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ETS No.	Title	Opening for signature	Entry into force	E.	N.	C.
001	Statute of the Council of Europe	05/05/49	03/08/49
002	General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe	02/09/49	10/09/52
005	Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	04/11/50	03/09/53
009	Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	20/03/52	18/05/54
010	Protocol to the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe	06/11/52	11/07/56
012	European Interim Agreement on Social Security Schemes Relating to Old Age, Invalidity and Survivors	11/12/53	01/07/54	X	X
012A	Protocol to the European Interim Agreement on Social Security Schemes Relating to Old Age, Invalidity and Survivors	11/12/53	01/10/54	X	X
013	European Interim Agreement on Social Security other than Schemes for Old Age, Invalidity and Survivors	11/12/53	01/07/54	X	X
013A	Protocol to the European Interim Agreement on Social Security other than Schemes for Old Age, Invalidity and Survivors	11/12/53	01/10/54	X	X
014	European Convention on Social and Medical Assistance	11/12/53	01/07/54	X	X
014A	Protocol to the European Convention on Social and Medical Assistance	11/12/53	01/07/54	X	X
015	European Convention on the Equivalence of Diplomas leading to Admission to Universities	11/12/53	20/04/54	X	X
016	European Convention relating to the Formalities required for Patent Applications	11/12/53	01/06/55	X	X
017	European Convention on the International Classification of Patents for Inventions	19/12/54	01/08/55	X	X
018	European Cultural Convention	19/12/54	05/05/55	X
019	European Convention on Establishment	13/12/55	23/02/65
020	Agreement on the Exchange of War Cripples between Member Countries of the Council of Europe with a view to Medical Treatment	13/12/55	01/01/56	X	X
021	European Convention on the Equivalence of Periods of University Study	15/12/56	18/09/57	X	X
022	Second Protocol to the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe	15/12/56	15/12/56
023	European Convention for the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes	29/04/57	30/04/58	X	X
024	European Convention on Extradition	13/12/57	18/04/60	X	X
025	European Agreement on Regulations governing the Movement of Persons between Member States of the Council of Europe	13/12/57	01/01/58	X	X
026	European Agreement on the Exchange of Therapeutic Substances of Human Origin	15/12/58	01/01/59	X	X	X
027	European Agreement concerning Programme Exchanges by means of Television Films	15/12/58	01/07/61	X	X
028	Third Protocol to the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe	06/03/59	15/03/63
029	European Convention on Compulsory Insurance against Civil Liability in respect of Motor Vehicles	20/04/59	22/09/69	X	X
030	European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters	20/04/59	12/06/62	X	X
031	European Agreement on the Abolition of Visas for Refugees	20/04/59	04/09/60	X	X
032	European Convention on the Academic Recognition of University Qualifications	14/12/59	27/11/61	X	X
033	Agreement on the Temporary Importation, free of duty, of Medical, Surgical and Laboratory Equipment for use on free loan in Hospitals and other Medical Institutions for purposes of Diagnosis or Treatment	28/04/60	29/07/60	X	X	X
034	European Agreement on the Protection of Television Broadcasts	22/06/60	01/07/61
035	European Social Charter	18/10/61	26/02/65
036	Fourth Protocol to the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe	16/12/61	16/12/61
037	European Agreement on Travel by Young Persons on Collective Passports between the Member Countries of the Council of Europe	16/12/61	17/01/62	X	X
038	European Agreement on Mutual Assistance in the matter of Special Medical Treatments and Climatic Facilities	14/05/62	15/06/62	X	X
039	European Agreement on the Exchanges of Blood-Grouping Reagents	14/05/62	14/10/62	X	X	X
040	Agreement between the Member States of the Council of Europe on the issue to Military and Civilian War-Disabled of an International Book of Vouchers for the repair of Prosthetic and Orthopaedic Appliances	17/12/62	27/12/63	X	X
041	Convention on the Liability of Hotel-keepers concerning the Property of their Guests	17/12/62	15/02/67	X	X
042	Agreement relating to Application of the European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration	17/12/62	25/01/65	X	X
043	Convention on the Reduction of Cases of Multiple Nationality and on Military Obligations in Cases of Multiple Nationality	06/05/63	28/03/68	X	X
044	Protocol No. 2 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, conferring upon the European Court of Human Rights competence to give advisory opinions	06/05/63	21/09/70
045	Protocol No. 3 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, amending Articles 29, 30 and 34 of the Convention	06/05/63	21/09/70
046	Protocol No. 4 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, securing certain rights and freedoms other than those already included in the Convention and in the first Protocol thereto	16/09/63	02/05/68
047	Convention on the Unification of Certain Points of Substantive Law on Patents for Invention	27/11/63	01/08/80	X	X
048	European Code of Social Security	16/04/64	17/03/68	X	X
048A	Protocol to the European Code of Social Security	16/04/64	17/03/68	X	X
