European Outline Convention on transfrontier co-operation between territorial communities or authorities

Parties with reservations, declarations and objections

Party	Reservations / Declarations	Objections
Azerbaijan	Yes	No
Cyprus	Yes	No
Denmark	Yes	No
Finland	Yes	No
Georgia	Yes	No
Hungary	Yes	No
Italy	Yes	No
Latvia	Yes	No
Malta	Yes	No
Monaco	Yes	No
Romania	Yes	No
Serbia	Yes	No
Slovakia	Yes	No
Spain	Yes	No
Sweden	Yes	No
Türkiye	Yes	Yes

Azerbaijan

30-03-2004

The Republic of Azerbaijan, referring to paragraph 2 of Article 3 of the Convention, declares that its application shall be subject to the conclusion of inter-state agreements with the other Party concerned.
The Republic of Azerbaijan declares that it will be unable to guarantee compliance with the provisions of the Convention in its territories occupied by the Republic of Armenia until these territories are liberated from that occupation.

Cyprus

18-12-2013

In accordance with Article 2, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the Republic of Cyprus declares that the Convention shall apply exclusively to all local authorities, Municipalities and Communities as defined, created and functioning respectively under the erstwhile relevant Laws of the Republic of Cyprus, i.e. the Law on Municipalities and the Law on Communities.

17-07-2014

In accordance with Article 3, paragraph 5, of the Convention, the competent authority, under the Law of the Republic of Cyprus, to exercise control or supervision with respect to the local communities and authorities covered by the Outline Convention (as well as for the implementation of the Convention and its Protocols), is the Minister of Interior and any other person authorised by the Minister for this purpose.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs would also like to reiterate its objection, as this was submitted to the Council of Europe on 8 September 2011, related to the reservation made by the Republic of Turkey on 11 July 2001, in its ratification instrument of the Convention (ETS No. 106), limiting cooperation to local administrations of states with which the latter has diplomatic relations.

Denmark

02-04-1981

We approved, confirmed and ratified the said European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities with reservation subject to the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

12-10-2007

In Denmark, the Convention only takes effect with regard to municipalities ("kommuner") and regions ("regioner").

Finland

11-09-1990

Finland, according to the Article 2, paragraph 2 of the European Outline Convention on Tranfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities, intends to confine the scope of the Convention to municipalities and federations of municipalities which are competent for the transfrontier co-operation in Finland.

Georgia

24-07-2006

Georgia declares that, according to Article 3, paragraph 2, of the Convention within the scope of this Convention, Georgia will conduct transfrontier co-operation through the conclusion of inter-state agreements with other contracting Parties to this Convention.
Georgia declares that, until the restoration of territorial integrity of Georgia, the Convention will not act on the territories of the Autonomous Republic of Abkazia and the former Autonomous District of South Ossetia, where Georgia is unable to exercise its full jurisdiction.

Hungary

21-03-1994

The Republic of Hungary hereby announces that until the recall of the present declaration the Hungarian authorities listed below are pronounced as those coming under the force of the European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities on the basis of the Paragraph 2, Article 2 of the Convention, in compliance with the decrees of the Hungarian Law:
a. the communal, urban, capital and its district and county self-governments;
b. the Metropolitan Public Administration Office or the County Public Administration Office (*).
(*) Note by the Secretariat : Text of sub-paragraph b. as amended by a Note verbale from the Permanent Representation of Hungary, dated 25 March 2002, registered at the Secretariat General on 26 March 2002.

11-12-1998

As amended on 10-07-2015:
In accordance with Article 3, paragraph 5, of the Convention, the Metropolitan and County Government Offices (Fővárosi és Megyei Kormányhivatalok) are the competent authorities responsible for legal supervision of local governments.

10-07-2015

Withdrawal of the declaration to Article 2, paragraph 2.

Italy

29-03-1985

The Italian Government, referring to paragraph 2 of Article 3 of the Convention, declares that its application shall be subject to the conclusion of inter-state agreements.
The Italian Government also confirms the following declaration, made at the time of signature (on 21 May 1980) :
1. The authorities which, under the Italian legal system, may conclude the agreements and arrangements covered by this Convention are : regions, provinces, municipalities, mountain communities, municipal and provincial associations (consorzi) for the provision of services and carrying out of works.
2. The Italian territorial authorities empowered to conclude the agreements and arrangements covered by this Convention must, unless they are directly adjacent to a foreign State, be situated within 25 km of the border.

