4. PROTOCOL RELATING TO THE ACCESSION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE PROTOCOL

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1 - 8I- 4. PROTOCOL RELATING TO THE ACCESSION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE PROTOCOL OF SIGNATURE OF THE STATUTE OF THE PERMANENT COURT OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE. 1 (Geneva, September I4th, 1929.) Ratifications. Signatures not yet perfected by The Protocol is open to Signature by: Ratification. UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ABYSSINIA (February I7th, I930) BELGIUM COSTA RICA ALBANIA (September I2th, BOLIVIA 1930) BRAZIL AUSTRALIA (August 28th, I930) CHILE AUSTRIA (February 26th, I930) COLOMBIA GREAT BRITAIN and NORTHERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IRELAND and all parts of the GUATEMALA British Empire which are HAITI not separate Members of the LIBERIA League of Nations (February I2th, 1930) NICARAGUA BULGARIA (April 27th, I93I) PANAMA CANADA (August 28th, I930) PARAGUAY CHINA (October I 4 th, I930) PERU CUBA (November 26th, I930) SALVADOR CZECHOSLOVAKIA (October URUGUAY 30th, I930) VENEZUELA DENMARK (March IIth, I930) ESTONIA (September 8th, I930) FINLAND (August 28th, I930) FRANCE (May 8th, 193I ) GERMANY (August I3th, I930) GREECE (August 29th, I930) HUNGARY (August I3th, 1930) INDIA (February 26th, 1930) (August 2nd, 1930) ITALY (April 2nd, 193I ) JAPAN (November I4th, I930) (August 29th, I930) LUXEMBURG (November 3rd, I930) THE NETHERLANDS, including Netherlands Indies, Surinan and Curasao (August 8th, 1930) NEW ZEALAND (June 4th, I930) NORWAY (April loth, I930) PERSIA (April 25th, I93I ) POLAND (May I3th, 1930) PORTUGAL (June I2th, I930) ROUMANIA (August 4th, I930) SIAM (June 2nd, I930) SPAIN (July I5th, I930) (March 20th, 1930) SWITZERLAND (July 5th, I930) YUGOSLAVIA (August 27th, I930) XXIII. REFUGEES. 2 CONVENTION BETWEEN THE HELLENIC GOVERNMENT AND THE REFUGEE SETTLEMENT COMMISSION (Geneva, January 24th, I930.) Ratification Signatures RATIFIED BY GREECE, June 20th, GREECE REFUGEE SETTLEMENT COMMISSION 1 The present Protocol shall come into force as soon as all States which have ratified the Protocol of Decembe T6th, 1920, and also the United States, have deposited their ratifications. See note * on next page.

2 - ^2 - XXIV. CONCERTED ECONOMIC ACTION. I. COMMERCIAL CONVENTION AND PROTOCOL. 1 (Geneva, March 24th, i930.) Ratifications or definitive Signatures or Accessions The Convention is open to Accessions. not yet perfected by Ratification. Accession by BELGIUM (August 29th, I930) 2 AUSTRIA ABYSSINIA The Belgian Government does not ESTONIA AFGHANISTAN intend intend to toassume assume any any obligation bligation as'regards GERMANY the Belgian Colony of AN UNION OF A SOUTH NI AFRICA the Congo and the territory under POLAND ALBANIA Belgian mandate of Ruanda- Will only be in a position to submit UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Urundi. the Commercial Convention of ARGENTINE REPUBLIC GREAT BRITAIN AND NOR- March 2 4 th, 1930, to the procedure AU GREA T BRITAIN A ND NOR- of ratification and thereafter put AUSTRALIA THERN IRELAND (October it into force, on the condition BOLIVIA 25th, I930) that the tariffs in existence on BRAZIL Does not include any of His Britan- April ist, I930, applied by the BULGARIA nic Majesty's Colonies, Protec- other States, shall not be subject, torates or Territories under suze- until the entry into force of ANADA rainty or mandate. the said Convention, to any CHILE DENMARK (October 3It, 1930) important modifications which CHINA D ( r wfi ould be unfavourable FINLAND to Polish (October COLOMBIA 3Ist, I930 ) exports. CO IA FRANCE (May 4th, I93I) ROUMANA C ARC In signing the present Convention, CUBA the undersigned declare: CZECHOSLOVAKIA (I) That the provisions of DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Article II, paragraph 3, and of EGY Article III, paragraph 2, apply GYPT to the products covered by the ECUADOR French laws of December I3th, GUATEMALA I897, and December ist, I929; HAITI (2) That the French Government does not assume, as a result HEJAZ of the said Convention, as regards HONDURAS its colonies, protectorates and HUNGARY countries under French mandate, ICELAND any obligation other than those arising out of the commercial INDIA treaties in force. IRAQ GREECE (January I6th, I93I) ITALY (November 26th, I930) JAPAN In signing the present Convention LIBERIA the Plenipotentiary of His Majes- ty the King of Italy declares MEXI that Article II, paragraph 3, andxi Article III of the Convention and MONACO ad Article III of the Protocol, NICARAGUA referring to "urgent circum- NEW ZEALAND stances ", apply, so far as Italy PANAMA is concerned, to all cases in which AA modifications of Customs duties PARAGUAY are adopted as emergency mea- PERSIA sures by the Government by PERU means of an Act having a legis- PORUGAL lative character.por GA The Italian Government does not SAN MARINO assume, by its acceptance of SALVADOR the said Convention, any new SIAM obligation in regard to the * (See XXIII on preceding page.) The Annex to the Supplementary Report on the the work Secretariat of the Council for 1929 and (A.6(a).I929 Annex) contains, moreover, complete details concerning: (I) Additional Act to the Protocol of September 29th, I923, relating to the Settlement of Greek Refugees, signed at Geneva, September g9th, 1924; (2) Declaration relating to the modifications made to the Protocol of September 29th, I923, with regard to the Settlement of Refugees in Greece, by the additional Act of September g9th, 1924, Geneva, September 25th, 1924; (3) Protocol concerning the Settlement of Refugees in Bulgaria, signed at Geneva, September 8th, 1926; (4) Protocol for the stabilisation of the currency and liquidating the budget arrears of the Hellenic State and for further settlement of Greek Refugees, signed at Geneva, September Isth, 1927; (5) Declaration concerning the above Protocol on behalf of France, Great Britain and Italy, signed at Geneva December 8th, 1927; (6) Arrangement relating to the issue of identity certificates to Russian and Armenian refugees, supplementing and amending the previous Arrangements dated July 5th, 1922, and May 3Ist, 1924, signed at Geneva, May 12th, 1926; (7) Arrangement concerning the legal status of Russian and Armenian Refugees, signed at Geneva, June 3oth, 1928; (8) Arrangement concerning the extension to other categories of Refugees of certain measures taken to assist Russian and Armenian Refugees, signed at Geneva, June 30th, 1928; (9) Agreement concerning the functions of the representatives of the League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, signed at Geneva, June 30th, The present Convention is concluded for a period of one year from April Ist, I930 (Article IX). 2 When signing this Convention and the Protocol relating thereto, the Plenipotentiary of Belgium made the following declaration: " Jointly with the Grand-Duchy of Luxemburg, for the Economic Union of Belgium and Luxemburg " But the ratification deposited with the Secretariat on August 29th, I930, applies only to Belgium.

