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| Participant | Action | Date of Notification/Deposit | Date of Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Accession | 24/01/1983 | 24/04/1983 |
| Albania | Accession | 04/10/1991 | 04/01/1992 |
| Algeria | Signature | 10/12/1968 | |
| Algeria | Ratification | 12/09/1989 | 12/12/1989 |
| Angola | Accession | 10/01/1992 | 10/04/1992 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Accession | 03/07/2019 | 03/10/2019 |
| Argentina | Objection | 03/10/1983 | |
| Argentina | Signature | 19/02/1968 | |
| Argentina | Ratification | 08/08/1986 | 08/11/1986 |
| Armenia | Accession | 13/09/1993 | 13/12/1993 |
| Australia | Signature | 18/12/1972 | |
| Australia | Ratification | 10/12/1975 | 10/03/1976 |
| Austria | Signature | 10/12/1973 | |
| Austria | Communication | 25/11/2005 | |
| Austria | Objection | 16/05/2019 | |
| Austria | Objection | 16/05/2018 | |
| Austria | Ratification | 10/09/1978 | 10/12/1978 |
| Azerbaijan | Accession | 13/08/1992 | 13/11/1992 |
| Bahamas | Signature | 04/12/2008 | |
| Bahamas | Ratification | 23/12/2008 | 23/03/2009 |
| Bahrain | Accession | 27/09/2007 | 27/12/2007 |
| Bangladesh | Accession | 05/10/1998 | 05/01/1999 |
| Barbados | Accession | 05/01/1973 | 03/01/1976 |
| Belarus | Withdrawal of declaration | 30/09/1992 | 30/09/1992 |
| Belgium | Signature | 10/12/1968 | |
| Belgium | Objection | 21/05/2019 | |
| Belgium | Ratification | 21/04/1983 | 21/07/1983 |
| Belize | Signature | 06/09/2000 | |
| Belize | Ratification | 09/03/2015 | 09/06/2015 |
| Benin | Accession | 12/03/1992 | 12/06/1992 |
| Bolivia | Accession | 12/08/1982 | 12/11/1982 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Succession | 01/09/1993 | 06/03/1992 |
| Brazil | Accession | 24/01/1992 | 24/04/1992 |
| Bulgaria | Signature | 08/10/1968 | |
| Bulgaria | Objection | 29/01/1981 | |
| Bulgaria | Ratification | 21/09/1970 | 03/01/1976 |
| Burkina Faso | Accession | 04/01/1999 | 04/04/1999 |
| Burundi | Accession | 09/05/1990 | 09/08/1990 |
| Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic | Signature | 19/03/1968 | |
| Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic | Objection | 18/02/1981 | |
| Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic | Ratification | 12/11/1973 | 03/01/1976 |
| Cambodia | Signature | 17/10/1980 | |
| Cambodia | Accession | 26/05/1992 | 26/08/1992 |
| Cameroon | Accession | 27/06/1984 | 27/09/1984 |
| Canada | Objection | 21/05/2019 | |
| Canada | Communication | 14/05/2014 | |
| Canada | Accession | 19/05/1976 | 19/08/1976 |
| Cape Verde | Accession | 06/08/1993 | 06/11/1993 |
| Central African Republic | Accession | 08/05/1981 | 08/08/1981 |
| Chad | Accession | 09/06/1995 | 09/09/1995 |
| Chile | Signature | 16/09/1969 | |
| Chile | Ratification | 10/02/1972 | 03/01/1976 |
| China | Communication | 20/04/2001 | |
| China | Signature | 27/10/1997 | |
| China | Communication | 03/12/1999 | |
| China | Ratification | 27/03/2001 | 27/06/2001 |
| Colombia | Signature | 21/12/1966 | |
| Colombia | Ratification | 29/10/1969 | 03/01/1976 |
| Comoros | Signature | 25/09/2008 | |
| Congo | Withdrawal of reservation | 21/03/2001 | |
| Congo | Accession | 05/10/1983 | 05/01/1984 |
| Costa Rica | Signature | 19/12/1966 | |
| Costa Rica | Ratification | 29/11/1968 | 03/01/1976 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Accession | 26/03/1992 | 26/06/1992 |
| Croatia | Succession | 12/10/1992 | 08/10/1991 |
| Cuba | Signature | 28/02/2008 | |
| Cyprus | Objection | 26/11/2003 | |
| Cyprus | Signature | 09/01/1967 | |
| Cyprus | Ratification | 02/04/1969 | 03/01/1976 |
| Czech Republic | Objection | 20/05/2019 | |
| Czech Republic | Succession | 22/02/1993 | 01/01/1993 |
| Czechoslovakia | Signature | 07/10/1968 | |
| Czechoslovakia | Objection | 10/03/1981 | |
| Czechoslovakia | Ratification | 23/12/1975 | 23/03/1976 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Accession | 14/09/1981 | 14/12/1981 |
