Armenia
Reservation: “The provisions of Paragraph 1, Section 20, Article VI of this Convention shall not apply to the citizens of the Republic of Armenia and that the provisions of Paragraph 2, Section 20, Article VI of this Convention shall apply at the extent allowing the Republic of Armenia to grant a temporary deferment for a reasonable time, such [as] up to the next call-up for military service.”
Bahrain12
Belarus13
Bulgaria13,14
China13
Côte d'Ivoire
28 December 1961
Cuba13
Czech Republic5,13
El Salvador
Reservation The Government of the Republic of El Salvador does not consider itself bound by the provisions of Article VII, Section 24 and Article IX, Section 32, since it does not recognize the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice.
France
Reservations: Only property, funds and assets belonging to agencies, administered by them and earmarked for the functions assigned to them under the agreements by which they were established, and to which France has acceded, shall enjoy the privileges and immunities provided for in the Convention. When an official of the agencies who does not have the same status as a member of the diplomatic staff under the Convention commits a traffic violation or causes a road accident, the privileges and immunities shall not apply. The provisions of section 11 concerning facilities in respect of communications shall not apply to the specialized agencies. Officials employed abroad and resident in France shall be subject to the provisions of the law applicable in France with respect to entry and stay in the national territory. The privileges and immunities, exemptions and facilities accorded to the executive head of each agency in reference to diplomatic envoys shall not be extended to any other official, except one acting on the former's behalf during his absence from duty. The privileges and immunities of experts sent on mission to the specialized agencies shall not exceed those accorded to officials of the specialized agencies. France shall not be bound by the provisions of section 32 concerning the International Court of Justice, except where a prior attempt to settle the difference amicably has failed.
Interpretative declaration: In the event of a conflict between the provisions of the Convention and the provisions of the individual agreements concluded between the specialized agencies and France, the provisions of these agreements shall have precedence.
Gabon
Germany6,7,8,15
Hungary13,15
Indonesia13,16
Italy
Declaration: In the event that some of the specialized agencies which are mentioned in the instrument of accession and to which Italy undertakes to apply the Convention should decide to establish their headquarters or their regional offices in Italian territory, the Italian Government will be able to avail itself of the option of concluding with such agencies, in accordance with Section 39 of the Convention supplemental agreements specifying, in particular, the limits within which immunity from jurisdiction may be granted to a given agency or immunity from jurisdiction and exemption from taxation granted to officials of that agency.
Lithuania17
Madagascar
Mongolia13,18
New Zealand
Norway
20 September 1951
Pakistan
Declaration contained in the notification received on 15 September 1961 and also, with the second paragraph omitted, in the notifications received on 13 March 1962 and 17 July 1962: "The enjoyment by Specialized Agencies of the communication privileges provided for in Article IV, Section 11 of the Convention cannot, in practice, be determined by unilateral action of individual Governments and has in fact been determined by the International Telecommunication Convention, Atlantic City, 1947 and Telegraph and Telephone Regulations annexed thereto, Pakistan would, therefore, not be able to comply with the provisions of Article IV, Section 11 of the Convention in view of Resolution No. 28 (annexure I) passed at the Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union, held in Buenos Aires in 1952. "The International Telecommunication Union shall not claim for itself the communication privileges provided in Article IV, Section 11 of the Convention."
Poland13,19
Qatar
Reservation: The State of Qatar does not consider itself bound by article VII, section 24 or by article IX, section 32 of the Convention, which provide for the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in the event of differences arising from the interpretation of the Convention. The State of Qatar considers that, in order for any given dispute to be referred to the International Court of Justice for resolution, all parties to the dispute must give their agreement. Moreover, the State of Qatar does not consider the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice to be final and decisive as stated in article VII, section 24 and in article IX, section 32.
Romania13
Russian Federation13
Declaration made upon accession and also contained in the notification received on 16 November 1972: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics does not consider it self bound by the provisions of sections 24 and 32 of the Convention, concerning the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice. Concerning the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in disputes arising out of the interpretation or application of the Convention, the USSR will maintain the same position as hitherto, namely, that for any dispute to be referred to the International Court of Justice for settlement, the agreement of all Parties involved in the dispute must be obtained in each individual case. This reservation similarly applies to the provision contained in section 32, stipulating that the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice shall be accepted as decisive.
Slovakia5,13
Ukraine13
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
17 December 1954
4 November 1959
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)<superscript>20</superscript>
11 January 1980
Resolution 179 (II); Official Records of the Second Session of the General Assembly, Resolutions (A/519), p. 112.
The former Yugoslavia had acceeded to the Convention on 23 November 1951. 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.
