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Afghanistan 02-03-2018 (A) 02-06-2018
Albania 02-12-1993 (A) 06-03-1994
Algeria 19-01-1998 (A) 19-04-1998
Andorra 02-03-2004 (A) 02-06-2004
Antigua and Barbuda 17-12-1999 (A) 17-03-2000
Argentina 08-07-1980 (A) 08-10-1980
Armenia 19-07-2000 (A) 19-10-2000
Australia 28-11-1977 (A) 01-03-1978
Austria 28-01-1972 19-05-1982 (R) 21-08-1982
Azerbaijan 04-03-1999 (A) 04-06-1999
Bahamas 04-10-1976 (A) 08-01-1977
Bahrain 29-11-1996 (A) 02-03-1997
Bangladesh 04-02-1999 (A) 04-05-1999
Barbados 16-03-1983 (A) 30-07-1983
Belarus 12-09-1997 (A) 12-12-1997
Belgium 12-08-1971 29-06-1999 (R) 29-09-1999
Belize 17-03-2000 (A) 17-06-2000
Benin 09-12-1974 (A) 12-03-1975
Bhutan 25-08-2004 (A) 25-11-2004
Bolivia 04-08-1993 (A) 04-11-1993
Bosnia and Herzegovina 02-06-1993 (Su) 06-03-1992
Botswana 15-01-1998 (A) 15-04-1998
Brazil 24-07-1971 14-01-1975 (R) 20-04-1975
Brunei 30-05-2006 (A) 30-08-2006
Bulgaria 30-08-1974 (A) 04-12-1974
Burkina Faso 20-10-1975 (A) 24-01-1976
Burundi 12-01-2016 (A) 12-04-2016
Cabo Verde 07-04-1997 (A) 07-07-1997
Cambodia 09-12-2021 (A) 09-03-2022
Cameroon 24-07-1971 03-08-1973 (R) 10-11-1973
Canada 26-03-1998 (A) 26-06-1998
Central African Republic 31-05-1977 (A) 03-09-1977
Chile 25-03-1975 (A) 10-07-1975
China 10-07-1992 (A) 15-10-1992
Colombia 04-12-1987 (A) 07-03-1988
Comoros 17-01-2005 (A) 17-04-2005
Cook Islands 03-05-2017 (A) 03-08-2017
Costa Rica 03-03-1978 (A) 10-06-1978
Côte d'Ivoire 24-07-1971 01-02-1974 (R) 04-05-1974
Croatia 28-07-1992 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cuba 20-11-1996 (A) 20-02-1997
Cyprus 24-07-1971 22-04-1983 (R) 27-07-1983
Czech Republic 18-12-1992 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 10-01-1980 (A) 11-04-1980
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 28-01-2003 (A) 28-04-2003
Democratic Republic of the Congo 28-10-1974 (A) 31-01-1975
Denmark 24-07-1971 30-03-1979 (R) 30-06-1979
Djibouti 13-02-2002 (A) 13-05-2002
Dominica 07-05-1999 (A) 07-08-1999
Dominican Republic 24-09-1997 (A) 24-12-1997
Ecuador 08-07-1991 (A) 09-10-1991
Egypt 02-03-1977 (A) 07-06-1977
El Salvador 18-11-1993 (A) 19-02-1994
Equatorial Guinea 26-03-1997 (A) 26-06-1997
Estonia 26-07-1994 (A) 26-10-1994
Eswatini 14-09-1998 (A) 14-12-1998
Federated States of Micronesia 07-07-2003 (A) 07-10-2003
Finland 25-01-1972 25-07-1986 (R) 01-11-1986
France 24-07-1971 11-09-1972 (R) 15-12-1972
Gabon 06-03-1975 (A) 10-06-1975
Gambia, The 07-12-1992 (A) 07-03-1993
Georgia 16-02-1995 (A) 16-05-1995
Germany 24-07-1971 18-10-1973 (R) 22-01-1974
Ghana 11-07-1991 (A) 11-10-1991
Greece 04-12-1975 (A) 08-03-1976
Grenada 22-06-1998 (A) 22-09-1998
Guatemala 28-04-1997 (A) 28-07-1997
Guinea 13-08-1980 (A) 20-11-1980
Guinea-Bissau 18-04-1991 (A) 22-07-1991
Guyana 25-07-1994 (A) 25-10-1994
Haïti 11-10-1995 (A) 11-01-1996
Holy See 24-07-1971 20-01-1975 (R) 24-04-1975
Honduras 24-10-1989 (A) 25-01-1990
Hungary 24-07-1971 11-09-1972 (R) 15-12-1972
Iceland 28-09-1984 (A) 28-12-1984
India 24-07-1971 07-10-1974 (R) 10-01-1975
Indonesia 05-06-1997 (A) 05-09-1997
Ireland 02-12-2004 (A) 02-03-2005
Israel 24-07-1971 24-09-2003 (R) 01-01-2004
Italy 24-07-1971 13-08-1979 (R) 14-11-1979
Jamaica 28-09-1993 (A) 01-01-1994
Japan 25-01-1972 20-01-1975 (R) 24-04-1975
Jordan 28-04-1999 (A) 28-07-1999
Kazakhstan 12-01-1999 (A) 12-04-1999
Kenya 11-03-1993 (A) 11-06-1993
Kiribati 02-10-2017 (A) 02-01-2018
Kuwait 02-09-2014 (A) 02-12-2014
Kyrgyzstan 08-04-1999 (A) 08-07-1999
Laos 14-12-2011 (A) 14-03-2012
Latvia 11-05-1995 (A) 11-08-1995
