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Renunciation
Termination
Afghanistan
30-10-1985 (A)
28-01-1986
Albania
27-06-2003 (A)
25-09-2003
Algeria
23-11-1983 (A)
21-02-1984
Andorra
06-10-2021 (A)
04-01-2022
Angola
02-10-2013 (A)
31-12-2013
Antigua and Barbuda
08-07-1997 (A)
06-10-1997
Argentina
03-03-1973
08-01-1981 (R)
08-04-1981
Armenia
23-10-2008 (A)
21-01-2009
Australia
21-09-1973
29-07-1976 (R)
27-10-1976
Austria
27-01-1982 (A)
27-04-1982
Azerbaijan
23-11-1998 (A)
21-02-1999
Bahamas
20-06-1979 (A)
18-09-1979
Bahrain
19-08-2012 (A)
17-11-2012
Bangladesh
07-08-1973
20-11-1981 (R)
18-02-1982
Barbados
09-12-1992 (A)
09-03-1993
Belarus
10-08-1995 (A)
08-11-1995
Belgium
03-03-1973
03-10-1983 (R)
01-01-1984
Belize
19-08-1986 (Su)
21-09-1981
Benin
28-02-1984 (A)
28-05-1984
Bhutan
15-08-2002 (A)
13-11-2002
Bolivia
23-12-1974
06-07-1979 (R)
04-10-1979
Bosnia and Herzegovina
21-01-2009 (A)
21-04-2009
Botswana
14-11-1977 (A)
12-02-1978
Brazil
03-03-1973
06-08-1975 (R)
04-11-1975
Brunei
04-05-1990 (A)
02-08-1990
Bulgaria
16-01-1991 (A)
16-04-1991
Burkina Faso
13-10-1989 (A)
11-01-1990
Burundi
08-08-1988 (A)
06-11-1988
Cabo Verde
10-08-2005 (A)
08-11-2005
Cambodia
07-12-1973
04-07-1997 (R)
02-10-1997
Cameroon
05-06-1981 (A)
03-09-1981
Canada
02-07-1974
10-04-1975 (R)
09-07-1975
Central African Republic
27-08-1980 (A)
25-11-1980
Chad
02-02-1989 (A)
03-05-1989
Chile
16-09-1974
14-02-1975 (R)
01-07-1975
China
08-01-1981 (A)
08-04-1981
Colombia
04-06-1973
31-08-1981 (R)
29-11-1981
Comoros
23-11-1994 (A)
21-02-1995
Costa Rica
03-03-1973
30-06-1975 (R)
28-09-1975
Côte d'Ivoire
21-11-1994 (A)
19-02-1995
Croatia
14-03-2000 (A)
12-06-2000
Cuba
20-04-1990 (A)
19-07-1990
Cyprus
03-03-1973
18-10-1974 (R)
01-07-1975
Czech Republic
14-04-1993 (Su)
01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993)
07-02-1992 (A)
28-05-1992
Democratic Republic of the Congo
20-07-1976 (A)
18-10-1976
Denmark
03-03-1973
26-07-1977 (R)
24-10-1977
Djibouti
07-02-1992 (A)
07-05-1992
Dominica
04-08-1995 (A)
02-11-1995
Dominican Republic
17-12-1986 (A)
17-03-1987
Ecuador
12-12-1974
11-02-1975 (R)
01-07-1975
Egypt
07-06-1974
04-01-1978 (R)
04-04-1978
El Salvador
30-04-1987 (A)
29-07-1987
Equatorial Guinea
10-03-1992 (A)
08-06-1992
Eritrea
24-10-1994 (A)
22-01-1995
Estonia
22-07-1992 (A)
20-10-1992
Eswatini
26-02-1997 (A)
27-05-1997
Ethiopia
05-04-1989 (A)
04-07-1989
EU (European Union)
09-04-2015 (A)
08-07-2015
Fiji
30-09-1997 (A)
29-12-1997
Finland
10-05-1976 (A)
