| Afghanistan |
|
20/02/2013
(a)
|
| Albania |
05/12/2001 |
04/10/2004 |
| Algeria |
05/09/2001 |
22/09/2006 |
| Angola |
|
23/10/2006
(a)
|
| Antigua and Barbuda |
23/05/2001 |
10/09/2003 |
ArgentinaArgentina
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.
|
23/05/2001 |
25/01/2005 |
| Armenia |
23/05/2001 |
26/11/2003 |
AustraliaAustralia
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.
|
23/05/2001 |
20/05/2004 |
AustriaAustria
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.
|
23/05/2001 |
27/08/2002 |
| Azerbaijan |
|
13/01/2004
(a)
|
| Bahamas |
20/03/2002 |
03/10/2005 |
BahrainBahrain
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.
|
22/05/2002 |
31/01/2006 |
BangladeshBangladesh
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.
|
23/05/2001 |
12/03/2007 |
| Barbados |
|
07/06/2004
(a)
|
| Belarus |
|
03/02/2004
(a)
|
BelgiumBelgium
Upon signature:
This signature engages also the Waloon region, the Flemish region, and the Brussels-Capital region.
|
23/05/2001 |
25/05/2006 |
| Belize |
14/05/2002 |
25/01/2010 |
| Benin |
23/05/2001 |
05/01/2004 |
| Bolivia |
23/05/2001 |
03/06/2003 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
23/05/2001 |
30/03/2010 |
BotswanaBotswana
... 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.
|
|
28/10/2002
(a)
|
| Brazil |
23/05/2001 |
16/06/2004 |
| Brunei Darussalam |
21/05/2002 |
|
| Bulgaria |
23/05/2001 |
20/12/2004 |
| Burkina Faso |
23/05/2001 |
31/12/2004 |
| Burundi |
02/04/2002 |
02/08/2005 |
| Cambodia |
23/05/2001 |
25/08/2006 |
| Cameroon |
05/10/2001 |
19/05/2009 |
CanadaCanada
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.
|
23/05/2001 |
23/05/2001 |
| Cape Verde |
|
01/03/2006
(a)
|
| Central African Republic |
09/05/2002 |
12/02/2008 |
| Chad |
16/05/2002 |
10/03/2004 |
| Chile |
23/05/2001 |
20/01/2005 |
ChinaChina
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.
3 |
23/05/2001 |
13/08/2004 |
| Colombia |
23/05/2001 |
22/10/2008 |
| Comoros |
23/05/2001 |
23/02/2007 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
|
23/03/2005
(a)
|
| Congo, Republic of the |
04/12/2001 |
12/02/2007 |
| Cook Islands |
|
29/06/2004
(a)
|
| Costa Rica |
16/04/2002 |
06/02/2007 |
| Côte d´Ivoire |
23/05/2001 |
20/01/2004 |
| Croatia |
23/05/2001 |
30/01/2007 |
| Cuba |
23/05/2001 |
21/12/2007 |
| Cyprus |
|
07/03/2005
(a)
|
| Czech Republic |
23/05/2001 |
06/08/2002 |
| Denmark 4 |
23/05/2001 |
17/12/2003 |
| Djibouti |
15/11/2001 |
11/03/2004 |
| Dominica |
|
08/08/2003
(a)
|
| Dominican Republic |
23/05/2001 |
04/05/2007 |
| Ecuador |
28/08/2001 |
07/06/2004 |
| Egypt |
17/05/2002 |
02/05/2003 |
El SalvadorEl Salvador
Reservation:
With respect to the provisions of article 18 of this Convention, the Republic of El Salvador does not consider itself bound by the provisions of paragraph 2 of that article in that it does not recognize the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice.
|
30/07/2001 |
27/05/2008 |
| Eritrea |
|
10/03/2005
(a)
|
EstoniaEstonia
Upon accession:
1) In accordance with Article 25, paragraph 4 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, any amendment to Annex A, B and C of the Convention shall enter into force for the Republic of Estonia only after the Republic of Estonia has deposited its instrument of approval to the amendment;
2) As a Member State of the European Community the Republic of Estonia has transferred its competence to the European Community in fields governed by this Convention and listed in the declaration annexed to the Council Decision of 14 October 2004 concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2006/507/EC).
|
|
07/11/2008
(a)
|
| Ethiopia |
17/05/2002 |
09/01/2003 |
European UnionEuropean Union
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.
|
23/05/2001 |
16/11/2004
(AA)
|
| Fiji |
14/06/2001 |
20/06/2001 |
| Finland |
23/05/2001 |
03/09/2002
(A)
|
| France |
23/05/2001 |
17/02/2004
(AA)
|
| Gabon |
21/05/2002 |
07/05/2007 |
| Gambia |
23/05/2001 |
28/04/2006 |
| Georgia |
23/05/2001 |
04/10/2006 |
| Germany |
23/05/2001 |
25/04/2002 |
| Ghana |
23/05/2001 |
30/05/2003 |
| Greece |
23/05/2001 |
03/05/2006 |
GuatemalaGuatemala
In accordance with article 25, paragraph 4 of the aforementioned Convention, the Government of the Republic of Guatemala declares that any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for Guatemala only after it has deposited its instrument of accession or ratification.
