Privileges and immunities Specialized Agencies UN

Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies

Approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 21 November 1947 1

ENTRY INTO FORCE: For each State and in respect of each specialized agency indicated in its instrument of accession or in a subsequent notification, as from the date of deposit of the instrument of accession or receipt of the notification.

REGISTRATION: 16 August 1949, No. 521.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 33, p. 261. For the final texts of annexes I to VIII and X, which had been transmitted to the Secretary-General as at the date of registration of the Convention, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 33, p. 290. For the texts of final or revised texts of annexes transmitted to the Secretary-General subsequent to the date of registration of the Convention, see United Nations, Treaty Series, as follows: vol. 71, p. 318, (revised text of annex VII); vol. 79, p. 326 (annex IX); vol. 117, p. 386 (annex XI); vol. 275, p. 298 (second revised text of annex VII); vol. 314, p. 308 (third revised text of annex VII); vol. 323, p. 364 (annex XII); vol. 327, p. 326 (annex XIII); vol. 371, p. 266 (revised text of annex II); vol. 423, p. 284 (annex XIV); vol. 559, p. 348 (second revised text of annex II); vol. 645, p. 340 (revised text of annex XII); vol. 1057, p. 320 (annex XV); vol. 1060, p. 337 (annex XVI); and vol. 1482, p. 244 (annex XVII).

STATUS: Parties: 104.

Final texts or revised texts of annexes transmitted to the Secretary-General by the specialized agencies concerned and dates of their receipt by the Secretary-General

