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Chart of signatures and ratifications of Treaty 197

Title	Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
Reference	CETS No.197
Opening of the treaty	Warsaw, 16/05/2005  - Treaty open for signature by the member States, the non-member States which have participated in its elaboration and by the European Union, and for accession by other non-member States
Entry into Force	01/02/2008  - 10 Ratifications including 8 Member States.

Members of Council of Europe
	Signature	Ratification	Entry into Force	Notes	R.	D.	A.	T.	C.	O.
Albania	22/12/2005	06/02/2007	01/02/2008
Andorra	17/11/2005	23/03/2011	01/07/2011
Armenia	16/05/2005	14/04/2008	01/08/2008
Austria	16/05/2005	12/10/2006	01/02/2008							O.
Azerbaijan	25/02/2010	23/06/2010	01/10/2010					T.
Belgium	17/11/2005	27/04/2009	01/08/2009
Bosnia and Herzegovina	19/01/2006	11/01/2008	01/05/2008
Bulgaria	22/11/2006	17/04/2007	01/02/2008
Croatia	16/05/2005	05/09/2007	01/02/2008
Cyprus	16/05/2005	24/10/2007	01/02/2008							O.
Czech Republic	02/05/2016	29/03/2017	01/07/2017		R.
Denmark	05/09/2006	19/09/2007	01/02/2008		R.			T.
Estonia	03/02/2010	05/02/2015	01/06/2015		R.
Finland	29/08/2006	30/05/2012	01/09/2012		R.
France	22/05/2006	09/01/2008	01/05/2008		R.	D.
Georgia	19/10/2005	14/03/2007	01/02/2008			D.
Germany	17/11/2005	19/12/2012	01/04/2013		R.
Greece	17/11/2005	11/04/2014	01/08/2014							O.
Hungary	10/10/2007	04/04/2013	01/08/2013
Iceland	16/05/2005	23/02/2012	01/06/2012
Ireland	13/04/2007	13/07/2010	01/11/2010
Italy	08/06/2005	29/11/2010	01/03/2011
Latvia	19/05/2006	06/03/2008	01/07/2008		R.
Liechtenstein	30/11/2015	27/01/2016	01/05/2016
Lithuania	12/02/2008	26/07/2012	01/11/2012
Luxembourg	16/05/2005	09/04/2009	01/08/2009
Malta	16/05/2005	30/01/2008	01/05/2008		R.
Monaco	30/11/2015	30/11/2015	01/03/2016		R.
Montenegro	16/05/2005	30/07/2008	01/11/2008	55
Netherlands	17/11/2005	22/04/2010	01/08/2010					T.
North Macedonia	17/11/2005	27/05/2009	01/09/2009		R.
Norway	16/05/2005	17/01/2008	01/05/2008
Poland	16/05/2005	17/11/2008	01/03/2009		R.	D.
Portugal	16/05/2005	27/02/2008	01/06/2008		R.					O.
Republic of Moldova	16/05/2005	19/05/2006	01/02/2008			D.
Romania	16/05/2005	21/08/2006	01/02/2008
Russian Federation
San Marino	19/05/2006	29/11/2010	01/03/2011
Serbia	16/05/2005	14/04/2009	01/08/2009	55
Slovak Republic	19/05/2006	27/03/2007	01/02/2008
Slovenia	03/04/2006	03/09/2009	01/01/2010		R.
Spain	09/07/2008	02/04/2009	01/08/2009			D.
Sweden	16/05/2005	31/05/2010	01/09/2010		R.
Switzerland	08/09/2008	17/12/2012	01/04/2013		R.
Turkey	19/03/2009	02/05/2016	01/09/2016			D.
Ukraine	17/11/2005	29/11/2010	01/03/2011			D.
United Kingdom	23/03/2007	17/12/2008	01/04/2009		R.
Non-Members of Council of Europe
	Signature	Ratification	Entry into Force	Notes	R.	D.	A.	T.	C.	O.
Belarus		26/11/2013 a	01/03/2014
Canada
Holy See
Israel				4
Japan
Mexico
Tunisia				4
United States of America
International Organisations
	Signature	Ratification	Entry into Force	Notes	R.	D.	A.	T.	C.	O.
European Union

Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications	0
Total number of ratifications/accessions	47

Notes

• (55) Date of signature by the state union of Serbia and Montenegro.
• (4) Since 2013 the decision to invite a non-member State to accede to the treaty is valid five years as from its adoption. See the following Chart.

a: Accession s: Signature without reservation as to ratification su: Succession r: Signature "ad referendum".
R.: Reservations D.: Declarations, Denunciations, Derogations A.: Authorities T.: Territorial Application C.: Communication O.: Objection.