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The States Parties to this Convention,
Recalling that, since a time of decline, the peoples of all countries have recognized the status of diplomatic agents,
Conscious of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations 2 Concerning the sovereign equality of States, the maintenance of international peace and security and the development of friendly relations among nations,
Convinced that an international convention on diplomatic relations, privileges and immunities would contribute to the promotion of friendly relations between countries, regardless of the diversity of their constitutional and social regimes,
Convinced that the purpose of such privileges and immunities is not to benefit individuals but to ensure the effective performance of the functions of diplomatic missions as representatives of States,
Affirming that the rules of customary international law must continue to govern matters which have not been expressly settled in the provisions of this Convention,
Agreed to the following:
For the purposes of this Convention, the following terms shall be construed as follows:
The establishment of diplomatic relations between states and the sending of permanent diplomatic missions shall be by mutual consent.
The functions of a diplomatic mission include:
2. Nothing in this Convention shall be construed as prohibiting the exercise of consular functions by a diplomatic mission.
The Accredited State shall ensure that the person it intends to accredit as its Head of Mission to the accrediting State has received the approval of that State.
2. The accrediting State shall not be obliged to give to the State accreditation the grounds for refusal of approval.
(1) The accreditation State, after due notification to interested accredit States, may accredit a Head of Mission or assign a member of diplomatic staff, as the case may be, to several States, unless one of the accrediting States Expressly objects to it.
2. If the accredited State accredits a Head of Mission to one or more other States, it may establish a diplomatic mission headed by an ad interim charge d' affaires in each State in which the Head of Mission does not have his or her residence Permanent.
3. A Head of Mission or a member of the Mission's diplomatic staff may represent the accredited State with any international organization.
Several States may accredit the same person as head of mission to another State, unless the receiving State objects to it.
Subject to the provisions of Art. 5, 8, 9 and 11, the accredited State shall appoint the members of the staff of the mission to its choice. In the case of military, naval or air attachés, the receiving State may require that their names be submitted to it in advance for approval.
The diplomatic staff of the mission will, in principle, have the nationality of the accredited State.
2. The members of the diplomatic staff of the mission may be selected from among the nationals of the receiving State only with the consent of that State, which may at any time withdraw it.
3. The receiving State may reserve the same right in respect of nationals of a non-member State who are not also nationals of the accredited State.
The receiving State may, at any time and without having to give reasons for its decision, inform the accredited State that the Head or any other member of the diplomatic staff of the mission is persona non grata or that any other staff member of the mission Is not acceptable. The accredited State will then recall the person in question or terminate his duties with the mission, as the case may be. A person may be declared non-grata or not acceptable before arriving in the territory of the receiving State.
2. If the receiving State refuses to carry out, or does not carry out within a reasonable period of time, its obligations under s. 1 of this Article, the receiving State may refuse to recognise the person in question as a member of the mission.
1. Are notified to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the accrediting State or to such other Ministry as agreed to:
2. Whenever possible, final arrival and departure must also be subject to prior notification.
(1) In the absence of an explicit agreement on the strength of the mission, the receiving State may require that it be maintained within the limits of what it considers reasonable and normal, having regard to the circumstances and conditions prevailing in that State. The state and the needs of the mission involved.
2. The receiving State may also, within the same limits and without discrimination, refuse to admit officials of a certain category.
The Accredited State shall not, without the prior express consent of the accrediting State, establish offices which are part of the mission in other localities other than those where the mission itself is established.
(1) The Head of Mission shall be deemed to have performed his duties in the receiving State as soon as he has submitted his credentials or upon notification of his arrival and a figurative copy of his credentials has been submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the accrediting State, or such other Ministry as agreed, in accordance with the practice in force in the accrediting State, which shall be applied in a uniform manner.
2. The order of presentation of the credentials or a figurative copy of such letters shall be determined by the date and time of arrival of the Head of Mission.
Heads of mission are divided into three classes, namely:
2. With the exception of precedence and etiquette, there is no difference between the Heads of Mission because of their class.
States shall agree on the class to which the heads of their missions shall belong.
