I. INTERNATIONAL OPIUM CONVENTION. THE HAGUE, JANUARY 23RD, i9i2 (contiwnued).

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1 - 4I - I. INTERNATIONAL OPIUM CONVENTION. THE HAGUE, JANUARY 23RD, i9i2 (contiwnued). (The ratifications and signatures in accordance with Article 295 of the Peace Treaty of Versailles or in accordance with a similar article of other treaties of peace are marked *.) Signatures of the Signatures of the Signatures Protocol of the Powers Ratifications Protocol relative to the States of the not represented of the Convention bringing into force of the Convention at the Opium Convention (dates Conference of the entry into force) GUATEMALA..... June I7, 1912 Aug. 27, 1913 Jan. Io, 1920* HAITI... - Aug. 2r, 1912 June 30, 1920* June 30, r920* HONDURAS..... July 5, I912 Aug. 29, 1913 April 3, 1915 HUNGARY... - July 26, 1921* July 26, 1921* IRAN1... Jan. 23, ITALY... Jan. 23, I912 - June 28, 1914 Jan. o1, 1920* JAPAN... Jan. 23, Jan. IO, 1920* Jan. IO, 1920* LATVIA..... Feb. 6, 1922 March 25, I924 Jan. I8, I932. LIBERIA June 30, I920* June 30, I920* LIECHTENSTEIN 2.. LITHUANIA... - April 7, I922 - LUXEMBURG.... June I8, I912 Aug. 21, I922 Aug. 21, I922 MEXICO... May 15, I912 April 2, 1925 May 8, 1925 MONACO... - May I, 1923 Feb. 20, 1925 May 26, 1925 THE NETHERLANDS.. Jan. 23, July 28, 1914 Feb. ri, r915 NICARAGUA July 18, 1913 Nov. o1, I914 Nov. 3, 1920 NORWAY... - Sept. 2, 1913 Nov. 12, 1914 Sept. 20, 1915 PANAMA... - June 19, 1912 Nov. 25, 1920* Nov. 25, 1920* PARAGUAY Dec. I4, 1912 PERU July 24, I913 Jan. o1, 1920* Jan. IO, I920* POLAND....- Jan. o1, I920* Jan. IO, 1920* PORTUGAL... Jan. 23, 1912 Dec. r5, 1913 April 8, I920* ROUMANIA Dec. 27, 1913 Sept. 14, I920* Sept. 14, 1920* RUSSIA Jan. 23, SALVADOR July 30, 19I2 Sept. 19, 1922 May 29, I93I SIAM 3... Jan. 23, July To, I913 Jan..o, I920* SPAIN....- Oct. 23, 1912 Jan. 25, 1919 Feb. II, I921 SWEDEN 4... Aug. 27, 1913 April 17, 1914 Jan. I3, I921 SWITZERLAND 5... Dec. 29, I913 Jan. I5, 1925 Jan. 15, 1925 TURKEY... Sept. I5, I933 Sept. I5, I933 Sept. I5, 1933 URUGUAY..... March 9, 1914 April 3, r196 Jan. o1, I920* VENEZUELA Sept. Io, 1912 Oct. 28, 1913 July 12, 1927 YUGOSLAVIA....- Feb. Io, I920* Feb. io, 1920* 1 With the reservation of Articles 15, i6, 17, I8 and 19 (Iran having no treaty with China) and paragraph (a) of Article 3. 2 The Netherlands Minister for Foreign Affairs, by a letter dated October I4th, 1936, transmitted to the Secretariat, at the request of the Swiss Legation at The Hague, the following declaration: " Under the terms of the arrangements concluded between the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Swiss Government in 1929 and 1935, in application of the Customs Union Treaty concluded between these two countries on March 29th, 1923, the Swiss legislation on narcotic drugs, including all the measures taken by the Federal authorities to give effect to the different international Conventions on dangerous drugs, will be applicable to the territory of the Principality in the same way as to the territory of the Confederation, as long as the said Treaty remains in force. The Principality of Liechtenstein will accordingly participate, so long as the said Treaty remains in force, in the international Conventions which have been or may hereafter be concluded in the matter of narcotic drugs, it being neither necessary nor advisable for that country to accede to them separately." 3 With the reservation of Articles 15, I6, I7, I8 and I9 (Siam having no treaty with China). 4 Subject to the following declaration: " Opium not being manufactured in Sweden, the Swedish Government will for the moment confine themselves to prohibiting the importation of prepared opium, but they declare at the same time that they are ready to take the measures indicated in Article 8 of the Convention if experience proves their expediency." 5 Subject to ratification and with the declaration that the Swiss Government will b.e unable to issue the necessary legal enactments within the terms fixed by the Convention.

2 FIRST OPIUM CONFERENCE OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS. AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE SUPPRESSION OF THE MANUFACTURE OF, INTERNAL TRADE IN, AND USE OF, PREPARED OPIUM, PROTOCOL AND FINAL ACT. (Geneva, February IIth, 1925.) Ratifications. BRITISH EMPIRE (February 17th, I926) The signature of this Protocol is subject, in respect of British Protectorates, to the conditions contained in Article XIII of the Agreement. INDIA (February I7th, 1926) FRANCE (April 29th, 1926) JAPAN (October ioth, I928) THE NETHERLANDS (including Netherlands Indies, Surinam and Curasao) (March rst, I927) PORTUGAL (September I3th, I926) While accepting the principle of a monopoly as formulated in Article I, does so, as regards the moment at which the measures provided for in the first paragraph thereof shall come into force, subject to the limitation contained in the second paragraph of the article. The Portuguese Government, being bound by a contract consistent with the provisions of the Hague Convention of 1912, will not be able to put into operation the provisions of paragraph I of Article VI of the present Agreement so long as its obligations under this contract are in force. SIAM (May 6th, I927) Under reservation of Article I, paragraph 3 (a), with regard to the time when this provision shall come into force, and of Article V. The reason for these reservations had been stated by the First Delegate of Siam on November I4th, I924. The Siamese Government is hoping to put into force the system of registration and rationing within the period of three years. After that date, the reservation in regard to Article I, paragraph 3 (a), will fall to the ground. Other State to whose Signaturs the Agreement is open: CHINA 3. SECOND OPIUM CONFERENCE OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS. INTERNATIONAL OPIUM CONVENTION. 2 (Geneva, February g 9 th, I925.) Ratifications or Signatures or Accessions not yet The Convention is open definitive Accessions. perfected by Ratification. to Accession by: BELGIUM (August 24th, I927) ALBANIA AFGHANISTAN Does not apply to the Belgian ARGENTINE REPUBLIC (a) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Congo or to the territory of IRAN SA'UDI ARABIA Ruanda-Urundi under Belgian Ad referendum and subject to the CHINA mandate. League of Nations complying ETHIOPIA BOLIVIA (April I5th, I932 a) with the request made by Iran GUATEMALA i. Bolivia does not undertake to in the Memorandum O.D.C.24. restrict the home cultivation NICARAGUA HAITI or production of coca, or to ICELAND prohibit the use of coca leaves LIBERIA by the native population. MEXICO 2. The exportation of coca leaves PANAMA shall be subject to control by the Bolivian Government, by PARAGUAY means of export certificates. 3. The Bolivian Government designates the following as places from which coca may be exported: Villazon, Yacuiba, Antofagasta, Arica and Mollendo. BRAZIL (June IOth, I932) PERU 1 The Agreement and the Protocol came into force on July 28th, I926. See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol. LI, p. 337; Vol. LIX, p. 40I; and Vol. LXXVIII, p The Convention and the Protocol came into force September 25th, See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol. LXXXI, p. 317; Vol. LXXXVIII, p. 390; Vol. XCII, p. 409; Vol. XCVI, p. 204; Vol. C, p. 249; Vol. CIV; p. 516; Vol. CVII, p. 525; Vol. CXI, p. 4II; Vol. CXVII, p. 290; Vol. CXXII, p. 355; Vol. CXXXIV, p. 407; Vol. CLVI, p. 205; Vol. CLX, p. 348; and Vol. CLXVIII, p. 233.