08-08-1976
France
03-03-1973
11-05-1978 (R)
09-08-1978
Gabon
13-02-1989 (A)
14-05-1989
Gambia, The
26-08-1977 (A)
24-11-1977
Georgia
13-09-1996 (A)
12-12-1996
Germany
03-03-1973
22-03-1976 (R)
20-06-1976
Ghana
16-12-1974
14-11-1975 (R)
12-02-1976
Greece
08-10-1992 (A)
06-01-1993
Grenada
30-08-1999 (A)
28-11-1999
Guatemala
03-03-1973
07-11-1979 (R)
05-02-1980
Guinea
21-09-1981 (A)
20-12-1981
Guinea-Bissau
16-05-1990 (A)
14-08-1990
Guyana
27-05-1977 (A)
25-08-1977
Honduras
15-03-1985 (A)
13-06-1985
Hungary
29-05-1985 (A)
27-08-1985
Iceland
03-01-2000 (A)
02-04-2000
India
09-07-1974
20-07-1976 (R)
18-10-1976
Indonesia
28-12-1978 (A)
28-03-1979
Iran
03-03-1973
03-08-1976 (R)
01-11-1976
Iraq
05-02-2014 (A)
06-05-2014
Ireland
01-11-1974
08-01-2002 (R)
08-04-2002
Israel
05-03-1973
18-12-1979 (R)
17-03-1980
Italy
03-03-1973
02-10-1979 (R)
31-12-1979
Jamaica
23-04-1997 (A)
22-07-1997
Japan
30-04-1973
06-08-1980 (R)
04-11-1980
Jordan
14-12-1978 (A)
14-03-1979
Kazakhstan
20-01-2000 (A)
19-04-2000
Kenya
30-04-1973
13-12-1978 (R)
13-03-1979
Kuwait
09-04-1974
12-08-2002 (R)
10-11-2002
Kyrgyzstan
04-06-2007 (A)
02-09-2007
Laos
01-03-2004 (A)
30-05-2004
Latvia
11-02-1997 (A)
12-05-1997
Lebanon
25-02-2013 (A)
26-05-2013
Lesotho
17-07-1974
01-10-2003 (R)
30-12-2003
Liberia
11-03-1981 (A)
09-06-1981
Libya
28-01-2003 (A)
28-04-2003
Liechtenstein
30-11-1979 (A)
28-02-1980
Lithuania
10-12-2001 (A)
09-03-2002
Luxembourg
03-03-1973
13-12-1983 (R)
12-03-1984
Madagascar
04-04-1973
20-08-1975 (R)
18-11-1975
Malawi
05-02-1982 (A)
06-05-1982
Malaysia
20-10-1977 (A)
18-01-1978
Maldives
12-12-2012 (A)
12-03-2013
Mali
18-07-1994 (A)
16-10-1994
Malta
17-04-1989 (A)
16-07-1989
Mauritania
13-03-1998 (A)
11-06-1998
Mauritius
03-03-1973
28-04-1975 (R)
27-07-1975
Mexico
02-07-1991 (A)
30-09-1991
Moldova
29-03-2001 (A)
27-06-2001
Monaco
19-04-1978 (A)
18-07-1978
Mongolia
05-01-1996 (A)
04-04-1996
Montenegro
26-03-2007 (Su)
03-06-2006
Morocco
09-03-1973
16-10-1975 (R)
14-01-1976
Mozambique
25-03-1981 (A)
23-06-1981
Myanmar
13-06-1997 (A)
11-09-1997
Namibia
18-12-1990 (A)
18-03-1991
Nepal
18-06-1975 (A)
16-09-1975
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
30-12-1974
19-04-1984 (R)
18-07-1984
New Zealand
10-05-1989 (A)
08-08-1989
Nicaragua
06-08-1977 (A)
04-11-1977
Niger
05-03-1973
08-09-1975 (R)
07-12-1975
Nigeria
11-02-1974
09-05-1974 (R)
01-07-1975
North Macedonia
04-07-2000 (A)
02-10-2000
Norway
23-12-1974
27-07-1976 (R)
25-10-1976
Oman
19-03-2008 (A)
17-06-2008
Pakistan
