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Registration Number
6964
Title
Treaty banning nuclear weapon tests in the atmosphere, in outer space and under water
Participant(s)
Submitter
United States of America
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Places/dates of conclusion
Place
Date
Moscow
05/08/1963
EIF information
10 October 1963
Authentic texts
Russian
English
Attachments
ICJ information
Depositary
Government of the United States of America
Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Registration Date
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 15 October 1963
Subject terms
Test Ban Treaty
Sea
Outer space
Nuclear matters
Environment
Energy
Disarmament
Partial Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (PTBT)
Arms
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
480 (p.43)
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
volume-480-I-6964-English.pdf
volume-480-I-6964-French.pdf
volume-480-I-6964-Other.pdf
Volume In PDF
v480.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Afghanistan
Ratification
12/03/1964
Afghanistan
Ratification
23/03/1964
Afghanistan
Ratification
13/03/1964
Afghanistan
Signature
08/08/1963
Algeria
Signature
14/08/1963
Antigua and Barbuda
Succession
26/01/1989
01/11/1981
Argentina
Signature
08/08/1963
Armenia
Accession
07/06/1994
Armenia
Accession
07/06/1994
07/06/1994
Australia
Ratification
12/11/1963
Australia
Ratification
12/11/1963
Australia
Signature
08/08/1963
Australia
Ratification
12/11/1963
Austria
Signature
11/09/1963
Austria
Ratification
17/07/1964
Austria
Ratification
17/07/1964
Austria
Ratification
17/07/1964
Bahamas
Succession
11/08/1976
Bangladesh
Accession
13/03/1985
13/03/1985
Belgium
Signature
08/08/1963
Belgium
Ratification
01/03/1966
Belgium
Ratification
01/03/1966
Belgium
Ratification
01/03/1966
Bolivia
Ratification
25/01/1966
Bolivia
Signature
08/08/1963
Bolivia
Ratification
04/08/1965
Botswana
Succession
05/01/1968
Botswana
Ratification
15/01/1968
Botswana
Succession
04/03/1968
Brazil
Ratification
04/03/1965
Brazil
Ratification
15/12/1964
Brazil
Ratification
15/01/1965
Brazil
Signature
09/08/1963
Bulgaria
Ratification
02/12/1963
Bulgaria
Ratification
21/11/1963
Bulgaria
Ratification
13/11/1963
Bulgaria
Signature
08/08/1963
Burma
Ratification
15/11/1963
Burma
Ratification
15/11/1963
Burma
Ratification
15/11/1963
Burma
Signature
14/08/1963
Burundi
Signature
04/10/1963
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ratification
16/12/1963
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Signature
08/10/1963
Cameroon
Signature
27/08/1963
Canada
Ratification
28/01/1964
Canada
Ratification
28/01/1964
Canada
Ratification
28/01/1964
Canada
Signature
08/08/1963
Central African Republic
Accession
22/12/1964
Central African Republic
Accession
24/08/1965
Central African Republic
Accession
25/09/1965
Ceylon
Signature
09/08/1963
Ceylon
Ratification
13/02/1964
Ceylon
Ratification
12/02/1964
Ceylon
Ratification
05/02/1964
Chad
Ratification
01/03/1965
Chad
Signature
26/08/1963
Chile
Ratification
06/10/1965
Chile
Signature
08/08/1963
China
Signature
23/08/1963
Colombia
Signature
09/08/1963
Congo (Leopoldville)
Ratification
28/10/1965
Congo (Leopoldville)
Signature
12/08/1963
Costa Rica
Ratification
10/07/1967
Costa Rica
Signature
09/08/1963
Cyprus
Ratification
21/04/1965
Cyprus
Ratification
07/05/1965
Cyprus
Ratification
15/04/1965
Cyprus
Signature
08/08/1963
Czech Republic
Succession
24/03/1993
01/01/1993
Czech Republic
Succession
09/04/1993
01/01/1993
Czechoslovakia
Ratification
17/10/1963
Czechoslovakia
Ratification
14/10/1963
Czechoslovakia
Ratification
14/10/1963
Czechoslovakia
Signature
08/08/1963
Dahomey
Ratification
22/04/1965
Dahomey
Ratification
