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Convention on the protection and use of transboundary watercourses and international lakes, 1992

Entry into force: Sunday, October 6, 1996

Adoption date: Mar 17, 1992

Adoption place: Helsinki

Depositary: Secrétaire Général des Nations Unies

Signed by 26 countries, ratified by 40 countries

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Signatory countries
Country Signature date Ratification date * Reservation / Declaration Comments
Albania

Mar 18, 1992

Jan 5, 1994

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Austria

Mar 18, 1992

Jul 25, 1996

Declaration:

"The Republic of Austria declares in accordance with article 22 paragraph 2 of the Convention, that it accepts both of the means of dispute settlement mentioned in this paragraph as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting an obligation concerning one or both these means of dispute settlement."


Azerbaijan

-

Aug 3, 2000

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Belarus

-

May 29, 2003

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Belgium

Mar 18, 1992

Nov 8, 2000

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

-

Dec 3, 2009

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Bulgaria

Mar 18, 1992

Oct 28, 2003

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Croatia

-

Mar 17, 1992

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Czech Republic

-

Jun 12, 2000

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Denmark

Mar 18, 1992

May 28, 1997

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Estonia

Mar 18, 1992

Jun 16, 1995

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European Union

Mar 18, 1992

Sep 14, 1995

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Finland

Mar 18, 1992

Feb 21, 1996

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France

Mar 18, 1992

Jun 30, 1998

3 January 1999

Declaration:

The Government of the French Republic, in approving the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, declares that reference to the concept of reasonable and equitable use of transboundary waters does not constitute recognition of a principle of customary law, but illustrates a principle of cooperation between Parties to the Convention; the scope of such cooperation is specified in agreements, to which the Convention between States bordering the same transboundary waters - such agreements being concluded on the basis of equality and reciprocity.


Germany

Mar 18, 1992

Jan 30, 1995

Declaration made upon signature and confirmed upon ratification:

"The Federal Republic of Germany, in order to protect information related to personal data according to its national law, reserves the right to supply personal data only under the condition that the part receiving such protected information shall respect the confidentiality of the information received and the conditions under which it is supplied, and shall only use that information for the purposes for which it was supplied".


Greece

Mar 18, 1992

Sep 6, 1996

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Hungary

Mar 18, 1992

Sep 2, 1994

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Italy

Mar 18, 1992

May 25, 1996

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Kazakhstan

-

Jan 11, 2001

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Latvia

Mar 18, 1992

Dec 10, 1996

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Liechtenstein

-

Nov 19, 1997

Declaration:

[Same declaration, identical in essence , mutatis mutandis, as the one made under Austria.]

Declaration:

"The Republic of Austria declares in accordance with article 22 paragraph 2 of the Convention, that it accepts both of the means of dispute settlement mentioned in this paragraph as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting an obligation concerning one or both these means of dispute settlement."


Lithuania

Mar 18, 1992

Apr 28, 2000

Declaration:

“The Republic of Lithuania declares that, for a dispute not resolved in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 22 it accepts the means of dispute settlement provided in paragraph 2 (b) of Article 22 of the said Convention.”


Luxembourg

May 20, 1992

Jun 7, 1994

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Montenegro

-

Jun 23, 2014

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Netherlands

Mar 18, 1992

Mar 14, 1995

Declaration made upon signature and confirmed upon acceptance:


"The Kingdom of the Netherlands accepts for a dispute not resolved in accordance with paragraph 1 of article 22 of the Convention both the following means of dispute settlement as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting the same obligation:

( a ) Submission of the dispute to the International Court of Justice;

( b ) Arbitration in accordance with the procedure set out in annex IV."


Norway

Sep 18, 1992

Apr 1, 1993

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Poland

Mar 18, 1992

Mar 15, 2000

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Portugal

Jun 9, 1992

Dec 9, 1994

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Republic of Moldova

-

Jan 4, 1994

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Romania

Mar 18, 1992

May 31, 1995

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Russian Federation

Mar 18, 1992

Nov 2, 1993

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Serbia

-

Aug 27, 2010

Declaration made upon accesion:

“In accordance with Article 22 paragraph 2 of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, the Republic of Serbia declares that, for a dispute not resolved in accordance with paragraph 1 of the Article 22, it accepts both means of dispute settlement in the manner and under the conditions referred to in Article 22 paragraphs 2 and 3.”


Slovakia

-

Jul 7, 1999

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Slovenia

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Apr 13, 1999

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Spain

Mar 18, 1992

Feb 16, 2000

Reservation:

In relation to article 3, paragraph 1 (c), the Spanish State takes it that the limits for waste-water discharges stated in permits shall guarantee, in any case, respect for the water-quality criteria of the receiving environment, based on the best available technologies and the technical features of the affected installation, its geographical site and local environmental conditions.


Sweden

Mar 18, 1992

Aug 5, 1993

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Switzerland

Mar 18, 1992

May 23, 1995

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Turkmenistan

-

Aug 29, 2012

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Ukraine

-

Oct 8, 1999

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Mar 18, 1992

-

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Uzbekistan

-

Sep 4, 2007

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