CHAPTER VII

TRAFFIC IN PERSONS4International Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women of Full Age, concluded at Geneva on 11 October 1933, as amended by the Protocol signed at Lake Success, New York, on 12 November 1947Lake Success, 12 November 1947Entry into force24 April 1950 , the date on which the amendments set forth in the annex to the Protocol of 12 November 1947 entered into force, in accordance with paragraph 2 of article V of the Protocol.Registration24 April 1950, No. 772StatusParties31TextUnited Nations, <i>Treaty Series </i>, vol. 53, p. 49.The Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others, concluded at Lake Success, New York of 21 March 1950 consolidates the Protocols, Conventions and Agreements listed in the present chapter under Nos. 1 to 10. Furthermore, the Convention of 21 March 1950 supercedes the provisions of the above-referenced instruments in the relations between the Parties thereto and shall terminate such instruments when all the Parties thereto shall have become Parties to the Convention of 21 March 1950, in accordance with its article 28.

Participant<superscript>1</superscript>Definitive signature of the Protocol, Acceptance of the Protocol, Succession to the ProtocolAccession to the Convention as amended by the Protocol(a)Afghanistan12 Nov 1947 Algeria31 Oct 1963 aAustralia13 Nov 1947 Austria 7 Jun 1950 Belgium12 Nov 1947 Brazil 6 Apr 1950 Côte d'Ivoire 5 Nov 1962 Cuba16 Mar 1981 Czech Republic<superscript>2</superscript>30 Dec 1993 Finland 6 Jan 1949 Greece 5 Apr 1960 Hungary 2 Feb 1950 Ireland19 Jul 1961 Libya17 Feb 1959 aLuxembourg14 Mar 1955 aMadagascar12 Feb 1964 aMali 2 Feb 1973 aMexico12 Nov 1947 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 7 Mar 1949 Nicaragua24 Apr 1950 Niger 7 Dec 1964 Norway28 Nov 1947 Philippines30 Sep 1954 aPoland21 Dec 1950 Romania 2 Nov 1950 Russian Federation18 Dec 1947 Singapore26 Oct 1966 aSlovakia<superscript>2</superscript>28 May 1993 South Africa12 Nov 1947 Sweden 9 Jun 1948 Türkiye12 Nov 1947 1The German Democratic Republic had acceded to the Convention, as amended by the Protocol of 12 November 1947, with a reservation and a declaration, on 16 July 1974. For the text of the reservation and declaration, see United Nations, <i>Treaty Series </i>, vol. 943, p. 335. See also note 2 under “Germany” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.2The Protocol of 12 November 1947 amending the Convention having been signed definitively on 12 November 1947 by the Government of Czechoslovakia, the latter applied the Convention as amended as from that date. See also note 1 under “Czech Republic” and note 1 under “Slovakia” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.