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1. Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution

Geneva, 13 November 1979

 

Entry into force: 16 March 1983, in accordance with article 16 (1)1.
Registration: 16 March 1983, No. 21623.
Status: Signatories: 32 ,Parties: 51.
Text: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1302, p. 217. 

Note: The Convention was adopted on 13 November 1979 by a high-level meeting within the framework of the Economic Commission for Europe on the Protection of the Environment. It was open for signature until 16 November 1979 at the United Nations Office in Geneva.

 

 

PARTICIPANTS

Participant  Signature  Ratification, Acceptance (A), Approval (AA), Accession (a), Succession (d) 
Albania    2 Dec 2005 a 
Armenia    21 Feb 1997 a 
Austria  13 Nov 1979  16 Dec 1982 
Azerbaijan    3 Jul 2002 a 
Belarus  14 Nov 1979  13 Jun 1980 
Belgium  13 Nov 1979  15 Jul 1982 
Bosnia and Herzegovina2    1 Sep 1993 d 
Bulgaria  14 Nov 1979  9 Jun 1981 
Canada  13 Nov 1979  15 Dec 1981 
Croatia2    21 Sep 1992 d 
Cyprus    20 Nov 1991 a 
Czech Republic3    30 Sep 1993 d 
Denmark  14 Nov 1979  18 Jun 1982 
Estonia    7 Mar 2000 a 
European Community  14 Nov 1979  15 Jul 1982 AA 
Finland  13 Nov 1979  15 Apr 1981 
France  13 Nov 1979  3 Nov 1981 AA 
Georgia    11 Feb 1999 a 
Germany4,5  13 Nov 1979  15 Jul 1982 
Greece  14 Nov 1979  30 Aug 1983 
Holy See  14 Nov 1979   
Hungary  13 Nov 1979  22 Sep 1980 
Iceland  13 Nov 1979  5 May 1983 
Ireland  13 Nov 1979  15 Jul 1982 
Italy  14 Nov 1979  15 Jul 1982 
Kazakhstan    11 Jan 2001 a 
Kyrgyzstan    25 May 2000 a 
Latvia    15 Jul 1994 a 
Liechtenstein  14 Nov 1979  22 Nov 1983 
Lithuania    25 Jan 1994 a 
Luxembourg  13 Nov 1979  15 Jul 1982 
Malta    14 Mar 1997 a 
Moldova    9 Jun 1995 a 
Monaco    27 Aug 1999 a 
Montenegro6    23 Oct 2006 d 
Netherlands7  13 Nov 1979  15 Jul 1982 A 
Norway  13 Nov 1979  13 Feb 1981 
Poland  13 Nov 1979  19 Jul 1985 
Portugal  14 Nov 1979  29 Sep 1980 
Romania  14 Nov 1979  27 Feb 1991 
Russian Federation  13 Nov 1979  22 May 1980 
San Marino  14 Nov 1979   
Serbia2    12 Mar 2001 d 
Slovakia3    28 May 1993 d 
Slovenia2    6 Jul 1992 d 
Spain  14 Nov 1979  15 Jun 1982 
Sweden  13 Nov 1979  12 Feb 1981 
Switzerland  13 Nov 1979  6 May 1983 
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia2    30 Dec 1997 d 
Turkey  13 Nov 1979  18 Apr 1983 
Ukraine  14 Nov 1979  5 Jun 1980 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland8  13 Nov 1979  15 Jul 1982 
United States of America  13 Nov 1979  30 Nov 1981 A 
 

 

DECLARATIONS

Declarations and Reservations

(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made upon

ratification, acceptance, approval, accession or succession.)

Romania

Upon signature:

Romania interprets article 14 of this Convention, concerning the participation of regional economic integration organizations constituted by States members of the Economic Commission for Europe, to mean that it refers exclusively to international organizations to which States members have transferred their competence in respect of the signature, conclusion and application on their behalf of international agreements and in respect of the exercise of their rights and responsibilities in the field of transboundary pollution.

 

 

NOTES

1. The date of 16 March 1983 has been retained on the basis of the English and Russian authentic texts of article 16 (1) (". . . on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit of the twenty-fourth instrument."), which differ in that respect from the French text (". . . le quatre-vingt-dixième jour à compter de la date de dépôt . . .") but are more in accordance with the computation method generally used for multilateral treaties deposited with the Secretary-General.

2. The former Yugoslavia had signed and ratified the Convention on 13 November 1979 and 18 March 1987 respectively. See also note 1 under "Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "former Yugoslavia", "Slovenia", "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and "Yugoslavia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

3. Czechoslovakia had signed and ratified the Convention on 13 November 1979 and 23 December 1983, respectively. See also note 1 under "Czech Republic" and note 1 under "Slovakia" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

4. The German Democratic Republic had signed and ratified the Convention on 13 November 1979 and 7 June 1982, respectively. See also note 2 under "Germany" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

5. See note 1 under "Germany" regarding Berlin (West) in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

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

7. For the Kingdom in Europe.

8. Including the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Isle of Man, Gibraltar, the United Kingdom Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekhelia in the island of Cyprus.