1. Annex I-International Labour Organisation (ILO) 14 Sep 1948

2. Annex II-Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 13 Dec 1948

Revised text of annex II 26 May 1960

Second revised text of annex II 28 Dec 1965

3. Annex III-International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) 11 Aug 1948

4. Annex IV-United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 7 Feb 1949

5. Annex V-International Monetary Fund (IMF) 9 May 1949

6. Annex VI-International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) 29 Apr 1949

7. Annex VII-World Health Organization (WHO) 2 Aug 1948

Revised text of annex VII 1 Jun 1950

Second revised text of annex VII 1 Jul 1957

Third revised text of annex VII 25 Jul 1958

8. Annex VIII-Universal Postal Union (UPU) 11 Jul 1949

9. Annex IX-International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 16 Jan 1951

10. Annex X-International Refugee Organization (IRO)2 4 Apr 1949

11. Annex XI-World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 29 Dec 1951

12. Annex XII-International Maritime Organization (IMO) 12 Feb 1959

Revised text of annex XII 9 Jul 1968

13. Annex XIII-International Finance Corporation (IFC) 22 Apr 1959

14. Annex XIV-International Development Association (IDA) 15 Feb 1962

15. Annex XV-World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 19 Oct 1977

16. Annex XVI-International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 16 Dec 1977

17. Annex XVII-United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) 15 Sep 1987

Accessions (a), successions (d), notifications of under- taking to apply the Convention to further specialized agencies, notifications of acceptance of revised texts of annexes		Specialized agencies in respect of which, on accession, on succession or in subsequent notifications, States have undertaken to apply the Convention, and revised texts of annexes in respect of which States have notified their acceptance
Algeria	25 Mar 1964 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO
Antigua and Barbuda	13 Dec 1988 `d`	ILO, FAO (second revised text of annex II), ICAO, UNESCO, WHO (third revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO
Argentina	10 Oct 1963 `a`	ILO, FAO (revised text of annex II), ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO (third revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO, IFC
Australia	9 May 1986 `a`	ILO, FAO (second revised text of annex II), ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO (third revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO (revised text of annex XII), IFC, IDA, WIPO, IFAD
Austria	21 Jul 1950 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, IRO
Austria (cont'd)	28 Mar 1951	ITU
	21 Jan 1955	WHO (revised text of annex VII), WMO
	1 Nov 1957	WHO (second revised text of annex VII)
	28 Oct 1958	WHO (third revised text of annex VII)
	10 Nov 1959	IFC
	14 Feb 1962	FAO (revised text of annex II)
	8 Nov 1962	IDA
	22 Jul 1966	FAO (second revised text of annex II)
	2 Jul 1991	WIPO
Bahamas	17 Mar 1977 `d`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, WHO (second revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO (revised text of annex XII)
Bahrain	17 Sep 1992 `a`	ILO, FAO (second revised text of annex II), ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO (third revised text of annex VII), IMO (revised text of annex XII)
Barbados	19 Nov 1971 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO
Belarus	18 Mar 1966 `a`	ILO, UNESCO, UPU, ITU, WMO
	27 Aug 1992	IMF
	13 Oct 1992	WHO
Belgium	14 Mar 1962 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO, IFC, IDA
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1 Sep 1993 `d`	FAO, IBRD, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, ITU, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
Botswana	5 Apr 1983 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU
Brazil	22 Mar 1963 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO, IFC, IDA
	24 Apr 1963	IBRD
	15 Jul 1966	FAO (second revised text of annex II)
	11 Feb 1969	IMO (revised text of annex XII)
Bulgaria	13 Jun 1968 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO
	2 Dec 1968	IMO (revised text of annex XII)
Burkina Faso	6 Apr 1962 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO, IFC
Cambodia	15 Oct 1953 `a`	UPU
	26 Sep 1955	FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, WHO, ITU, WMO
Cameroon	30 Apr 1992 `a`	ILO, FAO (second revised text of annex II), ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO (third revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO (revised text of annex XII), IFC, IDA, WIPO, IFAD, UNIDO
Central African Republic	15 Oct 1962 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, WHO, WMO
Chile	21 Sep 1951 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU
	7 Jun 1961	UNESCO
China	11 Sep 1979 `a`	FAO (second revised text of annex II), ICAO, UNESCO, WHO (third revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO (revised text of annex XII)
	30 Jun 1981	IMF, IBRD, IFC, IDA
	9 Nov 1984	ILO
Côte d'Ivoire	8 Sep 1961 `a`	WHO
