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Other Treaties > Contracting Parties/Signatories > Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (Total Members: 112)
Contracting Parties/Signatories Signature Instrument In Force Details
Afghanistan Accession : March 12, 2018 June 12, 2018
Albania Accession : December 20, 1960 March 20, 1961
Argentina Accession : May 10, 2007 August 10, 2007
Armenia Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 5, 1993 September 23, 1991
Austria December 31, 1954 Ratification : March 25, 1964 June 25, 1964
Azerbaijan Accession : September 20, 1993 December 20, 1993
Bahrain Accession : August 26, 2008 November 26, 2008
Bangladesh Accession : June 23, 2006 September 23, 2006
Barbados Accession : October 2, 2008 January 2, 2009
Belarus December 30, 1954 Ratification : May 7, 1957 August 7, 1957 Details
Belgium May 14, 1954 Ratification : September 16, 1960 December 16, 1960
Benin Accession : April 17, 2012 July 17, 2012
Bosnia and Herzegovina Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 12, 1993 March 6, 1992
Botswana Accession : August 23, 2017 November 23, 2017
Brazil December 31, 1954 Ratification : September 12, 1958 December 12, 1958
Bulgaria Accession : October 9, 1958 January 9, 1959
Burkina Faso Accession : February 4, 1987 May 4, 1987
Cambodia December 17, 1954 Accession : April 4, 1962 July 4, 1962
Cameroon Accession : October 12, 1961 January 12, 1962
Canada Accession : November 29, 2005 February 28, 2006
Chile Accession : September 11, 2008 December 11, 2008
China May 14, 1954 Accession : January 5, 2000 April 5, 2000 Details
Colombia Accession : June 18, 1998 September 18, 1998
Costa Rica Accession : June 3, 1998 September 3, 1998
Croatia Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 6, 1992 October 8, 1991
Cuba May 14, 1954 Ratification : November 26, 1957 February 26, 1958
Cyprus Accession : September 9, 1964 December 9, 1964
Czech Republic Declaration/Notification of Succession : March 26, 1993 January 1, 1993
Democratic Republic of the Congo Accession : April 18, 1961 July 18, 1961
Denmark October 18, 1954 Ratification : March 26, 2003 June 26, 2003
Djibouti Accession : April 9, 2018 July 9, 2018
Dominican Republic Accession : March 21, 2002 June 21, 2002
Ecuador May 14, 1954 Ratification : February 8, 1961 May 8, 1961
Egypt December 30, 1954 Ratification : August 17, 1955 August 7, 1956
El Salvador May 14, 1954 Accession : March 27, 2002 June 27, 2002
Estonia Accession : January 17, 2005 April 17, 2005
Ethiopia Accession : August 31, 2015 November 30, 2015
Finland Accession : September 16, 1994 December 16, 1994
France May 14, 1954 Ratification : June 7, 1957 September 7, 1957
Gabon Accession : December 4, 1961 March 4, 1962
Georgia Declaration/Notification of Succession : November 4, 1992 April 9, 1991
Germany May 14, 1954 Ratification : August 11, 1967 November 11, 1967 Details
Ghana Accession : July 25, 1960 October 25, 1960
Greece May 14, 1954 Ratification : February 9, 1981 May 9, 1981
Guatemala Accession : May 19, 1994 August 19, 1994
Guinea Accession : December 11, 1961 March 11, 1962
Holy See Accession : February 24, 1958 June 24, 1958
Honduras Accession : October 25, 2002 January 25, 2003
Hungary Accession : August 16, 1956 November 16, 1956
Iceland Accession : December 5, 2022 March 5, 2023
India May 14, 1954 Ratification : June 16, 1958 September 16, 1958
Indonesia December 24, 1954 Ratification : July 26, 1967 October 26, 1967
Iran (Islamic Republic of) May 14, 1954 Ratification : June 22, 1959 September 22, 1959
Iraq May 14, 1954 Ratification : December 21, 1967 March 21, 1968
Israel Accession : April 1, 1958 July 1, 1958
