| 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: Strasbourg
Date : 18/3/1986 |
Conditions: 4 Ratifications.
Date : 1/1/1991 |
Status as of: 9/5/2006
Member States of the Council of Europe
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Ratification |
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 |
18/3/1986 |
20/12/1991 |
1/7/1992 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Bulgaria |
21/5/2003 |
20/7/2004 |
1/2/2005 |
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Croatia |
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Cyprus |
9/12/1993 |
9/12/1993 |
1/7/1994 |
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Czech Republic |
9/11/2000 |
20/3/2003 |
1/10/2003 |
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Denmark |
18/3/1986 |
8/9/2000 |
1/4/2001 |
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X |
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Estonia |
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Finland |
14/6/1990 |
14/6/1990 |
1/1/1991 |
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France |
2/9/1987 |
5/6/2000 |
1/12/2000 |
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X |
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Georgia |
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Germany |
21/6/1988 |
19/4/1991 |
1/11/1991 |
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Greece |
18/3/1986 |
27/5/1992 |
1/12/1992 |
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Hungary |
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Iceland |
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Ireland |
6/12/1990 |
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Italy |
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Latvia |
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Liechtenstein |
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Lithuania |
13/9/2005 |
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Luxembourg |
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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 |
4/8/1986 |
21/1/1997 |
1/8/1997 |
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Norway |
18/3/1986 |
9/7/1986 |
1/1/1991 |
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Poland |
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Portugal |
25/5/2000 |
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X |
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Romania |
15/2/2006 |
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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 |
31/1/2002 |
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X |
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Spain |
11/8/1988 |
12/9/1989 |
1/1/1991 |
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Sweden |
18/3/1986 |
15/9/1988 |
1/1/1991 |
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Switzerland |
29/5/1989 |
3/11/1993 |
1/6/1994 |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
22/1/2004 |
22/1/2004 |
1/8/2004 |
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Turkey |
5/9/1986 |
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Ukraine |
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United Kingdom |
18/3/1986 |
17/12/1999 |
1/7/2000 |
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Non-member States of the Council of Europe
| States |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
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C. |
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International Organisations
| Organisations |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
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European Union |
10/2/1987 |
30/4/1998 |
1/11/1998 |
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| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
6 |
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
17 |
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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