XXVII. Environment

  
 
 
 
  
1. Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, 1985 26. Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas, 1958
2. Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, 1987 27. Convention on the High Seas, 1958
3. Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Adopted at the Second Meeting of the Parties at London, 29 June 1990 28. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982
4. Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Adopted at the Fourth Meeting of the Parties at Copenhagen, 25 November 1992 29. Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982, 1994
5. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 1992 30. Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, 1989
6. Convention on the Law of Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses 31. Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (as amended), 1972
7. Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification particularly in Africa, 1994 32. Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships of 1973, 1978
8. Convention on Biological Diversity, 1992 33. International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties, 1969
9. Convention Relative to the Preservation of Fauna and Flora in their Natural State, 1933 34. International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (as amended), 1969
10. Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, 1971 35. Convention on Nuclear Safety, 1994
11. Protocol to Amend the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, 1982 36. Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, 1979
12. International Plant Protection Convention, 1951 37. Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, 1986
13. International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (as amended) (UPOV), 1961 38. Convention on Assistance in the Case of Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency, 1986
14. International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, 1966 39. Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water, 1963
15. Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, 1979 40. Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Sea Bed and the Ocean Floor and in the Subsoil Thereof, 1971
16. Convention on the Conservation of the Living Resources of the South-East Atlantic, 1969 41. Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, 1967
17. International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (as amended), 1946 42. Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons, and on Their Destruction, 1972
18. Lusaka Agreement on Co-Operative Enforcement Operations directed at Illegal Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora, 1994 43. Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and Their Destruction, 1993
19. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
20. The Antarctic Treaty
21. Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
22. Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, 1980
23. Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals, 1972
24. Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities, 1988
25. Convention on the Continental Shelf, 1958
 

Reference Sources:

  • Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General: Status as at 30 April 1999 (ST/LEG/SER.E/17)
  • Register of International Treaties and Other Agreements in the Field of Environment, 1996 (UNEP)
  • WWW Sources:
  • Multilaterals Project (Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy)
  • Status of Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the United Nations Secretary-General
  • ENTRI Environmental Treaty Texts
  • Climate Change Convention Secretariat
  • U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
  • International Atomic Energy Agency
  • The Chemical Weapons Convention Website

  • XXVII. Environment
    No.1
    Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
    Full Text / Current Parties

    Date: 22 March 1985
    Done at: Vienna
    Entry into force: 22 September 1988 in accordance with art.17(1)
    Reference: v1513 U.N.T.S.
    Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations

    Status: acceded on 15 January 1990
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.2
    Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
    Full Text / Current Parties

    Date: 16 September 1987
    Done at: Montreal
    Entry into force: 1 January 1989 in accordance with art. 16(1)
    Reference: v1522 U.N.T.S.

    Status: acceded on 15 January 1990
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.3
    Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
    Full Text / Current Parties

    Date: 29 June 1990
    Done at: London
    Entry into force: 10 August 1992 in accordance with art. 2(1) of the amendment
    Reference: Annex II of the Report of the Second Meeting (UNEP/O.L.Pro.2/3)
    Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations

    Status: accepted on 12 May 1992
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.4
    Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
    Full Text / Current Parties

    Date: 25 November 1992
    Done at: Copenhagen
    Entry into force: 14 June 1994 in accordance with art. 3(1) of the amendment
    Reference: Annex III of the Report of the Fourth Meeting (UNEP/OzL.Pro.4/15)
    Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations

    Status: acceded to on 13 March 2001
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.5

    United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
    Full Text / Current Parties

    Date: 9 May 1992
    Done at: New York
    Entry into force: 21 March 1994 in accordance with art.23(1)
    Reference: Doc. A/AC.237/18 (Part II)/Add.1 and Corr.1
    Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations

    Status: signed 15 June 1993; ratified on 29 August 1997 (date of receipt of ratification documents)
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.6
    Convention on the Law of Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses
    Full Text / Current Parties

    Date: 21 May 1997
    Done at: General Assembly, New York
    Entry into force: Not yet in force in accordance with art.36
    Reference: Doc. A/51/869
    Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations

    Status: signed on 13 August 1997; ratified on 26 October 1998
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.7
    Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification particularly in Africa
    Full Text / Current Parties

    Date: 14 October 1994
    Done at: Paris
    Entry into force: 26 December 1996 in accordance with art. 36(1)
    Reference: Doc. A/AC.241/15/Rev.3
    Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations

    Status: signed 9 January 1995; ratified on 30 September 1997 (date of receipt of ratification documents)
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.8
    Convention on Biological Diversity
    Full Text / Current Parties

