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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
Ukrainian
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