List of member countries of the Universal Postal Union
Indicating their contribution class, geographical group and legal situation with
regard to the Acts of the Union
Position at 7 November 2016
BERNE 2016
a
C
= Constitution of the Universal Postal Union
AP = Additional Protocol to the Constitution of the Universal Postal Union
GR = General Regulations of the Universal Postal Union
UC = Universal Postal Convention and Final Protocol
P
= Postal Payment Service Agreement
b
S
= the Act was signed
SD = the Act was signed definitively by the plenipotentiaries present at Congress
R
= the Act was ratified
X
= the Act was approved in accordance with article 25.4 of the Constitution
A
= the country acceded to the Act
c
I
= Americas
II
= Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
III
= Western Europe
IV
= Southern Asia and Oceania
V
= Africa
d
entry into force of the Acts of the 2016 Istanbul Congress.
–
the Universal Postal Convention and its Final Protocol as well as the Postal Payment Services Agreement will remain valid until the
The Acts are designated, at the heads of the columns, using the following abbreviations:
The letters occurring in each column signify the following:
The member countries are distributed among the following five geographical groups:
Entry into force and period of validity of the Acts of the 2012 Doha Congress:
–
the Acts of the 2012 Doha Congress entered into effect on 1
January 2014;
Member countries' legal situation
Afghanistan (Islamic State of) 0.5 IV R 78/1969 R 122/1974 R 211/1979 R 321/1986 S – – S –
Albania (Republic of) 1 III R 241/1968 A 261/1979 A 261/1979 A 106/1988 A 206/2007 R 340/1999 X 232/2004 R 206/2007 R 200/2012 S S S S
Algeria (People's Democratic Republic of) 5 V R 169/1968 R 113/1973 R 287/1976 R 206/1987 S S S S A 90/2015 S S S S
Angola (Republic of) 0.5 V A 47/1977 A 47/1977 A 47/1977 R 210/1990 R 283/1994 S R 206/2007 – S S S S S
Antigua and Barbuda 1 I A 12/1994 A 12/1994 A 12/1994 A 12/1994 A 12/1994 – – – –
Argentine Republic 3 I R 23/1968 R 9/1975 R 278/1979 R 296/1991 R 1/1997 R 91/2001 R 132/2004 A298/2010 S S S S S
Armenia (Republic of) 1 II A 287/1992 A 287/1992 A 287/1992 A 287/1992 A 287/1992 S S S S S S S S
Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten 1 I R 178/1969 R 205/1971 R 38/1976 R 19/1987 R 146/1995 R 359/1996 R 7/2005 R 239/2009 S S S S S
Australia 20 IV R 20/1966 R 256/1971 R 77/1977 R 106/1988 R 283/1994 R 298/2005 R 298/2005 R 220/2008 A 200/2012 S S S S
Austria (Republic of) 5 III R 20/1966 R 205/1971 R 241/1976 R 206/1987 R 21/1992 R 1/1999 R 268/2002 R 220/2008 R 7/2014
Azerbaijan (Republic of) 1 II A 116/1993 A 116/1993 A 116/1993 A 116/1993 A 116/1993 A 426/2002 A 126/2005 A 334/2008 A 91/2013
Bahamas (Commonwealth of) 1 I A 102/1974 A 102/1974 R 145/1976 R 175/1988 R 384/1992 S S – –
Bahrain (Kingdom of) 1 IV A 276/1973 A 276/1973 R 151/1983 S S S S R81/2012 R82/2012 S S S
Bangladesh (People's Republic of) 3 IV A 54/1973 A 54/1973 R 296/1976 R 206/1987 A 298/199 R 165/1997 S S S S S S
