| 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 : 27/11/2008 |
Conditions: 3 Ratifications.
Date : 1/9/2011 |
Status as of: 7/5/2012
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Albania |
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Andorra |
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Armenia |
27/11/2008 |
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Austria |
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Azerbaijan |
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Belgium |
1/12/2008 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Bulgaria |
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Croatia |
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Cyprus |
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Czech Republic |
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Denmark |
27/11/2008 |
3/2/2012 |
1/6/2012 |
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Estonia |
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Finland |
27/11/2008 |
19/3/2012 |
1/7/2012 |
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France |
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Georgia |
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Germany |
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Greece |
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Hungary |
29/11/2010 |
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Iceland |
27/11/2008 |
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Ireland |
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Italy |
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Latvia |
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Liechtenstein |
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Lithuania |
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Luxembourg |
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Malta |
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Moldova |
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Monaco |
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Montenegro |
18/6/2009 |
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Netherlands |
30/11/2009 |
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Norway |
27/11/2008 |
14/1/2011 |
1/9/2011 |
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Poland |
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Portugal |
14/12/2009 |
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Romania |
4/3/2009 |
2/1/2012 |
1/5/2012 |
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Russia |
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San Marino |
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Serbia |
18/6/2009 |
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Slovakia |
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Slovenia |
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Spain |
30/11/2009 |
5/8/2010 |
1/9/2011 |
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Sweden |
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Switzerland |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
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Turkey |
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Ukraine |
28/4/2009 |
4/5/2011 |
1/9/2011 |
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United Kingdom |
27/11/2008 |
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Non-member States of the Council of Europe
| States |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
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Canada |
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Holy See |
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| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
9 |
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
6 |
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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