Distr.

GENERAL

FCCC/CP/1997/INF.2

28 November 1997

ENGLISH ONLY


CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES

Third session

Kyoto, 1 - 10 December 1997

Item 2 (a) of the provisional agenda

STATUS OF RATIFICATION OF THE

UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

 

Note by the secretariat

 

The text of the Convention was adopted at United Nations Headquarters, New York on 9 May 1992; it was open for signature at Rio de Janeiro from 4 to 14 June 1992, and thereafter at United Nations Headquarters, New York, from 20 June 1992 to 19 June 1993. By that date the Convention had received 166 signatures. The Convention entered into force on 21 March 1994. Those States that have not signed the Convention may accede to it at any time.

For those States that ratify, accept or approve the Convention or accede thereto after the date of entry into force, the Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of the deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

This document contains information concerning dates of signature and ratification received from the Secretary-General of the United Nations, as Depositary, as at

25 November 1997.

The information is presented in two tables: the first, listing all Parties of the Convention as at 10 December 1997 in alphabetical order. This list also provides those States that will become Parties of the Convention after the session of the Conference.

The second list provides a general status of ratification of the Convention. The dates in the column on ratification are those of the receipt of the instrument of ratification or accession by the Depositary.

For the purpose of this document, all references to ratification include information on accession, acceptance and approval of the Convention.

UKY.97-

Parties to the Convention

(as of 10 December 1997)

