Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees concerning Higher Education in the States belonging to the Europe Region. Paris, 21 December 1979.¹

	States	Date of deposit of instrument	Type of instrument
1	Bulgaria	22/04/1981	Ratification
2	Israel	13/08/1981	Ratification
3	Finland	19/01/1982	Ratification
4	Russian Federation	26/01/1982	Ratification
5	Belarus	03/03/1982	Ratification
6	Ukraine	16/03/1982	Ratification
7	Holy See	10/06/1982	Ratification
8	Netherlands	15/06/1982	Ratification
9	Spain	31/08/1982	Ratification
10	Hungary	14/09/1982	Ratification
11	Poland	28/10/1982	Ratification
12	Denmark	09/12/1982	Ratification
13	Italy	20/01/1983	Ratification
14	Malta	24/03/1983	Ratification
15	San Marino	15/04/1983	Ratification
16	Sweden	07/03/1984	Ratification
17	Portugal	29/08/1984	Ratification
18	Cyprus	19/03/1985	Ratification
19	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	22/10/1985	Ratification
20	Austria	25/03/1986	Ratification
21	Australia	06/08/1986	Accession
22	Turkey	28/04/1988	Ratification
23	Norway	02/06/1988	Ratification
24	France	28/07/1989	Ratification
25	Canada	06/03/1990	Ratification
26	Romania	12/06/1990	Ratification
27	Switzerland	16/05/1991	Ratification
28	Croatia	06/07/1992	Notification of succession
29	Tajikistan	28/08/1992	Notification of succession
30	Georgia	04/11/1992	Notification of succession
31	Slovenia	05/11/1992	Notification of succession
32	Czech Republic	26/03/1993	Notification of succession
33	Slovakia	31/03/1993	Notification of succession
34	Bosnia and Herzegovina	12/07/1993	Notification of succession
35	Armenia	05/09/1993	Notification of succession
36	Liechtenstein	22/06/1994	Accession
37	Lithuania	16/11/1994	Accession
38	Azerbaijan	29/11/1994	Accession
39	Germany	08/12/1994	Ratification
40	Kyrgyzstan	07/11/1995	Notification of succession
41	Turkmenistan	04/06/1996	Notification of succession
42	Kazakhstan	14/03/1997	Notification of succession
43	The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	30/04/1997	Notification of succession
44	Serbia	11/09/2001	Notification of succession
45	Montenegro	26/04/2007	Notification of succession
46	Belgium	22/07/2009	Ratification

¹This Convention entered into force on 19 February 1982. It subsequently entered into force for each State one month after the date of deposit of that State’s instrument, except in cases of notifications of succession, where the entry into force occurred on the date on which the State assumed responsibility for conducting its international relations.

UNESCO ORGANIZATION

Office of International Standards and Legal Affairs

Mission

Who´s who?

RESOURCES

About

Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees concerning Higher Education in the States belonging to the Europe Region. Paris, 21 December 1979.1

Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees concerning Higher Education in the States belonging to the Europe Region. Paris, 21 December 1979.¹