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Convention (Total Contracting Parties : 186)
Contracting
Parties/Signatories Signature Instrument In Force Details
Afghanistan Accession:
September 13, 2005
December 13, 2005
Albania Accession: March
31, 1992
June 30, 1992
Algeria July 14, 1967 Ratification:
January 16, 1975
April 16, 1975 Details
Andorra Accession: July 28,
1994
October 28, 1994
Angola Accession: January
15, 1985
April 15, 1985
Antigua and Barbuda Accession:
December 17, 1999
March 17, 2000
Argentina Accession: July 8,
1980
October 8, 1980
Details
Armenia Accession: January
22, 1993
April 22, 1993
Australia Accession: May 10,
1972
August 10, 1972
Details
11, 1973 1973
Azerbaijan Accession:
September 25, 1995
December 25, 1995
Bahamas Accession: October
4, 1976
January 4, 1977
Bahrain Accession: March
22, 1995
June 22, 1995
Bangladesh Accession:
February 11, 1985
May 11, 1985
Barbados Accession: July 5,
1979
October 5, 1979
Belarus November 16,
1967
Ratification: March 19, 1969
April 26, 1970 Details
Belgium July 14, 1967 Ratification:
October 31, 1974
January 31, 1975
Details
Belize Accession: March
17, 2000
June 17, 2000
Benin Accession:
December 9, 1974
March 9, 1975
Details
Bhutan Accession:
December 16, 1993
March 16, 1994
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Accession: April 6, 1993
July 6, 1993
Bosnia and Herzegovina Declaration of
Continued
Application: June 2, 1993
March 1, 1992
Details
Botswana Accession: January
15, 1998
April 15, 1998
Brazil Accession:
December 20, 1974
March 20, 1975
Details
Brunei Darussalam Accession: January
21, 1994
Bulgaria January 11, 1968
Ratification:
February 19, 1970
May 19, 1970 Details
Burkina Faso Accession: May 23,
1975
August 23, 1975
Details
Burundi Accession:
December 30, 1976
March 30, 1977
Cabo Verde Accession: April 7,
1997
July 7, 1997
Cambodia Accession: April 25,
1995
July 25, 1995
Cameroon July 14, 1967 Ratification: August 3, 1973
November 3, 1973
Details
Canada Accession: March
26, 1970
June 26, 1970
Central African Republic July 14, 1967 Ratification: May 23, 1978
August 23, 1978
Details
Chad Accession: June
26, 1970
September 26, 1970
Chile Accession: March
25, 1975
June 25, 1975
Details
China Accession: March
3, 1980
June 3, 1980
Colombia Accession:
February 4, 1980
May 4, 1980
Comoros Accession: January
3, 2005
April 3, 2005
Congo Accession:
September 2, 1975
December 2, 1975
Details
Costa Rica Accession: March
10, 1981
June 10, 1981
Côte d'Ivoire July 14, 1967 Ratification: February 1, 1974
May 1, 1974 Details
Croatia Declaration /
Notification of
October 8, 1991
Succession: July 28, 1992
Cuba Accession:
December 27, 1974
March 27, 1975
Details
Cyprus Accession: July 26,
1984
October 26, 1984
Details
Czech Republic Declaration of
Continued Application: December 18, 1992
January 1, 1993
Details
Democratic People's Republic
of Korea Accession: May 17,1974 August 17,1974
Democratic Republic of the Congo
July 14, 1967 Ratification: October 28, 1974
January 28, 1975
Details
Denmark July 14, 1967 Ratification:
January 26, 1970
April 26, 1970
Djibouti Accession:
February 13, 2002
May 13, 2002
Dominica Accession: June
26, 1998
September 26, 1998
Dominican Republic Accession: March
27, 2000
June 27, 2000
Ecuador July 14, 1967 Ratification:
February 22, 1988
May 22, 1988
Egypt Accession: January
21, 1975
April 21, 1975 Details
El Salvador Accession: June
18, 1979
September 18, 1979
Equatorial Guinea Accession: March
26, 1997
June 26, 1997
Eritrea Accession:
November 20, 1996
February 20, 1997
Estonia Accession:
November 5, 1993
Ethiopia Accession:
November 19, 1997 February 19,1998
Fiji Accession:
December 11, 1971
March 11, 1972
Finland July 14, 1967 Ratification: June 8, 1970
September 8, 1970
France July 14, 1967 Ratification: July
18, 1974 October 18,1974 Details
Gabon July 14, 1967 Ratification: March
6, 1975 June 6, 1975 Details
Gambia Accession:
September 10, 1980
December 10, 1980
