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| Participant | Action | Date of Notification/Deposit | Date of Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Afghanistan | Ratification | 19/03/1963 | 13/12/1964 |
| Algeria | Accession | 07/04/1964 | 07/05/1964 |
| Angola | Accession | 26/10/2005 | 25/11/2005 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Accession | 05/04/1993 | 05/05/1993 |
| Argentina | Signature | 31/07/1961 | |
| Argentina | Objection | 03/10/1983 | |
| Argentina | Ratification | 10/10/1963 | 13/12/1964 |
| Argentina | Withdrawal of reservation | 24/10/1979 | 24/10/1979 |
| Australia | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Australia | Territorial application | 01/12/1967 | 31/12/1967 |
| Australia | Ratification | 01/12/1967 | 31/12/1967 |
| Austria | Accession | 01/02/1978 | 03/03/1978 |
| Azerbaijan | Accession | 11/01/1999 | 10/02/1999 |
| Bahamas | Succession | 13/08/1975 | |
| Bangladesh | Accession | 25/04/1975 | 25/05/1975 |
| Barbados | Succession | 21/06/1976 | |
| Belgium | Signature | 28/07/1961 | |
| Belgium | Ratification | 17/10/1969 | 16/11/1969 |
| Benin | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Botswana | Accession | 27/12/1984 | 26/01/1985 |
| Brazil | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Brazil | Ratification | 18/06/1964 | 13/12/1964 |
| Brunei Darussalam | Accession | 25/11/1987 | 25/12/1987 |
| Bulgaria | Signature | 31/07/1961 | |
| Bulgaria | Withdrawal of reservation | 06/05/1994 | 06/05/1994 |
| Bulgaria | Ratification | 25/10/1968 | 24/11/1968 |
| Burkina Faso | Accession | 16/09/1969 | |
| Burma | Ratification | 29/07/1963 | |
| Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic | Signature | 31/07/1961 | |
| Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic | Ratification | 20/02/1964 | 13/12/1964 |
| Cambodia | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Cambodia | Ratification | 07/07/2005 | 06/08/2005 |
| Cameroon | Accession | 15/01/1962 | 13/12/1964 |
| Canada | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Canada | Ratification | 11/10/1961 | 13/12/1964 |
| Ceylon | Accession | 11/07/1963 | 13/12/1964 |
| Chad | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Chad | Ratification | 29/01/1963 | 13/12/1964 |
| Chile | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Chile | Ratification | 07/02/1968 | 08/03/1968 |
| China | Communication | 19/10/1999 | |
| Colombia | Accession | 03/03/1975 | 02/04/1975 |
| Congo | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Congo | Ratification | 03/03/2004 | 02/04/2004 |
| Costa Rica | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Costa Rica | Ratification | 07/05/1970 | 06/06/1970 |
| Croatia | Succession | 26/07/1993 | 08/10/1991 |
| Cuba | Accession | 30/08/1962 | 13/12/1964 |
| Cyprus | Accession | 30/01/1969 | 01/03/1969 |
| Czech Republic | Succession | 30/12/1993 | 01/01/1993 |
| Czechoslovakia | Signature | 31/07/1961 | |
| Czechoslovakia | Ratification | 20/03/1964 | 13/12/1964 |
| Dahomey | Ratification | 27/04/1962 | 13/12/1964 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Accession | 19/03/2007 | 18/04/2007 |
| Denmark | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Denmark | Ratification | 15/09/1964 | 13/12/1964 |
| Djibouti | Accession | 22/02/2001 | 24/03/2001 |
| Dominica | Accession | 24/09/1993 | 24/09/1993 |
| Dominican Republic | Accession | 26/09/1972 | 26/10/1972 |
| Ecuador | Accession | 14/01/1964 | 13/12/1964 |
| Egypt | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Egypt | Withdrawal of declaration | 18/01/1980 | 25/01/1980 |
| El Salvador | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| El Salvador | Ratification | 26/02/1998 | 28/03/1998 |
| Eritrea | Accession | 30/01/2002 | 01/03/2002 |
| Ethiopia | Accession | 29/04/1965 | 29/04/1965 |
| ex officio | Territorial application | 13/12/1964 | 12/01/1965 |
| Federal Republic of Germany | Signature | 31/07/1961 | |
| Federal Republic of Germany | Ratification | 03/12/1973 | 02/01/1974 |
| Fiji | Succession | 01/11/1971 | |
| Finland | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Finland | Ratification | 06/07/1965 | 05/08/1965 |
