Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
Short Name: OSPAR Convention
Full Name: Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
Purpose: environment
Established: 22-Sep-1992
Entered into force: 25-Mar-1998
Type: convention, multi-lateral
Place where established: Paris, France
Schedule to expire:
Goals and Objectives: Combine the goals and objectives of preventing marine pollution by dumping from ships and aircrafts (>Oslo Convention<) and from land-based sources (>Paris Convention<).
Related Legislation: The Convention has been signed by all the of the Contracting Parties to the Oslo or Paris Conventions. It will enter into force when it has been ratified by all of the Contracting Parties to the former conventions, When it enters into force it will replace the Paris and Oslo Conventions, but decisions, recommendations and all other agreements adopted under the present Conventions will continue to apply.
Internet source: #http://www.ospar.org/#
Signatories
Country Status Year
Belgiumratified25-Mar-1998
Denmarkratified25-Mar-1998
Finlandratified25-Mar-1998
Franceratified25-Mar-1998
Germany, Fed. Rep.ratified25-Mar-1998
Icelandratified25-Mar-1998
Irelandratified25-Mar-1998
Luxembourgratified25-Mar-1998
Netherlandsratified25-Mar-1998
Norwayratified25-Mar-1998
Portugalratified25-Mar-1998
Spainratified25-Mar-1998
Swedenratified25-Mar-1998
Switzerlandratified25-Mar-1998
United Kingdomratified25-Mar-1998
European Unionratified25-Mar-1998
Languages
Language
English
French
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How to contact
Secretariat's addressThe Oslo and Paris Commissions New Court 48 Carey Street London WC2A 2JQ UK
Telephone+44 (0) 171 242 9927
Fax+44 (0) 171 831 7427
E-Mailsecretariat@ospar.org#mailto:secretariat@ospar.org#
Home Page#http://www.ospar.org/#
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