Party | Firma | Ratificación | Status | Party | |
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20 Feb 2013 | Accession | 21 May 2013 | |||
05 Dec 2001 | 04 Oct 2004 | Ratificación | 02 Jan 2005 | ||
05 Sep 2001 | 22 Sep 2006 | Ratificación | 21 Dec 2006 | ||
23 Oct 2006 | Accession | 21 Jan 2007 | |||
23 May 2001 | 10 Sep 2003 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
23 May 2001 | 25 Jan 2005 | Ratificación | 25 Apr 2005 | Declaraciones | |
23 May 2001 | 26 Nov 2003 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
23 May 2001 | 20 May 2004 | Ratificación | 18 Aug 2004 | Declaraciones | |
23 May 2001 | 27 Aug 2002 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | Declaraciones | |
13 Jan 2004 | Accession | 17 May 2004 | |||
20 Mar 2002 | 03 Oct 2005 | Ratificación | 01 Jan 2006 | ||
22 May 2002 | 31 Jan 2006 | Ratificación | 01 May 2006 | Declaraciones | |
23 May 2001 | 12 Mar 2007 | Ratificación | 10 Jun 2007 | Declaraciones | |
07 Jun 2004 | Accession | 05 Sep 2004 | |||
03 Feb 2004 | Accession | 17 May 2004 | |||
23 May 2001 | 25 May 2006 | Ratificación | 23 Aug 2006 | Declaraciones | |
14 May 2002 | 25 Jan 2010 | Ratificación | 25 Apr 2010 | ||
23 May 2001 | 05 Jan 2004 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
23 May 2001 | 03 Jun 2003 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
23 May 2001 | 30 Mar 2010 | Ratificación | 28 Jun 2010 | ||
28 Oct 2002 | Accession | 17 May 2004 | Declaraciones | ||
23 May 2001 | 16 Jun 2004 | Ratificación | 14 Sep 2004 | ||
23 May 2001 | 20 Dec 2004 | Ratificación | 20 Mar 2005 | ||
23 May 2001 | 31 Dec 2004 | Ratificación | 31 Mar 2005 | ||
02 Apr 2002 | 02 Aug 2005 | Ratificación | 31 Oct 2005 | ||
01 Mar 2006 | Accession | 30 May 2006 | |||
23 May 2001 | 25 Aug 2006 | Ratificación | 23 Nov 2006 | ||
05 Oct 2001 | 19 May 2009 | Ratificación | 17 Aug 2009 | ||
23 May 2001 | 23 May 2001 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | Declaraciones | |
09 May 2002 | 12 Feb 2008 | Ratificación | 12 May 2008 | ||
16 May 2002 | 10 Mar 2004 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
23 May 2001 | 20 Jan 2005 | Ratificación | 20 Apr 2005 | ||
23 May 2001 | 13 Aug 2004 | Ratificación | 11 Nov 2004 | Declaraciones End notes |
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23 May 2001 | 22 Oct 2008 | Ratificación | 20 Jan 2009 | ||
23 May 2001 | 23 Feb 2007 | Ratificación | 24 May 2007 | ||
04 Dec 2001 | 12 Feb 2007 | Ratificación | 13 May 2007 | ||
29 Jun 2004 | Accession | 27 Sep 2004 | |||
16 Apr 2002 | 06 Feb 2007 | Ratificación | 07 May 2007 | ||
23 May 2001 | 30 Jan 2007 | Ratificación | 30 Apr 2007 | ||
23 May 2001 | 21 Dec 2007 | Ratificación | 20 Mar 2008 | ||
07 Mar 2005 | Accession | 05 Jun 2005 | |||
23 May 2001 | 06 Aug 2002 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
23 May 2001 | 20 Jan 2004 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
26 Aug 2002 | Accession | 17 May 2004 | |||
23 Mar 2005 | Accession | 21 Jun 2005 | |||
23 May 2001 | 17 Dec 2003 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | End notes | |
15 Nov 2001 | 11 Mar 2004 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
08 Aug 2003 | Accession | 17 May 2004 | |||
23 May 2001 | 04 May 2007 | Ratificación | 02 Aug 2007 | ||
28 Aug 2001 | 07 Jun 2004 | Ratificación | 05 Sep 2004 | ||
17 May 2002 | 02 May 2003 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
30 Jul 2001 | 27 May 2008 | Ratificación | 25 Aug 2008 | Declaraciones | |
24 Dec 2019 | Accession | 23 Mar 2020 | |||
10 Mar 2005 | Accession | 08 Jun 2005 | |||
07 Nov 2008 | Accession | 05 Feb 2009 | |||
13 Jan 2006 | Accession | 13 Apr 2006 | |||
17 May 2002 | 09 Jan 2003 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
23 May 2001 | 16 Nov 2004 | Approval | 14 Feb 2005 | Declaraciones | |
14 Jun 2001 | 20 Jun 2001 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
23 May 2001 | 03 Sep 2002 | Acceptance | 17 May 2004 | ||
23 May 2001 | 17 Feb 2004 | Approval | 17 May 2004 | ||
21 May 2002 | 07 May 2007 | Ratificación | 05 Aug 2007 | ||
23 May 2001 | 04 Oct 2006 | Ratificación | 02 Jan 2007 | ||
