| Treaty open for signature by the member States, the other States Parties to the European Cultural Convention, the non-member States which have participated in its elaboration and for accession by the other non-member States |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: Strasbourg
Date : 16/11/1989 |
Conditions: 5 Ratifications including 4 member States.
Date : 1/3/1990 |
Status as of: 7/5/2012
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 |
2/2/1995 |
15/11/2004 |
1/1/2005 |
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Andorra |
29/5/2002 |
19/9/2006 |
1/11/2006 |
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Armenia |
26/5/2000 |
23/3/2004 |
1/5/2004 |
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Austria |
10/5/1990 |
10/7/1991 |
1/9/1991 |
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Azerbaijan |
28/6/2002 |
4/11/2003 |
1/1/2004 |
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Belgium |
16/11/1989 |
30/11/2001 |
1/1/2002 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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29/12/1994 su |
1/2/1995 |
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Bulgaria |
24/3/1992 |
1/6/1992 |
1/8/1992 |
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Croatia |
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27/1/1993 su |
1/3/1993 |
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Cyprus |
20/6/1991 |
2/2/1994 |
1/4/1994 |
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Czech Republic |
28/4/1995 s |
28/4/1995 s |
1/6/1995 |
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Denmark |
16/11/1989 s |
16/11/1989 s |
1/3/1990 |
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X |
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Estonia |
14/5/1993 |
20/11/1997 |
1/1/1998 |
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Finland |
16/11/1989 |
26/4/1990 |
1/6/1990 |
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France |
16/11/1989 |
21/1/1991 |
1/3/1991 |
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X |
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Georgia |
2/7/2001 |
22/5/2003 |
1/7/2003 |
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Germany |
27/5/1992 |
28/4/1994 |
1/6/1994 |
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Greece |
10/10/1990 |
6/3/1996 |
1/5/1996 |
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X |
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Hungary |
29/1/1990 s |
29/1/1990 s |
1/3/1990 |
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Iceland |
25/3/1991 s |
25/3/1991 s |
1/5/1991 |
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Ireland |
25/6/1992 |
29/1/2003 |
1/3/2003 |
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Italy |
16/11/1989 |
12/2/1996 |
1/4/1996 |
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Latvia |
23/1/1997 |
23/1/1997 |
1/3/1997 |
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Liechtenstein |
16/11/1989 |
22/5/2000 |
1/7/2000 |
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Lithuania |
1/4/1993 |
17/5/1996 |
1/7/1996 |
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Luxembourg |
16/11/1989 |
21/6/1996 |
1/8/1996 |
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Malta |
9/9/1994 |
3/11/2011 |
1/1/2012 |
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Moldova |
20/2/2008 |
27/1/2009 |
1/3/2009 |
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X |
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Monaco |
9/9/2003 |
28/11/2003 |
1/1/2004 |
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Montenegro |
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28/2/2001 a |
6/6/2006 |
54 |
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Netherlands |
4/12/1990 |
11/4/1995 |
1/6/1995 |
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X |
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Norway |
16/11/1989 s |
16/11/1989 s |
1/3/1990 |
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Poland |
16/11/1989 |
7/9/1990 |
1/11/1990 |
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Portugal |
14/6/1990 |
17/3/1994 |
1/5/1994 |
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Romania |
16/6/1994 |
7/12/1998 |
1/2/1999 |
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Russia |
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12/2/1991 a |
1/4/1991 |
25 |
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San Marino |
16/11/1989 |
31/1/1990 |
1/3/1990 |
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Serbia |
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28/2/2001 a |
1/4/2001 |
54 |
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Slovakia |
6/5/1993 s |
6/5/1993 s |
1/7/1993 |
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Slovenia |
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2/7/1992 su |
1/9/1992 |
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Spain |
16/11/1989 |
20/5/1992 |
1/7/1992 |
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Sweden |
16/11/1989 |
29/6/1990 |
1/8/1990 |
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Switzerland |
16/11/1989 |
5/11/1992 |
1/1/1993 |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
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30/3/1994 su |
1/5/1994 |
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Turkey |
16/11/1989 |
22/11/1993 |
1/1/1994 |
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Ukraine |
2/7/1998 |
29/11/2001 |
1/1/2002 |
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United Kingdom |
16/11/1989 s |
16/11/1989 s |
1/3/1990 |
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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. |
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Australia |
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5/10/1994 a |
1/12/1994 |
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Belarus |
12/9/2002 |
15/3/2006 |
1/5/2006 |
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Canada |
6/3/1996 s |
6/3/1996 s |
1/5/1996 |
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Holy See |
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Kazakhstan |
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Morocco |
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Tunisia |
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26/2/2004 a |
1/4/2004 |
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United States of America |
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| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
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| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
51 |
Notes:
(25) Date of accession by the former Union of Socialist Soviet Republics.
(54) Date of accession 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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