European Convention on the Equivalence of Diplomas leading to admission to Universities

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
EDUCATION
Signed at
Signed on
11 December 1953
In force on
20 April 1954

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. AUSTRIA
  2. BELGIUM
  3. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  4. Cook Islands
  5. CROATIA
  6. CYPRUS
  7. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  8. CZECH REPUBLIC
  9. DENMARK
  10. FINLAND
  11. FRANCE
  12. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  13. GREECE
  14. HUNGARY
  15. ICELAND
  16. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  17. Isle Of Man
  18. ISRAEL
  19. ITALY
  20. LATVIA
  21. LIECHTENSTEIN
  22. LITHUANIA
  23. LUXEMBOURG
  24. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  25. MALTA
  26. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  27. NETHERLANDS THE
  28. NEW ZEALAND
  29. Niue Island
  30. NORWAY
  31. POLAND
  32. PORTUGAL
  33. ROMANIA
  34. RUSSIAN FEDERATION
  35. SAAR TERRITORY
  36. SAN MARINO
  37. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  38. SLOVENIA
  39. SPAIN
  40. SWEDEN
  41. SWITZERLAND
  42. Tokelau Islands
  43. TURKEY
  44. UNITED KINGDOM
  45. YUGOSLAVIA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AUSTRIA Accession 9 October 1956 9 October 1956
BELGIUM Signature 11 December 1953
BELGIUM Ratification 14 June 1955 14 June 1955
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Accession 29 December 1994 29 December 1994
Cook Islands Extension 20 July 1978
CROATIA Accession 27 January 1993 27 January 1993
CYPRUS Signature 30 November 1967
CYPRUS Ratification 29 October 1968 29 October 1968
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 1 January 1993 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 26 March 1991
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Approval 26 March 1991 26 March 1991
DENMARK Signature 11 December 1953
DENMARK Ratification 20 April 1954 20 April 1954
FINLAND Signature 16 September 1991
FINLAND Ratification 16 September 1991 16 September 1991
FRANCE Signature 11 December 1953
FRANCE Ratification 11 March 1955 11 March 1955
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 11 December 1953
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Reservation 11 December 1953
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 3 March 1955 3 March 1955
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 3 March 1955
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Reservation 3 March 1955
GREECE Signature 11 December 1953
GREECE Ratification 5 December 1955 5 December 1955
HUNGARY Signature 3 February 1992
ICELAND Signature 11 December 1953
ICELAND Ratification 5 August 1954 5 August 1954
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 11 December 1953
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 31 March 1954
Isle Of Man Extension 2 September 1994
ISRAEL Accession 7 October 1971 7 October 1971
ITALY Signature 11 December 1953
ITALY Ratification 31 October 1956 31 October 1956
ITALY Reservation 31 October 1956
LATVIA Signature 5 December 1996
LATVIA Ratification 5 December 1996 5 December 1996
LIECHTENSTEIN Signature 22 May 1991
LIECHTENSTEIN Ratification 22 May 1991 22 May 1991
LITHUANIA Signature 7 June 1996
LITHUANIA Ratification 7 February 1997 7 February 1997
LUXEMBOURG Signature 11 December 1953
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 12 January 1955 12 January 1955
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Accession 30 March 1994 30 March 1994
MALTA Signature 7 May 1968
MALTA Ratification 6 May 1969 6 May 1969
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Signature 2 May 1996
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 11 December 1953
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 27 August 1956
NEW ZEALAND Accession 20 July 1978 20 July 1978
Niue Island Extension 20 July 1978
NORWAY Signature 11 December 1953
NORWAY Ratification 21 May 1954 21 May 1954
POLAND Signature 11 July 1994
POLAND Ratification 10 October 1994
PORTUGAL Signature 27 April 1978
PORTUGAL Ratification 3 November 1981 3 November 1981
ROMANIA Signature 2 October 1995
ROMANIA Ratification 22 April 1998 22 April 1998
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Signature 7 November 1996
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Ratification 17 September 1999 17 September 1999
SAAR TERRITORY Signature 11 December 1953
SAAR TERRITORY Ratification 8 September 1954
SAN MARINO Signature 11 May 1990
SAN MARINO Ratification 20 November 1996
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 8 January 1993 1 January 1993
SLOVENIA Accession 2 July 1992 2 July 1992
SPAIN Accession 21 March 1962 21 March 1962
SWEDEN Signature 11 December 1953
SWEDEN Ratification 27 May 1960 27 May 1960
SWITZERLAND Signature 25 April 1991
SWITZERLAND Declaration 25 April 1991
SWITZERLAND Ratification 25 April 1991
Tokelau Islands Extension 20 July 1978
TURKEY Signature 11 December 1953
TURKEY Ratification 10 October 1957 10 October 1957
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 11 December 1953
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 22 March 1954 1 January 1900
YUGOSLAVIA Accession 15 September 1977 15 September 1977

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/496/0: 0
  2. UN Registration Counci/0: 218 12
  3. Treaty Series 038/1954: Cmd 9168||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1954-TS0038.pdf
  4. Miscellaneous Series 002/1954: Cmd 9039
Metadata

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UUID: 22ad0cd0-14aa-4f02-b4c1-6a0822dcf129
Treaty ID: 2211
Record ID: 70439