Barbados 1 I A 256/1967 R 175/1973 R 241/1976 S S R 340/1999 S R81/2012 S S S S S
Belarus (Republic of) 1 II R 69/1978 R 69/1978 R 69/1978 R 372/1990 R 345/1994 R 193/1999 R 132/2004 R 206/2007 R 239/2009 S S S S
Belgium 15 III R 3/1966 R 141/1971 R 258/1975 R 98/1986 R 34/1991 R 464/1998 R 7/2005 R 220/2008 R 91/2013 S S S
Belize 1 I A 199/1982 A 199/1982 A 199/1982 – – S – – –
Benin (Republic of) 0.5 V R 82/1967 R 175/1985 R 175/1985 S S S S S S S S S S
Bhutan (Kingdom of) 0.5 IV A 39/1969 R 181/1971 R 246/1979 S S S S S S S S S S
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1 I R 197/1972 R 197/1972 R 77/1977 R 308/1988 R 21/1992 R 464/1998 R 426/2002 – –
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Republic of) 1 II A 53/1993 A 53/1993 A 53/1993 A 53/1993 A 53/1993 A 165/1997 R46/2010 A 206/2007 A 7/2014 S S S S
Botswana (Republic of) 1 V A 36/1968 R 98/1979 R 98/1979 R 98/1986 R 240/1995 S X 208/2003 S –
Brazil (Federative Republic of) 15 I R 178/1969 R 89/1973 R 150/1979 R 296/1991 R 242/1996 R 300/2008 R 300/2008 R46/2010 S
Brunei Darussalam 1 IV A 19/1985 A 19/1985 A 19/1985 A 210/1990 S – S S S S S S
Bulgaria (Republic of) 3 II R 164/1969 R 102/1974 R 270/1977 R 98/1986 R 240/1995 R 242/1996 R 236/2001 R 206/2007 R298/2010 S S S S
Burkina Faso 0.5 V R 95/1967 R 166/1971 R 246/1979 S R 231/1992 S S S S S S S S
Burundi (Republic of) 0.5 V R 110/1969 R 70/1973 R 169/1977 S S R 165/1997 S S S S S S S
Cambodia (Kingdom of) 1 IV R 186/1969 R 220/1972 R 242/1996 A 242/1996 A 242/1996 R 242/1996 S S S S S S S
Cameroon (Republic of) 1 V R 36/1969 R 9/1975 R 1/1997 R 1/1997 R 1/1997 R 1/1997 S S S S S S S
Canada 40 I R 165/1966 R 256/1971 R 252/1975 R 19/1987 R 186/1991 R 289/1997 R 236/2001 R 399/2005 R46/2010 S S S
Cape Verde (Republic of) 0.5 V A 251/1976 A 251/1976 A 251/1976 A 137/2009 R 137/2009 R 137/2009 R 137/2009 R 137/2009 R 137/2009
Central African Republic 0.5 V R 186/1968 R 52/1974 R 169/1977 S S S – S – S S S
Chad (Republic of) 0.5 V R 98/1972 R 98/1972 R 99/1978 R 308/1988 S S A 268/2002 S S S S S S
Chile 3 I R 241/1972 R 241/1972 R 99/1978 R 19/1988 R 21/1992 R 220/1998 R 206/2007 S S S S S S
China (People's Republic of) 26.5 IV A 70/1973 A 70/1973 R 270/1977 R 133/1987 R 21/1992 R 407/1997 R 132/2004 R 300/2008 R 91/2013 S S S S
6th Additional Protocol (Beijing 1999) 7th Additional Protocol (Bucharest 2004) 8th Additional Protocol (Geneva 2008) Geo group Constitution (Vienna 1964) Additional Protocol (Tokyo 1969)
Istanbul Acts (2016)
Constitution 9th Add. Pr.
Obligatory Acts Optional Act
General Regulations Add. Pr. Universal Postal Convention PPS Agreement 2nd Additional Protocol (Lausanne 1974) 3rdAdditional Protocol (Hamburg 1984) 4thAdditional Protocol (Washington 1989) 5th Additional Protocol (Seoul 1994)
Member countries (Constitution, art. 2)
Member countries' legal situation
6th Additional Protocol (Beijing 1999) 7th Additional Protocol (Bucharest 2004) 8th Additional Protocol (Geneva 2008) Geo group Constitution (Vienna 1964) Additional Protocol (Tokyo 1969)Istanbul Acts (2016)
Constitution 9th Add. Pr.
