| Treaty open for signature by the member States and for accession by non-member States party either to the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 28/7/1951 or to the Protocol on the Statute of Refugees of 31/1/1967 |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: Strasbourg
Date : 16/10/1980 |
Conditions: 2 Ratifications.
Date : 1/12/1980 |
Status as of: 2/5/2012
Member States of the Council of Europe
| States |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
R. |
D. |
A. |
T. |
C. |
O. |
|
Albania |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Andorra |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Armenia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Austria |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Azerbaijan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Belgium |
16/10/1980 |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bulgaria |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Croatia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cyprus |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Czech Republic |
6/4/2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denmark |
16/10/1980 |
17/1/1984 |
1/3/1984 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estonia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finland |
4/7/1990 |
4/7/1990 |
1/9/1990 |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
France |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Georgia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Germany |
16/10/1980 |
25/1/1995 |
1/3/1995 |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Greece |
16/10/1980 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hungary |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Iceland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ireland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Italy |
7/7/1981 |
8/11/1985 |
1/1/1986 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Latvia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liechtenstein |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lithuania |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Luxembourg |
14/5/1981 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Malta |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Moldova |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monaco |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Montenegro |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Netherlands |
13/7/1981 |
7/3/1985 |
1/5/1985 |
|
|
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
Norway |
16/10/1980 s |
16/10/1980 s |
1/12/1980 |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Poland |
19/5/2004 |
20/4/2005 |
1/6/2005 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Portugal |
16/10/1980 |
10/3/1982 |
1/5/1982 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Romania |
15/2/1999 |
19/7/2000 |
1/9/2000 |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Russia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
San Marino |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Serbia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Slovakia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Slovenia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spain |
24/5/1985 |
21/5/1987 |
1/7/1987 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Sweden |
16/10/1980 s |
16/10/1980 s |
1/12/1980 |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Switzerland |
16/10/1980 |
13/1/1986 |
1/3/1986 |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Turkey |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ukraine |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United Kingdom |
16/10/1980 |
1/10/1986 |
1/12/1986 |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
|
|
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: |
4 |
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
13 |
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
|