23 May 2001 | 25 Apr 2002 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
23 May 2001 | 30 May 2003 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
23 May 2001 | 03 May 2006 | Ratificación | 01 Aug 2006 | ||
15 Oct 2021 | Accession | 13 Jan 2022 | |||
29 Jan 2002 | 30 Jul 2008 | Ratificación | 28 Oct 2008 | Declaraciones | |
23 May 2001 | 11 Dec 2007 | Ratificación | 10 Mar 2008 | ||
24 Apr 2002 | 06 Aug 2008 | Ratificación | 04 Nov 2008 | ||
12 Sep 2007 | Accession | 11 Dec 2007 | |||
17 May 2002 | 23 May 2005 | Ratificación | 21 Aug 2005 | ||
23 May 2001 | 14 Mar 2008 | Ratificación | 12 Jun 2008 | ||
23 May 2001 | 29 May 2002 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
14 May 2002 | 13 Jan 2006 | Ratificación | 13 Apr 2006 | Declaraciones | |
23 May 2001 | 28 Sep 2009 | Ratificación | 27 Dec 2009 | ||
23 May 2001 | 06 Feb 2006 | Ratificación | 07 May 2006 | ||
08 Mar 2016 | Accession | 06 Jun 2016 | |||
23 May 2001 | 05 Aug 2010 | Ratificación | 03 Nov 2010 | ||
23 May 2001 | 29 Sep 2022 | Ratificación | 28 Dec 2022 | ||
23 May 2001 | 01 Jun 2007 | Ratificación | 30 Aug 2007 | ||
30 Aug 2002 | Accession | 17 May 2004 | |||
18 Jan 2002 | 08 Nov 2004 | Ratificación | 06 Feb 2005 | ||
23 May 2001 | 09 Nov 2007 | Ratificación | 07 Feb 2008 | ||
23 May 2001 | 24 Sep 2004 | Ratificación | 23 Dec 2004 | ||
04 Apr 2002 | 07 Sep 2004 | Ratificación | 06 Dec 2004 | ||
23 May 2001 | 12 Jun 2006 | Ratificación | 10 Sep 2006 | ||
16 May 2002 | 12 Dec 2006 | Ratificación | 12 Mar 2007 | ||
05 Mar 2002 | 28 Jun 2006 | Ratificación | 26 Sep 2006 | ||
23 May 2001 | 28 Oct 2004 | Ratificación | 26 Jan 2005 | ||
23 May 2001 | 03 Jan 2003 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
23 Jan 2002 | 23 Jan 2002 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
23 May 2002 | Accession | 17 May 2004 | |||
14 Jun 2005 | Accession | 12 Sep 2005 | |||
23 May 2001 | 03 Dec 2004 | Ratificación | 03 Mar 2005 | Declaraciones | |
17 May 2002 | 05 Dec 2006 | Ratificación | 05 Mar 2007 | ||
23 May 2001 | 07 Feb 2003 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
24 Sep 2001 | 18 Nov 2005 | Ratificación | 16 Feb 2006 | ||
22 May 2002 | 27 Feb 2009 | Ratificación | 28 May 2009 | ||
17 Oct 2006 | Accession | 15 Jan 2007 | |||
23 May 2001 | 05 Sep 2003 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
23 May 2001 | 17 Jan 2017 | Ratificación | 17 Apr 2017 | ||
27 Jan 2003 | Accession | 17 May 2004 | |||
08 Aug 2001 | 22 Jul 2005 | Ratificación | 20 Oct 2005 | ||
23 May 2001 | 13 Jul 2004 | Ratificación | 11 Oct 2004 | Declaraciones | |
23 May 2001 | 10 Feb 2003 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
31 Jul 2001 | 15 Jul 2005 | Ratificación | 13 Oct 2005 | Declaraciones | |
23 May 2001 | 20 Oct 2004 | Ratificación | 18 Jan 2005 | ||
17 May 2002 | 30 Apr 2004 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
23 Oct 2006 | 31 Mar 2011 | Ratificación | 29 Jun 2011 | End notes | |
23 May 2001 | 15 Jun 2004 | Ratificación | 13 Sep 2004 | ||
23 May 2001 | 31 Oct 2005 | Ratificación | 29 Jan 2006 | ||
19 Apr 2004 | Accession | 17 May 2004 | |||
24 Jun 2005 | Accession | 22 Sep 2005 | |||
09 May 2002 | 09 May 2002 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
05 Apr 2002 | 06 Mar 2007 | Ratificación | 04 Jun 2007 | ||
23 May 2001 | 28 Jan 2002 | Acceptance | 17 May 2004 | Declaraciones | |
23 May 2001 | 24 Sep 2004 | Ratificación | 23 Dec 2004 | End notes | |
23 May 2001 | 01 Dec 2005 | Ratificación | 01 Mar 2006 | ||
12 Oct 2001 | 12 Apr 2006 | Ratificación | 11 Jul 2006 | ||
23 May 2001 | 24 May 2004 | Ratificación | 22 Aug 2004 | ||
12 Mar 2002 | 02 Sep 2005 | Ratificación | 01 Dec 2005 | ||
23 May 2001 | 11 Jul 2002 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
04 Mar 2002 | 19 Jan 2005 | Ratificación | 19 Apr 2005 | ||
06 Dec 2001 | 17 Apr 2008 | Ratificación | 16 Jul 2008 | ||
28 Mar 2002 | 08 Sep 2011 | Ratificación | 07 Dec 2011 | ||
23 May 2001 | 05 Mar 2003 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
23 May 2001 | 07 Oct 2003 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
