| Treaty open for signature by the member States and for accession by non-member States |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: Paris
Date : 11/12/1953 |
Conditions: 2 Ratifications.
Date : 1/7/1954 |
Status as of: 20/6/2013
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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Belgium |
11/12/1953 |
3/4/1957 |
1/5/1957 |
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X |
X |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Bulgaria |
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Croatia |
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Cyprus |
3/3/1972 |
14/3/1973 |
1/4/1973 |
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X |
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Czech Republic |
25/2/1998 |
8/9/2000 |
1/10/2000 |
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X |
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Denmark |
11/12/1953 |
30/6/1954 |
1/7/1954 |
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X |
X |
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Estonia |
1/12/1999 |
17/4/2002 |
1/5/2002 |
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X |
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Finland |
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France |
11/12/1953 |
18/12/1957 |
1/1/1958 |
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X |
X |
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Georgia |
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Germany |
11/12/1953 |
24/8/1956 |
1/9/1956 |
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X |
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Greece |
11/12/1953 |
29/5/1961 |
1/6/1961 |
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X |
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Hungary |
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Iceland |
11/12/1953 |
4/12/1964 |
1/1/1965 |
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X |
X |
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Ireland |
11/12/1953 |
31/3/1954 |
1/7/1954 |
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X |
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Italy |
11/12/1953 |
26/8/1958 |
1/9/1958 |
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X |
X |
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Latvia |
13/4/2000 |
13/8/2001 |
1/9/2001 |
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X |
X |
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Liechtenstein |
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Lithuania |
19/11/1997 |
18/11/1999 |
1/12/1999 |
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X |
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Luxembourg |
11/12/1953 |
18/11/1958 |
1/12/1958 |
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X |
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Malta |
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Moldova |
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Monaco |
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Montenegro |
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Netherlands |
11/12/1953 |
11/3/1955 |
1/4/1955 |
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X |
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Norway |
11/12/1953 |
9/9/1954 |
1/10/1954 |
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X |
X |
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Poland |
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Portugal |
27/4/1977 |
21/4/1978 |
1/5/1978 |
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X |
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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 |
9/2/1981 |
31/1/1984 |
1/2/1984 |
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X |
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Sweden |
11/12/1953 |
2/9/1955 |
1/10/1955 |
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X |
X |
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Switzerland |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
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Turkey |
11/12/1953 |
14/4/1967 |
1/5/1967 |
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X |
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Ukraine |
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United Kingdom |
11/12/1953 |
7/9/1954 |
1/10/1954 |
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X |
X |
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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. |
| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
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| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
21 |
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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