3 SECOND OPIUM CONFERENCE OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS. INTERNATIONAL OPIUM CONVENTION (continued). Ratifications or definitive Accessions. (Geneva, February g 9 th, 1925.) BRITISH EMPIRE (February I7th, 1926) His Britannic Majesty's ratification shall not be deemed to apply in the case of the Dominion of Canada or the Irish Free State and, in pursuance of the power reserved in Article 39 of the Convention, the instrument shall not be deemed to apply in the case of the Colony of the Bahamas or the State of Sarawak under His Britannic Majesty's protection. State of Sarawak (March IIth, I926 a) Bahamas (October 22nd, I926 a) CANADA (June 27th, I928) AUSTRALIA (February I7th, 1926) NEW ZEALAND, (February I7th, 1926) Including the mandated territory of Western Samoa. UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA (February I7th, I926) IRELAND (September ist, 193I ) INDIA (February I7th, 1926) IRAQ (August 8th, I93I a) BULGARIA (March gth, I927) CHILE (April iith, 1933) COLOMBIA (December 3rd, 1930 a) COSTA RICA (January 8th, I935 a) CUBA (July 6th, I93I ) CZECHOSLOVAKIA (April iith, 1927) FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through the intermediary of Poland) (June I6th, I927 a) DENMARK (April 23rd, I930) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (July i 9 th, I928 a) ECUADOR (October 23rd, 1934 a) EGYPT (March I6th, I926 a) ESTONIA (August 30th, 1930 a) FINLAND (December 5th, I927 a) FRANCE (July 2nd, I927) The French Government is compelled to make all reservation, as regards the Colonies, Protectorates and mandated territories under its authority, as to the possibility of regularly producing, within the strictly prescribed time-limit, the quarterly statistics provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 22. GERMANY (August I5th, I929) Subject to the reservation annexed to the Procs-verbal of the plenary meeting of February I6th, I925. (The validity of the signature and ratification of this Convention are subject to the condition that a German expert will be appointed as a member of the Central Board.) GREECE (December Ioth, I929) HUNGARY (August 27th, I930) HONDURAS (September 2Ist, 1934 a) ITALY (for the Kingdom and Colonies) (December IIth, I929 a) JAPAN (October ioth, I928) LATVIA (October 3Ist, I928) LIECHTENSTEIN 1 LITHUANIA (February I3th, I93I a) LUXEMBURG (March 27th, 1928) MONACO (February 9 th, I927 a) THE NETHERLANDS (including Netherlands Indies, Surinam and Curacao) (June 4th, I928) New Hebrides (December 27th, 1927 a) NORWAY (March I6th, 1931 a) POLAND (June I6th, I927) PORTUGAL (September I3th, I926) ROUMANIA (May I8th, I928 a) 1 The Swiss Federal Political Department, by a letter datedjuly I5th, 1936, informed the Secretariat of the following: " Under the terms of the arrangements concluded between the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Swiss Government in I929 and 1935, in application of the Customs Union Treaty concluded between these two countries on March 29th, I923, the Swiss legislation on narcotic drugs, including all the measures taken by the Federal authorities to give effect to the different international Conventions on dangerous drugs, will be applicable to the territory of the Principality in the same way as to the territory of the Confederation, as long as the said Treaty remains in force. The Principality of Liechtenstein will accordingly participate, so long as the said Treaty remains in force, in the international Conventions which have been or may hereafter be concluded in the matter of narcotic drugs, it being neither necessary nor advisable for that country to accede to them separately. "

