Universal Postal Convention (with Final Protocol and Detailed Regulations)

Details

Treaty type

Multilateral

Subject

UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU)

Signed at

• Tokyo

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