International Sanitary Regulations adopted by the World Health Assembly on May 25, 1951

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Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO)
Signed at
—
Signed on
—
In force on
1 October 1952

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Parties

  1. Aden Colony
  2. Aden Protectorate
  3. AFGHANISTAN
  4. Alaska
  5. ALBANIA
  6. American Samoa
  7. ANGOLA
  8. Antigua
  9. Antilles
  10. ARGENTINA
  11. AUSTRIA
  12. Azores
  13. BAHAMAS
  14. Bahrain
  15. BARBADOS
  16. Basutoland
  17. Bechuanaland
  18. Belgian Congo
  19. BELGIUM
  20. Bermuda
  21. BOLIVIA
  22. BRAZIL
  23. British Guiana
  24. British Honduras
  25. British Solomon Islands
  26. British Togoland
  27. British Virgin Islands
  28. Brunei
  29. BULGARIA
  30. CAMBODIA
  31. Cameroons
  32. CANADA
  33. Cape Verde Islands
  34. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  35. CEYLON
  36. CHAD
  37. Channel Islands
  38. CHINA
  39. COLOMBIA
  40. Comoro Islands
  41. CONGO
  42. Cook Islands
  43. COSTA RICA
  44. CUBA
  45. CYPRUS
  46. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  47. DAHOMEY
  48. DENMARK
  49. Dominica
  50. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  51. ECUADOR
  52. EL SALVADOR
  53. ETHIOPIA
  54. Falkland Islands
  55. Faroe Islands
  56. Fiji
  57. FINLAND
  58. FRANCE
  59. French Cameroons
  60. French Equatorial Africa
  61. French Polynesia
  62. French Settlements In India
  63. French Settlements In Oceania
  64. French Somaliland
  65. French Togoland
  66. French West Africa
  67. GABON
  68. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  69. GHANA
  70. Gibraltar
  71. Gilbert And Ellice Islands
  72. Gold Coast
  73. GREECE
  74. GRENADA
  75. Guam
  76. GUATEMALA
  77. GUINEA
  78. HAITI
  79. Hawaii
  80. HONDURAS
  81. Hong Kong
  82. ICELAND
  83. INDIA
  84. INDONESIA
  85. IRAN
  86. IRAQ
  87. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  88. Isle Of Man
  89. ISRAEL
  90. ITALY
  91. IVORY COAST
  92. JAMAICA
  93. JAPAN
  94. JORDAN
  95. KENYA
  96. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  97. KUWAIT
  98. LAOS
  99. LEBANON
  100. Leeward Islands
  101. LIBERIA
  102. LIBYA
  103. LUXEMBOURG
  104. Macao
  105. MADAGASCAR
  106. Madagascar And Dependencies
  107. Madeira
  108. MALAYA
  109. MALDIVES
  110. MALI
  111. MAURITANIA
  112. MAURITIUS
  113. MEXICO
  114. MONACO
  115. Montserrat
  116. MOROCCO
  117. MOZAMBIQUE
  118. NEPAL
  119. NETHERLANDS THE
  120. New Caledonia
  121. New Guinea
  122. New Hebrides
  123. NEW ZEALAND
  124. NICARAGUA
  125. NIGER
  126. NIGERIA
  127. Niue Island
  128. North Borneo
  129. Northern Rhodesia
  130. NORWAY
  131. Nyasaland
  132. Pacific Islands
  133. PAKISTAN
  134. PANAMA
  135. Panama Canal Zone
  136. PARAGUAY
  137. PERU
  138. PHILIPPINES
  139. Pitcairn Islands
  140. POLAND
  141. PORTUGAL
  142. Portuguese Guinea
  143. Portuguese State Of India
  144. Portuguese Timor
  145. Puerto Rico
  146. Qatar
  147. Rhodesia And Nyasaland
  148. ROMANIA
  149. Ruanda Urundi
  150. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
  151. Sarawak
  152. SAUDI ARABIA
  153. SENEGAL
  154. SEYCHELLES
  155. SIERRA LEONE
  156. Somaliland
  157. SOUTH AFRICA
  158. Southern Rhodesia
  159. SOVIET UNION
  160. SPAIN
  161. Spain, Territories In Africa
  162. Spanish Colonies
  163. St Helena
  164. St Kitts Nevis Anguilla
  165. ST LUCIA
  166. St Pierre and Miquelon
  167. St Vincent
  168. SUDAN
  169. SURINAME
  170. SWAZILAND
  171. SWEDEN
  172. SWITZERLAND
  173. TANGANYIKA
  174. THAILAND
  175. The Gambia
  176. TOGO
  177. TONGA
  178. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  179. Trucial States
  180. TUNISIA
  181. TURKEY
  182. UGANDA
  183. UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC
  184. UNITED KINGDOM
  185. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  186. UPPER VOLTA
  187. URUGUAY
  188. VATICAN CITY
  189. VENEZUELA
  190. VIETNAM
  191. Virgin Islands
  192. WESTERN SAMOA
  193. YEMEN
  194. YUGOSLAVIA
  195. Zanzibar

