Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution on Heavy Metals

Parties with reservations, declarations and objections

Party	Reservations / Declarations	Objections
Austria	Yes	No
Canada	Yes	No
Estonia	Yes	No
Finland	Yes	No
Liechtenstein	Yes	No
Luxembourg	Yes	No
Monaco	Yes	No
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the	Yes	No
Norway	Yes	No
Romania	Yes	No
Serbia	Yes	No
Slovakia	Yes	No
Spain	Yes	No

Austria

17-12-2003

The Republic of Austria declares in accordance with Article 3 paragraph 1 and Annex 1 of the Protocol the year 1985 as a reference year for the obligations of this Paragraph.
The Republic of Austria declares in accordance with Article 11 of the Protocol that it accepts both the means of dispute settlement mentioned in Paragraph 2 as compulsroy in relation to any party accepting an obligation concerning one or both of these means of dispute settlement.

Canada

26-10-1999

Canada intends to act in accordance with paragraph 7 of Article 3 of this Protocol.

Estonia

24-03-2006

Pursuant to article 3, paragraph 1 and Annex I of the Protocol, the Republic of Estonia set the reference years as follows:
Mercury (Hg) - year 1990
Cadmium (Cd) - year 1990
Lead (Pb) - year 1990.

Finland

20-06-2000

The Government of Finland confirms that the reference year set in accordance with the annex I is the year 1990.

Liechtenstein

23-12-2003

The Principality of Liechtenstein declares in accordance with Article 11, paragraph 2, of the Protocol that it accepts both of the means of dispute settlement mentioned in this paragraph as compulsory in relation to any party accepting an obligation concerning one or both of these means of dispute settlement.

Luxembourg

01-05-2000

Article 3, paragraph 1, of [the Protocol], provides that each Party shall reduce its total annual emissions into the atmosphere of each of the heavy metals listed in annex I from the level of the emission in the reference year set in accordance with that annex. Annex I sets as the reference year 1990, or an alternative year from 1985 to 1995 inclusive specified by a Party upon ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
[The Governnment of Luxembourg hereby declares] that the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg intends to choose 1990 as the reference year.

Monaco

13-11-2003

Pursuant to Article 3, paragraph 1, and Annex I of the Protocol on Heavy Metals, the Principality of Monaco declares the year 1992 as its reference year.

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

17-02-2010

The Kingdom of the Netherlands declares, in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 11 of the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution on Heavy Metals, that it accepts both means of dispute settlement referred to in that paragraph as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting one or both means of dispute settlement.

Norway

16-12-1999

1. With reference to Article 3 no 2 Litra (a) and Annex III, Norway hereby declares that the reference year should be 1990.
2. With reference to Article 11 no 2, Norway hereby declares that, in respect of any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the Protocol, it recognizes only the following means of dispute settlement as compulsory ipso facto and without special agreement, in relation to any Party accepting the same obligation:
a) Submission of the dispute to the International Court of Justice.

Romania

05-09-2003

Romania declares that the reference year set in accordance with Aticle 3, paragraph 1, and Annex 1 of the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Heavy Metals is the year 1989.

Serbia

26-03-2012

The Republic of Serbia declares, in accordance with Article 3, paragraph 1, and Annex I to the Protocol, the year 1990 as a reference year for the obligations.
The Republic of Serbia declares that, in accordance with Annex VI, it wants to be considered as a State economy in transition.

Slovakia

30-12-2002

Pursuant to Article 3, paragraph 1, and Annex I of the Protocol on Heavy Metals, the Slovak Republic hereby declares the year 1990 as its reference year.

Spain

21-09-2011

In the event that the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Heavy Metals, should be applicable to Gibraltar, Spain wishes to make the following declaration:
1. Gibraltar is a Non-Self-Governing Territory for whose international relations the United Kingdom is responsible and which is subject to a process of decolonization in accordance with the relevant decisions and resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly.
2. The Gibraltar authorities are local in character and exercise an exclusively domestic jurisdiction that originates in and is based on the powers allocated to and conferred on them by the United Kingdom, in accordance with its domestic law and in its capacity as the sovereign State upon which depends the said Non-Self-Governing Territory.
3. Consequently, any involvement by the Gibraltar authorities in the implementation of this Convention shall be understood to take place exclusively within the framework of the domestic jurisdiction of Gibraltar and shall not be considered to affect in any way the content of the two preceding paragraphs.
4. The procedure envisaged in the "Agreed Arrangements relating to Gibraltar Authorities in the Context of the Mixed Agreements (2007)", concluded by Spain and the United Kingdom on 19 December 2007, and communicated to the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union, shall be applicable to the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Heavy Metals, done in Aarhus on 24 June 1998.