Agreement on the Importation of Educational Scientific and Cultural Materials

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
CUSTOMS
Signed at
Signed on
22 November 1950
In force on
21 May 1952

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Parties

  1. Aden Colony
  2. AFGHANISTAN
  3. Anguilla
  4. Antigua
  5. ARMENIA
  6. Ascension Island
  7. AUSTRALIA
  8. AUSTRIA
  9. BAHAMAS
  10. BARBADOS
  11. BARBADOS
  12. Belgian Congo
  13. BELGIUM
  14. BOLIVIA
  15. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  16. British Guiana
  17. British Honduras
  18. British Solomon Islands
  19. British Togoland
  20. British Virgin Islands
  21. Brunei
  22. BULGARIA
  23. CAMBODIA
  24. CAMEROON
  25. Cayman Islands
  26. Central Southern Line Islands
  27. CEYLON
  28. Channel Islands
  29. COLOMBIA
  30. CONGO
  31. Cook Islands
  32. CROATIA
  33. CUBA
  34. CYPRUS
  35. CYPRUS
  36. CZECH REPUBLIC
  37. DENMARK
  38. Dominica
  39. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  40. ECUADOR
  41. EGYPT
  42. EL SALVADOR
  43. ESTONIA
  44. Falkland Island Dependencies
  45. Falkland Islands
  46. Fiji
  47. Fiji
  48. FINLAND
  49. FRANCE
  50. GABON
  51. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  52. GHANA
  53. Gibraltar
  54. Gilbert And Ellice Islands
  55. Gold Coast
  56. GREECE
  57. GRENADA
  58. GUATEMALA
  59. GUINEA BISSAU
  60. HAITI
  61. HOLY SEE
  62. HONDURAS
  63. HONG KONG SAR
  64. HUNGARY
  65. INDONESIA
  66. IRAN
  67. IRAQ
  68. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  69. Isle Of Man
  70. ISRAEL
  71. ITALY
  72. IVORY COAST
  73. JAMAICA
  74. JAPAN
  75. JORDAN
  76. KAZAKHSTAN
  77. KENYA
  78. KENYA
  79. KYRGYZSTAN
  80. Land Berlin
  81. LAOS
  82. LATVIA
  83. Leeward Islands
  84. LIBERIA
  85. LIBYA
  86. LIECHTENSTEIN
  87. LITHUANIA
  88. LUXEMBOURG
  89. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  90. MADAGASCAR
  91. MALAWI
  92. MALAYA
  93. MALAYSIA
  94. Malay States, Federated
  95. MALTA
  96. MALTA
  97. MAURITIUS
  98. MAURITIUS
  99. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  100. MONACO
  101. Montserrat
  102. MOROCCO
  103. NETHERLANDS THE
  104. Netherlands West Indies
  105. New Guinea
  106. NEW ZEALAND
  107. NICARAGUA
  108. NIGER
  109. NIGERIA
  110. NIGERIA
  111. Niue Island
  112. North Borneo
  113. NORWAY
  114. OMAN
  115. PAKISTAN
  116. PERU
  117. PHILIPPINES
  118. POLAND
  119. PORTUGAL
  120. Rhodesia And Nyasaland
  121. ROMANIA
  122. Ruanda Urundi
  123. RUSSIAN FEDERATION
  124. RWANDA
  125. SAN MARINO
  126. Sarawak
  127. SEYCHELLES
  128. SIERRA LEONE
  129. SIERRA LEONE
  130. SINGAPORE
  131. SINGAPORE
  132. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  133. SLOVENIA
  134. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  135. Somaliland Protectorate
  136. SPAIN
  137. St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla
  138. St Helena
  139. ST LUCIA
  140. St Vincent
  141. Surinam
  142. SWEDEN
  143. SWITZERLAND
  144. SYRIA
  145. TAIWAN
  146. TANGANYIKA
  147. TANGANYIKA
  148. THAILAND
  149. The Gambia
  150. TOGO
  151. Tokelau Islands
  152. TONGA
  153. TONGA
  154. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  155. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  156. TUNISIA
  157. TUNISIA
  158. Turks And Caicos Islands
  159. UGANDA
  160. UGANDA
  161. UNITED KINGDOM
  162. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  163. UPPER VOLTA
  164. URUGUAY
  165. VENEZUELA
  166. VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OF
  167. Western Pacific High Commsn Territories
  168. YUGOSLAVIA
  169. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  170. ZAIRE
  171. ZAMBIA
  172. Zanzibar
  173. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
Aden Colony Extension 11 March 1954
AFGHANISTAN Signature 8 October 1951
AFGHANISTAN Ratification 19 March 1958
Anguilla Extension 11 March 1954
Antigua Extension 11 March 1954
ARMENIA Acceptance 23 August 2010 23 August 2010
Ascension Island Extension 11 March 1954
AUSTRALIA Accession 5 March 1992
AUSTRIA Accession 12 June 1958
BAHAMAS Extension 14 March 1960
BARBADOS Extension 11 March 1954
BARBADOS Succession 13 April 1973
Belgian Congo Extension 31 October 1957
BELGIUM Signature 22 November 1950
BELGIUM Ratification 31 October 1957
BOLIVIA Signature 22 November 1950
BOLIVIA Ratification 22 September 1970
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 1 September 1993 6 March 1992
