CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AFGHANISTANSignature30/09/1966
AFGHANISTANRatification25/06/196825/07/1968
ALBANIASignature15/10/1991
ALBANIARatification15/10/199114/11/1991
ALGERIASignature17/04/1995
ALGERIARatification21/02/199622/03/1996
AnguillaExtension19/12/1966
ARGENTINASignature21/05/1991
ARGENTINARatification19/10/199418/11/1994
ARMENIASignature16/09/1992
ARMENIARatification16/09/199216/10/1992
AUSTRALIASignature24/03/1975
AUSTRALIARatification02/05/199101/06/1991
AUSTRIASignature17/05/1966
AUSTRIARatification25/05/197124/06/1971
AZERBAIJANSignature18/09/1992
AZERBAIJANRatification18/09/199218/10/1992
BAHAMASSignature19/10/1995
BAHAMASRatification19/10/199518/11/1995
BAHRAINSignature22/09/1995
BAHRAINRatification14/02/199615/03/1996
BANGLADESHSignature20/11/1979
BANGLADESHRatification27/03/198026/04/1980
BARBADOSSignature13/05/1981
BARBADOSRatification01/11/198301/12/1983
BELARUSSignature10/07/1992
BELARUSRatification10/07/199209/08/1992
BELGIUMSignature15/12/1965
BELGIUMRatification27/08/197026/09/1970
BELIZESignature19/12/1986
BENINSignature10/09/1965
BENINRatification06/09/196614/10/1966
BermudaExtension19/12/1966
BOLIVIASignature03/05/1991
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINASignature25/04/1997
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINARatification14/05/199713/06/1997
BOTSWANASignature15/01/1970
BOTSWANARatification15/01/197014/02/1970
British Virgin IslandsExtension19/12/1966
BRUNEI DARUSSALAMSignature16/09/1992
BRUNEI DARUSSALAMRatification16/09/199216/10/1992
BULGARIASignature21/03/2000
BULGARIARatification13/04/200113/05/2001
BURKINA FASOSignature16/09/1965
BURKINA FASORatification29/08/196614/10/1966
BURUNDISignature17/02/1967
BURUNDIRatification05/11/196905/12/1969
CAMBODIASignature05/11/1993
CAMBODIARatification20/12/200419/01/2005
CAMEROONSignature23/09/1965
CAMEROONRatification03/01/196702/02/1967
CANADASignature15/12/2006
Cayman IslandsExtension19/12/1966
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICSignature26/08/1965
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICRatification23/02/196614/10/1966
CHADSignature12/05/1966
CHADRatification29/08/196614/10/1966
CHILESignature25/01/1991
CHILERatification24/09/199124/10/1991
CHINASignature09/02/1990
CHINAApproval07/01/1993
CHINADeclaration07/01/1993
COLOMBIASignature18/05/1993
COLOMBIARatification15/07/199714/08/1997
COMOROS ISLANDSSignature26/09/1978
COMOROS ISLANDSRatification07/11/197807/12/1978
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFSignature29/12/1965
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFRatification29/04/197029/05/1970
CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OFSignature27/12/1965
CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OFRatification23/06/196614/10/1966
COSTA RICASignature29/09/1981
COTE D'IVOIRESignature30/06/1965
COTE D'IVOIRERatification16/02/196614/10/1966
CROATIASignature16/06/1997
CROATIARatification22/09/199822/10/1998
CYPRUSSignature09/03/1966
CYPRUSRatification25/11/196625/12/1966
CZECH REPUBLICSignature23/03/1993
CZECH REPUBLICRatification23/03/199322/04/1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIASignature13/05/1991
CZECHOSLOVAKIARatification09/03/199208/04/1992
DENMARKSignature11/10/1965
DENMARKRatification24/04/196824/05/1968
DENMARKNotification15/05/1968
DENMARKNotification30/10/1968
DOMINICAN REPUBLICSignature20/03/2000
ECUADORSignature15/01/1986
ECUADORRatification15/01/198614/02/1986
EGYPTSignature11/02/1972
EGYPTRatification03/05/197202/06/1972
EL SALVADORSignature09/06/1982
EL SALVADORRatification06/03/198405/04/1984
ESTONIASignature23/06/1992
ESTONIARatification23/06/199221/07/1992
ETHIOPIASignature21/09/1965
Falkland IslandsExtension19/12/1966
Faroe IslandsExtension30/10/196801/01/1969
FIJISignature01/07/1977
FIJIRatification11/08/197710/09/1977
FINLANDSignature14/07/1967
FINLANDRatification09/01/196908/02/1969
FRANCESignature22/12/1965
FRANCERatification21/08/196720/09/1967
GABONSignature21/09/1965
GABONRatification04/04/196614/10/1966
GAMBIA THESignature01/10/1974
GAMBIA THERatification27/12/197426/01/1975
GEORGIASignature07/08/1992
GEORGIARatification07/08/199206/09/1992
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICSignature27/01/1966
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRatification18/04/196918/05/1969
