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List of member countries of the Universal Postal Union Indicating their contribution class, geographical group and legal situation with regard to the Acts of the Union

Position at 15 June 2015

BERNE 2015 International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union a The Acts are designated, at the heads of the columns, using the following abbreviations: C = Constitution of the Universal Postal Union AP = Additional Protocol to the Constitution of the Universal Postal Union GR = General Regulations of the Universal Postal Union UC = Universal Postal Convention and Final Protocol P = Postal Payment Service Agreement b The letters occurring in each column signify the following: S = the Act was signed SD = the Act was signed definitively by the plenipotentiaries present at Congress R = the Act was ratified X = the Act was approved in accordance with article 25.4 of the Constitution A = the country acceded to the Act c The member countries are distributed among the following five geographical groups: I = Americas II = Eastern Europe and Northern Asia III = Western Europe IV = Southern Asia and Oceania V = Africa d Entry into force and period of validity of the Acts of the 2012 Doha Congress: – the Acts of the 2012 Doha Congress entered into effect on 1 January 2014; – the General Regulations will remain in effect for an indefinite period; – the Universal Postal Convention and its Final Protocol as well as the Postal Payment Services Agreement will remain valid until the entry into force of the Acts of the 2016 Istanbul Congress. Member countries (Constitution art. 2) Contribution Geographical Constitution Additional 2nd Additional 3rd Additional 4th Additional 5th Additional 6th Additional 7th Additional 8th Add tional Doha Acts (2012) c ass group (Vienna 1964) Protocol Protocol Protocol Protocol Protocol Protocol (Beijing Protocol Protocol (Geneva (Tokyo 1969) (Lausanne 1974) (Hamburg 1984) (Washington (Seoul 1994) 1999) (Bucharest 2004) 2008) 1989) Obligatory Acts Optional Act

General Regulations (Doha Universal Postal Convention PPS Agreement Number of IB IB IB IB IB IB IB IB IB 2012) IB Circular IB C rcular units C C rcular AP Circular AP Circular AP Circular AP Circular AP Circular AP Circular AP C rcular AP Circular