12 Oct 2001 | 01 Apr 2004 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
23 May 2001 | 14 Sep 2005 | Ratificación | 13 Dec 2005 | ||
23 May 2001 | 27 Feb 2004 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
23 May 2001 | 23 Oct 2008 | Ratificación | 21 Jan 2009 | ||
23 May 2001 | 15 Jul 2004 | Acceptance | 13 Oct 2004 | ||
10 Dec 2004 | Accession | 10 Mar 2005 | |||
04 Oct 2001 | 25 Jan 2007 | Ratificación | 25 Apr 2007 | Declaraciones | |
23 May 2001 | 07 Apr 2004 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | Declaraciones | |
23 May 2001 | 28 Oct 2004 | Ratificación | 26 Jan 2005 | ||
22 May 2002 | 17 Aug 2011 | Ratificación | 15 Nov 2011 | Declaraciones | |
05 Jun 2002 | Accession | 17 May 2004 | |||
21 May 2004 | Accession | 19 Aug 2004 | |||
04 Oct 2002 | Accession | 17 May 2004 | |||
15 Sep 2005 | Accession | 14 Dec 2005 | |||
23 May 2001 | 04 Feb 2002 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
03 Apr 2002 | 12 Apr 2006 | Ratificación | 11 Jul 2006 | ||
14 Mar 2002 | 25 Jul 2012 | Ratificación | 23 Oct 2012 | ||
23 May 2001 | 08 Oct 2003 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
02 May 2002 | 31 Jul 2009 | Ratificación | 29 Oct 2009 | Declaraciones End notes |
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25 Mar 2002 | 03 Jun 2008 | Ratificación | 01 Sep 2008 | ||
26 Sep 2003 | Accession | 17 May 2004 | |||
23 May 2001 | 24 May 2005 | Ratificación | 22 Aug 2005 | ||
23 May 2001 | 05 Aug 2002 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
23 May 2001 | 04 May 2004 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | Declaraciones | |
28 Jul 2004 | Accession | 26 Oct 2004 | |||
26 Jul 2010 | Accession | 24 Oct 2010 | |||
23 May 2001 | 04 Sep 2002 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
23 May 2001 | 28 May 2004 | Ratificación | 26 Aug 2004 | ||
05 Sep 2001 | 22 Dec 2005 | Ratificación | 22 Mar 2006 | ||
29 Dec 2017 | Accession | 29 Mar 2018 | |||
23 May 2001 | 29 Aug 2006 | Ratificación | 27 Nov 2006 | ||
22 May 2002 | 20 Sep 2011 | Ratificación | 19 Dec 2011 | ||
23 May 2001 | 08 May 2002 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
23 May 2001 | 30 Jul 2003 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
15 Feb 2002 | 05 Aug 2005 | Ratificación | 03 Nov 2005 | Declaraciones | |
21 May 2002 | 08 Feb 2007 | Ratificación | 09 May 2007 | ||
22 May 2002 | 31 Jan 2005 | Ratificación | 01 May 2005 | ||
23 May 2001 | 28 Apr 2006 | Ratificación | 27 Jul 2006 | ||
23 May 2001 | 27 May 2004 | Ratificación | 25 Aug 2004 | ||
23 May 2001 | 22 Jul 2004 | Ratificación | 20 Oct 2004 | ||
21 May 2002 | 23 Oct 2009 | Ratificación | 21 Jan 2010 | ||
13 Dec 2002 | Accession | 17 May 2004 | |||
23 May 2001 | 17 Jun 2004 | Ratificación | 15 Sep 2004 | ||
23 May 2001 | 14 Oct 2009 | Ratificación | 12 Jan 2010 | ||
19 Jan 2004 | Accession | 17 May 2004 | |||
20 Jul 2004 | Accession | 18 Oct 2004 | |||
23 May 2001 | 25 Sep 2007 | Ratificación | 24 Dec 2007 | ||
23 May 2001 | 11 Jul 2002 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
11 Dec 2001 | 17 Jan 2005 | Ratificación | 17 Apr 2005 | ||
23 May 2001 | 30 Apr 2004 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
23 May 2001 | 09 Feb 2004 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
28 Jun 2019 | Accession | 26 Sep 2019 | Declaraciones | ||
21 May 2002 | 16 Sep 2005 | Ratificación | 15 Dec 2005 | Declaraciones | |
23 May 2001 | 19 Apr 2005 | Ratificación | 18 Jul 2005 | Declaraciones | |
23 May 2001 | 22 Jul 2002 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
05 Dec 2001 | 09 Jan 2004 | Ratificación | 17 May 2004 | ||
23 May 2001 | 07 Jul 2006 | Ratificación | 05 Oct 2006 | ||
23 May 2001 | 01 Mar 2012 | Ratificación | 30 May 2012 |
Estados que no son Parte
Party | Firma | Ratificación | Status | Additional information | |
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21 May 2002 | Signatory | ||||
23 May 2001 | Signatory | ||||
30 Jul 2001 | Signatory | ||||
16 May 2002 | Signatory | ||||
23 May 2001 | Signatory |
Declarations