3 -- 83 I. COMMERCIAL CONVENTION AND PROTOCOL (continued). (Geneva, March 24th, 1930.) Ratifications, or definitive The Convention is open to A ccessions. A ccession by: whole of its Colonies, Protec- UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST torates or territories under REPU suzerainty. REPUBLICS Nevertheless, the Italian Go- SPAIN vernment considers that the TURKEY obligations arising out of the URUGUAY abovementioned Conventio n VE must be fully applied also to VENEZUELA the stipulations concerning Co- YUGOSLAVIA lonies, Protectorates, etc. expressly covered by the bilateral treaties referred to in Article I of the Convention. Consequently, if. any one of the Contracting States having concluded bilateral treaties containing stipulations with regard to Colonies, Protectorates or territories under suzerainty or mandate, considered itself entitled, notwithstanding the provisions of the Convention of March 2 4 th, 1930, to denounce, in any of these bilateral treaties the part concerning the abovementioned stipula tions with regard to Colonies. etc., the Italian Government would have to regard such State as failing in its obligations under Article i of the Convention. (October 3ISt, I930) LUXEMBURG (November 3rd, 1930) Jointly with Belgium, for the Economic Union of Belgium and Luxemburg. NORWAY (June i8th, I930) THE NETHERLANDS (March ioth, 1931) Does not include the Netherlands East Indies, Surinam and Curagao. (October 27th, I930) SWITZERLAND (October 23rd, I930) The entry into force of this Convention, as regards Switzerland, is subject to the condition that the neighbouring States-i.e., Germany, Austria, France and Italy -also ratify it and put it into force. 2. PROTOCOL REGARDING THE PROGRAMME OF FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS. (Geneva, March 24th, 1930.) Ratifications. Signaes The Protocol is open to Signature by: BELGIUM (August 29th, 1930 ) 1 AUSTRIA COLOMBIA GREECE (January I6th, 193I) GREAT BRITAIN AND JAPAN LUXEMBURG (November 3rd, NORTHERN IRELAND PERU 1930) Does not include any of His Britan- TURKEY Jointly with Belgium, for the Economic Union of Belgium and "ic Majesty's Colonie, Protectorates or Territories under suze- And all other States which Conven- Luxemburg. ^^V or mandate. ^V accede to the Conven- BULGARIA tin. CZECHOSLOVAKIA DENMARK ESTONIA FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY 1 When signing this Protocol, the Plenipotentiary of Belgium made the following declaration: "Jointly with the Grand-Duchy of Luxemburg for the Economic Union of Belgium and Luxemburg ". But the ratification deposited with the Secretariat on August 29th, I930, applies only to Belgium.

4 2. PROTOCOL REGARDING THE PROGRAMME OF FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS (continued). (Geneva, March 2 4 th, I930.) Ratifications. Signatures. HUNGARY ITALY THE NETHERLANDS Does not include the Netherlands East Indies, Surinam and Curagao. NORWAY POLAND PORTUGAL Does not cover the Portuguese Colonies. ROUMANIA SPAIN SWITZERLAND YUGOSLAVIA XXV. PROGRESSIVE CODIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW,. CONVENTION ON CERTAIN QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE CONFLICT OF NATIONALITY LAWS. (The Hague, April 12th, 1930.) Ratifications or definitive Signatures or Accessions not yet The Convention is open Accessions perfected by Ratification to Accession by MONACO (April 27, I93I a) AUSTRIA ABYSSINIA NORWAY (March i6th, I93I a) BELGIUM ALBANIA Subject to accession later for UNITED STATES OF AMERICA the Colony of the Congo and the ARGENTINE Mandated Territories. BR GREAT BRITAIN AND BOLIV NORTHERN IRELAND BLG IA CANADA~~CANADA BULGARIA COSTA RICA AUSTRALIA UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ECUADOR CAD INDIA GAFINLAND In accordance with the provisions GUATEMALA of Article 29, His Britannic HAITI Majesty does not assume any HONDURAS obligation in respect of the LIBERIA territories in India of any Prince or Chief under His Suzerainty or the population NEW ZEALAND of the said territories. NICARAGUA CHILE PANAMA CHINA PARAGUAY Subject to reservation as regards PERSIA Article 4. ROUMANIA COLOMBIA Subject to reservation as regards SAN SN MARINO Article Io. SIAM CUBA UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST Subject to reservation as regards REPUBLICS Articles 9, Io and ii. TURKEY CZECHOSLOVAKIA V DENMARK~DENMARK ~ VENEZUELA Subject to reservation as regards Articles 5 and is. FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through the intermediary of Poland) 1 A procs-verbal shall be drawn up by the Secretary-General of the League of Nations as soon as ratifications or accessions on behalf of ten Members of the League of Nations or non-member States have been deposited (Article 25, The present Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of the procs-verbal mentioned in Article 25 as regards all Members of the League of Nations or non-member States on whose behalf ratifications or accessions have been deposited on the date of the proces-verbal (Article 26: I).

5 I. CONVENTION ON CERTAIN QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE CONFLICT OF NATIONALITY LAWS (continued). (The Hague, April 12th, I930.) Ratifications or definitive Signatures or Accessions not yet Accessions perfected by Ratification EGYPT ESTONIA FRANCE GERMANY GREECE HUNGARY ICELAND ITALY JAPAN Subject to reservation as regards Article 4 and io and as regards the words " according to its law" of Article I3. LUXEMBURG MEXICO Subject to reservation as regards paragraph 2 of Article I. THE NETHERLANDS (I) exclude from acceptance Articles 8, 9 and Io; (2) do not intend to assume any obligation as regards the NetherlandIndies, Surinam and Curagao. PERU Subject to reservation as regards Article 4. POLAND PORTUGAL SALVADOR SPAIN SWITZERLAND Subject to reservation as regards Article Io. The Swedish Government declares that it does not accept to be bound by the provisions of the second sentence of Article ii, in the case where the wife referred to in the Article, after recovering the nationality ofher country of origin, fails to establish her ordinaryresidencein that country. URUGUAY YUGOSLAVIA 2. PROTOCOL RELATING TO MILITARY OBLIGATIONS IN CERTAIN CASES OF DOUBLE NATIONALITY.' (The Hague, April 12th, I930.) Ratifications or definitive Signatures or Accessions not yet The Protocol is open Accessions perfected by Ratification to Accession by: AUSTRIA ABYSSINIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALBANIA BELGIUM ARGENTINE Subject to accession later for the AUSTRALIA Colony of the Congo and the BOLIVIA Mandated Territories. GREAT BRITAIN AND BRAZIL NORTHERN IRELAND BULGARIA CANADA CHINA COSTA RICA INDIA CZECHOSLOVAKIA In accordance with the provisions FREE CITY OF DANZIG of Article I5, His Britannic DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Majesty does not assume any ECUADOR obligation in respect of the d A territories in India of any ESTONIA Prince or Chief under His FINLAND 1 A proces-verbal shall be drawn up by the Secretary-General of the League of Nations as soon as ratifications or accessions on behalf of ten Members of the League of Nations or non-member States have been deposited (Article ii, I). The present Protocol shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of the proces-verbal mentioned in Article I 1 as regards all Members of the League of Nations or non-member States on whose behalf ratifications or accessions have been deposited on the date of the proces-verbal (Article 12, I).

