| Treaty open for signature by the member States and by the other States Parties to the European Cultural Convention and by the European Union |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: Strasbourg
Date : 5/5/1989 |
Conditions: 7 Ratifications including 5 member States.
Date : 1/5/1993 |
Status as of: 2/6/2012
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 |
2/7/1999 |
27/4/2005 |
1/8/2005 |
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X |
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Andorra |
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Armenia |
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Austria |
5/5/1989 |
7/8/1998 |
1/12/1998 |
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X |
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Azerbaijan |
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Belgium |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
9/12/2003 |
5/1/2005 |
1/5/2005 |
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Bulgaria |
20/5/1997 |
3/3/1999 |
1/7/1999 |
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X |
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Croatia |
7/5/1999 |
12/12/2001 |
1/4/2002 |
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X |
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Cyprus |
3/6/1991 |
10/10/1991 |
1/5/1993 |
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X |
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Czech Republic |
7/5/1999 |
17/11/2003 |
1/3/2004 |
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X |
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Denmark |
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Estonia |
9/2/1999 |
24/1/2000 |
1/5/2000 |
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X |
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Finland |
26/11/1992 |
18/8/1994 |
1/12/1994 |
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X |
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X |
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France |
12/2/1991 |
21/10/1994 |
1/2/1995 |
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X |
X |
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X |
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Georgia |
29/10/2003 |
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Germany |
9/10/1991 |
22/7/1994 |
1/11/1994 |
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X |
X |
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Greece |
12/3/1990 |
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Hungary |
29/1/1990 |
2/9/1996 |
1/1/1997 |
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X |
X |
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Iceland |
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Ireland |
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Italy |
16/11/1989 |
12/2/1992 |
1/5/1993 |
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X |
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Latvia |
28/11/1997 |
26/6/1998 |
1/10/1998 |
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X |
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X |
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Liechtenstein |
5/5/1989 |
12/7/1999 |
1/11/1999 |
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X |
X |
X |
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Lithuania |
20/2/1996 |
27/9/2000 |
1/1/2001 |
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X |
X |
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Luxembourg |
5/5/1989 |
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Malta |
26/11/1991 |
21/1/1993 |
1/5/1993 |
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X |
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Moldova |
3/11/1999 |
26/3/2003 |
1/7/2003 |
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X |
X |
X |
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Monaco |
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Montenegro |
30/1/2008 |
26/2/2008 |
1/6/2008 |
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X |
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Netherlands |
5/5/1989 |
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Norway |
5/5/1989 |
30/7/1993 |
1/11/1993 |
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X |
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X |
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Poland |
16/11/1989 |
7/9/1990 |
1/5/1993 |
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X |
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Portugal |
16/11/1989 |
30/5/2002 |
1/9/2002 |
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X |
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Romania |
18/3/1997 |
13/7/2004 |
1/11/2004 |
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X |
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X |
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Russia |
4/10/2006 |
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San Marino |
5/5/1989 |
31/1/1990 |
1/5/1993 |
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Serbia |
14/9/2009 |
14/9/2009 |
1/1/2010 |
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X |
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Slovakia |
11/9/1996 |
20/1/1997 |
1/5/1997 |
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X |
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X |
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Slovenia |
18/7/1996 |
29/7/1999 |
1/11/1999 |
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X |
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X |
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Spain |
5/5/1989 |
19/2/1998 |
1/6/1998 |
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X |
X |
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Sweden |
5/5/1989 |
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Switzerland |
5/5/1989 |
9/10/1991 |
1/5/1993 |
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X |
X |
X |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
30/5/2001 |
18/11/2003 |
1/3/2004 |
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X |
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X |
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Turkey |
7/9/1992 |
21/1/1994 |
1/5/1994 |
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X |
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Ukraine |
14/6/1996 |
26/3/2009 |
1/7/2009 |
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X |
X |
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United Kingdom |
5/5/1989 |
9/10/1991 |
1/5/1993 |
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X |
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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Belarus |
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Holy See |
17/9/1992 |
7/1/1993 |
1/5/1993 |
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X |
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Kazakhstan |
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International Organisations
| Organisations |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
R. |
D. |
A. |
T. |
C. |
O. |
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European Union |
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| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
6 |
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
34 |
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.
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