SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE - Actions

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Convention of the World Meteorological Organization Extension 15 January 1951
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1948 Extension 23 February 1957
Convention between His Majesty, in respect of the United Kingdom, and the President of the Portuguese Republic regarding Legal Proceedings in Civil and Commercial Matters Extension 1 October 1957 4 December 1957
International Sanitary Regulations adopted by the World Health Assembly on May 25, 1951 Extension 1 January 1961
Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice Adoption 16 September 1975
World Health Organisation, Constitution of Organisation Acceptance 23 March 1976
Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War Accession 21 May 1976 21 November 1976
Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field Accession 21 May 1976 21 November 1976
Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea Accession 21 May 1976 21 November 1976
Convention relative to the Protection of Civilians in Time of War Accession 21 May 1976 21 November 1976
International Cocoa Agreement, 1975 Provisional application 30 September 1976
World Health Organisation Nomenclature Regulations 1967 adopted by the World Health Assembly at Geneva Application 9 October 1976
Convention of the World Meteorological Organization Accession 23 November 1976 23 December 1976
Resolution of the Twenty-Sixth World Health Assembly amending Articles 34 and 55 of the Constitution of the World Health Organization, adopted on 22 May 1973. Acceptance 16 February 1977
Convention on International Civil Aviation Adherence 28 February 1977 30 March 1977
Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund Acceptance 30 September 1977
Articles of Agreement of the International Development Association Signature 30 September 1977
Articles of Agreement of the International Development Association Acceptance 30 September 1977
Articles of Agreement of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Acceptance 30 September 1977
Constitution of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Acceptance 14 November 1977
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951 Accession 1 February 1978 2 May 1978
Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees Accession 1 February 1978
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951 Declaration 1 February 1978
ACP-EEC Convention of Lome and Agreement on Products within the Province of the European Coal and Steel Community (with related documents) Accession 1 November 1978
Constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation [as later amended] Acceptance 22 January 1980 22 January 1980
Constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation [as later amended] Signature 22 January 1980
Protocol relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation signed at Chicago on December 7, 1944 [Article 93 bis] Ratification 18 September 1980
Protocol relating to certain Amendments to Articles 48(a), 49(e) and 61 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation signed at Chicago on 7 December 1944 Ratification 18 September 1980
Protocol relating to an Amendment to Article 45 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation signed at Chicago on 7 December 1944 Ratification 18 September 1980
Protocol relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation signed at Chicago on 7 December 1944 Ratification 18 September 1980
Protocol relating to an Amendment of Article 48(a) to the Convention on International Civil Aviation signed at Chicago on 7 December 1944 Ratification 18 September 1980
Agreement establishing the African Development Bank, done at Khartoum on 4 August 1963, as amended by Resolution 05-79 adopted by the Board of Governors on 17 May 1979 Participation 7 May 1982
Convention concerning Organisation of the Employment Service [ILO No.88] Ratification 1 June 1982 1 June 1982
International Labour Convention No.100 concerning Equal Remuneration for Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value adopted by the General Conference of the International Labour Organisation at its Thirty-fourth Session Geneva, 29 June 1951 [ILO No. 100] Ratification 1 June 1982 1 June 1982
Convention concerning the Organisation of Labour Inspection in Industry and Commerce [ILO No.81] Ratification 1 June 1982 1 June 1982
Convention concerning Discrimination in respect of Employment and Occupation (ILO Convention No.111), with Recommendation Ratification 1 June 1982
Convention concerning Equality of Treatment for Workmen's Compensation for Accidents [ILO 19] Ratification 1 June 1982
Convention concerning Workmen's Compensation for Accidents [ILO No. 17] Ratification 1 June 1982
Convention concerning Workmen's Compensation for Occupational Diseases [ILO No.18] Accession 1 June 1982
Instrument for the Amendment of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation Acceptance 1 June 1982
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations with Optional Protocol concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes and Optional Protocol concerning Acquisition of Nationality Accession 3 May 1983 2 June 1983
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and Optional Protocol concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes [This is the record for the main Vienna Convention] Accession 3 May 1983
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons [Moscow Version] Accession 20 July 1983
International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, done at Rio de Janeiro on 14 May 1966 Adherence 15 September 1983 15 September 1983
Statutes of the World Tourism Organisation (WTO) Approval 9 December 1983 26 September 1985
Convention on the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization [with Appendices] Acceptance 9 July 1990 9 July 1990
Convention on the Rights of the Child Accession 14 May 1991 13 June 1991
Freedom of Association and Protection of the right to organise Convention, 1948 [ILO No.87] Ratification 17 June 1992 17 June 1992
International Labour Convention No.144 concerning Tripartite Consultations to promote the Implementation of International Labour Standards adopted by the General Conference of the International Labour Organisation at its Sixty-first Session [ILO No.144] Ratification 17 June 1992 17 June 1993
ILO Convention No.98, Application of the Principles of the Right to Organise and Bargain Collectively [ILO No.98] Succession 17 June 1992 17 June 1993
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 Accession 20 June 1996 20 July 1996
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, as amended by the Protocol of 25 March 1972 amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 Participation 20 July 1996
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty with Annexes and Protocol Signature 26 September 1996
Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization Accession 12 May 1998
International Convention further revising the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of 20 March 1883 Accession 12 May 1998
International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage Accession 29 October 1998 27 January 1999
Special Trade Passenger Ships Agreement,1971 Accession 29 October 1998 29 January 1999
International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 Accession 29 October 1998 29 January 1999
International Convention on Load Lines, 1966 Accession 29 October 1998 29 January 1999
Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States Signature 1 October 1999
Patent Law Treaty Signature 2 June 2000
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women Signature 6 September 2000
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination Signature 6 September 2000
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty Signature 6 September 2000
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Signature 6 September 2000
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Signature 28 December 2000
Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, done at Montreal on 16 September 1987 [LONDON 1990] Accession 19 November 2001 17 February 2002
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 19 November 2001 17 February 2002
Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer [BEIJING 1999] Accession 19 November 2001
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants Signature 3 April 2002
International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism Signature 19 December 2005
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants Ratification 12 April 2006 11 July 2006
Convention abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents Accession 19 December 2007 15 July 2008
Convention Establishing a Customs Co-operation Council Accession 23 September 2009 23 September 2009
Recommendation of the Customs Co-operation Council concerning the amendment to the Convention establishing the Customs Co-operation Council (concluded at Brussels on 15 December 1950), recommended by the Council at its 109th / 100th Sessions in June 2007 Acceptance 23 September 2009
Agreement amending for the second time the Partnership Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member states, of the other part, signed in Cotonou (Benin) on 23 June 2000 as first revised in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 Signature 26 October 2010
Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards Accession 20 November 2012 18 February 2013
Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled Signature 28 June 2013
International Health Regulations (1969) adopted by the Twenty-second World Health Assembly Acceptance 21 June 1976
Additional Protocol to the Constitution of the Universal Postal Union (with Declarations, General Regulations, Final Protocol and Rules of Procedure of Congresses) Accession 22 August 1977
Constitution of the Universal Postal Union [with Final Protocol, General Regulations and Final Protocol thereto] Accession 22 August 1977
Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund Signature 30 September 1977
International Health Regulations 2005 Adopted by the fifty-eighth World Health Assembly