6 86 2. PROTOCOL RELATING TO MILITARY OBLIGATIONS IN CERTAIN CASES OF DOUBLE NATIONALITY (continued) (The Hague, April 12th, 1930.) Ratifications, or definitive Signatures or Accessions The Protocol is open to Accessions not yet perfected by Ratification. Accessicn by Suzerainty or the population GUATEMALA of the said territories. HAITI HAITI CHILE HONDURAS COLOMBIA UN R CUBA HUNGARY ICELAND DENMARK ITALY EGYPT FRANCE JLATA GERMANY LB IA GREECE ~~GREECE ~ LUXEMBURG ITHUANIA MONACO MEXIco ~MEXICO ~NEW ZEALAND THE NETHERLANDS NCARA A (i) exclude from NICARAGUA acceptance NORWAY Article 3; NORAY (2) do not intend to assume any PANAMA obligation as regards Netherlands PARAGUAY Indies, Surinam and Curasao. PERSIA PORTUGAL PERU POLAND ROUMANIA SALVADOR SAN ARINO SPAIN S URUY UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST ~~URUGUAY ~REPUBLICS SWITZERLAND TURKEY VENEZUELA YUGOSLAVIA 3. PROTOCOL RELATING TO A CERTAIN CASE OF STATELESSNESS. 1 (The Hague, April I2th, 1930.) Ratifications, or definitive Signatures or Accessions The Protocol is open to Accessions not yet perfected by Ratification. Accession by: BELGIUM ABYSSINIA Subject to accession later for the ALBANIA Colony of the Congo and the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Mandated Territories. ARGENTINE ARGENTINE GREAT BRITAIN AND AUSTRIA NORTHERN IRELAND BOLIVIA CANADA BRAZIL AUSTRALIA BULGARIA UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA COSTA RICA DOMINICAN REPUBLC INDIA ECUADOR In accordance with the Provisions FINLAND of Article 13 of this Protocol, GERMANY I declare that His Britannic Majesty does not assume any GUATEMALA CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA CUBA obligation in respect of the HAITI territories in India of any HONDURAS Prince or Chief under His HUNGARY Suzerainty or the population of the said territories. ICELAND ITALY LIBERIA MONACO CZECHOSLOVAKIA NIC ARAGUA DENMARK NCARAGUA FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through PANAMA the intermediary of Poland) PARAGUAY EGYPT PERSIA ESTONIA ROUMANIA FRANCE SALVADOR 1 A procs-verbal shall be drawn up by the Secretary-General of the League of Nations as soon as ratifications or accessions on behalf of ten Members of the League of Nations or non Member States have been deposited (Article 9, i). The present Protocol shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of the prochs-verbal mentioned in Article 9 as regards all Members of the League of Nations or non-m-ember States on whose behalf ratifications or accessions have been deposited on the date of the proces-verbal (Article io, I).

7 PROTOCOL RELATING TO A CERTAIN CASE OF STATELESSNESS (contiinued). (The Hague, April I2th, I930.) Ratifications or definitive Signatures or Accessions not yet The Protocol is open to A ccessions perfected by Ratification Accession by: GREECE SAN MARINO JAPAN SIAM UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST LUXEMBURG REPUBLICS MEXICO THE NETHERLANDS SWITZERLAND Do not intend to assume any TURKEY obligation as regards the Nether- VENEZUELA lands Indies, Surinam and YUGOSLAIA Curasao. YUGOSLAVIA PERU POLAND PORTUGAL SPAIN URUGUAY 4. SPECIAL PROTOCOL CONCERNING STATELESSNESS. 1 (The Hague, April 12th, I930.) Ratifications or definitive Signatures or Accessions not yet The Protocol is open to A accessions perfected by Ratification Accession by: AUSTRIA ABYSSINIA GREAT BRITAIN AND ALBANIA NORTHERN IRELAND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CANADA ARGENTINE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA AUSTRALIA BOLIVIA INDIA BRAZIL In accordance with the Provisions BULGARIA of Article 13 of this Protocol, CHILE I declare that His Britannic C Majesty does not assume any TA ICA obligation in respect of the CZECHOSLOVAKIA territories in India of any FREE CITY OF DANZIG Prince or Chief under His DENMARK Suzerainty or the population of the said territories. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BELGIUM ECUADOR With the reservation that the appli- ESTONIA cation of this Protocol will not be FINLAND extended to the Colony of the Belgian Congo nor to the Terri- FRANCE tories under mandate. GERMANY CHINA GUATEMALA COLOMBIA HAITI CUBA HONDURAS EGYPT HUNGARY GREECE ICELAND LUXEMBURG ITALY MEXICO JAPAN PERU PORTUGAL LIBERIA SALVADOR SPAIN MONACO URUGUAY THE NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA NORWAY PANAMA PARAGUAY PERSIA POLAND ROUMANIA SAN MARINO SIAM i A proces-verbal shall be drawn up by the Secretary-General of the League of Nations as soon as ratifications or accessions on behalf of ten Members of the League of Nations or non-member States have been deposited (Article 9, i). The present Protocol shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of the proces-verbal mentioned in Article 9 as regards all Members of the League of Nations or non-member States on whose beha.lf ratifications or accessions have been deposited on the date of the proces-verbal (Article Io, i),