Heads of mission shall take precedence in each class following the date and time at which they took up their duties in accordance with Art. 13.
2. Changes to a Head of Mission's credentials that do not involve class changes do not affect his/her rank of precedence.
(3) This Article shall not affect the uses which are or would be accepted by the accredit State in respect of the precedence of the representative of the Holy See.
The order of precedence of the members of the diplomatic staff of the mission shall be notified by the Head of Mission to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or to such other Ministry as agreed.
In each state, the procedure to be followed for the reception of heads of mission must be uniform for each class.
1. If the post of Head of Mission is vacant, or if the Head of Mission is prevented from performing his duties, an ad interim Chargé d' affaires shall act as the Head of Mission. The name of the Chargé d' affaires ad interim will be notified either by the head of the mission or, in case the latter is prevented from doing so by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the accredited State, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State Accredit or other department of which it has been agreed.
2. In the event that no member of the diplomatic staff of the mission is present in the receiving State, a member of the administrative and technical staff may, with the consent of the accrediting State, be appointed by the Accredited State to manage The day-to-day administrative affairs of the Mission.
The mission and its leader shall have the right to place the flag and emblem of the accredited State on the premises of the mission, including the residence of the head of the mission, and the means of transport of the mission.
1. The accrediting State must either facilitate the acquisition within its territory, within the framework of its legislation, by the State accrediting the premises necessary for its mission, or assist the accredited State to obtain premises in another way.
2. It must also, if necessary, assist missions in obtaining suitable accommodation for their members.
The premises of the mission are inviolable. It is not permitted for the agents of the receiving State to enter it, except with the consent of the Head of Mission.
(2) The receiving State shall have a special obligation to take all appropriate measures to prevent the premises of the mission from being invaded or damaged, the peace of the troubled mission or its diminished dignity.
3. The premises of the mission, their furnishings and the other objects therein, as well as the means of transport of the mission, cannot be searched, requisition, seizure or enforcement action.
(1) The Accredited State and the Head of Mission shall be exempt from all national, regional or communal taxes and duties on the premises of the mission of which they are owners or tenants, provided that they are not taxes levied in respect of Compensation for specific services rendered.
2. The tax exemption provided for in this Article shall not apply to such taxes where, according to the law of the receiving State, they are at the expense of the person dealing with the receiving State or with the Head of the Mission.
The archives and documents of the mission are inviolable at all times and in any place they are located.
The receiving State shall grant all facilities for the performance of the functions of the mission.
Subject to its laws and regulations concerning areas where access is prohibited or regulated for reasons of national security, the receiving State shall ensure that all members of the mission have freedom of movement and movement on its behalf Territory.
The accredit State allows and protects the free communication of the mission for all official purposes. By communicating with the Government and other missions and consulates of the accredited State, wherever they are located, the mission may employ all appropriate means of communication, including diplomatic couriers and messages Code or number. However, the Mission may only install and use a radio transmitter position with the consent of the receiving State.
The official correspondence of the mission is inviolable. The term "official correspondence" refers to all correspondence relating to the mission and its functions.
3. The diplomatic bag should not be open or retained.
4. Packages constituting the diplomatic suitcase shall bear visible outer marks of their character and may contain only diplomatic documents or objects for official use.
5. Diplomatic mail, which must carry an official document attesting to its quality and specifying the number of parcels constituting the diplomatic suitcase, is, in the exercise of its functions, protected by the receiving State. He enjoys the inviolability of his person and cannot be subjected to any form of arrest or detention.
6. The accredited State, or the Mission, may appoint ad hoc diplomatic couriers. In this case, the provisions of s. 5 of this Article shall also be applicable, provided that the immunities mentioned therein shall cease to apply as soon as the mail has given to the addressee the diplomatic suitcase for which it is responsible.
7. The diplomatic suitcase may be entrusted to the commander of a commercial aircraft which must land at an authorized point of entry. This commander must carry an official document indicating the number of packages constituting the suitcase, but he is not considered a diplomatic courier. The mission may send one of its members to take, directly and freely, possession of the diplomatic bag in the hands of the aircraft commander.
