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Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage

Treaty Type: Multilateral

Depository: UNESCO

Place Of Signature: Paris

Date Of Signature: 23-Nov-1972



Publication Records


Participant Status

Country Action Action Date Effective Date
AFGHANISTAN Ratification 20-Mar-1979 20-Jun-1979
ALBANIA Ratification 10-Jul-1989 10-Oct-1989
ALGERIA Ratification 24-Jun-1974
ANDORRA Acceptance 03-Jan-1997 03-Apr-1997
Anguilla Extension 29-May-1984 29-Aug-1984
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Acceptance 01-Nov-1983 01-Feb-1984
ARGENTINA Acceptance 23-Aug-1978 23-Nov-1978
ARGENTINA Objection 26-Nov-1984
ARMENIA Succession 05-Sep-1993
ARMENIA Declaration 05-Sep-1993
Aruba Acceptance 16-Dec-1992
AUSTRALIA Ratification 22-Aug-1974
AUSTRIA Ratification 18-Dec-1992 18-Mar-1993
AZERBAIJAN Ratification 16-Dec-1993 16-Mar-1994
BANGLADESH Ratification 03-Aug-1983 03-Nov-1983
BARBADOS Accession 09-Apr-2002 09-Jul-2002
BELGIUM Ratification 24-Jul-1996
BELIZE Ratification 06-Nov-1990 06-Feb-1991
BENIN Ratification 14-Jun-1982 14-Sep-1982
Berlin West Extension 23-Aug-1976
Bermuda Extension 29-May-1984 29-Aug-1984
BHUTAN Ratification 17-Oct-2001 17-Jan-2002
BOLIVIA Ratification 04-Oct-1976
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 12-Jul-1993
BOTSWANA Acceptance 23-Nov-1998 23-Feb-1999
BRAZIL Acceptance 01-Sep-1977 01-Dec-1977
BRAZIL Statement 01-Sep-1977
British Virgin Islands Extension 29-May-1984 29-Aug-1984
BULGARIA Acceptance 07-Mar-1974
BULGARIA Declaration 07-Mar-1974
BURKINA FASO Ratification 02-Apr-1987 02-Jul-1987
BURUNDI Ratification 19-May-1982 19-Aug-1982
BYELORUSSIA S S R Ratification 12-Oct-1988 12-Jan-1989
CAMEROON Ratification 07-Dec-1982 07-Mar-1983
CANADA Acceptance 23-Jul-1976
CAPE VERDE Acceptance 28-Apr-1988 28-Jul-1988
CAPE VERDE Reservation 28-Apr-1988
Cayman Islands Extension 29-May-1984 29-Aug-1984
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 22-Dec-1980 22-Mar-1980
CHAD Ratification 23-Jun-1999 23-Sep-1999
CHILE Ratification 20-Feb-1980 20-May-1980
CHINA Declaration 11-Oct-1999 20-Dec-1999
COLOMBIA Ratification 24-May-1983 24-Aug-1983
COMOROS Ratification 27-Sep-2000 27-Dec-2000
CONGO, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF Ratification 10-Dec-1987 10-Mar-1988
Cook Islands Extension 22-Nov-1984 22-Feb-1985
COOK ISLANDS Acceptance 16-Jan-2009 16-Apr-2009
COSTA RICA Ratification 22-Aug-1977 23-Nov-1977
CROATIA Succession 01-Jul-1992
CUBA Ratification 24-Mar-1981 24-Jun-1981
CYPRUS Acceptance 14-Aug-1975
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 26-Mar-1993 01-Jan-1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Acceptance 15-Nov-1990 15-Feb-1991
DENMARK Ratification 25-Jul-1979 25-Oct-1979
DENMARK Reservation 25-Jul-1979
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Ratification 04-Apr-1995 04-Jul-1995
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 12-Feb-1985 12-May-1985
ECUADOR Acceptance 16-Jun-1975
EGYPT Ratification 07-Feb-1974
EQUATORIAL GUINEA Accession 10-Mar-2010 10-Jun-2010
ERITREA Acceptance 24-Oct-2001 24-Jan-2002
ETHIOPIA Ratification 06-Jul-1977 06-Oct-1977
Falkland Island Dependencies Extension 29-May-1984 29-Aug-1984
Falkland Islands Extension 29-May-1984 29-Aug-1984
FIJI Ratification 21-Nov-1990 21-Feb-1991