Obligatory Acts Optional Act
General Regulations Add. Pr. Universal Postal Convention PPS Agreement 2nd Additional Protocol (Lausanne 1974) 3rdAdditional Protocol (Hamburg 1984) 4thAdditional Protocol (Washington 1989) 5th Additional Protocol (Seoul 1994)
Member countries (Constitution, art. 2)
Contr. class
Colombia (Republic of) 3 I R 154/1976 R 35/1979 R 261/1979 S S S S S – S S S
Comoros (Union of) 0.5 V A 195/1976 A 195/1976 A 195/1976 S S – S S S S S S S
Congo (Republic of) 1 V R 264/1966 R 150/1979 R 150/1979 R298/2010 R298/2010 S R298/2010 R298/2010 S S S S S
Congo (Democratic Republic of the) 3 V R 278/1979 R 278/1979 R 278/1979 A 300/2008 S S S A 300/2008 S
Costa Rica (Republic of) 1 I R 299/1981 R 299/1981 R 299/1981 S S S S R81/2012 S S S S S
Côte d'Ivoire (Republic of) 1 V R 3/1966 R 91/1981 R 91/1981 R 296/1991 R 345/1994 S S S S S S S
Croatia (Republic of) 1 III A 232/1992 A 232/1992 A 232/1992 A 232/1992 A 232/1992 R 137/2009 R 137/2009 R 137/2009 R120/2011 S S S S
Cuba (Republic of) 1 I R 87/1969 R 9/1975 R 69/1978 R 51/1990 S R 464/1998 R 399/2005 R 220/2008 S S S S S
Cyprus (Republic of) 1 III R 78/1969 R 241/1972 R 84/1977 R 175/1988 R 84/1992 R 407/1997 R 132/2004 R 239/2009 R 91/2013 S S S S
Czech Republic 5 II A 106/1993 A 106/1993 A 106/1993 A 106/1993 A 106/1993 R 359/1996 R 268/2002 R 302/2006 R 90/2015 S S S S
Denmark (Kingdom of) 10 III R 71/1966 R 74/1971 R 118/1976 R 321/1986 R 384/1992 R 146/1995 R 268/2002 R 300/2008 S S S S
Djibouti (Republic of) 0.5 V A 132/1978 A 132/1978 A 132/1978 S S S S – – S S S S
Dominica (Commonwealth of) 1 I A 38/1980 A 38/1980 A 38/1980 R 175/1988 – – S S –
Dominican Republic 1 I S S – S S R 425/2003 R 425/2003 S S S S S S
Ecuador (Republic of) 1 I R 215/1969 A 84/1977 R 84/1977 R 442/1995 R 442/1995 R 220/1998 A 211/2006 R 211/2006 R199/2012 S S S S
Egypt (Arab Republic of) 5 V R 181/1967 R 129/1972 R 77/1977 S S R 120/2000 R 298/2005 R 220/2008 – S S S S
El Salvador (Republic of) 1 I R 132/1978 R 132/1978 R 132/1978 A 210/1990 S – – – S
Equatorial Guinea (Republic of) 0.5 V A 148/1970 A 175/1973 A 299/1981 – – S S S S S S S
Eritrea 0.5 V A299/1993 A299/1993 A299/1993 A299/1993 A299/1993 R 240/1995 S S –
Estonia (Republic of) 1 II A 134/1992 A 134/1992 A 134/1992 A 134/1992 A 134/1992 R 426/2002 R 426/2002 R 206/2007 R120/2011 S S S
Ethiopia 0.5 V R 148/1969 R 11/1974 R 150/1979 R 210/1990 S S S S – S S S
Fiji 1 IV A 135/1971 A 220/1972 R 258/1975 – S S S – – S S S
Finland (Republic of) 10 III R 104/1966 R 197/1972 R 35/1979 R 228/1986 R 165/1997 R 77/1996 R 119/2001 R 206/2007 R120/2011
French Republic 50 III R 71/1966 R 79/1971 R 258/1975 R 106/1988 R 77/1993 R 464/1998 R 268/2002 R 334/2008 R46/2010 S S S S
Gabonese Republic 1 V R 82/1967 R 7/1973 R 245/1978 S R 278/1998 S S S S
Gambia 0.5 V A 205/1974 A 205/1974 A 70/1980 – S – S – – S S S
Georgia (Republic of) 1 II A 116/1993 A 116/1993 A 116/1993 A 116/1993 A 116/1993 A 340/1999 S – –
Germany (Federal Republic of) 45 III R 197/1966 R 241/1971 R 38/1976 R 272/1986 R 77/1993 R 1/1999 R 208/2003 S S S S S
Ghana (Republic of) 3 V R 63/1967 R 122/1974 R 193/1976 S S R 464/1998 R 208/2003 S S S S S S
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
50 III R 223/1966 R 193/1972 R 116/1976 R 272/1986 R 407/1997 R 407/1997 R 199/2012 R 199/2012 A 199/2012 S S S
Overseas Territories (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
4 IV R 65/1968 R 193/1972 R 118/1976 R 272/1986 R 407/1997 R 407/1997 R 199/2012 R 199/2012 A 199/2012 S S S
Greece 3 III R 110/1968 R 173 /1972 R 270/1977 R 231/1992 R 240/1995 R 512/2001 R 426/2002 R298/2010 S S S S S
Grenada 1 I A 33/1978 A 33/1978 A 33/1978 – – S S – – S S S
Guatemala (Republic of) 1 I R 59/1970 R 233/1975 R 211/1979 R 19/1987 R 7/2005 – S S – S S S S
Member countries' legal situation
6th Additional Protocol (Beijing 1999) 7th Additional Protocol (Bucharest 2004) 8th Additional Protocol (Geneva 2008) Geo group Constitution (Vienna 1964) Additional Protocol (Tokyo 1969)Istanbul Acts (2016)
Constitution 9th Add. Pr.