The fees and charges levied by the Mission for official acts are exempt from all taxes.
The person of the diplomatic agent is inviolable. It cannot be subjected to any form of arrest or detention. The receiving State shall treat it with due respect, and shall take all appropriate measures to prevent any harm to its person, liberty and dignity.
The private residence of the diplomatic agent shall enjoy the same inviolability and protection as the premises of the mission.
2. His documents, correspondence and, subject to subs. 3 of Art. 31, its property also enjoys inviolability.
(1) The diplomatic agent shall enjoy immunity from the criminal jurisdiction of the receiving State. It also enjoys immunity from its civil and administrative jurisdiction, except in the case of:
2. The diplomatic agent is not obliged to give evidence.
(3) No enforcement action may be taken in respect of the diplomatic agent, except in the cases provided for in paras. 1 of this Article, and provided that the execution can be carried out without prejudice to the inviolability of the person or the person's residence.
4. Immunity from the jurisdiction of a diplomatic agent in the receiving State shall not exempt that agent from the jurisdiction of the accredited State.
The Accredited State may waive immunity from the jurisdiction of diplomatic agents and persons who enjoy immunity under s. 37.
2. The waiver must always be express.
3. If a diplomatic agent or person enjoying immunity from jurisdiction under s. 37 requires a procedure, it is no longer admissible to invoke immunity from jurisdiction in respect of any counterclaim directly related to the main application.
4. Waiver of immunity from jurisdiction for civil or administrative action is not intended to imply waiver of immunity in respect of enforcement measures for which a separate waiver is required.
1. Subject to the provisions of subs. 3 of this article the diplomatic agent is, in respect of services rendered to the accredited State, exempted from the social security provisions which may be in force in the receiving State.
2. The exemption under s. 1 of this article shall also apply to private servants who are in the exclusive service of the diplomatic agent, provided that:
3. The diplomatic agent who has to his service persons to whom the exemption provided for in subs. 2 of this Article shall not apply to the obligations imposed on the employer by the social security provisions of the receiving State.
4. The exemption under s. 1 and 2 of this Article does not exclude voluntary participation in the social security system of the receiving State, provided that it is admitted by that State.
5. The provisions of this Article shall not affect bilateral or multilateral agreements on social security that have been concluded previously and shall not prevent the subsequent conclusion of such agreements.
The diplomatic agent shall be exempt from all taxes, personal or real, national, regional or communal, except:
The receiving State shall exempt diplomatic agents from any personal benefit, from any public service of any kind and from military charges such as requisitions, contributions and military housing.
1. In accordance with the laws and regulations that it may adopt, the receiving State shall grant the entry and exemption of customs duties, taxes and other related charges other than storage, transport and related costs of Similar services on:
2. The diplomatic agent is exempt from the inspection of his or her personal baggage, unless there are serious grounds for believing that it contains objects that do not qualify for the exemptions mentioned in subs. 1 of this article, or articles whose import or export is prohibited by the law or subject to the quarantine regulations of the receiving State. In such cases, the inspection shall be carried out only in the presence of the diplomatic agent or his authorized representative.
(1) The members of the family of the diplomatic agent who are members of his household shall enjoy the privileges and immunities mentioned in art. 29 to 36, provided that they are not nationals of the receiving State.
2. Members of the administrative and technical staff of the mission, as well as members of their families who are members of their respective households, shall be entitled, provided that they are not nationals of the receiving State or not Permanent residence, privileges and immunities referred to in s. 29 to 35, except that the immunity of the civil and administrative court of the receiving State referred to in para. 1 of the art. 31 does not apply to acts performed outside the performance of their duties.
They also enjoy the privileges mentioned in s. 1 of the art. 36 for objects imported during their first installation.
3. Members of mission service personnel who are not nationals of, or are not permanently resident in, the receiving State are immune; for acts performed in the performance of their duties, and for the exemption Taxes on the wages they receive as a result of their services, as well as the exemption under s. 33.
