{"data":{"id":"us/19-cfr-12.104b","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"19 CFR 12.104b","heading":"b State Parties to the Convention.","body":"(a) The following is a list of State Parties which have deposited an instrument of ratification, acceptance, accession or succession, the date of such deposit and the date of entry into force for each State Party:\nState party Date of deposit Date of entry into force\nAlgeria June 24, 1974 (R) Sept. 24, 1974.\nAngola Nov. 7, 1991 (R) Feb. 7, 1992.\nArgentina Jan. 11, 1973 (R) Apr. 11, 1973.\nArmenia, Republic of Sept. 5, 1993 (S) See Note 1.\nAustralia Oct. 30, 1989 (Ac) Jan. 30, 1990.\nBangladesh Dec. 9, 1987 (R) Mar. 9, 1988.\nBelarus Apr. 28, 1988 (R) July 28, 1988.\nBelize Jan. 26, 1990 (R) Apr. 26, 1990.\nBolivia Oct. 4, 1976 (R) Jan. 4, 1977.\nBosnia-Herzegovina July 12, 1993 (S) See Note 2.\nBrazil Feb. 16, 1973 (R) May 16, 1973.\nBulgaria Sept. 15, 1971 (R) Apr. 24, 1972.\nBurkina Faso Apr. 7, 1987 (R) July 7, 1987.\nCambodia Sept. 26, 1972 (R) Dec. 26, 1972.\nCameroon May 24, 1972 (R) Aug. 24, 1972.\nCanada Mar. 28, 1978 (Ac) June 28, 1978.\nCentral African Republic Feb. 1, 1972 (R) May 1, 1972.\nChina, People's Republic of Nov. 28, 1989 (Ac) Feb. 28, 1990.\nColombia May 24, 1988 (Ac) Aug. 24, 1988.\nCote d'Ivoire Oct. 30, 1990 (R) Jan. 30, 1991.\nCroatia July 6, 1992 (S) See Note 2.\nCuba Jan. 30, 1980 (R) Apr. 30, 1980.\nCyprus Oct. 19, 1979 (R) Jan. 19, 1980.\nCzech Republic Mar. 26, 1993 (S) See Note 4.\nDominican Republic Mar. 7, 1973 (R) June 7, 1973.\nEcuador Mar. 24, 1971 (Ac) Apr. 24, 1972.\nEgypt Apr. 5, 1973 (Ac) July 5, 1973.\nEl Salvador Feb. 20, 1978 (R) May 20, 1978.\nGeorgia, Republic of Nov. 4, 1992 (S) See Note 1.\nGreece June 5, 1981 (R) Sept. 5, 1981.\nGrenada Sept. 10, 1992 (Ac) Dec. 10, 1992.\nGuatemala Jan. 14, 1985 (R) Apr. 14, 1985.\nGuinea Mar. 18, 1979 (R) June 18, 1979.\nHonduras Mar. 19, 1979 (R) June 19, 1979.\nHungary Oct. 23, 1978 (R) Jan. 23, 1979.\nIndia Jan. 24, 1977 (R) Apr. 24, 1977.\nIran Jan. 27, 1975 (Ac) Apr. 27, 1975.\nIraq Feb. 12, 1973 (Ac) May 12, 1973.\nItaly Oct. 2, 1978 (R) Jan. 2, 1979.\nJordan Mar. 15, 1974 (R) June 15, 1974.\nKorea, Democratic People's Republic of May 13, 1983 (R) Aug. 13, 1983.\nKorea, Republic of Feb. 14, 1983 (Ac) May 14, 1983.\nKuwait June 22, 1972 (Ac) Sept. 22, 1972.\nLebanon Aug. 25, 1992 (R) Nov. 25, 1992.\nLibya Jan. 9, 1973 (R) Apr. 9, 1973.\nMadagascar June 21, 1989 (R) Sept. 21, 1989.\nMali Apr. 6, 1987 (R) July 6, 1987.\nMauritania Apr. 27, 1977 (R) July 27, 1977\nMauritius Feb. 27, 1978 (Ac) May 27, 1978.\nMexico Oct. 4, 1972 (Ac) Jan. 4, 1973.\nMongolia June 23, 1991 (Ac) Aug. 23, 1991.\nNepal June 23, 1976 (R) Sept. 23, 1976.\nNicaragua Apr. 19, 1977 (R) July 19, 1977.\nNiger Oct. 16, 1972 (R) Jan. 16, 1973.\nNigeria Jan. 24, 1972 (R) Apr. 24, 1972.\nOman June 2, 1978 (Ac) Sept. 2, 1978.\nPakistan Apr. 30, 1978 (R) July 30, 1981.