| Treaty open for signature by the member States and the non-member States which have participated in its elaboration and for accession by other non-member States and by the European Union |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: Strasbourg
Date : 25/1/1996 |
Conditions: 3 Ratifications including 2 member States.
Date : 1/7/2000 |
Status as of: 13/6/2006
Member States of the Council of Europe
| States |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
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C. |
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Albania |
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X |
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Andorra |
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Armenia |
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Austria |
13/7/1999 |
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X |
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Azerbaijan |
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Belgium |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Bulgaria |
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Croatia |
8/3/1999 |
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X |
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Cyprus |
4/9/2002 |
25/10/2005 |
1/2/2006 |
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X |
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Czech Republic |
26/4/2000 |
7/3/2001 |
1/7/2001 |
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X |
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Denmark |
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Estonia |
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Finland |
25/1/1996 |
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X |
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France |
4/6/1996 |
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X |
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Georgia |
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Germany |
25/10/2000 |
10/4/2002 |
1/8/2002 |
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X |
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Greece |
25/1/1996 |
11/9/1997 |
1/7/2000 |
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X |
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Hungary |
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Iceland |
25/1/1996 |
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Ireland |
25/1/1996 |
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Italy |
25/1/1996 |
4/7/2003 |
1/11/2003 |
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X |
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Latvia |
25/10/2000 |
30/5/2001 |
1/9/2001 |
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X |
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Liechtenstein |
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Lithuania |
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Luxembourg |
25/1/1996 |
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Malta |
20/1/1999 |
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X |
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Moldova |
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Monaco |
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Montenegro |
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X |
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Netherlands |
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Norway |
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Poland |
25/6/1997 |
28/11/1997 |
1/7/2000 |
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X |
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Portugal |
6/3/1997 |
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Romania |
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Russia |
10/5/2001 |
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San Marino |
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Serbia |
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Slovakia |
22/6/1998 |
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Slovenia |
18/7/1996 |
28/3/2000 |
1/7/2000 |
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X |
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Spain |
5/12/1997 |
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Sweden |
25/1/1996 |
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Switzerland |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
3/4/2001 |
15/1/2003 |
1/5/2003 |
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X |
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Turkey |
9/6/1999 |
10/6/2002 |
1/10/2002 |
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X |
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Ukraine |
7/5/1999 |
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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 |
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T. |
C. |
O. |
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Holy See |
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Morocco |
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International Organisations
| Organisations |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
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D. |
A. |
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C. |
O. |
| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
14 |
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
10 |
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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