Convention on the Transboundary Effect of Industrial Accidents

Party

Tajikistan added

• Ratification: 11-03-2026 (A)
• Entry into force: 09-06-2026
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

General information

• Entry into force: 19-04-2000

Kingdom part

Netherlands (in Europe)

• Entry into force: 04-02-2007

Party

Albania

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 05-01-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-04-2000

Armenia

• Ratification: 21-02-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-04-2000

Belarus

• Ratification: 25-06-2003 (A)
• Entry into force: 23-09-2003

Belgium

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 06-04-2006 (R)
• Entry into force: 05-07-2006

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Ratification: 20-02-2013 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-05-2013

Bulgaria

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 12-05-1995 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-04-2000

Canada

• Signature: 18-03-1992

Croatia

• Ratification: 20-01-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-04-2000

Cyprus

• Ratification: 31-08-2005 (A)
• Entry into force: 29-11-2005

Czech Republic

• Ratification: 12-06-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 10-09-2000

Estonia

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 17-05-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-08-2000

Finland

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 13-09-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-04-2000

Germany

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 09-09-1998 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-04-2000

Greece

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 24-02-1998 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-04-2000

Italy

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 02-07-2002 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-09-2002

Kazakhstan

• Ratification: 11-01-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 11-04-2001

Latvia

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 29-06-2004 (R)
• Entry into force: 27-09-2004

Lithuania

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 02-11-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 31-01-2001

Luxembourg

• Signature: 20-05-1992
• Ratification: 08-08-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-04-2000

Moldova

• Ratification: 04-01-1994 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-04-2000

Monaco

• Ratification: 28-08-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 26-11-2001

Montenegro

• Ratification: 19-05-2009 (A)
• Entry into force: 17-08-2009

North Macedonia

• Ratification: 02-03-2010 (A)
• Entry into force: 31-05-2010

Norway

• Signature: 18-09-1992
• Ratification: 01-04-1993 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-04-2000

Poland

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 08-09-2003 (R)
• Entry into force: 07-12-2003

Portugal

• Signature: 09-06-1992
• Ratification: 02-11-2006 (R)
• Entry into force: 31-01-2007

Romania

• Ratification: 22-05-2003 (A)
• Entry into force: 20-08-2003

Russian Federation

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 01-02-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-04-2000

Slovakia

• Ratification: 09-09-2003 (A)
• Entry into force: 08-12-2003

Slovenia

• Ratification: 13-05-2002 (A)
• Entry into force: 11-08-2002

Spain

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 16-05-1997 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-04-2000

Sweden

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 22-09-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-04-2000

Switzerland

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 21-05-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-04-2000

United Kingdom

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 05-08-2002 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-11-2002

United States of America

• Signature: 18-03-1992

Austria

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 04-08-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-04-2000
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  04-08-1999
  The Republic of Austria declares in accordance with article 21 paragraph 2 of the Convention to accept both of the means of the settlement of disputes mentioned in this paragraph as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting one or both of these means of settlement of disputes as compulsory.

Azerbaijan

• Ratification: 16-06-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 14-09-2004
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  16-06-2004
  1. The Republic of Azerbaijan declares that the term 'military installations' appearing in article 2, paragraph 2 (b), of the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents is understood to refer to installations serving the interests of national defence and functioning on legal causes. 2. With reference to article 3, paragraph 1, of the Convention, the Republic of Azerbaijan declares that, in relation to any Party, it will cooperate within the framework of the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents in accordance with the principles and norms of international law. 3. In accordance with article 21, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the Republic of Azerbaijan declares that, for a dispute not resolved in accordance with paragraph 1 of article 21, it accepts the arbitration in accordance with the procedure set out in Annex XIII as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting one or both of the means of dispute settlement referred to in paragraph 2 of article 21.

