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| Participant | Action | Date of Notification/Deposit | Date of Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Accession | 04/10/1976 | 15/07/1977 |
| Angola | Accession | 03/10/1991 | 03/10/1991 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Accession | 29/01/1988 | 29/01/1988 |
| Argentina | Objection | 12/08/1986 | |
| Argentina | Accession | 11/05/1977 | 15/07/1977 |
| Australia | Accession | 29/02/1980 | 29/02/1980 |
| Austria | Accession | 08/06/1977 | 15/07/1977 |
| Azerbaijan | Accession | 01/07/1997 | 01/07/1997 |
| Bahamas | Accession | 22/07/1976 | 15/07/1977 |
| Bahrain | Accession | 21/10/1985 | 21/10/1985 |
| Bahrain | Accession | 21/10/1985 | 21/10/1985 |
| Bangladesh | Accession | 10/05/1978 | 10/05/1978 |
| Barbados | Accession | 12/01/1983 | 12/01/1983 |
| Belarus | Accession | 07/01/1994 | 07/01/1994 |
| Belgium | Ratification | 22/12/1975 | 15/07/1977 |
| Belize | Accession | 09/04/1991 | 09/04/1991 |
| Belize | Provisional application | 28/11/1982 | 21/09/1981 |
| Belize | Provisional application | 28/11/1982 | 21/09/1981 |
| Benin | Accession | 01/11/1985 | 01/11/1985 |
| Brazil | Ratification | 26/11/1974 | 15/07/1977 |
| Brunei Darussalam | Accession | 05/02/1987 | 05/02/1987 |
| Bulgaria | Ratification | 29/04/1975 | 15/07/1977 |
| Burma | Accession | 11/11/1987 | 11/11/1987 |
| Cambodia | Ratification | 28/11/1994 | 28/11/1994 |
| Cameroon | Accession | 14/05/1984 | 14/05/1984 |
| Canada | Accession | 07/03/1975 | 15/07/1977 |
| Cape Verde | Accession | 28/04/1977 | 15/07/1977 |
| Chile | Accession | 02/08/1977 | 02/08/1977 |
| China | Notification | 05/06/1997 | 01/07/1997 |
| China | Accession | 07/01/1980 | 07/01/1980 |
| Colombia | Accession | 27/07/1981 | 27/07/1981 |
| Congo | Accession | 07/01/1993 | 07/01/1993 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Accession | 05/10/1987 | 05/10/1987 |
| Croatia | Succession | 27/07/1992 | 08/10/1991 |
| Cuba | Accession | 07/11/1983 | 07/11/1983 |
| Cyprus | Accession | 04/11/1980 | 04/11/1980 |
| Czech Republic | Notification | 13/06/1995 | |
| Czech Republic | Succession | 19/10/1993 | 01/01/1993 |
| Czechoslovakia | Accession | 07/04/1977 | 15/07/1977 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Accession | 01/05/1985 | 01/05/1985 |
| Denmark | Ratification | 24/01/1974 | 15/07/1977 |
| Djibouti | Accession | 01/03/1984 | 01/03/1984 |
| Dominican Republic | Accession | 15/03/1978 | 15/03/1978 |
| Ecuador | Accession | 08/12/1977 | 08/12/1977 |
| Egypt | Accession | 19/02/1987 | 19/02/1987 |
| El Salvador | Accession | 17/06/1997 | 17/06/1997 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Accession | 24/04/1996 | 24/04/1996 |
| Eritrea | Accession | 22/04/1996 | 22/04/1996 |
| Estonia | Accession | 16/12/1991 | 16/12/1991 |
| Ethiopia | Accession | 18/07/1985 | 18/07/1985 |
| Federal Republic of Germany | Ratification | 14/07/1976 | 15/07/1977 |
| Fiji | Accession | 04/03/1983 | 04/03/1983 |
| Finland | Ratification | 16/02/1977 | 15/07/1977 |
