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Contracting Parties Paris Convention (Total Members: 180)
Member Signature Instrument In Force Details
Afghanistan
Accession: February 14, 2017
May 14, 2017
Details
Albania
Accession: July 4, 1995
October 4, 1995
Details
Algeria
Accession: September 16, 1965
March 1, 1966
Details
Andorra
Accession: March 2, 2004
June 2, 2004
Details
Angola
Accession: September 27, 2007
December 27, 2007
Details
Antigua and Barbuda
Accession: December 17, 1999
March 17, 2000
Details
Argentina
Accession: December 27, 1966
February 10, 1967
Details
Armenia
Declaration of Continued Application: May 17, 1994
December 25, 1991
Details
Australia
Accession: July 30, 1925
October 10, 1925
Details
Austria
Accession: November 30, 1908
January 1, 1909
Details
Azerbaijan
Accession: September 25, 1995
December 25, 1995
Details
Bahamas
Declaration of Continued Application: July 5, 1976
July 10, 1973
Details
Bahrain
Accession: July 29, 1997
October 29, 1997
Details
Bangladesh
Accession: November 29, 1990
March 3, 1991
Details
Barbados
Accession: December 12, 1984
March 12, 1985
Details
Belarus
Declaration of Continued Application: April 14, 1993
December 25, 1991
Details
Belgium
March 20, 1883
Ratification: June 6, 1884
July 7, 1884
Details
Belize
Accession: March 17, 2000
June 17, 2000
Details
Benin
Accession: September 22, 1966
January 10, 1967
Details
Bhutan
Accession: May 4, 2000
August 4, 2000
Details
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Accession: August 4, 1993
November 4, 1993
Details
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Declaration of Continued Application: June 2, 1993
March 1, 1992
Details
Botswana
Accession: January 15, 1998
April 15, 1998
Details
Brazil
March 20, 1883
Ratification: June 6, 1884
July 7, 1884
Details
Brunei Darussalam
Accession: November 17, 2011
February 17, 2012
Details
Bulgaria
Accession: April 30, 1921
June 13, 1921
Details
Burkina Faso
Accession: September 17, 1963
November 19, 1963
Details
Burundi
Accession: May 31, 1977
September 3, 1977
Details
Cabo Verde
Accession: April 6, 2022
July 6, 2022
Details
Cambodia
Accession: June 22, 1998
September 22, 1998
Details
Cameroon
Accession: February 10, 1964
May 10, 1964
Details
Canada
Accession: August 21, 1923
September 1, 1923
Details
Central African Republic
Accession: October 5, 1963
November 19, 1963
Details
Chad
Accession: September 11, 1963
November 19, 1963
Details
Chile
Accession: March 13, 1991
June 14, 1991
Details
China
Accession: December 19, 1984
March 19, 1985
Details
Colombia
Accession: June 3, 1996
September 3, 1996
Details
Comoros
Accession: January 3, 2005
April 3, 2005
Details
Congo
Accession: June 26, 1963
September 2, 1963
Details
Costa Rica
Accession: July 28, 1995
October 31, 1995
Details
Côte d'Ivoire
Accession: August 9, 1963
October 23, 1963
Details
Croatia
Declaration/Notification of Succession: July 28, 1992
October 8, 1991
Details
Cuba
Accession: September 22, 1904
November 17, 1904
Details
Cyprus
Accession: December 17, 1965
January 17, 1966
Details
Czech Republic
Declaration of Continued Application: December 18, 1992
January 1, 1993
Details
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Accession: March 7, 1980
June 10, 1980
Details
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Accession: October 28, 1974
January 31, 1975
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Denmark
Accession: October 1, 1894
October 1, 1894
Details
Djibouti
Accession: February 13, 2002
May 13, 2002
Details
Dominica
Accession: May 7, 1999
August 7, 1999
Details
Dominican Republic
Accession: October 20, 1884
July 11, 1890
Details
Ecuador
Accession: March 22, 1999
June 22, 1999
Details
Egypt
Accession: March 5, 1951
July 1, 1951
Details
El Salvador
Accession: November 18, 1993
February 19, 1994
Details
Equatorial Guinea
Accession: March 26, 1997
June 26, 1997
Details
Estonia
Accession: May 24, 1994
August 24, 1994
Details
Eswatini
Accession: February 12, 1991
May 12, 1991
Details
Fiji
