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The European Convention For The Protection Of The Architectural Heritage

Original Language Title: Par Konvenciju Eiropas arhitektūras mantojuma aizsardzībai

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the European Convention for the protection of the architectural heritage article 1. 3 October 1985 the European Convention for the protection of the architectural heritage (hereinafter referred to as the Convention) with this law is accepted and approved. 2. article. The law shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. With the law put the Convention in English and its translation into Latvian language. 3. article. The Convention shall enter into force on the 22nd for the period specified in article and in order, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall notify the newspaper "journal". 4. article. The Ministry of culture to coordinate the fulfilment of the obligations provided for in the Convention. The law adopted by the Parliament in June 19, 2003. State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga on 8 July 2003, the CONVENTION FOR the PROTECTION OF the ARCHITECTURAL heritage OF Europe, Granada, 1985 X 3 European Treaty Series-No. 121 the member States of the Council of Europe, signatory of the heret, Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its members for the purpose, inter alia, of safeguarding and realising the ideals and principles which are their common heritage; Recognising that the architectural heritage of the constitut an irreplaceable expression of the richnes and diversity of Europe's cultural heritage, bears witness to our inestimabl of the past and is a common heritage of all Europeans; Having regard to the European Cultural Convention signed in Paris on 19 December 1954 and in particular to article 1 thereof; Having regard to the European Charter of the Architectural Heritage adopted by the Committee of Minister of the Council of Europe on 26 September 1975 and to Resolution (76) 3, adopted on 14 April 1976, concerning the adaptation of laws and regulations to the requirements of integrated conservation of the architectural heritage; Having regard to Recommendations 880 (1979) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on the conservation of the European architectural heritage; Having regard to Recommendations From. R (80) 16 of the Committee of Minister to member States on the training of specialised architects, town planner, civil engineers and landscape designers, and the Recommendations Of. R (81) 13 of the Committee of Minister, adopted on 1 July 1981, one action in aid of certain declining craft trades in the context of the craft activity; Recalling the importanc of handing down to future generations a system of cultural reference, improving the urban and rural environment and thereby fostering the economic, social and cultural development of States and regions; Acknowledging the importanc of reaching agreement on the main thrust of a common policy for the conservation and enhancement of the architectural heritage, have agreed as follows: Definition of the architectural heritage article 1 For the purpose of this Convention, the expression "architectural heritage" shall be considered it the following Permanent compris properties: 1. the monument: all building and structures of conspicuo in the historical , archaeological, artistic, scientific, social or technical interest, including their fixtures and fittings; 2. groups of building: homogeneo for groups of urban or rural buildings of conspicuo for their historical, archaeological, artistic, scientific, social or technical interest which are sufficiently to form topographically definable coheren units; 3. sites: the combined works of man and nature, being areas which are partially built upon and sufficiently distinctive and homogeneo are to be topographically definable and conspicuo for historical, with of archaeological, artistic, scientific, social or technical interest.
Identification of properties to be protected article 2 For the purpose of precise identification of the monument, groups of buildings and sites to be protected, each Party maintains it for the inventor to undertak and in the event of threats to the properties concerned, to prepare appropriate documentation at the earlies opportunity.
Statutory protection procedures article 3 Each Party undertak: 1. take a statutory measure to protect the architectural heritage; 2. within the framework of such measure and by means specific to each State or region, to make provision for the protection of monument, groups of buildings and sites.
Article 4 Each Party: 1. the undertak implementations that appropriate supervision and authorisation procedures as required by the legal protection of the properties in question; 2. to prevent the dilapidation or demolition disfiguremen, of protected properties. To this end, each Party to introduce undertak, if it has not already done so, legislation which: a. the submission it requires (a) the competent authority of any scheme for the demolition or alteration of the monument which are already protected, or in respect of which protection proceedings have been instituted, as well as any scheme regimes by their surrounding; b. the submission it requires (a) the competent authority of any scheme of building a group of regimes or a part thereof or a site which the demolition of the building is involv the erections of new substantial alteration of the building which impair the character of the building or the site; (c) the permit authorities to public. require the owner of a protected property to carry out work or to carry out such work itself if the owner file to do so; d. allows compulsory purchase of a protected property.
Article 5 Each Party to undertak prohibi the removal, in whole or in part, of any protected monument, except where the material safeguarding of such monument makes removal imperativ. In these the circumstanc competent authority shall take the precaution of an dismantling cessary for it, transfer and reinstatemen at a suitabl location.