| France | Territorial application | 19/02/1969 | 19/02/1969 |
| France | Accession | 19/02/1969 | 21/03/1969 |
| Gabon | Accession | 29/02/1968 | 30/03/1968 |
| Gambia | Accession | 23/04/1996 | 23/05/1996 |
| German Democratic Republic | Declaration | 02/12/1975 | |
| German Democratic Republic | Accession | 02/12/1975 | 01/01/1976 |
| Ghana | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Ghana | Ratification | 15/01/1964 | 13/12/1964 |
| Greece | Declaration | 12/04/1994 | |
| Greece | Accession | 06/06/1972 | 06/07/1972 |
| Guatemala | Signature | 26/07/1961 | |
| Guatemala | Ratification | 01/12/1967 | 31/12/1967 |
| Guinea | Accession | 07/10/1968 | 06/11/1968 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Accession | 27/10/1995 | 26/11/1995 |
| Guyana | Accession | 15/07/2002 | 14/08/2002 |
| Haiti | Signature | 03/04/1961 | |
| Haiti | Ratification | 29/01/1973 | 28/02/1973 |
| Holy See | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Holy See | Ratification | 01/09/1970 | 01/10/1970 |
| Honduras | Accession | 16/04/1973 | 16/05/1973 |
| Hungary | Signature | 31/07/1961 | |
| Hungary | Withdrawal of reservation | 08/12/1989 | 08/12/1989 |
| Hungary | Ratification | 24/04/1964 | 13/12/1964 |
| Iceland | Accession | 18/12/1974 | 17/01/1975 |
| India | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| India | Ratification | 13/12/1964 | 12/01/1965 |
| India | Territorial application | 13/12/1964 | 13/12/1964 |
| Indonesia | Signature | 28/07/1961 | |
| Indonesia | Ratification | 03/09/1976 | 03/10/1976 |
| Iran | Ratification | 30/08/1972 | 29/09/1972 |
| Iraq | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Iraq | Ratification | 29/08/1962 | 13/12/1964 |
| Ireland | Accession | 16/12/1980 | 15/01/1981 |
| Islamic Republic of Iran | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Israel | Objection | 23/05/1972 | |
| Israel | Objection | 14/05/1990 | |
| Israel | Notification | 21/09/1966 | |
| Israel | Accession | 23/11/1962 | 13/12/1964 |
| Italy | Signature | 04/04/1961 | |
| Italy | Ratification | 14/04/1975 | 14/05/1975 |
| Ivory Coast | Accession | 10/07/1962 | 13/12/1964 |
| Jamaica | Accession | 29/04/1964 | 13/12/1964 |
| Japan | Signature | 26/07/1961 | |
| Japan | Ratification | 13/07/1964 | 13/12/1964 |
| Jordan | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Jordan | Ratification | 15/11/1962 | 13/12/1964 |
| Kazakhstan | Accession | 29/04/1997 | 29/05/1997 |
| Kenya | Accession | 13/11/1964 | 13/12/1964 |
| Kuwait | Accession | 16/04/1962 | 13/12/1964 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Accession | 07/10/1994 | 06/11/1994 |
| Laos | Accession | 22/06/1973 | 22/07/1973 |
| Latvia | Accession | 16/07/1993 | 15/08/1993 |
| Lebanon | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Lebanon | Ratification | 23/04/1965 | 23/05/1965 |
| Lesotho | Succession | 04/11/1974 | 04/10/1966 |
| Liberia | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Liberia | Ratification | 13/04/1987 | 13/05/1987 |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | Accession | 27/09/1978 | 27/10/1978 |
| Liechtenstein | Signature | 14/07/1961 | |
| Liechtenstein | Ratification | 31/10/1979 | 30/11/1979 |
| Lithuania | Accession | 28/02/1994 | 30/03/1994 |
| Luxembourg | Signature | 28/07/1961 | |
| Luxembourg | Ratification | 27/10/1972 | 26/11/1972 |
| Madagascar | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Madagascar | Ratification | 20/06/1974 | 20/07/1974 |
| Malawi | Accession | 08/06/1965 | 08/07/1965 |
| Malaysia | Accession | 11/07/1967 | 10/08/1967 |
| Mali | Accession | 15/12/1964 | 14/01/1965 |
| Marshall Islands | Accession | 09/08/1991 | 08/09/1991 |
| Mauritius | Succession | 18/07/1969 | |
| Mexico | Signature | 24/07/1961 | |
| Mexico | Ratification | 18/04/1967 | 18/05/1967 |
| Micronesia | Accession | 29/04/1991 | 29/05/1991 |
| Monaco | Accession | 14/08/1969 | 13/09/1969 |
| Mongolia | Accession | 06/05/1991 | 05/06/1991 |
| Montenegro | Succession | 23/10/2006 | 03/06/2006 |
| Morocco | Accession | 04/12/1961 | 13/12/1964 |
| Mozambique | Accession | 08/06/1998 | 08/07/1998 |
| Myanmar | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Netherlands | Signature | 31/07/1961 | |
