CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AFGHANISTANSignature10/04/1972
AFGHANISTANRatification26/03/1975
ALBANIAAccession11/08/199211/08/1992
ALGERIAAccession28/09/200128/09/2001
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDAAccession29/01/2003
AntillesExtension22/06/1981
ARGENTINASignature03/08/1972
ARGENTINARatification05/12/1979
ArubaExtension01/01/1986
AUSTRALIASignature10/04/1972
AUSTRALIARatification05/10/1977
AUSTRIASignature10/04/1972
AUSTRIARatification10/08/1973
AUSTRIAReservation10/08/1973
AZERBAIJANAccession26/02/200401/01/1900
BAHAMASAccession26/11/1986
BAHRAINAccession28/10/1988
BAHRAINReservation28/10/1988
BANGLADESHAccession13/03/1985
BELGIUMSignature10/04/1972
BELGIUMRatification15/03/1979
BELIZESuccession20/10/1986
BRAZILSignature10/04/1972
BRAZILRatification27/02/1973
British Solomon IslandsExtension26/03/1975
BruneiExtension26/03/1975
BRUNEI DARUSSALAMAccession31/01/199131/01/1991
BULGARIASignature10/04/1972
BULGARIARatification02/08/1972
BURMASignature10/04/1972
BURMARatification01/12/201401/12/2014
BURUNDIRatification16/06/200018/10/2011
CANADASignature10/04/1972
CANADARatification18/09/1972
CEYLONSignature10/04/1972
CEYLONRatification18/11/1986
CHILESignature10/04/1972
CHILERatification22/04/1980
CHINA P RAccession15/11/1984
CHINA P RStatement15/11/1984
COOK ISLANDSAccession04/12/200804/12/2008
COTE D'IVOIRERatification26/04/2016
CYPRUSSignature10/04/1972
CYPRUSRatification06/11/1973
CZECH REPUBLICSuccession05/04/199301/01/1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIASignature10/04/1972
CZECHOSLOVAKIARatification30/04/1973
DENMARKSignature10/04/1972
DENMARKRatification01/03/1973
DominicaExtension26/03/1975
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OFSuccession03/11/197803/11/1978
EGYPTSignature10/04/1972
ETHIOPIASignature10/04/1972
ETHIOPIARatification26/05/1975
FIJISignature22/02/1973
FIJIRatification01/10/1973
FINLANDSignature10/04/1972
FINLANDRatification04/02/1974
FRANCEAccession27/09/1984
GABONSignature10/04/1972
GAMBIA THESignature08/08/1972
GAMBIA THERatification28/04/1997
GEORGIAAccession22/05/1996
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICSignature10/04/1972
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICRatification07/04/1983
GHANARatification06/06/1975
GREECESignature10/04/1972
GRENADAAccession22/10/1986
GUINEAAccession09/11/2016
HUNGARYSignature10/04/1972
HUNGARYRatification27/12/1972
ICELANDSignature10/04/1972
ICELANDRatification15/02/1973
INDIAStatement15/01/1973
INDIASignature15/01/1973
INDIARatification15/07/1974
INDIAStatement15/07/1974
INDONESIASignature21/06/1972
INDONESIARatification19/02/1992
IRANSignature16/11/1972
IRANRatification22/08/1973
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFSignature10/04/1972
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFDeclaration10/04/1972
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFRatification27/10/1972
ITALYSignature10/04/1972
ITALYRatification30/05/1975
JAMAICAAccession13/08/1975
JAPANSignature10/04/1972
JAPANRatification18/06/1982
JORDANSignature17/04/1972
JORDANRatification27/06/1975
KAZAKHSTANAccession15/06/200715/06/2007
KENYAAccession07/01/1976
KOREA REPUBLIC OFSignature10/04/1972
KOREA REPUBLIC OFStatement10/04/1972
KOREA REPUBLIC OFRatification25/06/1987
KUWAITSignature27/04/1972
KUWAITRatification26/07/1972
KUWAITUnderstanding26/07/1972
LAOSSignature10/04/1972
LAOSRatification25/04/1973
LATVIAAccession06/02/1997
LEBANONSignature10/04/1972
LEBANONRatification26/03/1975
LESOTHORatification06/09/1977
LIBERIASignature14/04/1972
LIECHTENSTEINAccession06/06/199106/06/1991
LITHUANIAAccession10/02/1998
LUXEMBOURGSignature10/04/1972
LUXEMBOURGRatification23/03/1976
LUXEMBOURGDeclaration06/05/2005
