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| Entry into force: | 7 December 1953, in accordance with article III1. |
| Registration: | 7 December 1953, No. 2422. |
| Status: | Signatories: 11 ,Parties: 60. |
| Text: | United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 182, p. 51. |
Note: The Protocol was approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations in resolution 794 (VIII)2 of 23 October 1953.
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| Participant | Signature | Definitive signature (s), Acceptance (A), Succession (d), Accession (a) |
| Afghanistan | 16 Aug 1954 s | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 25 Oct 1988 d | |
| Australia | 9 Dec 1953 s | |
| Austria | 7 Dec 1953 | 16 Jul 1954 A |
| Azerbaijan | 16 Aug 1996 a | |
| Bahamas | 10 Jun 1976 d | |
| Bangladesh | 7 Jan 1985 A | |
| Barbados | 22 Jul 1976 d | |
| Belgium | 24 Feb 1954 | 13 Dec 1962 A |
| Bolivia | 6 Oct 1983 a | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina3 | 1 Sep 1993 d | |
| Cameroon | 27 Jun 1984 A | |
| Canada | 17 Dec 1953 s | |
| Chile | 20 Jun 1995 a | |
| China4,5 | ||
| Croatia3 | 12 Oct 1992 d | |
| Cuba | 28 Jun 1954 s | |
| Denmark | 3 Mar 1954 s | |
| Dominica | 17 Aug 1994 d | |
| Ecuador | 7 Sep 1954 | 17 Aug 1955 A |
| Egypt | 15 Jun 1954 | 29 Sep 1954 A |
| Fiji | 12 Jun 1972 d | |
| Finland | 19 Mar 1954 A | |
| France | 14 Jan 1954 | 14 Feb 1963 A |
| Germany6,7 | 29 May 1973 A | |
| Greece | 7 Dec 1953 | 12 Dec 1955 A |
| Guatemala | 11 Nov 1983 A | |
| Guinea | 12 Jul 1962 A | |
| Hungary | 26 Feb 1958 A | |
| India | 12 Mar 1954 s | |
| Iraq | 23 May 1955 A | |
| Ireland | 31 Aug 1961 A | |
| Israel | 12 Sep 1955 A | |
| Italy | 4 Feb 1954 s | |
| Liberia | 7 Dec 1953 s | |
| Mali | 2 Feb 1973 A | |
| Mauritania | 6 Jun 1986 A | |
| Mexico | 3 Feb 1954 s | |
| Monaco | 28 Jan 1954 | 12 Nov 1954 A |
| Morocco | 11 May 1959 A | |
| Myanmar | 14 Mar 1956 | 29 Apr 1957 A |
| Netherlands8 | 15 Dec 1953 | 7 Jul 1955 A |
| New Zealand9 | 16 Dec 1953 s | |
| Nicaragua | 14 Jan 1986 A | |
| Niger | 7 Dec 1964 A | |
| Norway | 24 Feb 1954 | 11 Apr 1957 A |
| Paraguay | 27 Sep 2007 a | |
| Romania | 13 Nov 1957 s | |
| Saint Lucia | 14 Feb 1990 d | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9 Nov 1981 A | |
| Serbia3 | 12 Mar 2001 d | |
| Solomon Islands | 3 Sep 1981 d | |
| South Africa | 29 Dec 1953 s | |
| Spain | 10 Nov 1976 s | |
| Sweden | 17 Aug 1954 s | |
| Switzerland | 7 Dec 1953 s | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 4 Aug 1954 A | |
| Turkey | 14 Jan 1955 s | |
| Turkmenistan | 1 May 1997 a | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7 Dec 1953 s | |
| United States of America | 16 Dec 1953 | 7 Mar 1956 A |
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| Participant: | Date of receipt of the notification: | Territories: |
| Netherlands8 | 7 Jul 1955 | Netherlands Antilles, Netherlands New Guinea, Surinam |
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1. The amendments set forth in the Annex to the Protocol entered into force on 7 July 1955, in accordance with article III of the Protocol.
2. Official Records of the General Assembly, Eighth Session, Supplement No. 17 (A/2630), p. 50.
3. The former Yugoslavia had signed and accepted the Protocol on 11 February 1954 and 21 March 1955, respectively. See also note 1 under "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "former Yugoslavia", "Slovenia", "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and "Yugoslavia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
4. Signed and ratified on behalf of the Republic of China on 7 December 1953 and 14 December 1955, respectively (note 1 under "China" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume).
5. The Secretary-General received, on 10 June 1999, communications concerning the status of Hong Kong from China and the United Kingdom (see also note 2 under "China" and note 2 under "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" regarding Hong Kong in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume). Upon resuming the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, China notified the Secretary-General that the Convention will also apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
In addition, the communication by China contained the following declaration:
The Government of the People's Republic of China also declares that the signature and ratification by the Taiwan authorities in the name of China on 7 December 1953 and 14 December 1955 respectively of the [said Protocol] are all illegal and therefore null and void.
6. The German Democratic Republic had accepted the Protocol on 16 July 1974. See note 2 under "Germany" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
7. S ee note 1 under "Germany" regarding Berlin (West) in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
8. See note 1 under "Netherlands" regarding Aruba/Netherlands Antilles in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
9. See note 1 under "New Zealand" regarding Tokelau in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.