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Registration Number
15511
Title
Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
Participant(s)
Submitter
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Places/dates of conclusion
Place
Date
Paris
16/11/1972
EIF information
17 December 1975
Authentic texts
Spanish
Russian
French
English
Arabic
Attachments
ICJ information
Depositary
Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Registration Date
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 9 March 1977
Subject terms
Environment
Cultural matters
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
1037 (p.151)
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
volume-1037-I-15511-English.pdf
volume-1037-I-15511-French.pdf
volume-1037-I-15511-Other.pdf
Volume In PDF
v1037.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Afghanistan
Ratification
20/03/1979
20/06/1979
Albania
Ratification
10/07/1989
10/10/1989
Algeria
Ratification
24/06/1974
17/12/1975
Angola
Ratification
07/11/1991
07/02/1992
Antigua and Barbuda
Acceptance
01/11/1983
01/02/1984
Argentina
Acceptance
23/08/1978
23/11/1978
Armenia
Succession
05/09/1993
23/09/1991
Aruba
Territorial application
16/12/1992
16/12/1992
Australia
Ratification
22/08/1974
17/12/1975
Austria
Ratification
18/12/1992
18/03/1993
Azerbaijan
Ratification
16/12/1993
16/03/1994
Bahrain
Ratification
28/05/1991
28/08/1991
Bangladesh
Acceptance
03/08/1983
03/11/1983
Barbados
Acceptance
09/04/2002
09/07/2002
Belgium
Ratification
24/07/1996
24/10/1996
Belize
Ratification
06/11/1990
06/02/1991
Benin
Ratification
14/06/1982
14/09/1982
Bhutan
Ratification
17/10/2001
17/01/2002
Bolivia
Ratification
04/10/1976
04/01/1977
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Succession
12/07/1993
06/03/1992
Botswana
Acceptance
23/11/1998
23/02/1999
Brazil
Acceptance
01/09/1977
01/12/1977
Brunei Darussalam
Ratification
12/08/2011
12/11/2011
Bulgaria
Acceptance
07/03/1974
17/12/1975
Burkina Faso
Ratification
02/04/1987
02/07/1987
Burundi
Ratification
19/05/1982
19/08/1982
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ratification
12/10/1988
12/01/1989
Cambodia
Acceptance
28/11/1991
28/02/1992
Canada
Ratification
23/07/1976
23/10/1976
Cape Verde
Acceptance
28/04/1988
28/07/1988
Central African Republic
Ratification
22/12/1980
22/03/1981
Chad
Ratification
23/06/1999
23/09/1999
Chile
Ratification
20/02/1980
20/05/1980
China
Notification
09/06/1997
01/07/1997
China
Ratification
12/12/1985
12/03/1986
China
Ratification
12/12/1985
12/03/1986
China
Notification
11/10/1999
20/12/1999
Colombia
Acceptance
24/05/1983
24/08/1983
Comoros
Ratification
27/09/2000
27/12/2000
Congo
Ratification
10/12/1987
10/03/1988
Cook Islands
Acceptance
16/01/2009
16/04/2009
Cook Islands
Territorial application
22/11/1984
22/02/1985
Costa Rica
Ratification
23/08/1977
23/11/1977
Croatia
Succession
01/07/1992
08/10/1991
Cuba
Ratification
24/03/1981
24/06/1981
Cyprus
Acceptance
14/08/1975
17/12/1975
Czech Republic
Succession
29/03/1993
01/01/1993
Czechoslovakia
Acceptance
15/11/1990
15/02/1991
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Acceptance
21/07/1998
21/10/1998
Democratic Yemen
Acceptance
07/10/1980
07/01/1981
Denmark
Ratification
25/07/1979
25/10/1979
Djibouti
Ratification
30/08/2007
30/11/2007
Dominica
Ratification
04/04/1995
04/07/1995
Dominican Republic
Ratification
12/02/1985
12/05/1985
Ecuador
Acceptance
16/06/1975
17/12/1975
Egypt
Ratification
07/02/1974
17/12/1975
El Salvador
Acceptance
08/10/1991
08/01/1992
Equatorial Guinea
Ratification
