Convention on the International Maritime Organization*

Done at Geneva on 6 March 1948

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 17 March 1958, in accordance with article 60.

REGISTRATION: 17 March 1958, No. 4214.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 289, p. 3, and vol. 1520, p. 297 (procès-verbal of rectification of Spanish authentic text).

STATUS: Signatories: 24. Parties: 157.

Note: The Convention was prepared and opened for signature and acceptance by the United Nations Maritime Conference convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations pursuant to Economic and Social Council resolution 35 (IV). 1 The Conference met at Geneva from 19 February to 6 March 1948. For the text of the Final Act of the Conference, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 289, p. 3.

*As a result of the entry into force of the amendments adopted by the IMCO Assembly by its resolutions A.358 (IX) of 14 November 1975 and A.371 (X) of 9 November 1977 [see chapter XII.1(d)], the name of the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) has been changed to "International Maritime Organization (IMO)" and the title of the Convention modified accordingly.

Participant2


Signature	Definitive signature (s), acceptance

Albania 24 May 1993

Algeria 31 Oct 1963

Angola 6 Jun 1977

Antigua and Barbuda 13 Jan 1986

Argentina 6 Mar 1948 18 Jun 1953

Australia 6 Mar 1948 13 Feb 1952

Austria 2 Apr 1975

Azerbaijan 15 May 1995

Bahamas 22 Jul 1976

Bahrain 22 Sep 1976

Bangladesh 27 May 1976

Barbados 7 Jan 1970

Belgium 6 Mar 1948 9 Aug 1951

Belize 13 Sep 1990

Benin 19 Mar 1980

Bolivia 6 Jul 1987

Bosnia and Herzegovina 16 Jul 1993

Brazil 4 Mar 1963

Brunei Darussalam 31 Dec 1984

Bulgaria 5 Apr 1960

Cambodia 3 Jan 1961

Cameroon 1 May 1961

Canada 15 Oct 1948

Cape Verde 24 Aug 1976

Chile 6 Mar 1948 17 Feb 1972

China 3 1 Mar 1973

Colombia 6 Mar 1948 19 Nov 1974

Congo 5 Sep 1975

Costa Rica 4 Mar 1981

Côte d'Ivoire 4 Nov 1960

Croatia 8 Jul 1992

Cuba 6 Mar 1966

Cyprus 21 Nov 1973

Czech Republic 18 Jun 1993

Democratic People's
Republic of Korea 16 Apr 1986

Democratic Republic of the Congo 16 Aug 1973

Denmark 3 Jun 1959

Djibouti 20 Feb 1979

Dominica 18 Dec 1979

Dominican Republic 25 Aug 1953

Ecuador 12 Jul 1956

Egypt 6 Mar 1948 17 Mar 1958

El Salvador 12 Feb 1981

Equatorial Guinea 6 Sep 1972

Eritrea 31 Aug 1993

Estonia 31 Jan 1992

Ethiopia 3 Jul 1975

Fiji 14 Mar 1983

Finland 6 Mar 1948 21 Apr 1959

France 6 Mar 1948 9 Apr 1952

Gabon 1 Apr 1976

Gambia 11 Jan 1979

Georgia 22 Jun 1993

Germany4,5 7 Jan 1959 s

Ghana 6 Jul 1959

Greece 6 Mar 1948 31 Dec 1958

Grenada 3 Dec 1998

Guatemala 16 Mar 1983

Guinea 3 Dec 1975

Guinea-Bissau 6 Dec 1977

Guyana 13 May 1980

Haiti 23 Jun 1953

Honduras 13 Apr 1954 23 Aug 1954

Hungary 10 Jun 1970

Iceland 8 Nov 1960

India 6 Mar 1948 6 Jan 1959

Indonesia 6 18 Jan 1961

Iran (Islamic
Republic of) 10 Jun 1954 2 Jan 1958

Iraq 28 Aug 1973

Ireland 6 Mar 1948 26 Feb 1951

Israel 24 Apr 1952

Italy 6 Mar 1948 28 Jan 1957

Jamaica 11 May 1976

Japan 17 Mar 1958

Jordan 9 Nov 1973

Kazakhstan 11 Mar 1994

Kenya 22 Aug 1973

Kuwait7 5 Jul 1960

Latvia 1 Mar 1993

Lebanon 6 Mar 1948 3 May 1966

Liberia 9 Mar 1954 6 Jan 1959

Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya 16 Feb 1970

Lithuania 7 Dec 1995

Luxembourg 14 Feb 1991

Madagascar 8 Mar 1961

Malawi 19 Jan 1989

Malaysia 17 Jun 1971

Maldives 31 May 1967

Malta 22 Jun 1966 s

Marshall Islands 26 Mar 1998

Mauritania7 8 May 1961

Mauritius 18 May 1978

Mexico 21 Sep 1954

Monaco 22 Dec 1989

Mongolia 11 Dec 1996

Morocco 30 Jul 1962

Mozambique 17 Jan 1979

Myanmar 6 Jul 1951

Namibia 27 Oct 1994

Nepal 31 Jan 1979

Netherlands 6 Mar 1948 31 Mar 1949

