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1 LIST OF MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS RATIFIED/ACCEDED TO BY KENYA BIODIVERSITY ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 CLIMATE CHANGE .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 CONSERVATION ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 DESERTIFICATION ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 ENERGY .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 FINANCE ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 INTERNATIONAL TRADE ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 HERITAGE ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND MARINE POLLUTION .............................................................................................................................................................................. 11 NUCLEAR ENERGY .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21 OZONE LAYER ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 WASTE MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 WETLANDS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 23

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LIST OF MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS RATIFIED/ACCEDED TO BY KENYA

BIODIVERSITY ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

CLIMATE CHANGE .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

CONSERVATION ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

DESERTIFICATION ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

ENERGY .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

FINANCE ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10

INTERNATIONAL TRADE ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10

HERITAGE ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10

MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND MARINE POLLUTION .............................................................................................................................................................................. 11

NUCLEAR ENERGY .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21

OZONE LAYER ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22

WASTE MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23

WETLANDS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 23

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BIODIVERSITY NO. NAME OF AGREEMENT DATE OF

ADOPTION DATE OF ENTRY

INTO FORCE DATE OF RATIFICATION/ACCESSION

SECRETARIAT LINKS

1. African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

15/9/1968 16/6/1969 12/5/1969 African Union http://www.au.int/

2. 1 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) 22/5/1992

29/12/1993 26/7/ 1994 Secretary General of the United Nations

http://www.cbd.int/

3. 2

Cartagena Protocol on Bio safety to the Convention on Biological Diversity

29/1/2000

11/9/2003 24/1/2002 Secretary General of the United Nations

http://www.cbd.int/

4. 5 International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources For Food and Agriculture

3/11/2001 29/6/2004 27/5/2003 FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

http://www.fao.org/Legal/treaties http://www.planttreaty.org/nfp

5. 6 Agreement for the Establishment of the Global Crop Diversity Trust

1/4/2004 21/10/2004 15/2/2006 Global Crop Diversity Trust

http://www.fao.org/Legal/treaties/ http://www.croptrust.org

6. 7

Constitution of The Global Crop Diversity Trust

1/4/2004 1/10/2004 15/2/2006 http://www.fao.org/Legal/treaties/ http://www.croptrust.org

7. The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization

29 October 2010

N/A

4/7/2014

Secretary General of the United Nations

http://www.cbd.int/abs/text/default.shtml

8. The Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Bio safety

16th

October 2010

N/A Secretary General of the United Nations

http://bch.cbd.int/protocol/NKL_text.shtml

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CLIMATE CHANGE NO. NAME OF AGREEMENT DATE OF

ADOPTION DATE OF ENTRY

INTO FORCE DATE OF RATIFICATION/ACCESSION

SECRETARIAT LINKS

1. 1 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

9/5/1992 21/3/1994 30/8/1994 Secretary General of the United Nations

http://unfccc.int/

2. 2 Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

11/12/1997 16/2/1995 25/2/2005 Secretary General of the United Nations

http://unfccc.int/

CONSERVATION NO. NAME OF AGREEMENT DATE OF

ADOPTION DATE OF ENTRY

INTO FORCE DATE OF RATIFICATION/ACCESSION

SECRETARIAT LINKS

1. 1 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

3/3/ 1973 1/7/1975 13/12/1978 CITES Secretariat http://www.cites.org/

2. 2 Amendments to Appendices I and II to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna And Flora (CITES) (COP-1, 1976)

6/11/1976 4/2/1977 13/3/1979 CITES Secretariat http://www.cites.org/

3. 3 Amendments to Appendices I and II to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna And Flora (COP-2, 1979)

30/3/1979 28/6/1979 28/6/1979 CITES Secretariat http://www.cites.org/

4. 4 Amendments To Appendix III To The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora (COP-2, 1979)

30/3/1979 28/6/1979 28/6/1979 CITES Secretariat http://www.cites.org/

5. 5 The Bonn Amendment to Article XI of the CITES

22/6/1979 13/4/1987 13/4/1987 CITES Secretariat http://www.cites.org/

6. 6 Amendments To Appendices I and II To The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora

8/3/1981 6/6/1981 6/6/1981 CITES Secretariat http://www.cites.org/

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(COP-3, 1981)

