Date of receipt of the instrument of ratification/ accession a/ or succession by Stats party 2 1 10 13 Yugoslavia Zaire Zambia Zimbabwe B June 1971 November 1976 a/ April 1984 a/ May 1991 a/ Date of entry into force 23 1 10 13 March 1976 February 1977 July 1984 August 1991 States that have made the declaration under article 41 of the Covenant (361 State party Valid from Valid until Algeria Argentina Austria Belgium Canada 12 8 10 5 29 Indefinitely Indefinitely Indefinitely Indefinitely Indefinitely Chile Congo Czechoslovakia Democratic People's Republic of Korea 11 March 1990 7 July 1989 20 March 1991 Indefinitely Indefinitely Indefinitely 10 April 1990 Indefinitely Denmark Ecuador Finland Gambia Ge rmany 23 24 19 9 28 March 1976 August 1984 August 1975 June 1988 March 1979 Indefinitely Indefinitely Indefinitely Indefinitely 27 March 1996 Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Luxembourg 7 22 8 15 18 September 1988 August 1979 December 1989 September 1978 August 1983 Indefinitely Indefinitely Indefinitely Indefinitely Indefinitely Malta Netherlands New Zealand Norway Peru 13 11 28 23 9 September 1990 December 1978 December 1978 March 1976 April 1984 Indefinitely Indefinitely Indefinitely Indefinitely Indefinitely Philippines Poland Russian Federation Senegal Slovenia 23 25 1 5 25 October 1986 September 1990 October 1991 January 1981 June 1991 Indefinitely Indefinitely Indefinitely Indefinitely Indefinitely September 1989 August 1986 September 1978 March 1987 October 1979 -169-