New Zealand 9 Nov 1960

Nicaragua 17 Mar 1982

Nigeria 15 Mar 1962

Norway 29 Dec 1958

Oman 30 Jan 1974

Pakistan 21 Nov 1958

Panama 31 Dec 1958

Papua New Guinea 6 May 1976

Paraguay 15 Mar 1993

Peru 15 Apr 1968

Philippines 9 Nov 1964

Poland 6 Mar 1948 16 Mar 1960

Portugal 6 Mar 1948 17 Mar 1976

Qatar 19 May 1977

Republic of Korea 7 10 Apr 1962

Romania 28 Apr 1965

Russian Federation 24 Dec 1958

Saint Lucia 10 Apr 1980

Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines 29 Apr 1981

Samoa 25 Oct 1996

Sao Tome
and Principe 9 Jul 1990

Saudi Arabia 25 Feb 1969

Senegal 7 Nov 1960

Seychelles 13 Jun 1978

Sierra Leone 14 Mar 1973

Singapore 17 Jan 1966

Slovakia 24 Mar 1993

Slovenia 10 Feb 1993

Solomon Islands 27 Jun 1988

Somalia 4 Apr 1978

South Africa 28 Feb 1995

Spain 23 Jan 1962

Sri Lanka 6 Apr 1972

Sudan 5 Jul 1974

Suriname 14 Oct 1976

Sweden 27 Apr 1959

Switzerland 6 Mar 1948 20 Jul 1955

Syrian Arab Republic 28 Jan 1963

Thailand 20 Sep 1973

the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia 13 Oct 1993

Togo 20 Jun 1983

Trinidad and Tobago 27 Apr 1965

Tunisia 23 May 1963

Turkey 6 Mar 1948 25 Mar 1958

Turkmenistan 26 Aug 1993

Ukraine 28 Mar 1994

United Arab Emirates 4 Mar 1980

United Kingdom 6 Mar 1948 14 Feb 1949

United Republic
of Tanzania 8 Jan 1974

United States
of America 6 Mar 1948 17 Aug 1950

Uruguay 10 May 1968 s

Vanuatu 15 Oct 1986 21 Oct 1986

Venezuela 27 Oct 1975

Viet Nam 12 Jun 1984

Yemen8 14 Mar 1979

Yugoslavia 12 Feb 1960

Declarations and Reservations(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made upon definitive signature or acceptance.)

bahrain9

"The acceptance of the Convention on the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization by the State of Bahrain shall, however, in no way signify recognition of, or entry into any relations with Israel".

CAMBODIA 10

In accepting the Convention on the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, the Royal Government of Cambodia declares that the measures it has adopted or may adopt forgiving encouragement or assistance to its national shipping and shipping industries (such, for instance, as loan-financing of national shipping companies at reasonable or even concessional rates of interest, or the allocation to Cambodian ships of cargoes owned or controlled by the Royal Government, or the reservation of coastal trade for national shipping) and such other matters as it may adopt with the object of promoting the development of its own national shipping, are consistent with the purposes of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization as defined in article 1 (b) of the Convention.

Accordingly, the Royal Government will proceed to a re-examination, before they are put into effect, of any recommendations relating to this subject that may be adopted by the Organization.

The Royal Government further declares that its acceptance of the above-mentioned Convention neither has nor shall have the effect of altering or modifying in any way the law in force in the territory of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

cuba

In accepting the Convention on the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, the Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Cuba declares that its current legislation, which is duly adapted to the encouragement and development of its Merchant Marine, is consistent with the General purposes of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization as defined in article 1 (b) of the Convention. Accordingly, any recommendations relating to this subject that may be adopted by the Organization will be re-examined by the Government of Cuba in the light of the national policy in this regard.

