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Country | Action | Action Date | Effective Date |
Aden Protectorate | Extension | 19-Jun-1958 | 19-Jun-1958 |
ALBANIA | Ratification | 03-Jun-1957 | |
ALGERIA | Ratification | 19-Oct-1962 | |
ANGOLA | Ratification | 13-Jun-2001 | 13-Jun-2002 |
Anguilla | Extension | 04-Feb-1963 | |
Antigua | Extension | 15-Jan-1963 | |
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | Succession | 02-Feb-1983 | 02-Feb-1983 |
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | Reservation | 02-Feb-1983 | |
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | Declaration | 02-Feb-1983 | |
Antilles | Extension | 25-Jun-1951 | |
ARGENTINA | Ratification | 18-Jan-1960 | |
ARMENIA | Ratification | 02-Jan-2006 | 02-Jan-2007 |
AUSTRALIA | Ratification | 28-Feb-1973 | |
AUSTRALIA | Extension | 15-Jun-1973 | |
AUSTRIA | Ratification | 18-Oct-1950 | |
AZERBAIJAN | Succession | 19-May-1992 | 19-May-1992 |
Bahamas | Extension | 03-Apr-1963 | |
BAHAMAS | Ratification | 21-Feb-1967 | |
BAHAMAS | Ratification | 14-Jun-2001 | 14-Jun-2002 |
BANGLADESH | Ratification | 22-Jun-1972 | |
BARBADOS | Succession | 08-May-1967 | |
Basutoland | Extension | 17-Mar-1959 | |
Bechuanaland | Extension | 17-Mar-1959 | |
BELGIUM | Ratification | 23-Oct-1951 | |
BELIZE | Succession | 15-Dec-1983 | 15-Dec-1983 |
BELIZE | Ratification | 15-Dec-1983 | |
BELIZE | Declaration | 15-Dec-1983 | |
BENIN | Ratification | 12-Dec-1960 | |
Bermuda | Extension | 10-Jan-1962 | |
BOLIVIA | Ratification | 04-Jan-1965 | |
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | Succession | 02-Jun-1993 | 02-Jun-1993 |
British Honduras | Extension | 29-Dec-1958 | |
British Virgin Islands | Extension | 12-Jun-1964 | |
BULGARIA | Ratification | 18-Jun-1959 | |
BURMA | Ratification | 04-Mar-1955 | |
BURUNDI | Ratification | 25-Jun-1993 | 25-Jun-1994 |
BYELORUSSIA S S R | Ratification | 06-Nov-1956 | |
CAMBODIA | Ratification | 23-Aug-1999 | 23-Aug-2000 |
CAMEROON | Ratification | 07-Jun-1960 | |
CANADA | Ratification | 23-Mar-1972 | |
CAPE VERDE | Ratification | 01-Feb-1999 | 01-Feb-2000 |
Cayman Islands | Extension | 29-Dec-1958 | |
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | Ratification | 17-Oct-1960 | |
CHAD | Ratification | 10-Nov-1960 | |
CHILE | Ratification | 01-Feb-1999 | 01-Feb-2000 |
CHINA | Declaration | 20-Oct-1999 | |
COLOMBIA | Ratification | 16-Nov-1976 | |
COMOROS | Succession | 23-Oct-1978 | 23-Oct-1978 |
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF | Ratification | 20-Jun-2001 | 20-Jun-2002 |
CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF | Ratification | 10-Nov-1960 | |
COSTA RICA | Ratification | 02-Jun-1960 | |
CROATIA | Succession | 08-Oct-1991 | 08-Oct-1991 |
CUBA | Ratification | 25-Jun-1952 | |
CYPRUS | Ratification | 24-May-1966 | |
CZECH REPUBLIC | Succession | 01-Jan-1993 | 01-Jan-1993 |
CZECHOSLOVAKIA | Ratification | 21-Jan-1964 | |
DENMARK | Ratification | 13-Jun-1951 | |
DENMARK | Extension | 31-May-1954 | |
DJIBOUTI | Ratification | 03-Aug-1978 | 03-Aug-1978 |
DJIBOUTI | Declaration | 03-Aug-1978 | |
Dominica | Extension | 29-Dec-1958 | |
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF | Succession | 28-Feb-1983 | 28-Feb-1983 |
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF | Reservation | 28-Feb-1983 | |
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF | Declaration | 28-Feb-1983 | |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Ratification | 05-Dec-1956 | |
