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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
Albania 07-06-2004 (A) 07-09-2004
Algeria 03-11-1983 (A) 03-02-1984
Angola 03-10-1991 (A) 03-01-1992
Antigua and Barbuda 09-02-1987 (A) 09-05-1987
Argentina 12-12-1974 05-12-1979 (R) 25-05-1980
Australia 17-08-1983 (A) 17-11-1983
Austria 27-05-1988 (A) 27-08-1988
Azerbaijan 01-07-1997 (A) 01-10-1997
Bahamas 16-02-1979 (A) 25-05-1980
Bahrain 21-10-1985 (A) 21-01-1986
Bangladesh 06-11-1981 (A) 06-02-1982
Barbados 01-09-1982 (A) 01-12-1982
Belarus 01-11-1974 07-01-1994 (R) 07-04-1994
Belgium 17-12-1974 24-09-1979 (R) 25-05-1980
Belize 02-04-1991 (A) 02-07-1991
Benin 01-11-1985 (A) 01-02-1986
Bolivia 04-06-1999 (A) 04-09-1999
Brazil 22-05-1980 (A) 25-05-1980
Brunei 23-10-1986 (A) 23-01-1987
Bulgaria 08-11-1974 02-11-1983 (R) 02-02-1984
Cabo Verde 28-04-1977 (A) 25-05-1980
Cambodia 28-11-1994 (A) 28-02-1995
Cameroon 14-05-1984 (A) 14-08-1984
Canada 08-05-1978 (A) 25-05-1980
Chile 01-11-1974 28-03-1980 (R) 25-05-1980
China 20-06-1975 07-01-1980 (R) 25-05-1980
Colombia 31-10-1980 (A) 31-01-1981
Comoros 22-11-2000 (A) 22-02-2001
Cook Islands 30-06-2003 (A) 30-09-2003
Costa Rica 06-06-2011 (A) 06-09-2011
Côte d'Ivoire 05-10-1987 (A) 05-01-1988
Croatia 08-10-1991 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cuba 19-06-1992 (A) 19-09-1992
Cyprus 11-10-1985 (A) 11-01-1986
Czech Republic 19-10-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 01-11-1974 18-08-1980 (R) 18-11-1980
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 01-05-1985 (A) 01-08-1985
Democratic Republic of the Congo 17-12-2004 (A) 17-03-2005
Denmark 01-11-1974 08-03-1978 (R) 25-05-1980
Djibouti 01-03-1984 (A) 01-06-1984
Dominica 21-06-2000 (A) 21-09-2000
Dominican Republic 10-04-1980 (A) 25-05-1980
Ecuador 28-05-1982 (A) 28-08-1982
Egypt 01-11-1974 04-09-1981 (R) 04-12-1981
Equatorial Guinea 24-04-1996 (A) 24-07-1996
Eritrea 22-04-1996 (A) 22-07-1996
Estonia 16-12-1991 (A) 16-03-1992
Ethiopia 18-07-1985 (A) 18-10-1985
Fiji 04-03-1983 (A) 04-06-1983
Finland 21-11-1980 (A) 21-02-1981
France 01-11-1974 25-05-1977 (R) 25-05-1980
Gabon 21-01-1982 (A) 21-04-1982
Gambia, The 01-11-1991 (A) 01-02-1992
Georgia 19-04-1994 (A) 19-07-1994
Germany 18-02-1975 26-03-1979 (R) 25-05-1980
Ghana 01-11-1974 19-05-1983 (R) 19-08-1983
Greece 01-11-1974 12-05-1980 (R) 25-05-1980
Grenada 28-06-2004 (A) 28-09-2004
Guatemala 20-10-1982 (A) 20-01-1983
Guinea 19-01-1981 (A) 19-04-1981
Guinea-Bissau 24-10-2016 (A) 24-01-2017
Guyana 10-12-1997 (A) 10-03-1998
Haïti 06-04-1989 (A) 06-07-1989
Honduras 24-09-1985 (A) 24-12-1985
Hungary 01-11-1974 09-01-1980 (R) 25-05-1980
Iceland 01-11-1974 06-07-1983 (R) 06-10-1983
India 16-06-1976 (A) 25-05-1980
Indonesia 01-11-1974 17-02-1981 (R) 17-05-1981
Iran 01-11-1974 17-10-1994 (R) 17-01-1995
Iraq 14-12-1990 (A) 14-03-1991
Ireland 29-11-1983 (A) 29-02-1984
Israel 01-11-1974 15-05-1979 (R) 25-05-1980
Italy 11-06-1980 (A) 11-09-1980
Jamaica 14-10-1983 (A) 14-01-1984
Japan 15-05-1980 (A) 25-05-1980
Jordan 07-08-1985 (A) 07-11-1985
Kazakhstan 07-03-1994 (A) 07-06-1994
Kenya 21-07-1999 (A) 21-10-1999
Kiribati 05-02-2007 (A) 05-05-2007
Kuwait 29-06-1979 (A) 25-05-1980
Latvia 20-05-1992 (A) 20-08-1992
Lebanon 29-11-1983 (A) 29-02-1984
Liberia 01-11-1974 14-11-1977 (R) 25-05-1980
Libya 02-07-1981 (A) 02-10-1981
Lithuania 04-12-1991 (A) 04-03-1992
