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Parties with reservations, declarations and objections
| Party | Reservations / Declarations | Objections |
|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | Yes | No |
| Belgium | Yes | No |
| Croatia | Yes | No |
| Denmark | Yes | No |
| Finland | Yes | No |
| Italy | Yes | No |
| Lithuania | Yes | No |
| Moldova | Yes | No |
| Monaco | Yes | No |
| Russian Federation | Yes | No |
| Slovenia | Yes | No |
| Spain | Yes | No |
| Switzerland | Yes | No |
| Ukraine | Yes | No |
Azerbaijan
20-03-2023
The Republic of Azerbaijan declares that the provisions of the present Additional
Protocol will not be applied by the Republic of Azerbaijan in relation to the Republic
of Armenia until the consequences of the conflict are completely eliminated and relations
between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan are normalized.
In accordance with Article 7 of the Additional Protocol, the Republic of Azerbaijan
designates the State Security Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan as the national
point of contact available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for the exchange of
information concerning persons travelling abroad for the purpose of terrorism.
12-04-2024
In accordance with Article 7 of the Additional Protocol, the Republic of Azerbaijan
designates the State Security Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan as the national
point of contact available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for the exchange of
information concerning persons travelling abroad for the purpose of terrorism:
State Security Service, […]
The Republic of Azerbaijan declares that the provisions of the present Additional
Protocol will not be applied by the Republic of Azerbaijan in relation to the Republic
of Armenia until the consequences of the conflict are completely eliminated and relations
between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan are normalized.
Belgium
11-05-2023
In accordance with Article 7, paragraph 1, of the Additional Protocol, the Kingdom
of Belgium
designates as point of control 24/7:
Police fédérale
[...]
Croatia
15-03-2021
In accordance with Article 7, paragraph 1, of the Additional Protocol, the Republic
of Croatia designates the Ministry of the Interior as the national point of contact
available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for the exchange of all available relevant
information between the parties concerning persons travelling abroad for the purpose
of terrorism, as defined in Article 4.
Contact information:
Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia […]
Competent unit: Counter Terrorism Service […]
Denmark
03-11-2016
Until further notice, the Protocol shall not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
Finland
15-06-2023
In accordance with Article 7, paragraph 1, of the Additional Protocol, without prejudice
to Article 3, paragraph 2.a, of the Convention and in accordance with its domestic
law and existing international obligations, each Party shall take such measures as
may be necessary in order to strengthen the timely exchange between Parties of any
available relevant information concerning persons travelling abroad for the purpose
of terrorism, as defined in Article 4 of the Additional Protocol. For the purpose,
each Party shall designate a point of contact available on a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week
basis.
In Finland the point of contact, referred to in Article 7, paragraph 1, of the Additional
Protocol, is the Communications Centre of the National Bureau of Investigation.
Italy
21-02-2017
In accordance with Article 7 of the Protocol, the Italian Republic declares that the point of contact responsible for transmitting and receiving information is the Ministry of Interior - Department of Public Security (Ministero dell’Interno – Dipartimento di pubblica sicurezza).
Lithuania
26-09-2018
In accordance with Article 7, paragraph 1, of the Additional Protocol, the Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau has been designated as a point of contact to perform the functions set forth in Article 7 of the Additional Protocol.
Moldova
23-02-2017
With reference to Article 12 of the Additional Protocol, the Republic of Moldova declares that, until the complete restoration of its territorial integrity, the provisions of the Protocol will be applied only on the territory effectively controlled by the authorities of the Republic of Moldova.
Monaco
04-10-2016
In conformity with Article 7, paragraph 1, of the Protocol, the Principality of Monaco
designates as point of contact available on a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week basis the
following authority:
Direction de la Sûreté Publique
Russian Federation
24-01-2020
The Russian Federation declares that, in accordance with the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, acts covered by Article 4 of the Additional Protocol will be considered as preparations for or attempts to commit a terrorist crime and as such entail criminal liability.
Slovenia
25-11-2019
In accordance with Article 7, paragraph 1, of the Additional Protocol, Slovenia declares
that the point of contact designated for the exchange of information is
General Police Directorate – Criminal Police Directorate
Internal Police Co-operation Division
Spain
22-10-2015
The Permanent Representation of the Kingdom of Spain has the honour to communicate
that, in the event that Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on
the Prevention of Terrorism were to be ratified by the United Kingdom and extended
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 of which the mentioned non-autonomous territory
is dependent.
3. In consequence, any participation of the Gibraltarian authorities in the application
of this Protocol 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 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 Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention
on the Prevention of Terrorism, opened for signature in Riga, on 22 October 2015.
5. The application of this protocol 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.
Switzerland
25-03-2021
Switzerland declares that the Federal Office of Police, attached to the Federal Department of Justice and Police, […], is the 24/7 contact point within the meaning of Article 7, paragraph 1, of the Additional Protocol.
Ukraine
19-04-2022
The Permanent Representation of Ukraine to the Council of Europe presents its compliments to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe and has the honour […] to inform about the impossibility to guarantee the implementation by the Ukrainian Side in full of its obligations under the above mentioned international treaties of Ukraine for the period of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and introduction of martial law on the territory of Ukraine, until full termination of the infringement of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of borders of Ukraine.
14-09-2023
In accordance with Article 7 of the Additional Protocol, the contact point responsible
for the exchange
of information on persons traveling abroad for the purpose of terrorism is the Security
Service of
Ukraine.
07-12-2023
[…]
Referring to Ukraine’s notification dated 18 April 2022 N° 31011/32-119-26603 [Council
of Europe Notification JJ9359C dated 13 May 2022] in connection with the full-scale
invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, [the Government of Ukraine] further
clarif[ies] that international treaties mentioned therein are implemented on the territory
of Ukraine in full, with the exception of the territories where hostilities are (were)
conducted, or temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation, on which it is impossible
to fully guarantee the Ukrainian Party’s fulfillment of its obligations under the
relevant treaties as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against
Ukraine, as well as the introduction of martial law on the territory of Ukraine until
the complete cessation of encroachment on the sovereignty, territorial integrity and
inviolability of the borders of Ukraine.
The regularly updated list of territories where hostilities are (were) conducted,
or temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation is located at the link below:
https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/z1668-22#Text