	28 Dec 1961	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, UPU, ITU,
	4 Jun 1962	IMF, IBRD, IFC, IDA
	26 Sep 1962	WMO
Croatia	12 Oct 1992 `d`	ILO, FAO (revised and second revised text of annex II), UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO (second and third revised texts of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO, IFC, IDA, WIPO, IFAD
Cuba	13 Sep 1972 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO
	21 Jul 1981	IFAD
Cyprus	6 May 1963 `d`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO
Czech Republic3	22 Feb 1993 `d`	ILO, ICAO, UNESCO, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO, FAO (second revised text of annex II), WIPO, UNIDO, IMF, IBRD, IFC, IDA
Democratic Republic of the Congo	8 Dec 1964 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IFC, IDA
Denmark	25 Jan 1950 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU
	5 Apr 1950	IRO
	22 May 1951	WHO (revised text of annex VII)
	19 Jul 1951	ITU
	10 Mar 1953	WMO
	14 Oct 1957	WHO (second revised text of annex VII)
	8 Jan 1959	WHO (third revised text of annex VII)
	20 May 1960	IMO
	26 Dec 1960	FAO (revised text of annex II)
	19 Jul 196l	IFC
	3 Aug 1962	IDA
	20 Mar 1969	IMO (revised text of annex XII)
	15 Dec 1983	WIPO
Dominica	24 Jun 1988 `a`	ILO, FAO (second revised text of annex II), UNESCO, IMF, WHO (third revised text of annex VII), UPU, WMO, IMO (revised text of annex XII), IFAD, UNIDO
Ecuador	8 Jun 1951 `a`	ILO
	7 Jul 1953	FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, ITU
	14 Jul 1954	WMO
	12 Dec 1958	UPU
	2 Aug 1960	FAO (revised text of annex II)
	26 Jul 1966	FAO (second revised text of annex II)
	20 Nov 1998	IFAD
Egypt	28 Sep 1954 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU
	1 Jun 1955	WMO
	3 Feb 1958	WHO (second revised text of annex VII)
	24 May 1976	IFC
Estonia	8 Oct 1997 `a`	ILO, FAO, UNESCO, ICAO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO, WIPO
Fiji	21 Jun 1971 `d`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, WHO (second revised text), IMO, IFC, IDA, WIPO
Finland	31 Jul 1958 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO
	2 Dec 1958	WHO (third revised text of Annex VII)
	8 Jun 1959	IMO
	27 Jul 1959	IFC
	8 Sep 1960	FAO (revised text of Annex II)
	16 Nov 1962	IDA
	24 Nov 1969	IMO (revised text of Annex XII)
Gabon	29 Jun 1961 `a`	ITU
	30 Nov 1982	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, WMO, IMO, IFC, IDA, WIPO
Gambia	1 Aug 1966 `d`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO
	1 Aug 1966	IMF, IBRD, IFC, IDA
Germany4,5,6	10 Oct 1957 `a`	ILO, FAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, ITU, WMO
	10 Oct 1957	ICAO
	19 May 1958	UPU
	5 Sep 1958	WHO (second revised text of annex VII)
	11 Feb 1959	WHO (third revised text of annex VII)
	12 Jan 1962	IMO
	12 Apr 1962	IFC
	23 May 1963	FAO (revised text of annex II)
	20 Aug 1979	WIPO, IFAD
	11 Jun 1985	FAO (second revised text of annex II), IDA, IMO (revised text of annex XII)
	3 Mar 1989	UNIDO
Ghana	9 Sep 1958 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO (second revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO
	27 Oct 1958	WHO (third revised text of annex VII)
	16 Sep 1960	FAO (revised text of annex II)
Greece	21 Jun 1977 `a`	ILO, FAO (second revised text of annex II), ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO (third revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO (revised text of annex XII) IFC, IDA
Guatemala	30 Jun 1951 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU, IRO
	4 Oct 1954	WMO
	18 May 1962	IDA
Guinea	1 Jul 1959 `a`	WMO
	29 Mar 1968	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU, IMO, IFC, IDA
Guyana	13 Sep 1973 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO, IFC, IDA
Haiti	16 Apr 1952 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU
	16 Apr 1952	WMO
	5 Aug 1959	IMO
Hungary7	2 Aug 1967 `a`	ILO, UNESCO, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO
	9 Aug 1973	FAO, ICAO, IMO
	19 Aug 1982	IMF, IBRD
	12 Nov 1991	IFC, IDA
India	10 Feb 1949 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, WHO
	19 Oct 1949	IMF, IBRD, UPU
	9 Mar 1955	WMO
	3 Jun 1955	WHO (revised text of annex VII), ITU
	3 Jul 1958	WHO (second revised text of annex VII)
	3 Aug 1961	IFC
	12 Apr 1963	FAO (revised text of annex II)
Indonesia	8 Mar 1972 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU,WMO, IMO, IFC, IDA
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	16 May 1974 `a`	ILO, FAO (second revised text of annex II), ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO (third revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO (revised text of annex XII), IFC, IDA
Iraq	9 Jul 1954 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU,WMO
Ireland	10 May 1967 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO, IFC, IDA
	27 Dec 1968	IMO (revised text of annex XII)
Italy8	30 Aug 1985 `a`	ILO, FAO (second revised text of annex II), ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO (third revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO (revised text of annex XII), IFC, IDA, WIPO, IFAD, UNIDO
