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Signatories to the Treaty on
|
Country |
Date of |
Date of |
Method |
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Afghanistan |
July 1, 1968 |
February 4, 1970 |
Ratification |
Albania |
September 12, 1990 |
Accession |
|
Algeria |
January 12, 1995 |
Accession |
|
Andorra |
June 7, 1996 |
Accession |
|
Antigua and Barbuda |
June 17, 1985 |
Succession (from UK) |
|
Angola |
October 15, 1996 |
Accession |
|
Argentina |
February 10, 1995 |
Accession |
|
Armenia |
June 21, 1993 |
Accession |
|
Australia |
February 27, 1970 |
January 23, 1973 |
Ratification |
Austria |
July 1, 1968 |
June 27, 1969 |
Ratification |
Azerbaijan |
September 22, 1992 |
Accession |
|
Bahamas |
August 11, 1976 |
Succession (from UK) |
|
Bahrain |
November 3, 1988 |
Accession |
|
Bangladesh |
August 31, 1979 |
Accession |
|
Barbados |
July 1, 1968 |
February 21, 1980 |
Ratification |
Belarus |
February 9, 1993 |
Accession |
|
Belgium |
August 20, 1968 |
May 2, 1975 |
Ratification |
Belize |
August 9, 1985 |
Succession (from UK) |
|
Benin |
July 1, 1968 |
October 31, 1972 |
Ratification |
Bhutan |
May 23, 1985 |
Accession |
|
Bolivia |
July 1, 1968 |
May 26, 1970 |
Ratification |
Bosnia & Herzegovina |
August 15, 1994 |
Succession (from Yugoslavia) |
|
Botswana |
July 1, 1968 |
April 28, 1969 |
Ratification |
Brazil |
September 18, 1998 |
Accession |
|
Brunei |
March 26, 1985 |
Accession |
|
Bulgaria |
July 1, 1968 |
September 5, 1969 |
Ratification |
Burkina Faso |
November 25, 1968 |
March 3, 1970 |
Ratification |
Burundi |
March 19, 1971 |
Accession |
|
Cambodia |
June 2, 1972 |
Accession |
|
Cameroon |
July 17, 1968 |
January 8, 1969 |
Ratification |
Canada |
July 23, 1968 |
January 8, 1969 |
Ratification |
Cape Verde |
October 24, 1979 |
Accession |
|
Central African Republic |
October 25, 1970 |
Accession |
|
Chad |
July 1, 1968 |
March 10, 1971 |
Ratification |
Chile |
May 25, 1995 |
Accession |
|
China |
March 9, 1992 |
Accession |
|
Colombia |
July 1, 1968 |
April 8, 1986 |
Ratification |
Comoros |
October 4, 1995 |
Accession |
|
Congo |
October 23, 1978 |
Accession |
|
Costa Rica |
July 1, 1968 |
March 3, 1970 |
Ratification |
Cote d'Ivoire |
July 1, 1968 |
March 6, 1973 |
Ratification |
Croatia |
June 29, 1992 |
Succession (from Yugoslavia) |
|
Cyprus |
July 1, 1968 |
February 10, 1970 |
Ratification |
Czech Republic |
January 1, 1993 |
Succession (from Czechoslovakia) |
|
Democratic Republic of Congo |
July 22, 1968 |
August 4, 1970 |
Ratification (as Zaire) |
Denmark |
July 1, 1968 |
January 3, 1969 |
Ratification |
Djibouti |
October 16, 1996 |
Accession |
|
Dominica |
August 10, 1984 |
Succession (from UK) |
|
Dominican Republic |
July 1, 1968 |
July 24, 1971 |
Ratification |
Ecuador |
July 9, 1968 |
March 7, 1969 |
Ratification |
Egypt |
July 1, 1968 |
February 26, 1981 |
Ratification |
El Salvador |
July 1, 1968 |
July 11, 1972 |
Ratification |
Equatorial Guinea |
November 1, 1984 |
Accession |
|
Eritrea |
March 16, 1995 |
Accession |
|
Estonia |
January 7, 1992 |
Accession |
|
Ethiopia |
September 5, 1968 |
February 5, 1970 |
Ratification |
Fiji |
July 21, 1972 |
Succession (from UK) |
|
Finland |
July 1, 1968 |
February 5, 1969 |
Ratification |
France |
August 2, 1992 |
Accession |
|
Gabon |
February 19, 1974 |
Accession |
|
The Gambia |
September 4, 1968 |
May 12, 1975 |
Ratification |
