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Convenio de Estocolmo sobre contaminantes orgánicos persistentes, 2001

Entrada en vigor: lunes, 17 de mayo de 2004

: 22 may. 2001

: Stockholm

: Secrétaire Général des Nations Unies

Firmado por 152 países, ratificado por 180 países

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Países Fecha de firma Fecha de ratificación * Reserva / Declaración Comentarios
Afganistán

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19 feb. 2013

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The Convention Will enter into strength for Afghanistan on 21 May 2013 icts in Accordance with Article 26 (2) All which reads as follows: "For each State or regional economic integration organization That ratifies, accepts or Approves this Agreement or the Effective Accedes thereto deposit of the fiftieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, the Convention Shall enter into force is the ninetieth day after the date of deposit by Such State or regional economic integration organiza tion of icts instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. "
Albania

5 dic. 2001

4 oct. 2004

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Alemania

23 may. 2001

25 abr. 2002

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Angola

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23 oct. 2006

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Antigua y Barbuda

23 may. 2001

10 sept. 2003

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Arabia Saudita

14 mar. 2002

25 jul. 2012

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Argelia

5 sept. 2001

22 sept. 2006

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Argentina

23 may. 2001

25 ene. 2005

Declaration:

In accordance with article 25, paragraph 4 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Republic of Argentina declares that any amendment to Annex A, B, or C shall enter into force for Argentina only after it has deposited its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto.

Armenia

23 may. 2001

26 nov. 2003

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Australia

23 may. 2001

20 may. 2004

Declaration:

"In accordance with article 25 (4) [of the Convention], the Government of Australia declares that any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force only upon the deposit of Australia's instrument of ratification with respect thereto."

Austria

23 may. 2001

27 ago. 2002

Declaration:

"The Republic of Austria declares in accordance with Article 18 paragraph 2 of the Convention that it accepts both of the means of dispute settlement mentioned in paragraph 2 as compulsory in relation to any party accepting an obligation concerning one or both of these means of dispute settlement."

Azerbaiyán

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13 ene. 2004

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Bahamas

20 mar. 2002

3 oct. 2005

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Bahrein

22 may. 2002

31 ene. 2006

Declarations:

1. Arbitration according to the procedures adopted by the Conference of States Parties is the only binding procedure for the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain regarding resolving any dispute on the interpretation or implementation of the Convention.

2. Any amendment to the Convention annexes A, B and C will not be binding to the Kingdom of Bahrain unless it is ratified according to the constitutional rules.

Bangladesh

23 may. 2001

12 mar. 2007

Declaration

"Pursuant to Article 25, paragraph 4, of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Bangladesh hereby declares that any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for Bangladesh only upon the deposit by Bangladesh of its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval with respect thereto."

Barbados

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7 jun. 2004

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Belarús

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3 feb. 2004

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Bélgica

23 may. 2001

25 may. 2006

Declaration made upon signature:

"This signature engages also the Waloon region, the Flemish region, and the Brussels-Capital region."

Belice

14 may. 2002

25 ene. 2010

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Benin

23 may. 2001

5 ene. 2004

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Bolivia

23 may. 2001

3 jun. 2003

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Bosnia y Herzegovina

23 may. 2001

30 mar. 2010

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Botswana

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28 oct. 2002

Declaration:

"... the Republic of Botswana declares pursuant to article 25 (4) that, with respect to it, any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for it only after it has deposited an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect to such amendment."

Brasil

23 may. 2001

16 jun. 2004

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Brunei Darussalam

21 may. 2002

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Bulgaria

23 may. 2001

20 dic. 2004

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Burkina Faso

23 may. 2001

31 dic. 2004

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Burundi

2 abr. 2002

2 ago. 2005

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Cabo Verde

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1 mar. 2006

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Camboya

23 may. 2001

25 ago. 2006

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Camerún

5 oct. 2001

19 may. 2009

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Canadá

23 may. 2001

23 may. 2001

Declaration:

"Pursuant to Article 25, paragraph 4, of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Canada hereby declares that any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for Canada only upon the deposit by Canada of its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval with respect thereto."

Chad

16 may. 2002

10 mar. 2004

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Chile

23 may. 2001

20 ene. 2005

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China

23 may. 2001

13 ago. 2004

Declaration:

In accordance with the provisions of article 25, paragraph 4 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, with respect to the People's Republic of China, any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force only upon the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto.