ECUADOR | Ratification | 29-May-1967 | |
EGYPT | Ratification | 06-Nov-1957 | |
EL SALVADOR | Ratification | 06-Sep-2006 | 06-Sep-2007 |
EQUATORIAL GUINEA | Ratification | 13-Aug-2001 | 13-Aug-2002 |
ERITREA | Ratification | 22-Feb-2000 | 22-Feb-2001 |
ESTONIA | Ratification | 22-Mar-1994 | 22-Mar-1995 |
ETHIOPIA | Ratification | 04-Jun-1963 | |
Falkland Islands | Extension | 05-Jul-1962 | |
Fiji | Extension | 26-May-1966 | |
FIJI | Ratification | 17-Apr-2002 | 17-Apr-2003 |
FINLAND | Ratification | 20-Jan-1950 | |
FRANCE | Ratification | 28-Jun-1951 | |
FRANCE | Extension | 19-Mar-1954 | |
FRANCE | Declaration | 13-Mar-1990 | 03-Mar-1990 |
French Cameroons | Extension | 19-May-1954 | |
French Equatorial Africa | Extension | 19-May-1954 | |
French India | Extension | 19-May-1954 | |
French Oceania | Extension | 19-Mar-1954 | |
French Somaliland | Extension | 19-May-1954 | |
French Togoland | Extension | 19-Mar-1954 | |
French West Africa | Extension | 19-Mar-1954 | |
GABON | Ratification | 14-Oct-1960 | |
GAMBIA THE | Ratification | 24-Jan-1962 | |
GEORGIA | Ratification | 03-Aug-1999 | 03-Sep-2000 |
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | Ratification | 07-May-1975 | |
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | Declaration | 07-May-1975 | |
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC | Ratification | 20-Mar-1957 | |
GHANA | Ratification | 02-Jun-1965 | |
Gibraltar | Extension | 19-Jun-1958 | 19-Jun-1958 |
Gilbert & Ellice Colony | Extension | 15-Aug-1967 | |
GREECE | Ratification | 30-Mar-1962 | |
Grenada | Extension | 29-Dec-1958 | |
GRENADA | Ratification | 25-Oct-1994 | 25-Oct-1995 |
GUATEMALA | Ratification | 13-Feb-1952 | |
Guernsey | Extension | 27-Jun-1949 | |
GUINEA | Ratification | 21-Jan-1959 | |
GUYANA | Succession | 25-Sep-1967 | |
HAITI | Ratification | 05-Jun-1979 | 05-Jun-1979 |
HONDURAS | Ratification | 27-Jun-1956 | |
Hong Kong | Extension | 15-Oct-1963 | |
HUNGARY | Ratification | 06-Jun-1957 | |
ICELAND | Ratification | 19-Aug-1950 | |
INDONESIA | Ratification | 09-Jun-1998 | 09-Jun-1999 |
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF | Ratification | 04-Jun-1955 | |
Isle Of Man | Extension | 27-Jun-1949 | |
ISRAEL | Ratification | 28-Jan-1957 | |
ITALY | Ratification | 13-May-1958 | |
IVORY COAST | Ratification | 12-Nov-1960 | |
Jamaica | Extension | 29-Dec-1958 | |
JAMAICA | Succession | 26-Dec-1962 | |
JAPAN | Ratification | 14-Jun-1965 | |
Jersey | Extension | 29-Dec-1958 | |
KIRIBATI | Ratification | 03-Feb-2000 | 03-Feb-2000 |
KUWAIT | Ratification | 29-Jan-1961 | |
KYRGYZSTAN | Succession | 31-Mar-1992 | 31-Mar-1992 |
LATVIA | Ratification | 27-Jan-1992 | 17-Jan-1992 |
LESOTHO | Succession | 31-Oct-1966 | |
LIBERIA | Ratification | 25-May-1962 | |
LITHUANIA | Ratification | 26-Sep-1994 | 26-Sep-1994 |
LUXEMBOURG | Ratification | 03-Mar-1958 | |
MADAGASCAR | Ratification | 01-Nov-1960 | |
MALAWI | Ratification | 19-Nov-1999 | 19-Nov-2000 |
MALI | Ratification | 22-Sep-1960 | 22-Sep-1960 |
Malta | Extension | 19-Jun-1958 | 19-Jun-1958 |
MALTA | Succession | 04-Jan-1965 | |
MAURITANIA | Ratification | 20-Jun-1961 | |
Mauritius | Extension | 29-Dec-1958 | |
MAURITIUS | Succession | 21-Feb-1967 | |
MAURITIUS | Ratification | 01-Apr-2005 | 01-Apr-2006 |
MEXICO | Ratification | 01-Apr-1950 | |
MONGOLIA | Ratification | 03-Jun-1969 | |
Montserrat | Extension | 26-Nov-1962 | |
