The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: on the European Landscape Convention, article 1. 20 October 2000, the European Landscape Convention (hereinafter referred to as the Convention) with this law is accepted and approved. 2. article. Regional development and local government Ministry to coordinate the fulfilment of the obligations provided for in the Convention. 3. article. The Convention shall enter into force on its article 14 within the time and in order, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall notify the newspaper "journal". 4. article. The law shall enter into force on the day following its promulgation. With the law put the Convention in English and its translation into Latvian language. The Parliament adopted the law of 29 March 2007. The President of the Parliament instead of the President i. Emsis Riga, 2007 April 18, the European Landscape Convention (Florence, 20 october 2000) preamble the member States of the Council of Europe signatory heret, Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its members for the purpose of safeguarding and realising the ideals and principles which are their common heritage , and that this aim is pursued in particular through agreements in the economic and social fields; Concerned it is achieve sustainable development based on a balanced relationship between harmonio of social and needs, economic activity and the environment; Noting that the landscape has an important public interest role in the cultural, ecological, environmental and social fields, and constitut a favourabl to economic activity in the resource and whose protection, management and planning can contribute to job creation; Aware that this landscape contribute to the formation of local cultures and that it is a basic component of the European natural and cultural heritage, contributing to human well-being and consolidation of the European identity; Acknowledging that the landscape is an important part of the quality of life for people everywhere: in urban areas and in the countrysid, in degraded areas as well as in areas of high quality, in areas recognised as being of outstanding beauty as well as everyday areas; Noting that developments in agriculture, forestry, industrial and mineral production techniques and in regional planning, town planning, transport, infrastructure, tourism and recreation and, at a more general level, changes in the world economy with accelerating in many cases the transformation of landscapes; Wishing it responds to the public's wish to enjoy high quality landscapes and to play an active part in the development of landscapes; Believing that the landscape is a key element of individual and social well-being and that its protection, management and planning entail rights and responsibilities for everyone; Having regard to the legal texts existing at the international level in the field of protection and management of the natural and cultural heritage, spatial planning, regional and local self? government and transfrontier co-operation, in particular the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern, 19 September 1979), the Convention for the Protection of the Architectural heritage of Europe (Granada , 3 October 1985), the European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (revised) (Valletta, 16 January 1992), the European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial communities or authorities (Madrid, 21 May 1980) and its additional protocol, the European Charter of Local Self-Government (Strasbourg, 15 October 1985), the Convention on Biological Diversity (Rio, 5 June 1992), the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (Paris , 16 November 1972), and the Convention on access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and access to justice on Environmental matters (Aarhus, 25 June 1998); Acknowledging that the quality and diversity of European landscapes constitut a common resource, and that it is important to operate a co-towards its protection, management and planning; Wishing to provide a new instrument devoted exclusively to the protection, management and planning of all landscapes in Europe, have agreed as follows: CHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISION article 1 – Definition For the purpose of the Convention: (a) "landscape" means an area, as perceived by people, whose character is the result of the action and interaction of natural and/or human factors; (b) "landscape policy" means an expression by the competent public authorities of general principles, strategies and guidelines that permit the taking of specific measure aimed at the protection, of the management and planning of landscapes; (c) "landscape quality objective" means, for a specific landscape, the formulation by the competent public author in Court of the aspirations of the public with regard to the landscape features of their sur rounding; (d) "landscape protection" means actions to conserve and maintain the significant or characteristics features of a landscape, justified by its heritagevalu is derived from its natural configuration and/or from human activity; (e) "landscape management" means action, from a perspective of sustainable development, to ensur the regular upkeep of a landscape, so as to guide and change of harmonis which with brough about by social, economic and environmental processes; (f) "landscape planning" means strong forward-looking action to enhance, restore or create landscapes. Article 2 – scope Subject to the provision in article 15 of the led, this Convention applies to the entire territory of the parties and covers natural, rural, urban and peri-urban areas. It includes land, inland water and marine areas. It concerns landscapes that might be considered outstanding as well as everyday or degraded landscapes. Article 3-Aim the aim of this Convention is to promote the landscape