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Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, 2007
Entry into force: Thursday, October 25, 2007
Adoption date: Oct 25, 2007
Adoption place: Lanzarote
Depositary: Secrétaire Général du Conseil de l'Europe
Signed by 47 countries, ratified by 36 countries
Signatory countries
| Country | Signature date | Ratification date * | Reservation / Declaration | Comments |
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 Albania
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Dec 17, 2008 |
Apr 14, 2009 |
Declaration contained in a Note verbale from the Permanent Representation of Albania, dated 11 October 2010, registered at the Secretariat General on 11 October 2010 – Or. Engl. In accordance with Article 37 of the Convention, Albania designated as national authority: Ministry of Justice Department of Codification Ms Mimoza SELENICA Head of the Section of Justice for children and familial right Tel: +355 672 067335 Email: mimoza.selenica@justice.gov.al Period covered: 11/10/2010 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 37 |
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 Andorra
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Jun 29, 2012 |
Apr 30, 2014 |
Declaration contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 30 April 2014
Pursuant to Article 37, paragraph 2, of the Convention, Andorra designates as the single national authority in charge for the purposes of Article 37, paragraph 1, of the Convention, the following authority: Ministère chargé de l’Intérieur( Ctra. de l’Obac s/n Obac Administrative Center AD700 Escaldes-Engordany Principality of Andorra Phone: +376 872 080 Fax: +376 869 250 interior_gov@andorra.ad Period covered: 1/8/2014 The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 37 |
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 Armenia
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Sep 29, 2010 |
- |
- |
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 Austria
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Oct 25, 2007 |
Feb 25, 2011 |
Declaration contained in a letter from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of Austria deposited with the instrument of ratification, on 25 February 2011 - Or. Engl.
In accordance with Article 37, paragraph 2, of the Convention, Austria designates as the single national authority in charge for the purposes of Article 37, paragraph 1, of the Convention : The Federal Ministry of the Interior Criminal Intelligence Service Austria Josef-Holaubek Platz 1 1090 - Wien Phone: +43-(0)1-24836-85025 to 85027 Email: BMI-II-BK-SPO@bmi.gv.at Period covered: 1/6/2011 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 37 |
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 Azerbaijan
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Nov 17, 2008 |
- |
- |
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 Belgium
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Oct 25, 2007 |
Mar 8, 2013 |
- |
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Oct 12, 2011 |
Nov 14, 2012 |
- |
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 Bulgaria
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Oct 25, 2007 |
Dec 15, 2011 |
Reservation contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 15 December 2011 - Or. Engl.
In accordance with Article 20, paragraph 4, of the Convention, the Republic of Bulgaria declares that it will not apply in whole paragraph 1.f of Article 20. Period covered: 1/4/2012 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 20 Reservation contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 15 December 2011 - Or. Engl. In accordance with Article 21, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the Republic of Bulgaria declares that it will apply paragraph 1.c of Article 21 only in cases where children have been recruited or coerced in conformity with paragraph 1.a or b of the said Article. Period covered: 1/4/2012 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 21 Reservation contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 15 December 2011 - Or. Engl. In accordance with Article 24, paragraph 3, of the Convention, the Republic of Bulgaria declares that it will not apply in whole paragraph 2 of Article 24 to offences established in accordance with Article 20, paragraph 1.f. Period covered: 1/4/2012 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 24 Declaration contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 15 December 2011 - Or. Engl. In accordance with Article 37, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the Republic of Bulgaria designates as the national authority in charge for the purposes of Article 37, paragraph 1, of the Convention: The Research Institute for Forensic Science and Criminology 1, Alexandar Malinov bul. 1715 Sofia, P.O. Box 934 Tel: + 359 2 982 9006 Fax: + 359 2 987 8210 Email: int.27@mvr.bg Period covered: 1/4/2012 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 37 |
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 Croatia
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Oct 25, 2007 |
Sep 21, 2011 |
Declaration contained in in the instrument of ratification deposited on 21 September 2011 - Or. Engl.
