Country | Action | Action Date | Effective Date |
AFGHANISTAN | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
ALBANIA | Accession | 28-Aug-2002 | 28-Feb-2003 |
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | Accession | 23-Aug-2010 | 23-Aug-2010 |
ARGENTINA | Signature | 02-Dec-1981 | |
ARGENTINA | Ratification | 02-Oct-1995 | 02-Apr-1996 |
ARGENTINA | Reservation | 02-Oct-1995 | |
AUSTRALIA | Signature | 08-Apr-1982 | |
AUSTRALIA | Ratification | 29-Sep-1983 | 29-Mar-1984 |
AUSTRIA | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
AUSTRIA | Ratification | 14-Mar-1983 | |
AUSTRIA | Objection | 03-Feb-2010 | 03-Feb-2010 |
BANGLADESH | Accession | 06-Sep-2000 | 06-Mar-2001 |
BANGLADESH | Notification | 06-Sep-2000 | |
BELGIUM | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
BELGIUM | Ratification | 07-Feb-1995 | 07-Aug-1995 |
BELGIUM | Objection | 02-Feb-2010 | 02-Feb-2010 |
BENIN | Accession | 27-Mar-1989 | 27-Sep-1989 |
BOLIVIA | Accession | 21-Sep-2001 | 21-Mar-2002 |
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | Succession | 01-Sep-1993 | 06-Mar-1992 |
BRAZIL | Accession | 03-Oct-1995 | 03-Apr-1996 |
BULGARIA | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
BULGARIA | Ratification | 15-Oct-1982 | |
BURKINA FASO | Accession | 26-Nov-2003 | 26-May-2004 |
BURUNDI | Accession | 13-Jul-2012 | 13-Jul-2013 |
BYELORUSSIA S S R | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
BYELORUSSIA S S R | Ratification | 23-Jun-1982 | |
CAMBODIA | Accession | 25-Mar-1997 | 25-Sep-1997 |
CAMEROON | Accession | 07-Dec-2006 | 07-Jun-2007 |
CANADA | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
CANADA | Ratification | 24-Jun-1994 | 24-Dec-1994 |
CANADA | Declaration | 24-Jun-1994 | |
CAPE VERDE | Accession | 16-Sep-1997 | 16-Mar-1998 |
CHILE | Acceptance | 15-Oct-2003 | 15-Apr-2003 |
CHINA P R | Signature | 14-Sep-1981 | |
CHINA P R | Statement | 14-Sep-1981 | |
CHINA P R | Ratification | 07-Apr-1982 | |
COLOMBIA | Accession | 06-Mar-2000 | 06-Sep-2000 |
COSTA RICA | Accession | 17-Dec-1998 | 17-Jun-1999 |
CROATIA | Succession | 02-Dec-1993 | 08-Oct-1991 |
CUBA | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
CUBA | Ratification | 02-Mar-1987 | 02-Sep-1987 |
CYPRUS | Accession | 12-Dec-1988 | 12-Jun-1989 |
CYPRUS | Declaration | 12-Dec-1988 | |
CYPRUS | Objection | 05-Feb-2010 | 05-Feb-2010 |
CZECH REPUBLIC | Succession | 22-Feb-1993 | 01-Jan-1993 |
CZECHOSLOVAKIA | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
CZECHOSLOVAKIA | Ratification | 31-Aug-1982 | |
DENMARK | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
DENMARK | Ratification | 07-Jul-1982 | |
DENMARK | Objection | 04-Feb-2010 | 04-Feb-2010 |
DJIBOUTI | Accession | 29-Jul-1996 | 29-Jan-1997 |
DJIBOUTI | Notification | 29-Jul-1996 | |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Accession | 21-Jun-2010 | 21-Dec-2010 |
ECUADOR | Signature | 09-Sep-1981 | |
ECUADOR | Ratification | 04-May-1982 | |
EGYPT | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
EL SALVADOR | Accession | 26-Jan-2000 | 26-Jul-2000 |
ESTONIA | Accession | 20-Apr-2000 | 20-Oct-2000 |
FINLAND | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
FINLAND | Ratification | 08-Apr-1982 | |
FRANCE | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
FRANCE | Declaration | 10-Apr-1981 | |
FRANCE | Reservation | 10-Apr-1981 | |
FRANCE | Ratification | 04-Mar-1988 | 04-Sep-1988 |
FRANCE | Objection | 02-Feb-2010 | 02-Feb-2010 |
GABON | Accession | 01-Oct-2007 | 01-Apr-2008 |
GEORGIA | Accession | 29-Apr-1996 | |
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | Ratification | 20-Jul-1982 | |
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC | Ratification | 25-Nov-1992 | 25-May-1993 |
