2001-Stockholm-Convention-on-Persistent-Organic-Pollutants-Annexes.pdf

2001 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

Stockholm Convention (on POPs)

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Article 18 ‘Settlement of Disputes’:

“1. Parties shall settle any dispute between them concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention through negotiation or other peaceful means of their own choice.

2. When ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to the Convention, or at any time thereafter, a Party that is not a regional economic integration organization may declare in a written instrument submitted to the depositary that, with respect to any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention, it recognizes one or both of the following means of dispute settlement as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting the same obligation:

(a) Arbitration in accordance with procedures to be adopted by the Conference of the Parties in an annex as soon as practicable;

(b) Submission of the dispute to the International Court of Justice.

3. A Party that is a regional economic integration organization may make a declaration with like effect in relation to arbitration in accordance with the procedure referred to in paragraph 2 (a).

4. A declaration made pursuant to paragraph 2 or paragraph 3 shall remain in force until it expires in accordance with its terms or until three months after written notice of its revocation has been deposited with the depositary.

5. The expiry of a declaration, a notice of revocation or a new declaration shall not in any way affect proceedings pending before an arbitral tribunal or the International Court of Justice unless the parties to the dispute otherwise agree.

6. If the parties to a dispute have not accepted the same or any procedure pursuant to paragraph 2, and if they have not been able to settle their dispute within twelve months following notification by one party to another that a dispute exists between them, the dispute shall be submitted to a conciliation commission at the request of any party to the dispute. The conciliation commission shall render a report with recommendations. Additional procedures relating to the conciliation commission shall be included in an annex to be adopted by the Conference of the Parties no later than at its second meeting.”

To be read with Annex G: ‘Arbitration and Conciliation Procedures for Settlement of Disputes’.

Secretary-General of the United Nations

Annex A: Elimination

Annex B: Restriction

Annex C: Unintentional Production

Annex D: Information Requirements and Screening Criteria

Annex E: Information Requirements for the Risk Profile

Annex F: Information on Socio-Economic Considerations

Annex G: Arbitration and Conciliation Procedures for Settlement of Disputes

17/05/2004

Article 26 ‘Entry into Force’:

“1. This Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit of the fiftieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

2. For each State or regional economic integration organization that ratifies, accepts or approves this Convention or accedes thereto after the deposit of the fiftieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, the Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit by such State or regional economic integration organization of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

3. For the purpose of paragraphs 1 and 2, any instrument deposited by a regional economic integration organization shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by member States of that organization.”

2009 Amendment to the text of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

2011 Amendment to Annex A of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

2013 Amendment to Annex A of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

2015 Amendment to Annexes A and C of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

2017 Amendments to Annexes A and C of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

2019 Amendments to Annexes A and B of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

1989 Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal

1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development

1994 Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States

1998 Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade

Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention accessed on 07/07/2021

The text provided here is a consolidated text incorporating the 2009 Amendments.