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| Entry into force: | 17 May 2004, in accordance with article 26 (1) see article 26 which reads as follows: "1. This Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit of the fiftieth instrument of ratification acceptance, approval or accession. 2. For each State or regional economic integration organization that ratifies, accepts or approves this Convention or accedes thereto after the deposit of the fiftieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, the Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit by such State or regional economic integration organization of its instrument of rafification, acceptance, approval or accession. 3. For the purpose of paragraphs 1 and 2, any instrument deposited by a regional economic integration organization shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by member States of that organization.". |
| Registration: | 17 May 2004, No. 40214. |
| Status: | Signatories: 152 ,Parties: 1501. |
| Text: | Depositary notification C.N.531.2001.TREATIES-96 of 19 June 2001; C.N.1204.2002.TREATIES-63 of 19 November 2002 [Proposal of corrections to the original text of the Convention (authentic Spanish text)] and C.N.157.2003.TREATIES-6 of 21 February 2003 [Correction of the original text of the Convention (authentic Spanish text)]; C.N.618.2007.TREATIES-12 of 5 June 2007 [Proposal of corrections to the original text of the Convention (authentic Russian text) and to the Certified True Copies]. |
Note: The Convention was adopted on 22 May 2001 at the Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Stockholm, 22-23 May 2001.
In accordance with its article 24, the Convention will be open for signature at Stockholm by all States and by regional economic integration organizations on 23 May 2001 at the Stockholm City Conference Centre/Folkets Hus, and at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 24 May 2001 to 22 May 2002.|
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| Participant | Signature, Succession to signature (d) | Ratification, Acceptance (A), Approval (AA), Accession (a) |
| Albania | 5 Dec 2001 | 4 Oct 2004 |
| Algeria | 5 Sep 2001 | 22 Sep 2006 |
| Angola | 23 Oct 2006 a | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 23 May 2001 | 10 Sep 2003 |
| Argentina | 23 May 2001 | 25 Jan 2005 |
| Armenia | 23 May 2001 | 26 Nov 2003 |
| Australia | 23 May 2001 | 20 May 2004 |
| Austria | 23 May 2001 | 27 Aug 2002 |
| Azerbaijan | 13 Jan 2004 a | |
| Bahamas | 20 Mar 2002 | 3 Oct 2005 |
| Bahrain | 22 May 2002 | 31 Jan 2006 |
| Bangladesh | 23 May 2001 | 12 Mar 2007 |
| Barbados | 7 Jun 2004 a | |
| Belarus | 3 Feb 2004 a | |
| Belgium | 23 May 2001 | 25 May 2006 |
| Belize | 14 May 2002 | |
| Benin | 23 May 2001 | 5 Jan 2004 |
| Bolivia | 23 May 2001 | 3 Jun 2003 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23 May 2001 | |
| Botswana | 28 Oct 2002 a | |
| Brazil | 23 May 2001 | 16 Jun 2004 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 21 May 2002 | |
| Bulgaria | 23 May 2001 | 20 Dec 2004 |
| Burkina Faso | 23 May 2001 | 31 Dec 2004 |
| Burundi | 2 Apr 2002 | 2 Aug 2005 |
| Cambodia | 23 May 2001 | 25 Aug 2006 |
| Cameroon | 5 Oct 2001 | |
| Canada | 23 May 2001 | 23 May 2001 |
| Cape Verde | 1 Mar 2006 a | |
| Central African Republic | 9 May 2002 | |
| Chad | 16 May 2002 | 10 Mar 2004 |
| Chile | 23 May 2001 | 20 Jan 2005 |
| China2 | 23 May 2001 | 13 Aug 2004 |
| Colombia | 23 May 2001 | |
| Comoros | 23 May 2001 | 23 Feb 2007 |
| Congo | 4 Dec 2001 | 12 Feb 2007 |
| Cook Islands | 29 Jun 2004 a | |
| Costa Rica | 16 Apr 2002 | 6 Feb 2007 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 23 May 2001 | 20 Jan 2004 |