| France | Approval | 10/05/1974 | 15/07/1977 |
| Gabon | Accession | 21/01/1982 | 21/01/1982 |
| Gambia | Accession | 01/11/1991 | 01/11/1991 |
| Georgia | Accession | 19/04/1994 | 19/04/1994 |
| German Democratic Republic | Accession | 15/05/1975 | 15/07/1977 |
| Ghana | Ratification | 07/12/1973 | 15/07/1977 |
| Greece | Ratification | 17/12/1974 | 15/07/1977 |
| Guatemala | Accession | 15/12/1993 | 15/12/1993 |
| Guinea | Accession | 19/01/1981 | 19/01/1981 |
| Guyana | Accession | 10/12/1997 | 10/12/1997 |
| Honduras | Accession | 24/09/1985 | 24/09/1985 |
| Hong Kong | Territorial application | 05/06/1997 | |
| Hong Kong | Declaration | 05/06/1997 | 01/07/1997 |
| Hungary | Accession | 15/12/1976 | 15/07/1977 |
| Iceland | Ratification | 21/04/1975 | 15/07/1977 |
| India | Definitive signature | 30/05/1973 | 15/07/1977 |
| Indonesia | Acceptance | 13/11/1979 | 13/11/1979 |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Accession | 17/01/1989 | 17/01/1989 |
| Ireland | Ratification | 19/12/1977 | 19/12/1977 |
| Israel | Declaration | 03/12/1979 | |
| Israel | Accession | 24/06/1977 | 15/07/1977 |
| Italy | Ratification | 11/01/1979 | 11/01/1979 |
| Jamaica | Accession | 30/03/1979 | 30/03/1979 |
| Japan | Accession | 21/06/1977 | 15/07/1977 |
| Kazakhstan | Accession | 07/03/1994 | 07/03/1994 |
| Kenya | Accession | 15/12/1992 | 15/12/1992 |
| Kiribati | Accession | 05/02/2007 | 05/02/2007 |
| Kiribati | Provisional application | 19/10/1979 | 12/07/1979 |
| Kiribati | Provisional application | 19/10/1979 | 12/07/1979 |
| Kuwait | Acceptance | 04/06/1979 | 04/06/1979 |
| Latvia | Accession | 20/05/1992 | 20/05/1992 |
| Liberia | Accession | 28/12/1973 | 15/07/1977 |
| Lithuania | Accession | 04/12/1991 | 04/12/1991 |
| Luxembourg | Accession | 14/02/1991 | 14/02/1991 |
| Malaysia | Accession | 23/12/1980 | 23/12/1980 |
| Maldives | Accession | 14/01/1981 | 14/01/1981 |
| Malta | Accession | 20/03/1989 | 20/03/1989 |
| Marshall Islands | Accession | 26/04/1988 | 26/04/1988 |
| Mauritania | Accession | 17/11/1995 | 17/11/1995 |
| Mauritius | Accession | 26/05/1989 | 26/05/1989 |
| Mexico | Accession | 08/04/1976 | 15/07/1977 |
| Monaco | Accession | 18/01/1977 | 15/07/1977 |
| Morocco | Accession | 27/04/1977 | 15/07/1977 |
| Mozambique | Accession | 30/10/1991 | 30/10/1991 |
| Netherlands | Territorial application | 24/05/1984 | 01/07/1984 |
| Netherlands | Accession | 04/02/1976 | 15/07/1977 |
| New Zealand | Ratification | 26/11/1976 | 15/07/1977 |
| Nigeria | Accession | 17/01/1974 | 15/07/1977 |
| None | Rectification | 01/12/1973 | |
| None | Amendment | 19/11/1989 | |
| None | Amendment | 18/11/1981 | 01/06/1983 |
| None | Amendment | 04/11/1993 | 04/11/1995 |
| None | Amendment | 19/10/1989 | 19/04/1991 |
| Norway | Ratification | 13/08/1974 | 15/07/1977 |
| Oman | Accession | 25/04/1985 | 25/04/1985 |
| Pakistan | Accession | 14/12/1977 | 14/12/1977 |
| Panama | Accession | 14/03/1979 | 14/03/1979 |
| Papua New Guinea | Accession | 18/05/1976 | 15/07/1977 |