Measure of Ancillary article 6 Each Party: 1. the undertak provide financial support by the public authorities for maintaining and restoring the architectural heritage on its territory, in accordanc with the national, regional and local competence and within the limitations of the available budget; 2. if the resort, not the fiscal measure to cessary, facilitat the conservation of this heritage; 3. to encourag private initiative for maintaining and restoring the architectural heritage. Article 7 In the surrounding of monument, within groups of buildings and sites within each Party to promote the undertak measure for the general enhancement of the environment.
Article 8 With a view to limiting the risk of the physical deterioration of the architectural heritage, each Party undertak: 1. to support scientific research for identifying and analysing the harmful effects of pollution and for defining ways and means to reduce these effects of eradicat the or; 2. to take into considerations the special problems of conservation of the architectural heritage in the anti-pollution policies. Sanctions article 9 Each Party to ensur undertak-within the power available to it that infringement of the law protecting the architectural heritage with me with a relevant and adequat response by the competent authority. This response may in appropriate entail an obligation of circumstanc on the offender to demolish a newly erected building which file to comply with the requirements or to restore a protected property to its former condition.
Conservation policies article 10 Each Party to their adop undertak integrated conservation policies, which include: 1. the protection of the architectural heritage as an essential town and country planning objective and ensur that this requirement is taken into account at all stages of both in the drawing up of development plans and in the procedures for authorising work; 2. promote programmes for the restoration and maintenance of the architectural heritage; 3. make the conservation, promotion and enhancement of the architectural heritage a major feature of cultural, environmental and planning policies; 4. whenever possible the facilitat in the town and country planning process the conservation and use of certain buildings whose intrinsic would not warrant the importanc of protection within the meaning of article 3, paragraph 1, of this Convention but which are of interest from the point of view of their setting in the urban or rural environment and of the quality of life; 5. foster, as being essential to the future of the architectural heritage, the application and development of traditional skills and materials.
Article 11 due regard being had to the architectural and historical character of the heritage, each Party of the undertak-foster: the use of protected properties in the light of the needs of contemporary life; -the adaptation when appropriate for the new use of the old building.
Article 12 while recognising the value of permitting public access to protected properties, each Party to take such action of the undertak axis may be not the cessary ensur that the consequences of permitting this access, especially any structural development, do not adversely affec the architectural and historical character of such properties and their surrounding.
Article 13 In order to facilitat the implementation of these policies, each Party within the undertak foster, its own political and administrative structure, effective co-operation at all levels between conservation, cultural, environmental and planning activities. Participation and association article 14 With a view to widening the impact of public authority "for the identification, protection, restoration, maintenance, management and promotion of the architectural heritage, each Party: 1. establish undertak in the various stage of the decision-making process, appropriate machinery for the supply of information, consultation and co-operation between the State, the regional and local authorities , cultural institutions and associations, and the public; 2. to foster the development of sponsorship and of the non-profit-making associations working in this field.
Information and training article 15 Each Party: 1. the undertak develop public awareness of the value of conserving the architectural heritage, both as an element of cultural identity and a source of inspiration and creativity for present and future generations; 2. to this end, to promote policies for disseminating information and fostering increased awareness, especially by the use of modern communications and promotion techniques, aimed in particular: a. increasing public interest at Awakenings or, from school-age, in the protection of the heritage, the quality of the built environment and architecture; b. at the unity of the demonstrating the cultural heritage and the links that exist between architecture, the arts, popular traditions and ways of life at European, national and regional levels alike.
Article 16 Each Party to promote the undertak training in the various occupation and craft trades involved in the conservation of the architectural heritage.
European co-ordination of conservation policies, article 17 the parties to exchange information on undertak their conservation policies concerning such matters as: 1. the method to be adopted for the protection and conservation of the survey, having regard to their historic properties on the developments and to any increase in the number of properties concerned; 2. the ways in which the need to protect the architectural heritage can best be reconciled with the needs of contemporary economic, social and cultural activities; 3. the possibilities afforded by new technologies for identifying and recording the architectural heritage and combating the deterioration of materials as well as in the fields of scientific research, restoration work and methods of managing and promoting the heritage; 4. ways of promoting architectural creation as our age's contribution to the European heritage. Article 18 the parties to afford, whenever not undertak cessary, mutual technical assistance in the form of exchanges of experience and of experts in the conservation of the architectural heritage.
Article 19 the parties within the framework of undertak, of the relevant national legislation, or the international agreements, the European exchange of encourag specialists in the conservation of the architectural heritage, including those responsible for further training.
