Constitution of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO)
Signed at
Signed on
16 October 1945
In force on
16 October 1945

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ALBANIA
  3. ALGERIA
  4. ANGOLA
  5. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  6. ARGENTINA
  7. ARMENIA
  8. AUSTRALIA
  9. AUSTRIA
  10. AZERBAIJAN
  11. BAHAMAS
  12. Bahrain
  13. BANGLADESH
  14. BARBADOS
  15. Basutoland
  16. Bechuanaland
  17. BELGIUM
  18. BELIZE
  19. BHUTAN
  20. BOLIVIA
  21. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  22. BOTSWANA
  23. BRAZIL
  24. BULGARIA
  25. BURMA
  26. BURUNDI
  27. CAMBODIA
  28. CAMEROON
  29. CANADA
  30. CAPE VERDE
  31. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  32. CEYLON
  33. CHAD
  34. CHILE
  35. CHINA
  36. COLOMBIA
  37. COMOROS
  38. CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF
  39. Cook Islands
  40. COSTA RICA
  41. CROATIA
  42. CUBA
  43. CYPRUS
  44. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  45. CZECH REPUBLIC
  46. DAHOMEY
  47. DENMARK
  48. DJIBOUTI
  49. DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF
  50. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  51. ECUADOR
  52. EGYPT
  53. EL SALVADOR
  54. EQUATORIAL GUINEA
  55. ERITREA
  56. ESTONIA
  57. ETHIOPIA
  58. Fiji
  59. FINLAND
  60. FRANCE
  61. GABON
  62. GAMBIA THE
  63. GEORGIA
  64. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  65. GHANA
  66. GREECE
  67. GRENADA
  68. GUATEMALA
  69. GUINEA
  70. GUINEA BISSAU
  71. GUYANA
  72. HAITI
  73. HONDURAS
  74. HUNGARY
  75. ICELAND
  76. INDIA
  77. INDONESIA
  78. IRAN
  79. IRAQ
  80. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  81. ISRAEL
  82. ITALY
  83. IVORY COAST
  84. JAMAICA
  85. JAPAN
  86. JORDAN
  87. KENYA
  88. KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  89. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  90. KUWAIT
  91. KYRGYZSTAN
  92. LAOS
  93. LATVIA
  94. LEBANON
  95. LESOTHO
  96. LIBERIA
  97. LIBYA
  98. LITHUANIA
  99. LUXEMBOURG
  100. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  101. MADAGASCAR
  102. MALAWI
  103. MALAYA
  104. MALDIVES
  105. MALI
  106. MALTA
  107. MAURITANIA
  108. MAURITIUS
  109. MAURITIUS
  110. MEXICO
  111. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  112. MONGOLIA
  113. MOROCCO
  114. MOZAMBIQUE
  115. NAMIBIA
  116. NEPAL
  117. NETHERLANDS THE
  118. NEW ZEALAND
  119. NICARAGUA
  120. NIGER
  121. NIGERIA
  122. NORWAY
  123. OMAN
  124. PAKISTAN
  125. PANAMA
  126. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  127. PARAGUAY
  128. PERU
  129. PHILIPPINES
  130. POLAND
  131. PORTUGAL
  132. Qatar
  133. ROMANIA
  134. RWANDA
  135. SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS
  136. SAINT LUCIA
  137. SAMOA
  138. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
  139. SAUDI ARABIA
  140. SENEGAL
  141. SEYCHELLES
  142. SIERRA LEONE
  143. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  144. SLOVENIA
  145. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  146. SOMALIA
  147. SOUTH AFRICA
  148. SPAIN
  149. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  150. SUDAN
  151. SURINAME
  152. SWAZILAND
  153. SWEDEN
  154. SWITZERLAND
  155. SYRIA
  156. TAJIKISTAN
  157. TANGANYIKA
  158. THAILAND
  159. TOGO
  160. TONGA
  161. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  162. TUNISIA
  163. TURKEY
  164. TURKMENISTAN
  165. UGANDA
  166. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  167. UNITED KINGDOM
  168. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  169. UPPER VOLTA
  170. URUGUAY
  171. VANUATU
  172. VENEZUELA
  173. VIETNAM
  174. YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
  175. YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  176. YUGOSLAVIA
  177. ZAIRE
  178. ZAMBIA
  179. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Acceptance 1 December 1949
ALBANIA Acceptance 12 November 1973
ALGERIA Acceptance 19 November 1963
ANGOLA Acceptance 14 November 1977