protection, management and planning, and to organise European co-operation on landscape issues. CHAPTER II-NATIONAL MEASURE of article 4-Division of responsibilities Each Party shall implementations that this Convention, in particular articles 5 and 6, according to its own division of powers, in conformity with its constitutional principles and administrative arrangements, and respecting the principles of which, taking into account the European Charter of Local Self-Government. Without derogating from the provision of this Convention, each Party shall harmonis the implementation of this Convention with its own policies. Article 5-General measure of Each Party: (a) the undertak recognis landscapes in law as an essential component of people's surrounding, an expression of the diversity of their shared cultural and natural heritage, and a foundation of their identity; (b) establish and implementations that landscape policies aimed at landscape protection, management and planning through the adoption of the specific measure of set out in article 6; (c) establish procedures for the participation of the general public, local and regional authorities, and other parties with an interest in the definition and implementation of the landscape policies mentioned in paragraph b above; d to integrate landscape into its regional and town planning policies and in its cultural, environmental, agricultural, social and economic policies, as well as in any other policies with possible direct or indirect impact on landscape. Article 6-Specific measure of A awareness-raising Each Party undertak to increase awareness among the civil society, private organisations, and public authorities of the value of landscapes, their role and changes to them. (B) Training and education Each Party: (a) the undertak promote training for specialists in landscape appraisal and operations; b multidisciplinary training programmes in landscape policy, protection, management and planning, for professionals in the private and public sectors and for associations concerned; c school and university courses which, in the relevant subject areas, address the values attaching to landscapes and the issues raised by their protection, management and planning. C Identification and assessment 1 With the active participation of the interested parties, as stipulated in article 5.c, and with a view to improving knowledge of its landscapes, each Party: (a) (i) of the undertak to identify its own landscapes throughout its territory; a (ii) to analyse their characteristics and the forces and pressure the transforming them; (iii) to take note of changes; (b) to assess the landscapes that are identified, taking into account the particular values assigned to them by the interested parties and the population concerned. 2 these identification and assessment procedures shall be guided by the exchanges of experience and methodology, organised between the parties at European level pursuan to article 8 D landscape quality objective of Each Party of the undertak define landscape quality objective for the landscapes identified and assessed, after public consultation in accordanc with article 5.c. E Implementation To put landscape policies into effect , each Party of the undertak introduce instruments aimed at protecting, managing and/or planning the landscape. CHAPTER III-EUROPEAN co-operation article 7 – International policies and programmes parties to co-operate undertak in the considerations of the landscape dimension of international policies and programmes, and to recommend, where relevant, the inclusion in them of landscape considerations. Article 9-Mutual assistance and exchange of information the parties to co-operate undertak in order to enhance the effectiveness of the measure taken under other articles of this Convention, and in particular: (a) to render each other technical and scientific assistance in landscape matters through the pooling and exchange of experience, and the results of research projects; (b) to promote the exchange of landscape specialists in particular for training and information purpose; (c) to exchange information on all matters covered by the provision of the Convention. Article 9 – Transfrontier landscapes the Parties shall a transfrontier co-operation on encourag-local and regional level and, wherever not cessary, prepare and implementations that joint landscape programmes. Article 10-the Monitoring of the implementation of the Convention 1 the Existing competent committees of experts to be set up under article 17 of the Statute of the Council of Europe shall be designated by the Committee of Minister of the Council of Europe to be responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention. 2 Following each meeting of the committees of experts, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall transmit a report on the work carried out and on the operation of the Convention to the Committee of Minister. 3 the committees of experts shall proposes to the Committee of Minister to the criteria for conferring and the rules each the landscape award of the Council of Europe. Article 11-the landscape award of the Council of Europe 1 The landscape award of the Council of Europe is a distinction which may be conferred on local and regional authorities and their grouping that have instituted, as part of the landscape policy of a Party to this Convention, a policy or measure to protect, manage and/or plan their landscape, which have proved lastingly effective and can serve as an example of the to other territorial authorities in Europe. The distinction may be also conferred on non-governmental organisations having made contributions to the remarkabl particularly landscape protection, management or planning. 