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Registration Number
14531
Title
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Participant(s)
Submitter
ex officio
Places/dates of conclusion
Place
Date
New York
16/12/1966
EIF information
3 January 1976 , in accordance with article 27
Authentic texts
Spanish
Russian
French
English
Chinese
Attachments
ICJ information
Depositary
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Registration Date
ex officio 3 January 1976
Subject terms
ICESC (Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights)
Human rights
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
993 (p.3)
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
volume-993-I-14531-English.pdf
volume-993-I-14531-French.pdf
volume-993-I-14531-Other.pdf
Volume In PDF
v993.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Afghanistan
Accession
24/01/1983
24/04/1983
Albania
Accession
04/10/1991
04/01/1992
Algeria
Signature
10/12/1968
Algeria
Ratification
12/09/1989
12/12/1989
Angola
Accession
10/01/1992
10/04/1992
Antigua and Barbuda
Accession
03/07/2019
03/10/2019
Argentina
Objection
03/10/1983
Argentina
Signature
19/02/1968
Argentina
Ratification
08/08/1986
08/11/1986
Armenia
Accession
13/09/1993
13/12/1993
Australia
Signature
18/12/1972
Australia
Ratification
10/12/1975
10/03/1976
Austria
Objection
16/05/2018
Austria
Objection
16/05/2019
Austria
Communication
25/11/2005
Austria
Signature
10/12/1973
Austria
Ratification
10/09/1978
10/12/1978
Azerbaijan
Accession
13/08/1992
13/11/1992
Bahamas
Signature
04/12/2008
Bahamas
Ratification
23/12/2008
23/03/2009
Bahrain
Accession
27/09/2007
27/12/2007
Bangladesh
Accession
05/10/1998
05/01/1999
Barbados
Accession
05/01/1973
03/01/1976
Belarus
Withdrawal of declaration
30/09/1992
30/09/1992
Belgium
Objection
21/05/2019
Belgium
Signature
10/12/1968
Belgium
Ratification
21/04/1983
21/07/1983
Belize
Signature
06/09/2000
Belize
Ratification
09/03/2015
09/06/2015
Benin
Accession
12/03/1992
12/06/1992
Bolivia
Accession
12/08/1982
12/11/1982
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Succession
01/09/1993
06/03/1992
Brazil
Accession
24/01/1992
24/04/1992
Bulgaria
Signature
08/10/1968
Bulgaria
Objection
29/01/1981
Bulgaria
Ratification
21/09/1970
03/01/1976
Burkina Faso
Accession
04/01/1999
04/04/1999
Burundi
Accession
09/05/1990
09/08/1990
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Objection
18/02/1981
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Signature
19/03/1968
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ratification
12/11/1973
03/01/1976
Cambodia
Signature
17/10/1980
Cambodia
Accession
26/05/1992
26/08/1992
Cameroon
Accession
27/06/1984
27/09/1984
Canada
Communication
14/05/2014
Canada
Objection
21/05/2019
Canada
Accession
19/05/1976
19/08/1976
Cape Verde
Accession
06/08/1993
06/11/1993
Central African Republic
Accession
08/05/1981
08/08/1981
Chad
Accession
09/06/1995
09/09/1995
Chile
Signature
16/09/1969
Chile
Ratification
10/02/1972
03/01/1976
China
Signature
27/10/1997
China
Communication
20/04/2001
China
Communication
03/12/1999
China
Ratification
27/03/2001
27/06/2001
Colombia
Signature
21/12/1966
Colombia
Ratification
29/10/1969
03/01/1976
Comoros
Signature
25/09/2008
Congo
Withdrawal of reservation
21/03/2001
Congo
Accession
05/10/1983
05/01/1984
Costa Rica
Signature
19/12/1966
Costa Rica
Ratification
29/11/1968
03/01/1976
Côte d'Ivoire
Accession
26/03/1992
26/06/1992
Croatia
Succession
12/10/1992
08/10/1991
Cuba
Signature
28/02/2008
Cyprus
Signature
09/01/1967
Cyprus
Objection
26/11/2003
Cyprus
Ratification
02/04/1969
03/01/1976
Czech Republic
Objection
20/05/2019
Czech Republic
Succession
22/02/1993
01/01/1993
Czechoslovakia
Objection
10/03/1981
Czechoslovakia
Signature
07/10/1968
Czechoslovakia
Ratification
23/12/1975
23/03/1976
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Accession
14/09/1981
14/12/1981
Democratic Yemen
Accession
