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Constitution of the Universal Postal Union [with Final Protocol, General Regulations and Final Protocol thereto]

Treaty Type: Multilateral

Depository: Government of Switzerland

Place Of Signature: Vienna

Date Of Signature: 10-Jul-1964



Publication Records

• UN Registration Austri/0: 6117

• Treaty Series 070/1966: Cmnd3141 (2382KB)

• Command Paper 0/1966: Cmnd2950

Participant Status

Country	Action	Action Date	Effective Date
AFGHANISTAN	Signature	10-Jul-1964
AFGHANISTAN	Ratification	16-Jan-1969
ALBANIA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
ALBANIA	Ratification	04-Nov-1968
ALGERIA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
ALGERIA	Ratification	12-Jun-1968
ANGOLA	Accession		03-Mar-1977
Antarctic Territory	Extension	23-Dec-1965
Antigua	Extension	06-Mar-1968
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	Accession	02-Dec-1993	20-Jan-1994
Antilles	Extension	08-Aug-1969
ARGENTINA	Objection	01-Jan-1905
ARGENTINA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
ARGENTINA	Ratification	23-Jun-1967
ARGENTINA	Reservation	23-Jun-1967
ARMENIA	Accession	28-Aug-1992	14-Apr-1992
Aruba	Extension	01-Jan-1986
AUSTRALIA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
AUSTRALIA	Ratification	23-Dec-1965
AUSTRALIA	Declaration	23-Dec-1965
AUSTRIA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
AUSTRIA	Ratification	23-Dec-1965
AZERBAIJAN	Accession	15-Mar-1993	01-Apr-1993
BAHAMAS	Accession		24-Apr-1974
Bahamas	Extension	06-Mar-1968
BAHRAIN	Accession		21-Dec-1973
BAHRAIN	Declaration	21-Dec-1973
BANGLADESH	Accession		07-Feb-1973
BARBADOS	Accession	13-Sep-1967
BARBADOS	Reservation	13-Sep-1967
BELGIUM	Signature	10-Jul-1964
BELGIUM	Ratification	04-Nov-1965
BELIZE	Accession		01-Oct-1982
BELIZE	Declaration	01-Oct-1982	01-Oct-1982
Bermuda	Extension	06-Mar-1968
BHUTAN	Accession	07-Mar-1969
BHUTAN	Reservation	07-Mar-1969
BOLIVIA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
BOLIVIA	Ratification	20-Jul-1972
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA	Accession	09-Dec-1992	26-Jan-1993
BOTSWANA	Accession		12-Jan-1968
BOTSWANA	Reservation		12-Jan-1968
BRAZIL	Signature	10-Jul-1964
BRAZIL	Ratification	08-Aug-1969
British Antarctic Territory	Extension	06-Mar-1968
British Honduras	Extension	06-Mar-1968
British Indian Ocean Territory	Extension	06-Mar-1968
British Solomon Islands	Extension	06-Mar-1968
British Virgin Islands	Extension	06-Mar-1968
Brunei	Extension	06-Mar-1968
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM	Accession	21-Nov-1984	15-Jan-1985
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM	Declaration	21-Nov-1984	15-Jan-1985
BULGARIA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
BULGARIA	Ratification	31-Jul-1969
BURMA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
BURMA	Ratification	01-Jul-1969
BURUNDI	Signature	10-Jul-1964
BURUNDI	Ratification	09-May-1969
BYELORUSSIA S S R	Signature	10-Jul-1964
BYELORUSSIA S S R	Ratification	03-Feb-1978
BYELORUSSIA S S R	Declaration	03-Feb-1978
CAMBODIA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
CAMBODIA	Ratification	11-Aug-1969
CAMEROON	Signature	10-Jul-1964
CAMEROON	Ratification	23-Dec-1968
CAMEROON	Declaration	23-Dec-1968
CANADA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
CANADA	Ratification	08-Mar-1966
CAPE VERDE	Accession	27-Aug-1976	30-Sep-1976
Cayman Islands	Extension	06-Mar-1968
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	Signature	10-Jul-1964
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	Ratification	26-Jul-1968
