Amendments of the Agreement for Co-operation in dealing with Pollution by Oil and other Harmful Substances Document type Multilateral Field of application Regional/restricted Date Sep 22, 1989 Source IUCN (ID: TRE-001216) Title (French) Amendements à l'Accord concernant la coopération en matière de lutte contre la pollution de la mer du Nord par les hydrocarbures et autres substances dangereuses Title (Other) Änderungen des Übereinkommens zur Zusammenarbeit bei der Bekämpfung der Verschmutzung der Nordsee durch Öl und andere Schadstoffe Place of adoption Bonn Depository Germany Language English, French, German Entry into force Apr 1, 1994 Subject Sea, Waste & hazardous substances Abstract Objectives: To amend the 1983 Agreement for Co-operation in dealing with Pollution by Oil and Other Harmful Substances. Summary of provisions: Art. 1 is amended to extend the scope of the Agreement to surveillance conducted in the North Sea area as an aid to detecting pollution and to preventing violations of anti-pollution regulations. Art. 3 is amended to provide for Parties to jointly develop and establish guidelines for the aspects of joint action and co-ordinated surveillance. Parties are also, inter alia, to exchange information relating to surveillance, and carry out surveillance in their zone of responsibility as defined in the Agreement. Full text Other Website www.auswaertiges-amt.de Country/Territory/Participant See Expanded View Show Map Countries Entry into force Ratification * Belgium Apr 1, 1994 - Denmark Apr 1, 1994 - European Union Apr 1, 1994 - France Apr 1, 1994 - Germany Apr 1, 1994 - Ireland Apr 1, 2010 Jan 27, 2010 [2] Netherlands Apr 1, 1994 - Norway Apr 1, 1994 - Sweden Apr 1, 1994 - United Kingdom Apr 1, 1994 - * [1] Ratification [2] Accession/approbation [3] Acceptance/approval [4] Succession [5] Consent to be bound [6] Definite signature reset zoom out zoom in References - Treaties Amends Agreement for Cooperation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and other Harmful Substances Treaty | Multilateral | Bonn | Sep 13, 1983 Keyword: Access-to-information, Hazardous substances, Oil pollution, International agreement-text, Transboundary effects, Marine pollution Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-000791)