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Chart of declarations made pursuant to former Articles 25 and 46
of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights
and Fundamental Freedoms
(right of individual petition - compulsory jurisdiction of the court)

4 November 1950 - 31 October 1998

ETS No. 005 - ETS No. 009 - ETS No. 114

MEMBER STATES

 former ARTICLE 25 (1) former ARTICLE 46 (1)
first declarations last declarations first declarations last declarations
ALBANIA 02/10/96 02/10/96 (a) 02/10/96 02/10/96 (a)
ANDORRA 22/01/96 22/01/96 3 years 22/01/96 22/01/96 3 years
AUSTRIA 03/09/58 03/09/97 (c) 03/09/58 03/09/97 (c)
BELGIUM 05/07/55 30/06/97 5 years 05/07/55 29/06/97 5 years
BULGARIA 07/09/92 07/09/92 3 years (b) 07/09/92 07/09/92 3 years(b)
CROATIA 06/11/96 05/11/97 (a) 06/11/96 05/11/97 (a)
CYPRUS 01/01/89 02/02/98 (c) 24/01/80 02/02/98 (c)
CZECH REPUBLIC 18/03/92 (i) 18/03/92 5 years(b) 18/03/92 (i) 18/03/92 5 years (b)
DENMARK 13/04/53 05/04/97 (a) 13/04/53 05/04/97 (a)
ESTONIA 16/04/96 16/04/96 3 years 16/04/96 16/04/96 3 years
FINLAND 10/05/90 10/05/90 (a) 10/05/90 10/05/90 (a)
FRANCE 02/10/81 22/09/94 5 years 03/05/74 22/09/94 5 years
GERMANY 05/07/55 01/07/94 5 years 05/07/55 01/07/94 5 years
GREECE 20/11/85 20/11/97 3 years 30/01/79 24/06/97 3 years
HUNGARY 05/11/92 05/11/92 5 years(b) 05/11/92 05/11/92 5 years (b)
ICELAND 29/03/55 25/03/60 (a) 03/09/58 02/09/94 (a)
IRELAND 25/02/53 25/02/53 (a) 25/02/53 25/02/53 (a)
ITALY 01/01/73 01/01/97 3 years 01/01/73 01/01/97 3 years
LATVIA 27/06/97 27/06/97 3 years 27/06/97 27/06/97 3 years
LIECHTENSTEIN 08/09/82 08/09/94 3 years 08/09/82 08/09/94 3 years
LITHUANIA 20/06/95 20/06/98 (c) 20/06/95 20/06/98 (c)
LUXEMBOURG 28/04/58 28/04/96 5 years 28/04/58 28/04/96 5 years
MALTA 01/05/87 01/05/97 5 years 01/05/87 01/05/97 5 years
MOLDOVA 12/09/97 12/09/97 (a) 12/09/97 12/09/97 (a)
NETHERLANDS 28/06/60 01/09/79 (a) 31/08/54 01/09/79 (a)
NORWAY 10/12/55 29/06/92 5 years 16/07/64 29/06/92 5 years
POLAND 01/05/93 01/05/93 3 years (b) 01/05/93 01/05/93 3 years(b)
PORTUGAL 09/11/78 09/11/78 2 years(b) 09/11/78 09/11/78 2 years(b)
ROMANIA 20/06/94 20/06/94 (a) 20/06/94 20/06/94 (a)
RUSSIA 05/05/98 05/05/98 (c) 05/05/98 05/05/98 (c)
SAN MARINO 22/03/89 22/03/95 3 years 22/03/89 22/03/95 3 years
SLOVAKIA 18/03/92 (i) 18/03/92 5 years (b) 18/03/92 (i) 18/03/92 5 years (b)
SLOVENIA 28/06/94 28/06/94 (a) 28/06/94 28/06/94 (a)
SPAIN 01/07/81 15/10/85 5 years (b) 15/10/79 15/10/90 5 years (b)
SWEDEN 04/02/52 04/02/52 (a) 13/05/66 13/05/96 (a)
SWITZERLAND 28/11/74 28/11/95 3 years 28/11/74 28/11/74 (a)
"THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA" 10/04/97 01/01/98 (c) 10/04/97 01/01/98 (c)
TURKEY 28/01/87 01/02/98 (c) 22/01/90 01/02/98 (c)
UKRAINE 11/09/97 11/09/97 (a) 11/09/97 11/09/97 (a)
UNITED KINGDOM 14/01/66 14/01/96 5 years 14/01/66 14/01/96 5 years
Notes :
(1)    Declarations made under Articles 25 and 46 respectively of the Convention also apply to the Articles 1 to 4 of the Additional Protocol (ETS No. 009) and to the Articles 1 to 5 of Protocol (ETS No. 114) in those States which have ratified either one or both of these Protocols.
(a)   Until otherwise decided or for an indefinite period
(b)   Declaration renewable by tacit agreement
(c)   Until the date of entry into force of Protocol No.11 (ETS No. 155)
(i)   Date of deposit of the instrument of ratification of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic.