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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 30-03-1961 19-03-1963 (R) 13-12-1964
Algeria 07-04-1965 (A) 07-05-1965
Angola 26-10-2005 (A) 25-11-2005
Antigua and Barbuda 05-04-1993 (A) 05-05-1993
Argentina 31-07-1961 10-10-1963 (R) 13-12-1964
Australia 30-03-1961 01-12-1967 (R) 31-12-1967
Austria 01-02-1978 (A) 03-03-1978
Azerbaijan 11-01-1999 (A) 10-02-1999
Bahamas 13-08-1975 (Su) 10-07-1973
Bangladesh 25-04-1975 (A) 25-05-1975
Barbados 21-06-1976 (Su) 30-11-1966
Belarus 31-07-1961 20-02-1964 (R) 13-12-1964
Belgium 28-07-1961 17-10-1969 (R) 16-11-1969
Benin 30-03-1961 27-04-1962 (R) 13-12-1964
Botswana 27-12-1984 (A) 26-01-1985
Brazil 30-03-1961 18-06-1964 (R) 13-12-1964
Brunei 25-11-1987 (A) 25-12-1987
Bulgaria 31-07-1961 25-10-1968 (R) 24-11-1968
Burkina Faso 16-09-1969 (A) 16-10-1969
Cambodia 30-03-1961 07-07-2005 (R) 06-08-2005
Cameroon 15-01-1962 (A) 13-12-1964
Canada 30-03-1961 11-10-1961 (R) 13-12-1964
Chad 30-03-1961 29-01-1963 (R) 13-12-1964
Chile 30-03-1961 07-02-1968 (R) 08-03-1968
Colombia 03-03-1975 (A) 02-04-1975
Costa Rica 30-03-1961 07-05-1970 (R) 06-06-1970
Côte d'Ivoire 10-07-1962 (A) 13-12-1964
Croatia 26-07-1993 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cuba 30-08-1962 (A) 13-12-1964
Cyprus 30-01-1969 (A) 01-03-1969
Czech Republic 30-12-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 31-07-1961 20-03-1964 (R) 13-12-1964
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 19-03-2007 (A) 18-04-2007
Democratic Republic of the Congo 28-04-1961 19-11-1973 (R) 19-12-1973
Denmark 30-03-1961 15-09-1964 (R) 13-12-1964
Djibouti 22-02-2001 (A) 24-03-2001
Dominica 24-09-1993 (A) 24-10-1993
Dominican Republic 26-09-1972 (A) 26-10-1972
Ecuador 14-01-1964 (A) 13-12-1964
Egypt 30-03-1961 20-07-1966 (R) 19-08-1966
El Salvador 30-03-1961 26-02-1998 (R) 28-03-1998
Eritrea 30-01-2002 (A) 01-03-2002
Ethiopia 29-04-1965 (A) 29-05-1965
Federated States of Micronesia 29-04-1991 (A) 29-05-1991
Fiji 01-11-1971 (Su) 10-10-1970
Finland 30-03-1961 06-07-1965 (R) 05-08-1965
France 19-02-1969 (A) 21-03-1969
Gabon 29-02-1968 (A) 30-03-1968
Gambia, The 23-04-1996 (A) 23-05-1996
Germany 31-07-1961 03-12-1973 (R) 02-01-1974
Ghana 30-03-1961 15-01-1964 (R) 13-12-1964
Greece 06-06-1972 (A) 06-07-1972
Guatemala 26-07-1961 01-12-1967 (R) 31-12-1967
Guinea 07-10-1968 (A) 06-11-1968
Guinea-Bissau 27-10-1995 (A) 26-11-1995
Guyana 15-07-2002 (A) 14-08-2002
Haïti 03-04-1961 29-01-1973 (R) 28-02-1973
Holy See 30-03-1961 01-09-1970 (R) 01-10-1970
Honduras 16-04-1973 (A) 16-05-1973
Hungary 31-07-1961 24-04-1964 (R) 13-12-1964
Iceland 18-12-1974 (A) 17-01-1975
India 30-03-1961 13-12-1964 (R) 12-01-1965
Indonesia 28-07-1961 03-09-1976 (R) 03-10-1976
Iran 30-03-1961 30-08-1972 (R) 29-09-1972
Iraq 30-03-1961 29-08-1962 (R) 13-12-1964
Ireland 16-12-1980 (A) 15-01-1981
Israel 23-11-1962 (A) 13-12-1964
Italy 04-04-1961 14-04-1975 (R) 14-05-1975
Jamaica 29-04-1964 (A) 13-12-1964
Japan 26-07-1961 13-07-1964 (R) 13-12-1964
Jordan 30-03-1961 15-11-1962 (R) 13-12-1964
Kazakhstan 29-04-1997 (A) 29-05-1997
Kenya 13-11-1964 (A) 13-12-1964
Kuwait 16-04-1962 (A) 13-12-1964
Kyrgyzstan 07-10-1994 (A) 06-11-1994
Laos 22-06-1973 (A) 22-07-1973
Latvia 16-07-1993 (A) 15-08-1993
Lebanon 30-03-1961 23-04-1965 (R) 23-05-1965
