| Treaty open for signature by the member States and for accession by non-member States |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: The Hague
Date : 28/5/1970 |
Conditions: 3 Ratifications.
Date : 26/7/1974 |
Status as of: 12/5/2012
Member States of the Council of Europe
| States |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
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D. |
A. |
T. |
C. |
O. |
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Albania |
8/6/2000 |
22/10/2003 |
23/1/2004 |
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X |
X |
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Andorra |
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Armenia |
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Austria |
28/5/1970 |
1/4/1980 |
1/7/1980 |
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X |
X |
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Azerbaijan |
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Belgium |
28/5/1970 |
30/6/2010 |
1/10/2010 |
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X |
X |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Bulgaria |
9/10/2003 |
30/3/2004 |
1/7/2004 |
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X |
X |
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Croatia |
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Cyprus |
3/3/1972 |
25/4/1974 |
26/7/1974 |
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X |
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Czech Republic |
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Denmark |
28/5/1970 |
3/3/1971 |
26/7/1974 |
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X |
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X |
X |
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Estonia |
8/6/2000 |
25/4/2001 |
26/7/2001 |
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X |
X |
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Finland |
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France |
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Georgia |
8/6/2000 |
25/3/2002 |
26/6/2002 |
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X |
X |
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Germany |
28/5/1970 |
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Greece |
27/8/1979 |
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Hungary |
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Iceland |
19/9/1989 |
6/8/1993 |
7/11/1993 |
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X |
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X |
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Ireland |
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Italy |
4/2/1971 |
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Latvia |
30/10/2002 |
29/7/2003 |
30/10/2003 |
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X |
X |
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Liechtenstein |
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Lithuania |
10/7/1995 |
8/4/1998 |
9/7/1998 |
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X |
X |
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X |
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Luxembourg |
8/4/1976 |
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Malta |
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Moldova |
27/6/2001 |
20/6/2006 |
21/9/2006 |
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X |
X |
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Monaco |
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Montenegro |
8/3/2010 |
19/3/2010 |
20/6/2010 |
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X |
X |
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Netherlands |
28/5/1970 |
30/9/1987 |
1/1/1988 |
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X |
X |
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X |
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Norway |
28/5/1970 |
19/9/1974 |
20/12/1974 |
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
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Poland |
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Portugal |
10/5/1979 |
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Romania |
20/11/1997 |
8/6/2000 |
9/9/2000 |
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X |
X |
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Russia |
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San Marino |
11/12/2001 |
17/4/2002 |
18/7/2002 |
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X |
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Serbia |
26/4/2007 |
26/4/2007 |
27/7/2007 |
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X |
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Slovakia |
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Slovenia |
25/1/2000 |
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Spain |
30/5/1984 |
2/9/1994 |
3/12/1994 |
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X |
X |
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X |
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Sweden |
28/5/1970 |
21/6/1973 |
26/7/1974 |
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X |
X |
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X |
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Switzerland |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
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Turkey |
26/6/1974 |
27/10/1978 |
28/1/1979 |
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X |
X |
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X |
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Ukraine |
8/6/2000 |
11/3/2003 |
12/6/2003 |
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X |
X |
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United Kingdom |
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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: |
6 |
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
22 |
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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