Obligatory Acts Optional Act
General Regulations Add. Pr. Universal Postal Convention PPS Agreement 2nd Additional Protocol (Lausanne 1974) 3rdAdditional Protocol (Hamburg 1984) 4thAdditional Protocol (Washington 1989) 5th Additional Protocol (Seoul 1994)
Member countries (Constitution, art. 2)
Contr. class
Guinea-Bissau (Republic of) 0.5 V A 138/1974 A 138/1974 S – – – S S –
Guyana 1 I A 75/1967 R 217/1973 A 300/1980 S S S S S –
Haiti (Republic of) 0.5 I A 164/1975 A 164/1975 – S S – S S S
Honduras (Republic of) 1 I S S S S S S S S –
Hungary 5 II R 118/1967 R 102/1974 R 287/1976 R 19/1988 R 359/1996 R 278/1998 R 425/2003 S S
Iceland (Republic of) 1 III R 177/1965 R 105/1971 R 258/1975 R 228/1986 R 442/1995 S S S S
India 20 IV R 11/1967 R 7/1973 R 195/1976 R 146/1995 R 146/1995 R 340/1999 R 206/2007 R 220/2008 S S S S S
Indonesia (Republic of) 10 IV R 44/1975 R 44/1975 R 263/1977 R 51/1990 R 34/1991 R 359/1996 R 561/2000 R 206/2007 S S S S S
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5 IV R 227/1968 R 154/1973 R 235/1977 R 146/1995 R 220/1998 R 512/2001 R 302/2006 R 137/2009 R 7/2014 S S S S
Iraq (Republic of) 3 IV R 257/1967 R 256/1971 R 47/1977263/1 S S – S S – S S S S
Ireland 5 III R 113/1966 R 171/1971 R 35/1979 R 51/1990 R 71/1994 R 425/2003 R 33/2006 R 220/2008 S
Israel 3 IV R 62/1968 R 205/1971 R 287/1976 R 106/1988 R 186/1991 R 289/1997 R 132/2004 R 220/2008 R14/2012 S S S
Italy 25 III R 169/1968 R 220/1972 A 193/1976 A 206/1987 S R 289/1997 R 208/2003 R 300/2008 R111/2010 S S S S
Jamaica 1 I R 87/1969 A 32/1974 R 251/1976 – S – – – S
Japan 50 IV R 153/1965 R 166/1971 R 252/1975 R 314/1985 R 34/1991 R 340/1995 R 561/2000 R 399/2005 R46/2010 S S S S
Jordan (Hashemite Kingdom of) 1 IV R 61/1968 R 89/1973 R 154/1976 R 98/1986 R 296/1991 R 77/1996 R 426/2002 S S S S S
Kazakhstan (Republic of) 1 II A 274/1992 A 274/1992 A 274/1992 A 274/1992 A 274/1992 A 426/2002 A 426/2002 R120/2011 R199/2012 S S S S
Kenya (Republic of) 3 V A 107/1968 R 113/1973 R 211/1979
300/1980
R 51/1990 R 283/1994 R 289/1997 R 512/2001 A 220/2008 – S S S S
Kiribati (Republic of) 0.5 IV A 171/1984 A 171/1984 A 171/1984 – S – S S –
Korea (Democratic People's Republic of) 1 IV A 139/1974 A 139/1974 R 245/1978 R 133/1987 A 296/1991 – S S S
Korea (Republic of) 15 IV R 165/1966 R 79/1971 R 38/1976 R 272/1986 R 186/1991 R 77/1996 R 119/2001 S R111/2010 S S S S
Kuwait 5 IV R 207/1967 R 17 /1972 R 77/1977 126/1977
R 192/1994 R 345/1994 R 77/1996 R 425/200 R 220/2008 S S S S
Kyrgyz Republic 1 II A 53/1993 A 53/1993 A 53/1993 A 53/1993 A 53/1993 R 340/1999 S S S
Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.5 IV R 268/1967 R 254/1972 R 28/1982 A 133/1987 R 193/1999 A 220/1998 R 132/2004 – A199/2012 S S S S
