| 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: 3 Ratifications.
Date : 20/4/1954 |
Status as of: 2/5/2012
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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9/10/1956 a |
9/10/1956 |
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Azerbaijan |
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Belgium |
11/12/1953 |
14/6/1955 |
14/6/1955 |
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X |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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29/12/1994 su |
29/12/1994 |
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Bulgaria |
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Croatia |
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27/1/1993 su |
27/1/1993 |
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Cyprus |
30/11/1967 |
29/10/1968 |
29/10/1968 |
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Czech Republic |
26/3/1991 |
26/3/1991 |
1/1/1993 |
17 |
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Denmark |
11/12/1953 |
20/4/1954 |
20/4/1954 |
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Estonia |
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Finland |
16/9/1991 |
16/9/1991 |
16/9/1991 |
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France |
11/12/1953 |
11/3/1955 |
11/3/1955 |
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Georgia |
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Germany |
11/12/1953 |
3/3/1955 |
3/3/1955 |
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X |
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Greece |
11/12/1953 |
5/12/1955 |
5/12/1955 |
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X |
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Hungary |
3/2/1992 |
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Iceland |
11/12/1953 |
5/8/1954 |
5/8/1954 |
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Ireland |
11/12/1953 |
31/3/1954 |
20/4/1954 |
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Italy |
11/12/1953 |
31/10/1956 |
31/10/1956 |
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Latvia |
5/12/1996 |
5/12/1996 |
5/12/1996 |
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Liechtenstein |
22/5/1991 |
22/5/1991 |
22/5/1991 |
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Lithuania |
7/6/1996 |
7/2/1997 |
7/2/1997 |
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Luxembourg |
11/12/1953 |
12/1/1955 |
12/1/1955 |
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Malta |
7/5/1968 |
6/5/1969 |
6/5/1969 |
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Moldova |
2/5/1996 |
23/9/1999 |
23/9/1999 |
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Monaco |
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Montenegro |
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Netherlands |
11/12/1953 |
27/8/1956 |
27/8/1956 |
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X |
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Norway |
11/12/1953 |
21/5/1954 |
21/5/1954 |
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Poland |
11/7/1994 |
10/10/1994 |
10/10/1994 |
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Portugal |
27/4/1978 |
3/11/1981 |
3/11/1981 |
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Romania |
2/10/1995 |
22/4/1998 |
22/4/1998 |
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Russia |
7/11/1996 |
17/9/1999 |
17/9/1999 |
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San Marino |
11/5/1990 |
20/11/1996 |
20/11/1996 |
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Serbia |
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31 |
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Slovakia |
26/3/1991 |
26/3/1991 |
1/1/1993 |
17 |
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Slovenia |
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2/7/1992 su |
2/7/1992 |
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Spain |
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21/3/1962 a |
21/3/1962 |
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Sweden |
11/12/1953 |
27/5/1960 |
27/5/1960 |
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Switzerland |
25/4/1991 |
25/4/1991 |
25/4/1991 |
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X |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
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30/3/1994 su |
30/3/1994 |
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Turkey |
11/12/1953 |
10/10/1957 |
10/10/1957 |
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Ukraine |
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United Kingdom |
11/12/1953 |
22/3/1954 |
20/4/1954 |
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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. |
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Israel |
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7/10/1971 a |
7/10/1971 |
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New Zealand |
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20/7/1978 a |
20/7/1978 |
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X |
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| Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: |
1 |
| Total number of ratifications/accessions: |
37 |
Notes:
(17) Dates of signature and ratification by the former Czech and Slovak Federal Republic.
(31) The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was Party from 15/09/1977 to 24/09/1992.
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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