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Party
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
26-03-1973 (A)
26-03-1973
Algeria
20-08-1971
19-12-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Angola
23-09-1977 (A)
23-09-1977
Argentina
20-08-1971
13-12-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Armenia
14-07-1993 (A)
14-07-1993
Australia
20-08-1971 (S)
12-02-1973
Austria
05-04-1972
22-12-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Azerbaijan
13-04-1992 (A)
13-04-1992
Bahamas
30-05-1985 (A)
30-05-1985
Bahrain
23-08-1993 (A)
23-08-1993
Bangladesh
01-03-1976 (A)
01-03-1976
Barbados
19-01-1973 (A)
12-02-1973
Belgium
13-01-1972
27-12-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Benin
12-05-1987 (A)
12-05-1987
Bhutan
23-06-1992 (A)
23-06-1992
Bolivia
19-12-1974 (A)
19-12-1974
Bosnia and Herzegovina
06-03-1996 (A)
06-03-1996
Botswana
14-04-1995 (A)
14-04-1995
Brazil
20-08-1971
20-12-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Brunei
07-04-1994 (A)
07-04-1994
Bulgaria
15-05-1996 (A)
15-05-1996
07-06-2012
07-09-2012
Burkina Faso
27-10-1977 (A)
27-10-1977
Burundi
20-08-1971
Cabo Verde
19-02-1991 (A)
19-02-1991
Cameroon
08-03-1972
07-02-1973 (R)
12-02-1973
Canada
20-08-1971 (S)
12-02-1973
Central African Republic
13-03-1973 (A)
13-03-1973
Chad
09-06-1977 (A)
09-06-1977
Chile
20-08-1971
18-08-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
China
16-08-1977 (A)
16-08-1977
Colombia
20-08-1971
16-05-1974 (R)
16-05-1974
Comoros
25-06-1998 (A)
25-06-1998
Costa Rica
20-08-1971
25-04-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Côte d'Ivoire
20-08-1971
15-12-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Croatia
14-12-1992 (A)
14-12-1992
Cuba
31-10-2000 (A)
31-10-2000
Cyprus
01-03-1974 (A)
01-03-1974
Czech Republic
01-01-1993 (Su)
01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993)
27-05-1992 (A)
27-05-1992
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
24-05-2001 (A)
24-05-2001
Democratic Republic of the Congo
20-08-1971 (S)
12-02-1973
Denmark
20-08-1971
29-11-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Dominican Republic
20-08-1971 (S)
12-02-1973
Ecuador
20-08-1971
14-03-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Egypt
20-10-1971
03-01-1973 (R)
12-02-1973
El Salvador
19-01-1977 (A)
19-01-1977
Equatorial Guinea
11-12-1996 (A)
11-12-1996
Eswatini
18-05-1988 (A)
18-05-1988
Ethiopia
20-08-1971
13-11-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Federated States of Micronesia
08-09-1993 (A)
08-09-1993
Fiji
04-05-1978 (A)
04-05-1978
Finland
15-12-1971
17-01-1973 (R)
12-02-1973
France
27-03-1972
18-09-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Gabon
20-04-1972 (S)
12-02-1973
Gambia, The
13-07-2001 (A)
13-07-2001
Georgia
09-11-2000 (A)
09-11-2000
Germany
12-01-1972
02-07-1973 (R)
02-07-1973
Ghana
12-12-1973 (A)
12-12-1973
Greece
20-08-1971
29-11-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Guatemala
20-08-1971
20-12-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Guinea
14-07-1980 (A)
14-07-1980
Guinea-Bissau
17-07-2001 (A)
17-07-2001
Haïti
20-08-1971
03-10-1974 (R)
03-10-1974
Holy See
20-08-1971
21-01-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Honduras
06-05-1980 (A)
06-05-1980
Hungary
26-01-1994 (A)
26-01-1994
Iceland
14-02-1972
07-02-1975 (R)
07-02-1975
India
23-12-1971 (S)
12-02-1973
Indonesia
20-08-1971 (S)
12-02-1973
Iran
25-08-1971
12-12-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Iraq
06-06-1973 (A)
06-06-1973
Ireland
18-02-1972 (S)
12-02-1973
Israel
20-08-1971
26-09-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Italy
20-08-1971
04-06-1973 (R)
04-06-1973
Jamaica