DENMARK

"The Government of Denmark supports the work programme adopted during the first Assembly of the Organization in January 1959 and holds the view that it is in the field of technical and nautical matters that the Organization can make its contribution towards the development of shipping and seaborne trade throughout the world.

"If the Organization were to extend its activities to matters of purely commercial or economic nature, a situation might arise where the Government of Denmark would have to consider resorting to the provisions regarding withdrawal contained in article 59 of the Convention."

ecuador

The Government of Ecuador declares that the protectionist measures adopted in the interests of its National Merchant Marine and the Merchant Fleet of Greater Colombia (Flota Mercante Grancolomibiana), the vessels belonging to which are regarded as ecuadorian by reason of the participation of the Government of Ecuador in the said Fleet, are measures the sole object of which is to promote the development of the National Merchant Marine and of the Merchant Fleet of Greater Colombia and are consistent with the purposes of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Organization, as defined in article 1 (b) of the Convention. Accordingly, any recommendations relating to this subject that may be adopted by the Organization will be re-examined by the Government of Ecuador.

finland

"The Government of Finland support the work programme proposed by the Preparatory Committee of the Organization in document IMCO/A.I/11. The Government of Finland hold the view that it is in the field of technical and nautical matters that the Organization can make its contribution towards the development of shipping and seaborne trade throughout the world.

"If the Organization were to extend its activities to matters of a purely commercial or economic nature, a situation might arise where the Government of Finland would have to consider resorting to the provisions regarding withdrawal contained in article 59 of the Convention."

greece

"Greece, in re-confirming its acceptance, considers that the aforesaid Organization can play a useful and important role in the field of technical and nautical matters, thus contributing to the development of shipping and seaborne trade throughout the world. In case the Organization extends its activities to matters of commercial and economic nature, the Greek Government may find itself bound to reconsider its acceptance of the Convention and avail itself of its provisions concerning withdrawal as laid down in article 59."

iceland

"Iceland will reconsider its ratification, if it subsequently were decided to extend IMCO's competence so as also to deal with questions of an entirely financial or commercial nature.

"Great stress is laid by Iceland on the real validity of article 59 of the Convention, regarding withdrawal."

india 11

"In accepting the Convention on the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, the Government of India declare that any measures which it adopts or may have adopted for giving encouragement and assistance to its national shipping and shipping industries (such, for instance, as loan-financing of national shipping companies at reasonable or even concessional rates of interest, or the allocation of Government-owned or Government-controlled cargoes to national ships or the reservation of the coastal trade for national shipping) and such other matters as the Government of India may adopt, the sole object of which is to promote the development of its own national shipping, are consistent with the purposes of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization as defined in article 1 (b) of the Convention. Accordingly, any recommendations relating to this subject that may be adopted by the Organization will be subject to re-examination by the Government of India. The Government of India further expressly state that its acceptance of the above-mentioned Convention neither has nor shall have the effect of altering or modifying in any way the law on the subject in force in the territories of the Republic of India."

indonesia 12

"In accepting the Convention, the Government of the Republic of Indonesia declares that it is in the field of technical and nautical matters that the Organization can make its contribution towards the development of shipping and seaborne trade throughout the world.

"On matters of a purely commercial or economic nature, the Government holds the view that assistance and encouragement to its national shipping industries for the development of its domestic and foreign trade and for purposes of security, are consistent with the purposes of the Organization as defined in article 1 (b) of the Convention.

"Accordingly, the acceptance shall never have the effect of altering or modifying in any recommendation relating to this subject adopted by the Organization will be subject to re-examination by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia."

iraq 13

The participation of the Republic of Iraq in this Convention shall, however, in no way signify recognition of, or entry into any relations with Israel.