Jamaica	4 Nov 1963 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO
Japan	18 Apr 1963 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU,ITU,WMO, IMO, IFC, IDA
Jordan	12 Dec 1950 `a`	FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, WHO, UPU
	24 Mar 1951	ITU
	10 Dec 1957	WMO
	11 Aug 1960	FAO (revised text of annex II)
Kenya	1 Jul 1965 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO, IFC, IDA
	3 Mar 1966	FAO (second revised text of annex II)
Kuwait	13 Nov 1961 `a`	ITU
	7 Feb 1963	ILO, FAO (revised text of annex II), ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO (third revised text of annex VII), UPU, WMO, IMO, IFC, IDA
	29 Aug 1966	FAO (second revised text of annex II)
	9 Jul 1969	IMO (revised text of annex XII)
Lao People's Democratic Republic	9 Aug 1960 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO, IFC
Lesotho	26 Nov 1969 `a`	ILO, FAO (second revised text of annex II), ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO (third revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IFC, IDA
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	30 Apr 1958 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO (second revised text of annex VII), ITU, WMO
Lithuania	10 Feb 1997 `a`	ILO, FAO (second revised text of annex II), ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO (Third revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU,WMO, IMO (Revised text of annex XII), IFC, IDA, WIPO, IFAD, UNIDO
Luxembourg	20 Sep 1950 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, IRO
	27 Mar 1951	ITU
	22 Aug 1952	WMO
Madagascar	3 Jan 1966 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU,WMO, IMO, IFC
	22 Nov 1966	FAO (second revised text of annex II)
	19 Nov 1968	IMO (revised text of annex XII)
Malawi	2 Aug 1965 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO, IFC, IDA
	16 Sep 1966	FAO (second revised text of annex II)
Malaysia	29 Mar 1962 `d`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, WHO (revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO
	23 Nov 1962	WHO (third revised text of annex VII)
Maldives	26 May 1969 `a`	WHO, UPU, ITU, IMO
Mali	24 Jun 1968 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO
Malta	27 Jun 1968 `d`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO, IBRD, IDA
Malta (cont'd)	21 Oct 1968	FAO (second revised text of annex II), WHO (third revised text of annex VII), IMO (revised text of annex XII)
	13 Feb 1969	IMF, IFC
Mauritius9	18 Jul 1969 `d`	ILO, FAO (second revised text of annex II), ICAO, UNESCO, WHO (third revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO (revised text of annex XII)
Mongolia	3 Mar 1970 `a`	ILO, UNESCO, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO
	20 Sep 1974	FAO (second revised text of annex II)
Morocco	28 Apr 1958 `a`	ICAO, WMO
	10 Jun 1958	ILO, FAO, UNESCO, WHO, ITU
	13 Aug 1958	UPU
	30 Nov 1966	FAO (second revised text of annex II)
	3 Nov 1976	IMF, IBRD, IFC, IDA
Nepal10	23 Feb 1954 `a`	WHO
	28 Sep 1965	FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, UPU, ITU
	11 Sep 1996	ILO
Netherlands	2 Dec 1948 `a`	ICAO, WHO
	2 Dec 1948	ILO
	21 Jul 1949	FAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, IRO
	15 Feb 1951	WHO (revised text of annex VII)
	15 Jun 1951	ITU
	14 May 1952	UPU
	5 Jan 1954	WMO
	18 Mar 1965	WHO (third revised text of annex VII)
	28 Jun 1965	FAO (revised text of annex II), IMO, IFC, IDA
	9 Dec 1966	FAO (second revised text of annex II)
	29 Oct 1969	IMO (revised text of annex XII)
New Zealand	25 Nov 1960 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO
	17 Oct 1963	IMO
	23 May 1967	FAO (second revised text of annex II)
	6 Jun 1969	IMO (revised text of annex XII)
Nicaragua	6 Apr 1959 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU,WMO
Niger	15 May 1968 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IDA
Nigeria	26 Jun 1961 `d`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, WHO (second revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO
Norway	25 Jan 1950 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, IRO
	14 Sep 1950	WHO (revised text of annex VII)
	20 Sep 1951	ITU
	22 Nov 1955	WMO
	11 Sep 1957	WHO (second revised text of annex VII)
	10 Nov 1960	FAO (revised text of annex II), IFC
	30 Jan 1961	IMO
	2 Aug 1966	FAO (second revised text of annex II)
	1 Oct 1968	IMO (revised text of annex XII)
Pakistan	23 Jul 1951 `a`	IBRD
	7 Nov 1951	IMF
	l5 Sep 1961	ILO, ICAO, UNESCO, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO
Pakistan (cont'd)	13 Mar 1962	FAO, IMO
	17 Jul 1962	IFC, IDA
Philippines	20 Mar 1950 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO
Philippines (cont'd)	21 May 1958	WMO
	12 Mar 1959	WHO (third revised text of annex VII)
	13 Jan 1961	IFC
Poland	19 Jun 1969 `a`	ILO, FAO (second revised text of annex II), ICAO, UNESCO, WHO (third revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO (revised text of annex XII)
	11 Jun 1990	IMF, IBRD
	1 Nov 1990	IFC
Republic of Korea	13 May 1977 `a`	FAO (second revised text of annex II), ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO (third revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO
Romania	15 Sep 1970 `a`	ILO, FAO (second revised text of annex II), ICAO, UNESCO, WHO (third revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO (revised text of annex XII)
	23 Aug 1974	IMF, IBRD
Russian Federation	10 Jan 1966 `a`	ILO, UNESCO, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO
	16 Nov 1972	ICAO
	29 Jun 1994	IMF, IBRD, IFC, IDA
Rwanda	15 Apr 1964 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO
	23 Jun 1964	IMF, IBRD, IDA
Saint Lucia	2 Sep 1986 `a`	FAO (second revised text of annex II), ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO (third revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO (revised text of annex XII), IDA, WIPO
Senegal	2 Mar 1966 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO, IFC, IDA
Seychelles	24 Jul 1985 `a`	ILO, FAO (second revised text of annex II), ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO (third revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO (revised text of annex XII), IFC, IDA, WIPO, IFAD
Sierra Leone	13 Mar 1962 `d`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, WHO (second revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO
Singapore	18 Mar 1966 `d`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO
Slovakia3	28 May 1993 `d`	ILO, ICAO, UNESCO, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO, FAO (second revised text of annex II), WIPO, UNIDO, IMF, IBRD, IFC, IDA
Slovenia	6 Jul 1992 `d`	FAO , IBRD, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, ITU, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
	21 Oct 1998	ICAO, IMO
Spain	26 Sep 1974 `a`	ILO, FAO (second revised text of annex II), ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO (third revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO (revised text of annex XII), IFC, IDA
Sweden	12 Sep 1951 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU
	31 Jul 1953	WMO
	22 Aug 1957	WHO (second revised text of annex VII)
	1 Feb 1960	IMO
	3 Sep 1960	IFC
	28 Sep 1960	FAO (second revised text of annex II)
	11 Apr 1962	IDA
	13 Sep 1968	IMO (revised text of annex XII)
	1 Mar 1979	WIPO, IFAD
Thailand	30 Mar 1956 `a`	FAO, ICAO
Thailand (cont'd)	19 Jun 1961	ILO, FAO (revised text of annex II), UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO (second revised text of annex VII), ITU, WMO, IFC
	28 Apr 1965	UPU
	21 Mar 1966	FAO (second revised text of annex II)
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	11 Mar 1996 `d`	ILO, FAO (revised and second revised text of annex II), UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO (second and third revised texts of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO, IFC, IDA, WIPO, IFAD
Togo	15 Jul 1960 `a`	WHO (third revised text of annex VII)
	16 Sep 1975	UPU
Tonga	17 Mar 1976 `d`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, WHO (second revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO (revised text of annex XII)
Trinidad and Tobago	19 Oct 1965 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO
	15 Jul 1966	FAO (second revised text of annex II)
Tunisia	3 Dec 1957 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU,WMO
	19 May 1958	WHO (second revised text of annex VII)
Uganda	11 Aug 1983 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO, IFC, IDA, WIPO, IFAD
Ukraine	13 Apr 1966 `a`	ILO, UNESCO, UPU, ITU, WMO
	25 Feb 1993	FAO (second revised text of annex II), ICAO, IMF, IBRD, WHO (third revised text of annex VII), IMO (revised text of annex XII), IFC, IDA, WIPO, IFAD, UNIDO
United Kingdom11	16 Aug 1949 `a`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, [UNESCO], WHO, IRO
	17 Dec 1954	UPU, ITU, WMO
	22 Sep 1955	WHO (revised text of annex VII)
	30 Sep 1957	WHO (second revised text of annex VII)
	4 Nov 1959	IMO
	28 Nov 1968	IMO (revised text of annex XII)
	6 Aug 1985	FAO (second revised text of annex II), WHO (third revised text of annex VII)
	3 Sep 1986	WIPO
United Republic of Tanzania	29 Oct 1962 `a`	ILO, FAO, UNESCO, WHO
	26 Mar 1963	WMO
	10 Apr 1963	ICAO, IMF, IBRD, ITU, IFC
Uruguay	29 Dec 1977 `a`	ILO, FAO (second revised text of annex II), ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO (third revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU
	24 Jun 1981	WMO
Uzbekistan	18 Feb 1997 `a`	ILO, ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO (third revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IFC, IDA, WIPO, UNIDO
Yugoslavia	23 Nov 1951 `a`	ILO, FAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO, UPU, ITU
	5 Mar 1952	WMO
	16 Mar 1959	WHO (second revised text of annex VII)
	14 Apr 1960	WHO (third revised text of annex VII)
	8 Apr 1964	FAO (revised text of annex II), IMO, IFC, IDA
	27 Feb 1969	FAO (second revised text of annex II)
	26 Jan 1979	IFAD
	8 Feb 1979	WIPO
Zambia	16 Jun 1975 `d`	ILO, FAO, ICAO, UNESCO, WHO (second revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO (revised text of annex XII)
Zimbabwe	5 Mar 1991 `a`	ILO, FAO (second revised text of annex II), ICAO, UNESCO, IMF, IBRD, WHO (third revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO (revised text of annex XII), IFC, IDA, WIPO, IFAD, UNIDO