Afghanistan (Islamic State of) 0.5 IV R 78/1969 R 122/1974 R 211/1979 R 321/1986 S – – S –SS– Albania (Republic of) 1 III R 241/1968 A 261/1979 A 261/1979 A 106/1988 A 206/2007 R 340/1999 X 232/2004 R 206/2007 R 200/2012 S S S (People's Democratic Republic of) 5 V R 169/1968 R 113/1973 R 287/1976 R 206/1987 S S S S A 90/2015 SSS Angola (Republic of) 0.5 V A 47/ 1977 A 47/1977 A 47/1977 R 210/1990 R 283/1994 S R 206/2007 – S S S S Antigua and Barbuda 1 I A 12/1994 A 12/1994 A 12/1994 A 12/1994 A 12/1994 – – – –––– Argentine Republic 3 I R 23/1968 R 9/1975 R 278/1979 R 296/1991 R 1/1997 R 91/2001 R 132/2004 A 298/2010 SSSS (Republic of) 1 II A 287/1992 A 287/1992 A 287/1992 A 287/1992 A 287/1992 S S S SSSS , Curaçao and 1 I R 178/1969 R 205/1971 R 38/1976 R 19/1987 R 146/1995 R 359/1996 R 7/2005 R 239/2009 SSS– Australia 20 IV R 20/1966 R 256/1971 R 77/1977 R 106/1988 R 283/1994 R 298/2005 R 298/2005 R 220/2008 A 200/2012 S S S Austria (Republic of) 5 III R 20/1966 R 205/1971 R 241/1976 R 206/1987 R 21/1992 R 1/1999 R 268/2002 R 220/2008 R 7/2014 S S S Azerbaijan (Republic of) 1 II A 116/1993 A 116/1993 A 116/1993 A 116/1993 A 116/1993 A 426/2002 A 126/2005 A 334/2008 A 91/2013 – – – Bahamas (Commonwealth of) 1 I A 102/1974 A 102/1974 R 145/1976 R 175/1988 R 384/1992 S S – –SSS Bahrain (Kingdom of) 1 IV A 276/1973 A 276/1973 R 151/1983 S S S S R 81/2012 R 82/2012 S S – Bangladesh (People's Republic of) 3 IV A 54/1973 A 54/1973 R 296/1976 R 206/1987 A 298/199 R 165/1997 S S S––– Barbados 1 I A 256/1967 R 175/1973 R 241/1976 S S R 340/1999 S R 81/2012 SSSS Belarus (Republic of) 1 II R 69/1978 R 69/1978 R 69/1978 R 372/1990 R 345/1994 R 193/1999 R 132/2004 R 206/2007 R 239/2009 – – – 15 III R 3/1966 R 141/1971 R 258/1975 R 98/1986 R 34/1991 R 464/1998 R 7/2005 R 220/2008 R 91/2013 S S S Belize 1 I A 199/1982 A 199/1982 A 199/1982 – – S – – –––– Benin (Repub ic of) 0.5 V R 82/1967 R 175/1985 R 175/1985 S S S S S SSSS Bhutan (Kingdom of) 0.5 IV A 39/1969 R 181/1971 R 246/1979 S S S S S S SSS Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1 I R 197/1972 R 197/1972 R 77/1977 R 308/1988 R 21/1992 R 464/1998 R 426/2002 – –––– Bosnia and Herzegovina (Repub ic of) 1 II A 53/1993 A 53/1993 A 53/1993 A 53/1993 A 53/1993 A 165/1997 R 46/2010 A 206/2007 A 7/2014 S S S Botswana (Republic of) 1 V A 36/1968 R 98/1979 R 98/1979 R 98/1986 R 240/1995 S X 208/2003 S –– – A 90/2015 Brazil (Federative Republic of) 15 I R 178/1969 R 89/1973 R 150/1979 R 296/1991 R 242/1996 R 300/2008 R 300/2008 R 46/2010 SSSS Brunei Darussalam 1 IV A 19/1985 A 19/1985 A 19/1985 A 210/1990 S – S S SSSS Bulgaria (Republic of) 3 II R 164/1969 R 102/1974 R 270/1977 R 98/1986 R 240/1995 R 242/1996 R 236/2001 R 206/2007 R 298/2010 R 90/2015 R 90/2015 R 90/2015 Burkina Faso 0.5 V R 95/1967 R 166/1971 R 246/1979 S R 231/1992 S S S SSSS Burundi (Republic of) 0.5 V R 110/1969 R 70/1973 R 169/1977 S S R 165/1997 S S SSSS Cambodia (Kingdom of) 1 IV R 186/1969 R 220/1972 R 242/1996 A 242/1996 A 242/1996 R 242/1996 S S S SSS Cameroon (Republic of) 1 V R 36/1969 R 9/1975 R 1/1997 R 1/1997 R 1/1997 R 1/1997 S S SSSS Canada 40 I R 165/1966 R 256/1971 R 252/1975 R 19/1987 R 186/1991 R 289/1997 R 236/2001 R 399/2005 R 46/2010 R 90/2015 R 90/2015 – Cape Verde (Republic of) 0.5 V A 251/1976 A 251/1976 A 251/1976 A 137/2009 R 137/ 2009 R 137/2009 R 137/2009 R 137/2009 R 137/2009 S S S Central African Republic 0.5 V R 186/1968 R 52/1974 R 169/1977 S S S – S –––– Chad (Republic of) 0.5 V R 98/1972 R 98/1972 R 99/1978 R 308/1988 S S A 268/2002 S SSSS Chile 3 I R 241/1972 R 241/1972 R 99/1978 R 19/1988 R 21/1992 R 220/ 1998 R 206/2007 S SSSS China (People's Republic of) 26.5 IV A 70/1973 A 70/1973 R 270/1977 R 133/1987 R 21/1992 R 407/1997 R 132/2004 R 300/2008 R 91/2013 S S S Colombia (Repub ic of) 3 I R 154/1976 R 35/1979 R 261/1979 S S S S S –––– Comoros (Union of) 0.5 V A 195/1976 A 195/1976 A 195/1976 S S – S S SSSS Congo (Republic of) 1 V R 264/1966 R 150/1979 R 150/1979 R 298/2010 R 298/2010 S R 298/2010 R 298/2010 SSSS Congo (Democratic Repub ic of the) 3 V R 278/1979 R 278/1979 R 278/1979 A 300/2008 S S S A 300/2008 S––– Costa Rica (Republic of) 1 I R 299/1981 R 299/1981 R 299/1981 S S S S R 81/2012 SSSS

Côte d'Ivoire (Republic of) 1 V R 3/1966 R 91/1981 R 91/1981 R 296/1991 R 345/1994 S S S SSSS Croatia (Republic of) 1 III A 232/1992 A 232/1992 A 232/1992 A 232/1992 A 232/1992 R 137/2009 R 137/2009 R 137/2009 R 120/2011 S S S Cyprus (Republic of) 1 III R 78/1969 R 241/1972 R 84/1977 R 175/1988 R 84/1992 R 407/1997 R 132/2004 R 239/2009 R 91/2013 S S S

