| Countries/Territories |
Entry into force |
Ratification * |
Simple signature |
Reservation |
| Afghanistan |
Oct 22, 1985
|
Oct 22, 1985
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Algeria |
Dec 19, 1991
|
Dec 19, 1991
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Oct 25, 1988
|
Oct 25, 1988
[4]
|
- |
- |
| Argentina |
Mar 20, 1987
|
Mar 20, 1987
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Armenia |
May 15, 2002
|
May 15, 2002
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Australia |
Sep 7, 1984
|
Sep 7, 1984
[1]
|
May 31, 1978
|
- |
| Austria |
Jan 17, 1990
|
Jan 17, 1990
[2]
|
- |
Jan 17, 1990
|
| Belgium |
Jul 12, 1982
|
Jul 12, 1982
[1]
|
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Benin |
Jun 30, 1986
|
Jun 30, 1986
[1]
|
Jun 10, 1977
|
- |
| Bangladesh |
Oct 3, 1979
|
Oct 3, 1979
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Belarus |
Oct 5, 1978
|
Jun 7, 1978
[1]
|
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
- |
- |
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Brazil |
Oct 12, 1984
|
Oct 12, 1984
[1]
|
Nov 9, 1977
|
- |
| Bulgaria |
Oct 5, 1978
|
May 31, 1978
[1]
|
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Canada |
Jun 11, 1981
|
Jun 11, 1981
[1]
|
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Chile |
Apr 26, 1994
|
Apr 26, 1994
[2]
|
- |
- |
| China |
Jun 8, 2005
|
Jun 8, 2005
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. of |
- |
- |
Feb 28, 1978
|
- |
| Costa Rica |
Feb 7, 1996
|
Feb 7, 1996
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Cuba |
Oct 5, 1978
|
Apr 10, 1978
[1]
|
Sep 23, 1977
|
- |
| Cyprus |
Oct 3, 1979
|
Oct 3, 1979
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Czech Republic |
Oct 5, 1978
|
Apr 12, 1978
[1]
|
Oct 7, 1977
|
- |
| Denmark |
Feb 22, 1993
|
Feb 22, 1993
[4]
|
- |
- |
| Dominica |
Oct 5, 1978
|
Apr 19, 1978
[1]
|
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Egypt |
Nov 9, 1992
|
Nov 9, 1992
[4]
|
- |
- |
| Ethiopia |
Apr 1, 1982
|
Apr 1, 1982
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Finland |
- |
- |
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| United Kingdom |
Oct 5, 1978
|
May 12, 1978
[1]
|
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Germany |
Oct 5, 1978
|
May 16, 1978
[1]
|
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Ghana |
May 24, 1983
|
May 24, 1983
[1]
|
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Greece |
Oct 5, 1978
|
Jun 22, 1978
[1]
|
Mar 21, 1978
|
- |
| Guatemala |
Aug 23, 1983
|
Aug 23, 1983
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Holy See |
Mar 21, 1988
|
Mar 21, 1988
[2]
|
- |
Mar 21, 1988
|
| Hungary |
- |
- |
May 27, 1977
|
- |
| Iceland |
Oct 5, 1978
|
Apr 19, 1978
[1]
|
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| India |
- |
- |
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Dec 15, 1978
|
Dec 15, 1978
[1]
|
Dec 15, 1977
|
- |
| Ireland |
- |
- |
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Iraq |
Dec 16, 1982
|
Dec 16, 1982
[1]
|
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Italy |
- |
- |
Aug 15, 1977
|
- |
| Japan |
Nov 27, 1981
|
Nov 27, 1981
[1]
|
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Kazakhstan |
Jun 9, 1982
|
Jun 9, 1982
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Korea, Republic of |
Apr 25, 2005
|
Apr 25, 2005
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Kuwait |
Dec 2, 1986
|
Dec 2, 1986
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Lao, People's Dem. Rep. |
Jan 2, 1980
|
Jan 2, 1980
[2]
|
- |
Jan 2, 1980
|
| Liberia |
Oct 5, 1978
|
Oct 5, 1978
[1]
|
Apr 13, 1978
|
- |
| Lebanon |
- |
- |
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Lithuania |
- |
- |
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Luxembourg |
Apr 16, 2002
|
Apr 16, 2002