Article 20 For the purpose of this Convention, a Committee of experts set up by the Committee of Minister of the Council of Europe to their article 17 pursuan of the Statute of the Council of Europe shall monitor the application of the Convention and in particular: 1. report periodically to the Committee of Minister of the Council of Europe on the situation of architectural heritage conservation policies in the States parties to the Convention , on the implementation of the principles embodied in the Convention and on its own activities; 2. proposes to the Committee of Minister of the Council of Europe "for the implementation of the Convention's provision, such measure of being deemed to include activities, revision or amendment multilaterals, of the Convention and published information about the purpose of the Convention; 3. make recommendations to the Committee of Minister of the Council of Europe regarding invitation to States which are not members of the Council of Europe to accede to this Convention.
Article 21 the provision of this Convention shall not prejudice the application of such specific provision in a favourabl more concerning the protection of the properties described in the article as the embodied in: 1-the Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage of 16 November 1972; — the European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage of 6 May 1969 Final of article 22 1 clauss. This Convention shall be open for signature by the member States of the Council of Europe. It is 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. This Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date on which three 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 member State which subsequently express their consent to be bound by it by it, the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of the deposit of the instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval. Article 23 1. After the entry into force of this Convention, the Committee of Minister of the Council of Europe may invite any State not a member of the Council and the European Economic Community to accede to this Convention by a decision taken by the majority provided for in article 20 d of the Statute of the Council of Europe and by the unanimous vote of the representatives of the Contracting States entitled to sit on the Committee. 2. In respect of any acceding State or, should it accede, the European Economic Community, the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration 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 24 1. Any State may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, specify the territory or territories to which this Convention shall apply. 2. Any State may at any later date, by a 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. In respect of such territory the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of receipt of such declaration by the Secretary General. 3. Any declaration made under the two preceding paragraphs may, in respect of any territory specified in such declaration, be withdrawn by a notification addressed to the Secretary General. The withdrawals shall become effective on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of six months after the date of receipt of such notification by the Secretary General. Article 25 1. Any State may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, declare that it reserve the right not to comply, in whole or in part, with the provision of article 4, paragraphs (c) and (d). From other reservations may be made. 2. Any Contracting State which has made a reservation under the preceding paragraph may wholly or the partly withdraw it by means of a notification addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. The withdrawals shall take effect on the date of receipt of such notification by the Secretary General. 3. A Party which has made a reservation in respect of the provision of the mentioned in paragraph 1 above may not claim the application of that provision by any other Party; It may, however, if its reservation is partial or conditional, claim the application of that provision in so far as it has itself accepted it. Article 26 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 expiration of a period of six months after the date of receipt of such notification by the Secretary General.
Article 27 the Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall notify the member States of the Council of Europe, any State which has acceded to this Convention and the European Economic Community if it has acceded, 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 22, 23 and 24; d. any other Act, notification or communication relating to this Convention. In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorised, have signed theret this Convention. Done at Granada, this 3rd day of October 1985, in English and 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 to the European Economic Community invited to accede to this Convention.
The Council of Europe European Convention for the protection of the architectural heritage adopted in Granada, 1985 October 3, European Treaty Series No. 121 undersigned Member States of the Council of Europe, considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve greater unity between its members, inter alia, to ensure and the realization of the ideals and principles which are their common heritage; Recognizing that the architectural heritage is European cultural heritage treasures and irreplaceable expression of diversity, it includes invaluable to our past and is a common heritage of all Europeans; Referring to the European cultural Convention (signed in Paris, 19 December 1954), and particularly its article 1; With reference to the European Charter of the architectural heritage, which in 1975 on September 26 adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, and in 1976 adopted a resolution on 14 April (76) 28 of Act and statutes this according to the architectural heritage conservation requirements harmonized; Referring to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe recommendation 880 (1979) on the European architectural heritage; Referring to the Committee of Ministers Recommendation R (80) 16 for architects, developers, engineers, builders and landscape architect specialist training and Committee of Ministers Recommendation R (81) 13, adopted July 1, 1981, the declining support for the craft industry; Recalling the importance of putting the next generations of cultural value systems, improving the urban and rural environment, thus contributing to national and regional economic, social and cultural development; Reaffirming the importance of achieving consensus to develop a uniform policy for the architectural heritage conservation and protection, agreed on the following: the architectural heritage of the definition of article 1 of this Convention, with "architectural heritage" is understood in the following real objects: 1. monuments: all buildings and structures that cause the special historical, archaeological, artistic, scientific, social or technical interest, including details and ornaments; 2. a group of buildings: homogeneous urban and rural group of buildings that are historical, archaeological, artistic, scientific, social or technical importance, which is compact enough to form topographic units; norobežojam, 3. important places: the combined human and natural formations, which are areas with special building and are sufficiently representative and homogeneous to be in norobežojam and topographical trigger special historical, archaeological, artistic, scientific, social or technical interest.   