Italy May 14, 1954 Ratification : May 9, 1958 August 9, 1958
Japan September 6, 1954 Ratification : September 10, 2007 December 10, 2007 Details
Jordan December 22, 1954 Ratification : October 2, 1957 January 2, 1958
Kazakhstan Declaration/Notification of Succession : March 14, 1997 December 16, 1991
Kuwait Accession : February 17, 1970 May 17, 1970
Latvia Accession : December 19, 2003 March 19, 2004
Lebanon May 25, 1954 Ratification : June 1, 1960 September 1, 1960
Libya May 14, 1954 Ratification : November 19, 1957 February 19, 1958
Liechtenstein Accession : April 28, 1960 July 28, 1960
Lithuania Accession : July 27, 1998 October 27, 1998
Luxembourg May 14, 1954 Ratification : September 29, 1961 December 29, 1961
Madagascar Accession : November 3, 1961 February 3, 1962
Malaysia Accession : December 12, 1960 March 12, 1961
Mali Accession : May 18, 1961 August 18, 1961
Mauritania Accession : July 7, 2023 October 7, 2023
Mexico December 29, 1954 Ratification : May 7, 1956 August 7, 1956
Monaco May 14, 1954 Ratification : December 10, 1957 March 10, 1958
Montenegro Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 26, 2007 June 3, 2006
Morocco Accession : August 30, 1968 November 30, 1968
Myanmar December 31, 1954 Ratification : February 10, 1956 August 7, 1956
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) May 14, 1954 Ratification : October 14, 1958 January 14, 1959
New Zealand Accession : October 17, 2013 January 17, 2014 Details
Nicaragua May 14, 1954 Ratification : November 25, 1959 February 25, 1960
Niger Accession : December 6, 1976 March 6, 1977
Nigeria Accession : June 5, 1961 September 5, 1961
North Macedonia Declaration/Notification of Succession : April 30, 1997 November 17, 1991
Norway May 14, 1954 Ratification : September 19, 1961 December 19, 1961 Details
Pakistan Accession : March 27, 1959 June 27, 1959
Palestine Accession : March 22, 2012 June 22, 2012
Panama Accession : March 28, 2001 June 28, 2001
Paraguay Accession : November 9, 2004 February 9, 2005
Peru Accession : July 21, 1989 October 21, 1989
Philippines May 14, 1954
Poland May 14, 1954 Ratification : August 6, 1956 November 6, 1956
Portugal Accession : February 18, 2005 May 18, 2005
Republic of Moldova Accession : December 9, 1999 March 9, 2000
Romania Ratification : March 21, 1958 June 21, 1958
Russian Federation May 14, 1954 Ratification : January 4, 1957 April 4, 1957 Details
San Marino May 14, 1954 Ratification : February 9, 1956 August 7, 1956
Saudi Arabia Accession : November 6, 2007 February 6, 2008
Senegal Accession : June 17, 1987 September 17, 1987
Serbia Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 11, 2001 April 27, 1992
Slovakia Declaration/Notification of Succession : March 31, 1993 January 1, 1993
Slovenia Declaration/Notification of Succession : November 5, 1992 October 28, 1992
Spain December 30, 1954 Accession : June 26, 1992 September 26, 1992
Sweden Accession : January 22, 1985 April 22, 1985
Switzerland Accession : May 15, 1962 August 15, 1962
Syrian Arab Republic May 14, 1954 Ratification : March 6, 1958 June 6, 1958
Tajikistan Declaration/Notification of Succession : August 28, 1992 September 9, 1991
Thailand Accession : May 2, 1958 August 2, 1958
Togo Accession : January 24, 2017 April 24, 2017
Tunisia Accession : January 28, 1981 April 28, 1981
Turkmenistan Accession : January 22, 2018 April 22, 2018
Türkiye Accession : December 15, 1965 March 15, 1966
Ukraine May 14, 1954 Ratification : February 6, 1957 May 6, 1957 Details
United Kingdom Accession : September 12, 2017 December 12, 2017 Details
Uruguay May 14, 1954 Ratification : September 24, 1999 December 24, 1999
Yemen Accession : February 6, 1970 June 6, 1970