Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of Belarus on joint management and protection of transboundary waterbodies Document type Bilateral Field of application Regional/restricted Date Oct 16, 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX; IUCN (ID: TRE-150792) Title (Other) Угода між Кабінетом Міністрів України та Урядом Республіки Білорусь про спільне використання та охорону транскордонних вод Language Ukrainian Entry into force Feb 28, 2002 Subject Fisheries, Water Keyword Transboundary effects Inland fisheries Flood Fishery management and conservation International agreement-text Groundwater Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Allocation/quota Surface water Freshwater resources management Abstract The Contracting Parties shall cooperate in the following fields: (a) hydrological, hydrometeorological and hydrogeological research and data exchange; (b) water quality control and water quality classification; (c) protection of surface water and groundwater against pollution; (d) protection against flooding; (e) prevention and mitigation of transboundary effects of water pollution; (f) conservation of fish stocks (art. 2). The Contracting Parties pledge to: (a) use transboundary waterbodies, waterworks and waterways with the consideration of water management needs of the other Party; (b) coordinate water management arrangements; (c) exchange information on water management; (d) coordinate water drain and flood control arrangements; (e) coordinate fishing quotas and fishery conservation arrangements (art. 3). Full text Other Website www.rada.kiev.ua Country/Territory/Participant See Expanded View Show Map Countries Entry into force Belarus - Ukraine - reset zoom out zoom in