGUAYSignature24/04/1963
VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OFAccession10/05/197309/06/1973
YUGOSLAVIASignature24/04/1963
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFSuccession to Signature12/03/200127/04/1992
ZAIRESignature24/04/1963