| Treaty open for signature by the member States and for accession by non-member States |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: Paris
Date : 13/12/1957 |
Conditions: 3 Ratifications.
Date : 18/4/1960 |
Status as of: 4/5/2012
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 |
19/5/1998 |
19/5/1998 |
17/8/1998 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Andorra |
11/5/2000 |
13/10/2000 |
11/1/2001 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Armenia |
11/5/2001 |
25/1/2002 |
25/4/2002 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Austria |
13/12/1957 |
21/5/1969 |
19/8/1969 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
Azerbaijan |
7/11/2001 |
28/6/2002 |
26/9/2002 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Belgium |
13/12/1957 |
29/8/1997 |
27/11/1997 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
30/4/2004 |
25/4/2005 |
24/7/2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bulgaria |
30/9/1993 |
17/6/1994 |
15/9/1994 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Croatia |
|
25/1/1995 a |
25/4/1995 |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Cyprus |
18/9/1970 |
22/1/1971 |
22/4/1971 |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Czech Republic |
13/2/1992 |
15/4/1992 |
1/1/1993 |
17 |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Denmark |
13/12/1957 |
13/9/1962 |
12/12/1962 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Estonia |
4/11/1993 |
28/4/1997 |
27/7/1997 |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Finland |
|
12/5/1971 a |
10/8/1971 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
France |
13/12/1957 |
10/2/1986 |
11/5/1986 |
|
X |
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
Georgia |
22/3/2000 |
15/6/2001 |
13/9/2001 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Germany |
13/12/1957 |
2/10/1976 |
1/1/1977 |
|
X |
X |
|
X |
|
X |
|
Greece |
13/12/1957 |
29/5/1961 |
27/8/1961 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Hungary |
19/11/1991 |
13/7/1993 |
11/10/1993 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Iceland |
27/9/1982 |
20/6/1984 |
18/9/1984 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Ireland |
2/5/1966 |
2/5/1966 |
31/7/1966 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Italy |
13/12/1957 |
6/8/1963 |
4/11/1963 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Latvia |
30/10/1996 |
2/5/1997 |
31/7/1997 |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Liechtenstein |
|
28/10/1969 a |
26/1/1970 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Lithuania |
9/11/1994 |
20/6/1995 |
18/9/1995 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Luxembourg |
13/12/1957 |
18/11/1976 |
16/2/1977 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Malta |
19/3/1996 |
19/3/1996 |
17/6/1996 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Moldova |
2/5/1996 |
2/10/1997 |
31/12/1997 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Monaco |
30/1/2009 |
30/1/2009 |
1/5/2009 |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Montenegro |
|
30/9/2002 a |
6/6/2006 |
54 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Netherlands |
21/1/1965 |
14/2/1969 |
15/5/1969 |
|
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
|
|
Norway |
13/12/1957 |
19/1/1960 |
18/4/1960 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Poland |
19/2/1993 |
15/6/1993 |
13/9/1993 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Portugal |
27/4/1977 |
25/1/1990 |
25/4/1990 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Romania |
30/6/1995 |
10/9/1997 |
9/12/1997 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Russia |
7/11/1996 |
10/12/1999 |
9/3/2000 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
San Marino |
29/9/2000 |
18/3/2009 |
16/6/2009 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Serbia |
|
30/9/2002 a |
29/12/2002 |
54 |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Slovakia |
13/2/1992 |
15/4/1992 |
1/1/1993 |
17 |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Slovenia |
31/3/1994 |
16/2/1995 |
17/5/1995 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spain |
24/7/1979 |
7/5/1982 |
5/8/1982 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Sweden |
13/12/1957 |
22/1/1959 |
18/4/1960 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Switzerland |
29/11/1965 |
20/12/1966 |
20/3/1967 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
28/7/1999 |
28/7/1999 |
26/10/1999 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Turkey |
13/12/1957 |
7/1/1960 |
18/4/1960 |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
X |
|
Ukraine |
29/5/1997 |
11/3/1998 |
9/6/1998 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
United Kingdom |
21/12/1990 |
13/2/1991 |
14/5/1991 |
|
X |
X |
|
X |
|
|
Non-member States of the Council of Europe
| States |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
R. |
D. |
A. |
T. |
C. |
O. |
|
Israel |
|
27/9/1967 a |
26/12/1967 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Korea |
|
29/9/2011 a |
29/12/2011 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
South Africa |
|
12/2/2003 a |
13/5/2003 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
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| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
|
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
50 |
Notes: (17) Dates of signature and ratification by the former Czech and Slovak Federal Republic. (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.
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