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Mauritius |
- |
- |
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Malawi |
Dec 9, 1992
|
Dec 9, 1992
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Mongolia |
Oct 5, 1978
|
Oct 5, 1978
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Morocco |
Oct 5, 1978
|
May 19, 1978
[1]
|
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Niger |
- |
- |
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Netherlands |
Feb 17, 1993
|
Feb 17, 1993
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Nicaragua |
Apr 15, 1983
|
Apr 15, 1983
[1]
|
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Norway |
Sep 6, 2007
|
Sep 6, 2007
[1]
|
Aug 11, 1977
|
- |
| New Zealand |
Feb 15, 1979
|
Feb 15, 1979
[1]
|
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Pakistan |
Sep 7, 1984
|
Sep 7, 1984
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Panama |
Feb 27, 1986
|
Feb 27, 1986
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Papua New Guinea |
May 13, 2003
|
May 13, 2003
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Poland |
Oct 28, 1980
|
Oct 28, 1980
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Portugal |
Oct 5, 1978
|
Jun 8, 1978
[1]
|
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. |
- |
- |
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Romania |
Nov 8, 1984
|
Nov 8, 1984
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Russian Federation |
May 6, 1983
|
May 6, 1983
[1]
|
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Sierra Leone |
Oct 5, 1978
|
May 30, 1978
[1]
|
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Slovakia |
- |
- |
Apr 12, 1978
|
- |
| Slovenia |
May 28, 1993
|
May 28, 1993
[4]
|
- |
- |
| Solomon Islands |
Apr 20, 2005
|
Apr 20, 2005
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Spain |
Jun 19, 1981
|
Jun 19, 1981
[4]
|
- |
- |
| Sri Lanka |
Oct 5, 1978
|
Jul 19, 1978
[1]
|
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Saint Lucia |
Oct 5, 1978
|
Apr 25, 1978
[1]
|
Jun 8, 1977
|
- |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
May 27, 1993
|
May 27, 1993
[4]
|
- |
- |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Oct 5, 1979
|
Oct 5, 1979
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Sweden |
Apr 27, 1999
|
Apr 27, 1999
[4]
|
- |
- |
| Switzerland |
Apr 27, 1984
|
Apr 27, 1984
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
Aug 5, 1988
|
Aug 5, 1988
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Tajikistan |
- |
- |
Aug 4, 1977
|
- |
| Tunisia |
Oct 12, 1999
|
Oct 12, 1999
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Turkey |
Oct 5, 1978
|
May 11, 1978
[1]
|
May 11, 1978
|
- |
| Uganda |
- |
- |
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Ukraine |
- |
- |
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Uruguay |
Oct 5, 1978
|
Jun 13, 1978
[1]
|
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| United States of America |
Sep 16, 1993
|
Sep 16, 1993
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Uzbekistan |
Jan 17, 1980
|
Jan 17, 1980
[1]
|
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Viet Nam |
May 26, 1993
|
May 26, 1993
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Yemen |
Aug 26, 1980
|
Aug 26, 1980
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Honduras |
Oct 5, 1978
|
Jul 20, 1977
[1]
|
May 18, 1977
|
- |
| Estonia |
Aug 16, 2010
|
Aug 16, 2010
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Cameroon |
Apr 14, 2011
|
Apr 14, 2011
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Apr 18, 2011
|
Apr 18, 2011
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Cabo Verde |
Jun 15, 2015
|
Jun 15, 2015
[2]
|
- |
- |
* [1] Ratification
[2] Accession/approbation
[3] Acceptance/approval
[4] Succession
[5] Consent to be bound
[6] Definite signature