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Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations were made upon ratification, accession, acceptance, approval or
sucession
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Bulgaria
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Declaration:
"The Republic of Bulgaria declares that in
accordance with article 4, paragraph 6, and with respect to paragraph 2 ( b ) of the said article, it
accepts as a basis of the anthropogenic emissions in Bulgaria of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse
gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol, the 1988 levels of the said emissions in the country
and not their 1990 levels, keeping records of and comparing the emission rates during the subsequent
years."
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Croatia
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Declaration :
"The Republic of Croatia declares that it intends to be
bound by the provisions of the Annex 1, as a country undergoing the process of transition to a market
economy."
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Cuba
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Declaration:
With reference to article 14 of the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Government of the Republic of Cuba declares that, insofar
as concerns the Republic of Cuba, any dispute that may arise between the Parties concerning the
interpretation or application of the Convention shall be settled through negotiation through the
diplomatic channel.
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European Union
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Upon signature:
Declaration:
"The European Economic Community and its Member States
declare, for the purposes of clarity, that the inclusion of the European Community as well as its
Member States in the lists in the Annexes to the Convention is without prejudice to the division of
competence and responsibilities between the Community and its Member States, which is to be declared
in accordance with article 21 (3) of the Convention."
Upon approval:
Declaration:
"The European Economic Community and its Member States
declare that the commitment to limit anthropogenic CO 2 emissions set out in article 4(2) of the
Convention will be fulfilled in the Community as a whole through action by the Community and its
Member States, within the respective com- petence of each.
In this perspective, the Community and its Member States
reaffirm the objectives set out in the Council conclusions of 29 October 1990, and in particular the
objective of stabilization of CO 2 emission by 2000 and 1990 level in the Community as a
whole. The European Economic Community and its Member
States are elaborating a coherent strategy in order to attain this objective."
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Fiji
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Upon signature:
Declaration:
"The Government of Fiji declares its understanding that
signature of the Convention shall, in no way, constitute a renunciation of any rights under
international law concerning state responsibility for the adverse effects of climate change, and that
no provisions in the Convention can be interpreted as derogating from the principles of general
international law."
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Hungary
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Declaration:
"The Government of the Republic of Hungary attributes great
significance to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and it reiterates its
position in accordance with the provisions of article 4.6 of the Convention on certain degree of
flexibility that the average level of anthropogenic carbon-dioxide emissions for the period of
1985-1987 will be considered as reference level in context of the commitments under article 4.2 of
the Convention. This understanding is closely related to the `process of transition' as it is
given in article 4.6 of the Convention. The Government of the Republic of Hungary declares that it
will do all efforts to contribute to the objective of the Convention."
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Kiribati
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Upon signature:
Declaration:
"The Government of the Republic of Kiribati declares its
understanding that signature and /or ratification of the Convention shall in no way constitute
a renunciation of any rights under international law concerning state responsibility for the
adverse effects of climate change, and that no provisions in the Convention
can be interpreted as derogating from the principles of general international law."
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Monaco
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Declaration:
In accordance with sub-paragraph g of article 4.2 of
the Convention, the Principality of Monaco declares that it intends to be bound by the provisions of
sub-paragraphs a and b of said article.
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Nauru
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Upon signature:
Declaration:
"The Government of Nauru declares its understanding
that signature of the Convention shall in no way constitute a renunciation of any
rights
under international law concerning state responsibility for the adverse effects of
climate change, and that no provisions in
the Convention can be interpreted as derogating from the principles of general
international law."
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Netherlands
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17 February 2010
Declaration:
“The Kingdom of the Netherlands declares,
in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 14 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change, 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.”
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Papua New Guinea
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Declaration:
"The Government of the Independent State of
Papua New Guinea declares its understanding that ratification of the Con- vention shall in no way
constitute a renunciation of any rights under International Law concerning State responsibility for
the adverse effects of Climate Change as derogating from the prin- ciples of general International
Law."
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Solomon Islands
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Declaration:
"In pursuance of article 14 (2) of the said Convention
[the Government of the Solomon Islands] shall recognise as com-pulsory, arbitration, in accordance
with procedures to be adopted by the Conference of the Parties as soon as practicable, in an annex on
arbitration."
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Tuvalu
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Declaration:
"In pursuance of article 14 (2) of the said Convention [the Government of the Solomon
Islands] shall recognise as com-pulsory, arbitration, in accordance with procedures to be adopted by
the Conference of the Parties as soon as practicable, in an annex on arbitration."
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