| Croatia | 23 May 2001 | 30 Jan 2007 |
| Cuba | 23 May 2001 | |
| Cyprus | 7 Mar 2005 a | |
| Czech Republic | 23 May 2001 | 6 Aug 2002 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 26 Aug 2002 a | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 23 Mar 2005 a | |
| Denmark3 | 23 May 2001 | 17 Dec 2003 |
| Djibouti | 15 Nov 2001 | 11 Mar 2004 |
| Dominica | 8 Aug 2003 a | |
| Dominican Republic | 23 May 2001 | 4 May 2007 |
| Ecuador | 28 Aug 2001 | 7 Jun 2004 |
| Egypt | 17 May 2002 | 2 May 2003 |
| El Salvador | 30 Jul 2001 | |
| Eritrea | 10 Mar 2005 a | |
| Ethiopia | 17 May 2002 | 9 Jan 2003 |
| European Community | 23 May 2001 | 16 Nov 2004 AA |
| Fiji | 14 Jun 2001 | 20 Jun 2001 |
| Finland | 23 May 2001 | 3 Sep 2002 A |
| France | 23 May 2001 | 17 Feb 2004 AA |
| Gabon | 21 May 2002 | 7 May 2007 |
| Gambia | 23 May 2001 | 28 Apr 2006 |
| Georgia | 23 May 2001 | 4 Oct 2006 |
| Germany | 23 May 2001 | 25 Apr 2002 |
| Ghana | 23 May 2001 | 30 May 2003 |
| Greece | 23 May 2001 | 3 May 2006 |
| Guatemala | 29 Jan 2002 | |
| Guinea | 23 May 2001 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 24 Apr 2002 | |
| Guyana | 12 Sep 2007 a | |
| Haiti | 23 May 2001 | |
| Honduras | 17 May 2002 | 23 May 2005 |
| Hungary | 23 May 2001 | |
| Iceland | 23 May 2001 | 29 May 2002 |
| India | 14 May 2002 | 13 Jan 2006 |
| Indonesia | 23 May 2001 | |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 23 May 2001 | 6 Feb 2006 |
| Ireland | 23 May 2001 | |
| Israel | 30 Jul 2001 | |
| Italy | 23 May 2001 | |
| Jamaica | 23 May 2001 | 1 Jun 2007 |
| Japan | 30 Aug 2002 a | |
| Jordan | 18 Jan 2002 | 8 Nov 2004 |
| Kazakhstan | 23 May 2001 | 9 Nov 2007 |
| Kenya | 23 May 2001 | 24 Sep 2004 |
| Kiribati | 4 Apr 2002 | 7 Sep 2004 |
| Kuwait | 23 May 2001 | 12 Jun 2006 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 16 May 2002 | 12 Dec 2006 |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5 Mar 2002 | 28 Jun 2006 |
| Latvia | 23 May 2001 | 28 Oct 2004 |
| Lebanon | 23 May 2001 | 3 Jan 2003 |
| Lesotho | 23 Jan 2002 | 23 Jan 2002 |
| Liberia | 23 May 2002 a | |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 14 Jun 2005 a | |
| Liechtenstein | 23 May 2001 | 3 Dec 2004 |
| Lithuania | 17 May 2002 | 5 Dec 2006 |
| Luxembourg | 23 May 2001 | 7 Feb 2003 |
| Madagascar | 24 Sep 2001 | 18 Nov 2005 |
| Malawi | 22 May 2002 | |
| Malaysia | 16 May 2002 | |
| Maldives | 17 Oct 2006 a | |
| Mali | 23 May 2001 | 5 Sep 2003 |
| Malta | 23 May 2001 | |
| Marshall Islands | 27 Jan 2003 a | |
| Mauritania | 8 Aug 2001 | 22 Jul 2005 |
| Mauritius | 23 May 2001 | 13 Jul 2004 |
| Mexico | 23 May 2001 | 10 Feb 2003 |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | 31 Jul 2001 | 15 Jul 2005 |
| Moldova | 23 May 2001 | 7 Apr 2004 |
| Monaco | 23 May 2001 | 20 Oct 2004 |
| Mongolia | 17 May 2002 | 30 Apr 2004 |
| Montenegro4 | 23 Oct 2006 d | |
| Morocco | 23 May 2001 | 15 Jun 2004 |
| Mozambique | 23 May 2001 | 31 Oct 2005 |
| Myanmar | 19 Apr 2004 a | |
| Namibia | 24 Jun 2005 a | |
| Nauru | 9 May 2002 | 9 May 2002 |
| Nepal | 5 Apr 2002 | 6 Mar 2007 |
| Netherlands | 23 May 2001 | 28 Jan 2002 A |
| New Zealand5 | 23 May 2001 | 24 Sep 2004 |
| Nicaragua | 23 May 2001 | 1 Dec 2005 |
| Niger | 12 Oct 2001 | 12 Apr 2006 |
| Nigeria | 23 May 2001 | 24 May 2004 |
| Niue | 12 Mar 2002 | 2 Sep 2005 |
| Norway | 23 May 2001 | 11 Jul 2002 |
| Oman | 4 Mar 2002 | 19 Jan 2005 |
| Pakistan | 6 Dec 2001 | |
| Palau | 28 Mar 2002 | |
| Panama | 23 May 2001 | 5 Mar 2003 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 May 2001 | 7 Oct 2003 |
| Paraguay | 12 Oct 2001 | 1 Apr 2004 |
| Peru | 23 May 2001 | 14 Sep 2005 |
| Philippines | 23 May 2001 | 27 Feb 2004 |
| Poland | 23 May 2001 | |
