CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
ANGOLASuccession04/06/1976
AnguillaDecision Resvd.27/03/1950
ARGENTINARatification14/03/1950
AUSTRALIARatification09/03/1931
AUSTRALIADeclaration21/06/1973
AUSTRIARatification16/08/1935
AZERBAIJANRatification19/05/199219/05/1992
BANGLADESHDeclaration22/06/1972
Belgian CongoExtension08/10/1954
BELGIUMRatification06/06/1934
BELGIUMDeclaration08/10/1954
BermudaDecision Resvd.27/03/1950
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINARatification02/06/199302/06/1993
British Virgin IslandsDecision Resvd.27/03/1950
BULGARIARatification04/06/1935
BURMARatification07/09/1931
BURUNDIRatification11/03/1963
BYELORUSSIA S S RRatification11/03/1970
CANADARatification30/06/1938
CHILERatification31/05/1933
CHINARatification24/06/1931
CHINADeclaration20/10/1999
CROATIARatification08/10/1991
CUBARatification19/07/1954
CZECH REPUBLICSuccession01/01/199301/01/1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIARatification26/03/1934
DENMARKProvisional application18/01/1933
DENMARKRatification01/10/1981
ESTONIARatification18/01/1932
Falkland IslandsDecision Resvd.27/03/1950
Faroe IslandsApp without mod01/10/1981
FINLANDRatification08/08/1932
FRANCERatification29/07/1935
FRANCEDeclaration27/11/1974
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICRatification01/01/1974
GERMANYRatification05/07/1933
GibraltarDecision Resvd.27/03/1950
GREECERatification30/05/1936
GUINEA BISSAUSuccession21/02/1977
HONDURASRatification09/06/198009/06/1981
Hong KongDecision Resvd.27/03/1950
HUNGARYRatification06/12/1937
INDIARatification07/09/1931
INDONESIARatification12/06/1950
IRAQRatification21/11/1966
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFRatification05/07/1930
ITALYRatification18/07/1933
JAPANRatification16/03/1931
KENYARatification09/02/1971
KYRGYZSTANSuccession31/03/199231/03/1992
LITHUANIARatification28/09/1934
LUXEMBOURGRatification01/04/1931
MEXICORatification12/05/1934
MontserratDecision Resvd.27/03/1950
MOROCCORatification20/09/1956
NETHERLANDS THERatification04/01/1933
NETHERLANDS THEDeclaration05/08/1957
New GuineaExtension21/06/1973
NICARAGUARatification12/04/1934
Norfolk IslandApp without mod21/06/1973
NORWAYRatification01/07/1932
PAKISTANRatification07/09/1931
PANAMARatification19/06/1970
PapuaExtension15/06/1973
PapuaApp without mod21/06/1973
PAPUA NEW GUINEASuccession01/05/1976
PERURatification04/04/1962
POLANDRatification18/06/1932
PORTUGALRatification01/03/1932
PORTUGALDeclaration04/10/1999
ROUMANIARatification07/12/1932
Ruanda UrundiRatification08/10/1954
SLOVAK REPUBLICSuccession01/01/199301/01/1993
SLOVENIARatification09/06/199209/06/1992
SOUTH AFRICARatification21/02/1933
SOVIET UNIONRatification04/11/1969
SPAINRatification29/08/1932
St HelenaDecision Resvd.27/03/1950
SurinamExtension05/08/1957
SURINAMESuccession15/06/1976
SWEDENRatification11/04/1932
SWITZERLANDRatification08/11/1934
TAJIKISTANSuccession26/11/199326/11/1993
UKRAINERatification17/06/1970
UNITED KINGDOM
URUGUAYRatification06/06/1933
VENEZUELARatification17/12/1932
VIETNAMRatification03/10/199403/10/1995
YUGOSLAVIARatification22/04/1933
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFRatification24/11/200024/11/2000
ZAIRERatification20/09/1960