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Agreement Action type Action on Effective on
Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field Accession 9 May 1868
International Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Lisbon) Objection 1 January 1905
Proces-Verbal relating to the Rules of Submarine Warfare set forth in Part IV of the Treaty of London of April 22, 1930 Accession 16 March 1937
International Convention revising the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works signed on September 9, 1886, completed at Paris, May 4, 1896 ; revised at Berlin, November 13, 1908, completed at Berne, March 20, 1914 and revised at Rome, June 2, 1928 Signature 26 June 1948
European Broadcasting Convention [With Copenhagen Plan, Protocols, Statements, Recommendation, Resolutions and Opinion] Signature 15 September 1948
Diplomatic Conference for the Revision of (1) The 10th Hague Convention of 18th October, 1907 (Maritime Warfare) (2) The Geneva Convention of 27th July 1929 (Red Cross Convention) (3) The Geneva Convention of 27 July 1929 (Prisioners of War Convention) and the establishment of (4) Convention relative to Protection of Civilians in Time of War Signature 12 August 1949
International Convention revising the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works signed on September 9, 1886, completed at Paris, May 4, 1896 ; revised at Berlin, November 13, 1908, completed at Berne, March 20, 1914 and revised at Rome, June 2, 1928 Ratification 20 June 1951
International Agreement respecting the Unification of the Pharmacopoeial Formulas For Potent Drugs Accession 8 January 1952
International Convention for the Unification of Certain rules relating to the Arrest of Sea-going Ships Signature 4 February 1954
International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to Penal Jurisdiction in Matters of Collision or other Incidents of Navigation Signature 4 February 1954
European Broadcasting Convention [With Copenhagen Plan, Protocols, Statements, Recommendation, Resolutions and Opinion] Ratification 16 September 1954
Amendments to Articles 2, 4, 6, 7, 7 bis, 7 ter, 8, 12 bis, 15 and 17 of the Statute of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law, Rome, 15 March 1940 Approval 3 June 1955
International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to Penal Jurisdiction in Matters of Collision or other Incidents of Navigation Ratification 10 August 1956
International Convention for the Unification of Certain rules relating to the Arrest of Sea-going Ships Ratification 10 August 1956
European Agreement supplementing the Convention on Road Traffic and the Protocol on Road Signs and Signals signed at Geneva on 19 September 1949 Accession 1 October 1956
Convention supplementary to the Warsaw Convention, for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air Performed by a Person other than the Contracting Carrier Signature 18 September 1961
European Cultural Convention [ETS No. 18] Accession 10 December 1962 10 December 1962
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations with Optional Protocol concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes and Optional Protocol concerning Acquisition of Nationality Signature 24 April 1963
Convention on Offences and certain other Acts Committed on board Aircraft Signature 14 September 1963
Convention on Transit Trade of Land-Locked States Signature 30 December 1965
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination Signature 21 November 1966
International Convention concerning the Use of Broadcasting in the Cause of Peace Accession 5 January 1967 6 March 1967
Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and other Celestial Bodies [London version] Signature 5 April 1967
Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees Accession 8 June 1967
International Convention further revising the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of 20 March 1883 Signature 14 July 1967
International Convention further revising the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works of 9 September 1886 with Protocol regarding Developing Countries Signature 14 July 1967
Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization Signature 14 July 1967
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination Ratification 1 May 1969
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Signature 30 September 1969
International Convention further revising the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of 20 March 1883 Notification 16 September 1970
International Convention further revising the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works of 9 September 1886 with Protocol regarding Developing Countries Notification 16 September 1970
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations with Optional Protocol concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes and Optional Protocol concerning Acquisition of Nationality Ratification 8 October 1970
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons [London Version] Accession 25 February 1971
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons [London Version] Declaration 25 February 1971
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons [Moscow Version] Accession 25 February 1971
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons [Washington Version] Accession 25 February 1971
European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage [ETS No. 66] Accession 17 May 1972 18 August 1972
Amendment to Article VI of the Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency Acceptance 14 February 1973
Statutes of the World Tourism Organisation (WTO) Observation 25 September 1973 2 January 1975
Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization Ratification 20 January 1975 24 April 1975
International Convention further revising the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of 20 March 1883 Ratification 20 January 1975 24 April 1975
Final Act of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (With Final Recommendations of the Helsinki Consultations agreed on 08:06:1973) Signature 1 August 1975
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, as amended by the Protocol of 25 March 1972 amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 Participation 7 January 1976
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Ratification 25 February 1977
European Broadcasting Convention [With Copenhagen Plan, Protocols, Statements, Recommendation, Resolutions and Opinion] Withdrawal 26 January 1978
European Convention on the Academic Recognition of University Qualifications Accession 21 June 1979 22 July 1979
Agreement on the Importation of Educational Scientific and Cultural Materials Accession 22 August 1979
Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Atomic Energy Agency Acceptance 21 January 1986
European Convention on the Academic Recognition of University Qualifications Notification 1 December 1986
Convention on the Rights of the Child Ratification 20 April 1990 2 September 1990
Convention on the Rights of the Child Signature 20 April 1990
Convention on the Rights of the Child Reservation 20 April 1990
Convention on the Rights of the Child Declaration 20 April 1990
Amendment to Article 43, paragraph 2, of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 20 November 1989 Acceptance 15 August 1996
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty with Annexes and Protocol Declaration 24 September 1996
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty with Annexes and Protocol Signature 24 September 1996
Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices as Amended on 3 May 1996 (Protocol II as amended), Annexed to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be Deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects Bound 22 July 1997 22 January 1998
Additional Protocol to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be excessively injurious or to have indiscriminate Effects (Protocol IV, entitled Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons) Bound 22 July 1997
European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage [ETS No. 66] Denunciation 7 May 1999 8 November 1999
Protocol amending the European Convention on Transfrontier Television [ETS No. 171] Acceptance 1 October 2000
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty with Annexes and Protocol Declaration 18 July 2001
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty with Annexes and Protocol Ratification 18 July 2001
Amendment to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW) Acceptance 9 December 2002
Amendment to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects (CCW) Declaration 9 December 2002
Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects (Protocol V) Bound 13 December 2005
Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects (Protocol V) Declaration 13 December 2005
Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, done at Montreal on 16 September 1987 [LONDON 1990] Accession 5 May 2008 3 August 2008
Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer [BEIJING 1999] Accession 5 May 2008 3 August 2008
Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer [BEIJING 1999] Declaration 5 May 2008
Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer Adopted at the Ninth Meeting of the Parties held at Montreal 15-17 September 1997 Declaration 5 May 2008
Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer Adopted at the Ninth Meeting of the Parties held at Montreal 15-17 September 1997 Accession 5 May 2008
Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled Signature 28 June 2013