Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context. Espoo, Finland, 25 February 1991

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XXVII 4. ENVIRONMENT 1

4. CONVENTION ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN A

TRANSBOUNDARY CONTEXT

Espoo, Finland, 25 February 1991

.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 10 September 1997, in accordance with article 18(1).

REGISTRATION: 10 September 1997, No. 34028.

STATUS: Signatories: 30. Parties: 45.1

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 1989, p. 309. C.N.443.2014.TREATIES-XXVII.4

of 11 August 2014 (Proposal of Corrections to the original text of the Convention

(English, French and Russian texts) and to the certified true copies) and

C.N.737.2014.TREATIES-XXVII.4 of 17 November 2014 (Corrections).

Note: The Convention was adopted by the Senior Advisers to ECE Governments on Environmental and Water Problems

of the Economic Commission for Europe at their fourth session held in Espoo, Finland, from 25 February to 1 March 1991.

The Convention was open for signature at Espoo, Finland, during the said period and thereafter at the United Nations

Headquarters in New York until 2 September 1991.

.

Participant

Signature,

Succession to

signature(d)

Ratification,

Acceptance(A),

Approval(AA),

Accession(a)

Albania.........................................................

26 Feb 1991

4 Oct 1991

Armenia .......................................................

21 Feb 1997 a

Austria .........................................................

26 Feb 1991

27 Jul 1994

Azerbaijan....................................................

25 Mar 1999 a

Belarus.........................................................

26 Feb 1991

10 Nov 2005 A

Belgium .......................................................

26 Feb 1991

2 Jul 1999

Bosnia and

Herzegovina ...........................................

14 Dec 2009 a

Bulgaria .......................................................

26 Feb 1991

12 May 1995

Canada .........................................................

26 Feb 1991

13 May 1998

Croatia .........................................................

8 Jul 1996 a

Cyprus..........................................................

20 Jul 2000 a

Czech Republic2..........................................

30 Sep 1993 d

26 Feb 2001

Denmark3.....................................................

26 Feb 1991

14 Mar 1997 AA

Estonia .........................................................

25 Apr 2001 a

European Union...........................................

26 Feb 1991

24 Jun 1997 AA

Finland.........................................................

26 Feb 1991

10 Aug 1995 A

France4.........................................................

26 Feb 1991

15 Jun 2001 AA

Germany ......................................................

26 Feb 1991

8 Aug 2002

Greece..........................................................

26 Feb 1991

24 Feb 1998

Hungary .......................................................

26 Feb 1991

11 Jul 1997

Iceland .........................................................

26 Feb 1991

Ireland..........................................................

27 Feb 1991

25 Jul 2002

Italy..............................................................

26 Feb 1991

19 Jan 1995

Kazakhstan...................................................

11 Jan 2001 a

Kyrgyzstan...................................................

1 May 2001 a

Participant

Signature,

Succession to

signature(d)

Ratification,

Acceptance(A),

Approval(AA),

Accession(a)

Latvia...........................................................

31 Aug 1998 a

Liechtenstein................................................

9 Jul 1998 a

Lithuania......................................................

11 Jan 2001 a

Luxembourg.................................................

26 Feb 1991

29 Aug 1995

Malta............................................................

20 Oct 2010 a

Montenegro..................................................

9 Jul 2009 a

Netherlands5.................................................

25 Feb 1991

28 Feb 1995 A

North Macedonia .........................................

31 Aug 1999 a

Norway ........................................................

25 Feb 1991

23 Jun 1993

Poland ..........................................................

26 Feb 1991

12 Jun 1997

Portugal........................................................

26 Feb 1991

6 Apr 2000

Republic of Moldova...................................

4 Jan 1994 a

Romania.......................................................

26 Feb 1991

29 Mar 2001

Russian Federation ......................................

6 Jun 1991

Serbia...........................................................

18 Dec 2007 a

Slovakia2......................................................

28 May 1993 d

19 Nov 1999

Slovenia .......................................................

5 Aug 1998 a

Spain ............................................................

26 Feb 1991

10 Sep 1992

Sweden.........................................................

26 Feb 1991

24 Jan 1992

Switzerland ..................................................

16 Sep 1996 a

Ukraine ........................................................

26 Feb 1991

20 Jul 1999

United Kingdom of

Great Britain and

Northern Ireland6...................................

26 Feb 1991

10 Oct 1997

United States of

America..................................................

26 Feb 1991