Treaty

Convention of the World Meteorological Organization

Treaty data

Treaty number 006271
Date of conclusion 11-10-1947
Place of conclusion Washington
Provisional application
Entry into force 23-03-1950
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 1951, 236
Parliamentary paper
Approval act 1951, 236
Consolidated text 0003152

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application
Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 12-10-1951
Netherlands (Bonaire) 10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius) 10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba) 10-10-2010
Aruba 01-01-1986
Curaçao 10-10-2010
Sint Maarten 10-10-2010

PartiesParties with a link have a reservation.

Party Signature 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 11-09-1956 (A) 11-10-1956
Albania 29-07-1957 (A) 28-08-1957
Algeria 04-04-1963 (A) 04-05-1963
Andorra 17-10-2018 (A) 16-11-2018
Angola 16-03-1977 (A) 15-04-1977
Antigua and Barbuda 16-11-1988 (A) 16-12-1988
Argentina 11-10-1947 02-01-1951 (R) 01-02-1951
Armenia 16-09-1992 (A) 16-10-1992
Australia 11-10-1947 14-03-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
Austria 23-02-1955 (A) 25-03-1955
Azerbaijan 27-12-1993 (A) 26-01-1994
Bahamas 29-11-1973 (A) 29-12-1973
Bahrain 21-04-1980 (A) 21-05-1980
Bangladesh 24-08-1973 (A) 23-09-1973
Barbados 22-03-1967 (A) 21-04-1967
Belarus 12-04-1948 (A) 23-03-1950
Belgium 11-10-1947 02-02-1951 (R) 04-03-1951
Belize 25-05-1982 (A) 24-06-1982
Benin 14-04-1961 (A) 14-05-1961
Bhutan 11-02-2003 (A) 13-03-2003
Bolivia 15-05-1954 (A) 14-06-1954
Bosnia and Herzegovina 01-06-1994 (A) 01-07-1994
Botswana 16-10-1967 (A) 15-11-1967
Brazil 11-10-1947 15-03-1950 (R) 14-04-1950
Brunei 26-11-1984 (A) 26-12-1984
Bulgaria 12-03-1952 (A) 11-04-1952
Burkina Faso 31-10-1960 (A) 30-11-1960
Burundi 30-10-1962 (A) 29-11-1962
Cabo Verde 21-10-1975 (A) 20-11-1975
Cambodia 08-11-1955 (A) 08-12-1955
Cameroon 17-12-1960 (A) 16-01-1961
Canada 11-10-1947 28-07-1950 (R) 27-08-1950
Central African Republic 28-06-1961 (A) 28-07-1961
Chad 02-02-1961 (A) 04-03-1961
Chile 11-10-1947 09-05-1957 (R) 08-06-1957
China 11-10-1947 27-04-1973 (R) 27-05-1973
Colombia 11-10-1947 05-01-1962 (R) 04-02-1962
Comoros 19-03-1976 (A) 18-04-1976
Cook Islands 18-10-1995 (A) 17-11-1995
Costa Rica 16-12-1960 (A) 15-01-1961
Côte d'Ivoire 31-10-1960 (A) 30-11-1960
Croatia 09-10-1992 (A) 08-11-1992
Cuba 11-10-1947 04-03-1952 (R) 03-04-1952
Cyprus 11-04-1963 (A) 11-05-1963
Czech Republic 25-01-1993 (A) 24-02-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 11-10-1947 26-07-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 27-05-1975 (A) 26-06-1975
Democratic Republic of the Congo 05-11-1960 (A) 05-12-1960
Denmark 11-10-1947 10-07-1951 (R) 09-08-1951
Djibouti 30-06-1978 (A) 30-07-1978
Dominica 21-02-1980 (A) 22-03-1980
Dominican Republic 11-10-1947 15-09-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
Ecuador 11-10-1947 07-06-1951 (R) 07-07-1951
Egypt 11-10-1947 10-01-1950 (R) 23-03-1950
El Salvador 27-05-1955 (A) 26-06-1955
Eritrea 08-07-1993 (A) 07-08-1993
Estonia 21-08-1992 (A) 20-09-1992
Eswatini 02-11-1982 (A) 02-12-1982