8 88-4. SPECIAL PROTOCOL CONCERNING STATELESSNESS (continued). (The Hague, April I2th, I930.) The Protocol is open to Accession by: UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS SWITZERLAND TURKEY VENEZUELA YUGOSLAVIA XXVI. UNIFICATION OF LAWS ON BILLS OF EXCHANGE, PROMISSORY NOTES AND CHEQUES. I. CONVENTION PROVIDING A UNIFORM LAW FOR BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSORY NOTES AND PROTOCOL. 1 (Geneva, June 7th, I930.) Ratifications or definitive Signatures or Accessions not yet The Convention is open to A ccessions perfected by Ratification: Accession by: Greece (August 3Ist, I931) AUSTRIA ABYSSINIA Subject to the following reservations BELGIUM AFGHANISTAN with regard to Annex II: BRAZIL UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA Article 8: Paragraphs I and 3. COLOMBIA ALBANIA Article 9: As regards bills payable CZECHOSLOVAKIA at a UNITED fixed date, STATES or at a OF fixed AMERICA period after date or after sight. DENMARK ARGENTINE Article I3. FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through AUSTRALIA Article 15: (a) Proceedings against the intermediary of Poland) BOLIVIA a drawer or endorser who has ECUADOR made an GREAT inequitable BRITAIN and NORTHERN gain; (b) Same proceedings against FINLAND IRELAND an acceptor who has made an FRANCE BULGARIA inequitable gain. GERMANY CANADA "These proceedings shall be HUNGARY CHILE taken within a period of five ITALY CHINA years counting from the date of the bill of exchange." JAPAN COSTA-RICA Article I7: The provisions of Greek LUXEMBURG CUBA law relating to short-term limi THE NETHERLANDS tations DOMINICAN REPUBLIC shall apply. Article 20: The above-mentioned NORWAY EGYPT reservations apply equally to PERU ESTONIA promissory notes. POLAND GUATEMALA PORTUGAL HAITI SPAIN HEDJAZ HONDURAS SWITZERLAND ICELAND TURKEY INDIA YUGOSLAVIA IRAQ LIBERIA LIECHTENSTEIN MEXICO MONACO NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA PANAMA PARAGUAY PERSIA ROUMANIA SALVADOR SAN MARINO SIAM UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS SUDAN URUGUAY VENEZUELA 1 The present Convention shall not come into force until it has been ratified or acceded to on behalf of seven Members of the League of Nations or non-member States, including therein three of the Members of the League permanently represented on the Council. The date of entry into force shall be the ninetieth day following the receipt by the Secretary-General of the League of Nations of the seventh ratification or accession, in accordance with the first paragraph of the present Article (Article 6, i and 2).

9 CONVENTION FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF CERTAIN CONFLICTS OF LAWS IN CONNECTION WITH BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSORY NOTES, AND PROTOCOL. 1 (Geneva, June 7th, 1930.) Ratifications or definitive Signatures or Accessions not yet The Convention is open to Accessions perfected by Ratification Accession by: :reece (August 3Ist, I93I) AUSTRIA ABYSSINIA BELGIUM AFGHANISTAN BRAZIL UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA COLOMBIA ALBANIA CZECHOSLOVAKIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DENMARK ARGENTINE FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through AUSTRALIA the intermediary of Poland) BOLIVIA ECUADOR GREAT BRITAIN and NORTHERN FINLAND IRELAND FRANCE BULGARIA GERMANY CANADA HUNGARY CHILE ITALY CHINA JAPAN COSTA RICA LUXEMBURG CUBA THE NETHERLANDS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NORWAY EGYPT PERU ESTONIA POLAND GUATEMALA PORTUGAL HAITI SPAIN HEDJAZ HONDURAS SWITZERLAND ICELAND TURKEY INDIA YUGOSLAVIA IRAQ LIBERIA LIECHTENSTEIN MEXICO MONACO NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA PANAMA PARAGUAY PERSIA ROUMANIA SALVADOR SAN MARINO SIAM UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS SUDAN URUGUAY VENEZUELA 1 The present Convention shall not come into force until it has been ratified or acceded to on behalf of seven Members of the League of Nations or non-member States, which shall include three of the Members of the League permanently represented on the Council. The date of entry into force shall be the ninetieth day following the receipt by the Secretary-General of the League of Nations of the seventh ratification or accession, in accordance with the first paragraph of the present article. (Article 15, I and 2).

10 CONVENTION ON THE STAMP LAWS IN CONNECTION WITH BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSOF NOTES, AND PROTOCOL.1 (Geneva, June 7th, 1930.) Ratifications or definitive Signatures or Accessions not yet The Convention is open to A accessions perfected by Ratification Accession y: AUSTRIA ABYSSINIA BELGIUM AFGHANISTAN BRAZIL UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA GREAT BRITAIN AND ALBANIA NORTHERN IRELAND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA COLOMBIA ARGENTINE CZECHOSLOVAKIA AUSTRALIA DENMARK BOLIVIA FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through BULGARIA the intermediary of Poland) CANADA ECUADOR CHILE FINLAND CHINA FRANCE COSTA RICA GERMANY CUBA HUNGARY DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ITALY EGYPT JAPAN ESTONIA LUXEMBURG GREECE THE NETHERLANDS GUATEMALA NORWAY HAITI PERU HEDJAZ POLAND HONDURAS PORTUGAL ICELAND SPAIN INDIA IRAQ SWITZERLAND TURKEY YUGOSLAVIA LIBERIA LIECHTENSTEIN MEXICO MONACO NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA PANAMA PARAGUAY PERSIA ROUMANIA SALVADOR SAN MARINO SIAM UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS SUDAN URUGUAY VENEZUELA 1 The present Convention shall not come into force until it has been ratified or acceded to on behalf of the of League seven Members of Nations or non-member States, which shall include three of the Members of represented the League on the Council. permanently The date of entry into force shall be the ninetieth day following the receipt by the Secretary-General of Nations of the of League the seventh ratification or accession in accordance with the first paragraph of the present Article (Article 5, I and 2).

11 - 91 XXVII. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. CONVENTION ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 1 (Geneva, October 2nd, I930.) Ratifications. Signatures not yet perfected The Convention is open by Ratification. to Signature by: Denmark (May I5th, I93I) ABYSSINIA UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA Finland (July 30th, I93I) ALBANIA ARGENTINE AUSTRIA CANADA Subject to the reservation that CHILE this signature shall only take CHINA effect when an agreement with the States concerned has removed COLOMBIA the obstacles which still stand DOMINICAN REPUBLIC in the way of the application of GUATEMALA the Convention as regards Austria HAITI -i.e. the supervision of credit exercised by the Committee of HONDURAS Control and the general lien be- HUNGARY longing to the States which have INDIA granted reconstruction credits. JAPAN BELGIUM LIBERIA BOLIVIA LUXEMBURG GREAT BRITAIN AND NOR- NEW ZEALAND THERN IRELAND and all parts NICARAGUA of the British Empire which PANAMA are not separate Members PARAGUAY of the League of Nations SALVADOR AUSTRALIA SWITZERLAND SWITZERLAND BULGARIA URUGUAY CUBA VENEZUELA CZECHOSLOVAKIA ESTONIA FRANCE GERMANY GREECE ITALY THE NETHERI ANDS, including Netherlands Indies, Surinam and CuraSao. NORWAY PERSIA PERU POLAND PORTUGAL ROUMANIA SPAIN In virtue of the constitutional laws of Sweden, loan operations are entrusted to a special authority (Riksgaldskontoret) appointed direct by Parliament. YUGOSLAVIA 1 The present Convention shall not come into force until it has received ratifications or accessions resulting in causing a sum of not less than 50 million gold francs, for the annual service of loans, to be covered by ordinary guarantees and also by the special guarantees of not less than three Governments. It shall enter into force ninety days after the date on which the conditions provided above are satisfied and subject to the provisions of Article 35.

