Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Party Signature Ratification État Additional information
24 Jun 1998 27 Aug 2002 Ratification Déclarations
24 Jun 1998 25 May 2006 Ratification
24 Jun 1998 05 Dec 2001 Ratification
24 Jun 1998 18 Dec 1998 Ratification
24 Jun 1998 06 Sep 2007 Ratification
24 Jun 1998 02 Sep 2004 Ratification
24 Jun 1998 06 Aug 2002 Ratification
24 Jun 1998 06 Jul 2001 Approval End notes
11 May 2005 Accession Déclarations
24 Jun 1998 30 Apr 2004 Approval
24 Jun 1998 03 Sep 2002 Acceptance Déclarations
24 Jun 1998 25 Jul 2003 Approval
24 Jun 1998 25 Apr 2002 Ratification
18 Dec 1998 07 Jan 2004 Ratification
24 Jun 1998 29 May 2003 Ratification
24 Jun 1998 09 Mar 2021 Ratification
24 Jun 1998 20 Jun 2006 Ratification
24 Jun 1998 28 Oct 2004 Ratification
24 Jun 1998 23 Dec 2003 Acceptance Déclarations
24 Jun 1998 16 Jun 2006 Ratification
24 Jun 1998 01 May 2000 Ratification Déclarations
16 Jun 2025 Accession
09 Feb 2012 Accession
24 Jun 1998 23 Jun 2000 Acceptance Déclarations
End notes
01 Nov 2010 Accession
24 Jun 1998 16 Dec 1999 Ratification Déclarations
24 Jun 1998 01 Oct 2002 Ratification
24 Jun 1998 05 Sep 2003 Ratification Déclarations
26 Mar 2012 Accession Déclarations
24 Jun 1998 30 Dec 2002 Acceptance Déclarations
24 Jun 1998 15 Nov 2005 Ratification
24 Jun 1998 15 Feb 2011 Ratification Déclarations
24 Jun 1998 19 Jan 2000 Ratification
24 Jun 1998 14 Nov 2000 Ratification
24 Jun 1998 02 Sep 2005 Ratification

Etat non partie

Party Signature État Additional information
18 Dec 1998 Signatory
24 Jun 1998 Signatory
24 Jun 1998 Signatory
24 Jun 1998 Signatory
24 Jun 1998 Signatory
24 Jun 1998 Signatory

Declarations

Autriche
Declarations:“The Republic of Austria declares in accordance with Article 3 Paragraph 5 (a) and Annex III of the Protocol the year 1987 as a reference year for the obligations of this Paragraph.The Republic of Austria declares in accordance with Article 12 of the Protocol 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 disputes settlement.”
Estonie
Declaration:".....the Republic of Estonia informs that in accordance with the Article 3 paragraph 5 subparagraph a of the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants the Republic of Estonia chose reference years as follows:1) Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)-1995;2) Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDF) - 1990;3) Hexaclorobenzene (HCB) - 1995."
Finlande
Declaration:"Pursuant to article 3 (5) of the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Republic of Finland specifies 1994 as its reference year in accordance with annex III of the said Protocol."
Liechtenstein
Declaration:“The Principality of Liechtenstein declares in accordance with Article 12, paragraph 2, of the Protocol 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.”
Luxembourg
Declaration:Article 3, paragraph 5, of [the Protocol], provides that each Party shall reduce its total annual emissions of each of the substances listed in annex III from the level of the emission in a reference year set in accordance with that annex. Annex III sets as the reference year 1990, or an alternative year from 1985 to 1995 inclusive specified by a Party upon ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.[The Government of Luxembourg hereby declares] that the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg intends to choose 1990 as the reference year.
Pays-Bas
17 February 2010Declaration:“The Kingdom of the Netherlands declares, in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 12 of the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution 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.”
Norvège
Declarations:“1. With reference to Article 3 no 5 Litra (a) and Annex III, Norway hereby declares that the reference year should be 1990.2. With reference to Article 12 no 2, Norway hereby declares that, in respect of any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the Protocol, it recognizes only the following means of dispute settlement as compulsory ipso facto and without special agreement, in relation to any Party accepting the same obligation:a) Submission of the dispute to the International Court of Justice.”
Roumanie
Romania declares that the reference year set in accordance with Article 3, paragraph 5 (a), and Annex III of the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants is the year 1989.
Serbie
Declarations“The Republic of Serbia declares, in accordance with Article 3, paragraph 5 (a) and Annex III to the Protocol, the year 1990 as a reference year for the obligations. The Republic of Serbia declares that, in accordance with Annex II, it wants to be considered as a State economy in transition.”
Slovaquie
Declaration:“Pursuant to Article 3, paragraph 5 (a), and Annex III of the Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Slovak Republic hereby declares the year 1990 as its reference year."
Espagne
Declaration:For the purposes of Annex III of the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Spain selects 1990 as its reference year for the compliance with the reduction in emissions of the substances listed in that Annex.

End Notes

Danemark

On 13 December 2010, the Government of Denmark notified the Secretary-General: “ … [U]ntil further notice the Amendments [to Annexes V and VII of the Protocol] shall not apply to Greenland.”
Pays-Bas

For the Kingdom in Europe.
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