List of Treaties and Other International Agreements in Force as of ...
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Multilateral <strong>Treaties</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Force</strong> <strong>as</strong> <strong>of</strong> January 1, 2009<br />
INTERNATIONAL TRACING SERVICE<br />
Related agreements<br />
INTERNATIONAL TRACING SERVICE^<br />
Agreement relat<strong>in</strong>g to the operation <strong>of</strong> the <strong>International</strong><br />
Trac<strong>in</strong>g Service.<br />
Exchange <strong>of</strong> notes between the United States <strong>and</strong> the<br />
Federal Republic <strong>of</strong> Germany at Bonn <strong>and</strong> Bonn-<br />
Bad Godesberg June 6, 1955<br />
Operative May 5, 1955. 2<br />
6 UST 6169; TIAS 3471, pp. 2-6; 315 UNTS 155.<br />
Extensions <strong>and</strong> amendments<br />
April 28 <strong>and</strong> May 5, 1960 (12 UST 445; TIAS 4736,<br />
pp. 2-5).<br />
May 24, 1968.<br />
INTERNATIONAL TRACING SERVICE^<br />
Agreement provid<strong>in</strong>g for the adm<strong>in</strong>istration <strong>and</strong><br />
direction <strong>of</strong> the <strong>International</strong> Trac<strong>in</strong>g Service by<br />
the <strong>International</strong> Committee <strong>of</strong> the Red Cross.<br />
Exchange <strong>of</strong> notes between the United States <strong>and</strong> the<br />
President <strong>of</strong> the <strong>International</strong> Committee <strong>of</strong> the Red<br />
Cross at Bonn–Bad Godesberg <strong>and</strong> Geneva<br />
June 6, 1955.<br />
Entered <strong>in</strong>to force May 5, 1955. 3<br />
6 UST 6175; TIAS 3471, pp. 7-17.<br />
Extensions <strong>and</strong> amendments<br />
May 9 <strong>and</strong> 12, 1960 (12 UST 452; TIAS 4736, pp. 5-<br />
18).<br />
May 31 <strong>and</strong> July 25, 1968.<br />
NOTES<br />
1 See note under GERMANY <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />
2 Notes were exchanged mutatis mut<strong>and</strong>is by the Federal<br />
Republic <strong>of</strong> Germany with France <strong>and</strong> the United<br />
K<strong>in</strong>gdom.<br />
3 Notes were exchanged mutatis mut<strong>and</strong>is by the <strong>International</strong><br />
Committee <strong>of</strong> the Red Cross with France, Germany,<br />
<strong>and</strong> the United K<strong>in</strong>gdom. See also agreement<br />
signed at Bonn June 6, 1955, by the Chairman <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>International</strong> Commission <strong>and</strong> a representative <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>International</strong> Committee <strong>of</strong> the Red Cross (6 UST 6207;<br />
TIAS 3471, pp. 39-54; 219 UNTS 96), <strong>as</strong> extended <strong>and</strong><br />
amended September 30 <strong>and</strong> October 7, 1960<br />
(12 UST 471; TIAS 4736, p. 2533); December 22,<br />
1972.<br />
INVESTMENT DISPUTES<br />
INVESTMENT DISPUTES^<br />
Convention on the settlement <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>vestment<br />
disputes between states <strong>and</strong> nationals <strong>of</strong> other<br />
states. 1<br />
Done at W<strong>as</strong>h<strong>in</strong>gton March 18, 1965.<br />
Entered <strong>in</strong>to force October 14, 1966.<br />
17 UST 1270; TIAS 6090; 575 UNTS 159.<br />
Depositary: World Bank<br />
Status: http://www.worldbank.org/<br />
Parties<br />
Afghanistan<br />
Albania<br />
Algeria<br />
Argent<strong>in</strong>a<br />
Armenia<br />
Australia<br />
Austria<br />
Azerbaijan<br />
Baham<strong>as</strong><br />
Bahra<strong>in</strong><br />
Bangladesh<br />
Barbados<br />
Belarus<br />
Belgium<br />
Ben<strong>in</strong><br />
Bolivia<br />
Bosnia-Herzegov<strong>in</strong>a<br />
Botswana<br />
Brunei<br />
Bulgaria<br />
Burk<strong>in</strong>a F<strong>as</strong>o<br />
Burundi<br />
Cambodia<br />
Cameroon<br />
Central African Republic<br />
Chad<br />
Chile<br />
Ch<strong>in</strong>a 2<br />
Ch<strong>in</strong>a, People’s Republic <strong>of</strong> 3<br />
Colombia<br />
Comoros<br />
Congo<br />
Congo, Democratic Republic <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Costa Rica<br />
Cote d’Ivoire<br />
Croatia<br />
Cyprus<br />
Czech Republic<br />
Denmark 4<br />
Ecuador<br />
Egypt<br />
El Salvador<br />
Estonia<br />
Fiji<br />