4 SECOND OPIUM CONFERENCE OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS. INTERNATIONAL OPIUM CONVENTION (continued). (Geneva, February I9th, I925.) Ratifications or definitive A ccessions. SALVADOR (December 2nd, I926 a) SAN MARINO (April 2Ist, I926 a) SIAM (October IIth, I929) SPAIN (June 22nd, I928) Includes also the Spanish Colonies and the Spanish Protectorate of Morocco. SUDAN (February 2oth, 1926) SWEDEN (December 6th, I930 a) SWITZERLAND (April 3rd, I929) With reference to the declaration made by the Swiss delegation at the 36th plenary meeting of the Conference concerning the forwarding of the quarterly statistics provided for in Article 22, paragraph 2. TURKEY (April 3rd, I933 a) UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS (October 3ISt, 1935 a) URUGUAY (September iith, 1930) VENEZUELA (June I 9 th, 1929a) YUGOSLAVIA (September 4th, 1929) PROTOCOL. (Geneva, February i 9 th, I925.) Ratifications or Signatures or Accessions not yet The Protocol is open definitive Accessions. perfected by Ratification. to Accession by: BRITISH EMPIRE (February ALBANIA AFGHANISTAN I7th, I926) ARGENTINE REPUBLIC (a) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Same reservation as for the Con- IRAN SA'UDI ARABIA vention.) NICARAGUA BELGIUM CANADA (June 27th, I928) BRAZIL AUSTRALIA (Febr. I7th, 1926) CHINA NEW ZEALAND (February FREE CITY DANZIG I7th, 1926) UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA DENMARK DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (February I7th, 1926) ETHIOPIA INDIA (February I7th, 1926) FRANCE IRAQ (August 8th, 193I a) GUATEMALA State of Sarawak (March HAITI IIth, 1926 a) HUNGARY Bahamas (October 22nd, 1926 a) ICELAND BOLIVIA (April I5th, 1932 a) IRELAND BULGARIA (March 9th, 1927) ITALY CHILE (April IIth, 1933) LIBERIA COLOMBIA (December 3rd, 1930 a) LIECHTENSTEIN COSTA RICA (January 8th, 1935 a) LITHUANIA CUBA (July 6th, 1931) MEXICO CZECHOSLOVAKIA (April iith, 1927) MONACO ECUADOR (October 23rd, 1934 a) NORWAY EGYPT (March i6th, 1926 a) PANAMA ESTONIA (August 30th, I930 a) PARAGUAY FINLAND (December 5th, 1927 a) PERU GERMANY (August I5th, 1929) POLAND GREECE (December Ioth, 1929) SAN MARINO HONDURAS (September 2Ist, 1934 a) SWEDEN JAPAN (October ioth, 1928) SWITZERLAND LATVIA (October 3ist, 1928) UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST LUXEMBURG (March 27th, 1928) REPUBLICS THE NETHERLANDS (including URUGUAY Netherlands Indies, Surinam and Curasao) (June 4th,1928) PORTUGAL (Sept. 13th, 1926) ROUMANIA (May i8th, 1928 a) SALVADOR (December 2nd, 1926 a) SIAM (October IIth, I929) SPAIN (April 19th, 1930 a) SUDAN (February 2oth, 1926) TURKEY (April 3rd, 1933 a) VENEZUELA (June Ig9th,1929a) YUGOSLAVIA (Sept. 4th, 1929)

5 XI SUPERVISION OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ARMS AND AMMUNITION AND IN IMPLEMENTS OF WAR. I. CONVENTION FOR THE SUPERVISION OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ARMS AND AMMUNITION AND IN IMPLEMENTS OF WAR. 1 (Geneva, June 17th, I925.) Not in Force. Ratifications or Signatures not yet The Convention is open definitive Accessions. perfected by Ratification. to Accession by: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BELGIUM ARGENTINE REPUBLIC This ratification is subject to the To the same extent as does the COLOMBIA reservation that the Convention effect of the Convention apply GREECE shall only enter into force, as in the States named hereafter: far as the United States of the United States of America, America are concerned, when it Austria, France, Great Britain, IRELAND has entered into force as regards Czechoslovakia, Germany, Italy, LITHUANIA Belgium, the British Empire, Japan, Spain, Sweden, Switzer- MEXICO Czechoslovakia, France, Italy, land. NICARAGUA Japan, Sweden and the Union of BRAZIL Soviet Socialist Republics. Reserves, during the whole period PANAMA BRITISH EMPIRE of application of the present PARAGUAY Does not bind India or any British Convention, the right of fulfil- PORTUGAL Dominion which is a separate ling it, as regards the part that TURKEY Member of the League of Na- concerns Brazil, according to And all other States invited tions and does not separately the spirit of the provisions havsign or adhere to the Convention. ing for their object the genera- to adhere to the Convention This ratification will not become lisation of control both as in accordance with Article 37. effective until the ratifications concerns the commerce as of the said Convention by all the well as concerns the manufacfollowing Powers - i.e., Austria, ture of armaments. Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Ger- CHILE many, Italy, Japan, Spain, Swe- CZECHOSLOVAKIA den and United States of America - have become effective in ac- ESTONIA cordance with Article 41 of With reservation for the suspension the Convention. of the application of Articles 6 and CANADA 9 in virtue of the right recog- AUSTRALIA (a) nised to Estonia in Article 29. Subject to the reservation that this ETHIOPIA accession shall not take effect FINLAND until ratifications of the Conven- With reservation for the suspension tion in respect of Austria, Bel- of the application of Articles 6 gium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, and 9 in virtue of the right recog- Italy, Japan, Spain, Sweden and nised to Finland in Article 29. the United States of America GERMANY have been deposited with the French Government. HUNGARY BULGARIA INDIA CHINA ITALY DENMARK JAPAN The Danish Government makes the LUXEMBURG entry into force of this Conven- NORWAY tion, as far as Denmark is ROUMANIA concerned, subject to its being put into force both in Sweden Ad referendum with the reservaand in Switzerland. tion provided in Article 29 of EGYPT the Convention, in virtue of EGYPT-^~~~~~ ~which the application of Articles 6 FRANCE and 9, as far as they concern This ratification will not become exports consigned to Roumania effective until the ratifications by the High Contracting Parties of the Convention by Belgium, and as far as they concern imports Czechoslovakia, Italy, Japan, manufactured in Roumania, will Sweden and the United States be suspended until the date of the of America have become effective accession of Russia to the present in accordance with Article 41 of Convention, as also to the Annex. the Convention. SALVADOR IRAQ (a) SIAM In accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 28 of the Convention, SWITZERLAND Iraq assume with regard to its URUGUAY territory the undertakings set YUGOSLAVIA forth in paragraph I of Article 28 and the obligations of Articles 9g to 26 inclusive of that Convention, in so far as they are applicable. LATVIA With reservation for the suspension of the application of Articles 6 and 9 in virtue of the right recognised to Latvia in Article 29. LIBERIA (a) 1 " A first proces-verbal of the deposit of ratifications will be drawn up by the Government of the French Republic as soon as the present Convention shall have been ratified by fourteen Powers. " The Convention shall come into force four months after the date of the notification of this procs-verbal by the Government of the French Republic to all signatory Powers " (Article 41).

