Participant Action Date of Notification/Deposit Date of Effect
Afghanistan Accession 06/10/1965 05/11/1965
Albania Signature 18/04/1961
Albania Ratification 08/02/1988 09/03/1988
Algeria Accession 14/04/1964 24/04/1964
Andorra Accession 03/07/1996 02/08/1996
Angola Accession 09/08/1990 08/09/1990
Antigua and Barbuda Accession 17/02/2017 19/03/2017
Argentina Signature 18/04/1961
Argentina Ratification 10/10/1963 24/04/1964
Armenia Accession 23/06/1993 23/07/1993
Australia Objection 21/06/1978
Australia Signature 30/03/1962
Australia Objection 25/01/1977
Australia Objection 06/09/1973
Australia Objection 10/02/1987
Australia Objection 22/02/1983
Australia Objection 20/11/1970
Australia Objection 14/03/1968
Australia Ratification 26/01/1968 25/02/1968
Austria Signature 18/04/1961
Austria Ratification 28/04/1966 28/05/1966
Azerbaijan Accession 13/08/1992 12/09/1992
Bahamas Succession 17/03/1977
Bahamas Objection 08/06/1977 17/03/1977
Bahrain Accession 02/11/1971
Bangladesh Succession 13/01/1978
Barbados Succession 06/05/1968
Belgium Objection 28/01/1975
Belgium Signature 23/10/1961
Belgium Ratification 02/05/1968 01/06/1968
Belize Accession 30/11/2000 30/12/2000
Bhutan Accession 07/12/1972 06/01/1973
Bolivia Accession 28/12/1977 27/01/1978
Bosnia and Herzegovina Succession 01/09/1993 06/03/1992
Botswana Accession 11/04/1969
Brazil Ratification 25/03/1965
Brazil Signature 18/04/1961
Brunei Darussalam Accession 24/05/2013 23/06/2013
Bulgaria Objection 22/09/1972
Bulgaria Objection 18/08/1977
Bulgaria Objection 23/06/1981
Bulgaria Objection 14/04/1970
Bulgaria Signature 18/04/1961
Bulgaria Ratification 17/01/1968
Bulgaria Communication 24/10/2002
Burkina Faso Accession 04/05/1987 03/06/1987
Burma Accession 07/03/1980 06/04/1980
Burundi Accession 01/05/1968 31/05/1968
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Objection 11/11/1986
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Objection 16/10/1986
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Signature 18/04/1961
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Ratification 14/05/1964
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Objection 04/06/1970
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Objection 02/11/1977
Cambodia Accession 31/08/1965
Canada Signature 05/02/1962
Canada Communication 14/05/2014
Canada Objection 16/03/1978
Canada Ratification 26/05/1966 25/06/1966
Cape Verde Accession 30/07/1979 29/08/1979
Central African Republic Signature 28/03/1962
Central African Republic Ratification 19/03/1973 18/04/1973
Ceylon Signature 18/04/1961
Chad Accession 03/11/1977 03/12/1977
Chile Signature 18/04/1961
Chile Ratification 09/01/1968 08/02/1968
China Withdrawal of reservation 15/09/1980
China Accession 25/11/1975 25/12/1975
Colombia Signature 18/04/1961
Colombia Ratification 05/04/1973 05/05/1973
Comoros Accession 27/09/2004 27/10/2004
Congo (Brazzaville) Accession 11/03/1963 24/04/1964
Congo (Leopoldville) Signature 18/04/1961
Costa Rica Signature 14/02/1962
Costa Rica Ratification 09/11/1964 09/12/1964
Croatia Succession 12/10/1992 08/10/1991
Cuba Signature 16/01/1962
Cuba Ratification 26/09/1963 24/04/1964
Cyprus Accession 10/09/1968 10/10/1968
Czech Republic Succession 22/02/1993 01/01/1993
Czechoslovakia Objection 19/01/1972
Czechoslovakia Objection 28/10/1977
Czechoslovakia Objection 12/12/1977
Czechoslovakia Objection 01/06/1987
Czechoslovakia Signature 18/04/1961
Czechoslovakia Ratification 24/05/1963 24/04/1964
Dahomey Accession 27/03/1967 26/04/1967
Democratic People's Republic of Korea Accession 29/10/1980 28/11/1980
Democratic Republic of the Congo Ratification 19/07/1965 18/08/1965
Democratic Yemen Accession 24/11/1976 24/12/1976
Denmark Objection 05/08/1970
Denmark Objection 29/03/1977
Denmark Signature 18/04/1961
Denmark Ratification 02/10/1968 01/11/1968
Djibouti Accession 02/11/1978 02/12/1978
Dominica Succession 24/11/1987 03/11/1978
Dominican Republic Signature 30/03/1962
Dominican Republic Ratification 14/01/1964 24/04/1964
Ecuador Signature 18/04/1961
Ecuador Ratification 21/09/1964 21/10/1964
Egypt Withdrawal of reservation 18/01/1980 25/01/1980
El Salvador Accession 09/12/1965 08/01/1966
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
Ethiopia Accession 22/03/1979 21/04/1979
Federal Republic of Germany Objection 10/05/1967
Federal Republic of Germany Objection 23/12/1968
Federal Republic of Germany Objection 15/05/1981
Federal Republic of Germany Objection 30/09/1981
Federal Republic of Germany Objection 06/05/1977
Federal Republic of Germany Objection 19/09/1977