    Date: 5 June 1992
    Done at: Rio de Janeiro
    Entry into force: 29 December 1993 in accordance with art. 36(1)
    Reference: Doc. UNEP/Bio.Div/N7-INC.5/4
    Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations

    Status: signed on 4 June 1993, ratified 2 November 1995
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.9
    Convention Relative to the Preservation of Fauna and Flora in their Natural State
    Full Text / Current Parties

    Date: 8 November 1933
    Done at: London
    Entry into force: 14 January 1936
    Reference: v172 League of Nations Treaty Series p72
    Depositary: United Kingdom

    Status: signed on 8 November 1933; ratified on 19 November 1935; in force for South Africa on 14 January 1936
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.10
    Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat
    Full Text / Current Parties

    Date: 2 February 1971
    Done at: Ramsar, Iran
    Entry into force: 12 December 1975 in accordance with art.10
    Reference: v996 U.N.T.S. p245
    Depositary: Director-General of UNESCO

    Status: ratified on 12 March 1975; in force for South Africa on 12 December 1975
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.11
    Protocol to Amend the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat
    Full Text / Current Parties

    Date: 3 December 1982
    Done at: Paris
    Entry into force: 1 December 1986 in accordance with art.6
    Reference:
    Depositary: Director-General of UNESCO

    Status: signed on 26 May 1983 (definitive signature)
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.12
    International Plant Protection Convention
    Full Text / Current Parties

    Date: 6 December 1951; amended November 1979
    Done at: Rome
    Entry into force: 3 April 1952 in accordance with art.XIV; amendment on 4 April 1991
    Reference: v150 U.N.T.S. p67
    Depositary: Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

    Status: ratified on 21 September 1956
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.13
    International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (as amended) (UPOV)
    Full Text / Current Parties

    Date: 2 December 1961
    Done at: Paris
    Entry into force: 10 August 1968 in accordance with art.31
    Amended: 10 November 1972 in Geneva (in force on 11 February 1977); 23 October 1978 in Geneva (in force on 8 November 1981); 19 March 1991 in Geneva (not yet in force)
    Reference: v815 U.N.T.S. p89
    Depositary: 1961 and 1972: France; 1978 and 1991 (UPOV)

    Status: in force for South Africa on 6 November 1977
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.14
    International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
    Full Text / Current Parties

    Date: 14 May 1966
    Done at: Rio de Janeiro
    Entry into force: 21 March 1969 in accordance with art.XIV
    Amended: 10 July 1984 in Paris (not yet in force); 5 June 1992 in Madrid (not yet in force).
    Reference: v673 U.N.T.S. p63
    Depositary: Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

    Status: adhered to since 17 October 1967, and entered into force on 21 March 1969
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.15
    Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
    Full Text / Current Parties

    Date: 23 June 1979
    Done at: Bonn
    Entry into force: 1 November 1983 in accordance with art.XVIII
    Reference:
    Depositary: Germany

    Status: acceded on 27 September 1991, in force for South Africa on 1 December 1991
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.16
    Convention on the Conservation of the Living Resources of the South-East Atlantic
    Full Text / Current Parties

    Date: 23 October 1969
    Done at: Rome
    Entry into force: 24 October 1971 in accordance with art.XVIII
    Reference: v801 U.N.T.S. p101
    Depositary: Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

    Status: signed on 23 October 1969; ratified on 2 October 1970; in force for South Africa on 24 October 1971
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.17
    International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (as amended)
    Full Text / Current Parties

    Date: 2 December 1946; amended 19 November 1956
    Done at: Washington. D.C.
    Entry into force: 10 November 1948; amendment on 4 May 1959 in accordance with art.10
    Reference: v161 U.N.T.S. p72
    Depositary: U.S.A.

    Status: in force for South Africa on 10 November 1948
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.18
    Lusaka Agreement on Co-Operative Enforcement Operations Directed at Illegal Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora
    Full Text / Current Parties

    Date: 8 September 1994
    Done at: Lusaka
    Entry into force: 10 December 1996 in accordance with art. 13(1)
    Reference: UNEP doc. No.94/7929
    Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations

    Status: signed on 9 September 1994
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.19
    Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
    Full Text / Appendices I & II (1995) / Appendix III (1995) / Current Parties

    Date: 3 March 1973, amended at Bonn, Germany on 22 June 1979
    Done at: Washington, D.C.
    Entry into force: 90 days after the date of deposit of the instrument of ratification in accordance with art. XXII(2)
    Reference: v993 U.N.T.S. p244
    Depositary: Switzerland
    Status: ratified on 15 July 1975, in force for South Africa on 13 October 1975; Withdrawal of reservation concerning the transfer of the African Elephant, Loxodonta Africana, from Appendix II to Appendix I: notified on 6 September 2000
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.20
    The Antarctic Treaty
    Full Text / Current Parties

    Date: 1 December 1959
    Done at: Washington, D.C.
    Entry into force: 23 June 1961 in accordance with art. XIII
    Reference: v402 U.N.T.S. p71
    Depositary: U.S.A.

