| Treaty open for signature by the member States and for accession by non-member States |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: London
Date : 7/6/1968 |
Conditions: 3 Ratifications.
Date : 17/12/1969 |
Status as of: 5/5/2012
Member States of the Council of Europe
| States |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
R. |
D. |
A. |
T. |
C. |
O. |
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Albania |
8/6/2000 |
17/5/2001 |
18/8/2001 |
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X |
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Andorra |
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Armenia |
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Austria |
6/9/1968 |
4/10/1971 |
5/1/1972 |
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X |
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Azerbaijan |
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26/6/2000 a |
27/9/2000 |
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X |
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Belgium |
31/1/1972 |
16/10/1973 |
17/1/1974 |
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X |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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X |
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Bulgaria |
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31/1/1991 a |
1/5/1991 |
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X |
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Croatia |
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Cyprus |
29/10/1968 |
16/4/1969 |
17/12/1969 |
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X |
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Czech Republic |
8/4/1998 |
24/6/1998 |
25/9/1998 |
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X |
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Denmark |
7/6/1968 |
9/3/1970 |
10/6/1970 |
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X |
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Estonia |
4/11/1993 |
28/4/1997 |
29/7/1997 |
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X |
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Finland |
4/7/1990 |
4/7/1990 |
5/10/1990 |
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X |
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France |
7/6/1968 |
10/4/1972 |
11/7/1972 |
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X |
X |
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Georgia |
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18/3/1999 a |
19/6/1999 |
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X |
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Germany |
7/6/1968 |
18/12/1974 |
19/3/1975 |
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X |
X |
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Greece |
7/6/1968 |
5/10/1977 |
6/1/1978 |
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X |
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Hungary |
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16/11/1989 a |
17/2/1990 |
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X |
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Iceland |
27/2/1969 |
2/10/1969 |
3/1/1970 |
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X |
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Ireland |
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Italy |
6/11/1968 |
10/4/1972 |
11/7/1972 |
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X |
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Latvia |
29/10/1997 |
5/8/1998 |
6/11/1998 |
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X |
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Liechtenstein |
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6/11/1972 a |
7/2/1973 |
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X |
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Lithuania |
14/4/1994 |
16/10/1996 |
17/1/1997 |
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X |
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Luxembourg |
7/6/1968 |
14/9/1977 |
15/12/1977 |
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X |
X |
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Malta |
7/6/1968 |
22/1/1969 |
17/12/1969 |
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X |
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Moldova |
27/6/2001 |
14/3/2002 |
15/6/2002 |
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X |
X |
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Monaco |
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Montenegro |
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30/5/2002 a |
6/6/2006 |
54 |
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Netherlands |
7/6/1968 |
1/12/1976 |
2/3/1977 |
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X |
X |
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Norway |
7/6/1968 |
30/10/1969 |
1/2/1970 |
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X |
X |
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Poland |
26/11/1991 |
14/9/1992 |
15/12/1992 |
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X |
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Portugal |
27/4/1977 |
7/8/1978 |
8/11/1978 |
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X |
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Romania |
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26/4/1991 a |
27/7/1991 |
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X |
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Russia |
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12/2/1991 a |
13/5/1991 |
25 |
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X |
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San Marino |
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Serbia |
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30/5/2002 a |
31/8/2002 |
54 |
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Slovakia |
3/11/1995 |
5/12/1996 |
6/3/1997 |
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X |
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Slovenia |
31/3/1994 |
1/4/1998 |
2/7/1998 |
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X |
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Spain |
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19/11/1973 a |
20/2/1974 |
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X |
X |
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Sweden |
7/6/1968 |
30/10/1969 |
1/2/1970 |
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X |
X |
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Switzerland |
23/6/1969 |
19/8/1970 |
20/11/1970 |
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X |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
8/12/2000 |
15/1/2003 |
16/4/2003 |
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X |
X |
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Turkey |
7/6/1968 |
19/12/1975 |
20/3/1976 |
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X |
X |
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Ukraine |
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13/6/1994 su |
14/9/1994 |
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X |
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United Kingdom |
7/6/1968 |
16/9/1969 |
17/12/1969 |
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X |
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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2/7/1997 a |
3/10/1997 |
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X |
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Costa Rica |
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15/3/1976 a |
16/6/1976 |
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X |
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Mexico |
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21/2/2003 a |
22/5/2003 |
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X |
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Morocco |
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| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
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| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
43 |
Notes: (25) Date of accession by the former Union of Socialist Soviet Republics. (54) Date of accession by the state union of Serbia and Montenegro. 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.
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