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Definitive date of entry into force on 5 September 1978 UK Signatory? Yes

Depositaries : United Nations

Published text : Miscellaneous Series No. 021/1977 Cmnd 6985 Treaty Series/Command No. 024/1979 Cmnd 7469

Multilateral agreement

Agreement among the United States of America and the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Italy, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland regarding Inspections relating to the Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles

Signed at Brussels on 11 December 1987

Definitive date of entry into force on 1 June 1988

UK Signatory? Yes

Depositaries : United States of America

Published text : Miscellaneous Series No. 004/1988 Cm 312 Treaty Series/Command No. 031/1991 Cm 1535

Bilateral agreement with Soviet Union

Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Inspection Rights relating to the Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles

Signed at London on 21 December 1987

Definitive date of entry into force on 1 June 1988

UK Signatory? Yes

Published text : Soviet Union No. 001/1988 Cm 311

Treaty Series/Command No. 030/1991 Cm 1534

Multilateral agreement

Charter of Paris for a New Europe (with Joint Declaration of Twenty-Two States)

Signed at Paris on 21 November 1990

UK Signatory? Yes

Depositaries : Government of the French Republic

Treaty Series/Command No. Cmnd 1464

Multilateral agreement

Treaty on Open Skies

Signed at Helsinki on 24 March 1992

UK Signatory? Yes

Depositaries : Governments of Canada and Hungary

Published text : Misc. Series No. 013/1992 Cmnd 2067

Multilateral agreement

Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be excessively injurious or to have indiscriminate effects

Approved at Geneva on 10 October 1980

Signed at New York on 10 April 1981

closed on 10 April 1982

Definitive date of entry into force on 2 December 1983

UK Signatory? Yes

Depositaries : United Nations

Published text : Miscellaneous Series No. 23/1981 Cmnd 8370

Mr. Cohen : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list all the treaties which Her Majesty's Government have either ratified or signed since 1962 published with the side heading "Pollution".

Mr. Lennox-Boyd : Treaties under the side heading "Pollution" either signed or ratified by Her Majesty's Government since 1 January 1962 are listed. Command Paper references are given for ease of reference.


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Pollution-- Multilateral agreement

Amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954

Signed at London on 21 October 1969

UK Signatory? Yes

Published text :

Treaty Series/Command No. 021/1978 Cmnd 7094

Multilateral agreement

International Convention relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties

Signed at Brussels on 29 November 1969 and 31 December 1970 UK Signatory? Yes

Published text :

Treaty Series Command No. 077/1975 Cmnd 6056

Multilateral agreement

International Convention on the establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage

Signed at Brussels on 18 December 1971

UK Signatory? Yes

Published text :

Treaty Series/Command No. 095/1978 Cmnd 7383

Multilateral agreement

Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973

Signed at London on 1 June 1978 and 31 May 1979

UK Signatory? Yes

Published text : Miscellaneous Series No. 027/1978 Cmnd 7347 Multilateral agreement

Agreement for Co-operation in dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil.

Signed at Bonn on 9 june 1969

Definitive date of entry into force on 9 August 1969

UK Signatory? Yes

Depositaries : Federal Republic of Germany

Treaty Series/Command No. 078 (1969) Cmnd 4205

Multilateral agreement

International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage

Signed at Brussels on 29 November 1969

closed on 31 December 1970

Definitive date of entry into force on 19 June 1975

UK Signatory? Yes

Depositaries : IMCO

Published text : Misc. No. 8 (1970) Cmnd 4403

Treaty Series/Command No. 106 (1975) Cmnd 6183

Multilateral agreement

Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft

Signed at Oslo on 15 February 1972

closed on 15 August 1972

Definitive date of entry into force on 7 April 1974

UK Signatory? Yes

Depositaries : Norwegian Government

Published text : 021/1972 Cmnd 4984

Treaty Series/Command No. 119/1975 Cmnd 6228

Multilateral agreement

Final Act of the Inter-governmental Conference on the Convention on the Dumping of Wastes at Sea

Adopted at London on 13 November 1972

Signed at

UK Signatory? Yes

Depositaries : United Kingdom [Multidepositary]

Published text : Misc. No. 054/1972 Cmnd 5169

Multilateral agreement

Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter

Adopted at London on 13 November 1972


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Signed at London on 29 December 1972

closed on 31 December 1973

Definitive date of entry into force on 30 August 1975

UK Signatory? Yes

Depositaries : United Kingdom [Multidepositary]

Published text : Miscellaneous No. 054/1972 Cmnd 5169

Treaty Series/Command No. 043/1976 Cmnd 6486

Multilateral agreement

Resolution to amend Articles XI, XIV and XV of the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter of 29 December 1972 (adopted by the Third Consultative Meeting of Contracting Parties at London on 12 December 1978)

Adopted at London on 12 October 1978

UK Signatory? Yes

Depositaries : International Maritime Consultative Organisation (IMCO)

Published text : Misc. No. 011/1979 Cmnd 7570

Multilateral agreement

Amendments to Annexes I and II to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and other Matter (concerning Incineration at Sea)

Approved at London on 12 October 1978

Definitive date of entry into force on 11 March 1979

UK Signatory? Yes

Depositories : IMCO

Treaty Series/Command No. 071/1979 Cmnd 7656

Multilateral agreement

Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Long-Term Financing of the Co-operative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-Range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe (EMEP)

Adopted at Geneva on 28 September 1984

Open for signing on

Definitive date of entry into force on 28 January 1985

UK Signatory? Yes

Depositaries : United Nations (UN)

Published text : Miscellaneous No. 008/1985 Cmnd 9537

Treaty Series/Command No. 075/1988 Cmnd 521

Multilateral agreement

Amendments to Annexes I and II to the Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft, done at Oslo on 15 February 1972

Adopted at Mariehamn on 13 June 1985

Definitive date of entry into force on 11 May 1990

UK Signatory? Yes

Depositaries : Government of Norway

Treaty Series/Command No. 081/1990 Cmnd 1315

Multilateral agreement

Decision concerning amendments to the Agreement for Co-operation in dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and other Harmful Substances, 1983

Adopted at BONN on 22 September 1989

UK Signatory? Yes

Depositaries : Government of the Federal German Republic Multilateral agreement

Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer done at Montreal 16 September 1987

Adopted at LONDON on 29 June 1990

Definitive date of entry into force on 10 August 1992

UK Signatory? Yes

Depositaries : UNITED NATIONS

Terminated? No

Published text : Miscellaneous Series No. 012/1991 Cmnd. 1567 Multilateral agreement

Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary air Pollution concerning the Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds or their Transboundary Fluxes


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