7. 7 Gaborone Amendment to Article XXI of the Convention the CITES

30/4/1983 4/11/2002 4/11/2002 CITES Secretariat http://www.cites.org/

8. 8 Amendments To Appendices I and II To The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora (COP-4, 1983)

30/4/1983 29/7/1983 7/10/1993 CITES Secretariat http://www.cites.org/

9. 9 Amendments To Appendices I and II To The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora (COP-5, 1985)

3/5/1985 1/8/1985 1/8/1985 CITES Secretariat http://www.cites.org/

10. 10 Amendments To Appendices I and II To The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora (COP-6, 1987)

24/7/1987 22/10/1987 22/10/1987 CITES Secretariat http://www.cites.org/

11. 11 Amendments To Appendices I and II To The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora (COP-7, 1989)

20/10/1989 18/1/1990 7/10/1993 CITES Secretariat http://www.cites.org/

12. 12 Amendments To Appendices I and II To The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora (COP-8, 1992)

13/3/1992 11/6/1992 11/6/1992 CITES Secretariat http://www.cites.org/

13. 13 Amendments To Appendices I and II To The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora (COP-9. 1994)

18/11/1994 16/2/1995 16/2/1995 CITES Secretariat http://www.cites.org/

14. 14 Amendments To Appendices I and II To The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora (COP-10, 1997)

20/6/1997 18/9/1997 18/9/1997 CITES Secretariat http://www.cites.org/

15. 15 Amendments To Appendices I and II To The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora (COP-11, 2000)

20/4/2000 19/7/2000 19/7/2000 CITES Secretariat http://www.cites.org/

16. 16 Amendments To Appendices I and II To The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora (COP-12, 2002)

15/11/2002 13/2/2003 13/2/2003 CITES Secretariat http://www.cites.org/

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17. 17 Amendments To Appendices I and II To The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora (COP-13, 2004)

14/10/2004 12/1/2005 12/1/2005 CITES Secretariat http://www.cites.org/

18. 18 Amendments To Appendices I and II To The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora (COP-14, 2007)

15/7/2007 13/10/2007 13/10/2007 CITES Secretariat http://www.cites.org/

19. 19 Amendments To Appendices I and II To The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora (COP-15, 2010)

25/3/2010 23/6/2010 23/6/2010 CITES Secretariat http://www.cites.org/

20. 20 Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals

23/6/1979 1/11/1983 1/5/1999 UNEP CMS Secretariat

http://www.cms.int

21. 21 Agreement On The Conservation Of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds

16/6/1995 1/11/1999 1/6/2001 UNEP CMS Secretariat

http://www.cms.int

22. 22 African Convention for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

15/9/1968 16/6/1969 12/5/1969 African Union (AU) http://www.au.int/

23. 23 Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of Eastern Africa Region (Nairobi Convention)

21/6/1985 10/5/1996 11/9/1990 UNEP Regional Coordinating Unit for the Eastern African Action Plan (EAF/RCU)

http://www.unep.org/regionalseas/

24. 24 Protocol (to the Nairobi Convention) Concerning Protected Areas and Wild Fauna in the Eastern African Region

21/6/1985 3/5/1996 11/9/1990 UNEP Regional Coordinating Unit for the Eastern African Action Plan (EAF/RCU)

http://www.unep.org/regionalseas/

25. 25 International Convention on the Regulation of Whaling

2/12/1946 10/11/1948 2/12/1981 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

26. 26 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Thirty-Third Meeting

25/7/1981 8/2/1982 2/2/1982 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

27. 27 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Thirty-Fourth Meeting

24/7/1982 3/2/1983 3/2/1982 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

28. 28 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation

23/7/1983 4/11/1983 4/11/1983 International Whaling Commission

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

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Of Whaling, Thirty-Fifth Meeting (IWC)

29. 29 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Thirty-Sixth Meeting

22/6/1984 1/1/1985 1/1/1985 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

30. 30 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Thirty-Seventh Meeting

19/7/1985 29/1/1986 29/1/1986 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

31. 31 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Thirty-Eighth Meeting

13/6/1986 30/9/1986 30/9/1986 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

32. 32 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Fortieth Meeting

3/6/1988 20/10/1988 20/10/1988 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

33. 33 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Forty-First Meeting

16/6/1989 25/9/1989 25/9/1989 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

34. 34 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Forty-Second Meeting

6/7/1990 16/10/1990 16/10/1990 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

