CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AFGHANISTANSignature01/07/1968
AFGHANISTANRatification05/03/1970
ALBANIAAccession12/09/1990
ALGERIAAccession12/01/1995
ANDORRAAccession07/06/1996
AntiguaExtension27/11/1968
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDASuccession17/06/1985
AntillesExtension02/05/1975
ARGENTINAAccession17/02/1995
ArubaExtension01/01/1986
AUSTRALIASignature27/02/1970
AUSTRALIADeclaration27/02/1970
AUSTRALIARatification23/01/1973
AUSTRALIAWithdrawal Dec.29/08/1985
AUSTRIASignature01/07/196801/01/1900
AUSTRIARatification27/06/196901/01/1900
BAHAMASSuccession11/08/197616/07/1976
BANGLADESHAccession31/08/1979
BELARUSAccession23/07/1993
BELARUSNotification05/12/199405/12/1994
BELGIUMSignature20/08/196801/01/1900
BELGIUMRatification02/05/199501/01/1900
BELIZESuccession09/08/198521/09/1981
Berlin WestExtension02/05/1975
BOTSWANARatification28/04/196801/01/1900
BRAZILAccession18/09/199818/09/1998
BruneiRatification27/11/1968
BULGARIASignature01/07/1968
BULGARIARatification03/11/1969
BULGARIAObjection10/02/1976
CANADASignature23/07/196801/01/1900
CANADARatification23/07/196801/01/1900
Caribbean part of the NetherlandsExtension10/10/2010
CHADRatification23/03/1971
CHINAAccession09/03/1992
COLOMBIAAccession30/04/1986
CuracaoExtension10/10/2010
CYPRUSSignature01/07/196801/01/1900
CYPRUSRatification05/03/197001/01/1900
CZECH REPUBLICSuccession05/04/199301/01/1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIASignature01/07/196801/01/1900
CZECHOSLOVAKIARatification22/07/196901/01/1900
DENMARKSignature01/07/196801/01/1900
DENMARKRatification03/01/196901/01/1900
DominicaExtension27/11/1968
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OFSuccession10/08/198403/11/1978
EGYPTSignature01/07/1968
EGYPTRatification26/02/1981
EGYPTStatement26/02/1981
ESTONIAAccession07/01/1992
ETHIOPIASignature05/09/196801/01/1900
ETHIOPIARatification05/03/197001/01/1900
FIJISuccession14/08/197214/07/1972
FINLANDSignature01/07/196801/01/1900
FINLANDRatification05/02/196901/01/1900
FRANCEAccession03/08/1992
GAMBIA THESignature04/09/196801/01/1900
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICObjection12/11/1975
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICSignature28/11/1969
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICDeclaration28/11/1969
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICStatement28/11/1969
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRatification02/05/1975
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICDeclaration02/05/1975
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICStatement02/05/1975
GHANASignature24/07/1968
GHANARatification04/05/1970
GrenadaExtension27/11/1968
GRENADASuccession02/09/1975
HOLY SEEAccession25/02/1971
HOLY SEEDeclaration25/02/1971
HUNGARYSignature01/07/1968
HUNGARYRatification27/05/1969
HUNGARYObjection02/07/1975
ICELANDSignature01/07/1968
ICELANDRatification18/07/1968
INDONESIASignature02/03/1970
INDONESIADeclaration02/03/1970
INDONESIARatification12/07/1979
INDONESIADeclaration12/07/1979
IRANSignature01/07/1968
IRANRatification05/03/1970
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFSignature04/07/1968
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFRatification04/07/1968
ITALYSignature28/01/1969
ITALYStatement28/01/1969
ITALYRatification02/05/1975
ITALYStatement02/05/1975
JAMAICASignature14/04/1969
JAMAICARatification05/03/1970
JAPANSignature03/02/1970
JAPANStatement03/02/1970
JAPANRatification08/06/1976
JAPANStatement08/06/1976
KAZAKHSTANAccession21/03/1994
KAZAKHSTANNotification05/12/199405/12/1994
KIRIBATISuccession18/04/1985
KUWAITSignature22/08/1968
LAOSSignature01/07/1968
LAOSRatification05/03/1970
LATVIAAccession31/01/1992
LEBANONSignature01/07/1968
LEBANONRatification15/07/1970
LIBYASignature18/07/1968
LIBYARatification26/05/1975
LIECHTENSTEINAccession20/04/1978
LIECHTENSTEINDeclaration20/04/1978