6 -46- I. CONVENTION FOR THE SUPERVISION OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ARMS AND AMMUNITION AND IN IMPLEMENTS OF WAR (continued). (Geneva, June I7th, 1925.) Ratifications or definitive Accessions. THE NETHERLANDS (including the Netherlands Indies, Surinam and Curasao) POLAND With reservation for the suspension of the application of Articles 6 and 9 in virtue of the right recognised to Poland in Article 29. SPAIN SWEDEN Subject to the condition that this ratification will only take effect when the other producing States shall have ratified the convention. VENEZUELA Not in Force. 2. DECLARATION REGARDING THE TERRITORY OF IFNI. (Geneva, June I7th, I925.) Not in Force. Ratifications or Signatures not yet The Declaration is open definitive Accessions. perfected by Ratification. to Accession by: AUSTRALIA (a) BELGIUM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Subject to the reservation that this BRAZIL ARGENTINE REPUBLIC accession shall not take effect BRITISH EMPIRE: COLOMBIA until ratifications of the Conven- n GERMANY Does not bind India or any British GERMANY tion in respect of Austria, Bel- Dominion which is a separate GREECE gium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Member of the League of Na- Italy, Japan, Spain, Sweden and tins and does not separately HUNGARY the United the States States United of of Americaan Ae have been deposited with the sign or adhere to the Declaration. IRAN IRELAND French Government. CANADARELAND CHINA (a) INDIA LITHUANIA DENMARK BULGARIA MEXICO The Danish Government makes the CHILE NICARAGUA entry into force of this Declara- CZECHOSLOVAKIA NORWAY tion, as far as Denmark is ESTONIA PANAMA concerned, subject to its being A PARAGUAY put into force both in Sweden ETHIOPIA and in Switzerland. FINLAND PORTUGAL EGYPT ITALY SIAM FRANCE JAPAN SWEDEN LIBERIA (a) LATVIA TURKEY THE NETHERLANDS (including LUXEMBURG URUGUAY Netherlands Indies, Surinam ROUMANIA And all other States invited to and Curasao) SALVADOR adhere to the Convention in POLAND SWITZERLAND accordance with Article 37. SPAIN VENEZUELA YUGOSLAVIA 3. PROTOCOL FOR THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE IN WAR OF ASPHYXIATING, POISONOUS AND OTHER GASES AND OF BACTERIOLOGICAL METHODS OF WARFARE. 1 (Geneva, June I7th, 1925.) Ratifications or Signatures not yet The Protocol is open definitive Accessions. perfected by Ratification. to Accession by: BELGIUM (December 4th, 1928) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ARGENTINE REPUBLIC (I) The said Protocol is only binding BRAZIL COLOMBIA on the Belgian Government as JAPAN HUNGARY regards States which have signed or ratified it or which NICARAGUA PANAMA may accede to it. SALVADOR PARAGUAY (2) The said Protocol shall ipso URUGUAY And all other States invited facto cease to be binding on the to adhere to the Convention Belgian Government in regard in accordance with Article37. to any enemy State whose 37. armed forces or whose Allies fail to respect the prohibitions laid down in the Protocol. This Protocol came into force February 8th, I928. See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol. XCIV, p. 65; Vol. C, p. 262; Vol. CIV, p. 528; Vol. CVII, p. 537; Vol. CXI, p. 416; Vol. CXVII, p. 304; Vol. CXXVI, p. 451; Vol. CXXXVIII, p. 446; Vol. CXLVII, p. 336; Vol. CLX, p. 355; and Vol. CLXXII, p. 411.

7 PROTOCOL FOR THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE IN WAR OF ASPHYXIATING, POISONOUS ANI OTHER GASES AND OF BACTERIOLOGICAL METHODS OF WARFARE (continued). Ratifications or definitive Accessions. (Geneva, June I7th, 1925.) BRITISH EMPIRE (April gth, I930) Does not bind India or any British Dominion which is a separate Member of the League of Nations and does not separately sign or adhere to the Protocol. (I) The said Protocol is only binding on His Britannic Majesty as regards those Powers and States which have both signed and ratified the Protocol, or have finally acceded thereto; (2) The said Protocol shall cease to be binding on His Britannic Majesty towards any Power at enmity with Him whose armed forces, or the armed forces of whose allies, fail to respect the prohibitions laid down in the Protocol. CANADA (May 6th, 1930) (I) The said Protocol is only binding on His Britannic Majesty as regards those States which have both signed and ratified it, or have finally acceded thereto; (2) The said Protocol shall cease to be binding on His Britannic Majesty towards any State at enmity with Him whose armed forces, or whose allies de jure or in fact fail to respect the prohibitions laid down in the Protocol. AUSTRALIA (January 22nd, I930 a) Subject to the reservations that His Majesty is bound by the said Protocol only towards those Powers and States which have both signed and ratified the Protocol or have acceded thereto, and that His Majesty shall cease to be bound by the Protocol towards any Power at enmity with Him whose armed forces, or the armed forces of whose allies, do not respect the Protocol. NEW ZEALAND (January 22nd, 1930 a) Subject to the reservations that His Majesty is bound by the said Protocol only towards those Powers and States which have both signed and ratified the Protocol or have acceded thereto, and that His Majesty shall cease to be bound by the Protocol towards any Power at enmity with Him whose armed forces, or the armed forces of whose allies, do not respect the Protocol. UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA (January 22nd, 1930 a) Subject to the reservations that His Majesty is bound by the said Protocol only towards those Powers and States which have both signed and ratified the Protocol or have acceded thereto, and that His Majesty shall cease to be bound by the Protocol towards any Power at enmity with Him whose armed forces, or the armed forces of whose allies, do not respect the Protocol. IRELAND (August I8th, I930 a) The Government of Ireland does not intend to assume, by this accession, any obligation except towards the States having signed and ratified this Protocol or which shall have finally acceded thereto, and Should the armed forces of an enemy State or of the allies of such State fail to respect the said Protocol, the Government of Ireland would cease to be bound by the said Protocol in regard to such State. INDIA (April 9 th, 1930) (I) The said Protocol is only binding on His Britannic Majesty as regards those States which have both signed and ratified it, or have finally acceded thereto; (2) The said Protocol shall cease to be binding on His Britannic Majesty towards any Power at enmity with Him whose armed forces, or the armed forces of whose allies, fail to respect the prohibitions laid down in the Protocol. IRAQ (September 8th, I93I a) On condition that the Iraq Government shall be bound by the provisions of the Protocol only towards those States which have both signed and ratified it or have acceded thereto; and that they shall not be bound by the Protocol towards any State at enmity with them whose armed forces, or the forces of whose allies, do not respect the dispositions of the Protocol. BULGARIA (March 7th, 1934) The said Protocol is only binding on the Bulgarian Government as regards States which have signed or ratified it or which may accede to it. The said Protocol shall ipso facto cease to be binding on the Bulgarian Government in regard to any enemy State whose armed forces or whose allies fail to respect the prohibitions laid down in the Protocol. CHILE (July 2nd, 1935) (I) The said Protocol is only binding on the Chilian Government as regards States which have signed or ratified it or which may definitely accede to it. (2) The said Protocol shall ipso facto cease to be binding on the Chilian Government in regard to any enemy State whose armed forces or whose allies fail to respect the prohibitions laid down in the Protocol. CHINA (August 7th, 1929 a) Czechoslovakia (August I6th, I938) The Czechoslovak Republic shall ipso facto cease to be bound by this Protocol towards any State whose armed forces, or the armed forces of whose allies, fail to respect the prohibitions laid down in the Protocol. DENMARK (May 5th, 1930) EGYPT (December 6th, 1928)

