CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
ALGERIARatification12/07/199312/07/1994
American SamoaApp without mod28/02/1989
AntiguaDecision Resvd.16/01/1979
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDARatification16/09/200216/09/2003
ARGENTINARatification13/04/198713/04/1988
ARMENIARatification29/04/200529/04/2006
ArubaApp without mod06/08/1986
AUSTRALIARatification11/06/197911/06/1980
AUSTRALIADeclaration21/08/1992
AUSTRIARatification02/03/197902/03/1980
AZERBAIJANRatification12/08/199312/08/1994
BAHAMASRatification16/08/197916/08/1980
BANGLADESHRatification17/04/197917/04/1980
BarbadosRatification06/04/198306/04/1984
BELARUSRatification15/09/199315/09/1994
BELGIUMRatification29/10/1982
BELIZERatification06/03/200006/03/2001
BENINRatification11/06/200111/06/2002
Berlin WestExtension23/07/1979
BRAZILRatification27/09/199427/09/1995
BULGARIARatification12/06/199812/06/1999
BURKINA FASORatification25/07/200125/07/2002
CHILERatification29/07/199229/07/1993
CHINADeclaration20/10/1999
COLOMBIARatification09/11/199909/11/2000
CONGORatification26/11/199926/11/2000
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFRatification20/06/200120/06/2002
COSTA RICARatification29/07/198129/07/1982
COTE D'IVOIRERatification05/06/198705/06/1988
CYPRUSRatification28/06/197728/06/1978
DENMARKRatification06/06/197806/06/1979
DJIBOUTIRatification28/02/200528/02/2006
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OFRatification29/04/200229/04/2003
ECUADORRatification23/11/197923/11/1980
EGYPTRatification25/03/198225/03/1983
ESTONIARatification22/03/199422/03/1995
Falkland IslandsDecision Resvd.01/11/1979
FIJIRatification18/05/199818/05/1999
FINLANDRatification02/10/197802/10/1979
FRANCERatification08/06/198208/06/1983
FRANCEDeclaration08/06/1982
FRANCEDeclaration09/05/1986
French GuianaApp without mod08/06/1982
French PolynesiaApp without mod09/05/1986
GABONRatification06/12/198806/12/1989
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRatification23/07/197923/07/1980
GibraltarDecision Resvd.05/12/1977
Gilbert IslandsDecision Resvd.21/11/1977
GREECERatification28/08/198128/08/1982
GRENADARatification25/10/199425/10/1995
GuadeloupeApp without mod08/06/1982
GuamApp without mod28/02/1989
GUATEMALARatification13/06/198913/06/1990
GuernseyDecision Resvd.20/02/197920/02/1979
GUYANARatification10/01/198310/01/1984
Hong KongApp. with mods.20/10/1978
Hong KongApp. with mods.27/02/198527/02/1985
HONG KONG SARApplication18/05/199818/05/1999
HUNGARYRatification04/01/199404/01/1995
ICELANDRatification30/06/198130/06/1982
INDIARatification27/02/197828/02/1979
INDONESIARatification17/10/199017/10/1991
IRAQRatification11/09/197811/09/1979
IRELANDRatification22/06/197922/06/1980
ITALYRatification18/10/197918/10/1980
JAPANRatification14/06/200214/06/2003
JORDANRatification05/08/200305/08/2004
KENYARatification06/06/199006/06/1991
KOREA REPUBLIC OFRatification15/11/199915/11/2000
KUWAITRatification15/08/200015/08/2001
LATVIARatification25/07/199425/07/1995
LIBERIARatification25/03/200325/03/2004
LITHUANIARatification26/09/199426/09/1995
MALAYSIARatification14/06/200214/06/2003
MALIRatification23/01/200823/01/2009
MartiniqueApp without mod08/06/1982
MAURITIUSRatification14/06/199414/06/1995
MEXICORatification28/06/197828/06/1979
MONGOLIARatification10/08/199810/08/1999
MontserratDecision Resvd.23/05/1977
NETHERLANDS THERatification27/07/197827/07/1979
NETHERLANDS THEDeclaration06/08/1986
New CaledoniaApp without mod09/05/1986
NEW ZEALANDRatification05/06/198705/06/1988
NEW ZEALANDDeclaration05/06/1987
NICARAGUARatification01/10/198101/10/1982
NIGERIARatification03/05/199403/05/1995
Northern Mariana IslandsApp without mod28/02/1989
NORWAYRatification09/08/197709/08/1978
PAKISTANRatification25/10/199425/10/1995
PHILIPPINESRatification10/06/199110/06/1992
POLANDRatification15/03/199315/03/1994
PORTUGALRatification09/01/198109/01/1992
PORTUGALDeclaration13/09/1999
Puerto RicoApp without mod28/02/1989
ReunionApp without mod08/06/1982
SAN MARINORatification23/05/198523/05/1986
Sao Tome And PrincipeRatification17/06/199217/06/1993
SIERRA LEONERatification21/01/198521/01/1986
SOUTH AFRICARatification18/02/200318/02/2004
SPAINRatification13/02/198413/02/1985
SRI LANKARatification17/03/199417/03/1995
St HelenaDecision Resvd.07/06/1983
St Kitts Nevis AnguillaDecision Resvd.08/06/1977
St Pierre and MiquelonApp without mod08/06/1982
SURINAMERatification16/11/197916/11/1980
SWAZILANDRatification05/06/198105/06/1982
SWEDENRatification16/05/197716/05/1978
SWITZERLANDRatification28/06/200028/06/2001
SYRIARatification28/05/198528/05/1986
TANZANIARatification30/05/198330/05/1984
TOGORatification08/11/198308/11/1984
Trust Territory Of The PacificApp without mod28/02/1989
TURKEYRatification12/07/199312/07/1994
UGANDARatification13/01/199413/01/1995
UKRAINERatification16/05/199416/05/1995
UNITED KINGDOMRatification15/02/197716/05/1978
UNITED STATES OF AMERICARatification15/06/198815/06/1989
UNITED STATES OF AMERICADeclaration28/02/1989
URUGUAYRatification22/05/198722/05/1988
VENEZUELARatification17/06/198317/06/1984
Virgin IslandsApp without mod28/02/1989
YEMENRatification15/06/200015/06/2001
ZAMBIARatification04/12/197804/12/1979
ZIMBABWERatification14/12/198914/12/1990