Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and redress to the Cartegena Protocol on Biosafety
Parties with reservations, declarations and objections
Party | Reservations / Declarations | Objections |
---|---|---|
Belgium | Yes | No |
Denmark | Yes | No |
EU (European Union) | Yes | No |
Belgium
20-09-2011
This signature engages also the Walloon Region, the Flemish Region and the Brussels-Capital Region.
Denmark
25-02-2015
Territorial exclusion with regard to Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
EU (European Union)
21-03-2013
The European Union declares that, in accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning
of the European Union, and in particular Article 191 thereof, it is competent for
entering into international agreements, and for implementing the obligations resulting
therefrom, which contribute to the pursuit of the following objectives:
- preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment;
- protecting human health;
- prudent and rational utilisation of natural resources;
- promoting measures at international level to deal with regional or worldwide environmental
problems, and in particular combating climate change.
Moreover, the European Union adopts measures at Union level in the area of judicial
cooperation in civil matters for the proper functioning of its internal market.
The European Union declares that it has already adopted legal instruments, binding
on its Member States, covering matters governed by this Supplementary Protocol. The
exercise of Union competence is by nature subject to continuous development. In order
to comply with its obligations under Article 20(3)(a) of the Cartagena Protocol on
Biosafety to the Convention of Biodiversity, the Union will keep up to date the list
of legal instruments already transmitted to the Biosafety Clearing House.
The European Union is responsible for the performance of those obligations resulting
from this Supplementary Protocol which are covered by Union law in force.