8 PROTOCOL FOR THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE IN WAR OF ASPHYXIATING, POISONOUS AND OTHER GASES AND OF BACTERIOLOGICAL METHODS OF WARFARE (continued). (Geneva, June i 7 th, 1925.) Ratifications or definitive Accessions. ESTONIA (August 28th, I93I ) (I) The said Protocol is only binding on the Estonian Government as regards States which have signed or ratified it or which may accede to it. (2) The said Protocol shall ipso facto cease to be binding on the Estonian Government in regard to any enemy State whose armed forces or whose allies fail to respect the prohibitions laid down in the Protocol. ETHIOPIA (September i8th, I935 a) FINLAND (June 26th, I929) FRANCE (May 9 th, I926) (i) The said Protocol is only binding on the Government of the French Republic as regards States which have signed or ratified it or which may accede to it. (2) The said Protocol shall ipso facto cease to be binding on the Government of the French Republic in regard to any enemy State whose armed forces or whose allies fail to respect the prohibitions laid down in the Protocol. GERMANY (April 25th, I929) GREECE (May 30th, I93I) IRAN (July 4th, I929 a) ITALY (April 3rd, I928) LATVIA (June 3rd, I93I) LIBERIA (April 2nd, I927 a) LITHUANIA (June I5th, 1933) LUXEMBURG (September Ist, I936) MEXICO (March I5th, 1932 a) THE NETHERLANDS (including Netherlands Indies, Surinam and Curacao) (October 3Ist, I930) Subject to the reservation that, as regards the use in war of asphyxiating, poisonous or other gases, and of all analogous liquids, materials or devices, this Protocol shall ipso facto cease to be binding on the Royal Netherlands Government in regard to any enemy State whose armed forces or whose allies fail to respect the prohibitions laid down in the Protocol. NORWAY (July 27th, I932) POLAND (February 4th, 1929) PORTUGAL (July Ist, I930) (i) The said Protocol is only binding on the Government of the Portuguese Republic as regards States which have signed or ratified it or which may accede to it. (2) The said Protocol shall ipso facto cease to be binding on the Government of the Portuguese Republic in regard to any enemy State whose armed forces or whose allies fail to respect the prohibitions laid down in the Protocol. ROUMANIA (August 23rd, I929) Subject to the reservation: (I) That the said Protocol only binds the Roumanian Government in relation to States which have signed and ratified or which have definitely acceded to the Protocol; (2) That the said Protocol shall cease to be binding on the Roumanian Government in regard to all enemy States whose armed forces or whose allies de jure or in fact do not respect the restrictions which are the object of this Protocol. SIAM (June 6th, 193I ) SPAIN (August 22nd, I929) Declares this Protocol as compulsory ipso facto and without special agreement, in relation to any other Member or State accepting and executing the same obligation, that is to say, on condition of reciprocity. SWEDEN (April 25th, I930) SWITZERLAND (July I2th, I932) TURKEY (October 5th, I929) UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS (April 5th, 1928 a) (i) That the said Protocol only binds the Government of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics in relation to the States which have signed and ratified or which have definitely acceded to the Protocol. (2) That the said Protocol shall cease to be binding on the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in regard to all enemy States whose armed forces or whose allies de jure or in fact do not respect restrictions which are the object of this Protocol. VENEZUELA (February 8th, I928) YUGOSLAVIA (April I2th, I929)

9 49 XII. AMENDMENTS TO THE COVENANT. 16. PROTOCOL OF AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I6. (Second paragraph of the original text.) (Geneva, September 21st, I925.) Not in Force. Ratifications. Signatures not yet Other Members to whose Signature perfected by Ratification. the Protocol is open: CHILE (August 1St, I928) UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA AFGHANISTAN DENMARK (March 28th, 1926) ALBANIA ARGENTINE REPUBLIC ESTONIA (September I8th, BOLIVIA AUSTRALIA I926) BRAZIL BELGIUM THE NETHERLANDS (August BULGARIA GREATBRITAIN AND NORTHERN 20th, I926) CANADA IRELAND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CHINA JAPAN COLOMBIA NEW ZEALAND CUBA NORWAY CZECHOSLOVAKIA PERU ECUADOR PORTUGAL EGYPT SALVADOR ETHIOPIA SIAM FINLAND URUGUAY FRANCE GREECE HAITI HUNGARY INDIA IRAN IRAQ IRELAND ITALY LATVIA LIBERIA LITHUANIA LUXEMBURG MEXICO PANAMA POLAND ROUMANIA SPAIN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TURKEY UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS VENEZUELA YUGOSLAVIA XIII. COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSIT. 9. CONVENTION REGARDING THE MEASUREMENT OF VESSELS EMPLOYED IN INLAND NAVIGATION, AND PROTOCOL OF SIGNATURE. I (Paris, November 27th, I925.) Ratifications or Signatures not yet The Convention is open definitive Accessions. perfected by Ratification. to Accession byv: BELGIUM (July 2nd, 1927) FINLAND ALBANIA BRITISH EMPIRE (for Great UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST DENMARK Britain and Northern Ire- REPUBLICS ESTONIA land) (June I4th, I927) IRAN BULGARIA (July 2nd, I927) IRELAND 1 The Convention came into force on October ISt, See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol. LXVII, p. 63; Vol. LXXXIII, p. 443; Vol. XCVI, p. 201; Vol. C. p. 228; Vol. CIV. p. 5II; and Vol. CXXVI, p. 448.