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
Aden Colony Extension 1 January 1961
Aden Protectorate Extension 1 January 1962
AFGHANISTAN Adoption 1 January 1961
Alaska Extension 1 January 1961
ALBANIA Adoption 1 January 1961
American Samoa Extension 1 January 1961
ANGOLA Extension 1 January 1961
Antigua Extension 1 January 1961
Antilles Extension 1 January 1961
ARGENTINA Adoption 1 January 1961
AUSTRIA Adoption 1 January 1961
Azores Extension 1 January 1961
BAHAMAS Extension 1 January 1961
Bahrain Extension 1 January 1961
BARBADOS Extension 1 January 1961
Basutoland Extension 1 January 1961
Bechuanaland Extension 1 January 1961
Belgian Congo Extension 1 January 1961
BELGIUM Adoption 25 May 1951
Bermuda Extension 1 January 1961
BOLIVIA Adoption 1 January 1961
BRAZIL Adoption 1 January 1961
British Guiana Extension 1 January 1961
British Honduras Extension 1 January 1961
British Solomon Islands Extension 1 January 1961
British Togoland Extension 1 January 1961
British Virgin Islands Extension 1 January 1961
Brunei Extension 1 January 1961
BULGARIA Adoption 1 January 1961
CAMBODIA Adoption 1 January 1961
Cameroons Extension 1 January 1961
CANADA Adoption 1 January 1961
Cape Verde Islands Extension 1 January 1961
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Adoption 1 January 1961
CEYLON Adoption 1 January 1961
CHAD Adoption 1 January 1961
Channel Islands Extension 1 January 1961
CHINA Adoption 1 January 1961
COLOMBIA Adoption 1 January 1961
Comoro Islands Extension 1 January 1961
CONGO Adoption 1 January 1961
Cook Islands Extension 1 January 1961
COSTA RICA Adoption 1 January 1961
CUBA Adoption 1 January 1961
CYPRUS Extension 1 January 1961
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Adoption 1 January 1961
DAHOMEY Adoption 1 January 1961
DENMARK Adoption 1 January 1961
Dominica Extension 1 January 1961
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Adoption 1 January 1961
ECUADOR Adoption 1 January 1961
EL SALVADOR Adoption 1 January 1961
ETHIOPIA Adoption 1 January 1961
Falkland Islands Extension 1 January 1961
Faroe Islands Extension 1 January 1961
Fiji Extension 1 January 1961
FINLAND Adoption 1 January 1961
FRANCE Adoption 25 May 1951
French Cameroons Extension 1 January 1961
French Equatorial Africa Extension 1 January 1961
French Polynesia Extension 1 January 1961
French Settlements In India Extension 1 January 1961
French Settlements In Oceania Extension 1 January 1961
French Somaliland Extension 1 January 1961
French Togoland Extension 1 January 1961
French West Africa Extension 1 January 1961
GABON Adoption 1 January 1961
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Adoption 1 January 1961
GHANA Adoption 1 January 1961
Gibraltar Extension 1 January 1961
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Extension 1 January 1961
Gold Coast Extension 1 January 1961
GREECE Adoption 1 January 1961
GRENADA Extension 1 January 1961
Guam Extension 1 January 1961
GUATEMALA Adoption 1 January 1961
GUINEA Adoption 1 January 1961
HAITI Adoption 1 January 1961
Hawaii Extension 1 January 1961
HONDURAS Adoption 1 January 1961
Hong Kong Extension 1 January 1961
ICELAND Adoption 1 January 1961
INDIA Adoption 1 January 1961
INDONESIA Adoption 1 January 1961
IRAN Adoption 1 January 1961
IRAQ Adoption 1 January 1961
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Adoption 1 January 1961
Isle Of Man Extension 1 January 1961
ISRAEL Adoption 1 January 1961
ITALY Adoption 25 May 1951
IVORY COAST Adoption 1 January 1961
JAMAICA Extension 1 January 1961
JAPAN Adoption 1 January 1961
JORDAN Adoption 1 January 1961
KENYA Extension 1 January 1961
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Adoption 1 January 1961
KUWAIT Extension 1 January 1961
LAOS Adoption 1 January 1961
LEBANON Adoption 1 January 1961
Leeward Islands Extension 1 January 1961
LIBERIA Adoption 1 January 1961
LIBYA Adoption 1 January 1961
