| Countries/Territories |
Entry into force |
Ratification * |
Simple signature |
Withdrawal |
| Algeria |
Feb 16, 2001
|
Feb 16, 2001
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Angola |
Jul 29, 1976
|
Jul 29, 1976
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Barbados |
Dec 13, 2000
|
Dec 13, 2000
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Benin |
Jan 9, 1978
|
Jan 9, 1978
[2]
|
- |
Dec 31, 1994
|
| Belize |
Aug 19, 2005
|
Jul 19, 2005
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Brazil |
Apr 1, 1969
|
Apr 1, 1969
[1]
|
May 14, 1966
|
- |
| Canada |
Mar 21, 1969
|
Aug 20, 1968
[2]
|
- |
- |
| China |
Oct 24, 1996
|
Oct 24, 1996
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Croatia |
Oct 20, 1997
|
Oct 20, 1997
[2]
|
- |
Jul 1, 2013
|
| Cuba |
Jan 15, 1975
|
Jan 15, 1975
[2]
|
- |
Dec 31, 1991
|
| Cabo Verde |
Oct 11, 1979
|
Oct 11, 1979
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Cyprus |
Mar 20, 2003
|
Mar 20, 2003
[2]
|
- |
May 1, 2004
|
| Dominican Republic |
- |
- |
Feb 13, 1968
|
- |
| Equatorial Guinea |
May 13, 1987
|
May 13, 1987
[2]
|
- |
- |
| European Union |
Nov 14, 1997
|
Nov 14, 1997
[2]
|
- |
- |
| France |
Mar 21, 1969
|
Nov 7, 1968
[2]
|
- |
Jan 1, 1998
|
| Gabon |
Sep 19, 1977
|
Sep 19, 1977
[1]
|
Aug 9, 1967
|
- |
| United Kingdom |
Nov 10, 1995
|
Nov 10, 1995
[2]
|
- |
Nov 14, 1997
|
| Ghana |
Mar 21, 1969
|
Apr 17, 1968
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Guatemala |
Nov 12, 2004
|
Nov 12, 2004
[1]
|
Feb 17, 2004
|
- |
| Guinea |
Jun 5, 1991
|
Jun 5, 1991
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Honduras |
Jan 30, 2001
|
Jan 30, 2001
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Iceland |
Oct 30, 2002
|
Oct 30, 2002
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Italy |
Aug 6, 1997
|
Aug 6, 1997
[1]
|
Feb 9, 1994
|
Jan 1, 1998
|
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Dec 6, 1972
|
Dec 6, 1972
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Japan |
Mar 21, 1969
|
Aug 24, 1967
[1]
|
Oct 28, 1966
|
- |
| Korea, Republic of |
Aug 28, 1970
|
Aug 28, 1970
[1]
|
May 31, 1966
|
- |
| Libya |
Nov 27, 1995
|
Nov 27, 1995
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Mexico |
May 24, 2002
|
May 24, 2002
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Malta |
Aug 7, 2003
|
Aug 7, 2003
[2]
|
- |
May 1, 2004
|
| Morocco |
Sep 26, 1969
|
Sep 26, 1969
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Namibia |
Nov 10, 1999
|
Nov 10, 1999
[1]
|
Apr 28, 1999
|
- |
| Nicaragua |
Mar 11, 2004
|
Mar 11, 2004
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Norway |
Mar 5, 2004
|
Mar 5, 2004
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Panama |
Dec 28, 1998
|
Dec 28, 1998
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Philippines |
Jan 9, 2004
|
Jan 9, 2004
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Portugal |
Sep 3, 1969
|
Sep 3, 1969
[2]
|
- |
Nov 14, 1997
|
| Russian Federation |
Jan 7, 1977
|
Jan 7, 1977
[2]
|
- |
- |
| South Africa |
Mar 21, 1969
|
Oct 17, 1967
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Senegal |
Dec 21, 2004
|
Dec 21, 2004
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Spain |
Mar 21, 1969
|
Mar 21, 1969
[1]
|
May 14, 1966
|
Jan 1, 1998
|
| Sao Tome and Principe |
Sep 15, 1983
|
Sep 15, 1983
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
Sep 2, 2005
|
Sep 2, 2005
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Mar 30, 1999
|
Mar 30, 1999
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Tunisia |
Dec 16, 1997
|
Dec 16, 1997
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Turkey |
Jul 4, 2003
|
Jul 4, 2003
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Uruguay |
Mar 16, 1983
|
Mar 16, 1983
[2]
|
- |
- |
| United States of America |
Mar 21, 1969
|
May 18, 1967
[1]
|
May 14, 1966
|
- |
| Vanuatu |
Oct 25, 2002
|
Oct 25, 2002
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of |
Nov 17, 1983
|
Nov 17, 1983
[1]
|
Jul 9, 1970
|
- |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Nov 20, 2006
|
Nov 20, 2006
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Egypt |
Oct 3, 2007
|
Oct 3, 2007
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Nigeria |
Aug 2, 2007
|
Aug 2, 2007
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Albania |
Mar 31, 2008
|
Mar 31, 2008
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Sierra Leone |
Oct 13, 2008
|
Oct 13, 2008
[3]
|
- |
- |
| Mauritania |
Dec 4, 2008
|
Dec 4, 2008
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Liberia |
Feb 14, 2014
|
Feb 14, 2014
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Netherlands |
Feb 6, 2014
|
Feb 6, 2014
[2]
|
- |
- |
| El Salvador |
Dec 5, 2014
|
Dec 5, 2014
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Guinea-Bissau |
May 13, 2016
|
May 13, 2016
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Grenada |
Oct 5, 2017
|
Oct 5, 2017
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Gambia |
Feb 11, 2019
|
Feb 11, 2019
[2]
|
- |
- |
| Saint Pierre-Miquelon (France) |
Mar 21, 1969
|
Nov 7, 1968
[2]
|
- |
- |
* [1] Ratification
[2] Accession/approbation
[3] Acceptance/approval
[4] Succession
[5] Consent to be bound
[6] Definite signature