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The dates on a dark blue background correspond to the dates of signature or ratification of the 1961 Charter; the other dates correspond to the signature or ratification of the 1996 revised Charter.

* States whose ratification is necessary for the entry into force of the 1991 Amending Protocol. In practice, in accordance with a decision taken by the Committee of Ministers, this Protocol is already applied.

X State having recognised the right of national NGOs to lodge collective complaints against it.
 

Member States Signatures Ratifications Acceptance of collective complaint procedure  
Albania 21/09/1998 14/11/2002    
Andorra 04/11/2000 12/11/2004    
Armenia 18/10/2001 21/01/2004    
Austria 07/05/1999 20/05/2011    
Azerbaïjan 18/10/2001 02/09/2004    
Belgium 03/05/1996 02/03/2004 23/06/2003  
Bosnia and Herzegovina 11/05/2004 07/10/2008    
Bulgaria 21/09/1998 07/06/2000 07/06/2000  
Croatia 06/11/2009 26/02/2003 26/02/2003  
Cyprus 03/05/1996 27/09/2000 06/08/1996  
Czech Republic 04/11/2000 03/11/1999 04/04/2012  
Denmark * 03/05/1996 03/03/1965    
Estonia 04/05/1998 11/09/2000    
Finland 03/05/1996 21/06/2002 17/07/1998 X
France 03/05/1996 07/05/1999 07/05/1999  
Georgia 30/06/2000 22/08/2005    
Germany * 29/06/2007 29/03/2021    
Greece 03/05/1996 18/03/2016 18/06/1998  
Hungary 07/10/2004 20/04/2009    
Iceland 04/11/1998 15/01/1976    
Ireland 04/11/2000 04/11/2000 04/11/2000  
Italy 03/05/1996 05/07/1999 03/11/1997  
Latvia 29/05/2007 26/03/2013    
Liechtenstein 09/10/1991      
Lithuania 08/09/1997 29/06/2001    
Luxembourg * 11/02/1998 10/10/1991    
Malta 27/07/2005 27/07/2005    
Republic of Moldova 03/11/1998 08/11/2001    
Monaco 05/10/2004      
Montenegro 22/03/2005 03/03/2010    
Netherlands 23/01/2004 03/05/2006 03/05/2006  
North Macedonia 27/05/2009 06/01/2012    
Norway 07/05/2001 07/05/2001 20/03/1997  
Poland 25/10/2005 25/06/1997    
Portugal 03/05/1996 30/05/2002 20/03/1998  
Romania 14/05/1997 07/05/1999    
San Marino 18/10/2001      
Serbia 22/03/2005 14/09/2009    
Slovak Republic 18/11/1999 23/04/2009    
Slovenia 11/10/1997 07/05/1999 07/05/1999  
Spain 23/10/2000 17/05/2021 17/05/2021  
Sweden 03/05/1996 29/05/1998 29/05/1998  
Switzerland 06/05/1976      
Türkiye 06/10/2004 27/6/2007    
Ukraine 07/05/1999 21/12/2006    
United Kingdom * 07/11/1997 11/07/62    
Number of States 46 2 + 44 = 46 7 + 35 = 42 16  
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