Convention Establishing a Customs Co-operation Council

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Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANISATION (WCO)
Signed at
Signed on
15 December 1950
In force on
4 November 1952

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ALBANIA
  3. ALGERIA
  4. ANDORRA
  5. ARGENTINA
  6. ARMENIA
  7. AUSTRALIA
  8. AUSTRIA
  9. AZERBAIJAN
  10. BAHAMAS
  11. BAHAMAS
  12. Bahrain
  13. BANGLADESH
  14. BARBADOS
  15. Basutoland
  16. BELARUS
  17. BELGIUM
  18. BELIZE
  19. BENIN
  20. Bermuda
  21. BHUTAN
  22. BOLIVIA
  23. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  24. BOTSWANA
  25. BRAZIL
  26. British Guiana
  27. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
  28. BULGARIA
  29. BURKINA FASO
  30. BURUNDI
  31. CAMBODIA
  32. CAMEROON
  33. CANADA
  34. CAPE VERDE
  35. Cayman Islands
  36. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  37. CEYLON
  38. CHAD
  39. CHILE
  40. CHINA
  41. COLOMBIA
  42. COMOROS
  43. CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF
  44. COSTA RICA
  45. CROATIA
  46. CUBA
  47. CYPRUS
  48. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  49. CZECH REPUBLIC
  50. DENMARK
  51. DJIBOUTI
  52. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  53. ECUADOR
  54. EGYPT
  55. EL SALVADOR
  56. ERITREA
  57. ESTONIA
  58. ETHIOPIA
  59. Falkland Islands
  60. Fiji
  61. Fiji
  62. FINLAND
  63. FRANCE
  64. GABON
  65. GAMBIA THE
  66. GEORGIA
  67. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  68. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  69. GHANA
  70. GREECE
  71. GUATEMALA
  72. GUINEA
  73. GUINEA BISSAU
  74. GUYANA
  75. HAITI
  76. HONDURAS
  77. Hong Kong
  78. HUNGARY
  79. ICELAND
  80. INDIA
  81. INDONESIA
  82. IRAN
  83. IRAQ
  84. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  85. ISRAEL
  86. ITALY
  87. IVORY COAST
  88. JAMAICA
  89. JAPAN
  90. JORDAN
  91. KAZAKHSTAN
  92. KENYA
  93. KENYA
  94. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  95. KOSOVO
  96. KUWAIT
  97. KYRGYZSTAN
  98. Land Berlin
  99. LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  100. LATVIA
  101. LEBANON
  102. LESOTHO
  103. LIBERIA
  104. LIBYA
  105. LITHUANIA
  106. LUXEMBOURG
  107. Macao
  108. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  109. MADAGASCAR
  110. MALAGASY REPUBLIC
  111. MALAWI
  112. MALAYSIA
  113. MALDIVES
  114. MALI
  115. MALTA
  116. MALTA
  117. MAURITANIA
  118. MAURITIUS
  119. MAURITIUS
  120. MEXICO
  121. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  122. MONGOLIA
  123. MONTENEGRO
  124. Montserrat
  125. MOROCCO
  126. MOROCCO
  127. MOZAMBIQUE
  128. MYANMAR
  129. NAMIBIA
  130. NEPAL
  131. Netherlands Antilles
  132. NETHERLANDS THE
  133. Netherlands West Indies
  134. NEW ZEALAND
  135. NICARAGUA
  136. NIGER
  137. NIGERIA
  138. NORWAY
  139. OMAN
  140. PAKISTAN
  141. PALESTINE (INCL. PLO)
  142. PANAMA
  143. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  144. PARAGUAY
  145. PERU
  146. PHILIPPINES
  147. POLAND
  148. PORTUGAL
  149. Qatar
  150. ROMANIA
  151. RUSSIA
  152. RWANDA
  153. SAINT LUCIA
  154. SAMOA
  155. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
  156. SAUDI ARABIA
  157. SENEGAL
  158. SERBIA
  159. SEYCHELLES
  160. SEYCHELLES
  161. SIERRA LEONE
  162. SINGAPORE
  163. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  164. SLOVENIA
  165. SOMALIA
  166. SOUTH AFRICA
  167. SOUTH SUDAN
  168. SPAIN
  169. Spain, Territories In Africa
  170. SRI LANKA
  171. St Kitts Nevis Anguilla
  172. SUDAN
  173. SWAZILAND
  174. SWAZILAND
  175. SWEDEN
  176. SWITZERLAND
  177. SYRIA
  178. TAJIKISTAN
  179. TANZANIA
  180. THAILAND
  181. The Gambia
  182. TIMOR-LESTE
  183. TOGO
  184. TONGA
  185. TONGA
  186. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  187. TUNISIA
