CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
ALGERIAAccession19/10/1962
ANGOLASuccession04/06/1976
AnguillaExtension08/03/1961
AUSTRALIAAccession11/06/199211/12/1992
AUSTRALIADeclaration08/02/199608/02/1996
AZERBAIJANAccession19/05/199219/05/1992
BELGIUMSignature18/06/1949
BELGIUMRatification30/03/1962
BermudaExtension08/03/1961
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINAAccession02/06/199302/06/1993
BRAZILSignature18/06/1949
BRAZILRatification08/06/1954
British Virgin IslandsExtension08/03/1961
CHINASignature18/06/1949
CHINARatification03/02/1971
CHINADeclaration11/06/1984
CHINADeclaration20/10/1999
COSTA RICASignature18/06/1949
COSTA RICARatification02/06/1960
CROATIAAccession08/10/199108/10/1991
CUBASignature29/04/1952
CUBARatification29/04/1952
CYPRUSRatification19/09/1995
DENMARKSignature18/06/1949
DENMARKRatification30/09/1950
DENMARKDeclaration28/11/1960
DENMARKDeclaration17/06/1969
EGYPTRatification04/08/1982
Falkland IslandsExtension08/03/1961
Faroe IslandsExtension28/11/1960
FINLANDSignature18/06/1949
FINLANDRatification22/12/1950
FRANCESignature18/06/1949
FRANCERatification26/10/1951
FRANCEDeclaration27/04/1955
FRANCEDeclaration13/03/1990
French GuianaExtension27/04/1955
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICSignature18/06/1949
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRatification14/08/1974
GHANASignature18/06/1949
GHANARatification18/03/196518/09/1965
GibraltarExtension08/03/1961
GREECERatification02/12/1986
GuadeloupeExtension27/04/1955
GuernseyExtension08/03/1997
GUINEA BISSAUSuccession21/02/1977
Hong KongExtension28/08/1964
Hong KongApp. with mods.18/02/1977
Hong KongApp. with mods.27/04/1984
IRAQRatification01/12/197701/06/1978
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFSignature18/06/1949
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFRatification21/07/1952
Isle of ManExtension13/02/1961
ISRAELAccession21/08/198021/02/1981
ITALYAccession23/06/198123/12/1981
JerseyExtension08/03/1960
KYRGYZSTANAccession31/03/199231/03/1992
LIBERIAAccession21/06/197721/12/1977
LUXEMBOURGRatification15/02/1991
MartiniqueExtension27/04/1955
MontserratExtension08/03/1961
NETHERLANDS THESignature18/06/1949
NETHERLANDS THERatification17/06/1958
NETHERLANDS THEDeclaration15/05/1959
NEW ZEALANDAccession31/05/197730/11/1977
NEW ZEALANDDeclaration31/05/1977
NORWAYSignature18/06/1949
NORWAYRatification29/06/1950
PANAMASignature18/06/1949
PANAMARatification04/06/1971
POLANDSignature18/06/1949
POLANDRatification13/04/1954
PORTUGALRatification29/07/1952
PORTUGALSignature18/06/1955
PORTUGALDeclaration04/10/1999
ReunionExtension27/04/1955
SLOVENIAAccession09/06/199209/06/1992
Southern And Antarctic TerritoriesExtension13/03/1990
SOVIET UNIONSignature18/06/1949
SOVIET UNIONRatification04/11/1969
SPAINSignature18/06/1949
SPAINRatification14/07/1971
St HelenaExtension08/03/1961
SWEDENSignature18/06/1949
SWEDENRatification18/07/1950
TAJIKISTANAccession26/11/199326/11/1993
TURKEYRatification17/03/200517/03/2006
UKRAINESignature18/06/1949
UKRAINERatification17/06/1970
UNITED KINGDOMSignature18/06/1949
UNITED KINGDOMRatification06/08/1953
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration08/03/1960
YUGOSLAVIAAccession25/11/1966
YUGOSLAVIARatification24/11/200024/11/2000