| Treaty open for signature by the member States and for accession by non-member States |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: Strasbourg
Date : 24/4/1986 |
Conditions: 3 Ratifications.
Date : 1/1/1991 |
Status as of: 5/5/2012
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Entry into force |
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Albania |
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Andorra |
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Armenia |
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Austria |
24/4/1986 |
27/4/1992 |
1/8/1992 |
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Azerbaijan |
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Belgium |
24/4/1986 |
4/9/1990 |
1/1/1991 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Bulgaria |
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Croatia |
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Cyprus |
25/3/1998 |
17/3/2004 |
1/7/2004 |
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Czech Republic |
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Denmark |
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Estonia |
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Finland |
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France |
4/7/1996 |
26/11/1999 |
1/3/2000 |
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Georgia |
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Germany |
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Greece |
24/4/1986 |
30/6/1989 |
1/1/1991 |
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Hungary |
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Iceland |
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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 |
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Netherlands |
14/3/2002 |
21/2/2007 |
1/6/2007 |
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Norway |
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Poland |
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Portugal |
24/4/1986 |
28/10/1991 |
1/2/1992 |
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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 |
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Slovenia |
16/9/1993 s |
16/9/1993 s |
1/1/1994 |
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Spain |
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Sweden |
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Switzerland |
24/4/1986 |
24/9/1990 |
1/1/1991 |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
19/5/2000 |
13/7/2000 |
1/11/2000 |
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Turkey |
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Ukraine |
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United Kingdom |
24/4/1986 |
3/2/1989 |
1/1/1991 |
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Non-member States of the Council of Europe
| States |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
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D. |
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| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
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| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
11 |
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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