“the right to use

a regional or minority language

in private and public life

is an inalienable right”

DATABASE FOR
THE
EUROPEAN CHARTER FOR
REGIONAL OR
MINORITY LANGUAGES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintained by the

Public Foundation for European Comparative Minority Research

 

Supported by the

Council of Europe and the

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Hungary

Timeline for Cyprus

Most important dates in the implementation of the Charter in Cyprus

 

 

Entry into force

12 November 1992

Signature

26 August 2002

Ratification

1 December 2002

Entry into force

4 August 2005

Declaration by Cyprus*

 

* By this declaration Cyprus clarified that it undertakes to apply Part II of the Charter to the Armenian language as a “non-territorial” language

 

 

 

1st monitoring cycle

1 December 2003

Initial periodical report due

17 January 2005

Initial periodical report by Cyprus

October 2005

On-the-spot visit by the Committee of Experts

24 March 2006

Evaluation report of the Committee of Experts

none

Comments by the Government of Cyprus

27 September 2006

Recommendation of the Committee of Experts

 

 

 

2nd monitoring cycle

1 December 2006

2nd periodical report due

18 January 2008

2nd periodical report by Cyprus

 

On-the-spot visit by the Committee of Experts

 

Evaluation report of the Committee of Experts

 

Comments by the Government of Cyprus

 

Recommendation of the Committee of Experts

 

 

 

 

Timelines for other States Parties:

 

 

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