CHAPTER III

PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES, DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR RELATIONS, ETC29Annex IX - International Telecommunication Union (ITU) - to the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized AgenciesGeneva, 6 October 1950Registration16 January 1951, No. 521TextUnited Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 79, p. 326.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.

ParticipantApplicationAlgeria25 Mar 1964 Angola 9 May 2012 Antigua and Barbuda<superscript>1</superscript>14 Dec 1988 Argentina10 Oct 1963 Armenia16 May 2022 Australia 9 May 1986 Austria28 Mar 1951 Bahamas<superscript>1</superscript>17 Mar 1977 Bahrain 9 Apr 2024 Barbados19 Nov 1971 Belarus18 Mar 1966 Belgium14 Mar 1962 Bosnia and Herzegovina<superscript>1,2</superscript> 1 Sep 1993 Botswana 5 Apr 1983 Brazil22 Mar 1963 Brunei Darussalam 1 Feb 2017 Bulgaria13 Jun 1968 Burkina Faso 6 Apr 1962 Cambodia26 Sep 1955 Cameroon30 Apr 1992 Chile21 Sep 1951 China11 Sep 1979 Côte d'Ivoire28 Dec 1961 Croatia<superscript>1,2</superscript>12 Oct 1992 Cuba13 Sep 1972 Cyprus 6 May 1964 Czech Republic<superscript>1,3</superscript>22 Feb 1993 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8 Dec 1964 Denmark19 Jul 1951 Ecuador 7 Jul 1953 El Salvador24 Sep 2012 Estonia 8 Oct 1997 Fiji<superscript>1</superscript>21 Jun 1971 Finland31 Jul 1958 France 2 Aug 2000 Gabon29 Jun 1961 Gambia<superscript>1</superscript> 1 Aug 1966 Georgia18 Jul 2007 Germany<superscript>4,5,6</superscript>10 Oct 1957 Ghana 9 Sep 1958 Greece21 Jun 1977 Guatemala30 Jun 1951 Guinea29 Mar 1968 Guyana13 Sep 1973 Haiti16 Apr 1952 Honduras16 Aug 2012 Hungary 2 Aug 1967 Iceland17 Jan 2006 India 3 Jun 1955 Indonesia 8 Mar 1972 Iran (Islamic Republic of)16 May 1974 Iraq 9 Jul 1954 Ireland10 May 1967 Italy30 Aug 1985 Jamaica 4 Nov 1963 Japan18 Apr 1963 Jordan24 Mar 1951 Kenya 1 Jul 1965 Kuwait13 Nov 1961 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9 Aug 1960 Latvia19 Dec 2005 Lesotho26 Nov 1969 Libya30 Apr 1958 Lithuania10 Feb 1997 Luxembourg27 Mar 1951 Madagascar 3 Jan 1966 Malawi 2 Aug 1965 Malaysia<superscript>1</superscript>29 Mar 1962 Maldives26 May 1969 Mali24 Jun 1968 Malta<superscript>1</superscript>27 Jun 1968 Mauritius<superscript>1</superscript>18 Jul 1969 Mongolia 3 Mar 1970 Montenegro<superscript>1,7</superscript>23 Oct 2006 Morocco10 Jun 1958 Mozambique 6 Oct 2011 Nepal28 Sep 1965 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)15 Jun 1951 New Zealand<superscript>8</superscript>25 Nov 1960 Nicaragua 6 Apr 1959 Niger15 May 1968 Nigeria<superscript>1</superscript>26 Jun 1961 North Macedonia<superscript>1,2</superscript>11 Mar 1996 Norway20 Sep 1951 Oman19 Oct 2023 Pakistan15 Sep 1961 Paraguay13 Jan 2006 Poland19 Jun 1969 Portugal 8 Nov 2012 Qatar10 Jan 2014 Republic of Korea13 May 1977 Republic of Moldova 2 Sep 2011 Romania15 Sep 1970 Russian Federation10 Jan 1966 Rwanda15 Apr 1964 San Marino21 Feb 2013 Senegal 2 Mar 1966 Serbia<superscript>1,2</superscript>12 Mar 2001 Seychelles24 Jul 1985 Sierra Leone<superscript>1</superscript>13 Mar 1962 Singapore<superscript>1</superscript>18 Mar 1966 Slovakia<superscript>1,3</superscript>28 May 1993 Slovenia<superscript>1,2</superscript> 6 Jul 1992 South Africa30 Aug 2002 Spain26 Sep 1974 St. Lucia 2 Sep 1986 Sweden12 Sep 1951 Switzerland25 Sep 2012 Thailand19 Jun 1961 Tonga<superscript>1</superscript>17 Mar 1976 Trinidad and Tobago19 Oct 1965 Tunisia 3 Dec 1957 Uganda11 Aug 1983 Ukraine13 Apr 1966 United Arab Emirates11 Dec 2003 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland17 Dec 1954 United Republic of Tanzania10 Apr 1963 Uruguay29 Dec 1977 Uzbekistan18 Feb 1997 Vanuatu 2 Jan 2008 Zambia<superscript>1</superscript>16 Jun 1975 Zimbabwe 5 Mar 1991

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.