| Treaty open for signature by the member States and by the European Union and for accession by non-member States |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: Strasbourg
Date : 17/9/1974 |
Conditions: 3 Ratifications.
Date : 23/4/1977 |
Status as of: 4/5/2012
Member States of the Council of Europe
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Ratification |
Entry into force |
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Albania |
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Andorra |
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Armenia |
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Austria |
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Azerbaijan |
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Belgium |
11/1/1977 |
13/9/1979 |
14/10/1979 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Bulgaria |
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Croatia |
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Cyprus |
15/12/1975 |
10/5/1976 |
23/4/1977 |
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Czech Republic |
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Denmark |
17/10/1974 |
5/7/1978 |
6/8/1978 |
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Estonia |
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Finland |
22/12/1994 |
22/12/1994 |
23/1/1995 |
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France |
4/10/1976 |
22/3/1977 |
23/4/1977 |
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Georgia |
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Germany |
18/2/1975 |
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Greece |
14/10/1985 |
11/9/1987 |
12/10/1987 |
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Hungary |
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Iceland |
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Ireland |
18/1/1984 s |
18/1/1984 s |
19/2/1984 |
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X |
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Italy |
7/10/1977 |
15/6/1983 |
16/7/1983 |
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X |
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Latvia |
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Liechtenstein |
22/10/1982 |
27/1/1983 |
28/2/1983 |
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X |
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Lithuania |
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Luxembourg |
17/9/1974 |
12/4/1978 |
13/5/1978 |
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X |
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Malta |
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Moldova |
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Monaco |
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Montenegro |
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Netherlands |
3/8/1977 |
12/4/1978 |
13/5/1978 |
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Norway |
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Poland |
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Portugal |
6/10/1978 |
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Romania |
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Russia |
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San Marino |
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Serbia |
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Slovakia |
21/1/1999 s |
21/1/1999 s |
22/2/1999 |
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Slovenia |
7/5/1999 |
4/10/2000 |
5/11/2000 |
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Spain |
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Sweden |
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Switzerland |
17/9/1974 |
21/11/1975 |
23/4/1977 |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
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Turkey |
13/10/1980 |
1/12/2004 |
2/1/2005 |
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Ukraine |
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United Kingdom |
8/2/1979 s |
8/2/1979 s |
9/3/1979 |
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Non-member States of the Council of Europe
| States |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
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O. |
International Organisations
| Organisations |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
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European Union |
22/11/1977 s |
22/11/1977 s |
22/11/1977 |
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| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
2 |
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
17 |
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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