| 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 : 8/11/1990 |
Conditions: 3 Ratifications.
Date : 1/9/1993 |
Status as of: 17/9/2007
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 |
4/4/2000 |
31/10/2001 |
1/2/2002 |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Andorra |
7/5/1999 |
28/7/1999 |
1/11/1999 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Armenia |
11/5/2001 |
24/11/2003 |
1/3/2004 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Austria |
10/7/1991 |
7/7/1997 |
1/11/1997 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Azerbaijan |
7/11/2001 |
4/7/2003 |
1/11/2003 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Belgium |
8/11/1990 |
28/1/1998 |
1/5/1998 |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
30/3/2004 s |
30/3/2004 s |
1/7/2004 |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Bulgaria |
28/9/1992 |
2/6/1993 |
1/10/1993 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Croatia |
6/11/1996 |
11/10/1997 |
1/2/1998 |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Cyprus |
8/11/1990 |
15/11/1996 |
1/3/1997 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Czech Republic |
18/12/1995 |
19/11/1996 |
1/3/1997 |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Denmark |
8/11/1990 |
19/11/1996 |
1/3/1997 |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
Estonia |
25/6/1999 |
10/5/2000 |
1/9/2000 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Finland |
25/9/1991 |
9/3/1994 |
1/7/1994 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
France |
5/7/1991 |
8/10/1996 |
1/2/1997 |
|
|
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
Georgia |
30/4/2002 |
13/5/2004 |
1/9/2004 |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Germany |
8/11/1990 |
16/9/1998 |
1/1/1999 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Greece |
28/9/1992 |
22/6/1999 |
1/10/1999 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
Hungary |
6/11/1997 |
2/3/2000 |
1/7/2000 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Iceland |
8/11/1990 |
21/10/1997 |
1/2/1998 |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Ireland |
15/10/1996 |
28/11/1996 |
1/3/1997 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Italy |
8/11/1990 |
20/1/1994 |
1/5/1994 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Latvia |
11/3/1998 |
1/12/1998 |
1/4/1999 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Liechtenstein |
29/6/1995 |
9/11/2000 |
1/3/2001 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Lithuania |
3/6/1994 |
20/6/1995 |
1/10/1995 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Luxembourg |
28/9/1992 |
12/9/2001 |
1/1/2002 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Malta |
5/11/1998 |
19/11/1999 |
1/3/2000 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Moldova |
6/5/1997 |
30/5/2002 |
1/9/2002 |
|
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Monaco |
|
10/5/2002 a |
1/9/2002 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Montenegro |
9/10/2003 |
9/10/2003 |
6/6/2006 |
56 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Netherlands |
8/11/1990 |
10/5/1993 |
1/9/1993 |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
Norway |
8/11/1990 |
16/11/1994 |
1/3/1995 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Poland |
5/11/1998 |
20/12/2000 |
1/4/2001 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Portugal |
8/11/1990 |
19/10/1998 |
1/2/1999 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Romania |
18/3/1997 |
6/8/2002 |
1/12/2002 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Russia |
7/5/1999 |
2/8/2001 |
1/12/2001 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
San Marino |
16/11/1995 |
12/10/2000 |
1/2/2001 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Serbia |
9/10/2003 |
9/10/2003 |
1/2/2004 |
56 |
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Slovakia |
8/9/1999 |
7/5/2001 |
1/9/2001 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Slovenia |
23/11/1993 |
23/4/1998 |
1/8/1998 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Spain |
8/11/1990 |
6/8/1998 |
1/12/1998 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Sweden |
8/11/1990 |
15/7/1996 |
1/11/1996 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Switzerland |
23/8/1991 |
11/5/1993 |
1/9/1993 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
14/12/1999 |
19/5/2000 |
1/9/2000 |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Turkey |
27/9/2001 |
6/10/2004 |
1/2/2005 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Ukraine |
29/5/1997 |
26/1/1998 |
1/5/1998 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
United Kingdom |
8/11/1990 |
28/9/1992 |
1/9/1993 |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
Non-member States of the Council of Europe
| States |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
R. |
D. |
A. |
T. |
C. |
O. |
|
Australia |
28/9/1992 |
31/7/1997 |
1/11/1997 |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
Canada |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Colombia |
|
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|
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Kazakhstan |
|
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United States of America |
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| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
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| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
48 |
Notes: (56) Dates of signature and ratification by the state union of Serbia and Montenegro. 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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