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Renunciation
Termination
Albania
04-07-1995 (A)
04-10-1995
Algeria
19-06-1970
08-12-1999 (R)
08-03-2000
Angola
27-09-2007 (A)
27-12-2007
Antigua and Barbuda
17-12-1999 (A)
17-03-2000
Argentina
21-12-1970
Armenia
17-05-1994 (Su)
25-12-1991
Australia
31-12-1979 (A)
31-03-1980
Austria
22-12-1970
23-01-1979 (R)
23-04-1979
Azerbaijan
25-09-1995 (A)
25-12-1995
Bahrain
18-12-2006 (A)
18-03-2007
Barbados
12-12-1984 (A)
12-03-1985
Belarus
14-04-1993 (Su)
25-12-1991
Belgium
30-12-1970
14-09-1981 (R)
14-12-1981
Belize
17-03-2000 (A)
17-06-2000
Benin
26-11-1986 (A)
26-02-1987
Bosnia and Herzegovina
07-06-1996 (A)
07-09-1996
Botswana
29-07-2003 (A)
30-10-2003
Brazil
19-06-1970
09-01-1978 (R)
09-04-1978
Brunei
24-04-2012 (A)
24-07-2012
Bulgaria
21-02-1984 (A)
21-05-1984
Burkina Faso
21-12-1988 (A)
21-03-1989
Cabo Verde
06-04-2022 (A)
06-07-2022
Cambodia
08-09-2016 (A)
08-12-2016
Cameroon
15-03-1973 (A)
24-01-1978
Canada
19-06-1970
02-10-1989 (R)
02-01-1990
Central African Republic
15-09-1971 (A)
24-01-1978
Chad
12-02-1974 (A)
24-01-1978
Chile
02-03-2009 (A)
02-06-2009
China
01-10-1993 (A)
01-01-1994
Colombia
29-11-2000 (A)
28-02-2001
Comoros
03-01-2005 (A)
03-04-2005
Costa Rica
03-05-1999 (A)
03-08-1999
Côte d'Ivoire
03-12-1970
31-01-1991 (R)
30-04-1991
Croatia
01-04-1998 (A)
01-07-1998
Cuba
16-04-1996 (A)
16-07-1996
Cyprus
01-01-1998 (A)
01-04-1998
Czech Republic
18-12-1992 (Su)
01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993)
20-03-1991 (A)
20-06-1991
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
08-04-1980 (A)
08-07-1980
Denmark
19-06-1970
01-09-1978 (R)
01-12-1978
Djibouti
23-06-2016 (A)
23-09-2016
Dominica
07-05-1999 (A)
07-08-1999
Dominican Republic
28-02-2007 (A)
28-05-2007
Ecuador
07-02-2001 (A)
07-05-2001
Egypt
19-06-1970
06-06-2003 (R)
06-09-2003
El Salvador
17-05-2006 (A)
17-08-2006
Equatorial Guinea
17-04-2001 (A)
17-07-2001
Estonia
24-05-1994 (A)
24-08-1994
Eswatini
20-06-1994 (A)
20-09-1994
Finland
19-06-1970
01-07-1980 (R)
01-10-1980
France
31-12-1970
25-11-1977 (R)
25-02-1978
Gabon
06-03-1975 (A)
24-01-1978
Gambia, The
09-09-1997 (A)
09-12-1997
Georgia
18-01-1994 (Su)
25-12-1991
Germany
19-06-1970
19-07-1976 (R)
24-01-1978
Ghana
26-11-1996 (A)
26-02-1997
Greece
09-07-1990 (A)
09-10-1990
Grenada
22-06-1998 (A)
22-09-1998
Guatemala
14-07-2006 (A)
14-10-2006
Guinea
27-02-1991 (A)
27-05-1991
Guinea-Bissau
12-09-1997 (A)
12-12-1997
Holy See
19-06-1970
Honduras
20-03-2006 (A)
20-06-2006
Hungary
19-06-1970
27-03-1980 (R)
27-06-1980
Iceland
23-12-1994 (A)
23-03-1995
India
07-09-1998 (A)
07-12-1998
Indonesia
05-06-1997 (A)
05-09-1997
Iran
07-07-1970
04-07-2013 (R)
04-10-2013
Iraq
31-01-2022 (A)
30-04-2022
Ireland
19-06-1970
01-05-1992 (R)
01-08-1992
Israel
19-06-1970
01-03-1996 (R)
01-06-1996
Italy
19-06-1970
28-12-1984 (R)
28-03-1985
Jamaica
10-11-2021 (A)
10-02-2022
Japan
19-06-1970
01-07-1978 (R)
01-10-1978
Jordan
09-03-2017 (A)
09-06-2017
Kazakhstan
16-02-1993 (Su)
25-12-1991
Kenya
08-03-1994 (A)
08-06-1994
Kuwait
09-06-2016 (A)
09-09-2016
Kyrgyzstan
14-02-1994 (Su)
25-12-1991
Laos
14-03-2006 (A)
14-06-2006
Latvia
07-06-1993 (A)
07-09-1993
Lesotho
21-07-1995 (A)
21-10-1995
