| Treaty open for signature by the member States and by the European Union and for accession by non-member States |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: Paris
Date : 13/12/1968 |
Conditions: 4 Ratifications.
Date : 20/2/1971 |
Status as of: 28/4/2012
Member States of the Council of Europe
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Signature |
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Entry into force |
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Albania |
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Andorra |
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Armenia |
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Austria |
19/12/1969 |
14/9/1973 |
15/3/1974 |
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Azerbaijan |
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Belgium |
13/12/1968 |
21/11/1973 |
1/7/1974 |
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X |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Bulgaria |
21/5/2003 |
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Croatia |
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Cyprus |
27/2/1976 |
8/2/1977 |
9/8/1977 |
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10/5/2010 |
11/11/2010 |
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Czech Republic |
24/6/1998 |
23/9/1998 |
24/3/1999 |
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Denmark |
13/12/1968 |
24/6/1969 |
20/2/1971 |
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Estonia |
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Finland |
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4/2/1975 a |
5/8/1975 |
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France |
13/12/1968 |
9/1/1974 |
1/7/1974 |
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X |
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Georgia |
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Germany |
13/12/1968 |
9/1/1974 |
1/7/1974 |
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8/2/2007 |
9/8/2007 |
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X |
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Greece |
13/12/1968 |
25/5/1978 |
26/11/1978 |
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13/9/2005 |
14/3/2006 |
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Hungary |
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Iceland |
13/12/1968 |
1/5/1969 |
20/2/1971 |
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Ireland |
24/9/1969 |
14/3/1975 |
15/9/1975 |
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X |
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Italy |
25/5/1971 |
3/5/1974 |
4/11/1974 |
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X |
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Latvia |
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Liechtenstein |
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Lithuania |
11/9/2003 |
2/3/2004 |
3/9/2004 |
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Luxembourg |
23/6/1971 |
13/4/1972 |
14/10/1972 |
50 |
2/5/2005 |
3/11/2005 |
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Malta |
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Moldova |
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Monaco |
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Montenegro |
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Netherlands |
16/5/1975 |
4/9/1980 |
5/3/1981 |
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7/2/2008 |
8/8/2008 |
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Norway |
13/12/1968 |
25/6/1969 |
20/2/1971 |
50 |
2/3/2004 |
3/9/2005 |
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Poland |
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Portugal |
16/10/1980 |
1/6/1982 |
2/12/1982 |
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Romania |
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26/4/1991 a |
27/10/1991 |
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17/7/2006 |
18/1/2007 |
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Russia |
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13/11/1990 a |
14/5/1991 |
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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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2/8/1974 a |
3/2/1975 |
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Sweden |
10/9/1970 |
20/10/1971 |
21/4/1972 |
50 |
6/11/2003 |
7/5/2004 |
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X |
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Switzerland |
13/12/1968 |
19/8/1970 |
20/2/1971 |
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23/9/2005 |
24/3/2006 |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
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Turkey |
18/4/1974 |
19/12/1975 |
20/6/1976 |
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X |
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Ukraine |
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X |
X |
X |
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United Kingdom |
26/2/1969 |
9/1/1974 |
1/7/1974 |
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Non-member States of the Council of Europe
| States |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
Denunciation |
Effect denunciation |
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D. |
A. |
T. |
C. |
O. |
International Organisations
| Organisations |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
Denunciation |
Effect denunciation |
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European Union |
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| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
1 |
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
15 |
Notes:
(25) Date of accession by the former Union of Socialist Soviet Republics.
(50) This Convention will continue to be applied until the entry into force of the revised Convention (ETS No. 193), on 14/03/2006.
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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