| Treaty open for signature by the member States and for accession by non-member States |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: London
Date : 6/5/1969 |
Conditions: 3 Ratifications.
Date : 20/11/1970 |
Status as of: 24/4/2012
Member States of the Council of Europe
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Entry into force |
Notes |
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Effect denunciation |
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Albania |
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Andorra |
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Armenia |
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Austria |
20/4/1971 |
27/2/1974 |
28/5/1974 |
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Azerbaijan |
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Belgium |
6/5/1969 |
2/12/1969 |
20/11/1970 |
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8/10/2010 |
9/4/2011 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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29/12/1994 su |
30/3/1995 |
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14/12/2010 |
15/6/2011 |
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Bulgaria |
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31/1/1991 a |
1/5/1991 |
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2/6/1993 |
3/12/1993 |
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Croatia |
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27/1/1993 su |
28/4/1993 |
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6/8/2004 |
7/2/2005 |
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Cyprus |
6/5/1969 |
23/11/1970 |
24/2/1971 |
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8/4/1998 |
9/10/1998 |
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Czech Republic |
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Denmark |
6/5/1969 |
6/5/1969 |
20/11/1970 |
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16/11/2005 |
17/5/2006 |
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X |
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Estonia |
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Finland |
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France |
6/5/1969 |
3/7/1972 |
4/10/1972 |
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10/7/1995 |
11/1/1996 |
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Georgia |
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Germany |
6/5/1969 |
21/1/1975 |
22/4/1975 |
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22/1/2003 |
23/7/2003 |
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X |
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Greece |
18/6/1980 |
20/7/1981 |
21/10/1981 |
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10/7/2006 |
11/1/2007 |
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X |
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Hungary |
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Iceland |
6/5/1969 |
19/9/1989 |
20/12/1989 |
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Ireland |
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Italy |
6/5/1969 |
16/9/1974 |
17/12/1974 |
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Latvia |
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Liechtenstein |
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14/1/1976 a |
15/4/1976 |
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1/7/1996 |
2/1/1997 |
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Lithuania |
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Luxembourg |
6/5/1969 |
7/3/1972 |
8/6/1972 |
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Malta |
6/5/1969 |
30/4/1971 |
1/8/1971 |
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24/11/1994 |
25/5/1995 |
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Moldova |
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Monaco |
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Montenegro |
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Netherlands |
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Norway |
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Poland |
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Portugal |
14/5/1981 |
6/7/1982 |
7/10/1982 |
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5/8/1998 |
6/2/1999 |
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Romania |
18/3/1997 |
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Russia |
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13/11/1990 a |
14/2/1991 |
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12/10/2011 |
13/4/2012 |
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San Marino |
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Serbia |
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Slovakia |
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Slovenia |
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2/7/1992 su |
3/10/1992 |
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7/5/1999 |
8/11/1999 |
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Spain |
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28/2/1975 a |
1/6/1975 |
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31/3/2011 |
1/10/2011 |
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Sweden |
6/5/1969 |
17/3/1975 |
18/6/1975 |
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11/10/1995 |
12/4/1996 |
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Switzerland |
6/5/1969 |
19/8/1970 |
20/11/1970 |
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27/3/1996 |
28/9/1996 |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
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30/3/1994 su |
1/7/1994 |
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6/2/2006 |
7/8/2006 |
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Turkey |
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Ukraine |
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United Kingdom |
6/5/1969 |
8/12/1972 |
9/3/1973 |
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19/9/2000 |
20/3/2001 |
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Non-member States of the Council of Europe
| States |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
Denunciation |
Effect denunciation |
R. |
D. |
A. |
T. |
C. |
O. |
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Belarus |
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Holy See |
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17/5/1972 a |
18/8/1972 |
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7/5/1999 |
8/11/1999 |
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Morocco |
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New Zealand |
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| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
1 |
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
4 |
Notes:
(25) Date of accession by the former Union of Socialist Soviet Republics.
(35) The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was Party from 03/03/1991 to 24/09/1992.
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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