CPT: 15TH GENERAL REPORT 21 APPENDIX 2 Signatures and ratifications of the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Member States Date of Date of Date of entry of the Council of Europe signature ratification into force Albania 02.10.1996 02.10.1996 01.02.1997 Andorra 10.09.1996 06.01.1997 01.05.1997 Armenia 11.05.2001 18.06.2002 01.10.2002 Austria 26.11.1987 06.01.1989 01.05.1989 Azerbaijan 21.12.2001 15.04.2002 01.08.2002 Belgium 26.11.1987 23.07.1991 01.11.1991 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.07.2002 12.07.2002 01.11.2002 Bulgaria 30.09.1993 03.05.1994 01.09.1994 Croatia 06.11.1996 11.10.1997 01.02.1998 Cyprus 26.11.1987 03.04.1989 01.08.1989 Czech Republic 23.12.1992 07.09.1995 01.01.1996 Denmark 26.11.1987 02.05.1989 01.09.1989 Estonia 28.06.1996 06.11.1996 01.03.1997 Finland 16.11.1989 20.12.1990 01.04.1991 France 26.11.1987 09.01.1989 01.05.1989 Georgia 16.02.2000 20.06.2000 01.10.2000 Germany 26.11.1987 21.02.1990 01.06.1990 Greece 26.11.1987 02.08.1991 01.12.1991 Hungary 09.02.1993 04.11.1993 01.03.1994 Iceland 26.11.1987 19.06.1990 01.10.1990 Ireland 14.03.1988 14.03.1988 01.02.1989 Italy 26.11.1987 29.12.1988 01.04.1989 Latvia 11.09.1997 10.02.1998 01.06.1998 Liechtenstein 26.11.1987 12.09.1991 01.01.1992 Lithuania 14.09.1995 26.11.1998 01.03.1999 Luxembourg 26.11.1987 06.09.1988 01.02.1989 Malta 26.11.1987 07.03.1988 01.02.1989 Moldova 02.05.1996 02.10.1997 01.02.1998 Monaco * * * Netherlands 26.11.1987 12.10.1988 01.02.1989 Norway 26.11.1987 21.04.1989 01.08.1989 Poland 11.07.1994 10.10.1994 01.02.1995 Portugal 26.11.1987 29.03.1990 01.07.1990 Romania 04.11.1993 04.10.1994 01.02.1995 Russian Federation 28.02.1996 05.05.1998 01.09.1998 San Marino 16.11.1989 31.01.1990 01.05.1990 Serbia and Montenegro 03.03.2004 03.03.2004 01.07.2004 Slovakia 23.12.1992 11.05.1994 01.09.1994 Slovenia 04.11.1993 02.02.1994 01.06.1994 Spain 26.11.1987 02.05.1989 01.09.1989 Sweden 26.11.1987 21.06.1988 01.02.1989 Switzerland 26.11.1987 07.10.1988 01.02.1989 “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” 14.06.1996 06.06.1997 01.10.1997 Turkey 11.01.1988 26.02.1988 01.02.1989 Ukraine 02.05.1996 05.05.1997 01.09.1997 United Kingdom 26.11.1987 24.06.1988 01.02.1989 ______________________ Note The Convention is open for signature by the member States of the Council of Europe. Since 1 March 2002, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe may also invite any non-member State of the Council of Europe to accede to the Convention. * On 5 October 2004, Monaco became the 46th member of the Council; it has undertaken to sign and ratify the Convention setting up the CPT within one year of joining the Organisation.