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Treaty Type: Multilateral
Depository: United Nations
Place Of Signature: Paris
Date Of Signature: 09-Dec-1948
Publication Records
- PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/365/0: 0
- UN Registration United/0: 78277
- Miscellaneous Series 002/1966: Cmnd2904
- Treaty Series 051/2004: Cm6564
Participant Status
| Country | Action | Action Date | Effective Date |
| AFGHANISTAN | Accession | 22-Mar-1956 | |
| ALBANIA | Accession | 12-May-1955 | |
| ALBANIA | Reservation | 12-May-1955 | |
| ALBANIA | Withdrawal Res. | 19-Jul-1999 | |
| ALGERIA | Accession | 31-Oct-1963 | |
| ALGERIA | Reservation | 31-Oct-1963 | |
| ANDORRA | Accession | 22-Sep-2006 | 21-Dec-2006 |
| ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | Succession | 25-Oct-1988 | 01-Nov-1981 |
| ARGENTINA | Accession | 05-Jun-1965 | |
| ARGENTINA | Reservation | 05-Jun-1965 | |
| ARGENTINA | Objection | 03-Oct-1983 | |
| ARMENIA | Accession | 23-Jun-1993 | 19-Sep-1993 |
| AUSTRALIA | Signature | 11-Dec-1948 | |
| AUSTRALIA | Ratification | 08-Jul-1949 | |
| AUSTRALIA | Objection | 08-Jul-1949 | |
| AUSTRALIA | Objection | 15-Nov-1950 | |
| AUSTRALIA | Objection | 19-Jan-1951 | |
| AUSTRIA | Accession | 19-Mar-1958 | |
| AZERBAIJAN | Accession | 16-Aug-1996 | 14-Nov-1996 |
| Bahamas | Extension | 30-Jan-1970 | |
| BAHAMAS | Succession | 05-Aug-1975 | |
| BAHRAIN | Accession | 27-Mar-1990 | 25-Jun-1990 |
| BAHRAIN | Reservation | 27-Mar-1990 | |
| BANGLADESH | Accession | 05-Oct-1998 | 03-Jan-1999 |
| BANGLADESH | Declaration | 05-Oct-1998 | |
| BARBADOS | Accession | 14-Jan-1980 | 13-Apr-1980 |
| Belgian Congo | Extension | 13-Mar-1952 | |
| BELGIUM | Signature | 12-Dec-1949 | |
| BELGIUM | Ratification | 05-Sep-1951 | |
| BELGIUM | Objection | 05-Sep-1951 | |
| BELIZE | Accession | 10-Mar-1998 | 08-Jun-1998 |
| Bermuda | Extension | 30-Jan-1970 | |
| BOLIVIA | Signature | 11-Dec-1948 | |
| BOLIVIA | Ratification | 14-Jun-2005 | 12-Sep-2005 |
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | Succession | 29-Dec-1992 | 06-Mar-1992 |
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | Objection | 27-Dec-2001 | |
| BRAZIL | Signature | 11-Dec-1948 | |
| BRAZIL | Ratification | 15-Apr-1952 | |
| BRAZIL | Objection | 15-Apr-1952 | |
| British Virgin Islands | Extension | 30-Jan-1970 | |
| BULGARIA | Accession | 21-Jul-1950 | |
| BULGARIA | Declaration | 21-Jul-1950 | |
| BULGARIA | Withdrawal Dec. | 24-Jun-1992 | |
| BURMA | Signature | 30-Dec-1949 | |
| BURMA | Ratification | 14-Mar-1956 | |
| BURUNDI | Accession | 06-Jan-1997 | 06-Apr-1997 |
| BYELORUSSIA S S R | Signature | 16-Dec-1949 | |
| BYELORUSSIA S S R | Ratification | 11-Aug-1954 | |
| BYELORUSSIA S S R | Reservation | 11-Aug-1954 | |
| BYELORUSSIA S S R | Withdrawal Res. | 19-Apr-1989 | |
| CAMBODIA | Accession | 14-Oct-1950 | |
| CANADA | Signature | 28-Nov-1949 | |
| CANADA | Ratification | 03-Sep-1952 | |
| CANADA | Communication | 14-May-2014 | |
| CAPE VERDE | Accession | 10-Oct-2011 | 08-Jan-2012 |
| CEYLON | Accession | 02-Oct-1950 | |
| CEYLON | Objection | 06-Feb-1951 | |
| Channel Islands | Extension | 30-Jan-1970 | |
| CHILE | Signature | 11-Dec-1948 | |
| CHILE | Ratification | 03-Jun-1953 | |
| CHINA | Ratification | 18-Apr-1983 | 17-Jul-1983 |
| CHINA | Declaration | 18-Apr-1983 | |
| CHINA | Reservation | 18-Apr-1983 | |
| CHINA | Communication | 17-Dec-1999 | |
