General information
- Entry into force: 11-10-1980
Kingdom part
Netherlands (in Europe)
- Entry into force: 08-08-1981
Party
Albania
- Ratification: 24-07-2002 (R)
- Entry into force: 24-07-2003
Algeria
- Ratification: 26-01-1984 (R)
- Entry into force: 26-01-1985
Antigua and Barbuda
- Ratification: 16-09-2002 (R)
- Entry into force: 16-09-2003
Argentina
- Ratification: 20-02-2004 (R)
- Entry into force: 20-02-2005
Armenia
- Ratification: 18-05-2005 (R)
- Entry into force: 18-05-2006
Australia
- Ratification: 10-09-1985 (R)
- Entry into force: 10-09-1986
Belarus
- Ratification: 15-09-1993 (R)
- Entry into force: 15-09-1994
Belgium
- Ratification: 21-10-2011 (R)
- Entry into force: 21-10-2012
Belize
- Ratification: 06-03-2000 (R)
- Entry into force: 06-03-2001
Benin
- Ratification: 11-06-2001 (R)
- Entry into force: 11-06-2002
Burkina Faso
- Ratification: 03-04-1980 (R)
- Entry into force: 03-04-1981
Cambodia
- Ratification: 23-08-1999 (R)
- Entry into force: 23-08-2000
Central African Republic
- Ratification: 05-06-2006 (R)
- Entry into force: 05-06-2007
China
- Ratification: 07-03-2002 (R)
- Entry into force: 07-03-2003
- Macao SAR
Entry into force: 07-03-2004
Costa Rica
- Ratification: 25-09-1984 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-09-1985
Cuba
- Ratification: 29-12-1980 (R)
- Entry into force: 29-12-1981
Cyprus
- Ratification: 06-07-1981 (R)
- Entry into force: 06-07-1982
Czech Republic
- Ratification: 09-10-2000 (R)
- Entry into force: 09-10-2001
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ratification: 03-04-1987 (R)
- Entry into force: 03-04-1988
Denmark
- Ratification: 05-06-1981 (R)
- Entry into force: 05-06-1982
Dominica
- Ratification: 26-07-2004 (R)
- Entry into force: 26-07-2005
Dominican Republic
- Ratification: 15-06-1999 (R)
- Entry into force: 15-06-2000
Egypt
- Ratification: 05-12-1991 (R)
- Entry into force: 05-12-1992
El Salvador
- Ratification: 02-02-2001 (R)
- Entry into force: 02-02-2002
Finland
- Ratification: 25-02-1980 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-02-1981
Gabon
- Ratification: 11-10-1979 (R)
- Entry into force: 11-10-1980
Germany
- Ratification: 26-02-1981 (R)
- Entry into force: 26-02-1982
Ghana
- Ratification: 27-05-1986 (R)
- Entry into force: 27-05-1987
Greece
- Ratification: 31-07-1985 (R)
- Entry into force: 31-07-1986
Guinea
- Ratification: 08-06-1982 (R)
- Entry into force: 08-06-1983
Guyana
- Ratification: 10-01-1983 (R)
- Entry into force: 10-01-1984
Iraq
- Ratification: 10-07-1980 (R)
- Entry into force: 10-07-1981
Israel
- Ratification: 07-12-1979 (R)
- Entry into force: 07-12-1980
Italy
- Ratification: 28-02-1985 (R)
- Entry into force: 28-02-1986
Jamaica
- Ratification: 04-06-1984 (R)
- Entry into force: 04-06-1985
Jordan
- Ratification: 10-07-2003 (R)
- Entry into force: 10-07-2004
Kyrgyzstan
- Ratification: 22-12-2003 (R)
- Entry into force: 22-12-2004
Latvia
- Ratification: 08-03-1993 (R)
- Entry into force: 08-03-1994
Lebanon
- Ratification: 04-04-2005 (R)
- Entry into force: 04-04-2006
Lesotho
- Ratification: 14-06-2001 (R)
- Entry into force: 14-06-2002
Liberia
- Ratification: 02-06-2003 (R)
- Entry into force: 02-06-2004
Luxembourg
- Ratification: 21-03-2001 (R)
- Entry into force: 21-03-2002
Malawi
- Ratification: 19-11-1999 (R)
- Entry into force: 19-11-2000
Mali
- Ratification: 23-01-2008 (R)
- Entry into force: 23-01-2009
Mauritius
- Ratification: 05-04-2004 (R)
- Entry into force: 05-04-2005
Mexico
- Ratification: 10-02-1982 (R)
- Entry into force: 10-02-1983
Moldova
- Ratification: 10-11-2006 (R)
- Entry into force: 10-11-2007
Morocco
- Ratification: 03-04-2009 (R)
- Entry into force: 03-04-2010
Namibia
- Ratification: 28-06-1996 (R)
- Entry into force: 28-06-1997
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
- Ratification: 08-08-1980 (R)
- Entry into force: 08-08-1981
Niger
- Ratification: 29-06-2015 (R)
- Entry into force: 29-06-2016
Norway
- Ratification: 19-03-1980 (R)
- Entry into force: 19-03-1981
Portugal
- Ratification: 09-01-1981 (R)
- Entry into force: 09-01-1982
Republic of Korea, the
- Ratification: 08-12-1997 (R)
- Entry into force: 08-12-1998
Republic of the Congo
- Ratification: 24-06-1986 (R)
- Entry into force: 24-06-1987
Romania
- Ratification: 04-11-2008 (R)
- Entry into force: 04-11-2009
Russian Federation
- Ratification: 02-07-1998 (R)
- Entry into force: 02-07-1999
Rwanda
- Ratification: 16-05-2019 (R)
- Entry into force: 16-05-2020
San Marino
- Ratification: 19-04-1988 (R)
- Entry into force: 19-04-1989
Serbia
- Ratification: 15-03-2013 (R)
- Entry into force: 15-03-2014
Seychelles
- Ratification: 23-11-1999 (R)
- Entry into force: 23-11-2000
Sierra Leone
- Ratification: 25-08-2021 (R)
- Entry into force: 25-08-2022
Spain
- Ratification: 03-03-1982 (R)
- Entry into force: 03-03-1983
Suriname
- Ratification: 29-09-1981 (R)
- Entry into force: 29-09-1982
Sweden
- Ratification: 11-06-1979 (R)
- Entry into force: 11-10-1980
Switzerland
- Ratification: 03-03-1981 (R)
- Entry into force: 03-03-1982
Togo
- Ratification: 30-03-2012 (R)
- Entry into force: 30-03-2013
Trinidad and Tobago
- Ratification: 17-08-2007 (R)
- Entry into force: 17-08-2008
Tunisia
- Ratification: 23-05-1988 (R)
- Entry into force: 23-05-1989
Ukraine
- Ratification: 10-11-2004 (R)
- Entry into force: 10-11-2005
United Kingdom
- Ratification: 19-03-1980 (R)
- Entry into force: 19-03-1981
United States of America
- Ratification: 03-03-1995 (R)
- Entry into force: 03-03-1996
Uruguay
- Ratification: 19-06-1989 (R)
- Entry into force: 19-06-1990
Venezuela
- Ratification: 17-08-1983 (R)
- Entry into force: 17-08-1984
Zambia
- Ratification: 19-08-1980 (R)
- Entry into force: 19-08-1981
Zimbabwe
- Ratification: 27-08-1998 (R)
- Entry into force: 27-08-1999