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Other Treaties > Contracting Parties/Signatories > Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials (Total Members: 103)
Contracting Parties/Signatories Signature Instrument In Force Details
Afghanistan October 8, 1951 Ratification : March 19, 1958 June 19, 1958
Armenia Acceptance : August 23, 2010 August 23, 2010
Australia Accession : March 5, 1992 March 5, 1992
Austria Acceptance : June 12, 1958 September 12, 1958
Barbados Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 13, 1973 November 30, 1966
Belgium November 22, 1950 Ratification : October 31, 1957 January 31, 1958 Details
Benin Acceptance : May 18, 2017 May 18, 2017
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) November 22, 1950 Ratification : September 22, 1970 December 22, 1970
Bosnia and Herzegovina Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 1, 1993 March 6, 1992 Details
Bulgaria Accession : March 14, 1997 March 14, 1997
Burkina Faso Acceptance : September 14, 1965 December 14, 1965 Details
Cambodia Acceptance : November 5, 1951 May 21, 1952
Cameroon Acceptance : May 15, 1964 August 15, 1964
China November 22, 1950 Details
Colombia November 22, 1950
Congo Acceptance : August 26, 1968 November 26, 1968
Croatia Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 26, 1993 October 8, 1991 Details
Cuba Acceptance : August 27, 1952 November 27, 1952
Cyprus Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 16, 1963 August 16, 1960
Czech Republic Accession : August 22, 1997 August 22, 1997
Côte d'Ivoire Acceptance : July 19, 1963 October 19, 1963
Democratic Republic of the Congo Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 3, 1962 June 30, 1960
Denmark Acceptance : April 4, 1960 August 4, 1960
Dominican Republic November 22, 1950
Ecuador November 22, 1950
Egypt November 22, 1950 Ratification : February 8, 1952 May 8, 1952
El Salvador December 4, 1950 Ratification : June 24, 1953 September 24, 1953
Estonia Acceptance : August 1, 2001 August 1, 2001
Fiji Declaration/Notification of Succession : October 31, 1972 October 10, 1970
Finland Acceptance : April 30, 1956 July 30, 1956
France May 14, 1951 Ratification : October 14, 1957 January 14, 1958 Details
Gabon Acceptance : September 4, 1962 December 4, 1962
Germany Acceptance : August 9, 1957 November 9, 1957 Details
Ghana Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 7, 1958 March 6, 1957
Greece November 22, 1950 Ratification : December 12, 1955 March 12, 1956
Guatemala November 22, 1950 Ratification : July 8, 1960 October 8, 1960
Guinea-Bissau September 24, 2013
Haiti November 22, 1950 Ratification : May 14, 1954 August 14, 1954
Holy See Acceptance : August 22, 1979 August 22, 1979
Honduras April 13, 1954
Hungary Acceptance : March 15, 1979 March 15, 1979 Details
Iran (Islamic Republic of) February 9, 1951 Ratification : January 7, 1966 April 7, 1966
Iraq Accession : August 11, 1972 November 11, 1972 Details
Ireland Acceptance : September 19, 1978 September 19, 1978
Israel November 22, 1950 Ratification : March 27, 1952 June 27, 1952 Details
Italy Acceptance : November 26, 1962 November 26, 1962
Japan Acceptance : June 17, 1970 September 17, 1970
Jordan Acceptance : December 31, 1958 March 31, 1959
Kazakhstan Acceptance : December 21, 1998 December 21, 1998
Kenya Acceptance : March 15, 1967 June 15, 1967 Details
Kyrgyzstan Acceptance : July 19, 2005 July 19, 2005
Lao People's Democratic Republic Acceptance : February 28, 1952 May 21, 1952
Latvia Acceptance : November 20, 2001 November 20, 2001
Liberia Acceptance : September 16, 2005 September 16, 2005
Libya Acceptance : January 22, 1973 April 22, 1973 Details
Liechtenstein Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 29, 1953 April 29, 1953 Details