Declaration:In accordance with article 25, paragraph 4 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Republic of Argentina declares that any amendment to Annex A, B, or C shall enter into force for Argentina only after it has deposited its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto. |
Declaration:"In accordance with article 25 (4) [of the Convention], the Government of Australia declares that any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force only upon the deposit of Australia's instrument of ratification with respect thereto." |
Declaration:“The Republic of Austria declares in accordance with Article 18 paragraph 2 of the Convention that it accepts both of the means of dispute settlement mentioned in paragraph 2 as compulsory in relation to any party accepting an obligation concerning one or both of these means of dispute settlement.” |
Declarations:1. Arbitration according to the procedures adopted by the Conference of States Parties is the only binding procedure for the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain regarding resolving any dispute on the interpretation or implementation of the Convention.2. Any amendment to the Convention annexes A, B and C will not be binding to the Kingdom of Bahrain unless it is ratified according to the constitutional rules. |
Declaration"Pursuant to Article 25, paragraph 4, of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Bangladesh hereby declares that any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for Bangladesh only upon the deposit by Bangladesh of its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval with respect thereto." |
Declaration made upon signature:“This signature engages also the Waloon region, the Flemish region, and the Brussels-Capital region.” |
Declaration:"... the Republic of Botswana declares pursuant to article 25 (4) that, with respect to it, any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for it only after it has deposited an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect to such amendment." |
Declaration:“Pursuant to Article 25, paragraph 4, of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Canada hereby declares that any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for Canada only upon the deposit by Canada of its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval with respect thereto.” |
Declaration:In accordance with the provisions of article 25, paragraph 4 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, with respect to the People's Republic of China, any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force only upon the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto. |
Reservation:With respect to the provisions of article 18 of this Convention, the Republic of El Salvador does not consider itself bound by the provisions of paragraph 2 of that article in that it does not recognize the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice. |
Declaration in accordance with article 25 (3) :"The Community declares that, in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular article 175 thereof, it is competent for entering into international environmental 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 utilisation of natural resources,- Promoting measures at international level to deal with regional or worldwide environmental problems.Moreover, the Community declares that it has already adopted legal instruments, binding on its Member States, covering matters governed by this Convention, and will submit and update, as appropriate, a list of those legal instruments to the Conference of the Parties in accordance with article 15 (1) of the Convention.The Community is responsible for the performance of those obligations resulting from the Convention which are covered by Community law in force.The exercise of Community competence is, by its nature, subject to continuous development." |
Declaration:In accordance with article 25, paragraph 4 of the aforementioned Convention, the Government of the Republic of Guatemala declares that any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for Guatemala only after it has deposited its instrument of accession or ratification. |