|
29/01/2002 |
30/07/2008 |
| Guinea |
23/05/2001 |
11/12/2007 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
24/04/2002 |
06/08/2008 |
| Guyana |
|
12/09/2007
(a)
|
| Haiti |
23/05/2001 |
|
| Honduras |
17/05/2002 |
23/05/2005 |
| Hungary |
23/05/2001 |
14/03/2008 |
| Iceland |
23/05/2001 |
29/05/2002 |
IndiaIndia
28 March 2006
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.
|
14/05/2002 |
13/01/2006 |
| Indonesia |
23/05/2001 |
28/09/2009 |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
23/05/2001 |
06/02/2006 |
| Ireland |
23/05/2001 |
05/08/2010 |
| Israel |
30/07/2001 |
|
| Italy |
23/05/2001 |
|
| Jamaica |
23/05/2001 |
01/06/2007 |
| Japan |
|
30/08/2002
(a)
|
| Jordan |
18/01/2002 |
08/11/2004 |
| Kazakhstan |
23/05/2001 |
09/11/2007 |
| Kenya |
23/05/2001 |
24/09/2004 |
| Kiribati |
04/04/2002 |
07/09/2004 |
| Korea, Democratic People´s Republic of |
|
26/08/2002
(a)
|
Korea, Republic of Korea, Republic of
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.
|
04/10/2001 |
25/01/2007 |
| Kuwait |
23/05/2001 |
06/12/2006 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
16/05/2002 |
12/12/2006 |
| Lao People´s Democratic Republic |
05/03/2002 |
28/06/2006 |
| Latvia |
23/05/2001 |
28/10/2004 |
| Lebanon |
23/05/2001 |
03/01/2003 |
| Lesotho |
23/01/2002 |
23/01/2002 |
| Liberia |
|
23/05/2002
(a)
|
| Libya |
|
14/06/2005
(a)
|
LiechtensteinLiechtenstein
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.
|
23/05/2001 |
03/12/2004 |
| Lithuania |
17/05/2002 |
05/12/2006 |
| Luxembourg |
23/05/2001 |
07/02/2003 |
| Madagascar |
24/09/2001 |
18/11/2005 |
| Malawi |
22/05/2002 |
27/02/2009 |
| Malaysia |
16/05/2002 |
|
| Maldives |
|
17/10/2006
(a)
|
| Mali |
23/05/2001 |
05/09/2003 |
| Malta |
23/05/2001 |
|
| Marshall Islands |
|
27/01/2003
(a)
|
| Mauritania |
08/08/2001 |
22/07/2005 |
MauritiusMauritius
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.
|
23/05/2001 |
13/07/2004 |
| Mexico |
23/05/2001 |
10/02/2003 |
Micronesia (Federated States of)Micronesia (Federated States of)
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.
|
31/07/2001 |
15/07/2005 |
Moldova, Republic of Moldova, Republic of
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.
|
23/05/2001 |
07/04/2004 |
| Monaco |
23/05/2001 |
20/10/2004 |
| Mongolia |
17/05/2002 |
30/04/2004 |
| Montenegro 5 |
23/10/2006
(d)
|
31/03/2011 |
| Morocco |
23/05/2001 |
15/06/2004 |
| Mozambique |
23/05/2001 |
31/10/2005 |
| Myanmar |
|
19/04/2004
(a)
|
| Namibia |
|
24/06/2005
(a)
|
| Nauru |
09/05/2002 |
09/05/2002 |
| Nepal |
05/04/2002 |
06/03/2007 |
NetherlandsNetherlands
The Kingdom of the Netherlands declares, in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 18 of the Convention 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.
|
23/05/2001 |
28/01/2002
(A)
|
| New Zealand 6 |
23/05/2001 |
24/09/2004 |
| Nicaragua |
23/05/2001 |
01/12/2005 |
| Niger |
12/10/2001 |
12/04/2006 |
| Nigeria |
23/05/2001 |
24/05/2004 |
| Niue |
12/03/2002 |
02/09/2005 |
| Norway |
23/05/2001 |
11/07/2002 |
| Oman |
04/03/2002 |
19/01/2005 |
| Pakistan |
06/12/2001 |
17/04/2008 |
| Palau |
28/03/2002 |
08/09/2011 |
| Panama |
23/05/2001 |
05/03/2003 |
| Papua New Guinea |
23/05/2001 |
07/10/2003 |
| Paraguay |
12/10/2001 |
01/04/2004 |
| Peru |
23/05/2001 |
14/09/2005 |
| Philippines |
23/05/2001 |
27/02/2004 |
| Poland |
23/05/2001 |
23/10/2008 |
| Portugal |
23/05/2001 |
15/07/2004
(A)
|
| Qatar |
|
10/12/2004
(a)
|
| Romania |
23/05/2001 |
28/10/2004 |
Russian FederationRussian Federation
1. The Russian Federation declares that in accordance with paragraph 2 of article 18 of the Convention, with respect to any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention, it recognizes the means of dispute settlement indicated in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 2 of article 18 of the Convention as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting the same obligations;
2. The Russian Federation declares that in accordance with paragraph 4 of article 25 of the Convention any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for the Russian Federation only upon the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto.