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Acceptance 8 November 1983
ARGENTINA Acceptance 27 November 1951
ARMENIA Membership 8 November 1993
AUSTRALIA Signature 16 October 1945
AUSTRIA Acceptance 27 August 1947
AZERBAIJAN Membership 20 October 1995
BAHAMAS Acceptance 10 November 1975
Bahrain Acceptance 6 November 1967
BANGLADESH Acceptance 12 November 1973
BARBADOS Acceptance 6 November 1967
Basutoland Extension 22 November 1965
Bechuanaland Extension 22 November 1965
BELGIUM Signature 16 October 1945
BELIZE Acceptance 8 November 1983
BHUTAN Acceptance 7 November 1981
BOLIVIA Signature 26 November 1945 16 October 1945
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Membership 8 November 1993
BOTSWANA Acceptance 1 November 1966
BRAZIL Signature 16 October 1945
BULGARIA Acceptance 6 November 1967
BURMA Acceptance 11 September 1947
BURUNDI Acceptance 19 November 1963
CAMBODIA Acceptance 11 November 1950
CAMEROON Acceptance 22 March 1960
CANADA Signature 16 October 1945
CAPE VERDE Acceptance 10 November 1975
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Acceptance 9 November 1961
CEYLON Acceptance 21 May 1948
CHAD Acceptance 9 November 1961
CHILE Signature 17 May 1946
CHINA Signature 16 October 1945
CHINA Withdrawal 21 July 1952
CHINA Re-Application 1 April 1973
COLOMBIA Signature 17 October 1945
COMOROS Acceptance 14 November 1977
CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 9 November 1961
Cook Islands Acceptance 17 December 1984
COSTA RICA Signature 7 April 1948
CROATIA Membership 8 November 1993
CUBA Signature 19 October 1945
CYPRUS Acceptance 14 September 1960
CZECH REPUBLIC Membership 8 November 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 16 October 1945
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Withdrawal 27 December 1950
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Re-Application 10 November 1969
DAHOMEY Acceptance 9 November 1961
DENMARK Signature 16 October 1945
DJIBOUTI Acceptance 14 November 1977
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Acceptance 12 November 1979
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 16 October 1945
ECUADOR Signature 7 December 1945 16 October 1945
EGYPT Signature 16 October 1945
EL SALVADOR Signature 19 August 1947
EQUATORIAL GUINEA Acceptance 7 November 1981
ERITREA Membership 8 November 1993
ESTONIA Membership 11 November 1991
ETHIOPIA Signature 6 January 1948 1 January 1948
Fiji Acceptance 8 November 1971
FINLAND Acceptance 27 August 1947
FRANCE Signature 16 October 1945
GABON Acceptance 9 November 1961
GAMBIA THE Acceptance 22 November 1963
GEORGIA Membership 20 October 1995
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Acceptance 27 November 1950
GHANA Acceptance 9 November 1957
GREECE Signature 16 October 1945
GRENADA Acceptance 10 November 1975
GUATEMALA Signature 16 October 1945
GUINEA Acceptance 5 November 1959
GUINEA BISSAU Acceptance 26 November 1973
GUYANA Acceptance 22 August 1966
HAITI Signature 16 October 1945
HONDURAS Signature 16 October 1945
HUNGARY Signature 30 December 1946
HUNGARY Withdrawal 26 January 1952
HUNGARY Re-Application 6 November 1967
ICELAND Signature 16 October 1945
INDIA Signature 16 October 1945
INDONESIA Acceptance 28 November 1949
INDONESIA Withdrawal 12 February 1966
IRAN Signature 1 December 1953
IRAQ Signature 16 October 1945
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 3 September 1946
ISRAEL Acceptance 23 November 1949
ITALY Acceptance 12 September 1946
IVORY COAST Acceptance 9 November 1961
JAMAICA Acceptance 13 March 1963
JAPAN Acceptance 21 November 1951
JORDAN Acceptance 23 January 1951
KENYA Acceptance 27 January 1964
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 14 November 1977
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 25 November 1949
KUWAIT Acceptance 9 November 1961
KYRGYZSTAN Membership 8 November 1993
LAOS Acceptance 21 November 1951
LATVIA Membership 11 November 1991
LEBANON Acceptance 27 October 1945
LESOTHO Acceptance 7 November 1966
LIBERIA Signature 16 October 1945
LIBYA Acceptance 24 November 1953
