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Chart of signatures and ratifications of Treaty 165

Title	Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region
Reference	ETS No.165
Opening of the treaty	Lisbon, 11/04/1997  - Special conditions of opening for signature
Entry into Force	01/02/1999  - 5 Ratifications including 3 member States of the Council of Europe and/or the UNESCO Europe Region.

Members of Council of Europe
	Signature	Ratification	Entry into Force	Notes	R.	D.	A.	T.	C.	O.
Albania	04/11/1999	06/03/2002	01/05/2002				A.
Andorra		22/04/2008 a	01/06/2008				A.
Armenia	26/05/2000	07/01/2005	01/03/2005		R.	D.	A.
Austria	07/07/1997	03/02/1999	01/04/1999			D.	A.
Azerbaijan	11/04/1997	10/03/1998	01/02/1999				A.
Belgium	07/03/2005	22/07/2009	01/09/2009				A.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	17/07/2003	09/01/2004	01/03/2004
Bulgaria	11/04/1997	19/05/2000	01/07/2000				A.
Croatia	11/04/1997	17/10/2002	01/12/2002
Cyprus	25/03/1998	21/11/2001	01/01/2002
Czech Republic	11/04/1997	15/12/1999	01/02/2000			D.	A.
Denmark	11/04/1997	20/03/2003	01/05/2003
Estonia	11/04/1997	01/04/1998	01/02/1999				A.
Finland	22/01/1998	21/01/2004	01/03/2004			D.	A.
France	11/04/1997	04/10/1999	01/12/1999
Georgia	11/04/1997	13/10/1999	01/12/1999
Germany	11/04/1997	23/08/2007	01/10/2007			D.	A.
Greece
Hungary	11/04/1997	04/02/2000	01/04/2000			D.	A.
Iceland	11/04/1997	21/03/2001	01/05/2001
Ireland	08/03/2004	08/03/2004 s	01/05/2004
Italy	24/07/1997	06/10/2010	01/12/2010				A.
Latvia	11/04/1997	20/07/1999	01/09/1999				A.
Liechtenstein		01/02/2000 a	01/04/2000			D.	A.
Lithuania	11/04/1997	17/12/1998	01/02/1999
Luxembourg	11/04/1997	04/10/2000	01/12/2000			D.
Malta	11/04/1997	16/11/2005	01/01/2006				A.
Monaco
Montenegro	03/03/2004	03/03/2004	06/06/2006	56
Netherlands	14/05/2002	19/03/2008	01/05/2008				A.	T.
North Macedonia	11/04/1997	29/11/2002	01/01/2003			D.	A.
Norway	11/04/1997	29/04/1999	01/06/1999				A.
Poland	11/04/1997	17/03/2004	01/05/2004				A.
Portugal	11/04/1997	15/10/2001	01/12/2001
Republic of Moldova	06/05/1997	23/09/1999	01/11/1999				A.
Romania	11/04/1997	12/01/1999	01/03/1999				A.
Russian Federation	07/05/1999	25/05/2000	01/07/2000
San Marino	06/07/2011	19/12/2011	01/02/2012
Serbia	03/03/2004	03/03/2004	01/05/2004	56			A.
Slovak Republic	11/04/1997	13/07/1999	01/09/1999				A.
Slovenia	11/04/1997	21/07/1999	01/09/1999				A.
Spain	20/02/2009	28/10/2009	01/12/2009			D.
Sweden	11/04/1997	28/09/2001	01/11/2001
Switzerland	24/03/1998	24/03/1998 s	01/02/1999		R.		A.
Turkey	01/12/2004	08/01/2007	01/03/2007		R.		A.
Ukraine	11/04/1997	14/04/2000	01/06/2000				A.
United Kingdom	07/11/1997	23/05/2003	01/07/2003
Non-Members of Council of Europe
	Signature	Ratification	Entry into Force	Notes	R.	D.	A.	T.	C.	O.
Australia	19/09/2000	22/11/2002	01/01/2003
Belarus		19/02/2002 a	01/04/2002
Canada	04/11/1997	13/06/2018	01/08/2018			D.
Holy See	11/04/1997	28/02/2001	01/04/2001		R.		A.
Israel	24/11/1997	12/07/2007	01/09/2007			D.	A.
Kazakhstan	11/04/1997	07/10/1998	01/02/1999
Kyrghyz Republic		09/03/2004 a	01/05/2004
New Zealand		04/12/2007 a	01/02/2008				A.	T.
Tajikistan	06/06/2011	28/03/2012	01/05/2012
United States of America	11/04/1997
International Organisations
	Signature	Ratification	Entry into Force	Notes	R.	D.	A.	T.	C.	O.
European Union

Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications	1
Total number of ratifications/accessions	54

Notes

• (56) Dates of signature and ratification by the state union of Serbia and Montenegro.

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