|
22/05/2002 |
17/08/2011 |
| Rwanda |
|
05/06/2002
(a)
|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
|
21/05/2004
(a)
|
| Saint Lucia |
|
04/10/2002
(a)
|
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
|
15/09/2005
(a)
|
| Samoa |
23/05/2001 |
04/02/2002 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
03/04/2002 |
12/04/2006 |
| Saudi Arabia |
14/03/2002 |
25/07/2012 |
| Senegal |
23/05/2001 |
08/10/2003 |
SerbiaSerbia
The Republic of Serbia declares in accordance with Article 18 of the Convention that it accepts both of the means of dispute settlement mentioned in paragraph 2.
|
02/05/2002 |
31/07/2009 |
| Seychelles |
25/03/2002 |
03/06/2008
(a)
|
| Sierra Leone |
|
26/09/2003
(a)
|
| Singapore |
23/05/2001 |
24/05/2005 |
SlovakiaSlovakia
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.
|
23/05/2001 |
05/08/2002 |
SloveniaSlovenia
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.
|
23/05/2001 |
04/05/2004 |
| Solomon Islands |
|
28/07/2004
(a)
|
| Somalia |
|
26/07/2010
(a)
|
| South Africa |
23/05/2001 |
04/09/2002 |
SpainSpain
Any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for Spain only upon the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto.
Declaration:
In the event that the Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants should in any way result in actions related to Gibraltar, Spain wishes to make the following declaration:
1. Gibraltar is a Non-Self-Governing Territory for whose international relations the United Kingdom is responsible and which is subject to a process of decolonization in accordance with the relevant decisions and resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly.
2. The Gibraltar authorities are local in character and exercise an exclusively domestic jurisdiction that originates in and is based on the powers allocated to and conferred on them by the United Kingdom, in accordance with its domestic law and in its capacity as the sovereign State upon which depends the said Non-Self-Governing Territory.
3. Consequently, any involvement by the Gibraltar authorities in the implementation of this Convention shall be understood to take place exclusively within the framework of the domestic jurisdiction of Gibraltar and shall not be considered to affect in any way the content of the two preceding paragraphs.
4. The procedure envisaged in the “Agreed Arrangements relating to Gibraltar Authorities in the Context of Certain International Treaties (2007)”, signed by Spain and the United Kingdom on 19 December 2007, together with the “Agreed Arrangements relating to Gibraltar Authorities in the Context of EU and EC Instruments and Related Treaties”, of 19 April 2000, shall be applicable to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, adopted on 22 May 2001.
|
23/05/2001 |
28/05/2004 |
| Sri Lanka |
05/09/2001 |
22/12/2005 |
| Sudan |
23/05/2001 |
29/08/2006 |
| Suriname |
22/05/2002 |
20/09/2011 |
| Swaziland |
|
13/01/2006
(a)
|
| Sweden |
23/05/2001 |
08/05/2002 |
| Switzerland |
23/05/2001 |
30/07/2003 |
Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic
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.
|
15/02/2002 |
05/08/2005 |
| Tajikistan |
21/05/2002 |
08/02/2007 |
| Tanzania, United Republic of |
23/05/2001 |
30/04/2004 |
| Thailand |
22/05/2002 |
31/01/2005 |
| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
23/05/2001 |
27/05/2004 |
| Togo |
23/05/2001 |
22/07/2004 |
| Tonga |
21/05/2002 |
23/10/2009 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
|
13/12/2002
(a)
|
| Tunisia |
23/05/2001 |
17/06/2004 |
| Turkey |
23/05/2001 |
14/10/2009 |
| Tuvalu |
|
19/01/2004
(a)
|
| Uganda |
|
20/07/2004
(a)
|
| Ukraine |
23/05/2001 |
25/09/2007 |
| United Arab Emirates |
23/05/2001 |
11/07/2002 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
11/12/2001 |
17/01/2005 |
| United States of America |
23/05/2001 |
|
| Uruguay |
23/05/2001 |
09/02/2004 |
VanuatuVanuatu
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.
|
21/05/2002 |
16/09/2005 |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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.
|
23/05/2001 |
19/04/2005 |
| Viet Nam |
23/05/2001 |
22/07/2002 |
| Yemen |
05/12/2001 |
09/01/2004 |
| Zambia |
23/05/2001 |
07/07/2006 |
| Zimbabwe |
23/05/2001 |
01/03/2012 |