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RatificationS=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known Entry into force Renunciation Termination
Afghanistan 15-03-1956 (R) 12-12-1956
Algeria 29-11-1965 (R) 29-11-1965
Andorra 26-01-2001 (R) 25-02-2001
Angola 10-04-1977 (R) 10-04-1977
Antigua and Barbuda 17-10-1988 (R) 17-10-1988
Argentina 12-09-1956 (R) 12-12-1956
Australia 22-04-1955 (R) 12-12-1956
Austria 13-04-1956 (R) 12-12-1956
Bahamas 25-07-1975 (R) 25-07-1975
Bahrain 01-11-1971 (R) 01-11-1971
Belarus 24-07-1996 (R) 24-07-1996
Belgium 28-01-1955 (R) 12-12-1956
Benin 27-10-2017 (R) 27-10-2017
Bolivia 23-05-1956 (R) 12-12-1956
Bosnia and Herzegovina 07-03-1995 (R) 07-03-1995
Botswana 28-03-2001 (R) 28-03-2001
Brazil 17-06-1959 (R) 17-06-1959
Brunei 25-08-2000 (R) 25-08-2000
Bulgaria 16-12-1969 (R) 16-12-1969
Burkina Faso 01-02-1971 (R) 01-02-1971
Cameroon 14-11-1961 (R) 14-11-1961
Canada 04-11-1954 (R) 12-12-1956
Central African Republic 22-05-1962 (R) 22-05-1962
Chad 28-08-1964 (R) 28-08-1964
Chile 20-12-1967 (R) 20-12-1967
China 28-02-1974 (R) 28-02-1974
Cook Islands 29-08-2005 (R) 29-08-2005
Costa Rica 05-07-1960 (R) 05-07-1960
Côte d'Ivoire 20-03-1961 (R) 20-03-1961
Croatia 05-10-1993 (R) 05-10-1993
Cuba 29-10-1962 (R) 29-10-1962
Cyprus 05-07-1989 (R) 05-07-1989
Czech Republic 15-04-1993 (R) 15-04-1993
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 27-06-1978 (R) 27-06-1978
Democratic Republic of the Congo 23-08-1962 (R) 23-08-1962
Denmark 04-06-1955 (R) 12-12-1956
Dominica 14-03-2019 (R) 13-04-2019
Dominican Republic 28-12-1954 (R) 12-12-1956
Ecuador 11-01-1965 (R) 11-01-1965
Egypt 15-03-1955 (R) 12-12-1956
El Salvador 13-02-1980 (R) 13-02-1980
Eritrea 06-06-1995 (R) 06-06-1995
Estonia 21-08-1992 (R) 21-08-1992
Eswatini 31-01-1974 (R) 31-01-1974
Ethiopia 25-10-1954 (R) 12-12-1956
Fiji 04-04-1973 (R) 04-04-1973
Finland 30-12-1954 (R) 12-12-1956
France 21-09-1964 (R) 21-09-1964
Gabon 04-02-2014 (R) 04-02-2014
Gambia, The 25-01-1978 (R) 25-01-1978
Germany 27-04-1959 (R) 27-04-1959
Ghana 15-08-1961 (R) 15-08-1961
Greece 12-12-1956 (R) 12-12-1956
Guatemala 06-10-1959 (R) 06-10-1959
Guinea 26-06-1959 (R) 26-06-1959
Honduras 01-06-1955 (R) 12-12-1956
Hungary 30-10-1970 (R) 30-10-1970
Iceland 05-07-1955 (R) 12-12-1956
India 19-01-1955 (R) 12-12-1956
Indonesia 18-10-1955 (R) 12-12-1956
Iran 19-02-1973 (R) 19-02-1973
Iraq 25-03-1955 (R) 12-12-1956
Ireland 04-01-1955 (R) 12-12-1956
Israel 13-05-1957 (R) 13-05-1957
Italy 24-03-1958 (R) 24-03-1958
Jamaica 18-10-1963 (R) 18-10-1963
Japan 21-06-1956 (R) 12-12-1956
Kenya 31-05-1964 (R) 31-05-1964
Kyrgyzstan 20-04-2010 (R) 20-04-2010
Laos 04-06-1956 (R) 12-12-1956
Lebanon 20-08-1973 (R) 20-08-1973
Lesotho 11-09-1975 (R) 11-09-1975
