AUSTRIA


Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
Signed : 16 May 2005 Ratified: 12 October 2006 Entry into force: 1 February 2008		Text of the convention in German Non official translation of the Convention
1st Evaluation Round
Evaluation Report and Government’s Comments *Publication date*	Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties Date of adoption	Evaluation visit Dates of visit	Reply to Questionnaire Publication date
[ EN ] – [ FR ] 15/09/2011	[ EN ] – [ FR ] 26/09/2011	[ EN ] – [ FR ] 16-19 Nov 2010	[ EN ] August 2010

Council of Europe Campaign to combat trafficking in human beings (2006-2008)

Austria was represented in the following activities organised in the context of the Campaign:

· Regional Seminar on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings: Prevention, Protection and Prosecution

Bucharest, Romania : 4 and 5 April 2006 Proceedings
Participating Countries: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Moldova, Netherlands, Serbia and Montenegro, “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, Turkey.

· Regional Seminar on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings: Prevention, Protection and Prosecution

Riga, Latvia : 21 and 22 September 2006 Proceedings
Participating Countries: Austria, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden and Ukraine.

· Regional Seminar on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings: Measures to protect and promote the rights of victims

Berlin, Germany: 19 and 20 April 2007 Proceedings
Participating Countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.

· Regional Seminar on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings: Criminal and Procedural Measures

Belgrade, Serbia : 18-19 October 2007 Proceedings
Participating Countries: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Italy, “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, Montenegro and Romania.