In accordance with Article 37, paragraph 2, of the Convention, Croatia designates as its national authority in charge for the purposes of Article 37, paragraph 1, of the Convention: Ministry of Justice Dežmanova 10 10000 Zagreb. Period covered: 1/1/2012 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 37 |
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 Cyprus
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Oct 25, 2007 |
Feb 12, 2015 |
- |
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 Czech Republic
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Jul 17, 2014 |
- |
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 Denmark
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Dec 20, 2007 |
Nov 18, 2009 |
Reservation contained in a letter from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, dated 23 October 2009, handed to the Deputy Secretary General at the time of the deposit of the instrument of ratification, on 18 November 2009 – Or. Engl. With regard to Article 20, paragraph 3, of the Convention, Denmark reserves the right not to apply Article 20, paragraph 1 (a and e) to the production and possession of pornographic material involving children who have reached the age set in application of Article 18, paragraph 2, where these images are produced and possessed by them with their consent and solely for their own private use. Period covered: 1/7/2010 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 20 Declaration contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 18 November 2009 – Or. Fr. In accordance with Article 47, paragraph 1, of the Convention, Denmark declares that, pending further decision, the Convention will not apply to the Faroe Islands and to Greenland. Period covered: 1/7/2010 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 47 Declaration contained in a letter from the Ministry of Justice of Denmark, dated 10 February 2011, transmitted by the Permanent Representation of Denmark and registered at the Secretariat General on 14 February 2011 – Or. Engl. In accordance with Article 37, paragraph 2, of the Convention, Denmark hereby communicates the name and address of the Danish national authority in charge of taking the necessary legislative or other measures to collect and store, in accordance with the relevant provisions on the protection of personal data and other appropriate rules and guarantees as prescribed by domestic law, data relating to the identity and genetic profile (DNA) of persons convicted of the offences established in the Convention : The Danish Ministry of Justice Criminal Law Division Slotsholmsgade 10 2116 Købehavn K Denmark Phone: +45 72 26 84 00 Fax: +45 33 93 35 10 Period covered: 14/2/2011 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 37 |
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 Estonia
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Sep 17, 2008 |
- |
- |
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 Finland
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Oct 25, 2007 |
Jun 9, 2011 |
Declaration contained in the instrument of acceptance deposited on 9 June 2011 - Or. Engl.
In accordance with Article 37, paragraph 2, of the Convention, Finland declares that the national authority in charge of implementing the provisions in Article 37, paragraph 1, is the following: Ministry of Justice Postal address: P.O. Box 25, FI-00023 Government Visiting address: Eteläesplanadi 10, Helsinki Period covered: 1/10/2011 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 37 |
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 France
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Oct 25, 2007 |
Sep 27, 2010 |
Declaration contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 27 September 2010 - Or. Fr.
In accordance with Article 47, paragraph 1, of the Convention, France declares that the Convention shall apply to the whole territory of the Republic. Period covered: 1/1/2011 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 47 Reservation contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 27 September 2010 - Or. Fr. In accordance with Article 24, paragraph 3, of the Convention, France would like to point out that, for all practical purposes, it reserves the right not to apply, in whole or in part, paragraph 2 of Article 24, concerning the suppression of the attempts to commit the offences established by the Convention, to certain offences, and in particular, to those established in accordance with Article 20, paragraph 1, points e and f, and Article 23. Period covered: 1/1/2011 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 20, 24 Declaration contained in a letter from the Permanent Representative of France, dated 21 April 2011, registered at the Secretariat General on 26 April 2011 – Or. Fr. In accordance with Article 37, paragraph 2, of the Convention, France designates the following authority as single national authority in charge for the purposes of Article 37, paragraph 1, of the Convention: Ministère de la Justice et des Libertés Direction des Affaires criminelles et des grâces Bureau de l'entraide pénale internationale 13, place Vendôme 75042 PARIS Cedex 01 Period covered: 26/4/2011 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 37 |
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 Georgia
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Mar 12, 2009 |
Sep 23, 2014 |
- |
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 Germany
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Oct 25, 2007 |
- |
- |
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 Greece
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Oct 25, 2007 |
Mar 10, 2009 |
Declaration contained in a letter from the Permanent Representative of Greece, dated 23 June 2010, registered at the Secretariat General on 24 June 2010 - Or. Engl. The Hellenic Government designates as the National Authority referred to in Article 37 of the Convention : The Ministry of Citizen Protection Hellenic Police Headquarters Forensic Science Division (F.S.D.) 173, Alexandras Ave. P.C. 115 22 Athens Greece. Period covered: 1/7/2010 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 37 |
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 Hungary
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Nov 29, 2010 |
- |
- |
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 Iceland
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Feb 4, 2008 |
Sep 20, 2012 |
- |
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 Ireland
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Oct 25, 2007 |
- |
- |
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 Italy
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Nov 3, 2007 |
Jan 1, 2013 |
- |
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 Latvia
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Mar 7, 2013 |
Aug 18, 2014 |
Reservation contained in two letters from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia accompanying the instrument of ratification deposited on 18 August 2014
In accordance with paragraph 3 of the Article 25 of the Convention, the Republic of Latvia declares that it reserves the right not to apply the provision of Article 25, paragraph 1, subparagraph e) of the Convention. Period covered:1/12/2014 Declaration contained in two letters from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia accompanying the instrument of ratification deposited on 18 August 2014 In accordance with paragraph 2 of the Article 37, of the Convention, the Republic of Latvia informs that the State Police is the responsible authority for the provision of data, referred to in paragraph 1 of the Article 37 of the Convention. Period covered: 1/12/2014 |
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 Liechtenstein
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Nov 17, 2008 |
- |
- |
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 Lithuania
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Oct 25, 2007 |
Apr 9, 2013 |
- |
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 Luxembourg
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Jul 7, 2009 |
Sep 9, 2011 |
Reservation contained in a letter from the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg deposited with the instrument of ratification on 9 September 2011 – Or. Fr.