1. Albania

2. Algeria

3. Antigua and Barbuda

4. Argentina

5. Armenia

6. Australia

7. Austria

8. Azerbaijan

9. Bahamas

10. Bahrain

11. Bangladesh

12. Barbados

13. Belgium

14. Belize

15. Benin

16. Bhutan

17. Bolivia

18. Botswana

19. Brazil

20. Bulgaria

21. Burkina Faso

22. Burundi

23. Cambodia

24. Cameroon

25. Canada

26. Cape Verde

27. Central African R.

28. Chad

29. Chile

30. China

31. Colombia

32. Comoros

33. Congo

34. Cook Islands

35. Costa Rica

36. Côte d'Ivoire

37. Croatia

38. Cuba

39. Czech R.

40. D.P.R. of Korea

41. D.R. of the Congo

42. Denmark

43. Djibouti

44. Dominica

45. Ecuador

46. Egypt

47. El Salvador

48. Eritrea

49. Estonia

50. Ethiopia

51. European Community

52. Fiji

53. Finland

54. France

55. Gambia

56. Georgia

57. Germany

58. Ghana

59. Greece

60. Grenada

61. Guatemala

62. Guinea

63. Guinea-Bissau

64. Guyana

65. Haiti

66. Honduras

67. Hungary

68. Iceland

69. India

70. Indonesia

71. Iran (Islamic Republic of)

72. Ireland

73. Israel

74. Italy

75. Jamaica

76. Japan

77. Jordan

78. Kazakstan

79. Kenya

80. Kiribati

81. Kuwait

82. Lao P.D.R.

83. Latvia

84. Lebanon

85. Lesotho

86. Liechtenstein

87. Lithuania

88. Luxembourg

89. Malawi

90. Malaysia

91. Maldives

92. Mali

93. Malta

94. Marshall Islands

95. Mauritania

96. Mauritius

97. Mexico

98. Micronesia

99. Monaco

100. Mongolia

101. Morocco

102. Mozambique

103. Myanmar

104. Namibia

105. Nauru

106. Nepal

107. Netherlands

108. New Zealand

109. Nicaragua

110. Niger

111. Nigeria

112. Niue

113. Norway

114. Oman

115. Pakistan

116. Panama

117. Papua New Guinea

118. Paraguay

119. Peru

120. Philippines

121. Poland

122. Portugal

123. Qatar

124. R. of Korea

125. Republic of Moldova

126. Romania

127. Russian Fed.

128. Saint Kitts and Nevis

129. Saint Lucia

130. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

131. Samoa

132. San Marino

133. Saudi Arabia

134. Senegal

135. Seychelles

136. Sierra Leone

137. Singapore

138. Slovakia

139. Slovenia

140. Solomon Islands

141. South Africa

142. Spain

143. Sri Lanka

144. Sudan

145. Swaziland

146. Sweden

147. Switzerland

148. Syrian Arab Republic

149. Thailand

150. Togo

151. Trinidad and Tobago

152. Tunisia

153. Turkmenistan

154. Tuvalu

155. Uganda

156. Ukraine

157. United Arab Emirates

158. United Kingdom

159. United R. of Tanzania

160. United States of America

161. Uruguay

162. Uzbekistan

163. Vanuatu

164. Venezuela

165. Viet Nam

166. Yemen

167. Yugoslavia

168. Zambia

169. Zimbabwe

Countries that will become Parties after COP 3

1. Cyprus

2. Suriname

UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

 

STATUS OF RATIFICATION

COUNTRY

SIGNATURE

RATIFICATION

ENTRY INTO

FORCE

REMARKS

1. AFGHANISTAN

12/06/92

2. ALBANIA

----

03/10/94 (Ac)

01/01/95

3. ALGERIA

13/06/92

09/06/93 (R)

21/03/94

4. ANDORRA

----

5. ANGOLA

14/06/92

6. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

04/06/92

02/02/93 (R)

21/03/94

7. ARGENTINA

12/06/92

11/03/94 (R)

09/06/94

8. ARMENIA

13/06/92

14/05/93 (R)

21/03/94

9. AUSTRALIA

04/06/92

30/12/92 (R)

21/03/94

10. AUSTRIA

08/06/92

28/02/94 (R)

29/05/94

11. AZERBAIJAN

12/06/92

16/05/95 (R)

14/08/95

12. BAHAMAS

12/06/92

29/03/94 (R)

27/06/94

13. BAHRAIN

08/06/92

28/12/94 (R)

28/03/95

14. BANGLADESH

09/06/92

15/04/94 (R)

14/07/94

15. BARBADOS

12/06/92

23/03/94 (R)

21/06/94

16. BELARUS

11/06/92

17. BELGIUM

04/06/92

16/01/96 (R)

15/04/96


STATUS OF RATIFICATION (continued)

COUNTRY

SIGNATURE

RATIFICATION

ENTRY INTO

FORCE

REMARKS

18. BELIZE

13/06/92

31/10/94 (R)

29/01/95

19. BENIN

13/06/92

30/06/94 (R)

28/09/94

20. BHUTAN

11/06/92

25/08/95 (R)

23/11/95

21. BOLIVIA

10/06/92

03/10/94 (R)

01/01/95

22. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

----

23. BOTSWANA

12/06/92

27/01/94 (R)

27/04/94

24. BRAZIL

04/06/92

28/02/94 (R)

29/05/94

25. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

----

26. BULGARIA

05/06/92

12/05/95 (R)

10/08/95

(12)

27. BURKINA FASO

12/06/92

02/09/93 (R)

21/03/94

28. BURUNDI

11/06/92

06/01/97 (R)

07/04/97

29. CAMBODIA

----

18/12/95 (Ac)

17/03/96

30. CAMEROON

14/06/92

19/10/94 (R)

17/01/95

31. CANADA

12/06/92

04/12/92 (R)

21/03/94

32. CAPE VERDE

12/06/92

29/03/95 (R)

27/06/95

33. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

13/06/92

10/03/95 (R)

08/06/95

34. CHAD

12/06/92

07/06/94 (R)

05/09/94

35. CHILE

13/06/92

22/12/94 (R)

22/03/95

36. CHINA

11/06/92

05/01/93 (R)

21/03/94



STATUS OF RATIFICATION (continued)

COUNTRY

SIGNATURE

RATIFICATION

ENTRY INTO

FORCE

REMARKS

37. COLOMBIA

13/06/92

22/03/95 (R)

20/06/95

38. COMOROS

11/06/92

31/10/94 (R)

