| Treaty open for signature by the member States and for accession by non-member States |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: Strasbourg
Date : 15/10/1975 |
Conditions: 3 Ratifications.
Date : 11/8/1978 |
Status as of: 25/4/2012
Member States of the Council of Europe
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Entry into force |
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Albania |
20/1/2011 |
9/9/2011 |
10/12/2011 |
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Andorra |
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Armenia |
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Austria |
19/8/1976 |
28/5/1980 |
29/8/1980 |
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Azerbaijan |
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28/3/2000 a |
29/6/2000 |
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Belgium |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Bulgaria |
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Croatia |
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Cyprus |
1/12/1978 |
11/7/1979 |
12/10/1979 |
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Czech Republic |
26/4/2000 |
7/3/2001 |
8/6/2001 |
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X |
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Denmark |
15/10/1975 |
18/1/1979 |
19/4/1979 |
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X |
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Estonia |
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Finland |
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France |
2/9/1977 |
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Georgia |
7/11/2001 |
30/4/2002 |
31/7/2002 |
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Germany |
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Greece |
10/5/1988 |
15/6/1988 |
16/9/1988 |
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Hungary |
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Iceland |
27/1/1977 |
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Ireland |
5/10/1988 |
5/10/1988 |
6/1/1989 |
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Italy |
11/2/1981 |
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X |
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Latvia |
17/9/1999 |
1/7/2003 |
2/10/2003 |
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Liechtenstein |
2/9/1996 |
17/4/1997 |
18/7/1997 |
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X |
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Lithuania |
14/4/1994 |
17/4/1997 |
18/7/1997 |
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Luxembourg |
15/10/1975 |
1/4/1982 |
2/7/1982 |
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X |
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Malta |
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Moldova |
27/6/2001 |
14/3/2002 |
15/6/2002 |
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Monaco |
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Montenegro |
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Netherlands |
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Norway |
15/10/1975 |
19/8/1976 |
11/8/1978 |
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Poland |
11/3/1996 |
21/6/1996 |
22/9/1996 |
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Portugal |
22/11/1979 |
7/5/1982 |
8/8/1982 |
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Romania |
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30/11/1992 a |
1/3/1993 |
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Russia |
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San Marino |
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Serbia |
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Slovakia |
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Slovenia |
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Spain |
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Sweden |
15/10/1975 |
8/6/1976 |
11/8/1978 |
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Switzerland |
27/1/1977 |
10/5/1978 |
11/8/1978 |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
3/4/2001 |
29/11/2002 |
1/3/2003 |
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Turkey |
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Ukraine |
24/1/2006 |
26/3/2009 |
27/6/2009 |
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United Kingdom |
15/10/1975 |
24/2/1981 |
25/5/1981 |
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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. |
| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
3 |
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
23 |
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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