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Afghanistan 10-11-2009 (A) 10-05-2010
Albania 16-07-1993 (A) 16-01-1994
Algeria 16-08-1989 (A) 16-02-1990
Angola 07-10-2019 (A) 07-04-2020
Antigua and Barbuda 06-10-1986 (A) 06-04-1987
Argentina 26-11-1986 (A) 26-05-1987
Armenia 07-06-1993 (A) 07-12-1993
Australia 07-12-1978 21-06-1991 (R) 21-12-1991
Austria 12-12-1977 13-08-1982 (A) 13-02-1983
Bahamas 10-04-1980 (A) 10-10-1980
Bahrain 30-10-1986 (A) 30-04-1987
Bangladesh 08-09-1980 (A) 08-03-1981
Barbados 19-02-1990 (A) 19-08-1990
Belarus 12-12-1977 23-10-1989 (R) 23-04-1990
Belgium 12-12-1977 20-05-1986 (R) 20-11-1986
Belize 29-06-1984 (A) 29-12-1984
Benin 28-05-1986 (A) 28-11-1986
Bolivia 08-12-1983 (A) 08-06-1984
Bosnia and Herzegovina 31-12-1992 (Su) 06-03-1992
Botswana 23-05-1979 (A) 23-11-1979
Brazil 05-05-1992 (A) 05-11-1992
Brunei 14-10-1991 (A) 14-04-1992
Bulgaria 11-12-1978 26-09-1989 (R) 26-03-1990
Burkina Faso 11-01-1978 20-10-1987 (R) 20-04-1988
Burundi 10-06-1993 (A) 10-12-1993
Cabo Verde 16-03-1995 (A) 16-09-1995
Cambodia 14-01-1998 (A) 14-07-1998
Cameroon 16-03-1984 (A) 16-09-1984
Canada 12-12-1977 20-11-1990 (R) 20-05-1991
Central African Republic 17-07-1984 (A) 17-01-1985
Chad 17-01-1997 (A) 17-07-1997
Chile 12-12-1977 24-04-1991 (R) 24-10-1991
China 14-09-1983 (A) 14-03-1984
Colombia 14-08-1995 (A) 14-02-1996
Comoros 21-11-1985 (A) 21-05-1986
Cook Islands 07-05-2002 (A) 07-11-2002
Costa Rica 15-12-1983 (A) 15-06-1984
Côte d'Ivoire 12-12-1977 20-09-1989 (R) 20-03-1990
Croatia 11-05-1992 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cuba 23-06-1999 (A) 23-12-1999
Cyprus 18-03-1996 (A) 18-09-1996
Czech Republic 05-02-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 06-12-1978 14-02-1990 (R) 14-08-1990
Democratic Republic of the Congo 12-12-2002 (A) 12-06-2003
Denmark 12-12-1977 17-06-1982 (R) 17-12-1982
Djibouti 08-04-1991 (A) 08-10-1991
Dominica 25-04-1996 (A) 25-10-1996
Dominican Republic 26-05-1994 (A) 26-11-1994
Ecuador 12-12-1977 10-04-1979 (R) 10-10-1979
Egypt 12-12-1977 09-10-1992 (R) 09-04-1993
El Salvador 12-12-1977 23-11-1978 (R) 23-05-1979
Equatorial Guinea 24-07-1986 (A) 24-01-1987
Estonia 18-01-1993 (A) 18-07-1993
Eswatini 02-11-1995 (A) 02-05-1996
Ethiopia 08-04-1994 (A) 08-10-1994
Federated States of Micronesia 19-09-1995 (A) 19-03-1996
Fiji 30-07-2008 (A) 30-01-2009
Finland 12-12-1977 07-08-1980 (R) 07-04-1981
France 24-02-1984 (A) 24-08-1984
Gabon 08-04-1980 (A) 08-10-1980
Gambia, The 12-01-1989 (A) 12-07-1989
Georgia 14-09-1993 (A) 14-03-1994
Germany 23-12-1977 14-02-1991 (R) 14-08-1991
Ghana 12-12-1977 28-02-1978 (R) 07-12-1978
Greece 15-02-1993 (A) 15-08-1993
Grenada 23-09-1998 (A) 23-03-1999
Guatemala 12-12-1977 19-10-1987 (R) 19-04-1988
Guinea 11-07-1984 (A) 11-01-1985
Guinea-Bissau 21-10-1986 (A) 21-04-1987
Guyana 18-01-1988 (A) 18-07-1988
Haïti 20-12-2006 (A) 20-06-2007
Holy See 12-12-1977 21-11-1985 (R) 21-05-1986
Honduras 12-12-1977 16-02-1995 (R) 16-08-1995
Hungary 12-12-1977 12-04-1989 (R) 12-10-1989
Iceland 12-12-1977 10-04-1987 (R) 10-10-1987
Iran 12-12-1977
Ireland 12-12-1977 19-05-1999 (R) 19-11-1999
Italy 12-12-1977 27-02-1986 (R) 27-08-1986
Jamaica 29-07-1986 (A) 29-01-1987
Japan 31-08-2004 (A) 28-02-2005
Jordan 12-12-1977 01-05-1979 (R) 01-11-1979
Kazakhstan 05-05-1992 (Su) 21-12-1991
Kenya 23-02-1999 (A) 23-08-1999
Kuwait 17-01-1985 (A) 17-07-1985
Kyrgyzstan 18-09-1992 (Su) 21-12-1991
Laos 18-04-1978 18-11-1980 (R) 18-05-1981
Latvia 24-12-1991 (A) 24-06-1992
Lebanon 23-07-1997 (A) 23-01-1998