Latvia

01-12-1998

In pursuance of paragraph 5 of Article 3 of the European Outline Convention, the Republic of Latvia declares that the authority competent to exercise control or supervision with regard to the territorial communities and authorities concerned is:
The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development
Administration of Local Government Affairs
Elizabetes str 2
Riga
LV - 1340, Latvia
phone: [phone], fax: [phone].

Malta

07-05-1999

The Republic of Malta declares that, in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 2 of the Convention, the scope of this Convention shall be confined to any local Councils established by Statute.
The Republic of Malta declares that:
In accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 3, the Maltese Government declares that the application of the Convention shall be subject to the conclusion of inter-state agreements.
The Republic of Malta declares that, the authority competent to exercise control or supervision under the terms of paragraph 5 of Article 3 of the Convention shall be:
The Local Councils Department
Chateau de la Ville
21, Archbishop Street
Valletta Street
Valletta CMR 02
Malta

Monaco

18-09-2007

In accordance with the provisions of Article 2, paragraph 2, of the Outline Convention, the Principality of Monaco specifies that the scope of application of the Convention is limited to the municipality of Monaco, Monaco's territory being one municipality whose limits correspond to the State borders. The Principality intends to limit the scope of application of the co-operation to the following object, within the competences of the Town Council of Monaco : organisation of cultural, recreational, artistic and leisure events.
In accordance with the provisions of Article 3, paragraph 5, of the Outline Convention, the Principality of Monaco indicates that the authority competent to exercise control in respect of the municipality of Monaco is the State Minister.

Romania

16-07-2003

Romania states that the enforcement of the Outline Convention, mentioned in Article 1, is subordinated to concluding interstate agreements, and that the area of enforcing the provisions related to the transfrontier co-operation is strictly limited to the territory of the border counties.
In accordance with the provisions of Article 2, paragraph 2, of the Outline Convention, Romania declares that the stipulations of the Outline Convention are to be applied to communities and, respectively, territorial authorities designated to exercise regional competences, which, according to the legislation in force, are counties, and county councils, as well as to communities, and territorial authorities with competence in the field of exercising local functions, which are, according to the legislation in force, communes and towns, as well as their local councils from the border counties.

Serbia

15-03-2016

The Republic of Serbia, in accordance with Article 3, paragraph 2, of the Convention, declares that its application shall be subject to the previous conclusion of inter-state agreements with other Party concerned.
Failing that, the effectiveness of transfrontier collaboration Agreements signed by territorial authorities will require the express consent of the Governments of the Parties concerned.

Slovakia

01-02-2000

The Government of the Slovak Republic, referring to paragraph 2 of Article 3 of the Convention, declares that its application shall be subject to the conclusion of inter-state agreements.

Spain

24-08-1990

The Kingdom of Spain, in accordance with Article 3, paragraph 2 of the Convention, declares that its application shall be subject to the previous conclusion of inter-state agreements with the other Party concerned.
Failing that, the effectiveness of transfrontier collaboration Agreements signed by territorial authorities or bodies will require the express consent of the Governments of the Parties concerned.
The Kingdom of Spain, in accordance with Article 3, paragraph 5 of the Convention, specifies that the Authorities competent to exercise control or supervision with regard to the territorial communities and authorities concerned are : the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Public Administrations.

Sweden

23-04-1981

In accordance with the provisions of Article 2, paragraph 2 of the Convention, Sweden intends to confine the scope of the Convention to the following authorities and bodies:
Kommuner = Municipalities
Landstingskommuner = County Councils
Kommunalförbund = Local Federations

Türkiye

11-07-2001

This Convention, taking effect with regard to the co-operation of local administrations of States with whom Turkey has diplomatic relations, will be valid only for the special provincial administrations, municipalities, villages and local authorities associations that are founded with this purpose in Turkey.

Objection Cyprus, 18-12-2013

The Republic of Cyprus objects to the reservation in the instrument of ratification deposited by the Republic of Turkey on 11 July 2001, limiting cooperation to local administrations of States with which the Republic of Turkey has diplomatic relations. The aforesaid reservation is contrary to the object and purpose of the Convention as it precludes the realisation of the cooperation foreseen by the Convention between all Member States of the Council of Europe, one of which is the Republic of Cyprus, and, as such, the said reservation is invalid.