Agreement concerning Postal Parcels

Details

Treaty type

Multilateral

Subject

POSTAL

Signed at

• Ottawa

Signed on

3 October 1957

In force on

1 April 1959

Treaty document

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Parties

1. Aden Colony
2. AFGHANISTAN
3. ALBANIA
4. ALGERIA
5. Antilles
6. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
7. AUSTRIA
8. BAHAMAS
9. BELGIUM
10. Bermuda
11. BOLIVIA
12. BRAZIL
13. British Guiana
14. British Honduras
15. British Virgin Islands
16. Brunei
17. BULGARIA
18. BURMA
19. BURUNDI
20. BYELORUSSIA S S R
21. CAMBODIA
22. CAMEROON
23. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
24. CEYLON
25. CHAD
26. CHILE
27. COLOMBIA
28. Comoro Islands
29. CONGO
30. COSTA RICA
31. CUBA
32. CYPRUS
33. CYPRUS
34. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
35. DAHOMEY
36. DENMARK
37. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
38. ECUADOR
39. EGYPT
40. ETHIOPIA
41. Falkland Island Dependencies
42. Fiji
43. FINLAND
44. FRANCE
45. French Cameroons
46. French O/seas Postal & Telecom Office Terr.
47. French Polynesia
48. French Somaliland
49. French Togoland
50. GABON
51. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
52. GHANA
53. Gibraltar
54. GREECE
55. GUATEMALA
56. GUINEA
57. HAITI
58. HONDURAS
59. Hong Kong
60. HUNGARY
61. ICELAND
62. INDIA
63. INDONESIA
64. IRAN
65. IRAQ
66. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
67. ITALY
68. IVORY COAST
69. JAMAICA
70. JAPAN
71. JORDAN
72. KENYA
73. KENYA
74. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
75. KUWAIT
76. Land Berlin
77. LAOS
78. LEBANON
79. LIBERIA
80. LIBYA
81. LIECHTENSTEIN
82. LUXEMBOURG
83. MALAGASY REPUBLIC
84. MALAYA
85. MALI
86. MALTA
87. MALTA
88. MAURITIUS
89. MEXICO
90. MONACO
91. MONGOLIA
92. MOROCCO
93. NETHERLANDS THE
94. New Caledonia And Dependences
95. New Guinea
96. NEW ZEALAND
97. NICARAGUA
98. NIGER
99. NIGERIA
100. NIGERIA
101. North Borneo
102. NORWAY
103. PAKISTAN
104. PANAMA
105. PARAGUAY
106. PERU
107. POLAND
108. PORTUGAL
109. Portugal, Provinces In West Africa
110. Provs in E.Africa, Asia and Oceania
111. Rhodesia And Nyasaland
112. ROUMANIA
113. RWANDA
114. SALVADOR
115. SAN MARINO
116. Sarawak
117. SAUDI ARABIA
118. SENEGAL
119. SEYCHELLES
120. SIERRA LEONE
121. SIERRA LEONE
122. SINGAPORE
123. SOMALIA
124. Somaliland Protectorate
125. SOVIET UNION
126. SPAIN
127. Spain, Territories In Africa
128. St Helena
129. St Pierre and Miquelon
130. SUDAN
131. Surinam
132. SWEDEN
133. SWITZERLAND
134. SYRIA
135. TAIWAN
136. TANGANYIKA
137. TANGANYIKA
138. THAILAND
139. The Gambia
140. TOGO
141. TONGA
142. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
143. TUNISIA
144. TURKEY
145. UGANDA
146. UGANDA
147. UKRAINE
148. UNITED KINGDOM
149. UPPER VOLTA
150. URUGUAY
151. VATICAN CITY
152. VENEZUELA
153. VIETNAM
154. Western Pacific High Commsn Territories
155. West Indies
156. YEMEN
157. YUGOSLAVIA
158. Zanzibar