Member countries (Constitution art. 2) Contribution Geographical Constitution Additional 2nd Additional 3rd Additional 4th Additional 5th Additional 6th Additional 7th Additional 8th Add tional Doha Acts (2012) class group (Vienna 1964) Protocol Protocol Protocol Protocol Protocol Protocol (Beijing Protocol Protocol (Geneva (Tokyo 1969) (Lausanne 1974) (Hamburg 1984) (Washington (Seoul 1994) 1999) (Bucharest 2004) 2008) 1989) Obligatory Acts Optional Act General Regulations (Doha Universal Postal Convention PPS Agreement Number of 2012) IB Circular IB C rcular units IB IB IB IB IB IB IB IB IB C C rcular AP Circular AP Circular AP Circular AP Circular AP Circular AP Circular AP C rcular AP Circular

Czech Republic 5 II A 106/1993 A 106/1993 A 106/1993 A 106/1993 A 106/1993 R 359/1996 R 268/2002 R 302/2006 R 90/2015 SSS (Kingdom of) 10 III R 71/1966 R 74/1971 R 118/1976 R 321/1986 R 384/1992 R 146/1995 R 268/2002 R 300/2008 SSS– Djibouti (Republic of) 0.5 V A 132/1978 A 132/1978 A 132/1978 S S S S – – SSS Dominica (Commonwealth of) 1 I A 38/1980 A 38/1980 A 38/1980 R 175/1988 – – S S –––– Dominican Republic 1 I S S – S S R 425/2003 R 425/2003 S SSSS Ecuador (Republic of) 1 I R 215/1969 A 84/1977 R 84/1977 R 442/1995 R 442/1995 R 220/1998 A 211/2006 R 211/2006 R 199/2012 S S S (Arab Repub ic of) 5 V R 181/1967 R 129/1972 R 77/1977 S S R 120/2000 R 298/2005 R 220/2008 –SSS El Salvador (Republic of) 1 I R 132/1978 R 132/1978 R 132/1978 A 210/1990 S – – – SSSS Equatorial Guinea (Republic of) 0.5 V A 148/1970 A 175/1973 A 299/1981 – – S S S S––– Eritrea 0.5 V A 299/1993 A 299/1993 A 299/1993 A 299/1993 A 299/1993 R 240/1995 S S – ––– Estonia (Republic of) 1 II A 134/1992 A 134/1992 A 134/1992 A 134/1992 A 134/1992 R 426/2002 R 426/2002 R 206/2007 R 120/2011 S S – Ethiopia 0.5 V R 148/1969 R 11/1974 R 150/1979 R 210/1990 S S S S –SS– Fiji 1 IV A 135/1971 A 220/1972 R 258/1975 – S S S – –––– Finland (Repub ic of) 10 III R 104/ 1966R 197/1972 R 35/1979 R 228/1986 R 165/1997 R 77/1996 R 119/2001 R 206/2007 R 120/2011 – – – French Republic 50 III R 71/1966 R 79/1971 R 258/1975 R 106/1988 R 77/1993 R 464/1998 R 268/2002 R 334/2008 R 46/2010 X 103/201 SS Gabonese Republic 1 V R 82/1967 R 7/1973 R 245/1978 S R 278/1998 S S S SSSS Gambia 0.5 V A 205/1974 A 205/1974 A 70/1980 – S – S – –––– Georgia (Republic of) 1 II A 116/1993 A 116/1993 A 116/1993 A 116/1993 A 116/1993 A 340/1999 S – –––– Germany (Federal Republic of) 45 III R 197/1966 R 241/1971 R 38/1976 R 272/1986 R 77/1993 R 1/1999 R 208/2003 S SSS– Ghana (Republic of) 3 V R 63/1967 R 122/1974 R 193/1976 S S R 464/1998 R 208/2003 S SSSS