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICDeclaration18/04/1969
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICNotification03/10/1990
GHANASignature26/11/1965
GHANARatification13/07/196614/10/1966
GibraltarExtension19/12/1966
GREECESignature16/03/1966
GREECERatification21/04/196921/05/1969
GRENADASignature24/05/1991
GRENADARatification24/05/199123/06/1991
GUATEMALASignature09/11/1995
GUATEMALARatification21/01/200320/02/2003
GuernseyExtension10/12/1968
GUINEASignature27/08/1968
GUINEARatification04/11/196804/12/1968
GUINEA BISSAUSignature04/09/1991
GUYANASignature03/07/1969
GUYANARatification11/07/196910/08/1969
HAITISignature30/01/1985
HONDURASSignature28/05/1986
HONDURASRatification14/02/198916/03/1989
HUNGARYSignature01/10/1986
HUNGARYRatification04/02/198706/03/1987
ICELANDSignature25/07/1966
ICELANDRatification25/07/196614/10/1966
INDONESIASignature16/02/1968
INDONESIARatification28/09/196828/10/1968
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFSignature30/08/1966
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFRatification07/04/198107/05/1981
Isle of ManExtension01/11/1983
ISRAELSignature16/06/1980
ISRAELRatification22/06/198322/07/1983
ISRAELNotification22/06/1983
ITALYSignature18/11/1965
ITALYRatification29/03/197128/04/1971
JAMAICASignature23/06/1965
JAMAICARatification09/09/196614/10/1966
JAPANSignature23/09/1965
JAPANRatification17/08/196716/09/1967
JerseyExtension01/07/1979
JORDANSignature14/07/1972
JORDANRatification30/10/197229/11/1972
KAZAKHSTANSignature23/07/1992
KAZAKHSTANRatification21/09/200021/10/2000
KENYASignature24/05/1966
KENYARatification03/01/196702/02/1967
KOREA REPUBLIC OFSignature18/04/1966
KOREA REPUBLIC OFRatification21/02/196723/03/1967
KUWAITSignature09/02/1978
KUWAITRatification02/02/197904/03/1979
KYRGYZSTANSignature09/06/1995
Land BerlinExtension18/04/1969
LATVIASignature08/08/1997
LATVIARatification08/08/199707/09/1997
LEBANONSignature26/03/2003
LEBANONRatification26/03/200325/04/2003
LESOTHOSignature19/09/1968
LESOTHORatification08/07/196907/08/1969
LIBERIASignature03/09/1965
LIBERIARatification16/06/197016/07/1970
LITHUANIASignature06/07/1992
LITHUANIARatification06/07/199205/08/1992
LUXEMBOURGSignature28/09/1965
LUXEMBOURGRatification30/07/197029/08/1970
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFSignature16/09/1998
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFRatification27/10/199826/11/1998
MADAGASCARSignature01/06/1966
MADAGASCARRatification06/09/196614/10/1966
MALAWISignature09/06/1966
MALAWIRatification23/08/196614/10/1966
MALAYSIASignature22/10/1965
MALAYSIARatification08/08/196614/10/1966
MALISignature09/04/1976
MALIRatification03/01/197802/02/1978
MALTA
MAURITANIASignature30/07/1965
MAURITANIARatification11/01/196614/10/1966
MAURITIUSSignature02/06/1969
MAURITIUSRatification02/06/196902/07/1969
MICRONESIASignature24/06/1993
MICRONESIARatification24/06/199324/07/1993
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFSignature12/08/1992
MONGOLIASignature14/06/1991
MONGOLIARatification14/06/199114/07/1991
MontserratExtension19/12/1966
MOROCCOSignature11/10/1965
MOROCCORatification11/05/196710/06/1967
MOZAMBIQUESignature04/04/1995
MOZAMBIQUERatification07/06/199507/07/1995
NAMIBIASignature26/10/1998
NEPALSignature28/09/1965
NEPALRatification07/01/196906/02/1969
Netherlands AntillesExtension22/05/1970
NETHERLANDS THESignature25/05/1966
NETHERLANDS THERatification14/09/196614/10/1966
NETHERLANDS THEDeclaration14/09/1966
NETHERLANDS THENotification22/05/1970
NEW ZEALANDSignature02/09/1970
NEW ZEALANDRatification02/04/198002/05/1980
NEW ZEALANDDeclaration02/04/1980
NICARAGUASignature04/02/1994
NICARAGUARatification20/03/199519/04/1995
NIGERSignature23/08/1965
NIGERRatification14/11/196614/12/1966
NIGERIASignature13/07/1965
NIGERIARatification23/08/196514/10/1966
NORWAYSignature24/06/1966
NORWAYRatification16/08/196715/09/1967
OMANSignature05/05/1995
OMANRatification24/07/199523/08/1995
PAKISTANSignature06/07/1965
PAKISTANRatification15/09/196615/10/1966
PANAMASignature22/11/1995
PANAMARatification08/04/199608/05/1996
PAPUA NEW GUINEASignature20/10/1978
PAPUA NEW GUINEARatification20/10/197819/11/1978
PARAGUAYSignature27/07/1981
PARAGUAYRatification07/01/198306/02/1983
PERUSignature04/09/1991
PERURatification09/08/199308/09/1993