  188. TUNISIA
  189. TURKEY
  190. TURKMENISTAN
  191. UGANDA
  192. UKRAINE
  193. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  194. UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC
  195. UNITED KINGDOM
  196. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  197. UPPER VOLTA
  198. URUGUAY
  199. UZBEKISTAN
  200. VANUATU
  201. VENEZUELA
  202. VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OF
  203. Western Pacific High Commsn Territories
  204. YEMEN, REPUBLIC OF
  205. YUGOSLAVIA
  206. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  207. ZAIRE
  208. ZAMBIA
  209. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Accession 10 August 2004 10 August 2004
ALBANIA Accession 31 August 1992 31 August 1992
ALGERIA Accession 19 December 1966 19 December 1966
ANDORRA Accession 3 September 1998 3 September 1998
ARGENTINA Accession 1 July 1968 1 July 1968
ARGENTINA Communication 21 March 2017
ARMENIA Accession 30 June 1992 30 June 1992
AUSTRALIA Accession 5 January 1961 5 January 1961
AUSTRIA Accession 21 January 1953 21 January 1953
AUSTRIA Declaration 5 April 1960
AZERBAIJAN Accession 17 June 1992 17 June 1992
BAHAMAS Extension 16 January 1964
BAHAMAS Succession 16 August 1974 16 August 1974
Bahrain Accession 18 April 2001 18 April 2001
BANGLADESH Accession 1 July 1978 1 July 1978
BARBADOS Accession 7 January 1999 7 January 1999
Basutoland Extension 16 January 1964
BELARUS Accession 16 December 1993 16 December 1993
BELGIUM Signature 15 December 1950
BELGIUM Ratification 11 December 1952 11 December 1952
BELIZE Accession 22 April 2008 22 April 2008
BENIN Accession 9 November 1998 9 November 1998
Bermuda Application 1 July 1990 1 July 1990
BHUTAN Accession 12 February 2002 12 February 2002
BOLIVIA Accession 14 August 1997 14 August 1997
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Accession 4 July 2008 4 July 2008
BOTSWANA Accession 25 August 1978 25 August 1978
BRAZIL Accession 19 January 1981 19 January 1981
British Guiana Extension 16 January 1964
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Accession 1 July 1996 1 July 1996
BULGARIA Accession 1 August 1973 1 August 1973
BURKINA FASO Accession 16 September 1966 16 September 1966
BURUNDI Accession 20 October 1964 20 October 1964
CAMBODIA Accession 3 April 2001 3 April 2001
CAMEROON Accession 9 April 1965 9 April 1965
CANADA Accession 12 October 1971 12 October 1971
CAPE VERDE Accession 1 July 1992 1 July 1992
Cayman Islands Extension 16 January 1964
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Accession 8 April 1965 8 April 1965
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Denunciation 31 March 1967 14 July 1967
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Re-Accession 28 July 1985 28 July 1986
CEYLON Accession 29 May 1967
CHAD Accession 16 February 2005 16 February 2005
CHILE Accession 1 July 1966 1 July 1966
CHILE Accession 20 December 1994 20 December 1994
CHILE Declaration 16 August 1995
CHINA Accession 18 July 1983 18 July 1983
CHINA Declaration 6 May 1993
CHINA Declaration 6 October 1993
COLOMBIA Accession 1 July 1993 1 July 1993
COMOROS Accession 1 July 1993 1 July 1993
CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF Accession 2 September 1975 2 September 1975
COSTA RICA Accession 29 August 2001 29 August 2001
CROATIA Accession 1 July 1993 1 July 1993
CUBA Accession 11 July 1988 11 July 1988
CYPRUS Accession 31 August 1967 31 August 1967
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 1 January 1993 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 23 September 1965 23 September 1965
DENMARK Signature 30 March 1951
DENMARK Ratification 19 October 1951 4 November 1952
DJIBOUTI Accession 19 March 2008 19 March 2008
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Accession 28 July 2004 28 July 2004
ECUADOR Accession 16 December 1997 16 December 1997
EGYPT Accession 26 October 1956
