Universal Postal Convention (with Final Protocol and Detailed Regulations)

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU)
Signed at
Signed on
14 November 1969
In force on
1 July 1971

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ALGERIA
  3. Antarctic Territory
  4. Antigua
  5. Antilles And Suriname
  6. ARGENTINA
  7. AUSTRALIA
  8. AUSTRIA
  9. BAHAMAS
  10. BAHAMAS
  11. Bahrain
  12. BANGLADESH
  13. BARBADOS
  14. BELARUS
  15. BELGIUM
  16. Bermuda
  17. BHUTAN
  18. BOLIVIA
  19. BOTSWANA
  20. BRAZIL
  21. British Antarctic Territory
  22. British Honduras
  23. British Indian Ocean Territory
  24. British Solomon Islands
  25. British Virgin Islands
  26. Brunei
  27. BULGARIA
  28. BURMA
  29. BURUNDI
  30. CAMEROON
  31. CANADA
  32. Cayman Islands
  33. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  34. Central Southern Line Islands
  35. CEYLON
  36. CHAD
  37. Channel Islands
  38. CHILE
  39. CHINA
  40. Christmas Island
  41. Cocos Keeling Islands
  42. COLOMBIA
  43. CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  44. CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF
  45. Cook Islands
  46. COSTA RICA
  47. COTE D'IVOIRE
  48. CUBA
  49. CYPRUS
  50. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  51. DAHOMEY
  52. DENMARK
  53. Dominica
  54. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  55. EGYPT
  56. EL SALVADOR
  57. EQUATORIAL GUINEA
  58. ETHIOPIA
  59. Falkland Island Dependencies
  60. Fiji
  61. FINLAND
  62. FRANCE
  63. French O/seas Postal & Telecom Office Terr.
  64. GABON
  65. GAMBIA THE
  66. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  67. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  68. GHANA
  69. Gibraltar
  70. Gilbert And Ellice Islands
  71. GREECE
  72. GRENADA
  73. GUATEMALA
  74. GUINEA
  75. GUINEA BISSAU
  76. GUYANA
  77. HAITI
  78. Heard Island
  79. HONDURAS
  80. Hong Kong
  81. HUNGARY
  82. ICELAND
  83. INDIA
  84. INDONESIA
  85. IRAN
  86. IRAQ
  87. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  88. Isle Of Man
  89. ISRAEL
  90. ITALY
  91. JAMAICA
  92. JAPAN
  93. JORDAN
  94. KENYA
  95. KHMER REPUBLIC
  96. KOREA
  97. KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  98. KUWAIT
  99. Land Berlin
  100. LAOS
  101. LEBANON
  102. LESOTHO
  103. LIBERIA
  104. LIBYA
  105. LIECHTENSTEIN
  106. LUXEMBOURG
  107. Macdonald Island
  108. MADAGASCAR
  109. MALAWI
  110. MALAYSIA
  111. MALDIVES
  112. MALI
  113. MAURITANIA
  114. MAURITIUS
  115. MEXICO
  116. MONACO
  117. MONGOLIA
  118. Montserrat
  119. MOROCCO
  120. NAURU
  121. NEPAL
  122. NETHERLANDS THE
  123. New Guinea
  124. New Hebrides
  125. NEW ZEALAND
  126. NICARAGUA
  127. NIGER
  128. NIGERIA
  129. Niue Island
  130. Norfolk Island
  131. NORWAY
  132. OMAN
  133. PAKISTAN
  134. PANAMA
  135. Papua
  136. PARAGUAY
  137. PHILIPPINES
  138. Pitcairn Group
  139. POLAND
  140. PORTUGAL
  141. Portugal, Provinces In West Africa
  142. Provs in E.Africa, Asia and Oceania
  143. Qatar
  144. ROMANIA
  145. RWANDA
  146. SAN MARINO
  147. SAUDI ARABIA
  148. SENEGAL
  149. SEYCHELLES
  150. SIERRA LEONE
  151. SINGAPORE
  152. SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  153. SOUTH AFRICA
  154. Southern Rhodesia
  155. SOVIET UNION
  156. SPAIN
  157. Spain, Territories In Africa
  158. St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla
  159. St Helena Dependencies
  160. ST LUCIA
  161. St Vincent
  162. SUDAN
  163. SWAZILAND
  164. SWEDEN
  165. SWITZERLAND
  166. SYRIA
  167. TAIWAN
  168. TANZANIA
  169. Territories Including Pacific Islands
  170. THAILAND
  171. TOGO
  172. Tokelau Islands
  173. TONGA
  174. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  175. TUNISIA
  176. TURKEY
  177. Turks And Caicos Islands
  178. UGANDA
  179. UKRAINE
  180. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  181. UNITED KINGDOM
  182. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  183. UPPER VOLTA
  184. URUGUAY
  185. VATICAN CITY
  186. VIETNAM
  187. YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
  188. YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  189. YUGOSLAVIA