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFSuccession14/03/199717/11/1991
MADAGASCARSignature13/10/1972
MALAYSIASignature10/04/1972
MALAYSIARatification06/09/199106/09/1991
MALAYSIAReservation06/09/1991
MALTASignature11/09/1972
MALTARatification07/04/1975
MAURITANIAAccession28/01/201528/01/2015
MAURITIUSRatification11/01/1973
MEXICOSignature10/04/1972
MEXICOStatement10/04/1972
MEXICORatification08/04/1974
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFAccession28/01/200501/01/1900
MONACOAccession30/04/199930/04/1999
MONGOLIASignature10/04/1972
MONGOLIARatification14/09/1972
MONTENEGROSuccession12/12/200603/06/2006
MOROCCOSignature02/05/1972
MOROCCORatification21/03/200221/03/2002
MOZAMBIQUEAccession29/03/201129/03/2011
NAMIBIAAccession25/02/2022
NEPALSignature10/04/1972
NEPALRatification04/11/2016
NETHERLANDS THESignature10/04/1972
NETHERLANDS THERatification22/06/1981
New HebridesExtension26/03/1975
NEW ZEALANDSignature10/04/1972
NEW ZEALANDRatification18/12/1972
NICARAGUASignature10/04/1982
NIGERIASignature10/07/1972
NIGERIARatification09/07/1973
NORWAYSignature10/04/1972
NORWAYRatification01/08/1973
PAKISTANSignature10/04/1972
PAKISTANRatification03/10/1974
PALESTINE (INCL. PLO)Accession09/01/201809/01/2018
PAPUA NEW GUINEAAccession27/10/1980
PERUSignature10/04/1972
PERURatification05/06/1985
PHILIPPINESSignature10/04/1972
POLANDSignature10/04/1972
POLANDRatification25/01/1973
PORTUGALRatification15/05/1975
QATARSignature14/11/1972
QATARRatification17/04/1975
ROMANIASignature10/04/1972
ROMANIARatification26/07/1979
RWANDARatification20/05/1975
SAINT LUCIASuccession26/11/1986
SAN MARINOSignature21/03/1973
SAN MARINORatification11/03/1975
SERBIADeclaration30/06/2006
SEYCHELLESAccession11/10/1979
SIERRA LEONESignature24/11/1972
SIERRA LEONERatification29/06/1976
SINGAPORESignature19/06/1972
SINGAPORERatification02/12/1975
SLOVAK REPUBLICSuccession17/05/199301/01/1993
SLOVENIASuccession07/04/1992
SOLOMON ISLANDSSuccession17/06/1981
SOVIET UNIONSignature10/04/1972
SOVIET UNIONRatification26/03/1975
SPAINSignature10/04/1972
SPAINRatification20/06/1979
SRI LANKARatification18/11/1986
ST KITTS AND NEVISAccession02/04/199102/04/1991
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESSuccession13/05/199927/10/1979
SUDANAccession17/10/200301/01/1900
SURINAMEAccession06/01/199306/01/1993
SWAZILANDAccession18/06/199118/06/1991
SWEDENSignature27/02/1975
SWEDENRatification05/02/1976
SWITZERLANDSignature10/04/1972
SWITZERLANDDeclaration10/04/1972
SWITZERLANDRatification04/05/1976
SWITZERLANDReservation04/05/1976
TANZANIASignature16/08/1972
TANZANIARatification14/08/201914/08/2019
TONGAAccession28/09/1976
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOAccession19/07/200719/07/2007
TUNISIASignature10/04/1972
TUNISIARatification06/06/1973
TURKEYSignature10/04/1972
TURKEYRatification04/11/1974
UK Responsibility TerritoriesExtension26/03/1975
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESSignature28/09/1972
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESRatification19/06/200819/06/2008
UNITED KINGDOMSignature10/04/1972
UNITED KINGDOMStatement27/04/1972
UNITED KINGDOMDeclaration26/03/1975
UNITED KINGDOMRatification26/03/1975
UNITED KINGDOMNotification19/06/199701/07/1997
UNITED STATES OF AMERICASignature10/04/1972
UNITED STATES OF AMERICARatification26/03/1975
VANUATUSuccession30/07/198030/07/1980
VENEZUELARatification18/10/1978
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLICSignature10/05/1972
YUGOSLAVIASignature10/04/1972
YUGOSLAVIARatification25/10/1973
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFSuccession13/06/2001
ZAIRERatification16/09/1975
ZAMBIAAccession15/01/200815/01/2008
ZIMBABWEAccession05/11/199005/11/1990