Universal Postal Convention

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU)
Signed at
Signed on
10 July 1964
In force on
1 January 1966

Treaty document

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Parties

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

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Signature 10 July 1964
AFGHANISTAN Ratification 16 January 1969
ALBANIA Signature 10 July 1964
ALBANIA Ratification 4 November 1968
ALGERIA Signature 10 July 1964
ALGERIA Ratification 12 June 1968
Antarctic Territory Extension 23 December 1965
Antigua Extension 6 March 1968
Antilles Extension 8 August 1969
ARGENTINA Signature 10 July 1964
ARGENTINA Ratification 23 June 1967
ARGENTINA Reservation 23 June 1967
AUSTRALIA Signature 10 July 1964
AUSTRALIA Ratification 23 December 1965
AUSTRALIA Declaration 23 December 1965
AUSTRIA Signature 10 July 1964
AUSTRIA Ratification 23 December 1965
BAHAMAS Extension 6 March 1968
BARBADOS Accession 13 September 1967
BELGIUM Signature 10 July 1964
BELGIUM Ratification 4 November 1965
Bermuda Extension 6 March 1968
BOLIVIA Signature 10 July 1964
BOTSWANA Accession 12 January 1968
BRAZIL Signature 10 July 1964
BRAZIL Ratification 8 August 1969
British Antarctic Territory Extension 6 March 1968
British Honduras Extension 6 March 1968
British Indian Ocean Territory Extension 6 March 1968
British Solomon Islands Extension 6 March 1968
British Virgin Islands Extension 6 March 1968
Brunei Extension 6 March 1968
BULGARIA Signature 10 July 1964
BULGARIA Ratification 31 July 1969
BURMA Signature 10 July 1964
BURMA Ratification 1 July 1969
BURUNDI Signature 10 July 1964
BURUNDI Ratification 9 May 1969
BYELORUSSIA S S R Signature 10 July 1964
CAMBODIA Signature 10 July 1964
CAMBODIA Ratification 11 August 1969
CAMEROON Signature 10 July 1964
CAMEROON Ratification 23 December 1968
CANADA Signature 10 July 1964
CANADA Ratification 8 March 1966
Cayman Islands Extension 6 March 1968
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Signature 10 July 1964
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 26 July 1968
Central Southern Line Islands Extension 6 March 1968
CEYLON Signature 10 July 1964
CEYLON Ratification 14 March 1967
CHAD Signature 10 July 1964
Channel Islands Extension 2 August 1966
CHILE Signature 10 July 1964
CHINA Signature 10 July 1964
CHINA Ratification 6 September 1966
Christmas Island Extension 23 December 1965
Cocos Keeling Islands Extension 23 December 1965
COLOMBIA Signature 10 July 1964
COMOROS Accession 10 May 1976 29 July 1976
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Signature 10 July 1964
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF Signature 10 July 1964
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 7 September 1966
COSTA RICA Signature 10 July 1964
CUBA Signature 10 July 1964
CUBA Ratification 27 February 1969
CYPRUS Signature 10 July 1964
CYPRUS Ratification 13 January 1969
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 10 July 1964
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 20 May 1966
DAHOMEY Signature 10 July 1964
DAHOMEY Ratification 13 January 1967
DENMARK Signature 10 July 1964
DENMARK Ratification 23 December 1965
Dominica Extension 6 March 1968
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 10 July 1964
ECUADOR Signature 10 July 1964
ECUADOR Ratification 30 September 1969
EQUATORIAL GUINEA Accession 3 July 1970 24 July 1970
ETHIOPIA Signature 10 July 1964
ETHIOPIA Ratification 8 July 1968
Falkland Islands Extension 6 March 1968
Fiji Extension 6 March 1968
Fiji Accession 28 April 1971 18 June 1971
Fiji Reservation 28 April 1971 18 June 1971
FINLAND Signature 10 July 1964
FINLAND Ratification 17 December 1965
FRANCE Signature 10 July 1964
FRANCE Ratification 21 December 1965
French Overseas Territories Extension 21 December 1965
GABON Signature 10 July 1964
GABON Ratification 27 January 1967
GERMANY Signature 10 July 1964