Lesotho 04-11-1974 (Su) 04-10-1966
Liberia 30-03-1961 13-04-1987 (R) 13-05-1987
Libya 27-09-1978 (A) 27-10-1978
Liechtenstein 14-07-1961 31-10-1979 (R) 30-11-1979
Lithuania 28-02-1994 (A) 30-03-1994
Luxembourg 28-07-1961 27-10-1972 (R) 26-11-1972
Madagascar 30-03-1961 20-06-1974 (R) 20-07-1974
Malawi 08-06-1965 (A) 08-07-1965
Malaysia 11-07-1967 (A) 10-08-1967
Mali 15-12-1964 (A) 14-01-1965
Marshall Islands 09-08-1991 (A) 08-09-1991
Mauritius 18-07-1969 (Su) 12-03-1968
Mexico 24-07-1961 18-04-1967 (R) 18-05-1967
Moldova 15-02-1995 (A) 17-03-1995
Monaco 14-08-1969 (A) 13-09-1969
Mongolia 06-05-1991 (A) 05-06-1991
Montenegro 23-10-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 04-12-1961 (A) 13-12-1964
Mozambique 08-06-1998 (A) 08-07-1998
Myanmar 30-03-1961 29-07-1963 (R) 13-12-1964
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 31-07-1961 16-07-1965 (R) 15-08-1965
New Zealand 30-03-1961 26-03-1963 (R) 13-12-1964
Nicaragua 30-03-1961 21-06-1973 (R) 21-07-1973
Niger 18-04-1963 (A) 13-12-1964
Nigeria 30-03-1961 06-06-1969 (R) 06-07-1969
North Macedonia 13-10-1993 (A) 12-11-1993
Norway 30-03-1961 01-09-1967 (R) 01-10-1967
Oman 24-07-1987 (A) 23-08-1987
Pakistan 30-03-1961 09-07-1965 (R) 08-08-1965
Panama 30-03-1961 04-12-1963 (R) 13-12-1964
Papua New Guinea 28-10-1980 (Su) 16-09-1975
Paraguay 30-03-1961 03-02-1972 (R) 04-03-1972
Peru 30-03-1961 22-07-1964 (R) 13-12-1964
Philippines 30-03-1961 02-10-1967 (R) 01-11-1967
Poland 31-07-1961 16-03-1966 (R) 15-04-1966
Portugal 30-03-1961 30-12-1971 (R) 29-01-1972
Republic of Korea, the 30-03-1961 13-02-1962 (R) 13-12-1964
Republic of the Congo 30-03-1961 03-03-2004 (R) 02-04-2004
Romania 14-01-1974 (A) 13-02-1974
Russian Federation 31-07-1961 20-02-1964 (R) 13-12-1964
Saint Kitts and Nevis 09-05-1994 (A) 08-06-1994
Saint Lucia 05-07-1991 (Su) 22-02-1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 03-12-2001 (Su) 27-10-1979
San Marino 10-10-2000 (A) 09-11-2000
São Tomé e Principe 20-06-1996 (A) 20-07-1996
Saudi Arabia 21-04-1973 (A) 21-05-1973
Senegal 24-01-1964 (A) 13-12-1964
Serbia 12-03-2001 (Su) 27-04-1992
Seychelles 27-02-1992 (A) 28-03-1992
Singapore 15-03-1973 (A) 14-04-1973
Slovakia 28-05-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Solomon Islands 17-03-1982 (Su) 07-07-1978
Somalia 09-06-1988 (A) 09-07-1988
South Africa 16-11-1971 (A) 16-12-1971
Spain 27-07-1961 01-03-1966 (R) 31-03-1966
Sri Lanka 11-07-1963 (A) 13-12-1964
Sudan 24-04-1974 (A) 24-05-1974
Suriname 29-03-1990 (Su) 25-11-1975
Sweden 03-04-1961 18-12-1964 (R) 17-01-1965
Switzerland 20-04-1961 23-01-1970 (R) 22-02-1970
Syria 22-08-1962 (A) 13-12-1964
Thailand 24-07-1961 31-10-1961 (R) 13-12-1964
Togo 06-05-1963 (A) 13-12-1964
Tonga 05-09-1973 (Su) 04-06-1970
Trinidad and Tobago 22-06-1964 (A) 13-12-1964
Tunisia 30-03-1961 08-09-1964 (R) 13-12-1964
Türkiye 23-05-1967 (A) 22-06-1967
Turkmenistan 21-02-1996 (A) 22-03-1996
Uganda 15-04-1988 (A) 15-05-1988
Ukraine 31-07-1961 15-04-1964 (R) 13-12-1964
United Kingdom 30-03-1961 02-09-1964 (R) 13-12-1964
United States of America 25-05-1967 (A) 24-06-1967
Uruguay 31-10-1975 (A) 30-11-1975
Venezuela 30-03-1961 14-02-1969 (R) 16-03-1969
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 30-03-1961 27-08-1963 (R) 13-12-1964
Zambia 12-08-1965 (A) 11-09-1965
Zimbabwe 01-12-1998 (Su) 18-04-1980