| Treaty open for signature by the member States and for accession by non-member States |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: Strasbourg
Date : 28/6/1978 |
Conditions: 3 Ratifications.
Date : 1/7/1982 |
Status as of: 3/3/2012
Member States of the Council of Europe
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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 |
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Azerbaijan |
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28/3/2000 a |
29/6/2000 |
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Belgium |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Bulgaria |
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Croatia |
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Cyprus |
29/8/1979 |
12/10/1981 |
1/7/1982 |
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X |
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Czech Republic |
7/5/1999 |
18/1/2002 |
1/5/2002 |
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X |
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Denmark |
28/6/1978 |
11/8/1989 |
1/12/1989 |
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X |
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Estonia |
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Finland |
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France |
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Georgia |
15/10/2002 |
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Germany |
28/6/1978 |
5/2/1986 |
1/6/1986 |
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X |
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Greece |
9/11/1979 |
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Hungary |
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Iceland |
27/9/1982 |
20/6/1984 |
1/10/1984 |
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X |
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Ireland |
28/6/1978 |
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Italy |
23/1/1985 |
23/8/1989 |
1/12/1989 |
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X |
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Latvia |
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Liechtenstein |
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Lithuania |
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Luxembourg |
13/9/1978 |
11/6/1982 |
1/10/1982 |
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X |
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X |
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Malta |
16/11/1988 |
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Moldova |
3/11/1998 |
5/3/2003 |
1/7/2003 |
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X |
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Monaco |
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Montenegro |
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Netherlands |
7/7/1980 |
25/11/1981 |
1/7/1982 |
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X |
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Norway |
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Poland |
23/5/2002 |
2/6/2005 |
1/10/2005 |
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Portugal |
20/11/1979 |
2/10/1986 |
1/2/1987 |
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X |
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Romania |
24/7/1995 |
7/12/1998 |
1/4/1999 |
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Russia |
10/12/1999 |
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San Marino |
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Serbia |
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Slovakia |
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Slovenia |
9/6/1999 |
29/5/2000 |
1/9/2000 |
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X |
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Spain |
25/11/1986 |
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Sweden |
12/1/1982 |
26/3/1982 |
1/7/1982 |
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Switzerland |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
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Turkey |
3/4/1979 |
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Ukraine |
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United Kingdom |
28/6/1978 |
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X |
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Non-member States of the Council of Europe
| States |
Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
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D. |
A. |
T. |
C. |
O. |
| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
8 |
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
15 |
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.
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