Country | Action | Action Date | Effective Date |
AFGHANISTAN | Accession | 05-May-1944 | |
ALBANIA | Signature | 03-Feb-1925 | |
Antilles | Extension | 01-Jan-1986 | |
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC | Signature | 17-Oct-1912 | |
Aruba | Extension | 01-Jan-1986 | |
Australia | Accession | 25-Jun-1913 | |
Bahamas | Extension | 14-Nov-1913 | |
BAHAMAS | Succession | 13-Aug-1975 | |
Barbados | Accession | 04-Apr-1914 | |
Basutoland | Extension | 28-Mar-1914 | |
Bechuanaland | Extension | 28-Mar-1914 | |
Belgian Congo | Accession | 29-Jul-1942 | |
BELGIUM | Signature | 18-Jun-1912 | |
BELGIUM | Ratification | 16-Jun-1914 | |
BELGIUM | Declaration | 14-May-1919 | |
Bermuda | Extension | 11-Jun-1914 | |
BOLIVIA | Signature | 04-Jun-1913 | |
BOLIVIA | Ratification | 10-Jan-1920 | |
BOLIVIA | Declaration | 10-Jan-1920 | |
BRAZIL | Signature | 16-Oct-1912 | |
BRAZIL | Ratification | 23-Dec-1914 | |
BRAZIL | Declaration | 10-Jan-1920 | |
British East Africa | Accession | 17-Dec-1912 | |
British Guiana | Accession | 11-Feb-1914 | |
British Honduras | Accession | 11-Feb-1914 | |
Brunei | Accession | 17-Dec-1912 | |
BULGARIA | Signature | 02-Mar-1914 | |
BULGARIA | Ratification | 09-Aug-1920 | |
BULGARIA | Declaration | 09-Aug-1920 | |
Burma | Extension | 01-Apr-1937 | |
CAMBODIA | Accession | 03-Oct-1951 | |
CAMEROON | Succession | 20-Nov-1961 | |
Canada | Accession | 17-Dec-1912 | |
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | Succession | 04-Sep-1962 | |
Ceylon | Signature | 23-Jan-1912 | |
Ceylon | Ratification | 15-Jul-1914 | |
CHILE | Signature | 02-Jul-1913 | |
CHILE | Ratification | 16-Jan-1923 | |
CHINA | Signature | 23-Jan-1912 | |
CHINA | Ratification | 09-Feb-1914 | |
CHINA | Signature | 11-Feb-1915 | |
COLOMBIA | Signature | 15-Jan-1913 | |
COLOMBIA | Ratification | 26-Jan-1924 | |
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF | Succession | 15-Oct-1962 | |
COSTA RICA | Signature | 25-Apr-1912 | |
CUBA | Signature | 08-May-1913 | |
CUBA | Ratification | 08-Mar-1920 | |
CUBA | Declaration | 08-Mar-1920 | |
Cyprus | Extension | 17-Dec-1912 | |
CYPRUS | Succession | 16-May-1963 | |
CZECH REPUBLIC | Succession | 30-Dec-1993 | 01-Jan-1993 |
Danish Antilles | Signature | 17-Dec-1912 | |
Danish Antilles | Ratification | 10-Jul-1913 | |
Danish Antilles | Declaration | 21-Oct-1921 | |
DANZIG | Signature | 08-Nov-1921 | |
DANZIG | Ratification | 18-Apr-1922 | |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Signature | 12-Nov-1912 | |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Signature | 14-Apr-1931 | |
ECUADOR | Signature | 02-Jul-1912 | |
ECUADOR | Ratification | 25-Feb-1915 | |
ECUADOR | Signature | 23-Aug-1923 | |
EGYPT | Accession | 05-Jun-1942 | |
ESTONIA | Signature | 09-Jan-1923 | |
ETHIOPIA | Accession | 28-Dec-1948 | |
Falkland Islands | Accession | 17-Dec-1912 | |
Fiji | Accession | 27-Feb-1913 | |
Fiji | Succession | 01-Nov-1971 | |
FIJI | Succession | 01-Nov-1971 | |
FINLAND | Signature | 01-Dec-1922 | |
FRANCE | Signature | 23-Jan-1912 | |
FRANCE | Ratification | 10-Jan-1920 | |
FRANCE | Declaration | 10-Jan-1920 | |
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | Re-Application | 16-Dec-1957 | |
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | Application | 21-Nov-1957 | |
GERMANY | Signature | 23-Jan-1912 | |
GERMANY | Ratification | 10-Jan-1920 | |
GERMANY | Declaration | 10-Jan-1920 | |