Securable object article 2 discovery to establish accurately protect monuments, groups of buildings and sites, each Member State shall undertake to use the inventory, and if the objects are at risk, as quickly as possible to develop appropriate documentation.   Legal protection measures article 3 each Member State shall undertake: 1. to take legal measures to protect the architectural heritage; 2. in the framework of such measures and by each country and region-specific measures, to ensure the monument, building groups and important place.   Article 4 each Member State shall undertake to: 1. According to the subject of the protection of the law, to implement appropriate measures for monitoring and notification; 2. preventing distortion of the protected object, damage or destruction. To this end, each Member State shall undertake to implement, if you have not already done so, legislation that: (a) request the submission of all relevant bodies plans intended to destroy or transform the monuments, which are already protected or entitled to certain protective measures, as well as any other plans that affect this monumental surroundings; b. request the submission institutions concerned all the plans, which affect a group of buildings or parts thereof, or the important places and which provides for the destruction of buildings, — — new building construction, — significant changes that damage buildings or important place in nature; c. allow the authorities to request from the owner of the protected property to perform work or to perform such work themselves, if the owner can not do; d. allow the protected property seizures.   Article 5 each Member State shall undertake to prohibit any monument or part of the handling, except where such monuments in the conservation movement of the material makes it mandatory. In those circumstances, the competent authority must take the necessary measures for dismantling the monument, relocation and installation in the correct place.   Accompanying measures article 6, each Member State shall undertake to: 1. provide financial support by the authorities to maintain and restore architectural heritage situated on its territory, in accordance with national, regional or local competence and within budget; 2. to take the necessary financial measures to facilitate the conservation of this heritage; 3. promote private initiative to maintain and restore the architectural heritage.   Article 7 each Member State undertakes to promote the General environmental improvement measures in the vicinity of the building of monuments and important places.   Article 8 to limit the physical destruction of the architectural heritage in danger, each Member State shall undertake: 1. to promote scientific research, to identify and analyse the harmful effects of pollution and determine ways to reduce or eliminate; 2. to take account of the architectural heritage of the specific problems of developing policy in the fight against pollution.   Penalties article 9 each Member State shall undertake to ensure that it can be available within the architectural heritage the protective legislation violations found appropriate and adequate disposal of relevant bodies. This Act includes requirements in appropriate circumstances to demolish the development, guilty of not complying with the requirements, or to restore the protected object to its original state.   Cultural monuments conservation policy article 10, each Member State shall undertake to adopt consistent retention policies: 1. include the protection of the architectural heritage as one of the outstanding urban and rural planning purposes and to ensure that these take into account the requirements and developing the territory's development plans and the issue of licences for carrying out the work; 2. the development of architectural heritage restoration and maintenance programs; 3. to make the architectural heritage conservation, promotion and renewal of cultural, environmental and planning policies the main direction; 4. whenever possible, urban and rural planning to promote the conservation and use of the building, whose real meaning will not ensure their protection under article 3 of this Convention part 1, but is interesting with its placement in the urban or rural environment and is valuable from the point of view of the quality of life; 5. to promote traditional skills and materials use and development as an essential element of the architectural heritage for the future.   11. article with appropriate treatment of heritage architectural and historical in nature, each Member State shall undertake to promote the use of the protected object: according to the requirements of modern life; — If permitted to adapt old buildings to new uses.   12. article recognising the importance of public access to securable objects, each Member State shall undertake to adopt the necessary measures to ensure that the consequences of such an approach, especially any building work, without prejudice to such architectural and historical objects in nature and their surroundings.   Article 13 in order to facilitate the implementation of these measures, each Member State of its political and administrative structures within undertakes to promote effective cooperation between all levels of institutions responsible for conservation, cultural, environmental and planning activities.   Participation and Association article 14 authorities to increase the effectiveness of the measures taken for the determination of the architectural heritage, protection, restoration, maintenance, and promotion of the use of the areas, each Member State shall undertake to: 1. create a layered, appropriate decision-making mechanism to ensure the supply of information, consultation and cooperation between national, regional and local authorities, cultural institutions, associations and societies; 2. to promote sponsorship of this area and the development of a non-profit association.   Information and training article 15 each State undertakes to: 1. develop public understanding of the fact that the architectural heritage is the value both as a cultural identity element, as both inspiration and creative spirit and the source of our future generations; 2. to this end, to promote the spread of information and awareness, especially the use of modern means of communication and promotion, the aim of these measures is: a. If from school years to arouse and increase public interest in heritage, building environmental quality and protection of architecture;     b. display the unity that exists between cultural heritage and architecture, the arts, popular traditions and way of life at all levels — European, national or regional.   