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| Participant | Action | Date of Notification/Deposit | Date of Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Accession | 21/05/1985 | 19/08/1985 |
| Albania | Accession | 24/01/2003 | 24/04/2003 |
| Algeria | Accession | 14/07/1978 | 12/10/1978 |
| Andorra | Accession | 13/02/2007 | 14/05/2007 |
| Angola | Accession | 26/10/2005 | 24/01/2006 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Accession | 05/04/1993 | 04/07/1993 |
| Argentina | Communication | 20/02/2003 | |
| Argentina | Declaration | 04/02/1994 | |
| Argentina | Signature | 21/02/1971 | |
| Argentina | Ratification | 16/02/1978 | 17/05/1978 |
| Armenia | Accession | 13/09/1993 | 12/12/1993 |
| Australia | Signature | 23/12/1971 | |
| Australia | Ratification | 19/05/1982 | 17/08/1982 |
| Austria | Accession | 23/06/1997 | 21/09/1997 |
| Azerbaijan | Accession | 11/01/1999 | 11/04/1999 |
| Bahamas | Accession | 31/08/1987 | 29/11/1987 |
| Bahrain | Accession | 07/02/1990 | 08/05/1990 |
| Bangladesh | Accession | 11/10/1990 | |
| Barbados | Accession | 28/01/1975 | 16/08/1976 |
| Belgium | Accession | 25/10/1995 | 23/01/1996 |
| Belize | Accession | 18/12/2001 | 18/03/2002 |
| Benin | Accession | 06/11/1973 | 16/08/1976 |
| Bhutan | Accession | 18/08/2005 | 16/11/2005 |
| Bolivia | Accession | 20/03/1985 | 18/06/1985 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Succession | 01/09/1993 | 06/03/1992 |
| Botswana | Accession | 27/12/1984 | 27/03/1985 |
| Brazil | Signature | 21/02/1971 | |
| Brazil | Ratification | 14/02/1973 | 16/08/1976 |
| Brunei Darussalam | Accession | 24/11/1987 | 22/02/1988 |
| Bulgaria | Withdrawal of reservation | 06/05/1994 | 06/05/1994 |
| Bulgaria | Accession | 18/05/1972 | 16/08/1976 |
| Burkina Faso | Accession | 20/01/1987 | 20/04/1987 |
| Burundi | Accession | 18/02/1993 | 19/05/1993 |
| Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic | Signature | 30/12/1971 | |
| Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic | Ratification | 15/12/1978 | 15/03/1979 |
| Cambodia | Accession | 07/07/2005 | 05/10/2005 |
| Canada | Accession | 10/09/1988 | 09/12/1988 |
| Cape Verde | Accession | 24/05/1990 | 22/08/1990 |
| Central African Republic | Accession | 15/10/2001 | 13/01/2002 |
| Chad | Accession | 09/06/1995 | 07/09/1995 |
| Chile | Signature | 21/02/1971 | |
| Chile | Ratification | 18/05/1972 | 16/08/1976 |
| China | Communication | 03/12/1999 | |
| China | Communication | 26/10/1998 | |
| China | Notification | 06/06/1997 | 01/07/1997 |
| China | Accession | 23/08/1985 | 21/11/1985 |
| Colombia | Accession | 12/05/1981 | 10/08/1981 |
| Comoros | Accession | 01/03/2000 | 30/05/2000 |
| Congo | Accession | 03/03/2004 | 01/06/2004 |
| Costa Rica | Signature | 02/09/1971 | |
| Costa Rica | Ratification | 16/02/1977 | 17/05/1977 |
| Croatia | Succession | 26/07/1993 | 08/10/1991 |
| Cuba | Accession | 26/04/1976 | 16/08/1976 |
| Cyprus | Accession | 26/11/1973 | 16/08/1976 |
| Czech Republic | Succession | 30/12/1993 | 01/01/1993 |
| Czechoslovakia | Accession | 13/10/1988 | 11/01/1989 |
| Czechoslovakia | Withdrawal of reservation | 22/01/1991 | 22/01/1991 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Accession | 19/03/2007 | 17/06/2007 |
| Denmark | Signature | 21/02/1971 | |
| Denmark | Ratification | 18/04/1975 | 16/08/1976 |
| Djibouti | Accession | 22/02/2001 | 23/05/2001 |
| Dominica | Accession | 24/09/1993 | 23/12/1993 |
| Dominican Republic | Accession | 19/11/1975 | 16/08/1976 |
| Ecuador | Accession | 07/09/1973 | 16/08/1976 |
| Egypt | Signature | 21/02/1971 | |
| Egypt | Ratification | 14/06/1972 | 16/08/1976 |
| El Salvador | Accession | 11/06/1998 | 09/09/1998 |
| Eritrea | Accession | 30/01/2002 | 30/04/2002 |
| Estonia | Accession | 05/07/1996 | |
| Ethiopia | Accession | 23/06/1980 | 21/09/1980 |
| Federal Republic of Germany | Signature | 23/12/1971 | |
| Federal Republic of Germany | Ratification | 02/12/1977 | 02/03/1978 |