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the 50 III R 223/1966 R 193/1972 R 116/1976 R 272/1986 R 407/1997 R 407/1997 R 199/2012 R 199/2012 A 199/2012 S S – Channel Islands and the Isle of Man Overseas Territories (United Kingdom of Great Britain and 4 IV R 65/1968 R 193/1972 R 118/1976 R 272/1986 R 407/1997 R 407/1997 R 199/2012 R 199/2012 A 199/2012 S S – Northern Ireland) Greece 3 III R 1 10/1968R 173 /1972 R 270/1977 R 231/1992 R 240/1995 R 512/2001 R 426/2002 R 298/2010 S S S S Grenada 1 I A 33/1978 A 33/1978 A 33/1978 – – S S – –––– Guatemala (Republic of) 1 I R 59/1970 R 233/1975 R 211/1979 R 19/1987 R 7/2005 – S S –SSS Guinea (Republic of) 0.5 V R 95/1967 R 271/1973 R 251/1976 S S S S S SSSS Guinea-Bissau (Republic of) 0.5 V A 138/1974 A 138/1974 S – – – S S – ––– Guyana 1 I A 75/1967 R 217/1973 A 300/1980 S S S S S –––– Haiti (Republic of) 0.5 I A 164/1975 A 164/1975 – S S – S S SSS– Honduras (Republic of) 1 I S S S S S S S S –––– Hungary 5 II R 118/1967 R 102/1974 R 287/1976 R 19/1988 R 359/1996 R 278/1998 R 425/2003 S SSS– Iceland (Republic of) 1 III R 177/1965 R 105/1971 R 258/1975 R 228/1986 R 442/1995 S S S SSSS India 20 IV R 11/1967 R 7/1973 R 195/1976 R 146/1995 R 146/1995 R 340/1999 R 206/2007 R 220/2008 SSSS Indonesia (Republic of) 10 IV R 44/1975 R 44/1975 R 263/1977 R 51/ 1990 R 34/1991 R 359/1996 R 561/2000 R 206/2007 SSSS Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5 IV R 227/1968 R 154/1973 R 235/1977 R 146/1995 R 220/1998 R 512/2001 R 302/2006 R 137/2009 R 7/2014 S S S Iraq (Republic of) 3 IV R 257/1967 R 256/1971 R 47/1977263/1 S S – S S –SSS Ireland 5 III R 113/1966 R 171/1971 R 35/1979 R 51/1990 R 71/1994 R 425/2003 R 33/2006 R 220/2008 SSS– 3 IV R 62/1968 R 205/1971 R 287/1976 R 106/1988 R 186/1991 R 289/1997 R 132/2004 R 220/2008 R 14/2012 S S S Italy 25 III R 169/1968 R 220/1972 A 193/1976 A 206/1987 S R 289/1997 R 208/2003 R 300/2008 R 111/2010 S S S Jamaica 1 I R 87/1969 A 32/1974 R 251/1976 – S – – – SSSS 50 IV R 153/1965 R 166/1971 R 252/1975 R 314/1985 R 34/1991 R 340/1995 R 561/2000 R 399/2005 R 46/2010 X 103/2014 X 103/2014 X 103/2014

Member countries (Constitution art. 2) Contribution Geographical Constitution Additional 2nd Additional 3rd Additional 4th Additional 5th Additional 6th Additional 7th Additional 8th Add tional Doha Acts (2012) c ass group (Vienna 1964) Protocol Protocol Protocol Protocol Protocol Protocol (Beijing Protocol Protocol (Geneva (Tokyo 1969) (Lausanne 1974) (Hamburg 1984) (Washington (Seoul 1994) 1999) (Bucharest 2004) 2008) 1989) Obligatory Acts Optional Act

General Regulations (Doha Universal Postal Convention PPS Agreement Number of 2012) IB Circular IB C rcular units IB IB IB IB IB IB IB IB IB C C rcular AP Circular AP Circular AP Circular AP Circular AP Circular AP Circular AP C rcular AP Circular

