CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AntillesExtension01/01/1986
ARGENTINE REPUBLICAccession15/06/1907
ArubaExtension01/01/1986
AUSTRALIASuccession01/04/1960
AUSTRIA-HUNGARYSignature29/07/1899
AUSTRIA-HUNGARYRatification04/09/1900
BELGIUMSignature29/07/1899
BELGIUMRatification04/09/1900
BOLIVIAAccession15/06/1907
BRAZILAccession15/06/1907
BULGARIASignature29/07/1899
BULGARIARatification04/09/1900
BYELORUSSIA S S RSuccession04/06/1962
CAMBODIAAccession04/01/1956
CAMEROONAccession01/08/1961
CANADASuccession19/08/1960
CEYLONSuccession09/02/1955
CHILEAccession15/06/1907
CHINASignature29/07/1899
CHINARatification21/11/1904
COLOMBIAAccession15/06/1907
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFAccession25/03/1961
CROATIASuccession02/10/199808/10/1991
CUBAAccession15/06/1907
DENMARKSignature29/07/1899
DENMARKRatification04/09/1900
DOMINICAN REPUBLICAccession15/06/1907
ECUADORAccession03/07/1907
FIJISuccession02/04/1973
FRANCESignature29/07/1899
FRANCERatification04/09/1900
GERMANYSignature29/07/1899
GERMANYRatification04/09/1900
GREECESignature29/07/1899
GREECERatification04/04/1901
GUATEMALAAccession15/06/1907
HAYTIAccession15/06/1907
ICELANDAccession08/12/1955
INDIASuccession29/07/1950
IRAQReservation01/01/1905
IRAQDeclaration01/01/1905
IRAQAccession31/08/1970
ITALYSignature29/07/1899
ITALYRatification04/09/1900
JAPANSignature29/07/1899
JAPANRatification06/10/1900
KYRGYZSTANSuccession17/04/1992
LAOSAccession18/07/1955
LEBANONAccession14/02/1968
LUXEMBOURGSignature29/07/1899
LUXEMBOURGRatification12/07/1901
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFBound14/11/200017/11/1991
MAURITIUSSuccession03/08/1970
MEXICOSignature29/07/1899
MEXICORatification17/04/1901
MONTENEGROSignature29/07/1899
MONTENEGRORatification16/10/1900
MONTENEGROSuccession01/03/200703/06/2006
NETHERLANDS THESignature29/07/1899
NETHERLANDS THERatification04/09/1900
NETHERLANDS THEDeclaration18/10/2010
NEW ZEALANDSuccession10/02/1959
NICARAGUAAccession15/06/1907
PAKISTANSuccession05/08/1950
PANAMAAccession15/06/1907
PARAGUAYAccession15/06/1907
PERSIASignature29/07/1899
PERSIARatification04/09/1900
PERUAccession15/06/1907
PORTUGALSignature29/07/1899
PORTUGALRatification04/09/1900
ROUMANIASignature29/07/1899
ROUMANIARatification04/09/1900
ROUMANIAReservation04/09/1900
RUSSIASignature29/07/1899
RUSSIARatification04/09/1900
SALVADORAccession20/06/1907
SENEGALAccession01/08/1977
SERBIASignature29/07/1899
SERBIARatification11/05/1901
SERBIAReservation11/05/1901
SIAMSignature29/07/1899
SIAMRatification04/09/1900
SLOVENIASuccession01/10/1996
SOUTH AFRICASuccession22/10/199821/12/1998
SOVIET UNIONAccession07/03/1955
SPAINSignature29/07/1899
SPAINRatification04/09/1900
SWEDEN AND NORWAYSignature29/07/1899
SWEDEN AND NORWAYRatification04/09/1900
SWITZERLANDSignature29/07/1899
SWITZERLANDRatification29/12/1900
TURKEYSignature29/07/1899
TURKEYReservation29/07/1899
TURKEYRatification12/06/1907
UKRAINEAccession04/04/1962
UNITED KINGDOMSignature29/07/1899
UNITED KINGDOMRatification04/09/1900
UNITED STATES OF AMERICASignature29/07/1899
UNITED STATES OF AMERICARatification04/09/1900
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAReservation04/09/1900
UPPER VOLTAAccession30/08/1961
URUGUAYAccession17/06/1907
VENEZUELAAccession15/06/1907
VIETNAM, SOCIALIST REP OFAccession29/12/201129/12/2011
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFSuccession04/09/200111/04/1992