International Convention to facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Material

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
CUSTOMS
Signed at
Signed on
7 November 1952
In force on
20 November 1955

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Parties

  1. Antigua
  2. Antilles
  3. Aruba
  4. AUSTRALIA
  5. AUSTRIA
  6. BARBADOS
  7. Belgian Congo
  8. BELGIUM
  9. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  10. British Guiana
  11. British Honduras
  12. British Virgin Islands
  13. CANADA
  14. CEYLON
  15. Cook Islands
  16. CROATIA
  17. CUBA
  18. CYPRUS
  19. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  20. CZECH REPUBLIC
  21. DENMARK
  22. Dominica
  23. EGYPT
  24. Falkland Islands
  25. Fiji
  26. Fiji
  27. FINLAND
  28. FRANCE
  29. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  30. GHANA
  31. Gibraltar
  32. Gold Coast
  33. GREECE
  34. GRENADA
  35. GUINEA
  36. HAITI
  37. Hong Kong
  38. HUNGARY
  39. ICELAND
  40. INDIA
  41. INDONESIA
  42. IRAN
  43. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  44. Isle Of Man
  45. ISRAEL
  46. ITALY
  47. JAMAICA
  48. JAPAN
  49. KENYA
  50. KENYA
  51. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  52. Land Berlin
  53. LIBERIA
  54. LIECHTENSTEIN
  55. LUXEMBOURG
  56. Malay States, Federated
  57. MALTA
  58. MALTA
  59. MAURITIUS
  60. MAURITIUS
  61. MEXICO
  62. MONTENEGRO
  63. Montserrat
  64. NETHERLANDS THE
  65. Netherlands West Indies
  66. New Guinea
  67. NEW ZEALAND
  68. NIGERIA
  69. Niue Island
  70. North Borneo
  71. NORWAY
  72. PAKISTAN
  73. Papua
  74. POLAND
  75. PORTUGAL
  76. Rhodesia And Nyasaland
  77. ROMANIA
  78. Ruanda Urundi
  79. RWANDA
  80. Sarawak
  81. SEYCHELLES
  82. SIERRA LEONE
  83. SINGAPORE
  84. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  85. SLOVENIA
  86. Somaliland Protectorate
  87. SPAIN
  88. St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla
  89. St Helena
  90. ST LUCIA
  91. St Vincent
  92. Surinam
  93. SWEDEN
  94. SWITZERLAND
  95. TANGANYIKA
  96. TANGANYIKA
  97. THAILAND
  98. The Gambia
  99. Tokelau Islands
  100. TONGA
  101. TONGA
  102. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  103. TURKEY
  104. UGANDA
  105. UGANDA
  106. UNITED KINGDOM
  107. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  108. WESTERN SAMOA
  109. YUGOSLAVIA
  110. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  111. ZAIRE
  112. Zanzibar