29/01/95

39. CONGO

12/06/92

14/10/96 (R)

35441

40. COOK ISLANDS

12/06/92

20/04/93 (R)

21/03/94

41. COSTA RICA

13/06/92

26/08/94 (R)

24/11/94

42. COTE D'IVOIRE

10/06/92

29/11/94 (R)

27/02/95

43. CROATIA

11/06/92

08/04/96 (At)

07/07/96

(15)

44. CUBA

13/06/92

05/01/94 (R)

05/04/94

(9)

45. CYPRUS

12/06/92

15/10/97 (R)

13/01/98

46. CZECH REPUBLIC

18/06/93

07/10/93 (Ap)

21/03/94

(13)

47. DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REP. OF KOREA

11/06/92

05/12/94 (Ap)

05/03/95

48. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

11/06/92

09/01/95 (R)

09/04/95

49. DENMARK

09/06/92

21/12/93 (R)

21/03/94

50. DJIBOUTI

12/06/92

27/08/95 (R)

25/11/95

51. DOMINICA

----

21/06/93 (Ac)

21/03/94

52. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

12/06/92

53. ECUADOR

09/06/92

23/02/93 (R)

21/03/94

54. EGYPT

09/06/92

05/12/94 (R)

05/03/95

55. EL SALVADOR

13/06/92

04/12/95 (R)

03/03/96

56. EQUATORIAL GUINEA

----

57. ERITREA

----

24/04/95 (Ac)

23/07/95

 

STATUS OF RATIFICATION (continued)

COUNTRY

SIGNATURE

RATIFICATION

ENTRY INTO

FORCE

REMARKS

58. ESTONIA

12/06/92

27/07/94 (R)

25/10/94

59. ETHIOPIA

10/06/92

05/04/94 (R)

04/07/94

60. FIJI

09/10/92

25/02/93 (R)

21/03/94

(5)

61. FINLAND

04/06/92

03/05/94 (At)

01/08/94

62. FRANCE

13/06/92

25/03/94 (R)

23/06/94

63. GABON

12/06/92

64. GAMBIA

12/06/92

10/06/94 (R)

08/09/94

65. GEORGIA

----

29/07/94 (Ac)

27/10/94

66. GERMANY

12/06/92

09/12/93 (R)

21/03/94

67. GHANA

12/06/92

06/09/95 (R)

05/12/95

68. GREECE

12/06/92

04/08/94 (R)

02/11/94

69. GRENADA

03/12/92

11/08/94 (R)

09/11/94

70. GUATEMALA

13/06/92

15/12/95 (R)

14/03/96

71. GUINEA

12/06/92

07/05/93 (R)

21/03/94

72. GUINEA-BISSAU

12/06/92

27/10/95 (R)

25/01/96

73. GUYANA

13/06/92

29/08/94 (R)

27/11/94

74. HAITI

13/06/92

25/09/96 (R)

24/12/96

75. HOLY SEE

----

76. HONDURAS

13/06/92

19/10/95 (R)

17/01/96



STATUS OF RATIFICATION (continued)

COUNTRY

SIGNATURE

RATIFICATION

ENTRY INTO

FORCE

REMARKS

77. HUNGARY

13/06/92

24/02/94 (R)

25/05/94

(10)

78. ICELAND

04/06/92

16/06/93 (R)

21/03/94

79. INDIA

10/06/92

01/11/93 (R)

21/03/94

80. INDONESIA

05/06/92

23/08/94 (R)

21/11/94

81. IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)

14/06/92

18/07/96 (R)

16/10/96

82. IRAQ

----

83. IRELAND

13/06/92

20/04/94 (R)

19/07/94

84. ISRAEL

04/06/92

04/06/96 (R)

02/09/96

85. ITALY

05/06/92

15/04/94 (R)

14/07/94

86. JAMAICA

12/06/92

06/01/95 (R)

06/04/95

87. JAPAN

13/06/92

28/05/93 (At)

21/03/94

88. JORDAN

11/06/92

12/11/93 (R)