12 92 - XXVIII. UNIFICATION OF BUOYAGE AND LIGHTING OF COASTS. I. AGREEMENT CONCERNING MARITIME SIGNALS. 1 (Lisbon, October 23rd, 1930.) Definitive Signatures or Accesions Signatures or Accessions subject The Agreement is open to and Ratifications to Ratification. Accession by: France (July I3th, 1931 r) UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA ALBANIA MOROCCO (September 3rd, BELGIUM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA I93I r) CHINA ARGENTINE The Netherlands (August 24th, CUBA AUSTRALIA I93I) FREE CITY OF DANZIG GREAT BRITAIN AND Including the Netherlands Indies. (through the intermediary NORTHERN IRELAND PORTUGAL (October 23rd, of Poland). BRAZIL I930) ESTONIA BULGARIA Roumania (June Ist, 1931) FINLAND CANADA UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST TUNIS CHILE REPUBLICS (April 27th, I93I ) GERMANY COLOMBIA GREECE COSTA RICA MONACO DENMARK POLAND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SPAIN EGYPT ECUADOR YUGOSLAVIA GUATEMALA HAITI HONDURAS INDIA ICELAND ITALY JAPAN LIBERIA MEXICO NICARAGUA NORWAY NEW ZEALAND PANAMA PERU PERSIA SALVADOR SIAM TANGIERS TURKEY URUGUAY VENEZUELA 1 The present Agreement shall enter into force on November 22nd, 1931, on the ninetieth day following its final acceptante by five Governments. (Article 5.)

13 AGREEMENT CONCERNING MANNED LIGHTSHIPS NOT ON THEIR STATIONS.' (Lisbon, October 23rd, 1930.) In Force. Definitive Signatures or Accessions Signatures or Accessions subject The Agreement is open to and Ratifications to Ratification. Accession by: GREAT BRITAIN AND BELGIUM UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA NORTHERN IRELAND CHINA ALBANIA (October z3rd, I930) CUBA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Does not include any Colonies, Pro- FREE CITY OF DANZIG ARGENTINE tectorates or territories under su- (through the intermediary of AUSTRALIA zerainty or mandate of His Bri- Poland) BRAZIL tannic Majesty. INDIA (October 23rd, I930) ESTONIA BULGARIA Does not include any of the Indian FINLAND CANADA States under British suzerainty. GERMANY CHILE DENMARK (April 2 9 th, I93I ) POLAND COLOMBIA FRANCE (October 23rd, I930) SPAIN COSTA RICA MOROCCO (October 23rd, I930) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TUNIS, (October 23rd, I930) YUGOSLAVIA EGYPT GREECE (October 23rd, I930) ECUADOR MONACO (October 23rd, I930) GUATEMALA THE NETHERLANDS (October HAITI 23rd, I930) HONDURAS Including the Netherlands Indies. PORTUGAL (October 23rd, I930) ICELAND Roumania (June Ist, I93I ) ITALY UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST JAPAN REPUBLICS (April 27th, I931 ) LIBERIA MEXICO NICARAGUA NORWAY NEW ZEALAND PANAMA PERU PERSIA SALVADOR SIAM TANGIERS TURKEY URUGUAY VENEZUELA XXIX. DECLARATION BY THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE POWERS WHICH ARE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION INSTITUTING THE DEFINITIVE STATUTE OF THE DANUBE (Geneva, December 5th, I930.) Signatures. AUSTRIA BELGIUM GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND BULGARIA FRANCE ITALY ROUMANIA YUGOSLAVIA Signatures ad referendum. CZECHOSLOVAKIA GERMANY GREECE HUNGARY 1 The present Agreement entered into force on January 2Ist, 1931, on the ninetieth day following its final acceptance by five Governments. (Article 4.)

14 - 4 XXX. UNIFICATION OF RIVER LAW. I. CONVENTION FOR THE UNIFICATION OF CERTAIN RULES CONCERNING COLLISIONS IN INLANI NAVIGATION. (Geneva, December gth, 1930.) Not in Force Ratifications or definitive Signatures or Accessions not yet A ccessions The Convention is open to perfected by Ratification A ccession by: Austria ALBANIA Subject to the reservation provided GREAT BRITAIN AND under III, ad Article I4, of the NORTHERN IRELAND Protocol Annex. BELGIUM BULGARIA CZECHOSLOVAKIA DENMARK FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through ESTONIA the intermediary of Poland). FINLAND Subject to the reservation pro- GREECE vided under III, ad Article 14 of the Protocol Annex. FRANCE GERMANY NORWAY Subject to the reservation provided PORTUGAL under III, ad Article 14 of the ORUGAL Protocol Annex. SPAIN HUNGARY Subject to the reservation pro- TURKEY vided under III, ad Article 14 UNION OF SOVIET of the Protocol SOCIALIST Annex. REPUBLICS ITALY 'REPUBLICS Luxemburg THE NETHERLANDS Subject to the reservation provided under III, ad Article 14 of the Protocol Annex. POLAND ROUMANIA SWITZERLAND Subject to the reservation provided under III, ad Article I4 of the Protocol Annex. YUGOSLAVIA 2 CONVENTION ON THE REGISTRATION OF INLAND NAVIGATION VESSELS, RIGHTS in rem OVER SUCH VESSELS AND OTHER COGNATE QUESTIONS.2 (Geneva, December gth, 1930). Not in Force Ratifications or definitive Signatures or Accessions not yet The Accessions Convention is open to perfected by Ratification Accession by: Austria ALBANIA Subject to the reservation provided GREAT BRITAIN AND under IX, ad Articlnnex 5, of the NORTHERN IRELAND Protocol Annex. BELGIUM BULGARIA CZECHOSLOVAKIA DENMARK FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through ESTONIA the intermediary of Poland). FINLAND Subject to the reservation provided GREECE under IX, ad Article 50, of the Protocol Annex. FRANCE GFRMANCE GERMANY NORWAY Subject to the reservation provided UGAL under IX, ad Article 50, of the ORTUGAL Protocol Annex. ROUMANIA HUNGARY SPAIN Subject to the reservation provided under IX, ad Article 50, of the TURKEY Protocol Annex. ITALYProtocol Annex. UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST Luxemburg THE NETHERLANDS Subject to the reservation provided under IX, ad Article 50, of the Protocol Annex. POLAND SWITZERLAND Subject to the reservation provided under IX, ad Article 50, of the Protocol Annex. YUGOSLAVIA REPUBLICS 1 This Convention shall enter into force ninety days after the deposit of the third ratification or accession (Article I7). 2 This Convention shall enter into force six months after the deposit of the third ratification or accession (Article 53).