049	Protocol to the European Convention on the Equivalence of Diplomas leading to Admission to Universities	03/06/64	04/07/64	X	X
050	Convention on the Elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia	22/07/64	08/05/74	X		X
051	European Convention on the Supervision of Conditionally Sentenced or Conditionally Released Offenders	30/11/64	22/08/75	X	X
052	European Convention on the Punishment of Road Traffic Offences	30/11/64	18/07/72	X	X
053	European Agreement for the Prevention of Broadcasts transmitted from Stations outside National Territories	22/01/65	19/10/67	X	X
054	Protocol to the European Agreement on the Protection of Television Broadcasts	22/01/65	24/03/65	X	X
055	Protocol No. 5 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, amending Articles 22 and 40 of the Convention	20/01/66	20/12/71
056	European Convention providing a Uniform Law on Arbitration	20/01/66		X	X
057	European Convention on Establishment of Companies	20/01/66
058	European Convention on the Adoption of Children	24/04/67	26/04/68	X	X
059	European Agreement on the Instruction and Education of Nurses	25/10/67	07/08/69	X	X
060	European Convention on Foreign Money Liabilities	11/12/67		X	X
061	European Convention on Consular Functions	11/12/67		X
061A	Protocol to the European Convention on Consular Functions concerning the Protection of Refugees	11/12/67		X
061B	Protocol to the European Convention on Consular Functions relating to Consular Functions in respect of Civil Aircraft	11/12/67		X
062	European Convention on Information on Foreign Law	07/06/68	17/12/69	X	X
063	European Convention on the Abolition of Legalisation of Documents executed by Diplomatic Agents or Consular Officers	07/06/68	14/08/70	X	X
064	European Agreement on the Restriction of the Use of certain Detergents in Washing and Cleaning Products	16/09/68	16/02/71	X	X
065	European Convention for the Protection of Animals during International Transport	13/12/68	20/02/71	X	X	X
066	European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage	06/05/69	20/11/70	X	X
067	European Agreement relating to Persons participating in Proceedings of the European Commission and Court of Human Rights	06/05/69	17/04/71
068	European Agreement on Au Pair Placement	24/11/69	30/05/71	X	X
069	European Agreement on continued Payment of Scholarships to students studying abroad	12/12/69	02/10/71	X	X
070	European Convention on the International Validity of Criminal Judgments	28/05/70	26/07/74	X	X
071	European Convention on the Repatriation of Minors	28/05/70		X	X
072	Convention relating to Stops on Bearer Securities in International Circulation	28/05/70	11/02/79	X	X
073	European Convention on the Transfer of Proceedings in Criminal Matters	15/05/72	30/03/78	X	X
074	European Convention on State Immunity	16/05/72	11/06/76	X	X
074A	Additional Protocol to the European Convention on State Immunity	16/05/72	22/05/85	X	X
075	European Convention on the Place of Payment of Money Liabilities	16/05/72		X	X
076	European Convention on the Calculation of Time-Limits	16/05/72	28/04/83	X	X
077	Convention on the Establishment of a Scheme of Registration of Wills	16/05/72	20/03/76	X	X
078	European Convention on Social Security	14/12/72	01/03/77	X	X
078A	Supplementary Agreement for the Application of the European Convention on Social Security	14/12/72	01/03/77	X	X
079	European Convention on Civil Liability for Damage caused by Motor Vehicles	14/05/73		X	X
080	Agreement on the Transfer of Corpses	26/10/73	11/11/75	X	X
081	Additional Protocol to the Protocol to the European Agreement on the Protection of Television Broadcasts	14/01/74	31/12/74	X	X
082	European Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitation to Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes	25/01/74	27/06/03	X	X
083	European Convention on the Social Protection of Farmers	06/05/74	17/06/77	X	X
084	European Agreement on the Exchange of Tissue-Typing Reagents	17/09/74	23/04/77	X	X	X
085	European Convention on the Legal Status of Children born out of Wedlock	15/10/75	11/08/78	X	X
086	Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition	15/10/75	20/08/79	X	X
087	European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purposes	10/03/76	10/09/78	X	X	X
088	European Convention on the International Effects of Deprivation of the Right to Drive a Motor Vehicle	03/06/76	28/04/83	X	X
089	Additional Protocol to the European Agreement on the Exchange of Tissue-Typing Reagents	24/06/76	23/04/77	X	X	X
090	European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism	27/01/77	04/08/78
091	European Convention on Products Liability in regard to Personal Injury and Death	27/01/77		X	X
092	European Agreement on the Transmission of Applications for Legal Aid	27/01/77	28/02/77	X	X
093	European Convention on the Legal Status of Migrant Workers	24/11/77	01/05/83
094	European Convention on the Service Abroad of Documents relating to Administrative Matters	24/11/77	01/11/82	X	X
095	Protocol amending the Convention on the Reduction of Cases of Multiple Nationality and Military Obligations in Cases of Multiple Nationality	24/11/77	08/09/78	X	X
096	Additional Protocol to the Convention on the Reduction of Cases of Multiple Nationality and Military Obligations in Cases of Multiple Nationality	24/11/77	17/10/83	X	X