35. 35 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Forty-Third Meeting

31/5/1991 8/9/1991 8/9/1991 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

36. 36 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Forty-Fourth Meeting

2/7/1992 8/10/1992 8/10/1992 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

37. 37 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Forty-Fifth Meeting

14/5/1993 31/8/1993 31/8/1993 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

38. 38 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Forty-Sixth Meeting

27/5/1994 6/12/1994 6/12/1994 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

39. 39 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Forty-Seventh Meeting

2/6/1995 4/9/1995 4/9/1995 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

40. 40 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Forty-Eighth Meeting

28/6/1996 2/10/1996 2/10/1996 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

41. 41 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation

24/10/1997 3/2/1998 3/2/1998 International Whaling Commission

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

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Of Whaling, Forty-Ninth Meeting (IWC)

42. 42 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Fiftieth Meeting

20/5/1998 1/9/1998 1/9/1998 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

43. 43 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Fifty-First Meeting

28/5/1999 9/9/1999 9/9/1999 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

44. 44 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Fifty-Second Meeting

6/7/2000 15/10/2000 15/10/2000 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

45. 45 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Fifty-Third Meeting

27/7/2001 21/11/2001 21/11/2001 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

46. 46 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Fifty-Fourth Meeting

24/5/2002 10/9/2002 10/9/2002 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

47. 47 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Special Meeting

14/10/2002 19/1/2003 19/1/2003 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

48. 48 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Fifty-Fifth Meeting

19/6/2003 30/9/2003 30/9/2003 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

49. 49 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Fifty-Sixth Meeting

22/7/2004 28/10/2004 28/10/2004 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

50. 50 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Fifty-Seventh Meeting

8/7/2005 28/9/2005 28/9/2005 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

51. 51 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Fifty-Eighth Meeting

20/6/2006 4/10/2006 4/10/2006 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

52. 52 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Fifty-Ninth Meeting

31/5/2007 20/9/2007 20/9/2007 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

53. 53 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Sixtieth Meeting

27/6/2008 8/10/2008 8/10/2008 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

54. 54 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation

25/6/2009 4/10/2009 4/10/2009 International Whaling Commission

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

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Of Whaling, Sixty-First Meeting (IWC)

55. 55 Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Sixty-Second Meeting

25/6/2010 11/1/2011 11/1/2011 International Whaling Commission (IWC)

http://www.iwcoffice.org/

56. 56 Statutes Of The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission

14/12/1960 1/11/1961 1/11/ 1973 International Oceanographic Commission (IOC)

http://www.ioc-unesco.org/

57. 57 International Convention For The Protection Of New Varieties Of Plants

2/12/1961 10/8/1968 13/5/1999 International Union for the Protection of new varieties of plants (UPOV)

http://www.upov.int/portal/index.html.en

58. 58 Amendments To The International Convention For The Protection Of New Varieties Of Plants

23/10/1978 8/11/1981 13/5/1999 International Union for the Protection of new varieties of plants (UPOV)

http://www.upov.int

59. 59 International Plant Protection Convention 6/12/1951 3/4/1952 7/5/1974 International Plant

Protection Secretariat

http://www.ippc.int/

60. 60 International Plant Protection Convention (1979 Revised Text)

28/11/1979 4/4/1991 4/4/1991 International Plant Protection Secretariat

http://www.ippc.int/

61. 61 International Plant Protection Convention (1997 Revised Text)

17/11/1997 2/10/2005 2/10/2005 International Plant Protection Secretariat

http://www.ippc.int/

62. 62 Agreement On The Preparation Of A Tripartite Environmental Management Programme For Lake Victoria

5/8/1994 5/8/1994 5/8/1994 Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization

http://www.lvfo.org/

63. 63 Convention For The Establishment Of The Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization

30/6/1994 24/5/1996 25/5/1996 Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization

http://www.lvfo.org/

64. Amendments to the Convention For The Establishment Of The Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization

12/11/1998 12/12/1998 12/12/1998 Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization

http://www.lvfo.org/

65. 65 Lusaka Agreement on Co-operative Enforcement Operations Directed at Illegal Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora

8/9/1994 10/12/1996 17/1/1997 Lusaka Agreement Taskforce

http://www.lusakaagreement.org/

66. 66 Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission

25/11/1993 27/3/1996 29/9/2004 Indian Ocean Tuna Commission

http://www.iotc.org/English/index.php

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DESERTIFICATION NO. NAME OF AGREEMENT DATE OF

ADOPTION DATE OF ENTRY

INTO FORCE DATE OF RATIFICATION/ACCESSION

SECRETARIAT LINKS

1. 1 United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (UNCCD)

17/6/1994 26/12/1996 24/6/1997 Secretary General of the United Nations

http://www.unccd.int/en/programmes/Event-and-campaigns/WDCD/Pages/default.aspx

2. 2 Convention On The African Migratory Locust

25/5/1962 13/4/1963 29/11/1963 International African Migratory Locust Organization

http://sedac.ciesin.org/entri/texts/migratory.locust.1962.html

ENERGY NO. NAME OF AGREEMENT DATE OF

ADOPTION DATE OF ENTRY

INTO FORCE DATE OF RATIFICATION/ACCESSION

SECRETARIAT LINKS

1. Convention of the African Energy Commission

11/7/2001 13/12/2006 29/12/2006 African Union (AU) http://www.au.int

EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY NO. NAME OF AGREEMENT DATE OF

ADOPTION DATE OF ENTRY

INTO FORCE DATE OF RATIFICATION/ACCESSION

SECRETARIAT LINKS

1. 1 Treaty Establishing the East African Community

30/11/1999 7/7/2000 7/7/2000 East African Community http://www.eac.int/

2. 2 Protocol for Sustainable Development of Lake Victoria Basin to the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community

29/11/2003 1/12/2004 1/12/2004 East African Community http://www.eac.int/

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3. 3 Protocol on Environment and Natural Resources Management to the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community

3/4/2006 3/4/2006 3/4/2006 East African Community http://www.eac.int/

FINANCE NO. NAME OF AGREEMENT DATE OF

ADOPTION DATE OF ENTRY

INTO FORCE DATE OF RATIFICATION/ACCESSION

SECRETARIAT LINKS

1. 1 Instrument For The Establishment Of The Restructured Global Environment Facility

16/3/1994 7/7/1994 25/5/1994 The Global Environmental Facility Secretariat

http://www.thegef.org

INTERNATIONAL TRADE NO. NAME OF AGREEMENT DATE OF

ADOPTION DATE OF ENTRY

INTO FORCE DATE OF RATIFICATION/ACCESSION

SECRETARIAT LINKS

1. 1 Agreement Establishing The World Trade Organization

15/4/1994 1/1/1995 1/1/1995 World Trade Organization (WTO)

http://www.wto.org

2. 2 Convention On The Prior Informed Consent Procedure For Certain Hazardous Chemicals And Pesticides In International Trade (Rotterdam Convention)

10/9/1998 24/2/2004 3/2/2005 The Prior Informed Consent Secretariat

http://www.pic.int/

HERITAGE NO. NAME OF AGREEMENT DATE OF

ADOPTION DATE OF ENTRY

INTO FORCE DATE OF RATIFICATION/ACCESSION

SECRETARIAT LINKS

1. 1 Convention For The Protection Of The World Cultural And Natural Heritage

23/11/1972 17/12/1975 5/6/1991 UNESCO World Heritage Centre

http://www.whc.unesco.org/

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MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND MARINE POLLUTION NO. NAME OF CONVENTION DATE OF

ADOPTION DATE OF ENTRY

INTO FORCE DATE OF RATIFICATION/ACCESSION

SECRETARIAT LINKS

1. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)

10/12/1982 16/11/1994 2/3/1989 United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea

http://www.un.org/Depts/los/index.htm

2. Agreement Relating To The Implementation Of Part XI Of The United Nations Convention On The Law Of The Sea

28/7/1994 28/7/1996 29/7/1994 United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea

http://www.un.org/Depts/los/index.htm

3. Agreement For The Implementation Of The Law Of The Sea Convention Relating To The Conservation And Management Of Straddling Fish Stocks And Highly Migratory Fish Stocks

