Barcelona Convention

Barcelona Convention
The Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (1995)
Map showing the parties to the Convention
Signed
  • 1975 (original form)
  • 1995 (amendments)
LocationBarcelona, Spain
EffectiveOriginal 16 February 1976 (1976-02-16), Amendments 9 July 2004 (2004-07-09)
Parties
22 Contracting Parties
DepositaryUnited Nations

The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean,[1] originally the Convention for Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution,[2] and often simply referred to as the Barcelona Convention,[3] is a regional convention adopted in 1976 to prevent and abate pollution from ships, aircraft and land based sources in the Mediterranean Sea. This includes but is not limited to dumping, run-off and discharges. Signers agreed to cooperate and assist in dealing with pollution emergencies, monitoring and scientific research. The convention was adopted on 16 February 1976 and amended on 10 June 1995.[3]

23rd Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention in Portorož

The Barcelona Convention and its protocols form the legal framework of the Mediterranean Action Plan (approved in 1975), developed under the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Regional Seas Programme.

  1. ^ "Barcelona Convention - Marine - Environment - European Commission". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Barcelona Convention" Archived 6 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine at the United Nations Environment Programme, Mediterranean Action Plan for the Barcelona Convention website. [accessed 2015-07-25].
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference EUR-Lex was invoked but never defined (see the help page).