Jordan (Hashemite Kingdom of) 1 IV R 61/1968 R 89/1973 R 154/1976 R 98/1986 R 296/1991 R 77/1996 R 426/2002 S SSSS Kazakhstan (Republic of) 1 II A 274/1992 A 274/1992 A 274/1992 A 274/1992 A 274/1992 A 426/2002 A 426/2002 R 120/2011 R 199/2012 S S S V A 107/1968 R 113/1973 R R 51/1990 R 283/1994 Kenya (Republic of) 3 211/1979 R 289/1997 R 512/2001 A 220/2008 – SSS 300 980 Kiribati (Republic of) 0.5 IV A 171/1984 A 171/1984 A 171/1984 – S – S S –––– Korea (Democratic People's Repub ic of) 1 IV A 139/1974 A 139/1974 R 245/1978 R 133/1987 A 296/1991 – S S SSS– Korea (Republic of) 15 IV R 165/1966 R 79/1971 R 38/1976 R 272/1986 R 186/1991 R 77/1996 R 119/2001 S R 111/2010 X 103/201 X 103/201 X 103/201 Kuwait 5 IV R 207/1967 R 17 /1972 R 77/1977 R 192/1994 R 345/1994 R 77/1996 R 425/200 R 220/2008 SSSS Kyrgyz Republic 1 II A 53/1993 A 53/1993 A 53/1993 A 53/1993 A 53/1993 R 340/1999 S S S––– Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.5 IV R 268/1967 R 254/1972 R 28/1982 A 133/1987 R 193/1999 A 220/1998 R 132/2004 – A 199/2012 S S S Latvia (Republic of) 1 II A 195/1992 A 195/1992 A 195/1992 A 195/1992 A 195/1992 R 442/1995 S S R 14/2012 S S S Lebanese Republic 1 IV R 261/1979 R 261/1979 R 261/1979 R 206/1987 R 186/1991 R 242/1996 R 391/2001 R 334/2008 R 82/2012 S S – Lesotho (Kingdom of) 0.5 V A 205/1967 A 21/1972 R 287/1976 R 321/1986 S R 340/1999 R 208/2003 R 220/ 200891/2013 R – – – Liberia (Republic of) 1 V R 154/1976 R 193/1976 R 39/1981 S S S S – SSSS Libya 5 V R 164/1969 A 217/1973 R 99/1978 A 372/1990 S A 464/1998 S A 239/2009 SSSS Liechtenstein (Principality of) 1 III R 281/1967 R 256/1971 R 252/1975 R 314/1985 R 296/1991 R 1/1997 R 132/2004 R 137/2009 SSSS (Republic of) 1 II A 5/1992 A 5/1992 A 5/1992 A 5/1992 A 5/1992 A 126/2005 R 126/2005 R 334/2008 R 120/2011 S S S Luxembourg 1 III R 156/1966 R 192/1971 R 118/1976 R 98/1986 R 186/1991 R 340/1999 R 208/2003 R 220/2008 R 90/2015 SS– Madagascar (Republic of) 1 V R 177/1965 R 207/1974 R 35/1979 R 19/1987 S S S – S SSS Malawi 0.5 V A 226/1966 R 106/1984 R 106/1984 R 133/1987 R 7/2005 R 334/2008 R 7/2005 A 206/2007 A 103/2014 – – – Malaysia 3 IV R 87/1969 R 207/1974 R 116/1976 R 272/1986 S R 278/1998 R 425/200 S SSSS Maldives (Republic of) 1 IV A 180/1967 A 32/1974 A 241/1976 – S S S – SSSS Mali (Republic of) 0.5 V R 104/1966 R 220/1972 R 211/1979 S S S S S R 200/2012 S S S Malta 1 III A 124/1968 A 283/1994 A 283/1994 A 283/1994 R 283/1994 R 33/2006 R 33/2006 R 220/2008 R 82/2012 S S S Mauritania (Islamic Republic of) 1 V A 75/1967 R 84/1977 R 84/1977 S S S S – –SSS Mauritius 1 V A 165/1969 A 241/1973 R 245/1978 – S S S – – SSS Mexico (United Mexican States) 10 I R 97/1968 R 77/1974 R 187/1980 R 206/1987 R 192/1994 R 220/1998 R 298/2005 R 302/2006 R 200/2012 S S S (Republic of) 1 II A 355/1992 A 355/1992 A 355/1992 A 355/1992 A 355/1992 A 407/1997 R 126/2005 R 220/2008 R 82/2012 S S S Monaco (Principa ity of) 1 III R 227/1968 R 181/1971 R 38/1980 R 51/1990 R 283/1994 R 359/1996 A 561/2000 R 220/2008 SSSS Mongolia 1 IV R 241/1968 S S R 232/2004 R 232/2004 R 232/2004 R 232/2004 R 206/2007 R 82/2012 – – – Montenegro 1 II A 284/2006 A 284/2006 A 284/2006 A 284/2006 A 284/2006 A 284/2006 A 284/2006 A 284/2006 R 82/2012 S S S Morocco (Kingdom of) 5 V R 118/1967 R 217/1973 R 33/1978 R 119/2001 R 119/2001 R 1 19/2001 R 120/2011 R 137/2009 R 7/2014 S S S Mozambique (People's Republic of) 0.5 V A 238/1978 A 238/1978 A 238/1978 – – S S S SSSS Myanmar (Union of) 1 IV R 160/1969 R 241/1973 R 70/1980 S S S – – S––– Namibia (Republic of) 1 V A 134/1992 A 134/1992 A 134/1992 A 134/1992 A 134/1992 A 442/1995 – S SSS– Nauru (Republic of) 1 IV A 69/ 1969 S – – S S S – –––– Nepal (Federal Democratic Repub ic of) 0.5 IV R 135/1970 R 164/1975 R 126/1977 S S S S S SSSS Netherlands 15 III R 178/1969 R 205/1971 R 38/1976 R 19/1987 R 146/1995 R 359/1996 R 7/2005 R 239/2009 R 7/2014 S S – - Caribbean part of the Ne herlands (Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba) SS– New Zealand 5 IV R 11/1967 R 21/1972 R 263/1977 R 308/1988 R 298/1993 R 1/1997 R 512/2001 S SSS– Nicaragua (Republic of) 1 I R 106/1988 R 106/1988 R 106/1988 A 106/1988 – – R 211/2006 R 334/2008 S––– Niger (Republic of) 0.5 V R 135/1966 R 171/1971 R 287/1976 R 235/1989 S A 289/1997 R 7/2005 – –SSS Nigeria (Federal Republic of) 10 V R 82/1967 R 9/1975 R 278/1979 R 133/1987 S S – S S SSS