| CHINA | Declaration | 17-Dec-1999 | |
| COLOMBIA | Signature | 12-Aug-1949 | |
| COLOMBIA | Ratification | 27-Oct-1959 | |
| COMOROS | Accession | 27-Sep-2004 | 26-Dec-2004 |
| COSTA RICA | Accession | 14-Oct-1950 | |
| CROATIA | Succession | 12-Oct-1992 | 08-Oct-1991 |
| CROATIA | Objection | 18-May-2001 | |
| CUBA | Signature | 28-Dec-1949 | |
| CUBA | Ratification | 04-Mar-1953 | |
| CUBA | Declaration | 04-Mar-1953 | |
| CUBA | Withdrawal Dec. | 29-Jan-1982 | |
| CYPRUS | Accession | 29-Mar-1982 | 27-Jun-1982 |
| CYPRUS | Communication | 18-May-1998 | |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | Succession | 22-Feb-1993 | 01-Jan-1993 |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | Declaration | 22-Feb-1993 | |
| CZECHOSLOVAKIA | Signature | 28-Dec-1949 | |
| CZECHOSLOVAKIA | Ratification | 21-Dec-1950 | |
| CZECHOSLOVAKIA | Reservation | 21-Dec-1950 | |
| CZECHOSLOVAKIA | Withdrawal Res. | 26-Apr-1991 | |
| DENMARK | Signature | 28-Sep-1949 | |
| DENMARK | Ratification | 15-Jun-1951 | |
| DENMARK | Objection | 27-Dec-1989 | |
| Dominica | Extension | 30-Jan-1970 | |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Signature | 11-Dec-1948 | |
| ECUADOR | Signature | 11-Dec-1948 | |
| ECUADOR | Ratification | 21-Dec-1949 | |
| ECUADOR | Objection | 31-Mar-1950 | |
| ECUADOR | Objection | 21-Aug-1950 | |
| ECUADOR | Objection | 09-Jan-1951 | |
| EGYPT | Signature | 12-Dec-1948 | |
| EGYPT | Ratification | 08-Feb-1952 | |
| EL SALVADOR | Signature | 27-Apr-1949 | |
| EL SALVADOR | Ratification | 28-Sep-1950 | |
| ESTONIA | Accession | 21-Oct-1991 | 19-Jan-1992 |
| ESTONIA | Objection | 21-Oct-1991 | |
| ETHIOPIA | Signature | 11-Dec-1948 | |
| ETHIOPIA | Ratification | 01-Jul-1949 | |
| Falkland Island Dependencies | Extension | 30-Jan-1970 | |
| Falkland Islands | Extension | 30-Jan-1970 | |
| Fiji | Extension | 30-Jan-1970 | |
| FIJI | Succession | 11-Jan-1973 | |
| FINLAND | Accession | 18-Dec-1959 | |
| FINLAND | Declaration | 18-Dec-1959 | |
| FINLAND | Objection | 22-Dec-1989 | |
| FINLAND | Withdrawal Res. | 05-Jan-1998 | |
| FRANCE | Signature | 11-Dec-1948 | |
| FRANCE | Ratification | 14-Oct-1950 | |
| FRANCE | Statement | 17-Jun-1974 | |
| FRANCE | Statement | 08-Jul-1975 | |
| GABON | Accession | 21-Jan-1983 | 21-Apr-1983 |
| GAMBIA THE | Accession | 29-Dec-1978 | 29-Mar-1979 |
| GEORGIA | Accession | 11-Oct-1993 | 09-Jan-1994 |
| GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | Accession | 27-Mar-1973 | 25-Jun-1973 |
| GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | Reservation | 27-Mar-1973 | |
| GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | Objection | 27-Dec-1973 | |
| GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC | Accession | 24-Nov-1954 | |
| GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC | Declaration | 24-Nov-1954 | |
| GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC | Communication | 15-Jul-1974 | |
| GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC | Communication | 19-Sep-1975 | |
| GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC | Declaration | 11-Jan-1990 | |
| GHANA | Accession | 24-Dec-1958 | |
| Gibraltar | Extension | 30-Jan-1970 | |
| GREECE | Signature | 29-Dec-1949 | |
| GREECE | Ratification | 08-Dec-1954 | |
| GREECE | Objection | 08-Dec-1954 | |
| GREECE | Objection | 26-Jan-1990 | |
| Grenada | Extension | 30-Jan-1970 | |