23/12/1964
Dahomey
Ratification
15/12/1964
Dahomey
Signature
03/09/1963
Denmark
Ratification
15/01/1964
Denmark
Ratification
15/01/1964
Denmark
Ratification
15/01/1964
Denmark
Signature
09/08/1963
Dominican Republic
Signature
17/09/1963
Dominican Republic
Ratification
03/06/1964
Dominican Republic
Ratification
18/06/1964
Dominican Republic
Ratification
22/07/1964
Ecuador
Ratification
06/05/1964
Ecuador
Signature
01/10/1963
Ecuador
Ratification
13/11/1964
Ecuador
Ratification
08/05/1964
08/05/1964
El Salvador
Signature
09/08/1963
El Salvador
Ratification
07/12/1964
El Salvador
Ratification
09/02/1965
El Salvador
Ratification
03/12/1964
Ethiopia
Signature
09/08/1963
Federal Republic of Germany
Signature
19/08/1963
Federal Republic of Germany
Ratification
01/12/1964
Federal Republic of Germany
Ratification
01/12/1964
Federation of Malaya
Signature
12/08/1963
Fiji
Succession
14/07/1972
Fiji
Succession
14/07/1972
Finland
Ratification
09/01/1964
Finland
Ratification
09/01/1964
Finland
Ratification
09/01/1964
Finland
Signature
08/08/1963
Gabon
Ratification
04/03/1964
Gabon
Ratification
09/03/1964
Gabon
Ratification
20/02/1964
Gabon
Signature
10/09/1963
Gambia
Succession
27/04/1965
Gambia
Succession
06/05/1965
18/02/1965
Gambia
Succession
27/04/1965
18/02/1965
German Democratic Republic
Signature
08/08/1963
German Democratic Republic
Ratification
30/12/1963
Ghana
Ratification
31/05/1965
Ghana
Ratification
09/01/1964
Ghana
Ratification
27/11/1963
Ghana
Signature
08/08/1963
Greece
Ratification
18/12/1963
Greece
Ratification
18/12/1963
Greece
Ratification
18/12/1963
Greece
Signature
08/08/1963
Guatemala
Ratification
06/01/1964
Guatemala
Signature
23/09/1963
Haiti
Signature
09/10/1963
Honduras
Signature
09/08/1963
Honduras
Ratification
02/12/1964
Honduras
Ratification
02/10/1964
Honduras
Signature
08/08/1963
Hungary
Ratification
21/10/1963
Hungary
Ratification
23/10/1963
Hungary
Ratification
22/10/1963
Hungary
Signature
08/08/1963
Iceland
Ratification
29/04/1964
Iceland
Ratification
29/04/1964
Iceland
Signature
12/08/1963
Iceland
Ratification
29/04/1964
29/04/1964
India
Ratification
14/10/1963
India
Ratification
18/10/1963
India
Ratification
10/10/1963
India
Signature
08/08/1963
Indonesia
Ratification
27/01/1964
Indonesia
Ratification
20/01/1964
Indonesia
Signature
09/08/1963
Indonesia
Ratification
08/05/1964
08/05/1964
Iran
Ratification
05/05/1964
Iran
Ratification
05/05/1964
Iran
Signature
08/08/1963
Iran
Ratification
05/05/1964
05/05/1964
Iraq
Ratification
30/11/1964
Iraq
Ratification
01/12/1964
Iraq
Ratification
03/12/1964
Iraq
Signature
13/08/1963
Ireland
Signature
08/08/1963
Ireland
Signature
08/08/1963
Ireland
Ratification
18/12/1963
Ireland
Ratification
18/12/1963
Ireland
Ratification
20/12/1963
Israel
Signature
08/08/1963
Israel
Ratification
28/01/1964
Israel
Ratification
15/01/1964
Israel
Ratification
15/01/1964
Italy
Ratification
10/12/1964
Italy
Ratification
10/12/1964
Italy
Ratification
10/12/1964
Italy
Signature
08/08/1963
Ivory Coast
Ratification
05/02/1965
Ivory Coast
Signature
05/09/1963
Jamaica
Signature
13/08/1963
Japan
Ratification
15/06/1964
Japan
Ratification
15/06/1964
Japan
Ratification
15/06/1964
Japan
Signature
14/08/1963
Jordan
Ratification
07/07/1964
Jordan
Ratification
10/07/1964
Jordan
Signature
12/08/1963
Jordan
Ratification
29/05/1964
29/05/1964
Kenya
Accession
10/06/1965
Kenya
Accession
30/06/1965
Kenya
Accession
11/06/1965
Kuwait
Ratification
17/06/1965
Kuwait
Ratification
21/05/1965
Kuwait
Signature
20/08/1963
Laos
Ratification
12/02/1965
Laos
Ratification
07/04/1965
Laos
Ratification
10/02/1965
Laos
Signature
08/08/1963
Lebanon
Ratification
20/05/1965
Lebanon
Ratification
14/05/1965
Lebanon
Ratification
04/06/1965
Lebanon
Signature
