Kyiv Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers
Party Signature Ratification Status Additional information
16 Jun 2009 Accession
21 May 2003 23 Mar 2010 Ratification
21 May 2003 12 Mar 2009 Ratification Declarations
21 May 2003 15 Jan 2010 Ratification
23 May 2003 14 Jul 2008 Ratification
21 May 2003 05 Nov 2012 Ratification
21 May 2003 12 Aug 2009 Ratification
21 May 2003 13 Oct 2008 Ratification Declarations
End notes
21 May 2003 15 Aug 2007 Approval
21 May 2003 21 Feb 2006 Approval Declarations
21 May 2003 21 Apr 2009 Acceptance
21 May 2003 10 Jul 2009 Approval Declarations
21 May 2003 28 Aug 2007 Ratification
21 May 2003 13 Jul 2009 Ratification
21 May 2003 20 Jun 2012 Ratification
14 Jan 2013 Accession Declarations
21 May 2003 23 Nov 2020 Ratification
24 Jan 2020 Accession
21 May 2003 24 Apr 2008 Ratification
21 May 2003 05 Mar 2009 Ratification
21 May 2003 07 Feb 2006 Ratification
20 May 2016 Accession
23 Oct 2006 11 Oct 2017 Ratification End notes
21 May 2003 11 Feb 2008 Acceptance
21 May 2003 02 Nov 2010 Ratification
21 May 2003 27 Jun 2008 Approval
21 May 2003 25 Sep 2012 Ratification
21 May 2003 08 Oct 2009 Ratification
21 May 2003 23 Dec 2013 Ratification
21 May 2003 26 Aug 2009 Ratification
21 May 2003 23 Nov 2011 Ratification Declarations
01 Apr 2008 Accession
22 May 2003 23 Apr 2010 Ratification
21 May 2003 24 Sep 2009 Ratification
21 May 2003 15 Oct 2008 Ratification
21 May 2003 27 Apr 2007 Ratification
21 May 2003 02 May 2016 Ratification
21 May 2003 31 Jul 2009 Ratification

Non-Parties

Party Signature Status Additional information
21 May 2003 Signatory
21 May 2003 Signatory
21 May 2003 Signatory
21 May 2003 Signatory
21 May 2003 Signatory

Declarations

Belgium
Upon signature:Declaration:This signature engages also the Waloon region, the Flemish region, and the Brussels-Capital region.
Denmark
Upon signature:Declaration:“Both the Faroe Islands and Greeland are self-governing under Home Rule Acts, which implies inter alia that environmental affairs in general and the areas covered by the Protocol are governed by the right of self-determination.Signing by Denmark of the Protocol, therefore does not necessarily mean that Danish ratification will in due course include the Faroe Islands and Greenland.”
European Union
Declaration:Declaration by the European Community in accordance with article 26(4)"The European Community declares that, in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular article 175 (1) thereof, it is competent for entering into international agreements, and for implementing the obligations resulting therefrom, which contribute to the pursuit of the following objectives:preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment,protecting human health,prudent and rational utilization of natural resources,promoting measures at international level to deal with regional or worldwide environmental problems.Pollutant release and transfer registers are appropriate tools for encouraging improvements in environmental performance, for providing public access to information on pollutants released, and for use by competent authorities in tracking trends, demonstrating progress, thereby contributing to the achievement of the abovementioned objectives.Moreover, the European Community declares that it has already adopted legislation, binding on its Member States, covering matters governed by this Protocol and will submit and update, as appropriate, a list of that legislation in accordance with article 26 (4) of the Protocol.The European Community is responsible for the performance of those obligations resulting from the Protocol which are covered by Community law in force.The exercise of Community competence is, by its nature, subject to continuous development."
France
Declaration:France hereby declares that the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (with four annexes), signed at Kiev on 21 May 2003, shall be applicable, in the case of France, to the same territories as the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (with two annexes), done at Aarhus on 25 June 1998.
Israel
“The Government of Israel ratifies the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTR) and declares in accordance with Article 23 (2), that it accepts the arbitration procedure set out in annex IV, as the only means of disputes settlement within the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTR).”
Serbia
Declaration:“For a dispute not resolved in accordance with Article 23 paragraph 1, the Republic of Serbia accepts the following means of dispute settlement: submission of the dispute to the International Court of Justice (Article 23, paragraph 2, subparagraph a).”

End Notes

Denmark

In a communication received on 13 October 2008, the Government of Denmark informed the Secretary-General of the following:

“Until further notice, the Protocol shall not apply to Greenland and the Faroe Islands.”
Montenegro

See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
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