Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants Document type Multilateral Field of application Global Date Sep 21, 2001 Source IUCN (ID: TRE-001338) Title abbreviation Stockholm Convention Title (French) Convention de Stockholm sur les pollutants organiques persistents Title (Spanish) Convenio de Estocolmo sobre contaminantes orgánicos persistentes Title (Other) Stockholmer Übereinkommen über persistente organische Schadstoffe Place of adoption Stockholm Depository UN United Nations Language Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish Entry into force May 17, 2004 Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Access-to-information Emissions Capacity building Enforcement/compliance Dispute settlement Link to abstract TRE-AB-EN-001338.rtf TRE-AB-OT-001338.rtf Full text English French Spanish Website chm.pops.int treaties.un.org Online course Introductory Course to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants Country/Territory/Participant See Expanded View Show Map Countries Entry into force Ratification * Simple signature Afghanistan May 21, 2013 Feb 20, 2013 [2] - Albania Jan 2, 2005 - Dec 5, 2001 Algeria Dec 20, 2006 - Sep 5, 2001 Angola Jan 21, 2007 Oct 23, 2006 [2] - Antigua and Barbuda May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Argentina Apr 23, 2005 - May 23, 2001 Armenia May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Australia Aug 18, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Austria May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Azerbaijan May 17, 2004 Jan 13, 2004 [2] - Bahamas Jan 3, 2006 - Mar 20, 2002 Bahrain May 1, 2006 - May 22, 2002 Bangladesh Jun 12, 2007 - May 23, 2001 Barbados Sep 5, 2004 Jun 7, 2004 [2] - Belarus May 17, 2004 Feb 3, 2004 [2] - Belgium Aug 23, 2006 - May 23, 2001 Belize Apr 25, 2010 - May 14, 2002 Benin May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Bosnia and Herzegovina Jun 30, 2010 - May 23, 2001 Botswana May 17, 2004 Oct 28, 2002 [2] - Brazil Sep 14, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Brunei Darussalam - - May 21, 2002 Bulgaria Mar 20, 2005 - May 23, 2001 Burkina Faso Mar 31, 2005 - May 23, 2001 Burundi Nov 2, 2005 - Apr 2, 2002 Cabo Verde May 30, 2006 Mar 1, 2006 [2] - Cambodia Nov 23, 2006 - May 23, 2001 Cameroon Aug 17, 2009 - Oct 5, 2001 Canada May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Central African Republic May 12, 2008 - May 9, 2002 Chad Jun 8, 2004 - May 16, 2002 Chile Apr 18, 2005 - May 23, 2001 China Nov 23, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Colombia Jan 20, 2009 - May 23, 2001 Comoros May 24, 2007 - May 23, 2001 Congo May 13, 2007 - Dec 4, 2001 Congo, Dem. Rep. of Jun 23, 2005 Mar 23, 2005 [2] - Cook Islands (New Zealand) Sep 29, 2004 Jun 29, 2004 [2] - Costa Rica May 7, 2007 - Apr 16, 2002 Croatia Apr 30, 2007 - May 23, 2001 Cuba Mar 20, 2008 - May 23, 2001 Cyprus Jun 7, 2005 Mar 7, 2005 [2] - Czech Republic May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Côte d'Ivoire May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Denmark May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Djibouti Jun 9, 2004 - Nov 15, 2001 Dominica May 17, 2004 Aug 8, 2003 [2] - Dominican Republic Aug 2, 2007 - May 23, 2001 Ecuador Sep 5, 2004 - Aug 28, 2001 Egypt May 17, 2004 - May 17, 2002 El Salvador Aug 25, 2008 - Jul 30, 2001 Equatorial Guinea Mar 23, 2020 Dec 24, 2019 [2] - Eritrea Jun 10, 2005 Mar 10, 2005 [2] - Estonia Feb 20, 2014 Nov 20, 2013 [2] - Eswatini, Kingdom of Apr 13, 2006 Jan 13, 2006 [2] - Ethiopia May 17, 2004 - May 17, 2002 European Union Feb 14, 2005 Nov 16, 2004 [3] May 23, 2001 Fiji May 17, 2004 - Jun 14, 2001 Finland May 17, 2004 Sep 3, 2002 [3] May 23, 2001 France May 17, 2004 Feb 17, 2004 [3] May 23, 2001 Gabon Aug 5, 2007 - May 21, 2002 Gambia Jul 