10/03/2010
10/06/2010
Eritrea
Acceptance
24/10/2001
24/01/2002
Estonia
Ratification
27/10/1995
27/01/1996
Ethiopia
Ratification
06/07/1977
06/10/1977
Federal Republic of Germany
Ratification
23/08/1976
23/11/1976
Fiji
Ratification
21/11/1990
21/02/1991
Finland
Ratification
04/03/1987
04/06/1987
France
Acceptance
27/06/1975
17/12/1975
Gabon
Ratification
30/12/1986
30/03/1987
Gambia
Ratification
01/07/1987
01/10/1987
Georgia
Succession
04/11/1992
09/04/1991
German Democratic Republic
Acceptance
12/12/1988
12/03/1989
German Democratic Republic
Acceptance
12/12/1988
12/03/1989
Ghana
Ratification
04/07/1975
17/12/1975
Greece
Ratification
17/07/1981
17/10/1981
Grenada
Accession
13/08/1998
13/11/1998
Guatemala
Acceptance
16/01/1979
16/04/1979
Guinea
Ratification
18/03/1979
18/06/1979
Guyana
Acceptance
20/06/1977
20/09/1977
Haiti
Ratification
18/01/1980
18/04/1980
Holy See
Accession
07/10/1982
07/01/1983
Honduras
Ratification
08/06/1979
08/09/1979
Hong Kong
Notification
09/06/1997
01/07/1997
Hungary
Acceptance
15/07/1985
15/10/1985
Iceland
Ratification
19/12/1995
19/03/1996
India
Ratification
14/11/1977
14/02/1978
Indonesia
Acceptance
06/07/1989
06/10/1989
Iran
Acceptance
26/02/1975
17/12/1975
Iraq
Acceptance
05/03/1974
17/12/1975
Ireland
Ratification
16/09/1991
16/12/1991
Israel
Acceptance
06/10/1999
06/01/2000
Italy
Ratification
23/06/1978
23/09/1978
Ivory Coast
Ratification
09/01/1981
09/04/1981
Jamaica
Acceptance
14/06/1983
14/09/1983
Japan
Acceptance
30/06/1992
30/09/1992
Jordan
Ratification
05/05/1975
17/12/1975
Kazakhstan
Acceptance
29/04/1994
29/07/1994
Kenya
Acceptance
05/06/1991
05/09/1991
Kuwait
Ratification
06/06/2002
06/09/2002
Kyrgyzstan
Acceptance
03/07/1995
03/10/1995
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Ratification
20/03/1987
20/06/1987
Latvia
Acceptance
10/01/1995
10/04/1995
Lebanon
Ratification
03/02/1983
03/05/1983
Lesotho
Acceptance
25/11/2003
25/02/2004
Liberia
Acceptance
28/03/2002
28/06/2002
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Ratification
13/10/1978
13/01/1979
Lithuania
Acceptance
31/03/1992
30/06/1992
Luxembourg
Ratification
28/09/1983
28/12/1983
Madagascar
Ratification
19/07/1983
19/10/1983
Malawi
Ratification
05/01/1982
05/04/1982
Malaysia
Ratification
07/12/1988
07/03/1989
Maldives
Acceptance
22/05/1986
22/08/1986
Mali
Acceptance
05/04/1977
05/07/1977
Malta
Acceptance
14/11/1978
14/02/1979
Marshall Islands
Acceptance
24/04/2002
24/07/2002
Mauritania
Ratification
02/03/1981
02/06/1981
Mauritania
Ratification
02/03/1981
02/06/1981
Mauritius
Ratification
19/09/1995
19/12/1995
Mexico
Acceptance
23/02/1984
23/05/1984
Micronesia
Acceptance
22/07/2002
22/10/2002
Monaco
Ratification
07/11/1978
07/02/1979
Mongolia
Acceptance
02/02/1990
02/05/1990
Montenegro
Succession
26/04/2007
03/06/2006
Morocco
Ratification
28/10/1975
28/01/1976
Mozambique
Ratification
27/11/1982
27/02/1983
Myanmar
Acceptance
29/04/1994
29/07/1994
Namibia
Acceptance
06/04/2000
06/07/2000
Nauru
Ratification
22/07/2024
22/10/2024
Nepal
Acceptance
20/06/1978
20/09/1978
Netherlands
Territorial application
16/12/1992
16/12/1992
Netherlands
Acceptance
26/08/1992
26/11/1992
New Zealand
Ratification
22/11/1984
22/02/1985
New Zealand
Territorial application
22/11/1984
22/02/1985
Nicaragua
Acceptance
17/12/1979
17/03/1980
Niger
Acceptance
23/12/1974
17/12/1975
Nigeria
Ratification
23/10/1974
17/12/1975
Niue
Acceptance
23/01/2001
23/04/2001
Norway
Ratification
12/05/1977
12/08/1977
Oman
Acceptance
06/10/1981
06/01/1982
Pakistan
Ratification
23/07/1976
23/10/1976
Palau
