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The Guide to the

Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM)

Updated on 21/05/2004

The FCNM opened for signature : 01/02/95

The FCNM entered into force : 01/02/98

States

Date of
signature

Date of
ratification or accession (a)

Date of entry
into force

Reservation (R) Declaration (D)
(texts here)

First state report due

First state report

submitted
(click for text)

NGO parallel report(s)
(click for text)

Advisory Committee
(AC) opinion adopted

Advisory Committee (AC) opinion published
(click for text)

State comment on AC opinion submitted

State comment on AC opinion published
(click for text)

Resolution of the Committee of Ministers (click for text)

States

Albania

29/06/95

28/09/99

01/01/00

01/10/2001

12/09/2002

10/02/2003

Albania

Andorra

Andorra

Armenia

25/07/97

20/07/98

01/11/98

01/11/1999

16/05/2002

14/10/2002

Armenia

Austria

01/02/95

31/03/98

01/07/98

D

01/07/1999

15/11/2000
appendix

16/05/2002

17/10/2002

Austria

Azerbaijan

26/06/00 a

01/10/00

D

01/10/2001

22/05/2003

24/10/2003

Azerbaijan

Belgium

31/07/01

R

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

24/02/00 a

01/06/00

01/06/2001

09/1999
for BiH

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

09/10/97

07/05/99

01/09/99

D

01/09/2000

09/1999 11/2003
HRP/RBF BHC

Bulgaria

Croatia

06/11/96

11/10/97

01/02/98

01/02/1999

06/04/2001

26/09/2001

Croatia

Cyprus

01/02/95

04/06/96

01/02/98

01/02/1999

06/04/2001

25/01/2002

Cyprus

Czech Republic

28/04/95

18/12/97

01/04/98

01/04/1999

06/04/2001

27/08/2001

Czech Republic

Denmark

01/02/95

22/09/97

01/02/98

D

01/02/1999

22/09/2000

07/06/2001

Denmark

Estonia

02/02/95

06/01/97

01/02/98

D

01/02/1999

14/09/2001

20/02/2002

Estonia

Finland

01/02/95

03/10/97

01/02/98

01/02/1999

22/09/2000

03/07/2001

Finland

France

France

Georgia

21/01/00

Georgia

Germany

11/05/95

10/09/97

01/02/98

D

01/02/1999

01/03/2002

19/07/2002

Germany

Greece

22/09/97

Greece

Hungary

01/02/95

25/09/95

01/02/98

01/02/1999

22/09/2000

14/05/2001

Hungary

Iceland

01/02/95

Iceland

Ireland

01/02/95

07/05/99

01/09/99

01/09/2000

22/05/2003

22/05/2003

Ireland

Italy

01/02/95

03/11/97

01/03/98

01/03/1999

14/09/2001

31/01/2002

Italy

Latvia

11/05/95

Latvia

Liechtenstein

01/02/95

18/11/97

01/03/98

D

01/03/1999

30/11/2000

18/05/2001

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

01/02/95

23/03/00

01/07/00

01/07/2001

21/01/2003

23/09/2003

Lithuania

Luxembourg

20/07/95

D

Luxembourg

Macedonia

25/07/96

10/04/97

01/02/98

D

01/02/1999

23/09/2003
(provisional)

Macedonia

Malta

11/05/95

10/02/98

01/06/98

R & D

01/06/1999

30/11/2000

05/06/2001

Malta

Moldova

13/07/95

20/11/96

01/02/98

01/02/1999

01/03/2002

29/07/2002

Moldova

Netherlands

01/02/95

Netherlands

Norway

01/02/95

17/03/99

01/07/99

01/07/2000

05/05/2001
28/02/2001

12/09/2002

14/10/2002

Norway

Poland

01/02/95

20/12/00

01/04/01

D

01/04/2002

27/11/2003

Poland

Portugal

01/02/95

07/05/02

01/09/02

01/09/2003

Portugal

Romania

01/02/95

11/05/95

01/02/98

01/02/1999

06/04/2001

28/08/2001

Romania

Russia

28/02/96

21/08/98

01/12/98

D

01/12/1999

13/09/2002

21/02/2003

Russia

San Marino

11/05/95

05/12/96

01/02/98

01/02/1999

30/11/2000

None

None

San Marino

Serbia and Montenegro

11/05/01 a

01/09/01

01/09/2002

2002
2003
05/2003

27/11/2003

Serbia and Montenegro

Slovakia

01/02/95

14/09/95

01/02/98

01/02/1999

22/09/2000

05/06/2001

Slovakia

Slovenia

01/02/95

25/03/98

01/07/98

D

01/07/1999

12/09/2002

Slovenia

Spain

01/02/95

01/09/95

01/02/98

01/02/1999

27/11/2003

Spain

Sweden

01/02/95

09/02/00

01/06/00

D

01/06/2001

22/02/2003

11/07/2003

Sweden

Switzerland

01/02/95

21/10/98

01/02/99

D

01/02/2000

01/2002
in French
in German

22/02/2003

Switzerland

Turkey

Turkey

Ukraine

15/09/95

26/01/98

01/05/98

01/05/1999

01/03/2002

12/08/2002

Ukraine

United Kingdom

01/02/95

15/01/98

01/05/98

01/05/1999

30/11/2001

18/04/2002

United Kingdom

Total number of Council of Europe states that have not signed the FCNM	3
Total number of states that have signed, but not ratified the FCNM	7
Total number of states that have ratified the FCNM	35

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