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Export to Excel Contracting Parties Locarno Agreement (Total Members: 62)
Member Signature Instrument In Force Details
Albania
Accession: October 16, 2018
January 16, 2019
Algeria
October 8, 1968
Argentina
Accession: February 9, 2009
May 9, 2009
Armenia
Accession: April 13, 2007
July 13, 2007
Austria
October 8, 1968
Ratification: June 22, 1990
September 26, 1990
Azerbaijan
Accession: July 14, 2003
October 14, 2003
Belarus
Accession: April 24, 1998
July 24, 1998
Belgium
October 8, 1968
Ratification: March 23, 2004
June 23, 2004
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Declaration of Continued Application: June 2, 1993
March 1, 1992
 Details
Bulgaria
Accession: November 27, 2000
February 27, 2001
China
Accession: June 17, 1996
September 19, 1996
Croatia
Declaration/Notification of Succession: July 28, 1992
October 8, 1991
 Details
Cuba
Accession: July 9, 1998
October 9, 1998
 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
Denmark
October 8, 1968
Ratification: January 27, 1971
April 27, 1971
 Details
Estonia
Accession: July 31, 1996
October 31, 1996
Finland
October 8, 1968
Ratification: February 15, 1972
May 16, 1972
France
March 12, 1969
Ratification: June 11, 1975
September 13, 1975
 Details
Germany
October 8, 1968
Ratification: July 25, 1990
October 25, 1990
 Details
Greece
Accession: June 4, 1999
September 4, 1999
Guinea
Accession: August 5, 1996
November 5, 1996
Holy See
October 8, 1968
Hungary
October 8, 1968
Ratification: September 28, 1973
January 1, 1974
 Details
Iceland
Accession: December 23, 1994
April 9, 1995
India
Accession: June 7, 2019
September 7, 2019
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
October 8, 1968
Ratification: April 12, 2018
July 12, 2018
Ireland
Accession: July 9, 1970
April 27, 1971
Italy
October 8, 1968
Ratification: May 2, 1975
August 12, 1975
Japan
Accession: June 24, 2014
September 24, 2014
Kazakhstan
Accession: August 7, 2002
November 7, 2002
Kenya
October 8, 1968
Kyrgyzstan
Accession: September 10, 1998
December 10, 1998
Latvia
Accession: January 14, 2005
April 14, 2005
Liechtenstein
October 8, 1968
Luxembourg
October 8, 1968
Malawi
Accession: July 24, 1995
October 24, 1995
Mexico
Accession: October 26, 2000
January 26, 2001
Monaco
October 8, 1968
Mongolia
Accession: March 16, 2001
June 16, 2001
Montenegro
Declaration of Continued Application: December 4, 2006
June 3, 2006
 Details
Morocco
Accession: April 22, 2022
July 22, 2022
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
October 8, 1968
Ratification: December 23, 1976
March 30, 1977
 Details
North Macedonia
Declaration/Notification of Succession: July 23, 1993
September 8, 1991
 Details
Norway
October 8, 1968
Ratification: January 27, 1971
April 27, 1971
Paraguay
Accession: May 31, 2021
August 31, 2021
Peru
Accession: July 18, 2022
October 18, 2022
 Details
Poland
Accession: October 22, 2013
January 22, 2014
Portugal
October 8, 1968
Republic of Korea
Accession: January 17, 2011
April 17, 2011
Republic of Moldova
Accession: September 1, 1997
December 1, 1997
Romania
Accession: March 31, 1998
June 30, 1998
Russian Federation
May 28, 1969
Ratification: September 8, 1972
December 15, 1972
 Details
Saudi Arabia
Accession: September 3, 2020
December 3, 2020
Serbia
Declaration of Continued Application: September 19, 2006
April 27, 1992
 Details
Singapore
Accession: December 19, 2019
March 19, 2020
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
October 8, 1968
Ratification: August 10, 1973
November 17, 1973
Sweden
June 2, 1969
Ratification: July 7, 1970
April 27, 1971
Switzerland
October 8, 1968
Ratification: January 27, 1971
April 27, 1971
Tajikistan
Declaration of Continued Application: February 14, 1994
December 25, 1991
 Details
Trinidad and Tobago
Accession: December 20, 1995
March 20, 1996
Türkiye
Accession: August 31, 1998
November 30, 1998
Turkmenistan
Accession: March 7, 2006
June 7, 2006
Ukraine
Accession: April 7, 2009
July 7, 2009
United Kingdom
Accession: July 21, 2003
October 21, 2003
 Details
Uruguay
Accession: October 19, 1999
January 19, 2000
Uzbekistan
Accession: April 19, 2006
July 19, 2006