Participation of Non-Member States in Council of Europe

DIRECTORATE OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS

DER/INF(2017)5 English only 14 December 2017

PARTICIPATION OF NON-MEMBER STATES1 IN COUNCIL OF EUROPE BODIES

A. By country2

B. By Council of Europe body

1 Or entities 2 Or entity 2

A. By country3

Table of contents

ALGERIA ...... 3 ARGENTINA ...... 4 AUSTRALIA ...... 5 BARBADOS ...... 6 BELARUS ...... 6 BOLIVIA ...... 8 BRAZIL ...... 9 BURKINA FASO ...... 10 CANADA ...... 10 CAPE VERDE ...... 13 CHILE ...... 13 CHINA ...... 14 COLOMBIA ...... 15 COSTA RICA ...... 15 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ...... 15 EGYPT ...... 16 GHANA ...... 16 GUATEMALA ...... 16 GUINEA ...... 17 HOLY SEE ...... 17 HONDURAS ...... 20 INDIA ...... 21 INDONESIA ...... 21 ISRAEL ...... 21 JAMAICA ...... 23 JAPAN ...... 23 JORDAN ...... 26 KAZAKHSTAN ...... 28 KOSOVO* ...... 30 KYRGYZSTAN ...... 30 LEBANON ...... 31 LYBIA ...... 31 MADAGASCAR ...... 32 MALAYSIA ...... 32 MAURITIUS ...... 33 MEXICO ...... 33 MOROCCO ...... 36 NEW ZEALAND ...... 39 NIGERIA ...... 40

3 Idem < All references to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.

PALESTINE** ...... 40 PANAMA ...... 40 PARAGUAY ...... 41 PERU ...... 41 PHILIPPINES ...... 41 QATAR ...... 42 REPUBLIC OF KOREA ...... 42 SENEGAL ...... 43 SINGAPORE ...... 44 SOUTH AFRICA ...... 44 SRI LANKA ...... 45 SYRIA ...... 45 TAJIKISTAN ...... 46 TONGA ...... 47 TUNISIA ...... 47 TURKMENISTAN ...... 50 UZBEKISTAN ...... 50 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ...... 51 URUGUAY ...... 53 VENEZUELA ...... 54

Participation of non-member States in Council of Europe bodies includes4: < Participation linked to a status with the Organisation or the Parliamentary Assembly; Participation in Steering Committees and ad hoc Committees; Participation in Committees established by a Committee of Ministers Resolution; Participation in Committees established by a Convention; Participation in Partial Agreements; Participation in Enlarged Partial Agreements; Participation in Enlarged Agreements.

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ALGERIA

1. Participation in Steering Committees and ad hoc Committees

Type Acronym Committee name (link to ToR) Status

Ad hoc Participant (countries PECS European Social Cohesion Platform committee concerned with the

4 For information on the participation of local or regional authorities of non-member States in the Congress, see Appendix. ** This designation shall not be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of Council of Europe member States on this issue.

Council of Europe policy towards neighbourhood regions) Steering European Committee of Pharmaceuticals and CD-P-PH Participant committee Pharmaceutical Care (Partial Agreement) Steering European Committee on Blood Transfusion CD-P-TS Participant committee (Partial Agreement) Steering European Committee on Organ Transplantation CD-P-TO Participant committee (Partial Agreement) Steering Committee for food contact materials and CD-P-MCA Participant committee articles (Partial Agreement) Steering CD-P-COS Committee for cosmetics and consumer health Participant committee

2. Participation in Partial Agreements

Name Status

Convention on the elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia Observer

3. Participation in Enlarged Partial Agreements

Name Status

Cooperation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drug Technical (Pompidou) cooperation Co-operation Group for the Prevention of, Protection Against, and Organisation Member of Relief in Major Natural and Technological Disasters (EUR-OPA) European Centre for Global Interdependence and Solidarity (North-South Member Centre)