Latvia (Republic of) 1 II A 195/1992 A 195/1992 A 195/1992 A 195/1992 A 195/1992 R 442/1995 S S R14/2012 S S S S
Lebanese Republic 1 IV R 261/1979 R 261/1979 R 261/1979 R 206/1987 R 186/1991 R 242/1996 R 391/2001 R 334/2008 R82/2012 S S S
Lesotho (Kingdom of) 0.5 V A 205/1967 A 21/1972 R 287/1976 R 321/1986 S R 340/1999 R 208/2003 R 220/2008 R 91/2013
Liberia (Republic of) 1 V R 154/1976 R 193/1976 R 39/1981 S S S S – S
Libya 5 V R 164/1969 A 217/1973 R 99/1978 A 372/1990 S A 464/1998 S A 239/2009 S
Liechtenstein (Principality of) 1 III R 281/1967 R 256/1971 R 252/1975 R 314/1985 R 296/1991 R 1/1997 R 132/2004 R 137/2009 S S S S S
Lithuania (Republic of) 1 II A 5/1992 A 5/1992 A 5/1992 A 5/1992 A 5/1992 A 126/2005 R 126/2005 R 334/2008 R120/2011
Luxembourg 1 III R 156/1966 R 192/1971 R 118/1976 R 98/1986 R 186/1991 R 340/1999 R 208/2003 R 220/2008 R 90/2015 S S S
Madagascar (Republic of) 1 V R 177/1965 R 207/1974 R 35/1979 R 19/1987 S S S – S S S S S
Malawi 0.5 V A 226/1966 R 106/1984 R 106/1984 R 133/1987 R 7/2005 R 334/2008 R 7/2005 A 206/2007 A 103/2014
Malaysia 3 IV R 87/1969 R 207/1974 R 116/1976 R 272/1986 S R 278/1998 R 425/200 S S S S S S
Member countries' legal situation
6th Additional Protocol (Beijing 1999) 7th Additional Protocol (Bucharest 2004) 8th Additional Protocol (Geneva 2008) Geo group Constitution (Vienna 1964) Additional Protocol (Tokyo 1969)Istanbul Acts (2016)
Constitution 9th Add. Pr.
Obligatory Acts Optional Act
General Regulations Add. Pr. Universal Postal Convention PPS Agreement 2nd Additional Protocol (Lausanne 1974) 3rdAdditional Protocol (Hamburg 1984) 4thAdditional Protocol (Washington 1989) 5th Additional Protocol (Seoul 1994)
Member countries (Constitution, art. 2)
Contr. class
Mali (Republic of) 0.5 V R 104/1966 R 220/1972 R 211/1979 S S S S S R 200/2012 S S S S
Malta 1 III A 124/1968 A 283/1994 A 283/1994 A 283/1994 R 283/1994 R 33/2006 R 33/2006 R 220/2008 R82/2012
Mauritania (Islamic Republic of) 1 V A 75/1967 R 84/1977 R 84/1977 S S S S – – S S S S
Mauritius 1 V A 165/1969 A 241/1973 R 245/1978 – S S S – –
Mexico (United Mexican States) 10 I R 97/1968 R 77/1974 R 187/1980 R 206/1987 R 192/1994 R 220/1998 R 298/2005 R 302/2006 R 200/2012 S S S S
Moldova (Republic of) 1 II A 355/1992 A 355/1992 A 355/1992 A 355/1992 A 355/1992 A 407/1997 R 126/2005 R 220/2008 R82/2012
Monaco (Principality of) 1 III R 227/1968 R 181/1971 R 38/1980 R 51/1990 R 283/1994 R 359/1996 A 561/2000 R 220/2008 S S S S S
Mongolia 1 IV R 241/1968 S S R 232/2004 R 232/2004 R 232/2004 R 232/2004 R 206/2007 R82/2012
Montenegro 1 II A284/2006 A284/2006 A284/2006 A284/2006 A284/2006 A284/2006 A284/2006 A284/2006 R82/2012
Morocco (Kingdom of) 5 V R 118/1967 R 217/1973 R 33/1978 R 119/2001 R 119/2001 R 119/2001 R120/2011 R 137/2009 R 7/2014 S S S S