Lithuania Accession : August 21, 1998 August 21, 1998
Luxembourg November 22, 1950 Ratification : October 31, 1957 January 31, 1958
Madagascar Acceptance : May 23, 1962 August 23, 1962
Malawi Acceptance : August 17, 1965 November 17, 1965
Malaysia Declaration/Notification of Succession : June 29, 1959 June 29, 1959
Mali Acceptance : July 16, 2014 July 16, 2014
Malta Declaration/Notification of Succession : June 19, 1968 September 21, 1964
Mauritius Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 18, 1969 March 12, 1968
Monaco Acceptance : March 18, 1952 May 21, 1952
Montenegro Declaration/Notification of Succession : October 23, 2006 June 3, 2006 Details
Morocco Acceptance : July 25, 1968 October 25, 1968
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) November 22, 1950 Ratification : October 31, 1957 January 31, 1958 Details
New Zealand March 16, 1951 Ratification : June 29, 1962 September 29, 1962 Details
Nicaragua Acceptance : December 17, 1963 March 17, 1964
Niger Acceptance : April 22, 1968 July 22, 1968
Nigeria Declaration/Notification of Succession : June 26, 1961 October 1, 1960
North Macedonia Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 2, 1997 November 17, 1991 Details
Norway Acceptance : April 2, 1959 July 2, 1959
Oman Acceptance : December 19, 1977 December 19, 1977
Pakistan May 9, 1951 Ratification : January 17, 1952 April 17, 1952
Peru July 8, 1964
Philippines November 22, 1950 Ratification : August 30, 1952 November 30, 1952
Poland Acceptance : September 24, 1971 December 24, 1971
Portugal Acceptance : June 11, 1984 June 11, 1984
Republic of Moldova Acceptance : September 3, 1998 September 3, 1998
Romania Acceptance : November 24, 1970 February 24, 1971 Details
Russian Federation Acceptance : October 7, 1994 October 7, 1994
Rwanda Declaration/Notification of Succession : December 1, 1964 July 1, 1962
San Marino Acceptance : July 30, 1985 July 30, 1985
Serbia Declaration/Notification of Succession : March 12, 2001 April 27, 1992 Details
Sierra Leone Declaration/Notification of Succession : March 13, 1962 April 27, 1961
Singapore Acceptance : July 11, 1969 October 11, 1969
Slovakia Accession : June 9, 1997 June 9, 1997
Slovenia Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 6, 1992 June 25, 1991 Details
Solomon Islands Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 3, 1981 July 7, 1978
Spain Acceptance : July 7, 1955 October 7, 1955
Sri Lanka Acceptance : January 8, 1952 May 21, 1952 Details
Sweden November 20, 1951 Ratification : May 21, 1952 August 21, 1952
Switzerland November 22, 1950 Ratification : April 7, 1953 July 7, 1953 Details
Syrian Arab Republic August 7, 1979 Ratification : September 16, 1980 December 16, 1980
Thailand November 22, 1950 Ratification : June 18, 1951 September 18, 1951
Togo Acceptance : November 16, 2009 November 16, 2009
Tonga Declaration/Notification of Succession : November 11, 1977 April 27, 1960
Trinidad and Tobago Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 11, 1966 August 31, 1962
Tunisia Acceptance : May 14, 1971 August 14, 1971
Uganda Acceptance : April 15, 1965 July 15, 1965
United Kingdom November 22, 1950 Ratification : March 11, 1954 June 11, 1954 Details
United Republic of Tanzania Acceptance : March 26, 1963 June 26, 1963
United States of America June 24, 1959 Ratification : November 2, 1966 February 2, 1967 Details
Uruguay April 27, 1964 Ratification : April 20, 1999 April 20, 1999
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Acceptance : May 1, 1992 May 1, 1992
Viet Nam Acceptance : June 1, 1952 September 1, 1952 Details
Zambia Declaration/Notification of Succession : November 1, 1974 October 24, 1964
Zimbabwe Declaration/Notification of Succession : December 1, 1998 April 18, 1980