International Health Regulations (1969) adopted by the Twenty-second World Health Assembly

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO)
Signed at
Signed on
25 July 1969
In force on
1 January 1971

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ALBANIA
  3. ALGERIA
  4. ANGOLA
  5. Anguilla
  6. ARGENTINA
  7. AUSTRIA
  8. Bahrain
  9. BARBADOS
  10. BELARUS
  11. BELGIUM
  12. Bermuda
  13. BOLIVIA
  14. BRAZIL
  15. British Virgin Islands
  16. BULGARIA
  17. BURMA
  18. BURUNDI
  19. CAMBODIA
  20. CANADA
  21. CAPE VERDE
  22. Cayman Islands
  23. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  24. CEYLON
  25. CHAD
  26. CHILE
  27. CHINA
  28. COLOMBIA
  29. COMOROS
  30. CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  31. CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF
  32. COSTA RICA
  33. COTE D'IVOIRE
  34. CUBA
  35. CYPRUS
  36. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  37. DAHOMEY
  38. DENMARK
  39. DJIBOUTI
  40. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  41. ECUADOR
  42. EQUATORIAL GUINEA
  43. ETHIOPIA
  44. Falkland Islands
  45. FINLAND
  46. FRANCE
  47. GABON
  48. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  49. GHANA
  50. Gibraltar
  51. GREECE
  52. GUATEMALA
  53. GUINEA
  54. GUYANA
  55. HAITI
  56. HONDURAS
  57. HUNGARY
  58. ICELAND
  59. INDIA
  60. INDONESIA
  61. IRAN
  62. IRAQ
  63. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  64. ISRAEL
  65. ITALY
  66. JAMAICA
  67. JAPAN
  68. JORDAN
  69. KENYA
  70. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  71. KUWAIT
  72. LAOS
  73. LEBANON
  74. LESOTHO
  75. LIBERIA
  76. LIBYA
  77. LIECHTENSTEIN
  78. LUXEMBOURG
  79. MADAGASCAR
  80. MALAWI
  81. MALAYSIA
  82. MALDIVES
  83. MALI
  84. MALTA
  85. MAURITANIA
  86. MAURITIUS
  87. MEXICO
  88. MONACO
  89. MONGOLIA
  90. Montserrat
  91. MOROCCO
  92. NEPAL
  93. NETHERLANDS THE
  94. NEW ZEALAND
  95. NICARAGUA
  96. NIGER
  97. NIGERIA
  98. NORWAY
  99. PANAMA
  100. PARAGUAY
  101. PERU
  102. PHILIPPINES
  103. Pitcairn Islands
  104. POLAND
  105. PORTUGAL
  106. Qatar
  107. ROMANIA
  108. RWANDA
  109. SAINT LUCIA
  110. SALVADOR
  111. SAN MARINO
  112. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
  113. SAUDI ARABIA
  114. SENEGAL
  115. SEYCHELLES
  116. SIERRA LEONE
  117. SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  118. South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands
  119. SOVIET UNION
  120. SPAIN
  121. St Helena And Dependencies
  122. SUDAN
  123. SURINAME
  124. SWEDEN
  125. SWITZERLAND
  126. SYRIA
  127. TANZANIA
  128. THAILAND
  129. TOGO
  130. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  131. TUNISIA
  132. TURKEY
  133. Turks And Caicos Islands
  134. UGANDA
  135. UKRAINE
  136. UNITED KINGDOM
  137. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  138. UPPER VOLTA
  139. URUGUAY
  140. VATICAN CITY
  141. VENEZUELA
  142. VIETNAM
  143. WESTERN SAMOA
  144. YEMEN
  145. YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  146. YUGOSLAVIA
  147. ZAMBIA
  148. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Ratification 1 January 1971
ALBANIA Ratification 1 January 1971
ALGERIA Ratification 1 January 1971
ANGOLA Acceptance 15 August 1976
Anguilla Extension 1 January 1971
ARGENTINA Ratification 1 January 1971
AUSTRIA Ratification 1 January 1971
Bahrain Ratification 1 January 1971
BARBADOS Ratification 1 January 1971
BELARUS Ratification 1 January 1971
BELGIUM Ratification 1 January 1971
Bermuda Extension 1 January 1971
BOLIVIA Ratification 1 January 1971
BRAZIL Ratification 1 January 1971
British Virgin Islands Extension 1 January 1971
BULGARIA Ratification 1 January 1971
BURMA Ratification 1 January 1971
BURUNDI Ratification 1 January 1971
CAMBODIA Ratification 1 January 1971
CANADA Ratification 1 January 1971
CAPE VERDE Acceptance 5 April 1976
Cayman Islands Extension 1 January 1971
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 1 January 1971
CEYLON Ratification 1 January 1971
CHAD Ratification 1 January 1971
CHILE Ratification 1 January 1971
CHINA Ratification 1 January 1971
COLOMBIA Ratification 1 January 1971
COMOROS Acceptance 9 March 1976
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Ratification 1 January 1971
CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF Ratification 1 January 1971
COSTA RICA Ratification 1 January 1971
COTE D'IVOIRE Ratification 1 January 1971
CUBA Ratification 1 January 1971
CYPRUS Ratification 1 January 1971
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 1 January 1971
DAHOMEY Ratification 1 January 1971
DENMARK Ratification 1 January 1971
DJIBOUTI Acceptance 10 June 1978
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 1 January 1971
ECUADOR Ratification 1 January 1971
EQUATORIAL GUINEA Ratification 1 January 1971
ETHIOPIA Ratification 1 January 1971
