Country	Action	Action Date	Effective Date
AFGHANISTAN	Signature	04/12/1965
AFGHANISTAN	Ratification	26/09/1966
AUSTRALIA	Signature	04/12/1965
AUSTRALIA	Ratification	19/09/1966
AUSTRALIA	Declaration	19/09/1966
AUSTRALIA	Declaration	12/03/1971	08/04/1971
AUSTRALIA	Withdrawal Dec.	12/05/1976
AUSTRIA	Signature	31/01/1966
AUSTRIA	Ratification	29/09/1966
BANGLADESH	Participation	14/03/1973
BELGIUM	Signature	31/01/1966
BHUTAN	Participation	15/04/1982
British Solomon Islands	Membership	12/04/1974	30/04/1973
BURMA	Participation	26/04/1973
CAMBODIA	Signature	04/12/1965
CAMBODIA	Ratification	30/09/1966
CANADA	Signature	04/12/1965
CANADA	Ratification	22/08/1966
CANADA	Declaration	22/08/1966
CEYLON	Signature	04/12/1965
CEYLON	Ratification	29/09/1966
CHINA	Participation	10/03/1986
Cook Islands	Membership	08/04/1976	20/04/1976
DENMARK	Signature	28/01/1966
DENMARK	Ratification	16/08/1966
DENMARK	Declaration	16/08/1966
Fiji	Membership	24/03/1970	02/04/1970
FIJI	Participation	02/04/1970
FRANCE	Participation	27/07/1970
FRANCE	Declaration	27/07/1970
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Signature	04/12/1965
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Ratification	30/08/1966
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Declaration	30/08/1966
Gilbert & Ellice Colony	Membership	27/04/1974	28/05/1974
Hong Kong	Membership	26/03/1969	27/03/1969
INDIA	Signature	04/12/1965
INDIA	Ratification	20/07/1966
INDIA	Declaration	20/07/1966
IRAN	Signature	04/12/1965
ITALY	Signature	31/01/1966
ITALY	Ratification	30/09/1966
ITALY	Declaration	30/09/1966
JAPAN	Signature	04/12/1965
JAPAN	Ratification	16/08/1966
JAPAN	Declaration	16/08/1966
KOREA REPUBLIC OF	Signature	04/12/1965
KOREA REPUBLIC OF	Ratification	16/08/1966
KOREA REPUBLIC OF	Declaration	16/08/1966
LAOS	Signature	04/12/1965
LAOS	Ratification	30/08/1966
MALAYSIA	Signature	04/12/1965
MALAYSIA	Ratification	16/08/1966
MALAYSIA	Declaration	16/08/1966
MALDIVES	Participation	14/02/1978
NEPAL	Signature	04/12/1965
NEPAL	Acceptance	21/06/1966
NETHERLANDS THE	Signature	04/12/1965
NETHERLANDS THE	Ratification	29/08/1966
NETHERLANDS THE	Declaration	29/08/1966
NEW ZEALAND	Signature	04/12/1965
NEW ZEALAND	Ratification	29/09/1966
NEW ZEALAND	Declaration	29/09/1966
NEW ZEALAND	Membership	08/04/1976	20/04/1976
NEW ZEALAND	Withdrawal Dec.	22/04/2002
NORWAY	Signature	28/01/1966
NORWAY	Ratification	14/07/1966
NORWAY	Declaration	14/07/1966
PAKISTAN	Signature	04/12/1965
PAKISTAN	Ratification	12/05/1966
Papua New Guinea	Membership	12/03/1971	08/04/1971
PAPUA NEW GUINEA	Participation	08/04/1971
PHILIPPINES	Signature	04/12/1965
PHILIPPINES	Ratification	05/07/1966
PHILIPPINES	Declaration	05/07/1966
SINGAPORE	Signature	28/01/1966
SINGAPORE	Ratification	21/09/1966
SINGAPORE	Declaration	21/09/1966
SOLOMON ISLANDS	Participation	12/04/1973
SPAIN	Participation	14/02/1986
SWEDEN	Signature	31/01/1966
SWEDEN	Ratification	29/09/1966
SWITZERLAND	Participation	31/12/1967
TAIWAN	Signature	04/12/1965
TAIWAN	Ratification	22/09/1966
THAILAND	Signature	04/12/1965
THAILAND	Ratification	16/08/1966
TONGA	Signature	29/03/1972
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	04/12/1965
UNITED KINGDOM	Ratification	26/09/1966
UNITED KINGDOM	Declaration	26/09/1966
UNITED KINGDOM	Observation	26/09/1966
UNITED KINGDOM	Membership	26/03/1969	27/03/1969
UNITED KINGDOM	Membership	24/03/1970	02/04/1970
UNITED KINGDOM	Declaration	14/12/1971
UNITED KINGDOM	Membership	12/04/1973	30/04/1973
UNITED KINGDOM	Membership	27/04/1974	28/05/1974
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Signature	04/12/1965
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Acceptance	16/08/1966
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Declaration	16/08/1966
UZBEKISTAN	Membership	31/08/1995
VANUATU	Membership	15/04/1982
VIETNAM	Signature	28/01/1966
VIETNAM	Ratification	22/09/1966
WESTERN SAMOA	Signature	04/12/1965
WESTERN SAMOA	Ratification	23/06/1966