28, 2006 - May 23, 2001 Georgia Jan 2, 2007 - May 23, 2001 Germany May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Ghana May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Greece Aug 1, 2006 - May 23, 2001 Grenada Jan 13, 2022 Oct 15, 2021 [2] - Guatemala Oct 30, 2008 - Jan 29, 2002 Guinea Mar 10, 2008 - May 23, 2001 Guinea-Bissau Nov 6, 2008 - Apr 24, 2002 Guyana Dec 12, 2007 Sep 12, 2007 [2] - Haiti - - May 23, 2001 Honduras Aug 23, 2005 - May 17, 2002 Hungary Jun 12, 2008 - May 23, 2001 Iceland May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 India Apr 13, 2006 - May 14, 2002 Indonesia Dec 27, 2009 - May 23, 2001 Iran, Islamic Republic of May 7, 2006 - May 23, 2001 Iraq Jun 6, 2016 Mar 8, 2016 [2] - Ireland Nov 3, 2010 - May 23, 2001 Israel - - Jul 30, 2001 Italy Jan 29, 2023 - May 23, 2001 Jamaica Aug 30, 2007 - May 23, 2001 Japan May 17, 2004 Aug 30, 2002 [2] - Jordan Nov 23, 2004 - Jan 18, 2002 Kazakhstan Feb 8, 2008 - May 23, 2001 Kenya Dec 23, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Kiribati Dec 6, 2004 - Apr 4, 2002 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. May 17, 2004 Aug 26, 2002 [2] - Korea, Republic of Apr 25, 2007 - Oct 4, 2001 Kuwait Sep 10, 2006 - May 23, 2001 Kyrgyzstan Mar 12, 2007 - May 16, 2002 Lao, People's Dem. Rep. Sep 26, 2006 - Mar 5, 2002 Latvia Jan 26, 2005 - May 23, 2001 Lebanon May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Lesotho May 17, 2004 - Jan 23, 2002 Liberia May 17, 2004 May 23, 2002 [2] - Libya Sep 14, 2005 Jun 14, 2005 [2] - Liechtenstein Mar 4, 2005 - May 23, 2001 Lithuania Mar 5, 2007 - May 17, 2002 Luxembourg May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Madagascar Feb 18, 2006 - Sep 24, 2001 Malawi May 28, 2009 - May 22, 2002 Malaysia - - May 16, 2002 Maldives Jan 15, 2007 Oct 17, 2006 [2] - Mali May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Malta Apr 17, 2017 - May 23, 2001 Marshall Islands May 17, 2004 Jan 27, 2003 [2] - Mauritania Oct 22, 2005 - Aug 8, 2001 Mauritius Oct 12, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Mexico May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Micronesia, Fed. States Oct 15, 2005 - Jul 31, 2001 Moldova, Republic of Jul 6, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Monaco Jan 18, 2005 - May 23, 2001 Mongolia Jul 29, 2004 - May 17, 2002 Montenegro Jun 29, 2011 - Oct 23, 2006 Morocco Sep 13, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Mozambique Jan 31, 2005 - May 23, 2001 Myanmar Jul 18, 2004 Apr 19, 2004 [2] - Namibia Sep 24, 2005 Jun 24, 2005 [2] - Nauru May 17, 2004 - May 9, 2002 Nepal Jun 4, 2007 - Apr 5, 2002 Netherlands May 17, 2004 Jan 28, 2002 [3] May 23, 2001 New Zealand Dec 23, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Nicaragua Mar 1, 2006 - May 23, 2001 Niger Jul 10, 2006 - Oct 12, 2001 Nigeria Aug 22, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Niue (New Zealand) Dec 2, 2005 - Mar 12, 2002 North Macedonia Aug 25, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Norway May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Oman Apr 19, 2005 - Mar 4, 2002 Pakistan Jul 16, 2008 - Dec 6, 2001 Palau Dec 7, 2011 - Mar 28, 2002 Palestinian Authority Mar 29, 2018 Dec 29, 2017 [2] - Panama May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Papua New Guinea May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Paraguay Jun 30, 2004 - Oct 12, 2001 Peru Dec 14, 2005 - May 23, 2001 Philippines May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Poland Jan 21, 2009 - May 23, 2001 Portugal Oct 13, 2004 Jul 15, 2004 [3] May 23, 2001 Qatar Mar 8, 2005 Dec 10, 2004 [2] - Romania Jan 26, 2005 - May 23, 2001 Russian Federation Nov 15, 2011 - May 22, 2002 Rwanda May 17, 2004 Jun 5, 2002 [2] - Saint Kitts and Nevis Aug 19, 2004 May 21, 2004 [2] - Saint