10 CONVENTION REGARDING THE MEASUREMENT OF VESSELS EMPLOYED IN INLAND NAVIGATION, AND PROTOCOL OF SIGNATURE (continued). (Paris, November 2 7 th, 1925.) Ratifications or definitive The Convention is open A ccessions. to Accession by: CZECHOSLOVAKIA (January r7th, 1929) LATVIA FREE CITY OF DANZIG (through the intermediary of Poland) LITHUANIA (July 23rd, I930 a) LUXEMBURG FRANCE (July 2nd, 1927) NORWAY It being understood on behalf of the French Government, and as provided PORTUGAL for in Article 6 of the Protocol of Signature, that in the event of a re- SWEDEN measurement of a vessel originally measured by its own officials the original TURKEY indelible marks, when they are not intended solely to indicate that the vessel has been measured, shall have added to them an indelible cross having arms of equal length, and that this addition shall be regarded as equivalent to the removal described in Article io of the Annex to the Convention; that the old measurement plates shall be marked with a cross instead of being withdrawn; and that, if new plates are affixed, the old plates shall be placed at the same level and near to the new ones. In the case provided for above, the notification provided for in the third paragraph of Article 5 and in Article 6 of the Convention shall also be addressed to the original office of inscription. GERMANY (July 2nd, 1927) GREECE (February 6th, I93I) HUNGARY (January 3rd, 1928) ITALY (September 2 7 th, 1932) THE NETHERLANDS (for the Kingdom in Europe) (July 2nd, I927) POLAND (June I6th, I930) ROUMANIA (May i8th, I928) SPAIN (July IIth, I927) SWITZERLAND (July 2nd, I927) YUGOSLAVIA (May 7th, I930) Under Clause IV of the Protocol of Signature. XIV. SLAVERY. SLAVERY CONVENTION. (Geneva, September 25th, 1926.) Ratifications or Signatures or Accessions not yet The Convention is open definitive Accessions. perfected by Ratification. to Accession by: AFGHANISTAN (November gth, ALBANIA SA'UDI ARABIA I935 a) COLOMBIA ARGENTINE REPUBLIC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (a) BOLIVIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ETHIOPIA BRAZIL (March 2ist, I929 a) IRAN CHILE Subject to the reservation that the Ad referendum and interpreting COSTA RICA Government of the United States, Article 3 as without power to FREE CITY OF DANZIG adhering to its policy of opposi- compel Iran to bind herself tion to forced or compulsory by any arrangement or conven- UA ALA labour except as punishment for tion which would place her HONDURAS crime of which the person con- ships of whatever tonnage in ICELAND cerned has been duly convicted, the category of native vessels JAPAN adheres to the Convention except provided for by the Convention LIECHTENSTEIN as to the first sub-division of the on the Trade in Arms. LICH second paragraph of Article five, L LUXEMBURG which reads as follows: ITHUANIA PARAGUAY "(I) Subject to the transi- URPN AY PERU tional provisions laid down in SALVADOR paragraph (2) below, compul- SAN MARINO sory or forced labour may only be exactedforpublicpurposes." 2 SIAM UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST BELGIUM (September 23rd, REPUBLICS 1927) VENEZUELA 1 This Convention came into force March 9th, I927. See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol. LX, p. 253; Vol. LXIX, p. II4; Vol. LXXII, p. 485; Vol. LXXXIII, p. 416; Vol. LXXXVIII, p. 356; Vol. XCVI, p. I92; Vol. C, p. 221; Vol. CIV, p. 511; Vol. CVII, p. 491; Vol. CXXX, p. 444; Vol. CXXXVIII, p. 440; Vol. CLII, p. 296; Vol. CLX, p. 342; Vol. CLXXII, p. 4Io; and Vol. CLXXVII, p This accession, given subject to reservation, has been communicated to the signatory States for acceptance.

11 SLAVERY CONVENTION (continued (Geneva, September 25th, 1926.) Ratifications or definitive Accessions. GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND (June I8th, 1927) CANADA (August 6th, I928) AUSTRALIA (June i8th, I927) NEW ZEALAND (June i8th, I927) UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA (including South West Africa) (June i8th, I927) IRELAND (July I8th, 1930 a) INDIA (June I8th, I927) The signature of the Convention is not binding in respect of Article 3 in so far as that article may require India to enter into any convention whereby vessels, by reason of the fact that they are owned, fitted out or commanded by Indians, or of the fact that one-half of the crew is Indian, are classified as native vessels, or are denied any privilege, right or immunity enjoyed by similar vessels of other States signatories of the Covenant or are made subject to any liability or disability to which similar ships of such other States are not subject. BULGARIA (March gth, I927) CHINA (April 22nd, 1937) CUBA (July 6th, I93I) CZECHOSLOVAKIA (October ioth, 1930) DENMARK (May I7th, 1927) ECUADOR (March 26th, I928 a) EGYPT (January 25th, I928 a) ESTONIA (May I6th, I929) FINLAND (September 2 9 th, I927) FRANCE (March 28th, 1931) Syria and Lebanon (June 25th, I93I a) GERMANY (March I2th, I929) GREECE (July 4th, I930) HAITI (September 3rd, I927 a) HUNGARY 1 (February I7th, I933 a) IRAQ (January I8th, I929 a) ITALY (August 25th, 1928) LATVIA (July 9 th, I927) LIBERIA (May I7th, 1930) MEXICO (September 8th, I934 a) MONACO (January I7th, 1928 a) THE NETHERLANDS (including Netherlands Indies, Surinam and Curacao) (January 7th, 1928) NICARAGUA (October 3rd, I927 a) NORWAY (September ioth, I927) POLAND (September I7th, 1930) PORTUGAL (October 4th, I927) ROUMANIA (June 22nd, I93I) SPAIN (September I2th, I927) For Spain and the Spanish Colonies, with the exception of the Spanish Protectorate of Morocco. SUDAN (September I5th, I927 a) SWEDEN (December I7th, I927) SWITZERLAND (November Ist, 1930 a) TURKEY (July 24th, I933 a) YUGOSLAVIA (September 28th, I929) 1 See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol. CXXX, p. 444.

12 XV. INTERNATIONAL RELIEF UNION. CONVENTION AND STATUTE ESTABLISHING AN INTERNATIONAL RELIEF UNION. 1 (Geneva, July 12th, 1927.) Ratifications or Signatures not yet The Convention is open definitive Accessions. perfected by Ratification. to Accession by: ALBANIA (August 3rst, 1929) BRAZIL AFGHANISTAN BELGIUM (May 9 th, I929) COLOMBIA UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTH- GUATEMALA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ERN IRELAND (January 9 th, LATVIA SA'UDI ARABIA 1929 a) NICARAGUA ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Does not include any of His PERU AUSTRALIA Britannic Majesty's Colonies, PORTUGAL BOLIVIA Protectorates or territories under suzerainty or mandate. SPAIN CANADA NEW ZEALAND (December URUGUAY CHILE 2nd, 22nd, 1928 a) COSTA RICA On the understanding that no DENMARK contribution to the initial fund DOMINICAN REPUBLIC of the Union will fall due by ESTONIA New Zealand before the com- ETHOPIA mencement of the next financial year in that country, viz., April HAITI ist, I929. HONDURAS INDIA (April 2nd, I929) ICELAND BULGARIA (May 22nd, I93I) IRELAND CHINA (May 2 9 th, I935 a) JAPAN CUBA (June i8th, I934) LIBERIA CZECHOSLOVAKIA (August 20th, LIECHTENSTEIN I93I) LITHUANIA ECUADOR (July 30th, I928) MEXICO EGYPT (August 7th, 1928) THE NETHERLANDS Subject to later acceptance by the NORWAY Egyptian Government of the de- PANAMA cisions of the Executive Committee fixing its contribution. PARAGUAY FINLAND (April Ioth, 1929) SALVADOR FRANCE (April 27th, I932) SIAM GERMANY (July 22nd, I929) SWEDEN GREECE (January I6th, I93I) UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST HUNGARY (April I7th, 1929) It being understood that "the most extensive immunities, facilities and exemptions" mentioned in Article io of the present Convention shall not include exterritoriality or the other rights and immunities enjoyed in Hungary by duly accredited diplomatic agents. IRAN (September 28th, I932 a) IRAQ (June I2th, 1934 a) ITALY (August 2nd, 1928) Applies also to the Italian Colonies. LUXEMBURG (June 27th,I929 a) MONACO (May 2ISt, I929) POLAND AND FREE CITY OF DANZIG (July IIth, I930) ROUMANIA (September Iith, 1928) SAN MARINO (August 12th, 1929) SUDAN (May Iith, 1928 a) SWITZERLAND (January 2nd, 1930 a) TURKEY (March Ioth, 1932) VENEZUELA (June r 9 th, 1929) YUGOSLAVIA 193I a) (August 28th, REPUBLICS 1 The present Convention entered into force on December 27th, I932. See Treaty Series of the League of Nations Vol. CXXXV, p. 247; Vol. CXLVII, p. 353; and Vol. CLVI, p. 256.

