Country	Action	Action Date	Effective Date
AUSTRIA	Signature	19/03/1897
AUSTRIA	Ratification	06/08/1898
AUSTRIA	Ratification	20/08/1900
BELGIUM	Signature	19/03/1897
BELGIUM	Ratification	19/03/1898
BELGIUM	Ratification	20/08/1900
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	Accession	04/06/1921
FRANCE	Signature	19/03/1897
FRANCE	Ratification	05/07/1898
FRANCE	Ratification	20/08/1900
GERMANY	Signature	19/03/1897
GERMANY	Ratification	15/06/1898
GERMANY	Ratification	20/08/1900
GREECE	Signature	19/03/1897
GREECE	Non-acceptance	18/10/1899
ITALY	Signature	19/03/1897
ITALY	Ratification	19/03/1898
ITALY	Ratification	20/08/1900
LUXEMBOURG	Signature	19/03/1897
LUXEMBOURG	Ratification	19/03/1898
LUXEMBOURG	Ratification	20/08/1900
MONTENEGRO	Signature	19/03/1897
MONTENEGRO	Ratification	20/01/1899
MONTENEGRO	Ratification	20/08/1900
NETHERLANDS THE	Signature	19/03/1897
NETHERLANDS THE	Ratification	15/09/1898
NETHERLANDS THE	Ratification	20/08/1900
PERSIA	Signature	19/03/1897
PERSIA	Ratification	31/10/1899
PERSIA	Declaration	31/10/1899
PERSIA	Ratification	20/08/1900
PORTUGAL	Signature	19/03/1897
PORTUGAL	Declaration	05/02/1898
ROUMANIA	Signature	19/03/1897
ROUMANIA	Ratification	30/12/1898
ROUMANIA	Ratification	20/08/1900
RUSSIA	Signature	19/03/1897
RUSSIA	Ratification	27/07/1898
SERBIA	Signature	19/03/1897
SERBIA	Notification	21/01/1899
SPAIN	Signature	19/03/1897
SPAIN	Ratification	19/03/1899
SPAIN	Ratification	20/08/1900
SWEDEN	Accession	09/12/1900
SWITZERLAND	Signature	19/03/1897
SWITZERLAND	Ratification	30/12/1898
SWITZERLAND	Ratification	20/08/1900
TURKEY	Signature	19/03/1897
TURKEY	Ratification	01/01/1905
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	19/03/1897
UNITED KINGDOM	Ratification	07/03/1898
UNITED KINGDOM	Ratification	20/08/1900