The Republic of Iraq hereby declares that article 1 (b) of the Convention is not in conflict with the measures taken by it to encourage and assist national shipping companies, such as the granting of financial loans, the assignment of cargo vessels flying its flag to carry specific goods and the assignment of commercial vessels, or any other measures aimed at the development and growth of the national fleet or national shipping.

malaysia 14

"In accepting the Convention of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, the Government of Malaysia declares that any measures which she may adopt for giving encouragement or assistance to her national shipping industries (for instance, such as loan financing of national shipping companies at reasonable or even concessional rates of interest or the allocation to Malaysian cargo ships owned or controlled by the Malaysian Government, or the reservation of coastal trade for national shipping) and such other matter as she may adopt with the object of promoting the development of her own national shipping, are consistent with the purposes of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization as defined in article 1 (b) of the Convention. Accordingly any recommendations relating to this subject that may be adopted by the Organization will be re-examined by the Government of Malaysia. The Government of Malaysia further expressly states that her acceptance of the above-mentioned Convention neither has nor shall have the effect of altering or modifying in any way the law on the subject in force in Malaysia."

mexico

The Government of the United States of Mexico, in accepting the Convention on the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, on the understanding that nothing in the said Convention is intended to change national legislation relating to restrictive business practices, expressly states that its acceptance of the above-mentioned international instrument neither has nor shall have the effect of altering or modifying in any way the application of the laws against monopolies in the territory of the Republic of Mexico.

morocco

In joining the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco wishes to declare that it is not in agreement with a possible broadening of the scope of the activities of this Organization from the purely technical and nautical activities into the field of matters of an economic and commercial nature as stated in article 1 (b) and (c) of the Convention for the Establishment of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization. If such a broadening of the field of activities of the Organization were to take place, the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco reserves the right to reconsider its position concerning the ensuing situation, and might be led to invoke the provisions of article 59 of the Convention, regarding the withdrawal of members from the Organization.

norway

"The Norwegian Government supports the work programme proposed by the Preparatory Committee of the Organization in document IMCO/A.I/11. The Norwegian Government holds the view that it is in the field of technical and nautical matters that the Organization can make its contribution towards the development of shipping and seaborne trade throughout the world.

"If the Organization were to extend its activities to matters of a purely commercial or economic nature, a situation might arise where the Norwegian Government would have to consider resorting to the provisions regarding withdrawal contained in article 59 of the Convention."

poland

"In accepting the Convention on the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, signed at Geneva on 6 March 1948, the Government of the Polish People's Republic declares that it supports the work programme of the Organization, approved by the Assembly at its First Session held in January 1959.

"The Government of the Polish People's Republic holds the view that it is in the field of technical and nautical matters that the Organization shall make its contribution towards the development of shipping and seaborne trade throughout the world."

spain

The Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization may not extend its activities to economic or commercial questions but must limit itself to questions of a technical character.

sri lanka 16

In accepting the Convention on the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, as amended, the Government of Ceylon declares that any measures which it adopts or may have adopted for giving encouragement and assistance to its national shipping and shipping industries (such, for instance, as loan-financing of national shipping companies at reasonable or even concessional rates of interest, or the allocation of Government-owned or Government-controlled cargoes to national ships or the reservation of the coastal trade for national shipping) and such other matters as the Government of Ceylon may adopt, the sole object of which is to promote the development of its own national shipping, are consistent with the purposes of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization as defined in article 1 (b) of the Convention. Accordingly, any recommendations relating to this subject that may be adopted by the Organization will be subject to re-examination by the Government of Ceylon. The Government of Ceylon further expressly states that its acceptance of the above-mentioned Convention neither has nor shall have the effect of altering or modifying in any way the law on the subject in force in Ceylon.

sweden

"In accepting the Convention on the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, the Government of Sweden declares that it supports the work programme of the Organization as per document A.I/11 and its corrigendum 1, decided upon by the first meeting of the Assembly of the Organization in January 1959.

"The Government of Sweden holds the view that it is in the field of technical and nautical matters that the Organization can make its contribution towards the development of shipping and seaborne trade throughout the world.

"If the Organization were to extend its activities to matters of a purely commercial or economic nature, a situation might arise in which the Government of Sweden would have to consider resorting to the provisions regarding withdrawal contained in article 59 of the Convention."

swiTzerland

In depositing its instrument of ratification of the Convention on the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO), Switzerland makes the general reservation that its participation in the work of IMCO, more particularly as regards that organizations relations with the United Nations, cannot exceed the bounds implicit in Switzerland's status as a perpetually neutral State. In conformity with this general reservation, Switzerland wishes to make a particular reservation both in respect of the text of article VI as incorporated in the Agreement, at present in draft form, between IMCO and the United Nations, and in respect of any similar clause which may replace or supplement that provision in the said agreement or in any other arrangement.

turkey

"[Participation by Turkey] will in no way have any effect on the provisions of the Turkish laws concerning cabotage and monopoly."

united arab emirates 9

"The Government of the United Arab Emirates takes the view that its acceptance of the said Convention and amendments does not in any way imply its recognition of Israel, nor does it oblige to apply the provisions of the Convention and amendments in respect of the said Country.