15 CONVENTION ON ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES FOR ATTESTING THE RIGHT OF INLAND NAVIGATION VESSELS TO A FLAG. (Geneva, December gth, 1930). Not in Force Ratifications or definitive Signatures or Accessions not yet The Convention is open to Accessions perfected by Ratification Accession by: BELGIUM ALBANIA CZECHOSLOVAKIA AUSTRIA FRANCE GREAT BRITAIN AND HUNGARY NORTHERN IRELAND Subject to the reservation provided BULGARIA under IV, ad Article 8, of the DENMARK Protocol Annex. ITALY ITALProtoc FREE CITY OF DANZIG ESTONIA Luxemburg ESTONIA POLAND FINLAND YUGOSLAVIA GERMANY GREECE THE NETHERLANDS NORWAY PORTUGAL ROUMANIA SPAIN SWITZERLAND TURKEY UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS XXXI. UNIFICATION OF LAWS ON BILLS OF EXCHANGE, PROMISSORY NOTES AND CHEQUES. I. CONVENTION PROVIDING A UNIFORM LAW FOR CHEQUES, AND PROTOCOL. 2 (Geneva, March i 9 th, 193i.) Ratifications or definitive Signatures or Accessions not yet The Convention is open to Accessions perfected by Ratification Accession by: AUSTRIA ABYSSINIA BELGIUM AFGHANISTAN CZECHOSLOVAKIA UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through ALBANIA the intermediary of Poland) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DENMARK ARGENTINE ECUADOR AUSTRALIA FINLAND BOLIVIA FRANCE BRAZIL GERMANY GREAT BRITAIN Greece BULGARIA Hungary CANADA ITALY CHILE Japan CHINA LUXEMBURG COLOMBIA MEXICO COSTA RICA MONACO CUBA THE NETHERLANDS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NORWAY EGYPT POLAND ESTONIA PORTUGAL GUATEMALA Roumania HAITI SPAIN HEJAZ HONDURAS Switzerland TURKEY Yugoslavia 1 This Convention shall enter into force ninety days after the deposit of the third ratification or accession (Article I I ). 2 This Convention shall enter into force ninety days after the deposit of the seventh ratification or accession. These atifications shall include three of the Members of the League permanently represented on the Council (Article VI).

16 I. CONVENTION PROVIDING A UNIFORM LAW FOR CHEQUES, AND PROTOCOL (continued). (Geneva, March I9th, I93I.) The Convention is open to Accession by: ICELAND INDIA IRAQ LIBERIA LIECHTENSTEIN NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA PANAMA PARAGUAY PERSIA PERU SALVADOR SAN MARINO SIAM UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS URUGUAY VENEZUELA 2. CONVENTION FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF CERTAIN CONFLICTS OF LAWS IN CONNECTION WITH CHEQUES, AND PROTOCOL. 1 (Geneva, March g9th, I93I.) Ratifications or definitive Signatures or Accessions not yet The Convention is open to Accessions perfected by Ratification Accession by: AUSTRIA BELGIUM CZECHOSLOVAKIA FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through the intermediary of Poland) DENMARK ECUADOR FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY Greece Hungary ITALY Japan LUXEMBURG MEXICO MONACO THE NETHERLANDS NORWAY POLAND PORTUGAL Roumania SPAIN Switzerland TURKEY Yugoslavia ABYSSINIA AFGHANISTAN UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA ALBANIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ARGENTINE AUSTRALIA BOLIVIA BRAZIL GREAT BRITAIN BULGARIA CANADA CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA COSTA RICA CUBA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EGYPT ESTONIA GUATEMALA HAITI HEJAZ HONDURAS 1 This Convention shall enter into force ninety days after the deposit of the seventh ratification or accession. These ratifications shall include three of the Members of the League permanently represented on the Council (Article 14).

17 CONVENTION FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF CERTAIN CONFLICTS OF LAWS IN CONNECTION WITH CHEQUES, AND PROTOCOL (continued). (Geneva, March Igth, 193I.) Signatures or Accessions not yet perfected by Ratification The Convention is open to Accession by: ICELAND INDIA IRAQ LIBERIA LIECHTENSTEIN NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA PANAMA PARAGUAY PERSIA PERU SALVADOR SAN MARINO SIAM UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS URUGUAY VENEZUELA 3. CONVENTION ON THE STAMP LAWS IN CONNECTION WITH CHEQUES, AND PROTOCOL. I (Geneva, March Igth, 1931.) Ratifications or definitive Signatures or Accessions not yet The Convention is open to A ccessions perfected by Ratification A ccession by: AUSTRIA ABYSSINIA BELGIUM AFGHANISTAN GREAT BRITAIN AND NOR- UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA THERN IRELAND and all parts ALBANIA of the British Empire which UNITED STATES OF AMERICA are not separate Members of ARGENTINE the League of Nations. AUSTRALIA CZECHOSLOVAKIA BOLIVIA FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through BRAZIL the intermediary of Poland) BULGARIA DENMARK CANADA ECUADOR CHILE FINLAND CHINA FRANCE COLOMBIA GERMANY COSTA RICA Greece CUBA Hungary DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ITALY EGYPT Japan ESTONIA LUXEMBURG GUATEMALA MEXICO HAITI MONACO HEJAZ THE NETHERLANDS HONDURAS NORWAY ICELAND POLAND PORTUGAL Roumania SPAIN Szeitzerland TURKEY Yugoslavia 1 This Convention shall enter into force ninety days after the deposit of the seventh ratification or accession. These ratifications shall include three of the Members of the League permanently represented on the Council (Article 5).

18 CONVENTION ON THE STAMP LAWS IN CONNECTION WITH CHEQUES, AND PROTOCOL (continued) (Geneva, March i9th, I931.) Ratifications or definitive Signatures or Accessions not yet The Convention is open to Accessions perfected by Ratification Accession by: INDIA IRAQ LIBERIA LIECHTENSTEIN NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA PANAMA PARAGUAY PERSIA PERU SALVADOR SAN MARINO SIAM UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS URUGUAY VENEZUELA XXXII. ROAD TRAFFIC. I. CONVENTION CONCERNING THE UNIFICATION OF ROAD SIGNALS. 1 (Geneva, March 30th, I93I.) ~Ratifications. Signatures not yet perfected The Convention is open by Ratification. to Signature by: BELGIUM ABYSSINIA Subject to subsequent accession for UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA the colonies and territories under ALBANIA mandate. ARGENTINE CZECHOSLOVAKIA AUSTRALIA FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through AUSTRIA the intermediary of Poland). BOLIVIA DENMARK GREAT BRITAIN FRANCE BULGARIA Does not assume any obligation in CANADA regard to Algeria, colonies, pro- CHILE tectorates and territories under its mandate. CHINA GERMANY RMnrANY COLOMBIA Hungary CUBA H gitaly DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ESTONIA LUXEMBURG ESTONIA The Netherlands INLAND (for the Kingdom in Europe) GUATEMALA POLAND HAITI Spain ISiONDURAS SWITZERLAND HONDURAS YUGOSLAVIA I JAPAN LIBERIA 1 This Convention shall enter into force six months after the deposit of the fifth accession or ratification (Article ii).