LUXEMBOURG Adoption 1 January 1961
Macao Extension 1 January 1961
MADAGASCAR Adoption 1 January 1961
Madagascar And Dependencies Extension 1 January 1961
Madeira Extension 1 January 1961
MALAYA Extension 1 January 1961
MALDIVES Adoption 1 January 1961
MALI Adoption 1 January 1961
MAURITANIA Adoption 1 January 1961
MAURITIUS Extension 1 January 1961
MEXICO Adoption 1 January 1961
MONACO Adoption 1 January 1961
Montserrat Extension 1 January 1961
MOROCCO Extension 1 January 1961
MOZAMBIQUE Extension 1 January 1961
NEPAL Adoption 1 January 1961
NETHERLANDS THE Adoption 25 May 1951
New Caledonia Extension 1 January 1961
New Guinea Extension 1 January 1961
New Hebrides Extension 1 January 1961
NEW ZEALAND Adoption 25 May 1951
NICARAGUA Adoption 1 January 1961
NIGER Adoption 1 January 1961
NIGERIA Extension 1 January 1961
Niue Island Extension 1 January 1961
North Borneo Extension 1 January 1961
Northern Rhodesia Extension 1 January 1961
NORWAY Adoption 1 January 1961
Nyasaland Extension 1 January 1961
Pacific Islands Extension 1 January 1961
PAKISTAN Adoption 1 January 1961
PANAMA Adoption 1 January 1961
Panama Canal Zone Extension 1 January 1961
PARAGUAY Adoption 1 January 1961
PERU Adoption 1 January 1961
PHILIPPINES Adoption 1 January 1961
Pitcairn Islands Extension 1 January 1961
POLAND Adoption 1 January 1961
PORTUGAL Adoption 1 January 1961
Portuguese Guinea Extension 1 January 1961
Portuguese State Of India Extension 1 January 1961
Portuguese Timor Extension 1 January 1961
Puerto Rico Extension 1 January 1961
Qatar Extension 1 January 1961
Rhodesia And Nyasaland Extension 1 January 1961
ROMANIA Adoption 1 January 1961
Ruanda Urundi Extension 1 January 1961
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Extension 1 January 1961
Sarawak Adoption 1 January 1961
SAUDI ARABIA Adoption 1 January 1961
SENEGAL Adoption 1 January 1961
SEYCHELLES Extension 1 January 1961
SIERRA LEONE Extension 1 January 1962
Somaliland Extension 1 January 1961
SOUTH AFRICA Adoption 1 January 1961
Southern Rhodesia Extension 1 January 1961
SOVIET UNION Adoption 1 January 1961
SPAIN Adoption 25 May 1951
Spain, Territories In Africa Extension 1 January 1961
Spanish Colonies Extension 1 January 1961
St Helena Extension 1 January 1961
St Kitts Nevis Anguilla Extension 1 January 1961
ST LUCIA Extension 1 January 1961
St Pierre and Miquelon Extension 1 January 1962
St Vincent Extension 1 January 1961
SUDAN Adoption 1 January 1961
SURINAME Adoption 1 January 1961
SWAZILAND Extension 1 January 1961
SWEDEN Adoption 1 January 1961
SWITZERLAND Adoption 1 January 1961
TANGANYIKA Extension 1 January 1961
THAILAND Adoption 1 January 1961
The Gambia Extension 1 January 1961
TOGO Adoption 1 January 1961
TONGA Extension 1 January 1961
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Extension 1 January 1961
Trucial States Extension 1 January 1961
TUNISIA Extension 1 January 1961
TURKEY Adoption 1 January 1961
UGANDA Extension 1 January 1961
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Adoption 1 January 1961
UNITED KINGDOM Adoption 25 May 1951
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Adoption 25 May 1951
UPPER VOLTA Adoption 1 January 1961
URUGUAY Adoption 1 January 1961
VATICAN CITY Adoption 1 January 1961
VENEZUELA Adoption 1 January 1961
VIETNAM Adoption 1 January 1961
Virgin Islands Extension 1 January 1961
WESTERN SAMOA Adoption 1 January 1962
YEMEN Adoption 1 January 1962
YUGOSLAVIA Adoption 1 January 1961
Zanzibar Extension 1 January 1961

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/694/0: 0
  2. UN Registration WHO/0: 175 215
  3. Treaty Series 022/1962: Cmnd 1704||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1962-TS0022.pdf
  4. Miscellaneous Series 006/1951: Cmd. 8394
Metadata

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UUID: d5f9f7a8-ee04-4db1-9f9d-db18336005d6
Treaty ID: 2410
Record ID: 70660