The private servants of the members of the mission who are not nationals of the receiving State or do not have their permanent residence are exempt from taxes on the salaries they receive as a result of their services. In all other respects, they enjoy privileges and immunities only to the extent permitted by the receiving State. However, the receiving State must exercise its jurisdiction over such persons so as not to unreasonably interfere with the performance of the functions of the mission.
(1) Unless additional privileges and immunities have been granted by the accrediting State, the diplomatic agent who has the nationality or permanent residence of the receiving State shall not enjoy immunity from jurisdiction and The inviolability of official acts performed in the performance of their duties.
2. The other members of the staff of the mission and private servants who are nationals of the receiving State or who have their permanent residence there shall enjoy the privileges and immunities only to the extent recognised by that State. However, the receiving State must exercise its jurisdiction over such persons so as not to unreasonably interfere with the performance of the functions of the mission.
(1) Any person entitled to the privileges and immunities shall benefit as soon as the person enters the territory of the receiving State to gain his or her post or, if already in that territory, as soon as his appointment has been notified to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or such other department as agreed to.
(2) Where the functions of a person enjoying the privileges and immunities are terminated, such privileges and immunities shall normally cease at the time that the person leaves the country, or at the expiration of a reasonable period of time granted to him or her That is the end, but they remain until that moment, even in the case of armed conflict. However, immunity shall remain in respect of acts performed by that person in the performance of his duties as a member of the mission.
(3) In the event of the death of a member of the mission, members of his or her family shall continue to enjoy the privileges and immunities enjoyed by them until the expiration of a reasonable period of time allowing them to leave the territory of the receiving State.
4. In the event of the death of a member of the mission who is not a national of the receiving State or does not have his or her permanent residence or a member of his or her family who is part of his or her household, the accredit State shall permit the withdrawal of movable property from the Except for those who have been acquired in the country and are subject to an export ban at the time of death. It will not be levied of inheritance rights on movable property whose presence in the receiving State was solely due to the presence in that State of the deceased as a member of the mission or member of the family of a member of the mission.
1. If the diplomatic agent crosses the territory or is in the territory of a third country, who has granted him a passport visa in the event that the visa is required, to take up his duties or to join his post, or to return to his country, The third State shall grant it the inviolability and all other immunities necessary for its passage or return. He will do the same for members of his family enjoying the privileges and immunities that accompany the diplomatic agent or who travel separately to join him or to return to their country.
2. Under conditions similar to those provided for in par. 1 of this Article, third States shall not hinder the passage on their territory of members of the administrative and technical or service staff of the mission and of the members of their families.
3. Third States shall accord to correspondence and other official communications in transit, including messages in code or in number, the same freedom and protection as the State accredit. They grant diplomatic letters, to which a passport visa was granted, if that visa was required, and to diplomatic suitcases in transit the same inviolability and protection as the receiving State is obliged to grant them.
4. The obligations of third States under s. 1, 2 and 3 of this Article shall also apply to persons mentioned in those paragraphs, as well as to official communications and diplomatic suitcases where their presence in the territory of the third State is due to the Force majeure.
(1) Without prejudice to their privileges and immunities, all persons entitled to such privileges and immunities shall have the duty to respect the laws and regulations of the receiving State. They also have a duty not to interfere in the internal affairs of that State.
2. All official matters dealt with by the accrediting State, entrusted to the mission by the accrediting State, shall be dealt with with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the accrediting State or its intermediary, or with such other Department for which it has been agreed.
3. The premises of the mission shall not be used in a manner incompatible with the functions of the mission as set out in this Convention, or in other rules of general international law, or in agreements In force between the accrediting State and the receiving State.
The diplomatic agent shall not exercise professional or commercial activity in the receiving State for personal gain.
The functions of a diplomatic agent shall be terminated in particular:
The receiving State must, even in the event of armed conflict, grant facilities to enable persons enjoying privileges and immunities, other than nationals of the receiving State, and members of the family of such persons, Regardless of their nationality, to leave the country as soon as possible. In particular, it must, if necessary, make available to them the necessary means of transport for themselves and for their goods.
In the event of a breakdown of diplomatic relations between two States, or if a mission is permanently or temporarily recalled:
With the prior consent of the receiving State, and upon the request of a third State not represented in that State, the Accredited State may assume the temporary protection of the interests of the third State and its nationals.