EL SALVADOR Accession 7 July 2005 7 July 2005
ERITREA Accession 8 August 1995 8 August 1995
ESTONIA Accession 18 June 1992 18 June 1992
ETHIOPIA Accession 6 August 1973 6 August 1973
Falkland Islands Extension 16 January 1964
Fiji Extension 16 January 1964
Fiji Accession 1 July 1997 1 July 1997
FINLAND Accession 27 January 1961 27 January 1961
FRANCE Signature 22 December 1950
FRANCE Ratification 6 October 1952 4 November 1952
GABON Accession 18 February 1965 18 February 1965
GAMBIA THE Succession 14 October 1987 14 October 1987
GEORGIA Accession 26 October 1993 26 October 1993
GEORGIA Communication 26 April 2017
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 27 March 1990 27 March 1990
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 30 March 1951
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 4 November 1952 4 November 1952
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 5 January 1954
GHANA Accession 1 August 1968 1 August 1968
GREECE Signature 9 January 1951
GREECE Ratification 10 December 1951 4 November 1952
GUATEMALA Accession 22 February 1985 22 February 1985
GUINEA Accession 30 October 1991 30 October 1991
GUINEA BISSAU Accession 19 August 2010 19 August 2010
GUYANA Accession 29 July 1976 29 July 1976
HAITI Accession 31 January 1958 31 January 1958
HONDURAS Accession 8 December 2005 8 December 2005
Hong Kong Extension 1 July 1987 1 July 1987
HUNGARY Accession 16 September 1968 16 September 1968
ICELAND Signature 20 December 1950
ICELAND Ratification 15 February 1971 15 February 1971
INDIA Accession 15 February 1971 15 February 1971
INDONESIA Accession 30 April 1957 30 April 1957
IRAN Accession 16 October 1959 16 October 1959
IRAQ Accession 6 June 1990 6 June 1990
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 23 September 1952 4 November 1952
ISRAEL Accession 23 May 1958 23 May 1958
ITALY Signature 10 January 1951
ITALY Ratification 20 November 1952 20 November 1952
IVORY COAST Accession 2 September 1963 2 September 1963
JAMAICA Accession 29 March 1963 29 March 1963
JAPAN Accession 15 June 1964 15 June 1964
JORDAN Accession 1 January 1964 1 January 1964
KAZAKHSTAN Accession 30 June 1992 30 June 1992
KENYA Extension 16 January 1964
KENYA Succession 24 May 1965 24 May 1965
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Accession 2 July 1968 2 July 1968
KOSOVO Accession 25 January 2017 25 January 2017
KUWAIT Accession 4 October 1993 4 October 1993
KYRGYZSTAN Accession 10 February 2000 10 February 2000
Land Berlin Extension 5 January 1954 5 January 1954
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 16 January 2007 16 January 2007
LATVIA Accession 22 June 1992 22 June 1992
LEBANON Accession 20 May 1960 20 May 1960
LEBANON Communication 13 November 2017
LESOTHO Accession 2 August 1978 2 August 1978
LIBERIA Accession 7 January 1975 7 January 1975
LIBYA Accession 11 January 1983 11 January 1983
LITHUANIA Accession 18 June 1992 18 June 1992
LUXEMBOURG Signature 8 January 1951
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 23 January 1953 26 January 1953
Macao Extension 7 July 1993 7 July 1993
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Accession 1 July 1994 1 July 1994
MADAGASCAR Accession 18 February 1964 18 February 1964
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Accession 18 February 1964
MALAWI Accession 6 June 1966 6 June 1966
MALAYSIA Accession 30 June 1964 30 June 1964
MALDIVES Accession 8 September 1995 8 September 1995
MALI Accession 7 August 1987 7 August 1987
MALTA Extension 16 January 1964
MALTA Accession 6 July 1968 6 July 1968
MAURITANIA Accession 2 October 1979 2 October 1979
MAURITIUS Extension 16 January 1964
MAURITIUS Succession 29 March 1973 29 March 1973
MAURITIUS Communication 5 July 2017
MEXICO Accession 8 February 1988 8 February 1988
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Accession 28 October 1994 28 October 1994
MONGOLIA Accession 17 September 1991 17 September 1991