Federal Republic of Germany Objection 03/03/1987
Federal Republic of Germany Objection 16/03/1967
Federal Republic of Germany Declaration 15/07/1974
Federal Republic of Germany Objection 25/09/1974
Federal Republic of Germany Declaration 19/09/1975
Federal Republic of Germany Objection 04/03/1977
Federal Republic of Germany Objection 11/07/1979
Federal Republic of Germany Objection 11/12/1980
Federal Republic of Germany Signature 18/04/1961
Federal Republic of Germany Objection 09/07/1968
Federal Republic of Germany Objection 04/02/1975
Federal Republic of Germany Ratification 11/11/1964 11/12/1964
Fiji Succession 21/06/1971
Finland Signature 20/10/1961
Finland Ratification 09/12/1969 08/01/1970
France Objection 29/08/1986
France Objection 28/12/1976
France Signature 30/03/1962
France Objection 31/12/1970
France Objection 31/12/1970
France Declaration 08/07/1975
France Declaration 17/06/1974
France Ratification 31/12/1970 30/01/1971
Gabon Accession 02/04/1964 24/04/1964
Gambia Accession 28/03/2013 27/04/2013
Georgia Accession 12/07/1993 11/08/1993
German Democratic Republic Accession 02/02/1973
German Democratic Republic Declaration 27/12/1973
Ghana Signature 18/04/1961
Ghana Ratification 28/06/1962 24/04/1964
Greece Signature 29/03/1962
Greece Objection 16/07/1970
Greece Ratification 16/07/1970 15/08/1970
Grenada Accession 02/09/1992 02/10/1992
Guatemala Signature 18/04/1961
Guatemala Objection 23/12/1963 23/12/1963
Guatemala Ratification 01/10/1963 24/04/1964
Guinea Accession 10/01/1968 09/02/1968
Guinea-Bissau Accession 11/08/1993 10/09/1993
Guyana Accession 28/12/1972 27/01/1973
Haiti Objection 09/05/1972
Haiti Accession 02/02/1978 04/03/1978
Holy See Signature 18/04/1961
Honduras Accession 13/02/1968 14/03/1968
Hungary Objection 06/09/1978
Hungary Signature 18/04/1961
Hungary Objection 07/07/1975
Hungary Ratification 24/09/1965 24/10/1965
Iceland Accession 18/05/1971 17/06/1971
India Accession 15/10/1965 14/11/1965
Indonesia Accession 04/06/1982 04/07/1982
Iran Signature 27/05/1961
Iran Ratification 03/02/1965 05/03/1965
Iraq Signature 20/02/1962
Iraq Ratification 15/10/1963 24/04/1964
Ireland Signature 18/04/1961
Ireland Objection 17/01/1978
Ireland Ratification 10/05/1967 09/06/1967
Israel Communication 16/05/2014
Israel Signature 18/04/1961
Israel Declaration 15/10/1969
Israel Objection 29/10/1979
Israel Objection 14/08/1981
Israel Objection 15/10/1986
Israel Objection 01/09/1987
Israel Objection 30/08/1977
Israel Objection 12/01/1977
Israel Objection 01/04/1981
Israel Ratification 11/08/1970 10/09/1970
Italy Signature 13/03/1962
Italy Ratification 25/06/1969 25/07/1969
Ivory Coast Accession 01/10/1962 24/04/1964
Jamaica Accession 05/06/1963 24/04/1964
Japan Signature 26/03/1962
Japan Ratification 08/06/1964
Japan Objection 27/01/1987
Jordan Accession 29/07/1971 28/08/1971
Kazakhstan Accession 05/01/1994 04/02/1994
Kenya Accession 01/07/1965 31/07/1965
Kiribati Succession 02/04/1982 12/07/1979
Kuwait Accession 23/07/1969
Kyrgyzstan Accession 07/10/1994 06/11/1994
Laos Accession 03/12/1962 24/04/1964
Latvia Accession 13/02/1992 14/03/1992
Lebanon Signature 18/04/1961
Lebanon Ratification 16/03/1971 15/04/1971
Lesotho Accession 26/11/1969 26/12/1969
Liberia Signature 18/04/1961
Liberia Ratification 15/05/1962 24/04/1964
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Accession 07/06/1977 07/07/1977
Liechtenstein Signature 18/04/1961
Liechtenstein Ratification 08/05/1964
Lithuania Accession 15/01/1992 14/02/1992
Luxembourg Objection 25/10/1965
Luxembourg Objection 18/01/1965
Luxembourg Signature 02/02/1962
Luxembourg Ratification 17/08/1966 16/09/1966
Madagascar Accession 31/07/1963 24/04/1964
Malawi Accession 19/05/1965 18/06/1965
Malaysia Accession 09/11/1965 09/12/1965
Maldives Accession 02/10/2007 01/11/2007
Mali Accession 28/03/1968 27/04/1968
Malta Objection
Malta Succession 07/03/1967 01/10/1964
Marshall Islands Accession 09/08/1991 08/09/1991
Mauritania Accession 16/07/1962 24/04/1964
Mauritius Succession 18/07/1969
Mexico Signature 18/04/1961
Mexico Ratification 16/06/1965 16/07/1965
Micronesia (Federated States of) Accession 29/04/1991 29/05/1991
Monaco Accession 04/10/2005 03/11/2005
Mongolia Objection 18/01/1978
Mongolia Objection 07/01/1970
Mongolia Accession 05/01/1967
Mongolia Withdrawal of reservation 19/07/1990 19/07/1990
Montenegro Succession 23/10/2006 03/06/2006
Morocco Accession 19/06/1968
Mozambique Accession 18/11/1981 18/12/1981
Namibia Accession 14/09/1992 14/10/1992
Nauru Succession 05/05/1978
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