Chipre

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7 mar. 2005

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Colombia

23 may. 2001

22 oct. 2008

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Comoras

23 may. 2001

23 feb. 2007

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Congo

4 dic. 2001

12 feb. 2007

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Costa de Marfil

23 may. 2001

20 ene. 2004

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Costa Rica

16 abr. 2002

6 feb. 2007

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Croacia

23 may. 2001

30 ene. 2007

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Cuba

23 may. 2001

21 dic. 2007

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Dinamarca

23 may. 2001

17 dic. 2003

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Djibouti

15 nov. 2001

11 mar. 2004

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Dominica

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8 ago. 2003

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Ecuador

28 ago. 2001

7 jun. 2004

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Egipto

17 may. 2002

2 may. 2003

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El Salvador

31 jul. 2001

27 may. 2008

Reservation:

With respect to the provisions of article 18 of this Convention, the Republic of El Salvador does not consider itself bound by the provisions of paragraph 2 of that article in that it does not recognize the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice.

Emiratos Árabes Unidos

23 may. 2001

11 jul. 2002

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Eritrea

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10 mar. 2005

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es República Yugoslava de Macedonia

23 may. 2001

27 may. 2004

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Eslovaquia

23 may. 2001

5 ago. 2002

Declaration:

"Pursuant to article 25, paragraph 4, of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Slovak Republic hereby declares that any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for the Slovak Republic only upon the deposit by the Slovak Republic of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto."


WITHDRAWAL OF DECLARATION UNDER ARTICLE 25(4)MADE UPON RATIFICATION

The above action was effected on 10 May 2013.


ACCEPTANCE OF AMENDMENTS TO ANNEX A, B AND C TO THE CONVENTION 1, 2, 3

The above action was effected on 10 May 2013.
These amendments shall enter into force for Slovakia on 8 August 2013 in accordance with
article 22 (4) which reads as follows:
“The proposal, adoption and entry into force of
amendments to Annex A, B or C shall be subject to the same procedures as for the proposal, adoption and entry into force of additional annexes to this Convention, except that an amendment to Annex A, B or C shall not enter into force with respect to any Party that has made a declaration with respect to amendment to those Annexes in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 25, in which case any such amendment shall enter into force for such a Party on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit with the depositary of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect to such amendment.”

Eslovenia

23 may. 2001

4 may. 2004

Declaration:

"In accordance with article 25, paragraph 4 of the Convention, the Republic of Slovenia herewith declares, that any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force only upon the deposit of its instrument of ratification with respect thereto."

España

23 may. 2001

28 may. 2004

23 december 2014
Withdrawal of declaration

Declaration:

Any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for Spain only upon the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto.

Declaration:

In the event that the Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants should in any way result in actions related to Gibraltar, Spain wishes to make the following declaration:

1. Gibraltar is a Non-Self-Governing Territory for whose international relations the United Kingdom is responsible and which is subject to a process of decolonization in accordance with the relevant decisions and resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly.

2. The Gibraltar authorities are local in character and exercise an exclusively domestic jurisdiction that originates in and is based on the powers allocated to and conferred on them by the United Kingdom, in accordance with its domestic law and in its capacity as the sovereign State upon which depends the said Non-Self-Governing Territory.

3. Consequently, any involvement by the Gibraltar authorities in the implementation of this Convention shall be understood to take place exclusively within the framework of the domestic jurisdiction of Gibraltar and shall not be considered to affect in any way the content of the two preceding paragraphs.

4. The procedure envisaged in the “Agreed Arrangements relating to Gibraltar Authorities in the Context of Certain International Treaties (2007)”, signed by Spain and the United Kingdom on 19 December 2007, together with the “Agreed Arrangements relating to Gibraltar Authorities in the Context of EU and EC Instruments and Related Treaties”, of 19 April 2000, shall be applicable to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, adopted on 22 May 2001.

Estados Unidos de América

23 may. 2001

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Estonia

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7 nov. 2008

Upon accession:

“1) In accordance with Article 25, paragraph 4 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, any amendment to Annex A, B and C of the Convention shall enter into force for the Republic of Estonia only after the Republic of Estonia has deposited its instrument of approval to the amendment;

2) As a Member State of the European Community the Republic of Estonia has transferred its competence to the European Community in fields governed by this Convention and listed in the declaration annexed to the Council Decision of 14 October 2004 concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2006/507/EC).”