20-04-1976 (A)
19-07-1976
Palau
16-04-2004 (A)
15-07-2004
Panama
03-03-1973
17-08-1978 (R)
15-11-1978
Papua New Guinea
12-12-1975 (A)
11-03-1976
Paraguay
30-04-1973
15-11-1976 (R)
13-02-1977
Peru
30-12-1974
27-06-1975 (R)
25-09-1975
Philippines
03-03-1973
18-08-1981 (R)
16-11-1981
Poland
08-10-1973
12-12-1989 (R)
12-03-1990
Portugal
06-12-1974
11-12-1980 (R)
11-03-1981
Qatar
08-05-2001 (A)
06-08-2001
Republic of Korea, the
09-07-1993 (A)
07-10-1993
Republic of the Congo
31-01-1983 (A)
01-05-1983
Romania
18-08-1994 (A)
16-11-1994
Russian Federation
29-03-1974
09-09-1976 (R)
08-12-1976
Rwanda
20-10-1980 (A)
18-01-1981
Saint Kitts and Nevis
14-02-1994 (A)
15-05-1994
Saint Lucia
15-12-1982 (A)
15-03-1983
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
30-11-1988 (A)
28-02-1989
Samoa
09-11-2004 (A)
07-02-2005
San Marino
22-07-2005 (A)
20-10-2005
São Tomé e Principe
09-08-2001 (A)
07-11-2001
Saudi Arabia
12-03-1996 (A)
10-06-1996
Senegal
05-08-1977 (A)
03-11-1977
Serbia
27-02-2002 (A)
28-05-2002
Seychelles
08-02-1977 (A)
09-05-1977
Sierra Leone
28-10-1994 (A)
26-01-1995
Singapore
30-11-1986 (A)
28-02-1987
Slovakia
02-03-1993 (Su)
01-01-1993
Slovenia
24-01-2000 (A)
23-04-2000
Solomon Islands
26-03-2007 (A)
24-06-2007
Somalia
02-12-1985 (A)
02-03-1986
South Africa
03-03-1973
15-07-1975 (R)
13-10-1975
Spain
30-05-1986 (A)
28-08-1986
Sri Lanka
04-05-1979 (A)
02-08-1979
Sudan
27-04-1973
26-10-1982 (R)
24-01-1983
Suriname
17-11-1980 (A)
15-02-1981
Sweden
03-04-1973
20-08-1974 (R)
01-07-1975
Switzerland
02-04-1973
09-07-1974 (R)
01-07-1975
Syria
30-04-2003 (A)
29-07-2003
Tajikistan
31-12-2015 (A)
30-03-2016
Tanzania
30-04-1973
29-11-1979 (R)
27-02-1980
Thailand
03-03-1973
21-01-1983 (R)
21-04-1983
Togo
07-03-1973
23-10-1978 (R)
21-01-1979
Tonga
22-07-2016 (A)
20-10-2016
Trinidad and Tobago
19-01-1984 (A)
18-04-1984
Tunisia
21-03-1973
10-07-1974 (R)
01-07-1975
Türkiye
23-09-1996 (A)
22-12-1996
Turkmenistan
04-10-2024 (A)
02-01-2025
Uganda
18-07-1991 (A)
16-10-1991
Ukraine
30-12-1999 (A)
29-03-2000
United Arab Emirates
08-02-1990 (A)
09-05-1990
United Kingdom
03-03-1973
02-08-1976 (R)
31-10-1976
United States of America
03-03-1973
14-01-1974 (R)
01-07-1975
Uruguay
09-01-1974
02-04-1975 (R)
01-07-1975
Uzbekistan
10-07-1997 (A)
08-10-1997
Vanuatu
17-07-1989 (A)
15-10-1989
Venezuela
03-03-1973
24-10-1977 (R)
22-01-1978
Vietnam
20-01-1994 (A)
20-04-1994
Yemen
05-05-1997 (A)
03-08-1997
Zambia
24-11-1980 (A)
22-02-1981
Zimbabwe
19-05-1981 (A)
17-08-1981