- 25 - C. Signatures and ratifications of Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (as at 1 August 1998) MEMBER STATES ALBANIA Date of signature Date of ratification 02.10.96 02.10.96 ANDORRA *** AUSTRIA 04.11.93 30.04.96 BELGIUM 04.11.93 12.09.96 BULGARIA 04.03.97 27.10.97 CROATIA *** CYPRUS 02.02.94 10.09.97 CZECH REPUBLIC 28.04.95 07.09.95 DENMARK 04.11.93 26.04.94 ESTONIA 28.06.96 06.11.96 FINLAND 04.11.93(*) 04.11.93(*) FRANCE 04.11.93 14.08.96 GERMANY 04.11.93 13.12.96 GREECE 04.11.93 29.06.94 HUNGARY 04.11.93(*) 04.11.93(*) ICELAND 08.09.94 29.06.95 IRELAND 10.04.96(*) 10.04.96(*) ITALY 30.10.96 *** LATVIA 11.09.97 10.02.98 LIECHTENSTEIN 04.11.93 05.05.95 LITHUANIA 14.09.95 LUXEMBOURG 04.11.93 20.07.95 04.11.93(*) 04.11.93(*) MALTA Date of entry into force