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December 5, 2008

 

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Status of Signature and Ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings

 

(Entered into force 1 February 2008) 

19 Ratifications

21 signatures

The Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings [CETS No.197] was adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 3 May 2005 and opened for signature in Warsaw on 16 May 2005, on the occasion of the 3rd Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe member States.

To date, the Convention has been ratified by Albania,  Armenia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Georgia,  Latvia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Slovakia and has been signed by 21 other CoE member states:  Andorra,  Belgium,  Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,  Italy,  Lithuania, Luxembourg,  Netherlands, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", Ukraine and the United Kingdom.

Albania: ratified 06 February 2007

Andorra: signed 17 November 2005

Armenia: ratified 14 April 2008

Austria: ratified 12 October 2006

Azerbaijan: unsigned

Belgium: signed 17 November 2005

Bosnia and Herzegovina: ratified 11 January 2008

Bulgaria: ratified 17 April  2007

Croatia: ratified 5 September 2007

Cyprus: ratified 24 October 2007

Czech Republic : unsigned

Denmark: ratified 19/9/2007

Estonia: unsigned

Finland: signed on 29/8/2006

France: ratified 9 January 2008

Georgia: ratified 14 March 2007

Germany: signed 17 November 2005

Greece: signed 17 November 2005

Hungary: Signed 10 October 2007

Iceland: signed 16 May 2005

Ireland: signed 13 April 2007

Italy: signed 8 June 2005

Latvia: ratified 6 March 2008

Liechtenstein: unsigned

Lithuania: signed 12 February 2008

Luxembourg: signed 16 May 2005

Malta: ratified 30 January 2008

Moldova: ratified 19 May 2006

Monaco: unsigned

Montenegro : ratified 30 July 2008

Netherlands: signed 17 November 2005

Norway: ratified 17 January 2008

Poland: ratified 17 November 2008

Portugal: ratified 27 February 2008

Romania: ratified on 21 August 2006

Russia: unsigned

San Marino: signed 19 May 2006

Serbia : signed 16 May 2005

Slovakia: ratified 27 March 2006

Slovenia: signed 3 April 2006

Spain: signed 9 July 2008

Sweden: signed 16 May 2005

Switzerland: signed 8 September 2008

the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: signed 17 November 2005

Turkey: unsigned

Ukraine: signed 17 November 2005

United Kingdom: signed 23 March 2007

 

 

Legend: Not signed, signed, ratified

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For a detailed State of signatures, including information regarding reservations or declarations deposited by States parties, please consult the Council of Europe's Treaty office page on the Convention against Trafficking.

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