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Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic   ARTICLE 25 SIGNATURE The Convention shall be open for signature at Paris from 22nd September 1992 to 30th June 1993 by: (a) the Contracting Parties to the Oslo Convention or the Paris Convention; (b) any other coastal State bordering the maritime…

Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic   ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS For the purposes of the Convention: (a) “Maritime area”means the internal waters and the territorial seas of the Contracting Parties, the sea beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea under the jurisdiction of the coastal state to the…

Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution   Article I Area of application 1. This Convention shall apply to the Black Sea proper with the southern limit constituted for the purposes of this Convention by the line joining Capes Kelagra and Dalyan. 2. For the purposes of this Convention the reference to…

Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area   Article 15 Nature conservation and biodiversitv The Contracting Parties shall individually and jointly take all appropriate measures with respect to the Baltic Sea Area and its coastal ecosystems influenced by the Baltic Sea to conserve natural habitats and biological diversity and…

Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area   Article 7 Environmental impact Assessment 1. Whenever an environmental impact assessment of a proposed activity that is likely to cause a significant adverse impact an the marine environment of the Baltic Sea Area is required by international law or supranational regulations…

Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area   Article 1 Convention Area This Convention shall apply to the Baltic Sea Area. For the purposes of this Convention the “Baltic Sea Area”shall be the Baltic Sea and the entrance to the Baltic Sea bounded by the parallel of the Skaw…

Water Transport Water Transport Conventions and International Agreements List of international instruments dealing with water transport: Convention relating to the limitation of the liability of owners of inland navigation vessels (CLN). Geneva, 1 March 1973, incuding the Protocol to the Convention relating to the Limitation of the Liability of Owners of Inland Navigation Vessels (CLN). Geneva,…

Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region   Article 1 GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE 1. This Convention shall apply to the Eastern African region, hereinafter referred to as “the Convention area”as defined in paragraph (a) of article 2. 2. Except as may be otherwise provided in…

Convention for Co-operation in the Protection and Development of the Marine   Article 1 GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE This Convention shall cover the marine environment, coastal zones and related inland waters falling within the jurisdiction of the States of the West and Central African Region, from Mauritania to Namibia inclusive, which have become Contracting Parties to this…

Convention on the Protection of the Rhine Against Chemical Pollution   Article 1 1. In order to improve the quality of the Rhine waters, the Contracting Parties will take, in accordance with the following provisions, appropriate measures to: a. Eliminate pollution from the surface waters of the Rhine basin by dangerous substances included in the…

Convention on the Protection of the Rhine Against Chemical Pollution   Article 7 1. The Contracting Parties will take all the legislative and regulatory measures guaranteeing that the storage of Annex I and II substances shall be done in such a way that there is no danger of pollution for the waters of the Rhine.…

Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution   Article 1 GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE 1. For the purposes of this Convention, the Mediterranean Sea area shall mean the maritime waters of the Mediterranean Sea proper, including its gulfs and seas, bounded to the west by the meridian passing through Cape Spartel lighthouse, at the…

Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage   III. Intergovernmental Committee For The Protection Of The World Cultural And Natural Heritage Article 8 1. An Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection of the Cultural and Natural Heritage of Outstanding Universal Value, called “the World Heritage Committee”, is hereby established within the United…