| Treaty open for signature by the member States and for accession by non-member States |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: Paris
Date : 16/12/1961 |
Conditions: 3 Ratifications.
Date : 17/1/1962 |
Status as of: 4/5/2012
Member States of the Council of Europe
| States |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
R. |
D. |
A. |
T. |
C. |
O. |
|
Albania |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Andorra |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Armenia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Austria |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Azerbaijan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Belgium |
16/12/1961 s |
16/12/1961 s |
17/1/1962 |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bulgaria |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Croatia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cyprus |
3/4/1978 |
|
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Czech Republic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denmark |
29/5/1968 s |
29/5/1968 s |
1/7/1968 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Estonia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
France |
16/12/1961 s |
16/12/1961 s |
17/1/1962 |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Georgia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Germany |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Greece |
16/12/1961 s |
16/12/1961 s |
17/1/1962 |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Hungary |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Iceland |
13/1/1969 |
13/1/1969 |
14/2/1969 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Ireland |
14/5/1962 s |
14/5/1962 s |
15/6/1962 |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Italy |
16/12/1961 |
6/8/1963 |
7/9/1963 |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Latvia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liechtenstein |
25/9/1998 s |
25/9/1998 s |
26/10/1998 |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Lithuania |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Luxembourg |
16/12/1961 |
27/10/1965 |
28/11/1965 |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Malta |
2/5/1966 |
12/12/1966 |
13/1/1967 |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Moldova |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monaco |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Montenegro |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Netherlands |
16/12/1961 |
4/7/1963 |
5/8/1963 |
|
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
Norway |
29/5/1968 s |
29/5/1968 s |
1/7/1968 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Poland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Portugal |
18/6/1980 |
24/9/1984 |
25/10/1984 |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Romania |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Russia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
San Marino |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Serbia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Slovakia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Slovenia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spain |
31/7/1981 |
18/5/1982 |
19/6/1982 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sweden |
27/5/1968 s |
27/5/1968 s |
1/7/1968 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Switzerland |
29/11/1965 |
20/12/1966 |
21/1/1967 |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
24/2/1998 |
24/2/1998 |
25/3/1998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Turkey |
14/9/1962 s |
14/9/1962 s |
15/10/1962 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ukraine |
29/11/2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United Kingdom |
16/12/1961 |
22/6/1964 |
23/7/1964 |
|
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
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: |
2 |
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
19 |
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
|
