European Convention on Information on Foreign Law [ETS No. 62]

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
Signed at
Signed on
7 June 1968
In force on
17 December 1969

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ALBANIA
  2. Aruba
  3. AUSTRIA
  4. AZERBAIJAN
  5. BELARUS
  6. BELGIUM
  7. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  8. BULGARIA
  9. COSTA RICA
  10. CROATIA
  11. CYPRUS
  12. CZECH REPUBLIC
  13. DENMARK
  14. ESTONIA
  15. FRANCE
  16. GEORGIA
  17. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  18. GREECE
  19. HUNGARY
  20. ICELAND
  21. ITALY
  22. Jersey
  23. Land Berlin
  24. LATVIA
  25. LIECHTENSTEIN
  26. LITHUANIA
  27. LUXEMBOURG
  28. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  29. MALTA
  30. MEXICO
  31. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  32. MOROCCO
  33. NETHERLANDS THE
  34. NORWAY
  35. POLAND
  36. PORTUGAL
  37. ROMANIA
  38. RUSSIAN FEDERATION
  39. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  40. SLOVENIA
  41. SOVIET UNION
  42. SPAIN
  43. SWEDEN
  44. SWITZERLAND
  45. TURKEY
  46. UKRAINE
  47. UNITED KINGDOM
  48. YUGOSLAVIA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALBANIA Signature 8 June 2000
ALBANIA Ratification 17 May 2001 18 August 2001
ALBANIA Communication 8 April 2002
Aruba Extension 17 June 1986 1 January 1986
AUSTRIA Signature 6 September 1968
AUSTRIA Ratification 4 October 1971
AZERBAIJAN Accession 26 June 2000 27 September 2000
AZERBAIJAN Declaration 26 June 2000
BELARUS Accession 2 July 1997 3 October 1997
BELARUS Declaration 2 July 1997
BELGIUM Signature 31 January 1972
BELGIUM Ratification 16 October 1973 17 January 1974
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Signature 17 May 2013
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Ratification 17 May 2013 18 August 2013
BULGARIA Accession 31 January 1991 1 May 1991
BULGARIA Declaration 18 March 1991
COSTA RICA Accession 15 March 1975 16 June 1976
CROATIA Acc. by letter 18 June 2013
CYPRUS Signature 29 October 1968
CYPRUS Ratification 16 April 1969 17 December 1968
CYPRUS Declaration 16 December 1976
CZECH REPUBLIC Signature 8 April 1998
CZECH REPUBLIC Acceptance 24 June 1998 25 September 1998
CZECH REPUBLIC Declaration 24 June 1998
DENMARK Signature 7 June 1968
DENMARK Ratification 9 March 1970 10 June 1970
ESTONIA Signature 4 November 1993
ESTONIA Ratification 28 April 1997 29 July 1997
ESTONIA Declaration 28 April 1997 29 July 1997
FRANCE Signature 7 June 1968
FRANCE Acceptance 10 April 1972 11 July 1972
FRANCE Declaration 10 April 1972
GEORGIA Accession 18 March 1999 19 June 1999
GEORGIA Reservation 18 March 1999
GEORGIA Communication 27 June 2008
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Notification 1 January 1905
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 7 June 1968
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 18 December 1974 19 March 1975
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 29 February 1996
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 24 January 2000 1 January 2000
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Communication 12 May 2000
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Communication 12 February 2002
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Notification 20 April 2007 20 April 2007
GREECE Signature 7 June 1968
GREECE Ratification 5 October 1977 6 January 1978
HUNGARY Accession 16 November 1989 17 February 1990
HUNGARY Notification 16 July 1992
ICELAND Signature 27 February 1969
ICELAND Ratification 2 October 1969 3 January 1970
ITALY Signature 6 November 1968
ITALY Ratification 10 April 1972 11 July 1972
Jersey Extension 12 March 1970
Land Berlin Extension 18 December 1974 19 March 1985
LATVIA Signature 29 October 1997
LATVIA Ratification 5 August 1998 6 November 1998
LATVIA Declaration 2 November 1998
LIECHTENSTEIN Accession 6 November 1972 7 February 1973
LITHUANIA Signature 14 April 1994
LITHUANIA Ratification 16 October 1996 17 January 1997
LITHUANIA Declaration 16 October 1996