19 -99 i. CONVENTION CONCERNING THE UNIFICATION OR ROAD SIGNALS (continued). (Geneva, March 30th, I931.) Ratifications Signatures not yet perfected The Convention is open by Ratification. to Signature by; MONACO NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA NORWAY PANAMA PARAGUAY PERSIA PERU PORTUGAL ROUMANIA SALVADOR SIAM TURKEY URUGUAY VENEZUELA.CONVENTION ON THE TAXATION OF FOREIGN MOTOR-VEHICLES, WITH PROTOCOL-ANNEX. 1 (Geneva, March 30th, 1931.) Ratifications. Signatures not yet perfected The Convention is open by Ratification. to Signature by: BELGIUM ABYSSINIA Subject to subsequent accession for UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA the colonies and territories under ALBANIA mandate. ARGENTINE GREAT BRITAIN AND AUSTRALIA NORTHERN IRELAND AUSTRIA Does not include any colonies, pro- BOLIVIA tectorates or overseas territories BULGARIA or territories under suzerainty CANADA or mandate. CZECHOSLOVAKIA CHILE CHILE FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through CO IA the intermediary of Poland) CLMBIA DENMARK CUBA DEITNMARK DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ITALY TYESTONIA LUXEMBURG ESTONIA THE NETHERLANDS FINLAN POLAND POLAND GERMANY Port gal GREECE Does not assume any obligation as GUATEMALA regards its Colonies. AT Spain SWITZERLAND HAITI HONDURAS HUNGARY INDIA JAPAN LIBERIA This Convention shall enter into force six months after the deposit of the fifth accession or ratification (Article i

20 - too 2. CONVENTION ON THE TAXATION OF FOREIGN MOTOR-VEHICLES, WITH PROTOCOL-ANNEX (continued). (Geneva, March 30th, I93I.) Ratifications. The to Convention Signature is b open to Signature by: MONACO NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA NORWAY PANAMA PARAGUAY PERSIA PERU ROUMANIA SALVADOR SIAM TURKEY URUGUAY VENEZUELA YUGOSLAVIA. 3. AGREEMENT BETWEEN CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE PROCEDURE IN THE CASE OF UNDISCHARGED OR LOST TRIPTYCHS. 1 (Geneva, March 28th, I931.) In Force. The Agreement is open Definitive SiSignatres. Signatures ad referendum. to Signature b: Austria (August 4th, I93I) YUGOSLAVIA (March 28th, ABYSSINIA BELGIUM (March 28th, I93I) I93I ) UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA GREAT BRITAIN and NORTHERN ALBANIA IRELAND (March 28th, I93I) ARGENTINE (May 6th, AUSTRALIA I93I ) BOLIVIA DENMARK (March 28th, I93I) BULGARIA France (April I5th, I93I) CANADA GERMANY (March 28th, I93I ) CHILE Greece (August i8th, I93I) CHINA Hungary (August I4th, I93I) COLOMBIA Italy (May 27th, I93I) CUBA LUXEMBURG (March 28th, CZECHOSLOVAKIA I93I ) FREE CITY OF DANZIG. The Netherlands (June iith, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC I93I) ESTONIA Portugal (August 26th, I93I) FINLAND Spain (July 8th, I93I) GUATEMALA SWITZERLAND (March 28th, HAITI I93I ) HONDURAS INDIA ICELAND JAPAN LIBERIA LIECHTENSTEIN MONACO 1 This Agreement entered into force on June 26th, 1931, on the ninetieth day after its signature on behalf of three Customs administrations (Article III).

21 ot 3. AGREEMENT BETWEEN CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE PROCEDURE IN THE CASE OF UNDISCHARGED OR LOST TRIPTYCHS (continued). (Geneva, March 28th, I931.) In Force. Signatures not yet perfected The Agreement is open Ratifications by Ratification. to Signature by. NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA NORWAY PANAMA PARAGUAY PERSIA PERU POLAND ROUMANIA SALVADOR SAN MARINO SIAM UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS TURKEY URUGUAY VENEZUELA XXXIII. INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CREDIT COMPANY. CONVENTION FOR THE CREATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CREDIT COMPANY, 1 WITH CHARTER AND STATUTES. (Geneva, May 2ist, 193I.) Ratifications Signatures not yet perfected The Convention is open to by Ratification Signature by: Greece (August 3Ist, I93I ) Belgium ALBANIA Great Britain and Northern AUSTRIA Ireland DENMARK Bulgaria FINLAND Czechoslovakia Estonia France NORWAY Germany SPAIN Hungary Italy Latvia Luxemburg The Netherlands (for the Kingdom in Europe only) Poland Portugal Roumania Switzerland Yugoslavia 1 The present Convention shall come into force as soon as the amount of the contributions, whether obligatory or voluntary, to the Special Reserve due from the Governments which have ratified the Convention attains the sum of twentyfive million francs. If this condition is not realised before December 3Ist, 1931, a Conference of the Governments which have ratified the Convention shall be called by the Council of the League of Nations. This Conference will determine new conditions for the coming into force of the Convention (Article 16).

22 XXXIV. TRAFFIC IN OPIUM AND OTHER DANGEROUS DRUGS. 4. CONVENTION FOR LIMITING THE MANUFACTURE AND REGULATING THE DISTRIBUTION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS. (Geneva, July 13th, 1931.) Ratificatios. Signatures not yet perfected by The Convention is open Ratifica~tions. Ratification. to Signature by: A byssinia UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA United States of America ALBANIA I. The Government of the United AUSTRALIA States of America reserves the BULGARIA right to impose, for purpose of CHINA internal control and control of COLOMBIA import into, and export from, territory under its jurisdiction, FREE ITY OF DANZIG of opium, coca leaves, all of their ESTONIA derivatives and similar subs- FINLAND tances produced by synthetic GREECE process, measures stricter than the provisions of the Convention. HAITI 2. The Government of the United HONDURAS States of America reserves the HUNGARY right to impose, for purposes of IRISHFREE STATE controlling transit through its territories of raw opium, coca leaves, all of their derivatives and similar substances produced NICARAGUA by synthetic process, measures NEW ZEALAND by which the production of an import permit issued by the NORWAY country of destination may be PERSIA made a condition precedent to the PERU granting of permission for transit POLAND through its territory. 3. The Government of the United ROUMANIA States of America finds it im- SALVADOR practicable to undertake to send UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST statistics of import and export REPUBLICS to the Permanent Central Opium Board short of 60 days after the close of the three months' period TURKEY to which such statistics refer. YUGOSLAVIA 4. The Government of the United States of America finds it impracticable to undertake to state separately amounts of drugs purchased or imported for Government purposes. 5. Plenipotentiaries of the United States of America formally declare that the signing of the Convention for limiting the Manufacture and regulating the Distribution, of Narcotic Drugs by them on the part of the United States of America on this date is not to be construed to mean that the Government of the United States of America recognises a regime or entity which signs or accedes to the Convention as the Government of a country when that regime or entity is not recognised by the Government of the United States of America as the Government of that country. 6. The plenipotentiaries of the United States of America further declare that the participation of the United States of America in the Convention for limiting the Manufacture, and regulating the Distribution, of narcotic 1 The present Convention shall come into force ninety days after the Secretary-General of the League of Nations has received the ratifications or accessions of twenty-five Members of the League of Nations or non-member States, including any four of the following: France, Germany, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey and United States of America. Provided always that the provisions of the Convention other than Articles 2 to 5 shall only be applicable from the first of January in the first year in respect of which estimates are furnished in conformity with Articles 2 to 5 (Article 30).

