International Convention for the Suppression of the Circulation of and Traffic in Obscene Publications

Details

Treaty type

Multilateral

Subject

PUBLICATIONS

Signed at

• Geneva

Signed on

12 September 1923

In force on

7 August 1924

Treaty document

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Parties

1. AFGHANISTAN
2. ALBANIA
3. Antilles
4. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
5. Aruba
6. AUSTRALIA
7. AUSTRIA
8. BAHAMAS
9. BARBADOS
10. Basutoland
11. Bechuanaland
12. BELGIUM
13. Bermuda
14. BRAZIL
15. BRITISH EMPIRE
16. British Guiana
17. British Honduras
18. Brunei
19. BULGARIA
20. BURMA
21. CAMBODIA
22. CANADA
23. CEYLON
24. CEYLON
25. CHINA
26. COLOMBIA
27. CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
28. COSTA RICA
29. CUBA
30. Curacao
31. CYPRUS
32. CYPRUS
33. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
34. CZECH REPUBLIC
35. DANZIG
36. DENMARK
37. East Indies
38. EGYPT
39. ESTONIA
40. Falkland Island Dependencies
41. Falkland Islands
42. Fiji
43. Fiji
44. FINLAND
45. FRANCE
46. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
47. GERMANY
48. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
49. GHANA
50. Gibraltar
51. Gilbert And Ellice Islands
52. Gold Coast
53. GREECE
54. GUATEMALA
55. HAITI
56. HONDURAS
57. Hong Kong
58. HONG KONG SAR
59. HUNGARY
60. INDIA
61. IRAQ
62. Irish Free State
63. ITALY
64. JAMAICA
65. JAMAICA
66. JAPAN
67. JORDAN
68. KENYA
69. LATVIA
70. Leeward Islands
71. LESOTHO
72. LITHUANIA
73. LUXEMBOURG
74. MALAWI
75. MALAYA
76. Malay States, Federated
77. Malay States, Unfederated
78. MALTA
79. MALTA
80. MAURITIUS
81. MAURITIUS
82. MEXICO
83. MONACO
84. MOROCCO
85. NAURU
86. NETHERLANDS THE
87. Newfoundland (UK)
88. New Guinea
89. NEW ZEALAND
90. NIGERIA
91. NIGERIA
92. Norfolk Island
93. Northern Rhodesia
94. NORWAY
95. Nyasaland
96. Palestine
97. PANAMA
98. Papua
99. PARAGUAY
100. PERSIA
101. POLAND
102. PORTUGAL
103. ROUMANIA
104. SALVADOR
105. SAN MARINO
106. Sarawak
107. SERB-CROAT-SLOVENE STATE
108. SEYCHELLES
109. SIAM
110. SIERRA LEONE
111. SIERRA LEONE
112. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
113. SOLOMON ISLANDS
114. Solomon Islands Protectorate
115. Somaliland
116. SOUTH AFRICA
117. Southern Rhodesia
118. South West Africa
119. SOVIET UNION
120. SPAIN
121. St Helena
122. Straits Settlements
123. Surinam
124. SWAZILAND
125. SWITZERLAND
126. TANGANYIKA
127. TANGANYIKA
128. The Gambia
129. TRANSJORDAN
130. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
131. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
132. TURKEY
133. UGANDA
134. UNITED KINGDOM
135. URUGUAY
136. WESTERN SAMOA
137. West Indies
138. Windward Islands
139. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
140. ZAMBIA
141. Zanzibar
142. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party	Action	Taken on	Effective on
AFGHANISTAN	Accession	10 May 1937
ALBANIA	Signature	12 September 1923
ALBANIA	Ratification	13 October 1924
Antilles	Extension		1 January 1986
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC	Accession	3 October 1936
Aruba	Extension		1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA	Accession	29 June 1935
AUSTRIA	Signature	12 September 1923
AUSTRIA	Ratification	12 January 1925
BAHAMAS	Extension	23 May 1927
BARBADOS	Extension	3 November 1926
Basutoland	Extension	3 November 1926
Bechuanaland	Extension	3 November 1926
BELGIUM	Signature	12 September 1923
BELGIUM	Ratification	31 July 1926
Bermuda	Extension	23 May 1927
BRAZIL	Signature	12 September 1923
BRAZIL	Ratification	19 September 1931
BRITISH EMPIRE	Signature	12 September 1923
BRITISH EMPIRE	Declaration	12 September 1923
BRITISH EMPIRE	Ratification	11 December 1925
