Annex 13: INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND THEIR RATIFICATION STAGE

No.

Name

Bulgaria

Georgia

Romania

Russian Federation

Turkey

Ukraine

CONVENTIONS RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

1

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

+

a

d

+

-

d

2

Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the Convention

a

p

a

a

-

+

3

Agreement for the implementation of the provisions of the Convention relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks

d

-

-

d

-

+

4

Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution, (Bucharest, 1992)

+

+

+

+

+

+

5

UN Convention on Combat Desertification (1994)

acc

+

acc

acc

+

acc

CONVENTIONS RELATED TO PROTECTION AGAINST POLLUTION

6

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (London, 1973) MARPOL

+
annex I-VI

+
annex I-V

+
annex I&V

+
annex I-V

+
annex I&V

+
annex I-V

7

Convention for Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (London, 1972)

-

-

-

+

-

+

8

London Convention Protocol (1996)

-

+

-

-

-

-

9

UN Convention on Long-range Trans-boundary Air Pollution (Geneva, 1979)

+

acc

+

+

+

+

10

1984 Protocol on Long-term Financing of the Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe (EMEP)

+ap

-

a

+acc

+

+acc

11

1985 Protocol on the Reduction of Sulphur Emissions or their Transboundary Fluxes

+ap

-

-

+acc

-

+acc

12

1988 Protocol concerning the Control of Nitrogen Oxides or their Transboundary Fluxes

+

-

-

+acc

-

+acc

13

1991 Protocol concerning the Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds or their Transboundary Fluxes

+

-

-

-

-

+-

14

1994 Oslo Protocol on Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions

+

-

-

+-

-

+-

15

1998 Aarhus Protocol on Heavy Metals

+

-

+

-

-

+-

16

1998 Aarhus Protocol on persistent organic  pollutants

+

-

+

-

-

+-

17

1999 Gothenburg Protocol on Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and ground-level Ozone Formation

+

-

+

-

-

-

18

Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (Vienna, 1985)

a

a

a

+acc

a

+acc

19

Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Montreal, 1987)

a

a

a

+acc

a

+acc

20

London Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (London, 1990)

+

a

a

+acc

+

+

21

Copenhagen Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Copenhagen, 1992)

+

a

acc

a

+

+

22

Montreal Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Montreal, 1997)

+

a

+

a

+

-

23

Beijing Ammendment

+

-

acc

a

+

-

24

Convention on the Control of Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Basel, 1989)

a

a

a

+

+

a

25

United Nations Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Helsinki, 1992)

+

-

+

+

-

+

26

Protocol on Water and Health (London 1999)

+-

+-

+

+

-

+

27

Protocol on Civil Liability (Kiev, 2003)

+-

+-

+-

-

-

+-

28

Convention on the Trans-boundary Effects of Industrial Accidents (Geneva,2001)

+

_

a

+a

-

-

29

Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemical and Pesticides in International Trade (Rotterdam, 1998)

a

_

a

-

+-

a

30

Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Stockholm) 2001Signed by all countries, ratified by Bulgaria and Romania only

+

+-

+

+-

+-

+-

CONVENTIONS RELATED TO NATURE PROTECTION

31

Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar,1971)

+

+

+

+

+

+

32

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Washington, D.C., 1973)

a

a

a

c

a

a

33

European Convention on Wildlife  and Environment protection
(Berne 1979)

a
with reservation

-

a

-

+ with reservation & objection

+ with reservation

34

Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Bonn, 1979)

+

+

+

-Russian Federation, is not party - has signed the MoU for Siberian Crane

-

+

35

Agreement on the Conservation of African-Asian Migratory Water birds (The Hague, 1995)

+

+

+

-

-

+

36

Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Mediterranean and Black Sea (Bonn, 1996)

+

+

+

-

-

+

37

Convention on Biological Diversity (Rio de Janeiro, 1992)

+

a

+

+

+

+

38

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

+

a

+

-

+

a

39

Convention on plant protection (Roma , 1951)In force since 2 october 2005

ad

_

ad

ad

ad

-

CONVENTIONS RELARED TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

40

Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Trans­boundary Context (Espoo, 1991)

+

_

+

+-

-

+

41

Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (Kiev, 2003)

+-

+-

+-

-

-

+-

CONVENTIONS RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE

42

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (New York, 1992)

+

a

+

+

+

+

43

Kyoto Protocol to Amend the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (Kyoto, 1997)

+

a

+

+

-

+

CONVENTIONS RELATED TO PUBLIC INFORMATION & PARTICIPATION

44

Convention on Access to Public Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus, 1998)

+

+

+

-

-

+

45

Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (Kiev,2003)

+-

+-

+-

-

-

+-

Note: “+” – signed and ratified, “+-” – signed, but not ratified, “+a” – signed and under accession, “a”-accession, “ac”- acceptance, “+acc”-signed and accepted, ”+ap”- signed and approved, “ad”-  adherence, “p” – consent to be bound 1, “d” – declaration, ”c”- continuation , “-”- is not signed States bound by the Agreement by having ratified, acceded or succeeded to the Convention under article 4, paragraph 1, of the Agreement.

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