International Agreement for the Suppression of Obscene Publications

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
PUBLICATIONS
Signed at
Signed on
4 May 1910
In force on
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Treaty document

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Parties

  1. Antigua
  2. AUSTRALIA
  3. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
  4. BAHAMAS
  5. BARBADOS
  6. Basutoland
  7. Bechuanaland
  8. Belgian Congo
  9. BELGIUM
  10. Bermuda
  11. BRAZIL
  12. British Guiana
  13. British Honduras
  14. British Virgin Islands
  15. BULGARIA
  16. BURMA
  17. CANADA
  18. CEYLON
  19. CHINA
  20. CUBA
  21. Curacao
  22. CYPRUS
  23. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  24. CZECH REPUBLIC
  25. Danish Antilles
  26. DANZIG
  27. DENMARK
  28. Dominica
  29. East Indies
  30. ESTONIA
  31. Falkland Islands
  32. Fiji
  33. Fiji
  34. FINLAND
  35. FRANCE
  36. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  37. GERMANY
  38. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  39. GHANA
  40. Gibraltar
  41. Gold Coast
  42. GRENADA
  43. Hong Kong
  44. HONG KONG SAR
  45. HUNGARY
  46. ICELAND
  47. INDIA
  48. ITALY
  49. KENYA
  50. Leeward Islands
  51. LESOTHO
  52. LIBERIA
  53. LUXEMBOURG
  54. MALAWI
  55. MALAYA
  56. Malay States
  57. MALTA
  58. MALTA
  59. MAURITIUS
  60. MAURITIUS
  61. Montserrat
  62. NETHERLANDS THE
  63. Newfoundland (UK)
  64. NEW ZEALAND
  65. NIGERIA
  66. Nigeria, North
  67. Nigeria, South
  68. Northern Rhodesia
  69. NORWAY
  70. Nyasaland
  71. POLAND
  72. PORTUGAL
  73. ROUMANIA
  74. Ruanda Urundi
  75. RUSSIA
  76. SEYCHELLES
  77. SIAM
  78. SIERRA LEONE
  79. SIERRA LEONE
  80. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  81. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  82. Somaliland Protectorate
  83. SOUTH AFRICA
  84. Southern Rhodesia
  85. SPAIN
  86. St. Christopher And Nevis
  87. St Helena
  88. ST LUCIA
  89. Straits Settlements
  90. St Vincent
  91. Surinam
  92. SWAZILAND
  93. SWITZERLAND
  94. The Gambia
  95. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  96. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  97. UGANDA
  98. UNITED KINGDOM
  99. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  100. Weihaiwei
  101. Windward Islands
  102. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  103. ZAMBIA
  104. Zanzibar
  105. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
Antigua Extension 3 January 1913
AUSTRALIA Extension 12 April 1912
AUSTRALIA Re-Application 1 July 1954
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY Signature 4 May 1910
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY Ratification 24 April 1912
BAHAMAS Extension 3 January 1913
BARBADOS Extension 3 January 1913
Basutoland Extension 3 January 1913
Bechuanaland Extension 3 January 1913
Belgian Congo Extension 31 July 1926
BELGIUM Signature 4 May 1910
BELGIUM Ratification 15 March 1911
Bermuda Extension 3 January 1913
BRAZIL Signature 4 May 1910
BRAZIL Ratification 3 June 1924
British Guiana Extension 3 January 1913
British Honduras Extension 3 January 1913
British Virgin Islands Extension 3 January 1913
BULGARIA Accession 18 May 1923
BURMA Extension 1 April 1937
CANADA Extension 9 September 1911
CEYLON Extension 3 January 1913
CHINA Notification 8 April 1998
CHINA Notification 17 December 2002
CHINA Notification 8 January 2003
CUBA Acceptance 2 December 1983
Curacao Extension 18 November 1921
CYPRUS Succession 16 May 1963
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 30 December 1993 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 16 May 1921
Danish Antilles Extension 26 July 1912
DANZIG Accession 22 August 1921
DENMARK Signature 4 May 1910
DENMARK Ratification 8 April 1911
Dominica Extension 3 January 1913
East Indies Extension 18 November 1921
ESTONIA Accession 10 February 1924
Falkland Islands Extension 3 January 1913
Fiji Extension 3 January 1913
Fiji Succession 1 November 1971
FINLAND Accession 3 May 1923
FRANCE Signature 4 May 1910
FRANCE Ratification 15 March 1911
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Declaration 1 January 1905