4. Participation in Enlarged Agreements

Name Status

European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) Member

ARGENTINA

1. Participation in Steering Committees and ad hoc Committees

Type Acronym Committee name (link to ToR) Status

Steering European Committee of Pharmaceuticals and CD-P-PH Participant committee Pharmaceutical Care (Partial Agreement) 5

Steering European Committee on Blood Transfusion CD-P-TS Participant committee (Partial Agreement) Steering European Committee on Organ Transplantation CD-P-TO Participant committee (Partial Agreement) Steering Committee for food contact materials and CD-P-MCA Participant committee articles (Partial Agreement) Steering CD-P-COS Committee for cosmetics and consumer health Participant committee

2. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee Name Status

Standing Committee of the European Convention on Spectator T-RV Violence and Misbehaviour at Sports Events and in particular at Observer Football Matches

T-DO Monitoring Group of the Anti-Doping Convention Observer

T-CY Convention Committee on Cybercrime Observer

3. Participation in Partial Agreements

Name Status

Convention on the elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia Observer

4. Participation in Enlarged Agreements

Name Status

European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) Observer

AUSTRALIA

1. Participation in Steering Committees and ad hoc Committees

Type Acronym Committee Name (link to ToR) Status Subordinate DH-BIO Committee on Bioethics Observer body Ad hoc Committee of Legal Advisers on Public CAHDI Observer committee International Law Steering European Committee of Pharmaceuticals and CD-P-PH Participant committee Pharmaceutical Care (Partial Agreement) Steering European Committee on Blood Transfusion CD-P-TS Participant committee (Partial Agreement) 6

Steering European Committee on Organ Transplantation CD-P-TO Participant committee (Partial Agreement) Steering Committee for food contact materials and CD-P-MCA Participant committee articles (Partial Agreement) Steering CD-P-COS Committee for cosmetics and consumer health Participant committee

2. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee Name Status Consultative Committee of the Convention for the Protection of T-PD Observer Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data T-DO Monitoring Group of the Anti-Doping Convention Member Committee of the Council of Europe/UNESCO Convention on the LRCC Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the Contracting Party European Region ENIC European Network of National Information Centres on academic Member Network mobility and recognition T-CY Convention Committee on Cybercrime Member

3. Participation in Partial Agreements

Name Status

Convention on the elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia Observer

BARBADOS

1. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee Name Status

T-DO Monitoring Group of the Anti-Doping Convention Observer

BELARUS

1. Participation in Steering Committees and ad hoc Committees

Type Acronym Committee Name (link to ToR) Status

Steering CDDH Steering Committee for Human Rights Observer committee 7

Subordinate Committee of Experts on the system of the DH-SYSC Observer body European Convention on human rights Ad hoc CAHENF Ad hoc Committee for the Rights of the Child Observer committee Ad hoc Committee of Legal Advisers on Public CAHDI Observer committee International Law Steering CDCJ European Committee on Legal Co-operation Observer committee Subordinate Committee of experts on Administrative detention of CJ-DAM Observer body migrants Steering Steering Committee on Media and Information CDMSI Observer committee Society Ad hoc Ad hoc European Committee for the World Anti- CAHAMA Member committee Doping Agency Steering Steering Committee for Educational Policy and CDPPE Member committee Practice Steering CDEJ European Steering Committee for Youth Member committee Ad hoc CCJ Advisory Council on Youth Member committee Ad hoc CMJ Joint Council on Youth Member committee Steering Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and CDCPP Member committee Landscape Steering European Committee of Pharmaceuticals and CD-P-PH Participant committee Pharmaceutical Care (Partial Agreement) Steering European Committee on Blood Transfusion CD-P-TS Participant committee (Partial Agreement) Steering European Committee on Organ Transplantation CD-P-TO Participant committee (Partial Agreement) Steering Committee for food contact materials and CD-P-MCA Participant committee articles (Partial Agreement) Steering CD-P-COS Committee for cosmetics and consumer health Participant committee

2. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee Name Status

Standing Committee of the Convention on the Conservation of T-PVS Contracting party European Wildlife and Natural Habitats

