Статус Венской конвенции об охране озонового слоя (Вена, 22 марта 1985 года) [рус., англ.]

(по состоянию на 29 октября 2026 года)

Вступление в силу: 22.09.1988

VIENNA CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE OZONE LAYER

Vienna, 22 March 1985

Status as at: 29-10-2026

Entry into force: 22 September 1988, in accordance with article 17(1).

Registration: 22 September 1988, No. 26164

Status: Signatories: 28. Parties: 198 <1>.

Text: Certified true copy

United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1513, p. 293.

Note: The Convention was adopted by the Conference on the Protection of the Ozone Layer and open for signature at Vienna from 22 March 1985 to 21 September 1985, and at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 22 September 1985 until 21 March 1986.

DECLARATIONS

(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations were made upon ratification, acceptance, approval, accession or succession.)

Andorra

Declaration:

The Principality of Andorra accepts as compulsory the means of dispute as described in article 11 paragraph 3 (a) of the Convention: the submission of the dispute to the International Court of Justice.

Bahrain <13>, <14>

European Union

23 May 1989

«1. On behalf of the European Community, it is hereby declared that the said Community can accept arbitration as a means of dispute settlement within the terms of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer.»

It cannot accept submission of any dispute to the International Court of Justice.»

«2. According to the customary procedures within the European Community, the Community's financial participation in the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and in the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the Ozone Layer may not involve the Community in expenditure other than administrative costs which may not exceed 2.5% of the total administrative costs.»

Declaration by the European Economic Community in conformity with Article 13 (3) of the Vienna Convention for the protection of the ozone layer concerning the extent of its competence with respect to the matters covered by the Convention and by the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer: In accordance with the relevant Articles of the EEC Treaty, the Community has competence to take action relating to the preservation, protection and improvement of the quality of the environment.

The Community has exercised its competence in the area covered by the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol in adopting Council Decision 80/372/EEC of 26 March 1980 concerning chlorofluorocarbons in the environment (1), Council Decision 82/795/EEC of 15 November 1982 on the consolidation of precautionary measures concerning chlorofluorocarbons in the environment (2) and Council Regulation (EEC) N° 3322/88 of 14 October 1988 on certain chlorofluorocarbons and halons which deplete the ozone layer. The Community may well exercise its competence in the future by adopting further legislation in this area.

In the field of research in the environment, as referred to by the Convention, the Community has a certain competence by virtue of Council Decision 86/234/EC of 10 June 1986 adopting multiannual R& D programmes in the field of the environment (1986 to 1990).

(1) OJ N° L 90, 3.4.1980, p. 45.

(2) OJ N° L 329, 25.11.1982, p. 29.

Finland

«With respect to article 11, paragraph 3 of the Convention Finland declares that it accepts both of the said means of dispute settlement as compulsory.»

Holy See

Declaration:

«In acceding to the Vienna Convention on the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, as well as its four Amendments: London (1990), Copenhagen (1992), Montreal (1997) and Beijing (1999), the Holy See desires to encourage the entire International Community to be resolute in promoting authentic cooperation between politics, science and economics. Such cooperation, as has been shown in the case of the ozone regime, can achieve important outcomes, which make it simultaneously possible to safeguard creation, to promote integral human development and to care for the common good, in a spirit of responsible solidarity and with profound positive repercussions for present and future generations.»

In conformity with its own nature and with the particular character of Vatican City State, the Holy See, by means of the solemn act of accession, intends to give its own moral support to the commitment of States to the correct and effective implementation of the Treaties in question and to the attaining of the mentioned objectives. To this end, it expresses the wish that by recognizing «the signs of [an economic growth] that has not always been able to protect the delicate balances of nature» (Homily of Pope Benedict XVI at Loreto, 2 September 2007), all actors will intensify the aforesaid cooperation and strengthen «the alliance between man and the environment, which must mirror the creative love of God, from whom we come and to whom we are bound» (Benedict XVI, After the Angelus, 16 September 2007).»

Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Declaration:

«In accordance with article 11, paragraph 3, of the Convention the Kingdom of the Netherlands accepts for a dispute not resolved in accordance with paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 of article 11 of the above-mentioned Convention, both of the following means of dispute settlement as compulsory:»

(a) Arbitration in accordance with procedures to be adopted by the Conference of the Parties at its first ordinary meeting;

(b) Submission of the dispute to the International Court of Justice.»