Member countries (Constitution art. 2) Contribution Geographical Constitution Additional 2nd Additional 3rd Additional 4th Additional 5th Additional 6th Additional 7th Additional 8th Add tional Doha Acts (2012) class group (Vienna 1964) Protocol Protocol Protocol Protocol Protocol Protocol (Beijing Protocol Protocol (Geneva (Tokyo 1969) (Lausanne 1974) (Hamburg 1984) (Washington (Seoul 1994) 1999) (Bucharest 2004) 2008) 1989) Obligatory Acts Optional Act

General Regulations (Doha Universal Postal Convention PPS Agreement Number of 2012) IB Circular IB C rcular units IB IB IB IB IB IB IB IB IB C C rcular AP Circular AP Circular AP Circular AP Circular AP Circular AP Circular AP C rcular AP Circular

Norway 10 III R 21/1966 R 113/1973 R 296/1976 R 19/1988 R 384/1992 R 289/1997 R 426/2002 S SSS– Oman (Sultanate of) 1 IV A 178/1971 A 178/1971 R 169/1977 R 308/1988 R 21/1992 R 359/1996 R 236/2001 S SSSS Pakistan (Islamic Republic of) 10 IV R 80/1967 R 241/1972 R 235/1977 S S S R 399/2005 S SSS– Panama (Republic of) 1 I A 19/1985 S S R 1/1997 R 1/1997 R 1/1997 R 268/2002 R 206/2007 SSSS Papua New Guinea 1 IV A 154/1976 A 154/1976 A 154/1976251 R 71/1994 R 231/1992 S S – –––– Paraguay (Republic of) 1 I R 98/1979 R 98/1979 R 98/1979187/1 R 132/2004 R 132/2004 R 132/2004 R 132/2004 R 90/2015 R 90/2015 A 90/2015 A 90/2015 A 90/2015 Peru (Republic of) 1 I R 108/1970 A 35/1979 R 150/1979 R 71/1994 R 71/1994 R 33/2006 R 236/2001 – S––– Philippines (Republic of the) 1 IV R 154/1973 R 154/1973 R 278/1979 A 19/1987 S S R 208/2003 R 206/2007 S––– Poland 5 II R 244/1967 R 121/1974 R 270/197799/1 R 175/1988 R 240/1995 R 1/1997 R 268/2002 R 334/2008 R 103/2014 R 90/2015 R 90/2015 R 90/2015 Portugal 3 III R 241/1968 R 98/1972 R 91/1981 R 71/1994 R 77/1996 R 120/2000 R 232/2004 S S Qatar (State of) 1 IV A 25/1969 R 300/1980 R 300/1980 R 321/1986 R 186/1991 R 1/1999 R 391/2001 R 33/2006 R 120/2011 S S S Romania 3 II R 103 /1969 R 122/1974 R 235/1977 R 206/1987 R 298/1993 R 407/1997 R 268/2002 R 211/2006 SSSS Russian Federation 15 II R 69/1978 R 69/1978 R 69/1978 R 372/1990 R 240/1995 R 1/1997 R 268/2002 R 220/2008 R 14/2012 X 103/2014 X 103/2014 X 103/2014 Rwanda (Republic of) 0.5 V R 175/1988 S – R 175/1988 S – S S S––– Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis 1 I A 19/1988 A 19/1988 A 19/1988 A 19/1988 A 21/1992 – – – –––– Saint Lucia 1 I A 187/1980 A 187/1980 A 187/1980 A 19/1987 R 192/1994 S S S –––– Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 I A 39/1981 A 39/1981 A 39/1981 R 21/1992 A 21/1992 S S S –––– Samoa (Independent State of) 0.5 IV A 235/1989 A 235/1989 A 235/1989 A 235/1989 S S – – –––– San Marino (Republic of) 1 III R 281/1967 R 171/ 1971 R 261/1979 R 106/1988 R 283/1994 R 464/1998 R 208/2003 R 220/2008 R 298/2010 S S S Sao Tome and Principe (Democratic Republic of) 0.5 V A 196/1977 A 196/1977 A 196/1977 – – – – – –––– Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of) 20 IV R 39/1981 R 39/1981 R 39/1981 R 175/1988 R 21/1992 R 407/1997 R 268/2002 R 334/2008 R 120/2011 S S S Senegal (Republic of) 1 V R 268/1967 R 77/ 1974 S S S S S S SSSS (Republic of) 1 II R 63/1967 R 241/1971 R 195/1976 R 235/1989 R 240/1995 A 278/1998 A 269/2001 R 220/2008 R 239/2009 R 90/2015 R 90/2015 R 90/2015 Seychelles (Republic of) 1 V A 235/1977 A 235/1977 A 235/1977 A 442/1995 A 442/1995 R 340/1995 S S SSSS Sierra Leone (Republic of) 0.5 V R 207/1967 R 52/1974 S – S S S S S SSS Singapore (Republic of) 1 IV A 22/1966 R 65/1972 R 145/1976 R 228/1986 R 34/1991 R 77/1996 R 425/2003 R 334/2008 R 200/2012 S S – Slovak Republic 3 II A 106/1993 A 106/1993 A 106/1993 A 106/1993 A 106/1993 S R 119/2001 R 33/2006 R 46/2010 R 103/2014 R 103/2014 A 103/2014 Slovenia (Republic of) 1 III A 274/1992 A 274/1992 A 274/1992 A 274/ 1992 A 274/1992 A 220/2008 R 211/2006 R 206/2007 SSSS Solomon Islands 0.5 IV A 106/1984 A 106/1984 A 106/1984 R 345/1994 R 345/1994 S – – ––––