21/03/94

89. KAZAKHSTAN

08/06/92

17/05/95 (R)

15/08/95

90. KENYA

12/06/92

30/08/94 (R)

28/11/94

91. KIRIBATI

13/06/92

07/02/95 (R)

08/05/95

(3)

92. KUWAIT

----

28/12/94 (Ac)

28/03/95

93. KYRGYZSTAN

----

94 LAO PEOPLE'S DEM. REP.

----

04/01/95 (Ac)

04/04/95

95 LATVIA

11/06/92

23/03/95 (R)

21/06/95



STATUS OF RATIFICATION (continued)

COUNTRY

SIGNATURE

RATIFICATION

ENTRY INTO

FORCE

REMARKS

96. LEBANON

12/06/92

15/12/94 (R)

15/03/95

97. LESOTHO

11/06/92

07/02/95 (R)

08/05/95

98. LIBERIA

12/06/92

99. LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA

29/06/92

100. LIECHTENSTEIN

04/06/92

22/06/94 (R)

20/09/94

101. LITHUANIA

11/06/92

24/03/95 (R)

22/06/95

102. LUXEMBOURG

09/06/92

09/05/94 (R)

07/08/94

103. MADAGASCAR

10/06/92

104. MALAWI

10/06/92

21/04/94 (R)

20/07/94

105. MALAYSIA

09/06/93

13/07/94 (R)

11/10/94

106. MALDIVES

12/06/92

09/11/92 (R)

21/03/94

107. MALI

22/09/92

28/12/94 (R)

28/03/95

108. MALTA

12/06/92

17/03/94 (R)

15/06/94

109. MARSHALL ISLANDS

12/06/92

08/10/92 (R)

21/03/94

110. MAURITANIA

12/06/92

20/01/94 (R)

20/04/94

111. MAURITIUS

10/06/92

04/09/92 (R)

21/03/94

112. MEXICO

13/06/92

11/03/93 (R)

21/03/94

113. MICRONESIA (FEDERATED STATES OF)

12/06/92

18/11/93 (R)

21/03/94



STATUS OF RATIFICATION (continued)

COUNTRY

SIGNATURE

RATIFICATION

ENTRY INTO

FORCE

REMARKS

114. MONACO

11/06/92

20/11/92 (R)

21/03/94

(6)

115. MONGOLIA

12/06/92

30/09/93 (R)

21/03/94

116. MOROCCO

13/06/92

28/12/95 (R)

27/03/96

117. MOZAMBIQUE

12/06/92

25/08/95 (R)

23/11/95

118. MYANMAR

11/06/92

25/11/94 (R)

23/02/95

119. NAMIBIA

12/06/92

16/05/95 (R)

14/08/95

120. NAURU

08/06/92

11/11/93 (R)

21/03/94

(1)

121. NEPAL

12/06/92

02/05/94 (R)

31/07/94

122. NETHERLANDS*

04/06/92

20/12/93 (At)

21/03/94

123. NEW ZEALAND

04/06/92

16/09/93 (R)

21/03/94

124. NICARAGUA

13/06/92

31/10/95 (R)

29/01/96

125. NIGER

11/06/92

25/07/95 (R)

23/10/95

126. NIGERIA

13/06/92

29/08/94 (R)

27/11/94

127. NIUE

----

28/02/96 (Ac)

28/05/96

128. NORWAY

04/06/92

09/07/93 (R)

21/03/94

129. OMAN

11/06/92

08/02/95 (R)

09/05/95

130. PAKISTAN

13/06/92

01/06/94 (R)

30/08/94

131 PALAU

----

132. PANAMA

18/03/93

23/05/95 (R)

21/08/95

133. PAPUA NEW GUINEA

13/06/92

16/03/93 (R)

21/03/94

 

(7)

134. PARAGUAY

12/06/92

24/02/94 (R)

25/05/94



*For the Kingdom in Europe

STATUS OF RATIFICATION (continued)

COUNTRY

SIGNATURE

RATIFICATION

ENTRY INTO

FORCE

REMARKS

135. PERU

12/06/92

07/06/93 (R)