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC | Re-Application | 01-Jan-1953 | |
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC | Re-Application | 01-Oct-1953 | |
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC | Re-Application | 01-Jan-1954 | |
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC | Re-Application | 02-Feb-1954 | |
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC | Re-Application | 01-Jul-1954 | |
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC | Re-Application | 20-Jul-1955 | |
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC | Application | 04-Dec-1957 | |
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC | Communication | 16-Mar-1976 | |
GHANA | Accession | 03-Apr-1958 | |
Gibraltar | Accession | 17-Dec-1912 | |
Gilbert & Ellice Colony | Accession | 22-Apr-1913 | |
Gold Coast | Accession | 17-Dec-1912 | |
GREECE | Accession | 30-Mar-1920 | |
Grenada | Accession | 14-Nov-1913 | |
GUATEMALA | Signature | 17-Jun-1912 | |
GUATEMALA | Ratification | 27-Aug-1913 | |
GUATEMALA | Declaration | 10-Jan-1920 | |
HAITI | Signature | 18-Jun-1912 | |
HAITI | Ratification | 30-Jun-1920 | |
HONDURAS | Signature | 05-Jul-1912 | |
HONDURAS | Ratification | 29-Aug-1913 | |
HONDURAS | Declaration | 03-Apr-1915 | |
Hong Kong | Signature | 23-Jan-1912 | |
Hong Kong | Ratification | 15-Jul-1914 | |
India | Signature | 23-Jan-1912 | |
India | Ratification | 15-Jul-1914 | |
INDONESIA | Accession | 29-May-1958 | |
Irak | Extension | 20-Oct-1924 | |
ISRAEL | Accession | 12-May-1952 | |
ITALY | Signature | 23-Jan-1912 | |
ITALY | Ratification | 28-Jun-1914 | |
ITALY | Declaration | 10-Jan-1920 | |
IVORY COAST | Succession | 08-Dec-1961 | |
Jamaica | Extension | 17-Dec-1912 | |
JAMAICA | Succession | 26-Dec-1963 | |
JAPAN | Signature | 23-Jan-1912 | |
JAPAN | Ratification | 10-Jan-1920 | |
JAPAN | Declaration | 10-Jan-1920 | |
Johore | Accession | 17-Dec-1912 | |
JORDAN | Accession | 12-May-1958 | |
LAOS | Accession | 07-Oct-1950 | |
LATVIA | Signature | 06-Feb-1922 | |
LATVIA | Ratification | 25-Mar-1924 | |
LEBANON | Accession | 24-May-1954 | |
Leeward Islands | Accession | 30-Jan-1914 | |
LESOTHO | Succession | 04-Nov-1974 | |
LITHUANIA | Signature | 07-Apr-1922 | |
LUXEMBOURG | Signature | 18-May-1912 | |
LUXEMBOURG | Declaration | 14-May-1919 | |
MALAWI | Succession | 22-Jul-1965 | |
Malay States | Accession | 17-Dec-1912 | |
Malta | Extension | 17-Dec-1912 | |
MALTA | Succession | 21-Sep-1964 | |
Mauritius | Extension | 08-Apr-1914 | |
MAURITIUS | Succession | 12-Mar-1968 | |
MAURITIUS | Reservation | 12-Mar-1968 | |
MEXICO | Signature | 15-May-1912 | |
MONACO | Ratification | 20-Feb-1920 | |
MONACO | Signature | 01-May-1923 | |
MONTENEGRO | Signature | 22-Dec-1913 | |
NETHERLANDS THE | Signature | 23-Jan-1912 | |
NETHERLANDS THE | Ratification | 28-Jul-1914 | |
NETHERLANDS THE | Declaration | 11-Feb-1915 | |
New Hebrides | Extension | 21-Aug-1924 | |
New Zealand | Accession | 17-Dec-1912 | |
Newfoundland (UK) | Accession | 17-Dec-1912 | |
NICARAGUA | Signature | 18-Jul-1913 | |
NICARAGUA | Ratification | 10-Nov-1914 | |
NICARAGUA | Declaration | 03-Nov-1920 | |
NIGER | Succession | 25-Aug-1961 | |
NIGERIA | Succession | 26-Jun-1961 | |
Nigeria, North | Extension | 17-Dec-1912 | |
Nigeria, South | Extension | 17-Dec-1912 | |
North Borneo | Accession | 17-Dec-1912 | |
Northern Rhodesia | Extension | 28-Mar-1914 | |
NORWAY | Signature | 02-Sep-1913 | |