| GUINEA | Accession | 07-Sep-2000 | 06-Dec-2000 |
| GUINEA BISSAU | Accession | 24-Sep-2013 | |
| HAITI | Signature | 11-Dec-1948 | |
| HAITI | Ratification | 14-Oct-1950 | |
| HONDURAS | Signature | 22-Apr-1949 | |
| HONDURAS | Ratification | 05-Mar-1952 | |
| Hong Kong | Extension | 30-Jan-1970 | |
| Hong Kong | Notification | 10-Jun-1997 | 01-Jul-1997 |
| HONG KONG SAR | Application | 06-Jun-1997 | 01-Jul-1997 |
| HUNGARY | Accession | 07-Jan-1952 | |
| HUNGARY | Reservation | 07-Jan-1952 | |
| HUNGARY | Withdrawal Res. | 08-Dec-1989 | |
| ICELAND | Signature | 14-May-1949 | |
| ICELAND | Ratification | 29-Aug-1949 | |
| INDIA | Signature | 29-Nov-1949 | |
| INDIA | Ratification | 27-Aug-1959 | |
| INDIA | Declaration | 27-Aug-1959 | |
| IRAN | Signature | 08-Dec-1949 | |
| IRAN | Ratification | 14-Aug-1956 | |
| IRAQ | Accession | 20-Jan-1959 | |
| IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF | Accession | 22-Jun-1976 | 20-Sep-1976 |
| IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF | Objection | 22-Dec-1989 | |
| Isle Of Man | Extension | 30-Jan-1970 | |
| ISRAEL | Signature | 17-Aug-1949 | |
| ISRAEL | Ratification | 09-Mar-1950 | |
| ISRAEL | Objection | 25-Jun-1990 | |
| ITALY | Accession | 04-Jun-1952 | |
| ITALY | Objection | 29-Dec-1989 | |
| IVORY COAST | Accession | 18-Dec-1995 | 17-Mar-1996 |
| JAMAICA | Accession | 23-Sep-1968 | |
| JORDAN | Accession | 03-Apr-1950 | |
| KAZAKHSTAN | Accession | 26-Aug-1998 | 24-Nov-1998 |
| KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF | Accession | 31-Jan-1989 | 01-May-1989 |
| KOREA REPUBLIC OF | Accession | 14-Oct-1950 | |
| KUWAIT | Accession | 07-Mar-1995 | 05-Jun-1995 |
| KYRGYZSTAN | Accession | 05-Sep-1997 | 04-Dec-1997 |
| Land Berlin | Extension | 24-Nov-1954 | |
| LAOS | Accession | 08-Dec-1950 | |
| LATVIA | Accession | 14-Apr-1992 | 13-Jul-1992 |
| LEBANON | Signature | 30-Dec-1949 | |
| LEBANON | Ratification | 17-Dec-1953 | |
| LESOTHO | Accession | 29-Nov-1974 | |
| LIBERIA | Signature | 11-Dec-1948 | |
| LIBERIA | Ratification | 09-Jun-1950 | |
| LIBYA | Accession | 16-May-1989 | 14-Aug-1989 |
| LIECHTENSTEIN | Accession | 24-Mar-1994 | 22-Jun-1994 |
| LITHUANIA | Accession | 01-Feb-1996 | 01-May-1996 |
| LUXEMBOURG | Accession | 07-Oct-1981 | 05-Jan-1982 |
| Macao | Extension | 16-Sep-1999 | |
| MACEDONIA THE FYR OF | Succession | 18-Jan-1994 | 17-Sep-1991 |
| MALAYSIA | Accession | 20-Dec-1994 | 20-Mar-1995 |
| MALAYSIA | Reservation | 20-Dec-1994 | |
| MALAYSIA | Understanding | 20-Dec-1994 | |
| MALDIVES | Accession | 24-Apr-1984 | 23-Jul-1984 |
| MALI | Accession | 16-Jul-1974 | 14-Oct-1974 |
| MALTA | Accession | 06-Jun-2014 | 04-Sep-2014 |
| MEXICO | Signature | 14-Dec-1948 | |
| MEXICO | Ratification | 22-Jul-1952 | |
| MEXICO | Objection | 04-Jun-1990 | |
| MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF | Accession | 26-Jan-1993 | |
| MONACO | Accession | 30-Mar-1950 | |
| MONGOLIA | Accession | 05-Jan-1967 | |
| MONGOLIA | Reservation | 05-Jan-1967 | |
| MONGOLIA | Withdrawal Res. | 19-Jul-1990 | |
| MOROCCO | Accession | 24-Jan-1958 | |
| MOROCCO | Reservation | 24-Jan-1958 | |
| NAMIBIA | Accession | 28-Nov-1994 | |
| NEPAL | Accession | 17-Jan-1969 | |
| NETHERLANDS THE | Accession | 20-Jun-1966 | |
| NETHERLANDS THE | Objection | 20-Jun-1966 | |
| NETHERLANDS THE | Objection | 27-Dec-1989 | |
| NETHERLANDS THE | Objection | 23-Feb-1996 | |