Declarations and Reservations
(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made
upon accession. For objections thereto, see hereinafter.)

bahrain

"The accession by the State of Bahrain to the said Convention shall in no way constitute recognition of Israel or be a cause for the establishment of any relations of any kind herewith."

belarus12

The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic does not consider itself bound by the provisions of sections 24 and 32 of the Convention, concerning the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice. Concerning the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in disputes arising out of the interpretation or application of the Convention, the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic will maintain the same position as hitherto, namely, that for any dispute to be referred to the International Court of Justice for settlement, the agreement of all Parties involved in the dispute must be obtained in each individual case. This reservation similarly applies to the provision contained in section 32, stipulating that the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice shall be accepted as decisive.

bulgaria12, 13

china12

The Government of the People's Republic of China has reservations on the provisions of section 32, article IX, of the said Convention.

cote d'ivoire

28 December 1961

It is not possible for any Government fully to comply with the requirements of section 11 of that Convention in so far as it requires the specialized agency to enjoy in the territory of a State party to the Convention treatment not less favourable than that accorded by the Government of that State to any other Government in the matter of priorities and rates on telecommunications, unless and until all other Governments collaborate in according this treatment to the agency in question. It is understood that this matter is being discussed in the International Telecommunication Union.

cuba12

The Revolutionary Government of Cuba does not consider itself bound by the provisions of sections 24 and 32 of the Convention, under which the International Court of Justice has compulsory jurisdiction in disputes arising out of the interpretation or application of the Convention. Concerning the competence of the International Court of Justice in such disputes, Cuba takes the position that for any dispute to be referred to the International Court of Justice for settlement, the agreement of all parties involved in the dispute must be obtained in each individual case. This reservation also applies to the provision of section 32 requiring the parties concerned to accept the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice as decisive.

CZECH REPUBLIC 3, 12

gabon

germany5,6

"The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany takes the liberty of calling attention to the fact that the provisions of section 11 of article IV of the Convention, to the effect that the specialized agencies shall enjoy, in the territory of each State party to this Convention, for their official communications, treatment not less favourable than that accorded by the Government of such State to any other Government in the matter of priorities, rates and other taxes, cannot be fully complied with by any Government. Reference is made to the provisions of article 37 and of annex 3 of the International Telecommunication Convention concluded at Buenos Aires in 1952, as well as to the resolutions Nos. 27 and 28 appended to that Convention."

hungary12, 14

indonesia12, 15

"(1) Article II (b) section 3: The capacity of the specialized agencies to acquire and dispose of immovable property shall be exercised with due regard to national laws and regulations.

"(2) Article IX section 32: With regard to the competence of the International Court of Justice in disputes concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention, the Government of Indonesia reserves the right to maintain that in every individual case the agreement of the parties to the dispute is required before the Court for a ruling."

italy

Declaration:

In the event that some of the specialized agencies which are mentioned in the instrument of accession and to which Italy undertakes to apply the Convention should decide to establish their headquarters or their regional offices in Italian territory, the Italian Government will be able to avail itself of the option of concluding with such agencies, in accordance with Section 39 of the Convention supplemental agreements specifying, in particular, the limits within which immunity from jurisdiction may be granted to a given agency or immunity from jurisdiction and exemption from taxation granted to officials of that agency.

lithuania

Reservation:

"... The Government of the Republic of Lituania has made the reservation in respect of article 2 (3) (b), that the specialized agencies shall not be entitled to acquire land in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania, in view of the land regulations laid down by the Article 47 of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania."

madagascar

The Malagasy Government will not be able to comply fully with the provisions of article IV, section 11, of the Convention, which states that the specialized agencies shall enjoy, in the territory of each State party to the Convention, for their official communications, treatment not less favourable than that accorded by the Government of such State to any other Government, in the matter of priorities, rates and taxes on telecommunications, until such time as all Governments decide to co-operate by according such treatment to the agencies in question.

mongolia 12,16

new zealand

"The Government of New Zealand, in common with other Governments, cannot give full effect to article IV, section 11, of the Convention, which requires that the specialized agencies shall enjoy, in the territory of each State party to the Convention, for their official communications, treatment not less favourable than the treatment accorded by the Government of such a State to any other Government in the matter of priorities, rates and taxes on telecommunications, as long as all Governments have not decided to co-operate in granting this treatment to the agencies in question.

"It is noted that this matter has been receiving the consideration of the United Nations and of the International Telecommunication Union. It is also noted that the final text of the annex of the Convention approved by the International Telecommunication Union, and transmitted by the Union to the Secretary- General of the United Nations in accordance with section 36 of the Convention, contains a statement that the Union would not claim for itself the enjoyment of privileged treatment with regard to the facilities in respect of communications provided in section 11 of the Convention."

norway

20 September 1951

"The Norwegian Government is of the opinion that it is impossible for any government to comply fully with Section 11 of the said Convention, which requires that the Specialized Agencies shall enjoy, in the territory of each state party to the Convention, for their official communications, treatment no less favourable than that accorded by the Government of such State to any other Government in the matter of priorities, rates and taxes on telecommunications as long as all governments have not agreed to grant to the agency in question, the treatment specified in this Section."

pakistan

Declaration contained in the notification received on 15 September 1961 and also, with the second paragraph omitted, in the notifications received on 13 March 1962 and 17 July 1962:

"The enjoyment by Specialized Agencies of the communication privileges provided for in Article IV, Section 11 of the Convention cannot, in practice, be determined by unilateral action of individual Governments and has in fact been determined by the International Telecommunication Convention, Atlantic City, 1947 and Telegraph and Telephone Regulations annexed thereto, Pakistan would, therefore, not be able to comply with the provisions of Article IV, Section 11 of the Convention in view of Resolution No. 28 (annexure I) passed at the Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union, held in Buenos Aires in 1952.