NORWAY | Ratification | 12-Nov-1914 | |
NORWAY | Declaration | 20-Sep-1915 | |
Nyasaland | Accession | 17-Dec-1912 | |
Palestine | Extension | 21-Aug-1924 | |
PANAMA | Signature | 19-Jun-1912 | |
PANAMA | Ratification | 25-Nov-1920 | |
PANAMA | Declaration | 25-Nov-1920 | |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Succession | 28-Oct-1980 | |
PARAGUAY | Signature | 14-Dec-1912 | |
PARAGUAY | Accession | 17-Mar-1943 | |
Perlis | Accession | 17-Dec-1912 | |
PERSIA | Signature | 23-Jan-1912 | |
PERU | Signature | 24-Jul-1913 | |
PERU | Ratification | 10-Jan-1920 | |
PERU | Declaration | 10-Jan-1920 | |
PHILIPPINES | Succession | 30-Sep-1959 | |
PORTUGAL | Signature | 23-Jan-1912 | |
PORTUGAL | Ratification | 15-Dec-1913 | |
PORTUGAL | Declaration | 08-Apr-1920 | |
ROUMANIA | Signature | 27-Dec-1913 | |
ROUMANIA | Ratification | 14-Sep-1920 | |
ROUMANIA | Declaration | 14-Sep-1920 | |
Ruanda Urundi | Accession | 29-Jul-1942 | |
RUSSIA | Signature | 23-Jan-1912 | |
RWANDA | Succession | 05-May-1964 | |
SALVADOR | Signature | 30-Jul-1912 | |
SALVADOR | Ratification | 30-Jul-1927 | |
Sarawak | Accession | 17-Dec-1912 | |
SAUDI ARABIA | Accession | 19-Feb-1943 | |
SENEGAL | Succession | 02-May-1963 | |
Seychelles | Accession | 17-Dec-1912 | |
SIAM | Signature | 23-Jan-1912 | |
SIAM | Ratification | 10-Jul-1913 | |
SIAM | Declaration | 10-Jan-1920 | |
Sierra Leone | Accession | 22-Apr-1913 | |
SLOVAK REPUBLIC | Succession | 28-May-1993 | 01-Jan-1993 |
Solomon Islands Protectorate | Accession | 22-Apr-1913 | |
Somaliland | Accession | 17-Dec-1912 | |
South Africa | Accession | 11-Mar-1914 | |
Southern Rhodesia | Extension | 28-Mar-1914 | |
SPAIN | Signature | 23-Oct-1912 | |
SPAIN | Ratification | 25-Jan-1919 | |
SPAIN | Declaration | 11-Feb-1921 | |
St Helena | Accession | 17-Dec-1912 | |
St Lucia | Accession | 14-Nov-1913 | |
St Vincent | Accession | 14-Nov-1913 | |
Straits Settlements | Signature | 23-Jan-1912 | |
Straits Settlements | Ratification | 15-Jul-1914 | |
Swaziland | Extension | 28-Mar-1914 | |
SWEDEN | Signature | 27-Aug-1913 | |
SWEDEN | Ratification | 17-Apr-1914 | |
SWEDEN | Declaration | 13-Jan-1921 | |
SWITZERLAND | Signature | 29-Dec-1913 | |
SWITZERLAND | Ratification | 15-Jan-1925 | |
SYRIA | Accession | 20-Jan-1954 | |
The Gambia | Accession | 17-Dec-1912 | |
Trengganu | Accession | 17-Dec-1912 | |
Trinidad | Extension | 17-Dec-1912 | |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | Succession | 11-Apr-1966 | |
TURKEY | Signature | 15-Sep-1933 | |
TURKEY | Ratification | 15-Sep-1933 | |
Uganda | Accession | 17-Dec-1912 | |
UNITED KINGDOM | Signature | 23-Jan-1912 | |
UNITED KINGDOM | Ratification | 15-Jul-1914 | |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Signature | 23-Jan-1912 | |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Ratification | 15-Dec-1913 | |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Declaration | 11-Feb-1915 | |
URUGUAY | Signature | 09-Mar-1914 | |
URUGUAY | Ratification | 03-Apr-1916 | |
URUGUAY | Declaration | 10-Jan-1920 | |
VENEZUELA | Signature | 10-Sep-1912 | |
VENEZUELA | Ratification | 28-Oct-1913 | |
VIETNAM | Accession | 11-Aug-1950 | |
Weihaiwei | Signature | 23-Jan-1912 | |
Weihaiwei | Ratification | 15-Jul-1914 | |
Windward Islands | Accession | 14-Nov-1913 | |
YUGOSLAVIA | Succession | 31-Jul-2002 | 17-Apr-1992 |
ZAMBIA | Succession | 09-Apr-1973 | 24-Oct-1964 |
Zanzibar | Extension | 28-Mar-1914 |