Georgia |
March 7, 1994 |
Accession |
|
Germany |
November 28, 1969 |
May 2, 1975 |
Ratification (as West Germany) |
Ghana |
July 1, 1968 |
May 4, 1970 |
Ratification |
Greece |
July 1, 1968 |
March 11, 1970 |
Ratification |
Grenada |
September 2, 1975 |
Succession (from UK) |
|
Guatemala |
July 26, 1968 |
September 22, 1970 |
Ratification |
Guinea |
April 29, 1985 |
Accession |
|
Guinea-Bissau |
August 20, 1976 |
Accension |
|
Guyana |
October 19, 1993 |
Accession |
|
Haiti |
July 1, 1968 |
June 2, 1970 |
Ratification |
Holy See |
February 25, 1971 |
Accession |
|
Honduras |
July 1, 1968 |
May 16, 1973 |
Ratification |
Hungary |
July 1, 1968 |
May 27, 1969 |
Ratification |
Iceland |
July 1, 1968 |
May 18, 1969 |
Ratification |
Indonesia |
March 2, 1970 |
July 12, 1979 |
Ratification |
Iran |
July 1, 1968 |
February 2, 1970 |
Ratification |
Iraq |
July 1, 1968 |
October 29, 1969 |
Ratification |
Ireland |
July 1, 1968 |
July 1, 1968 |
Ratification |
Italy |
January 28, 1969 |
May 2, 1975 |
Ratification |
Jamaica |
April 14, 1969 |
March 5, 1970 |
Ratification |
Japan |
February 3, 1970 |
June 8, 1976 |
Ratification |
Jordan |
July 10, 1968 |
February 11, 1970 |
Ratification |
Kazakhstan |
February 14, 1994 |
Accession |
|
Kenya |
July 1, 1968 |
June 11, 1970 |
Ratification |
Kiribati |
April 18, 1985 |
Succession (from UK) |
|
Korea, South |
July 1, 1968 |
April 23, 1975 |
Ratification |
Kuwait |
August 15, 1968 |
November 17, 1989 |
Ratification |
Kyrgyzstan |
July 5, 1994 |
Accession |
|
Laos |
July 1, 1968 |
February 20, 1970 |
Ratification |
Latvia |
January 31, 1992 |
Accession |
|
Lebanon |
July 1, 1968 |
July 15, 1970 |
Ratification |
Lesotho |
July 1, 1968 |
May 20, 1970 |
Ratification |
Liberia |
July 1, 1968 |
March 5, 1970 |
Ratification |
Libya |
July 18, 1968 |
May 26, 1975 |
Ratification |
Liechtenstein |
April 20, 1978 |
Accession |
|
Lithuania |
September 23, 1991 |
Accession |
|
Luxembourg |
August 14, 1968 |
May 2, 1975 |
Ratification |
Macedonia |
March 30, 1995 |
Succession (from Yugoslavia) |
|
Madagascar |
August 22, 1968 |
October 8, 1970 |
Ratification |
Malawi |
February 18, 1986 |
Accession |
|
Malaysia |
July 1, 1968 |
March 5, 1970 |
Ratification |
Maldive Islands |
September 11, 1968 |
April 7, 1970 |
Ratification |
Mali |
July 14, 1969 |
February 10, 1970 |
Ratification |
Malta |
April 17, 1969 |
February 6, 1970 |
Ratification |
Marshall Islands |
January 30, 1995 |
Accession |
|
Mauritania |
October 26, 1993 |
Accession |
|
Mauritius |
July 1, 1968 |
April 8, 1969 |
Ratification |
Mexico |
July 26, 1968 |
January 21, 1969 |
Ratification |
Micronesia |
April 14, 1995 |
Accession |
|
Moldova |
October 11, 1994 |
Accession |
|
Monaco |
March 13, 1995 |
Accession |
|
Mongolia |
July 1, 1968 |
May 15, 1969 |
Ratification |
Montenegro |
June 3, 2006 |
Accension |
|
Morocco |
July 1, 1968 |
November 27, 1970 |
Ratification |
Mozambique |
September 4, 1990 |
Accession |
|
Myanmar |
December 2, 1992 |
Accession |
|
Namibia |
October 2, 1992 |
Accession |
|
Nauru |
June 7, 1982 |
Accession |
|
Nepal |
July 1, 1968 |
January 5, 1970 |
Ratification |
Netherlands |
August 20, 1968 |
May 2, 1975 |
Ratification |
New Zealand |
July 1, 1968 |
September 10, 1969 |
Ratification |
Nicaragua |
July 1, 1968 |
March 6, 1973 |
Ratification |
Niger |
October 9, 1992 |
Accession |
|
Nigeria |
July 1, 1968 |
September 27, 1968 |
