Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution. Geneva, 13 November 1979

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XXVII 1. ENVIRONMENT 1

CHAPTER XXVII

ENVIRONMENT

1. CONVENTION ON LONG-RANGE TRANSBOUNDARY AIR POLLUTION

Geneva, 13 November 1979

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ENTRY INTO FORCE: 16 March 1983, in accordance with article 16(1).1

REGISTRATION: 16 March 1983, No. 21623.

STATUS: Signatories: 32. Parties: 51.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 1302, p. 217.

Note: The Convention was adopted on 13 November 1979 by a high-level meeting within the framework of the Economic

Commission for Europe on the Protection of the Environment. It was open for signature until 16 November 1979 at the

United Nations Office in Geneva.

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Participant

Signature

Ratification,

Acceptance(A),

Approval(AA),

Accession(a),

Succession(d)

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

2 Dec 2005 a

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

21 Feb 1997 a

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

13 Nov 1979

16 Dec 1982

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

3 Jul 2002 a

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

14 Nov 1979

13 Jun 1980

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

13 Nov 1979

15 Jul 1982

Bosnia and

Herzegovina2..........................................

1 Sep 1993 d

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

14 Nov 1979

9 Jun 1981

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

13 Nov 1979

15 Dec 1981

Croatia2........................................................

21 Sep 1992 d

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

20 Nov 1991 a

Czech Republic3..........................................

30 Sep 1993 d

Denmark ......................................................

14 Nov 1979

18 Jun 1982

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

7 Mar 2000 a

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

14 Nov 1979

15 Jul 1982 AA

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

13 Nov 1979

15 Apr 1981

France ..........................................................

13 Nov 1979

3 Nov 1981 AA

Georgia ........................................................

11 Feb 1999 a

Germany4,5 ...................................................

13 Nov 1979

15 Jul 1982

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

14 Nov 1979

30 Aug 1983

Holy See ......................................................

14 Nov 1979

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

13 Nov 1979

22 Sep 1980

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

13 Nov 1979

5 May 1983

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

13 Nov 1979

15 Jul 1982

Participant

Signature

Ratification,

Acceptance(A),

Approval(AA),

Accession(a),

Succession(d)

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

14 Nov 1979

15 Jul 1982

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

11 Jan 2001 a

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

25 May 2000 a

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

15 Jul 1994 a

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

14 Nov 1979

22 Nov 1983

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

25 Jan 1994 a

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

13 Nov 1979

15 Jul 1982

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

14 Mar 1997 a

Monaco ........................................................

27 Aug 1999 a

Montenegro6................................................

23 Oct 2006 d

Netherlands7.................................................

13 Nov 1979

15 Jul 1982 A

North Macedonia2........................................

30 Dec 1997 d

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

13 Nov 1979

13 Feb 1981

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

13 Nov 1979

19 Jul 1985

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

14 Nov 1979

29 Sep 1980

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

9 Jun 1995 a

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

14 Nov 1979

27 Feb 1991

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

13 Nov 1979

22 May 1980

San Marino ..................................................

14 Nov 1979

Serbia2..........................................................

12 Mar 2001 d

Slovakia3......................................................

28 May 1993 d

Slovenia2......................................................

6 Jul 1992 d

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

14 Nov 1979

15 Jun 1982

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

13 Nov 1979

12 Feb 1981

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

13 Nov 1979

6 May 1983