2 applications for the landscape award of the Council of Europe shall be submitted to the committees of experts mentioned in article 10 by the parties. Transfrontier local and regional authorities and grouping of local and regional authorities concerned, may apply provided that they jointly manage the landscape in question. 3 On proposals from the committees of experts mentioned in article 10 the Committee of Minister to shall define and publish the criteria for conferring the landscape award of the Council of Europe, to adop the relevant rules and confer the Award. 4 the granting of the landscape award of the Council of Europe is of those receiving their encourag the award to ensur the sustainable protection, management and/or planning of the landscape areas concerned. CHAPTER IV-FINAL article 12 of COMMISSION-Relationship with other instruments for the provision of this Convention shall not prejudice stricter provision concerning landscape protection, of the management and planning led in other existing or future binding national or international instrument. Article 13 signature, ratification and entry-into force 1 this Convention shall be open for signature by the member States of the Council of Europe. It shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval. The instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. 2 the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiry of a period of three months after the date on which ten member States of the Council of Europe have expressed their consent to be bound by the Convention in accordanc with the provision of the preceding paragraph. 3 In respect of any signatory State which subsequently express their consent to it be bound by it, the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiry of a period of three months after the date of the deposit of the instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval. Article 14-1 After the Accession entry into force of this Convention, the Committee of Minister of the Council of Europe may invite the European Community and any European State which is not a member of the Council of Europe, to accede to the Convention by a majority decision as provided in article 20 d of the Statute of the Council of Europe , and by the unanimous vote of the States parties entitled to hold seats in the Committee of Minister. 2 In respect of any acceding State, or the European Community in the event of its accession, this Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiry of a period of three months after the date of deposit of the instrument of accession with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. Article 15 Territorial application 1 Any State-or the European Community may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, specify the territory or territories to which the Convention shall apply. 2 Any Party may, at any later date, by declaration addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, extend the application of this Convention to any other territory specified in the declaration. The Convention shall take effect in respect of such territory on the first day of the month following the expiry of a period of three months after the date of receipt of the declaration by the Secretary General. 3 Any declaration made under the two paragraphs above may, in respect of any territory mentioned in such declaration, be withdrawn by notification addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. Such withdrawals shall become effective on the first day of the month following the expiry of a period of three months after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary General. Article 16 Denunciation 1 Any Party-may, at any time, denounc this Convention by means of a notification addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. 2 Such denunciation shall become effective on the first day of the month following the expiry of a period of three months after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary General. Article 17-Amendments 1 Any Party or the committees of experts mentioned in article 10 of the amendments it proposes may this Convention. 2 Any proposal for amendment shall be notified to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe who shall communicate it to the member States of the Council of Europe, to the other parties, and to any European non-member State which has been invited to accede to this Convention in accordanc with the provision of article 14 3 of the committees of experts mentioned in article 10 shall examin any amendment proposed and submit the text adopted by a majority of three-quarters of the parties ' representatives to the Committee of Minister for adoption. Following its adoption by the Committee of Minister by the majority provided for in article 20 d of the Statute of the Council of Europe and by the unanimous vote of the States parties entitled to hold seats in the Committee of Minister, the text shall be forwarded to the parties for acceptance. 4 Any amendment shall enter into force in respect of the parties which have accepted it on the first day of the month following the expiry of a period of three months after the date on which three Council of Europe member States have informed the Secretary General of their acceptance. In respect of any Party which subsequently accept it, such amendment shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiry of a period of three months after the date on which the said Party has informed the Secretary General of its acceptance. Article 18 notifications The Secretary General – of the Council of Europe shall notify the member States of the Council of Europe, any State or the European Community having acceded to this Convention of: a any signature; (b) the deposit of any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession; (c) any date of entry into force of this Convention in accordanc with articles 13, 14 and 15; (d) any declaration made under article 15; e any denunciation made under article 16; (f) any proposal for amendment, any amendment adopted pursuan to article 17 and the date on which it comes into force; g any other Act, notification or communication relating to information to this Convention. In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorised, have signed theret this Convention. Done at Florence, this 20th day of October 2000, in English and in French, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall be deposited in the archives of the Council of Europe. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall transmit certified cop to each member State of the Council of Europe and to any State or the European Community invited to to accede to this Convention.

