ANNEX I States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and to the Optional Protocols ana States that have made the declaration under article 41 of the Covenant as at 31 July 1992 A. States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Bights (112) State party Date of receipt of the instrument of ratification, accession a/ or succession b/ Date of entry into force Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina 24 4 12 10 8 January 1983 a/ October 1991 a/ September 1989 January 1992 a/ August 1986 24 4 12 10 8 April 1983 January 1992 December 1989 April 1992 November 1986 Australia Austria Barbados Belarus Belgium 13 10 5 12 21 August 1980 September 1978 January 1973 a/ November 1973 April 1983 13 10 23 23 21 November 1980 December 1978 March 1976 March 1976 July 1983 Benin Bolivia Brazil Bulgaria Burundi 12 12 24 21 9 March 1992 £/ August 1982 a/ January 1992 a/ September 1970 May 1990 a/ 12 12 24 23 9 June 1992 November 1982 April 1992 March 1976 August 1990 Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chile 26 27 19 8 10 May 1992 a/ June 1984 a/ May 1976 a/ May 1981 &/ February 1972 26 27 19 8 23 August 1992 September 1984 August 1976 August 1981 March 1976 Colombia Congo Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Cyprus 29 5 29 26 2 October 1969 October 1983 a/ November 1968 March 1992 a/ April 1969 23 5 23 26 23 March 1976 January 1984 March 1976 June 1992 March 1976 Czechoslovakia Democratic People's Republic of Korea Denmark Dominican Republic 23 December 197 5 23 March 1976 14 September 1981 a/ 6 January 1972 4 January 1978 a/ 14 December 1981 23 March 1976 4 April 1978 -166-