1976 Protocol for the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft

Barcelona Convention Dumping Protocol

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Refer to the 1976 Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution:

ARTICLE 22: Settlement of Disputes “1. In case of a dispute between Contracting Parties as to the interpretation or application of this Convention or the protocols, they shall seek a settlement of the dispute through negotiation or any other peaceful means of their own choice.

2. If the Parties concerned cannot settle their dispute through the means mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the dispute shall upon common agreement be submitted to arbitration under the conditions laid down in annex A to this Convention.

3. Nevertheless, the Contracting Parties may at any time declare that they recognize as compulsory ipso facto and without special agreement, in relation to any other Party accepting the same obligation, the application of the arbitration procedure in conformity with the provisions of annex A. Such declaration shall be notified in writing to the Depositary, who shall communicate it to the other Parties.”

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Annex I

Annex II

Annex III

12/02/1978

Refer to Article 27.3 of the 1976 Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution:

“Any protocol to this Convention, except as otherwise provided in such protocol, shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the date of deposit of at least six instruments of ratification, acceptance, or approval of, or accession to such protocol by the Parties referred to in article 24.”

1987 The Amendment to Annex I of the Protocol for the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft

1996 Protocol for the Prevention and Elimination of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft or Incineration at Sea

2021 Amendments to the Annex to the Protocol for the Prevention and Elimination of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft or Incineration at Sea

1976 Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution

1995 Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean

1994 Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution Resulting from Exploration and Exploitation of the Continental Shelf and the Seabed and its Subsoil

1995 Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (replaced the 1982 Protocol Concerning Mediterranean Specially Protected Areas)

1996 Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution from Land-based Sources and Activities (replaced the 1980 Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Land-based Sources)

1996 Protocol on the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal

2002 Protocol Concerning Cooperation in Preventing Pollution from Ships, and in Cases of Emergency, Combating Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea (replaced the 1976 Protocol Concerning Cooperation in Combating Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Oil and other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency)

2008 Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean

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The status of this Protocol as listed above refers to the 1976 Protocol.  The original Protocol was modified by amendments adopted on 10 June 1995 by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution and its Protocols, held in Barcelona on 9 and 10 June 1995 (UNEP(OCA)/MED IG.6/7). The amended Protocol, recorded as “Protocol for the Prevention and Elimination of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft or Incineration at Sea”, has not yet entered into force.