| Treaty open for signature by the member States and for accession by non-member States |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: Strasbourg
Date : 20/4/1959 |
Conditions: 3 Ratifications.
Date : 12/6/1962 |
Status as of: 23/4/2012
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 |
19/5/1998 |
4/4/2000 |
3/7/2000 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Andorra |
15/6/2004 |
26/4/2005 |
25/7/2005 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Armenia |
11/5/2001 |
25/1/2002 |
25/4/2002 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Austria |
20/4/1959 |
2/10/1968 |
31/12/1968 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
X |
|
Azerbaijan |
7/11/2001 |
4/7/2003 |
2/10/2003 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Belgium |
20/4/1959 |
13/8/1975 |
11/11/1975 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
30/4/2004 |
25/4/2005 |
24/7/2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bulgaria |
30/9/1993 |
17/6/1994 |
15/9/1994 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Croatia |
7/5/1999 |
7/5/1999 |
5/8/1999 |
|
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Cyprus |
27/3/1996 |
24/2/2000 |
24/5/2000 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Czech Republic |
13/2/1992 |
15/4/1992 |
1/1/1993 |
17 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Denmark |
20/4/1959 |
13/9/1962 |
12/12/1962 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Estonia |
4/11/1993 |
28/4/1997 |
27/7/1997 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Finland |
|
29/1/1981 a |
29/4/1981 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
France |
28/4/1961 |
23/5/1967 |
21/8/1967 |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
Georgia |
27/4/1999 |
13/10/1999 |
11/1/2000 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Germany |
20/4/1959 |
2/10/1976 |
1/1/1977 |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
Greece |
20/4/1959 |
23/2/1962 |
12/6/1962 |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hungary |
19/11/1991 |
13/7/1993 |
11/10/1993 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Iceland |
27/9/1982 |
20/6/1984 |
18/9/1984 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Ireland |
15/10/1996 |
28/11/1996 |
26/2/1997 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
X |
|
Italy |
20/4/1959 |
23/8/1961 |
12/6/1962 |
|
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Latvia |
30/10/1996 |
2/6/1997 |
31/8/1997 |
|
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Liechtenstein |
|
28/10/1969 a |
26/1/1970 |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lithuania |
9/11/1994 |
17/4/1997 |
16/7/1997 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Luxembourg |
20/4/1959 |
18/11/1976 |
16/2/1977 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Malta |
6/9/1993 |
3/3/1994 |
1/6/1994 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Moldova |
2/5/1996 |
4/2/1998 |
5/5/1998 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Monaco |
19/3/2007 |
19/3/2007 |
17/6/2007 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Montenegro |
|
30/9/2002 a |
6/6/2006 |
54 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Netherlands |
21/1/1965 |
14/2/1969 |
15/5/1969 |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
Norway |
21/4/1961 |
14/3/1962 |
12/6/1962 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Poland |
9/5/1994 |
19/3/1996 |
17/6/1996 |
|
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Portugal |
10/5/1979 |
27/9/1994 |
26/12/1994 |
|
|
X |
X |
|
X |
|
|
Romania |
30/6/1995 |
17/3/1999 |
15/6/1999 |
|
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Russia |
7/11/1996 |
10/12/1999 |
9/3/2000 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
San Marino |
29/9/2000 |
18/3/2009 |
16/6/2009 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Serbia |
|
30/9/2002 a |
29/12/2002 |
54 |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Slovakia |
13/2/1992 |
15/4/1992 |
1/1/1993 |
17 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Slovenia |
26/2/1999 |
19/7/2001 |
17/10/2001 |
|
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Spain |
24/7/1979 |
18/8/1982 |
16/11/1982 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Sweden |
20/4/1959 |
1/2/1968 |
1/5/1968 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Switzerland |
29/11/1965 |
20/12/1966 |
20/3/1967 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
28/7/1999 |
28/7/1999 |
26/10/1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Turkey |
23/10/1959 |
24/6/1969 |
22/9/1969 |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Ukraine |
29/5/1997 |
11/3/1998 |
9/6/1998 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
United Kingdom |
21/6/1991 |
29/8/1991 |
27/11/1991 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
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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. |
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Brazil |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chile |
|
30/5/2011 a |
28/8/2011 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Israel |
|
27/9/1967 a |
26/12/1967 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Korea |
|
29/9/2011 a |
29/12/2011 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
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South Africa |
|
|
|
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| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
|
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
50 |
Notes: (17) Dates of signature and ratification by the former Czech and Slovak Federal Republic. (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.
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