Norway

«Norway accepts the means of dispute settlement as described in art. 11, para 3 (a) and (b) of the Convention as compulsory, that is a) arbitration in accordance with procedures to be adopted by the Conference of the Parties at its first ordinary meeting, or b) submission of the dispute to the International Court of Justice.»

Sweden

«Sweden accepts the following means of dispute settlement as compulsory:»

Submission of the dispute to the International Court of Justice [article 11, paragraph 3 (b)].

It is, however, the intention of the Swedish Government to accept also the following means of dispute settlement as compulsory:

Arbitration in accordance with procedures to be adopted by the Conference of the Parties at its first ordinary meeting [article 11, paragraph 3 (a)].

A declaration in this latter respect will, however, not be given until the procedures for arbitration have been adopted by the Conference of the Parties at its first ordinary meeting.»

End Note

1. For the purpose of entry into force of the [Convention/Protocol], any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession deposited by a regional economic integration organization shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by member States of that Organization.

2. The former Yugoslavia had acceeded to the Convention on 16 April 1990. See also note 1 under «Bosnia and Herzegovina», «Croatia», «former Yugoslavia», «Slovenia», «The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia» and «Yugoslavia» in the «Historical Information» section in the front matter of this volume.

3. On 15 February 1994, the Secretary-General received from the Government of Portugal a notification to the effect that it shall extend the Convention to Macao. Subsequently, the Secretary-General received communications concerning the status of Macao from the Governments of the Portugal and China (see also note 3 under «China» and note 1 under «Portugal» regarding Macao in the «Historical Information» section in the front matter of this volume). Upon resuming the exercise of sovereignty over Macao, China notified the Secretary-General that the Convention will also apply to the Macao Special Administrative Region.

4. On 6 and 10 June 1997, the Secretary-General received communications concerning the status of Hong Kong from the Governments of the United Kingdom and China (see also note 2 under «China» and note 2 under «United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland» regarding Hong Kong in the «Historical Information» section in the front matter of this volume). Upon resuming the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, China notified the Secretary-General that the Convention with the reservation made by China will also apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

5. Czechoslovakia had acceded to the Convention on 1 October 1990. See also note 1 under «Czech Republic» and note 1 under «Slovakia» in the «Historical Information» section in the front matter of this volume.

6. See note 1 under «Germany» regarding Berlin (West) in the «Historical Information» section in the front matter of this volume.

7. The German Democratic Republic had acceded to the Convention on 25 January 1989. See also note 2 under «Germany» in the «Historical Information» section in the front matter of this volume.

8. On 9 January 2020, the Secretary-General received a communication from the Government of Mauritius relating to the Chagos Archipelago.

See C.N.47.2020.TREATIES-XXVII.2 of 31 January 2020 for the text of the above-mentioned communication.

9. See note 1 under «Montenegro» in the «Historical Information» section in the front matter of this volume.

10. For the Kingdom in Europe, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.

11. The instrument of ratification indicates that in accordance with the special relationship which exists between New Zealand and the Cook Islands and between New Zealand and Niue, there have been consultations regarding the Convention between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Cook Islands and between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Niue; that the Government of the Cook Islands, which has exclusive competence to implement treaties in the Cook Islands, has requested that the Convention should extend to the Cook Islands; that the Government of Niue which has exclusive competence to implement treaties in Niue, has requested that the Convention should extend to Niue. The said instrument specifies that accordingly the Convention shall apply also to the Cook Islands and Niue.

In this regard, on 17 March 2004, the Secretary-General received from the Government of New Zealand, the following communications:

In respect of the Cook Islands:

«...the Government of New Zealand ratified the Convention on 2 June 1987;»

...the Government of New Zealand declared, on ratification, that its ratification extended to the Cook Islands;

...the Cook Islands is a self-governing State in a relationship of free association with New Zealand, and possesses in its own right the capacity to enter into treaties and other international agreements with governments and regional and international organisations;

...the Government of the Cook Islands acceded to the Convention in its own right on 22 December 2003;

...the Government of New Zealand declares that, by reason of the accession to the Convention by the Government of the Cook Islands, it regards the Government of Cook Islands as having succeeded to the obligations under the Convention of the Government of New Zealand in respect of the Cook Islands,

...[the Government of New Zealand] declares that, accordingly, as from the date of the accession to the Convention by the Government of the Cook Islands, the Government of New Zealand ceased to have State responsibility for the observance of the obligations under the Convention in respect of the Cook Islands.»