In accordance with Article 24, paragraph 3, of the Convention, Luxembourg reserves the right not to apply paragraph 2 of Article 24 to offences established in accordance with Article 20, paragraph 1, points e and f, and Article 23. Period covered: 1/1/2012 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 20, 24 Declaration contained in a Note verbale from the Permanent Representation of Luxembourg, deposited with the instrument of ratification on 9 September 2011 – Or. Fr. In accordance with Article 37, paragraph 2, of the Convention, Luxembourg declares that the national authority in charge of implementing the provisions in Article 37, paragraph 1, is the following: Parquet Général Cité Judiciaire, bâtiment CR L-2080 Luxembourg Tel : 00 352 47 59 81 1 Fax : 00 352 47 05 50 e-mail : parquet.general@justice.etat.lu Period covered: 1/1/2012 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 37 |
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 Malta
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Sep 6, 2010 |
Sep 6, 2010 |
Declaration contained in a Note verbale from the Permanent Representation of Malta deposited jointly with the instrument of ratification, deposited on 6 September 2010 - Or. Engl.
Malta designates as the competent national authority for the purposes of Article 37, paragraph 2, of the Convention: Malta Police Force General Headquarters Floriana CMR 02 Malta Tel: +35622942667 Fax: +35621242223 e-mail: cmru.police@gov.mt Period covered: 1/1/2011 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 37 |
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 Monaco
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Oct 22, 2008 |
Oct 7, 2014 |
- |
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 Montenegro
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Jun 18, 2009 |
Nov 25, 2010 |
Declaration contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 25 November 2010 - Or. Engl.
In accordance with Article 18, paragraph 2, of the Convention, Montenegro declares that it considers Article 18, paragraph 1, item a, as applying to a person younger than 16 years, and item b to a person younger than 18. Period covered: 1/3/2011 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 18 Declaration contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 25 November 2010 - Or. Engl. In accordance with Article 25, paragraph 3, of the Convention, Montenegro declares that it will take over prosecution for the case stipulated in Article 25, paragraph 1, item e, in accordance with its own criminal legislation. Period covered: 1/3/2011 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 25 Declaration contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 25 November 2010 - Or. Engl. In accordance with Article 47, paragraph 1, of the Convention, Montenegro declares that the Convention shall apply to the territory of Montenegro. Period covered: 1/3/2011 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 47 Declaration contained in a Note verbale from the Permanent Representation of Montenegro, dated 4 March 2011, registered at the Secretariat General on 8 March 2011 – Or. Engl. In accordance with Article 37, paragraph 2, of the Convention, Montenegro designates as the competent national authority : The Police Directorate of Montenegro Forensic Center Add. Bozova glavica bb 81410 Danilovgrad Montenegro Tel.:+382 20 817 101/104 Fax: +382 20 817 190 Period covered: 8/3/2011 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 37 |
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 Netherlands
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Oct 25, 2007 |
Mar 1, 2010 |
Declaration contained in a Note verbale from the Permanent Representation of the Netherlands deposited with the instrument of acceptance, on 1 March 2010 - Or. Engl.
