Council of Europe Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society

Party

Romania modified

• Ratification: 12-03-2026 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-07-2026

Party

Romania added

• Signature: 17-02-2025
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Party

San Marino modified

• Ratification: 21-02-2024 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-06-2024

Party

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the added

• Signature: 10-01-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

General information

• Entry into force: 01-06-2011

Party

Albania

• Signature: 27-10-2005

Armenia

• Signature: 27-10-2005
• Ratification: 22-08-2012 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-12-2012

Austria

• Signature: 05-06-2014
• Ratification: 23-01-2015 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-05-2015

Belgium

• Signature: 25-06-2012
• Ratification: 13-05-2022 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-09-2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Signature: 15-10-2008
• Ratification: 30-04-2009 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-06-2011

Bulgaria

• Signature: 27-10-2005

Croatia

• Signature: 27-10-2005
• Ratification: 06-06-2007 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-06-2011

Cyprus

• Signature: 19-02-2021

Estonia

• Signature: 18-03-2021
• Ratification: 15-04-2021 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-08-2021

Finland

• Signature: 01-06-2017
• Ratification: 31-05-2018 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-09-2018

Georgia

• Signature: 01-09-2010
• Ratification: 04-02-2011 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-06-2011

Hungary

• Signature: 08-06-2012
• Ratification: 27-11-2012 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-03-2013

Italy

• Signature: 27-02-2013
• Ratification: 15-12-2020 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-04-2021

Latvia

• Signature: 27-10-2005
• Ratification: 26-04-2006 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-06-2011

Luxembourg

• Signature: 31-01-2006
• Ratification: 18-05-2011 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-09-2011

Montenegro

• Signature: 21-09-2007
• Ratification: 11-03-2008 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-06-2011

North Macedonia

• Signature: 24-09-2010
• Ratification: 08-07-2011 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-11-2011

Norway

• Signature: 27-10-2008
• Ratification: 27-10-2008 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-06-2011

Poland

• Signature: 10-05-2021
• Ratification: 29-11-2022 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-03-2023

Portugal

• Signature: 27-10-2005
• Ratification: 28-08-2009 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-06-2011

San Marino

• Signature: 19-05-2006

Serbia

• Signature: 21-09-2007
• Ratification: 29-07-2010 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-06-2011

Slovakia

• Signature: 23-05-2012
• Ratification: 16-08-2013 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-12-2013

Slovenia

• Signature: 19-01-2006
• Ratification: 17-09-2008 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-06-2011

Switzerland

• Signature: 10-04-2019
• Ratification: 07-11-2019 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-03-2020

Ukraine

• Signature: 31-10-2007
• Ratification: 09-01-2014 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-05-2014

Moldova

• Signature: 11-01-2008
• Ratification: 01-12-2008 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-06-2011
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  01-12-2008
  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 the authorities of the Republic of Moldova.

Spain

• Signature: 12-12-2018
• Ratification: 07-04-2022 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-08-2022
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  12-12-2018
  The Kingdom of Spain considers that this Convention can be interpreted in a manner compatible with its current legislation, in particular with regard to National Heritage and the attribution of other related assets considered to be of public utility according to national legislation, and under the regime established therein.

  reservation
  12-12-2018
  In the event that this Convention were to be ratified by the United Kingdom and extended to Gibraltar, the Kingdom of 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 of which the mentioned non-autonomous territory is dependent. 3. As a result, any 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 procedure foreseen in the Arrangements relating to Gibraltar authorities in the context of certain international treaties which were adopted by the Kingdom of Spain and the United Kingdom on 19 December 2007 (as well as 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 Convention. 5. The application of this Convention to Gibraltar should not be interpreted as an acknowledgment of any right or any situation regarding areas not covered by Article X of the Treaty of Utrecht of 13 July 1713, concluded between the Crowns of Spain and of the United Kingdom.