"The International Telecommunication Union shall not claim for itself the communication privileges provided in Article IV, Section 11 of the Convention."

poland12,17

romania12

The Socialist Republic of Romania states that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of sections 24 and 32, whereby the question whether an abuse of a privilege or immunity has occurred, and differences arising out of the interpretation or application of the Convention and disputes between specialized agencies and Member States, shall be referred to the International Court of Justice. The position of the Socialist Republic of Romania is that such questions, differences or disputes may be referred to the International Court of Justice only with the agreement of the parties in each individual case.

Russian Federation12

Declaration made upon accession and also contained in the notification received on 16 November 1972:

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics does not consider itself bound by the provisions of sections 24 and 32 of the Convention, concerning the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice. Concerning the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in disputes arising out of the interpretation or application of the Convention, the USSR will maintain the same position as hitherto, namely, that for any dispute to be referred to the International Court of Justice for settlement, the agreement of all Parties involved in the dispute must be obtained in each individual case. This reservation similarly applies to the provision contained in section 32, stipulating that the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice shall be accepted as decisive.

SLOVAKIA3, 12

ukraine12

The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic does not consider itself bound by the provisions of sections 24 and 32 of the Convention, concerning the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice. Concerning the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in disputes arising out of the interpretation or application of the Convention, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic will maintain the same position as hitherto, namely, that for any dispute to be referred to the International Court of Justice for settlement, the agreement of all Parties involved in the dispute must be obtained in each individual case. This reservation similarly applies to the provision contained in section 32, stipulating that the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice shall be accepted as decisive.

united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland

"It is not possible for any Government fully to comply with the requirements of Section 11 of that Convention in so far as it requires the Specialized Agency to enjoy in the territory of a state party to the Convention treatment not less favourable than that accorded by the Government of that state to any other Government in the matter of priorities and rates on telecommunications, unless and until all other Governments collaborate in according this treatment to the Agency in question. It is understood that this matter is being discussed in the International Telecommunication Union."

17 December 1954

"With regard to the Universal Postal Union and the World Meteorological Organization, . . . no Government can fully comply with Section 11 of this Convention which requires that the specialized agencies shall enjoy, in the territory of each State party to the Convention, for their official communications, treatment not less favourable that that accorded by the Government of such a State to any other Government in the matter of priorities, rates and taxes on telecommunications so long as all the other Governments have not decided to co-operate in granting this treatment to the agencies in question. This matter is under consideration by the United Nations and the International Telecommunication Union.

"The final text of the annex to the Convention approved by the International Telecommunication Union and transmitted by the Union to the Secretary-General of the United Nations in accordance with Section 36 of the Convention contains a statement that the Union would not claim for itself the enjoyment of privileged treatment with regard to the facilities in respect of communications provided in Section 11 of the Convention."

4 November 1959

"Her Majesty's Government observe [in connection with its notification of application to the International Maritime Organisation] that it would be impracticable for any Government fully to comply with Section 11 of the Convention which requires that the Specialized Agencies shall enjoy, in the territory of each State party to the Convention, for their official communications, treatment not less favourable than that accorded by the Government of such State to any other Government in the matter of priorities, rates and taxes on telecommunications, until such time as all the other Governments have decided to co-operate in granting this treatment to the agencies in question. This matter is under consideration by the United Nations and the International Telecommunication Union."

Objections
(Unless otherwise indicated, the objections were made upon accession.)

netherlands18

11 January 1980

"The Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands has noted the reservation made on the accession of China to the Convention on the privileges and immunities of the specialized agencies, and is of the opinion that the reservation mentioned, and similar reservations other States have made in the past or may make in the future, are incompatible with the objectives and purposes of the Convention.

The Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands does, however, not wish to raise a formal objection to these reservations made by States parties to the Convention."

Notes:

1 Resolution 179 (II); Official Records of the Second Session of the General Assembly, Resolutions (A/519), p. 112.

2 Resolution No. 108, adopted by the General Council of the International Refugee Organization at its 101st meeting on 15 February 1952, provided for the liquidation of the Organization.

