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Party	Signature	Ratification	Status	Party
Albania	25 Jun 1998	27 Jun 2001	Ratification	30 Oct 2001
Armenia	25 Jun 1998	01 Aug 2001	Ratification	30 Oct 2001
Austria	25 Jun 1998	17 Jan 2005	Ratification	17 Apr 2005
Azerbaijan		23 Mar 2000	Accession	30 Oct 2001
Belarus	16 Dec 1998	09 Mar 2000	Ratification	30 Oct 2001	Declarations End notes
Belgium	25 Jun 1998	21 Jan 2003	Ratification	21 Apr 2003
Bosnia and Herzegovina		01 Oct 2008	Accession	30 Dec 2008
Bulgaria	25 Jun 1998	17 Dec 2003	Ratification	16 Mar 2004
Croatia	25 Jun 1998	27 Mar 2007	Ratification	25 Jun 2007
Cyprus	25 Jun 1998	19 Sep 2003	Ratification	18 Dec 2003
Czech Republic	25 Jun 1998	06 Jul 2004	Ratification	04 Oct 2004
Denmark	25 Jun 1998	29 Sep 2000	Approval	30 Oct 2001	Declarations End notes
Estonia		02 Aug 2001	Ratification	30 Oct 2001
European Union	25 Jun 1998	17 Feb 2005	Approval	18 May 2005
Finland	25 Jun 1998	01 Sep 2004	Acceptance	30 Nov 2004
France	25 Jun 1998	08 Jul 2002	Approval	06 Oct 2002	Declarations End notes
Georgia	25 Jun 1998	11 Apr 2000	Ratification	30 Oct 2001
Germany	21 Dec 1998	15 Jan 2007	Ratification	15 Apr 2007
Greece	25 Jun 1998	27 Jan 2006	Ratification	27 Apr 2006
Hungary	18 Dec 1998	03 Jul 2001	Ratification	30 Oct 2001
Iceland	25 Jun 1998	20 Oct 2011	Ratification	18 Jan 2012
Ireland	25 Jun 1998	20 Jun 2012	Ratification	18 Sep 2012
Italy	25 Jun 1998	13 Jun 2001	Ratification	30 Oct 2001
Kazakhstan	25 Jun 1998	11 Jan 2001	Ratification	30 Oct 2001
Kyrgyzstan		01 May 2001	Accession	30 Oct 2001
Latvia	25 Jun 1998	14 Jun 2002	Ratification	12 Sep 2002
Lithuania	25 Jun 1998	28 Jan 2002	Ratification	28 Apr 2002
Luxembourg	25 Jun 1998	25 Oct 2005	Ratification	23 Jan 2006
Malta	18 Dec 1998	23 Apr 2002	Ratification	22 Jul 2002
Montenegro		02 Nov 2009	Accession	31 Jan 2010
Netherlands	25 Jun 1998	29 Dec 2004	Acceptance	29 Mar 2005	Declarations End notes
Norway	25 Jun 1998	02 May 2003	Ratification	31 Jul 2003
Poland	25 Jun 1998	15 Feb 2002	Ratification	16 May 2002
Portugal	25 Jun 1998	09 Jun 2003	Ratification	07 Sep 2003
Republic of Moldova	25 Jun 1998	09 Aug 1999	Ratification	30 Oct 2001
Romania	25 Jun 1998	11 Jul 2000	Ratification	30 Oct 2001
Serbia		31 Jul 2009	Accession	29 Oct 2009
Slovakia		05 Dec 2005	Accession	05 Mar 2006
Slovenia	25 Jun 1998	29 Jul 2004	Ratification	27 Oct 2004
Spain	25 Jun 1998	29 Dec 2004	Ratification	29 Mar 2005
Sweden	25 Jun 1998	20 May 2005	Ratification	18 Aug 2005
Switzerland	25 Jun 1998	03 Mar 2014	Ratification	01 Jun 2014
Tajikistan		17 Jul 2001	Accession	30 Oct 2001
North Macedonia		22 Jul 1999	Accession	30 Oct 2001
Turkmenistan		25 Jun 1999	Accession	30 Oct 2001
Ukraine	25 Jun 1998	18 Nov 1999	Ratification	30 Oct 2001
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	25 Jun 1998	23 Feb 2005	Ratification	24 May 2005

Non-Parties

Party	Signature	Ratification	Status	Additional information
Liechtenstein	25 Jun 1998		Signatory
Monaco	25 Jun 1998		Signatory

Declarations

Belarus

On 26 July 2022, the Government of Belarus notified the Secretary-General of its decision to withdraw from the Convention with effect from 24 October 2022 in accordance with article 21 of the Convention.

Denmark

Excluding the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

France

Excluding New Caledonia, French Polynesia and Wallis and Futuna.

Netherlands

For the Kingdom in Europe.

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