Lesotho 20-05-1994 (A) 20-11-1994
Liberia 30-06-1988 (A) 30-12-1988
Libya 07-06-1978 (A) 07-12-1978
Liechtenstein 12-12-1977 10-08-1989 (R) 10-02-1990
Lithuania 13-07-2000 (A) 13-01-2001
Luxembourg 12-12-1977 29-08-1989 (R) 28-02-1990
Madagascar 13-10-1978 08-05-1992 (R) 08-11-1992
Malawi 07-10-1991 (A) 07-04-1992
Maldives 03-09-1991 (A) 03-03-1992
Mali 08-02-1989 (A) 08-08-1989
Malta 17-04-1989 (A) 17-10-1989
Mauritania 14-03-1980 (A) 14-09-1980
Mauritius 22-03-1982 (A) 22-09-1982
Moldova 24-05-1993 (A) 24-11-1993
Monaco 07-01-2000 (A) 07-07-2000
Mongolia 12-12-1977 06-12-1995 (R) 06-06-1996
Montenegro 02-08-2006 (A) 02-02-2007
Morocco 12-12-1977 03-06-2011 (R) 03-12-2011
Mozambique 12-11-2002 (A) 12-05-2003
Namibia 18-10-1983 (A) 18-04-1984
Nauru 27-06-2006 (A) 27-12-2006
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 12-12-1977 26-06-1987 (R) 26-12-1987
New Zealand 27-11-1978 08-02-1988 (R) 08-08-1988
Nicaragua 12-12-1977 19-07-1999 (R) 19-01-2000
Niger 16-06-1978 08-06-1979 (R) 08-12-1979
Nigeria 10-10-1988 (A) 10-04-1989
North Macedonia 01-09-1993 (Su) 17-11-1991
Norway 12-12-1977 14-12-1981 (R) 14-06-1982
Oman 29-03-1984 (A) 29-09-1984
Pakistan 12-12-1977
Palau 25-06-1996 (A) 25-12-1996
Palestine 04-01-2015 (A) 04-07-2015
Panama 12-12-1977 18-09-1995 (R) 18-03-1996
Paraguay 30-11-1990 (A) 30-05-1991
Peru 12-12-1977 14-07-1989 (R) 14-01-1990
Philippines 11-12-1986 (A) 11-06-1987
Poland 12-12-1977 23-10-1991 (R) 23-04-1992
Portugal 12-12-1977 27-05-1992 (R) 27-11-1992
Qatar 05-01-2005 (A) 05-07-2005
Republic of Korea, the 07-12-1978 15-01-1982 (R) 15-07-1982
Republic of the Congo 10-11-1983 (A) 10-05-1984
Romania 28-03-1978 21-06-1990 (R) 21-12-1990
Russian Federation 12-12-1977 29-09-1989 (R) 29-03-1990
Rwanda 19-11-1984 (A) 19-05-1985
Saint Kitts and Nevis 14-02-1986 (A) 14-08-1986
Saint Lucia 07-10-1982 (A) 07-04-1983
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 08-04-1983 (A) 08-10-1983
Samoa 23-08-1984 (A) 23-02-1985
San Marino 22-06-1978 05-04-1994 (R) 05-10-1994
São Tomé e Principe 05-07-1996 (A) 05-01-1997
Saudi Arabia 28-11-2001 (A) 28-05-2002
Senegal 12-12-1977 07-05-1985 (R) 07-11-1985
Serbia 16-10-2001 (Su) 27-04-1992
Seychelles 08-11-1984 (A) 08-05-1985
Sierra Leone 21-10-1986 (A) 21-04-1987
Slovakia 02-04-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 26-03-1992 (Su) 25-06-1991
Solomon Islands 19-09-1988 (A) 19-05-1989
South Africa 21-11-1995 (A) 21-05-1996
South Sudan 25-01-2013 (A) 25-01-2013
Spain 07-11-1978 21-04-1989 (R) 21-10-1989
Sudan 13-07-2006 (A) 13-01-2007
Suriname 16-12-1985 (A) 16-06-1986
Sweden 12-12-1977 31-08-1979 (R) 29-02-1980
Switzerland 12-12-1977 17-02-1982 (R) 17-08-1982
Tajikistan 13-01-1993 (Su) 21-12-1991
Tanzania 15-02-1983 (A) 15-08-1983
Timor-Leste 12-04-2005 (A) 12-10-2005
Togo 12-12-1977 21-06-1984 (R) 21-12-1984
Tonga 20-01-2003 (A) 20-07-2003
Trinidad and Tobago 20-07-2001 (A) 20-01-2002
Tunisia 12-12-1977 09-08-1979 (R) 09-02-1980
Turkmenistan 10-04-1992 (Su) 26-12-1991
Uganda 13-03-1991 (A) 13-09-1991
Ukraine 12-12-1977 25-01-1990 (R) 25-07-1990
United Arab Emirates 09-03-1983 (A) 09-09-1983
United Kingdom 12-12-1977 28-01-1998 (R) 28-07-1998
United States of America 12-12-1977
Uruguay 13-12-1985 (A) 13-06-1986
Uzbekistan 08-10-1993 (A) 08-04-1994
Vanuatu 28-02-1985 (A) 28-08-1985
Venezuela 23-07-1998 (A) 23-01-1999
Yemen 14-02-1978 17-04-1990 (R) 17-10-1990
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 12-12-1977 11-06-1979 (R) 11-12-1979
Zambia 04-05-1995 (A) 04-11-1995
Zimbabwe 19-10-1992 (A) 19-04-1993