| Treaty open for signature by the member States of the Council of Europe |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: Strasbourg
Date : 15/10/1985 |
Conditions: 4 Ratifications.
Date : 1/9/1988 |
Status as of: 19/11/2012
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 |
27/5/1998 |
4/4/2000 |
1/8/2000 |
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Andorra |
27/10/2010 |
23/3/2011 |
1/7/2011 |
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X |
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Armenia |
11/5/2001 |
25/1/2002 |
1/5/2002 |
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X |
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Austria |
15/10/1985 |
23/9/1987 |
1/9/1988 |
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X |
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Azerbaijan |
21/12/2001 |
15/4/2002 |
1/8/2002 |
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X |
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Belgium |
15/10/1985 |
25/8/2004 |
1/12/2004 |
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X |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
12/7/2002 |
12/7/2002 |
1/11/2002 |
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Bulgaria |
3/10/1994 |
10/5/1995 |
1/9/1995 |
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X |
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Croatia |
11/10/1997 |
11/10/1997 |
1/2/1998 |
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X |
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Cyprus |
8/10/1986 |
16/5/1988 |
1/9/1988 |
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X |
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Czech Republic |
28/5/1998 |
7/5/1999 |
1/9/1999 |
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X |
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Denmark |
15/10/1985 |
3/2/1988 |
1/9/1988 |
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X |
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X |
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Estonia |
4/11/1993 |
16/12/1994 |
1/4/1995 |
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X |
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Finland |
14/6/1990 |
3/6/1991 |
1/10/1991 |
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France |
15/10/1985 |
17/1/2007 |
1/5/2007 |
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X |
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Georgia |
29/5/2002 |
8/12/2004 |
1/4/2005 |
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X |
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Germany |
15/10/1985 |
17/5/1988 |
1/9/1988 |
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X |
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X |
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Greece |
15/10/1985 |
6/9/1989 |
1/1/1990 |
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X |
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Hungary |
6/4/1992 |
21/3/1994 |
1/7/1994 |
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X |
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Iceland |
20/11/1985 |
25/3/1991 |
1/7/1991 |
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Ireland |
7/10/1997 |
14/5/2002 |
1/9/2002 |
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X |
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Italy |
15/10/1985 |
11/5/1990 |
1/9/1990 |
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X |
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Latvia |
5/12/1996 |
5/12/1996 |
1/4/1997 |
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X |
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Liechtenstein |
15/10/1985 |
11/5/1988 |
1/9/1988 |
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X |
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Lithuania |
27/11/1996 |
22/6/1999 |
1/10/1999 |
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Luxembourg |
15/10/1985 |
15/5/1987 |
1/9/1988 |
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Malta |
13/7/1993 |
6/9/1993 |
1/1/1994 |
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X |
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Moldova |
2/5/1996 |
2/10/1997 |
1/2/1998 |
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Monaco |
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X |
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Montenegro |
24/6/2005 |
12/9/2008 |
1/1/2009 |
55 |
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X |
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Netherlands |
7/1/1988 |
20/3/1991 |
1/7/1991 |
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X |
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X |
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Norway |
26/5/1989 |
26/5/1989 |
1/9/1989 |
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Poland |
19/2/1993 |
22/11/1993 |
1/3/1994 |
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Portugal |
15/10/1985 |
18/12/1990 |
1/4/1991 |
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Romania |
4/10/1994 |
28/1/1998 |
1/5/1998 |
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X |
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Russia |
28/2/1996 |
5/5/1998 |
1/9/1998 |
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San Marino |
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Serbia |
24/6/2005 |
6/9/2007 |
1/1/2008 |
55 |
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X |
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Slovakia |
23/2/1999 |
1/2/2000 |
1/6/2000 |
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X |
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Slovenia |
11/10/1994 |
15/11/1996 |
1/3/1997 |
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X |
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Spain |
15/10/1985 |
8/11/1988 |
1/3/1989 |
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X |
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X |
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Sweden |
4/10/1988 |
29/8/1989 |
1/12/1989 |
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X |
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Switzerland |
21/1/2004 |
17/2/2005 |
1/6/2005 |
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X |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
14/6/1996 |
6/6/1997 |
1/10/1997 |
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Turkey |
21/11/1988 |
9/12/1992 |
1/4/1993 |
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X |
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Ukraine |
6/11/1996 |
11/9/1997 |
1/1/1998 |
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United Kingdom |
3/6/1997 |
24/4/1998 |
1/8/1998 |
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X |
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| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
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| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
45 |
Notes: (55) Date of signature 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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