| Democratic Yemen | Accession | 09/02/1987 | 09/05/1987 |
| Denmark | Objection | 17/03/2005 | |
| Denmark | Withdrawal of reservation | 14/01/1976 | |
| Denmark | Signature | 20/03/1968 | |
| Denmark | Ratification | 06/01/1972 | 03/01/1976 |
| Djibouti | Accession | 05/11/2002 | 05/02/2003 |
| Dominica | Accession | 17/06/1993 | 17/09/1993 |
| Dominican Republic | Accession | 04/01/1978 | 04/04/1978 |
| Ecuador | Signature | 29/09/1967 | |
| Ecuador | Ratification | 06/03/1969 | 03/01/1976 |
| Egypt | Signature | 04/08/1967 | |
| Egypt | Declaration | 14/01/1982 | |
| Egypt | Ratification | 14/01/1982 | 14/04/1982 |
| El Salvador | Signature | 21/09/1967 | |
| El Salvador | Ratification | 30/11/1979 | 29/02/1980 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Accession | 25/09/1987 | 25/12/1987 |
| Eritrea | Accession | 17/04/2001 | 17/07/2001 |
| Estonia | Objection | 08/05/2019 | |
| Estonia | Accession | 21/10/1991 | 21/01/1992 |
| Ethiopia | Accession | 11/06/1993 | 11/09/1993 |
| Federal Republic of Germany | Declaration | 15/08/1980 | |
| Federal Republic of Germany | Declaration | 19/09/1975 | |
| Federal Republic of Germany | Declaration | 06/12/1974 | |
| Federal Republic of Germany | Signature | 09/10/1968 | |
| Federal Republic of Germany | Ratification | 17/12/1973 | 03/01/1976 |
| Fiji | Accession | 16/08/2018 | 16/11/2018 |
| Finland | Signature | 11/10/1967 | |
| Finland | Objection | 15/11/2005 | |
| Finland | Objection | 25/09/2018 | |
| Finland | Objection | 14/05/2019 | |
| Finland | Objection | 25/07/1997 | |
| Finland | Objection | 13/12/1999 | |
| Finland | Objection | 13/10/2004 | |
| Finland | Ratification | 19/08/1975 | 03/01/1976 |
| France | Declaration | 08/07/1975 | |
| France | Declaration | 05/11/1974 | |
| France | Communication | 16/04/2009 | |
| France | Objection | 11/11/2005 | |
| France | Objection | 30/09/1999 | |
| France | Objection | 04/11/1980 | |
| France | Accession | 04/11/1980 | 04/02/1981 |
| Gabon | Accession | 21/01/1983 | 21/04/1983 |
| Gambia | Accession | 29/12/1978 | 29/03/1979 |
| Georgia | Accession | 03/05/1994 | 03/08/1994 |
| German Democratic Republic | Objection | 11/12/1980 | |
| German Democratic Republic | Declaration | 12/08/1974 | |
| German Democratic Republic | Ratification | 08/11/1973 | 03/01/1976 |
| Germany | Declaration | 25/10/1990 | |
| Germany | Objection | 26/09/2018 | |
| Germany | Objection | 25/01/2019 | |
| Germany | Objection | 08/11/2005 | |
| Germany | Objection | 13/10/2004 | |
| Germany | Communication | 17/12/1999 | |
| Germany | Objection | 10/07/1997 | |
| Ghana | Signature | 07/09/2000 | |
| Ghana | Ratification | 07/09/2000 | 07/12/2000 |
| Greece | Objection | 11/10/2004 | |
| Greece | Objection | 21/05/2019 | |
| Greece | Accession | 16/05/1985 | 16/08/1985 |
| Grenada | Accession | 06/09/1991 | 06/12/1991 |
| Guatemala | Accession | 19/05/1988 | 19/08/1988 |
| Guinea | Signature | 28/02/1967 | |
| Guinea | Ratification | 24/01/1978 | 24/04/1978 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Accession | 02/07/1992 | 02/10/1992 |
| Guyana | Signature | 22/08/1968 | |
| Guyana | Ratification | 15/02/1977 | 15/05/1977 |
| Haiti | Accession | 08/10/2013 | 08/01/2014 |
| Honduras | Signature | 19/12/1966 | |
| Honduras | Ratification | 17/02/1981 | 17/05/1981 |
| Hungary | Objection | 14/05/2019 | |
| Hungary | Signature | 25/03/1969 | |
| Hungary | Objection | 19/01/1981 | |
| Hungary | Ratification | 17/01/1974 | 03/01/1976 |
| Iceland | Signature | 30/12/1968 | |
| Iceland | Ratification | 22/08/1979 | 22/11/1979 |
| India | Accession | 10/04/1979 | 10/07/1979 |
| Indonesia | Accession | 23/02/2006 | 23/05/2006 |
| Iran | Ratification | 24/06/1975 | 03/01/1976 |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Signature | 04/04/1968 | |
| Iraq | Signature | 18/02/1969 | |
| Iraq | Ratification | 25/01/1971 | 03/01/1976 |
