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For ease of reference the agreements and protocols have been arranged in alphabetical order per the relevant jurisdictions, excluding those from Africa, which can be accessed by using the navigation pane above.

Jurisdiction ​Publication details ​ Date of Entry into Force​
​Government Gazette Number ​Publication Date
​Australia ​GG 20761 ​24 December 1999 ​21 December 1999
​Australia Protocol ​GG 31721 ​23 December 2008 ​12 November 2008

Note:
Effective date for Article 25A is 1 July 2010
​Austria ​GG 17965 ​30 April 1997 ​6 February 1997
​Austria Protocol ​GG 35049 ​​28 February 2012 ​​1 March 2012
​Belarus GG 25914​ 15 January 2004 29 December 2003
​Belgium ​GG 19437 ​2 November 1998 ​9 October 1998
​Brazil ​GG 29073 ​28 July 2006 ​24 July 2006
​Brazil Protocol ​GG 41432 ​9 February 2018 ​10 February 2018
​Bulgaria ​GG 27517 ​22 April 2005 ​27 October 2004
​Canada ​GG 17985 ​7 May 1997 ​30 April 1997
​Chile ​GG 40262 ​9 September 2016 ​11 August 2016
​China (People’s Republic of) ​GG 22041 ​2 February 2001 ​7 January 2001
​Croatia ​GG 18460 ​21 November 1997 ​7 November 1997
​Cyprus ​GG 19683 ​22 December 1998 ​8 December 1998
​Cyprus Protocol ​GG 39295 ​16 October 2015 ​18 September 2015
​Czech Republic ​GG 18603 ​7 January 1998 ​3 December 1997
​Denmark ​GG 16891 ​22 December 1995 ​21 December 1995
​Finland ​GG 16862 ​1 December 1995 ​12 December 1995
​France ​GG 16681 ​27 September 1995 ​1 November 1995
​Germany ​GG 3898 ​25 May 1973 ​28 February 1975
​Greece ​GG 24996 ​3 March 2003 ​14 February 2003
​Grenada ​Proclamations 229 of 1946, 271 of 1954 and 32 of 1961 ​- ​5 October 1960
​Hong Kong ​GG 39444 ​24 November 2015 ​20 October 2015
​Hungary ​GG 17438 ​13 September 1996 ​5 May 1996
​India ​GG 18545 ​12 December 1997 ​28 November 1997
​India Protocol  ​GG 38440 ​3 February 2015 ​26 November 2014
​Indonesia ​GG 19766 ​16 February 1999 ​23 November 1998
​Iran ​GG 19637 ​22 December 1998 ​23 November 1998
​Ireland ​GG 18552 ​15 December 1997 ​5 December 1997
​Ireland Protocol ​GG 35134 ​22 March 2012 ​10 February 2012
​Israel ​GG 6577 ​13 July 1979 ​27 May 1980
​Italy ​GG 19823 ​8 March 1999 2 March 1999
​Japan ​GG 18391 ​27 October 1997 5 November 1997
​Korea ​GG 16918 ​26 January 1996 7 January 1996
​Kuwait ​GG 29815 ​20 April 2007 25 April 2006
​Luxembourg ​GG 21852 ​6 December 2000 8 September 2000
​Malaysia ​GG 29021 ​13 July 2006 17 March 2006
​Malaysia Protocol ​GG 35190 ​29 March 2012 6 March 2012
Malta ​GG 18461 ​21 November 1997 12 November 1997
​Malta Protocol  ​GG 37243 ​24 January 2014 ​17 December 2013
​Mexico ​GG 33460 ​24 August 2010 ​22 July 2010
​Netherlands ​GG 31797 ​23 January 2009 ​28 December 2008
​Netherlands Protocol ​GG 31795 ​23 January 2009 ​28 December 2008
​New Zealand ​GG 26798 ​17 September 2004 ​23 July 2004
​Norway ​GG 17504 ​15 October 1996 ​12 September 1996
​Norway Protocol ​GG 39486 ​11 December 2015 ​20 November 2015
Oman ​GG 25913 ​15 January 2004 ​29 December 2003
​Oman Protocol  ​GG 37244 ​29 January 2014 ​5 November 2013
​Pakistan ​GG 19849 ​17 March 1999 ​9 March 1999
​Poland ​GG 17201 ​16 May 1996 ​5 December 1995
​Portugal ​GG 31720 ​23 December 2008 ​22 October 2008
​Qatar   ​GG 39674 ​11 February 2016  ​2 December 2015
​Romania ​GG 16680 ​27 September 1995 ​21 October 1995
​Russian Federation ​GG 21395 ​20 July 2000 ​26 June 2000
​Saudi Arabia ​GG 31796 ​23 January 2009 ​1 May 2008
​​Singapore (Revised) ​GG 40577 ​27 January 2017  ​16 December 2016
​Singapore ​GG 18599 ​2 January 1998 ​5 December 1997
​Slovak Republic ​GG 20409 ​25 August 1999 ​30 June 1999
​Spain ​GG 30837 ​12 March 2008 ​28 December 2007
​Sweden ​GG 16890 ​27 December 1995 ​25 December 1995
​Sweden Protocol ​GG 35268 ​23 April 2012 ​18 March 2012
​Switzerland ​GG 31967 ​6 March 2009 ​27 January 2009
​Switzerland (Replaced – see GG 31967) ​GG 850 ​29 September 1967 ​11 July 1968
​Taiwan ​GG 17408 ​3 September 1996 ​12 September 1996
​Thailand ​GG 17409 ​3 September 1996 ​27 August 1996
​Turkey ​GG 29464 ​11 December 2006 ​6 December 2006
​Turkey Protocol ​GG 41009 ​28 July 2017 ​15 July 2017
​Ukraine ​GG 27150 ​10 January 2005 ​29 December 2004
​United Arab Emirates ​GG 40496 15 December 2016​ 23 November 2016​
​United Kingdom ​GG 24335 ​31 January 2003 ​17 December 2002
​United Kingdom Protocol ​GG 34971 ​2 February 2012 ​13 October 2011

​United States of America (USA)

 ​GG 18553 ​15 December 1997 ​28 December 1997

​USA FATCA Intergovernmental Agreement

Also note the Schedule on MFN provisions in terms of Article 7 thereof

 ​GG 38466 ​13 February 2015 ​28 October 2014
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