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Universal Postal Convention [together with Final Protocol, Detailed Regulations and Annexes, Provisions concerning Air Mail with their Final Protocol and Annexes]

Treaty Type: Multilateral

Depository: Government of Canada

Place Of Signature: Ottawa

Date Of Signature: 03-Oct-1957



Publication Records


Participant Status

Country Action Action Date Effective Date
Aden Colony Extension 23-Jun-1960
AFGHANISTAN Signature 03-Oct-1957
ALBANIA Signature 03-Oct-1957
ALBANIA Ratification 14-Sep-1959
Algeria Extension 08-May-1959
ALGERIA Succession 28-May-1964
Antarctic Territory Extension 29-Apr-1959
Antigua Extension 23-Jun-1960
Antilles Extension 27-Aug-1959
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Signature 03-Oct-1957
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Ratification 15-Apr-1959
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Reservation 15-Apr-1959
Ascension Island Extension 23-Jun-1960
AUSTRALIA Signature 03-Oct-1957
AUSTRALIA Ratification 29-Apr-1959
AUSTRIA Signature 03-Oct-1957
AUSTRIA Ratification 04-May-1959
Bahamas Extension 23-Jun-1960
Barbados Extension 23-Jun-1960
Basutoland Extension 23-Jun-1960
Bechuanaland Extension 23-Jun-1960
Belgian Congo Extension 05-Mar-1959
BELGIUM Signature 03-Oct-1957
BELGIUM Ratification 05-Mar-1959
Bermuda Extension 23-Jun-1960
BOLIVIA Signature 03-Oct-1957
BRAZIL Signature 03-Oct-1957
BRAZIL Ratification 26-Jan-1965
British Guiana Extension 23-Jun-1960
British Honduras Extension 23-Jun-1960
British Solomon Islands Extension 23-Jun-1960
British Virgin Islands Extension 23-Jun-1960
Brunei Extension 23-Jun-1960
BULGARIA Signature 03-Oct-1957
BULGARIA Ratification 13-May-1959
BURMA Signature 03-Oct-1957
BURMA Ratification 16-Jun-1961
BURUNDI Accession 06-Apr-1963
BYELORUSSIA S S R Signature 03-Oct-1957
BYELORUSSIA S S R Ratification 23-Apr-1959
CAMBODIA Signature 03-Oct-1957
CAMBODIA Ratification 12-Jan-1960
CAMEROON Accession 26-Jul-1960
CANADA Signature 03-Oct-1957
CANADA Ratification 11-Aug-1958
Cayman Islands Extension 23-Jun-1960
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Accession 28-Jun-1961
Central Southern Line Islands Extension 23-Jun-1960
CEYLON Signature 03-Oct-1957
CEYLON Ratification 16-Nov-1959
CHAD Accession 23-Jun-1961
Channel Islands Extension 17-Jul-1959
CHILE Signature 03-Oct-1957
Christmas Island Extension 29-Apr-1959
Cocos Islands Extension 29-Apr-1959
COLOMBIA Signature 03-Oct-1957
COLOMBIA Ratification 05-Apr-1963
Comoro Islands Extension 08-May-1959
CONGO Accession 05-Jul-1961
Cook Islands Extension 06-Apr-1959
COSTA RICA Signature 03-Oct-1957
CUBA Signature 03-Oct-1957
CUBA Ratification 31-Oct-1962
Cyprus Extension 23-Jun-1960
CYPRUS Accession 23-Nov-1961
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 03-Oct-1957
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 13-Aug-1959
DAHOMEY Accession 27-Apr-1961
DENMARK Signature 03-Oct-1957
DENMARK Ratification 13-Aug-1958
Dominica Extension 23-Jun-1960
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 03-Oct-1957
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 28-Dec-1962
ECUADOR Signature 03-Oct-1957
ECUADOR Ratification 25-May-1962
EGYPT Signature 03-Oct-1957
EGYPT Ratification 15-Jan-1959
ETHIOPIA Signature 03-Oct-1957
Falkland Island Dependencies Extension 23-Jun-1960
Falkland Islands Extension 23-Jun-1960
Fiji Extension 23-Jun-1960
FINLAND Signature 03-Oct-1957
FRANCE Signature 03-Oct-1957
FRANCE Ratification 08-May-1959
French Cameroons Extension 08-May-1959
French O/seas Postal & Telecom Office Terr. Extension 08-May-1959
French Polynesia Extension 08-May-1959
French Somaliland Extension 08-May-1959
French Togoland Extension 08-May-1959
GABON Accession 17-Jul-1961
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 03-Oct-1957
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 30-Aug-1960
GHANA Accession 07-May-1959
Gibraltar Extension 23-Jun-1960
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Extension 23-Jun-1960
GREECE Signature 03-Oct-1957
GREECE Ratification 02-Oct-1959
Grenada Extension 23-Jun-1960
GUATEMALA Signature 03-Oct-1957
GUATEMALA Reservation 03-Oct-1957
GUATEMALA Ratification 03-Sep-1963
GUINEA Accession 06-May-1959
HAITI Signature 03-Oct-1957
Heard Island Extension 29-Apr-1959
HONDURAS Signature 03-Oct-1957
HONDURAS Ratification 21-Dec-1962
Hong Kong Extension 23-Jun-1960
HUNGARY Signature 03-Oct-1957
HUNGARY Ratification 05-Apr-1960
ICELAND Signature 03-Oct-1957
ICELAND Ratification 27-Nov-1958
INDIA Signature 03-Oct-1957
INDIA Ratification 21-Dec-1959
INDIA Declaration 21-Dec-1959
INDONESIA Statement 01-Jan-1905
INDONESIA Signature 03-Oct-1957
INDONESIA Ratification 30-Nov-1961
IRAN Signature 03-Oct-1957
IRAN Ratification 09-Oct-1964
IRAQ Signature 03-Oct-1957
IRAQ Ratification 18-Jan-1960
IRAQ Reservation 18-Jan-1960
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 03-Oct-1957
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 19-Jun-1961
Isle Of Man Extension 17-Jul-1959
ISRAEL Signature 03-Oct-1957
ISRAEL Ratification 23-Oct-1959
ITALY Signature 03-Oct-1957
ITALY Ratification 09-Jun-1960
IVORY COAST Accession 23-May-1961
Jamaica Extension 23-Jun-1960
JAMAICA Accession 29-Aug-1963
JAPAN Signature 03-Oct-1957
JAPAN Ratification 07-Nov-1958
JORDAN Signature 03-Oct-1957
JORDAN Ratification 02-Mar-1959
Kenya Extension 23-Jun-1960
KENYA Accession 27-Oct-1964
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Signature 03-Oct-1957
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Ratification 14-Mar-1960
KUWAIT Accession 07-Jun-1960
Land Berlin Extension 30-Aug-1960
LAOS Signature 03-Oct-1957
LAOS Ratification 24-Jan-1964
LEBANON Signature 03-Oct-1957
LEBANON Ratification 23-Jul-1958
LIBERIA Signature 03-Oct-1957
LIBYA Signature 03-Oct-1957
LIECHTENSTEIN Accession 13-Apr-1962
LUXEMBOURG Signature 03-Oct-1957
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 13-Jan-1960
Macdonald Island Extension 29-Apr-1959
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Accession 02-Nov-1961
MALAYA Accession 13-Mar-1959
MALAYA Statement 13-Mar-1959
MALI Accession 21-Apr-1961
Malta Extension 23-Jun-1960
MALTA Accession 21-May-1965
Mauritius Extension 23-Jun-1960
MEXICO Signature 03-Oct-1957
MEXICO Ratification 19-Mar-1959
MONACO Signature 03-Oct-1957
MONACO Ratification 02-Sep-1959
MONGOLIA Accession 24-Aug-1963
Montserrat Extension 23-Jun-1960
MOROCCO Signature 03-Oct-1957
MOROCCO Ratification 09-Jul-1959
Nauru Extension 29-Apr-1959
NEPAL Signature 03-Oct-1957
NEPAL Ratification 02-Jan-1963
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 03-Oct-1957
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 27-Aug-1959
New Caledonia And Dependences Extension 08-May-1959
New Guinea Extension 29-Apr-1959
New Guinea Extension 27-Aug-1959
New Hebrides Extension 23-Jun-1960
NEW ZEALAND Signature 03-Oct-1957
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 06-Apr-1959
NICARAGUA Signature 03-Oct-1957
NICARAGUA Ratification 05-Dec-1961
NIGER Accession 12-Jun-1961
Nigeria Extension 23-Jun-1960
NIGERIA Accession 10-Jul-1961
Niue Island Extension 06-Apr-1959
Norfolk Island Extension 29-Apr-1959
North Borneo Extension 23-Jun-1960
NORWAY Signature 03-Oct-1957
NORWAY Ratification 19-Aug-1958
PAKISTAN Signature 03-Oct-1957
PAKISTAN Ratification 08-Oct-1959
PANAMA Signature 03-Oct-1957
Papua Extension 29-Apr-1959
PARAGUAY Signature 03-Oct-1957
PERU Signature 03-Oct-1957
PERU Ratification 21-May-1959
PHILIPPINES Statement 01-Jan-1905
PHILIPPINES Signature 03-Oct-1957
PHILIPPINES Ratification 18-Jun-1959
Pitcairn Islands Extension 23-Jun-1960
POLAND Signature 03-Oct-1957
POLAND Ratification 23-Feb-1961
PORTUGAL Signature 03-Oct-1957