"The Government of the United Arab Emirates wishes further to indicate that its understanding described above is in conformity with General practice existing in United Arab Emirates regarding signature, ratification, or acceptance to a Convention which a country not recognized by United Arab Emirates is a party."

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 17

"It being understood that nothing in the Convention on the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization is intended to alter domestic legislation with respect to restrictive business practices, it is hereby declared that ratification of that Convention by the Government of the United States of America does not and will not have the effect of altering or modifying in any way the application of the anti-trust statutes of the United States of America."

viet nam

In accepting the Convention on the International Maritime Organization, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam states to support the purposes of the said Organization as defined in article 1 of the Convention. On the basis of state sovereignty and proceeding from its foreign Policy of peace, friendship, co-operation, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam will take into consideration the recommendations relating to the subject as provided in article 1 (b) of the Convention and relating amendments which may arise.

Yugoslavia

"In joining the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, the Government of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia wishes to declare that it is not in agreement with a possible broadening of the scope of the activities of this Organization from the purely technical and nautical activities into the field of matters of an economic and commercial nature as stated in Article 1, sections under (b) and (c) of the Convention for the establishment of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization. If such a broadening of the field of activities of the Organization were to take place the Government of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia reserves the right to reconsider its position concerning the ensuing situation.

"At the same time, the Government of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia declares its readiness to fulfil all its obligations toward the Organization, as stated in the instrument of ratification."

Participation of Territories in the Convention (article 58)

Participant


Date of receipt of the notification	Territories
Netherlands 15	3 Oct 1949	Indonesia, Surinam and the Netherlands Antilles.
		[`By a further notification received on 12 July 1951, notice was given that the participation Netherlands in this Convention, from 27 December 1949, no longer includes the territories under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Indonesia but includes Surinam, the Netherlands Antilles (formerly the Netherlands West Indies) and Netherlands New Guinea]`
United Kingdom18,19,20	19 Jan 1960	Federation of Nigeria
	2 Oct 1961	Sarawak and North Borneo
	7 Jun 1967	Hong Kong

Associate Membership in the Organization (article 9)

Participant Associate Members



Portugal 21	2 Feb 1990	Macau
United Kingdom18, 19,20	19 Jan 1960	Federation of Nigeria
	2 Oct 1961	Joint associate membership of Sarawak and North Borneo
	7 Jun 1967	Hong Kong

Amendments to the Convention on the International Maritime Organization

(a) Amendments to articles 17 and 18 of the Convention

Adopted by the Assembly of the Organization by resolution A.69 (ES.II) of 15 September 1964

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 6 October 1967 for all Members of the Organization, in accordance with article 52 of the Convention.

REGISTRATION: 6 October 1967, No. 4214.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 607, p. 276.

STATUS: Acceptances: 90.

Note: See "Note:" at beginning of chapter XII.1.

Note: Pursuant to article 54 of the Convention, the acceptance of an amendment shall be made by the communication of an instrument to the Secretary-General of the Organization for deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Following is the list of States which have accepted the amendments to articles 17 and 18 of the Convention, either upon acceptance of the Convention or thereafter, showing the respective dates of receipt of the instruments of acceptance by the Secretary-General of the Organization and the dates of their deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

In accordance with article 52 of the Convention, the Assembly of the International Maritime Consultative Organization determined that these amendments were of such a nature that any Member which hereafter declares that it did not accept such amendments and within a period of twelve months after they had come into force would, upon the expiration of this period, cease to be a Party to the Convention.