  190. ZAMBIA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Signature 14 November 1969
AFGHANISTAN Approval 8 April 1974
ALGERIA Signature 14 November 1969
ALGERIA Ratification 25 January 1973
Antarctic Territory Extension 12 November 1971
Antigua Extension 30 June 1972
Antilles And Suriname Signature 14 November 1969
Antilles And Suriname Ratification 7 September 1971
ARGENTINA Signature 14 November 1969
ARGENTINA Ratification 6 November 1974
ARGENTINA Declaration 6 November 1974
AUSTRALIA Signature 14 November 1969
AUSTRALIA Ratification 12 November 1971
AUSTRALIA Declaration 12 November 1971
AUSTRIA Signature 14 November 1969
AUSTRIA Ratification 27 August 1971
BAHAMAS Extension 30 June 1972
BAHAMAS Accession 22 March 1974 24 April 1974
BAHAMAS Declaration 22 March 1974
Bahrain Accession 4 April 1973 21 December 1973
Bahrain Declaration 4 April 1973
BANGLADESH Accession 7 February 1973
BANGLADESH Declaration 11 October 1973
BARBADOS Signature 14 November 1969
BARBADOS Approval 16 May 1978
BELARUS Signature 14 November 1969
BELGIUM Signature 14 November 1969
BELGIUM Approval 21 May 1971
Bermuda Extension 30 June 1972
BHUTAN Signature 14 November 1969
BHUTAN Ratification 28 June 1971
BOLIVIA Signature 14 November 1969
BOLIVIA Ratification 20 July 1972
BOTSWANA Signature 14 November 1969
BRAZIL Signature 14 November 1969
BRAZIL Ratification 19 January 1973
British Antarctic Territory Extension 30 June 1972
British Honduras Extension 30 June 1972
British Indian Ocean Territory Extension 30 June 1972
British Solomon Islands Extension 30 June 1972
British Virgin Islands Extension 30 June 1972
Brunei Extension 30 June 1972
BULGARIA Signature 14 November 1969
BULGARIA Approval 28 February 1974
BURMA Signature 14 November 1969
BURMA Approval 12 September 1973
BURUNDI Signature 14 November 1969
BURUNDI Ratification 5 February 1973
CAMEROON Signature 14 November 1969
CAMEROON Ratification 21 November 1974
CANADA Signature 14 November 1969
CANADA Approval 15 October 1971
Cayman Islands Extension 30 June 1972
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Signature 14 November 1969
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 9 July 1973
Central Southern Line Islands Extension 30 June 1972
CEYLON Signature 14 November 1969
CEYLON Approval 24 April 1973
CHAD Signature 14 November 1969
CHAD Ratification 6 January 1972
Channel Islands Extension 30 June 1972
CHILE Signature 14 November 1969
CHILE Ratification 20 September 1972
CHINA Accession 7 February 1973
Christmas Island Extension 12 November 1971
Cocos Keeling Islands Extension 12 November 1971
COLOMBIA Signature 14 November 1969
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Signature 14 November 1969
CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF Signature 14 November 1969
Cook Islands Extension 16 November 1971
COSTA RICA Signature 14 November 1969
COTE D'IVOIRE Signature 14 November 1969
CUBA Signature 14 November 1969
CUBA Ratification 4 July 1974
CYPRUS Signature 14 November 1969
CYPRUS Approval 28 September 1972
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 14 November 1969
DAHOMEY Signature 14 November 1969
DENMARK Signature 14 November 1969
DENMARK Ratification 17 February 1971
Dominica Extension 30 June 1972
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 14 November 1969
EGYPT Signature 14 November 1969
EGYPT Ratification 3 June 1971
EL SALVADOR Signature 14 November 1969
EQUATORIAL GUINEA Accession 30 April 1973
ETHIOPIA Signature 14 November 1969
ETHIOPIA Ratification 26 November 1973
Falkland Island Dependencies Extension 30 June 1972
Fiji Accession 14 August 1972
Fiji Declaration 14 August 1972
FINLAND Signature 14 November 1969
FINLAND Ratification 21 July 1972
FRANCE Signature 14 November 1969
FRANCE Approval 18 February 1971
French O/seas Postal & Telecom Office Terr. Signature 14 November 1969
French O/seas Postal & Telecom Office Terr. Approval 18 February 1971
GABON Signature 14 November 1969
GABON Ratification 23 November 1972
GAMBIA THE Accession 9 October 1974
GAMBIA THE Declaration 9 October 1974
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 1 June 1973
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Objection 29 October 1973
