Israel is the 48th country to become a Party to the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (CETS No. 197). The Convention will enter into force as regards Israel on 1 September 2021.
Israel (observer state to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe) is the second non-member state, after Belarus, to have acceded to the Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings.
Pursuant to the Rules of procedure for evaluation of the implementation of the Convention, GRETA will launch the first evaluation round with regard to Israel at the earliest one year and at the latest two years following the entry into force of the Convention for Israel.