4/8/1995 11/12/2001 13/7/2004 United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea

http://www.un.org/Depts/los/index.htm

4. Convention on the Continental Shelf 29/4/1958 10/6/1954 20/6/1969 United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea

http://www.un.org/Depts/los/index.htm

5. Convention on the High Seas 29/4/1958 30/9/1962 20/6/1969 United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea

http://www.un.org/Depts/los/index.htm

6. International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil

12/5/1954

26/7/1958 12/9/1975 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

7. International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage

29/11/1969 19/6/1975 15/12/1992 IOPC Funds Secretariat http://www.iopcfund.org/

8. International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage

18/12/1971 15/12/1992 15/12/1992 IOPC Funds Secretariat http://www.iopcfund.org/

9. Protocol To Amend The International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage (replacing the 1971 Convention)

27/11/1992 30/5/1996 2/2/2000 IOPC Funds Secretariat http://www.iopcfund.org/

10. Amendments Of The Limitation Amounts In The 1992 Protocol To Amend The

18/10/2000 1/11/2003 1/11/2003 IOPC Funds Secretariat http://www.iopcfund.org/

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International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage

11. Convention On The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping Of Wastes And Other Matter

29/12/1972 30/8/1975 7/1/1976 London Convention Secretariat

http://www.imo.org

12. Amendments To Annexes To The Convention On The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping Of Wastes And Other Matter Concerning Incineration At Sea

12/10/1978 11/3/1979 11/3/1979 London Convention Secretariat

http://www.imo.org

13. Amendment Regarding The List Of Substances In Annexes I And II To The Convention On The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping Of Wastes And Other Matter (concerning the prohibition of dumping at sea of crude oil and oily substances and mixtures)

24/9/1980 11/3/1981 11/3/1981 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

14. Amendment Regarding Permits To Annex III To The Convention On The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping Of Wastes And Other Matter (concerning characteristics and composition of matter to be dumped at sea)

3/11/1989 19/5/1990 20/1/1994 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

15. Amendments To Annexes I And II Regarding Harmonized System Of Survey And Certificates To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

16/3/1990 3/2/2000 3/2/2000 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

16. Amendment Regarding Radioactive Wastes To The Convention On The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping Of Wastes And Other Matter

2/11/1993 20/2/1994 20/2/1994 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

17. Amendment Regarding Annexes I And II To The Convention On The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping Of Wastes And Other Matter (Industrial Wastes)

2/11/1993 20/2/1994 20/2/1994 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

18. Amendment Regarding Annex I To The Convention On The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping Of Wastes And Other

2/11/1993 20/2/1994 20/2/1994 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

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Matter (Incineration at Sea)

19. Protocol To The Convention On The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping Of Wastes And Other Matter

7/11/1996 24/3/2006 14/1/2008 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

20. International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL)

2/11/1973 2/10/1983 12/9/1975 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

21. Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973

17/2/1978 2/10/1983

15/12/1992 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

22. Modifications And Additions To The Annexes Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

17/2/1978 2/10/1983 15/3/1993 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

23. Protocol To The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships

17/2/1978 2/10/1983 15/12/1992 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

24. Annex I To The Protocol To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships On Regulations For The Prevention Of Pollution By Oil

17/2/1978 2/10/1983 15/3/1993 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

25. Annex II To The Protocol To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships On Regulations For The Control Of Pollution By Noxious Liquid Substances In Bulk

17/2/1978 6/4/1987 15/3/1993 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

26. Optional Annex III To The Protocol To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships On Prevention Of Pollution By Harmful Substances Carried By Sea In Packaged Form

17/11/1978 1/7/1992 15/12/1992 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

27. Optional Annex V To The Protocol To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships On Prevention Of Pollution By Garbage From Ships

17/11/1978 31/12/1988 15/12/1992 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

28. Amendments To Annex I Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

7/9/1984 7/1/1986 15/3/1993 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

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29. Amendments To Annex II Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

5/12/1985 6/4/1987 15/3/1993 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

30. Amendments To Protocol 1 On Incident Reporting To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

5/12/1985 6/4/1987 15/3/1993 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

31. Amendments To Annex I Regarding The Special Area Extension To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (Gulf of Aden)

1/12/1987 1/4/1989 15/3/1993 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

32. Amendments To IBC Code Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

17/3/1989 13/10/1990 7/6/1994 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

33. Amendments To BCH Code Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

17/3/1989 13/10/1990 15/3/1993 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

34. Amendments To Annex II Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

17/3/1989 13/10/1990 15/3/1993 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

35. Amendments To Annex V Regarding The North Sea Special Area To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

17/10/1989 18/2/1991 15/3/1993 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

