| Code |
Member state
|
Since
|
AL
|
Albania
|
1 May 2010
|
| AT |
Austria
|
1 May 1979
|
BE
|
Belgium
|
7 October 1977
|
BG
|
Bulgaria
|
1 July 2002
|
| CH |
Switzerland
|
7 October 1977
|
| CY |
Cyprus
|
1 April 1998
|
CZ
|
Czech Republic
|
1 July 2002
|
DE
|
Germany
|
7 October 1977
|
DK
|
Denmark
|
1 January 1990
|
EE
|
Estonia
|
1 July 2002
|
ES
|
Spain
|
1 October 1986
|
FI
|
Finland
|
1 March 1996
|
FR
|
France
|
7 October 1977
|
GB
|
United Kingdom
|
7 October 1977
|
GR
|
Greece
|
1 October 1986
|
HR
|
Croatia
|
1 January 2008
|
HU
|
Hungary
|
1 January 2003
|
IE
|
Ireland
|
1 August 1992
|
IS
|
Iceland
|
1 November 2004
|
IT
|
Italy
|
1 December 1978
|
LI
|
Liechtenstein
|
1 April 1980
|
LT
|
Lithuania
|
1 December 2004
|
LU
|
Luxembourg
|
7 October 1977
|
| LV |
Latvia
|
1 July 2005
|
MC
|
Monaco
|
1 December 1991
|
MK
|
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
1 January 2009
|
| MT |
Malta
|
1 March 2007
|
NL
|
Netherlands
|
7 October 1977
|
NO
|
Norway
|
1 January 2008
|
PL
|
Poland
|
1 March 2004
|
PT
|
Portugal
|
1 January 1992
|
RO
|
Romania
|
1 March 2003
|
SE
|
Sweden
|
1 May 1978
|
SI
|
Slovenia
|
1 December 2002
|
SK
|
Slovakia
|
1 July 2002
|
SM
|
San Marino
|
1 July 2009
|
TR
|
Turkey
|
1 November 2000
|
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