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC | Objection | 01-Feb-2010 | 01-Feb-2010 |
GREECE | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
GREECE | Ratification | 28-Jan-1992 | 28-Jul-1992 |
GREECE | Objection | 02-Feb-2010 | 02-Feb-2010 |
GUATEMALA | Accession | 21-Jan-1983 | 21-Jul-1983 |
GUINEA BISSAU | Accession | 06-Aug-2008 | 06-Feb-2009 |
HONDURAS | Accession | 30-Oct-2003 | 30-Apr-2004 |
HUNGARY | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
HUNGARY | Ratification | 14-Jun-1982 | |
ICELAND | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
ICELAND | Ratification | 22-Aug-2008 | 22-Feb-2009 |
INDIA | Signature | 15-May-1981 | |
INDIA | Ratification | 01-Mar-1984 | 01-Sep-1984 |
IRAQ | Accession | 24-Sep-2014 | 24-Mar-2015 |
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF | Ratification | 13-Mar-1995 | 13-Sep-1995 |
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF | Objection | 04-Feb-2010 | 04-Feb-2010 |
ISRAEL | Accession | 22-Mar-1995 | 22-Sep-1995 |
ISRAEL | Declaration | 22-Mar-1995 | |
ISRAEL | Understanding | 22-Mar-1995 | |
ITALY | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
ITALY | Declaration | 10-Apr-1981 | |
ITALY | Ratification | 20-Jan-1995 | 20-Jul-1995 |
JAPAN | Signature | 22-Sep-1981 | |
JAPAN | Acceptance | 09-Jun-1982 | |
JORDAN | Accession | 19-Oct-1995 | 19-Apr-1996 |
KAZAKHSTAN | Accession | 08-Jul-2009 | 08-Jan-2010 |
KOREA REPUBLIC OF | Accession | 09-May-2001 | 09-Nov-2001 |
LAO PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | Accession | 03-Jan-1983 | |
LATVIA | Accession | 04-Jan-1993 | 04-Jul-1993 |
LATVIA | Accession | 23-Apr-2003 | |
LESOTHO | Accession | 06-Sep-2000 | 06-Mar-2001 |
LESOTHO | Notification | 06-Sep-2000 | |
LIBERIA | Accession | 16-Sep-2005 | 16-Mar-2006 |
LIECHTENSTEIN | Signature | 11-Feb-1982 | |
LIECHTENSTEIN | Ratification | 16-Aug-1989 | 16-Feb-1990 |
LUXEMBOURG | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
LUXEMBOURG | Ratification | 21-May-1996 | 21-Nov-1996 |
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF | Succession | 30-Dec-1996 | 17-Nov-1991 |
MADAGASCAR | Accession | 14-Mar-2008 | 14-Sep-2008 |
MALDIVES | Accession | 07-Sep-2000 | |
MALDIVES | Bound | 07-Sep-2000 | |
MALI | Accession | 24-Oct-2001 | 24-Apr-2001 |
MALTA | Accession | 26-Jun-1995 | 26-Dec-1995 |
MAURITIUS | Accession | 06-May-1996 | 06-Nov-1996 |
MEXICO | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
MEXICO | Ratification | 11-Feb-1982 | |
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF | Accession | 08-Sep-2000 | 08-Mar-2001 |
MONGOLIA | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
MONGOLIA | Ratification | 08-Jun-1982 | |
MONTENEGRO | Succession | 23-Oct-2006 | 03-Jun-2006 |
MOROCCO | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
MOROCCO | Ratification | 19-Mar-2002 | |
NAURU | Accession | 12-Nov-2001 | 12-May-2002 |
NAURU | Bound | 12-Nov-2001 | 12-May-2002 |
NETHERLANDS THE | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
NETHERLANDS THE | Acceptance | 18-Jun-1987 | 18-Dec-1987 |
NETHERLANDS THE | Declaration | 18-Jun-1987 | |
NETHERLANDS THE | Objection | 02-Feb-2010 | 02-Feb-2010 |
NETHERLANDS THE | Application | 28-Apr-2014 | |
NEW ZEALAND | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
NEW ZEALAND | Ratification | 18-Oct-1993 | 18-Apr-1994 |
NICARAGUA | Signature | 20-May-1981 | |
NICARAGUA | Ratification | 05-Dec-2000 | 05-Jun-2001 |
NIGER | Accession | 10-Nov-1992 | 10-May-1993 |
NIGERIA | Signature | 26-Jan-1982 | |
NORWAY | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
NORWAY | Ratification | 07-Jun-1983 | 07-Dec-1983 |
NORWAY | Objection | 02-Feb-2010 | 02-Feb-2010 |
PAKISTAN | Signature | 26-Jan-1982 | |
PAKISTAN | Ratification | 01-Apr-1985 | 01-Oct-1985 |