36. Amendments Regarding The Bulk Carriage (BCH Code) To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

16/3/1990 3/2/2000 2/3/2000 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

37. Amendments To Annexes I And II Regarding Harmonized System Of Survey And Certificates To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

16/3/1990 3/2/2000 3/2/2000 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

38. Amendments To Annexes I And V Regarding Antarctica As Special Area Under Annexes I And V To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

16/11/1990 17/3/1992 15/3/1993 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

39. Amendments To Annex V Regarding The Wider Caribbean As Special Area To The

4/7/1991 4/4/1993 4/4/1993 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

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International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

40. Amendments To Annex I To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

4/7/1991 4/4/1993 4/4/1993 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

41. Amendments To Annex I Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

6/3/1992 6/7/1993 6/7/1993 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

42. Amendments To The IBC Code Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

30/10/1992 1/7/1994 1/7/1994 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

43. Amendments To The BCH Code Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

30/10/1992 1/7/1994 1/7/1994 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

44. Amendments To Annex II Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (Designating Antarctica as a Special Area)

30/10/1992 1/7/1994 1/7/1994 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

45. Amendments To Annex III To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

30/10/1992 28/2/1994 28/2/1994 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

46. Amendments Regarding The Bulk Carriage (IBC Code) To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

2/11/1993 3/2/2000 2/3/2000 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

47. Amendments To Annexes I And II Regarding Implementation To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

13/11/1994 3/3/1996 3/3/1996 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

48. Amendments To Annex III Regarding Implementation To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

13/11/1994 3/3/1996 3/3/1996 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

49. Amendments To Annex V Regarding Implementation To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

13/11/1994 3/3/1996 3/3/1996 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

50. Amendments To Annex V Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

14/9/1995 1/7/1997 1/7/1997 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

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51. Amendments To Protocol I Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

10/7/1996 1/1/1998 1/1/1998 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

52. Amendments To The IBC Code Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

10/7/1996 1/7/1998 1/7/1998 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

53. Amendments To The BCH Code Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

10/7/1996 1/7/1998 1/7/1998 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

54. Amendments To IBC Code Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

10/3/1997 10/7/1998 10/7/1998 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

55. Amendments To Annex I Regarding North West European Waters As Special Area To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

25/9/1997 1/2/1999 1/2/1999 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

56. Optional Annex IV To The Protocol To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships On Prevention Of Pollution By Sewage From Ships

17/11/1978 27/9/2003 27/9/2003 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

57. Protocol Adopting Annex VI - Regulations For The Prevention Of Air Pollution From Ships To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

26/9/1997 19/5/2005 14/1/2008 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

58. Amendments To Annex I And II To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

1/7/1999 1/1/2001 1/1/2001 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

59. Amendments To IBC Code Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

1/7/1999 1/7/2002 1/7/2002 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

60. Amendments To BCH Code Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

1/7/1999 1/7/2002 1/7/2002 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

61. Amendments To The Appendix To Annex III To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

13/3/2000 1/1/2002 1/1/2002 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

62. Amendments To Annex V To The International Convention For The

5/10/2000 1/3/2002 1/3/2002 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

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Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

63. Amendments To IBC Code Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

5/10/2000 1/7/2002 1/7/2002 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

64. Amendments To BCH Code Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

5/10/2000 1/7/2002 1/7/2002 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

65. Amendments To Annex I (Double Hulls) To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

27/4/2001 1/9/2002 1/9/2002 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

66. Amendments To Annex I (Condition Assessment Scheme) of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

27/4/2001 1/9/2002 1/9/2002 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

67. Amendments To Annex I (Condition Assessment Scheme) of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

11/10/2002 1/3/2004 1/3/2004 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

68. Amendments To Regulation 13g, Addition Of New Regulation 13h And Consequential Amendments To The Supplement To The IOPP Certificate Of Annex I To The Annex Of The Protocol Of 1978 Relating To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

4/12/2003 5/4/2005 5/4/2005 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

69. Amendments To Annex I (Condition Assessment Scheme) of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

4/12/2003 5/4/2005 5/4/2005 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

70. Amendments To the Appendix to Annex V To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

1/4/2004 1/8/2005 1/8/2005 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

71. Amendments To Annex IV To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

1/4/2004 1/8/2005 1/8/2005 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

72. Amendments Incorporated As Part of Revised Annex I (including Designation of Oman as a Special Area) To The International Convention For The