Denmark

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 28-03-2001 (R)
• Entry into force: 26-06-2001
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  28-03-2001
  With reservation of application to the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

EU (European Union)

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 24-04-1998 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-04-2000
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  24-04-1998
  Reservations: The Member States of the European Community, in their mutual relations, will apply the Convention in accordance with the Community's internal rules. The Community therefore reserves the right: (i) as concerns the threshold quantities mentioned in Annex I, Part I, No. 3, 4 and 5 of the Convention, to apply threshold quantities of 100 tonnes for bromine (very toxic substance), 5000 tonnes for methanol (toxic substance) and 2000 tonnes for oxygen (oxidizing substance); (ii) as concerns the threshold quantities mentioned in Annex I, Part I, No. 8 of the Convention to apply threshold quantities of 500 tonnes (risk phrase R50-53 (*): "substances very toxic to aquatic organisms which may cause long term adverse effects in the acquatic environment") and 2000 tonnes (risk phrase R51-53 (*): "substances toxic to aquatic organisms which may cause long term averse effects in the aquatic environment") for substances dangerous for the environment. Declaration: In accordance with the EC Treaty, the objectives and principles of the Community's environmental policy are, in particular, to preserve and protect the quality of the environment and human health through preventive action. In pursuit of those objectives, the Council adopted Council Directive 82/501/EEC of 24 June 1982 on the major-accident hazards of certain industrial activities which has been replaced by Council Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December 1996 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances. These instruments aim at the prevention of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances and the limitations of their consequences for man and the environment and cover matters which are the subject of [the said Convention]. The Community will inform the depositary of any amendment to this Directive and of any further relevant development in the field covered by the Convention. As regards the application of the Convention, the Community and its Member States are responsible, within their respective spheres of competence.

  reservation
  27-04-2007
  The Member States of the European Community, in their mutual relations, will apply the Convention in accordance with the Community's internal rules. The Community therefore reserves the right as concerns the threshold quantities mentioned in Annex I, Part I, Nos. 4, 5, and 6 to the Convention, to apply threshold quantities of 100 tonnes for bromine (very toxic substance), 5000 tonnes for methanol (toxic substance) and 2000 tonnes for oxygen (oxidising substance).

France

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 03-10-2003 (R)
• Entry into force: 01-01-2004
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  03-10-2003
  1. Interpretative declaration: The French Government declares that the term "military installations" appearing in article 2, paragraph 2 (b), of the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents is understood to refer to installations serving the interests of national defence and to weapons systems and nuclear-powered vessels of the national navy. 2. Reservation: At the time of adopting the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents, signed at Helsinki on 18 March 1992, the French Republic associates itself with the reservations expressed by the European Community at the time of the deposit of its instrument of ratification and states that it will apply the Convention in accordance with its obligations under Directive 96/82 of the Council of the European Union of 9 December 1996 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances.

Hungary

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 02-06-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 19-04-2000
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  02-06-1994
  The Government of the Republic of Hungary accepts both means of dispute settlement as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting the same obligation.

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

• Signature: 18-03-1992
• Ratification: 06-11-2006 (R)
• Entry into force: 04-02-2007
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  06-11-2006
  Declaration: The Kingdom of the Netherlands accepts, for a dispute not resolved in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 21 of the Convention, both means of dispute settlement mentioned in this paragraph as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting the same obligation. Reservation: The Kingdom of the Netherlands reserves the right as concerns the threshold quantities mentioned in Annex I of the Convention, to apply the threshold quantities mentioned in European Council Directive 96/82/EC of 9 December 1996 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances.

Serbia

• Ratification: 31-07-2009 (A)
• Entry into force: 29-10-2009
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  31-07-2009
  The Republic of Serbia declares in accordance with article 21 paragaph 2 of the Convention that it accepts submission of the dispute to the International Court of Justice, mentioned in paragraph 2 (a).

Ukraine

• Ratification: 06-07-2022 (A)
• Entry into force: 04-10-2022
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  06-07-2022
  Ukraine undertakes, in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 21 of the Convention, both methods of dispute settlement as mandatory for any party that undertakes the same obligation.