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Date & Place of Signature |
Signatories |
Ratification |
In force |
Notes and additional information |
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pdf | html The Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution |
22-Apr-1992, Bucharest, Romania |
BG, GE, RO, RU, TR, UA (all countries) |
23-02-1993(BG), 1-09-1993 (GE), 10-11-1993(RO), 16-11-1993 (RU), 29-03-1994(TR), 14-04-1994(UA) |
yes |
see Convention page |
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pdf | html Protocols to the Convention |
22-Apr-1992, Bucharest, Romania |
BG, GE, RO, RU, TR, UA (all countries) |
23-02-1993(BG),
1-09-1993 (GE),
10-11-1993(RO),
16-11-1993 (RU),
29-03-1994(TR),
14-04-1994(UA) |
yes |
see Convention Protocols page |
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pdf | html LBSA Protocol (2009) |
7-Apr-2009, Sofia, Bulgaria, Ministerial Meeting/Diplomatic Conference |
BG, GE, RO, RU, TR, UA (all countries) |
Currently ongoing. Ratified by GE (September 24, 2009) as per 06 Apr 2009. |
no |
entry into force according to Art. 20 of Conv.) |
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| Document as signed: | pdf | html |
| Corridenda proposed by Romania | pdf | html |
Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol to the Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution |
14-Jun-2002, Ministerial Meeting, Sofia, Bulgaria |
Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine signed on 14-Jun-2002, Georgia signed on 17-Apr-2009 at the Ministerial Meeting Diplomatic Conference in Sofia, Bulgaria |
Ratified by Turkey (12 Aug 2004), Bulgaria (13-Oct-2004), Ukraine (22 February 2007). Georgia (pending ratification). As per 08 Apr 2009 The Protocol is pending international ratification. |
no |
18 Articles, 4 Annexes |
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pdf | html Strategic Action Plan for the Environmental Protection and Rehabilitation of the Black Sea 2009 |
07-Apr-2009, Sofia, Bulgaria, Ministerial Meeting/Diplomatic Conference |
BG, GE, RO, RU, TR, UA (all countries) |
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yes |
implementation dates updated at the Ministerial Meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria, June 2002 |
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pdf | html Strategic Action Plan for the Rehabilitation and Protection of the Black Sea 1996 (obsolete as of 17 April 2009 when the Strategic Action Plan for the Environmental Protection and Rehabilitation of the Black Sea was adopted) |
31-Oct-1996, Istanbul, Turkey, Meeting of the Ministers of Environment of the Black Sea countries |
BG, GE, RO, RU, TR, UA (all countries) |
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replaced by SAP 2009 |
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pdf | html Contingency Plan to the Protocol on Cooperation in Combating Pollution of the Black Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances |
06-Apr-2009, Sofia, Bulgaria, 20th Meeting of the Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution |
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does not require ratification |
pending adoption by UA and RU |
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zip | html Contingency Plan Annexes |
06-Apr-2009, Sofia, Bulgaria, 20th Meeting of the Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution |
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does not require ratification |
pending adoption by UA and RU |
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Drafts |
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pdf | html Draft Strategic Action Plan for the Black Sea Biodiversity Conservation Protocol |
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pdf | html Draft Legally Binding Document (LBD) for Fisheries and Conservation of the Living Resources of the Black Sea |
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Memoranda of Understanding |
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doc | html Memorandum of Understanding with ICPDR |
26-Nov-2001 |
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yes |
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doc | html Memorandum of Understanding with EEA |
23-May-2003 |
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yes |
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doc | html Memorandum of Cooperation with ACCOBAMS |
14-Jun-2002 |
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yes |
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pdf | html Memorandum of Understanding No 382381 ASOS with EC JRC (on joint activities for the assessment of the state of the Black Sea marine environment) |
05-Jan-2007 |
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yes |
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pdf | html Memorandum of Understanding with GISP - Global Invasive Species Programme |
01-Nov-2006 |
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yes |
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pdf | html Memorandum of Understanding On the Development of Regional Activity on Marine Litter in the Black Sea within the framework of the Strategic Action Plan on Rehabilitation and Protection of the Black Sea |
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yes |
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pdf | html Agreement of Cooperation with IMO |
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approval pending |
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Declarations |
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pdf | html Odessa Declaration, 1993 |
7-Apr-1993 |
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pdf | html Sofia Declaration, 2002 |
14-Jun-2002 |
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pdf | html Bucharest Declaration, 2007 |
23-Feb-2007 |
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pdf | html Sofia Declaration, 2009 |
17-Apr-2009 |
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Operational Documents of the Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution |
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pdf | html Interim Financial Rules Governing the Programme of Actions Undertaken Within the Framework of the Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution |
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yes |
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pdf | html Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities |
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yes |
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pdf TR EN| html TR EN Headquarters Agreement (ver signed 2000) |
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yes |
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pdf TR EN| html TR EN Headquarters Agreement (ver 2009) |
signed in Sofia 2009 |
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pending ratification |
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pdf | html Information Policy of the Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution |
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pdf | html Rules of Procedure of the Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution |
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pdf | html Regulations For The Staff Of The Secretariat Of The Commission On The Protection Of The Black Sea Against Pollution |
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pdf | html Rules For The Application, Nomination And Appointment Of The Secretariat Official Staff |
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pdf | html Staff TORs |
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