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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 30-11-2004 (A) 28-02-2005
Albania 27-06-2001 (A) 25-09-2001
Algeria 07-02-1989 (A) 08-05-1989
Andorra 19-06-2015 (A) 17-09-2015
Angola 06-03-2017 (A) 04-06-2017
Antigua and Barbuda 02-02-1989 (A) 03-05-1989
Argentina 26-08-1958 14-03-1989 (R) 12-06-1989
Armenia 29-12-1997 (A) 29-03-1998
Australia 26-03-1975 (A) 24-06-1975
Austria 02-05-1961 (A) 31-07-1961
Azerbaijan 29-02-2000 (A) 29-05-2000
Bahamas 20-12-2006 (A) 20-03-2007
Bahrain 06-04-1988 (A) 05-07-1988
Bangladesh 06-05-1992 (A) 04-08-1992
Barbados 16-03-1993 (A) 14-06-1993
Belarus 29-12-1958 15-11-1960 (R) 13-02-1961
Belgium 10-06-1958 18-08-1975 (R) 16-11-1975
Belize 15-03-2021 (A) 13-06-2021
Benin 16-05-1974 (A) 14-08-1974
Bhutan 25-09-2014 (A) 24-12-2014
Bolivia 28-04-1995 (A) 27-07-1995
Bosnia and Herzegovina 01-09-1993 (Su) 06-03-1992
Botswana 20-12-1971 (A) 19-03-1972
Brazil 07-06-2002 (A) 05-09-2002
Brunei 25-07-1996 (A) 23-10-1996
Bulgaria 17-12-1958 10-10-1961 (R) 08-01-1962
Burkina Faso 23-03-1987 (A) 21-07-1987
Burundi 23-06-2014 (A) 21-09-2014
Cabo Verde 22-03-2018 (A) 20-06-2018
Cambodia 05-01-1960 (A) 04-04-1960
Cameroon 19-02-1988 (A) 19-05-1988
Canada 12-05-1986 (A) 10-08-1986
Central African Republic 15-10-1962 (A) 13-01-1963
Chile 04-09-1975 (A) 03-12-1975
China 22-01-1987 (A) 22-04-1987
Colombia 25-09-1979 (A) 24-12-1979
Comoros 28-04-2015 (A) 27-07-2015
Cook Islands 12-01-2009 (A) 12-04-2009
Costa Rica 10-06-1958 26-10-1987 (R) 24-01-1988
Côte d'Ivoire 01-02-1991 (A) 02-05-1991
Croatia 26-07-1993 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cuba 30-12-1974 (A) 30-03-1975
Cyprus 29-12-1980 (A) 29-03-1981
Czech Republic 30-09-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 03-10-1958 10-07-1959 (R) 08-10-1959
Democratic Republic of the Congo 05-11-2014 (A) 03-02-2015
Denmark 22-12-1972 (A) 22-03-1973
Djibouti 14-06-1983 (Su) 27-06-1977
Dominica 28-10-1988 (A) 26-01-1989
Dominican Republic 11-04-2002 (A) 10-07-2002
Ecuador 17-12-1958 03-01-1962 (R) 03-04-1962
Egypt 09-03-1959 (A) 07-06-1959
El Salvador 10-06-1958 26-02-1998 (R) 27-05-1998
Estonia 30-08-1993 (A) 28-11-1993
Ethiopia 24-08-2020 (A) 22-11-2020
Fiji 27-09-2010 (A) 26-12-2010
Finland 29-12-1958 19-01-1962 (R) 19-04-1962
France 25-11-1958 26-06-1959 (R) 24-09-1959
Gabon 15-12-2006 (A) 15-03-2007
Georgia 02-06-1994 (A) 31-08-1994
Germany 10-06-1958 30-06-1961 (R) 28-09-1961
Ghana 09-04-1968 (A) 08-07-1968
Greece 16-07-1962 (A) 14-10-1962
Guatemala 21-03-1984 (A) 19-06-1984
Guinea 23-01-1991 (A) 23-04-1991
Guyana 25-09-2014 (A) 24-12-2014
Haïti 05-12-1983 (A) 04-03-1984
Holy See 14-05-1975 (A) 12-08-1975
Honduras 03-10-2000 (A) 01-01-2001
Hungary 05-03-1962 (A) 03-06-1962
Iceland 24-01-2002 (A) 24-04-2002
India 10-06-1958 13-07-1960 (R) 11-10-1960
Indonesia 07-10-1981 (A) 05-01-1982
Iran 15-10-2001 (A) 13-01-2002
Iraq 11-11-2021 (A) 09-02-2022
Ireland 12-05-1981 (A) 10-08-1981
Israel 10-06-1958 05-01-1959 (R) 07-06-1959
Italy 31-01-1969 (A) 01-05-1969
Jamaica 10-07-2002 (A) 08-10-2002
Japan 20-06-1961 (A) 18-09-1961
Jordan 10-06-1958 15-11-1979 (R) 13-02-1980
Kazakhstan 20-11-1995 (A) 18-02-1996
Kenya 10-02-1989 (A) 11-05-1989
Kuwait 28-04-1978 (A) 27-07-1978
Kyrgyzstan 18-12-1996 (A) 18-03-1997
Laos 17-06-1998 (A) 15-09-1998
Latvia 14-04-1992 (A) 13-07-1992
Lebanon 11-08-1998 (A) 09-11-1998