Ratification |
Norway |
July 1, 1968 |
February 5, 1969 |
Ratification |
Oman |
January 23, 1997 |
Accession |
|
Palau |
April 14, 1995 |
Accession |
|
Panama |
July 1, 1968 |
January 13, 1977 |
Ratification |
Papua New Guinea |
January 13, 1982 |
Accession |
|
Paraguay |
July 1, 1968 |
February 4, 1970 |
Ratification |
Peru |
July 1, 1968 |
March 3, 1970 |
Ratification |
Philippines |
July 1, 1968 |
October 5, 1972 |
Ratification |
Poland |
July 1, 1968 |
June 12, 1969 |
Ratification |
Portugal |
December 15, 1977 |
Accession |
|
Qatar |
April 3, 1989 |
Accession |
|
Romania |
July 1, 1968 |
February 4, 1970 |
Ratification |
Russia |
July 1, 1968 |
March 5, 1970 |
Ratification (as USSR) |
Rwanda |
May 20, 1975 |
Accession |
|
St. Kitts and Nevis |
November 6, 1984 |
Succession (from UK) |
|
St. Lucia |
December 28, 1979 |
Succession (from UK) |
|
St. Vincent & Grenadines |
November 6, 1984 |
Succession (from UK) |
|
San Marino |
July 1, 1968 |
August 10, 1970 |
Ratification |
Sao Tome & Principe |
July 20, 1983 |
Accession |
|
Saudi Arabia |
October 3, 1988 |
Accession |
|
Senegal |
July 1, 1968 |
December 17, 1970 |
Ratification |
Serbia |
January 1, 1993 |
Succession (from Yugoslavia) |
|
Seychelles |
March 12, 1985 |
Accession |
|
Sierra Leone |
February 26, 1975 |
Accession |
|
Singapore |
February 5, 1970 |
March 10, 1976 |
Ratification |
Slovakia |
January 1, 1993 |
Succession (from Czechoslovakia) |
|
Slovenia |
April 7, 1992 |
Succession (from Yugoslavia) |
|
Solomon Islands |
June 17, 1981 |
Succession (from UK) |
|
Somalia |
July 1, 1968 |
March 5, 1970 |
Ratification |
South Africa |
July 10, 1991 |
Accession |
|
Spain |
November 5, 1987 |
Accession |
|
Sri Lanka |
July 1, 1968 |
March 5, 1979 |
Ratification |
Sudan |
December 24, 1968 |
October 31, 1973 |
Ratification |
Suriname |
June 30, 1976 |
Succession (from Netherlands) |
|
Swaziland |
June 24, 1969 |
December 11, 1969 |
Ratification |
Sweden |
August 19, 1968 |
January 9, 1970 |
Ratification |
Switzerland |
November 27, 1969 |
March 9, 1977 |
Ratification |
Syrian Arab Republic |
July 1, 1968 |
September 24, 1969 |
Ratification |
Taiwan |
July 1, 1968 |
January 27, 1970 |
Ratification |
Tajikistan |
January 17, 1994 |
Accession |
|
Tanzania |
May 31, 1991 |
Accession |
|
Thailand |
December 7, 1972 |
Accession |
|
Togo |
July 1, 1968 |
February 26, 1970 |
Ratification |
Tonga |
July 7, 1971 |
Succession (from UK) |
|
Trinidad & Tobago |
August 20, 1968 |
October 30, 1968 |
Ratification |
Tunisia |
July 1, 1968 |
February 26, 1970 |
Ratification |
Turkey |
January 28, 1969 |
April 17, 1980 |
Ratification |
Tuvalu |
January 19, 1979 |
Succession (from UK) |
|
Turkmenistan |
September 29, 1994 |
Accession |
|
Uganda |
October 20, 1982 |
Accession |
|
Ukraine |
December 5, 1994 |
Accession |
|
United Arab Emirates |
September 26, 1995 |
Accession |
|
United Kingdom |
July 1, 1968 |
November 27, 1968 |
Ratification |
United States |
July 1, 1968 |
March 5, 1970 |
Ratification |
Uruguay |
July 1, 1968 |
August 31, 1970 |
Ratification |
Uzbekistan |
May 7, 1992 |
Accession |
|
Vanuatu |
August 24, 1995 |
Accession |
|
Venezuela |
July 1, 1968 |
September 25, 1975 |
Ratification |
Vietnam |
June 14, 1982 |
Accession |
|
Yemen |
November 14, 1968 |
June 1, 1979 |
Ratification (as North Yemen) |
Zambia |
May 15, 1991 |
Accession |
|
Zimbabwe |
September 26, 1991 |
Accession |