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Contracting Parties Nice Agreement (Total Members: 93)
Member Signature Instrument In Force Details
Albania
Accession: June 19, 2003
September 19, 2003
Details
Algeria
Accession: March 24, 1972
July 5, 1972
Details
Antigua and Barbuda
Accession: March 25, 2019
June 25, 2019
Details
Argentina
Accession: October 24, 2007
January 24, 2008
Details
Armenia
Accession: December 6, 2004
March 6, 2005
Details
Australia
Accession: November 25, 1960
April 8, 1961
Details
Austria
June 15, 1957
Accession: September 24, 1969
November 30, 1969
Details
Azerbaijan
Accession: July 14, 2003
October 14, 2003
Details
Bahrain
Accession: September 15, 2005
December 15, 2005
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Barbados
Accession: December 12, 1974
March 12, 1985
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Belarus
Accession: March 12, 1998
June 12, 1998
Details
Belgium
June 15, 1957
Accession: March 5, 1962
June 6, 1962
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Benin
Accession: April 3, 1978
February 6, 1979
Details
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Declaration of Continued Application: June 2, 1993
March 1, 1992
Details
Bulgaria
Accession: November 27, 2000
February 27, 2001
Details
Canada
Accession: March 17, 2019
June 17, 2019
Details
China
Accession: May 5, 1994
August 9, 1994
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Croatia
Declaration/Notification of Succession: July 28, 1992
October 8, 1991
Details
Cuba
Accession: September 26, 1995
December 26, 1995
Details
Czech Republic
Declaration of Continued Application: December 18, 1992
January 1, 1993
Details
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Accession: March 6, 1997
June 6, 1997
Details
Denmark
June 15, 1957
Ratification: October 30, 1961
November 30, 1961
Details
Dominica
Accession: June 8, 2000
September 8, 2000
Details
Egypt
Accession: March 18, 2005
June 18, 2005
Details
Estonia
Accession: February 24, 1996
May 27, 1996
Details
Finland
Accession: May 16, 1973
August 18, 1973
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France
June 15, 1957
Ratification: November 9, 1959
April 8, 1961
Details
Georgia
Accession: November 29, 2002
February 28, 2003
Details
Germany
June 15, 1957
Ratification: December 29, 1961
January 29, 1962
Details
Greece
Accession: August 7, 1998
November 7, 1998
Details
Guinea
Accession: August 5, 1996
November 5, 1996
Details
Hungary
June 15, 1957
Accession: December 29, 1966
March 23, 1967
Details
Iceland
Accession: December 23, 1994
April 9, 1995
Details
India
Accession: June 7, 2019
September 7, 2019
Details
Indonesia
Accession: July 7, 2023
October 7, 2023
Details
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Accession: April 12, 2018
July 12, 2018
Details
Ireland
Accession: October 3, 1966
December 12, 1966
Details
Israel
Accession: September 19, 1960
April 8, 1961
Details
Italy
June 15, 1957
Ratification: July 25, 1960
April 8, 1961
Details
Jamaica
Accession: November 7, 2005
February 7, 2006
Details
Japan
Accession: November 17, 1989
February 20, 1990
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Jordan
Accession: August 14, 2008
November 14, 2008
Details
Kazakhstan
Accession: January 24, 2002
April 24, 2002
Details
Kyrgyzstan
Accession: September 10, 1998
December 10, 1998
Details
Latvia
Accession: September 29, 1994
January 1, 1995
Details
Lebanon
June 15, 1957
Ratification: May 30, 1960
April 8, 1961
Liechtenstein
June 15, 1957
Accession: January 24, 1967
May 29, 1967
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Lithuania
Accession: November 22, 1996
February 22, 1997
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Luxembourg
June 15, 1957
Accession: December 19, 1974
March 24, 1975
Details
Malawi
Accession: July 24, 1995
October 24, 1995
Details
Malaysia
Accession: June 28, 2007
September 28, 2007
Details
Mexico
Accession: December 21, 2000
March 21, 2001
Details
Monaco
June 15, 1957
Ratification: March 8, 1961
April 8, 1961
Details
Mongolia
Accession: March 16, 2001
June 16, 2001
Details
Montenegro
Declaration of Continued Application: December 4, 2006
June 3, 2006
Details
Morocco
June 15, 1957
Accession: July 25, 1966
October 1, 1966
Details
Mozambique
Accession: October 18, 2001
January 18, 2002
Details
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
June 15, 1957
Accession: May 21, 1962
August 20, 1962
Details
New Zealand
Accession: July 16, 2013
October 16, 2013
Details
North Macedonia
Declaration/Notification of Succession: July 23, 1993
September 8, 1991
Details
Norway
June 15, 1957
Ratification: June 28, 1961
July 28, 1961
Details
Paraguay
Accession: May 31, 2021
August 31, 2021
Details
Peru
Accession: July 18, 2022
October 18, 2022
Details
Poland
Accession: December 4, 1996
March 4, 1997
Details
Portugal
June 15, 1957
Ratification: April 28, 1959
April 8, 1961
Details
Republic of Korea
Accession: October 8, 1998
January 8, 1999
Details
Republic of Moldova
Accession: September 1, 1997
December 1, 1997
Details
Romania
December 18, 1958
Accession: March 31, 1998
June 30, 1998
Details
Russian Federation
Accession: April 8, 1971
July 26, 1971
Details
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Accession: July 27, 2005
October 27, 2005
Details
Saint Lucia
Accession: December 18, 2000
March 18, 2001
Details
Saudi Arabia
Accession: April 22, 2021
July 22, 2021
Details
Serbia
Declaration of Continued Application: September 19, 2006
April 27, 1992
Details
Singapore
Accession: December 18, 1998
March 18, 1999
Details
Slovakia
Declaration of Continued Application: December 30, 1992
January 1, 1993
Details
Slovenia
Declaration of Continued Application: June 12, 1992
June 25, 1991
Details
Spain
June 15, 1957
Ratification: April 4, 1959
April 8, 1961
Details
Suriname
Accession: July 24, 1981
December 16, 1981
Details
Sweden
June 15, 1957
Ratification: June 28, 1961
July 28, 1961
Details
Switzerland
June 15, 1957
Accession: July 20, 1962
August 20, 1962
Details
Syrian Arab Republic
Accession: December 28, 2004
March 28, 2005
Details
Tajikistan
Declaration of Continued Application: February 14, 1994
December 25, 1991
Details
Trinidad and Tobago
Accession: December 20, 1995
March 20, 1996
Details
Tunisia
June 15, 1957
Accession: February 24, 1967
May 29, 1967
Details
Türkiye
December 18, 1958
Accession: October 1, 1995
January 1, 1996
Details
Turkmenistan
Accession: March 7, 2006
June 7, 2006
Details
Ukraine
Accession: September 29, 2000
December 29, 2000
Details
United Arab Emirates
Accession: January 18, 2022
April 18, 2022
Details
United Kingdom
June 15, 1957
Accession: March 15, 1963
April 15, 1963
Details
United Republic of Tanzania
Accession: June 14, 1999
September 14, 1999
Details
United States of America
Accession: February 23, 1972
May 25, 1972
Details
Uruguay
Accession: October 19, 1999
January 19, 2000
Details
Uzbekistan
Accession: October 12, 2001
January 12, 2002
Details