Signatures & ratifications

Situation at 1 May 2021

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
Turkey		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