| Treaty open for signature by the member States and for accession by non-member States |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: Strasbourg
Date : 20/4/1959 |
Conditions: 4 Ratifications.
Date : 22/9/1969 |
Status as of: 3/5/2012
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Albania |
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Andorra |
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Armenia |
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Austria |
20/4/1959 |
10/4/1972 |
9/7/1972 |
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Azerbaijan |
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Belgium |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Bulgaria |
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Croatia |
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Cyprus |
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Czech Republic |
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Denmark |
24/6/1969 s |
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22/9/1969 |
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Estonia |
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Finland |
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France |
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Georgia |
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Germany |
20/4/1959 |
5/1/1966 |
22/9/1969 |
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Greece |
20/4/1959 |
29/5/1961 |
22/9/1969 |
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Hungary |
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Iceland |
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Ireland |
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Italy |
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Latvia |
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Liechtenstein |
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Lithuania |
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Luxembourg |
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Malta |
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Moldova |
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Monaco |
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Netherlands |
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Norway |
20/4/1959 |
16/9/1963 |
22/9/1969 |
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Poland |
12/12/1995 |
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Portugal |
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Romania |
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Russia |
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San Marino |
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Serbia |
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Slovakia |
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Slovenia |
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Spain |
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Sweden |
20/4/1959 |
26/6/1969 |
24/9/1969 |
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Switzerland |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
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Turkey |
26/6/1974 |
26/4/2000 |
25/7/2000 |
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Ukraine |
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United Kingdom |
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Non-member States of the Council of Europe
| States |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
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T. |
C. |
O. |
| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
5 |
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
7 |
Notes:
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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