Acceptance
11/06/2002
11/09/2002
Palestine
Ratification
08/12/2011
08/03/2012
Panama
Ratification
03/03/1978
03/06/1978
Papua New Guinea
Acceptance
28/07/1997
28/10/1997
Paraguay
Ratification
27/04/1988
27/07/1988
Peru
Ratification
24/02/1982
24/05/1982
Philippines
Ratification
19/09/1985
19/12/1985
Poland
Ratification
29/06/1976
29/09/1976
Portugal
Notification
13/11/1999
20/12/1999
Portugal
Territorial application
30/04/1999
30/07/1999
Portugal
Ratification
30/09/1980
30/12/1980
Republic of Korea
Acceptance
14/09/1988
14/12/1988
Romania
Acceptance
16/05/1990
16/08/1990
Rwanda
Acceptance
28/12/2000
28/03/2001
Samoa
Acceptance
28/08/2001
28/11/2001
San Marino
Ratification
18/10/1991
18/01/1992
Sao Tome and Principe
Ratification
25/07/2006
25/10/2006
Saudi Arabia
Acceptance
07/08/1978
07/11/1978
Senegal
Ratification
13/02/1976
13/05/1976
Seychelles
Acceptance
09/04/1980
09/07/1980
Singapore
Acceptance
19/06/2012
19/09/2012
Slovakia
Succession
31/03/1993
01/01/1993
Slovenia
Succession
28/10/1992
25/06/1991
Solomon Islands
Accession
10/06/1992
10/09/1992
Somalia
Ratification
23/07/2020
23/10/2020
South Africa
Ratification
10/07/1997
10/10/1997
South Sudan
Ratification
09/03/2016
09/06/2016
Spain
Acceptance
04/05/1982
04/08/1982
Sri Lanka
Acceptance
06/06/1980
06/09/1980
St. Christopher and Nevis
Acceptance
10/07/1986
10/10/1986
St. Lucia
Ratification
14/10/1991
14/01/1992
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Ratification
03/02/2003
03/05/2003
Sudan
Ratification
06/06/1974
17/12/1975
Suriname
Acceptance
23/10/1997
23/01/1998
Swaziland
Ratification
30/11/2005
28/02/2006
Sweden
Ratification
22/01/1985
22/04/1985
Switzerland
Ratification
17/09/1975
17/12/1975
Syrian Arab Republic
Acceptance
13/08/1975
17/12/1975
Tajikistan
Succession
11/08/1992
09/09/1991
Thailand
Acceptance
17/09/1987
17/12/1987
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Succession
30/04/1997
17/11/1991
Timor-Leste
Ratification
31/10/2016
31/01/2017
Togo
Acceptance
15/04/1998
15/07/1998
Tonga
Acceptance
03/06/2004
03/09/2004
Trinidad and Tobago
Ratification
16/02/2005
16/05/2005
Tunisia
Ratification
10/03/1975
17/12/1975
Turkey
Ratification
16/03/1983
16/06/1983
Turkmenistan
Succession
26/09/1994
27/10/1991
Tuvalu
Ratification
18/05/2023
18/08/2023
Uganda
Acceptance
20/11/1987
20/02/1988
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ratification
12/10/1988
12/01/1989
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Ratification
12/10/1988
12/01/1989
United Arab Emirates
Acceptance
11/05/2001
11/08/2001
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Declaration
01/07/1997
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
29/02/1996
29/05/1996
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ratification
29/05/1984
29/08/1984
United Republic of Cameroon
Ratification
07/12/1982
07/03/1983
United Republic of Tanzania
Ratification
02/08/1977
02/11/1977
United States of America
Ratification
07/12/1973
17/12/1975
Uruguay
Acceptance
09/03/1989
09/06/1989
Vanuatu
Ratification
13/06/2002
13/09/2002
Venezuela
Acceptance
30/10/1990
30/01/1991
Viet Nam
Acceptance
19/10/1987
19/01/1988
Yemen Arab Republic
Ratification
25/01/1984
25/04/1984
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)
Succession
11/09/2001
27/04/1992
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Ratification
26/05/1975
17/12/1975
Zaire
Ratification
23/09/1974
17/12/1975
Zambia
Ratification
04/06/1984
04/09/1984
Zimbabwe
Ratification
16/08/1982
16/11/1982
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