Mozambique (People's Republic of) 0.5 V A 238/1978 A 238/1978 A 238/1978 – – S S S S S S S
Myanmar (Union of) 1 IV R 160/1969 R 241/1973 R 70/1980 S S S – – S
Namibia (Republic of) 1 V A 134/1992 A 134/1992 A 134/1992 A 134/1992 A 134/1992 A 442/1995 – S S S S S S
Nauru (Republic of) 1 IV A 69/1969 S – – S S S – –
Nepal (Federal Democratic Republic of) 0.5 IV R 135/1970 R 164/1975 R 126/1977 S S S S S S S S S S
15 III R 178/1969 R 205/1971 R 38/1976 R 19/1987 R 146/1995 R 359/1996 R 7/2005 R 239/2009 R 7/2014 S S S S
New Zealand 5 IV R 11/1967 R 21/1972 R 263/1977 R 308/1988 R 298/1993 R 1/1997 R 512/2001 R 172/2016 R 172/2016 S S S
Nicaragua (Republic of) 1 I R 106/1988 R 106/1988 R 106/1988 A 106/1988 – – R 211/2006 R 334/2008 S
Niger (Republic of) 0.5 V R 135/1966 R 171/1971 R 287/1976 R 235/1989 S A 289/1997 R 7/2005 – – S S S S
Nigeria (Federal Republic of) 10 V R 82/1967 R 9/1975 R 278/1979 R 133/1987 S S – S S
Norway 10 III R 21/1966 R 113/1973 R 296/1976 R 19/1988 R 384/1992 R 289/1997 R 426/2002 S S S S S
Oman (Sultanate of) 1 IV A 178/1971 A 178/1971 R 169/1977 R 308/1988 R 21/1992 R 359/1996 R 236/2001 S S S S S S
Pakistan (Islamic Republic of) 10 IV R 80/1967 R 241/1972 R 235/1977 S S S R 399/2005 S S S S S S
Panama (Republic of) 1 I A 19/1985 S S R 1/1997 R 1/1997 R 1/1997 R 268/2002 R 206/2007 S S S S S
Papua New Guinea 1 IV A 154/1976 A 154/1976 A 154/1976251/ R 71/1994 R 231/1992 S S – –
Paraguay (Republic of) 1 I R 98/1979 R 98/1979 R 98/1979187/1 R 132/2004 R 132/2004 R 132/2004 R 132/2004 R 90/2015 R 90/2015 S S S S
Peru (Republic of) 1 I R 108/1970 A 35/1979 R 150/1979 R 71/1994 R 71/1994 R 33/2006 R 236/2001 – S
Philippines (Republic of the) 1 IV R 154/1973 R 154/1973 R 278/1979 A 19/1987 S S R 208/2003 R 206/2007 S
Poland 5 II R 244/1967 R 121/1974 R 270/197799/1 R 175/1988 R 240/1995 R 1/1997 R 268/2002 R 334/2008 R 103/2014 S S S S
Portugal 3 III R 241/1968 R 98/1972 R 91/1981 R 71/1994 R 77/1996 R 120/2000 R 232/2004 S S S S S S
Qatar (State of) 1 IV A 25/1969 R 300/1980 R 300/1980 R 321/1986 R 186/1991 R 1/1999 R 391/2001 R 33/2006 R120/2011 S S S S
Romania 3 II R 103 /1969 R 122/1974 R 235/1977 R 206/1987 R 298/1993 R 407/1997 R 268/2002 R 211/2006 S S S S S
Russian Federation 15 II R 69/1978 R 69/1978 R 69/1978 R 372/1990 R 240/1995 R 1/1997 R 268/2002 R 220/2008 R14/2012 S S S S
Rwanda (Republic of) 0.5 V R 175/1988 S – R 175/1988 S – S S S
Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis 1 I A 19/1988 A 19/1988 A 19/1988 A 19/1988 A 21/1992 – – – –
Netherlands
Member countries' legal situation
6th Additional Protocol (Beijing 1999) 7th Additional Protocol (Bucharest 2004) 8th Additional Protocol (Geneva 2008) Geo group Constitution (Vienna 1964) Additional Protocol (Tokyo 1969)Istanbul Acts (2016)
Constitution 9th Add. Pr.
