The Budapest Convention (ETS No. 185) and its Protocols

Convention on Cybercrime 

  Treaty Office: Details of the Convention (ETS No. 185)

  Text of the Budapest Convention

Guidance Notes           

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Publications of the Council of Europe

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  What are the benefits and impact of the Convention on Cybercrime?

The Budapest Convention is more than a legal document; it is a framework that permits hundreds of practitioners from Parties to share experience and create relationships that facilitate cooperation in specific cases, including in emergency situations, beyond the specific provisions foreseen in this Convention.

Any country may make use of the Budapest Convention as a guideline, check list or model law. Furthermore, becoming a Party to this treaty entails additional advantages. 

  • Consult the Leaflet on the Budapest Convention benefits [ EN / FR / ESP ] - (Latest update: February 2024)
  • Read the full report: The Budapest Convention on Cybercrime: benefits and impact in practice [ EN / FR ].

  Who are the Parties to the Budapest Convention?

Any State may accede to the Convention under the procedure set out in Article 37.

Once a (draft) law is available that indicates that a State already has implemented or is likely to implement the provisions of the Budapest Convention in domestic law, the Minister of Foreign Affairs (or another authorised representative) would send a letter to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe stating the interest of his or her State to accede to the Budapest Convention. Once there is agreement among the current Parties to the Convention, the State would be invited to accede.
Find out below who are the current Parties, signatories and countries that have been invited to accede.

PARTIES
 Albania
 Andorra
 Argentina
 Armenia
 Australia
 Austria
 Azerbaijan
 Belgium
 Bosnia and Herzegovina

 Brazil

 Bulgaria
 Cabo Verde
 Canada
 Cameroon
 Chile
 Colombia

 Costa Rica

 

 Croatia

 Cyprus

 Czechia
 Denmark
 Dominican Republic
 Estonia
 Finland
 France
 Georgia
 Germany
 Ghana
 Greece
 Hungary
 Iceland

 Israel

 Italy
 Japan
 Latvia

 Liechtenstein

 Lithuania
 Luxembourg
 Malta
 Mauritius
 Monaco
 Montenegro
 Morocco
 Netherlands

 Nigeria

 North Macedonia
 Norway
 Panama
 Paraguay
 Peru
 Philippines
 Poland
 Portugal
 Moldova (Republic of)
 Romania
 San Marino
 Senegal
 Serbia
 Slovakia
 Slovenia
 Spain
 Sri Lanka

  Sweden

 Switzerland
 Tonga

 Tunisia

 Türkiye (Republic of)
 Ukraine
 United Kingdom
 United States of America
signatories and invited to accede
 Benin
 Burkina Faso

 Côte d'Ivoire

 Ecuador

 Fiji

 Guatemala

 Grenada

 Ireland

 Kazakhstan

 Kiribati

 Korea

 Mexico

 Mozambique

 New Zealand

 Niger

 Rwanda

 São Tomé and Príncipe
Sierra Leone
 South Africa

 Timor-Leste

 Trinidad and Tobago

 Uruguay

 Vanuatu

in brief

70

Parties*


23

countries have signed or been invited to accede*

* See the full list here

 

Translations


Budapest Convention
Official and non-official languages


1st Additional Protocol
Official and non-official languages


2nd Additional Protocol

- EU Official languages -
BOS / ESMAC / MON / TUR / SERB
Other EU official languages

- Other languages -

CHI / RU / ARA

 

Explanatory videos


Budapest Convention
EN /
 FR / ES

First Additional Protocol
EN 
/ FR / ES

Second Additional Protocol
EN /
 FR / ES

24/7 Network


The Council of Europe supports the functioning of the 24/7 Network established according to Article 35 of the Budapest Convention as a tool for expedited international cooperation on cybercrime and electronic evidence.

How does the Network function in practice and who are its members?