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| Participant | Action | Date of Notification/Deposit | Date of Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | Accession | 04/10/1991 | 31/10/1991 |
| Algeria | Accession | 14/04/1964 | 19/03/1967 |
| Andorra | Accession | 03/07/1996 | 02/08/1996 |
| Angola | Accession | 21/11/1990 | 21/12/1990 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Succession | 25/10/1988 | 01/11/1981 |
| Argentina | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Argentina | Ratification | 07/03/1967 | 19/03/1967 |
| Armenia | Accession | 23/06/1993 | 23/07/1993 |
| Australia | Signature | 31/03/1964 | |
| Australia | Ratification | 12/02/1973 | 14/03/1973 |
| Austria | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Austria | Ratification | 12/06/1969 | 12/07/1969 |
| Azerbaijan | Accession | 13/08/1992 | 12/09/1992 |
| Bahamas | Succession | 17/03/1977 | |
| Bahrain | Accession | 17/09/1992 | 17/10/1992 |
| Bangladesh | Succession | 13/01/1978 | |
| Barbados | Accession | 11/05/1992 | 10/06/1992 |
| Belgium | Signature | 31/03/1964 | |
| Belgium | Ratification | 09/09/1970 | 09/10/1970 |
| Belize | Accession | 30/11/2000 | 30/12/2000 |
| Benin | Ratification | 27/04/1979 | 27/05/1979 |
| Bhutan | Accession | 28/07/1981 | 27/08/1981 |
| Bolivia | Signature | 06/08/1963 | |
| Bolivia | Ratification | 22/09/1970 | 22/10/1970 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Succession | 01/09/1993 | 06/03/1992 |
| Botswana | Accession | 26/03/2008 | 25/04/2008 |
| Brazil | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Brazil | Ratification | 11/05/1967 | 11/05/1967 |
| Brunei Darussalam | Accession | 24/05/2013 | 23/06/2013 |
| Bulgaria | Accession | 11/07/1989 | 10/08/1989 |
| Burkina Faso | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic | Accession | 21/03/1989 | 20/04/1989 |
| Cambodia | Accession | 10/03/2006 | 09/04/2006 |
| Cameroon | Signature | 21/08/1963 | |
| Cameroon | Ratification | 22/05/1967 | 22/05/1967 |
| Canada | Communication | 14/05/2014 | |
| Canada | Accession | 18/07/1974 | 17/08/1974 |
| Cape Verde | Accession | 30/07/1979 | 29/08/1979 |
| Central African Republic | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Chile | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Chile | Ratification | 09/01/1968 | 08/02/1968 |
| China | Accession | 02/07/1979 | 01/08/1979 |
| Colombia | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Colombia | Ratification | 06/09/1972 | 06/10/1972 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Congo (Leopoldville) | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Costa Rica | Signature | 06/06/1963 | |
| Costa Rica | Ratification | 29/12/1966 | 19/03/1967 |
| Croatia | Succession | 12/10/1992 | 08/10/1991 |
| Cuba | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Cuba | Ratification | 15/10/1965 | 19/03/1967 |
| Cyprus | Accession | 14/04/1976 | 14/05/1976 |
| Czech Republic | Succession | 22/02/1993 | 01/01/1993 |
| Czechoslovakia | Signature | 31/03/1964 | |
| Czechoslovakia | Declaration | 30/03/1972 | |
| Czechoslovakia | Ratification | 13/03/1968 | 12/04/1968 |
| Dahomey | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Accession | 08/08/1984 | 07/09/1984 |
| Denmark | Ratification | 15/11/1972 | |
| Denmark | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Denmark | Objection | 15/11/1972 | |
| Djibouti | Accession | 02/11/1978 | 02/12/1978 |
| Dominica | Succession | 24/11/1987 | 03/11/1978 |
| Dominican Republic | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Dominican Republic | Ratification | 04/03/1964 | 19/03/1967 |
| Ecuador | Signature | 25/03/1964 | |
| Ecuador | Ratification | 11/03/1965 | 19/03/1967 |
| Egypt | Withdrawal of reservation | 18/01/1980 | 25/01/1980 |
| El Salvador | Accession | 19/01/1973 | 18/02/1973 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Accession | 30/08/1976 | 29/09/1976 |
| Eritrea | Accession | 14/01/1997 | 13/02/1997 |
| Estonia | Accession | 21/10/1991 | 20/11/1991 |
| Eswatini | Accession | 08/03/2019 | 07/04/2019 |