Georgia Declaration of
Continued Application: January 18, 1994
December 25, 1991
Details
Germany July 14, 1967 Ratification: June
19, 1970
September 19, 1970
Details
Ghana Accession: March
12, 1976
June 12, 1976
Greece July 14, 1967 Ratification:
December 4, 1975
March 4, 1976
Details
Grenada Accession: June
22, 1998
September 22, 1998
Guatemala Accession: January
31, 1983
April 30, 1983
Guinea Accession: August
13, 1980
November 13, 1980
Guinea-Bissau Accession: March
28, 1988
June 28, 1988
Guyana Accession: July 25,
1994
October 25, 1994
Haiti Accession: August
2, 1983
Holy See July 14, 1967 Ratification: January 20, 1975
April 20, 1975 Details
Honduras Accession: August
15, 1983
November 15, 1983
Hungary January 12,
1968
Ratification: December 18, 1969
April 26, 1970 Details
Iceland July 14, 1967 Ratification: June
13, 1986
September 13, 1986
India Accession: January
31, 1975
May 1, 1975 Details
Indonesia January 12,
1968
Ratification: September 18, 1979
December 18, 1979
Details
Iran (Islamic Republic of) July 14, 1967 Ratification: December 14, 2001
March 14, 2002
Iraq Accession: October
21, 1975
January 21, 1976
Ireland January 12,
1968
April 26, 1970 Details
Israel July 14, 1967 Ratification: July
30, 1969
April 26, 1970
Italy July 14, 1967 Ratification:
January 20, 1977
April 20, 1977 Details
Jamaica Accession:
September 25, 1978
December 25, 1978
Japan July 14, 1967 Ratification:
January 20, 1975
April 20, 1975 Details
Jordan Accession: April 12,
1972
July 12, 1972
Kazakhstan Declaration of
Continued Application:
February 16, 1993
December 25, 1991
Kenya July 14, 1967 Ratification: July 5, 1971
October 5, 1971
Kiribati Accession: April 19,
2013
July 19, 2013
Kuwait Accession: April 14,
1998
July 14, 1998
Kyrgyzstan Declaration of
Continued Application:
February 14, 1994
December 25, 1991
Details
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Accession: October 17, 1994
January 17, 1995
Latvia Accession: October
21, 1992
January 21, 1993
Lebanon Accession:
September 30, 1986
December 30, 1986
Lesotho Accession: August
18, 1986
November 18, 1986
Liberia Accession:
December 8, 1988
March 8, 1989
Libya Accession: June
28, 1976
September 28, 1976
Details
Liechtenstein July 14, 1967 Ratification:
February 21, 1972
May 21, 1972
Lithuania Accession: January
30, 1992
April 30, 1992
Luxembourg July 14, 1967 Ratification: December 19, 1974
March 19, 1975
Details
Madagascar July 14, 1967 Ratification: September 22, 1989
December 22, 1989
Details
Malawi Accession: March
11, 1970 June 11,1970
1, 1988 1989
Maldives Accession:
February 12, 2004
May 12, 2004
Mali Accession: May 14,
1982
August 14, 1982
Malta Accession:
September 7, 1977
December 7, 1977
Details
Mauritania Accession: June
17, 1976 September17, 1976 Details
Mauritius Accession: June
21, 1976 September21, 1976
Mexico July 14, 1967 Ratification: March
14, 1975
June 14, 1975
Details
Monaco July 14, 1967 Ratification:
December 3, 1974
March 3, 1975
Mongolia Accession:
November 28, 1978
February 28, 1979
Details
Montenegro Declaration of
Continued Application:
December 4, 2006
June 3, 2006 Details
Morocco July 14, 1967 Ratification: April 27, 1971
July 27, 1971 Details
Mozambique Accession:
September 23, 1996
December 23, 1996
Myanmar Accession:
February 15, 2001
May 15, 2001
Namibia Accession:
September 23, 1991
December 23, 1991
Nepal Accession:
November 4, 1996
February 4, 1997
Netherlands July 14, 1967 Ratification: October 9, 1974
January 9, 1975
New Zealand Accession: March 14, 1984
June 20, 1984
Details
Nicaragua Accession:
February 5, 1985
May 5, 1985
Niger July 14, 1967 Ratification:
February 18, 1975
May 18, 1975 Details
Nigeria Accession: January
9, 1995
April 9, 1995
Norway July 14, 1967 Ratification: March
8, 1974
June 8, 1974 Details
Oman Accession:
November 19, 1996
February 19, 1997
Pakistan Accession: October
6, 1976
January 6, 1977
Panama Accession: June
17, 1983
September 17, 1983
Papua New Guinea Accession: April 10,