Etiopía

17 may. 2002

9 ene. 2003

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Federación de Rusia

22 may. 2002

17 ago. 2011

1. The Russian Federation declares that in accordance with paragraph 2 of article 18 of the Convention, with respect to any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention, it recognizes the means of dispute settlement indicated in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 2 of article 18 of the Convention as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting the same obligations;

2. The Russian Federation declares that in accordance with paragraph 4 of article 25 of the Convention any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for the Russian Federation only upon the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto.

Fiji

14 jun. 2001

20 jun. 2001

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Filipinas

23 may. 2001

27 feb. 2004

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Finlandia

23 may. 2001

3 sept. 2002

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Francia

23 may. 2001

17 feb. 2004

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Gabón

21 may. 2002

7 may. 2007

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Gambia

23 may. 2001

28 abr. 2006

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Georgia

23 may. 2001

4 oct. 2006

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Ghana

23 may. 2001

30 may. 2003

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Grecia

23 may. 2001

3 may. 2006

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Guatemala

29 ene. 2002

30 jul. 2008

Declaration:

In accordance with article 25, paragraph 4 of the aforementioned Convention, the Government of the Republic of Guatemala declares that any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for Guatemala only after it has deposited its instrument of accession or ratification.

Guinea

23 may. 2001

11 dic. 2007

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Guinea Bissau

24 abr. 2002

6 ago. 2008

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Guyana

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12 sept. 2007

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Haití

23 may. 2001

-

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Honduras

17 may. 2002

23 may. 2005

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Hungría

23 may. 2001

14 mar. 2008

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India

14 may. 2002

13 ene. 2006

28 March 2006

Declaration:
"Any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force only upon the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto."
Indonesia

23 may. 2001

28 sept. 2009

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Irak

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8 mar. 2016


Irán

23 may. 2001

6 feb. 2006

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Irlanda

23 may. 2001

5 ago. 2010

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Islandia

23 may. 2001

29 may. 2002

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Islas Cook

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29 jun. 2004

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Islas Marshall

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27 ene. 2003

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Islas Salomón

-

28 jul. 2004

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Israel

30 jul. 2001

-

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Italia

23 may. 2001

-

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Jamaica

23 may. 2001

1 jun. 2007

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Japón

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30 ago. 2002

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Jordania

18 ene. 2002

8 nov. 2004

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Kazajstán

23 may. 2001

9 nov. 2007

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Kenya

23 may. 2001

24 sept. 2004

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Kiribati

4 abr. 2002

7 sept. 2004

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Kuwait

23 may. 2001

12 jun. 2006

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Lesotho

23 ene. 2002

23 ene. 2002

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Letonia

23 may. 2001

28 oct. 2004

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Líbano

23 may. 2001

3 ene. 2003

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Liberia

-

23 may. 2002

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Libia

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14 jun. 2005

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Liechtenstein

23 may. 2001

3 dic. 2004

Declaration:

"The Principality of Liechtenstein declares in accordance with Article 18 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 of these means of dispute settlement."

Lituania

17 may. 2002

5 dic. 2006

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Luxemburgo

23 may. 2001

7 feb. 2003

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Madagascar

24 sept. 2001

18 nov. 2005

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Malasia

16 may. 2002

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Malawi

22 may. 2002

27 feb. 2009

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Maldivas

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17 oct. 2006

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Malí

23 may. 2001

5 sept. 2003

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Malta

23 may. 2001

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Marruecos

23 may. 2001

15 jun. 2004

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Mauricio

23 may. 2001

13 jul. 2004

A CCEPTANCE OF AMENDMENTS TO ANNEXES A , B AND C, February 19, 2015.

Declaration:
\"Pursuant to Article 25, paragraph 4, of the Stockholm Convention on Persistant Organic Pollutants, the Republic of Mauritius declares that any amendments to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for the Republic of Mauritius only upon the deposit by the Republic of Mauritius of its instrument of Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Accession with respect thereto.\"

Mauritania

8 ago. 2001

22 jul. 2005

Declaration:

"Pursuant to Article 25, paragraph 4, of the Stockholm Convention on Persistant Organic Pollutants, the Republic of Mauritius declares that any amendments to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for the Republic of Mauritius only upon the deposit by the Republic of Mauritius of its instrument of Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Accession with respect thereto."

