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| Entry into force: | 23 October 2003, in accordance with article 18(1) which reads as follows: "1. The present Protocol shall enter into force on the ninetieth day following the date on which the sixteenth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession has been deposited with the Depositary. 2. For each State and organization referred to in article 15, paragraph 1, which ratifies, accepts or approves the present Protocol or accedes thereto after the deposit of the sixteenth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, the Protocol shall enter into force on the ninetieth day following the date of deposit by such Party of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.". |
| Registration: | 23 October 2003, No. 21623. |
| Status: | Signatories: 36 ,Parties: 29. |
| Text: | Document of the Economic and Social Council EB.AIR/1998/2. |
Note: Open for signature at Aarhus (Denmark) from 24 to 25 June 1998, then at United Nations Headquarters until 21 December 1998, by States members of the Economic Commission for Europe as well as States having consultative status with the Commission pursuant to paragraph 8 of Economic and Social Council resolution 36 (IV)1 of 28 March 1947, and by regional economic integration organizations, constituted by sovereign States members of the Commission, which have competence in respect of the negotiation, conclusion and application of international agreements in matters covered by the Protocol, provided that the States and organizations concerned are Parties to the Convention.
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| Participant | Signature | Ratification, Accession (a), Acceptance (A), Approval (AA) |
| Armenia | 18 Dec 1998 | |
| Austria | 24 Jun 1998 | 27 Aug 2002 |
| Belgium | 24 Jun 1998 | 25 May 2006 |
| Bulgaria | 24 Jun 1998 | 5 Dec 2001 |
| Canada | 24 Jun 1998 | 18 Dec 1998 |
| Croatia | 24 Jun 1998 | 6 Sep 2007 |
| Cyprus | 24 Jun 1998 | 2 Sep 2004 |
| Czech Republic | 24 Jun 1998 | 6 Aug 2002 |
| Denmark | 24 Jun 1998 | 6 Jul 2001 AA |
| Estonia | 11 May 2005 a | |
| European Community | 24 Jun 1998 | 30 Apr 2004 AA |
| Finland | 24 Jun 1998 | 3 Sep 2002 A |
| France | 24 Jun 1998 | 25 Jul 2003 AA |
| Germany | 24 Jun 1998 | 25 Apr 2002 |
| Greece | 24 Jun 1998 | |
| Hungary | 18 Dec 1998 | 7 Jan 2004 |
| Iceland | 24 Jun 1998 | 29 May 2003 |
| Ireland | 24 Jun 1998 | |
| Italy | 24 Jun 1998 | 20 Jun 2006 |
| Latvia | 24 Jun 1998 | 28 Oct 2004 |
| Liechtenstein | 24 Jun 1998 | 23 Dec 2003 A |
| Lithuania | 24 Jun 1998 | 16 Jun 2006 |
| Luxembourg | 24 Jun 1998 | 1 May 2000 |
| Moldova | 24 Jun 1998 | 1 Oct 2002 |
| Netherlands2 | 24 Jun 1998 | 23 Jun 2000 A |
| Norway | 24 Jun 1998 | 16 Dec 1999 |
| Poland | 24 Jun 1998 | |
| Portugal | 24 Jun 1998 | |
| Romania | 24 Jun 1998 | 5 Sep 2003 |
| Slovakia | 24 Jun 1998 | 30 Dec 2002 A |
| Slovenia | 24 Jun 1998 | 15 Nov 2005 |
| Spain | 24 Jun 1998 | |
| Sweden | 24 Jun 1998 | 19 Jan 2000 |
| Switzerland | 24 Jun 1998 | 14 Nov 2000 |
| Ukraine | 24 Jun 1998 | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 24 Jun 1998 | 2 Sep 2005 |
| United States of America | 24 Jun 1998 |
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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."
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."
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."
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."
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.
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."
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.
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."
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1. Official Documents of the Economic and Social Council (E/437), p. 36.