PANAMA | Accession | 26-Mar-1997 | 26-Sep-1997 |
PARAGUAY | Accession | 22-Sep-2004 | 22-Mar-2005 |
PERU | Accession | 03-Jul-1997 | 03-Jan-1998 |
PHILIPPINES | Signature | 15-May-1981 | |
PHILIPPINES | Ratification | 15-Jul-1996 | 15-Jan-1997 |
PHILIPPINES | Notification | 15-Jul-1996 | |
POLAND | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
POLAND | Ratification | 02-Jun-1983 | |
POLAND | Objection | 04-Feb-2010 | 04-Feb-2010 |
PORTUGAL | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
PORTUGAL | Ratification | 04-Apr-1997 | 04-Oct-1997 |
PORTUGAL | Objection | 05-Feb-2010 | 05-Feb-2010 |
QATAR | Accession | 16-Nov-2009 | 16-May-2010 |
ROMANIA | Signature | 08-Apr-1982 | |
ROMANIA | Statement | 08-Apr-1982 | |
ROMANIA | Ratification | 26-Jul-1995 | 26-Jan-1996 |
SAUDI ARABIA | Accession | 07-Oct-2007 | 07-Jun-2008 |
SENEGAL | Accession | 29-Nov-1999 | 29-May-2000 |
SENEGAL | Notification | 29-Nov-1999 | |
SEYCHELLES | Accession | 08-Jun-2000 | 08-Dec-2000 |
SIERRA LEONE | Signature | 01-May-1981 | |
SIERRA LEONE | Ratification | 30-Sep-2004 | 30-Mar-2005 |
SLOVAK REPUBLIC | Succession | 28-May-1993 | 01-Jan-1993 |
SLOVENIA | Succession | 01-Jul-1992 | 25-Jun-1991 |
SOUTH AFRICA | Accession | 13-Sep-1995 | 13-Mar-1996 |
SOVIET UNION | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
SOVIET UNION | Ratification | 10-Jun-1982 | |
SPAIN | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
SPAIN | Ratification | 29-Dec-1993 | 29-Jun-1994 |
SPAIN | Objection | 05-Feb-2010 | 05-Feb-2010 |
SRI LANKA | Accession | 24-Sep-2004 | 24-Mar-2005 |
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | Accession | 06-Dec-2010 | 06-Jun-2011 |
SUDAN | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
SWEDEN | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
SWEDEN | Ratification | 07-Jul-1982 | |
SWEDEN | Objection | 02-Feb-2010 | 02-Feb-2010 |
SWITZERLAND | Signature | 18-Jun-1981 | |
SWITZERLAND | Ratification | 20-Aug-1982 | |
SWITZERLAND | Objection | 02-Feb-2010 | 02-Feb-2010 |
TAJIKISTAN | Accession | 12-Oct-1999 | 12-Apr-2000 |
TOGO | Signature | 15-Sep-1981 | |
TOGO | Acceptance | 04-Dec-1995 | 04-Jun-1996 |
TUNISIA | Accession | 15-May-1987 | 15-Nov-1987 |
TURKEY | Signature | 26-Mar-1982 | |
TURKEY | Ratification | 02-Mar-2005 | 02-Sep-2005 |
TURKEY | Reservation | 02-Mar-2005 | 01-Jan-1900 |
TURKMENISTAN | Accession | 19-Mar-2004 | 19-Sep-2004 |
UGANDA | Accession | 14-Nov-1995 | 14-May-1996 |
UKRAINE S S R | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
UKRAINE S S R | Ratification | 23-Jun-1982 | |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Accession | 26-Feb-2009 | 26-Aug-2009 |
UNITED KINGDOM | Statement | 10-Apr-1981 | |
UNITED KINGDOM | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
UNITED KINGDOM | Ratification | 13-Feb-1995 | 13-Aug-1995 |
UNITED KINGDOM | Declaration | 13-Feb-1995 | |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Signature | 08-Apr-1982 | |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Statement | 08-Apr-1982 | |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Ratification | 24-Mar-1995 | 24-Sep-1995 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Reservation | 24-Mar-1995 | |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Declaration | 24-Mar-1995 | |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Understanding | 24-Mar-1995 | |
URUGUAY | Accession | 06-Oct-1994 | 06-Apr-1995 |
UZBEKISTAN | Accession | 29-Sep-1997 | 29-Mar-1998 |
VIETNAM | Signature | 10-Apr-1981 | |
YUGOSLAVIA | Signature | 05-May-1981 | |
YUGOSLAVIA | Ratification | 24-May-1983 | |
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF | Succession | 12-Mar-2001 | 27-Apr-1992 |
ZAMBIA | Accession | 23-Sep-2013 | 25-Mar-2014 |