| Ireland | Objection | 04/10/2018 | |
| Ireland | Signature | 01/10/1973 | |
| Ireland | Objection | 20/05/2019 | |
| Ireland | Ratification | 08/12/1989 | 08/03/1990 |
| Israel | Communication | 16/05/2014 | |
| Israel | Signature | 19/12/1966 | |
| Israel | Ratification | 03/10/1991 | 03/01/1992 |
| Italy | Signature | 18/01/1967 | |
| Italy | Objection | 25/07/1997 | |
| Italy | Objection | 21/05/2019 | |
| Italy | Ratification | 15/09/1978 | 15/12/1978 |
| Jamaica | Signature | 19/12/1966 | |
| Jamaica | Ratification | 03/10/1975 | 03/01/1976 |
| Japan | Signature | 30/05/1978 | |
| Japan | Withdrawal of reservation | 11/09/2012 | |
| Japan | Ratification | 21/06/1979 | 21/09/1979 |
| Jordan | Signature | 30/06/1972 | |
| Jordan | Ratification | 28/05/1975 | 03/01/1976 |
| Kazakhstan | Signature | 02/12/2003 | |
| Kazakhstan | Ratification | 24/01/2006 | 24/04/2006 |
| Kenya | Accession | 01/05/1972 | 03/01/1976 |
| Kuwait | Accession | 21/05/1996 | 21/08/1996 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Accession | 07/10/1994 | 07/01/1995 |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | Signature | 07/12/2000 | |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | Ratification | 13/02/2007 | 13/05/2007 |
| Latvia | Objection | 17/05/2019 | |
| Latvia | Objection | 05/10/2018 | |
| Latvia | Objection | 10/11/2005 | |
| Latvia | Accession | 14/04/1992 | 14/07/1992 |
| Lebanon | Accession | 03/11/1972 | 03/01/1976 |
| Lesotho | Accession | 09/09/1992 | 09/12/1992 |
| Liberia | Signature | 18/04/1967 | |
| Liberia | Ratification | 22/09/2004 | 22/12/2004 |
| Libyan Arab Republic | Accession | 15/05/1970 | 03/01/1976 |
| Liechtenstein | Accession | 10/12/1998 | 10/03/1999 |
| Lithuania | Accession | 20/11/1991 | 20/02/1992 |
| Luxembourg | Signature | 26/11/1974 | |
| Luxembourg | Ratification | 18/08/1983 | 18/11/1983 |
| Madagascar | Signature | 14/04/1970 | |
| Madagascar | Ratification | 22/09/1971 | 03/01/1976 |
| Malawi | Accession | 22/12/1993 | 22/03/1994 |
| Maldives | Accession | 19/09/2006 | 19/12/2006 |
| Mali | Accession | 16/07/1974 | 03/01/1976 |
| Malta | Signature | 22/10/1968 | |
| Malta | Ratification | 13/09/1990 | 13/12/1990 |
| Marshall Islands | Accession | 12/03/2018 | 12/06/2018 |
| Mauritania | Accession | 17/11/2004 | 17/02/2005 |
| Mauritius | Accession | 12/12/1973 | 03/01/1976 |
| Mexico | Accession | 23/03/1981 | 23/06/1981 |
| Monaco | Signature | 26/06/1997 | |
| Monaco | Ratification | 28/08/1997 | 28/11/1997 |
| Mongolia | Communication | 05/02/1970 | |
| Mongolia | Objection | 05/11/1980 | |
| Mongolia | Signature | 05/06/1968 | |
| Mongolia | Ratification | 18/11/1974 | 03/01/1976 |
| Montenegro | Succession | 23/10/2006 | 03/06/2006 |
| Morocco | Signature | 19/01/1977 | |
| Morocco | Ratification | 03/05/1979 | 03/08/1979 |
| Myanmar | Signature | 16/07/2015 | |
| Myanmar | Ratification | 06/10/2017 | 06/01/2018 |
| Namibia | Accession | 28/11/1994 | 28/02/1995 |
| Nepal | Accession | 14/05/1991 | 14/08/1991 |
| Netherlands | Objection | 22/07/1997 | |
| Netherlands | Objection | 18/03/1991 | |
| Netherlands | Objection | 12/01/1981 | |
| Netherlands | Signature | 25/06/1969 | |
| Netherlands | Territorial application | 11/12/1978 | |
| Netherlands | Communication | 15/04/2009 | |
| Netherlands | Communication | 20/12/1999 | |
| Netherlands | Objection | 23/04/2002 | |
| Netherlands | Objection | 07/10/2005 | |
| Netherlands | Objection | 15/05/2019 | |
| Netherlands | Objection | 03/10/2018 | |
| Netherlands | Withdrawal of reservation | 06/07/2017 | |
| Netherlands | Ratification | 11/12/1978 | 11/03/1979 |
| New Zealand | Signature | 12/11/1968 | |
| New Zealand | Withdrawal of reservation | 05/09/2003 | |
| New Zealand | Territorial exclusion | 05/09/2003 | |
| New Zealand | Ratification | 28/12/1978 | 28/03/1979 |
| Nicaragua | Accession | 12/03/1980 | 12/06/198 |
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