Accession: October 19, 2023
January 19, 2024
Details
Finland
Accession: August 2, 1921
September 20, 1921
Details
France
March 20, 1883
Ratification: June 6, 1884
July 7, 1884
Details
Gabon
Accession: November 16, 1963
February 29, 1964
Details
Gambia (the)
Accession: October 21, 1991
January 21, 1992
Details
Georgia
Declaration of Continued Application: January 18, 1994
December 25, 1991
Details
Germany
Accession: May 1, 1903
May 1, 1903
Details
Ghana
Accession: June 28, 1976
September 28, 1976
Details
Greece
Accession: August 18, 1924
October 2, 1924
Details
Grenada
Accession: June 22, 1998
September 22, 1998
Details
Guatemala
Accession: May 18, 1998
August 18, 1998
Details
Guinea
Accession: October 30, 1981
February 5, 1982
Details
Guinea-Bissau
Accession: March 28, 1988
June 28, 1988
Details
Guyana
Accession: July 25, 1994
October 25, 1994
Details
Haiti
Accession: February 19, 1958
July 1, 1958
Details
Holy See
Accession: July 21, 1960
September 29, 1960
Details
Honduras
Accession: November 3, 1993
February 4, 1994
Details
Hungary
Accession: November 30, 1908
January 1, 1909
Details
Iceland
Accession: January 31, 1962
May 5, 1962
Details
India
Accession: September 7, 1998
December 7, 1998
Details
Indonesia
Declaration of Continued Application: August 15, 1950
December 24, 1950
Details
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Accession: September 1, 1959
December 16, 1959
Details
Iraq
Accession: October 21, 1975
January 24, 1976
Details
Ireland
Accession: October 22, 1925
December 4, 1925
Details
Israel
Accession: December 14, 1949
March 24, 1950
Details
Italy
March 20, 1883
Ratification: June 6, 1884
July 7, 1884
Details
Jamaica
Accession: September 24, 1999
December 24, 1999
Details
Japan
Accession: April 18, 1899
July 15, 1899
Details
Jordan
Accession: April 12, 1972
July 17, 1972
Details
Kazakhstan
Declaration of Continued Application: February 16, 1993
December 25, 1991
Details
Kenya
Accession: May 14, 1965
June 14, 1965
Details
Kiribati
Accession: November 5, 2021
February 5, 2022
Details
Kuwait
Accession: September 2, 2014
December 2, 2014
Details
Kyrgyzstan
Declaration of Continued Application: February 14, 1994
December 25, 1991
Details
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Accession: July 8, 1998
October 8, 1998
Details
Latvia
Accession: June 7, 1993
September 7, 1993
Details
Lebanon
Accession: June 18, 1924
September 1, 1924
Details
Lesotho
Accession: June 27, 1989
September 28, 1989
Details
Liberia
Accession: May 27, 1994
August 27, 1994
Details
Libya
Accession: June 28, 1976
September 28, 1976
Details
Liechtenstein
Accession: May 8, 1933
July 14, 1933
Details
Lithuania
Accession: February 21, 1994
May 22, 1994
Details
Luxembourg
Accession: May 12, 1922
June 30, 1922
Details
Madagascar
Accession: October 7, 1963
December 21, 1963
Details
Malawi
Declaration of Continued Application: May 24, 1965
July 6, 1964
Details
Malaysia
Accession: June 23, 1988
January 1, 1989
Details
Mali
Accession: October 14, 1982
March 1, 1983
Details
Malta
Accession: August 29, 1967
October 20, 1967
Details
Mauritania
Accession: October 26, 1964
April 11, 1965
Details
Mauritius
Accession: June 21, 1976
September 24, 1976
Details
Mexico
Accession: July 20, 1903
September 7, 1903
Details
Monaco
Accession: February 9, 1956
April 29, 1956
Details
Mongolia
Accession: January 16, 1985
April 21, 1985
Details
Montenegro
Declaration of Continued Application: December 4, 2006
June 3, 2006
Details
Morocco
Accession: February 27, 1917
July 30, 1917
Details
Mozambique
Accession: April 9, 1998
July 9, 1998
Details
Namibia
Accession: December 29, 2003
January 1, 2004
Details
Nepal
Accession: March 22, 2001
June 22, 2001
Details
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
March 20, 1883
Ratification: June 6, 1884
July 7, 1884
Details
New Zealand
Accession: June 10, 1931
July 29, 1931
Details
Nicaragua
Accession: April 3, 1996
July 3, 1996
Details
Niger
Accession: September 10, 1963
July 5, 1964
Details
Nigeria
Accession: July 17, 1963
September 2, 1963