    Status: ratified on 21 June 1960 (original signatory), in force for South Africa on 23 June 1961
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.21
    Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
    Full Text / Current Parties

    Date: 3 October 1991
    Done at: Madrid
    Entry into force: not yet in force
    Reference:
    Depositary: U.S.A.

    Status: signed on 4 October 1991, ratified on 3 August 1995
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.22
    Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
    Full Text / Current Parties
    Date: 20 May 1980
    Done at: Canberra
    Entry into force: 7 April 1982  in accordance with art.XXVIII
    Reference:
    Depositary: Australia

    Status: signed on 11 September 1980, ratified on 23 July 1981; in force for South Africa on 7 April 1982
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.23
    Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals
    Full Text / Current Parties
    Date: 1 June 1972
    Done at: London
    Entry into force: 11 March 1978 in accordance with art.13
    Reference:
    Depositary: United Kingdom
    Status: signed on 9 June 1972, ratified on 15 August 1972.
     
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    XXVII. Environment
    No.24
    Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities
    Full Text / Current Parties
    Date: 2 June 1988
    Done at: Wellington
    Entry into force: Not yet in force under art.62
    Reference:
    Depositary: New Zealand
    Status: signed on 25 November 1988
     
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    XXVII. Environment
    No.25
    Convention on the Continental Shelf
    Full Text / Current Parties
    Date: 29 April 1958
    Done at: Geneva
    Entry into force: 10 June 1964 in accordance with art.11
    Reference: v499 U.N.T.S. p311
    Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations
    Status: acceded on 9 April 1963
     
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    XXVII. Environment
    No.26
    Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas
    Full Text / Current Parties
    Date: 29 April 1958
    Done at: Geneva
    Entry into force: 30 March 1966
    Reference: v559 U.N.T.S. p285
    Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations
    Status: acceded on 9 April 1963
     
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    XXVII. Environment
    No.27
    Convention on the High Seas
    Full Text / Current Parties
    Date: 29 April 1958
    Done at: Geneva
    Entry into force: 30 September 1962 in accordance with art.34
    Reference: v450 U.N.T.S. p11
    Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations
    Status: acceded on 9 April 1963
     
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    XXVII. Environment
    No.28
    United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
    Full Text / Current Parties
    Date: 10 December 1982
    Done at: Montego Bay, Jamaica
    Entry into force: 16 November 1994 in accordance with art.308(1)
    Reference: A/CONF.62/122 and Corr.1 to 11
    Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations
    Status: signed on 5 December 1984; Reservation:
    "Pursuant to the provisions of Article 310 of the Convention the South African Government declares that the signature of the Convention by South Africa in no way implies recognition by South Africa of the United Nations Council for Namibia or its competence to act on behalf of South West Africa/Namibia."
    Ratified on 23 December 1997
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    XXVII. Environment
    No.29
    Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982
    Full Text / Current Parties
    Date: 28 July 1994
    Done at: New York
    Entry into force: provisional application on 16 November 1994 in accordance with art.7(1) and entry into force on 28 July 1996 in accordance with art.6(1)
    Reference: Doc. A/RES/48/263
    Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations
    Status: signed on 3 October 1994; provisional application as of 16 November 1994. Notification to the Secretary-General of intention to continue to participate as a member of the International Seabed Authority on a provisional basis, in accordance with par.12(a), first sentence, of section I of the Annex. Notification of continuation of provisional application on 19 July 1996;

    Ratified on 23 December 1997
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.30
    Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
    Full Text / Current Parties
    Date: 22 March 1989
    Done at: Basel, Switzerland
    Entry into force: 5 May 1992 in accordance with art. 25(1)
    Reference: Doc. UNEP/WG.190/4
    Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations

    Status: acceded on 5 May 1994
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.31
    Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (as amended)
    Full Text / Current Parties
    Date: 29 December 1972
    Done at: London, Mexico City, Moscow and Washington, D.C.
    Entry into force: 30 August 1975 in accordance with art.19
    Reference:
    Depositary Governments: U.K., Mexico, Russian Federation and U.S.A.