British Guiana Extension 11 March 1954
British Honduras Extension 11 March 1954
British Solomon Islands Extension 11 March 1954
British Togoland Extension 11 March 1954
British Virgin Islands Extension 11 March 1954
Brunei Extension 11 March 1954
BULGARIA Accession 14 March 1997 14 September 1997
CAMBODIA Accession 5 November 1951
CAMEROON Accession 15 May 1964
Cayman Islands Extension 11 March 1954
Central Southern Line Islands Extension 11 March 1954
CEYLON Accession 8 January 1952
Channel Islands Extension 18 May 1955
COLOMBIA Signature 22 November 1950
CONGO Accession 26 August 1968
Cook Islands Extension 28 February 1964
CROATIA Succession 26 July 1993 8 October 1991
CUBA Accession 27 August 1952
CYPRUS Extension 16 September 1954
CYPRUS Succession 16 May 1963
CZECH REPUBLIC Accession 22 August 1997 22 August 1997
DENMARK Accession 4 April 1960
Dominica Extension 16 September 1954
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 22 November 1950
ECUADOR Signature 22 November 1950
EGYPT Signature 22 November 1950
EGYPT Ratification 8 February 1952
EL SALVADOR Signature 4 December 1950
EL SALVADOR Ratification 24 June 1953
ESTONIA Acceptance 1 August 2001
Falkland Island Dependencies Extension 16 September 1954
Falkland Islands Extension 16 September 1954
Fiji Extension 11 March 1954
Fiji Succession 31 October 1972
FINLAND Accession 30 April 1956
FRANCE Signature 14 May 1951
FRANCE Declaration 10 December 1951
FRANCE Ratification 14 October 1957
GABON Accession 4 September 1962
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Accession 9 August 1957
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 9 August 1957
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 25 September 1957
GHANA Succession 7 April 1958
Gibraltar Extension 11 March 1954
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Extension 11 March 1954
Gold Coast Extension 11 March 1954
GREECE Signature 22 November 1950
GREECE Ratification 12 December 1955
GRENADA Extension 16 September 1954
GUATEMALA Signature 22 November 1950
GUATEMALA Ratification 8 July 1960
GUINEA BISSAU Signature 24 September 2013
HAITI Signature 22 November 1950
HAITI Ratification 14 May 1954
HOLY SEE Accession 22 August 1979
HONDURAS Signature 13 April 1954
HONG KONG SAR Application 6 October 1997 1 July 1997
HUNGARY Accession 15 March 1979
HUNGARY Declaration 15 March 1979
INDONESIA Objection 29 November 1957
IRAN Accession 9 February 1951 7 January 1966
IRAQ Accession 11 August 1972
IRAQ Declaration 11 August 1972
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 19 September 1978
Isle Of Man Extension 18 May 1955
ISRAEL Signature 22 November 1950
ISRAEL Ratification 27 March 1952
ISRAEL Declaration 20 October 1972
ITALY Accession 26 November 1962
IVORY COAST Accession 19 July 1963
JAMAICA Extension 11 March 1954
JAPAN Accession 17 June 1970
JORDAN Accession 31 December 1958
KAZAKHSTAN Accession 21 December 1998 21 December 1998
KENYA Extension 11 March 1954
KENYA Accession 15 March 1967
KENYA Reservation 15 March 1967
KYRGYZSTAN Acceptance 19 July 2005 19 July 2005
Land Berlin Extension 25 September 1957
LAOS Accession 28 February 1952
LATVIA Acceptance 20 November 2001
Leeward Islands Extension 11 March 1954
LIBERIA Acceptance 16 September 2005 16 September 2005
LIBYA Accession 22 January 1973
LIBYA Declaration 22 January 1973
LIECHTENSTEIN Extension 16 June 1975
LITHUANIA Accession 21 August 1998 21 August 1998
LUXEMBOURG Signature 22 November 1950
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 31 October 1957
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Succession 2 September 1997 17 November 1997
MADAGASCAR Accession 23 May 1962
MALAWI Accession 17 August 1965
Malay States, Federated Extension 11 March 1954
MALAYA Extension 11 March 1954
MALAYSIA Succession 29 June 1959
MALTA Extension 11 March 1954
MALTA Succession 19 January 1968
MAURITIUS Extension 11 March 1954
MAURITIUS Succession 18 July 1969
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Accession 3 September 1998 3 September 1998
MONACO Accession 18 March 1952
Montserrat Extension 11 March 1954
MOROCCO Accession 25 July 1968
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 22 November 1950
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 31 October 1957
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 31 October 1957
Netherlands West Indies Extension 11 March 1954
New Guinea Extension 31 October 1957
NEW ZEALAND Signature 16 March 1951
