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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 19-02-2015 (A) 21-03-2015
Albania 14-08-2001 (A) 13-09-2001
Algeria 26-02-2003 (A) 28-03-2003
Andorra 13-02-2007 (A) 15-03-2007
Angola 26-10-2005 (A) 25-11-2005
Antigua and Barbuda 05-04-1993 (A) 05-05-1993
Argentina 16-11-1973 (R) 08-08-1975
Armenia 13-09-1993 (A) 13-10-1993
Australia 22-11-1972 (R) 08-08-1975
Austria 01-02-1978 (A) 03-03-1978
Azerbaijan 11-01-1999 (A) 10-02-1999
Bahamas 23-11-1976 (A) 23-12-1976
Bahrain 07-02-1990 (A) 09-03-1990
Bangladesh 09-05-1980 (A) 08-06-1980
Barbados 21-06-1976 (A) 21-07-1976
Belarus 13-09-2001 (A) 13-10-2001
Belgium 13-06-1984 (R) 13-07-1984
Belize 18-12-2001 (A) 17-01-2001
Benin 06-11-1973 (A) 08-08-1975
Bhutan 24-08-2005 (A) 23-09-2005
Bolivia 11-01-2013 (A) 10-02-2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina 01-09-1993 (Su) 06-03-1992
Botswana 27-12-1984 (A) 26-01-1985
Brazil 16-05-1973 (R) 08-08-1975
Brunei 25-11-1987 (A) 25-12-1987
Bulgaria 18-07-1996 (A) 17-08-1996
Burkina Faso 02-06-1992 (A) 02-07-1992
Burundi 18-02-1993 (A) 20-03-1993
Cabo Verde 24-05-1990 (A) 23-06-1990
Cambodia 07-07-2005 (R) 06-08-2005
Cameroon 30-05-1974 (A) 08-08-1975
Canada 05-08-1976 (A) 04-09-1976
Central African Republic 15-10-2001 (A) 14-11-2001
Chile 19-12-1975 (R) 18-01-1976
China 23-08-1985 (A) 22-09-1985
Colombia 03-03-1975 (A) 08-08-1975
Comoros 01-03-2000 (A) 31-03-2000
Costa Rica 14-02-1973 (R) 08-08-1975
Côte d'Ivoire 28-02-1973 (R) 08-08-1975
Croatia 26-07-1993 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cuba 14-12-1989 (A) 13-01-1990
Cyprus 30-11-1973 (R) 08-08-1975
Czech Republic 30-12-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 04-06-1991 (A) 04-07-1991
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 19-03-2007 (A) 18-04-2007
Democratic Republic of the Congo 15-07-1976 (A) 14-08-1976
Denmark 18-04-1975 (R) 08-08-1975
Djibouti 22-02-2001 (A) 24-03-2001
Dominica 24-09-1993 (A) 24-10-1993
Dominican Republic 21-09-1993 (A) 21-10-1993
Ecuador 25-07-1973 (R) 08-08-1975
Egypt 14-01-1974 (R) 08-08-1975
El Salvador 26-02-1998 (R) 28-03-1998
Eritrea 30-01-2002 (A) 01-03-2002
Estonia 05-07-1996 (A) 04-08-1996
Eswatini 18-10-1995 (A) 17-11-1995
Ethiopia 11-10-1994 (A) 10-11-1994
Federated States of Micronesia 29-04-1991 (A) 29-05-1991
Fiji 21-11-1973 (A) 08-08-1975
Finland 12-01-1973 (R) 08-08-1975
France 04-09-1975 (R) 04-10-1975
Gabon 14-10-1981 (A) 13-11-1981
Gambia, The 23-04-1996 (A) 23-05-1996
Georgia 27-03-2000 (A) 26-04-2000
Germany 20-02-1975 (R) 08-08-1975
Ghana 10-04-1990 (A) 10-05-1990
Greece 12-07-1985 (R) 11-08-1985
Grenada 19-08-1998 (A) 18-09-1998
Guatemala 09-12-1975 (R) 08-01-1976
Guinea 27-12-1990 (A) 26-01-1991
Guinea-Bissau 27-10-1995 (A) 26-11-1995
Guyana 15-07-2002 (A) 14-08-2002
Haïti 29-01-1973 (R) 08-08-1975
Holy See 07-01-1976 (R) 06-02-1976
Honduras 08-08-1979 (A) 07-09-1979
Hungary 12-11-1987 (A) 12-12-1987
Iceland 18-12-1974 (A) 08-08-1975
India 14-12-1978 (A) 13-01-1979
Indonesia 03-09-1976 (R) 03-10-1976
Iran 18-12-2001 (R) 17-01-2002
Iraq 25-09-1978 (A) 25-10-1978
Ireland 16-12-1980 (A) 15-01-1981
Israel 01-02-1974 (R) 08-08-1975
Italy 14-04-1975 (R) 08-08-1975
Jamaica 06-10-1989 (A) 05-11-1989
Japan 27-09-1973 (R) 08-08-1975
Jordan 28-02-1973 (R) 08-08-1975
Kazakhstan 29-04-1997 (A) 29-05-1997
Kenya 09-02-1973 (A) 08-08-1975
Kuwait 07-11-1973 (A) 08-08-1975
Kyrgyzstan 07-10-1994 (A) 06-11-1994