    Status: acceded on 7 August 1978
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.32
    Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973
    Full Text / Current Parties
    Date: 17 February 1978
    Done at: London
    Entry into force: 2 October 1983 in accordance with art.V
    Reference:
    Depositary: Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization of the United Nations

    Status: In force for South Africa on 28 February 1985, Annex V in force on 13 August 1992
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.33
    International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties
    Full Text / Current Parties
    Date: 29 November 1969
    Done at: Brussels
    Entry into force: 6 May 1975 in accordance withart.XI
    Reference: v970 U.N.T.S. p211
    Depositary: Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization of the United Nations

    Status: acceded on 1 July 1986; in force for South Africa on 29 September 1986
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.34
    International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (as amended)
    Full Text / Current Parties
    Date: 29 November 1969
    Done at: Brussels
    Entry into force: 19 June 1975 in accordance with art.XV
    Amended: 19 November 1976 in London (in force on 8 April 1981); amended on 25 May 1984 in London (not yet in force)
    Reference: v973 U.N.T.S. p3
    Depositary: Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization of the United Nations

    Status: acceded on 17 March 1976; in force for South Africa on 15 June 1976
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.35
    Convention on Nuclear Safety
    Full Text / Current Parties
    Date: 17 June 1994
    Done at: Vienna
    Entry into force: 24 October 1986 in accordance with art.31(1)
    Reference: IAEA INFCIRC/449
    Depositary: International Atomic Energy Agency

    Status: signed on 20 September 1994, ratified on 24 December 1996
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.36
    Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material
    Full Text / Current Parties
    Date: 26 October 1979
    Done at: Vienna
    Entry into force: 8 February 1987
    in accordance with art. 19(1)
    Reference: IAEA INFCIRC/274/Rev.1
    Depositary: International Atomic Energy Agency

    Status: signed on 18 May 1981
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.37
    Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident
    Full Text / Current Parties
    Date: 26 September 1986
    Done at: Vienna
    Entry into force: 27 October 1986 in accordance with art.12
    Reference: IAEA INFCIRC/335
    Depositary: International Atomic Energy Agency

    Status: signed and ratified on 10 August 1987 (reservation); in force for South Africa on 10 September 1987
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.38
    Convention on Assistance in the Case of Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency
    Full Text / Current Parties
    Date: 26 September 1986
    Done at: Vienna
    Entry into force: 26 February 1987 in accordance with art.14(3)
    Reference: IAEA INFCIRC/336
    Depositary: International Atomic Energy Agency

    Status: signed and ratified on 10 August 1987 (reservation); in force for South Africa on 10 September 1987
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.39
    Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water
    Full Text / Current Parties
    Date: 5 August 1963 (original parties; open for signature on 8 August 1963
    Done at: London, Moscow and Washington, D.C.
    Entry into force: 10 October 1963 in accordance with art.III
    Reference: v480 U.N.T.S. p43
    Depositary: U.K., Russian Federation and U.S.A.

    Status: acceded to London text on 10 October 1963, Washington D.C. text on 10 October 1963, and Moscow text on 22 November 1963
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.40
    Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Sea Bed and the Ocean Floor and in the Subsoil Thereof
    Full Text / Current Parties
    Date: 12 December 1971
    Done at: London, Moscow and Washington, D.C.
    Entry into force: 18 May 1972 in accordance with art.X
    Reference: G.A. Res. 2660 (XXV), annex
    Depositary Governments: U.K., Russian Federation and U.S.A

    Status: signed Washington D.C. text on 11 February 1971, ratified Washington D.C. text on 14 November 1973, and ratified London text on 26 November 1973
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.41
    Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies
    Full Text / Current Parties
    Date: 27 January 1967
    Done at: London, Moscow, and Washington, D.C.
    Entry into force: 10 October 1967 in accordance with art.XIV
    Reference: G.A. Res. 2222 (XXI), annex; v610 U.N.T.S. p205
    Depositary: U.K., Russian Federation and U.S.A.

    Status: signed Washington, D.C. text on 1 March 1967; ratified Washington D.C. text on 30 September 1968; ratified London text on 8 October 1968
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.42
    Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons, and on Their Destruction
    Full Text / Current Parties
    Date: 10 April 1972
    Done at: London, Moscow and Washington, D.C.
    Entry into force: 26 March 1975 in accordance with art.XIV
    Reference: G.A. Res. 2826 (XXVI), annex; v1015 U.N.T.S. p163
    Depositary Governments: U.K., Russian Federation and U.S.A.

    Status: signed Washington D.C. text on 11 April 1972, ratified Washington D.C. text on 3 November 1975
     

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    XXVII. Environment
    No.43
    Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and Their Destruction
    Full Text / Current Parties
    Date: 13 January 1993
    Done at: Paris
    Entry into force: 29 April 1997 in accordance with art.21(1)
    Reference: Doc. CD/CW/WP.400/Rev.1
    Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations
    Status: signed on 14 January 1993 and ratified on 13 September 1995
     
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