| Treaty open for signature by the member States and for accession by European States which are not member States |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: Paris
Date : 19/12/1954 |
Conditions: 3 Ratifications.
Date : 5/5/1955 |
Status as of: 8/5/2012
Member States of the Council of Europe
| States |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
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Albania |
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25/6/1992 a |
25/6/1992 |
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Andorra |
10/11/1994 |
22/1/1996 |
22/1/1996 |
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Armenia |
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25/4/1997 a |
25/4/1997 |
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Austria |
13/12/1957 |
4/3/1958 |
4/3/1958 |
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Azerbaijan |
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25/4/1997 a |
25/4/1997 |
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Belgium |
19/12/1954 |
11/5/1955 |
11/5/1955 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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29/12/1994 su |
29/12/1994 |
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Bulgaria |
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2/9/1991 a |
2/9/1991 |
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Croatia |
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27/1/1993 su |
27/1/1993 |
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Cyprus |
30/11/1967 |
23/9/1969 |
23/9/1969 |
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Czech Republic |
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10/5/1990 a |
1/1/1993 |
18 |
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Denmark |
19/12/1954 |
7/5/1955 |
7/5/1955 |
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Estonia |
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7/5/1992 a |
7/5/1992 |
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Finland |
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23/1/1970 a |
23/1/1970 |
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France |
19/12/1954 |
19/3/1955 |
5/5/1955 |
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Georgia |
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25/4/1997 a |
25/4/1997 |
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Germany |
19/12/1954 |
17/11/1955 |
17/11/1955 |
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X |
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Greece |
19/12/1954 |
10/1/1962 |
10/1/1962 |
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X |
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Hungary |
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16/11/1989 a |
16/11/1989 |
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Iceland |
19/12/1954 |
1/3/1956 |
1/3/1956 |
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Ireland |
19/12/1954 |
11/3/1955 |
5/5/1955 |
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Italy |
19/12/1954 |
16/5/1957 |
16/5/1957 |
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Latvia |
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7/5/1992 a |
7/5/1992 |
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Liechtenstein |
23/11/1978 |
13/6/1979 |
13/6/1979 |
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Lithuania |
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7/5/1992 a |
7/5/1992 |
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Luxembourg |
19/12/1954 |
30/7/1956 |
30/7/1956 |
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Malta |
2/5/1966 |
12/12/1966 |
12/12/1966 |
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Moldova |
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24/5/1994 a |
24/5/1994 |
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Monaco |
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6/7/1994 a |
6/7/1994 |
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Montenegro |
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28/2/2001 a |
6/6/2006 |
58 |
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Netherlands |
19/12/1954 |
8/2/1956 |
8/2/1956 |
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X |
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Norway |
19/12/1954 |
24/1/1956 |
24/1/1956 |
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Poland |
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16/11/1989 a |
16/11/1989 |
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Portugal |
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16/2/1976 a |
16/2/1976 |
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Romania |
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19/12/1991 a |
19/12/1991 |
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Russia |
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21/2/1991 a |
21/2/1991 |
25 |
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San Marino |
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13/2/1986 a |
13/2/1986 |
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Serbia |
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28/2/2001 a |
28/2/2001 |
58 |
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Slovakia |
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10/5/1990 a |
1/1/1993 |
18 |
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Slovenia |
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2/7/1992 su |
2/7/1992 |
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Spain |
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4/7/1957 a |
4/7/1957 |
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Sweden |
19/12/1954 |
16/6/1958 |
16/6/1958 |
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Switzerland |
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13/7/1962 a |
13/7/1962 |
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X |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
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24/11/1995 a |
24/11/1995 |
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Turkey |
19/12/1954 |
10/10/1957 |
10/10/1957 |
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Ukraine |
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13/6/1994 su |
13/6/1994 |
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United Kingdom |
19/12/1954 |
5/5/1955 |
5/5/1955 |
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X |
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Non-member States of the Council of Europe
| States |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
R. |
D. |
A. |
T. |
C. |
O. |
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Belarus |
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18/10/1993 a |
18/10/1993 |
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Holy See |
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10/12/1962 a |
10/12/1962 |
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Kazakhstan |
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5/3/2010 a |
5/3/2010 |
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| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
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| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
50 |
Notes:
(18) Date of accession by the former Czech and Slovak Federal Republic.
(25) Date of accession by the former Union of Socialist Soviet Republics.
(58) Date of accession by the state union of Serbia and Montenegro. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was Party from 07/10/1987 to 24/09/1992.
a: Accession - s: Signature without reservation as to ratification - su: Succession - r: Signature "ad referendum".
R.: Reservations - D.: Declarations - A.: Authorities - T.: Territorial Application - C.: Communication - O.: Objection.
Source : Treaty Office on http://conventions.coe.int
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