| Treaty open for signature by the member States and for accession by non-member States |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: Paris
Date : 14/12/1959 |
Conditions: 3 Ratifications.
Date : 27/11/1961 |
Status as of: 5/5/2012
Member States of the Council of Europe
| States |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
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T. |
C. |
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Albania |
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Andorra |
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Armenia |
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Austria |
25/7/1960 |
6/12/1960 |
27/11/1961 |
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X |
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Azerbaijan |
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Belgium |
14/12/1959 |
5/6/1972 |
6/7/1972 |
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X |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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29/12/1994 su |
30/1/1995 |
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Bulgaria |
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Croatia |
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27/1/1993 su |
28/2/1993 |
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Cyprus |
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Czech Republic |
26/3/1991 |
26/3/1991 |
1/1/1993 |
17 |
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Denmark |
16/3/1961 |
26/10/1961 |
27/11/1961 |
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X |
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Estonia |
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Finland |
16/9/1991 |
16/9/1991 |
17/10/1991 |
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X |
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France |
14/12/1959 |
26/6/1978 |
27/7/1978 |
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X |
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Georgia |
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Germany |
31/12/1963 |
30/1/1970 |
28/2/1970 |
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X |
X |
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Greece |
14/12/1959 |
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X |
X |
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Hungary |
3/2/1992 |
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Iceland |
14/12/1959 |
5/4/1963 |
6/5/1963 |
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X |
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Ireland |
13/1/1964 |
17/4/1964 |
18/5/1964 |
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Italy |
14/12/1959 |
6/8/1963 |
7/9/1963 |
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X |
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Latvia |
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Liechtenstein |
22/5/1991 |
22/5/1991 |
23/6/1991 |
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Lithuania |
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Luxembourg |
14/12/1959 |
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Malta |
7/5/1968 |
6/5/1969 |
7/6/1969 |
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Moldova |
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Monaco |
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Montenegro |
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Netherlands |
14/12/1959 |
26/4/1962 |
27/5/1962 |
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X |
X |
X |
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Norway |
14/12/1959 |
5/4/1963 |
6/5/1963 |
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X |
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Poland |
11/7/1994 |
10/10/1994 |
11/11/1994 |
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Portugal |
27/4/1978 |
3/8/1982 |
4/9/1982 |
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Romania |
2/10/1995 |
19/5/1998 |
20/6/1998 |
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Russia |
7/11/1996 |
17/9/1999 |
18/10/1999 |
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San Marino |
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Serbia |
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32 |
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Slovakia |
26/3/1991 |
26/3/1991 |
1/1/1993 |
17 |
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Slovenia |
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2/7/1992 su |
3/8/1992 |
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Spain |
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17/12/1976 a |
18/1/1977 |
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Sweden |
21/6/1967 |
11/12/1967 |
12/1/1968 |
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Switzerland |
25/4/1991 |
25/4/1991 |
26/5/1991 |
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X |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
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30/3/1994 su |
1/5/1994 |
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Turkey |
14/12/1959 |
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Ukraine |
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United Kingdom |
14/12/1959 |
13/2/1961 |
27/11/1961 |
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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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Holy See |
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21/6/1979 a |
22/7/1979 |
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X |
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| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
4 |
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
28 |
Notes: (17) Dates of signature and ratification by the former Czech and Slovak Federal Republic. (32) The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was Party from 16/10/1977 to 24/09/1992. 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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