The European Landscape Convention (Florence, 20 October 2000) preamble the Member States of the Council of Europe which have signed this Convention, considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve greater unity among its Member States to protect and implement the ideals and principles which are their common heritage, and that this objective is implemented by mutual agreement between the economic and social fields, wishing to achieve sustainable development based on a balanced and harmonious relationship between social needs , economic activity and the environment, knowing that there is a significant public landscapes in the cultural, ecological, environmental and social benefits that they are favourable to economic activity and that the resources for their protection, management and planning can create new jobs, aware that the landscape is an important part of local culture and that formation they are Europe's natural and cultural heritage, which form a key element of human well-being, and contribute to the strengthening of European identity to confirm that the landscape is an important part of the quality of life of people anywhere: the cities and the countryside, both degradēto and augstvērtīgo areas, and areas recognised as a brilliant and beautiful common areas conscious that change is about the vanity, forestry, and industrial production mineral mining techniques, regional and urban planning, transport, infrastructure, tourism and recreation, as well as the overall change in the world economy in many cases accelerating the transformation of the landscape, desiring to fulfill the desire of the public to enjoy the high quality of the landscape and to participate actively in the development of the landscape, in the belief that the landscape is the main individual and public welfare and that the element of protection, management and planning of everyone grant rights and responsibilities, taking into account the legal documents that at international level there is a natural and cultural heritage protection and management by regional and spatial planning, as well as local authority and cross-border cooperation, in particular the Convention on the conservation of European Wildlife and natural habitats (Bern, 19 September 1979), the Convention on the protection of the architectural heritage of Europe (Granada, 3 October 1985), the European Convention for the protection of the archaeological heritage (revised) (Valletta, 16 January 1992) The European Framework Convention on territorial communities or authorities of cross-border cooperation (Madrid, 21 May 1980) and the performance of European Charter of local self-government (Strasbourg, 15 October 1985), the Convention on biological diversity (Rio de Janeiro, 5 June 1992), the Convention on the world cultural and natural heritage (Paris, 1972 16 November), and the Convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters (the Aarhus , 25 June 1998), confirming that the European landscape quality and diversity is a common resource and the need to work together to protect and manage them, as well as planning, desiring to create a new tool that is specifically designed for the protection of the European landscape, all management and planning, have agreed as follows: chapter I-General provisions article 1-definitions for the purposes of this Convention: a) "landscape" means an area within the meaning perceived by the people and that has created a natural and/or human actions and interactions; (b)) "landscape policy" means a competent public authorities develop principles, strategies and guidelines that permit specific measures aimed at landscape protection, management and planning; (c)) "landscape quality objective" means the specific landscape of the competent public authorities of the aspirations of the public defined in relation to their surrounding landscape character traits; (d)) "landscape protection" means actions to conserve and maintain the significant landscape and characteristic of īpašib, which is justified by its heritage value that determines the appearance of the natural landscape and/or human activities; e) "landscape management" from the perspective of sustainable development implies operations to ensure the regular upkeep of a landscape with the aim to guide and harmonise changes which cause social, economic and environmental processes; f) "landscape planning" means consistently to further future-oriented actions to enhance, restore or create new landscapes. Article 2 – scope subject to the provisions of article 15, this Convention applies to all parties and include natural as well as the rural, urban and suburban areas. It includes land and sea territory and internal waters. It concerns landscapes that can be considered superior, just like on the mundane or degraded landscapes. Article 3-Objectives the objectives of this Convention are to promote landscape protection, management and planning, as well as organize cooperation on landscape issues in Europe. Chapter II-National measures article 4 – allocation of Responsibility each Party shall implement this Convention, in particular articles 5 and 6, according to its mandate, the Division of constitutional principles and administrative arrangements, and