NETHERLANDS THE | Ratification | 07-Mar-1950 | |
NETHERLANDS THE | Extension | 25-Jun-1951 | |
NETHERLANDS THE | Declaration | 01-Jan-1986 | 01-Jan-1986 |
New Caledonia | Extension | 19-Mar-1954 | |
New Guinea | Extension | 25-Jun-1951 | |
NICARAGUA | Ratification | 31-Oct-1967 | |
NIGER | Ratification | 27-Feb-1961 | |
NIGERIA | Ratification | 17-Oct-1960 | |
Norfolk Island | Extension | 15-Jun-1973 | |
North Borneo | Extension | 29-Dec-1958 | |
Northern Ireland | Extension | 09-Dec-1959 | 09-Dec-1959 |
NORWAY | Ratification | 04-Jul-1949 | |
Nyasaland | Extension | 23-Feb-1959 | |
PAKISTAN | Ratification | 14-Feb-1951 | |
PANAMA | Ratification | 03-Jun-1958 | |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Ratification | 02-Jun-2000 | 02-Jun-2000 |
PARAGUAY | Ratification | 01-Feb-1962 | |
PERU | Ratification | 14-Feb-1960 | |
PHILIPPINES | Ratification | 29-Dec-1953 | |
POLAND | Ratification | 25-Feb-1957 | |
PORTUGAL | Ratification | 14-Oct-1977 | 14-Oct-1977 |
PORTUGAL | Declaration | 13-Sep-1999 | |
ROMANIA | Ratification | 28-May-1957 | |
RWANDA | Ratification | 08-Nov-1988 | 08-Nov-1988 |
SAINT LUCIA | Succession | 14-May-1980 | 14-May-1980 |
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | Ratification | 17-Jun-1992 | 17-Jun-1992 |
Sarawak | Extension | 29-Dec-1958 | |
SENEGAL | Ratification | 04-Nov-1960 | |
Seychelles | Extension | 07-Jul-1964 | |
Sierra Leone | Extension | 19-Jun-1958 | 19-Jun-1958 |
SIERRA LEONE | Succession | 15-Jun-1961 | |
SLOVAK REPUBLIC | Succession | 01-Jan-1993 | 01-Jan-1993 |
SLOVENIA | Succession | 09-Jun-1992 | 09-Jun-1992 |
SOUTH AFRICA | Ratification | 19-Feb-1996 | 19-Feb-1997 |
SOVIET UNION | Ratification | 10-Aug-1956 | |
SPAIN | Ratification | 29-Apr-1977 | |
St Helena | Extension | 26-May-1966 | |
St Kitts | Extension | 04-Feb-1963 | |
ST KITTS AND NEVIS | Ratification | 25-Aug-2000 | 25-Aug-2001 |
St Lucia | Extension | 29-Dec-1958 | |
St Pierre and Miquelon | Extension | 19-Mar-1954 | |
St Vincent | Extension | 29-Dec-1958 | |
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | Ratification | 09-Nov-2001 | 09-Nov-2002 |
Suriname | Extension | 25-Jun-1951 | |
SURINAME | Succession | 15-Jun-1976 | |
Swaziland | Extension | 17-Mar-1959 | |
SWAZILAND | Ratification | 23-Mar-1962 | |
SWEDEN | Ratification | 25-Nov-1949 | |
SWITZERLAND | Ratification | 25-Mar-1975 | |
SYRIA | Ratification | 30-Oct-1961 | |
TAJIKISTAN | Succession | 26-Nov-1993 | 26-Nov-1993 |
TANZANIA | Ratification | 18-Apr-2000 | 18-Apr-2001 |
TOGO | Ratification | 07-Jun-1960 | |
Trinidad And Tobago | Extension | 19-Jun-1958 | 19-Jun-1958 |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | Succession | 24-May-1963 | |
TUNISIA | Ratification | 18-Jun-1957 | |
TURKEY | Ratification | 12-Jul-1993 | 12-Jul-1994 |
Turks And Caicos Islands | Extension | 29-Dec-1958 | |
Uganda | Extension | 17-Mar-1959 | |
UKRAINE S S R | Ratification | 14-Sep-1956 | |
UNITED KINGDOM | Signature | 09-Jul-1948 | |
UNITED KINGDOM | Ratification | 27-Jun-1949 | |
UPPER VOLTA | Ratification | 21-Nov-1960 | |
URUGUAY | Ratification | 18-Mar-1954 | |
VENEZUELA | Ratification | 20-Sep-1982 | |
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC | Ratification | 29-Jul-1976 | |
YUGOSLAVIA | Ratification | 23-Jul-1958 | |
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF | Ratification | 24-Nov-2000 | 24-Nov-2000 |
Zanzibar | Extension | 08-Mar-1960 | |
ZIMBABWE | Ratification | 09-Apr-2003 | 09-Apr-2004 |