13 53 - XVI. ARBITRATION CLAUSES IN COMMERCIAL MATTERS. 2. CONVENTION ON THE EXECUTION OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS. 1 (Geneva, September 26th, 1927.) Signatures not yet The Convention is open Ratifications perfected by Ratification. to Signature by: BELGIUM (April 27th, 1929) BOLIVIA ALBANIA Reserves the right to limit the NICARAGUA BRAZIL obligation mentioned in Article i PERU CHILE to contracts which are considered IRAQ commercial under its national law. JAPAN Belgian Congo, Territory of LATVIA Ruanda-Urundi (June LIECHTENSTEIN 5th, I930 a) LITHUANIA GREATBRITAIN AND NORTHERN MONACO IRELAND (July 2nd, I930) NORWAY Bahamas PANAMA PANAMA British Guiana PARAGUAY British Honduras POLAN Falkland Islands SALVADOR SALVADOR Gibraltar Gold Coast: o(a) Colony And all the other States which (b) Ashanti may sign the Protocol of (c) Northern Terri- September 24th, I923. tories (d) Togoland under British Mandate H Jamaica (including Turks and Caicos 4 Islands and Cayman I Islands) Kenya Palestine (excluding Trans-Jordan) Tanganyika Territory Uganda Protectorate Windward Islands: Grenada St. Lucia St. Vincent Zanzibar Mauritius h Northern (July I3th, Rhodesia I93I a) Leeward Islands: Antigua H Dominica Montserrat i St. Christopher-Nevis Q Virgin Islands Malta (October iith, I934 a) NEWFOUNDLAND (January 7th, 1931 a) NEW ZEALAND (Western Samoa included) (April 9th, 1929) India (October 23rd, I937) Is not binding as regards the enforcement of the provisions of this Convention upon the territories in India of any Prince or Chief under the suzerainty of His Majesty. India reserves the right to limit the obligation mentioned in Article I to contracts which are considered as commercial under its national law. 1The Convention came into force July 25th, I929. See Treaty Series of the League of 'Nations, Vol. XCII, p. 301; Vol. XCVI, p. 205; Vol. C, p. 259; Vol. CIV, p. 526; Vol. CVII, p. 528; Vol. CXI, p. 414; Vol. CXVII, p. 303; Vol. CXXX, p. 457; Vol. CLVI, p. 2o0; and Vol. CLXXXI, p. 389.

14 CONVENTION ON THE EXECUTION OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS (continued). (Geneva, September 26th, I927.) Ratifications. CZECHOSLOVAKIA (September i8th, I93I ) The Czechoslovak Republic does not intend to invalidate in any way the bilateral treaties concluded by it with various States, which regulate the questions referred to in the present Convention by provisions going beyond the provisions of the Convention. DENMARK (April 25th, I929) Under Danish law, arbitral awards made by an Arbitral Tribunal do not immediately become operative; it is necessary in each case, in order to make an award operative, to apply to the ordinary Courts of Law. In the course of the proceedings, however, the arbitral award will generally be accepted by such Courts without further examination as a basis for the final judgment in the affair. Free City of Danzig (through the intermediary of Poland) (April 26th, I938) ESTONIA (May I6th, I929) Reserves the right to limit the obligation mentioned in Article I to contracts which are considered commercial under its national law. FINLAND (July 3 0th, I93I) FRANCE (May I3th, 1931) Reserves the right to limit the obligation mentioned in Article i to contracts which are considered commercial under its national law. GERMANY (September ist, I930) GREECE (January I5th, I932) The Hellenic Government reserves the right to limit the obligation mentioned in Article i to contracts which are considered as commercial under its national law. ITALY (November I2th, 1930) LUXEMBURG (September I5th, I930) Reserves the right to limit the obligation mentioned in Article I to contracts which are considered as commercial under its national law. THE NETHERLANDS (for the Kingdom in Europe) (August 12th, 1931) Netherlands Indies,Surinam and Curagao(January 28th,I933 a) PORTUGAL (December Ioth, 1930) (I) The Portuguese Government reserves the right to limit the obligation mentioned in Article I to contracts which are considered commercial under its national law. (2) The Portuguese Government declares, according to the terms of Article io, that the present Convention does not apply to its colonies. ROUMANIA (June 22nd, 193I) Reserves the right to limit the obligation mentioned in Article I to contracts which are considered commercial under its national law. SIAM (July 7th, I93I ) SPAIN (January I5th, I930) SWEDEN (August 8th, I929) SWITZERLAND (September 25th, I930) XVII. EXPORTATION. I. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT RELATING TO THE EXPORTATION OF HIDES AND SKINS. 1 (Geneva, July IIth, 1928.) Signatures not yet The Agreement is open Ratifications. perfected by Ratification. to Accession by: BELGIUM (April 27th, I929) BULGARIA AFGHANISTAN The Belgian Government does not On signing the present Agreement UNION OF SOUTHI AFRICA intend to assume any obligation Bulgaria declares that it shall be ALBANIA as regards the Belgian Colony of ratified and put into force as UNITED STATES OF AMERICA the Congo and the territory soon as the national currency under Belgian mandate of shall be re-established in gold. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Ruanda-Urundi. TURKEY AUSTRALIA GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN Turkey reserves the right to main- BOLIVIA IRELAND (April 9th, 1929) tain the "muamele vergisi" BRAZIL Does not include any of His (general tax on export formali- CANADA Britannic Majesty's Colonies, ties) of two and a-half per cent Protectorates or Territories ad valorem, and also the very CHILE under suzerainty or mandate. low veterinary examination tax. 2 CHINA 1 This Agreement came into force on October Ist, 1929, between the States having ratified it, in virtue of a Protocol drawn up at Geneva on September IIth, See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol. XCV, p. 357; Vol. C, p. 264; and Vol. CVII, p The reservation to which this signature is subject has been submitted to the signatory States for acceptance.

