| Treaty open for signature by the member States and the non-member States which have participated in its elaboration and for accession by other non-member States and by the European Union |
| Opening for signature |
Entry into force |
Place: Strasbourg
Date : 4/11/1999 |
Conditions: 14 Ratifications.
Date : 1/11/2003 |
Status as of: 5/5/2012
Member States of the Council of Europe
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Signature |
Ratification |
Entry into force |
Notes |
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Albania |
4/4/2000 |
21/9/2000 |
1/11/2003 |
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Andorra |
8/11/2001 |
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Armenia |
17/2/2004 |
7/1/2005 |
1/5/2005 |
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Austria |
13/10/2000 |
30/8/2006 |
1/12/2006 |
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Azerbaijan |
21/5/2003 |
11/2/2004 |
1/6/2004 |
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X |
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Belgium |
8/6/2000 |
12/3/2007 |
1/7/2007 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1/3/2000 |
30/1/2002 |
1/11/2003 |
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Bulgaria |
4/11/1999 |
8/6/2000 |
1/11/2003 |
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Croatia |
2/10/2001 |
5/6/2003 |
1/11/2003 |
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Cyprus |
4/11/1999 |
23/6/2005 |
1/10/2005 |
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Czech Republic |
7/11/2000 |
24/9/2003 |
1/1/2004 |
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Denmark |
4/11/1999 |
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Estonia |
24/1/2000 |
8/12/2000 |
1/11/2003 |
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Finland |
8/6/2000 |
23/10/2001 |
1/11/2003 |
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France |
26/11/1999 |
25/4/2008 |
1/8/2008 |
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Georgia |
4/11/1999 |
22/5/2003 |
1/11/2003 |
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Germany |
4/11/1999 |
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Greece |
8/6/2000 |
21/2/2002 |
1/11/2003 |
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Hungary |
15/1/2003 |
4/12/2003 |
1/4/2004 |
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Iceland |
4/11/1999 |
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Ireland |
4/11/1999 |
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Italy |
4/11/1999 |
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Latvia |
4/2/2004 |
12/4/2005 |
1/8/2005 |
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Liechtenstein |
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Lithuania |
18/4/2002 |
17/1/2003 |
1/11/2003 |
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Luxembourg |
4/11/1999 |
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Malta |
15/1/2003 |
31/3/2004 |
1/7/2004 |
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Moldova |
4/11/1999 |
17/3/2004 |
1/7/2004 |
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Monaco |
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Montenegro |
7/4/2005 |
28/1/2008 |
1/5/2008 |
55 |
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Netherlands |
13/7/2007 |
17/12/2007 |
1/4/2008 |
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X |
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Norway |
4/11/1999 |
12/2/2008 |
1/6/2008 |
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Poland |
3/4/2001 |
11/9/2002 |
1/11/2003 |
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Portugal |
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Romania |
4/11/1999 |
23/4/2002 |
1/11/2003 |
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Russia |
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San Marino |
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Serbia |
7/4/2005 |
9/1/2008 |
1/5/2008 |
55 |
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Slovakia |
8/6/2000 |
21/5/2003 |
1/11/2003 |
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Slovenia |
29/11/2001 |
17/3/2003 |
1/11/2003 |
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Spain |
10/5/2005 |
16/12/2009 |
1/4/2010 |
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X |
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Sweden |
8/6/2000 |
25/6/2004 |
1/10/2004 |
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X |
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Switzerland |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
8/6/2000 |
29/11/2002 |
1/11/2003 |
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Turkey |
27/9/2001 |
17/9/2003 |
1/1/2004 |
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Ukraine |
4/11/1999 |
19/9/2005 |
1/1/2006 |
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United Kingdom |
8/6/2000 |
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Non-member States of the Council of Europe
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Ratification |
Entry into force |
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Belarus |
25/3/2004 |
15/3/2006 |
1/7/2006 |
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Canada |
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Holy See |
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Japan |
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Mexico |
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United States of America |
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International Organisations
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Signature |
Ratification |
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European Union |
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| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
8 |
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
34 |
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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