respecting the subsidiarity principle and taking into account the European Charter of local self-government. Without making derogations from the provisions of this Convention, each Party shall coordinate the implementation of this Convention through national policies. Article 5-General measures each party undertakes: (a) to recognize the landscape for people) living environment for a substantial part of the common people, cultural and natural heritage diversity and identity and strengthen their legal basis in law; b) develop and implement landscape policies aimed at landscape protection, management and planning, through specific measures, referred to in article 6; (c) develop procedures to) public, local and regional authorities, as well as other interested parties to participate in the landscape policy development and implementation specified in (b) above); (d)) to integrate landscape into its regional policy and urban planning policy, cultural, environmental, agricultural, social and economic policies, as well as any other policies that directly or indirectly may affect the landscape. Article 6-specific measures a. awareness-raising each party undertakes to promote awareness about the value of landscape, their role and changes to them both in civil society and private organisations and public authorities. B. training and education each party undertakes to promote: a training for specialists in landscape) assessment and management; b) multidisciplinary training programmes in landscape policy, protection, management and planning, intended for private and public sector professionals, as well as relevant associations; c) courses in schools and universities, in which the issues are discussed in the values related to landscapes, and problems arising in the protection, management and planning. C. identification and assessment 1. Active participation of the interested parties as provided for in article 5 (c)), and with a view to improving knowledge of its landscapes, each party undertakes: (a) (i)) to identify landscape) throughout its territory; II) to analyze their characteristics and the forces and the influence that it transforms; III) document and take into account the change; (b)) to assess the landscapes thus identified, taking into account their specific values that the stakeholders and citizens they have granted. 2. These identification and assessment procedures shall be guided by cooperation between the parties at European level, in accordance with article 8 of the organized exchanges of experience and methodology. D. landscape quality objectives each party in accordance with article 5 (c)) shall undertake, in consultation with the public, determine the landscape quality objectives are identified and evaluated landscapes. E. implementation of the landscape policies To be implemented by each party undertakes to introduce instruments aimed at protecting and managing the landscape and/or planning a landscape. Chapter III-European co-operation article 7 – international policies and programmes parties undertake to cooperate in the international landscape consultation policies and programmes and recommend, where appropriate, any observations on the scenery should contain. Article 8 – mutual assistance and exchange of information the parties undertake to cooperate to improve the effectiveness of the measures taken under other articles of this Convention, in particular: (a)) to provide technical and scientific assistance in landscape matters, bringing together and exchanging experience and the results of research projects; (b) to promote the exchange of landscape) professionals, in particular training and information purposes; c) to exchange information on matters contained in the provisions of this Convention. Article 9 – transboundary landscapes the Parties shall promote cross-border cooperation at local and regional level and, where appropriate, develop and implement joint landscape programmes. Article 10-monitoring the implementation of the Convention 1 the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe shall designate existing competent committees of experts set up in accordance with the Statute of the Council of Europe, article 17; This Committee of experts is responsible for supervising the implementation of the Convention. 2. After each meeting of the Committee of experts of the Council of Europe the General effects of the Committee of Ministers to send retār a report on the work carried out and the Convention. 3. The Committee of experts offers the Minis tr Committee criteria and conditions under which the grant of the Council of Europe landscape award. Article 11-Council of Europe landscape award of the Council of Europe 1 award is a recognition of the landscape that can be assigned to local or regional authorities and groups, in order to protect, manage and/or plan a landscape, have introduced policies or measures that are part of the landscape policies developed by one of the parties to this Convention, and which has been effective in the long-term, and therefore can be used as an example to other territorial authorities in Europe. This recognition may also be granted to non-governmental organizations, who have made special contributions to be landscape protection, management and/or programming. 2. the application of the parties to the Council of Europe landscape award must be submitted to the Commission of experts mentioned in article 10. Cross-border local and regional authorities, as well as local and regional authorities can apply groups provided that they jointly manage the landscape. 3. in the light of article 10 of the Committee of experts referred to in the recommendation, the Committee of Ministers must be defined and published in the Council of Europe landscape award criteria, to adopt appropriate rules and to assign this award. 