Luxembourg 14-02-1991 (A) 14-05-1991
Madagascar 07-03-1996 (A) 07-06-1996
Malawi 09-03-1993 (A) 09-06-1993
Malaysia 19-10-1983 (A) 19-01-1984
Maldives 14-01-1981 (A) 14-04-1981
Malta 08-08-1986 (A) 08-11-1986
Marshall Islands 26-04-1988 (A) 26-07-1988
Mauritania 24-11-1997 (A) 24-02-1998
Mauritius 01-02-1988 (A) 01-05-1988
Mexico 01-11-1974 28-03-1977 (R) 25-05-1980
Moldova 11-10-2005 (A) 11-01-2006
Monaco 01-11-1974 (S) 25-05-1980
Mongolia 26-06-2002 (A) 26-09-2002
Montenegro 03-06-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 28-06-1990 (A) 28-09-1990
Mozambique 23-12-1996 (A) 23-03-1997
Myanmar 11-11-1987 (A) 11-02-1988
Namibia 27-11-2000 (A) 27-02-2001
Nauru 18-06-2018 (A) 18-09-2018
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 10-07-1978 (A) 25-05-1980
New Zealand 23-02-1990 (A) 23-05-1990
Nicaragua 17-12-2004 (A) 17-03-2005
Nigeria 07-05-1981 (A) 07-08-1981
Niue 27-06-2012 (A) 27-09-2012
Norway 24-06-1975 15-02-1977 (R) 25-05-1980
Oman 25-04-1985 (A) 25-07-1985
Pakistan 10-04-1985 (A) 10-07-1985
Palau 29-09-2011 (A) 29-12-2011
Panama 09-03-1978 (A) 25-05-1980
Papua New Guinea 12-11-1980 (A) 12-02-1981
Paraguay 15-06-2004 (A) 15-09-2004
Peru 04-12-1979 (A) 25-05-1980
Philippines 15-12-1981 (A) 15-03-1982
Poland 10-01-1975 15-03-1984 (R) 15-06-1984
Portugal 01-11-1974 07-11-1983 (R) 07-02-1984
Qatar 22-12-1980 (A) 22-03-1981
Republic of Korea, the 01-11-1974 31-12-1980 (R) 31-03-1981
Republic of the Congo 01-11-1974 10-09-1985 (R) 10-12-1985
Romania 24-05-1979 (A) 25-05-1980
Russian Federation 01-11-1974 09-01-1980 (R) 25-05-1980
Saint Kitts and Nevis 11-06-2004 (A) 11-09-2004
Saint Lucia 20-05-2004 (A) 20-08-2004
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28-10-1983 (A) 28-01-1984
Samoa 14-03-1997 (A) 14-06-1997
San Marino 19-04-2021 (A) 19-07-2021
São Tomé e Principe 29-10-1998 (A) 29-01-1999
Saudi Arabia 24-04-1985 (A) 24-07-1985
Senegal 16-01-1997 (A) 16-04-1997
Serbia 12-03-2001 (Su) 27-04-1992
Seychelles 10-05-1988 (A) 10-08-1988
Sierra Leone 13-08-1993 (A) 13-11-1993
Singapore 16-03-1981 (A) 16-06-1981
Slovakia 30-01-1995 (Su) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 25-06-1991 (Su) 25-06-1991
Solomon Islands 30-06-2004 (A) 30-09-2004
Somalia 16-03-2020 (A) 16-06-2020
South Africa 23-05-1980 (A) 25-05-1980
Spain 04-03-1975 05-09-1978 (R) 25-05-1980
Sri Lanka 30-08-1983 (A) 30-11-1983
Sudan 15-05-1990 (A) 15-08-1990
Suriname 04-11-1988 (A) 04-02-1989
Sweden 01-11-1974 07-07-1978 (R) 25-05-1980
Switzerland 01-11-1974 01-10-1981 (R) 01-01-1982
Syria 20-07-2001 (A) 20-10-2001
Tanzania 28-03-2001 (A) 28-06-2001
Thailand 18-12-1984 (A) 18-03-1985
Timor-Leste 12-10-2022 (A) 12-01-2023
Togo 19-07-1989 (A) 19-10-1989
Tonga 12-04-1977 (A) 25-05-1980
Trinidad and Tobago 15-02-1979 (A) 25-05-1980
Tunisia 06-08-1980 (A) 06-11-1980
Türkiye 31-07-1980 (A) 31-10-1980
Turkmenistan 04-02-2009 (A) 04-05-2009
Tuvalu 22-08-1985 (A) 22-11-1985
Uganda 03-04-2019 (A) 03-07-2019
Ukraine 01-11-1974 (S) 25-05-1980
United Arab Emirates 15-12-1983 (A) 15-03-1984
United Kingdom 01-11-1974 07-10-1977 (R) 25-05-1980
United States of America 01-11-1974 07-09-1978 (R) 25-05-1980
Uruguay 30-04-1979 (A) 25-05-1980
Vanuatu 28-07-1982 (A) 28-10-1982
Venezuela 01-11-1974 29-03-1983 (R) 29-06-1983
Vietnam 18-12-1990 (A) 18-03-1991
Yemen 06-03-1979 (A) 25-05-1980
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 01-11-1974 11-06-1979 (R) 25-05-1980