GERMANY Ratification 27 June 1966
GHANA Signature 10 July 1964
GHANA Ratification 17 November 1966
Gibraltar Extension 6 March 1968
Gilbert & Ellice Colony Extension 6 March 1968
GREECE Signature 10 July 1964
GREECE Ratification 8 May 1968
GRENADA Extension 6 March 1968
GUATEMALA Signature 10 July 1964
GUATEMALA Ratification 10 February 1970
GUINEA Signature 10 July 1964
GUINEA Ratification 5 September 1966
GUYANA Accession 22 March 1967
HAITI Signature 10 July 1964
Heard Island Extension 23 December 1965
HONDURAS Signature 10 July 1964
Hong Kong Extension 6 March 1968
HUNGARY Signature 10 July 1964
HUNGARY Ratification 2 May 1967
ICELAND Signature 10 July 1964
ICELAND Ratification 10 August 1965
INDIA Signature 10 July 1964
INDIA Ratification 8 November 1966
INDONESIA Signature 10 July 1964
IRAN Signature 10 July 1964
IRAN Ratification 28 August 1968
IRAQ Signature 10 July 1964
IRAQ Ratification 22 September 1967
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 10 July 1964
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 4 March 1966
Isle Of Man Extension 2 August 1966
ISRAEL Signature 10 July 1964
ISRAEL Ratification 29 February 1968
ITALY Signature 10 July 1964
ITALY Ratification 12 July 1968
IVORY COAST Signature 10 July 1964
IVORY COAST Ratification 28 October 1965
JAMAICA Signature 10 July 1964
JAMAICA Ratification 8 November 1968
JAPAN Signature 10 July 1964
JAPAN Ratification 22 July 1965
JORDAN Signature 10 July 1964
JORDAN Approval 3 January 1968
KENYA Accession 26 April 1968
KENYA Declaration 26 April 1968
KOREA Signature 10 July 1964
KOREA Ratification 20 May 1966
KUWAIT Signature 10 July 1964
KUWAIT Ratification 16 August 1967
LAOS Signature 10 July 1964
LAOS Ratification 25 September 1967
LEBANON Signature 10 July 1964
LESOTHO Accession 6 September 1967
LIBERIA Signature 10 July 1964
LIBYA Signature 10 July 1964
LIBYA Ratification 21 April 1969
LIECHTENSTEIN Signature 10 July 1964
LIECHTENSTEIN Ratification 5 October 1967
LUXEMBOURG Signature 10 July 1964
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 29 December 1965
Macdonald Island Extension 23 December 1965
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Signature 10 July 1964
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Ratification 25 August 1965
MALAWI Accession 25 October 1966
MALAYSIA Signature 10 July 1964
MALAYSIA Ratification 22 February 1969
MALDIVES Accession 15 August 1967
MALI Signature 10 July 1964
MALI Ratification 18 December 1965
MALTA Accession 4 June 1968
MALTA Reservation 4 June 1968
MAURITANIA Accession 22 March 1967
MAURITIUS Extension 6 March 1968
MAURITIUS Accession 25 July 1969
MAURITIUS Reservation 25 July 1969
MEXICO Signature 10 July 1964
MEXICO Ratification 5 April 1968
MONACO Signature 10 July 1964
MONACO Ratification 30 September 1968
MONGOLIA Signature 10 July 1964
MONGOLIA Ratification 8 April 1968
Montserrat Extension 6 March 1968
MOROCCO Signature 10 July 1964
MOROCCO Ratification 7 April 1967
NAURU Extension 23 December 1965
NAURU Accession 17 April 1969
NEPAL Signature 10 July 1964
NEPAL Ratification 26 September 1969
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 10 July 1964
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 8 August 1969
New Guinea Extension 23 December 1965
New Hebrides Extension 6 March 1968
NEW ZEALAND Signature 10 July 1964
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 21 October 1966
NIGER Signature 10 July 1964
NIGER Ratification 4 February 1966
NIGERIA Signature 10 July 1964
NIGERIA Ratification 18 January 1967
Norfolk Island Extension 23 December 1965
NORWAY Signature 10 July 1964
NORWAY Ratification 1 December 1965
PAKISTAN Signature 10 July 1964
PAKISTAN Ratification 19 December 1966
PANAMA Signature 10 July 1964
Papua Extension 23 December 1965
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Accession 4 May 1976 4 June 1976
PARAGUAY Signature 10 July 1964
PERU Signature 10 July 1964
PERU Ratification 18 April 1967