4. Council of Europe landscape award is to assign to promote Awards the requested operation and ensure the sustainable protection, landscape management and/or programming. Chapter IV-final provisions article 12 – relationship with other legislation, the provisions of this Convention may not conflict with the tougher rules for landscape protection, management and planning, which can be found in other existing or future national or international legislation. Article 13-signing, ratification and entry into force 1 this Convention shall be open for signature the Member States of the Council of Europe. The Convention shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval. Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe. 2. the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of three months from the date on which ten Member States of the Council of Europe have agreed to recognize the Convention as binding in accordance with the abovementioned article. 3. Any other State, the signatory States agree to the Convention bound by it, it shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of three months from the date on which the deposit of the instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval. 14. article. 1. Accession After the entry into force of the Convention, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe may invite the European Community and any European country that is not a Member State of the Council of Europe to accede to the Convention, if it is supported by a majority as provided for in the Statute of the Council of Europe, article 20 d), and the national parties to unanimously vote which shall be entitled to take place in the Committee of Ministers. 2. Any such State or the European Community, if it accedes to the Convention, it shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of three months from the date on which the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe instrument of accession is deposited. Article 15 – territorial application 1 any State or the European Community when signing this Convention or when submitting a document of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, specify the territory or territories to which the Convention applies. 2. any party later with General re effects of a declaration addressed to the Secretaries-General may apply this Convention in other areas indicated in the Declaration. Convention in respect of that territory shall enter into force on the first day after the expiration of three months from the date on which the Secretary-General that Declaration. 3. the Declaration, sent under the two preceding paragraphs, relating to those specified areas may be withdrawn at any time by notifying the Secretary-General. The withdrawal shall become effective on the first day of the month following the expiration of three months from the date on which the Secretary-General of the notification of withdrawal. Article 16 denunciation 1.-any party may at any time denounce this Convention by sending an appropriate notification to the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe. 2. Denunciation shall take effect on the first day of the month following the expiration of three months from the date on which the Secretary-General of the notification of denunciation. Article 17-amendments 1 any party or the Committee of experts referred to in article 10, can offer to amend this Convention. 2. any amendment to the terms of the offer to the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, who shall inform the Member States of the Council of Europe, the other parties and to any European country which is not a Member State, but who has been invited to accede to this Convention in accordance with the provisions of article 14. 3. The Committee of experts referred to in article 10 shall examine any amendment proposed and submit to the Committee of Ministers for approval document, supported by three quarters of the representatives of the parties. After its adoption by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in accordance with article 20 d of the Statute) and on the unanimous vote of the national parties, which are entitled to take place in the Committee of Ministers, document sent to the parties for approval. 4. any amendments with respect to parties that are approved by them, shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of three months from the date on which three Council of Europe Member States have informed the Secretary General of the approval of the amendment. In respect of any party which later amendments, they shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of three months from the date on which that party informed the Secretary-General about the approval of the amendment. Article 18 – notifications the Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall notify the Member States of the Council of Europe and the countries that are parties to this Convention of: (a) each signature of the Convention); (b)) the instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval of the definition or accession; (c)) date of entry into force of the Convention in accordance with the 13, 14 and 15; (d) each declaration) made in accordance with article 15; e) each of the denunciation, in accordance with article 16; (f) each amendment proposal), any amendment adopted in accordance with article 17 and the date on which they take effect; (g) any other activity), notification or information relating to this Convention. In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorized, have signed this Convention. Convention signed in Florence on 20 May 2000, English and French languages, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall be deposited in the archives of the Council of Europe. The Secretary-General of the Council of Europe shall transmit certified copies to each Member State of the Council of Europe and any State or the European Community invited to accede to this Convention.