T-TT Standing Committee on Transfrontier Television Observer

T-DO Monitoring Group of the Anti-Doping Convention Member Standing Committee of the European Convention on Spectator T-RV Observer Violence and Misbehaviour at Sports Events and in particular at 8

Football Matches

Committee of the Council of Europe/UNESCO Convention on the LRCC recognition of Qualification s concerning Higher Education in the Contracting Party European Region ENIC European Network of National Information Centres on academic Member Network mobility and Recognition Multilateral consultation meeting on the implementation of the ECCA European Convention on the Legal Protection of Services based Observer on, or consisting of, Conditional Access Standing Committee on the European Convention for the Protection of the AHC-SC Observer Audiovisual Heritage

GRETA Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings Member

Committee of the Parties of the Council of Europe Convention on THB-CP Contracting Party Action against Trafficking in Human Beings

3. Participation in Partial Agreements

Name Status

Convention on the elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia Observer

4. Participation in Enlarged Partial Agreements

Name Status

Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS) Member

5. Participation in Enlarged Agreements

Name Status

Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) Member

European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) Associate member

BOLIVIA

1. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee Name Status

T-DO Monitoring Group of the Anti-Doping Convention Observer 9

BRAZIL

1. Participation in Steering Committees and ad hoc Committees

Type Acronym Committee name (link to ToR) Status

Steering European Committee of Pharmaceuticals and CD-P-PH Participant committee Pharmaceutical Care (Partial Agreement) Steering European Committee on Blood Transfusion CD-P-TS Participant committee (Partial Agreement) Steering European Committee on Organ Transplantation CD-P-TO Participant committee (Partial Agreement) Steering Committee for food contact materials and CD-P-MCA Participant committee articles (Partial Agreement) Steering CD-P-COS Committee for cosmetics and consumer health Participant committee

2. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee Name Status

Standing Committee of the European Convention on Spectator T-RV Violence and Misbehaviour at Sports Events and in particular at Observer Football Matches

T-DO Monitoring Group of the Anti-Doping Convention Observer

3. Participation in Partial Agreements

Name Status

Convention on the elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia Observer

4. Participation in Enlarged Agreements

Name Status

European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) Member

BURKINA FASO

1. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee Name Status

Consultative Committee of the Convention for the Protection of T-PD Observer Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data

Standing Committee on the Convention on the Conservation of T-PVS Contracting Party European Wildlife and Natural Habitats

Committee of the Parties of the Council of Europe Convention on

the counterfeiting of medical products and similar crimes involving Contracting Party threats to public health

CANADA

1. Canada has enjoyed observer status with the Organisation since 1996.

2. The Parliament of Canada has enjoyed observer status with the Parliamentary Assembly since 1997.

3. Participation in Steering Committees and ad hoc Committees

Type Acronym Committee Name (link to ToR) Status

Steering CDDH Steering Committee for Human Rights Participant committee Subordinate Committee of Experts on the system of the DH-SYSC Participant body European Convention on human rights Subordinate DH-BIO Committee on Bioethics Participant body Steering GEC Gender Equality Commission Participant committee Subordinate GEC- Drafting Committee to prevent and combat sexism Observer body Sexism

Ad hoc Ad hoc Committee of Experts on the Rights of CAHDPH Participant committee Persons with Disabilities

Ad hoc Ad hoc Committee of Experts on Roma and CAHROM Participant committee Traveller issues 11

Ad hoc CAHENF Ad hoc Committee for the Rights of the Child Participant committee Ad hoc PECS European Social Cohesion Platform Participant committee Ad hoc CCPE Consultative Council of European Prosecutors Participant committee Ad hoc CCJE Consultative Council of European Judges Participant committee Ad hoc Committee of Legal Advisers on Public CAHDI Participant committee International Law Steering CDPC European Committee on Crime Problems Participant committee Subordinate Committee of Experts on the Operation of European PC-OC Participant body Conventions on Co-operation in Criminal Matters Subordinate PC-CP Council for Penological Co-operation Participant body Steering CDCJ European Committee on Legal Co-operation Participant committee Subordinate Committee of experts on Administrative detention of CJ-DAM Participant body migrants