1997
July 10, 1997
Paraguay Accession: March
20, 1987
June 20, 1987
Peru July 14, 1967 Ratification: June 4,
1980
September 4, 1980
Philippines July 14, 1967 Ratification: April 14, 1980
July 14, 1980
Poland January 10,
1968
Ratification: December 23, 1974
March 23, 1975
Details
Portugal July 14, 1967 Ratification:
January 27, 1975
April 27, 1975 Details
Qatar Accession: June 3,
1976
September 3, 1976
Republic of Korea Accession:
December 1, 1978
March 1, 1979
Republic of Moldova Declaration of
Continued
December 25, 1991
Application: June 3, 1993
Romania July 14, 1967 Ratification:
February 28, 1969
April 26, 1970 Details
Russian Federation October 12, 1967
Ratification:
December 4, 1968
April 26, 1970 Details
Rwanda Accession:
November 3, 1983
February 3, 1984
Saint Kitts and Nevis Accession: August
16, 1995
November 16, 1995
Saint Lucia Accession: May 21,
1993
August 21, 1993
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Accession: May 29, 1995
August 29, 1995
Samoa Accession: July 11,
1997
October 11, 1997
Details
San Marino Accession: March
26, 1991
June 26, 1991
Sao Tome and Principe Accession:
February 12, 1998
May 12, 1998
Saudi Arabia Accession:
February 22, 1982
May 22, 1982
Senegal July 14, 1967 Ratification:
September 19, 1968
April 26, 1970
Serbia Declaration of
Continued Application: September 19, 2006
April 27, 1992 Details
Seychelles Accession:
December 16, 1999
March 16, 2000
Sierra Leone Accession:
February 18, 1986
May 18, 1986
September 10, 1990
1990
Slovakia Declaration of
Continued Application: December 30, 1992
January 1, 1993
Details
Slovenia Declaration of
Continued Application: June 12, 1992
June 25,
1991 Details
Somalia Accession: August
18, 1982
November 18, 1982
Details
South Africa July 14, 1967 Ratification: December 23, 1974
March 23, 1975
Details
Spain July 14, 1967 Ratification: June 6,
1969
April 26, 1970
Sri Lanka Accession: June
20, 1978
September 20, 1978
Sudan Accession:
November 15, 1973
February 15, 1974
Suriname Declaration of
Continued Application:
November 16, 1976
November 25, 1975
Details
Swaziland Accession: May 18,
1988
August 18, 1988
Sweden July 14, 1967 Ratification: August
12, 1969
April 26, 1970
Switzerland July 14, 1967 Ratification: January 26, 1970
April 26, 1970
Syrian Arab Republic Accession: August
18, 2004
November 18, 2004
Details
Tajikistan Declaration of
Continued Application:
December 25, 1991
February 14, 1994
Thailand Accession:
September 25, 1989
December 25, 1989
Details
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Declaration / Notification of Succession: July 23, 1993
September 8, 1991
Details
Togo Accession: January
28, 1975
April 28, 1975 Details
Tonga Accession: March
14, 2001
June 14, 2001
Trinidad and Tobago Accession: May 16,
1988
August 16, 1988
Tunisia July 14, 1967 Ratification: August
28, 1975
November 28, 1975
Details
Turkey Accession:
February 12, 1976
May 12, 1976 Details
Turkmenistan Declaration of
Continued
Application: March 1, 1995
December 25, 1991
Details
Uganda Accession: July 18,
1973 October 18,1973
Ukraine November 16,
1967
Ratification:
February 12, 1969
April 26, 1970 Details
United Arab Emirates Accession: June
24, 1974
September 24, 1974
United Kingdom July 14, 1967 Ratification:
February 26, 1969
April 26, 1970
United Republic of Tanzania Accession: September 30, 1983
December 30, 1983
United States of America July 14, 1967 Ratification: May
25, 1970 August 25,1970
September 21, 1979
1979
Uzbekistan Declaration of
Continued
Application: May 5, 1993
December 25, 1991
Details
Vanuatu Accession:
December 2, 2011
March 2, 2012
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Accession: August 23, 1984
November 23, 1984
Details
Viet Nam Declaration of
Continued
Application: April 7, 1981
July 2, 1976 Details
Yemen Accession:
December 29, 1978
March 29,
1979 Details
Zambia Accession:
February 14, 1977
May 14, 1977
Zimbabwe Accession:
September 29, 1981