MONTENEGRO Accession 24 October 2006 24 October 2006
Montserrat Extension 16 January 1964
MOROCCO Extension 13 July 1952
MOROCCO Succession 1 July 1968 1 July 1968
MOZAMBIQUE Accession 1 July 1987 1 July 1987
MYANMAR Accession 25 March 1991 25 March 1991
NAMIBIA Accession 30 June 1992 30 June 1992
NEPAL Accession 22 July 1985 22 July 1985
Netherlands Antilles Extension 1 July 2001 1 July 2001
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 29 December 1950
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 23 January 1953 23 January 1953
Netherlands West Indies Extension 16 January 1964
NEW ZEALAND Accession 16 May 1963 16 May 1963
NICARAGUA Accession 24 September 1998 24 September 1998
NIGER Accession 1 July 1981 1 July 1981
NIGERIA Accession 21 August 1963 21 August 1963
NORWAY Signature 28 March 1951
NORWAY Ratification 6 August 1951 4 November 1952
OMAN Accession 11 September 2000 11 September 2000
PAKISTAN Accession 16 November 1955 16 November 1955
PALESTINE (INCL. PLO) Accession 24 March 2015 24 March 2015
PANAMA Accession 8 March 1996 8 March 1996
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Accession 18 March 2002 18 March 2002
PARAGUAY Accession 3 October 1969 3 October 1969
PERU Accession 27 January 1970 27 January 1970
PHILIPPINES Accession 1 October 1980 1 October 1980
POLAND Accession 17 July 1974 17 July 1974
PORTUGAL Signature 29 March 1951
PORTUGAL Ratification 26 January 1953 26 January 1953
PORTUGAL Declaration 6 May 1993
PORTUGAL Declaration 6 October 1993
Qatar Accession 4 May 1992 4 May 1992
ROMANIA Accession 15 January 1969 15 January 1969
ROMANIA Objection 15 January 1969
ROMANIA Communication 7 April 2017
RUSSIA Accession 8 July 1991 8 July 1991
RWANDA Accession 3 March 1964 3 March 1964
SAINT LUCIA Accession 12 May 2005 12 May 2005
SAMOA Accession 1 October 2001 1 October 2001
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Accession 23 September 2009 23 September 2009
SAUDI ARABIA Accession 8 May 1973 8 May 1973
SENEGAL Accession 10 March 1976 10 March 1976
SERBIA Accession 27 March 2001
SERBIA Communication 7 March 2017
SEYCHELLES Extension 16 January 1964
SEYCHELLES Accession 25 July 2000 25 July 2000
SIERRA LEONE Accession 6 November 1975 6 November 1975
SINGAPORE Accession 9 July 1975 9 July 1975
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 1 January 1993 1 January 1993
SLOVENIA Accession 7 September 1992 7 September 1992
SOMALIA Accession 4 October 2012 4 October 2012
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 24 March 1964
SOUTH SUDAN Accession 18 July 2012 18 July 2012
SPAIN Accession 13 July 1952 4 November 1952
SPAIN Declaration 13 July 1952
SPAIN Communication 13 March 2017
Spain, Territories In Africa Extension 13 July 1952 4 November 1952
SRI LANKA Accession 29 May 1967 29 May 1967
St Kitts Nevis Anguilla Extension 16 January 1964
SUDAN Accession 8 June 1960 8 June 1960
SWAZILAND Extension 16 January 1964
SWAZILAND Accession 15 May 1981 15 May 1981
SWEDEN Signature 3 March 1951
SWEDEN Ratification 17 October 1952 4 November 1952
SWITZERLAND Accession 19 December 1952 19 December 1952
SYRIA Accession 3 November 1959 3 November 1959
TAJIKISTAN Accession 1 July 1997 1 July 1997
TANZANIA Accession 17 November 1964 17 November 1964
THAILAND Accession 4 February 1972 4 February 1972
The Gambia Extension 16 January 1964
TIMOR-LESTE Accession 19 September 2003 19 September 2003
TOGO Accession 12 February 1990 12 February 1990
TOGO Accession 1 July 2005
TONGA Extension 16 January 1964
TONGA Accession 1 July 2005 1 July 2005
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Accession 15 October 1973 15 October 1973
TUNISIA Extension 13 July 1952
TUNISIA Accession 20 July 1966 20 July 1966
TURKEY Accession 6 June 1951 4 November 1952
TURKMENISTAN Accession 17 May 1993 17 May 1993
UGANDA Accession 3 November 1964 3 November 1964
UKRAINE Accession 26 June 1992 26 June 1992
