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CHAPTER III
PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES, DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR RELATIONS, ETC
2. 4 Annex IV - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - to the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies
Paris, 7 February 1949
Registration :
16 August 1949, No. 521
Text :
United Nations,  Treaty Series , vol. 33, p. 296.
Note :
The term  “Participant” in the present context refers to the State party to the Convention, which has undertaken to apply the provisions of the Convention to the above specialized agency, in accordance with section 43 of article XI thereof.
Participant
 Application
Algeria
 25 Mar 1964
Angola
  9 May 2012
Antigua and Barbuda 1
14 Dec 1988
Argentina
 10 Oct 1963
Armenia
 16 May 2022
Australia
  9 May 1986
Austria
 21 Jul 1950
Bahamas 1
17 Mar 1977
Bahrain
 17 Sep 1992
Barbados
 19 Nov 1971
Belarus
 18 Mar 1966
Belgium
 14 Mar 1962
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1, 2
 1 Sep 1993
Botswana
  5 Apr 1983
Brazil
 22 Mar 1963
Brunei Darussalam
  1 Feb 2017
Bulgaria
 13 Jun 1968
Burkina Faso
  6 Apr 1962
Cambodia
 26 Sep 1955
Cameroon
 30 Apr 1992
Central African Republic
 15 Oct 1962
Chile
  7 Jun 1961
China
 11 Sep 1979
Côte d'Ivoire
 28 Dec 1961
Croatia 1, 2
12 Oct 1992
Cuba
 13 Sep 1972
Cyprus
  6 May 1964
Czech Republic 1, 3
22 Feb 1993
Democratic Republic of the Congo
  8 Dec 1964
Denmark
 25 Jan 1950
Dominica
 24 Jun 1988
Ecuador
  7 Jul 1953
Egypt
 28 Sep 1954
El Salvador
 24 Sep 2012
Estonia
  8 Oct 1997
Fiji 1
21 Jun 1971
Finland
 31 Jul 1958
France
  2 Aug 2000
Gabon
 30 Nov 1982
Gambia 1
 1 Aug 1966
Georgia
 18 Jul 2007
Germany 4, 5, 6
10 Oct 1957
Ghana
  9 Sep 1958
Greece
 21 Jun 1977
Guatemala
 30 Jun 1951
Guinea
 29 Mar 1968
Guyana
 13 Sep 1973
Haiti
 16 Apr 1952
Honduras
 16 Aug 2012
Hungary
  2 Aug 1967
Iceland
 17 Jan 2006
India
 10 Feb 1949
Indonesia
  8 Mar 1972
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
 16 May 1974
Iraq
  9 Jul 1954
Ireland
 10 May 1967
Italy
 30 Aug 1985
Jamaica
  4 Nov 1963
Japan
 18 Apr 1963
Jordan
 12 Dec 1950
Kenya
  1 Jul 1965
Kuwait
  7 Feb 1963
Lao People's Democratic Republic
  9 Aug 1960
Latvia
 19 Dec 2005
Lesotho
 26 Nov 1969
Libya
 30 Apr 1958
Lithuania
 10 Feb 1997
Luxembourg
 20 Sep 1950
Madagascar
  3 Jan 1966
Malawi
  2 Aug 1965
Malaysia 1
29 Mar 1962
Mali
 24 Jun 1968
Malta 1
27 Jun 1968
Mauritius 1
18 Jul 1969
Mongolia
  3 Mar 1970
Montenegro 1, 7
23 Oct 2006
Morocco
 10 Jun 1958
Mozambique
  6 Oct 2011
Nepal
 28 Sep 1965
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
 21 Jul 1949
New Zealand 8
25 Nov 1960
Nicaragua
  6 Apr 1959
Niger
 15 May 1968
Nigeria 1
26 Jun 1961
North Macedonia 1, 2
11 Mar 1996
Norway
 25 Jan 1950
Oman
 19 Oct 2023
Pakistan
 15 Sep 1961
Paraguay
 13 Jan 2006
Philippines
 20 Mar 1950
Poland
 19 Jun 1969
Portugal
  8 Nov 2012
Qatar
 10 Jan 2014
Republic of Korea
 13 May 1977
Republic of Moldova
  2 Sep 2011
Romania
 15 Sep 1970
Russian Federation
 10 Jan 1966
Rwanda
 15 Apr 1964
San Marino
 21 Feb 2013
Senegal
  2 Mar 1966
Serbia 1, 2
12 Mar 2001
Seychelles
 24 Jul 1985
Sierra Leone 1
13 Mar 1962
Singapore 1
18 Mar 1966
Slovakia 1, 3
28 May 1993
Slovenia 1, 2
 6 Jul 1992
South Africa
 30 Aug 2002
Spain
 26 Sep 1974
St. Lucia
  2 Sep 1986
State of Palestine
 29 Mar 2018
Sweden
 12 Sep 1951
Switzerland
 25 Sep 2012
Thailand
 19 Jun 1961
Tonga 1
17 Mar 1976
Trinidad and Tobago
 19 Oct 1965
Tunisia
  3 Dec 1957
Uganda
 11 Aug 1983
Ukraine
 13 Apr 1966
United Arab Emirates
 11 Dec 2003
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9
17 Jan 2002
United Republic of Tanzania
 29 Oct 1962
Uruguay
 29 Dec 1977
Uzbekistan
 18 Feb 1997
Vanuatu
  2 Jan 2008
Zambia 1
16 Jun 1975
Zimbabwe
  5 Mar 1991
End Note
1These States deposited instruments of succession to the Convention and applied the provisions of the Convention to the above specialized agency with effect from the date of the succession of State.  See Chapter III-2.
2The former Yugoslavia applied the Annex as from 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.
3Czechoslovakia 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 1 under “Czech Republic” and note 1 under “Slovakia” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
4In 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.
5See note 1 under “Germany” regarding Berlin (West) in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
6The 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 2 under “Germany” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
7See note 1 under “Montenegro” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
8See note 1 under "New Zealand" regarding Tokelau in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
9The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland had applied the Convention to UNESCO as from 16 August 1949 (See, C.N.103.1949.TREATIES of 29 August 1949). On 13 December l985, the Secretary-General had received from the Government of the United Kingdom a notification to the effect that it, having withdrawn from UNESCO, would withhold from UNESCO the benefits of the said Convention with effect from 13 March l986 (See, C.N.352.1985.TREATIES-5 of 3 February 1986).
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