| Federal Republic of Germany | Declaration | 08/04/1974 | |
| Federal Republic of Germany | Objection | 25/07/1977 | |
| Federal Republic of Germany | Objection | 07/09/1971 | |
| Federal Republic of Germany | Signature | 31/10/1963 | |
| Federal Republic of Germany | Ratification | 07/09/1971 | 07/10/1971 |
| Fiji | Accession | 28/04/1972 | |
| Finland | Signature | 28/10/1963 | |
| Finland | Communication | 17/03/2000 | |
| Finland | Ratification | 02/07/1980 | 01/08/1980 |
| France | Objection | 31/12/1970 | |
| France | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| France | Ratification | 31/12/1970 | 30/01/1971 |
| Gabon | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Gabon | Ratification | 23/02/1965 | 19/03/1967 |
| Gambia | Accession | 28/03/2013 | 27/04/2013 |
| Georgia | Accession | 12/07/1993 | 11/08/1993 |
| German Democratic Republic | Accession | 09/09/1987 | 09/10/1987 |
| Ghana | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Ghana | Ratification | 04/10/1963 | 19/03/1967 |
| Greece | Communication | 16/03/1994 | |
| Greece | Accession | 14/10/1975 | 13/11/1975 |
| Grenada | Accession | 02/09/1992 | 02/10/1992 |
| Guatemala | Accession | 09/02/1973 | 11/03/1973 |
| Guinea | Accession | 30/06/1988 | 30/07/1988 |
| Guyana | Accession | 13/09/1973 | 13/10/1973 |
| Haiti | Accession | 02/02/1978 | 04/03/1978 |
| Holy See | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Holy See | Ratification | 08/10/1970 | 07/11/1970 |
| Honduras | Accession | 13/02/1968 | 14/03/1968 |
| Hungary | Accession | 19/06/1987 | 19/07/1987 |
| Iceland | Accession | 01/06/1978 | 01/07/1978 |
| India | Accession | 28/11/1977 | 28/12/1977 |
| Indonesia | Accession | 04/06/1982 | 04/07/1982 |
| Iran | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Iran | Ratification | 05/06/1975 | 05/07/1975 |
| Iraq | Accession | 14/01/1970 | |
| Ireland | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Ireland | Ratification | 10/05/1967 | 10/05/1967 |
| Israel | Signature | 25/02/1964 | |
| Israel | Objection | 25/03/1999 | |
| Israel | Communication | 16/05/2014 | |
| Israel | Objection | 29/11/1989 | |
| Israel | Objection | 11/05/1979 | |
| Israel | Objection | 01/09/1987 | |
| Israel | Objection | 12/05/1977 | |
| Israel | Statement | 16/03/1970 | |
| Israel | Objection | 12/05/1977 | |
| Italy | Signature | 22/11/1963 | |
| Italy | Ratification | 25/06/1969 | |
| Ivory Coast | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Jamaica | Accession | 09/02/1976 | 10/03/1976 |
| Japan | Accession | 03/10/1983 | 02/11/1983 |
| Jordan | Accession | 07/03/1973 | 06/04/1973 |
| Kazakhstan | Accession | 05/01/1994 | 04/02/1994 |
| Kenya | Accession | 01/07/1965 | 19/03/1967 |
| Kiribati | Succession | 02/04/1982 | |
| Kuwait | Signature | 10/01/1964 | |
| Kuwait | Ratification | 31/07/1975 | 30/08/1975 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Accession | 07/10/1994 | 06/11/1994 |
| Laos | Accession | 09/08/1973 | 08/09/1973 |
| Latvia | Accession | 13/02/1992 | 14/03/1992 |
| Lebanon | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Lebanon | Ratification | 20/03/1975 | 19/04/1975 |
| Lesotho | Accession | 26/07/1972 | 25/08/1972 |
| Liberia | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Liberia | Ratification | 28/08/1984 | 27/09/1984 |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | Accession | 04/09/1998 | 04/10/1998 |
| Liechtenstein | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Liechtenstein | Ratification | 18/05/1966 | 19/03/1967 |
| Lithuania | Accession | 15/01/1992 | 14/02/1992 |
| Luxembourg | Objection | 26/11/1965 | |
| Luxembourg | Signature | 24/03/1964 | |
| Luxembourg | Ratification | 08/03/1972 | 07/04/1972 |
| Madagascar | Accession | 17/02/1967 | 19/03/1967 |
| Malawi | Accession | 29/04/1980 | 29/05/1980 |
| Malaysia | Accession | 01/10/1991 | 03/11/1991 |
| Maldives | Accession | 21/01/1991 | 20/02/1991 |
| Mali | Accession | 28/03/1968 | 27/04/1968 |
| Malta | Accession | 10/12/1997 | 09/01/1998 |
| Marshall Islands | Accession | 09/08/1991 | 08/09/1991 |