1. In applying the provisions of this Convention, the receiving State shall not discriminate between States.
2. However, shall not be considered discriminatory:
This Convention shall be open for signature by all member States of the United Nations or a specialized agency, as well as any State Party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice 1 And any other State invited by the General Assembly of the United Nations to become party to the Convention, as follows: until 31 October 1961, at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Austria and thereafter until 31 March 1962, at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
This Convention shall be ratified. Instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
This Convention shall remain open for accession by any State belonging to one of the four categories referred to in Art. 48. Instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
(1) This Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date of deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the twenty-second instrument of ratification or accession.
2. For each State ratifying or acceding to the Convention after the deposit of the twenty-second instrument of ratification or accession, the Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit by that State of its instrument of Ratification or accession.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall notify all States belonging to one of the four categories referred to in art. 48:
The original of this Convention, of which the English, Chinese, Spanish, French and Russian texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall transmit certified copies thereof to all States belonging to one of the four categories mentioned in Art. 48.
In witness whereof, The undersigned plenipotentiaries, duly authorized by their respective Governments, have signed this Convention.
Done at Vienna on 18 April, nine hundred and sixty and one.
(Suivent signatures)
| States Parties |
Ratification Accession (A) Statement of Succession (S) |
Entry into force |
||
| Afghanistan |
6 October |
1965 A |
5 November |
1965 |
| South Africa |
August 21 |
1989 |
September 20 |
1989 |
| Albania |
February 8 |
1988 |
March 9 |
1988 |
| Algeria |
April 14 |
1964 A |
14 May |
1964 |
| Germany * ** |
11 November |
1964 |
11 December |
1964 |
| Andorra |
3 July |
1996 A |
2 August |
1996 |
| Angola |
August 9 |
1990 A |
8 September |
1990 |
| Saudi Arabia * |
10 February |
1981 A |
12 March |
1981 |
| Argentina |
10 October |
1963 |
24 April |
1964 |
| Armenia |
23 June |
1993 A |
July 23 |
1993 |
| Australia * * |
26 January |
1968 |
25 February |
1968 |
| Austria |
28 April |
1966 |
28 May |
1966 |
| Azerbaijan |
13 August |
1992 A |
12 September |
1992 |
| Bahamas * * |
March 17 |
1977 S |
10 July |
1973 |
| Bahrain * ** |
2 November |
1971 A |
2 December |
1971 |
| Bangladesh |
13 January |
1978 S |
26 March |
1971 |
| Barbados |
6 May |
1968 S |
30 November |
1966 |
| Belarus * ** |
14 May |
1964 |
13 June |
1964 |
| Belgium * * |
2 May |
1968 |
1 Er June |
1968 |
| Belize |
30 November |
2000 A |
December 30 |
2000 |
| Benin |
March 27 |
1967 A |
April 26 |
1967 |
| Bhutan |
7 December |
1972 A |
6 January |
1973 |
| Bolivia |
28 December |
1977 A |
27 January |
1978 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1 Er September |