09/02/1987
09/05/1987
Denmark
Signature
20/03/1968
Denmark
Withdrawal of reservation
14/01/1976
Denmark
Objection
17/03/2005
Denmark
Ratification
06/01/1972
03/01/1976
Djibouti
Accession
05/11/2002
05/02/2003
Dominica
Accession
17/06/1993
17/09/1993
Dominican Republic
Accession
04/01/1978
04/04/1978
Ecuador
Signature
29/09/1967
Ecuador
Ratification
06/03/1969
03/01/1976
Egypt
Signature
04/08/1967
Egypt
Declaration
14/01/1982
Egypt
Ratification
14/01/1982
14/04/1982
El Salvador
Signature
21/09/1967
El Salvador
Ratification
30/11/1979
29/02/1980
Equatorial Guinea
Accession
25/09/1987
25/12/1987
Eritrea
Accession
17/04/2001
17/07/2001
Estonia
Objection
08/05/2019
Estonia
Accession
21/10/1991
21/01/1992
Ethiopia
Accession
11/06/1993
11/09/1993
Federal Republic of Germany
Declaration
15/08/1980
Federal Republic of Germany
Signature
09/10/1968
Federal Republic of Germany
Declaration
06/12/1974
Federal Republic of Germany
Declaration
19/09/1975
Federal Republic of Germany
Ratification
17/12/1973
03/01/1976
Fiji
Accession
16/08/2018
16/11/2018
Finland
Objection
15/11/2005
Finland
Signature
11/10/1967
Finland
Objection
25/09/2018
Finland
Objection
14/05/2019
Finland
Objection
13/10/2004
Finland
Objection
13/12/1999
Finland
Objection
25/07/1997
Finland
Ratification
19/08/1975
03/01/1976
France
Declaration
05/11/1974
France
Declaration
08/07/1975
France
Communication
16/04/2009
France
Objection
04/11/1980
France
Objection
30/09/1999
France
Objection
11/11/2005
France
Accession
04/11/1980
04/02/1981
Gabon
Accession
21/01/1983
21/04/1983
Gambia
Accession
29/12/1978
29/03/1979
Georgia
Accession
03/05/1994
03/08/1994
German Democratic Republic
Objection
11/12/1980
German Democratic Republic
Declaration
12/08/1974
German Democratic Republic
Ratification
08/11/1973
03/01/1976
Germany
Objection
25/01/2019
Germany
Objection
26/09/2018
Germany
Communication
17/12/1999
Germany
Declaration
25/10/1990
Germany
Objection
08/11/2005
Germany
Objection
10/07/1997
Germany
Objection
13/10/2004
Ghana
Signature
07/09/2000
Ghana
Ratification
07/09/2000
07/12/2000
Greece
Objection
11/10/2004
Greece
Objection
21/05/2019
Greece
Accession
16/05/1985
16/08/1985
Grenada
Accession
06/09/1991
06/12/1991
Guatemala
Accession
19/05/1988
19/08/1988
Guinea
Signature
28/02/1967
Guinea
Ratification
24/01/1978
24/04/1978
Guinea-Bissau
Accession
02/07/1992
02/10/1992
Guyana
Signature
22/08/1968
Guyana
Ratification
15/02/1977
15/05/1977
Haiti
Accession
08/10/2013
08/01/2014
Honduras
Signature
19/12/1966
Honduras
Ratification
17/02/1981
17/05/1981
Hungary
Signature
25/03/1969
Hungary
Objection
19/01/1981
Hungary
Objection
14/05/2019
Hungary
Ratification
17/01/1974
03/01/1976
Iceland
Signature
30/12/1968
Iceland
Ratification
22/08/1979
22/11/1979
India
Accession
10/04/1979
10/07/1979
Indonesia
Accession
23/02/2006
23/05/2006
Iran
Ratification
24/06/1975
03/01/1976
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Signature
04/04/1968
Iraq
Signature
18/02/1969
Iraq
Ratification
25/01/1971
03/01/1976
Ireland
Objection
04/10/2018
Ireland
Objection
20/05/2019
Ireland
Signature
01/10/1973
Ireland
Ratification
08/12/1989
08/03/1990
Israel
Signature
19/12/1966
Israel
Communication
16/05/2014
Israel
Ratification
03/10/1991
03/01/1992
Italy
Signature
18/01/1967
Italy
Objection
25/07/1997
Italy
Objection
21/05/2019
Italy
Ratification
15/09/1978
15/12/1978
Jamaica
Signature
19/12/1966
Jamaica
Ratification
03/10/1975
03/01/1976
Japan
Signature
30/05/1978
Japan
Withdrawal of reservation
11/09/2012
Japan
Ratification
21/06/1979
21/09/1979
Jordan
Signature
30/06/1972
Jordan
Ratification
28/05/1975
03/01/1976
Kazakhstan
Signature
02/12/2003
Kazakhstan
Ratification
24/01/2006
24/04/2006
Kenya
Accession
01/05/1972
03/01/1976
Kuwait
Accession
21/05/1996
21/08/1996
Kyrgyzstan
Accession
07/10/1994
07/01/1995
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Signature
07/12/2000
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Ratification