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 14 November 1969
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 5 October 1971
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 5 October 1971
GHANA Signature 14 November 1969
GHANA Ratification 22 April 1974
Gibraltar Extension 30 June 1972
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Extension 30 June 1972
GREECE Signature 14 November 1969
GREECE Ratification 31 May 1972
GRENADA Extension 30 June 1972
GUATEMALA Signature 14 November 1969
GUATEMALA Ratification 23 October 1975
GUINEA Signature 14 November 1969
GUINEA Ratification 26 July 1973
GUINEA BISSAU Accession 30 May 1974
GUYANA Signature 14 November 1969
GUYANA Ratification 21 June 1973
HAITI Accession 27 May 1975
Heard Island Extension 12 November 1971
HONDURAS Signature 14 November 1969
Hong Kong Extension 30 June 1972
HUNGARY Signature 14 November 1969
HUNGARY Approval 13 March 1974
ICELAND Signature 14 November 1969
ICELAND Ratification 29 March 1971
INDIA Signature 14 November 1969
INDIA Approval 17 November 1972
INDONESIA Signature 14 November 1969
IRAN Signature 14 November 1969
IRAN Ratification 2 April 1973
IRAQ Signature 14 November 1969
IRAQ Ratification 4 November 1971
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 14 November 1969
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 30 June 1971
Isle Of Man Extension 30 June 1972
ISRAEL Signature 14 November 1969
ISRAEL Ratification 2 September 1971
ITALY Signature 14 November 1969
ITALY Ratification 30 August 1972
JAMAICA Accession 10 December 1973
JAPAN Signature 14 November 1969
JAPAN Approval 8 June 1971
JORDAN Signature 14 November 1969
JORDAN Ratification 3 January 1973
KENYA Signature 14 November 1969
KENYA Ratification 26 February 1973
KHMER REPUBLIC Signature 14 November 1969
KHMER REPUBLIC Ratification 3 August 1972
KOREA Signature 14 November 1969
KOREA Ratification 3 March 1971
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF Accession 6 June 1974
KUWAIT Signature 14 November 1969
KUWAIT Ratification 26 May 1972
Land Berlin Extension 5 October 1971
LAOS Signature 14 November 1969
LAOS Approval 15 October 1971
LEBANON Signature 14 November 1969
LESOTHO Accession 9 November 1971
LESOTHO Declaration 9 November 1971
LIBERIA Signature 14 November 1969
LIBYA Accession 8 August 1973
LIBYA Declaration 8 August 1973
LIECHTENSTEIN Signature 14 November 1969
LIECHTENSTEIN Ratification 5 November 1971
LUXEMBOURG Signature 14 November 1969
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 6 August 1971
Macdonald Island Extension 12 November 1971
MADAGASCAR Signature 14 November 1969
MADAGASCAR Approval 9 January 1973
MALAWI Signature 14 November 1969
MALAYSIA Signature 14 November 1969
MALAYSIA Approval 17 May 1974
MALDIVES Accession 20 December 1973
MALI Signature 14 November 1969
MALI Ratification 18 August 1972
MAURITANIA Signature 14 November 1969
MAURITIUS Accession 10 September 1973
MEXICO Signature 14 November 1969
MEXICO Ratification 7 August 1973
MONACO Signature 14 November 1969
MONACO Ratification 14 July 1971
MONGOLIA Signature 14 November 1969
Montserrat Extension 30 June 1972
MOROCCO Signature 14 November 1969
MOROCCO Ratification 19 July 1973
NAURU Signature 14 November 1969
NEPAL Signature 14 November 1969
NEPAL Approval 19 September 1974
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 14 November 1969
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 7 September 1971
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 9 May 1972
New Guinea Extension 12 November 1971
New Hebrides Extension 30 June 1972
NEW ZEALAND Signature 14 November 1969
NEW ZEALAND Approval 12 November 1971
NEW ZEALAND Declaration 12 November 1971
NICARAGUA Signature 14 November 1969
NIGER Signature 14 November 1969
NIGER Approval 21 June 1971
NIGERIA Signature 14 November 1969
NIGERIA Approval 3 September 1974
Niue Island Extension 16 November 1971
Norfolk Island Extension 12 November 1971
NORWAY Signature 14 November 1969
NORWAY Approval 29 March 1973
OMAN Accession 17 August 1971
PAKISTAN Signature 14 November 1969
PAKISTAN Approval 10 October 1972
PANAMA Signature 14 November 1969