Final texts or revised texts of annexes transmitted to the Secretary-General by the specialized agencies concerned and dates of their receipt by the Secretary-General
1. Annex I--International Labour Organisation (ILO) 14 Sep 1948
2. Annex II--Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 13 Dec 1948
a) Revised text of annex II 26 May 1960
b) Second revised text of annex II 28 Dec 1965
3. Annex III--International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) 11 Aug 1948
4. Annex IV--United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 7 Feb 1949
5. Annex V--International Monetary Fund (IMF) 9 May 1949
6. Annex VI--International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) 29 Apr 1949
7. Annex VII--World Health Organization (WHO) 2 Aug 1948
a) Revised text of annex VII 5 Jun 1950
b) Second revised text of annex VII 1 Jul 1957
c) Third revised text of annex VII 25 Jul 1958
8. Annex VIII--Universal Postal Union (UPU) 11 Jul 1949
9. Annex IX--International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 16 Jan 1951
10. Annex X--International Refugee Organization (IRO)2 4 Apr 1949
11. Annex XI--World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 29 Dec 1951
12. Annex XII--International Maritime Organization (IMO) 12 Feb 1959
a) Revised text of annex XII 9 Jul 1968
b) Second revised text of annex XII 21 Nov 2001
13. Annex XIII--International Finance Corporation (IFC) 22 Apr 1959
14. Annex XIV--International Development Association (IDA) 15 Feb 1962
15. Annex XV--World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 19 Oct 1977
16. Annex XVI--International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 16 Dec 1977
17. Annex XVII--United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) 15 Sep 1987
See note 2 under “China” and note 2 under “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” regarding Hong Kong in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
Czechoslovakia had acceded to the Convention on 29 December 1966 in respect of the following agencies: ILO, ICAO, UNESCO, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO and IMO. Subsequently, on 6 September 1988 and 26 April 1991, the Government of Czechoslovakia notified the Secretary-General that it applied the Convention in respect of FAO (second revised text of annex II), WIPO, and UNIDO, and IMF, IBRD, IFC and IDA, respectively. The instrument of accession also contained a reservation, subsequently withdrawn on 26 April 1991. For the text of the reservation, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 586, p. 247. See also note 12 in this chapter and note 1 under “Czech Republic” and note 1 under “Slovakia” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
The German Democratic Republic had acceded to the Convention, with a reservation, on 4 October 1974 in respect of the following specialized agencies: ILO, UNESCO, WHO (third revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO (revised text of annex XII). For the text of the reservation see United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 950, p. 357. See also note 12 in this chapter and note 2 under “Germany” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
In a communication received by the Secretary-General on 10 October 1957, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany declared that the Convention will also apply to the Saar Territory except that Section 7 (b) of the Convention shall not take effect with regard to the Saar Territory until the expiration of the interim period defined in article 3 of the Treaty of 27 October 1956 between France and the Federal Republic of Germany.
See note 1 under “Germany” regarding Berlin (West) in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
See note 1 under “Montenegro” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
The instrument of accession by the Government of Nepal was deposited with the Director-General of the World Health Organization, in accordance with section 42 of the Convention.
See note 1 under "New Zealand" " regarding Tokelau in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
On 8 July 2021, the Government of Bahrain notified the Secretary-General of its withdrawal of the following declaration made upon accession:
"The accession by the State of Bahrain to the said Convention shall in no way constitute recognition of Israel or be a cause for the establishment of any relations of any kind herewith."
The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland notified the Secretary-General, on the dates indicated, that it is unable to accept certain reservations made by the States listed below because in its view they are not of the kind which intending parties to the Convention have the right to make:
On 24 June 1992, the Government of Bulgaria notified the Secretary-General its decision to withdraw the reservation made upon accession. For the text of the reservation, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 638, p. 266.
In a communication received on 8 December 1989, the Government of Hungary notified the Secretary-General that it had decided to withdraw the reservations in respect of sections 24 and 32 of the Convention made upon accession. For the text of the reservations, see United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 602, p. 300.
In a communication received on 10 January 1973, the Government of Indonesia informed the Secretary-General, in reference to the reservation [concerning the capacity to acquire and dispose of immovable property] that it would grant to the Specialized Agencies the same privileges and immunities which it had granted to the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
By 4 December 1998, the date on which the period specified for the notification of objections by the Specialized Agencies concerned to the reservation made by Lithuania upon accession expired, no objection had been notified to the Secretary-General. Consequently, the instrument of accession by the Government of Lithuania, including the reservation, was deposited with the Secretary General on 10 February 1997.
Subsequently, in a communication received on 19 July 1990, the Government of Mongolia notified the Secretary-General of its decision to withdraw the reservation made upon accession. For the text of the reservation, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 719, p. 274.
On 16 October 1997, the Government of Poland notified the Secretary-General that it had decided to withdraw its reservation with regard to sections 24 and 32 of the Convention made upon accession. For the text of the reservation see United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 677, p. 430.
In a communication received by the Secretary-General on 28 January 1980, the Government of the Netherlands indicated that the statement concerning their wish not to raise a formal objection to these reservations
"... is intended to mean that the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands does not oppose the entry into force of the Convention between itself and the reserving states."