Central Southern Line Islands	Extension	06-Mar-1968
CEYLON	Signature	10-Jul-1964
CEYLON	Ratification	14-Mar-1967
CHAD	Signature	10-Jul-1964
CHAD	Ratification	06-Jan-1972
Channel Islands	Extension	02-Aug-1966
CHILE	Signature	10-Jul-1964
CHILE	Ratification	20-Sep-1972
CHINA	Accession		07-Feb-1973
CHINA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
CHINA	Ratification	06-Sep-1966
Christmas Island	Extension	23-Dec-1965
Cocos Keeling Islands	Extension	23-Dec-1965
COLOMBIA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
COLOMBIA	Ratification	11-May-1976
COMOROS	Accession	10-May-1976	29-Jul-1976
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF	Signature	10-Jul-1964
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF	Ratification	06-Dec-1979
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF	Signature	10-Jul-1964
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF	Ratification	07-Sep-1966
Cook Islands	Extension	21-Oct-1966
COSTA RICA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
COSTA RICA	Ratification	10-Sep-1981
CROATIA	Accession	03-Jul-1992	20-Jul-1992
CUBA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
CUBA	Ratification	27-Feb-1969
CYPRUS	Signature	10-Jul-1964
CYPRUS	Ratification	13-Jan-1969
CZECH REPUBLIC	Accession	01-Mar-1993	18-Mar-1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	Ratification	20-May-1966
DAHOMEY	Signature	10-Jul-1964
DAHOMEY	Ratification	13-Jan-1967
DENMARK	Signature	10-Jul-1964
DENMARK	Ratification	23-Dec-1965
DJIBOUTI	Accession	18-Nov-1977	06-Jun-1978
DJIBOUTI	Reservation	18-Nov-1977	06-Jun-1978
Dominica	Extension	06-Mar-1968
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF	Accession	22-Oct-1979	31-Jan-1980
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF	Declaration	22-Oct-1979	31-Jan-1980
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	Signature	10-Jul-1964
ECUADOR	Signature	10-Jul-1964
ECUADOR	Ratification	30-Sep-1969
EQUATORIAL GUINEA	Accession	03-Jul-1970	24-Jul-1970
ERITREA	Accession	30-Jul-1993	19-Aug-1993
ESTONIA	Accession	09-Apr-1992	30-Apr-1992
ETHIOPIA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
ETHIOPIA	Ratification	18-Jun-1969
Falkland Islands	Extension	06-Mar-1968
Fiji	Extension	06-Mar-1968
FIJI	Accession	28-Apr-1971	18-Jun-1971
FINLAND	Signature	10-Jul-1964
FINLAND	Ratification	17-Dec-1965
FRANCE	Declaration	01-Jan-1905
FRANCE	Signature	10-Jul-1964
FRANCE	Ratification	21-Dec-1965
FRANCE	Notification	22-Apr-1974
FRANCE	Denunciation	22-Dec-1976	22-Dec-1977
French Overseas Territories	Extension	21-Dec-1965
French Overseas Territories	Withdrawal	22-Dec-1976	22-Dec-1977
GABON	Signature	10-Jul-1964
GABON	Ratification	27-Jan-1967
GAMBIA THE	Accession		09-Oct-1974
GEORGIA	Accession	09-Mar-1993	01-Apr-1993
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	Accession	01-Jun-1973
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	Objection	29-Oct-1973
GERMANY	Signature	10-Jul-1964
GERMANY	Ratification	27-Jun-1966
GERMANY	Declaration	27-Jun-1966
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Declaration	01-Jan-1905
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Declaration	04-Jul-1978
GHANA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
GHANA	Ratification	17-Nov-1966
Gibraltar	Extension	06-Mar-1968
Gilbert & Ellice Colony	Extension	06-Mar-1968
GREECE	Signature	10-Jul-1964
GREECE	Ratification	08-May-1968
Grenada	Extension	06-Mar-1968
GRENADA	Accession	01-Nov-1976	30-Jan-1978
GUATEMALA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
GUATEMALA	Ratification	10-Feb-1970
GUINEA BISSAU	Accession		30-May-1974
GUYANA	Accession		22-Mar-1967