Papua Extension 12 November 1971
PARAGUAY Signature 14 November 1969
PHILIPPINES Signature 14 November 1969
PHILIPPINES Ratification 27 April 1973
Pitcairn Group Extension 30 June 1972
POLAND Signature 14 November 1969
PORTUGAL Signature 14 November 1969
PORTUGAL Ratification 15 October 1971
Portugal, Provinces In West Africa Signature 14 November 1969
Portugal, Provinces In West Africa Ratification 24 October 1972
Provs in E.Africa, Asia and Oceania Signature 14 November 1969
Provs in E.Africa, Asia and Oceania Ratification 21 September 1972
Qatar Signature 14 November 1969
ROMANIA Signature 14 November 1969
ROMANIA Approval 11 April 1974
RWANDA Signature 14 November 1969
SAN MARINO Signature 14 November 1969
SAN MARINO Ratification 1 July 1971
SAUDI ARABIA Signature 14 November 1969
SENEGAL Signature 14 November 1969
SEYCHELLES Extension 30 June 1972
SIERRA LEONE Signature 14 November 1969
SIERRA LEONE Ratification 18 January 1974
SINGAPORE Signature 14 November 1969
SINGAPORE Approval 19 January 1972
SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 9 December 1971
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 5 April 1972
Southern Rhodesia Extension 30 June 1972
SOVIET UNION Signature 14 November 1969
SPAIN Signature 14 November 1969
SPAIN Ratification 8 May 1973
Spain, Territories In Africa Signature 14 November 1969
St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla Extension 30 June 1972
St Helena Dependencies Extension 30 June 1972
ST LUCIA Extension 30 June 1972
St Vincent Extension 30 June 1972
SUDAN Signature 14 November 1969
SWAZILAND Accession 8 June 1971
SWEDEN Signature 14 November 1969
SWEDEN Ratification 1 October 1971
SWITZERLAND Signature 14 November 1969
SWITZERLAND Ratification 23 March 1971
SYRIA Signature 14 November 1969
SYRIA Ratification 15 September 1971
TAIWAN Signature 14 November 1969
TAIWAN Ratification 3 February 1972
TANZANIA Signature 14 November 1969
TANZANIA Provisional application 14 June 1979 1 July 1971
Territories Including Pacific Islands Signature 14 November 1969
Territories Including Pacific Islands Ratification 22 July 1971
THAILAND Signature 14 November 1969
THAILAND Approval 24 March 1971
TOGO Signature 14 November 1969
TOGO Ratification 15 December 1971
Tokelau Islands Extension 16 November 1971
TONGA Accession 26 January 1972
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Signature 14 November 1969
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Ratification 7 March 1974
TUNISIA Signature 14 November 1969
TUNISIA Ratification 16 November 1971
TURKEY Signature 14 November 1969
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 30 June 1972
UGANDA Signature 14 November 1969
UKRAINE Signature 14 November 1969
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Accession 2 March 1973
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 14 November 1969
UNITED KINGDOM Approval 30 June 1972
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 22 January 1975
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 14 November 1969
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 22 July 1971
UPPER VOLTA Signature 14 November 1969
UPPER VOLTA Approval 29 May 1971
URUGUAY Signature 14 November 1969
VATICAN CITY Signature 14 November 1969
VATICAN CITY Ratification 11 May 1973
VIETNAM Accession 21 January 1974
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Signature 14 November 1969
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Approval 1 September 1971
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Accession 20 April 1971
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Declaration 20 April 1971
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 14 November 1969
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 10 September 1971
ZAMBIA Signature 14 November 1969

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 949/65/0: 0
  2. UN Registration Switze/0: 810 53
  3. Treaty Series 073/1973: Cmnd 5357||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1973-TS0073.pdf
Metadata

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UUID: 31ecfe2b-ec8a-46e2-a7f0-638ec1de68ba
Treaty ID: 2666
Record ID: 70941