23 Io3 -. CONVENTION FOR LIMITING THE MANUFACTURE AND REGULATING THE DISTRIBUTI OF NARCOTIC DRUGS (continued). (Geneva, July I3th, I93I.) Signatures not yet perfected by Ratifications: drugs, signed on this date does not involve any contractual obligation on the part of the United States of America to a country represented by a regime or entity which the Government of the United States of America does not recognise as the Government of that country until such country has a Government recognised by the Government of the United States of America. Argentine Republic Austria Belgium Bolivia Great Britain and Northern Ireland and all parts of the British Empire which are not separate Members of the League of Nations Canada India Chile Costa Rica Cuba Czechoslovakia Denmark Dominican Republic Egypt France The French Government makes every reservation, with regard to the Colonies, Protectorates and mandated Territories under its authority, as to the possibility of regularly producing the quarterly statistics referred to in Article 13 within the strict time-limit laid down. Germany Guatemala Hejaz, Nejd and Dependencies Italy Japan Liberia Luxemburg Mexico Monaco The Netherlands Panama Paraguay Portugal San Marino Siam As our Harmful-Habit-Forming Drugs Law goes beyond the provisions of the Geneva Convention and the present Convention on certain points, my Government reserves the right to apply our existing law. Spain Switzerland Uruguay Venezuela

24 PROTOCOL OF SIGNATURE. (Geneva, July I3th, 1931.) Ratifications. Signatures not yet perfected The Protocol is open to by Ratification. Signature by. A byssinia United States of America Argentine Republic Austria Belgium Bolivia Great Britain and Northern Ireland and all parts of the British Empire which are not separate Members of the League of Nations. Canada India Chile Costa Rica Cuba Denmark Dominican Republic Egypt France Germany Guatemala Hejaz, Nejd and Dependencies Italy Japan Lithuania Luxem burg Mexico Monaco The Netherlands My signature is subject to the reserve made by me on Section 2 of Article 22 in the morning meeting of July I2th, I93 I. Panama Paraguay Portugal San Marino Siam Spain Switzerland Uruguay Venezuela UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA ALBANIA AUSTRALIA BULGARIA CHINA COLOMBIA CZECHOSLOVAKIA FREE CITY OF DANZIG ESTONIA FINLAND GREECE HAITI HONDURAS HUNGARY LIBERIA NICARAGUA NEW ZEALAND NORWAY PERSIA PERU POLAND ROUMANIA SALVADOR UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS TURKEY YUGOSLAVIA XXXV. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONVENTIONS.1 I. Convention limiting the hours of work in industrial undertakings to eight in the day and forty-eight in the week, adopted as a Draft Convention by the International Labour Conference at its First Session on November 28th, I9I9. AUSTRIA 2... June I2th, 1924 BELGIUM.September 6th, 1926 BULGARIA... February i4th, 1922 (a) 1 The Annex to the Supplementary Report for I923 (A.Io(a).1923, Annex) contains, moreover, complete details concerning: The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of White Phosphorus in the Manufacture of Matches, Berne, September 26th, I906. 2,,... as regards Austria, this Convention will enter into force only when it has been ratified by those European Members of the International Labour Organisation which are of the chief industrial importance (Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain and Italy) and by all the States, bordering upon Austria, with whom the latter has economic relations (the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, Poland, Switzerland, the Czechoslovak Republic and Hungary)... "..

25 CHILE September 15th, 1925 CZECHOSLOVAKIA August 24th, I92I FRANCE June 2nd, 1927 GREECE November Ith, 9 I920 INDIA July I4th, 1921 ITALY October 6th, August 15th, 1925 Lithuania..... June I 9 th, 193I LUXEMBURG April i6th, 1928 PORTUGAL... July 3rd, 1928 ROUMANIA... June i3th, 192I SPAIN 4... February 22nd, Convention concerning unemployment, adopted as a Draft Convention by the International Labour Conference at its First Session on November 28th, I9I9. UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA.... February 20th, 1924 AUSTRIA June 12th, I924 GREAT BRITAIN... July 14th, 192r BELGIUM August 25th, I930 BULGARIA... February 14th, 1922 DENMARK October I3th, I921 ESTONIA December 2oth, 1922 FINLAND October g 9 th, 1921 FRANCE August 25th, 1925 GERMANY... June 6th, 1925 GREECE November g 9 th, 1920 HUNGARY... March ist, I928 INDIA..... July I4th, September 4th, 1925 ITALY... April Ioth, 1923 JAPAN November 23rd, 1922 LUXEMBURG April I6th, 1928 NORWAY... November 23rd, 1921 POLAND..... June 21st, I924 ROUMANIA... June 13th, 1921 SPAIN.... July 4th, September 27th, 1921 SWITZERLAND.... October 9 th, 1922 YUGOSLAVIA... April Ist, I Convention concerning the employment of women before and after childbirth, adopted as a Draft Convention by the International Labour Conference at its First Session on November 2 9 th, I919. BULGARIA... February 14th, 192z CHILE... September r5th, 1925 CUBA.... August 6th, 1928 GERMANY... October 3 Ist, 1927 GREECE... November g 9 th, 1920 HUNGARY... April 19th, June 3th, I926 LUXEMBURG... April I6th, 1928 ROUMANIA... June 3th, 1921 SPAIN... July 4 th, r923 YUGOSLAVIA... April Ist, This ratification is subject to the condition that the obligations it entails for France shall not take effect until the Convention has been ratified by Germany and Great Britain. 2 Subject to the condition that it shall only come into force when the ratifications, without reservations or other conditions, of the following Members of the International Labour Organisation have been registered with the Secretariat of the League of Nations: Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain and Switzerland. 3 " The Convention shall come into force in Latvia, in accordance with the provisions of Article I8 of the Draft Convention after the ratifications of three of the Powers which are of the chief industrial importance, as laid down in Article 393, paragraphs 5 and 6, of the Treaty of Peace of Versailles, shall have been registered with the Secretariat of the League of Nations." 4 This ratification is given on condition that the Convention is ratified by Germany, France, Great Britain and Italy. 5 Subject to subsequent decisions regarding the application of the Convention to the Belgian Congo and to the territories under Belgian mandate.