Libya 06-12-1956 (R) 12-12-1956
Lithuania 04-03-2004 (R) 04-03-2004
Luxembourg 17-03-1955 (R) 12-12-1956
Madagascar 07-12-1962 (R) 07-12-1962
Malawi 30-11-1964 (R) 30-11-1964
Malaysia 28-03-1961 (R) 28-03-1961
Mali 10-01-1961 (R) 10-01-1961
Malta 25-05-1965 (R) 25-05-1965
Mauritania 02-04-1962 (R) 02-04-1962
Mauritius 01-09-1970 (R) 01-09-1970
Mexico 13-05-1955 (R) 12-12-1956
Moldova 22-12-1994 (R) 22-12-1994
Montenegro 12-02-2007 (R) 14-03-2007
Morocco 21-06-1957 (R) 21-06-1957
Myanmar 16-08-1957 (R) 16-08-1957
Nauru 03-09-1975 (R) 03-09-1975
Nepal 09-06-1997 (R) 09-06-1997
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 31-05-1955 (R) 12-12-1956
New Zealand 08-06-1956 (R) 12-12-1956
Nicaragua 09-07-1962 (R) 09-07-1962
Niger 08-04-1988 (R) 08-04-1988
North Macedonia 03-09-1997 (R) 03-09-1997
Norway 18-04-1956 (R) 12-12-1956
Oman 27-04-1999 (R) 27-04-1999
Pakistan 21-10-1955 (R) 12-12-1956
Panama 24-09-1963 (R) 24-09-1963
Papua New Guinea 25-07-1979 (R) 25-07-1979
Paraguay 09-07-2003 (R) 09-07-2003
Peru 25-09-1957 (R) 25-09-1957
Philippines 27-07-1955 (R) 12-12-1956
Poland 23-05-1962 (R) 23-05-1962
Portugal 20-09-1955 (R) 12-12-1956
Qatar 25-06-2008 (R) 25-06-2008
Republic of Korea, the 23-05-1957 (R) 23-05-1957
Republic of the Congo 26-05-1962 (R) 26-05-1962
Romania 31-05-1966 (R) 31-05-1966
Russian Federation 04-05-1971 (R) 04-05-1971
Rwanda 15-11-1965 (R) 15-11-1965
Saint Kitts and Nevis 21-05-2002 (R) 20-06-2002
San Marino 03-02-1995 (R) 03-02-1995
São Tomé e Principe 18-09-1980 (R) 18-09-1980
Saudi Arabia 25-02-1966 (R) 25-02-1966
Senegal 28-02-1961 (R) 28-02-1961
Serbia 14-12-2000 (R) 13-01-2001
Seychelles 22-01-1981 (R) 22-01-1981
Singapore 04-01-1967 (R) 04-01-1967
Slovakia 20-03-1995 (R) 20-03-1995
Slovenia 08-03-2000 (R) 08-03-2000
Somalia 30-09-1964 (R) 30-09-1964
South Africa 24-05-1956 (R) 12-12-1956
South Sudan 11-10-2011 (R) 10-11-2011
Spain 06-06-1955 (R) 12-12-1956
Sri Lanka 06-01-1955 (R) 12-12-1956
Sudan 08-04-1960 (R) 08-04-1960
Suriname 27-03-2003 (R) 27-03-2003
Sweden 08-07-1955 (R) 12-12-1956
Switzerland 17-04-1956 (R) 12-12-1956
Syria 08-03-1956 (R) 12-12-1956
Tanzania 10-04-1963 (R) 10-04-1963
Thailand 18-07-1956 (R) 12-12-1956
Timor-Leste 04-08-2005 (R) 03-09-2005
Tonga 05-02-2002 (R) 05-02-2002
Tunisia 16-01-1961 (R) 16-01-1961
Türkiye 23-12-1955 (R) 12-12-1956
Turkmenistan 14-04-1993 (R) 14-04-1993
Tuvalu 19-10-2017 (R) 18-11-2017
Uganda 16-09-1976 (R) 16-09-1976
Ukraine 21-01-2003 (R) 21-01-2003
United Kingdom 17-02-1955 (R) 12-12-1956
United States of America 22-05-1956 (R) 12-12-1956
Uruguay 20-03-1979 (R) 20-03-1979
Uzbekistan 24-02-1994 (R) 24-02-1994
Vanuatu 31-01-1989 (R) 31-01-1989
Venezuela 06-07-1956 (R) 12-12-1956
Vietnam 03-02-1999 (R) 03-02-1999
Zambia 12-10-1965 (R) 12-10-1965