Obligatory Acts Optional Act
General Regulations Add. Pr. Universal Postal Convention PPS Agreement 2nd Additional Protocol (Lausanne 1974) 3rdAdditional Protocol (Hamburg 1984) 4thAdditional Protocol (Washington 1989) 5th Additional Protocol (Seoul 1994)
Member countries (Constitution, art. 2)
Contr. class
Saint Lucia 1 I A 187/1980 A 187/1980 A 187/1980 A 19/1987 R 192/1994 S S S – S S S
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 I A 39/1981 A 39/1981 A 39/1981 R 21/1992 A 21/1992 S S S –
Samoa (Independent State of) 0.5 IV A 235/1989 A 235/1989 A 235/1989 A 235/1989 S S – – –
San Marino (Republic of) 1 III R 281/1967 R 171/1971 R 261/1979 R 106/1988 R 283/1994 R 464/1998 R 208/2003 R 220/2008 R298/2010 S S S S
Sao Tome and Principe (Democratic Republic of) 0.5 V A 196/1977 A 196/1977 A 196/1977 – – – – – –
Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of) 20 IV R 39/1981 R 39/1981 R 39/1981 R 175/1988 R 21/1992 R 407/1997 R 268/2002 R 334/2008 R120/2011 S S S
Senegal (Republic of) 1 V R 268/1967 R 77/1974 S S S S S S S S S S S
Serbia (Republic of) 1 II R 63/1967 R 241/1971 R 195/1976 R 235/1989 R 240/1995 A 278/1998 A 269/2001 R 220/2008 R 239/2009 S S S S
Seychelles (Republic of) 1 V A 235/1977 A 235/1977 A 235/1977 A 442/1995 A 442/1995 R 340/1995 S S S S S S S
Sierra Leone (Republic of) 0.5 V R 207/1967 R 52/1974 S – S S S S S S S S S
Singapore (Republic of) 1 IV A 22/1966 R 65/1972 R 145/1976 R 228/1986 R 34/1991 R 77/1996 R 425/2003 R 334/2008 R 200/2012 S S S
Slovak Republic 3 II A 106/1993 A 106/1993 A 106/1993 A 106/1993 A 106/1993 S R 119/2001 R 33/2006 R46/2010 S S S S
Slovenia (Republic of) 1 III A 274/1992 A 274/1992 A 274/1992 A 274/1992 A 274/1992 A 220/2008 R 211/2006 R 206/2007 S S S S S
Solomon Islands 0.5 IV A 106/1984 A 106/1984 A 106/1984 R 345/1994 R 345/1994 S – – –
Somali Republic (Transitional Fed. Gov. of the) 0.5 V R 123/1968 A 98/1972 R 298/2005 A 298/2005 R 298/2005 A 298/2005 A 298/2005 A 298/2005 –
South Africa (Republic of) 10 V A 258/1994 A 258/1994 A 258/1994 A 258/1994 A 258/1994 S R 220/2008 S S S S S S
South Sudan 0.5 V A 198/2011 A 198/2011 A 198/2011 A 198/2011 A 198/2011 A 198/2011 A 198/2011 A 198/2011 A 98/2011
Spain 25 III R 63/1967 R 175/197 R 70/1980 R 206/1987 R 231/1992 R 407/1997 R 126/2005 R 220/2008 S S S S S
Sri Lanka (Democratic Socialist Republic of) 3 IV R 95/1967 R 154/197 R 171/1984 R 19/1988 S S S S S S S S S
Sudan (Republic of) 0.5 V S S S R 372/1990 R 345/1994 R 193/1999 S S – S S S S
Suriname (Republic of) 1 I A 118/1976 A 118/1976 A 118/1976 R 391/2001 R 391/2001 R 391/2001 S – S
Swaziland (Kingdom of) 1 V A 217/1969 A 166/1971 R 154/1976 R 228/1986 S S S S S S S S S
Sweden 15 III R 80/1967 R 241/1971 R 77/1977 R 98/1986 R 34/1991 R 242/1996 R 236/2001 R 399/2005 R 53/2016
Swiss Confederation 15 III R 113/1966 R 105/1971 R 252/1975 R 314/1985 R 296/1991 R 77/1996 R 236/2001 R 399/2005 R111/2010 S S S S
Syrian Arab Republic 1 IV R 80/1967 R 241/1971 R 235/1977 R 208/2003 R 11/1994 R 359/1996 R 268/2002 R111/2010 R298/2010
Tajikistan (United Republic of) 1 II A 172/1994 A 172/1994 A 172/1994 A 172/1994 A 172/1994 R 165/1997 R 132/2004 S –
