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Signature
Provisional application
RatificationTooltip S=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
20-02-1969 (A)
21-05-1969
Algeria
02-06-1964 (A)
31-08-1964
Angola
10-03-1998 (A)
08-06-1998
Argentina
12-06-1969 (A)
10-09-1969
Australia
12-07-1956
23-06-1959 (R)
01-08-1963
Austria
26-03-1971 (A)
24-06-1971
Azerbaijan
24-01-2000 (A)
23-04-2000
Bahamas
23-05-1975 (Su)
10-07-1973
Bahrain
12-03-1998 (A)
10-06-1998
Bangladesh
01-03-1979 (Su)
26-03-1971
Belarus
09-04-1960
07-01-1961 (R)
01-08-1963
Belgium
28-09-1955
27-08-1963 (R)
25-11-1963
Benin
27-01-1962 (Su)
01-08-1963
Bosnia and Herzegovina
03-03-1995 (Su)
06-03-1992
Brazil
28-09-1955
16-06-1964 (R)
14-09-1964
Bulgaria
14-12-1963 (A)
13-03-1964
Cabo Verde
07-02-2002 (A)
08-05-2002
Cambodia
12-12-1996 (A)
12-03-1997
Cameroon
02-09-1961 (Su)
01-08-1963
Canada
16-08-1956
18-04-1964 (R)
17-07-1964
Chile
02-03-1979 (A)
31-05-1979
China
20-08-1975 (A)
18-11-1975
Colombia
15-08-1966 (A)
13-11-1966
Costa Rica
10-05-1984 (A)
08-08-1984
Côte d'Ivoire
22-02-1962 (Su)
01-08-1963
Croatia
14-07-1993 (Su)
08-10-1991
Cuba
30-08-1965 (A)
28-11-1965
Cyprus
23-07-1970 (A)
21-10-1970
Czech Republic
29-11-1994 (Su)
01-01-1993
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
04-11-1980 (A)
02-02-1981
Denmark
16-03-1957
03-05-1963 (R)
01-08-1963
Dominican Republic
25-02-1972 (A)
25-05-1972
Ecuador
01-12-1969 (A)
01-03-1970
Egypt
28-09-1955
26-04-1956 (R)
01-08-1963
El Salvador
28-09-1955
17-09-1956 (R)
01-08-1963
Estonia
16-03-1998 (A)
14-06-1998
Eswatini
20-07-1971 (A)
18-10-1971
Fiji
15-03-1972 (Su)
10-10-1970
Finland
25-05-1977 (A)
23-08-1977
France
28-09-1955
19-05-1959 (R)
01-08-1963
Gabon
15-02-1969 (A)
16-05-1969
Germany
28-09-1955
27-10-1960 (R)
01-08-1963
Ghana
11-08-1997 (A)
09-11-1997
Greece
28-09-1955
23-06-1965 (R)
21-09-1965
Grenada
15-08-1985 (A)
13-11-1985
Guatemala
28-07-1971 (A)
26-10-1971
Guinea
09-10-1990 (A)
07-01-1991
Hungary
28-09-1955
04-10-1957 (R)
01-08-1963
Iceland
03-05-1963
03-05-1963 (R)
01-08-1963
India
14-02-1973 (A)
15-05-1973
Iran
08-07-1975 (A)
06-10-1975
Iraq
28-06-1972 (A)
26-09-1972
Ireland
28-09-1955
12-10-1959 (R)
01-08-1963
Israel
28-09-1955
05-08-1964 (R)
03-11-1964
Italy
28-09-1955
04-05-1963 (R)
02-08-1963
Japan
02-05-1956
10-08-1967 (R)
08-11-1967
Jordan
15-11-1973 (A)
13-02-1974
Kazakhstan
30-08-2002 (A)
28-11-2002
Kenya
06-07-1999 (A)
04-10-1999
Kuwait
11-08-1975 (A)
09-11-1975
Kyrgyzstan
09-02-2000 (A)
09-05-2000
Laos
28-09-1955
09-05-1956 (R)
01-08-1963
Latvia
02-10-1998 (A)
31-12-1998
Lebanon
10-05-1978 (A)
08-08-1978
Lesotho
17-10-1975 (A)
15-01-1976
Libya
16-05-1969 (A)
14-08-1969
Liechtenstein
28-09-1955
03-01-1966 (R)
03-04-1966
Lithuania
21-11-1996 (A)
19-02-1997
Luxembourg
28-09-1955
13-02-1957 (R)
01-08-1963
Madagascar