Article 16 each Member shall undertake to promote the training of skilled trades and professions, which are related to architectural heritage.   Heritage conservation policy coordination in Europe article 17 Member States shall undertake to exchange information on their heritage conservation policies regarding: 1. the methods to be adopted to identify, protect and preserve the object, taking into account the history and architectural heritage of the progressive increase in the number of objects; 2. the ways in which the protection of the architectural heritage of the need to apply the most modern economic, social and cultural developments; 3. the opportunities offered by new technologies to identify and list the architectural heritage, prevent the destruction of materials, the scientific research carried out reconstruction work, use and promote this heritage; 4. the means of promoting the creativity of architects that will ensure our era's contribution to European heritage.   Article 18 Member States undertake to provide, whenever necessary, international technical assistance, the exchange of architectural heritage conservation expertise and experts.   Article 19 in accordance with national laws or international agreements, Member States undertake to promote the exchange of European architectural heritage conservation specialists, including those that are responsible for further training.   Article 20 of the Committee of experts for the purpose of this Convention and in accordance with the Statute of the Council of Europe has created the article 17 the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, to be followed by the implementation of this Convention, namely: 1. periodically report to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for architectural heritage conservation policies in the Member States of this Convention, the implementation of the principles of this Convention and of its activities; 2. recommends that the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, the measures for the implementation of the Convention, namely to make multilateral activities, revision or addition to the Convention, and informing the public about the objectives of this Convention; 3. to provide recommendations to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for inviting the country to accede to this Convention, other than the Member States of the Council of Europe.   Article 21 the provisions of this Convention shall not prevent the use of their specific conditions, which allows better protect objects described in article 1, namely: — 16 November 1972 Convention on world cultural and natural heritage protection; — May 6, 1969, of the Convention on the protection of the archaeological heritage.   The final article in article 22 1. this Convention shall be transferred for signature by the Member States of the Council of Europe. It is subject to ratification, acceptance or recognition. The instruments of ratification, acceptance or recognition of documents stored at the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. 2. this Convention shall enter into force three months after date on which three Member States of the Council of Europe will be linked to this Convention in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. 3. In respect of each Member State, which then agrees to be bound by this Convention shall enter into force three months after the date when deposited with the instrument of ratification, acceptance or recognition of documents.   23. Article 1. After the entry into force of this Convention, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe may invite any State which is not a Council of Europe and the European economic community, to accede to this Convention by reference to the decision taken by the majority in accordance to the Statute of the Council of Europe and article 20 d to an open vote, in which participated in all the acceding countries to the Convention participating in the Committee. 2. for each acceding State or the European economic community, though it will accede to the Convention, this Convention shall enter into force three months after the date of accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe.   1. Article 24 any country at the time of signing or depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance or recognition document, specify the territory or territories to which this Convention shall apply. 2. any State, addressing the Declaration to the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, extend this Convention to any other territory specified in the Declaration. With regard to this territory, the Convention shall enter into force six months after the date of this Declaration will be received by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. 3. any declaration, drawn up on the basis of the two preceding paragraphs may, in respect of any territory specified in such declaration, be withdrawn by sending a note addressed to the Secretary-General. The withdrawal shall take effect six months after the date of this note will be received by the Secretary-General.   25. Article 1. Any State may at the time when the Convention is signed, or when the instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession is deposited, may declare that it reserves the right not to comply, in whole or in part, in article 4, (c) and (d) the conditions. No other reservations are not accepted. 2. any State party that has defined the objections on the basis of the preceding paragraph may wholly or partly withdraw it by sending a note addressed to the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe. Withdrawal shall take effect on the date on which the Secretary-General receives the note. 3. a Member State which formulated objections regarding the conditions mentioned in part 1 above, may not require from other Member States of such conditions, however, if these objections are partly or conditional, it may require such conditions, in so far as it has itself accepted it.   26. Article 1. each Member State may at any time denounce this Convention by sending a note addressed to the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe. 2. Such a denunciation shall enter into force six months after the date of this note will be received by the Secretary-General.   Article 27 to the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe must notify the Member States of the Council of Europe, any State which has acceded to this Convention and the European Economic Union, if it has acceded to this Convention of: a. any new Member; (b) any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession deposited; c. any date when This Convention shall enter into force in accordance with the 22, 23 and 24 of the article; d. any other Act, note or communication relating to this Convention. In witness whereof the undersigned, duly authorized, sign this Convention. Drawn up in Granada, 1985 October 3, in English and 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 copies to each Member State of the Council of Europe, any State or the European Economic Union, invited to accede to this Convention.