FINLAND Ratification 04-Mar-1987 04-Jun-1987
FRANCE Acceptance 27-Jun-1975
FRANCE Statement 27-Jun-1975
GABON Ratification 30-Dec-1986 30-Mar-1987
GAMBIA THE Ratification 01-Jul-1987 01-Oct-1987
GEORGIA Succession 04-Nov-1992
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Acceptance 12-Dec-1988 12-Mar-1989
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 23-Aug-1976
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Reservation 23-Aug-1976
GHANA Ratification 04-Jul-1975
Gibraltar Extension 29-May-1984 29-Aug-1984
GREECE Ratification 17-Jul-1981 17-Oct-1981
GRENADA Accession 13-Aug-1998 13-Nov-1998
GUATEMALA Acceptance 16-Jan-1979 16-Apr-1979
GUINEA Ratification 18-Mar-1979 18-Jun-1979
GUYANA Acceptance 20-Jun-1977 20-Sep-1977
HAITI Ratification 18-Jan-1980 17-Apr-1980
HOLY SEE Accession 07-Oct-1982 07-Jan-1983
HOLY SEE Declaration 07-Oct-1982
HONDURAS Ratification 08-Jun-1979 08-Sep-1979
Hong Kong Extension 29-May-1984 29-Aug-1984
HUNGARY Acceptance 15-Jul-1985 15-Oct-1985
ICELAND Ratification 19-Dec-1995 19-Mar-1996
INDIA Ratification 14-Nov-1977 14-Feb-1978
INDONESIA Ratification 06-Jul-1989 06-Oct-1989
IRAN Acceptance 26-Feb-1975
IRAQ Ratification 05-Mar-1974
Isle Of Man Extension 29-May-1984 29-Aug-1984
ISRAEL Objection 23-Mar-1982
ISRAEL Declaration 17-Jan-2012 31-Jan-2012
ITALY Ratification 23-Jun-1978 23-Sep-1978
IVORY COAST Ratification 09-Jan-1981 09-Apr-1981
JAMAICA Acceptance 14-Jun-1983 14-Sep-1983
JAPAN Acceptance 30-Jun-1992 30-Sep-1992
Jersey, Bailiwick of Extension 29-Feb-1996 29-May-1996
JORDAN Ratification 05-May-1975
KAZAKHSTAN Acceptance 29-Apr-1994 29-Jul-1994
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 21-Jul-1998 21-Oct-1998
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 14-Sep-1988 14-Dec-1988
KYRGYZSTAN Acceptance 03-Jul-1995 03-Oct-1995
LAOS Ratification 20-Mar-1987 20-Jun-1987
LATVIA Acceptance 10-Jan-1995 10-Apr-1995
LEBANON Ratification 03-Feb-1983 03-May-1983
LIBERIA Acceptance 28-Mar-2002 28-Jun-2002
LIBYA Ratification 13-Oct-1978 13-Jan-1979
LITHUANIA Acceptance 31-Mar-1992 30-Jun-1992
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 28-Sep-1983 28-Dec-1983
Macao Extension 30-Apr-1999 30-Jul-1999
MADAGASCAR Ratification 19-Jul-1983 19-Oct-1983
MALAWI Ratification 05-Jan-1982 05-Apr-1982
MALAYSIA Ratification 07-Dec-1988 07-Mar-1989
MALI Acceptance 05-Apr-1977
MALTA Ratification 14-Oct-1978 14-Jan-1979
MAURITANIA Ratification 02-Mar-1981 02-May-1981
MAURITIUS Acceptance 19-Sep-1995 19-Dec-1995
MEXICO Acceptance 23-Feb-1984 23-May-1984
MONACO Ratification 07-Nov-1978 07-Feb-1979
MONGOLIA Acceptance 02-Feb-1990 02-May-1990
Montserrat Extension 29-May-1984 29-Aug-1984
MOROCCO Ratification 28-Oct-1975
MOZAMBIQUE Ratification 27-Nov-1982 27-Feb-1983
NAMIBIA Acceptance 06-Apr-2000 06-Jul-2000
NEPAL Acceptance 20-Jun-1978 20-Sep-1978
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 22-Nov-1984 22-Feb-1985
NICARAGUA Acceptance 17-Dec-1979 17-Mar-1980
NIGER Ratification 23-Dec-1974
NIGERIA Ratification 23-Oct-1974
NIUE Acceptance 23-Jan-2001 23-Apr-2001
Niue Island Extension 22-Nov-1984 22-Feb-1985
NORWAY Ratification 12-May-1977 12-Aug-1977
NORWAY Reservation 12-May-1977
OMAN Acceptance 06-Oct-1981 06-Jan-1982
OMAN Declaration 06-Oct-1981
PAKISTAN Ratification 23-Jul-1976