21/03/94

136. PHILIPPINES

12/06/92

02/08/94 (R)

31/10/94

137. POLAND

05/06/92

28/07/94 (R)

26/10/94

138. PORTUGAL

13/06/92

21/12/93 (R)

21/03/94

139. QATAR

----

18/04/96 (Ac)

17/07/96

140. REPUBLIC OF KOREA

13/06/92

14/12/93 (R)

21/03/94

141. REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

12/06/92

09/06/95 (R)

07/09/95

142. ROMANIA

05/06/92

08/06/94 (R)

06/09/94

143. RUSSIAN FEDERATION

13/06/92

28/12/94 (R)

28/03/95

144. RWANDA

10/06/92

145. SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS

12/06/92

07/01/93 (R)

21/03/94

146. SAINT LUCIA

14/06/93

14/06/93 (R)

21/03/94

147. SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

----

02/12/96 (Ac)

02/03/97

148. SAMOA

12/06/92

29/11/94 (R)

27/02/95

149. SAN MARINO

10/06/92

28/10/94 (R)

26/01/95

150. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE

12/06/92

151. SAUDI ARABIA

----

28/12/94 (Ac)

28/03/95

152. SENEGAL

13/06/92

17/10/94 (R)

15/01/95

153. SEYCHELLES

10/06/92

22/09/92 (R)

21/03/94




STATUS OF RATIFICATION (continued)

COUNTRY

SIGNATURE

RATIFICATION

ENTRY INTO

FORCE

REMARKS

154. SIERRA LEONE

11/02/93

22/06/95 (R)

20/09/95

155. SINGAPORE

13/06/92

29/05/97 (R)

27/08/97

156. SLOVAKIA

19/05/93

25/08/94 (Ap)

23/11/94

(14)

157. SLOVENIA

13/06/92

01/12/95 (R)

29/02/96

158. SOLOMON ISLANDS

13/06/92

28/12/94 (R)

28/03/95

(11)

159. SOMALIA

----

160. SOUTH AFRICA

15/06/93

29/08/97 (R)

27/11/97

161. SPAIN

13/06/92

21/12/93 (R)

21/03/94

162. SRI LANKA

10/06/92

23/11/93 (R)

21/03/94

163. SUDAN

09/06/92

19/11/93 (R)

21/03/94

164. SURINAME

13/06/92

14/10/96 (R)

12/01/98

165. SWAZILAND

12/06/92

07/10/96 (R)

05/01/97

166. SWEDEN

08/06/92

23/06/93 (R)

21/03/94

167. SWITZERLAND

12/06/92

10/12/93 (R)

21/03/94

168. SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

----

04/01/96 (Ac)

03/04/96

169. TAJIKISTAN

----

170. THAILAND

12/06/92

28/12/94 (R)

28/03/95

171. THE FORMER YUG. REP. OF MACEDONIA

----

172. TOGO

12/06/92

08/03/95 (At)

06/06/95

STATUS OF RATIFICATION (continued)

COUNTRY

SIGNATURE

RATIFICATION

ENTRY INTO

FORCE

REMARKS

173. TONGA

----

174. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

11/06/92

24/06/94 (R)

22/09/94

175. TUNISIA

13/06/92

15/07/93 (R)

21/03/94

176. TURKEY

----

177. TURKMENISTAN

----

05/06/95 (Ac)

03/09/95

178. TUVALU

08/06/92

26/10/93 (R)

21/03/94

(2)

179. UGANDA

13/06/92

08/09/93 (R)

21/03/94

180. UKRAINE

11/06/92

13/05/97 (R)

11/08/97

181. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

----

29/12/95 (Ac)

28/03/96

182. UNITED KINGDOM*

12/06/92

08/12/93 (R)

21/03/94

183. UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

12/06/92

17/04/96 (R)

16/07/96

184. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

12/06/92

15/10/92 (R)

21/03/94

185. URUGUAY

04/06/92

18/08/94 (R)