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Re-Application 18 December 1958
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Notification 30 September 1974
GERMANY Signature 4 May 1910
GERMANY Ratification 15 March 1911
GERMANY Declaration 24 August 1911
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 1 January 1905
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Re-Application 1 January 1953
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Re-Application 1 July 1954
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Re-Application 20 July 1955
GHANA Succession 7 April 1958
Gibraltar Extension 3 January 1913
Gold Coast Extension 3 January 1913
GRENADA Extension 3 January 1913
Hong Kong Extension 3 January 1913
Hong Kong Notification 10 June 1997 1 July 1997
HONG KONG SAR Application 10 June 1997 1 July 1997
HONG KONG SAR Declaration 8 April 1998
HUNGARY Accession 1 January 1905
ICELAND Accession 26 July 1912
INDIA Extension 1 October 1913
ITALY Signature 4 May 1910
ITALY Ratification 15 March 1911
KENYA Extension 3 January 1913
Leeward Islands Extension 3 January 1913
LESOTHO Succession 28 November 1975
LIBERIA Accession 16 September 2005 16 March 2006
LUXEMBOURG Accession 16 May 1911
MALAWI Succession 22 July 1965
Malay States Extension 3 January 1913
MALAYA Succession 31 August 1957
MALTA Extension 3 January 1913
MALTA Succession 21 September 1964
MAURITIUS Extension 3 January 1913
MAURITIUS Succession 12 March 1968
Montserrat Extension 3 January 1913
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 4 May 1910
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 8 June 1912
NEW ZEALAND Extension 30 December 1911
Newfoundland (UK) Extension 9 November 1911
NIGERIA Succession 26 June 1961
Nigeria, North Extension 3 January 1913
Nigeria, South Extension 3 January 1913
Northern Rhodesia Extension 3 January 1913
NORWAY Accession 28 January 1912
Nyasaland Extension 3 January 1913
POLAND Accession 10 January 1921
PORTUGAL Signature 4 May 1910
PORTUGAL Ratification 6 October 1911
ROUMANIA Ratification 7 June 1926
Ruanda Urundi Extension 31 July 1926
RUSSIA Signature 4 May 1910
RUSSIA Ratification 15 December 1911
SEYCHELLES Extension 3 January 1913
SIAM Accession 13 September 1923
SIERRA LEONE Extension 3 January 1913
SIERRA LEONE Succession 13 March 1962
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 28 May 1993 1 January 1993
SOLOMON ISLANDS Succession 3 September 1981
Somaliland Protectorate Extension 3 January 1913
SOUTH AFRICA Extension 6 November 1911
Southern Rhodesia Extension 3 January 1913
SPAIN Signature 4 May 1910
SPAIN Ratification 15 March 1911
St Helena Extension 3 January 1913
ST LUCIA Extension 3 January 1913
St Vincent Extension 3 January 1913
St. Christopher And Nevis Extension 3 January 1913
Straits Settlements Extension 3 January 1913
Surinam Extension 18 November 1921
SWAZILAND Extension 3 January 1913
SWITZERLAND Signature 4 May 1910
SWITZERLAND Ratification 15 March 1911
The Gambia Extension 3 January 1913
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Extension 3 January 1913
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Succession 31 August 1962
UGANDA Extension 3 January 1913
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 4 May 1910
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 15 March 1911
UNITED KINGDOM Re-Application 1 January 1953
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 4 May 1910
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 15 March 1911
Weihaiwei Extension 3 January 1913
Windward Islands Extension 3 January 1913
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 12 March 2001 27 April 1992
ZAMBIA Succession 1 November 1974
Zanzibar Extension 1 August 1911
ZIMBABWE Succession 1 December 1998 18 April 1980

Citations

  1. Treaty Series 042/2005: Cm 6729||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0042.pdf
  2. Treaty Series 011/1911: Cd. 5657||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1911-TS0011.pdf
Metadata

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UUID: 7ae5ab3e-db5e-4676-bea0-cc837d820d91
Treaty ID: 1769
Record ID: 63354