13/08/1963
Liberia
Signature
27/08/1963
Liberia
Ratification
19/05/1964
Liberia
Ratification
16/06/1964
Liberia
Ratification
22/05/1964
22/05/1964
Libya
Signature
09/08/1963
Libya
Ratification
15/07/1968
Luxembourg
Signature
13/08/1963
Luxembourg
Ratification
10/02/1965
Luxembourg
Ratification
10/02/1965
Luxembourg
Ratification
10/02/1965
Madagascar
Signature
23/09/1963
Madagascar
Ratification
15/03/1965
Malawi
Succession
26/11/1964
Malawi
Succession
26/11/1964
Malawi
Succession
07/01/1965
06/07/1964
Malaysia
Ratification
15/07/1964
Malaysia
Ratification
16/07/1964
Malaysia
Approval
16/07/1964
Mali
Signature
09/08/1963
Malta
Succession
01/12/1964
Malta
Succession
25/11/1964
Malta
Succession
25/11/1964
Mauritania
Signature
08/10/1963
Mauritania
Ratification
28/04/1964
Mauritania
Ratification
06/04/1964
Mauritania
Ratification
15/04/1964
15/04/1964
Mauritius
Succession
30/04/1969
Mauritius
Succession
30/04/1969
Mexico
Ratification
27/12/1963
Mexico
Ratification
27/12/1963
Mexico
Ratification
27/12/1963
Mexico
Signature
08/08/1963
Mongolia
Ratification
01/11/1963
Mongolia
Ratification
07/11/1963
Mongolia
Signature
08/08/1963
Montenegro
Succession
12/12/2006
03/06/2006
Morocco
Ratification
01/02/1966
Morocco
Ratification
21/02/1966
Morocco
Ratification
18/02/1966
Morocco
Signature
27/08/1963
Nepal
Ratification
07/10/1964
Nepal
Ratification
07/10/1964
Nepal
Ratification
07/10/1964
Nepal
Signature
26/08/1963
Netherlands
Ratification
14/09/1964
Netherlands
Ratification
14/09/1964
Netherlands
Signature
08/08/1963
Netherlands
Territorial application
14/09/1965
Netherlands
Ratification
14/09/1964
New Zealand
Signature
08/08/1963
New Zealand
Ratification
16/10/1963
New Zealand
Ratification
10/10/1963
New Zealand
Ratification
10/10/1963
10/10/1963
Nicaragua
Signature
09/08/1963
Nicaragua
Ratification
26/02/1965
Nicaragua
Ratification
26/02/1965
Nicaragua
Ratification
26/02/1965
Niger
Signature
24/09/1963
Niger
Ratification
06/07/1964
Niger
Ratification
09/07/1964
Niger
Ratification
03/07/1964
Nigeria
Signature
30/08/1963
Nigeria
Ratification
28/02/1967
Nigeria
Ratification
17/02/1967
Nigeria
Ratification
28/02/1967
Norway
Signature
08/08/1967
Norway
Ratification
21/11/1963
Norway
Ratification
21/11/1963
Norway
Ratification
21/11/1963
Pakistan
Signature
14/08/1963
Pakistan
Ratification
03/03/1988
03/03/1988
Panama
Signature
20/09/1963
Panama
Ratification
24/02/1966
Papua New Guinea
Succession
27/10/1980
16/09/1975
Paraguay
Signature
12/08/1963
Peru
Ratification
20/07/1964
Peru
Signature
09/08/1963
Peru
Ratification
04/08/1964
Peru
Ratification
21/08/1964
Philippines
Ratification
10/11/1965
Philippines
Ratification
15/11/1965
Philippines
Ratification
08/02/1966
Philippines
Signature
14/08/1963
Poland
Ratification
14/10/1963
Poland
Ratification
14/10/1963
Poland
Signature
08/08/1963
Poland
Ratification
14/10/1963
14/10/1963
Portugal
Signature
09/10/1963
Republic of China
Ratification
18/05/1964
Republic of Korea
Ratification
24/07/1964
Republic of Korea
Ratification
24/07/1964
Republic of Korea
Signature
30/08/1963
Republic of Viet-Nam
Signature
01/10/1963
Romania
Ratification
12/12/1963
Romania
Ratification
12/12/1963
Romania
Ratification
12/12/1963
Romania
Signature
08/08/1963
Rwanda
Signature
19/09/1963
Rwanda
Accession
16/12/1963
Rwanda
Accession
22/10/1963
Rwanda
Ratification
27/12/1963
San Marino
Signature
20/09/1963
San Marino
Ratification
03/07/1964
San Marino
Ratification
27/11/1964
San Marino
Ratification
09/07/1964
Senegal
Signature
23/09/1963
Senegal
Ratification
12/05/1964
Senegal
Ratification
02/06/1964
Senegal
Ratification
06/05/1964
06/05/1964
Seychelles
Accession
12/03/1985
12/03/1985
Sierra Leone
Signature
04/09/1963
Sierra Leone
Ratification
29/04/1964