PHILIPPINESSignature26/09/1978
PHILIPPINESRatification17/11/197817/12/1978
PORTUGALSignature04/08/1983
PORTUGALRatification02/07/198401/08/1984
ROMANIASignature06/09/1974
ROMANIARatification12/09/197512/10/1975
RUSSIAN FEDERATIONSignature16/06/1992
RWANDASignature21/04/1978
RWANDARatification15/10/197914/11/1979
SAINT LUCIASignature04/06/1984
SAINT LUCIARatification04/06/198404/07/1984
SAMOASignature03/02/1978
SAMOARatification25/04/197825/05/1978
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPESignature01/10/1999
SAUDI ARABIASignature28/09/1979
SAUDI ARABIARatification08/05/198007/06/1980
SENEGALSignature26/09/1966
SENEGALRatification21/04/196721/05/1967
SERBIA AND MONTENEGROSignature31/07/2002
SEYCHELLESSignature15/02/1978
SEYCHELLESRatification20/03/197819/04/1978
SIERRA LEONESignature27/09/1965
SIERRA LEONERatification02/08/196614/10/1966
SINGAPORESignature02/02/1968
SINGAPORERatification14/10/196813/11/1968
SLOVAK REPUBLICSignature27/09/1993
SLOVAK REPUBLICRatification27/05/199426/06/1994
SLOVENIASignature07/03/1994
SLOVENIARatification07/03/199406/04/1994
SOLOMON ISLANDSSignature12/11/1979
SOLOMON ISLANDSRatification08/09/198108/10/1981
SOMALIASignature27/09/1965
SOMALIARatification29/02/196830/03/1968
South Georgia And South Sandwich IslandsExtension19/12/1966
SPAINSignature21/03/1994
SPAINRatification18/08/199417/09/1994
SRI LANKASignature30/08/1967
SRI LANKARatification12/10/196711/11/1967
St HelenaExtension19/12/1966
ST KITTS AND NEVISSignature14/10/1994
ST KITTS AND NEVISRatification04/08/199503/09/1995
ST LUCIASignature04/06/1984
ST LUCIARatification04/06/1984
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESSignature07/08/2001
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESRatification16/12/200215/01/2003
SUDANSignature15/03/1967
SUDANRatification09/04/197309/05/1973
SURINAME
SurinameExtension22/05/1970
SWAZILANDSignature03/11/1970
SWAZILANDRatification14/06/197114/07/1971
SWEDENSignature25/09/1965
SWEDENRatification29/12/196628/01/1967
SWITZERLANDSignature22/09/1967
SWITZERLANDRatification15/05/196814/06/1968
SYRIASignature25/05/2005
SYRIARatification25/01/200624/02/2006
TANZANIASignature10/01/1992
TANZANIARatification18/05/199217/06/1992
THAILANDSignature06/12/1985
TIMOR-LESTESignature23/07/2002
TIMOR-LESTERatification23/07/200222/08/2002
TOGOSignature24/01/1966
TOGORatification11/08/196710/09/1967
TONGASignature01/05/1989
TONGARatification21/03/199020/04/1990
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOSignature05/10/1966
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGORatification03/01/196702/02/1967
TUNISIASignature05/05/1965
TUNISIARatification22/06/196614/10/1966
TURKEYSignature24/06/1987
TURKEYRatification03/03/198902/04/1989
TURKEYDeclaration03/03/1989
TURKMENISTANSignature26/09/1992
TURKMENISTANRatification26/09/199226/10/1992
Turks And Caicos IslandsExtension19/12/1966
UGANDASignature07/06/1966
UGANDARatification07/06/196614/10/1966
UKRAINESignature03/04/1998
UKRAINERatification07/06/200007/07/2000
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESSignature23/12/1981
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESRatification23/12/198122/01/1967
UNITED KINGDOMSignature26/05/1965
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration19/11/1966
UNITED KINGDOMRatification19/12/196618/01/1967
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration10/12/1968
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration19/06/1973
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration01/07/1979
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration01/11/1983
UNITED STATES OF AMERICASignature27/05/1965
UNITED STATES OF AMERICARatification10/06/196614/10/1966
URUGUAYSignature28/05/1992
URUGUAYRatification09/08/200008/09/2000
UZBEKISTANSignature17/03/1994
UZBEKISTANRatification26/07/199525/08/1995
VENEZUELASignature18/08/1993
VENEZUELARatification02/05/199501/06/1995
WESTERN SAMOASignature03/02/1978
WESTERN SAMOARatification25/04/197825/05/1978
YEMEN, REPUBLIC OFSignature28/10/1997
YEMEN, REPUBLIC OFRatification21/10/200420/11/2004
YUGOSLAVIASignature21/03/1967
YUGOSLAVIARatification21/03/196720/04/1967
ZAIRESignature29/10/1968
ZAIRERatification29/04/197029/05/1970
ZAMBIASignature17/06/1970
ZAMBIARatification17/06/197017/07/1970
ZIMBABWESignature25/03/1991