HAITI	Accession		27-May-1975
Heard Island	Extension	23-Dec-1965
HONDURAS	Signature	10-Jul-1964
Hong Kong	Extension	06-Mar-1968
HUNGARY	Signature	10-Jul-1964
HUNGARY	Ratification	02-May-1967
ICELAND	Signature	10-Jul-1964
ICELAND	Ratification	10-Aug-1965
INDIA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
INDIA	Ratification	08-Nov-1966
INDONESIA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
INDONESIA	Ratification	25-Mar-1970
IRAN	Signature	10-Jul-1964
IRAN	Ratification	28-Aug-1968
IRAQ	Signature	10-Jul-1964
IRAQ	Ratification	22-Sep-1967
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Signature	10-Jul-1964
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Ratification	04-Mar-1966
Isle Of Man	Extension	02-Aug-1966
ISRAEL	Signature	10-Jul-1964
ISRAEL	Ratification	29-Feb-1968
ITALY	Signature	10-Jul-1964
ITALY	Ratification	12-Jul-1968
IVORY COAST	Signature	10-Jul-1964
IVORY COAST	Ratification	17-Sep-1965
JAMAICA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
JAMAICA	Ratification	08-Nov-1968
JAPAN	Signature	10-Jul-1964
JAPAN	Ratification	22-Jul-1965
JORDAN	Signature	10-Jul-1964
JORDAN	Ratification	20-Feb-1967
KAZAKHSTAN	Accession	21-Jul-1992	27-Aug-1992
KENYA	Accession	26-Apr-1968
KIRIBATI	Accession	14-Aug-1984
KIRIBATI	Declaration	14-Aug-1984
KOREA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
KOREA	Ratification	20-May-1966
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF	Accession	06-Jun-1974
KUWAIT	Signature	10-Jul-1964
KUWAIT	Ratification	16-Aug-1967
KYRGYZSTAN	Accession	15-Jun-1992	26-Jan-1993
LAOS	Signature	10-Jul-1964
LAOS	Ratification	25-Sep-1967
LATVIA	Accession	19-May-1992	17-Jun-1992
LEBANON	Signature	10-Jul-1964
LEBANON	Ratification	05-Oct-1979
LESOTHO	Accession	06-Sep-1967
LIBERIA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
LIBERIA	Ratification	16-Sep-1975
LIBYA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
LIBYA	Ratification	21-Apr-1969
LIECHTENSTEIN	Signature	10-Jul-1964
LIECHTENSTEIN	Ratification	05-Oct-1967
LITHUANIA	Accession	18-Nov-1991	10-Jan-1992
LUXEMBOURG	Signature	10-Jul-1964
LUXEMBOURG	Ratification	22-Dec-1965
Macdonald Island	Extension	23-Dec-1965
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF	Accession	16-Jun-1993	12-Jul-1993
MALAGASY REPUBLIC	Signature	10-Jul-1964
MALAGASY REPUBLIC	Ratification	25-Aug-1965
MALAWI	Accession		25-Oct-1966
MALAYSIA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
MALAYSIA	Ratification	22-Feb-1969
MALDIVES	Accession	15-Aug-1967
MALI	Signature	10-Jul-1964
MALI	Ratification	18-Dec-1965
MALTA	Accession	04-Jun-1968
MAURITANIA	Accession		22-Mar-1967
Mauritius	Extension	06-Mar-1968
MAURITIUS	Accession	25-Jul-1969	29-Aug-1969
MEXICO	Signature	10-Jul-1964
MEXICO	Ratification	05-Apr-1968
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF	Accession	20-Oct-1992	16-Nov-1991
MONACO	Signature	10-Jul-1964
MONACO	Ratification	30-Sep-1968
MONGOLIA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
MONGOLIA	Ratification	08-Apr-1968
Montserrat	Extension	06-Mar-1968
MOROCCO	Signature	10-Jul-1964
MOROCCO	Ratification	07-Apr-1967
MOZAMBIQUE	Accession	02-Oct-1978	11-Oct-1978
NAMIBIA	Application	17-Jun-1974
NAMIBIA	Accession	08-Apr-1992	30-Apr-1992
Nauru	Extension	23-Dec-1965
NAURU	Accession	17-Apr-1969
NAURU	Reservation	17-Apr-1969
NEPAL	Signature	10-Jul-1964
NEPAL	Ratification	26-Sep-1969
NETHERLANDS THE	Notification	01-Jan-1905
NETHERLANDS THE	Signature	10-Jul-1964
NETHERLANDS THE	Ratification	08-Aug-1969
New Guinea	Extension	23-Dec-1965
New Hebrides	Extension	06-Mar-1968
NEW ZEALAND	Signature	10-Jul-1964
NEW ZEALAND	Ratification	21-Oct-1966
