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Conventions

• Protocol of 2003 to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992 (rat 19.07.2008)
• International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships (the AFS Convention) (rat 10.01.2009)
• The Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) (rat 1.11.2008)
• The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) (rat 1.10.2008)
• The International Whaling Commission (IWC) (rat 7.01.2009)
• Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (rat on June 8^th, 1994)
• Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (rat on June 9^th, 1994)
• Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident (rat on June 9^th, 1994)
• Joint convention on the safety of spent fuel management and on the safety of radioactive waste management (rat on October 19th, 2005)
• Convention on nuclear safety (rat on November 16th, 2005)
• International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001 (rat 16.07.2006)
• The United Nations Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (rat 06.09.2006)
• Basel (1989) Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (rat on May 14th, 1992)
• Ottawa (1978) Convention on Future Multilateral Co-operation in the North-West Atlantic Fisheries (rat on Feb. 10th, 1993)
• Copenhagen (1964) Convention on International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (rat on Feb. 10th, 1993)
• Ramsar (1971) Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat (rat on October 20th, 1993)
• Washington (1973) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (rat on Oct. 20th, 1993)
• Vienna (1963) Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damages (rat on April 6th, 1994)
• Joint protocol (1988) relating to the application of the Vienna Convention and the Paris Convention (rat on April 6th, 1994)
• Rio de Janeiro (1992) Convention on Biodiversity (rat on May 11th, 1994)
• New York (1992) UN Framework Convention on Climate Changes (rat on May 11th, 1994)
• Helsinki (1992) Convention on Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (rat on April 19th, 1995)
• Helsinki (1992) Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (rat on May 3rd, 1995)
• Vienna (1985) Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and Montreal (1987) Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (rat on September 11th, 1996)
• London (1990) and Copenhagen (1992) Amendments to the Montreal Protocol (rat on January 27th, 1999)
• Helsinki (1992) Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents (rat on March 9th, 2000)
• Geneva (1979) Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) (rat on January 19th, 2000)
• Helsinki (1985) Protocol to the LRTAP on the Reduction of Sulphur Emissions or their Transboundary Fluxes by at least 30 per cent (rat on January 19th, 2000)
• Sofia (1988) Protocol to the LRTAP concerning the Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides or their Transboundary Fluxes (rat on January 19th, 2000)
• Geneva (1991) Protocol to the LRTAP concerning the Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds or their Transboundary Fluxes (rat on January 19th, 2000)
• Espoo (1991) Convention on Environment Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (rat on November 15th, 2000)
• Arhus (1998) Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (rat on June 6th, 2001)
• Berne (1979) Conservation on Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (entered into force in Estonia on August 3rd, 1992)
• London (1973) Convention on Prevention of Pollution from Ships (entered into force in Estonia on March 16th, 1992) and its supplementary protocol (MARPOL 1973/78) and Annexes I - V (Annexes I and II entered into force in Estonia on March 16th, 1992, Annexes III - V on November 18th, 1992)
• Brussels (1969) Convention on Civil Liability for Oil-pollution Damage (entered into force in Estonia on March 1st, 1993)
• Brussels (1971) Convention on Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil-pollution Damage (entered into force in Estonia on March 1st, 1993)