28 March 2006Declaration:"Any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force only upon the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto." |
Declaration:"The Principality of Liechtenstein declares in accordance with Article 18 paragraph 2 of the Convention that it accepts both of the means of dispute settlement mentioned in this paragraph as compulsory in relation to any party accepting an obligation concerning one or both of these means of dispute settlement." |
Declaration:"Pursuant to Article 25, paragraph 4, of the Stockholm Convention on Persistant Organic Pollutants, the Republic of Mauritius declares that any amendments to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for the Republic of Mauritius only upon the deposit by the Republic of Mauritius of its instrument of Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Accession with respect thereto." |
Declaration:1. The Federated States of Micronesia declares in accordance with the provisions of article 25, paragraph 4 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, that any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force only upon the deposit of the Federated States of Micronesia's instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession thereto.2. The Federated States of Micronesia declares in accordance with Article 18, paragraph 2 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants that it accepts both of the means of dispute settlement mentioned in this paragraph as compulsory in relation to any party accepting an obligation concerning one or both of these means of dispute settlement. |
17 February 2010Declaration:“The Kingdom of the Netherlands declares, in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 18 of the Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, that it accepts both means of dispute settlement referred to in that paragraph as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting one or both means of dispute settlement.” |
Declaration:The Republic of Korea, in accordance with Article 25, paragraph 4 of the Convention, declares that, with respect to the Republic of Korea, any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force only upon the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto. |
Declaration:In accordance with article 18, paragraph 2 of the Convention, the Republic of Moldova accepts both of the means of dispute settlement mentioned in this paragraph as compulsory in relation to any party that accepts the same obligation.Pursuant to article 25, paragraph 4, of the Convention, any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for the Republic of Moldova only upon the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval with respect thereto. |
1. The Russian Federation declares that in accordance with paragraph 2 of article 18 of the Convention, with respect to any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention, it recognizes the means of dispute settlement indicated in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 2 of article 18 of the Convention as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting the same obligations;2. The Russian Federation declares that in accordance with paragraph 4 of article 25 of the Convention any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for the Russian Federation only upon the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto. |
Declaration:“The Republic of Serbia declares in accordance with Article 18 of the Convention that it accepts both of the means of dispute settlement mentioned in paragraph 2.” |
Declaration:"In accordance with article 25, paragraph 4 of the Convention, the Republic of Slovenia herewith declares, that any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force only upon the deposit of its instrument of ratification with respect thereto." |
Declaration:The ratification of the Syrian Arab Republic to this Convention shall in no way signify the recognition of Israel or entail entry into any dealings with Israel in the context of the provisions of this Convention. |
