CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
Akrotiri & DhekeliaExtension05/07/198414/06/1998
AnguillaExtension05/07/1984
ARGENTINASignature14/03/1990
ARGENTINARatification14/03/1990
ARGENTINADeclaration14/03/1990
AUSTRALIASignature24/04/1991
AUSTRALIARatification13/01/1997
AZERBAIJANAccession24/01/200022/04/2000
BAHRAINAccession21/01/199921/04/1999
BARBADOSSignature25/09/1975
BELGIUMSignature25/09/1975
BermudaExtension05/07/1984
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINASuccession03/03/1995
BRAZILSignature25/09/1975
BRAZILRatification27/07/1979
BRAZILReservation27/07/1979
British Antarctic TerritoryExtension05/07/1984
British Indian Ocean TerritoryExtension05/07/1984
British Virgin IslandsExtension05/07/1984
CANADASignature30/12/1975
CANADARatification27/08/199925/11/1999
CANADAReservation27/08/199925/11/1999
Cayman IslandsExtension05/07/1984
CHILESignature23/11/1984
CHILERatification01/10/200830/12/2008
COLOMBIASignature20/05/1982
COLOMBIARatification20/05/1982
CROATIASuccession14/07/1993
CYPRUSSignature10/11/199210/11/1992
DENMARKSignature01/12/1976
DENMARKRatification04/05/1988
ECUADORAccession21/02/199912/05/1999
EGYPTSignature25/09/1975
EGYPTRatification17/11/1978
ESTONIASignature25/11/1997
ESTONIARatification16/03/199814/06/1998
ETHIOPIASignature14/07/1987
ETHIOPIARatification14/07/1987
Falkland Island DependenciesExtension05/07/1984
Falkland Island DependenciesExtension05/07/1984
Falkland IslandsExtension05/07/1984
FINLANDSignature02/05/1978
FINLANDRatification04/05/1988
FRANCESignature30/12/1975
GHANASignature25/09/1975
GHANARatification11/08/199714/06/1998
GibraltarExtension05/07/1984
GREECESignature10/11/198812/11/1998
GREECERatification12/11/1988
GUATEMALASignature25/09/1975
GUATEMALARatification03/02/1997
GuernseyExtension05/07/1984
GUINEAAccession12/02/199912/05/1999
HONDURASAccession14/06/199812/09/1998
Hong KongExtension05/07/1984
HUNGARYSignature29/06/1987
HUNGARYRatification30/06/1987
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFRatification27/06/1989
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFSignature27/06/198927/06/1989
Isle of ManSignature05/07/1984
ISRAELSignature27/11/1987
ISRAELRatification16/02/1988
ITALYSignature15/05/1978
ITALYRatification02/04/1985
JAPANAccession20/06/200018/09/2000
JerseyExtension05/07/1984
JORDANAccession22/07/199920/10/1999
KENYAAccession06/07/199904/10/1999
KUWAITSignature21/03/199508/11/1996
KUWAITRatification08/11/1996
LEBANONAccession04/08/200002/11/2000
LUXEMBOURGAccession25/09/200824/12/2008
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFSuccession01/09/1994
MALAYSIAAccession18/01/200817/04/2008
MAURITIUSAccession14/06/199812/09/1998
MontserratExtension05/07/1984
MOROCCOSignature18/10/1984
NAURUAccession14/06/199812/09/1998
Netherlands AntillesExtension07/01/1983
NETHERLANDS THESignature19/05/1982
NETHERLANDS THERatification07/01/1983
NIGERAccession14/06/199812/09/1998
NORWAYSignature21/10/1977
NORWAYRatification04/05/1988
OMANAccession14/06/199812/09/1998
Pitcairn IslandsExtension05/07/1984
PORTUGALSignature25/09/1975
PORTUGALRatification07/04/1982
QATARSignature28/08/1987
SENEGALSignature18/08/1976
SINGAPOREAccession14/06/199812/09/1998
SLOVENIASuccession07/08/199814/06/1998
Sovereign Base AreasExtension05/07/1984
SPAINSignature30/09/1981
SPAINRatification08/01/1985
St HelenaExtension05/07/1984
St Helena And DependenciesExtension05/07/1984
SWEDENSignature12/12/1977
SWEDENRatification04/05/1997
SWITZERLANDSignature25/09/1975
SWITZERLANDRatification09/12/1987
TOGOSignature21/08/1985
TOGORatification05/05/1987
TURKEYAccession14/06/199812/09/1998
Turks And Caicos IslandsExtension05/07/1984
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESAccession20/03/200018/06/2000
UNITED KINGDOMSignature25/09/1975
UNITED KINGDOMRatification05/07/198414/06/1998
UNITED STATES OF AMERICASignature25/09/1975
UNITED STATES OF AMERICARatification04/12/199804/03/1999
UZBEKISTANAccession14/06/199812/09/1998
VENEZUELASignature25/09/1975
YUGOSLAVIASignature25/09/1975
YUGOSLAVIARatification11/03/1977
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFAccession18/07/200127/04/1992
ZAIRESignature25/09/1975