| Peru | Accession | 09/01/1980 | 09/01/1980 |
| Poland | Ratification | 14/12/1976 | 15/07/1977 |
| Portugal | Ratification | 17/10/1978 | 17/10/1978 |
| Qatar | Accession | 31/01/1980 | 31/01/1980 |
| Republic of Korea | Acceptance | 29/07/1977 | 29/07/1977 |
| Romania | Accession | 27/03/1975 | 15/07/1977 |
| Samoa | Accession | 23/10/1979 | 23/10/1979 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Accession | 29/10/1998 | 29/10/1998 |
| Senegal | Accession | 27/10/1978 | 27/10/1978 |
| Seychelles | Accession | 22/08/1988 | 22/08/1988 |
| Singapore | Accession | 29/04/1977 | 15/07/1977 |
| Slovakia | Succession | 30/01/1995 | 01/01/1993 |
| Slovenia | Succession | 12/11/1991 | 25/06/1991 |
| Solomon Islands | Provisional application | 24/04/1978 | 07/07/1978 |
| Solomon Islands | Provisional application | 24/04/1978 | 07/07/1978 |
| Solomon Islands | Succession | 12/03/1982 | 07/07/1982 |
| South Africa | Accession | 20/12/1976 | 15/07/1977 |
| Spain | Accession | 31/05/1974 | 15/07/1977 |
| Sri Lanka | Accession | 04/01/1978 | 04/01/1978 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Accession | 28/10/1983 | 28/10/1983 |
| Sweden | Ratification | 28/04/1975 | 15/07/1977 |
| Switzerland | Ratification | 30/12/1975 | 15/07/1977 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Accession | 16/02/1976 | 15/07/1977 |
| Thailand | Accession | 06/08/1979 | 06/08/1979 |
| Togo | Accession | 19/07/1989 | 19/07/1989 |
| Tonga | Accession | 12/04/1977 | 15/07/1977 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Accession | 15/02/1979 | 15/02/1979 |
| Tunisia | Accession | 01/02/1978 | 01/02/1978 |
| Turkey | Accession | 16/05/1980 | 16/05/1980 |
| Tuvalu | Succession | 22/08/1985 | 01/10/1978 |
| Tuvalu | Provisional application | 31/01/1979 | 01/10/1978 |
| Tuvalu | Provisional application | 31/01/1979 | 01/10/1978 |
| Ukraine | Accession | 05/03/1993 | 05/03/1993 |
| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | Accession | 09/11/1973 | 15/07/1977 |
| United Arab Emirates | Accession | 15/12/1983 | 15/12/1983 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Objection | 03/02/1987 | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Notification | 11/06/1997 | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Territorial application | 08/08/1977 | 15/07/1977 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Acceptance | 28/06/1974 | 15/07/1977 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Hong Kong) | Territorial application | 30/10/1974 | 15/07/1977 |
| United States of America | Acceptance | 23/11/1976 | 15/07/1977 |
| Uruguay | Accession | 15/08/1979 | 15/08/1979 |
| Vanuatu | Accession | 28/07/1982 | 28/07/1982 |
| Venezuela | Accession | 03/08/1983 | 03/08/1983 |
| Viet Nam | Accession | 18/12/1990 | 18/12/1990 |
| Yemen Arab Republic | Accession | 06/03/1979 | 06/03/1979 |
| Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of) | Accession | 23/03/1976 | 15/07/1977 |
| Zaire | Accession | 10/02/1977 | 15/07/1977 |
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