BRITISH EMPIRE	Re-Application	13 October 1953	1 January 1953
British Guiana	Extension	23 September 1929
British Honduras	Extension	3 November 1926
Brunei	Extension	3 November 1926
BULGARIA	Signature	12 September 1923
BULGARIA	Ratification	1 July 1924
BURMA	Extension	1 April 1937
CAMBODIA	Accession	30 March 1959
CANADA	Accession	7 August 1924
CEYLON	Extension	3 November 1926
CEYLON	Succession	15 April 1958
CHINA	Signature	12 September 1923
CHINA	Ratification	24 February 1926
COLOMBIA	Signature	12 September 1923
COLOMBIA	Ratification	8 November 1934
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF	Succession	31 May 1962
COSTA RICA	Signature	12 September 1923
CUBA	Signature	12 September 1923
CUBA	Ratification	20 September 1934
Curacao	Extension	12 September 1923
CYPRUS	Extension	3 November 1926
CYPRUS	Succession	16 May 1963
CZECH REPUBLIC	Succession	1 January 1993	1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	Signature	12 September 1923
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	Ratification	11 April 1927
DANZIG	Signature	12 September 1923
DANZIG	Ratification	31 March 1926
DENMARK	Signature	12 September 1923
DENMARK	Declaration	12 September 1923
DENMARK	Ratification	6 May 1930
DENMARK	Withdrawal	16 August 1967	16 August 1968
East Indies	Extension	12 September 1923
EGYPT	Accession	29 October 1924
ESTONIA	Accession	10 March 1936
Falkland Island Dependencies	Extension	23 May 1927
Falkland Islands	Extension	23 May 1927
Fiji	Extension	3 November 1926
Fiji	Succession	1 November 1971
FINLAND	Signature	12 September 1923
FINLAND	Ratification	29 June 1925
FRANCE	Signature	12 September 1923
FRANCE	Declaration	12 September 1923
FRANCE	Ratification	16 January 1940
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	Re-Application	18 December 1958
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	Re-Application	31 January 1974
GERMANY	Signature	12 September 1923
GERMANY	Ratification	11 May 1925
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Re-Application		1 July 1954
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Re-Application		20 July 1955
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Re-Application	13 October 1953	1 January 1953
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Withdrawal	25 January 1974	25 January 1975
GHANA	Succession	7 April 1958
Gibraltar	Extension	3 November 1926
Gilbert And Ellice Islands	Extension	3 November 1926
Gold Coast	Extension	3 November 1926
GREECE	Signature	12 September 1923
GREECE	Ratification	9 October 1929
GUATEMALA	Accession	25 October 1933
HAITI	Signature	12 September 1923
HAITI	Ratification	26 August 1953
HONDURAS	Signature	12 September 1923
Hong Kong	Extension	3 November 1926
Hong Kong	Withdrawal	10 June 1997	1 July 1997
HONG KONG SAR	Application	10 June 1997	1 July 1997
HUNGARY	Signature	12 September 1923
HUNGARY	Ratification	12 February 1929
INDIA	Signature	12 September 1923
INDIA	Ratification	11 December 1925
IRAQ	Accession	26 April 1929
Irish Free State	Signature	9 December 1923
Irish Free State	Ratification	15 September 1930
ITALY	Signature	12 September 1923
ITALY	Ratification	8 July 1924
JAMAICA	Extension	22 August 1927
JAMAICA	Succession	30 July 1964
JAPAN	Signature	12 September 1923
JAPAN	Declaration	12 September 1923
JAPAN	Letter	14 February 1936
JAPAN	Ratification	13 May 1936
JORDAN	Accession	11 May 1959
KENYA	Extension	3 November 1926
LATVIA	Signature	12 September 1923
LATVIA	Ratification	7 October 1925
Leeward Islands	Extension	3 November 1926
LESOTHO	Succession	28 November 1975
LITHUANIA	Signature	12 September 1923
LUXEMBOURG	Signature	12 September 1923
LUXEMBOURG	Ratification	10 August 1927
LUXEMBOURG	Reservation	10 August 1927
MALAWI	Succession	22 July 1965