F<strong>in</strong>l<strong>and</strong><br />
France<br />
Gabon<br />
Gambia, The<br />
Georgia<br />
Germany, Federal Republic <strong>of</strong> 5<br />
Ghana<br />
Greece<br />
Grenada<br />
Guatemala<br />
Gu<strong>in</strong>ea<br />
Guyana<br />
Hondur<strong>as</strong><br />
Hungary<br />
Icel<strong>and</strong><br />
Indonesia<br />
Irel<strong>and</strong><br />
Israel<br />
Italy<br />
Jamaica<br />
Japan<br />
Jordan<br />
Kazakhstan<br />
Kenya<br />
Korea<br />
Kuwait<br />
Latvia<br />
Lebanon<br />
Lesotho<br />
Liberia<br />
Lithuania<br />
Luxembourg<br />
Macedonia<br />
Madag<strong>as</strong>car<br />
Malawi<br />
Malaysia<br />
Mali<br />
Malta<br />
Mauritania<br />
Mauritius<br />
Micronesia<br />
Mongolia<br />
Morocco<br />
Mozambique<br />
Nepal<br />
Netherl<strong>and</strong>s 6<br />
New Zeal<strong>and</strong><br />
Nicaragua<br />
Niger<br />
Nigeria<br />
Norway<br />
Oman<br />
Pakistan<br />
Panama<br />
Papua New Gu<strong>in</strong>ea<br />
Paraguay<br />
Peru<br />
Philipp<strong>in</strong>es<br />
Portugal<br />
JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE<br />
Romania<br />
Rw<strong>and</strong>a<br />
Samoa<br />
St. Kits <strong>and</strong> Nevis<br />
St. Lucia<br />
St. V<strong>in</strong>cent <strong>and</strong> the Grenad<strong>in</strong>es<br />
Saudi Arabia<br />
Senegal<br />
Seychelles<br />
Sierra Leone<br />
S<strong>in</strong>gapore<br />
Slovak Republic<br />
Slovenia<br />
Solomon Isl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
Somalia<br />
Spa<strong>in</strong><br />
Sri Lanka<br />
Sudan<br />
Swazil<strong>and</strong><br />
Sweden<br />
Switzerl<strong>and</strong><br />
Syria<br />
Tanzania<br />
Timor-Leste<br />
Togo<br />
Tonga<br />
Tr<strong>in</strong>idad <strong>and</strong> Tobago<br />
Tunisia<br />
Turkey<br />
Turkmenistan<br />
Ug<strong>and</strong>a<br />
Ukra<strong>in</strong>e<br />
United Arab Emirates<br />
United K<strong>in</strong>gdom 7<br />
United States<br />
Uruguay<br />
Uzbekistan<br />
Venezuela<br />
Yemen<br />
Yugoslavia 8<br />
Zambia<br />
Zimbabwe<br />
NOTES<br />
1 The convention is applicable to all territories for whose<br />
<strong>in</strong>ternational relations a Contract<strong>in</strong>g State is responsible,<br />
except those which are excluded by such State by<br />
written notice to the depositary …” (Article 70).<br />
2 On October 2, 1980, the Adm<strong>in</strong>istrative Council<br />
decided that “the Republic <strong>of</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a be removed from<br />
the list <strong>of</strong> Contract<strong>in</strong>g States <strong>and</strong> noted that, pend<strong>in</strong>g<br />
study by the Government <strong>of</strong> the People’s Republic <strong>of</strong><br />
the possibility <strong>of</strong> becom<strong>in</strong>g a party to the Convention,<br />
Ch<strong>in</strong>a is not a Contract<strong>in</strong>g State.”<br />
3 Applicable to Hong Kong <strong>and</strong> Macao.<br />
See note under CHINA <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />
4 Extended to Faroe Isl<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
5 See note under GERMANY <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />
6 Applicable to Netherl<strong>and</strong>s Antilles <strong>and</strong> Aruba.<br />
7 Extended to all territories for whose <strong>in</strong>ternational<br />
relations it is responsible except British Indian Ocean<br />
Territory, Pitcairn Isl<strong>and</strong>s, <strong>and</strong> Sovereign B<strong>as</strong>e Are<strong>as</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
Cyprus.<br />
8 See note under YUGOSLAVIA <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />
JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE<br />
JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE^<br />
Memor<strong>and</strong>um <strong>of</strong> underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g regard<strong>in</strong>g funds<br />
to use for the benefit <strong>of</strong> poor citizens <strong>of</strong><br />
Kazakhstan, with annexes.<br />
Signed at W<strong>as</strong>h<strong>in</strong>gton May 2, 2007.<br />
Entered <strong>in</strong>to force May 2, 2007.<br />
TIAS<br />
Parties<br />
Kazakhstan<br />
Switzerl<strong>and</strong><br />
United States<br />
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