| 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 |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: Strasbourg
Date : 6/11/1997 |
Conditions: 3 Ratifications.
Date : 1/3/2000 |
Status as of: 23/5/2012
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 |
7/5/1999 |
11/2/2004 |
1/6/2004 |
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X |
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Andorra |
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Armenia |
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Austria |
6/11/1997 |
17/9/1998 |
1/3/2000 |
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X |
X |
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Azerbaijan |
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Belgium |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
31/3/2006 |
22/10/2008 |
1/2/2009 |
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X |
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Bulgaria |
15/1/1998 |
2/2/2006 |
1/6/2006 |
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X |
X |
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Croatia |
19/1/2005 |
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Cyprus |
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Czech Republic |
7/5/1999 |
19/3/2004 |
1/7/2004 |
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X |
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Denmark |
6/11/1997 |
24/7/2002 |
1/11/2002 |
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X |
X |
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Estonia |
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Finland |
6/11/1997 |
6/8/2008 |
1/12/2008 |
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X |
X |
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France |
4/7/2000 |
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Georgia |
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Germany |
4/2/2002 |
11/5/2005 |
1/9/2005 |
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X |
X |
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Greece |
6/11/1997 |
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Hungary |
6/11/1997 |
21/11/2001 |
1/3/2002 |
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X |
X |
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Iceland |
6/11/1997 |
26/3/2003 |
1/7/2003 |
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Ireland |
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Italy |
6/11/1997 |
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Latvia |
30/5/2001 |
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Liechtenstein |
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Lithuania |
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Luxembourg |
26/5/2008 |
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Malta |
29/10/2003 |
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Moldova |
3/11/1998 |
30/11/1999 |
1/3/2000 |
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X |
X |
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Monaco |
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Montenegro |
5/5/2010 |
22/6/2010 |
1/10/2010 |
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X |
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Netherlands |
6/11/1997 |
21/3/2001 |
1/7/2001 |
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X |
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Norway |
6/11/1997 |
4/6/2009 |
1/10/2009 |
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X |
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Poland |
29/4/1999 |
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Portugal |
6/11/1997 |
15/10/2001 |
1/2/2002 |
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Romania |
6/11/1997 |
20/1/2005 |
1/5/2005 |
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X |
X |
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Russia |
6/11/1997 |
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San Marino |
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Serbia |
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Slovakia |
6/11/1997 |
27/5/1998 |
1/3/2000 |
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X |
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Slovenia |
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Spain |
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Sweden |
6/11/1997 |
28/6/2001 |
1/10/2001 |
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X |
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Switzerland |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
6/11/1997 |
3/6/2003 |
1/10/2003 |
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X |
X |
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Turkey |
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Ukraine |
1/7/2003 |
21/12/2006 |
1/4/2007 |
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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 |
R. |
D. |
A. |
T. |
C. |
O. |
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Belarus |
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Canada |
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Holy See |
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Kyrghyz Republic |
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United States of America |
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| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
9 |
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
20 |
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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