CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
ALBANIAAccession03/04/200303/07/2003
ALGERIAAccession04/10/197618/07/1982
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDAAccession03/03/198703/06/1987
ARGENTINASignature23/06/1969
ARGENTINAAcceptance24/01/197918/07/1982
ARGENTINACommunication11/08/1995
ArubaExtension01/01/1986
AUSTRALIAAccession21/05/198221/08/1982
AUSTRIAAccession07/10/197518/07/1982
AZERBAIJANAccession01/07/199701/10/1997
BAHAMASAccession22/07/197618/07/1982
BAHRAINAccession21/10/198521/01/1986
BANGLADESHAccession06/11/198118/07/1982
BARBADOSAccession01/09/198201/12/1982
BELGIUMSignature23/06/1969
BELGIUMAcceptance02/06/197518/07/1982
BELIZEAccession09/04/199109/07/1991
BENINAccession01/11/198501/02/1986
BermudaExtension11/11/198206/12/1982
BOLIVIAAccession04/06/199904/09/1999
BRAZILSignature23/06/1969
BRAZILAcceptance30/11/197018/07/1982
British Virgin IslandsExtension15/09/200915/09/2009
BruneiAccession23/10/198623/01/1987
BULGARIASignature23/06/1969
BULGARIAAcceptance14/10/198214/01/1983
BULGARIADeclaration14/10/1982
BURMAAccession04/05/198804/08/1988
CAMBODIAAccession28/11/199428/02/1995
CANADASignature23/06/1969
CANADAAcceptance18/07/199418/10/1994
Cayman IslandsExtension09/05/198823/06/1988
CHILEAccession22/11/198222/02/1983
CHILEReservation22/11/1982
CHINAAccession08/04/198018/07/1982
CHINADeclaration08/04/198018/07/1982
CHINADeclaration08/07/200518/07/2005
COLOMBIAAccession16/06/197618/07/1982
COMOROSAccession22/11/200022/02/2001
CONGO, REPUBLIC OFAccession07/08/200207/09/2002
COTE D'IVOIREAccession05/10/198705/01/1988
CROATIASuccession27/07/199208/10/1991
CUBAAccession09/11/198209/02/1983
CUBADeclaration09/11/1982
CUBACommunication14/12/1998
CYPRUSAccession09/05/198609/08/1986
CZECH REPUBLICSuccession19/10/199301/01/1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIAAccession10/04/197418/07/1982
CZECHOSLOVAKIADeclaration10/04/1974
DENMARKSignature23/06/1969
DENMARKAcceptance22/06/198222/09/1982
DENMARKDeclaration22/06/1982
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OFAccession21/06/200021/09/2000
ECUADORAccession21/09/199521/12/1995
EL SALVADORAccession25/04/199725/07/1997
ESTONIAAccession16/12/199116/03/1992
ETHIOPIAAccession18/07/198518/10/1985
Falkland Island DependenciesExtension16/06/199516/06/1995
Falkland IslandsExtension07/06/1995
FIJIAccession29/11/197218/07/1982
FINLANDSignature23/06/1969
FINLANDAcceptance06/02/197318/07/1982
FRANCESignature22/12/1969
FRANCEAcceptance31/10/198018/07/1982
FRANCEReservation31/10/1980
GAMBIA THEAccession01/11/199101/02/1992
GEORGIAAccession19/04/199419/07/1994
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAccession15/05/197518/07/1982
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICDeclaration15/05/1975
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICSignature23/06/1969
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICAcceptance07/05/197518/07/1982
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICDeclaration07/05/1975
GHANASignature23/06/1969
GHANAAcceptance13/12/197312/07/1982
GibraltarExtension07/12/198801/12/1988
GREECESignature23/06/1969
GREECEAcceptance19/08/198319/11/1983
GuernseyExtension30/12/198801/01/1989
GUINEAAccession19/01/198118/07/1982
GUYANAAccession12/12/199710/03/1998
HAITIAccession06/04/198906/07/1989
HONDURASAccession02/12/199802/03/1999
HONDURASCommunication10/12/1998
Hong KongExtension16/01/198118/07/1982
HUNGARYAccession23/05/197518/09/1984
HUNGARYStatement23/05/1975
ICELANDSignature23/06/1969
ICELANDAcceptance17/06/197018/07/1982
INDIAAccession26/05/197718/07/1982
INDONESIASignature23/06/1969
INDONESIAAcceptance14/03/198914/06/1989
IRANAcceptance28/12/1973
IRAQAccession29/08/197218/07/1982
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFSignature23/06/1969
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFAcceptance11/04/198511/07/1985
Isle of ManExtension11/10/198419/10/1984
ISRAELSignature23/06/1969
ISRAELAcceptance13/02/197518/07/1982
ISRAELStatement11/02/1976
ITALYSignature23/06/1969
ITALYAcceptance10/09/197418/07/1982