Steering Steering Committee on Media and Information CDMSI Participant committee Society Committee of experts on human rights dimensions Subordinate MSI-AUT of automated data processing and different forms of Participant body artificial intelligence Subordinate Committee of experts on quality journalism in the MSI-JOQ Participant body digital age CDCT (ex- Steering Council of Europe Committee on Counter- CODEXTE Participant committee Terrorism R) Steering European Committee on Democracy and CDDG Participant committee Governance

Steering Steering Committee for Educational Policy and CDPPE Participant committee Practice Steering CDEJ European Steering Committee for Youth Participant committee Ad hoc CMJ Joint Council on Youth Participant committee Steering Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and CDCPP Participant committee Landscape

Steering European Committee of Pharmaceuticals and CD-P-PH Participant committee Pharmaceutical Care (Partial Agreement)

Steering European Committee on Blood Transfusion CD-P-TS Participant committee (Partial Agreement) 12

Steering European Committee on Organ Transplantation CD-P-TO Participant committee (Partial Agreement)

Steering Committee for food contact materials and CD-P-MCA Participant committee articles (Partial Agreement) Steering CD-P-COS Committee for cosmetics and consumer health Participant committee

4. Participation in Committees established by Committee of Ministers Resolutions

Acronym Committee name Status

CEPEJ European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice Observer

Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money MONEYVAL Observer Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism

5. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee Name Status

Consultative Committee of the Convention for the Protection of T-PD Observer Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data Standing Committee of the European Convention on Spectator T-RV violence and Misbehaviour at sports Events and in particular at Observer Football Matches T-DO Monitoring Group of the Anti-Doping Convention Member Committee of the Council of Europe/UNESCO Convention on the LRCC Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the Observer European Region ENIC European Network of National Information Centres on academic Member Network mobility and recognition Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on T-ES the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Participant Abuse T-CY Convention Committee on Cybercrime Member Committee of the Parties of the Council of Europe Convention on IC-CP preventing and combating violence against women and domestic Participant violence

6. Participation in Partial Agreements

Name Status

Convention on the elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia Observer

7. Participation in Enlarged Partial Agreements

Name Status

Cooperation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drug Cooperation on an ad (Pompidou) hoc basis

European Support Fund for the Co-Production and Distribution of Creative Associate member Cinematographic and Audiovisual Works "Eurimages"

8. Participation in Enlarged Agreements

Name Status

European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) Observer

CAPE VERDE

1. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee Name Status

T-CY Convention Committee on Cybercrime Observer

2. Participation in Enlarged Partial Agreements

Name Status

European Centre for Global Interdependence and Solidarity (North-South Member Centre)

CHILE

1. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee Name Status

Standing Committee of the European Convention on Spectator T-RV Violence and Misbehaviour at Sports Events and in particular at Observer Football Matches 14

T-DO Monitoring Group of the Anti-Doping Convention Observer

T-CY Convention Committee on Cybercrime Member

2. Participation in Enlarged Agreements

Name Status

European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) Member

CHINA

1. Participation in Steering Committees and ad hoc Committees

Type Acronym Committee name (link to ToR) Status

2. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee Name Status

T-DO Monitoring Group of the Anti-Doping Convention Observer

3. Participation in Partial Agreements

Name Status

Convention on the elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia Observer

COLOMBIA

1. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee Name Status

T-DO Monitoring Group of the Anti-Doping Convention Observer

T-CY Convention Committee on Cybercrime Observer

COSTA RICA

1. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee Name Status

T-CY Convention Committee on Cybercrime Member

2. Participation in Enlarged Agreements

Name Status

European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) Member

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

1. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee Name Status

T-CY Convention Committee on Cybercrime Member

EGYPT

1. Participation in Steering Committees and ad hoc Committees

Type Acronym Committee name (link to ToR) Status Participant (countries concerned with the Ad hoc Council of Europe PECS European Social Cohesion Platform committee policy towards neighbourhood regions)

