CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AFGHANISTANAccession30/11/200428/02/2005
AFGHANISTANDeclaration30/11/200428/02/2005
ALBANIAAccession27/06/200125/09/2001
ALGERIAAccession07/02/198908/05/1989
ALGERIADeclaration07/02/1989
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDAAccession02/02/198903/05/1989
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDADeclaration02/02/1989
ARGENTINASignature26/08/1958
ARGENTINARatification14/03/198912/06/1989
ARGENTINADeclaration14/03/1989
ARGENTINACommunication01/10/1991
ARMENIAAccession29/12/199729/03/1998
ARMENIADeclaration29/12/1997
AUSTRALIAAccession26/03/197524/06/1975
AUSTRALIADeclaration26/03/1975
AUSTRIAAccession02/05/1961
AUSTRIAReservation02/05/1961
AUSTRIAWithdrawal Res.25/02/1988
AZERBAIJANAccession29/02/200029/05/2000
BAHAMASAccession20/12/200620/03/2007
BAHRAINAccession06/04/198805/07/1988
BAHRAINDeclaration06/04/1988
BANGLADESHAccession06/05/199204/08/1992
BARBADOSAccession16/03/199314/06/1993
BARBADOSDeclaration16/03/1993
BELGIUMSignature10/06/1958
BELGIUMRatification18/08/1975
BELGIUMDeclaration18/08/1975
BelizeExtension24/02/1981
BENINAccession16/05/197414/08/1974
BermudaExtension12/02/1980
BermudaDeclaration12/02/1980
BermudaDeclaration05/05/198008/09/1980
BHUTANAccession25/09/201424/10/2014
BOLIVIAAccession28/04/199527/07/1995
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINASuccession01/09/199306/03/1992
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINADeclaration01/09/1993
BOTSWANAAccession20/12/197119/03/1973
BOTSWANADeclaration20/12/1971
BRAZILAccession07/06/200205/09/2002
British Virgin IslandsExtension24/02/201425/05/2014
BRUNEI DARUSSALAMAccession25/07/199623/10/1996
BRUNEI DARUSSALAMDeclaration25/07/1996
BULGARIASignature17/12/1958
BULGARIADeclaration17/12/1958
BULGARIARatification10/10/1961
BULGARIADeclaration10/10/1961
BURKINA FASOAccession23/03/198721/06/1987
BYELORUSSIA S S RSignature29/12/1958
BYELORUSSIA S S RRatification15/11/1960
BYELORUSSIA S S RDeclaration15/11/1960
CAMBODIAAccession05/01/1960
CAMEROONAccession19/02/198819/05/1988
CANADAAccession12/05/198610/08/1986
CANADADeclaration12/05/1986
CANADADeclaration20/05/198720/10/1987
CANADANotification24/11/1987
CANADACommunication25/11/198825/11/1988
CANADANotification16/01/1989
Cayman IslandsExtension24/02/1981
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICAccession15/10/1962
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICDeclaration15/10/1962
CHILEAccession04/09/197503/12/1975
CHINAAccession22/01/198722/04/1987
CHINADeclaration22/01/1987
CHINADeclaration19/06/2005
COLOMBIAAccession25/09/197924/12/1979
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFAccession05/11/201403/02/2015
COOK ISLANDSAccession12/01/200912/04/2009
COSTA RICASignature10/06/1958
COSTA RICARatification26/10/198724/01/1988
COTE D'IVOIREAccession01/02/199102/05/1991
CROATIASuccession26/07/199308/10/1991
CUBAAccession30/12/197430/03/1975
CUBADeclaration30/12/1974
CYPRUSAccession29/12/198029/03/1981
CYPRUSDeclaration29/12/1980
CZECH REPUBLICSuccession30/09/199301/01/1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIASignature03/10/1958
CZECHOSLOVAKIADeclaration03/10/1958
CZECHOSLOVAKIADeclaration10/06/1959
CZECHOSLOVAKIARatification10/07/1959
DAHOMEY
DENMARKAccession22/12/197222/03/1973
DENMARKDeclaration22/12/1972
DENMARKDeclaration12/11/197510/02/1976
DENMARKCommunication05/01/1978
DJIBOUTISuccession14/06/1983
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OFAccession28/10/198826/01/1989
DOMINICAN REPUBLICAccession11/04/200210/07/2002
ECUADORSignature17/12/1958
ECUADORDeclaration17/12/1958
ECUADORRatification03/01/1962
EGYPTAccession09/03/1959
EL SALVADORSignature10/06/1958
EL SALVADORRatification26/02/199827/05/1998
ESTONIAAccession30/08/199328/11/1993
FIJIAccession27/09/201026/12/2010
FINLANDSignature29/12/1958
FINLANDRatification19/01/1962
FRANCESignature25/11/1958
FRANCERatification26/06/1959
FRANCEDeclaration26/06/1959
FRANCECommunication26/01/1976
FRANCEWithdrawal Dec.27/11/1989
GABONAccession15/12/200615/03/2007