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
Antigua Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
Antilles Extension 3 May 1955
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Accession 6 January 1956
AUSTRALIA Declaration 12 January 1956
AUSTRIA Accession 8 June 1956
BARBADOS Extension 5 February 1997 7 March 1957
Belgian Congo Extension 28 August 1957
BELGIUM Signature 30 June 1953
BELGIUM Ratification 28 August 1957
BELGIUM Declaration 28 August 1957
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 12 January 1994 6 March 1992
British Guiana Extension 5 February 1997 7 February 1998
British Honduras Extension 6 February 1971
British Virgin Islands Accession 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
CANADA Accession 12 June 1974 12 July 1974
CEYLON Accession 28 October 1959
CEYLON Withdrawal Res. 29 January 1963
Cook Islands Extension 19 April 1957
CROATIA Succession 31 August 1994 8 October 1991
CUBA Accession 26 April 1976 26 May 1976
CUBA Reservation 26 April 1976
CYPRUS Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 2 June 1993 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 12 January 1955
DENMARK Accession 5 October 1955
Dominica Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
EGYPT Accession 29 September 1955
Falkland Islands Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
Fiji Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
Fiji Succession 31 October 1972
FINLAND Accession 27 May 1954
FRANCE Accession 7 February 1964 8 March 1964
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 12 June 1953
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Accession 2 September 1955
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 2 September 1955
GHANA Accession 7 April 1958
Gibraltar Extension 5 February 1957 7 February 1957
Gold Coast Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
GREECE Signature 12 June 1953
GREECE Ratification 10 February 1955
GRENADA Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
GUINEA Accession 8 May 1962
HAITI Accession 12 February 1958
Hong Kong Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
HUNGARY Accession 3 June 1957
ICELAND Accession 28 April 1977 28 May 1977
INDIA Accession 3 August 1954
INDONESIA Accession 21 April 1954
IRAN Accession 11 June 1970
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 23 April 1959
Isle Of Man Extension 21 October 1955
ISRAEL Accession 8 October 1957
ITALY Accession 20 February 1958
JAMAICA Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
JAPAN Accession 2 August 1955
KENYA Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
KENYA Succession 3 September 1965
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Accession 12 June 1978 12 July 1978
Land Berlin Extension 2 September 1955
LIBERIA Accession 16 September 2005 16 October 2005
LIECHTENSTEIN Confirmation 4 December 1954
LUXEMBOURG Extension 9 September 1957
Malay States, Federated Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
MALTA Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
MALTA Succession 21 September 1964
MAURITIUS Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
MAURITIUS Succession 12 March 1968
MEXICO Accession 7 November 2000 7 December 2000
MEXICO Reservation 7 November 2000
MONTENEGRO Succession 23 October 2006 3 June 2006
Montserrat Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
NETHERLANDS THE Accession 3 May 1955
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 3 May 1955
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 1 January 1986
Netherlands West Indies Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
New Guinea Extension 12 January 1955
New Guinea Extension 3 May 1955
NEW ZEALAND Accession 19 April 1957
NEW ZEALAND Declaration 19 April 1957
NIGERIA Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
Niue Island Extension 19 April 1957
North Borneo Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
NORWAY Accession 2 November 1954
PAKISTAN Accession 12 October 1953
Papua Extension 12 January 1956
POLAND Accession 18 February 1960
PORTUGAL Accession 24 September 1956
Rhodesia And Nyasaland Accession 30 April 1956
ROMANIA Accession 15 November 1968 15 December 1968
Ruanda Urundi Extension 28 August 1957
RWANDA Succession 1 December 1964
Sarawak Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
SEYCHELLES Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
SIERRA LEONE Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
SINGAPORE Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 28 May 1993 1 January 1993
SLOVENIA Succession 3 November 1992 25 June 1991
SLOVENIA Communication 23 November 1992
Somaliland Protectorate Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
SPAIN Accession 9 September 1954
SPAIN Withdrawal Res. 17 June 1959
St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
St Helena Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
ST LUCIA Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
St Vincent Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
Surinam Extension 3 May 1955
SWEDEN Signature 30 June 1953
SWEDEN Ratification 23 February 1955
SWITZERLAND Accession 4 December 1954
TANGANYIKA Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
TANGANYIKA Accession 28 November 1962
THAILAND Accession 30 November 1994 30 December 1994
The Gambia Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
Tokelau Islands Extension 19 April 1957
TONGA Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
TONGA Succession 11 November 1977
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
TURKEY Accession 8 December 1956
UGANDA Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
UGANDA Accession 15 April 1965 15 May 1965
UGANDA Reservation 15 April 1965
UGANDA Notification 1 September 1965
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 30 June 1953
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 21 October 1955
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 21 October 1955
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 5 February 1957 7 March 1957
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 28 May 1953
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 17 September 1957
WESTERN SAMOA Extension 19 April 1957
YUGOSLAVIA Accession 29 May 1956
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 12 March 2001 27 April 1992
ZAIRE Succession 31 May 1962
Zanzibar Extension 5 February 1957 7 March 1957

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/467/0: 0
  2. UN Registration United/0: 221 255
  3. Treaty Series 081/1955: Cmd 9644||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1955-TS0081.pdf
  4. Miscellaneous Series 003/1954: Cmd 9054
  5. Treaty Series 043/2005: Cm. 6776||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0043.pdf
  6. Treaty Series 027/2007: Cm 7258||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0027.pdf
Metadata

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UUID: d000caab-b48f-4af9-8165-96d098b432ba
Treaty ID: 2180
Record ID: 70404