Lebanon 24-07-1971
Lesotho 27-06-1989 (A) 28-09-1989
Liberia 08-12-1988 (A) 08-03-1989
Libya 28-06-1976 (A) 28-09-1976
Liechtenstein 24-07-1971 23-06-1999 (R) 23-09-1999
Lithuania 14-09-1994 (A) 14-12-1994
Luxembourg 24-07-1971 15-01-1975 (R) 20-04-1975
Malawi 12-07-1991 (A) 12-10-1991
Malaysia 28-06-1990 (A) 01-10-1990
Mali 22-08-1977 (A) 05-12-1977
Malta 07-09-1977 (A) 12-12-1977
Mauritania 17-06-1976 (A) 21-09-1976
Mauritius 09-02-1989 (A) 10-05-1989
Mexico 24-07-1971 11-09-1974 (R) 17-12-1974
Moldova 01-08-1995 (A) 02-11-1995
Monaco 24-07-1971 05-08-1974 (R) 23-11-1974
Mongolia 12-12-1997 (A) 12-03-1998
Montenegro 04-12-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 24-07-1971 17-02-1987 (R) 17-05-1987
Mozambique 22-08-2013 (A) 22-11-2013
Namibia 21-09-1993 (A) 24-12-1993
Nauru 11-02-2020 (A) 11-05-2020
Nepal 11-10-2005 (A) 11-01-2006
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 24-07-1971 09-10-1974 (R) 10-01-1975
New Zealand 17-12-2018 (A) 17-03-2019
Nicaragua 23-05-2000 (A) 23-08-2000
Niger 18-02-1975 (A) 21-05-1975
Nigeria 10-06-1993 (A) 14-09-1993
Niue 24-06-2016 (A) 24-09-2016
North Macedonia 23-07-1993 (Su) 17-09-1991
Norway 28-12-1971 08-03-1974 (R) 13-06-1974
Oman 14-04-1999 (A) 14-07-1999
Panama 08-03-1996 (A) 08-06-1996
Paraguay 09-09-1991 (A) 02-01-1992
Peru 20-05-1988 (A) 20-08-1988
Philippines 14-04-1980 (A) 16-07-1980
Poland 01-05-1990 (A) 04-08-1990
Portugal 10-10-1978 (A) 12-01-1979
Qatar 05-04-2000 (A) 05-07-2000
Republic of Korea, the 21-05-1996 (A) 21-08-1996
Republic of the Congo 24-07-1971 02-09-1975 (R) 05-12-1975
Romania 31-01-1972 09-06-1998 (R) 09-09-1998
Russian Federation 09-12-1994 (A) 13-03-1995
Rwanda 03-11-1983 (A) 01-03-1984
Saint Kitts and Nevis 03-01-1995 (A) 09-04-1995
Saint Lucia 21-05-1993 (A) 24-08-1993
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 29-05-1995 (A) 29-08-1995
Samoa 21-04-2006 (A) 21-07-2006
San Marino 02-06-2020 (A) 02-09-2020
São Tomé e Principe 14-03-2016 (A) 14-06-2016
Saudi Arabia 11-12-2003 (A) 11-03-2004
Senegal 24-07-1971 02-05-1975 (R) 12-08-1975
Serbia 14-06-2001 (Su) 27-04-1992
Singapore 21-09-1998 (A) 21-12-1998
Slovakia 30-12-1992 (Su) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 12-06-1992 (Su) 25-06-1991
Solomon Islands 04-04-2019 (A) 04-07-2019
South Africa 23-12-1974 (A) 24-03-1975
Spain 24-07-1971 14-11-1973 (R) 19-02-1974
Sri Lanka 24-07-1971 20-06-1978 (R) 23-09-1978
Sudan 28-09-2000 (A) 28-12-2000
Suriname 16-11-1976 (A) 23-02-1977
Sweden 24-07-1971 14-06-1973 (R) 20-09-1973
Switzerland 24-07-1971 25-06-1993 (R) 25-09-1993
Syria 11-03-2004 (A) 11-06-2004
Tajikistan 09-12-1999 (A) 09-03-2000
Tanzania 25-04-1994 (A) 25-07-1994
Thailand 29-09-1980 (A) 29-12-1980
Togo 28-01-1975 (A) 30-04-1975
Tonga 14-03-2001 (A) 14-06-2001
Trinidad and Tobago 16-05-1988 (A) 16-08-1988
Tunisia 24-07-1971 14-05-1975 (R) 16-08-1975
Türkiye 01-10-1995 (A) 01-01-1996
Turkmenistan 29-02-2016 (A) 29-05-2016
Tuvalu 02-03-2017 (A) 02-06-2017
Uganda 28-01-2022 (A) 28-04-2022
Ukraine 25-07-1995 (A) 25-10-1995
United Arab Emirates 14-04-2004 (A) 14-07-2004
United Kingdom 24-07-1971 29-09-1989 (R) 02-01-1990
United States of America 16-11-1988 (A) 01-03-1989
Uruguay 04-10-1971 21-09-1979 (R) 28-12-1979
Uzbekistan 19-01-2005 (A) 19-04-2005
Vanuatu 27-09-2012 (A) 27-12-2012
Venezuela 20-09-1982 (A) 30-12-1982
Vietnam 26-07-2004 (A) 26-10-2004
Yemen 14-04-2008 (A) 14-07-2008
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 24-07-1971 30-05-1975 (R) 02-09-1975
Zambia 13-09-1991 (A) 02-01-1992
Zimbabwe 29-09-1981 (A) 30-12-1981