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| Treaty open for signature by the member States and for accession by non-member States |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: Strasbourg
Date : 28/1/1981 |
Conditions: 5 Ratifications.
Date : 1/10/1985 |
Status as of: 29/7/2004
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 |
9/6/2004 |
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44 |
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X |
X |
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Andorra |
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X |
X |
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Armenia |
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Austria |
28/1/1981 |
30/3/1988 |
1/7/1988 |
44 |
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X |
X |
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Azerbaijan |
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Belgium |
7/5/1982 |
28/5/1993 |
1/9/1993 |
44 |
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X |
X |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2/3/2004 |
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Bulgaria |
2/6/1998 |
18/9/2002 |
1/1/2003 |
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Croatia |
5/6/2003 |
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44 |
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X |
X |
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Cyprus |
25/7/1986 |
21/2/2002 |
1/6/2002 |
44 |
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X |
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Czech Republic |
8/9/2000 |
9/7/2001 |
1/11/2001 |
44 |
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X |
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Denmark |
28/1/1981 |
23/10/1989 |
1/2/1990 |
44 |
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X |
X |
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Estonia |
24/1/2000 |
14/11/2001 |
1/3/2002 |
44 |
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X |
X |
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Finland |
10/4/1991 |
2/12/1991 |
1/4/1992 |
44 |
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X |
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France |
28/1/1981 |
24/3/1983 |
1/10/1985 |
44 |
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X |
X |
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Georgia |
21/11/2001 |
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44 |
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Germany |
28/1/1981 |
19/6/1985 |
1/10/1985 |
44 |
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X |
X |
X |
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Greece |
17/2/1983 |
11/8/1995 |
1/12/1995 |
44 |
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Hungary |
13/5/1993 |
8/10/1997 |
1/2/1998 |
44 |
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X |
X |
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Iceland |
27/9/1982 |
25/3/1991 |
1/7/1991 |
44 |
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X |
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Ireland |
18/12/1986 |
25/4/1990 |
1/8/1990 |
44 |
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X |
X |
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Italy |
2/2/1983 |
29/3/1997 |
1/7/1997 |
44 |
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X |
X |
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Latvia |
31/10/2000 |
30/5/2001 |
1/9/2001 |
44 |
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X |
X |
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Liechtenstein |
2/3/2004 |
11/5/2004 |
1/9/2004 |
44 |
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X |
X |
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Lithuania |
11/2/2000 |
1/6/2001 |
1/10/2001 |
44 |
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X |
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Luxembourg |
28/1/1981 |
10/2/1988 |
1/6/1988 |
44 |
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X |
X |
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Malta |
15/1/2003 |
28/2/2003 |
1/6/2003 |
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Moldova |
4/5/1998 |
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X |
X |
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Monaco |
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44 |
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X |
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Montenegro |
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56 |
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Netherlands |
21/1/1988 |
24/8/1993 |
1/12/1993 |
44 |
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X |
X |
X |
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Norway |
13/3/1981 |
20/2/1984 |
1/10/1985 |
44 |
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X |
X |
X |
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Poland |
21/4/1999 |
23/5/2002 |
1/9/2002 |
44 |
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Portugal |
14/5/1981 |
2/9/1993 |
1/1/1994 |
44 |
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X |
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Romania |
18/3/1997 |
27/2/2002 |
1/6/2002 |
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X |
X |
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Russia |
7/11/2001 |
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San Marino |
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Serbia |
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44 |
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X |
X |
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Slovakia |
14/4/2000 |
13/9/2000 |
1/1/2001 |
44 |
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X |
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Slovenia |
23/11/1993 |
27/5/1994 |
1/9/1994 |
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X |
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Spain |
28/1/1982 |
31/1/1984 |
1/10/1985 |
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X |
X |
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Sweden |
28/1/1981 |
29/9/1982 |
1/10/1985 |
44 |
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X |
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Switzerland |
2/10/1997 |
2/10/1997 |
1/2/1998 |
44 |
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X |
X |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
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X |
X |
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Turkey |
28/1/1981 |
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Ukraine |
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United Kingdom |
14/5/1981 |
26/8/1987 |
1/12/1987 |
44 |
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X |
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. |
| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
7 |
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
31 |
Notes: (44) Party having accepted the amendments of 15th June 1999 allowing the European Union to accede to this Convention. (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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