| Treaty open for signature by the member States and for accession by non-member States |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: The Hague
Date : 28/5/1970 |
Conditions: 4 Ratifications.
Date : 11/2/1979 |
Status as of: 11/3/2012
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Albania |
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Andorra |
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Armenia |
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Austria |
28/5/1970 |
11/8/1977 |
11/2/1979 |
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5/7/1988 |
6/1/1989 |
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Azerbaijan |
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Belgium |
28/5/1970 |
23/5/1973 |
11/2/1979 |
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27/8/1990 |
28/2/1991 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Bulgaria |
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Croatia |
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Cyprus |
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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 |
28/5/1970 |
10/8/1978 |
11/2/1979 |
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1/2/1993 |
2/8/1993 |
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Georgia |
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Germany |
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Greece |
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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 |
28/5/1970 |
18/11/1976 |
11/2/1979 |
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26/6/1990 |
27/12/1990 |
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Malta |
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Moldova |
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Monaco |
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Netherlands |
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Norway |
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Poland |
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Portugal |
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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 |
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Switzerland |
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Turkey |
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Ukraine |
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United Kingdom |
28/5/1970 |
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Non-member States of the Council of Europe
| States |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
Denunciation |
Effect denunciation |
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D. |
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O. |
| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
4 |
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
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Notes: (8) Date of signature of the Convention as amended by this Protocol. 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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