PORTUGAL Ratification 12-Jul-1961
Portugal, Provinces In West Africa Signature 03-Oct-1957
Portugal, Provinces In West Africa Ratification 12-Jul-1961
Provs in E.Africa, Asia and Oceania Signature 03-Oct-1957
Provs in E.Africa, Asia and Oceania Ratification 12-Jul-1961
Rhodesia And Nyasaland Extension 23-Jun-1960
ROUMANIA Signature 03-Oct-1957
ROUMANIA Ratification 25-Oct-1964
ROUMANIA Declaration 25-Oct-1964
Ruanda Urundi Extension 05-Mar-1959
RWANDA Accession 06-Apr-1963
SALVADOR Signature 03-Oct-1957
SALVADOR Ratification 01-Nov-1961
SAN MARINO Signature 03-Oct-1957
SAN MARINO Ratification 31-Mar-1959
Sarawak Extension 23-Jun-1960
SAUDI ARABIA Signature 03-Oct-1957
SAUDI ARABIA Ratification 06-Mar-1961
SAUDI ARABIA Reservation 06-Mar-1961
SENEGAL Accession 14-Jun-1961
Seychelles Extension 23-Jun-1960
Sierra Leone Extension 23-Jun-1960
SIERRA LEONE Accession 29-Jan-1962
Singapore Extension 23-Jun-1960
SOMALIA Signature 03-Oct-1957
SOMALIA Ratification 16-Nov-1960
Somaliland Protectorate Extension 23-Jun-1960
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 03-Oct-1957
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 07-Apr-1960
South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands Extension 23-Jun-1960
SOVIET UNION Signature 03-Oct-1957
SOVIET UNION Ratification 23-Apr-1959
SPAIN Signature 03-Oct-1957
SPAIN Ratification 29-Jul-1959
Spain, Territories In Africa Extension 29-Jul-1959
St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla Extension 23-Jun-1960
St Helena Extension 23-Jun-1960
St Lucia Extension 23-Jun-1960
St Pierre and Miquelon Extension 08-May-1959
St Vincent Extension 23-Jun-1960
SUDAN Signature 03-Oct-1957
SUDAN Ratification 01-Mar-1960
Surinam Extension 27-Aug-1959
Swaziland Extension 23-Jun-1960
SWEDEN Signature 03-Oct-1957
SWEDEN Ratification 02-May-1958
SWITZERLAND Signature 03-Oct-1957
SWITZERLAND Ratification 14-Nov-1958
SYRIA Signature 03-Oct-1957
TAIWAN Signature 03-Oct-1957
TAIWAN Ratification 06-Oct-1959
Tanganyika Extension 23-Jun-1960
TANGANYIKA Accession 29-Mar-1963
Territories Including Pacific Islands Extension 01-Apr-1959
THAILAND Signature 03-Oct-1957
THAILAND Ratification 21-Jul-1960
The Gambia Extension 23-Jun-1960
TOGO Accession 21-Mar-1962
Tokelau Islands Extension 06-Apr-1959
Tonga Extension 23-Jun-1960
Trinidad And Tobago Extension 23-Jun-1960
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Accession 15-Jun-1963
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Reservation 15-Jun-1963
TUNISIA Signature 03-Oct-1957
TURKEY Signature 03-Oct-1957
TURKEY Ratification 14-Jul-1961
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 23-Jun-1960
Uganda Extension 23-Jun-1960
UGANDA Accession 13-Feb-1964
UKRAINE Signature 03-Oct-1957
UKRAINE Ratification 05-May-1959
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 03-Oct-1957
UNITED KINGDOM Statement 03-Oct-1957
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 03-Oct-1957
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 17-Jul-1959
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 03-Oct-1957
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 01-Apr-1959
UPPER VOLTA Accession 29-Mar-1963
URUGUAY Signature 03-Oct-1957
USA Responsible Territories Extension 01-Apr-1959
VATICAN CITY Signature 03-Oct-1957
VATICAN CITY Ratification 13-Apr-1960
VENEZUELA Signature 03-Oct-1957
VENEZUELA Ratification 28-Feb-1964
VENEZUELA Reservation 28-Feb-1964
VIETNAM Signature 03-Oct-1957
VIETNAM Ratification 03-Dec-1959
West Indies Extension 23-Jun-1960
Western Pacific High Commsn Territories Extension 23-Jun-1960
Western Samoa Extension 06-Apr-1959
YEMEN Accession 03-Apr-1959
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 03-Oct-1957
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 15-Apr-1959
Zanzibar Extension 23-Jun-1960


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