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  1. Agreement adopted on the 21st Conference of Parties to the framework convention of the United Nations regarding climate change

    Summary: This Agreement aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change, in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty. Signed: 22/04/2016 Sanctioned and promulgated: 25/11/2016 International ratification: 06/04/2017 Entry into force: 06/05/2017 pdf file1140_Ondertekende akte in het Engels.pdf (4.33 MB) pdf file1140_Decreet.pdf (62 KB)  

    https://www.fdfa.be/en/agreement-adopted-on-the-21st-conference-of-parties-to-the-framework-convention-of-the-united

  2. Agreement between Belgium, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and the UNMIK on the privileges and immunities of the secretariat of CEFTA

    Summary: The Agreement determines the privileges and immunities necessary for the functioning of the the secretariat of CEFTA and for the successful accomplishment of the official mission of its staff. Signed: 26/06/2008 Sanctioned and promulgated: 18/12/2009 International ratification: 25/06/2014 Entry into force: 25/07/2014 pdf file805_Agreement in English.pdf (2.88 MB) pdf file805_Decreet.pdf (105 KB)

    https://www.fdfa.be/en/agreement-between-belgium-albania-bosnia-and-herzegovina-croatia-macedonia-moldova-montenegro-serbia

  3. Agreement between the Flemish Community, the UNU and the Europa College concerning the accomplishment of the pilot phase and the preparation of the start of the research and training program on comparative regional integration studies

    Summary: Agreement Flanders - University of the United Nations (UNU) - Europa College concerning the research and training program on comparative regional integration studies Signed: 14/03/2000 Termination: 21/03/2001 pdf file578_Ondertekende akte in het Engels.pdf (298 KB)  

    https://www.fdfa.be/en/agreement-between-the-flemish-community-the-unu-and-the-europa-college-concerning-the-accomplishment

  4. Agreement of Cooperation between the United Nations University, the Ministry of the Flemish Community and the University of Gent on the organisation of an international training programme on biodiversity

    Summary: Cooperation Flanders-United Nations University (UNU) regarding an international training programme on biodiversity Signed: 02/07/1999 pdf file527_Ondertekende akte in het Engels.pdf (164 KB)

    https://www.fdfa.be/en/agreement-of-cooperation-between-the-united-nations-university-the-ministry-of-the-flemish-community

  5. Agreement on the conservation of African-Eurasian migratory waterbirds

    Summary: The African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) is an intergovernmental treaty dedicated to the conservation of migratory waterbirds and their habitats across Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, Greenland and the Canadian Archipelago.  Signed: 29/10/1999 Sanctioned and promulgated: 23/05/2003 International ratification: 03/03/2006 Entry into force: 01/06/2006 pdf file336_Agreement in English.pdf (539 KB) pdf file336_Besluit van 1999 tot wijziging van Bijlage 3 in het Engels.pdf (71 KB) pdf file336_Besluit van 2002 tot wijziging van de bijlagen 2 en 3 in het

    https://www.fdfa.be/en/agreement-on-the-conservation-of-african-eurasian-migratory-waterbirds

  6. Agreement on the conservation of bats in Europe

    Summary: The Bat Agreement aims to protect all 53 European bat species through legislation, education, conservation measures and international co-operation with Agreement members and with those who have not yet joined.

    https://www.fdfa.be/en/agreement-on-the-conservation-of-bats-in-europe

  7. Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the law of the sea

    Summary: It consists of 10 articles dealing mainly with procedural aspects such as signature, entry into force and provisional application. Its article 2 deals with the relationship between the Agreement and Part XI of the Convention and it provides that the two shall be interpreted and applied together as a single instrument. Signed: 29/07/1994 Sanctioned and promulgated: 14/07/1998 International ratification: 13/11/1998 Entry into force; 13/12/1998 pdf file160_Agreement relating to the implementation of part XI and annex in English.pdf (399 KB) pdf file160_Decreet.pdf (67 KB)  

    https://www.fdfa.be/en/agreement-relating-to-the-implementation-of-part-xi-of-the-united-nations-convention-on-the-law-of

  8. Amendment of Almaty to the Convention of Aarhus on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters

    Summary: The Almaty Amendment incorporates a new article on public participation in decision-making on deliberate release into the environment and placing on the market of GMOs. Signed: 27/05/2005 Sanctioned and promulgated: 19/12/2008 International ratification: 17/06/2009 pdf file726_Agreement in English.pdf (97 KB) pdf file726_Decreet.pdf (77 KB)      

    https://www.fdfa.be/en/amendment-of-almaty-to-the-convention-of-aarhus-on-access-to-information-public-participation-in

  9. Amendment of Sofia on the Espoo treaty regarding environmental impact reporting in a transboundary context

    Summary: To clarify that the public that may participate in procedures under the Convention includes civil society and, in particular, nongovernmental organizations, and to allow States situated outside the United Nations Economic Community for Europe  region to become Party to the Convention. Signed: 27/02/2001 Sanctioned and promulgated: 25/02/2011 Publication decree in Official Journal: 16/03/2011 pdf file695_Agreement in English.pdf (260 KB) pdf file695_Decreet.pdf (76 KB)  

    https://www.fdfa.be/en/amendment-of-sofia-on-the-espoo-treaty-regarding-environmental-impact-reporting-in-a-transboundary

