| Treaty open for signature by the member States and up until the date of entry into force by any other State so invited by the Committee of Ministers |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: Strasbourg
Date : 1/2/1995 |
Conditions: 12 Ratifications.
Date : 1/2/1998 |
Status as of: 8/5/2012
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 |
29/6/1995 |
28/9/1999 |
1/1/2000 |
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Andorra |
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Armenia |
25/7/1997 |
20/7/1998 |
1/11/1998 |
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Austria |
1/2/1995 |
31/3/1998 |
1/7/1998 |
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X |
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Azerbaijan |
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26/6/2000 a |
1/10/2000 |
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X |
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Belgium |
31/7/2001 |
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X |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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24/2/2000 a |
1/6/2000 |
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Bulgaria |
9/10/1997 |
7/5/1999 |
1/9/1999 |
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X |
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Croatia |
6/11/1996 |
11/10/1997 |
1/2/1998 |
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Cyprus |
1/2/1995 |
4/6/1996 |
1/2/1998 |
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Czech Republic |
28/4/1995 |
18/12/1997 |
1/4/1998 |
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Denmark |
1/2/1995 |
22/9/1997 |
1/2/1998 |
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X |
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Estonia |
2/2/1995 |
6/1/1997 |
1/2/1998 |
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X |
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Finland |
1/2/1995 |
3/10/1997 |
1/2/1998 |
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France |
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Georgia |
21/1/2000 |
22/12/2005 |
1/4/2006 |
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Germany |
11/5/1995 |
10/9/1997 |
1/2/1998 |
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X |
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Greece |
22/9/1997 |
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Hungary |
1/2/1995 |
25/9/1995 |
1/2/1998 |
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Iceland |
1/2/1995 |
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Ireland |
1/2/1995 |
7/5/1999 |
1/9/1999 |
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Italy |
1/2/1995 |
3/11/1997 |
1/3/1998 |
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Latvia |
11/5/1995 |
6/6/2005 |
1/10/2005 |
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X |
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Liechtenstein |
1/2/1995 |
18/11/1997 |
1/3/1998 |
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X |
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Lithuania |
1/2/1995 |
23/3/2000 |
1/7/2000 |
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Luxembourg |
20/7/1995 |
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X |
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Malta |
11/5/1995 |
10/2/1998 |
1/6/1998 |
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X |
X |
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Moldova |
13/7/1995 |
20/11/1996 |
1/2/1998 |
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Monaco |
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Montenegro |
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11/5/2001 a |
6/6/2006 |
54 |
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Netherlands |
1/2/1995 |
16/2/2005 |
1/6/2005 |
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X |
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X |
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Norway |
1/2/1995 |
17/3/1999 |
1/7/1999 |
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Poland |
1/2/1995 |
20/12/2000 |
1/4/2001 |
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X |
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Portugal |
1/2/1995 |
7/5/2002 |
1/9/2002 |
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Romania |
1/2/1995 |
11/5/1995 |
1/2/1998 |
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Russia |
28/2/1996 |
21/8/1998 |
1/12/1998 |
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X |
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San Marino |
11/5/1995 |
5/12/1996 |
1/2/1998 |
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Serbia |
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11/5/2001 a |
1/9/2001 |
54 |
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Slovakia |
1/2/1995 |
14/9/1995 |
1/2/1998 |
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Slovenia |
1/2/1995 |
25/3/1998 |
1/7/1998 |
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X |
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Spain |
1/2/1995 |
1/9/1995 |
1/2/1998 |
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Sweden |
1/2/1995 |
9/2/2000 |
1/6/2000 |
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X |
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Switzerland |
1/2/1995 |
21/10/1998 |
1/2/1999 |
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X |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
25/7/1996 |
10/4/1997 |
1/2/1998 |
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X |
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Turkey |
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Ukraine |
15/9/1995 |
26/1/1998 |
1/5/1998 |
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United Kingdom |
1/2/1995 |
15/1/1998 |
1/5/1998 |
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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. |
| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
4 |
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
39 |
Notes:
(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.
Source : Treaty Office on http://conventions.coe.int
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