NICARAGUA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
NICARAGUA	Ratification	15-Feb-1988	15-Feb-1988
NIGER	Signature	10-Jul-1964
NIGER	Ratification	28-Feb-1966
NIGERIA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
NIGERIA	Ratification	10-Jan-1967
Niue Island	Extension	21-Oct-1966
Norfolk Island	Extension	23-Dec-1965
NORWAY	Signature	10-Jul-1964
NORWAY	Ratification	01-Dec-1965
OMAN	Accession		17-Aug-1971
PAKISTAN	Declaration	01-Jan-1905
PAKISTAN	Signature	10-Jul-1964
PAKISTAN	Ratification	19-Dec-1966
PANAMA	Signature	10-Jul-1946
PANAMA	Accession	19-Oct-1984
Papua	Extension	23-Dec-1965
PAPUA NEW GUINEA	Accession	04-May-1976	04-Jun-1976
PARAGUAY	Signature	10-Jul-1964
PARAGUAY	Ratification	12-Mar-1979
PERU	Signature	10-Jul-1964
PERU	Ratification	29-Apr-1970
PHILIPPINES	Signature	10-Jul-1964
PHILIPPINES	Ratification	27-Apr-1973
Pitcairn Islands	Extension	06-Mar-1968
POLAND	Signature	10-Jul-1946
POLAND	Ratification	12-Sep-1966
PORTUGAL	Signature	10-Jul-1964
PORTUGAL	Ratification	07-Sep-1968
PORTUGAL	Declaration	28-Dec-1977	28-Dec-1978
PORTUGAL	Denunciation	28-Dec-1977	28-Dec-1978
PORTUGAL	Declaration	28-Dec-1977	28-Dec-1977
Portugal, Provinces In West Africa	Accession	20-Nov-1968
Provs in E.Africa, Asia and Oceania	Denunciation		28-Dec-1977
Provs in E.Africa, Asia and Oceania	Accession	20-Nov-1968
QATAR	Accession	31-Jan-1969
QATAR	Reservation	31-Jan-1969
ROMANIA	Signature	10-Jul-1946
ROMANIA	Ratification	28-Apr-1969
ROMANIA	Reservation	28-Apr-1969
RWANDA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
RWANDA	Ratification	18-May-1988	18-May-1988
SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS	Accession	26-Nov-1987	11-Jan-1988
SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS	Declaration	26-Nov-1987	11-Jan-1988
SAINT LUCIA	Accession	16-May-1980	10-Jul-1980
SAINT LUCIA	Declaration	16-May-1980	10-Jul-1980
SALVADOR	Signature	10-Jul-1964
SALVADOR	Ratification	09-Jan-1978
SAN MARINO	Signature	10-Jul-1964
SAN MARINO	Ratification	11-Oct-1967
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE	Accession		22-Aug-1977
SAUDI ARABIA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
SAUDI ARABIA	Ratification	11-Dec-1980
SENEGAL	Signature	10-Jul-1964
SENEGAL	Ratification	26-Sep-1967
SEYCHELLES	Accession		07-Oct-1977
SEYCHELLES	Declaration		07-Oct-1977
Seychelles	Extension	06-Mar-1968
SIERRA LEONE	Signature	10-Jul-1964
SIERRA LEONE	Ratification	24-Aug-1967
SINGAPORE	Accession	08-Jan-1966
SLOVAK REPUBLIC	Accession	18-Feb-1993	18-Mar-1993
SLOVENIA	Accession	22-Jul-1992	27-Aug-1992
SOLOMON ISLANDS	Accession	12-Mar-1984	04-May-1984
SOLOMON ISLANDS	Declaration	12-Mar-1984
SOMALIA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
SOMALIA	Ratification	27-May-1968
SOUTH AFRICA	Accession	07-Oct-1964
SOUTH AFRICA	Accession	11-Jun-1981	19-Jun-1981
Southern Rhodesia	Extension	06-Mar-1968
SOVIET UNION	Signature	10-Jul-1964
SOVIET UNION	Declaration	24-Aug-1973
SOVIET UNION	Ratification	18-Jan-1978
SOVIET UNION	Declaration	18-Jan-1978
SOVIET UNION	Statement	23-May-1980
SPAIN	Signature	10-Jul-1964
SPAIN	Ratification	09-Nov-1966
Spain, Territories In Africa	Extension	09-Nov-1966
St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla	Extension	06-Mar-1968
St Helena	Extension	06-Mar-1968
St Lucia	Extension	06-Mar-1968
St Vincent	Extension	06-Mar-1968
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES	Accession	01-Dec-1980	03-Feb-1981
SUDAN	Signature	10-Jul-1964
Surinam	Extension	08-Aug-1969
SURINAME	Accession		20-Apr-1976
Swaziland	Extension	06-Mar-1968
SWAZILAND	Accession	14-Oct-1969	07-Nov-1969