Laos 16-03-2009 (A) 15-04-2009
Latvia 16-07-1993 (A) 15-08-1993
Lebanon 05-03-1997 (R) 04-04-1997
Lesotho 04-11-1974 (A) 08-08-1975
Liberia 13-04-1987 (R) 13-05-1987
Libya 27-09-1978 (A) 27-10-1978
Liechtenstein 24-11-1999 (R) 24-12-1999
Lithuania 28-02-1994 (A) 30-03-1994
Luxembourg 13-10-1976 (R) 12-11-1976
Madagascar 20-06-1974 (R) 08-08-1975
Malawi 04-10-1973 (A) 08-08-1975
Malaysia 20-04-1978 (A) 20-05-1978
Maldives 07-09-2000 (A) 07-10-2000
Mali 31-10-1995 (A) 30-11-1995
Malta 22-02-1990 (A) 24-03-1990
Marshall Islands 09-08-1991 (A) 08-09-1991
Mauritania 24-10-1989 (A) 23-11-1989
Mauritius 12-12-1994 (A) 11-01-1995
Mexico 27-04-1977 (A) 27-05-1977
Moldova 15-02-1995 (A) 17-03-1995
Monaco 30-12-1975 (R) 29-01-1976
Mongolia 06-05-1991 (A) 05-06-1991
Montenegro 23-10-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 19-03-2002 (R) 18-04-2002
Mozambique 08-06-1998 (A) 08-07-1998
Myanmar 22-08-2003 (A) 21-09-2003
Namibia 31-03-1998 (A) 30-04-1998
Nepal 29-06-1987 (A) 29-07-1987
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 29-05-1987 (A) 28-06-1987
New Zealand 07-06-1990 (R) 07-07-1990
Nicaragua 15-02-2005 (R) 17-03-2005
Niger 28-12-1973 (R) 08-08-1975
Nigeria 24-06-1981 (A) 24-07-1981
North Macedonia 13-10-1993 (A) 12-11-1993
Norway 12-11-1973 (R) 08-08-1975
Oman 24-07-1987 (A) 23-08-1987
Pakistan 02-07-1999 (R) 01-08-1999
Palau 19-08-1998 (A) 18-09-1998
Palestine 29-12-2017 (A) 28-01-2018
Panama 19-10-1972 (R) 08-08-1975
Papua New Guinea 28-10-1980 (A) 27-11-1980
Paraguay 20-06-1973 (R) 08-08-1975
Peru 12-09-1977 (R) 12-10-1977
Philippines 07-06-1974 (R) 08-08-1975
Poland 09-06-1993 (A) 09-07-1993
Portugal 20-04-1979 (A) 20-05-1979
Qatar 03-10-1986 (A) 02-11-1986
Republic of Korea, the 25-01-1973 (R) 08-08-1975
Republic of the Congo 03-03-2004 (R) 02-04-2004
Romania 14-01-1974 (A) 08-08-1975
Russian Federation 03-06-1996 (A) 03-07-1996
Rwanda 15-07-1981 (A) 14-08-1981
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 07-11-1997 (A) 07-12-1997
Senegal 25-03-1974 (R) 08-08-1975
Serbia 12-03-2001 (Su) 27-04-1992
Seychelles 27-02-1992 (A) 28-03-1992
Sierra Leone 06-06-1994 (A) 06-07-1994
Singapore 09-07-1975 (A) 08-08-1975
Slovakia 28-05-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 06-07-1992 (Su) 25-06-1991
Solomon Islands 17-03-1982 (Su) 07-07-1978
Somalia 09-06-1988 (A) 09-07-1988
South Africa 16-12-1975 (R) 15-01-1976
Spain 04-01-1977 (R) 03-02-1977
Sri Lanka 29-06-1981 (A) 29-07-1981
Sudan 05-07-1994 (A) 04-08-1994
Suriname 29-03-1990 (A) 28-04-1990
Sweden 05-12-1972 (R) 08-08-1975
Switzerland 22-04-1996 (A) 22-05-1996
Syria 01-02-1974 (A) 08-08-1975
Tajikistan 26-03-1997 (A) 25-04-1997
Tanzania 25-03-1999 (A) 24-04-1999
Thailand 09-01-1975 (A) 08-08-1975
Togo 10-11-1976 (R) 10-12-1976
Tonga 05-09-1973 (A) 08-08-1975
Trinidad and Tobago 23-07-1979 (A) 22-08-1979
Tunisia 29-06-1976 (R) 29-07-1976
Türkiye 20-07-2001 (R) 19-08-2001
Turkmenistan 21-02-1996 (A) 22-03-1996
Uganda 15-04-1988 (A) 15-05-1988
Ukraine 27-09-2001 (A) 27-10-2001
United Arab Emirates 17-02-1988 (A) 18-03-1988
United Kingdom 20-06-1978 (R) 20-07-1978
United States of America 01-11-1972 (R) 08-08-1975
Uruguay 31-10-1975 (A) 30-11-1975
Uzbekistan 24-08-1995 (A) 23-09-1995
Venezuela 04-12-1985 (R) 03-01-1986
Vietnam 04-11-1997 (A) 04-12-1997
Yemen 25-03-1996 (A) 24-04-1996
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 23-06-1978 (R) 23-07-1978
Zambia 13-05-1998 (A) 12-06-1998
Zimbabwe 30-07-1993 (A) 29-08-1993