Declaration:“In accordance with the Article 25, paragraph 4 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Republic of Uzbekistan declares that any amendment to Annex A, B, or C shall enter into force for the Republic of Uzbekistan only after it has deposited its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto.” |
Declaration:"That in relation to paragraph 4 of Article 25 of the Convention, any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall bind the Republic of Vanuatu only upon its deposit of an instrument of ratification or accession with respect to such amendments." |
Declaration:In accordance with article 25, paragraph 4 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela declares that any amendment to Annex A, B, or C shall enter into force for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela only after it has deposited its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto. |
End Notes
With the following : In accordance with the provisions of article 153 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and article 138 of the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, the Government of the People’s Republic of China decides that the Convention shall apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. |
By a communication received on 22 March 2024, the Government of Denmark notified the Secretary-General that it had decided to withdraw the declaration, made upon ratification, regarding the territorial exclusion in respect of Greenland. By a communication received on 10 February 2012, the Government of Denmark informed the Secretary-General that it had decided to withdraw the declaration, made upon ratification, regarding the territorial exclusion in respect of the Faroe Islands. Upon ratification on 17 December 2003, Denmark had notified the Secretary-General of the following: With a territorial exclusion in respect of the Faroe Islands and Greenland. |
See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume. |
With the following territorial exclusion: ".....consistent with the constitutional status of Tokelau and taking into account the commitment of the Government of New Zealand the development of self-government for Tokelau through an act of self-determination under the Charter of the United Nations, this ratification shall not extend to Tokelau unless and until a Declaration to this effect is lodged by the Government of New Zealand with the Depositary on the basis of appropriate consultation with that territory." |
“On 20 July 2014, the Republic of Serbia notified the Secretary-General as depositary of the Stockholm Convention of the following: “The Republic of Serbia is currently unable to accept the listing of HBCDD in Annex A to the convention with specific exemptions for production and use in expanded polystyrene and extruded polystyrene in buildings according to Articles 21 and 22 of the Stockholm Convention. The Republic of Serbia will be able to accept SC-6/13 decision on 21st August 2015.” This position of the Republic of Serbia as EU candidate country for membership is in line with position of the European Union. Since the submission of that notification to the depositary, the EU has been preparing the measures necessary to be able to comply with Decision SC-6/13. However, due to the timeline of internal administrative adoption processes, those measures implementing the requirements of the Decision will not be in place in the EU by 21 August 2015. With that regard and pursuant to Article 22(3)(b) of the Stockholm Convention, the Republic of Serbia is informing the depositary, that it will not be in a position to accept the Decision on the listing of HBCDD in Annex A to the convention by 21 August 2015 and will need to extend the period of non-acceptance of the Decision for the Republic of Serbia until such time as the internal administrative processes in EU are finalised. The Republic of Serbia will, upon the adoption of the mentioned measures for implementation of the SC-6/13 decision, inform the depositary that the notification of non-acceptance is withdrawn. The notification will contain the date of acceptance of the amendment.” |