LUXEMBOURG Signature 7 June 1968
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 14 September 1977 15 October 1977
LUXEMBOURG Declaration 14 September 1977
LUXEMBOURG Communication 20 April 2010
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Signature 8 December 2000
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Ratification 15 January 2003 16 April 2003
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Declaration 15 January 2003
MALTA Signature 7 June 1968
MALTA Ratification 22 January 1969 17 December 1969
MEXICO Accession 21 February 2003 22 May 2003
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Signature 27 June 2001
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Ratification 14 March 2002 15 June 2002
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Declaration 14 March 2002
MOROCCO Accession 19 June 2013 20 September 2013
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 7 June 1968
NETHERLANDS THE Acceptance 1 December 1976 2 March 1977
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 23 March 1981
NETHERLANDS THE Communication 12 August 2002
NORWAY Signature 7 June 1968
NORWAY Ratification 30 October 1969 1 February 1970
NORWAY Declaration 30 October 1969
NORWAY Communication 25 September 2002
POLAND Signature 26 November 1991
POLAND Ratification 14 September 1992 15 December 1992
POLAND Declaration 22 February 2002
PORTUGAL Signature 27 April 1977
PORTUGAL Ratification 7 August 1978 8 November 1978
PORTUGAL Notification 7 August 1978
ROMANIA Accession 26 April 1991 27 July 1991
ROMANIA Declaration 26 April 1991
ROMANIA Declaration 11 March 2009 11 March 2009
ROMANIA Signature 21 May 2010 21 May 2010
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Notification 6 April 1992
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Signature 3 November 1995
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Declaration 3 November 1995
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Ratification 5 December 1996 6 March 1997
SLOVENIA Signature 31 March 1994
SLOVENIA Ratification 1 April 1998 2 July 1998
SLOVENIA Declaration 1 April 1998
SOVIET UNION Accession 12 February 1991 13 May 1991
SOVIET UNION Declaration 12 February 1991
SPAIN Accession 19 November 1973 20 February 1974
SPAIN Notification 15 June 1987
SPAIN Communication 19 July 1994
SPAIN Communication 5 July 1995
SPAIN Communication 26 January 1999
SPAIN Declaration 5 March 2008
SWEDEN Signature 7 June 1968
SWEDEN Ratification 30 October 1969 1 February 1970
SWEDEN Declaration 30 October 1969
SWEDEN Communication 23 February 2001
SWITZERLAND Signature 23 June 1969
SWITZERLAND Ratification 19 August 1970 20 November 1970
TURKEY Signature 7 June 1968
TURKEY Ratification 19 December 1975 20 March 1976
TURKEY Reservation 19 December 1975
UKRAINE Accession 13 June 1994 14 September 1994
UKRAINE Notification 14 December 2001
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 7 June 1968
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 16 September 1969 17 December 1969
UNITED KINGDOM Communication 25 November 2002
UNITED KINGDOM Communication 23 April 2021
YUGOSLAVIA Accession 30 May 2002 31 August 2002

Citations

  1. Treaty Series 031/2007: Cm 7307||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0031.pdf
  2. Treaty Series 009/2008: Cm 7458||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0009.pdf
  3. Treaty Series 016/2008: Cm 7607||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0016.pdf
  4. Treaty Series 017/2009: Cm 7779||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2009-TS0017.pdf
  5. Treaty Series 022/2010: Cm 8063||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2010-TS0022.pdf
  6. UN Registration 10346/0: 720 14
  7. Treaty Series 117/1969: Cmnd 4229||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1969-TS0117.pdf
  8. Miscellaneous Series 020/1969: Cmnd 4050
Metadata

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UUID: 066fd4b7-7a42-4507-bfaa-d9b33f5b9507
Treaty ID: 2580
Record ID: 70848