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Accession 7 February 1979 7 February 1979
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Accession 26 October 1956 26 October 1956
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Declaration 3 November 1959
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 21 February 1951
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 12 September 1952 4 November 1952
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 15 December 1953
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 18 August 1958
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 14 January 1964
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Accession 5 November 1970 5 November 1970
UPPER VOLTA Accession 16 September 1966
URUGUAY Accession 16 September 1977 16 September 1977
UZBEKISTAN Accession 28 July 1992 28 July 1992
VANUATU Accession 17 November 2009 17 November 2009
VENEZUELA Accession 1 July 1996 1 July 1996
VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OF Accession 1 July 1993 1 July 1993
Western Pacific High Commsn Territories Extension 16 January 1964
YEMEN, REPUBLIC OF Accession 1 July 1993 1 July 1993
YUGOSLAVIA Accession 26 April 1960 26 April 1960
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Accession 27 March 2001 27 March 2001
ZAIRE Accession 26 July 1972 26 July 1972
ZAMBIA Accession 27 September 1978 27 September 1978
ZIMBABWE Accession 19 March 1981 19 March 1981

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/418/0: 0
  2. UN Registration Belgiu/0: 157 129
  3. Treaty Series 050/1954: Cmd. 9232||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1954-TS0050.pdf
  4. Miscellaneous Series 010/1951: Cmd. 8246
  5. Treaty Series 077/1992: Cm 2094||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1992-TS0077.pdf
  6. Treaty Series 077/1993: Cm 2414||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1993-TS0077.pdf
  7. Treaty Series 079/1993: Cm 2544||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1993-TS0079.pdf
  8. Treaty Series 029/1994: Cm 2698||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1994-TS0029.pdf
  9. Treaty Series 021/1995: Cm 3048||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1995-TS0021.pdf
  10. Treaty Series 081/1997: Cm 3923||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1997-TS0081.pdf
  11. Treaty Series 017/1999: Cm 4297||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1999-TS0017.pdf
  12. Treaty Series 059/1999: Cm 4448||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1999-TS0059.pdf
  13. Treaty Series 117/2000: Cm 4870||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2000-TS0117.pdf
  14. Treaty Series 136/2000: Cm 5128||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2000-TS0136.pdf
  15. Treaty Series 059/2001: Cm 5592||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2001-TS0059.pdf
  16. Treaty Series 060/2001: Cm 5635||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2001-TS0060.pdf
  17. Treaty Series 053/2003: Cm. 6153||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2003-TS0053.pdf
  18. Treaty Series 051/2004: Cm 6564
  19. Treaty Series 037/2005: Cm 6676||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0037.pdf
  20. Treaty Series 042/2005: Cm 6729||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0042.pdf
  21. Treaty Series 020/2006: Cm 6911||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0020.pdf
  22. Treaty Series 027/2007: Cm 7258||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0027.pdf
  23. Treaty Series 014/2008: Cm 7496||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0014.pdf
  24. Treaty Series 016/2008: Cm 7607||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0016.pdf
Metadata

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UUID: a7e5825f-c83b-4dba-b89f-aeef3acfd514
Treaty ID: 2135
Record ID: 70354