CHAPTER IX

HEALTH2Protocol concerning the Office international d'hygiène publiqueNew York, 22 July 1946<superscript>1</superscript>Entry into force20 October 1947, in accordance with article 7.Registration20 October 1947, No. 125StatusSignatories42Parties55TextUnited Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 9, p. 3.

Participant<superscript>2,3</superscript>SignatureDefinitive signature(s), Acceptance(A), Succession(d)Afghanistan19 Apr 1948 AAlbania22 Jul 1946 sArgentina22 Jul 1946 22 Oct 1948 AAustralia22 Jul 1946 8 May 1947 AAustria22 Jul 1946 sBelarus22 Jul 1946 sBelgium22 Jul 1946 25 Jun 1948 ABolivia (Plurinational State of)22 Jul 1946 sBrazil22 Jul 1946 2 Jun 1948 ABulgaria22 Jul 1946 sCanada22 Jul 1946 29 Aug 1946 AChile22 Jul 1946 China<superscript>4</superscript>22 Jul 1946 sColombia22 Jul 1946 sCosta Rica22 Jul 1946 sCuba22 Jul 1946 9 May 1950 ADenmark22 Jul 1946 21 Apr 1947 ADominican Republic22 Jul 1946 Ecuador22 Jul 1946 Egypt22 Jul 1946 16 Dec 1947 AEthiopia22 Jul 1946 11 Apr 1947 AFinland22 Jul 1946 sFrance22 Jul 1946 Greece22 Jul 1946 12 Mar 1948 AGuatemala22 Jul 1946 26 Aug 1949 AHaiti22 Jul 1946 12 Aug 1947 AHonduras22 Jul 1946 8 Apr 1949 AHungary19 Feb 1947 17 Jun 1948 AIndia22 Jul 1946 12 Jan 1948 AIran (Islamic Republic of)22 Jul 1946 27 Jan 1947 AIraq22 Jul 1946 23 Sep 1947 AIreland22 Jul 1946 20 Oct 1947 AItaly22 Jul 1946 11 Apr 1947 AJapan11 Dec 1951 AJordan22 Jul 1946 sLebanon22 Jul 1946 Liberia22 Jul 1946 Luxembourg22 Jul 1946 3 Jun 1949 AMexico22 Jul 1946 7 Apr 1948 AMyanmar 1 Jul 1948 ANetherlands22 Jul 1946 25 Apr 1947 ANew Zealand<superscript>5</superscript>22 Jul 1946 10 Dec 1946 ANicaragua22 Jul 1946 Norway22 Jul 1946 18 Aug 1947 APakistan23 Jun 1948 APanama22 Jul 1946 20 Feb 1951 AParaguay22 Jul 1946 Peru22 Jul 1946 Philippines22 Jul 1946 sPoland22 Jul 1946 sPortugal22 Jul 1946 11 Aug 1948 ARussian Federation22 Jul 1946 sSaudi Arabia22 Jul 1946 sSerbia<superscript>6</superscript>12 Mar 2001 dSouth Africa22 Jul 1946 19 Mar 1948 ASri Lanka23 May 1949 ASweden13 Jan 1947 28 Aug 1947 ASwitzerland22 Jul 1946 26 Mar 1947 ASyrian Arab Republic22 Jul 1946 Thailand22 Jul 1946 sTurkey22 Jul 1946 sUkraine22 Jul 1946 sUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland22 Jul 1946 sUnited States of America22 Jul 1946 7 Aug 1947 AUruguay22 Jul 1946 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)22 Jul 1946 7 Mar 1949 A

1The Constitution was drawn up by the International Health Conference, which had been convened pursuant to resolution l (I) 3 of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, adopted on 15 February 1946. The Conference was held at New York from 19 June to 22 July 1946. In addition to the Constitution, the Conference drew up the Final Act, the Arrangements for the Establishment of an Interim Commission of the World Health Organization and the Protocol concerning the Office international d'hygiène publique , for the text of which, see United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 9, p. 3.2The States parties to the Arrangement for the creation at Paris of an Office international d’hygiène publique, signed at Rome on 9 December 1907, were as follows:Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of ), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, and Yugoslavia.3Czechoslovakia, who was a participating party to the Arrangement for the creation at Paris of an Office international d'hygiène publique, had signed and accepted the Protocol on 22 July 1946 and 1 March 1948, respectively. See also note 1 under “Czech Republic” and note 1 under “Slovakia” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.4See note concerning signatures, ratifications, accession, etc. on behalf of China (note 1 under “China” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume).5See note 1 under "New Zealand" regarding Tokelau in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.6The former Yugoslavia had signed and accepted the Protocol on 22 July 1946 and 19 November 1947, respectively. See also note 1 under "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "former Yugoslavia", "Slovenia", "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and "Yugoslavia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.