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6. Offshore Protocol

  
   

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
Adopted on 14 October 1994, in Madrid, Spain
  
Contracting Parties
 		   Signature
 		 Ratification,
Acceptance,
Approval,
or Accession		 Entry into
force
  
Albania   - 26/07/2001
Accession		 24/03/2011
  
Algeria   - -
 		 -
  
Bosnia and Herzegovina   - -
 		 -
  
Croatia   14/10/1994 08/02/2018
Ratification		 10/03/2018
  
Cyprus   14/10/1994 16/05/2006
Ratification		 24/03/2011
  
Egypt   - -
 		 -
  
France   - -
 		 -
  
Greece   14/10/1994 -
 		 -
  
Israel   14/10/1994 -
 		 -
  
Italy   14/10/1994 -
 		 -
  
Lebanon   - -
 		 -
  
Libya   - 16/06/2005
Ratification		 24/03/2011
  
Malta   14/10/1994 -
 		 -
  
Monaco   14/10/1994 -
 		 -
  
Montenegro   - -
 		 -
  
Morocco   - 01/07/1999
Accession		 24/03/2011
  
Slovenia   10/10/1995 -
 		 -
  
Spain   14/10/1994 -
 		 -
  
Syrian Arab Republic   20/09/1995 22/02/2011
Ratification		 24/03/2011
  
Tunisia   14/10/1994 01/06/1998
Ratification		 24/03/2011
  
Turkey   - -
 		 -
  
European Union   - 27/02/2013
Accession		 29/03/2013
  

 

Related documents:

Decision IG.22/3 - Mediterranean Offshore Action Plan in the framework of the 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 (Offshore Protocol) (adopted on 12 February 2016, in Athens, Greece)

Decision IG.21/08 - Follow up actions regarding the Offshore Protocol Action Plan (adopted on 6 December 2013, in Istanbul, Turkey)

Decision IG.20/12 - Action Plan to implement the Protocol of the Barcelona Convention concerning the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution Resulting from Exploration and Exploitation of the Continental Shelf and the Seabed and its Subsoil (adopted on 10 February 2012, in Paris, France)

8. ICZM Protocol

   
    Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in the Mediterranean
Adopted on 21 January 2008, in Madrid, Spain
   
Contracting Parties
 		   Signature
 		 Ratification,
Acceptance,
Approval,
or Accession		 Entry into
force
   
Albania   - 04/05/2010
Accession		 24/03/2011
   
Algeria   21/01/2008 -
 		 -
   
Bosnia and Herzegovina   - -
 		 -
   
Croatia   21/01/2008 29/01/2013
Ratification		 28/02/2013
   
Cyprus   - -
 		 -
   
Egypt   - -
 		 -
   
France   21/01/2008 29/10/2009
Approval		 24/03/2011
   
Greece   21/01/2008 -
 		 -
   
Israel   21/01/2008 01/02/2016
Ratification		 02/03/2016
   
Italy   21/01/2008 -
 		 -
   
Lebanon   - 01/08/2017
Accession		 31/08/2017
   
Libya   - -
 		 -
   
Malta   21/01/2008 -
 		 -
   
Monaco   21/01/2008 -
 		 -
   
Montenegro   21/01/2008 09/01/2012
Ratification		 08/02/2012
   
Morocco   21/01/2008 21/09/2012
Ratification		 21/10/2012
   
Slovenia   21/01/2008 01/12/2009
Ratification		 24/03/2011
   
Spain   21/01/2008 22/06/2010
Ratification		 24/03/2011
   
Syrian Arab Republic   21/01/2008 22/02/2011
Ratification		 24/03/2011
   
Tunisia   21/01/2008 -
 		 -
   
Turkey   - -
 		 -
   
European Union   16/01/2009 29/09/2010
Approval		 24/03/2011

 

Related documents:

Decision IG.22/16 - Reporting on the Implementation of the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols; and Operational Section of the Reporting Format for the Protocol on the Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean (adopted on 12 February 2016, in Athens, Greece)

Decision IG.22/11 - Mid-term Evaluation of the Action Plan for the Implementation of the ICZM Protocol for the Mediterranean (2012–2019) (adopted on 12 February 2016, in Athens, Greece)

Decision IG.20/02 - Adoption of the Action Plan for the implementation of the ICZM Protocol for the Mediterranean (2012-2019) (adopted in Paris, on 10 February 2012)

Algérie

Barcelona Convention
and Protocols
 		 Signature
 		 Ratification,
Acceptance,
Approval,
or Accession		 Entry into
force
Barcelona Convention - 16/02/1981
Accession		 18/03/1981
 
Barcelona Convention Amendments N/A 09/06/2004
Acceptance		 09/07/2004
Dumping Protocol - 16/03/1981
Accession		 15/04/1981
 
Dumping Protocol Amendments - -
 		 -
Emergency Protocol - 16/03/1981
Accession		 15/04/1981
 
Prevention and Emergency Protocol 25/01/2002 14/11/2016
Ratification		 14/12/2016
LBS Protocol - 02/05/1983
Accession		 17/06/1983
 
LBS Protocol Amendments - -
 		 -
SPA Protocol - 16/05/1985
Accession		 23/03/1986
 
SPA and Biodiversity Protocol and Annexes 10/06/1995 14/03/2007
Ratification		 13/04/2007
 
Amendments to the lists of Annexes II and III of the
SPA and Biodiversity Protocol (Decision IG.19/12)		 N/A N/A
 		 13/02/2011
 
Amendments to Annexes II and III of the
SPA and Biodiversity Protocol (Decision IG.20/5)		 N/A N/A
 		 30/03/2014
 
Amendments to Annexes II and III of the
SPA and Biodiversity Protocol (Decision IG.21/6)		 N/A N/A
 		 16/04/2015
 
Amendments to Annex II of the
SPA and Biodiversity Protocol (Decision IG.23/10)		 N/A N/A 14/09/2018
Offshore Protocol - -
 		 -
Hazardous Wastes Protocol 01/10/1996 -
 		 -
ICZM Protocol 21/01/2008 -
 		 -