1993 S |
6 March |
1992 |
| Botswana * |
April 11 |
1969 A |
11 May |
1969 |
| Brazil |
25 March |
1965 |
24 April |
1965 |
| Brunei |
24 May |
2013 A |
23 June |
2013 |
| Bulgaria * ** |
17 January |
1968 |
February 16 |
1968 |
| Burkina Faso |
4 May |
1987 A |
3 June |
1987 |
| Burundi |
1 Er May |
1968 A |
May 31 |
1968 |
| Cambodia * |
August 31 |
1965 A |
September 30 |
1965 |
| Cameroon |
March 4 |
1977 A |
3 April |
1977 |
| Canada * ** |
26 May |
1966 |
25 June |
1966 |
| Cape Verde |
July 30 |
1979 A |
29 August |
1979 |
| Chile |
9 January |
1968 |
February 8 |
1968 |
| China * |
25 November |
1975 A |
25 December |
1975 |
| Cyprus |
10 September |
1968 A |
10 October |
1968 |
| Colombia |
5 April |
1973 |
5 May |
1973 |
| Comoros |
27 September |
2004 A |
27 October |
2004 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) |
March 11 |
1963 A |
24 April |
1964 |
| Congo, Kinshasa |
19 July |
1965 |
August 18 |
1965 |
| Korea (North) |
29 October |
1980 A |
28 November |
1980 |
| Korea (South) |
28 December |
1970 |
27 January |
1971 |
| Costa Rica |
9 November |
1964 |
9 December |
1964 |
| Côte d' Ivoire |
1 Er October |
1962 A |
24 April |
1964 |
| Croatia |
12 October |
1992 S |
8 October |
1991 |
| Cuba |
26 September |
1963 |
24 April |
1964 |
| Denmark * * |
2 October |
1968 |
1 Er November |
1968 |
| Djibouti |
2 November |
1978 A |
2 December |
1978 |
| Dominica |
24 November |
1987 S |
3 November |
1978 |
| Egypt * |
9 June |
1964 A |
July 9 |
1964 |
| El Salvador |
9 December |
1965 A |
8 January |
1966 |
| United Arab Emirates |
24 February |
1977 A |
26 March |
1977 |
| Ecuador |
21 September |
1964 |
21 October |
1964 |
| Eritrea |
14 January |
1997 A |
13 February |
1997 |
| Spain |
21 November |
1967 A |
21 December |
1967 |
| Estonia |
21 October |
1991 A |
20 November |
1991 |
| US * ** |
13 November |
1972 |
13 December |
1972 |
| Ethiopia |
22 March |
1979 A |
April 21 |
1979 |
| Fiji |
21 June |
1971 S |
10 October |
1970 |
| Finland |
9 December |
1969 |
8 January |
1970 |
| France * ** |
31 December |
1970 |
30 January |
1971 |
| Gabon |
2 April |
1964 A |
2 May |
1964 |
| Gambia |
28 March |
2013 A |
April 27 |
2013 |
| Georgia |
July 12 |
1993 A |
August 11 |
1993 |
| Ghana |
28 June |
1962 |
24 April |
1964 |
| Greece * * |
July 16 |
1970 |
August 15 |
1970 |
| Grenada |
2 September |
1992 A |
2 October |
1992 |
| Guatemala |
1 Er October |
1963 |
24 April |
1964 |
| Guinea |
10 January |
1968 A |
February 9 |
1968 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
August 11 |
1993 A |
10 September |
1993 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
August 30 |
1976 A |
29 September |
1976 |
| Guyana |
28 December |
1972 A |
27 January |
1973 |
| Haiti * * |
2 February |
1978 A |
March 4 |
1978 |
| Honduras |
13 February |
1968 A |
March 14 |
1968 |
| Hungary * * |
24 September |
1965 |
24 October |
1965 |
| India |
15 October |
1965 A |
14 November |
1965 |
| Indonesia |
4 June |
1982 A |
4 July |
1982 |
| Iran |
3 February |
1965 |
March 5 |
1965 |
| Iraq * |
15 October |
1963 |
24 April |
1964 |
| Ireland * * |
10 May |
1967 |
9 June |
1967 |
| Iceland |
18 May |
1971 A |
17 June |
1971 |
| Israel * |
August 11 |
1970 |
10 September |
1970 |
| Italy |
25 June |
1969 |
July 25 |
1969 |
| Jamaica |
5 June |
1963 A |
24 April |
1964 |
| Japan * ** |
8 June |
1964 |