México

23 may. 2001

10 feb. 2003

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Micronesia,Estados Federados de

31 jul. 2001

15 jul. 2005

Declaration:

1. The Federated States of Micronesia declares in accordance with the provisions of article 25, paragraph 4 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, that any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force only upon the deposit of the Federated States of Micronesia's instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession thereto.

2. The Federated States of Micronesia declares in accordance with Article 18, paragraph 2 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants 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 of these means of dispute settlement.

Mónaco

23 may. 2001

20 oct. 2004

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Mongolia

17 may. 2002

30 abr. 2004

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Montenegro

23 oct. 2006

31 mar. 2011

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Mozambique

23 may. 2001

31 oct. 2005

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Myanmar

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19 abr. 2004

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Namibia

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24 jun. 2005

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Nauru

9 may. 2002

9 may. 2002

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Nepal

5 abr. 2002

6 mar. 2007

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Nicaragua

23 may. 2001

1 dic. 2005

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Níger

12 oct. 2001

12 abr. 2006

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Nigeria

23 may. 2001

24 may. 2004

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Niue

12 mar. 2002

2 sept. 2005

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Noruega

23 may. 2001

11 jul. 2002

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Nueva Zelandia

23 may. 2001

24 sept. 2004

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NOTIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPHS 3 (B) AND 3 (C) AND PARAGRAPH 4 OF ARTICLE 22 OF THE CONVENTION : On 23 August 2010, the Government of New Zealand notified the Secretary-General, in accordance with paragraphs 3 (b) and 3 (c) and paragraph 4 of article 22 of the Convention, that it is currently unable to accept the amendments to Annexes A, B and C, transmitted by depositary notification C.N.524.2009.TREATIES-4 of 26 August 2009. In accordance with paragraphs 3 (b) and 3 (c) and paragraph 4 of article 22 of the Convention, any Party that is unable to accept an amendment to Annex A, B or C shall so notify the depositary, in writing, within one year from the date of communication by the depositary of the adoption of the amendment. The depositary shall without delay notify all Parties of any such notification received. A Party may at any time withdraw a previous notification of non-acceptance in respect of any amendment to Annex A, B or C, and the amendment shall thereupon enter into force for that Party subject to paragraph 3 (c) and paragraph 4 of article 22. On the expiry of one year from the date of the communication by the depositary of the adoption of an amendment to Annex A, B or C, the amendment shall enter into force for all Parties that have not submitted a notification in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3 (b) and paragraph 4 of article 22.
Omán

4 mar. 2002

19 ene. 2005

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Países Bajos

23 may. 2001

28 ene. 2002

17 February 2010

Declaration:

“The Kingdom of the Netherlands declares, in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 18 of the Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, that it accepts both means of dispute settlement referred to in that paragraph as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting one or both means of dispute settlement.”

Pakistán

6 dic. 2001

17 abr. 2008

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Palau

28 mar. 2002

8 sept. 2011

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Panamá

23 may. 2001

5 mar. 2003

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Papua Nueva Guinea

23 may. 2001

7 oct. 2003

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Paraguay

12 oct. 2001

1 abr. 2004

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Perú

23 may. 2001

14 sept. 2005

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Polonia

23 may. 2001

23 oct. 2008

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Portugal

23 may. 2001

15 jul. 2004

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Qatar

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10 dic. 2004

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Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte

11 dic. 2001

17 ene. 2005

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República Árabe Siria

15 feb. 2002

5 ago. 2005

Declaration:

The ratification of the Syrian Arab Republic to this Convention shall in no way signify the recognition of Israel or entail entry into any dealings with Israel in the context of the provisions of this Convention.

República Centroafricana

9 may. 2002

12 feb. 2008

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República Checa

23 may. 2001

6 ago. 2002

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República de Corea

4 oct. 2001

25 ene. 2007

Declaration:

The Republic of Korea, in accordance with Article 25, paragraph 4 of the Convention, declares that, with respect to the Republic of Korea, any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force only upon the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto.