LITHUANIAAccession23/09/1991
LUXEMBOURGSignature14/08/1968
LUXEMBOURGRatification02/05/1975
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFSuccession30/03/199517/11/1991
MALAWIAccession18/02/1986
MALAYSIASignature01/07/1968
MALAYSIARatification05/03/1970
MAURITIUSRatification14/04/1969
MEXICOSignature26/07/1968
MEXICOStatement26/07/1968
MEXICORatification21/01/1969
MONTENEGROSuccession12/12/200603/06/2006
MOROCCOSignature01/07/1968
MOROCCORatification30/11/1970
MOZAMBIQUEAccession20/09/1990
NAMIBIAAccession02/10/1992
NAURUAccession07/06/1982
NEPALSignature01/07/1968
NEPALRatification03/02/1970
NETHERLANDS THESignature20/08/1968
NETHERLANDS THERatification02/05/1975
NEW ZEALANDSignature01/07/1968
NEW ZEALANDRatification10/09/1969
NICARAGUASignature01/07/1968
NIGERIASignature01/07/1968
NIGERIARatification27/09/1968
NORWAYSignature01/07/1968
NORWAYRatification05/02/1969
PALESTINE NATIONAL AUTHORITYAccession12/02/2015
PAPUA NEW GUINEAAccession13/01/1982
PARAGUAYRatification05/03/1970
PHILIPPINESRatification16/10/1972
POLANDSignature01/07/1968
POLANDRatification12/06/1969
PORTUGALAccession15/12/1977
QATARAccession03/04/1989
ROMANIASignature01/07/1968
ROMANIARatification04/02/1970
RWANDAAccession20/05/1975
SAINT LUCIASuccession28/12/1979
SAN MARINOSignature29/07/1968
SAN MARINORatification10/08/1970
SENEGALSignature26/07/1968
SENEGALRatification15/01/1971
SERBIADeclaration30/06/2006
SEYCHELLESAccession12/03/1985
SIERRA LEONEAccession26/02/1975
SINGAPORESignature05/02/1970
SINGAPORERatification10/03/1976
Sint MaartenExtension10/10/2010
SLOVAK REPUBLICSuccession17/04/199301/01/1993
SLOVENIASuccession07/04/1992
Solomon IslandsRatification27/11/1968
SOLOMON ISLANDSSuccession17/06/198107/07/1978
SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICSignature01/07/1968
SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICRatification05/03/1970
SOVIET UNIONSignature01/07/196801/01/1900
SOVIET UNIONRatification05/03/197001/01/1900
SPAINAccession05/11/1987
SRI LANKASignature01/07/196801/01/1900
SRI LANKARatification05/03/197901/01/1900
St Christopher, Nevis and AnguillaRatification27/11/1968
St LuciaRatification27/11/1968
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESSuccession06/11/198427/10/1979
SUDANRatification10/12/1973
SurinameExtension02/05/1975
SWAZILANDSignature24/06/1969
SWAZILANDRatification11/12/1969
SWEDENSignature19/08/1968
SWEDENRatification09/01/1970
SWITZERLANDSignature27/11/1969
SWITZERLANDReservation27/11/1969
SWITZERLANDDeclaration27/11/1969
SWITZERLANDRatification09/03/1977
SWITZERLANDDeclaration09/03/1977
TANZANIAAccession31/05/1991
THAILANDAccession07/12/1972
TIMOR-LESTEAccession05/05/200301/01/1900
TongaExtension27/11/1968
TONGASuccession07/07/1971
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOSignature22/08/1968
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGORatification30/10/1986
TUNISIASignature01/07/1968
TUNISIARatification26/02/1970
TURKEYSignature28/01/1969
TURKEYRatification17/04/1980
TURKEYDeclaration17/04/1980
TUVALUSuccession19/01/1979
UKRAINEAccession05/12/1994
UKRAINENotification05/12/199405/12/1994
UNITED KINGDOMSignature01/07/1968
UNITED KINGDOMStatement03/07/1968
UNITED KINGDOMStatement27/11/1968
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration27/11/1968
UNITED KINGDOMRatification27/11/1968
UNITED KINGDOMNotification19/06/199701/07/1997
UNITED STATES OF AMERICASignature01/07/1968
UNITED STATES OF AMERICARatification05/03/1970
UNITED STATES OF AMERICACommunication21/04/2015
VANUATUAccession24/08/1995
VENEZUELARatification25/09/1975
WESTERN SAMOAAccession26/03/1975
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLICRatification14/05/198614/05/1986
YUGOSLAVIASignature10/07/1968
YUGOSLAVIARatification05/03/1970
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFSuccession10/10/200127/04/1992
ZAIRESignature17/09/1968
ZAMBIAAccession22/05/199114/05/1991
ZIMBABWEAccession26/09/1991