CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
ALGERIAAccession04/11/198304/03/1984
ALGERIANotification04/11/1983
AnguillaExtension15/02/199115/06/1991
AntiguaExtension05/01/197605/05/1976
ARGENTINAObjection26/07/1976
ARGENTINARatification04/05/199204/09/1992
ARGENTINADeclaration04/05/1992
AUSTRALIADefinitive Signature08/05/1974
AUSTRIAAccession16/12/198216/04/1983
AUSTRIANotification16/12/1982
BANGLADESHAccession21/05/199221/09/1992
BELARUSSuccession10/09/1999
BELGIUMSignature19/03/1975
BELGIUMRatification04/03/198604/07/1986
BELGIUMNotification04/03/1986
BELIZEExtension05/01/197605/05/1976
Berlin WestExtension26/02/197626/06/1976
BermudaExtension05/01/197605/05/1976
BOLIVIAAccession27/06/199027/10/1990
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINASuccession24/09/200101/03/1992
BRAZILAccession24/05/199324/09/1993
British Indian Ocean TerritoryExtension07/09/199808/01/1999
British Virgin IslandsExtension15/02/199115/06/1991
BruneiExtension05/01/197605/05/1976
BULGARIADefinitive Signature24/09/1975
BULGARIADeclaration24/09/1975
BULGARIANotification24/09/1975
BURKINA FASOAccession27/06/199027/10/1990
CANADAAccession15/01/198115/05/1981
Cayman IslandsExtension05/01/197605/05/1976
CHADAccession13/06/199013/10/1990
CHILEAccession27/07/198127/11/1981
CROATIASuccession02/11/1992
CYPRUSAccession11/07/200111/11/2001
CZECH REPUBLICSuccession26/03/199301/01/1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIAAccession02/07/1990
DENMARKAccession02/09/197702/01/1978
DENMARKNotification02/09/1977
ECUADORAccession07/09/199007/01/1991
ECUADORNotification07/09/1990
ESTONIARatification29/03/199429/07/1994
ESTONIANotification29/03/1994
Falkland Island DependenciesExtension05/01/197605/05/1976
Falkland IslandsExtension05/01/197605/05/1976
FINLANDSignature19/03/1973
FINLANDRatification28/05/1974
GABONDefinitive Signature30/12/1986
GABONNotification30/12/1986
GEORGIAAccession07/02/199707/06/1997
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAccession31/07/197830/11/1978
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICDeclaration31/07/1978
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICSignature28/11/1974
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRatification26/02/197626/06/1976
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICDeclaration26/02/1976
GHANAAccession22/02/198822/06/1988
GHANANotification22/02/1988
GibraltarExtension05/01/197605/05/1976
GREECEAccession21/08/1975
GUATEMALAAccession26/06/199026/10/1990
Guernsey, Bailiwick ofExtension07/09/199808/01/1999
GUINEAAccession18/11/199218/03/1993
GUINEANotification18/11/1992
GUINEA BISSAUAccession14/05/1990
HONDURASAccession23/06/199323/10/1993
Hong KongExtension11/05/197910/09/1979
Hong KongNotification07/09/1985
HUNGARYAccession11/04/197911/08/1979
HUNGARYStatement11/04/1979
ICELANDAccession02/12/197702/04/1978
INDIAAccession01/10/198101/02/1982
INDONESIAAccession08/04/199208/08/1992
IRANSignature25/08/1972
IRANRatification23/06/1975
IRANNotification23/06/1975
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFSignature14/02/1975
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFRatification15/11/198415/03/1985
Isle of ManExtension27/05/199201/10/1992
ITALYSignature10/01/1975
ITALYRatification14/12/197614/04/1977
JAPANAccession17/06/198017/10/1980
Jersey, Bailiwick ofExtension05/01/197605/05/1976
JORDANAccession10/01/197710/05/1977
KENYAAccession05/06/199005/10/1990
KIRIBATIAccession03/04/201303/08/2013