Tanzania (United Republic of) 0.5 V R 268/1967 R 233/1975 R 245/1978 A 464/1998 R 464/1998 S S S S S S S S
Thailand 3 IV R 156/1966 R 105/1971 R 116/1976 R 272/1986 R 34/1991 R 77/1996 R 236/2001 S S S S S S
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1 II A 245/1993 A 245/1993 A 245/1993 A 245/1993 A 245/1993 R 165/1997 A 33/2006 R 220/2008 – S S S S
Timor-Leste (Democratic Republic of) 0.5 IV A 423/2003 A 423/2003 A 423/2003 A 423/2003 A 423/2003 A 423/2003 A 423/2003 – – S S S
Togolese Republic 0.5 V R 244/1967 R 65/1972 R 195/1976 R 235/1989 S S – R 199/2012 S S S S S
Tonga (Kingdom of) 1 IV A 35/1972 A 35/1972 S S S S S S S S S S
Trinidad and Tobago (Republic of) 1 I R 186/1968 R 102/1974 A 35/1979 R384/1992 A 384/1992 A 442/1995 – S –
Tunisia (Republic of) 5 V R 260/1966 R 21/1972 R 38/1976 R 228/1986 R 296/1991 R 359/1996 R 268/2002 R 220/2008 S
Turkey (Republic of) 5 III R 224/1970 R 150/1979 R 228/1986 R 19/2016 R 19/2016 S R 162/2015 R 162/2015 S S S S S
Member countries' legal situation
6th Additional Protocol (Beijing
1999)
7th Additional Protocol (Bucharest 2004)
8th Additional Protocol (Geneva
2008) Geo
group
Constitution (Vienna 1964)
Additional Protocol (Tokyo 1969)
Istanbul Acts (2016)
Constitution 9th Add. Pr.
Obligatory Acts Optional Act
General Regulations
Add. Pr.
Universal Postal Convention
PPS Agreement
2nd Additional Protocol (Lausanne 1974)
3rdAdditional
Protocol (Hamburg 1984)
4thAdditional
Protocol (Washington
1989)
5th Additional Protocol (Seoul 1994)
Member countries (Constitution, art. 2)
Contr. class
Tuvalu 0.5 IV A 39/1981 A 39/1981 A 39/1981 – – – – S –
Uganda (Republic of) 0.5 V R 83/1969 R 35/1979 R 35/1979 – S S S S – S S S S
Ukraine 5 II R 69/1978 R 69/1978 R 69/1978 R 296/1991 R 442/1995 R 340/1999 R 208/2003 R 206/2007 R14/2012 S S S S
United Arab Emirates 1 IV A 89/1973 A 89/1973 R 98/1979 R 192/1994 R 192/1994 R 289/1997 R 391/2001 R 220/2008 R82/2012 S S S S
United States of America 50 I R 122/1967 R 192/1971 R 145/1976 R 228/1986 R 34/1991 R 278/1998 R 236/2001 R 302/2006 R298/2010 S S S S
Uruguay (Eastern Republic of) 3 I R 98/1979 R 98/1979 R 98/1979 R 302/2006 R 302/2006 R 302/2006 R 302/2006 A 300/2008 R 91/2013 S S S S
Uzbekistan (Republic of) 1 II A 70/1994 A 70/1994 A 70/1994 A 70/1994 A 70/1994 R 298/2005 R 298/2005 R 206/2007 R14/2012 S S S S
Vanuatu (Republic of) 1 IV A 152/1982 A 152/1982 A 152/1982 – S S – – –
Vatican City State 1 III R 106/1968 R 175/197 R 241/1976 R 186/1991 R 186/1991 R 220/1998 R 425/200 R 220/2008 R 200/2012 S S S S
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1 I R 189/1969 R 69/1978 R 246/1979 R 308/1988 R 278/1998 R 193/1999 S S S
Viet Nam (Socialist Republic of) 1 IV R 181/1967 A 52/1974 R 296/1976 R 51/1990 R 240/1995 R 359/1996 R 119/2001 R 211/2006 R298/2010 S S S S
Yemen (Republic of) 0.5 IV R A 36/1969126/1R A205/1971129/1R R132/1978211/ R 345/1994 R 345/1994 R 242/1996 R 426/2002 R 300/2008 R120/2011 S S S S
Zambia (Republic of) 1 V A 75/1967 R 151/1983 R 151/198 S S S S S – S S S
Zimbabwe (Republic of) 3 V A 246/1981 A 246/1981 A 246/1981 S S S A 232/2004 S S S S S S