Ethiopia 03-12-1953 (A) 02-01-1954
Federated States of Micronesia 20-09-1995 (A) 20-10-1995
Fiji 18-03-1980 (A) 17-04-1980
Finland 11-10-1947 07-01-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
France 11-10-1947 05-12-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
Gabon 05-06-1961 (A) 05-07-1961
Gambia, The 02-10-1978 (A) 01-11-1978
Georgia 01-09-1993 (A) 01-10-1993
Germany 10-06-1954 (A) 10-07-1954
Ghana 06-05-1957 (A) 05-06-1957
Greece 11-10-1947 20-01-1950 (R) 23-03-1950
Guatemala 11-10-1947 21-03-1952 (R) 20-04-1952
Guinea 27-03-1959 (A) 26-04-1959
Guinea-Bissau 15-12-1977 (A) 14-01-1978
Guyana 22-11-1966 (A) 22-12-1966
Haïti 14-08-1951 (A) 13-09-1951
Honduras 10-10-1960 (A) 09-11-1960
Hungary 11-10-1947 15-02-1951 (R) 17-03-1951
Iceland 11-10-1947 16-01-1948 (R) 23-03-1950
India 11-10-1947 27-04-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
Indonesia 16-11-1950 (A) 16-12-1950
Iran 30-09-1959 (A) 30-10-1959
Iraq 21-02-1950 (A) 23-03-1950
Ireland 11-10-1947 14-03-1950 (R) 13-04-1950
Israel 30-09-1949 (A) 23-03-1950
Italy 11-10-1947 09-01-1951 (R) 08-02-1951
Jamaica 29-05-1963 (A) 28-06-1963
Japan 11-08-1953 (A) 10-09-1953
Jordan 11-07-1955 (A) 10-08-1955
Kazakhstan 05-05-1993 (A) 04-06-1993
Kenya 02-06-1964 (A) 02-07-1964
Kiribati 26-03-2003 (A) 25-04-2003
Kuwait 01-12-1962 (A) 31-12-1962
Kyrgyzstan 20-07-1994 (A) 19-08-1994
Laos 01-06-1955 (A) 01-07-1955
Latvia 15-05-1992 (A) 14-06-1992
Lebanon 22-12-1948 (A) 23-03-1950
Lesotho 03-08-1979 (A) 02-09-1979
Liberia 07-02-1974 (A) 09-03-1974
Libya 29-12-1955 (A) 28-01-1956
Lithuania 03-06-1992 (A) 03-07-1992
Luxembourg 29-10-1952 (A) 28-11-1952
Madagascar 15-12-1960 (A) 14-01-1961
Malawi 15-02-1965 (A) 17-03-1965
Malaysia 19-05-1958 (A) 18-06-1958
Maldives 01-06-1978 (A) 01-07-1978
Mali 11-11-1960 (A) 11-12-1960
Malta 28-12-1976 (A) 27-01-1977
Mauritania 23-01-1962 (A) 22-02-1962
Mauritius 17-07-1969 (A) 16-08-1969
Mexico 11-10-1947 27-05-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
Moldova 21-11-1994 (A) 21-12-1994
Monaco 09-04-1996 (A) 09-05-1996
Mongolia 04-04-1963 (A) 04-05-1963
Montenegro 06-12-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 03-01-1957 (A) 02-02-1957
Mozambique 21-06-1976 (A) 21-07-1976
Myanmar 11-10-1947 19-08-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
Namibia 06-02-1991 (A) 08-03-1991
Nauru 16-04-2019 (A) 16-05-2019
Nepal 12-08-1966 (A) 11-09-1966
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 11-10-1947 12-09-1951 (R) 12-10-1951
New Zealand 11-10-1947 02-04-1948 (R) 23-03-1950
Nicaragua 27-02-1959 (A) 29-03-1959
Niger 28-10-1960 (A) 27-11-1960
Nigeria 30-11-1960 (A) 30-12-1960
Niue 31-05-1996 (A) 30-06-1996
North Macedonia 01-06-1993 (A) 01-07-1993
Norway 11-10-1947 09-12-1948 (R) 23-03-1950
Oman 03-01-1975 (A) 02-02-1975
Pakistan 11-10-1947 11-04-1950 (R) 11-05-1950
Panama 12-09-1967 (A) 12-10-1967
Papua New Guinea 15-12-1975 (A) 14-01-1976
Paraguay 11-10-1947 15-09-1950 (R) 15-10-1950
Peru 30-12-1949 (A) 23-03-1950
Philippines 11-10-1947 05-04-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
Poland 11-10-1947 16-05-1950 (R) 15-06-1950
Portugal 11-10-1947 15-01-1951 (R) 14-02-1951
Qatar 04-04-1975 (A) 04-05-1975