16/11/94

186. UZBEKISTAN

----

20/06/93 (Ac)

21/03/94

187. VANUATU

09/06/92

25/03/93 (R)

21/03/94

188. VENEZUELA

12/06/92

28/12/94 (R)

28/03/95

189. VIET NAM

11/06/92

16/11/94 (R)

14/02/95

190. YEMEN

12/06/92

21/02/96 (R)

21/05/96





*In respect of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Bailiwick of Jersey and the Isle of Man


STATUS OF RATIFICATION (continued)

COUNTRY

SIGNATURE

RATIFICATION

ENTRY INTO

FORCE

REMARKS

191. YUGOSLAVIA

08/06/92

03/09/97 (R)

02/12/97

192. ZAMBIA

11/06/92

28/05/93 (R)

21/03/94

193. ZIMBABWE

12/06/92

03/11/92 (R)

21/03/94

****** ORGANIZATION ******

********

*************

*************

************

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY

13/06/92

21/12/93 (Ap)

21/03/94

(4) (8)

*********** TOTAL **********

166

171

*************

***********




Notes:

R = Ratification

At = Acceptance

Ap = Approval

Ac = Accession

DECLARATIONS


(1) Upon signature, the following formal declaration was made:

"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."

(2) Upon signature, the following formal declaration was made:

"The Government of Tuvalu 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."

(3) Upon signature, the following formal declaration was made:

"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."

(4) Upon signature, the following formal declaration was made:

"The European 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."

(5) Upon signature, the following formal declaration was made:

"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."

(6) The instrument of ratification contains the following 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 provision of sub-paragraphs a and b of said article."

(7) The instrument of ratification was accompanied by the following declaration:

"The Government of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea declares its understanding that 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 as derogating from the principles of general international law."

(8) The instrument of ratification was accompanied by the following declaration:

"The European Economic Community and its Members States declare that the commitment to limit anthropogenic CO2 emissions set out in Article 4(2) of the Convention will be fulfilled in the Community as a whole though action by the Community and its Member States, within the respective competence 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 CO2 emissions by 2000 at 1990 level in the Community as a whole.

The European Community and its Member States are elaborating a coherent strategy in order to attain this objective."

(9) The instrument of ratification contains the following 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 negotiations through the diplomatic channel."

 

(10) Upon deposit, the Government of Hungary made the following 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 provision 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."

(11) The instrument of ratification contains the following declaration:

"Now therefore in pursuance of Article 14.2 of the said Convention I hereby declare that the Government of Solomon Islands shall recognise as compulsory, arbitration, in accordance with procedures to be adopted by the Conference of the Parties as soon as practicable, in an annex on arbitrations."

(12) The instrument of ratification contains the following 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."



(13) The Government of the Czech Republic, by letter of 17 November 1995, informed the Secretary-General of the United Nations, as Depositary, of the following formal declaration:

"[...] I would like to notify you, as Depositary of the Convention, that the Czech Republic intends to be bound by Article 4, paragraph 2, of the Convention. In addition, I would like to advise you to make the following steps:

(1) Delete notion of "Czechoslovakia" in Annex I. Czechoslovakia has never been a Party to the Convention and it no more exists as a State entity.

 

(2) Include "Czech Republic" in the Annex I Parties. [...]."

(14) The Government of the Slovak Republic, by letter of 29 January 1995, informed the Secretary-General of the United Nations, as Depositary, of the following formal declaration:

"[...] I would like to notify you, as Depositary of the Convention, that the Slovak Republic intends to be bound by the Article 4, paragraph 2, of the Convention. In addition, I would like to delete the notion of "Czechoslovakia" in Annex I. Czechoslovakia has never been a party to the Convention and it no more exists as a State entity. Instead, Slovakia would be included in Annex I Parties [...]."

(15) The instrument of acceptance contains the following declaration:

"The Republic of Croatia declares, that it intends to be bound by the provisions of the Annex I, as a country undergoing the process of transition to a market economy."

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