Falkland Islands Extension 1 January 1971
FINLAND Ratification 1 January 1971
FRANCE Ratification 1 January 1971
GABON Ratification 1 January 1971
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 1 January 1971
GHANA Ratification 1 January 1971
Gibraltar Extension 1 January 1971
GREECE Ratification 1 January 1971
GUATEMALA Ratification 1 January 1971
GUINEA Ratification 1 January 1971
GUYANA Ratification 1 January 1971
HAITI Ratification 1 January 1971
HONDURAS Ratification 1 January 1971
HUNGARY Ratification 1 January 1971
ICELAND Ratification 1 January 1971
INDIA Ratification 1 January 1971
INDONESIA Ratification 1 January 1971
IRAN Ratification 1 January 1971
IRAQ Ratification 1 January 1971
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 1 January 1971
ISRAEL Ratification 1 January 1971
ITALY Ratification 1 January 1971
ITALY Withdrawal Res. 16 May 1977
JAMAICA Ratification 1 January 1971
JAPAN Ratification 1 January 1971
JORDAN Ratification 1 January 1971
KENYA Ratification 1 January 1971
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Ratification 1 January 1971
KUWAIT Ratification 1 January 1971
LAOS Ratification 1 January 1971
LEBANON Ratification 1 January 1971
LESOTHO Ratification 1 January 1971
LIBERIA Ratification 1 January 1971
LIBYA Ratification 1 January 1971
LIECHTENSTEIN Ratification 1 January 1971
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 1 January 1971
MADAGASCAR Ratification 1 January 1971
MALAWI Ratification 1 January 1971
MALAYSIA Ratification 1 January 1971
MALDIVES Ratification 1 January 1971
MALI Ratification 1 January 1971
MALTA Ratification 1 January 1971
MAURITANIA Ratification 1 January 1971
MAURITIUS Ratification 1 January 1971
MEXICO Ratification 1 January 1971
MONACO Ratification 1 January 1971
MONGOLIA Ratification 1 January 1971
Montserrat Extension 1 January 1971
MOROCCO Ratification 1 January 1971
NEPAL Ratification 1 January 1971
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 1 January 1971
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 1 January 1971
NICARAGUA Ratification 1 January 1971
NIGER Ratification 1 January 1971
NIGERIA Ratification 1 January 1971
NORWAY Ratification 1 January 1971
PANAMA Ratification 1 January 1971
PARAGUAY Ratification 1 January 1971
PERU Ratification 1 January 1971
PHILIPPINES Ratification 1 January 1971
Pitcairn Islands Extension 1 January 1971
POLAND Ratification 1 January 1971
PORTUGAL Ratification 1 January 1971
Qatar Ratification 1 January 1971
ROMANIA Ratification 1 January 1971
RWANDA Ratification 1 January 1971
SAINT LUCIA Acceptance 11 February 1981
SALVADOR Ratification 1 January 1971
SAN MARINO Acceptance 12 August 1980
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Acceptance 21 June 1976
SAUDI ARABIA Ratification 1 January 1971
SENEGAL Ratification 1 January 1971
SEYCHELLES Acceptance 11 December 1979
SIERRA LEONE Ratification 1 January 1971
SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Ratification 1 January 1971
South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands Extension 1 January 1971
SOVIET UNION Ratification 1 January 1971
SPAIN Ratification 1 January 1971
St Helena And Dependencies Extension 1 January 1971
SUDAN Ratification 1 January 1971
SURINAME Ratification 1 January 1971
SURINAME Acceptance 16 March 1976 16 June 1976
SWEDEN Ratification 1 January 1971
SWITZERLAND Ratification 1 January 1971
SWITZERLAND Acceptance 20 May 1981
SYRIA Ratification 1 January 1971
TANZANIA Ratification 1 January 1971
THAILAND Ratification 1 January 1971
TOGO Ratification 1 January 1971
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Ratification 1 January 1971
TUNISIA Ratification 1 January 1971
TURKEY Ratification 1 January 1971
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 1 January 1971
UGANDA Ratification 1 January 1971
UKRAINE Ratification 1 January 1971
UNITED KINGDOM Acceptance 1 January 1971 1 January 1971
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 1 January 1971
UPPER VOLTA Ratification 1 January 1971
URUGUAY Ratification 1 January 1971
VATICAN CITY Ratification 1 January 1971
VENEZUELA Ratification 1 January 1971
VIETNAM Ratification 1 January 1971
WESTERN SAMOA Ratification 1 January 1971
YEMEN Ratification 1 January 1971
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Ratification 1 January 1971
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 1 January 1971
ZAMBIA Ratification 1 January 1971
ZIMBABWE Acceptance 16 August 1980

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 949/44/0: 0
  2. UN Registration WHO/0: 764 3
  3. Treaty Series 018/1971: Cmnd. 4650||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1971-TS0018.pdf
  4. Miscellaneous Series 025/1970: Cmnd 4528
  5. Canadian Treaty Series 12/1971: 0
Metadata

On the FCDO treaty website: Metadata • File

UUID: a8c1b271-6a28-4fde-8e6c-f4573fcadaa6
Treaty ID: 2637
Record ID: 70910