15/10/2004 1/1/2007 1/1/2007 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

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Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

73. Amendments Incorporated As Part of Revised Annex II To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

15/10/2004 1/1/2007 1/1/2007 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

74. Amendments to the IBC Code To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

15/10/2004 1/1/2007 1/1/2007 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

75. Amendments To Annex VI Of The Protocol Of 1997 To Amend The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships, 1973, As Modified By The Protocol Of 1978 Relating Thereto

22/7/2005 22/11/2006 14/4/2008 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

76. Amendments To Annex I (Condition Assessment Scheme) of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

22/7/2005 1/1/2007 1/1/2007 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

77. Amendments To Annex I To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

24/3/2006 1/8/2007 1/8/2007 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

78. Amendments Adding Regulation 13 To Annex IV To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

24/3/2006 1/8/2007 1/8/2007 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

79. Amendments to the BCH Code To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

24/3/2006 1/8/2007 1/8/2007 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

80. Amendments To Annex I Designating the Southern South African Waters as a Special Area of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

13/10/2006 1/3/2008 1/3/2008 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

81. Amendments Incorporated As Part of Revised Annex III To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

13/10/2006 1/1/2010 1/1/2010 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

82. Amendments To Annex I (Condition Assessment Scheme) of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

13/10/2006 1/3/2008 1/3/2008 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

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83. Amendments To Annex I of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (Reception facilities outside Special Areas)

13/7/2007 1/12/2008 1/12/2008 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

84. Amendments To Annex IV of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (Discharge of sewage)

13/7/2007 1/12/2008 1/12/2008 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

85. Amendments To IBC Code Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships

13/7/2007 1/1/2009 1/1/2009 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

86. Amendments to Annex VI - Regulations For The Prevention Of Air Pollution From Ships To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (Revised MARPOL Annex VI)

10/10/2008 1/7/2010 1/7/2010 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

87. Amendments to Annex VI - Regulations For The Prevention Of Air Pollution From Ships To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships - Amendments To The Technical Code On Control Of Emission Of Nitrogen Oxides From Marine Diesel Engines

10/10/2008 1/7/2010 1/7/2010 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

88. Amendments To Annex I of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (Addition of a new chapter 8 to MARPOL Annex I and consequential amendments to the Supplement to the IOPP Certificate, Form B)

7/7/2009 1/1/2011 1/1/2011 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

89. Amendments To Annex I of the Protocol of 1978 Relating to The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (Amendments to regulations 1, 12, 13, 17 and 38 of MARPOL Annex I, Supplement to the IOPP Certificate and Oil Record Book Parts I and II)

17/7/2009 1/1/2011 1/1/2011 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

90. Amendments To Annex I of the Protocol of 26/3/2010 1/8/2011 1/8/2011 International Maritime http://www.imo.org

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1978 Relating to The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (Addition of a new chapter 9 to MARPOL Annex I)

Organization (IMO)

91. Amendments to Annex VI - Regulations For The Prevention Of Air Pollution From Ships To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships - Amendments to Regulations 13, 14 and new Appendix VII Of The Revised MARPOL Annex VI (North American Emission Control Area)

26/3/2010 1/8/2011 1/8/2011 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

92. Amendments to Annex III to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (Revised MARPOL Annex III)

1/10/2010 1/1/2014 No objections from Kenya as at 31/6/2012. The agreement shall be binding in the absence of objections/withdrawal by Kenya.

International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

93. International Convention For The Control And Management Of Ships' Ballast Water And Sediments

13/2/2004 14/1/2008 14/1/2008 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

94. International Convention On Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response And Cooperation

30/11/1990 13/5/1995 21/7/1999 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

95. International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974

1/11/1974 25/5/1980 1973 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

96. Amendments To The International Convention For The Safety Of Life At Sea - Adoption of Resolution and Annexes on Ship Reporting Systems for North Atlantic Right Whales off the Northeastern and Southeastern Coasts of the United States (original convention?)

