| Treaty open for signature by the member States of the Council of Europe |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: Strasbourg
Date : 5/3/1996 |
Conditions: 10 Ratifications or on the date of entry into force of ETS 155, whichever is the later.
Date : 1/1/1999 |
Status as of: 17/5/2012
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 |
21/9/2000 |
26/2/2003 |
1/4/2003 |
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Andorra |
24/11/1998 |
24/11/1998 |
1/1/1999 |
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Armenia |
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Austria |
7/5/1999 |
10/1/2001 |
1/3/2001 |
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Azerbaijan |
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Belgium |
19/6/1997 |
29/6/2000 |
1/8/2000 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Bulgaria |
3/7/2000 |
31/5/2001 |
1/7/2001 |
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X |
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Croatia |
26/1/1998 |
2/12/1999 |
1/2/2000 |
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X |
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Cyprus |
12/1/1999 |
9/2/2000 |
1/4/2000 |
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Czech Republic |
10/10/1997 |
24/6/1998 |
1/1/1999 |
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X |
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Denmark |
5/3/1996 |
28/8/1998 |
1/1/1999 |
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Estonia |
19/5/2000 |
9/1/2012 |
1/3/2012 |
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X |
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Finland |
19/6/1998 |
23/12/1998 |
1/2/1999 |
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France |
31/3/1998 |
17/11/1998 |
1/1/1999 |
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X |
X |
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Georgia |
10/5/2001 s |
10/5/2001 s |
1/7/2001 |
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X |
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Germany |
23/10/1996 |
11/9/2001 |
1/11/2001 |
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Greece |
26/6/1996 |
7/2/2005 |
1/4/2005 |
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X |
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Hungary |
6/5/1997 |
1/4/1998 |
1/1/1999 |
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X |
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Iceland |
27/6/1996 |
4/11/1998 |
1/1/1999 |
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Ireland |
3/6/1998 |
7/5/1999 |
1/7/1999 |
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Italy |
5/3/1996 |
6/3/1998 |
1/1/1999 |
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X |
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Latvia |
31/1/2006 |
27/7/2006 |
1/9/2006 |
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X |
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Liechtenstein |
21/1/1999 s |
21/1/1999 s |
1/3/1999 |
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X |
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Lithuania |
11/2/2000 |
18/2/2003 |
1/4/2003 |
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Luxembourg |
5/3/1996 |
12/3/1999 |
1/5/1999 |
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Malta |
3/11/1998 |
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X |
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Moldova |
4/5/1998 |
8/11/2001 |
1/1/2002 |
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X |
X |
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Monaco |
19/3/2007 |
19/3/2007 |
1/5/2007 |
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X |
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Montenegro |
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Netherlands |
2/5/1996 |
21/1/1997 |
1/1/1999 |
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X |
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Norway |
12/12/2001 s |
12/12/2001 s |
1/2/2002 |
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Poland |
2/4/2008 |
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X |
X |
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Portugal |
29/4/1997 |
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Romania |
28/5/1998 |
9/4/1999 |
1/6/1999 |
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Russia |
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San Marino |
7/9/1998 |
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Serbia |
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Slovakia |
4/9/2002 |
21/5/2003 |
1/7/2003 |
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X |
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Slovenia |
7/5/1999 |
29/11/2001 |
1/1/2002 |
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Spain |
24/1/2000 |
19/1/2001 |
1/3/2001 |
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X |
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Sweden |
30/4/1996 |
30/9/1998 |
1/1/1999 |
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Switzerland |
27/8/1998 s |
27/8/1998 s |
1/1/1999 |
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X |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
16/11/1998 |
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Turkey |
3/7/2002 |
6/10/2004 |
1/12/2004 |
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X |
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Ukraine |
22/5/2003 |
4/11/2004 |
1/1/2005 |
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United Kingdom |
27/10/1999 |
9/11/2001 |
1/1/2002 |
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X |
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| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
5 |
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
36 |
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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