| Treaty open for signature by the member States and for accession by non-member States |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: Paris
Date : 13/12/1955 |
Conditions: 3 Ratifications.
Date : 1/1/1956 |
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 |
13/12/1957 s |
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1/1/1958 |
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Azerbaijan |
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Belgium |
13/12/1955 |
29/4/1959 |
1/5/1959 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Bulgaria |
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Croatia |
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Cyprus |
2/7/1970 |
8/12/1970 |
1/1/1971 |
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Czech Republic |
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Denmark |
13/12/1955 |
5/6/1957 |
1/7/1957 |
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Estonia |
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Finland |
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France |
13/12/1955 s |
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1/1/1956 |
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Georgia |
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Germany |
13/12/1955 s |
13/12/1955 s |
1/1/1956 |
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Greece |
13/12/1955 |
5/6/1959 |
1/7/1959 |
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Hungary |
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Iceland |
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Ireland |
13/12/1955 s |
13/12/1955 s |
1/1/1956 |
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Italy |
13/12/1955 |
17/1/1957 |
1/2/1957 |
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Latvia |
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Liechtenstein |
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Lithuania |
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Luxembourg |
13/12/1955 |
26/3/1958 |
1/4/1958 |
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Malta |
24/5/1967 |
22/9/1967 |
1/10/1967 |
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Moldova |
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Monaco |
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Montenegro |
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Netherlands |
13/12/1955 |
22/10/1958 |
1/11/1958 |
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Norway |
21/9/1956 s |
21/9/1956 s |
1/10/1956 |
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Poland |
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Portugal |
20/11/1979 |
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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 |
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Spain |
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Sweden |
3/3/1956 s |
3/3/1956 s |
1/4/1956 |
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Switzerland |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
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Turkey |
13/12/1955 |
7/10/1959 |
1/11/1959 |
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Ukraine |
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United Kingdom |
13/12/1955 |
13/7/1956 |
1/8/1956 |
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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. |
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Israel |
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19/1/1979 a |
1/2/1979 |
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| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
1 |
| 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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