| Federal Republic of Germany | Ratification | 02/12/1977 | 02/03/1978 |
| Fiji | Accession | 25/03/1993 | 23/06/1993 |
| Finland | Signature | 15/10/1971 | |
| Finland | Ratification | 20/11/1972 | 16/08/1976 |
| France | Signature | 17/12/1971 | |
| France | Ratification | 28/01/1975 | 16/08/1976 |
| Gabon | Accession | 14/10/1981 | 12/01/1982 |
| Gambia | Accession | 23/04/1996 | 22/07/1996 |
| Georgia | Accession | 08/01/1998 | 08/04/1998 |
| German Democratic Republic | Declaration | 08/07/1977 | 08/07/1977 |
| German Democratic Republic | Accession | 02/12/1975 | 16/08/1976 |
| Ghana | Signature | 21/02/1971 | |
| Ghana | Ratification | 10/04/1990 | 09/07/1990 |
| Greece | Signature | 21/02/1971 | |
| Greece | Declaration | 12/04/1994 | |
| Greece | Ratification | 10/02/1977 | 11/05/1977 |
| Grenada | Accession | 25/04/1980 | 24/07/1980 |
| Guatemala | Accession | 13/08/1979 | 11/11/1979 |
| Guinea | Accession | 27/12/1990 | 27/03/1991 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Accession | 27/10/1995 | 25/01/1996 |
| Guyana | Signature | 21/02/1971 | |
| Guyana | Ratification | 04/05/1977 | 02/08/1977 |
| Holy See | Signature | 21/02/1971 | |
| Holy See | Ratification | 07/01/1976 | 16/08/1976 |
| Honduras | Accession | 23/05/2005 | 21/08/2005 |
| Hungary | Signature | 30/12/1971 | |
| Hungary | Withdrawal of reservation | 08/12/1989 | 08/12/1989 |
| Hungary | Ratification | 19/07/1979 | 17/10/1979 |
| Iceland | Accession | 18/12/1974 | 16/08/1976 |
| India | Accession | 23/04/1975 | 16/08/1976 |
| Indonesia | Accession | 19/12/1996 | 19/03/1997 |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Signature | 21/02/1971 | |
| Iraq | Accession | 17/05/1976 | 16/08/1976 |
| Ireland | Accession | 07/08/1992 | 05/11/1992 |
| Islamic Republic of Iran | Ratification | 09/08/2000 | 07/11/2000 |
| Israel | Objection | 29/10/1979 | |
| Israel | Objection | 14/05/1990 | |
| Israel | Accession | 10/06/1993 | 08/09/1993 |
| Italy | Accession | 27/11/1981 | 25/02/1982 |
| Ivory Coast | Accession | 11/04/1984 | 10/07/1984 |
| Jamaica | Accession | 06/10/1989 | 04/01/1990 |
| Japan | Signature | 21/12/1971 | |
| Japan | Ratification | 31/08/1990 | 29/11/1990 |
| Jordan | Accession | 08/08/1975 | 16/08/1976 |
| Kazakhstan | Accession | 29/04/1997 | 28/07/1997 |
| Kenya | Accession | 18/10/2000 | 16/01/2001 |
| Kuwait | Accession | 13/07/1979 | 11/10/1979 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Accession | 07/10/1994 | 05/01/1995 |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | Accession | 22/09/1997 | 21/12/1997 |
| Latvia | Accession | 16/07/1993 | 14/10/1993 |
| Lebanon | Ratification | 15/12/1994 | |
| Lebanon | Signature | 21/02/1971 | |
| Lesotho | Accession | 23/04/1975 | 16/08/1976 |
| Liberia | Signature | 21/02/1971 | |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | Accession | 24/04/1979 | 23/07/1979 |
| Liechtenstein | Accession | 24/11/1999 | 22/02/2000 |
| Lithuania | Accession | 28/02/1994 | 29/05/1994 |
| Luxembourg | Accession | 07/02/1991 | 08/05/1991 |
| Madagascar | Accession | 20/06/1974 | 16/08/1976 |
| Malawi | Accession | 09/04/1980 | 08/07/1980 |
| Malaysia | Accession | 22/07/1986 | 20/10/1986 |
| Maldives | Accession | 07/09/2000 | 06/12/2000 |
| Mali | Accession | 31/10/1995 | 29/01/1996 |
| Malta | Accession | 22/02/1990 | 23/05/1990 |
| Marshall Islands | Accession | 09/08/1991 | 07/11/1991 |
| Mauritania | Accession | 24/10/1989 | 22/01/1990 |
| Mauritius | Accession | 08/05/1973 | 16/08/1976 |
| Mexico | Accession | 20/02/1975 | 16/08/1976 |
| Micronesia | Accession | 29/04/1991 | 28/07/1991 |
| Monaco | Signature | 21/02/1971 | |
| Monaco | Ratification | 06/07/1977 | 04/10/1977 |
| Mongolia | Accession | 15/12/1999 | 14/03/2000 |
| Montenegro | Succession | 23/10/2006 | 03/06/2006 |
| Morocco | Accession | 11/02/1980 | 11/05/1980 |
| Mozambique | Accession | 08/06/1998 | 06/09/1998 |
| Myanmar | Accession | 21/09/1995 | 20/12/1995 |
| Namibia | Accession | 31/03/1998 | 29/06/1998 |
| Nepal | Accession | 09/02/2007 | 10/05/2007 |
| Netherlands | Territorial application | 10/03/1999 | |
| Netherlands | Accession | 08/09/1993 | 07/12/1993 |
| New Zealand | Signature | 13/09/1971 | |
| New Zealand | Ratification | 07/06/1990 | 05/09/1990 |
| Nicaragua | Accession | 24/10/1973 | 16/08/1976 |
| Niger | Accession | 10/11/1992 | 08/02/1993 |
| Nigeria | Accession | 23/06/1981 | 21/09/1981 |
| Niue Island | Territorial application | 07/06/1990 | 05/09/1990 |
| Norway | Accession | 18/07/1975 | 16/08/1976 |
| Oman | Accession | 03/07/1997 | 01/10/1997 |
| Pakistan | Accession | 09/06/1977 | 07/09/1977 |
| Palau | Accession | 19/08/1998 | 17/11/1998 |
| Panama | Accession | 18/02/1972 | 16/08/1976 |
| Papua New Guinea | Accession | 20/11/1981 | 18/02/1982 |
| Paraguay | Signature | 28/07/1971 | |
| Paraguay | Ratification | 03/02/1972 | 16/08/1976 |
| Peru | Notification | 29/01/1981 | |
| Peru | Accession | 28/01/1980 | 27/04/1980 |
| Philippines | Accession | 07/06/1974 | 16/08/1976 |
| Poland | Signature | 30/12/1971 | |
| Poland | Withdrawal of reservation | 16/10/1997 | |
| Poland | Ratification | 03/01/1975 | 16/08/1976 |
| Portugal | Communication | 18/11/1999 | |
| Portugal | Territorial application | 13/09/1999 | 13/09/1999 |
| Portugal | Accession | 20/04/1979 | 19/07/1979 |
| Qatar | Accession | 18/12/1986 | 18/03/1987 |
| Republic of Korea | Accession | 12/01/1978 | 12/04/1978 |
| Republic of Moldova | Accession | 15/02/1995 | 16/05/1995 |
| Romania | Accession | 21/01/1993 | 21/04/1993 |
| Rwanda | Signature | 21/02/1971 | |
| Rwanda | Ratification | 15/07/1981 | 13/10/1981 |
| Sahara | Territorial application | 20/12/1973 | 16/08/1976 |
| San Marino | Accession | 10/10/2000 | 08/01/2001 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Accession | 20/06/1996 | 18/09/1996 |
| Saudi Arabia | Accession | 29/01/1975 | 16/08/1976 |
| Senegal | Accession | 10/06/1977 | 08/09/1977 |
| Seychelles | Accession | 27/02/1992 | 28/03/1992 |
| Sierra Leone | Accession | 06/06/1994 | 04/09/1994 |
| Singapore | Accession | 17/09/1990 | 16/12/1990 |
| Slovakia | Succession | 28/05/1993 | 01/01/1993 |
| Slovenia | Succession | 06/07/1992 | 25/06/1991 |
| Somalia | Accession | 02/09/1986 | 01/12/1986 |
| South Africa | Accession | 27/01/1972 | 16/08/1976 |
| Spain | Accession | 20/07/1973 | 16/08/1976 |
| Sri Lanka | Accession | 15/03/1993 | 13/06/1993 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | Accession | 09/05/1994 | 07/08/1994 |
| St. Lucia | Accession | 16/01/2003 | 16/04/2003 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Accession | 03/12/2001 | 03/03/2002 |
| State of Palestine | Accession | 29/12/2017 | 29/03/2018 |
| Sudan | Accession | 26/07/1993 | 24/10/1993 |
| Suriname | Accession | 29/03/1990 | 27/06/1990 |
| Swaziland | Accession | 03/10/1995 | 01/01/1996 |
| Sweden | Signature | 21/02/1971 | |
| Sweden | Ratification | 05/12/1972 | 16/08/1976 |
| Switzerland | Accession | 22/04/1996 | 21/07/1996 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Accession | 08/03/1976 | 16/08/1976 |
| Tajikistan | Accession | 26/03/1997 | 24/06/1997 |
| Thailand | Accession | 21/11/1975 | 16/08/1976 |
| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | Accession | 13/10/1993 | 11/01/1994 |
| Togo | Signature | 21/02/1971 | |
| Togo | Ratification | 18/05/1976 | 16/08/1976 |
| Tonga | Accession | 24/10/1975 | 16/08/1976 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Signature | 21/02/1971 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Ratification | 14/03/1979 | 12/06/1979 |
| Tunisia | Accession | 23/07/1979 | 21/10/1979 |
| Turkey | Signature | 21/02/1971 | |
| Turkey | Ratification | 01/04/1981 | 30/06/1981 |
| Turkmenistan | Accession | 21/02/1996 | 21/05/1996 |
| Uganda | Accession | 15/04/1988 | 14/07/1988 |
| Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic | Signature | 30/12/1971 | |
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