| Countries/Territories |
Entry into force |
Ratification * |
Simple signature |
| Afghanistan |
May 18, 1972
|
Apr 22, 1971
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Nov 1, 1981
|
Jan 26, 1989
[4]
|
- |
| Argentina |
Mar 21, 1983
|
Mar 21, 1983
[1]
|
Sep 3, 1971
|
| Australia |
Jan 23, 1973
|
Jan 23, 1973
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Austria |
Aug 10, 1972
|
Aug 10, 1972
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Bahamas |
Jul 10, 1973
|
Jul 10, 1973
[4]
|
- |
| Belgium |
Nov 20, 1972
|
Nov 20, 1972
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Benin |
Jul 2, 1986
|
Jul 2, 1986
[1]
|
- |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
- |
- |
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Brazil |
May 10, 1988
|
May 10, 1988
[1]
|
Sep 3, 1971
|
| Bulgaria |
May 18, 1972
|
May 26, 1971
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Canada |
May 18, 1972
|
May 17, 1972
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| China |
Feb 28, 1991
|
Feb 28, 1991
[2]
|
- |
| Cyprus |
May 18, 1972
|
Nov 17, 1971
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Czech Republic |
Jan 1, 1993
|
Apr 5, 1993
[4]
|
- |
| Denmark |
May 18, 1972
|
Jun 15, 1971
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Ethiopia |
Jul 12, 1977
|
Jul 12, 1977
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Finland |
May 18, 1972
|
Jun 8, 1971
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Gambia |
- |
- |
May 18, 1971
|
| Germany |
Nov 18, 1975
|
Nov 18, 1975
[1]
|
Jun 8, 1971
|
| Ghana |
- |
- |
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Greece |
May 28, 1985
|
May 28, 1985
[1]
|
- |
| Hungary |
May 18, 1972
|
Aug 13, 1971
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Iceland |
May 30, 1972
|
May 30, 1972
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| India |
Jul 20, 1973
|
Jul 20, 1973
[2]
|
- |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
May 18, 1972
|
Aug 26, 1971
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Ireland |
May 18, 1972
|
Aug 19, 1971
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Italy |
Sep 3, 1974
|
Sep 3, 1974
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Jamaica |
Jul 30, 1986
|
Jul 30, 1986
[1]
|
Oct 11, 1971
|
| Japan |
May 18, 1972
|
Jun 21, 1971
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Jordan |
May 18, 1972
|
Nov 1, 1971
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Lao, People's Dem. Rep. |
May 18, 1972
|
Oct 19, 1971
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Latvia |
Jun 24, 1992
|
Jun 24, 1992
[2]
|
- |
| Lebanon |
- |
- |
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Liechtenstein |
May 30, 1991
|
May 30, 1991
[2]
|
- |
| Luxembourg |
Nov 11, 1982
|
Nov 11, 1982
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Malaysia |
Jun 21, 1972
|
Jun 21, 1972
[1]
|
May 20, 1971
|
| Malta |
May 18, 1972
|
May 3, 1971
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Mexico |
Mar 23, 1984
|
Mar 23, 1984
[2]
|
- |
| Mongolia |
May 18, 1972
|
Nov 15, 1971
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Morocco |
May 18, 1972
|
Jul 26, 1971
[1]
|
Feb 18, 1971
|
| Nepal |
May 18, 1972
|
Jul 6, 1971
[1]
|
Feb 24, 1971
|
| Netherlands |
Jan 14, 1976
|
Jan 14, 1976
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| New Zealand |
May 18, 1972
|
Feb 24, 1972
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Norway |
May 18, 1972
|
Jun 28, 1971
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Philippines |
Nov 5, 1993
|
Nov 5, 1993
[2]
|
- |
| Poland |
May 18, 1972
|
Nov 15, 1971
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Portugal |
Jun 24, 1975
|
Jun 24, 1975
[2]
|
- |
| Qatar |
Nov 12, 1974
|
Nov 12, 1974
[2]
|
- |
| Korea, Republic of |
Jun 25, 1987
|
Jun 25, 1987
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Romania |
Jul 10, 1972
|
Jul 10, 1972
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Rwanda |
May 20, 1975
|
May 20, 1975
[1]
|
- |
| Sierra Leone |
- |
- |
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Singapore |
Sep 10, 1976
|
Sep 10, 1976
[1]
|
May 5, 1971
|
| Slovakia |
Jan 1, 1993
|
Jan 1, 1993
[4]
|
- |
| Slovenia |
Apr 7, 1992
|
Apr 7, 1992
[4]
|
- |
| Solomon Islands |
Jul 7, 1978
|
Jun 17, 1981
[4]
|
- |
| South Africa |
Nov 26, 1973
|
Nov 26, 1973
[1]
|
- |
| Spain |
Jul 15, 1987
|
Jul 15, 1987
[2]
|
- |
| Sweden |
May 18, 1972
|
Apr 28, 1972
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Switzerland |
May 4, 1976
|
May 4, 1976
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Tunisia |
May 18, 1972
|
Oct 28, 1971
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Turkey |
Oct 25, 1972
|
Oct 25, 1972
[1]
|
Feb 25, 1971
|
| United Kingdom |
May 18, 1972
|
May 18, 1972
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| United States of America |
May 18, 1972
|
May 18, 1972
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Zambia |
Oct 9, 1972
|
Oct 9, 1972
[2]
|
- |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Aug 15, 1994
|
Aug 15, 1994
[4]
|
- |
| Montenegro |
Jun 3, 2006
|
Dec 12, 2006
[4]
|
- |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Oct 27, 1979
|
May 13, 1999
[4]
|
- |
| Sudan |
- |
- |
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Myanmar |
- |
- |
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Czechoslovakia |
May 18, 1972
|
Jan 11, 1972
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Grenada |
Feb 7, 1974
|
Feb 7, 1974
[4]
|
- |
| Seychelles |
Mar 12, 1985
|
Mar 12, 1985
[2]
|
- |
| former USSR/Soviet Union |
May 18, 1972
|
May 18, 1972
[1]
|
Feb 11, 1971
|
| Yugoslavia |
Oct 25, 1973
|
Oct 25, 1973
[1]
|
Mar 2, 1971
|
* [1] Ratification
[2] Accession/approbation
[3] Acceptance/approval
[4] Succession
[5] Consent to be bound
[6] Definite signature