Actions

Party	Action	Taken on	Effective on
Aden Colony	Extension	23 June 1960
AFGHANISTAN	Signature	3 October 1957
ALBANIA	Signature	3 October 1957
ALBANIA	Ratification	14 September 1959
ALGERIA	Extension	8 May 1959
Antilles	Extension	27 August 1959
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC	Signature	3 October 1957
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC	Ratification	15 April 1959
AUSTRIA	Signature	3 October 1957
AUSTRIA	Ratification	4 May 1959
BAHAMAS	Extension	23 June 1960
BELGIUM	Signature	3 October 1957
BELGIUM	Ratification	11 September 1962
Bermuda	Extension	23 June 1960
BOLIVIA	Signature	3 October 1957
BRAZIL	Signature	3 October 1957
BRAZIL	Ratification	26 January 1965
British Guiana	Extension	23 June 1960
British Honduras	Extension	23 June 1960
British Virgin Islands	Extension	23 June 1960
Brunei	Extension	23 June 1960
BULGARIA	Signature	3 October 1957
BULGARIA	Ratification	13 May 1959
BURMA	Accession	24 July 1961
BURUNDI	Accession	6 April 1963
BYELORUSSIA S S R	Signature	3 October 1957
BYELORUSSIA S S R	Ratification	23 April 1959
CAMBODIA	Signature	3 October 1957
CAMBODIA	Ratification	12 January 1960
CAMEROON	Accession	26 June 1961
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	Accession	21 August 1961
CEYLON	Signature	3 October 1957
CEYLON	Ratification	16 November 1959
CHAD	Accession	23 June 1961
CHILE	Signature	3 October 1957
COLOMBIA	Signature	3 October 1957
COLOMBIA	Ratification	5 April 1963
Comoro Islands	Extension	8 May 1959
CONGO	Signature	3 October 1957
CONGO	Accession	5 July 1961
CONGO	Ratification	20 September 1961
COSTA RICA	Signature	3 October 1957
CUBA	Signature	3 October 1957
CUBA	Ratification	31 October 1962
CYPRUS	Extension	23 June 1960
CYPRUS	Accession	9 July 1962
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	Signature	3 October 1957
CZECHOSLOVAKIA	Ratification	13 August 1959
DAHOMEY	Accession	27 April 1961
DENMARK	Signature	3 October 1957
DENMARK	Ratification	13 August 1958
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	Signature	3 October 1957
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	Ratification	28 December 1962
ECUADOR	Signature	3 October 1957
ECUADOR	Ratification	25 May 1962
EGYPT	Signature	3 October 1957
EGYPT	Ratification	15 January 1959
ETHIOPIA	Signature	3 October 1957
Falkland Island Dependencies	Extension	23 June 1960
Fiji	Extension	23 June 1960
FINLAND	Signature	3 October 1957
FRANCE	Signature	3 October 1957
FRANCE	Ratification	8 May 1959
French Cameroons	Extension	8 May 1959
French O/seas Postal & Telecom Office Terr.	Extension	8 May 1959
French Polynesia	Extension	8 May 1959
French Somaliland	Extension	8 May 1959
French Togoland	Extension	8 May 1959
GABON	Accession	17 July 1961
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Signature	3 October 1957
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Ratification	30 August 1960
GHANA	Accession	24 October 1960
Gibraltar	Extension	23 June 1960
GREECE	Signature	3 October 1957
GREECE	Ratification	2 October 1959
GUATEMALA	Signature	3 October 1957
GUATEMALA	Ratification	3 September 1963
GUINEA	Accession	6 August 1959
HAITI	Signature	3 October 1957
HONDURAS	Signature	3 October 1957
HONDURAS	Ratification	21 December 1962
Hong Kong	Extension	23 June 1960
HUNGARY	Signature	3 October 1957
HUNGARY	Ratification	5 April 1960
ICELAND	Signature	3 October 1957
ICELAND	Ratification	27 November 1958
INDIA	Signature	3 October 1957
INDIA	Ratification	21 December 1959
INDONESIA	Signature	3 October 1957
INDONESIA	Ratification	30 November 1961
IRAN	Signature	3 October 1957
IRAN	Ratification	9 October 1964
IRAQ	Signature	3 October 1957
IRAQ	Ratification	18 January 1960
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Signature	3 October 1957
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Ratification	19 June 1961
ITALY	Signature	3 October 1957
ITALY	Ratification	9 June 1960
IVORY COAST	Accession	23 May 1961
JAMAICA	Accession	29 August 1963
JAPAN	Signature	3 October 1957
JAPAN	Ratification	7 November 1958
JORDAN	Signature	3 October 1957
JORDAN	Ratification	2 March 1959
KENYA	Extension	23 June 1960
KENYA	Accession	27 October 1964
KOREA REPUBLIC OF	Signature	3 October 1957
KOREA REPUBLIC OF	Ratification	14 March 1960
KUWAIT	Accession	7 June 1960
Land Berlin	Extension	30 August 1960
LAOS	Signature	3 October 1957
LAOS	Ratification	24 January 1964
LEBANON	Signature	3 October 1957
LEBANON	Ratification	23 July 1958