13/02/2007
13/05/2007
Latvia
Objection
05/10/2018
Latvia
Objection
10/11/2005
Latvia
Objection
17/05/2019
Latvia
Accession
14/04/1992
14/07/1992
Lebanon
Accession
03/11/1972
03/01/1976
Lesotho
Accession
09/09/1992
09/12/1992
Liberia
Signature
18/04/1967
Liberia
Ratification
22/09/2004
22/12/2004
Libyan Arab Republic
Accession
15/05/1970
03/01/1976
Liechtenstein
Accession
10/12/1998
10/03/1999
Lithuania
Accession
20/11/1991
20/02/1992
Luxembourg
Signature
26/11/1974
Luxembourg
Ratification
18/08/1983
18/11/1983
Madagascar
Signature
14/04/1970
Madagascar
Ratification
22/09/1971
03/01/1976
Malawi
Accession
22/12/1993
22/03/1994
Maldives
Accession
19/09/2006
19/12/2006
Mali
Accession
16/07/1974
03/01/1976
Malta
Signature
22/10/1968
Malta
Ratification
13/09/1990
13/12/1990
Marshall Islands
Accession
12/03/2018
12/06/2018
Mauritania
Accession
17/11/2004
17/02/2005
Mauritius
Accession
12/12/1973
03/01/1976
Mexico
Accession
23/03/1981
23/06/1981
Monaco
Signature
26/06/1997
Monaco
Ratification
28/08/1997
28/11/1997
Mongolia
Signature
05/06/1968
Mongolia
Objection
05/11/1980
Mongolia
Communication
05/02/1970
Mongolia
Ratification
18/11/1974
03/01/1976
Montenegro
Succession
23/10/2006
03/06/2006
Morocco
Signature
19/01/1977
Morocco
Ratification
03/05/1979
03/08/1979
Myanmar
Signature
16/07/2015
Myanmar
Ratification
06/10/2017
06/01/2018
Namibia
Accession
28/11/1994
28/02/1995
Nepal
Accession
14/05/1991
14/08/1991
Netherlands
Objection
03/10/2018
Netherlands
Objection
15/05/2019
Netherlands
Objection
23/04/2002
Netherlands
Objection
22/07/1997
Netherlands
Objection
07/10/2005
Netherlands
Objection
18/03/1991
Netherlands
Withdrawal of reservation
06/07/2017
Netherlands
Territorial application
11/12/1978
Netherlands
Communication
20/12/1999
Netherlands
Communication
15/04/2009
Netherlands
Signature
25/06/1969
Netherlands
Objection
12/01/1981
Netherlands
Ratification
11/12/1978
11/03/1979
New Zealand
Territorial exclusion
05/09/2003
New Zealand
Withdrawal of reservation
05/09/2003
New Zealand
Signature
12/11/1968
New Zealand
Ratification
28/12/1978
28/03/1979
Nicaragua
Accession
12/03/1980
12/06/1980
Niger
Accession
07/03/1986
07/06/1986
Nigeria
Accession
29/07/1993
29/10/1993
Norway
Objection
23/04/2002
Norway
Objection
20/05/2019
Norway
Signature
20/03/1968
Norway
Objection
17/11/2005
Norway
Objection
22/07/1997
Norway
Ratification
13/09/1972
03/01/1976
Oman
Accession
09/06/2020
09/09/2020
Pakistan
Withdrawal of declaration
17/04/2008
Pakistan
Objection
17/04/2008
Pakistan
Signature
03/11/2004
Pakistan
Ratification
17/04/2008
17/07/2008
Palau
Signature
20/09/2011
Panama
Signature
27/07/1976
Panama
Ratification
08/03/1977
08/06/1977
Papua New Guinea
Accession
21/07/2008
21/10/2008
Paraguay
Accession
10/06/1992
10/09/1992
Peru
Signature
11/08/1977
Peru
Ratification
28/04/1978
28/07/1978
Philippines
Signature
19/12/1966
Philippines
Ratification
07/06/1974
03/01/1976
Poland
Signature
02/03/1967
Poland
Objection
20/03/2019
Poland
Ratification
18/03/1977
18/06/1977
Portugal
Objection
26/10/1990
Portugal
Territorial application
27/04/1993
Portugal
Communication
21/10/1999
Portugal
Signature
07/10/1976
Portugal
Objection
07/09/2018
Portugal
Objection
20/05/2019
Portugal
Objection
13/10/2004
Portugal
Ratification
31/07/1978
31/10/1978
Qatar
Accession
21/05/2018
21/08/2018
Republic of Korea
Accession
10/04/1990
10/07/1990
Republic of Moldova
Objection
21/05/2019
Republic of Moldova
Accession
26/01/1993
26/04/1993
Romania
Communication
28/02/1968
Romania
Signature
27/06/1968
Romania
Objection
20/05/2019
Romania
Ratification
09/12/1974
03/01/1976
Rwanda
Withdrawal of reservation
15/12/2008
Rwanda
Accession
16/04/1975
03/01/1976
San Marino
Accession
18/10/1985
18/01/1986
Sao Tome and Principe
Signature
31/10/1995
Sao Tome and Principe
Ratification
10/01/2017
10/04/2017
Senegal
Signature
06/07/1970
Senegal
Ratification
13/02/1978
13/05/1978
