Strasbourg, 25 October 2012 CDLR(2012)21
Item B2 of the agenda
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE ON LOCAL AND REGIONAL DEMOCRACY
(CDLR)
STATE OF RATIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
TO THE EUROPEAN CHARTER OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT:
PRELIMINARY OVERVIEW
For approval and specific decisions
Secretariat Memorandum
prepared by the
Directorate of Democratic Governance, Culture and Diversity
Democracy, Institution-Building and Governance Department
The CDLR requested during its meeting of 2-3 April 2012 a draft report on the state of ratification and implementation of the Additional Protocol. The Secretariat issued a questionnaire to which 23 Member States responded. 10 Member States who responded have ratified the protocol. The responses were analysed by the Secretariat and resulted in a table listing the summarized responses with a cross-reference to the countries concerned.
First comparisons of the responses show that the existing legal framework of those respondents who ratified the Protocol was already in line with the latter’s provisions.
Additional information on (1) preparations and possible changes made in the course of the ratification process, or on (2) the aspects of the Protocol which might prevent members from ratifying it would however be helpful to establish this overview.
This information, the Bureau believes, could be better obtained through an exchange of views to be held at the next CDLR meeting than by issuing a second questionnaire.
Action required
CDLR members are invited to prepare for and to take part in a tour-de-table on the state of ratification and implementation of the Additional Protocol and to provide information on (1) preparations and possible changes made in the course of the ratification process, or on (2) the aspects of the Protocol which might prevent members from ratifying.
Status as of: 13/9/2012 Member States of the Council of Europe
Notes: Source : Treaty Office on http://conventions.coe.int |
Questionnaire additional protocol |
Ratified |
Not ratified |
expected to ratify soon |
X |
yes |
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X |
possible |
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Belgium |
X |
yes |
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x |
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x |
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Brussels |
X |
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X |
yes |
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x |
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X |
yes |
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x |
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x |
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X |
possible |
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X |
no |
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X |
possible |
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X |
yes |
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x |
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X |
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x |
|||
x |
|||
X |
yes |
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X |
possible |
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X |
yes |
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X |
yes |
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x |
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x |
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X |
no |