Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment
Party Signature Ratification Status Additional information
21 May 2003 02 Dec 2005 Ratification
21 May 2003 24 Jan 2011 Ratification
21 May 2003 23 Mar 2010 Ratification
21 May 2003 20 Jul 2017 Ratification
21 May 2003 25 Jan 2007 Ratification
23 May 2003 06 Oct 2009 Ratification
21 May 2003 15 Feb 2017 Ratification
21 May 2003 19 Jul 2005 Ratification
21 May 2003 04 Jun 2012 Approval Declarations
21 May 2003 12 Apr 2010 Ratification
21 May 2003 12 Nov 2008 Approval Declarations
21 May 2003 18 Apr 2005 Acceptance
21 May 2003 16 Jan 2024 Approval
21 May 2003 22 Feb 2007 Ratification
21 May 2003 23 Oct 2024 Ratification
21 May 2003 26 Nov 2010 Approval
21 May 2003 18 Jul 2016 Ratification
21 May 2003 23 Mar 2016 Ratification
21 May 2003 22 Mar 2011 Ratification
21 May 2003 02 Jul 2008 Ratification
20 May 2016 Accession
23 Oct 2006 02 Nov 2009 Ratification End notes
21 May 2003 08 Dec 2009 Acceptance End notes
21 May 2003 13 Sep 2013 Ratification
21 May 2003 11 Oct 2007 Approval
21 May 2003 21 Jun 2011 Ratification
21 May 2003 04 Sep 2012 Approval
21 May 2003 12 Feb 2019 Ratification
21 May 2003 08 Mar 2010 Ratification
21 May 2003 08 Jul 2010 Ratification
19 Dec 2003 29 May 2008 Ratification
22 May 2003 23 Apr 2010 Ratification
21 May 2003 24 Sep 2009 Ratification
21 May 2003 30 Mar 2006 Ratification
21 May 2003 02 Dec 2015 Ratification

Non-Parties

Party Signature Status Additional information
21 May 2003 Signatory Declarations
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.”Upon approval:Territorial Exclusion:Until further notice the Protocol shall not apply to the Faroe Islands.
European Union
Declaration:"In accordance with Article 23(5), of the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment to the 1991 UN/ECE Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context,The European Community declares that, in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(1) thereof, it is competent to enter into international agreements, and to implement 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 utilisation of natural resources,-- promoting measures at international level to deal with regional or worldwide environmental problems.Moreover the European Community declares that it has already adopted legal instruments, including Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and the Council concerning the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment, binding on its Member States, covering matters governed by this Protocol, and will submit and update, as appropriate, a list of thoselegal instruments to the Depositary in accordance with Article 23(5) of the Protocol.The European Community is responsible for the performance of those obligations resulting from the Protocol which are covered by Community law.The exercise of Community competence is, by its nature, subject to continuous development."

End Notes

Montenegro

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

For the Kingdom in Europe.
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