Country	Action	Action Date	Effective Date
ALBANIA	Signature	24/11/1996
ALBANIA	Ratification	03/07/2001	01/10/2001
ALGERIA	Accession	25/09/2007	01/12/2007
BULGARIA	Signature	16/09/1999
BULGARIA	Ratification	10/11/1999	01/06/2001
CROATIA	Signature	24/11/1996
CROATIA	Ratification	10/07/2000	01/06/2001
CYPRUS	Signature	24/11/1996
CYPRUS	Ratification	14/02/2006	01/05/2006
EGYPT	Ratification	19/04/2010	01/07/2010
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
FRANCE	Signature	24/11/1996
FRANCE	Approval	10/03/2004	01/06/2004
GEORGIA	Signature	24/11/1996
GEORGIA	Ratification	31/05/2001	01/06/2001
GREECE	Signature	24/11/1996
GREECE	Ratification	24/11/1996	01/06/2001
ITALY	Signature	24/11/1996
ITALY	Ratification	24/06/2005	01/09/2005
LEBANON	Adherence	13/12/2004	01/03/2005
LIBYA	Ratification	18/06/2002	01/09/2002
MALTA	Ratification	23/03/2001	01/06/2001
MALTA	Signature	23/03/2001
MONACO	Signature	24/11/1996
MONACO	Ratification	30/04/1997	01/06/2001
MONTENEGRO	Accession	18/05/2009	01/08/2009
MOROCCO	Signature	28/03/1997
MOROCCO	Ratification	05/07/1999	01/06/2001
PORTUGAL	Signature	24/11/1996
PORTUGAL	Adherence	15/10/2004	01/01/2005
ROMANIA	Signature	28/09/1998
ROMANIA	Ratification	17/07/2000	01/06/2001
SLOVENIA	Ratification	25/09/2006	01/12/2006
SPAIN	Signature	24/11/1996
SPAIN	Ratification	02/02/1999	01/06/2001
SYRIA	Adherence	22/03/2002	01/06/2002
TUNISIA	Signature	24/11/1996
TUNISIA	Ratification	15/01/2002	01/04/2002
UKRAINE	Accession	23/10/2003	01/01/2004