Somali Republic (Transitional Federal Government of the) 0.5 V R 123/1968 A 98/1972 R 298/2005 A 298/2005 R 298/2005 A 298/2005 A 298/2005 A 298/2005 – ––– South Africa (Republic of) 10 V A 258/1994 A 258/1994 A 258/1994 A 258/1994 A 258/1994 S R 220/2008 S SSSS South Sudan 0.5 V A 198/2011 A 198/2011 A 198/2011 A 198/2011 A 198/2011 A 198/2011 A 198/2011 A 198/2011 A 98/2011 – – – Spain 25 III R 63/1967 R 175/197 R 70/1980 R 206/1987 R 231/1992 R 407/1997 R 126/2005 R 220/2008 SS S S Sri Lanka (Democratic Socialist Republic of) 3 IV R 95/1967 R 154/197 R 171/1984 R 19/1988 S S S S SSSS Sudan (Republic of) 0.5 V S S S R 372/1990 R 345/1994 R 193/1999 S S – S S S Suriname (Republic of) 1 I A 118/1976 A 118/1976 A 118/1976 R 391/2001 R 391/2001 R 391/2001 S – S––– Swaziland (Kingdom of) 1 V A 217/1969 A 166/1971 R 154/1976 R 228/1986 S S S S SSSS 15 III R 80/1967 R 241/1971 R 77/1977 R 98/1986 R 34/1991 R 242/1996 R 236/2001 R 399/2005 SSS– Swiss Confederation 15 III R 113/1966 R 105/1971 R 252/1975 R 314/1985 R 296/1991 R 77/1996 R 236/2001 R 399/2005 R 111/2010 S S S Syrian Arab Republic 1 IV R 80/1967 R 241/1971 R 235/1977 R 208/2003 R 11/1994 R 359/1996 R 268/2002 R 111/2010 R 298/2010 S S – Tajikistan (Un ted Republic of) 1 II A 172/1994 A 172/1994 A 172/1994 A 172/1994 A 172/1994 R 165/1997 R 132/2004 S – ––– Tanzania (United Republic of) 0.5 V R 268/1967 R 233/1975 R 245/1978 A 464/1998 R 464/1998 S S S S––– Thailand 3 IV R 156/1966 R 105/1971 R 116/1976 R 272/1986 R 34/1991 R 77/1996 R 236/2001 S SSSS

