| Treaty open for signature by the member States of the Council of Europe |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: Strasbourg
Date : 27/1/1977 |
Conditions: 3 Ratifications.
Date : 4/8/1978 |
Status as of: 21/5/2012
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 |
4/4/2000 |
21/9/2000 |
22/12/2000 |
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Andorra |
8/11/2001 |
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Armenia |
8/11/2001 |
23/3/2004 |
24/6/2004 |
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Austria |
27/1/1977 |
11/8/1977 |
4/8/1978 |
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Azerbaijan |
7/11/2001 |
11/2/2004 |
12/5/2004 |
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X |
X |
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Belgium |
27/1/1977 |
31/10/1985 |
1/2/1986 |
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X |
X |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
17/3/2003 |
3/10/2003 |
4/1/2004 |
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Bulgaria |
11/9/1997 |
17/2/1998 |
18/5/1998 |
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X |
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Croatia |
7/11/2001 |
15/1/2003 |
16/4/2003 |
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X |
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Cyprus |
27/1/1977 |
26/2/1979 |
27/5/1979 |
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X |
X |
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Czech Republic |
13/2/1992 |
15/4/1992 |
1/1/1993 |
17 |
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Denmark |
27/1/1977 |
27/6/1978 |
28/9/1978 |
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X |
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X |
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Estonia |
3/5/1996 |
27/3/1997 |
28/6/1997 |
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X |
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Finland |
16/11/1989 |
9/2/1990 |
10/5/1990 |
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X |
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France |
27/1/1977 |
21/9/1987 |
22/12/1987 |
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X |
X |
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X |
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Georgia |
11/5/2000 |
14/12/2000 |
15/3/2001 |
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X |
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Germany |
27/1/1977 |
3/5/1978 |
4/8/1978 |
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X |
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X |
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Greece |
27/1/1977 |
4/8/1988 |
5/11/1988 |
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X |
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Hungary |
3/5/1996 |
6/5/1997 |
7/8/1997 |
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X |
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Iceland |
27/1/1977 |
11/7/1980 |
12/10/1980 |
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X |
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X |
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Ireland |
24/2/1986 |
21/2/1989 |
22/5/1989 |
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Italy |
27/1/1977 |
28/2/1986 |
1/6/1986 |
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X |
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Latvia |
8/9/1998 |
20/4/1999 |
21/7/1999 |
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Liechtenstein |
22/1/1979 |
13/6/1979 |
14/9/1979 |
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Lithuania |
7/6/1996 |
7/2/1997 |
8/5/1997 |
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Luxembourg |
27/1/1977 |
11/9/1981 |
12/12/1981 |
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Malta |
5/11/1986 |
19/3/1996 |
20/6/1996 |
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X |
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Moldova |
4/5/1998 |
23/9/1999 |
24/12/1999 |
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Monaco |
18/9/2007 |
18/9/2007 |
1/1/2008 |
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X |
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Montenegro |
15/5/2003 |
15/5/2003 |
6/6/2006 |
56 |
X |
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Netherlands |
27/1/1977 |
18/4/1985 |
19/7/1985 |
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X |
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X |
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Norway |
27/1/1977 |
10/1/1980 |
11/4/1980 |
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X |
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Poland |
13/9/1995 |
30/1/1996 |
1/5/1996 |
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Portugal |
27/1/1977 |
14/12/1981 |
15/3/1982 |
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X |
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Romania |
30/6/1995 |
2/5/1997 |
3/8/1997 |
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Russia |
7/5/1999 |
4/11/2000 |
5/2/2001 |
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X |
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San Marino |
8/11/2001 |
17/4/2002 |
18/7/2002 |
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X |
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Serbia |
15/5/2003 |
15/5/2003 |
16/8/2003 |
56 |
X |
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Slovakia |
13/2/1992 |
15/4/1992 |
1/1/1993 |
17 |
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Slovenia |
28/3/2000 |
29/11/2000 |
1/3/2001 |
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Spain |
27/4/1978 |
20/5/1980 |
21/8/1980 |
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Sweden |
27/1/1977 |
15/9/1977 |
4/8/1978 |
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X |
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Switzerland |
27/1/1977 |
19/5/1983 |
20/8/1983 |
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X |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
8/11/2001 |
29/11/2004 |
1/3/2005 |
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X |
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Turkey |
27/1/1977 |
19/5/1981 |
20/8/1981 |
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Ukraine |
8/6/2000 |
13/3/2002 |
14/6/2002 |
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United Kingdom |
27/1/1977 |
24/7/1978 |
25/10/1978 |
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X |
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| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
1 |
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
46 |
Notes: (17) Dates of signature and ratification by the former Czech and Slovak Federal Republic. (56) Dates of signature and ratification 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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