097	Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Information on Foreign Law	15/03/78	31/08/79	X	X
098	Second Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition	17/03/78	05/06/83	X	X
099	Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters	17/03/78	12/04/82	X	X
100	European Convention on the Obtaining Abroad of Information and Evidence in Administrative Matters	15/03/78	01/01/83	X	X
101	European Convention on the Control of the Acquisition and Possession of Firearms by Individuals	28/06/78	01/07/82	X	X
102	European Convention for the Protection of Animals for Slaughter	10/05/79	11/06/82	X	X	X
103	Additional Protocol to the European Convention for the Protection of Animals during International Transport	10/05/79	07/11/89	X	X	X
104	Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats	19/09/79	01/06/82	X	X	X
105	European Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions concerning Custody of Children and on Restoration of Custody of Children	20/05/80	01/09/83	X	X
106	European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities	21/05/80	22/12/81	X
107	European Agreement on Transfer of Responsibility for Refugees	16/10/80	01/12/80	X	X
108	Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data	28/01/81	01/10/85	X	X
109	Additional Protocol to the European Agreement on the Exchange of Therapeutic Substances of Human Origin	01/01/83	01/01/85	X	X
110	Additional Protocol to the Agreement on the Temporary Importation, free of duty, of Medical, Surgical and Laboratory Equipment for Use on free loan in Hospitals and other Medical Institutions for Purposes of Diagnosis or Treatment	01/01/83	01/01/85	X	X
111	Additional Protocol to the European Agreement on the Exchanges of Blood-Grouping Reagents	01/01/83	01/01/85	X	X
112	Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons	21/03/83	01/07/85	X	X
113	Additional Protocol to the Protocol to the European Agreement on the Protection of Television Broadcasts	21/03/83	01/01/85	X	X
114	Protocol No. 6 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty	28/04/83	01/03/85
115	Protocol amending the European Agreement on the Restriction of the Use of certain Detergents in Washing and Cleaning Products	25/10/83	01/11/84	X	X
116	European Convention on the Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes	24/11/83	01/02/88	X	X
117	Protocol No. 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	22/11/84	01/11/88
118	Protocol No. 8 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	19/03/85	01/01/90
119	European Convention on Offences relating to Cultural Property	23/06/85		X	X
120	European Convention on Spectator Violence and Misbehaviour at Sports Events and in particular at Football Matches	19/08/85	01/11/85	X	X
121	Convention for the Protection of the Architectural Heritage of Europe	03/10/85	01/12/87	X	X	X
122	European Charter of Local Self-Government	15/10/85	01/09/88
123	European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate Animals used for Experimental and other Scientific Purposes	18/03/86	01/01/91	X	X	X
124	European Convention on the Recognition of the Legal Personality of International Non-Governmental Organisations	24/04/86	01/01/91	X	X
125	European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals	13/11/87	01/05/92	X	X
126	European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	26/11/87	01/02/89	X	X
127	Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters	25/01/88	01/04/95	X	X
128	Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter	05/05/88	04/09/92
129	Arrangement for the Application of the European Agreement of 17 October 1980 concerning the Provision of Medical Care to Persons during Temporary Residence	26/05/88		X
130	Convention on Insider Trading	20/04/89	01/10/91	X	X	X
131	Third Additional Protocol to the Protocol to the European Agreement on the Protection of Television Broadcasts	20/04/89		X	X
132	European Convention on Transfrontier Television	05/05/89	01/05/93	X	X	X
133	Protocol to the Convention on Insider Trading	11/09/89	01/10/91
134	Protocol to the Convention on the Elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia	16/11/89	01/11/92	X		X
135	Anti-Doping Convention	16/11/89	01/03/90	X	X
136	European Convention on Certain International Aspects of Bankruptcy	05/06/90		X	X
137	Fifth Protocol to the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe	18/06/90	01/11/91
138	European Convention on the General Equivalence of Periods of University Study	06/11/90	01/01/91	X	X	X
139	European Code of Social Security (Revised)	06/11/90		X	X	X
140	Protocol No. 9 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	06/11/90	01/10/94
141	Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime	08/11/90	01/09/93	X	X
142	Protocol amending the European Social Charter	21/10/91
143	European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (Revised)	16/01/92	25/05/95	X	X	X
144	Convention on the Participation of Foreigners in Public Life at Local Level	05/02/92	01/05/97	X	X
145	Protocol of Amendment to the European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purposes	06/02/92		X	X	X
146	Protocol No. 10 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	25/03/92
