| Treaty open for signature by the member States and for accession by non-member States |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: Basel
Date : 16/5/1972 |
Conditions: 3 Ratifications.
Date : 20/3/1976 |
Status as of: 3/5/2012
Member States of the Council of Europe
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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 |
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Azerbaijan |
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Belgium |
16/5/1972 |
8/2/1977 |
9/5/1977 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Bulgaria |
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Croatia |
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Cyprus |
27/6/1974 |
20/1/1975 |
20/3/1976 |
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Czech Republic |
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Denmark |
16/5/1972 |
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Estonia |
3/10/2000 |
21/9/2001 |
22/12/2001 |
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Finland |
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France |
16/5/1972 |
20/9/1974 |
20/3/1976 |
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Georgia |
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Germany |
16/5/1972 |
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Greece |
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Hungary |
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Iceland |
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Ireland |
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Italy |
16/5/1972 |
25/9/1981 |
26/12/1981 |
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Latvia |
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Liechtenstein |
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Lithuania |
14/1/2004 |
19/5/2004 |
20/8/2004 |
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X |
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Luxembourg |
16/5/1972 |
3/6/1982 |
4/9/1982 |
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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 |
16/5/1972 |
12/12/1977 |
13/3/1978 |
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Norway |
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Poland |
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Portugal |
19/9/1978 |
20/4/1982 |
21/7/1982 |
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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 |
7/12/1984 |
28/6/1985 |
29/9/1985 |
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Sweden |
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Switzerland |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
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Turkey |
18/4/1974 |
19/12/1975 |
20/3/1976 |
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Ukraine |
29/11/2005 |
30/9/2010 |
31/12/2010 |
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United Kingdom |
16/5/1972 |
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Non-member States of the Council of Europe
| States |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
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D. |
A. |
T. |
C. |
O. |
| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
3 |
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
12 |
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.
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