Republic of Korea, the 15-02-1956 (A) 16-03-1956
Republic of the Congo 21-11-1960 (A) 21-12-1960
Romania 18-08-1948 (A) 23-03-1950
Russian Federation 02-04-1948 (A) 23-03-1950
Rwanda 04-02-1963 (A) 06-03-1963
Saint Lucia 02-03-1981 (A) 01-04-1981
Samoa 11-07-1995 (A) 10-08-1995
São Tomé e Principe 23-11-1976 (A) 23-12-1976
Saudi Arabia 26-02-1959 (A) 28-03-1959
Senegal 01-11-1960 (A) 01-12-1960
Serbia 21-02-2001 (A) 23-03-2001
Seychelles 15-02-1977 (A) 17-03-1977
Sierra Leone 30-03-1962 (A) 29-04-1962
Singapore 24-01-1966 (A) 23-02-1966
Slovakia 11-02-1993 (A) 13-03-1993
Slovenia 20-08-1992 (A) 19-09-1992
Solomon Islands 06-05-1985 (A) 05-06-1985
Somalia 02-03-1964 (A) 01-04-1964
South Africa 11-10-1947 17-01-1950 (R) 23-03-1950
South Sudan 14-11-2012 (A) 14-12-2012
Spain 27-02-1951 (A) 29-03-1951
Sri Lanka 23-05-1951 (A) 22-06-1951
Sudan 03-12-1956 (A) 02-01-1957
Suriname 26-07-1976 (A) 25-08-1976
Sweden 11-10-1947 10-11-1948 (R) 23-03-1950
Switzerland 11-10-1947 23-02-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
Syria 16-07-1952 (A) 15-08-1952
Tajikistan 10-08-1993 (A) 09-09-1993
Tanzania 14-09-1962 (A) 14-10-1962
Thailand 11-10-1947 11-07-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
Togo 28-10-1960 (A) 27-11-1960
Tonga 25-02-1996 (A) 26-03-1996
Trinidad and Tobago 01-02-1963 (A) 03-03-1963
Tunisia 22-01-1957 (A) 21-02-1957
Türkiye 11-10-1947 05-08-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
Turkmenistan 04-12-1992 (A) 03-01-1993
Tuvalu 23-08-2012 (A) 22-09-2012
Uganda 15-03-1963 (A) 14-04-1963
Ukraine 12-04-1948 (A) 23-03-1950
United Arab Emirates 17-12-1986 (A) 16-01-1987
United Kingdom 11-10-1947 14-12-1948 (R) 23-03-1950
United States of America 11-10-1947 04-05-1949 (R) 23-03-1950
Uruguay 11-10-1947 11-01-1951 (R) 10-02-1951
Uzbekistan 23-12-1992 (A) 22-01-1993
Vanuatu 24-06-1982 (A) 24-07-1982
Venezuela 16-06-1950 (A) 16-07-1950
Vietnam 08-07-1975 (A) 07-08-1975
Yemen 28-01-1969 (A) 27-02-1969
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 11-10-1947 07-12-1948 (R) 23-03-1950
Zambia 28-12-1964 (A) 27-01-1965
Zimbabwe 12-01-1981 (A) 11-02-1981

Extensions

Australia

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Australian Antarctic Territory 16-07-1955
Norfolk Island 25-11-1950

China

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Hong Kong SAR 01-07-1997
Macao SAR 20-12-1999

Denmark

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Greenland 24-02-1952

France

Extended to Entry into force Termination
French Guiana 23-03-1950
French Polynesia 23-03-1950
New Caledonia 23-03-1950
Réunion 23-03-1950
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 19-05-1971

Portugal

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Macao (<20-12-1999) 14-02-1951 20-12-1999

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Anguilla 24-10-1953
Bermuda 23-03-1950
British Virgin Islands 24-10-1953
Cayman Islands 24-10-1953
Falkland Islands 23-03-1950
Gibraltar 23-03-1950
Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997) 23-03-1950 01-07-1997
Montserrat 24-10-1953
Turks and Caicos Islands 24-10-1953
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