| Netherlands | Ratification | 16/07/1965 | 15/08/1965 |
| Netherlands | Territorial application | 16/07/1965 | 15/08/1965 |
| New Zealand | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| New Zealand | Ratification | 26/03/1963 | 13/12/1964 |
| New Zealand | Territorial application | 26/03/1963 | 26/03/1963 |
| Nicaragua | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Nicaragua | Ratification | 21/06/1973 | 21/07/1973 |
| Niger | Accession | 18/04/1963 | |
| Nigeria | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Nigeria | Ratification | 06/06/1969 | 06/07/1969 |
| Norway | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Norway | Ratification | 01/09/1967 | 01/10/1967 |
| Oman | Accession | 24/07/1987 | 23/08/1987 |
| Pakistan | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Pakistan | Ratification | 09/07/1965 | 08/07/1965 |
| Panama | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Panama | Ratification | 04/12/1963 | 13/12/1964 |
| Papua New Guinea | Succession | 28/10/1980 | 27/11/1980 |
| Paraguay | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Paraguay | Ratification | 03/02/1972 | 04/03/1972 |
| Peru | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Peru | Ratification | 22/07/1964 | 13/12/1964 |
| Philippines | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Philippines | Ratification | 02/10/1967 | 01/11/1967 |
| Poland | Signature | 31/07/1961 | |
| Poland | Ratification | 16/03/1966 | 15/04/1966 |
| Portugal | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Portugal | Communication | 21/10/1999 | |
| Portugal | Ratification | 30/12/1971 | 29/01/1972 |
| Republic of Korea | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Republic of Korea | Ratification | 13/02/1962 | 13/12/1964 |
| Republic of Moldova | Accession | 15/02/1995 | 17/03/1995 |
| Republic of Viet-Nam | Accession | 14/09/1970 | 14/10/1970 |
| Romania | Partial withdrawal of reservation | 19/09/2007 | |
| Romania | Accession | 14/01/1974 | 13/02/1974 |
| San Marino | Accession | 10/10/2000 | 09/11/2000 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Accession | 20/06/1996 | 20/07/1996 |
| Saudi Arabia | Accession | 21/04/1973 | 21/05/1973 |
| Senegal | Accession | 24/01/1964 | 13/12/1964 |
| Seychelles | Accession | 27/02/1992 | 28/03/1992 |
| Sikkim | Territorial application | 13/12/1964 | 12/01/1965 |
| Singapore | Accession | 15/03/1973 | 14/04/1973 |
| Slovakia | Succession | 28/05/1993 | 01/01/1993 |
| Solomon Islands | Succession | 17/03/1982 | 07/07/1978 |
| Somalia | Accession | 09/06/1988 | 09/07/1988 |
| South Africa | Accession | 16/11/1971 | 16/12/1971 |
| Spain | Signature | 27/07/1961 | |
| Spain | Ratification | 01/03/1966 | 31/03/1966 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | Accession | 09/05/1994 | 08/06/1994 |
| St. Lucia | Succession | 05/07/1991 | 22/02/1979 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Succession | 03/12/2001 | 27/10/1979 |
| Sudan | Accession | 24/04/1974 | 24/05/1974 |
| Suriname | Succession | 29/03/1990 | 25/11/1975 |
| Sweden | Signature | 03/04/1961 | |
| Sweden | Ratification | 18/12/1964 | 17/01/1965 |
| Switzerland | Ratification | 17/02/1970 | |
| Switzerland | Signature | 20/04/1961 | |
| Syria | Accession | 22/08/1962 | 13/12/1964 |
| Thailand | Signature | 24/07/1961 | |
| Thailand | Ratification | 31/10/1961 | 13/12/1964 |
| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | Accession | 13/10/1993 | 12/11/1993 |
| Togo | Accession | 06/05/1963 | 13/12/1964 |
| Tonga | Succession | 05/09/1973 | 04/06/1970 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Accession | 22/06/1964 | 13/12/1964 |
| Tunisia | Signature | 30/03/1961 | |
| Tunisia | Ratification | 08/09/1964 | 13/12/1964 |
| Turkey | Accession | 23/05/1967 | 22/06/1967 |
| Turkmenistan | Accession | 21/02/1996 | 22/03/1996 |
| Uganda | Accession | 15/04/1988 | 15/05/1988 |
| Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic | Signature | 31/07/1961 | |
| Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic | Declaration | 06/08/1974 | |
| Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic | Ra |
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