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 29 June 1962
NICARAGUA Accession 17 December 1963
NIGER Accession 22 April 1968
NIGERIA Extension 11 March 1954
NIGERIA Succession 26 June 1961
Niue Island Extension 28 February 1964
North Borneo Extension 16 September 1954
NORWAY Accession 2 April 1959
OMAN Accession 19 December 1977
PAKISTAN Signature 9 May 1951
PAKISTAN Ratification 17 January 1952
PERU Signature 8 July 1964
PHILIPPINES Signature 22 November 1950
PHILIPPINES Ratification 30 August 1952
POLAND Accession 24 September 1971
PORTUGAL Accession 11 June 1984
Rhodesia And Nyasaland Extension 22 March 1956
ROMANIA Accession 24 November 1970
ROMANIA Declaration 24 November 1970
Ruanda Urundi Extension 31 October 1957
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Accession 7 October 1994
RWANDA Succession 1 December 1964
SAN MARINO Accession 30 July 1985
Sarawak Extension 11 March 1954
SEYCHELLES Extension 11 March 1954
SIERRA LEONE Extension 11 March 1954
SIERRA LEONE Succession 13 March 1962
SINGAPORE Extension 11 March 1954
SINGAPORE Accession 11 July 1969
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Accession 9 June 1997 7 September 1997
SLOVENIA Succession 6 July 1992
SOLOMON ISLANDS Succession 3 September 1981
Somaliland Protectorate Extension 11 March 1954
SPAIN Accession 7 July 1955
St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla Extension 11 March 1954
St Helena Extension 11 March 1954
ST LUCIA Extension 16 September 1954
St Vincent Extension 16 September 1954
Surinam Extension 31 October 1957
SWEDEN Signature 20 November 1951
SWEDEN Ratification 21 May 1952
SWITZERLAND Signature 22 November 1950
SWITZERLAND Ratification 7 April 1953
SWITZERLAND Reservation 7 April 1953
SWITZERLAND Declaration 16 June 1975
SYRIA Signature 7 August 1979
SYRIA Ratification 16 September 1980
TAIWAN Signature 22 November 1950
TANGANYIKA Extension 11 March 1954
TANGANYIKA Accession 26 March 1963
THAILAND Signature 22 November 1950
THAILAND Ratification 18 June 1951
The Gambia Extension 11 March 1954
TOGO Acceptance 16 November 2009 16 November 2009
Tokelau Islands Extension 29 June 1962
TONGA Extension 16 September 1954
TONGA Succession 11 November 1977
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Extension 11 March 1954
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Succession 11 April 1966
TUNISIA Extension 10 December 1951
TUNISIA Succession 14 May 1971
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 11 March 1954
UGANDA Extension 11 March 1954
UGANDA Accession 15 April 1965
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 22 November 1950
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 11 March 1954
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 11 March 1954
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 19 June 1954
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 18 May 1955
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 22 March 1956
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 14 March 1960
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 10 June 1997 1 July 1997
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 24 June 1959
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 2 November 1966
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Declaration 2 November 1966
UPPER VOLTA Accession 14 September 1965
URUGUAY Signature 24 April 1964
URUGUAY Ratification 20 April 1999 20 April 1999
VENEZUELA Accession 1 May 1992
VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OF Accession 1 June 1952
Western Pacific High Commsn Territories Extension 11 March 1954
YUGOSLAVIA Accession 26 April 1951
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 12 March 2001 27 April 1992
ZAIRE Succession 3 May 1962
ZAMBIA Succession 1 November 1974
Zanzibar Extension 11 March 1954
ZIMBABWE Succession 1 December 1998 18 April 1980

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/1416/0: 0
  2. UN Registration ex off/0: 131 25
  3. Treaty Series 042/1954: Cmd 9185||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1954-TS0042.pdf
  4. Miscellaneous Series 001/1951: Cmd 8171
  5. Treaty Series 042/2005: Cm 6729||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0042.pdf
  6. Treaty Series 043/2005: Cm. 6776||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0043.pdf
  7. Treaty Series 019/2009: Cm 7870
Metadata

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UUID: a09ea5fd-f967-4ee0-9a92-3dc6ed89ebc1
Treaty ID: 2130
Record ID: 70349