Liberia
27-05-1994 (A)
27-08-1994
Libya
15-06-2005 (A)
15-09-2005
Liechtenstein
19-12-1979 (A)
19-03-1980
Lithuania
05-04-1994 (A)
05-07-1994
Luxembourg
30-12-1970
31-01-1978 (R)
30-04-1978
Madagascar
10-12-1970
27-03-1972 (R)
24-01-1978
Malawi
16-05-1972 (A)
24-01-1978
Malaysia
16-05-2006 (A)
16-08-2006
Mali
19-07-1984 (A)
19-10-1984
Malta
01-12-2006 (A)
01-03-2007
Mauritania
13-01-1983 (A)
13-04-1983
Mauritius
15-12-2022 (A)
15-03-2023
Mexico
01-10-1994 (A)
01-01-1995
Moldova
14-02-1994 (Su)
25-12-1991
Monaco
31-12-1970
22-03-1979 (R)
22-06-1979
Mongolia
27-02-1991 (A)
27-05-1991
Montenegro
04-12-2006 (Su)
03-06-2006
Morocco
08-07-1999 (A)
08-10-1999
Mozambique
18-02-2000 (A)
18-05-2000
Namibia
01-10-2003 (A)
01-01-2004
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
31-12-1970
10-04-1979 (R)
10-07-1979
New Zealand
01-09-1992 (A)
01-12-1992
Nicaragua
06-12-2002 (A)
06-03-2003
Niger
21-12-1992 (A)
21-03-1993
Nigeria
08-02-2005 (A)
08-05-2005
North Macedonia
10-05-1995 (A)
10-08-1995
Norway
19-06-1970
01-10-1979 (R)
01-01-1980
Oman
26-07-2001 (A)
26-10-2001
Panama
07-06-2012 (A)
07-09-2012
Papua New Guinea
14-03-2003 (A)
14-06-2003
Peru
06-03-2009 (A)
06-06-2009
Philippines
19-06-1970
17-05-2001 (R)
17-08-2001
Poland
25-09-1990 (A)
25-12-1990
Portugal
24-08-1992 (A)
24-11-1992
Qatar
03-05-2011 (A)
03-08-2011
Republic of Korea, the
10-05-1984 (A)
10-08-1984
Republic of the Congo
08-08-1977 (A)
24-01-1978
Romania
28-12-1970
23-04-1979 (R)
23-07-1979
Russian Federation
23-12-1970
29-12-1977 (R)
29-03-1978
Rwanda
31-05-2011 (A)
31-08-2011
Saint Kitts and Nevis
27-07-2005 (A)
27-10-2005
Saint Lucia
30-05-1996 (A)
30-08-1996
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
06-05-2002 (A)
06-08-2002
Samoa
02-10-2019 (A)
02-01-2020
San Marino
14-09-2004 (A)
14-12-2004
São Tomé e Principe
03-04-2008 (A)
03-07-2008
Saudi Arabia
03-05-2013 (A)
03-08-2013
Senegal
29-12-1970
08-03-1972 (R)
24-01-1978
Serbia
19-06-1970
01-11-1996 (R)
01-02-1997
Seychelles
07-08-2002 (A)
07-11-2002
Sierra Leone
17-03-1997 (A)
17-06-1997
Singapore
23-11-1994 (A)
23-02-1995
Slovakia
30-12-1992 (Su)
01-01-1993
Slovenia
01-12-1993 (A)
01-03-1994
South Africa
16-12-1998 (A)
16-03-1999
Spain
16-08-1989 (A)
16-11-1989
Sri Lanka
26-11-1981 (A)
26-02-1982
Sudan
16-01-1984 (A)
16-04-1984
Sweden
19-06-1970
17-02-1978 (R)
17-05-1978
Switzerland
19-06-1970
14-09-1977 (R)
24-01-1978
Syria
29-12-1970
26-03-2003 (R)
26-06-2003
Tajikistan
14-02-1994 (Su)
25-12-1991
Tanzania
14-06-1999 (A)
14-09-1999
Thailand
24-09-2009 (A)
24-12-2009
Togo
23-12-1970
28-01-1975 (R)
24-01-1978
Trinidad and Tobago
10-12-1993 (A)
10-03-1994
Tunisia
10-09-2001 (A)
10-12-2001
Türkiye
01-10-1995 (A)
01-01-1996
Turkmenistan
01-03-1995 (Su)
25-12-1991
Uganda
09-11-1994 (A)
09-02-1995
Ukraine
21-09-1992 (Su)
25-12-1991
United Arab Emirates
10-12-1998 (A)
10-03-1999
United Kingdom
19-06-1970
24-10-1977 (R)
24-01-1978
United States of America
19-06-1970
26-11-1975 (R)
24-01-1978
Uruguay
07-10-2024 (A)
07-01-2025
Uzbekistan
18-08-1993 (Su)
25-12-1991
Vietnam
10-12-1992 (A)
10-03-1993
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)
19-06-1970
Zambia
15-08-2001 (A)
15-11-2001
Zimbabwe
11-03-1997 (A)
11-06-1997