Member countries (Constitution art. 2) Contribution Geographical Constitution Additional 2nd Additional 3rd Additional 4th Additional 5th Additional 6th Additional 7th Additional 8th Add tional Doha Acts (2012) class group (Vienna 1964) Protocol Protocol Protocol Protocol Protocol Protocol (Beijing Protocol Protocol (Geneva (Tokyo 1969) (Lausanne 1974) (Hamburg 1984) (Washington (Seoul 1994) 1999) (Bucharest 2004) 2008) 1989) Obligatory Acts Optional Act

General Regulations (Doha Universal Postal Convention PPS Agreement Number of 2012) IB Circular IB C rcular units IB IB IB IB IB IB IB IB IB C C rcular AP Circular AP Circular AP Circular AP Circular AP Circular AP Circular AP C rcular AP Circular

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1 II A 245/1993 A 245/1993 A 245/1993 A 245/1993 A 245/1993 R 165/1997 A 33/ 2006 R 220/2008 –––– Timor-Leste (Democratic Republic of) 0.5 IV A 423/2003 A 423/2003 A 423/2003 A 423/2003 A 423/2003 A 423/2003 A 423/2003 – –––– Togolese Republic 0.5 V R 244/1967 R 65/1972 R 195/1976 R 235/1989 S S – R 199/2012 S––– Tonga (Kingdom of) 1 IV A 35/1972 A 35/1972 S S S S S S SSSS Trinidad and Tobago (Repub ic of) 1 I R 186/1968 R 102/1974 A 35/1979 R 384/1992 A 384/1992 A 442/1995 – S –SSS Tunisia (Republic of) 5 V R 260/1966 R 21/1972 R 38/1976 R 228/1986 R 296/1991 R 359/1996 R 268/2002 R 220/2008 SSSS (Republic of) 5 III R 224/1970 R 150/1979 R 228/1986 S S S S S SSSS Turkmenistan 1 II A 53/1993 A 53/1993 A 53/1993 A 53/1993 A 53/1993 S S – –––– Tuvalu 0.5 IV A 39/1981 A 39/1981 A 39/1981 – – – – S –––– Uganda (Republic of) 0.5 V R 83/1969 R 35/1979 R 35/1979 – S S S S –SSS Ukraine 5 II R 69/1978 R 69/1978 R 69/1978 R 296/1991 R 442/1995 R 340/1999 R 208/2003 R 206/2007 R 14/2012 S S S United Arab Emirates 1 IV A 89/1973 A 89/1973 R 98/1979 R 192/1994 R 192/1994 R 289/1997 R 391/2001 R 220/2008 R 82/2012 S S S of America 50 I R 122/1967 R 192/1971 R 145/1976 R 228/1986 R 34/1991 R 278/1998 R 236/2001 R 302/2006 R 298/2010 S S S Uruguay (Eastern Republic of) 3 I R 98/1979 R 98/1979 R 98/1979 R 302/2006 R 302/2006 R 302/2006 R 302/2006 A 300/2008 R 91/2013 S S S Uzbekistan (Repub ic of) 1 II A 70/1994 A 70/1994 A 70/1994 A 70/1994 A 70/1994 R 298/2005 R 298/2005 R 206/2007 R 14/2012 – – – Vanuatu (Republic of) 1 IV A 152/1982 A 152/1982 A 152/1982 – S S – – –––– State 1 III R 106/1968 R 175/197 R 241/1976 R 186/1991 R 186/1991 R 220/1998 R 425/200 R 220/2008 R 200/2012 S S S Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1 I R 189/1969 R 69/1978 R 246/1979 R 308/1988 R 278/1998 R 193/1999 S S SSSS Viet Nam (Socialist Republic of) 1 IV R 181/1967 A 52/1974 R 296/1976 R 51/1990 R 240/1995 R 359/1996 R 119/2001 R 211/2006 R 298/2010 S S S Yemen (Republic of) 0.5 IV R A 36/1969126/ 1R A 205/1971129/ 1R R 132/1978211/ R 345/1994 R 345/1994 R 242/1996 R 426/2002 R 300/2008 R 120/2011 S S S Zambia (Republic of) 1 V A 75/1967 R 151/1983 R 151/198 S S S S S –––– Zimbabwe (Republic of) 3 V A 246/1981 A 246/1981 A 246/1981 S S S A 232/2004 S SSSS

Number of member countries: 192