147	European Convention on Cinematographic Co-Production	02/10/92	01/04/94	X		X
148	European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages	05/11/92	01/03/98	X	X
149	Second Protocol amending the Convention on the Reduction of Cases of Multiple Nationality and Military Obligations in Cases of Multiple Nationality	02/02/93	24/03/95	X	X
150	Convention on Civil Liability for Damage resulting from Activities Dangerous to the Environment	21/06/93		X	X	X
151	Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	04/11/93	01/03/02
152	Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	04/11/93	01/03/02
153	European Convention relating to questions on Copyright Law and Neighbouring Rights in the Framework of Transfrontier Broadcasting by Satellite	11/05/94		X		X
154	Protocol to the European Convention on Social Security	11/05/94		X	X
155	Protocol No. 11 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, restructuring the control machinery established thereby	11/05/94	01/11/98
156	Agreement on illicit traffic by sea, implementing Article 17 of the United Nations Convention against illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances	31/01/95	01/05/00	X	X
157	Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities	01/02/95	01/02/98	X	X
158	Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter Providing for a System of Collective Complaints	09/11/95	01/07/98
159	Additional Protocol to the European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities	09/11/95	01/12/98	X
160	European Convention on the Exercise of Children's Rights	25/01/96	01/07/00	X	X	X
161	European Agreement relating to persons participating in proceedings of the European Court of Human Rights	05/03/96	01/01/99
162	Sixth Protocol to the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe	05/03/96	01/11/98
163	European Social Charter (revised)	03/05/96	01/07/99
164	Convention for the protection of Human Rights and dignity of the human being with regard to the application of biology and medicine: Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine	04/04/97	01/12/99	X	X	X
165	Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region	11/04/97	01/02/99	X	X	X
166	European Convention on Nationality	06/11/97	01/03/00	X	X
167	Additional Protocol to the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons	18/12/97	01/06/00	X	X
168	Additional Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine, on the Prohibition of Cloning Human Beings	12/01/98	01/03/01	X	X	X
169	Protocol No. 2 to the European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities concerning interterritorial co-operation	05/05/98	01/02/01	X
170	Protocol of Amendment to the European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate Animals used for Experimental and other Scientific Purposes	22/06/98		X	X	X
171	Protocol amending the European Convention on Transfrontier Television	01/10/98	01/03/02	X	X	X
172	Convention on the Protection of Environment through Criminal Law	04/11/98		X	X
173	Criminal Law Convention on Corruption	27/01/99	01/07/02	X	X	X
174	Civil Law Convention on Corruption	04/11/99	01/11/03	X	X	X
175	European Convention on the Promotion of a Transnational Long-Term Voluntary Service for Young People	11/05/00		X
176	European Landscape Convention	20/10/00		X
177	Protocol No. 12 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	04/11/00
178	European Convention on the Legal Protection of Services based on, or consisting of, Conditional Access	24/01/01	01/07/03	X	X	X
179	Additional Protocol to the European Agreement on the Transmission of Applications for Legal Aid	04/10/01	01/09/02	X	X
180	Convention on Information and Legal Co-operation concerning "Information Society Services"	04/10/01		X	X	X
181	Additional Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data, regarding supervisory authorities and transborder data flows	08/11/01		X	X	X
182	Second Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters	08/11/01		X	X
183	European Convention for the protection of the Audiovisual Heritage	08/11/01		X	X	X
184	Protocol to the European Convention on the protection of the Audiovisual Heritage, on the protection of Television Productions	08/11/01		X	X	X
185	Convention on Cybercrime	23/11/01		X	X
186	Additional Protocol to the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine concerning Transplantation of Organs and Tissues of Human Origin	24/01/02		X	X	X
187	Protocol No. 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances	03/05/02	01/07/03
188	Additional Protocol to the Anti-Doping Convention	12/09/02		X	X
189	Additional Protocol to the Convention on cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems	28/01/03		X	X
190	Protocol amending the European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism	15/05/03
191	Additional Protocol to the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption	15/05/03		X	X	X
192	Convention on Contact concerning Children	15/05/03		X	X	X

Notes : Convention(s) and Agreement(s) opened to the member States of the Council of Europe and, where appropriate, to the :
E*. : European non-member States - N*. : Non-European non-member States - C*. : European Community.
See the final provisions of each treaty.