In accordance with Article 37, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the Kingdom of the Netherlands designates the following authority for the Kingdom in Europe: National Forensic Institute P.O. Box 24044 2490 AA The Hague Period covered: 1/7/2010 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 37 Declaration contained in the instrument of acceptance deposited on 1 March 2010 - Or. Engl. In accordance with Article 47 of the Convention, the Kingdom of the Netherlands accepts the Convention for the Kingdom in Europe. Period covered: 1/7/2010 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 47 |
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 North Macedonia
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Oct 25, 2007 |
Jun 11, 2013 |
- |
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 Norway
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Oct 25, 2007 |
- |
- |
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 Poland
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Oct 25, 2007 |
Feb 20, 2015 |
- |
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 Portugal
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Oct 25, 2007 |
Aug 23, 2012 |
- |
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 Republic of Moldova
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Oct 25, 2007 |
Mar 12, 2012 |
Declaration contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 12 March 2012 - Or. Engl.
The Republic of Moldova declares that, until the full re-establishment of its territorial integrity, the provisions of the Convention will be applied only on the territory controlled effectively by authorities of the Republic of Moldova. Period covered: 1/7/2012 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 47 Declaration contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 12 March 2012 - Or. Engl. In accordance with Article 37, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Moldova is designated as the national authority in charge of implementing the provisions in Article 37, paragraph 1. Period covered: 1/7/2012 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 37 |
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 Romania
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Oct 25, 2007 |
May 17, 2011 |
Declaration contained in a letter from the Permanent Representative of Romania deposited with the instrument of ratification on 17 May 2011 – Or. Engl.
In accordance with Article 37, paragraph 2, of the Convention, Romania declares that the national authority in charge of implementing the provisions in Article 37, paragraph 1, is the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police, within the Ministry of Administration and Interior of Romania. Period covered: 1/9/2011 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 37 |
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 Russian Federation
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Oct 1, 2012 |
Aug 9, 2013 |
Reservation contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 9 August 2013.
In accordance with Article 20, paragraph 3, of the Convention, the Russian Federation reserves the right not to apply in full the provisions of Article 20, paragraphs 1.a and 1.e, of the Convention in respect of production and possession of pornographic materials: а) consisting exclusively of simulated representations or realistic images of a non-existent child; b) involving children who have reached the age set in application of Article 18, paragraph 2, where these images are produced and possessed by them with their consent and solely for their own private use. Period covered: 1/12/2013 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 20 Reservation contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 9 August 2013. In accordance with Article 20, paragraph 4, of the Convention, the Russian Federation reserves the right not to apply in full the provisions of Article 20, paragraph 1.f, of the Convention. Period covered: 1/12/2013. The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 20 Reservation contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 9 August 2013. In accordance with Article 21, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the Russian Federation reserves the right to limit the application of Article 21, paragraph 1.c, of the Convention to cases where children have been recruited or coerced in conformity with Article 21, paragraphs 1.a and 1.b, of the Convention. Period covered: 1/12/2013 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 21 Reservation contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 9 August 2013. In accordance with Article 24, paragraph 3, of the Convention, the Russian Federation reserves the right not to apply in full Article 24, paragraph 2, of the Convention in respect of offences established in accordance with Article 20, paragraph 1.b, d, e and f, Article 21, paragraph 1.c, Article 22 and Article 23 of the Convention. Period covered: 1/12/2013 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 24 Reservation contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 9 August 2013. In accordance with Article 25, paragraph 3, of the Convention, the Russian Federation reserves the right not to apply the jurisdiction rules laid down in Article 25, paragraph 1.e, of the Convention. Period covered:1/12/2013. The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 25 Reservation contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 9 August 2013. In accordance with Article 25, paragraph 5, of the Convention, the Russian Federation reserves the right to limit the application of Article 25, paragraph 4, of the Convention with regard to offences established in accordance with Article 18, paragraph 1.b, second and third indents, to cases where nationals of the Russian Federation have their habitual residence in the territory of the Russian Federation. Period covered: 1/12/2013. The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 25 Declaration contained in a Note Verbale from the Permanent Representation of the Russian Federation deposited with the instrument of ratification, on 9 August 2013. In accordance with Article 37, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the Russian Federation designates as the national authority in charge for the purposes of collecting and storing national data related to persons convicted of sexual offences, in accordance with Article 37, paragraph 1, of the Convention : the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Period covered: 1/12/2013. The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 3 |
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 San Marino
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Oct 25, 2007 |
Mar 22, 2010 |
Declaration contained in a Note verbale from the Permanent Representation of San Marino, dated 27 September 2010, registered at the Secretariat General on 28 September 2010 – Or. Engl.