27-08-1962 (Su)
01-08-1963
Malawi
09-06-1971 (A)
07-09-1971
Malaysia
20-09-1974 (A)
19-12-1974
Maldives
13-10-1995 (A)
11-01-1996
Mali
16-08-1962
30-12-1963 (R)
29-03-1964
Mauritius
17-10-1989 (A)
15-01-1990
Mexico
28-09-1955
24-05-1957 (R)
01-08-1963
Moldova
20-03-1997 (A)
19-06-1997
Monaco
09-04-1979 (A)
08-07-1979
Montenegro
01-04-2008 (Su)
03-06-2006
Morocco
31-05-1963
17-11-1975 (R)
15-02-1976
Nauru
16-11-1970 (Su)
31-01-1968
Nepal
12-02-1966 (A)
13-05-1966
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
28-09-1955
21-09-1960 (R)
01-08-1963
New Zealand
19-03-1958
16-03-1967 (R)
14-06-1967
Niger
08-03-1962 (Su)
01-08-1963
Nigeria
01-07-1969 (A)
29-09-1969
North Macedonia
01-09-1994 (Su)
17-09-1991
Norway
28-09-1955
03-05-1963 (R)
01-08-1963
Oman
04-08-1987 (A)
02-11-1987
Pakistan
08-08-1960
16-01-1961 (R)
01-08-1963
Panama
12-11-1996 (A)
10-01-1997
Papua New Guinea
12-12-1975 (Su)
16-09-1975
Paraguay
28-08-1969 (A)
26-11-1969
Peru
05-07-1988 (A)
03-10-1988
Philippines
28-09-1955
30-11-1966 (R)
28-02-1967
Poland
28-09-1955
23-04-1956 (R)
01-08-1963
Portugal
28-09-1955
16-09-1963 (R)
15-12-1963
Qatar
22-12-1986 (A)
22-03-1987
Republic of Korea, the
13-07-1967 (A)
11-10-1967
Republic of the Congo
19-01-1962 (Su)
01-08-1963
Romania
28-09-1955
03-12-1958 (R)
01-08-1963
Russian Federation
28-09-1955
25-03-1957 (R)
01-08-1963
Rwanda
27-12-1990 (A)
27-03-1991
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
03-12-2001 (A)
03-03-2002
Samoa
16-10-1972 (A)
14-01-1973
Saudi Arabia
27-01-1969 (A)
27-04-1969
Senegal
19-06-1964 (A)
17-09-1964
Serbia
18-07-2001 (Su)
27-04-1992
Seychelles
24-06-1980 (A)
22-09-1980
Singapore
06-11-1967 (A)
04-02-1968
Slovakia
24-03-1995 (Su)
01-01-1993
Slovenia
07-08-1998 (Su)
25-06-1991
Solomon Islands
09-09-1981 (Su)
07-07-1978
South Africa
18-09-1967 (A)
17-12-1967
Spain
06-12-1965 (A)
06-03-1966
Sri Lanka
21-02-1997 (A)
22-05-1997
Sudan
11-02-1975 (A)
12-05-1975
Suriname
19-10-2004 (A)
17-01-2005
Sweden
28-09-1955
03-05-1963 (R)
01-08-1963
Switzerland
28-09-1955
19-10-1962 (R)
01-08-1963
Syria
03-06-1964 (Su)
01-08-1963
Togo
02-07-1980 (A)
30-09-1980
Tonga
21-02-1977 (A)
22-05-1977
Trinidad and Tobago
10-05-1983 (A)
08-08-1983
Tunisia
15-11-1963 (A)
13-02-1964
Türkiye
25-03-1978 (A)
23-06-1978
Ukraine
15-01-1960
23-06-1960 (R)
01-08-1963
United Arab Emirates
18-10-1993 (A)
16-01-1994
United Kingdom
23-03-1956
03-03-1967 (R)
01-06-1967
United States of America
28-06-1956
15-09-2003 (R)
14-12-2003
Uzbekistan
27-02-1997 (A)
28-05-1997
Vanuatu
26-10-1981 (A)
24-01-1982
Venezuela
28-09-1955
26-08-1960 (R)
01-08-1963
Vietnam
11-10-1982 (A)
09-01-1983
Yemen
06-05-1982 (A)
04-08-1982
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)
03-12-1958
16-04-1959 (R)
01-08-1963
Zambia
25-03-1970 (A)
23-06-1970
Zimbabwe
27-10-1980 (A)
25-01-1981