July 8 |
1964 |
| Jordan |
July 29 |
1971 A |
August 28 |
1971 |
| Kazakhstan |
5 January |
1994 A |
4 February |
1994 |
| Kenya |
1 Er July |
1965 A |
July 31 |
1965 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
7 October |
1994 A |
6 November |
1994 |
| Kiribati |
2 April |
1982 S |
July 12 |
1979 |
| Kuwait * |
July 23 |
1969 A |
22 August |
1969 |
| Laos |
3 December |
1962 A |
24 April |
1964 |
| Lesotho |
26 November |
1969 A |
26 December |
1969 |
| Latvia |
13 February |
1992 A |
March 14 |
1992 |
| Lebanon |
March 16 |
1971 |
15 April |
1971 |
| Liberia |
15 May |
1962 |
24 April |
1964 |
| Libya * |
7 June |
1977 A |
7 July |
1977 |
| Liechtenstein |
8 May |
1964 |
7 June |
1964 |
| Lithuania |
15 January |
1992 A |
February 14 |
1992 |
| Luxembourg * * |
August 17 |
1966 |
16 September |
1966 |
| Macedonia |
August 18 |
1993 S |
17 November |
1991 |
| Madagascar |
July 31 |
1963 A |
24 April |
1964 |
| Malaysia |
9 November |
1965 A |
9 December |
1965 |
| Malawi |
19 May |
1965 A |
18 June |
1965 |
| Maldives |
2 October |
2007 A |
1 Er November |
2007 |
| Mali |
28 March |
1968 A |
April 27 |
1968 |
| Malta * ** |
7 March |
1967 S |
1 Er October |
1964 |
| Morocco * |
19 June |
1968 A |
19 July |
1968 |
| Marshall Islands |
August 9 |
1991 A |
8 September |
1991 |
| Mauritius |
18 July |
1969 S |
12 March |
1968 |
| Mauritania |
July 16 |
1962 A |
24 April |
1964 |
| Mexico |
June 16 |
1965 |
July 16 |
1965 |
| Micronesia |
29 April |
1991 A |
29 May |
1991 |
| Moldova |
26 January |
1993 A |
25 February |
1993 |
| Monaco |
4 October |
2005 A |
3 November |
2005 |
| Mongolia * ** |
5 January |
1967 A |
4 February |
1967 |
| Montenegro |
23 October |
2006 S |
3 June |
2006 |
| Mozambique |
18 November |
1981 A |
18 December |
1981 |
| Myanmar |
7 March |
1980 A |
April 6 |
1980 |
| Namibia |
September 14 |
1992 A |
14 October |
1992 |
| Nauru |
5 May |
1978 S |
31 January |
1978 |
| Nepal * |
28 September |
1965 A |
28 October |
1965 |
| Nicaragua |
October 31 |
1975 A |
30 November |
1975 |
| Niger |
5 December |
1962 A |
24 April |
1964 |
| Nigeria |
19 June |
1967 |
19 July |
1967 |
| Norway |
24 October |
1967 |
23 November |
1967 |
| New Zealand ** |
23 September |
1970 |
23 October |
1970 |
| Oman |
May 31 |
1974 A |
30 June |
1974 |
| Uganda |
15 April |
1965 A |
15 May |
1965 |
| Uzbekistan |
2 March |
1992 A |
1 Er April |
1992 |
| Pakistan |
March 29 |
1962 |
24 April |
1964 |
| Palestine |
2 April |
2014 A |
2 May |
2014 |
| Panama |
4 December |
1963 |
24 April |
1964 |
| Papua New Guinea |
4 December |
1975 S |
16 September |
1975 |
| Paraguay |
December 23 |
1969 A |
22 January |
1970 |
| Netherlands * ** |
7 September |
1984 A |
7 October |
1984 |
| Aruba |
7 September |
1984 A |
7 October |
1984 |
| Curaçao |
7 September |
1984 A |
7 October |
1984 |
| Caribbean (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba) |
7 September |
1984 A |
7 October |
1984 |
| Sint Maarten |
7 September |
1984 A |
7 October |
1984 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
July 6 |
2010 A |
August 5 |
2010 |
| Peru |
18 December |
1968 A |
17 January |
1969 |
| Philippines |
15 November |
1965 |
15 December |
1965 |
| Poland * * |
19 April |
1965 |
19 May |
1965 |
| Portugal |
11 September |
1968 A |
11 October |
1968 |
| Qatar * |
6 June |
1986 A |
July 6 |
1986 |
