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Strasbourg/Bucuresti, 9 April 2001
DGIV/EDU/HE (2001) 10
ED-2001/UNESCO-CEPES/LRC.2/3

THE COMMITTEE OF THE CONVENTION ON THE RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATIONS CONCERNING HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE EUROPEAN REGION

SECOND SESSION

Rīga, 6 June 2001

OVERVIEW OF SIGNATURES AND RATIFICATION PROCESS AT NATIONAL LEVEL

Prepared by Directorate General IV: Education, Culture and Heritage, Youth and Sport (Directorate of School, Out-of-School and Higher Education - Higher Education and Research Division) of the Council of Europe and the UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education (UNESCO-CEPES)

ITEM 4

Distribution: meeting

CONVENTION ON THE RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATIONS CONCERNING HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE EUROPEAN REGION ETS n° : 165 Special conditions of opening for signature.

Status as of 09/04/01

OPENING FOR SIGNATURE :
Place : Lisbon
Date : 11/04/97

ENTRY INTO FORCE :
Conditions : 5 Ratifications including 3 member States of the Council of Europe and/or the UNESCO Europe Region.
Date : 01/02/99

Member States of the Council of Europe:

States

Date of
signature

Date of
ratification

Date of entry
into force

Notes

R.

D.

A.

T.

C.

O.

Albania

04/11/99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andorra

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Armenia

26/05/00

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

Austria

07/07/97

03/02/99

01/04/99

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

Azerbaijan

11/04/97

10/03/98

01/02/99

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

Belgium

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bulgaria

11/04/97

19/05/00

01/07/00

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

Croatia

11/04/97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cyprus

25/03/98

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Czech Republic

11/04/97

15/12/99

01/02/00

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

Denmark

11/04/97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estonia

11/04/97

01/04/98

01/02/99

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

Finland

22/01/98

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

France

11/04/97

04/10/99

01/12/99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia

11/04/97

13/10/99

01/12/99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany

11/04/97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greece

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hungary

11/04/97

04/02/00

01/04/00

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

Iceland

11/04/97

21/03/01

01/05/01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ireland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italy

24/07/97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latvia

11/04/97

20/07/99

01/09/99

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

Liechtenstein

 

01/02/00 (a)

01/04/00

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

Lithuania

11/04/97

17/12/98

01/02/99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Luxembourg

11/04/97

04/10/00

01/12/00

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

Malta

11/04/97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moldova

06/05/97

23/09/99

01/11/99

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

Netherlands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norway

11/04/97

29/04/99

01/06/99

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

Poland

11/04/97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portugal

11/04/97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Romania

11/04/97

12/01/99

01/03/99

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

Russia

07/05/99

25/05/00

01/07/00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Marino

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slovakia

11/04/97

13/07/99

01/09/99

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

Slovenia

11/04/97

21/07/99

01/09/99

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

Spain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweden

11/04/97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switzerland

24/03/98 (s)

24/03/98 (s)

01/02/99

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

11/04/97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ukraine

11/04/97

14/04/00

01/06/00

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

United Kingdom

07/11/97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-member States of the Council of Europe:

States

Date of
signature

Date of
 ratification 

Date of entry
into force

Notes

R.

D.

A.

T.

C.

O.

Australia

19/09/00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belarus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada

04/11/97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holy See

11/04/97

28/02/01

01/04/01

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

Israel

24/11/97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kazakhstan

11/04/97

07/10/98

01/02/99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kyrghyz Republic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monaco

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tajikistan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

11/04/97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Organisations :

Organisations

Date of
signature

Date of
 ratification 

Date of entry
into force

Notes

R.

D.

A.

T.

C.

O.

European Community

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications :

18

Total number of ratifications/accessions :

23

Notes :

(a) Accession - (s) Signature without reservation as to ratification - (su) Succession - (r) Signature "ad referendum".
R.: Reservations - D.: Declarations - A.: Authorities - T.: Territorial Application - C.: Communication - O.: Objection.

Source: Treaty Office on <http://conventions.coe.int>

 

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