15 55 I. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT RELATING TO THE EXPORTATION OF HIDES AND SKINS (cont.). (Geneva, July IIth, 1928.) Ratifications. The A greement is open to Accession by: CZECHOSLOVAKIA (June 28th, COLOMBIA I929) COSTA RICA DENMARK (June I4th, 1929) CUBA The ratification does not include DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Greenland. ECUADOR FINLAND (June 27th, I929) EGYPT FRANCE (June 30th, 1929) ESTONIA By its acceptance, it does not T PA intend to assume any obligation in regard to any of its Colonies, GREECE Protectorates and Territories GUATEMALA under its suzerainty or mandate. HAITI GERMANY (June 30th, I929) HONDURAS HUNGARY (July 26th, I929) INDIA The entry into force of this Agree- IRAN ment as regards Hungary is subject to its ratification by IRAQ Austria, Roumania, Czechoslo- IRELAND vakia and Yugoslavia. JAPAN ITALY (June 29th, I929) LATVIA LUXEMBURG (June 27th, 1929) LIBERIA THE NETHERLANDS (June 28th, LITHUANIA I929) MEXICO The Netherlands Government does NEW ZEALAND not intend to assume any obli- NICARAGUA gation as regards overseas terri- A A tories. PANAMA The Netherlands undertake to PARAGUAY extend, towards any other High PERU Contracting Party accepting the PORTUGAL same obligation, the application of the provisions of paragraph 3 SALVADOR of Article 8 of the Convention SIAM of November 8th, I927, to all SPAIN disputes which might arise on UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST the subject of the interpretation or the application of the provi- REPUBLICS sions of this Agreement, whether URUGUAY or no the dispute be of a legal VENEZUELA character. NORWAY (September 26th, 1930) POLAND 1 (August 8th, I931) ROUMANIA (June 30th, I929) The entry into force of this Agreement in Roumania is subject to its ratification by Austria, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. SWEDEN (June 27th, 1929) SWITZERLAND (June 27th,I929) YUGOSLAVIA (September 30th, 1929) 2. PROTOCOL TO THE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT. (Geneva, July IIth, 1928.) Ratifications. Signatures not yet perfected by Ratification. The Protocol is open to Accession by BELGIUM (April 27th, 1929) BULGARIA AFGHANISTAN GREAT BRITAIN and NORTHERN Subject to the reservation made on signing the Agreement. UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA ALBANIA IRELAND (April 9 th, 1929) TURKEY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Does not include any of His Subject to the reservation made ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Britannic Majesty's Colonies, on signing the AgreementINE REPUBLI Protectorates or Territories AUSTRALIA under suzerainty or mandate. BOLIVIA CZECHOSLOVAKIA (June 28th, BRAZIL 1929) CANADA DENMARK (June 14th, 1929) The ratification does not include Greenland. CHINA COLOMBIA 1 The Polish Government has undertaken to put this Agreement into force by administrative measures, as fron October Ist, 1929.

16 2. PROTOCOL TO THE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT (continued). (Geneva, July IIth, 1928.) Ratifications.t Ratifications. FINLAND (June 27th, I929) FRANCE (June 30th, I929) Subject to the reservations made on signing the Agreement. GERMANY (June 30th, 1929) HUNGARY (July 26th, I929) ITALY (June 29th, 1929) LUXEMBURG (June 27th, 1929) THE NETHERLANDS (June 28th, The Protocol is open to Accession by COSTA RICA CUBA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ECUADOR EGYPT ESTONIA ETHIOPIA GREECE GUATEMALA 1929) The Netherlands Government does HAITI HA not intend to assume any obli- HONDURAS gation as regards overseas terri- INDIA tories. IRAN NORWAY (September 26th, IRAQ I930) POLAND (August 8th, I93I) IRELAND JAPAN ROUMANIA (June 30th, I929) LATVIA Same reservations as for the Agree- LIBERIA ment. SWEDEN (June 27th, I929) LITHUANIA SWITZERLAND (June 27th, 929) MEXICO YUGOSLAVIA (September 30th, NEW ZEALAND I929) NICARAGUA PANAMA PARAGUAY PERU PORTUGAL SALVADOR SIAM SPAIN UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS URUGUAY VENEZUELA 3. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT RELATING TO THE EXPORTATION OF BONES. (Geneva, July iith, I928.) 1 Ratificatios. Signatures not yet Denunciation. The Agreement in open Ratficatons. perfected by Ratification. to Accession by: BELGIUM (April 27th, BULGARIA FINLAND AFGHANISTAN I929) On signing the present (March 4th, UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA The Belgian Government Agreement Bulgaria de- I936) ALBANIA does not intend to assume dares that it shall be UTD TAT any obligation as regards ratified and put into force the Belgian Colony of the as soon as the national AMERICA Congo and the territory currency shall be re-esta- ARGENTINE REPUBLIC under Belgian mandate of blished in gold. AUSTRALIA Ruanda-Urundi. TURKEY GREAT BRITAIN AND Turkey reserves the right toolivia NORTHERN IRELAND maintain the "muamele BRAZIL (April nth, I929) vergisi" (general tax on CANADA pni, 91029) export formalities) of two CHILE Does not include any of His ext falif per ce ad CHILE Britannic Majesty's Colo- valore, valorem, and and also also the the very CHINA nies, Protectorates or Ter- low veterinary examina- COLOMBIA ritories under suzerainty tion tax. COSTA RICA or mandate. CUBA CZECHOSLOVAKIA (June DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 28th, I929) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DENMARK (June I4th, ECUADOR EGYPT ~~~~~~~~1929) ^~EGYPT I929) The ratification does not ESTONIA include Greenland. ETHIOPIA FINLAND (June 27th, GREECE 1929) GUATEMALA 1 This Agreement came into force on October Ist, I929, between the States having ratified it, in virtue of a Protocol drawn up at Geneva on September IIth, See Treaty Series of the League of Nations, Vol. XCV, p. 373; Vol. C, p. 264; Vol. CVII, p. 537; and Vol. CLXIV, p. 384.