LITHUANIA Membership 11 November 1991
LUXEMBOURG Signature 16 October 1945
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Membership 8 November 1993
MADAGASCAR Acceptance 9 November 1961
MALAWI Acceptance 22 November 1965
MALAYA Acceptance 9 November 1957
MALDIVES Acceptance 8 November 1971
MALI Acceptance 9 November 1961
MALTA Acceptance 5 October 1964
MAURITANIA Acceptance 9 November 1961
MAURITIUS Extension 9 November 1961
MAURITIUS Acceptance 12 March 1968
MAURITIUS Objection 12 March 1968
MEXICO Signature 16 October 1945
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Membership 20 October 1995
MONGOLIA Acceptance 12 November 1973
MOROCCO Acceptance 13 September 1956
MOZAMBIQUE Accession 14 November 1977
NAMIBIA Acceptance 14 November 1977
NEPAL Acceptance 27 November 1951
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 16 October 1945
NEW ZEALAND Signature 16 October 1945
NICARAGUA Signature 16 October 1945
NIGER Acceptance 9 November 1961
NIGERIA Acceptance 11 October 1960
NORWAY Signature 16 October 1945
OMAN Acceptance 8 November 1971
PAKISTAN Acceptance 7 September 1947
PANAMA Signature 16 October 1945
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Acceptance 10 November 1975
PARAGUAY Signature 30 October 1945
PERU Signature 17 June 1952
PHILIPPINES Signature 16 October 1945
POLAND Signature 16 October 1945
POLAND Withdrawal 25 April 1951
POLAND Re-Application 9 November 1957
PORTUGAL Acceptance 11 September 1946
Qatar Acceptance 6 November 1967
ROMANIA Acceptance 9 November 1961
RWANDA Acceptance 19 November 1963
SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS Acceptance 8 November 1983
SAINT LUCIA Acceptance 12 November 1979
SAMOA Acceptance 12 November 1979
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Acceptance 14 November 1977
SAUDI ARABIA Acceptance 23 November 1948
SENEGAL Acceptance 9 November 1961
SEYCHELLES Membership 14 November 1977
SIERRA LEONE Acceptance 9 November 1961
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Membership 8 November 1993
SLOVENIA Membership 8 November 1993
SOLOMON ISLANDS Membership 11 November 1985
SOMALIA Acceptance 17 November 1960
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 16 October 1945
SOUTH AFRICA Withdrawal 18 December 1964
SPAIN Acceptance 5 April 1951
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Acceptance 7 November 1981
SUDAN Acceptance 13 September 1956
SURINAME Acceptance 10 November 1975
SWAZILAND Acceptance 8 November 1971
SWEDEN Acceptance 13 February 1950
SWITZERLAND Acceptance 11 September 1946
SYRIA Acceptance 27 October 1945
TAJIKISTAN Membership 20 October 1995
TANGANYIKA Acceptance 8 February 1962
THAILAND Acceptance 27 August 1947
TOGO Acceptance 23 May 1960
TONGA Acceptance 7 November 1981
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Acceptance 19 November 1963
TUNISIA Acceptance 25 November 1955
TURKEY Acceptance 6 April 1948
TURKMENISTAN Membership 20 October 1995
UGANDA Acceptance 19 November 1963
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Acceptance 12 November 1973
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 16 October 1945
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 16 October 1945
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 16 October 1945
UPPER VOLTA Acceptance 9 November 1961
URUGUAY Signature 30 November 1945
VANUATU Acceptance 8 November 1993
VENEZUELA Signature 16 October 1945
VIETNAM Acceptance 11 November 1950
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Acceptance 9 December 1953
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 10 November 1969
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 8 December 1952 16 October 1945
ZAIRE Acceptance 9 November 1961
ZAMBIA Acceptance 1 January 1753
ZIMBABWE Acceptance 7 November 1981

Citations

  1. Treaty Series 047/1946: Cmd 6955||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1946-TS0047.pdf
  2. Treaty Series 011/1961: Cmnd 1299
Metadata

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UUID: f4f82c70-3b99-4653-9eac-16eae10b1191
Treaty ID: 4400
Record ID: 72864