SWAZILAND	Reservation	14-Oct-1969	07-Nov-1969
SWEDEN	Signature	10-Jul-1964
SWEDEN	Ratification	13-Dec-1966
SWITZERLAND	Signature	10-Jul-1964
SWITZERLAND	Ratification	04-Feb-1966
SYRIA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
SYRIA	Ratification	18-Nov-1966
TAJIKISTAN	Accession	16-May-1994	09-Jun-1994
TANGANYIKA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
TANGANYIKA	Ratification	26-Sep-1967
THAILAND	Signature	10-Jul-1964
THAILAND	Ratification	07-Feb-1966
TOGO	Signature	10-Jul-1964
TOGO	Ratification	28-Aug-1967
Tokelau Islands	Extension	21-Oct-1966
TONGA	Accession		26-Jan-1972
Tonga	Extension	06-Mar-1968
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	Signature	10-Jul-1964
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	Ratification	14-Jun-1968
Trust Territories Of The Pacific Islands	Extension	22-Apr-1966
Trust Territories Of The Pacific Islands	Denunciation	30-Dec-1976	01-Jan-1978
Trust Territories Of The Pacific Islands	Declaration	30-Dec-1976	01-Jan-1978
TUNISIA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
TUNISIA	Ratification	13-Sep-1966
TURKEY	Signature	10-Jul-1964
TURKEY	Ratification	08-Sep-1970
TURKMENISTAN	Accession	24-Nov-1992	26-Jan-1993
Turks And Caicos Islands	Extension	06-Mar-1968
TUVALU	Accession		03-Feb-1981
TUVALU	Declaration	03-Feb-1981
UGANDA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
UGANDA	Ratification	29-Dec-1965
UGANDA	Reservation	29-Dec-1965
UGANDA	Withdrawal	09-Apr-1969
UKRAINE	Signature	10-Jul-1964
UKRAINE	Ratification	10-Feb-1978
UKRAINE	Declaration	10-Feb-1978
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	Accession		30-Mar-1973
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC	Signature	10-Jul-1964
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC	Ratification	30-Jun-1967
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC	Withdrawal	09-Jan-1980	25-Jan-1980
UNITED KINGDOM	Declaration	01-Jan-1905
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	10-Jul-1964
UNITED KINGDOM	Ratification	02-Aug-1966
UNITED KINGDOM	Notification	22-Apr-1974
UNITED KINGDOM	Communication	05-Mar-1980
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Declaration	01-Jan-1905
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Ratification	22-Apr-1966
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Notification	22-Apr-1974
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Declaration	22-Apr-1974
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Denunciation	30-Dec-1976	01-Jan-1978
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Declaration	30-Dec-1976	01-Jan-1978
UPPER VOLTA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
UPPER VOLTA	Ratification	24-Feb-1967
URUGUAY	Signature	10-Jul-1964
URUGUAY	Ratification	22-Jan-1979
USA Responsible Territories	Extension	22-Apr-1966
USA Responsible Territories	Denunciation	30-Dec-1976	01-Jan-1978
USA Responsible Territories	Declaration	30-Dec-1976	01-Jan-1978
UZBEKISTAN	Accession	20-Jan-1994	24-Feb-1994
VANUATU	Accession	05-Jul-1982	16-Jul-1982
VATICAN CITY	Signature	10-Jul-1964
VATICAN CITY	Ratification	22-Apr-1968
VENEZUELA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
VENEZUELA	Ratification	12-Sep-1969
VIETNAM, SOCIALIST REP OF	Signature	10-Jul-1964
VIETNAM, SOCIALIST REP OF	Ratification	05-Jun-1967
WESTERN SAMOA	Accession	13-Jul-1989	09-Aug-1989
YEMEN	Accession		28-Jun-1968
YEMEN	Declaration		28-Jun-1968
YEMEN	Signature	10-Jul-1964
YEMEN	Ratification	10-Jan-1969
YUGOSLAVIA	Signature	10-Jul-1964
YUGOSLAVIA	Ratification	15-Nov-1966
ZAMBIA	Accession		22-Mar-1967
ZIMBABWE	Accession	04-May-1981	31-Jul-1981