JAMAICAAccession08/09/200008/12/2000
JAPANSignature10/12/1969
JAPANAcceptance17/07/198018/07/1982
JerseyExtension24/10/2005
JORDANAccession03/10/199503/01/1996
KAZAKHSTANAccession07/03/199407/06/1994
KENYAAccession15/12/199215/03/1993
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OFAccession18/10/198918/01/1990
KOREA REPUBLIC OFAcceptance18/01/198618/07/1982
KUWAITAcceptance02/03/198302/06/1983
LEBANONAccession16/12/199416/03/1995
LIBERIASignature23/06/1969
LIBERIAAcceptance25/09/1972
LIBERIACommunication08/10/1998
LITHUANIAAccession04/12/199104/03/1992
LUXEMBOURGAccession14/02/199114/05/1991
LUXEMBOURGCommunication30/09/1998
MALAGASY REPUBLICSignature03/11/1969
MALAYSIAAccession24/04/198424/07/1984
MALDIVESAccession02/06/198302/09/1983
MALTAAccession20/03/198920/06/1989
MARSHALL ISLANDSAccession25/04/198925/07/1989
MAURITANIAAccession24/11/199724/02/1998
MAURITIUSAccession11/10/198811/01/1989
MEXICOAcceptance14/07/197218/07/1982
MEXICOCommunication15/09/1994
MONACOAccession19/01/197118/07/1982
MONGOLIAAccession26/06/200226/09/2002
MONTENEGROSuccession19/02/200703/06/2006
MOROCCOAccession28/06/199028/09/1990
MOZAMBIQUEAccession30/10/199130/01/1992
NAMIBIAAccession27/11/200027/02/2001
Netherlands AntillesExtension16/06/198118/07/1982
NETHERLANDS THESignature18/12/1969
NETHERLANDS THEAcceptance16/06/198118/07/1982
NETHERLANDS THEDeclaration16/06/1981
NEW ZEALANDAccession06/01/197818/07/1982
NICARAGUAAccession02/02/199402/05/1994
NIGERIAAccession13/11/198413/02/1985
NORWAYSignature23/06/1969
NORWAYAcceptance26/08/197118/07/1982
OMANAccession24/09/199024/12/1990
PAKISTANSignature23/06/1969
PAKISTANAcceptance17/10/199417/01/1995
PANAMAAccession09/03/197818/07/1982
PAPUA NEW GUINEAAccession25/10/199325/01/1994
PERUAccession01/09/198216/10/1982
PHILIPPINESSignature23/06/1969
PHILIPPINESAcceptance06/09/197818/07/1982
POLANDSignature23/06/1969
POLANDAcceptance29/07/197618/07/1982
PORTUGALSignature23/06/1969
PORTUGALAccession01/06/198701/09/1987
PORTUGALApplication19/11/1999
QATARAccession03/02/198603/05/1986
ROMANIAAccession21/05/197618/07/1982
ROMANIAStatement21/05/1976
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPEAccession29/10/199829/01/1999
SAUDI ARABIAAcceptance20/01/197518/07/1982
SENEGALAccession16/01/199716/04/1997
SINGAPOREAccession06/06/198506/09/1985
SLOVAK REPUBLICSuccession30/01/199501/01/1993
SLOVENIASuccession25/06/1991
SOUTH AFRICAAccession22/11/198224/02/1983
SOVIET UNIONAcceptance20/11/196918/07/1982
SPAINSignature12/12/1969
SPAINAcceptance06/11/197218/07/1982
SRI LANKAAccession11/03/199211/06/1992
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESAccession28/10/198328/01/1984
SUDANAccession21/05/200221/08/2002
SWEDENSignature23/12/1969
SWEDENAcceptance11/05/197918/07/1982
SWITZERLANDSignature23/06/1969
SWITZERLANDAcceptance21/06/197718/07/1982
SYRIAAccession06/02/197518/07/1982
THAILANDAccession11/06/199611/09/1996
TOGOAccession19/07/198919/10/1989
TONGAAccession12/04/197718/07/1982
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOAccession15/02/197918/07/1982
TUNISIAAccession13/01/199913/04/1999
TURKEYAccession16/05/198018/07/1982
TuvaluAccession22/08/198522/11/1985
UKRAINEAccession25/10/199325/01/1994
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESSignature15/12/198315/03/1984
UNITED ARAB REPUBLICSignature23/06/1969
UNITED ARAB REPUBLICDeclaration23/06/1969
UNITED KINGDOMSignature23/06/1969
UNITED KINGDOMAcceptance08/01/197118/07/1982
UNITED KINGDOMCommunication17/01/1996
UNITED STATES OF AMERICASignature23/06/1969
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAAcceptance10/11/198210/02/1983
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAUnderstanding10/11/1982
URUGUAYAccession03/02/198903/05/1989
VANUATUAccession13/01/198913/04/1989
VENEZUELASignature23/06/1969
VENEZUELAAcceptance06/07/198306/10/1983
VIETNAMAccession18/12/199018/03/1991
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLICAccession06/03/197918/07/1984
YUGOSLAVIASignature23/06/1969
YUGOSLAVIAAcceptance29/04/197118/07/1982
ZANZIBARBound26/11/2008