LATVIAAccession25/07/199525/11/1995
LATVIANotification25/07/1995
LIBYAAccession05/04/200005/08/2000
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFSuccession04/04/1995
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFNotification04/04/1995
MALAYSIARatification10/11/1994
MALAYSIADeclaration10/11/1994
MALIAccession25/05/198725/09/1987
MALINotification25/05/1987
MALTAAccession30/09/198830/01/1989
MALTANotification30/09/1988
MAURITANIAAccession22/10/198222/02/1983
MAURITANIANotification22/10/1982
MEXICOAccession04/07/198604/11/1986
MEXICONotification04/07/1986
MEXICOAcceptance02/11/1992
MontserratExtension05/01/197605/05/1976
MOROCCODefinitive Signature20/06/198020/10/1980
NAMIBIAAccession23/08/199523/12/1995
NAMIBIANotification23/08/1995
NEPALAccession17/12/198717/04/1988
NEPALNotification17/12/1987
Netherlands AntillesExtension23/05/198023/09/1980
NETHERLANDS THESignature07/07/1975
NETHERLANDS THERatification23/05/198023/09/1980
NEW ZEALANDDefinitive Signature13/08/1976
NIGERDefinitive Signature30/04/198730/08/1987
NIGERNotification30/04/1987
NORWAYDefinitive Signature09/07/1974
OMANAccession19/04/201319/08/2013
PAKISTANSignature17/11/1975
PAKISTANRatification23/07/197623/11/1976
PAKISTANNotification14/03/1996
PANAMAAccession26/11/199026/11/1990
PERURatification30/03/199230/03/1992
PHILIPPINESAccession08/07/199408/11/1994
Pitcairn IslandsExtension05/01/197605/05/1976
POLANDAccession22/11/197722/03/1978
PORTUGALSignature05/07/1976
PORTUGALRatification24/03/198124/11/1981
RUSSIAN FEDERATIONAccession11/02/199211/02/1992
SENEGALAccession11/07/197711/11/1977
SLOVAK REPUBLICSuccession31/03/199301/01/1993
SLOVENIASuccession28/10/1992
SOLOMON ISLANDSExtension05/01/197605/05/1976
SOUTH AFRICADefinitive Signature12/03/1975
SOUTH AFRICANotification12/03/1975
South Georgia And South Sandwich IslandsExtension05/01/197605/01/1976
SOUTH SUDANAccession10/06/201310/10/2013
SOVIET UNIONSignature03/02/1974
SOVIET UNIONDeclaration03/02/1974
SOVIET UNIONDeclaration14/09/1976
SOVIET UNIONRatification11/10/197611/02/1977
SPAINAccession04/05/198204/09/1982
SRI LANKAAccession15/06/199015/10/1990
St Helena And DependenciesExtension05/01/197605/05/1976
St Helena And DependenciesNotification03/12/1985
SURINAMEAccession22/07/198522/11/1985
SURINAMENotification22/07/1985
SWEDENDefinitive Signature05/12/1974
SWEDENNotification05/12/1974
SWITZERLANDSignature21/02/1974
SWITZERLANDRatification16/01/197616/05/1976
TAJIKISTANAccession18/07/200118/11/2001
TANZANIAAccession13/04/200013/08/2000
TOGOAccession04/07/199504/11/1995
TOGONotification04/07/1995
TUNISIAAccession24/11/198024/03/1981
TURKEYAccession13/07/199413/11/1994
TURKMENISTANAccession03/03/200903/07/2009
Turks And Caicos IslandsExtension05/01/197605/05/1976
UGANDASignature04/03/1988
UGANDARatification04/03/198804/07/1988
UGANDANotification04/03/1988
UKRAINESuccession16/01/1997
UKRAINEDeclaration15/07/1997
UNITED KINGDOMSignature06/09/1973
UNITED KINGDOMRatification05/01/197605/05/1976
UNITED KINGDOMNotification05/01/1976
UNITED KINGDOMNotification24/07/1981
UNITED STATES OF AMERICASignature13/09/1985
UNITED STATES OF AMERICARatification18/12/198618/04/1987
UNITED STATES OF AMERICANotification18/12/1986
URUGUAYAccession22/05/198422/09/1984
URUGUAYNotification22/05/1984
UZBEKISTANAccession08/10/200108/02/2002
VIETNAMAccession20/09/198820/01/1989
VIETNAMNotification20/09/1988
YUGOSLAVIAAccession28/03/197728/07/1977
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFSuccession03/07/200127/04/1992