3 Czechoslovakia had acceded to the Convention on 29 December 1966 in respect of the following agencies: ILO, ICAO, UNESCO, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO and IMO. Subsequently, on 6 September 1988 and 26 April 1991, the Government of Czechoslovakia notified the Secretary-General that it applied the Convention in respect of FAO (second revised text of annex II), WIPO, and UNIDO, and IMF, IBRD, IFC and IDA, respectively. The instrument of accession also contained a reservation, subsequently withdrawn on 26 April 1991. For the text of the reservation, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 586, p. 247. See also note 12 in this chapter and note 11.I.2in chapter I.2.

4 In a communication received by the Secretary-General on 10 October 1957, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany declared that the Convention will also apply to the Saar Territory except that Section 7 (b) of the Convention shall not take effect with regard to the Saar Territory until the expiration of the interim period defined in article 3 of the Treaty of 27 October 1956 between France and the Federal Republic of Germany. See also note 12 below and note in chapter I.2.

5 The German Democratic Republic had acceded to the Convention, with a reservation, on 4 October 1974 in respect of the following specialized agencies: ILO, UNESCO, WHO (third revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO (revised text of annex XII). For the text of the reservation see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 950, p. 357. See also note 12 below and note in chapter I.2.

6 In a note accompanying the instrument of accession, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany declared that the Convention would also apply to Land Berlin.

With reference to the above-mentioned declaration, communications have been addressed to the Secretary-General by the Governments of Bulgaria, France, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, the Federal Republic of Germany, Mongolia, Poland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The said communications are identical in essence, mutatis mutandis, to the corresponding ones reproduced in note of chapter III.3.

Subsequently, upon accession to the Convention, the Government of the German Democratic Republic made on the same subject the following declaration:

As regards the application of the Convention to Berlin (West), the German Democratic Republic notes, in accordance with the Quadripartite Agreement between the Governments of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America and the French Republic of 3 September 1971, that Berlin (West) is not a constituent part of the Federal Republic of Germany and cannot be governed by it. Consequently, the declaration of the Federal Republic of Germany to the effect that the said Convention is valid also for "Land Berlin" is in contradiction with the Quadripartite Agreement, which provides that agreements affecting matters of the status of Berlin (West) may not be extended to Berlin (West) by the Federal Republic of Germany.

With reference to the above-mentioned declaration the Secretary-General received on 8 July 1975 from the Governments of the United States of America, France and the United Kingdom, the following declaration:

["The communication mentioned in the Note listed refers] to the Quadripartite Agreement of 3 September 1971. This Agreement was concluded in Berlin between the Governments of the French Republic, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. [The Government sending this communication is not a party to the Quadripartite Agreement and is] therefore not competent to make authoritative comments on its provisions.

"The Governments of France, the United Kingdom and the United States wish to bring the following to the attention of the States Parties to the [Convention]. When authorising the extension of [this instrument] to the Western Sectors of Berlin, the authorities of the Three Powers, acting in the exercise of their supreme authority, ensured in accordance with established procedures that [this instrument is] applied in the Western Sectors of Berlin in such a way as not to affect matters of security and status.

"Accordingly, the application of [this instrument] to the Western Sectors of Berlin continues in full force and effect.

"The Governments of France, the United Kingdom and the United States do not consider it necessary to respond to any further communications of a similar nature by States which are not signatories to the Quadripartite Agreement. This should not be taken to imply any change in the position of those Governments in this matter."

Subsequently, on 19 September 1975, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany made on the same subject the following declaration:

"By their Notes of 8 July 1975, . . . The Governments of France, the United Kingdom and the United States answered the assertions made in the [communication] referred to above. The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, on the basis of the legal situation set out in the Note of the Three Powers wishes to confirm that the application in Berlin (West) of the above-mentioned [instrument] extended by it under the established procedures [continues] in full force and effect.

"The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany wishes to point out that the absence of a response to further communications of a similar nature should not be taken to imply any change of its position in this matter."

Date of receipt of the objection:	With respect to reservation by:
20 Jun 1967	Belarus
20 Jun 1967	Czechoslovakia*
20 Jun 1967	Ukraine
20 Jun 1967	Russian Federation
11 Jan 1968	Hungary
12 Aug 1968	Bulgaria
2 Dec 1969	Poland***
17 Aug 1970	Mongolia
30 Nov 1970	Romania
21 Sep 1972	Indonesia
1 Nov 1972	Cuba
20 Nov 1974	Germany**
6 Nov 1979	China
21 Apr 1983	Hungary
* See also note 3 in this chapter.
** See also note 5 in this chapter.
*** See also note 17 in this chapter.