LIBERIA	Signature	3 October 1957
LIBYA	Signature	3 October 1957
LIECHTENSTEIN	Accession	13 April 1962
LUXEMBOURG	Signature	3 October 1957
LUXEMBOURG	Ratification	13 January 1960
MALAGASY REPUBLIC	Accession	2 November 1961
MALAYA	Accession	13 March 1959
MALI	Accession	18 August 1961
MALTA	Extension	23 June 1960
MALTA	Accession	21 May 1965
MAURITIUS	Extension	23 June 1960
MEXICO	Signature	3 October 1957
MEXICO	Ratification	19 March 1959
MONACO	Signature	3 October 1957
MONACO	Ratification	2 September 1959
MONGOLIA	Accession	24 August 1963
MOROCCO	Signature	3 October 1957
MOROCCO	Ratification	9 July 1959
NETHERLANDS THE	Signature	3 October 1957
NETHERLANDS THE	Ratification	27 August 1959
New Caledonia And Dependences	Extension	8 May 1959
New Guinea	Extension	27 August 1959
NEW ZEALAND	Accession	28 November 1963
NICARAGUA	Signature	3 October 1957
NICARAGUA	Ratification	5 December 1961
NIGER	Accession	12 June 1961
NIGERIA	Extension	23 June 1960
NIGERIA	Accession	30 August 1961
North Borneo	Extension	23 June 1960
NORWAY	Signature	3 October 1957
NORWAY	Ratification	19 August 1958
PAKISTAN	Signature	3 October 1957
PAKISTAN	Ratification	8 October 1959
PANAMA	Signature	3 October 1957
PARAGUAY	Signature	3 October 1957
PERU	Signature	3 October 1957
PERU	Ratification	21 May 1959
POLAND	Signature	3 October 1957
POLAND	Ratification	23 February 1961
PORTUGAL	Signature	3 October 1957
PORTUGAL	Ratification	12 July 1961
Portugal, Provinces In West Africa	Signature	3 October 1957
Portugal, Provinces In West Africa	Ratification	12 July 1961
Provs in E.Africa, Asia and Oceania	Signature	3 October 1957
Provs in E.Africa, Asia and Oceania	Ratification	12 July 1961
Rhodesia And Nyasaland	Extension	23 June 1960
ROUMANIA	Signature	3 October 1957
ROUMANIA	Ratification	25 October 1964
RWANDA	Accession	6 April 1963
SALVADOR	Signature	3 October 1957
SALVADOR	Ratification	1 November 1961
SAN MARINO	Signature	3 October 1957
SAN MARINO	Ratification	31 March 1959
Sarawak	Extension	23 June 1960
SAUDI ARABIA	Signature	3 October 1957
SAUDI ARABIA	Ratification	6 March 1961
SENEGAL	Accession	14 June 1961
SEYCHELLES	Extension	23 June 1960
SIERRA LEONE	Extension	23 June 1960
SIERRA LEONE	Accession	15 May 1964
SINGAPORE	Extension	23 June 1960
SOMALIA	Signature	3 October 1957
SOMALIA	Ratification	16 November 1960
Somaliland Protectorate	Extension	23 June 1960
SOVIET UNION	Signature	3 October 1957
SOVIET UNION	Ratification	23 April 1959
SPAIN	Signature	3 October 1957
SPAIN	Ratification	29 July 1959
Spain, Territories In Africa	Extension	29 July 1959
St Helena	Extension	23 June 1960
St Pierre and Miquelon	Extension	8 May 1959
SUDAN	Signature	3 October 1957
SUDAN	Ratification	1 March 1960
Surinam	Extension	27 August 1959
SWEDEN	Signature	3 October 1957
SWEDEN	Ratification	2 May 1958
SWITZERLAND	Signature	3 October 1957
SWITZERLAND	Ratification	14 November 1958
SYRIA	Signature	3 October 1957
TAIWAN	Signature	3 October 1957
TAIWAN	Ratification	6 October 1959
TANGANYIKA	Extension	23 June 1960
TANGANYIKA	Accession	29 March 1963
THAILAND	Signature	3 October 1957
THAILAND	Ratification	21 July 1960
The Gambia	Extension	23 June 1960
TOGO	Succession	21 March 1962
TONGA	Extension	23 June 1960
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	Accession	15 June 1963
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	Reservation	15 June 1963
TUNISIA	Signature	3 October 1957
TURKEY	Signature	3 October 1957
TURKEY	Ratification	14 July 1961
UGANDA	Extension	23 June 1960
UGANDA	Accession	7 August 1964
UKRAINE	Signature	3 October 1957
UKRAINE	Ratification	5 May 1959
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	3 October 1957
UNITED KINGDOM	Ratification	17 July 1959
UPPER VOLTA	Accession	29 March 1963
URUGUAY	Signature	3 October 1957
VATICAN CITY	Signature	3 October 1957
VATICAN CITY	Ratification	13 April 1960
VENEZUELA	Signature	3 October 1957
VENEZUELA	Ratification	28 February 1964
VIETNAM	Signature	3 October 1957
VIETNAM	Ratification	3 December 1959
West Indies	Extension	23 June 1960
Western Pacific High Commsn Territories	Extension	23 June 1960
YEMEN	Accession	3 April 1959
YUGOSLAVIA	Signature	3 October 1957
YUGOSLAVIA	Ratification	15 April 1959
Zanzibar	Extension	23 June 1960

Citations

1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/584/0: 0
2. UN Registration Canada/0: 365 3
3. Treaty Series 080/1960: Cmnd 1219||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/TS0080.1960.pdf