In accordance with Article 37 of the Convention, San Marino designates as its national authority: Authority for Equal Opportunities Via dei Paceri, 25 47891 Falciano Republic of San Marino Tel: +378 (0549) 941410 Fax: +378 (0549) 977307 Email: authority.pariopportunita@istituzioni.sm Period covered: 28/9/2010 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 37 |
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 Serbia
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Oct 25, 2007 |
Jul 29, 2010 |
Declaration contained in a Note verbale from the Permanent Representation of Serbia, dated 31 May 2011, registered at the Secretariat General on 31 May 2011 – Or. Engl.
The national authority designate by Serbia for the pusposes of the Convention is as follows: Ministry of Interior Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 2 11070 Belgrade Republic of Serbia Tel: + 381 11 3139 660 Fax: + 381 11 3139 662 Period covered: 31/5/2011 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 37 |
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 Slovakia
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Sep 9, 2009 |
- |
- |
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 Slovenia
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Oct 25, 2007 |
Sep 26, 2014 |
- |
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 Spain
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Mar 12, 2009 |
Aug 5, 2010 |
Declaration contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 5 August 2010 - Or. Engl.
If the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, dated 25 October 2007, were to be applied to Gibraltar, Spain would like to make the following declaration: 1. Gibraltar is a non-autonomous territory whose international relations come under the responsibility of the United Kingdom and which is subject to a decolonisation process in accordance with the relevant decisions and resolutions of the General Assembly of the United Nations. 2. The authorities of Gibraltar have a local character and exercise exclusively internal competences which have their origin and their foundation in a distribution and attribution of competences performed by the United Kingdom in compliance with its internal legislation, in its capacity as sovereign State on which the mentioned non-autonomous territory depends. 3. As a result, the eventual participation of the Gibraltarian authorities in the application of this Convention will be understood as carried out exclusively as part of the internal competences of Gibraltar and cannot be considered to modify in any way what was established in the two previous paragraphs. 4. The process provided for by the Arrangements relating to Gibraltar authorities in the context of certain international treaties (2007) which have been agreed by Spain and the United Kingdom on 19 December 2007 (jointly with the "Agreed Arrangements relating to Gibraltar authorities in the context of Eu and EC instruments and related treaties", dated 19 April 2000) apply to this Council of Europe Convention on Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse. Period covered: 1/12/2010 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : - Declaration contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 5 August 2010 - Or. Engl. Spain designates as the national authority responsible for the implementation of Article 37, paragraph 1, of the Convention : Subdirección General de Registros Adminitrativos de Apoyo a la Actividad Judicial (Sous-Direction Générale des Registres Administratifs de Soutien à l'Activité Judiciaire) Dirección General de Modernización de la Administración de Justicia del Ministerio de Justicia (Direction Générale de Modernisation de l'Administration Judiciaire du Ministère de la Justice) calle San Bernardo, 19 28071 Madrid Period covered: 1/12/2010 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 37 |
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 Sweden
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Oct 25, 2007 |
Jun 28, 2013 |
- |
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 Switzerland
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Jun 16, 2010 |
Mar 18, 2014 |
- |
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 Turkey
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Oct 25, 2007 |
Dec 7, 2011 |
Declaration contained in a letter from the Permanent Representative of Turkey deposited with the instrument of ratification, on 7 December 2011 - Or. Engl.
In accordance with Article 37, paragraph 2, of the Convention, Turkey hereby communicates the name and address of its national authority in charge of taking the necessary legislative or other measures to collect and store data relating to the identity and to the genetic profile (DNA) of persons convicted of the offences established in accordance with the Convention: Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Turkey General Directorate of International Laws and Foreign Affairs Mustafa Kemal Mah. 2151. Cadde, No: 34/A, 0652 Sögütözü ANKARA, TURKEY Tel: + 90 312 218 78 07 Fax: + 90 312 219 45 23 Email: uhdigm@adalet.gov.tr Period covered: 1/4/2012 - The preceding statement concerns Article(s) : 37 |
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 Ukraine
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Nov 14, 2007 |
Aug 27, 2012 |
- |
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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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May 5, 2008 |
- |
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