Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution

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The Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution, often abbreviated as Air Pollution, is intended to protect the human environment against air pollution and to gradually reduce and prevent air pollution, including long-range transboundary air pollution.

opened for signature - 13 November 1979

entered into force - 16 March 1983

parties - (48) Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

countries that have signed, but not yet ratified - (2) Holy See, San Marino

Source: CIA World Factbook, 2003 edition

see also: environmental agreements