GEORGIAAccession02/06/199431/08/1994
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAccession20/02/197521/05/1975
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICDeclaration20/02/1975
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICSignature10/06/1958
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRatification30/06/1961
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICDeclaration30/06/1961
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICObjection21/12/1989
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICWithdrawal Res.31/08/1998
GHANAAccession09/04/1968
GibraltarExtension24/09/197523/12/1975
GibraltarDeclaration05/05/198008/09/1980
GREECEAccession16/07/1962
GREECEDeclaration18/04/198008/09/1980
GUATEMALAAccession21/03/198419/06/1984
GUATEMALADeclaration21/03/1984
GuernseyExtension19/04/198518/07/1985
GuernseyDeclaration19/04/1985
GUINEAAccession23/01/199123/04/1991
GUYANAAccession25/09/201424/12/2014
HAITIAccession05/12/198304/03/1984
HONDURASAccession03/10/200001/01/2001
HONDURASDeclaration21/08/2012
Hong KongExtension21/01/197721/04/1977
Hong KongDeclaration05/05/198008/09/1980
Hong KongNotification10/06/199701/07/1997
HONG KONG SARApplication06/06/1997
HUNGARYAccession05/03/1962
HUNGARYDeclaration05/03/1962
ICELANDAccession24/01/200224/04/2002
INDIASignature10/06/1958
INDIARatification13/07/1960
INDIADeclaration13/07/1960
INDONESIAAccession07/10/198105/01/1982
INDONESIADeclaration07/10/1981
IRANAccession13/01/2002
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFAccession12/05/198110/08/1981
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFDeclaration12/05/1981
Isle of ManExtension23/05/1979
Isle of ManDeclaration05/05/198008/09/1980
ISRAELSignature10/06/1958
ISRAELRatification05/01/1959
ISRAELObjection23/06/1980
ISRAELObjection22/09/1988
ITALYAccession31/01/1969
JAMAICAAccession10/07/200208/10/2002
JAMAICAReservation25/09/2002
JAMAICAAcceptance17/10/200217/10/2003
JAPANAccession20/06/196118/09/1961
JAPANDeclaration20/06/1961
Jersey, Bailiwick ofExtension28/05/2002
Jersey, Bailiwick ofDeclaration28/05/2002
JORDANSignature10/06/1958
JORDANRatification15/11/197913/02/1980
JORDANReservation15/11/1979
KAZAKHSTANAccession20/11/199518/02/1996
KENYAAccession10/02/198911/05/1989
KENYADeclaration10/02/1989
KOREA REPUBLIC OFAccession08/02/197309/05/1973
KOREA REPUBLIC OFDeclaration08/02/1973
KUWAITAccession28/04/197827/07/1978
KUWAITDeclaration28/04/1978
KYRGYZSTANAccession18/12/199618/03/1997
Land BerlinExtension30/06/1961
Land BerlinCommunication30/06/1961
Land BerlinCommunication24/02/1976
LAOSAccession17/06/199815/09/1998
LATVIAAccession14/04/199213/07/1992
LEBANONAccession11/08/199809/11/1998
LEBANONCommunication11/08/1998
LESOTHOAccession13/06/198911/09/1989
LIBERIAAccession16/09/200515/12/2005
LIECHTENSTEINReservation07/07/2011
LIECHTENSTEINAccession07/08/201105/10/2011
LITHUANIAAccession14/03/199512/06/1995
LITHUANIADeclaration14/03/1995
LUXEMBOURGSignature11/11/1958
LUXEMBOURGRatification09/09/198308/12/1983
LUXEMBOURGDeclaration09/09/1983
MacaoApplication12/11/199910/02/2000
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFSuccession10/03/199417/09/1991
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFWithdrawal Res.16/09/2009
MALAGASY REPUBLICAccession16/07/1962
MALAGASY REPUBLICReservation16/07/1962
MALAYSIAAccession05/11/198503/02/1986
MALAYSIADeclaration05/11/1985
MALIAccession08/09/199407/12/1994
MALTAAccession22/06/200020/09/2000
MALTADeclaration22/06/2000
MARSHALL ISLANDSAccession21/12/200621/03/2007
MAURITANIAAccession30/01/1997
MAURITIUSAccession19/06/199617/09/1996
MAURITIUSDeclaration19/06/1996
MEXICOAccession14/04/197113/07/1971
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFAccession18/09/199817/12/1998
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFDeclaration18/09/1998
MONACOSignature31/12/1958
MONACORatification02/06/198231/08/1982
MONACODeclaration02/06/1982
MONGOLIAAccession24/10/199422/01/1995
MONGOLIADeclaration24/10/1994
MONTENEGROSuccession23/10/200603/06/2006
MOROCCOAccession12/02/1959