| Portugal | 23 May 2001 | 15 Jul 2004 A |
| Qatar | 10 Dec 2004 a | |
| Republic of Korea | 4 Oct 2001 | 25 Jan 2007 |
| Romania | 23 May 2001 | 28 Oct 2004 |
| Russian Federation | 22 May 2002 | |
| Rwanda | 5 Jun 2002 a | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 21 May 2004 a | |
| Saint Lucia | 4 Oct 2002 a | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15 Sep 2005 a | |
| Samoa | 23 May 2001 | 4 Feb 2002 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 3 Apr 2002 | 12 Apr 2006 |
| Saudi Arabia | 14 Mar 2002 | |
| Senegal | 23 May 2001 | 8 Oct 2003 |
| Serbia | 2 May 2002 | |
| Seychelles | 25 Mar 2002 | |
| Sierra Leone | 26 Sep 2003 a | |
| Singapore | 23 May 2001 | 24 May 2005 |
| Slovakia | 23 May 2001 | 5 Aug 2002 |
| Slovenia | 23 May 2001 | 4 May 2004 |
| Solomon Islands | 28 Jul 2004 a | |
| South Africa | 23 May 2001 | 4 Sep 2002 |
| Spain | 23 May 2001 | 28 May 2004 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 Sep 2001 | 22 Dec 2005 |
| Sudan | 23 May 2001 | 29 Aug 2006 |
| Suriname | 22 May 2002 | |
| Swaziland | 13 Jan 2006 a | |
| Sweden | 23 May 2001 | 8 May 2002 |
| Switzerland | 23 May 2001 | 30 Jul 2003 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 15 Feb 2002 | 5 Aug 2005 |
| Tajikistan | 21 May 2002 | 8 Feb 2007 |
| Thailand | 22 May 2002 | 31 Jan 2005 |
| The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 23 May 2001 | 27 May 2004 |
| Togo | 23 May 2001 | 22 Jul 2004 |
| Tonga | 21 May 2002 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 13 Dec 2002 a | |
| Tunisia | 23 May 2001 | 17 Jun 2004 |
| Turkey | 23 May 2001 | |
| Tuvalu | 19 Jan 2004 a | |
| Uganda | 20 Jul 2004 a | |
| Ukraine | 23 May 2001 | 25 Sep 2007 |
| United Arab Emirates | 23 May 2001 | 11 Jul 2002 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 11 Dec 2001 | 17 Jan 2005 |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 23 May 2001 | 30 Apr 2004 |
| United States of America | 23 May 2001 | |
| Uruguay | 23 May 2001 | 9 Feb 2004 |
| Vanuatu | 21 May 2002 | 16 Sep 2005 |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 23 May 2001 | 19 Apr 2005 |
| Viet Nam | 23 May 2001 | 22 Jul 2002 |
| Yemen | 5 Dec 2001 | 9 Jan 2004 |
| Zambia | 23 May 2001 | 7 Jul 2006 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 May 2001 |
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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.
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."
28 March 2006
Declaration:
"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:
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.
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.
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:
"Pursuant to article 25, paragraph 4, of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Slovak Republic hereby declares that any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for the Slovak Republic only upon the deposit by the Slovak Republic of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto."
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:
"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.
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1. In accordance with article 26 (3) of the Convention, any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession deposited by a regional economic integration organization shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by member States of that organization.
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.
3. With a territorial exclusion in respect of the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
4. See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
5. 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."