Malay States, Federated	Extension	3 November 1926
Malay States, Unfederated	Succession	3 November 1926
MALAYA	Succession	21 August 1957
MALTA	Extension	3 November 1926
MALTA	Succession	21 September 1964
MAURITIUS	Extension	3 November 1926
MAURITIUS	Succession	12 March 1968
MEXICO	Accession	9 January 1948
MONACO	Signature	12 September 1923
MONACO	Ratification	11 May 1925
MOROCCO	Accession	7 May 1940
NAURU	Extension	29 June 1935
NETHERLANDS THE	Signature	12 September 1923
NETHERLANDS THE	Ratification	13 September 1927
NETHERLANDS THE	Denunciation	30 July 1985	30 July 1986
New Guinea	Extension	29 June 1935
NEW ZEALAND	Signature	12 September 1923
NEW ZEALAND	Ratification	11 December 1925
Newfoundland (UK)	Extension	31 December 1925
NIGERIA	Extension	3 November 1926
NIGERIA	Succession	26 June 1961
Norfolk Island	Extension	29 June 1935
Northern Rhodesia	Extension	3 November 1926
NORWAY	Accession	8 May 1929
Nyasaland	Extension	3 November 1926
Palestine	Extension	23 May 1927
PANAMA	Signature	12 September 1923
Papua	Extension	29 June 1935
PARAGUAY	Accession	21 October 1933
PERSIA	Signature	12 September 1923
PERSIA	Ratification	28 September 1932
POLAND	Signature	12 September 1923
POLAND	Ratification	8 March 1927
PORTUGAL	Signature	12 September 1923
PORTUGAL	Ratification	4 October 1927
ROUMANIA	Signature	21 January 1924
ROUMANIA	Ratification	7 June 1926
SALVADOR	Signature	12 September 1923
SALVADOR	Ratification	2 July 1937
SAN MARINO	Accession	21 April 1926
Sarawak	Extension	16 May 1949
SERB-CROAT-SLOVENE STATE	Signature	12 September 1923
SERB-CROAT-SLOVENE STATE	Ratification	2 May 1929
SEYCHELLES	Extension	3 November 1926
SIAM	Signature	12 September 1923
SIAM	Reservation	12 September 1923
SIAM	Ratification	28 July 1924
SIERRA LEONE	Extension	3 November 1926
SIERRA LEONE	Succession	13 March 1962
SLOVAK REPUBLIC	Extension	28 May 1993	1 January 1993
SOLOMON ISLANDS	Succession	3 September 1981
Solomon Islands Protectorate	Extension	3 November 1926
Somaliland	Extension	3 November 1926
SOUTH AFRICA	Signature	5 March 1924
SOUTH AFRICA	Ratification	11 December 1925
South West Africa	Extension	5 March 1924
Southern Rhodesia	Extension	31 December 1925
SOVIET UNION	Accession	8 July 1935
SPAIN	Signature	12 September 1923
SPAIN	Ratification	19 December 1924
St Helena	Extension	23 May 1927
Straits Settlements	Extension	3 November 1926
Surinam	Extension	12 September 1923
SWAZILAND	Extension	3 November 1926
SWITZERLAND	Signature	12 September 1923
SWITZERLAND	Ratification	20 January 1926
TANGANYIKA	Extension	3 November 1926
TANGANYIKA	Succession	28 November 1962
The Gambia	Extension	3 November 1926
TRANSJORDAN	Extension	23 May 1927
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	Extension	3 November 1926
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	Succession	31 August 1962
TURKEY	Signature	12 September 1923
TURKEY	Ratification	12 September 1929
UGANDA	Extension	3 November 1926
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	12 September 1923
UNITED KINGDOM	Ratification	11 December 1925
URUGUAY	Signature	12 September 1923
West Indies	Extension	12 September 1923
WESTERN SAMOA	Extension	12 September 1923
Windward Islands	Extension	3 November 1926
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF	Succession	12 March 2001	27 April 1992
ZAMBIA	Succession	1 November 1974
Zanzibar	Extension	3 November 1926
ZIMBABWE	Succession	1 December 1998	18 April 1980

Citations

1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/83/0: 0
2. League of Nations Treaty Series Vol.27 (p.213)/0: 0
3. Treaty Series 001/1926: Cmd. 2575||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1926-TS0001.pdf
4. British State Papers (BSP) 121/875/0: 0 0
5. League of Nations Registration 685/0: 0