| Central African Republic |
19 March |
1973 |
18 April |
1973 |
| Dominican Republic |
14 January |
1964 |
24 April |
1964 |
| Czech Republic |
22 February |
1993 S |
1 Er January |
1993 |
| Romania |
15 November |
1968 |
15 December |
1968 |
| United Kingdom |
1 Er September |
1964 |
1 Er October |
1964 |
| Russia * * |
25 March |
1964 |
24 April |
1964 |
| Rwanda |
15 April |
1964 A |
15 May |
1964 |
| Saint Lucia |
August 27 |
1986 S |
22 February |
1978 |
| San Marino |
8 September |
1965 |
8 October |
1965 |
| Holy See |
April 17 |
1964 |
17 May |
1964 |
|
April 27 |
1999 S |
27 October |
1979 |
| Samoa |
26 October |
1987 A |
25 November |
1987 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
3 May |
1983 A |
2 June |
1983 |
| Senegal |
12 October |
1972 |
11 November |
1972 |
| Serbia |
12 March |
2001 S |
April 27 |
1992 |
| Seychelles |
29 May |
1979 A |
28 June |
1979 |
| Sierra Leone |
13 August |
1962 A |
24 April |
1964 |
| Singapore |
1 Er April |
2005 A |
1 Er May |
2005 |
| Slovakia |
28 May |
1993 S |
1 Er January |
1993 |
| Slovenia |
July 6 |
1992 S |
25 June |
1991 |
| Somalia |
March 29 |
1968 A |
28 April |
1968 |
| Sudan * |
13 April |
1981 A |
13 May |
1981 |
| Sri Lanka |
2 June |
1978 |
July 2 |
1978 |
| Sweden |
21 March |
1967 |
20 April |
1967 |
| Switzerland |
30 October |
1963 |
24 April |
1964 |
| Suriname |
28 October |
1992 A |
27 November |
1992 |
| Swaziland |
April 25 |
1969 A |
25 May |
1969 |
| Syria * |
August 4 |
1978 A |
3 September |
1978 |
| Tajikistan |
6 May |
1996 A |
5 June |
1996 |
| Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) |
19 December |
1969 |
January 18 |
1970 |
| Tanzania * * |
5 November |
1962 |
24 April |
1964 |
| Chad |
3 November |
1977 A |
3 December |
1977 |
| Thailand * * |
23 January |
1985 |
22 February |
1985 |
| Timor-Leste |
30 January |
2004 A |
29 February |
2004 |
| Togo |
27 November |
1970 A |
27 December |
1970 |
| Tonga * * |
31 January |
1973 S |
4 June |
1970 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
19 October |
1965 A |
18 November |
1965 |
| Tunisia |
24 January |
1968 A |
23 February |
1968 |
| Turkmenistan |
September 25 |
1996 A |
25 October |
1996 |
| Turkey |
6 March |
1985 A |
5 April |
1985 |
| Tuvalu |
September 15 |
1982 S |
23 October |
1978 |
| Ukraine * ** |
12 June |
1964 |
July 12 |
1964 |
| Uruguay |
10 March |
1970 |
April 9 |
1970 |
| Venezuela * |
March 16 |
1965 |
15 April |
1965 |
| Vietnam * |
26 August |
1980 A |
September 25 |
1980 |
| Yemen |
24 November |
1976 A |
24 December |
1976 |
| Zambia |
June 16 |
1975 S |
24 October |
1964 |
| Zimbabwe |
13 May |
1991 A |
12 June |
1991 |
| * ** |
Reservations and declarations. Objections. Reservations, declarations and objections are not published in the RO. The texts in English and French can be found at the United Nations Internet site: http://treaties.un.org/ or obtained from the Directorate of Public International Law (DDIP), International Treaty Section, 3003 Berne. |
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1 RO 1964 429
2 RS 0.120
3 RO 1974 1161, 1976 1462, 1977 1408, 1979 557, 1980 327, 1981 2059, 1982 2075, 1984 412 1535, 1985 1258, 1987 416, 1988 1606, 1991 896, 1993 2346, 2003 2414, 2006 4427, 2009 3183, 2013 473, 2014 1895. A version of the updated scope of application is published on the DFAE website (www.dfae.admin.ch/traites).