7/12/1998 1/7/1999 21/10/1999 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

97. Protocol Concerning Cooperation In Combating Marine Pollution In Cases Of

21/6/1985 10/5/1996 11/9/1990 UNEP Regional Coordinating Unit for

http://www.unep.org/regionalseas/

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Emergency to the Convention For The Protection, Management And Development Of The Marine And Coastal Environment Of The Eastern African Region

the Eastern African Action Plan (EAF/RCU)

98. Protocol Concerning Protected Areas And Wild Fauna And Flora to the Convention For The Protection, Management And Development Of The Marine And Coastal Environment Of The Eastern African Region

21/6/1985 10/5/1996 11/9/1990 UNEP Regional Coordinating Unit for the Eastern African Action Plan (EAF/RCU)

http://www.unep.org/regionalseas/

99. International Convention On Standards Of Training, Certification And Watchkeeping For Seafarers

7/7/1978 28/4/1984 15/12/1992 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

100. Amendments To The International Convention On Standards Of Training, Certification And Watchkeeping For Seafarers - STCW Code (original convention?)

20/5/2004 1/7/2006 1/7/2006 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

101. Amendments To The International Convention On Standards Of Training, Certification And Watchkeeping For Seafarers - STCW Code (Survival Craft Competence)

9/12/2004 1/7/2006 1/7/2006 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

102. Amendments To The International Convention On Standards Of Training, Certification And Watchkeeping For Seafarers - STCW Code

8/5/2006 1/1/2008 1/1/2008 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

103. Amendments To The International Convention On Standards Of Training, Certification And Watchkeeping For Seafarers - International Ship and Port Facility Security Amendments

18/5/2006 1/1/2008 1/1/2008 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

http://www.imo.org

NUCLEAR ENERGY NO. NAME OF CONVENTION DATE OF

ADOPTION DATE OF ENTRY

INTO FORCE DATE OF RATIFICATION/ACCESSION

SECRETARIAT LINKS

1. Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests In 5/8/1963 10/10/1963 10/6/1965 International Atomic http://www.iaea.org

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The Atmosphere, In Outer Space And Under Water

Energy Agency (IAEA)

2. Convention On The Physical Protection Of Nuclear Material

3/3/1980 8/2/1987 11/2/2002 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

http://www.iaea.org

3. Amendments To The Convention On The Physical Protection Of Nuclear Material

8/7/2005 8/2/1997 1/8/2007 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

http://www.iaea.org

4. Amendments To The Convention On The Physical Protection Of Nuclear Material

8/7/2005 8/2/1987 1/8/2007 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

http://www.iaea.org

OZONE LAYER

NO. NAME OF CONVENTION DATE OF ADOPTION

DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE

DATE OF RATIFICATION/ACCESSION

SECRETARIAT LINKS

1. Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer

22/3/1985 22/9/1988 9/11/1988 UNEP Ozone Secretariat http://ozone.unep.org

2. Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

16/9/1987 1/1/1989 9/11/1988 UNEP Ozone Secretariat http://ozone.unep.org

3. London Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

29/6/1990 10/8/ 1992 27/9/1994 UNEP Ozone Secretariat http://ozone.unep.org

4. Copenhagen Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

25/11/ 1992 14/6/ 1994 27/9/ 1994 UNEP Ozone Secretariat http://ozone.unep.org

5. Montreal Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

17/9/1997 10/11/1999 12/7/ 2000 UNEP Ozone Secretariat http://ozone.unep.org

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WASTE MANAGEMENT NO. NAME OF CONVENTION DATE OF

ADOPTION DATE OF ENTRY

INTO FORCE DATE OF RATIFICATION/ACCESSION

SECRETARIAT LINKS

1. Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal

22/3/1999 5/5/1992 1/6/2000 Secretariat of the Basel Convention

http://www.basel.int/

2. Ban Amendment To The Convention On The Control Of Transboundary Movements Of Hazardous Wastes And Their Disposal

22/9/1995 Not yet in force 9/9/2009 Secretariat of the Basel Convention

http://www.basel.int/

3. Convention On Persistent Organic Pollutants

22/5/2001 17/5/2005 24/9/2004 UNEP Chemicals Secretariat

http://chm.pops.int

WETLANDS NO. NAME OF CONVENTION DATE OF

ADOPTION DATE OF ENTRY

INTO FORCE DATE OF RATIFICATION/ACCESSION

SECRETARIAT LINKS

1. Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (RAMSAR Convention)

2/2/1971 21/12/1975 5/6/1990 Ramsar Convention Bureau

http://www.ramsar.org

2. Protocol To Amend The Convention On Wetlands Of International Importance Especially As Waterfowl Habitat

3/12/1982 1/10/1986 5/10/1990 Ramsar Convention Bureau

http://www.ramsar.org