14-12-1972 (A)
12-02-1973
Japan
20-08-1971
27-06-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Jordan
20-08-1971
29-11-1971 (R)
12-02-1973
Kazakhstan
22-08-1994 (A)
22-08-1994
Kenya
26-11-1971 (S)
12-02-1973
Kuwait
20-08-1971
02-12-1971 (R)
12-02-1973
Kyrgyzstan
23-05-1994 (A)
23-05-1994
Lebanon
20-08-1971
11-06-1974 (R)
11-06-1974
Libya
09-06-1975 (A)
09-06-1975
Liechtenstein
20-08-1971
08-12-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Luxembourg
28-09-1971
29-12-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Madagascar
09-02-1973 (A)
12-02-1973
Malawi
16-07-1984 (A)
16-07-1984
Malaysia
20-08-1971 (S)
12-02-1973
Mali
06-07-1976 (A)
06-07-1976
Malta
20-01-1995 (A)
20-01-1995
Mauritania
20-08-1971 (S)
12-02-1973
Mauritius
02-09-1986 (A)
02-09-1986
Mexico
04-11-1971
20-12-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Monaco
01-05-1972 (S)
12-02-1973
Mongolia
05-09-1997 (A)
05-09-1997
Morocco
20-08-1971 (S)
12-02-1973
Mozambique
15-11-1989 (A)
15-11-1989
Namibia
03-12-1993 (A)
03-12-1993
Nepal
01-03-1989 (A)
01-03-1989
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
13-10-1971
23-05-1973 (R)
23-05-1973
New Zealand
05-01-1972
07-03-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Nicaragua
20-08-1971
13-09-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Niger
14-04-1980 (A)
14-04-1980
Nigeria
25-10-1972 (A)
12-02-1973
Norway
20-08-1971
20-06-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Oman
03-01-1975 (A)
03-01-1975
Pakistan
20-08-1971
06-12-1971 (R)
12-02-1973
Panama
29-05-1975 (A)
29-05-1975
Papua New Guinea
24-03-1983 (A)
24-03-1983
Paraguay
18-07-1977 (A)
18-07-1977
Peru
20-08-1971
19-12-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Philippines
20-08-1971
12-12-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Poland
15-12-1993 (A)
15-12-1993
Portugal
20-08-1971
29-06-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Qatar
02-02-1976 (A)
02-02-1976
Republic of Korea, the
24-08-1971
12-12-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Republic of the Congo
26-10-1977 (A)
26-10-1977
Romania
07-05-1990 (A)
07-05-1990
Russian Federation
16-05-1991 (A)
18-07-1991
Rwanda
02-09-1986 (A)
02-09-1986
Saudi Arabia
24-08-1972 (A)
12-02-1973
Senegal
20-08-1971
15-11-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Singapore
20-08-1971
09-12-1971 (R)
12-02-1973
Somalia
27-03-1981 (A)
27-03-1981
South Africa
20-08-1971 (S)
12-02-1973
Spain
20-08-1971
30-11-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Sri Lanka
15-12-1972 (A)
12-02-1973
Sudan
20-08-1971
12-02-1973 (R)
12-02-1973
Sweden
19-05-1972 (S)
12-02-1973
Switzerland
20-08-1971
27-07-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Syria
20-08-1971 (S)
12-02-1973
Tajikistan
22-02-1996 (A)
22-02-1996
Tanzania
20-08-1971
09-01-1973 (R)
12-02-1973
Thailand
20-08-1971
16-11-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Togo
05-03-1987 (A)
05-03-1987
Trinidad and Tobago
20-08-1971 (S)
12-02-1973
Tunisia
20-08-1971
30-01-1973 (R)
12-02-1973
Türkiye
10-09-1971
26-09-1974 (R)
26-09-1974
Uganda
28-01-1972
06-04-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
United Arab Emirates
12-05-1976 (A)
12-05-1976
United Kingdom
20-08-1971
16-02-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
United States of America
20-08-1971 (S)
12-02-1973
Uruguay
07-12-1982 (A)
07-12-1982
Uzbekistan
07-05-1997 (A)
07-05-1997
Venezuela
20-08-1971
22-01-1973 (R)
12-02-1973
Vietnam
20-08-1971
03-01-1973 (R)
12-02-1973
Yemen
20-08-1971 (S)
12-02-1973
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)
20-08-1971
22-06-1972 (R)
12-02-1973
Zambia
01-11-1972 (A)
12-02-1973
Zimbabwe
15-03-1989 (A)
15-03-1989