Lesotho 13-06-1989 (A) 11-09-1989
Liberia 16-09-2005 (A) 15-12-2005
Liechtenstein 07-07-2011 (A) 05-10-2011
Lithuania 14-03-1995 (A) 12-06-1995
Luxembourg 11-11-1958 09-09-1983 (R) 08-12-1983
Madagascar 16-07-1962 (A) 14-10-1962
Malawi 04-03-2021 (A) 02-06-2021
Malaysia 05-11-1985 (A) 03-02-1986
Maldives 17-09-2019 (A) 16-12-2019
Mali 08-09-1994 (A) 07-12-1994
Malta 22-06-2000 (A) 20-09-2000
Marshall Islands 21-12-2006 (A) 21-03-2007
Mauritania 30-01-1997 (A) 30-04-1997
Mauritius 19-06-1996 (A) 17-09-1996
Mexico 14-04-1971 (A) 13-07-1971
Moldova 18-09-1998 (A) 17-12-1998
Monaco 31-12-1958 02-06-1982 (R) 31-08-1982
Mongolia 24-10-1994 (A) 22-01-1995
Montenegro 23-10-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 12-02-1959 (A) 07-06-1959
Mozambique 11-06-1998 (A) 09-09-1998
Myanmar 16-04-2013 (A) 15-07-2013
Nepal 04-03-1998 (A) 02-06-1998
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 06-10-1958 24-04-1964 (R) 23-07-1964
New Zealand 06-01-1983 (A) 06-04-1983
Nicaragua 24-09-2003 (A) 23-12-2003
Niger 14-10-1964 (A) 12-01-1965
Nigeria 17-03-1970 (A) 15-06-1970
North Macedonia 10-03-1994 (Su) 17-11-1991
Norway 14-03-1961 (A) 12-06-1961
Oman 25-02-1999 (A) 26-05-1999
Pakistan 30-12-1958 14-07-2005 (R) 12-10-2005
Palau 31-03-2020 (A) 29-06-2020
Palestine 02-01-2015 (A) 02-04-2015
Panama 10-10-1984 (A) 08-01-1985
Papua New Guinea 17-07-2019 (A) 15-10-2019
Paraguay 08-10-1997 (A) 06-01-1998
Peru 07-07-1988 (A) 05-10-1988
Philippines 10-06-1958 06-07-1967 (R) 04-10-1967
Poland 10-06-1958 03-10-1961 (R) 01-01-1962
Portugal 18-10-1994 (A) 16-01-1995
Qatar 30-12-2002 (A) 30-03-2003
Republic of Korea, the 08-02-1973 (A) 09-05-1973
Romania 13-09-1961 (A) 12-12-1961
Russian Federation 29-12-1958 24-08-1960 (R) 22-11-1960
Rwanda 31-10-2008 (A) 29-01-2009
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12-09-2000 (A) 11-12-2000
San Marino 17-05-1979 (A) 15-08-1979
São Tomé e Principe 20-11-2012 (A) 18-02-2013
Saudi Arabia 19-04-1994 (A) 18-07-1994
Senegal 17-10-1994 (A) 15-01-1995
Serbia 12-03-2001 (Su) 27-04-1992
Seychelles 03-02-2020 (A) 03-05-2020
Sierra Leone 28-10-2020 (A) 26-01-2021
Singapore 21-08-1986 (A) 19-11-1986
Slovakia 28-05-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 06-07-1992 (Su) 25-06-1991
South Africa 03-05-1976 (A) 01-08-1976
Spain 12-05-1977 (A) 10-08-1977
Sri Lanka 30-12-1958 09-04-1962 (R) 08-07-1962
Sudan 26-03-2018 (A) 24-06-2018
Suriname 10-11-2022 (A) 08-02-2023
Sweden 23-12-1958 28-01-1972 (R) 27-04-1972
Switzerland 29-12-1958 01-06-1965 (R) 30-08-1965
Syria 27-09-1961 (Su) 07-06-1959
Tajikistan 14-08-2012 (A) 12-11-2012
Tanzania 13-10-1964 (A) 11-01-1965
Thailand 21-12-1959 (A) 20-03-1960
Timor-Leste 17-01-2023 (A) 17-04-2023
Tonga 12-06-2020 (A) 10-09-2020
Trinidad and Tobago 14-02-1966 (A) 15-05-1966
Tunisia 17-07-1967 (A) 15-10-1967
Türkiye 02-07-1992 (A) 30-09-1992
Turkmenistan 04-05-2022 (A) 02-08-2022
Uganda 12-02-1992 (A) 12-05-1992
Ukraine 29-12-1958 10-10-1960 (R) 08-01-1961
United Arab Emirates 21-08-2006 (A) 19-11-2006
United Kingdom 24-09-1975 (A) 23-12-1975
United States of America 30-09-1970 (A) 29-12-1970
Uruguay 30-03-1983 (A) 28-06-1983
Uzbekistan 07-02-1996 (A) 07-05-1996
Venezuela 08-02-1995 (A) 09-05-1995
Vietnam 12-09-1995 (A) 11-12-1995
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 26-02-1982 (A) 27-05-1982
Zambia 14-03-2002 (A) 12-06-2002
Zimbabwe 29-09-1994 (A) 28-12-1994