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States Parties to the International Health Regulations (2005)

Entry into force: 15 June 2007
States Parties: 196

This page contains a list of States Parties to the International Health Regulations (2005) (“IHR 2005” or “Regulations”). As of 16 April 2013, 196 States are parties to the IHR (2005).

Pursuant to Article 22 of the Constitution of the World Health Organization and Articles 59 and 64 of the IHR (2005), the Regulations entered into force on 15 June 2007 for the 191 States that did not make reservations to them. By 8 August 2007, the Regulations entered into force for the two Member States of WHO that filed reservations to them.

In accordance with Article 62 of the IHR (2005), Member States of WHO have six months, from the date that reservations are notified to them by the Director-General, to submit any objections to the reservations. If objections from at least one-third of the Member States are not submitted within that time period, the IHR (2005) enter into force for the reserving Member States subject to the reservations. Two Member States formally submitted reservations under Article 62 of the IHR (2005). The required number of objections was not reached and the IHR (2005) entered into force for the reserving States.

This page also contains references and links to the text of reservations, objections and declarations submitted by States Parties in connection with their implementation of the IHR (2005).

I – Reservations and understandings

• India
  pdf, 43kb
  Letter to WHO dated 14 December 2006 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India.
• United States of America
  pdf, 92kb
  Note Verbale to WHO dated 13 December 2006 from the Permanent Mission of the United States of America to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva.

II – Objections to reservations and understandings

• Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  pdf, 111kb
  Note Verbale to WHO dated 20 April 2007 from the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva.

III – Declarations

• China
  pdf, 137kb
  Note Verbale to WHO (in Chinese, with translation provided) dated 12 May 2007 from the Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland.
• Greece
  pdf, 209kb
  Notes Verbales to WHO dated 24 January 2007 and 16 April 2007 from the Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva.
• Portugal
  pdf, 210kb
  Letter to WHO dated 13 July 2007 from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Portugal to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva with reference to the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
• Turkey
  pdf, 309kb
  Notes Verbales to WHO dated 14 December 2006, 1 March 2007 and 18 May 2007 from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Turkey to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland.

IV – Declaration under Article 59, paragraph 3 of IHR (2005)

• Tonga
  pdf, 74kb
  Note Verbale to WHO dated 12 December 2006 from the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Tonga.