| NEW ZEALAND | Signature | 25-Nov-1949 | |
| NEW ZEALAND | Ratification | 28-Dec-1978 | 28-Mar-1979 |
| NICARAGUA | Accession | 29-Jan-1952 | |
| NIGERIA | Accession | 27-Jul-2009 | 25-Oct-2009 |
| NORWAY | Signature | 11-Dec-1948 | |
| NORWAY | Ratification | 22-Jul-1949 | |
| NORWAY | Objection | 10-Apr-1952 | |
| NORWAY | Objection | 22-Dec-1989 | |
| NORWAY | Objection | 14-Oct-1996 | |
| PAKISTAN | Signature | 11-Dec-1948 | |
| PAKISTAN | Ratification | 12-Oct-1957 | |
| PALESTINE (INCL. PLO) | Accession | 02-Apr-2014 | 01-Jul-2014 |
| PALESTINE (INCL. PLO) | Communication | 06-Jun-2014 | |
| PALESTINE (INCL. PLO) | Communication | 06-Jun-2014 | |
| PALESTINE (INCL. PLO) | Communication | 06-Jun-2014 | |
| PANAMA | Signature | 11-Dec-1948 | |
| PANAMA | Ratification | 11-Jan-1950 | |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Accession | 27-Jan-1982 | 27-Apr-1982 |
| PARAGUAY | Signature | 11-Dec-1948 | |
| PARAGUAY | Ratification | 03-Oct-2001 | 01-Jan-2002 |
| PERU | Signature | 11-Dec-1948 | |
| PERU | Ratification | 24-Feb-1960 | |
| PHILIPPINES | Signature | 11-Dec-1948 | |
| PHILIPPINES | Ratification | 07-Jul-1950 | |
| PHILIPPINES | Reservation | 07-Jul-1950 | |
| Pitcairn Islands | Extension | 30-Jan-1970 | |
| POLAND | Accession | 14-Nov-1950 | |
| POLAND | Reservation | 14-Nov-1950 | |
| PORTUGAL | Accession | 09-Feb-1999 | 10-May-1999 |
| PORTUGAL | Declaration | 09-Feb-1999 | |
| ROMANIA | Accession | 02-Nov-1950 | |
| ROMANIA | Reservation | 02-Nov-1950 | |
| ROMANIA | Withdrawal Res. | 02-Apr-1997 | |
| Ruanda Urundi | Extension | 13-Mar-1952 | |
| RWANDA | Accession | 16-Apr-1975 | 15-Jul-1975 |
| RWANDA | Declaration | 16-Apr-1975 | |
| SAN MARINO | Accession | 08-Nov-2013 | 06-Feb-2014 |
| SAUDI ARABIA | Accession | 13-Jul-1950 | |
| SENEGAL | Accession | 04-Aug-1983 | 02-Nov-1983 |
| Seychelles | Extension | 30-Jan-1970 | |
| SEYCHELLES | Accession | 05-May-1992 | 03-Aug-1992 |
| SINGAPORE | Accession | 18-Aug-1995 | 16-Nov-1995 |
| SINGAPORE | Reservation | 18-Aug-1995 | |
| SLOVAK REPUBLIC | Succession | 28-May-1993 | 01-Jan-1993 |
| SLOVENIA | Succession | 06-Jul-1992 | 25-Jun-1991 |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Accession | 10-Dec-1998 | 10-Mar-1999 |
| SOVIET UNION | Signature | 16-Dec-1949 | |
| SOVIET UNION | Ratification | 03-May-1954 | |
| SOVIET UNION | Reservation | 03-May-1954 | |
| SOVIET UNION | Objection | 12-Sep-1974 | |
| SOVIET UNION | Statement | 08-Dec-1975 | |
| SOVIET UNION | Withdrawal Res. | 08-Mar-1989 | |
| SPAIN | Accession | 13-Sep-1968 | |
| SPAIN | Reservation | 13-Sep-1968 | |
| SPAIN | Objection | 29-Dec-1989 | |
| SPAIN | Withdrawal Res. | 24-Sep-2009 | 24-Sep-2009 |
| St Helena And Dependencies | Extension | 30-Jan-1970 | |
| St Lucia | Extension | 30-Jan-1970 | |
| St Vincent | Extension | 30-Jan-1970 | |
| ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | Accession | 09-Nov-1981 | 07-Feb-1982 |
| SUDAN | Accession | 13-Oct-2003 | 11-Jan-2003 |
| SWEDEN | Signature | 30-Dec-1949 | |
| SWEDEN | Ratification | 27-May-1952 | |
| SWEDEN | Objection | 22-Dec-1989 | |
| SWEDEN | Objection | 14-Mar-2002 | |
| SWITZERLAND | Accession | 07-Sep-2000 | 06-Dec-2000 |
| SYRIA | Accession | 25-Jun-1955 | |
| TAIWAN | Signature | 20-Jul-1949 | |
| TAIWAN | Ratification | 19-Jul-1951 | |
| TANZANIA | Accession | 05-Apr-1984 | 04-Jul-1984 |