2. Participation in Enlarged Partial Agreements

Name Status

Cooperation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drug Technical (Pompidou) cooperation

GHANA

1. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee Name Status

T-CY Convention Committee on Cybercrime Observer

GUATEMALA

1. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee Name Status

T-DO Monitoring Group of the Anti-Doping Convention Observer

GUINEA

1. Participation in Steering Committees and ad hoc Committees

Type Acronym Committee name (link to ToR) Status

2. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee name Status Committee of the Parties of the Council of Europe Convention on

the counterfeiting of medical products and similar crimes involving Contracting Party threats to public health

3. Participation in Partial Agreements

Name Status

Convention on the elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia Observer

HOLY SEE

1. The Holy See has enjoyed observer status with the Organisation since 1970.

2. Participation in Steering Committees and ad hoc Committees

Type Acronym Committee Name (link to ToR) Status

Steering CDDH Steering Committee for Human Rights Participant committee Subordinate Committee of Experts on the system of the DH-SYSC Participant body European Convention on human rights 18

Subordinate DH-BIO Committee on Bioethics Participant body Steering GEC Gender Equality Commission Participant committee Subordinate GEC- Drafting Committee to prevent and combat sexism Observer body Sexism Ad hoc Ad hoc Committee of Experts on the Rights of CAHDPH Participant committee Persons with Disabilities

Ad hoc Ad hoc Committee of Experts on Roma and CAHROM Participant committee Traveller issues Ad hoc CAHENF Ad hoc Committee for the Rights of the Child Participant committee Ad hoc PECS European Social Cohesion Platform Participant committee Ad hoc CCPE Consultative Council of European Prosecutors Participant committee Ad hoc CCJE Consultative Council of European Judges Participant committee Ad hoc Committee of Legal Advisers on Public CAHDI Participant committee International Law Steering CDPC European Committee on Crime Problems Participant committee Subordinate Committee of Experts on the Operation of European PC-OC Participant body Conventions on Co-operation in Criminal Matters Subordinate PC-CP Council for Penological Co-operation Participant body Steering CDCJ European Committee on Legal Co-operation Participant committee Subordinate Committee of experts on Administrative detention of CJ-DAM Participant body migrants

Steering Steering Committee on Media and Information CDMSI Participant committee Society Committee of experts on human rights dimensions Subordinate MSI-AUT of automated data processing and different forms of Participant body artificial intelligence Subordinate Committee of experts on quality journalism in the MSI-JOQ Participant body digital age CDCT (ex- Steering Council of Europe Committee on Counter- CODEXTE Participant committee Terrorism R) Ad hoc Ad hoc European Committee for the World Anti- CAHAMA Member committee Doping Agency

Steering European Committee on Democracy and CDDG Participant committee Governance

Steering Steering Committee for Educational Policy and CDPPE Member committee Practice 19

Steering CDEJ European Steering Committee for Youth Member committee Ad hoc CCJ Advisory Council on Youth Member committee Ad hoc CMJ Joint Council on Youth Member committee Steering Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and CDCPP Member committee Landscape

Steering European Committee of Pharmaceuticals and CD-P-PH Participant committee Pharmaceutical Care (Partial Agreement)

Steering European Committee on Blood Transfusion CD-P-TS Participant committee (Partial Agreement)

Steering European Committee on Organ Transplantation CD-P-TO Participant committee (Partial Agreement)

Steering Committee for food contact materials and CD-P-MCA Participant committee articles (Partial Agreement) Steering CD-P-COS Committee for cosmetics and consumer health Participant committee

3. Participation in Committees established by a Committee of Ministers Resolution

Acronym Committee name Status

ECRI European Commission against Racism and Intolerance Observer

CEPEJ European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice Observer

Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering MONEYVAL Member Measures and the Financing of Terrorism

4. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee name Status Standing Committee of the Convention on the Conservation of T-PVS Other participant European Wildlife and Natural Habitats Standing Committee of the European Convention on Spectator T-RV Violence and Misbehaviour at Sports Events and in particular at Observer Football Matches T-TT Standing Committee on Transfrontier Television Member

T-DO Monitoring Group of the Anti-Doping Convention Observer

Standing Committee on the European Convention on the Exercise T-ED Observer of Children’s Rights Committee of the Council of Europe/UNESCO Convention on the LRCC Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the Contracting Party European Region 20

Multilateral consultation meeting on the implementation of the ECCA European Convention on the Legal Protection of Services based Observer on, or consisting of, Conditional Access Standing Committee on the European Convention for the Protection of the AHC-SC Observer Audiovisual Heritage Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on T-ES the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Participant Abuse ENIC European Network of National Information Centres on academic Member Network mobility and recognition Committee of the Parties of the Council of Europe Convention on IC-CP preventing and combating violence against women and domestic Participant violence

5. Participation in Enlarged Partial Agreements

Name Status

Council of Europe Development Bank Member

Cooperation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drug Cooperation on an ad (Pompidou) hoc basis European Centre for Global Interdependence and Solidarity (North-South Member Center)

6. Participation in Enlarged Agreements

Name Status

European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) Observer

HONDURAS

1. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee Name Status

T-DO Monitoring Group of the Anti-Doping Convention Observer

INDIA

1. Participation in Steering Committees and ad hoc Committees

Type Acronym Committee name(link to ToR) Status

2. Participation in Partial Agreements

Name Status

Convention on the elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia Observer

INDONESIA

1. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee Name Status

Consultative Committee of the Convention for the Protection of T-PD Observer Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data

ISRAEL

1. The Parliament of Israel has enjoyed observer status with the Parliamentary Assembly since 1957.

2. Participation in Steering Committees and ad hoc Committees

Type Acronym Committee name (link to ToR) Status Subordinate DH-BIO Committee on Bioethics Observer body Participant (countries concerned with the Ad hoc Council of Europe PECS European Social Cohesion Platform committee policy towards neighbourhood regions) Ad hoc Committee of Legal Advisers on Public CAHDI Observer committee International Law Steering Steering Committee for Educational Policy and CDPPE Observer committee Practice Steering Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and CDCPP Observer committee Landscape Steering European Committee of Pharmaceuticals and CD-P-PH Participant committee Pharmaceutical Care (Partial Agreement) Steering European Committee on Blood Transfusion CD-P-TS Participant committee (Partial Agreement) Steering European Committee on Organ Transplantation CD-P-TO Participant committee (Partial Agreement) Steering Committee for food contact materials and CD-P-MCA Participant committee articles (Partial Agreement) Steering CD-P-COS Committee for cosmetics and consumer health Participant committee

3. Participation in Committees established by a Committee of Ministers Resolution

Acronym Committee Name Status

CEPEJ European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice Observer

Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering MONEYVAL Member Measures and the Financing of Terrorism

4. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee Name Status

T-TT Standing Committee on Transfrontier Television Observer Committee of the Council of Europe/UNESCO Convention on the LRCC Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the Contracting Party European Region ENIC European Network of National Information Centres on academic Member Network mobility and recognition

T-CY Convention Committee on Cybercrime Member 23

5. Participation in Partial Agreements

Name Status

Convention on the elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia Observer

6. Participation in Enlarged Partial Agreements

Name Status

Co-operation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Member Drugs (Pompidou Group)

Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS) Member

7. Participation in Enlarged Agreements

Name Status

European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) Member

JAMAICA

1. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee Name Status

T-DO Monitoring Group of the Anti-Doping Convention Observer

JAPAN

1. Japan has enjoyed observer status with the Organisation since 1996.

2. Participation in Steering Committees and ad hoc Committees

Committee Name Type Acronym Status (link to ToR) Steering CDDH Steering Committee for Human Rights Participant committee 24