Sierra Leone
Ratification
21/02/1964
Sierra Leone
Ratification
04/03/1964
Singapore
Succession
12/07/1968
Singapore
Succession
12/07/1968
Slovakia
Succession
25/06/1993
01/01/1993
Slovakia
Succession
17/05/1993
01/01/1993
Slovenia
Succession
07/04/1992
25/06/1991
Somalia
Signature
19/08/1963
South Africa
Accession
10/10/1963
South Africa
Accession
22/11/1963
South Africa
Accession
10/10/1963
10/10/1963
Spain
Signature
13/08/1963
Spain
Ratification
17/12/1964
Spain
Ratification
17/12/1964
Sudan
Ratification
04/03/1966
Sudan
Signature
08/08/1963
Sudan
Ratification
28/03/1966
Sudan
Ratification
04/03/1966
Suriname
Accession
06/01/1993
06/01/1993
Swaziland
Accession
29/05/1969
Swaziland
Accession
29/05/1969
Sweden
Ratification
09/12/1963
Sweden
Ratification
09/12/1963
Sweden
Ratification
09/12/1963
Sweden
Signature
12/08/1963
Switzerland
Ratification
16/01/1964
Switzerland
Ratification
16/01/1964
Switzerland
Ratification
16/01/1964
Switzerland
Signature
26/08/1963
Syria
Ratification
01/06/1964
Syria
Signature
13/08/1963
Syria
Ratification
01/06/1964
01/06/1964
Syrian Arab Republic
Ratification
01/06/1964
Tanganyika
Ratification
06/02/1964
Tanganyika
Ratification
06/02/1964
Tanganyika
Signature
16/09/1963
Thailand
Ratification
21/11/1963
Thailand
Ratification
29/11/1963
Thailand
Ratification
15/11/1963
Thailand
Signature
08/08/1963
Togo
Ratification
07/12/1964
Togo
Signature
18/09/1963
Tonga
Succession
07/07/1971
Tonga
Succession
22/06/1971
Trinidad and Tobago
Ratification
06/08/1964
Trinidad and Tobago
Ratification
16/07/1964
Trinidad and Tobago
Ratification
14/07/1964
Trinidad and Tobago
Signature
12/08/1963
Trust Territory of Western Samoa
Ratification
19/01/1965
Trust Territory of Western Samoa
Ratification
08/02/1965
Trust Territory of Western Samoa
Ratification
15/01/1965
Trust Territory of Western Samoa
Signature
05/09/1963
Tunisia
Ratification
26/05/1965
Tunisia
Ratification
03/06/1965
Tunisia
Ratification
26/05/1965
Tunisia
Signature
08/08/1963
Tunisia
Signature
13/08/1963
Turkey
Ratification
08/07/1965
Turkey
Ratification
08/07/1965
Turkey
Signature
08/08/1963
Turkey
Ratification
08/07/1965
Uganda
Signature
29/08/1963
Uganda
Ratification
02/04/1964
Uganda
Ratification
24/03/1964
24/03/1964
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ratification
30/12/1963
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Signature
08/10/1963
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Ratification
10/10/1963
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Ratification
10/10/1963
10/10/1963
United Arab Republic
Ratification
10/01/1964
United Arab Republic
Ratification
10/01/1964
United Arab Republic
Ratification
10/01/1964
United Arab Republic
Signature
08/08/1963
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ratification
10/10/1963
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ratification
10/10/1963
10/10/1963
United States of America
Ratification
10/10/1963
United States of America
Ratification
10/10/1963
10/10/1963
Upper Volta
Signature
30/08/1963
Uruguay
Ratification
25/02/1969
Uruguay
Signature
27/09/1963
Venezuela
Ratification
29/03/1965
Venezuela
Ratification
03/03/1965
Venezuela
Ratification
22/02/1965
Venezuela
Signature
09/08/1963
Yemen Arab Republic
Signature
13/08/1963
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Ratification
15/01/1964
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Ratification
31/01/1964
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Ratification
03/04/1964
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Signature
08/08/1963
Zambia
Succession
11/01/1965
Zambia
Succession
11/01/1965
Zambia
Succession
08/02/1965
24/10/1964
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