| Mauritania | Accession | 21/07/2000 | 20/08/2000 |
| Mauritius | Accession | 13/05/1970 | 12/06/1970 |
| Mexico | Signature | 07/10/1963 | |
| Mexico | Ratification | 16/06/1965 | 19/03/1967 |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | Accession | 29/04/1991 | 29/05/1991 |
| Monaco | Accession | 04/10/2005 | 03/11/2005 |
| Mongolia | Accession | 14/03/1989 | 13/04/1989 |
| Montenegro | Succession | 23/10/2006 | 03/06/2006 |
| Morocco | Accession | 23/02/1977 | 25/03/1977 |
| Mozambique | Accession | 18/04/1983 | 18/05/1983 |
| Myanmar | Accession | 02/01/1997 | 01/02/1997 |
| Namibia | Accession | 14/09/1992 | 14/10/1992 |
| Nauru | Accession | 14/12/2012 | 13/01/2013 |
| Nepal | Accession | 28/09/1965 | 19/03/1967 |
| Netherlands | Objection | 17/02/1998 | |
| Netherlands | Communication | 17/07/2000 | |
| Netherlands | Objection | 05/12/1986 | |
| Netherlands | Accession | 17/12/1985 | 16/01/1986 |
| New Zealand | Accession | 10/09/1974 | 10/10/1974 |
| Nicaragua | Accession | 31/10/1975 | 30/11/1975 |
| Niger | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Niger | Ratification | 26/04/1966 | 19/03/1967 |
| Nigeria | Accession | 22/01/1968 | 21/02/1968 |
| Norway | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Norway | Ratification | 13/02/1980 | 14/03/1980 |
| Oman | Accession | 31/05/1974 | 30/06/1974 |
| Pakistan | Accession | 14/04/1969 | 14/05/1969 |
| Panama | Signature | 04/12/1963 | |
| Panama | Ratification | 28/08/1967 | 27/09/1967 |
| Papua New Guinea | Succession | 04/12/1975 | |
| Paraguay | Accession | 23/12/1969 | 22/01/1970 |
| Peru | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Peru | Ratification | 17/02/1978 | 19/03/1978 |
| Philippines | Signature | 24/04/1963 | |
| Philippines | Ratification | 15/11/1965 | 19/03/1967 |
| Poland | Signature | 20/03/1964 | |
| Poland | Ratification | 13/10/1981 | 12/11/1981 |
| Portugal | Territorial application | 27/04/1999 | |
| Portugal | Communication | 27/10/1999 | |
| Portugal | Accession | 13/09/1972 | 13/10/1972 |
| Qatar | Accession | 04/11/1998 | 04/12/1998 |
| Republic of Korea | Accession | 07/03/1977 | 06/04/1977 |
| Republic of Moldova | Accession | 26/01/1993 | 25/02/1993 |
| Republic of Viet-Nam | Accession | 10/05/1973 | 09/06/1973 |
| Romania | Accession | 24/02/1972 | 25/03/1972 |
| Rwanda | Accession | 31/05/1974 | 30/06/1974 |
| Samoa | Accession | 26/10/1987 | 25/11/1987 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Accession | 03/05/1983 | 02/06/1983 |
| Saudi Arabia | Accession | 29/06/1988 | 29/07/1988 |
| Senegal | Accession | 29/04/1966 | 19/03/1967 |
| Seychelles | Accession | 29/05/1979 | 28/06/1979 |
| Sierra Leone | Accession | 09/05/2016 | 08/06/2016 |
| Singapore | Accession | 01/04/2005 | 01/05/2005 |
| Slovakia | Succession | 28/05/1993 | 01/01/1993 |
| Slovenia | Succession | 06/07/1992 | 25/06/1991 |
| Somalia | Accession | 29/03/1968 | 28/04/1968 |
| South Africa | Accession | 21/08/1989 | 20/09/1989 |
| Spain | Accession | 03/02/1970 | 05/03/1970 |
| Sri Lanka | Accession | 04/05/2006 | 03/06/2006 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | Accession | 06/07/2010 | 05/08/2010 |
| St. Lucia | Succession | 27/08/1986 | 22/02/1979 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Succession | 27/04/1999 | 27/10/1979 |
| State of Palestine | Communication | 06/06/2014 | |
| State of Palestine | Communication | 06/06/2014 | |
| State of Palestine | Communication | 06/06/2014 | |
| State of Palestine | Accession | 02/04/2014 | 02/05/2014 |
| Sudan | Accession | 23/03/1995 | 22/04/1995 |
| Suriname | Accession | 11/09/1980 | 11/10/1980 |
| Sweden | Objection | 13/12/1999 | |
| Sweden | Signature | 08/10/1963 | |
| Sweden | Ratification | 19/03/1974 | 18/04/1974 |
| Switzerland | Signature | 23/10/1963 | |
| Switzerland | Ratification | 03/05/1965 | 19/03/1967 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Accession | 13/10/1978 | 12/11/1978 |
| Tajikistan | Accession | 06/05/1996 | 05/06/1996 |
| Thailand | Accession | 15/04/1999 | 15/05/1999 |
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