República Democratica del Congo

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23 mar. 2005

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República Democrática Popular Lao

5 mar. 2002

28 jun. 2006

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República Dominicana

23 may. 2001

4 may. 2007

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República Kirguisa

16 may. 2002

12 dic. 2006

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República Popular Democrática de Corea

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26 ago. 2002

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República Unida de Tanzania

23 may. 2001

30 abr. 2004

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Repuública de Moldova

23 may. 2001

7 abr. 2004

Declaration:

In accordance with article 18, paragraph 2 of the Convention, the Republic of Moldova accepts both of the means of dispute settlement mentioned in this paragraph as compulsory in relation to any party that accepts the same obligation.

Pursuant to article 25, paragraph 4, of the Convention, any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall enter into force for the Republic of Moldova only upon the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval with respect thereto.

Rumania

23 may. 2001

28 oct. 2004

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Rwanda

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5 jun. 2002

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Saint Kitts y Nevis

-

21 may. 2004

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Samoa

23 may. 2001

4 feb. 2002

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San Vicente y las Granadinas

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15 sept. 2005

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Santa Lucía

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4 oct. 2002

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Santo Tomé y Príncipe

3 abr. 2002

12 abr. 2006

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Senegal

23 may. 2001

8 oct. 2003

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Serbia

2 may. 2002

31 jul. 2009

Declaration:

“The Republic of Serbia declares in accordance with Article 18 of the Convention that it accepts both of the means of dispute settlement mentioned in paragraph 2.”

Seychelles

25 mar. 2002

3 jun. 2008

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Sierra Leona

-

26 sept. 2003

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Singapur

23 may. 2001

24 may. 2005

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Somalia

-

26 jul. 2010

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Sri Lanka

5 sept. 2001

22 dic. 2005

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Sudáfrica

23 may. 2001

4 sept. 2002

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Sudán

23 may. 2001

29 ago. 2006

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Suecia

23 may. 2001

8 may. 2002

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Suiza

23 may. 2001

30 jul. 2003

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Suriname

22 may. 2002

20 sept. 2011

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Swazilandia

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13 ene. 2006

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Tailandia

22 may. 2002

31 ene. 2005

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Tayikistán

21 may. 2002

8 feb. 2007

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Togo

23 may. 2001

22 jul. 2004

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Tonga

21 may. 2002

23 oct. 2009

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Trinidad y Tabago

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13 dic. 2002

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Túnez

23 may. 2001

17 jun. 2004

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Turquía

23 may. 2001

14 oct. 2009

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Tuvalu

-

19 ene. 2004

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Ucrania

23 may. 2001

25 sept. 2007

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Uganda

-

20 jul. 2004

-
Unión Europea

23 may. 2001

16 nov. 2004

Declaration in accordance with article 25 (3) :


"The Community declares that, in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular article 175 thereof, it is competent for entering into international environmental agreements, and for implementing the obligations resulting therefrom, which contribute to the pursuit of the following objectives:

- Preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment,
- Protecting human health,
- Prudent and rational utilisation of natural resources,
- Promoting measures at international level to deal with regional or worldwide environmental problems.

Moreover, the Community declares that it has already adopted legal instruments, binding on its Member States, covering matters governed by this Convention, and will submit and update, as appropriate, a list of those legal instruments to the Conference of the Parties in accordance with article 15 (1) of the Convention.

The Community is responsible for the performance of those obligations resulting from the Convention which are covered by Community law in force.

The exercise of Community competence is, by its nature, subject to continuous development."

Uruguay

23 may. 2001

9 feb. 2004

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Vanuatu

21 may. 2002

16 sept. 2005

Declaration:

"That in relation to paragraph 4 of Article 25 of the Convention, any amendment to Annex A, B or C shall bind the Republic of Vanuatu only upon its deposit of an instrument of ratification or accession with respect to such amendments."

Venezuela

23 may. 2001

19 abr. 2005

Declaration:

In accordance with article 25, paragraph 4 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela declares that any amendment to Annex A, B, or C shall enter into force for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela only after it has deposited its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect thereto.

Viet Nam

23 may. 2001

22 jul. 2002

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Yemen

5 dic. 2001

9 ene. 2004

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Zambia

23 may. 2001

7 jul. 2006

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Zimbabwe

23 may. 2001

1 mar. 2012

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