| TOGO | Accession | 24-May-1984 | 22-Aug-1984 |
| Tonga | Extension | 02-Jun-1970 | |
| TONGA | Accession | 16-Feb-1972 | 16-May-1972 |
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | Accession | 13-Dec-2002 | 13-Mar-2003 |
| TUNISIA | Accession | 29-Nov-1956 | |
| TURKEY | Accession | 31-Jul-1950 | |
| Turks And Caicos Islands | Extension | 30-Jan-1970 | |
| UGANDA | Accession | 14-Nov-1995 | 12-Feb-1996 |
| UKRAINE S S R | Signature | 16-Dec-1949 | |
| UKRAINE S S R | Ratification | 15-Nov-1954 | |
| UKRAINE S S R | Reservation | 15-Nov-1954 | |
| UKRAINE S S R | Statement | 19-Sep-1974 | |
| UKRAINE S S R | Withdrawal Res. | 20-Apr-1989 | |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Accession | 11-Nov-2005 | 09-Feb-2006 |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Reservation | 11-Nov-2005 | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Accession | 30-Jan-1970 | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Declaration | 30-Jan-1970 | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Statement | 17-Jun-1974 | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Statement | 08-Jul-1975 | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Objection | 21-Nov-1975 | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Objection | 26-Aug-1983 | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Declaration | 28-Feb-1985 | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Objection | 30-Dec-1987 | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Objection | 22-Dec-1989 | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Objection | 20-Mar-1996 | |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Signature | 11-Dec-1948 | |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Statement | 17-Jun-1974 | |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Statement | 08-Jul-1975 | |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Ratification | 25-Nov-1988 | 23-Feb-1989 |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Reservation | 25-Nov-1988 | |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Understanding | 25-Nov-1988 | |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Communication | 13-May-2014 | |
| UPPER VOLTA | Accession | 14-Sep-1965 | |
| URUGUAY | Signature | 11-Dec-1948 | |
| URUGUAY | Ratification | 11-Jul-1967 | |
| UZBEKISTAN | Accession | 09-Sep-1999 | 01-Dec-1999 |
| VENEZUELA | Accession | 12-Jul-1960 | |
| VENEZUELA | Declaration | 12-Jul-1960 | |
| VENEZUELA | Reservation | 12-Jul-1960 | |
| VIETNAM | Accession | 09-Jun-1981 | 07-Sep-1981 |
| VIETNAM | Declaration | 09-Jun-1981 | |
| VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OF | Accession | 11-Aug-1950 | |
| YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC | Accession | 06-Apr-1989 | 05-Jul-1989 |
| YEMEN, PEOPLESS DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF | Accession | 09-Feb-1987 | 10-May-1987 |
| YEMEN, PEOPLESS DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF | Declaration | 09-Feb-1987 | |
| YUGOSLAVIA | Signature | 11-Dec-1948 | |
| YUGOSLAVIA | Ratification | 29-Aug-1950 | |
| YUGOSLAVIA | Objection | 15-Jun-1993 | |
| YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF | Accession | 12-Mar-2001 | 10-Jun-2001 |
| YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF | Reservation | 12-Mar-2001 | |
| ZAIRE | Succession | 31-May-1962 | |
| ZIMBABWE | Accession | 13-May-1991 | 11-Aug-1991 |