PALESTINE (INCL. PLO) Ratification 08-Dec-2011 08-Mar-2012
PALESTINE (INCL. PLO) Unofficial info 08-Dec-2011
PANAMA Ratification 03-Mar-1978 03-Jun-1978
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Acceptance 28-Jul-1997 28-Oct-1997
PARAGUAY Ratification 27-Apr-1988 27-Jul-1988
PERU Ratification 24-Feb-1982 24-May-1982
PHILIPPINES Ratification 19-Sep-1985 19-Dec-1985
Pitcairn Islands Extension 29-May-1984 29-Aug-1984
POLAND Ratification 29-Jun-1976
PORTUGAL Ratification 30-Sep-1980 30-Dec-1980
PORTUGAL Extension 14-Jul-1998 30-Jul-1999
PORTUGAL Notification 13-Nov-1999
QATAR Ratification 12-Sep-1984 12-Dec-1984
ROMANIA Acceptance 16-May-1990 16-Aug-1990
RWANDA Acceptance 28-Dec-2000 28-Mar-2001
SAMOA Acceptance 28-Aug-2001 28-Nov-2001
SAUDI ARABIA Acceptance 07-Aug-1978 07-Nov-1978
SENEGAL Ratification 13-Feb-1976
SEYCHELLES Acceptance 09-Apr-1980 09-Jul-1980
SIERRA LEONE Ratification 07-Jan-2005 07-Apr-2005
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 31-Mar-1993 01-Jan-1993
SLOVENIA Succession 28-Oct-1992
SOLOMON ISLANDS Accession 10-Jun-1992 10-Sep-1992
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 10-Jul-1997
SOUTH AFRICA Declaration 10-Jul-1997 10-Oct-1997
South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands Extension 29-May-1984 29-Aug-1984
Sovereign Base Areas Extension 29-May-1984 29-Aug-1984
SOVIET UNION Ratification 12-Oct-1988 12-Jan-1989
SPAIN Acceptance 04-May-1982 04-Aug-1982
SRI LANKA Ratification 06-Jun-1980 06-Sep-1980
St Helena And Dependencies Extension 29-May-1984 29-Aug-1984
ST KITTS AND NEVIS Acceptance 10-Jul-1986 10-Oct-1986
SUDAN Ratification 06-Jun-1974
SURINAME Approval 23-Oct-1997 23-Jan-1998
SWEDEN Ratification 22-Jan-1985 22-Apr-1985
SWITZERLAND Ratification 17-Sep-1975
SYRIA Acceptance 13-Aug-1975
SYRIA Declaration 13-Aug-1975
TAJIKISTAN Succession 11-Aug-1992
TANZANIA Ratification 02-Aug-1977 02-Nov-1977
THAILAND Acceptance 17-Sep-1987 17-Dec-1987
TOGO Acceptance 15-Apr-1998 15-Jul-1998
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Ratification 16-Feb-2005 16-May-2005
TUNISIA Ratification 10-Mar-1975
TURKEY Ratification 16-Mar-1983 16-Jun-1983
TURKMENISTAN Declaration 26-Sep-1994
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 29-May-1984 29-Aug-1984
UGANDA Acceptance 20-Nov-1987 20-Feb-1988
UKRAINE S S R Ratification 12-Oct-1988 12-Jan-1989
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Acceptance 11-May-2001 11-Aug-2001
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 29-May-1984 29-Aug-1984
UNITED KINGDOM Statement 30-Apr-1985
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 07-Dec-1973
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Declaration 07-Dec-1973
UZBEKISTAN Succession 05-Apr-1993
VENEZUELA Acceptance 30-Oct-1990 30-Jan-1991
VIETNAM Acceptance 19-Oct-1987 19-Jan-1988
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Ratification 25-Jan-1984 25-Apr-1984
YEMEN, PEOPLESS DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 07-Oct-1980 07-Jan-1981
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 26-May-1975
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Accession 11-Sep-2001 27-Apr-1992
ZAIRE Ratification 23-Sep-1974
ZAMBIA Ratification 04-Jun-1984 04-Sep-1984
ZIMBABWE Ratification 16-Aug-1982 16-Nov-1982

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