MOROCCODeclaration12/02/1959
MOZAMBIQUEAccession11/06/199809/09/1998
MOZAMBIQUEDeclaration11/06/1998
NEPALAccession04/03/199802/06/1998
NEPALDeclaration04/03/1998
NETHERLANDS THEExtension01/01/1986
NETHERLANDS THESignature10/06/1958
NETHERLANDS THERatification24/04/1964
NETHERLANDS THEDeclaration24/04/1964
NEW ZEALANDAccession06/01/198306/04/1983
NEW ZEALANDDeclaration06/01/1983
NICARAGUAAccession24/09/200323/12/2003
NIGERAccession14/10/1964
NIGERIAAccession17/03/1970
NIGERIADeclaration17/03/1970
NORWAYAccession14/03/1961
NORWAYDeclaration14/03/1961
NORWAYReservation14/03/1961
OMANAccession25/02/199926/05/1999
PAKISTANSignature30/12/1958
PAKISTANRatification14/07/200512/10/2005
PAKISTANDeclaration14/07/2005
PANAMAAccession10/10/198408/01/1985
PARAGUAYAccession08/10/199706/01/1998
PERUAccession07/07/198805/10/1988
PHILIPPINESSignature10/06/1958
PHILIPPINESRatification06/07/1967
POLANDSignature10/06/1958
POLANDRatification03/10/1961
PORTUGALRatification18/10/199416/01/1995
PORTUGALDeclaration18/10/1994
PORTUGALCommunication09/12/199920/12/1999
QATARAccession30/12/200230/03/2003
ROMANIAAccession13/09/1961
ROMANIAReservation13/09/1961
RWANDAAccession31/10/200829/01/2009
SAN MARINOAccession17/05/197905/08/1979
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPEAccession20/11/201218/02/2013
SAUDI ARABIAAccession19/04/199418/07/1994
SAUDI ARABIADeclaration19/04/1994
SENEGALAccession17/10/199415/01/1995
SINGAPOREAccession21/08/198619/11/1986
SINGAPOREDeclaration21/08/1986
SLOVAK REPUBLICSuccession28/05/199301/01/1993
SLOVENIASuccession01/07/199225/06/1991
SLOVENIADeclaration01/07/199225/06/1991
SLOVENIAWithdrawal Res.04/06/2008
SOUTH AFRICAAccession03/05/197601/08/1976
SOVIET UNIONSignature29/12/1958
SOVIET UNIONRatification24/08/1960
SOVIET UNIONDeclaration24/08/1960
SOVIET UNIONObjection29/10/1973
SPAINAccession12/05/197710/08/1977
SPAINCommunication08/09/1986
SRI LANKASignature30/12/1958
SRI LANKARatification09/04/1962
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESAccession12/09/200011/12/2000
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESDeclaration12/09/2000
SWEDENSignature23/12/1958
SWEDENRatification28/01/1972
SWITZERLANDSignature29/12/1958
SWITZERLANDRatification01/06/1965
SWITZERLANDDeclaration01/06/1965
SWITZERLANDWithdrawal Dec.23/04/1993
SYRIAAccession09/03/1959
TAJIKISTANAccession14/08/2012
TAJIKISTANReservation14/08/2012
TANZANIAAccession13/10/1964
TANZANIADeclaration13/10/1964
THAILANDAccession21/12/1959
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOAccession14/02/1966
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGODeclaration14/02/1966
TUNISIAAccession17/07/1967
TUNISIADeclaration17/07/1967
TURKEYAccession02/07/199230/09/1992
TURKEYDeclaration02/07/1992
UGANDAAccession12/02/199212/05/1992
UGANDADeclaration12/02/1992
UKRAINE S S RSignature29/12/1958
UKRAINE S S RRatification10/10/1960
UKRAINE S S RDeclaration10/10/1960
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESAccession21/08/200619/11/2006
UNITED KINGDOMAccession24/09/197523/12/1975
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration24/09/1975
UNITED KINGDOMCommunication26/01/1976
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration05/05/1980
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAAccession30/09/197029/12/1970
UNITED STATES OF AMERICADeclaration30/09/1970
UNITED STATES OF AMERICANotification03/11/1970
UNITED STATES OF AMERICACommunication26/01/1976
URUGUAYAccession30/03/198328/06/1983
UZBEKISTANAccession07/02/199607/05/1996
VATICAN CITYAccession14/05/197512/08/1975
VATICAN CITYDeclaration14/05/1975
VENEZUELAAccession08/02/199509/05/1995
VENEZUELADeclaration08/02/1995
VIETNAMAccession12/09/199511/12/1995
VIETNAMDeclaration12/09/1995
YUGOSLAVIAAccession26/02/198227/05/1982
YUGOSLAVIAReservation26/02/1982
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFSuccession12/03/200127/04/1992
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFDeclaration12/03/2001
ZAMBIAAccession14/03/200213/06/2002
ZIMBABWEAccession29/09/199428/12/1994