\nPanama Aug. 13, 1973 (Ac) Nov. 13, 1973.\nPeru Oct. 24, 1979 (Ac) Jan. 24, 1980.\nPoland Jan. 31, 1974 (R) Apr. 30, 1974.\nPortugal Dec. 9, 1985 (R) Mar. 9, 1986.\nQatar Apr. 20, 1977 (Ac) July 20, 1977.\nRomania Dec. 6, 1993 (R) Mar. 6, 1994.\nRussian Federation Apr. 28, 1988 (R) See Note 3.\nSaudi Arabia Sept. 8, 1976 (Ac) Dec. 8, 1976.\nSenegal Dec. 9, 1984 (R) Mar. 9, 1985.\nSlovak Republic Mar. 31, 1993 (S) See Note 4.\nSlovenia, Republic of Oct. 10, 1992 (S) See Note 2.\nSpain Jan. 10, 1986 (R) Apr. 10, 1986.\nSri Lanka Apr. 7, 1981 (Ac) July 7, 1981.\nSyria Feb. 21, 1975 (Ac) May 21, 1975.\nTadjikistan, Republic of Aug. 11, 1992 (S) See Note 1.\nTanzania Aug. 2, 1977 (R) Nov. 2, 1977.\nTunisia Mar. 10, 1975 (R) June 10, 1975.\nTurkey Apr. 21, 1981 (R) July 21, 1981.\nUkraine Apr. 28, 1988 (R) July 28, 1988.\nUnited States of America Sept. 2, 1983 (Ac) Dec. 2, 1983.\nUruguay Aug. 9, 1977 (R) Nov. 9, 1977.\nYugoslavia Oct. 3, 1972 (R) Jan. 3, 1973.\nZaire Sept. 23, 1974 (R) Dec. 23, 1974.\nZambia June 21, 1985 (R) Sept. 21, 1985.\nCode for reading second column: Ratification (R); Acceptance (Ac); Accession (A); Succession (S).\nNotes:\n1. The Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Georgia, and the Republic of Tadjikistan each deposited a notification of succession in which each declared itself bound by the Convention as ratified by the USSR on April 28, 1988 and which entered into force on July 28, 1988.\n2. Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and the Republic of Slovenia each deposited notification of succession in which each declared itself bound by the Convention as ratified by Yugoslavia on Oct. 3, 1972 and entered into force on January 3, 1973.\n3. The Government of the Russian Federation informed the Director General of UNESCO that the Russian Federation continues without interruption the participation of the USSR in all UNESCO Conventions. The instrument of ratification was deposited by the former USSR on April 28, 1988. and entered into force on July 28, 1988.\n4. The Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic each deposited a notification of succession in which each declared itself bound by the Convention as accepted by Czechoslovakia on Feb. 14, 1977 and which entered into force on May 14, 1977.\n(b) Additions to and deletions from the list of State Parties will be accomplished by Federal Register notice, from time to time, as the necessity arises.","path":["Title 19—Customs Duties","CHAPTER I—U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","PART 12—SPECIAL CLASSES OF MERCHANDISE"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-19.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:40Z","sha256":"e4b1dd667d47604aff09c88848b8bffe37418b0283c318243bf54f59ccc465b5","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/19-cfr-12.104a","next":"us/19-cfr-12.104c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}