Details
North Macedonia
Declaration/Notification of Succession: July 23, 1993
September 8, 1991
Details
Norway
Accession: May 29, 1885
July 1, 1885
Details
Oman
Accession: April 14, 1999
July 14, 1999
Details
Pakistan
Accession: April 22, 2004
July 22, 2004
Details
Panama
Accession: July 19, 1996
October 19, 1996
Details
Papua New Guinea
Accession: March 15, 1999
June 15, 1999
Details
Paraguay
Accession: February 25, 1994
May 28, 1994
Details
Peru
Accession: January 11, 1995
April 11, 1995
Details
Philippines
Accession: August 12, 1965
September 27, 1965
Details
Poland
Accession: June 24, 1919
November 10, 1919
Details
Portugal
March 20, 1883
Ratification: June 6, 1884
July 7, 1884
Details
Qatar
Accession: April 5, 2000
July 5, 2000
Details
Republic of Korea
Accession: February 1, 1980
May 4, 1980
Details
Republic of Moldova
Declaration of Continued Application: June 3, 1993
December 25, 1991
Details
Romania
Accession: August 26, 1920
October 6, 1920
Details
Russian Federation
Accession: March 16, 1965
July 1, 1965
Details
Rwanda
Accession: November 3, 1983
March 1, 1984
Details
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Accession: January 3, 1995
April 9, 1995
Details
Saint Lucia
Accession: March 9, 1995
June 9, 1995
Details
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Accession: May 29, 1995
August 29, 1995
Details
Samoa
Accession: June 21, 2013
September 21, 2013
Details
San Marino
Accession: December 16, 1959
March 4, 1960
Details
Sao Tome and Principe
Accession: February 12, 1998
May 12, 1998
Details
Saudi Arabia
Accession: December 11, 2003
March 11, 2004
Details
Senegal
Accession: October 16, 1963
December 21, 1963
Details
Serbia
Declaration of Continued Application: September 19, 2006
April 27, 1992
Details
Seychelles
Accession: August 7, 2002
November 7, 2002
Details
Sierra Leone
Accession: March 17, 1997
June 17, 1997
Details
Singapore
Accession: November 23, 1994
February 23, 1995
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
South Africa
Accession: October 20, 1947
December 1, 1947
Details
Spain
March 20, 1883
Ratification: June 6, 1884
July 7, 1884
Details
Sri Lanka
Accession: October 9, 1952
December 29, 1952
Details
Sudan
Accession: January 16, 1984
April 16, 1984
Details
Suriname
Declaration of Continued Application: November 16, 1976
November 25, 1975
Details
Sweden
Accession: May 29, 1885
July 1, 1885
Details
Switzerland
March 20, 1883
Ratification: June 6, 1884
July 7, 1884
Details
Syrian Arab Republic
Accession: June 18, 1924
September 1, 1924
Details
Tajikistan
Declaration of Continued Application: February 14, 1994
December 25, 1991
Details
Thailand
Accession: May 2, 2008
August 2, 2008
Details
Togo
Accession: July 11, 1967
September 10, 1967
Details
Tonga
Accession: March 14, 2001
June 14, 2001
Details
Trinidad and Tobago
Accession: May 14, 1964
August 1, 1964
Details
Tunisia
Accession: March 20, 1884
July 7, 1884
Details
Türkiye
Accession: August 6, 1925
October 10, 1925
Details
Turkmenistan
Declaration of Continued Application: March 1, 1995
December 25, 1991
Details
Uganda
Accession: May 14, 1965
June 14, 1965
Details
Ukraine
Declaration of Continued Application: September 21, 1992
December 25, 1991
Details
United Arab Emirates
Accession: June 19, 1996
September 19, 1996
Details
United Kingdom
Accession: March 17, 1884
July 7, 1884
Details
United Republic of Tanzania
Accession: April 2, 1963
June 16, 1963
Details
United States of America
Accession: March 18, 1887
May 30, 1887
Details
Uruguay
Accession: January 25, 1967
March 18, 1967
Details
Uzbekistan
Declaration of Continued Application: August 18, 1993
December 25, 1991
Details
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Accession: June 9, 1995
September 12, 1995
Details
Viet Nam
March 8, 1949
Details
Yemen
Accession: November 15, 2006
February 15, 2007
Details
Zambia
Declaration of Continued Application: December 31, 1964
April 6, 1965
Details
Zimbabwe
Declaration/Notification of Succession: September 29, 1981
April 18, 1980
Details