STATUS REPORT

PROTOCOL AMENDING THE AGREEMENT FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF THE CIRCULATION OF OBSCENE PUBLICATIONS

(Paris, 4 May 1910, 04/05/1910)

ENTRY INTO FORCE : 04 MAY 1949, in accordance with article 5

Depositary: United Nations Secretariat

Last updated by PacLII: 03-10-11
Parties Date of Signature Date of ratification
/
Other 		Entry Into Force Domestication Legislation
(where available)
Fiji   01 Nov 1971 d    
Solomon Islands   03 Sep 1981 d    
 
1. The amendments set forth in the annex to the Protocol entered into force on 1 March 1950, in accordance with the second paragraph of article 5 of the Protocol        
2. Official Records of the General Assembly, Third Session, Part I, Resolutions (A/810), p. 164        
3. An instrument of acceptance of the Protocol was deposited on 2 December 1975 with the Secretary-General by the Government of the German Democratic Republic with a declaration. For the text of the declaration, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 987, p. 410. A "notification of reapplication" of the Agreement of 4 May 1910 on behalf of the German Democratic Republic had been deposited with the Secretary-General on 4 October 1974. See also note 2 under "Germany" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume        
4. S ee note concerning signatures, ratifications, accessions, etc., on behalf of China (note 1 under "China" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume)        
5. The Secretary-General, received on 6 and 10 June 1997 communications regarding the status of Hong Kong from China and the United Kingdom of Great Brtiain and Northern Ireland (see also note 2 under "China" and note 2 under "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume). Upon resuming the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, China notified the Secretary-General that the Protocol will also apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region        
6. Czechoslovakia had signed and ratified the Protocol on 9 May 1949 and 21 June 1951, respectively. See also note 1 under "Czech Republic" and note 1 under "Slovakia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume        
7. In signing the Protocol, the Governments of the People's Republic of Romania and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics declared that they are not in agreement with article 7 of the annex to the said Protocol. See also note 1 under "Russian Federation" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume        
8. The former Yugoslavia had signed and accepted the Protocol on 4 May 1949 and 29 April 1953, respectively. 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        
Australia   08 Dec 1940 s    
Austria   04 Aug 1950 s    
Belgium 20 May 1949 13 Oct 1952 A    
Brazil 04 May 1949      
Canada   04 May 1949 s    
China4,5   04 May 1949 s    
Colombia 01 Jun 1949      
Cuba 04 May 1949 02 Dec 1983    
Czech Republic6   30 Dec 1993 d    
Declarations        
Denmark 21 Nov 1949 01 Mar 1950 A    
Egypt 09 May 1949 16 Sep 1949 A    
El Salvador 05 May 1949      
Finland   31 Oct 1949 A    
France   05 May 1949 s    
Iceland   25 Oct 1950 A    
India 12 May 1949 28 Dec 1949 A    
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 28 Dec 1949 30 Dec 1959 A    
Iraq 01 Jun 1949 14 Sep 1950 A    
Ireland   28 Feb 1952 A    
Italy   13 Nov 1952 A    
Luxembourg 04 May 1949 14 Mar 1955 A    
Mexico   22 Jul 1952 A    
Netherlands 02 Jun 1949 26 Sep 1950 A    
New Zealand   14 Oct 1950 s    
Norway 13 May 1949 04 May 1949 s    
Notes        
Pakistan   04 May 1951 A    
Romania7   02 Nov 1950 s    
Russian Federation7   14 May 1949 s    
Serbia and Montenegro8   12 Mar 2001 d    
Slovakia6   28 May 1993 d    
South Africa   01 Sep 1950 s    
Sri Lanka   14 Jul 1949 s    
Switzerland   23 Sep 1949 A    
Turkey 04 May 1949 13 Sep 1950 A    
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland5   04 May 1949 s    
United States of America 04 May 1949 14 Aug 1950    
Keys:
  • Accession (a)
  • Acceptance (A)
  • Approval (AA)
  • Definitive Signature (s)
  • Formal confirmation (c)
  • Participation (P)
  • Notification (of provisional application, of special undertaking, etc) (n)
  • Ratification (Rt)
  • Reservation (r)
  • Succession (d)
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