Lucia May 17, 2004 Oct 4, 2002 [2] - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Dec 15, 2005 Sep 15, 2005 [2] - Samoa May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Sao Tome and Principe Jul 10, 2006 - Apr 3, 2002 Saudi Arabia Oct 23, 2012 - Mar 14, 2002 Senegal May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Serbia Oct 29, 2009 - May 2, 2002 Seychelles Sep 1, 2008 - Mar 25, 2002 Sierra Leone May 17, 2004 Sep 26, 2003 [2] - Singapore Aug 24, 2005 - May 23, 2001 Slovakia May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Slovenia Aug 2, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Solomon Islands Oct 13, 2004 Jul 28, 2004 [2] - Somalia Oct 24, 2010 Jul 26, 2010 [2] - South Africa May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Spain Aug 26, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Sri Lanka Mar 22, 2006 - Sep 5, 2001 Sudan Nov 27, 2006 - May 23, 2001 Suriname Dec 19, 2011 - May 22, 2002 Sweden May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Switzerland May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Syrian Arab Republic Nov 5, 2005 - Feb 15, 2002 Tajikistan May 9, 2007 - May 21, 2002 Tanzania, Un. Rep. of Jul 29, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Thailand Apr 30, 2005 - May 22, 2002 Togo Oct 20, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Tonga Jan 21, 2010 - May 21, 2002 Trinidad and Tobago May 17, 2004 Dec 13, 2002 [2] - Tunisia Sep 15, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Turkey Jan 14, 2010 - May 23, 2001 Tuvalu May 17, 2004 Jan 19, 2004 [2] - Uganda Oct 18, 2004 Jul 20, 2004 [2] - Ukraine Dec 25, 2007 - May 23, 2001 United Arab Emirates May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 United Kingdom Apr 15, 2005 - Dec 11, 2001 United States of America - - May 23, 2001 Uruguay May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Uzbekistan Sep 26, 2019 Jun 28, 2019 [2] - Vanuatu Dec 16, 2005 - May 21, 2002 Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of Jul 19, 2005 - May 23, 2001 Viet Nam May 17, 2004 - May 23, 2001 Yemen May 17, 2004 - Dec 5, 2001 Zambia Oct 5, 2006 - May 23, 2001 Zimbabwe May 30, 2012 - May 23, 2001 * [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 Cites Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal Treaty | Multilateral | Basel | Apr 5, 1989 Keyword: Waste disposal, Technology transfer, Transport/storage, Hazardous waste, Pollution control, Data collection/reporting, Enforcement/compliance, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Waste management, Offences/penalties, Recycling/reuse, Dispute settlement, Transboundary movement of waste, Liability/compensation Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001003) Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade Treaty | Multilateral | Rotterdam | Sep 29, 1998 Keyword: Hazardous substances, Data collection/reporting, Procedural matters, PIC-prior informed consent, Capacity building, Pesticides, Enforcement/compliance, Dispute settlement Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001280) Cited by Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers to the Convention on Access to Information, Public-Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters Treaty | Multilateral | Kiev | May 21, 2003 Keyword: Access-to-justice, Access-to-information, Air quality/air pollution, Enforcement/compliance, Hazardous substances, Education, Effluent waste water/discharge, Registration, Dispute settlement, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Public participation, Capacity building, Data collection/reporting, Hazardous waste Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001370) Other references Legislation 1 record related to this treaty. 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