Ratified and Non-Ratified Conventions by Country

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Ratified Conventions

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Convention

Date of deposit

Type of deposit

Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials, with Annexes A to E and Protocol annexed. Florence, 17 June 1950.

28/02/1952

Accession

Universal Copyright Convention, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI. Geneva, 6 September 1952.

19/08/1954

Accession

Protocol 1 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention concerning the application of that Convention to the works of stateless persons and refugees. Geneva, 6 September 1952.

19/08/1954

Accession

Protocol 2 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention concerning the application of that Convention to the works of certain international organizations. Geneva, 6 September 1952.

19/08/1954

Accession

Protocol 3 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention concerning the effective date of instruments of ratification or acceptance of or accession to that Convention. Geneva, 6 September 1952.

19/08/1954

Accession

Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Paris, 16 November 1972.

20/03/1987

Ratification

Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas, and Degrees in Higher Education in Asia and the Pacific. Bangkok, 16 December 1983.

02/01/2003

Ratification

Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. Paris, 20 October 2005

05/11/2007

Accession

Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. Paris, 17 October 2003.

26/11/2009

Ratification

Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat. Ramsar, 2 February 1971.^*

28/05/2010

Accession

Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property. Paris, 14 November 1970.

22/12/2015

Acceptance

^*The States marked with an asterisk have accepted the amendments to Articles 6 and 7 of the Convention adopted by the Extraordinary Conference of the Contracting Parties (Regina, Canada, 1987). These amendments entered into force on 1 May 1994.