Projects

Summary: The sixth protocol covers the abolition of the death penalty. Signed: 28/04/1983 Sanctioned and promulgated: 05/04/1995 International ratification: 21/10/1999 Entry into force: 01/01/1999 pdf file856_Protocol in English.pdf (80 KB)

Summary:  This Convention is the first instrument to establish the various forms of sexual abuse of children as criminal offences, including such abuse committed in the home or family, with the use of force, coercion or threats. Signed: 25/10/2007 Sanctioned and promulgated: 12/02/2010 International ratification: 08/03/2013 Entry into force: 01/07/2013 pdf file781_Text of the agreement in English.pdf (186 KB) pdf file781_Agreement in English.pdf (1.82 MB) pdf file781_Decreet.pdf (98 KB)      

Summary: The European Convention on Human Rights sets forth a number of fundamental rights and freedoms. Signed: 04/11/1950 International ratification: 14/06/1955 Entry into force: 14/06/1955 pdf file725_Agreement and protocols in English.pdf (1.22 MB)      

Summary: The aims of this Convention are to promote the development of European multilateral cinematographic co-production, to safeguard and creation and freedom of expression and defend te cultural diversity of the various European countries. Signed: 19/02/1998 Sanctioned and promulgated: 28/02/2003 International ratification: 25/08/2004 Entry into force: 01/12/2004 pdf file270_Agreement in English.pdf (131 KB) pdf file270_Decreet.pdf (67 KB)

Summary: Anti-Doping Convention  (ETS 135) Signed: 16/11/1989 Sanctioned and promulgated: 17/07/2000 International ratification: 30/11/2001 Entry into force: 01/01/2002 pdf file113_Agreement in English.pdf (127 KB) pdf file113_Amended Annex in English.pdf (88 KB) pdf file113_Decreet.pdf (57 KB) pdf file113_Proces-verbaal van neerlegging ratificatieakte.pdf (48 KB)

Summary: The purpose of the revised Convention is to provide a legal and financial framework for the co-production of feature-length films involving production companies established in three or more states Parties. The revised Convention can also be used as a bilateral framework in the absence of a specific co-production treaty between two Parties. Signed: 28/08/2017 Sanctioned and promulgated: 29/06/2018 pdf file1193_Agreement in English.pdf (148 KB) pdf file1193_Decreet.pdf (245 KB)  

Summary: aims to support and strengthen the fight against terrorism while reaffirming that all measures taken to prevent or suppress terrorist offences have to respect the rule of law and democratic values, human rights and fundamental freedoms. Signed: 16/05/2005 Sanctioned and promulgated: 15/03/2019 pdf file1217_Verdrag in het Engels.pdf (163 KB) pdf file1217_Decreet.pdf (242 KB)      

Summary: The aim of the Protocol of amendment is to modernise and improve the Convention (ETS No. 108), taking into account the new challenges to the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data which have emerged since the Convention was adopted in 1980. Signed: 10/10/2018 pdf file1214_Protocol in English.pdf (1 MB)  

Summary: The Agreement specifies what information will be exchanged automatically and when, as set out in the OECD’s standard for automatic exchange of financial account information in tax matters. In addition, the Agreement imposes strict confidential requirements in respect of the exchanged information Signed: 29/10/2014 Sanctioned and promulgated: 07/07/2017 Entry into force: 31/01/2016 pdf file1176_Agreement in English.pdf (155 KB) pdf file1176_Decreet.pdf (50 KB)      

Summary: The purpose of the Convention is to ensure that football and other sports events provide a safe, secure and welcoming environment for all individuals through the implementation of an integrated approach on safety, security and service at sports events by a plurality of actors working in a partnership amid an ethos of co-operation.  Signed: 29/11/2016  pdf file1187_Agreement in English.pdf (262 KB)

Summary: The purpose of this Convention is to prevent, detect, punish and discipline the manipulation of sports competitions, as well as enhance the exchange of information and national and international cooperation between the public authorities concerned, and with sports organisations and sports betting operators. Signed: 29/11/2016 pdf file1186_Agreement in English.pdf (176 KB)

Summary: The Convention on aimed at 18-25 year olds wishing to perform voluntary service abroad for periods of 3 to 12 months. The text prepares the ground for providing young volunteers in Europe with a proper legal status. Signed: 25/08/2004 pdf file704_Agreement in English.pdf (132 KB)  

Summary: The new text makes the conservation and enhancement of the archaeological heritage one of the goals of urban and regional planning policies. It is concerned in particular with arrangements to be made for co-operation among archaeologists and town and regional planners in order to ensure optimum conservation of archaeological heritage. Signed: 30/01/2002 Sanctioned and promulgated: 11/06/2010 International ratification: 08/10/2010 Entry into force: 09/04/2011 pdf file471_Agreement in English.pdf (144 KB) pdf file471_Decreet.pdf (97 KB)    

Summary: Protocol of Turin amending the European Social Charter (ETS 142) Signed: 22/10/1991 Sanctioned and promulgated: 26/11/1996 International ratification: 21/09/2000 pdf file67_Agreement in English.pdf (29 KB) pdf file67_Decreet.pdf (48 KB)

Summary: Additional protocol to the European Social Charter to extend the protection of the social and economic rights (ETS 128) Signed: 20/05/1992 Sanctioned and promulgated: 28/02/2003 International ratification: 23/06/2003 Entry into force: 22/07/2003 pdf file115_Agreement in English.pdf (124 KB) pdf file115_Decreet.pdf (82 KB)

Summary: The Charter commits the ratifying member states to guaranteeing the political, administrative and financial independence of local authorities. It provides that the principle of local self-government shall be recognised in domestic legislation and, where practicable, in the constitution. Signed: 15/10/1985 Sanctioned and promulgated: 19/03/2004 International ratification: 25/08/2004 Entry into force: 01/12/2004 pdf file126_Agreement in English.pdf (208 KB) pdf file126_Decreet.pdf (69 KB)

Summary : Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter providing for a system of Collective complaints (ETS 158) Signed: 14/05/1996 Sanctioned and promulgated: 28/02/2003 International ratification: 23/06/2003 Entry into force: 01/08/2003 pdf file157_Agreement in English.pdf (126 KB) pdf file157_Decreet.pdf (82 KB)

Summary: The Charter is a Council of Europe treaty that guarantees fundamental social and economic rights as a counterpart to the European Convention on Human Rights, which refers to civil and political rights. It guarantees a broad range of everyday human rights related to employment, housing, health, education, social protection and welfare. Signed: 03/05/1996 Sanctioned and promulgated: 28/02/2003 International ratification: 02/03/2004 Entry into force: 01/05/2004 pdf file155_Agreement in English.pdf (299 KB) pdf file155_Decreet.pdf (82 KB)

Summary: The Bern Convention is a binding international legal instrument in the field of nature conservation, covering most of the natural heritage of the European continent and extending to some States of Africa. Signed: 19/09/1979 International ratification: 24/08/1990 Entry into force: 01/12/1990 pdf file323_Agreement in English.pdf (259 KB)

Summary: The Protocol aims to strengthen the Outline Convention by expressly recognising, under certain conditions, the right of territorial communities to conclude transfrontier co-operation agreements, the validity in domestic law of the acts and decisions made in the framework of a transfrontier co-operation agreement, and the legal corporate capacity ("legal personality") of any co-operation body set up under such an agreement. Signed: 25/07/1997 Sanctioned and promulgated: 07/05/2004 International ratification: 12/06/2009 Entry into force: 13/09/2009 pdf file349_Agreement in English.