| 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 : 10/3/1976 |
Conditions: 4 Ratifications.
Date : 10/9/1978 |
Status as of: 12/6/2012
Member States of the Council of Europe
| States |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
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Albania |
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Andorra |
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Armenia |
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Austria |
23/1/1992 |
22/12/1992 |
23/6/1993 |
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Azerbaijan |
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Belgium |
30/4/1976 |
13/9/1979 |
14/3/1980 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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29/12/1994 su |
30/6/1995 |
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Bulgaria |
21/5/2003 |
20/7/2004 |
21/1/2005 |
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Croatia |
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14/9/1994 su |
15/3/1995 |
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Cyprus |
8/11/1976 |
15/4/1977 |
10/9/1978 |
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Czech Republic |
24/6/1998 |
23/9/1998 |
24/3/1999 |
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Denmark |
10/3/1976 |
28/1/1980 |
29/7/1980 |
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X |
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Estonia |
1/4/2008 |
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Finland |
2/12/1991 |
2/12/1991 |
3/6/1992 |
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X |
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France |
3/7/1976 |
10/1/1978 |
10/9/1978 |
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Georgia |
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Germany |
23/7/1976 |
9/3/1978 |
10/9/1978 |
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X |
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Greece |
30/4/1976 |
12/11/1984 |
13/5/1985 |
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X |
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Hungary |
9/12/1998 |
30/3/2004 |
1/10/2004 |
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Iceland |
27/1/1977 |
19/9/1989 |
20/3/1990 |
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Ireland |
28/6/1978 |
7/4/1986 |
8/10/1986 |
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Italy |
23/4/1980 |
7/2/1986 |
8/8/1986 |
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Latvia |
19/9/2006 |
5/6/2007 |
6/12/2007 |
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Liechtenstein |
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Lithuania |
11/9/2003 |
2/3/2004 |
3/9/2004 |
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Luxembourg |
8/4/1976 |
19/1/1979 |
20/7/1979 |
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Malta |
29/9/1988 |
26/3/1991 |
27/9/1991 |
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Moldova |
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Monaco |
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Montenegro |
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28/2/2001 a |
6/6/2006 |
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Netherlands |
4/9/1980 |
21/4/1981 |
22/10/1981 |
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X |
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Norway |
28/1/1980 |
25/2/1980 |
26/8/1980 |
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Poland |
20/4/2005 |
20/2/2008 |
21/8/2008 |
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Portugal |
20/11/1979 |
20/4/1982 |
21/10/1982 |
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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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28/2/2001 a |
29/8/2001 |
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Slovakia |
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Slovenia |
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20/10/1992 su |
21/4/1993 |
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Spain |
8/11/1985 |
5/5/1988 |
6/11/1988 |
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Sweden |
8/6/1976 |
7/12/1977 |
10/9/1978 |
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Switzerland |
7/7/1976 |
24/9/1980 |
25/3/1981 |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
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30/3/1994 su |
1/10/1994 |
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Turkey |
6/6/2007 |
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Ukraine |
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United Kingdom |
10/3/1976 |
8/1/1979 |
9/7/1979 |
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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. |
International Organisations
| Organisations |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
R. |
D. |
A. |
T. |
C. |
O. |
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European Union |
18/10/1988 |
18/10/1988 |
19/4/1989 |
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| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
2 |
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
33 |
Notes:
(54) Date of accession 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.
Source : Treaty Office on http://conventions.coe.int
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