European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals | |
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Signed | 13 November 1987 |
Location | Strasbourg, France |
Effective | 1 May 1992 |
Condition | 4 ratifications by Council of Europe member states |
Signatories | 24 states |
Ratifiers | 26 states |
Depositary | Secretary General of the Council of Europe |
Citations | CETS No. 125 |
Languages | English and French |
The European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals is a treaty of the Council of Europe to promote the welfare of pet animals and ensure minimum standards for their treatment and protection. The treaty was signed in 1987 and became effective on 1 May 1992, after at least four countries had ratified it. Adherence to the treaty is open and not limited to member countries of the Council of Europe. As of August 2023, it has been ratified by 26 states (most recently by Netherlands in July 2023). [1]
The convention is divided into seven chapters:
Signed and ratified | Acceded or succeeded | ||
Only signed | Not signed (CoE member states) | ||
Not signed (non-CoE member states) |
Country | Signed | Ratified | Entry into force |
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Andorra | 28 January 2022 | 19 October 2022 | 1 May 2023 |
Austria | 2 October 1997 | 10 August 1999 | 1 March 2000 |
Azerbaijan | 22 October 2003 | 19 October 2007 | 1 May 2008 |
Belgium | 13 November 1987 | 20 December 1991 | 1 July 1992 |
Bulgaria | 21 May 2003 | 20 July 2004 | 1 February 2005 |
Cyprus | 9 December 1993 | 9 December 1993 | 1 July 1994 |
Czech Republic | 24 June 1998 | 23 September 1998 | 1 April 1999 |
Denmark * | 13 November 1987 | 20 October 1992 | 1 May 1993 |
Finland | 2 December 1991 | 2 December 1991 | 1 July 1992 |
France | 18 December 1996 | 3 October 2003 | 1 May 2004 |
Germany | 21 June 1988 | 27 May 1991 | 1 May 1992 |
Greece | 13 November 1987 | 29 April 1992 | 1 November 1992 |
Italy | 13 November 1987 | 19 April 2011 | 1 November 2011 |
Latvia | 1 March 2010 | 22 October 2010 | 1 May 2011 |
Lithuania | 11 September 2003 | 19 May 2004 | 1 December 2004 |
Luxembourg | 13 November 1987 | 25 October 1991 | 1 May 1992 |
Netherlands | 13 November 1987 | 15 December 2022 | 1 July 2023 |
Norway | 13 November 1987 | 3 February 1988 | 1 May 1992 |
Portugal | 13 November 1987 | 28 June 1993 | 1 January 1994 |
Romania | 23 June 2003 | 6 August 2004 | 1 March 2005 |
Serbia | 2 December 2010 | 2 December 2010 | 1 July 2011 |
Spain | 9 October 2015 | 29 July 2017 | 1 February 2018 |
Sweden | 14 March 1989 | 14 March 1989 | 1 May 1992 |
Switzerland | 13 November 1990 | 3 November 1993 | 1 June 1994 |
Turkey | 18 November 1999 | 28 November 2003 | 1 June 2004 |
Ukraine | 5 July 2011 | 9 January 2014 | 1 August 2014 |
Countries in italics do allow tail docking. * The Convention does not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland. |
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