White Lead (Painting) Convention, 1921


White Lead Convention, 1921 is an International Labour Organization Convention established in 1921 to advance the prohibition of using white lead in paint.
As of 2017 many leading global nations, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, China and India remain outside the organization.

Ratifications

As of 2013, the convention has been ratified by 63 states:
CountryDateNotes
Afghanistan12.6.1939-
Algeria19.10.1962-
Argentina26.5.1936-
Austria12.6.1924-
Azerbaijan19.5.1992-
Belgium19.7.1926-
Benin12.12.1960-
Bosnia and Herzegovina2.6.1993-
Bulgaria6.3.1925-
Burkina Faso21.11.1960-
Cambodia24.2.1969-
Cameroon7.6.1960-
Central African Republic27.10.1960-
Chad10.11.1960-
Chile15.9.1925-
Colombia20.6.1933-
Comoros23.10.1978-
Congo10.11.1960-
Côte d'Ivoire21.11.1960-
Croatia8.10.1991-
Cuba7.7.1928-
Czech Republic1.1.1993-
Djibouti3.8.1978-
Estonia8.9.1922-
Finland5.4.1929-
France19.2.1926-
Gabon14.10.1960-
Greece22.12.1926-
Guatemala5.1.1990-
Guinea21.1.1959-
Hungary8.6.1956-
Iraq19.4.1966-
Italy22.10.1952-
Lao People's Democratic Republic23.1.1964-
Latvia9.9.1924-
Luxembourg16.4.1928-
Madagascar1.11.1960-
Mali22.9.1960-
Malta9.6.1988-
Mauritania20.6.1961-
Mexico7.1.1938-
Montenegro3.6.2006-
Morocco13.6.1956-
Netherlands15.12.1939-
Nicaragua12.4.1934-
Niger27.2.1961-
Norway11.6.1929-
Panama19.6.1970-
Poland21.6.1924-
Romania4.12.1925-
Russian Federation10.10.1991ratified as the Soviet Union
Senegal4.11.1960-
Serbia24.11.2000ratified as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Slovakia1.1.1993-
Slovenia29.5.1992-
Spain20.6.1924-
Suriname15.6.1976-
Sweden27.11.1923-
The Republic of Macedonia17.11.1991-
Togo7.6.1960-
Tunisia12.6.1956-
Uruguay6.6.1933-
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela28.4.1933-