CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
ALBANIARatification02/03/200502/03/2006
ALGERIASignature01/07/1949
ALGERIARatification19/10/1962
AntiguaExtension22/09/1960
ARMENIARatification27/01/200627/01/2007
BahamasExtension13/02/1961
BAHAMASSuccession25/05/1976
BarbadosExtension22/09/1960
BARBADOSSuccession08/05/1967
BechuanalandDeclaration24/09/1965
BELGIUMSignature01/07/1949
BELGIUMRatification27/07/1953
BELIZEAccession15/12/1983
BermudaDecision Resvd.16/12/1958
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINAAccession02/06/199302/06/1993
BRAZILSignature01/07/1949
BRAZILRatification18/06/1965
British GuianaExtension22/09/1960
British HondurasExtension05/09/1966
British Virgin IslandsExtension22/09/1960
CAMEROONSignature01/07/1949
CAMEROONRatification03/09/1962
CAMEROONDeclaration11/04/1975
CUBASignature01/07/1949
CUBARatification29/04/1952
CYPRUSSignature01/07/1949
CyprusExtension16/12/1958
CYPRUSRatification23/09/1960
DominicaExtension22/09/1960
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OFAccession28/02/198228/02/1983
ECUADORAccession05/04/197805/04/1979
Falkland IslandsDecision Resvd.16/12/1958
FRANCESignature01/07/1949
FRANCERatification29/03/1954
FRANCEDeclaration27/11/1974
French Overseas TerritoriesExtension27/11/1974
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICSignature01/07/1949
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRatification22/06/1959
GibraltarDecision Resvd.16/12/1958
GrenadaExtension22/09/1960
GRENADASuccession09/07/197909/07/1979
GUATEMALASignature01/07/1949
GUATEMALARatification13/12/1952
GuernseyExtension10/03/1956
GUYANAAccession08/06/1966
Hong KongDecision Resvd.11/08/1980
Isle of ManExtension10/03/1956
ISRAELSignature01/07/1949
ISRAELRatification30/03/1953
ITALYSignature01/07/1949
ITALYRatification22/10/1952
JamaicaExtension22/09/1960
JAMAICASuccession26/12/1962
JerseyExtension10/03/1956
KenyaExtension16/12/1958
KENYAAccession30/11/1965
MADAGASCARRatification14/06/200114/06/2002
MALAWIAccession22/03/196522/03/1966
MALAYSIAAccession03/03/1964
MauritiusExtension16/12/1958
MAURITIUSSuccession02/12/1969
MontserratExtension22/09/1960
NETHERLANDS THESignature01/07/1949
NETHERLANDS THERatification20/05/1952
NEW ZEALANDSignature01/07/1949
NEW ZEALANDRatification10/11/1950
NigeriaExtension16/12/1958
NIGERIASuccession17/10/1960
North BorneoExtension16/12/1958
NORWAYSignature01/07/1949
NORWAYRatification17/02/1955
PORTUGALAccession12/12/197812/12/1979
PORTUGALDeclaration18/11/1999
SAINT LUCIASuccession14/05/198014/05/1980
SLOVENIAAccession29/05/1992
SPAINAccession21/03/1967
St HelenaDecision Resvd.16/12/1958
St Kitts Nevis AnguillaExtension22/09/1960
St LuciaExtension22/09/1960
St VincentExtension22/09/1960
TanganyikaExtension16/12/1958
TANGANYIKA AND ZANZIBARAccession22/06/1964
The GambiaExtension16/12/1958
TrinidadExtension22/09/1960
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOSuccession24/05/1963
UgandaExtension16/12/1958
UNITED KINGDOMSignature01/07/1949
UNITED KINGDOMRatification22/01/1951
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration10/03/1956
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration16/12/1958
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration22/09/1960
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration13/02/1961
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration05/09/1966
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration11/08/1980
UPPER VOLTAAccession09/06/1961
URUGUAYSignature01/07/1949
URUGUAYRatification18/03/1954
VENEZUELAAccession09/06/198309/06/1984
YUGOSLAVIAAccession04/12/1968
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFRatification24/11/200024/11/2000
ZAMBIAAccession02/12/1964
ZanzibarExtension16/12/1958