Seychelles
Accession
05/05/1992
05/08/1992
Sierra Leone
Accession
23/08/1996
23/11/1996
Slovakia
Objection
09/04/2009
Slovakia
Succession
28/05/1993
01/01/1993
Slovenia
Succession
06/07/1992
25/06/1991
Solomon Islands
Succession
17/03/1982
07/07/1978
Somalia
Accession
24/01/1990
24/04/1990
South Africa
Signature
03/10/1994
South Africa
Ratification
12/01/2015
12/04/2015
South Sudan
Accession
05/02/2024
05/05/2024
Spain
Objection
15/11/2005
Spain
Signature
28/09/1976
Spain
Ratification
27/04/1977
27/07/1977
Sri Lanka
Accession
11/06/1980
11/09/1980
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Accession
09/11/1981
09/02/1982
State of Palestine
Communication
06/06/2014
State of Palestine
Communication
06/06/2014
State of Palestine
Accession
02/04/2014
02/07/2014
Sudan
Accession
18/03/1986
18/06/1986
Suriname
Accession
28/12/1976
28/03/1977
Swaziland
Accession
26/03/2004
26/06/2004
Sweden
Objection
14/12/1999
Sweden
Objection
02/04/2002
Sweden
Objection
30/06/2004
Sweden
Objection
01/03/2005
Sweden
Objection
04/10/2018
Sweden
Signature
29/09/1967
Sweden
Objection
23/07/1997
Sweden
Ratification
06/12/1971
03/01/1976
Switzerland
Objection
17/05/2019
Switzerland
Accession
18/06/1992
18/09/1992
Syrian Arab Republic
Accession
21/04/1969
03/01/1976
Tajikistan
Accession
04/01/1999
04/04/1999
Thailand
Accession
05/09/1999
05/12/1999
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Succession
18/01/1994
17/11/1991
Timor-Leste
Accession
16/04/2003
16/07/2003
Togo
Accession
24/05/1984
24/08/1984
Trinidad and Tobago
Accession
08/12/1978
08/03/1979
Tunisia
Signature
30/04/1968
Tunisia
Ratification
18/03/1969
03/01/1976
Turkey
Signature
15/08/2000
Turkey
Ratification
23/09/2003
23/12/2003
Turkmenistan
Accession
01/05/1997
01/08/1997
Uganda
Accession
21/01/1987
21/04/1987
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Declaration
12/08/1974
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Signature
20/03/1968
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ratification
12/11/1973
03/01/1976
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Objection
13/02/1981
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Declaration
05/07/1974
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Declaration
13/02/1975
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Signature
18/03/1968
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Ratification
16/10/1973
03/01/1976
United Kingdom
Objection
17/08/2005
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Declaration
13/01/1988
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Declaration
28/02/1985
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Declaration
08/07/1975
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Notification
10/06/1997
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Declaration
05/11/1974
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Signature
16/09/1968
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Objection
21/05/2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ratification
20/05/1976
20/08/1976
United Republic of Tanzania
Accession
11/06/1976
11/09/1976
United States of America
Declaration
08/07/1975
United States of America
Declaration
05/11/1974
United States of America
Signature
05/10/1977
Uruguay
Signature
21/02/1967
Uruguay
Ratification
01/04/1970
03/01/1976
Uzbekistan
Accession
28/09/1995
28/12/1995
Venezuela
Signature
24/06/1969
Venezuela
Ratification
10/05/1978
10/08/1978
Viet Nam
Accession
24/09/1982
24/12/1982
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)
Succession
12/03/2001
27/04/1992
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Signature
08/08/1967
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Ratification
02/06/1971
03/01/1976
Zaire
Accession
01/11/1976
01/02/1977
Zambia
Accession
10/04/1984
10/07/1984
Zimbabwe
Accession
13/05/1991
13/08/1991
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