  10. Amendment to article 43, paragraph (2) of the convention on the rights of the child

    Summary: Decides to adopt the amendment to article 43, paragraph (2) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, replacing the word ''ten" by the word "eighteen". Signed: 12/12/1995 Sanctioned and promulgated: 07/05/2004 International ratification:29/06/2004 Entry into force: 29/06/2004 pdf file575_Agreement in English and French with Dutch translation.pdf (261 KB) pdf file575_Decreet.pdf (62 KB)    

    https://www.fdfa.be/en/amendment-to-article-43-paragraph-2-of-the-convention-on-the-rights-of-the-child

  11. Amendment to the Agreement of Cooperation between the United Nations University (UNU), the Ministry of the Flemish Community and the University of Gent on the organisation of an international training programme on biodiversity

    Summary: Amendment to the Agreement of Cooperation Flanders-UNU concerning an an international training programme on biodiversity (2002)    Signed: 01/02/2002 pdf file528_Ondertekende akte in het Engels.pdf (53 KB)

    https://www.fdfa.be/en/amendment-to-the-agreement-of-cooperation-between-the-united-nations-university-unu-the-ministry-of

  12. Amendment to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous-Wastes and their Disposal

    Summary: The overarching objective of the Basel Convention is to protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects of hazardous wastes. Its scope of application covers a wide range of wastes defined as “hazardous wastes” based on their origin and/or composition and their characteristics, as well as two types of wastes defined as “other wastes” - household waste and incinerator ash.  Signed: 22/09/1995 Sanctioned and promulgated: 06/12/2002 International ratification: 20/06/2003 pdf file365_Amendment in English.pdf (55 KB) pdf file365_Decreet.pdf (120 KB)

    https://www.fdfa.be/en/amendment-to-the-basel-convention-on-the-control-of-transboundary-movements-of-hazardous-wastes-and

  13. Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozon layer

    Summary: amendment of Kigali. Signed: 15/10/2016 Sanctioned and promulgated: 09/03/2018 pdf file1194_Amendment in English.pdf (1.74 MB) pdf file1194_Decreet.pdf (47 KB)              

    https://www.fdfa.be/en/amendment-to-the-montreal-protocol-on-substances-that-deplete-the-ozon-layer

  14. Amendment to the Water Convention

    Summary: The Water Convention was amended to allow accession by countries outside the UNECE region. Signed: 28/11/2003 Sanctioned and promulgated: 13/03/2009 pdf file724_Agreement in English.pdf (83 KB) pdf file724_Decreet.pdf (82 KB)  

    https://www.fdfa.be/en/amendment-to-the-water-convention

  15. Amendments of annex II and annex III to the Convention for the protection of the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic concerning the storage of carbon dioxide streams in geological formations

    Summary: Amendments of annex II and annex III to the OSPAR Convention Signed: 29/06/2007 Sanctioned and promulgated: 10/02/2017 pdf file1021_Akte in het Engels.pdf (47 KB) pdf file1021_Decreet.pdf (76 KB)    

    https://www.fdfa.be/en/amendments-of-annex-ii-and-annex-iii-to-the-convention-for-the-protection-of-the-marine-environment

  16. Annex V and Appendix 3 to the Convention for the protection of the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic Ocean (OSPAR)

    Summary: The aim of the OSPAR Convention is to prevent and eliminate pollution and to protect the maritime area against the harmful effects of human activities. Signed: 23/07/1998 Sanctioned and promulgated: 17/06/2005 International ratification: 28/07/2005 Entry into force: 28/08/2005 pdf file380_Agreement in English.pdf (79 KB) pdf file380_Decreet.pdf (26 KB)

    https://www.fdfa.be/en/annex-v-and-appendix-3-to-the-convention-for-the-protection-of-the-marine-environment-of-the-north

  17. Arms trade treaty

    Summary: This a multilateral treaty that regulates the international trade in conventional weapons. Signed: 03/06/2013 Sanctioned and promulgated: 25/04/2014 International ratification: 03/06/2014 Entry into force: 24/12/2014 pdf file1056_Verdrag in het Engels.pdf (383 KB) pdf file1056_Decreet.pdf (28 KB)

    https://www.fdfa.be/en/arms-trade-treaty

  18. Convention for the conservation of antarctic seals

    Summary: The convention has the objective to promote and achieve the protection, scientific study, and rational use of Antarctic seals, and to maintain a satisfactory balance within the ecological system of Antarctica. Signed: 09/06/1972 International ratification: 09/02/1978 Entry into force: 11/03/1978 pdf file319_Agreement in English.pdf (388 KB)  

    https://www.fdfa.be/en/convention-for-the-conservation-of-antarctic-seals

  19. Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic

    Summary: The OSPAR Convention is the current legislative instrument regulating international cooperation on environmental protection in the North-East Atlantic. Signed: 03/11/1992 Sanctioned and promulgated: 19/04/1995 International ratification: 06/09/1996 Entry into force: 06/10/1996 pdf file47_Agreement in English.pdf (360 KB) pdf file47_Decreet.pdf (35 KB)

    https://www.fdfa.be/en/convention-for-the-protection-of-the-marine-environment-of-the-north-east-atlantic

  20. Convention of New York on the non-navigational uses of international watercourses

    Summary: Convention on the non-navigational uses of international watercourses Signed: 21/05/1997 pdf file1025_Akte in het Engels.pdf (297 KB)  

    https://www.fdfa.be/en/convention-of-new-york-on-the-non-navigational-uses-of-international-watercourses

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