PHILIPPINES Signature 10 July 1964
Pitcairn Islands Extension 6 March 1968
POLAND Signature 10 July 1964
POLAND Ratification 14 September 1967
PORTUGAL Signature 10 July 1964
PORTUGAL Ratification 7 September 1968
Portugal, Provinces In West Africa Extension 20 November 1968
Provs in E.Africa, Asia and Oceania Extension 20 November 1968
ROMANIA Signature 10 July 1964
ROMANIA Ratification 28 April 1969
RWANDA Signature 10 July 1964
RWANDA Ratification 18 May 1988
SALVADOR Signature 10 July 1964
SAN MARINO Signature 10 July 1964
SAN MARINO Ratification 11 October 1967
SAUDI ARABIA Signature 10 July 1964
SENEGAL Signature 10 July 1964
SENEGAL Ratification 26 September 1967
SEYCHELLES Extension 6 March 1968
SIERRA LEONE Signature 10 July 1964
SIERRA LEONE Ratification 24 August 1967
SINGAPORE Accession 8 January 1966
SOMALIA Signature 10 July 1964
SOMALIA Ratification 27 May 1968
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 7 October 1964
Southern Rhodesia Extension 6 March 1968
SOVIET UNION Signature 10 July 1964
SPAIN Signature 10 July 1964
SPAIN Ratification 9 November 1966
Spain, Territories In Africa Extension 9 November 1966
St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla Extension 6 March 1968
St Helena Extension 6 March 1968
ST LUCIA Extension 6 March 1968
St Vincent Extension 6 March 1968
SUDAN Signature 10 July 1964
Surinam Extension 8 August 1969
SWAZILAND Extension 6 March 1968
SWAZILAND Accession 14 October 1969 7 November 1969
SWAZILAND Reservation 14 October 1969 7 November 1969
SWEDEN Signature 10 July 1964
SWEDEN Ratification 13 December 1966
SWITZERLAND Signature 10 July 1964
SWITZERLAND Ratification 4 February 1966
SYRIA Signature 10 July 1964
SYRIA Ratification 18 November 1966
TANGANYIKA Signature 10 July 1964
TANGANYIKA Ratification 26 September 1967
THAILAND Signature 10 July 1964
THAILAND Ratification 10 May 1966
TOGO Signature 10 July 1964
TOGO Ratification 28 August 1967
TONGA Extension 6 March 1968
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Signature 10 July 1964
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Ratification 14 June 1968
TUNISIA Signature 10 July 1964
TUNISIA Ratification 13 September 1966
TURKEY Signature 10 July 1964
TURKEY Ratification 8 September 1970
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 6 March 1968
UGANDA Withdrawal Res. 1 January 1905
UGANDA Signature 10 July 1964
UGANDA Ratification 29 December 1965
UGANDA Reservation 29 December 1965
UKRAINE Signature 10 July 1964
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Signature 10 July 1964
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Ratification 30 June 1967
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 10 July 1964
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 2 August 1966
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 10 July 1964
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 22 April 1967
URUGUAY Signature 10 July 1964
USA Responsible Territories Extension 22 April 1967
VATICAN CITY Signature 10 July 1964
VATICAN CITY Ratification 22 April 1968
VENEZUELA Signature 10 July 1964
VENEZUELA Ratification 12 September 1969
VIETNAM Signature 10 July 1964
VIETNAM Ratification 5 June 1967
YEMEN Accession 28 June 1968
YEMEN Declaration 28 June 1968
YEMEN Signature 10 July 1964
YEMEN Ratification 10 January 1969
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 10 July 1964
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 15 November 1966
ZAMBIA Accession 22 March 1967

Citations

  1. UN Registration /0: 611 105
  2. Treaty Series 049/2011: Cm 8451||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2011-TS0049.pdf
  3. Treaty Series 071/1966: Cmnd 3142||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/TS0071.1966.pdf
  4. Command Paper 0/0: Cmnd 2951
Metadata

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UUID: fc3e32a2-4c48-4004-95b3-6883bbc1add1
Treaty ID: 2509
Record ID: 70769