Subordinate Committee of Experts on the system of the DH-SYSC Participant body European Convention on human rights Subordinate DH-BIO Committee on Bioethics Participant body Steering GEC Gender Equality Commission Participant committee Subordinate GEC- Drafting Committee to prevent and combat sexism Observer body Sexism Ad hoc Ad hoc Committee of Experts on the Rights of CAHDPH Participant committee Persons with Disabilities

Steering Steering Committee for Educational Policy and CDPPE Participant committee Practice 25

Steering CDEJ European Steering Committee for Youth Participant committee Ad hoc CMJ Joint Council on Youth Participant committee Steering Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and CDCPP Participant committee Landscape

Steering European Committee of Pharmaceuticals and CD-P-PH Participant committee Pharmaceutical Care (Partial Agreement)

Steering European Committee on Blood Transfusion CD-P-TS Participant committee (Partial Agreement)

Steering European Committee on Organ Transplantation CD-P-TO Participant committee (Partial Agreement)

Steering Committee for food contact materials and CD-P-MCA Participant committee articles (Partial Agreement) Steering CD-P-COS Committee for cosmetics and consumer health Participant committee

3. Participation in Committees established by a Committee of Ministers Resolution

Acronym Committee name Status

CEPEJ European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice Observer

Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering MONEYVAL Observer Measures and the Financing of Terrorism

4. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee Name Status Consultative Committee of the Convention for the Protection of T-PD Observer Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data

T-DO Monitoring Group of the anti-Doping Convention Observer Member T-CY Convention Committee on Cybercrime

Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on T-ES the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Participant Abuse Committee of the Parties of the Council of Europe Convention on IC-CP preventing and combating violence against women and domestic Participant violence

5. Participation in Partial Agreements

Name Status

Convention on the elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia Observer

6. Participation in Enlarged Partial Agreements

Name Status

Co-operation Group for the Prevention of, Protection Against, and Organisation Observer of Relief in Major Natural and Technological Disasters (EUR-OPA)

7. Participation in Enlarged Agreements

Name Status

European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) Observer

JORDAN

1. As from 26 January 2016, the Parliament of Jordan enjoys “Partner for Democracy” status with the Parliamentary Assembly

2. Participation in Steering Committees and ad hoc Committees

Type Acronym Committee Name (link to ToR) Status

Observer (neighbourhood Steering partnership including CDDH Steering Committee for Human Rights committee relevant cooperation activities) Observer (neighbourhood Committee of Experts on the system of the Subordinate partnership including DH-SYSC European Convention on human rights body relevant cooperation

activities) Observer (neighbourhood Steering partnership including GEC Gender Equality Commission committee relevant cooperation activities) Observer (neighbourhood Subordinate GEC- partnership including Drafting Committee to prevent and combat sexism body Sexism relevant cooperation activities) Ad hoc CAHENF Ad hoc Committee for the Rights of the Child Observer (neighbourhood 27

committee partnership including relevant cooperation activities) Participant (countries Ad hoc concerned with the Council PECS European Social Cohesion Platform committee of Europe policy towards neighbourhood regions) Observer (neighbourhood Steering partnership including CDPC European Committee on Crime Problems committee relevant cooperation activities) Observer (neighbourhood Subordinate Committee of Experts on the Operation of European partnership including PC-OC body Conventions on Co-operation in Criminal Matters relevant cooperation activities) Observer (neighbourhood Subordinate partnership including PC-CP Council for Penological Co-operation body relevant cooperation activities) Observer (neighbourhood Steering Steering Committee on Media and Information partnership including CDMSI committee Society relevant cooperation activities) Observer (neighbourhood Committee of experts on human rights dimensions Subordinate partnership including MSI-AUT of automated data processing and different forms of body relevant cooperation artificial intelligence activities) Observer (neighbourhood Subordinate Committee of experts on quality journalism in the partnership including MSI-JOQ body digital age relevant cooperation activities) Observer (neighbourhood CDCT (ex- Steering Council of Europe Committee on Counter- partnership including CODEXTE committee Terrorism relevant cooperation R) activities) Observer (neighbourhood Steering partnership including CDEJ European Steering Committee for Youth committee relevant cooperation activities) Observer (neighbourhood Ad hoc partnership including CMJ Joint Council on Youth committee relevant cooperation activities) Steering European Committee of Pharmaceuticals and CD-P-PH Observer committee Pharmaceutical Care (Partial Agreement)

