CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
ARGENTINASignature23/02/1968
BELGIUMSignature23/02/1968
BELGIUMRatification06/09/197806/12/1978
BermudaExtension01/11/198001/02/1981
British Antarctic TerritoryExtension20/10/198320/01/1984
British Virgin IslandsExtension20/10/198320/01/1984
CAMEROONSignature26/04/1968
CANADASignature23/02/1968
Cayman IslandsExtension20/10/198320/01/1984
CHINASignature23/02/1968
CONGOSignature23/02/1968
CROATIAAccession29/10/199828/01/1999
DENMARKSignature20/11/1975
DENMARKRatification20/11/1975
ECUADORAccession23/03/197723/06/1977
EGYPTSignature04/06/1973
EGYPTRatification31/01/198330/04/1983
Falkland Island DependenciesExtension20/10/198320/01/1984
Falkland IslandsExtension20/10/198320/01/1984
FINLANDSignature23/02/1968
FINLANDRatification01/12/198401/03/1985
FRANCESignature04/12/1968
FRANCERatification10/03/1977
GEORGIAAccession20/02/199620/05/1996
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAccession14/02/197914/05/1979
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICNotification03/01/1997
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICSignature23/02/1968
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICNotification03/01/1997
GibraltarExtension22/09/197722/12/1977
GREECESignature23/02/1968
Hong KongExtension01/11/198001/02/1981
HONG KONG SARApplication04/06/199701/07/1997
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFSignature15/04/1998
Isle of ManExtension01/10/1976
ITALYSignature23/02/1968
ITALYRatification22/08/198522/11/1985
ITALYDeclaration22/08/1985
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
LATVIAAccession04/04/200204/10/2002
LEBANONAccession19/07/197523/06/1977
LIBERIASignature23/02/1968
LITHUANIAAccession02/12/200302/06/2004
LUXEMBOURGAccession18/02/199118/05/1991
MAURITANIASignature23/02/1968
MontserratExtension20/10/198320/10/1984
NETHERLANDS THESignature05/02/1979
NETHERLANDS THERatification26/04/198226/07/1982
NETHERLANDS THEExtension08/08/1986
NORWAYSignature13/04/1973
NORWAYRatification19/03/197423/06/1977
PARAGUAYSignature30/04/1968
PHILIPPINESSignature23/02/1968
POLANDSignature23/02/1968
POLANDRatification12/02/198012/05/1980
POLANDReservation12/02/1980
POLANDWithdrawal Res.24/06/1997
SINGAPOREAccession25/04/197223/06/1977
SPAINSignature23/08/1972
SPAINDenunciation07/10/2011
SRI LANKAAccession21/10/198121/01/1982
SWEDENSignature23/02/1968
SWEDENRatification09/12/197423/06/1974
SWITZERLANDSignature23/02/1968
SWITZERLANDRatification11/12/1975
SYRIAAccession01/08/197423/06/1977
TONGAAccession13/06/197813/09/1978
Turks And Caicos IslandsExtension20/10/198320/01/1984
UNITED KINGDOMSignature23/02/1968
UNITED KINGDOMRatification01/10/1976
UNITED STATES OF AMERICASignature23/02/1968
URUGUAYSignature23/02/1968
VATICAN CITYSignature23/02/1968