2. 8) Annex VIII - Universal Postal Union (UPU) - to the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies

Geneva, 25 May 1949

REGISTRATION:. 16 August 1949, No. 521.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 33, p. 302.

Note: 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 X thereof.

. Participant Application Participant Application Algeria ...... 25 Mar 1964 Gabon...... 30 Nov 1982 Angola ...... 9 May 2012 Gambia1 ...... 1 Aug 1966 Antigua and Barbuda1...... 14 Dec 1988 Georgia ...... 18 Jul 2007 Argentina ...... 10 Oct 1963 Germany4,5,6 ...... 19 May 1958 Australia...... 9 May 1986 Ghana...... 9 Sep 1958 Austria ...... 21 Jul 1950 Greece...... 21 Jun 1977 Bahamas1 ...... 17 Mar 1977 Guatemala...... 30 Jun 1951 Barbados ...... 19 Nov 1971 Guinea...... 29 Mar 1968 Belarus...... 18 Mar 1966 Guyana...... 13 Sep 1973 Belgium ...... 14 Mar 1962 Haiti ...... 16 Apr 1952 Bosnia and Herzegovina1,2...... 1 Sep 1993 Honduras...... 16 Aug 2012 Botswana ...... 5 Apr 1983 Hungary ...... 2 Aug 1967 Brazil ...... 22 Mar 1963 Iceland ...... 17 Jan 2006 Brunei Darussalam ...... 1 Feb 2017 India...... 19 Oct 1949 Bulgaria ...... 13 Jun 1968 Indonesia...... 8 Mar 1972 Burkina Faso...... 6 Apr 1962 Iran (Islamic Republic of)...... 16 May 1974 Cambodia...... 15 Oct 1953 Iraq...... 9 Jul 1954 Cameroon...... 30 Apr 1992 Ireland...... 10 May 1967 Chile...... 21 Sep 1951 Italy...... 30 Aug 1985 China...... 11 Sep 1979 Jamaica ...... 4 Nov 1963 Côte d'Ivoire ...... 28 Dec 1961 Japan ...... 18 Apr 1963 Croatia1,2 ...... 12 Oct 1992 Jordan...... 12 Dec 1950 Cuba...... 13 Sep 1972 Kenya...... 1 Jul 1965 Cyprus...... 6 May 1964 Kuwait ...... 7 Feb 1963 Czech Republic1,3 ...... 22 Feb 1993 Lao People's Democratic Republic...... 9 Aug 1960 Democratic Republic of the Congo ...... 8 Dec 1964 Latvia...... 19 Dec 2005 Denmark ...... 25 Jan 1950 Lesotho ...... 26 Nov 1969 Dominica ...... 24 Jun 1988 Lithuania...... 10 Feb 1997 Ecuador...... 12 Dec 1958 Luxembourg...... 20 Sep 1950 Egypt...... 28 Sep 1954 Madagascar...... 3 Jan 1966 El Salvador ...... 24 Sep 2012 Malawi...... 2 Aug 1965 Estonia ...... 8 Oct 1997 Malaysia1 ...... 29 Mar 1962 Fiji1 ...... 21 Jun 1971 Maldives ...... 26 May 1969 Finland...... 31 Jul 1958 Mali...... 24 Jun 1968 France ...... 2 Aug 2000 Malta1...... 27 Jun 1968

III 2 8. PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES, DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR RELATIONS, ETC 1 Participant Application Participant Application Mauritius1 ...... 18 Jul 1969 Serbia1,2...... 12 Mar 2001 Mongolia...... 3 Mar 1970 Seychelles ...... 24 Jul 1985 Montenegro1,7 ...... 23 Oct 2006 Sierra Leone1 ...... 13 Mar 1962 Morocco...... 13 Aug 1958 Singapore1...... 18 Mar 1966 Mozambique ...... 6 Oct 2011 Slovakia1,3 ...... 28 May 1993 Nepal...... 28 Sep 1965 Slovenia1,2 ...... 6 Jul 1992 Netherlands...... 14 May 1952 South Africa...... 30 Aug 2002 New Zealand8 ...... 25 Nov 1960 Spain ...... 26 Sep 1974 Nicaragua...... 6 Apr 1959 St. Lucia...... 2 Sep 1986 Niger ...... 15 May 1968 Sweden...... 12 Sep 1951 Nigeria1 ...... 26 Jun 1961 Switzerland ...... 25 Sep 2012 North Macedonia1,2...... 11 Mar 1996 Thailand...... 28 Apr 1965 Norway ...... 25 Jan 1950 Togo...... 16 Sep 1975 Pakistan...... 15 Sep 1961 Tonga1...... 17 Mar 1976 Paraguay ...... 13 Jan 2006 Trinidad and Tobago ...... 19 Oct 1965 Poland ...... 19 Jun 1969 Tunisia ...... 3 Dec 1957 Portugal...... 8 Nov 2012 Uganda...... 11 Aug 1983 Qatar ...... 10 Jan 2014 Ukraine ...... 13 Apr 1966 Republic of Korea...... 13 May 1977 United Arab Emirates ...... 11 Dec 2003 Republic of Moldova...... 2 Sep 2011 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Romania...... 15 Sep 1970 Northern Ireland...... 17 Dec 1954 Russian Federation ...... 10 Jan 1966 Uruguay ...... 29 Dec 1977 Rwanda ...... 15 Apr 1964 Uzbekistan ...... 18 Feb 1997 San Marino ...... 21 Feb 2013 Vanuatu...... 2 Jan 2008 Senegal...... 2 Mar 1966 Zambia1...... 16 Jun 1975 Zimbabwe ...... 5 Mar 1991

Notes: 1 These States deposited instruments of succession to the under “Slovakia” in the “Historical Information” section in the Convention and applied the provisions of the Convention to the front matter of this volume. above specialized agency with effect from the date of the succession of State. See Chapter III-2. 4 In a communication received by the Secretary-General on 10 October 1957, the Government of the Federal Republic of 2 The former Yugoslavia applied the Annex as from Germany declared that the Convention will also apply to the 23 November 1951. See also note 1 under “Bosnia and Saar Territory except that Section 7 (b) of the Convention shall Herzegovina”, “Croatia”, “former Yugoslavia”, “Slovenia”, not take effect with regard to the Saar Territory until the “The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” and expiration of the interim period defined in article 3 of the Treaty “Yugoslavia” in the “Historical Information” section in the front of 27 October 1956 between France and the Federal Republic of matter of this volume. Germany.

3 Czechoslovakia had acceded to the Convention on 29 5 See note 1 under “Germany” regarding Berlin (West) in December 1966 in respect of the following agencies: ILO, the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this ICAO, UNESCO, WHO, UPU, ITU, WMO and IMO. volume. Subsequently, on 6 September 1988 and 26 April 1991, the Government of Czechoslovakia notified the Secretary-General 6 The German Democratic Republic had acceded to the that it applied the Convention in respect of FAO (second revised Convention, with a reservation, on 4 October 1974 in respect of text of annex II), WIPO, and UNIDO, and IMF, IBRD, IFC and the following specialized agencies: ILO, UNESCO, WHO (third IDA, respectively. The instrument of accession also contained a revised text of annex VII), UPU, ITU, WMO, IMO (revised text reservation, subsequently withdrawn on 26 April 1991. For the of annex XII). For the text of the reservation see United Nations, text of the reservation, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. Treaty Series, vol. 950, p. 357. See also note 2 under 586, p. 247. See also note 1 under “Czech Republic” and note 1

III 2 8. PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES, DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR RELATIONS, ETC 2 “Germany” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.

7 See note 1 under “Montenegro” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.

8 See note 1 under "New Zealand" regarding Tokelau in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

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