Steering European Committee on Blood Transfusion CD-P-TS Observer committee (Partial Agreement)

Steering European Committee on Organ Transplantation CD-P-TO Observer committee (Partial Agreement) 28

Steering Committee for food contact materials and CD-P-MCA Observer committee articles (Partial Agreement) Steering CD-P-COS Committee for cosmetics and consumer health Observer committee

3. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee Name Status Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention T-ES on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Participant Sexual Abuse

4. Participation in Enlarged Partial Agreements

Name Status

Cooperation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drug Technical (Pompidou) cooperation

KAZAKHSTAN

1. As from 27 April 2004, there is an Agreement on co-operation between the Parliamentary Assembly and the Parliament of Kazakhstan

2. Participation in Steering Committees and ad hoc Committees

Type Acronym Committee name (link to ToR) Status

Participant (countries concerned with the Ad hoc Council of Europe PECS European Social Cohesion Platform committee policy towards neighbourhood regions) Ad hoc CCPE Consultative Council of European Prosecutors Participant committee Steering Steering Committee for Educational Policy and CDPPE Member committee Practice Ad hoc Ad hoc European Committee for the World Anti- Member CAHAMA committee Doping Agency Steering CDEJ European Steering Committee for Youth Member committee Ad hoc CCJ Advisory Council on Youth Member committee 29

Ad hoc CMJ Joint Council on Youth Member committee Steering Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and CDCPP Member committee Landscape Steering European Committee of Pharmaceuticals and CD-P-PH Participant committee Pharmaceutical Care (Partial Agreement) Steering European Committee on Blood Transfusion CD-P-TS Participant committee (Partial Agreement) Steering European Committee on Organ Transplantation CD-P-TO Participant committee (Partial Agreement) Steering Committee for food contact materials and CD-P-MCA Participant committee articles (Partial Agreement) Steering CD-P-COS Committee for cosmetics and consumer health Participant committee

3. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee name Status

T-TT Standing Committee on Transfrontier Television Observer

T-DO Monitoring Group of the Anti-Doping Convention Observer Standing Committee of the European Convention on Spectator T-RV Violence and Misbehaviour at Sports Events and in particular at Observer Football Matches Committee of the Council of Europe/UNESCO Convention on the LRCC Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the Contracting Party European Region ENIC European Network of National Information Centres on academic Member Network mobility and recognition Multilateral consultation meeting on the implementation of the ECCA European Convention on the Legal Protection of Services based Observer on, or consisting of, Conditional Access Standing Committee on the European Convention for the Protection of the AHC-SC Observer Audiovisual Heritage

4. Participation in Partial Agreements

Name Status

Convention on the elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia Observer

5. Participation in Enlarged Agreements

Name Status

European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) Member

KOSOVO*

1. Participation in Enlarged Partial Agreements

Name Status

Council of Europe Development Bank Member

2. Participation in Enlarged Agreements

Name Status

European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) Member

KYRGYZSTAN

1. As from 8 April 2014, the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan enjoys “Partner for Democracy” status with the Parliamentary Assembly.

2. Participation in Steering Committees and ad hoc Committees

3. Participation in Committees established by a Convention

Acronym Committee name Status Committee of the Council of Europe/UNESCO Convention on the LRCC Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the Contracting Party European Region ENIC European Network of National Information Centres on academic Member Network mobility and recognition

< * All references to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.

4. Participation in Enlarged Agreements

Name Status

European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) Member

LEBANON

1. Parti