Participant2


Date of receipt of the instrument of acceptance (IMO)	Date of deposit of the instrument of acceptance (UN)

Albania 24 May 1993

Algeria 26 Oct 1967 3 Nov 1967

Antigua and Barbuda 13 Jan 1986

Argentina 30 Sep 1966 5 Oct 1966

Australia 6 Jan 1965 15 Feb 1965

Azerbaijan 15 May 1995

Belgium 20 Jul 1965 26 Jul 1965

Belize 13 Sep 1990

Benin 19 Mar 1980

Bosnia and Herzegovina 16 Jul 1993

Brazil 17 Nov 1966 30 Dec 1966

Bulgaria 29 Sep 1966 3 Oct 1966

Cambodia 18 Aug 1966 22 Aug 1966

Canada 25 Jan 1965 15 Feb 1965

China22

Costa Rica 4 Mar 1981

Côte d'Ivoire 17 Sep 1965 4 Oct 1965

Croatia 8 Jul 1992

Czech Republic 18 Jun 1993

Democratic People's
Republic of Korea 16 Apr 1986

Democratic Republic
of the Congo 16 Aug 1973

Denmark 10 Jun 1965 14 Jul 1965

Dominican Republic 28 Jun 1966 11 Jul 1966

Ecuador 12 Aug 1965 18 Aug 1965

Egypt 11 Mar 1966 18 Mar 1966

Eritrea 31 Aug 1993

Estonia 31 Jan 1992

Finland 17 Jan 1967 20 Jan 1967

France 5 Apr 1965 21 Apr 1965

Georgia 22 Jun 1993

Germany4,5 24 Sep 1965 7 Oct 1965

Ghana 2 Apr 1965 17 May 1965

Greece 1 Dec 1965 3 Dec 1965

Grenada 3 Dec 1998

Iceland 10 Sep 1965 14 Sep 1965

India 23 Feb 1965 17 Mar 1965

Indonesia 11 Oct 1966 21 Oct 1966

Iran (Islamic
Republic of) 8 Jun 1966 15 Jun 1966

Ireland 8 Jun 1965 14 Jun 1965

Israel 6 Feb 1967 9 Feb 1967

Kazakhstan 11 Mar 1994

Kenya 22 Aug 1973

Kuwait 2 Sep 1966 6 Sep 1966

Latvia 1 Mar 1993

Lebanon 15 Feb 1967 20 Feb 1967

Lithuania 7 Dec 1995

Luxembourg 14 Feb 1991

Madagascar 18 Feb 1965 25 Feb 1965

Malta 5 Sep 1966 8 Sep 1966

Marshall Islands 26 Mar 1998

Mauritania 1 Nov 1966 4 Nov 1966

Mexico 11 Oct 1967 16 Oct 1967

Mongolia 11 Dec 1996

Morocco 6 Sep 1965 7 Oct 1965

Myanmar 27 Sep 1966 6 Oct 1966

Namibia 27 Oct 1994

Netherlands 21 Sep 1965 4 Oct 1965

New Zealand 22 Nov 1965 26 Nov 1965

Nigeria 6 Dec 1967 11 Dec 1967

Norway 9 Sep 1965 13 Sep 1965

Pakistan 11 Jun 1965 18 Jun 1965

Panama 28 Jul 1966 2 Aug 1966

Papua New Guinea 6 May 1976

Paraguay 15 Mar 1993

Philippines 31 Oct 1966 2 Nov 1966

Poland 30 Jun 1965 9 Jul 1965

Republic of Korea 29 Apr 1965 5 May 1965

Romania 29 Jul 1966 3 Aug 1966

Russian Federation 16 Dec 1965 20 Dec 1965

Samoa 25 Oct 1996

Sao Tome
and Principe 9 Oct 1990

Senegal 28 Sep 1966 6 Oct 1966

Sierra Leone 14 Mar 1973

Singapore 14 Feb 1966 18 Feb 1966

Slovakia 24 Mar 1993

Slovenia 10 Feb 1993

Solomon Islands 27 Jun 1988

South Africa 28 Feb 1995

Spain 16 Jun 1965 28 Jun 1965

Sudan 5 Jul 1974

Sweden 9 Sep 1965 13 Sep 1965

Switzerland 9 Jan 1967 13 Jan 1967

the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia 13 Oct 1993

Trinidad and Tobago 24 Nov 1966 5 Dec 1966

Tunisia 28 Mar 1966 8 Apr 1966

Turkmenistan 26 Aug 1993

Ukraine 28 Mar 1994

United Kingdom 26 Jan 1965 15 Feb 1965

United States
of America 21 Jul 1966 25 Jul 1966

Vanuatu 15 Oct 1986 21 Oct 1986

Yugoslavia 4 Mar 1966 11 Mar 1966