Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
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General Information
- Type: Convention
- Date of signature: 22/05/2001
- Place of signature: Stockholm
- Depositary: Permanent Secretary of the Convention in Geneva
- Date of entry into force: 17/05/2004
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Country ratifications
| Country | Ratification date |
| Afghanistan | 20/02/2013 |
| Albania | 04/10/2004 |
| Algeria | 22/09/2006 |
| Andorra | 23/10/2006 |
| Angola | 10/09/2003 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 25/01/2005 |
| Argentina | 26/11/2003 |
| Armenia | 20/05/2004 |
| Australia | 27/08/2002 |
| Austria | 13/01/2004 |
| Azerbaijan | 03/10/2005 |
| Bahamas | 31/01/2006 |
| Bahrain | 12/03/2007 |
| Bangladesh | 07/06/2004 |
| Barbados | 03/02/2004 |
| Belarus | 25/05/2006 |
| Belgium | 25/01/2010 |
| Belize | 05/01/2004 |
| Benin | 03/06/2003 |
| Bhutan | 30/03/2010 |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 28/10/2002 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16/06/2004 |
| Botswana | 22/05/2001 |
| Brazil | 20/12/2004 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 31/12/2004 |
| Bulgaria | 02/08/2005 |
| Burkina Faso | 01/03/2006 |
| Burundi | 25/08/2006 |
| Cambodia | 23/05/2001 |
| Cameroon | 12/02/2008 |
| Canada | 10/03/2004 |
| Cape Verde | 19/05/2009 |
| Central African Republic | 20/01/2005 |
| Chad | 13/08/2004 |
| Chile | 22/10/2008 |
| China | 23/02/2007 |
| Colombia | 12/02/2007 |
| Comoros | 29/06/2004 |
| Congo | 06/02/2007 |
| Costa Rica | 20/01/2004 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 30/01/2007 |
| Croatia | 21/12/2007 |
| Cuba | 07/03/2005 |
| Cyprus | 06/08/2002 |
| Czech Republic | 26/08/2002 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 23/03/2005 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 17/12/2003 |
| Denmark | 11/03/2004 |
| Djibouti | 08/08/2003 |
| Dominica | 04/05/2007 |
| Dominican Republic | 07/06/2004 |
| Ecuador | 02/05/2003 |
| Egypt | 27/05/2008 |
| El Salvador | 10/03/2005 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 07/11/2008 |
| Eritrea | 09/01/2003 |
| Estonia | 16/11/2004 |
| Ethiopia | 20/06/2001 |
| Falkland Islands | 03/09/2002 |
| Fiji | 17/02/2004 |
| Finland | 07/05/2007 |
| France | 28/04/2006 |
| Gabon | 04/10/2006 |
| Gambia | 25/04/2002 |
| Georgia | 30/05/2003 |
| Germany | 03/05/2006 |
| Ghana | 30/07/2008 |
| Greece | 11/12/2007 |
| Grenada | 12/09/2007 |
| Guatemala | 22/05/2001 |
| Guinea | 23/05/2005 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 14/03/2008 |
| Guyana | 29/05/2002 |
| Haiti | 13/01/2006 |
| Holy See | 28/09/2009 |
| Honduras | 06/02/2006 |
| Hungary | 08/03/2016 |
| Iceland | 05/08/2010 |
| India | 22/05/2001 |
| Indonesia | 22/05/2001 |
| Iran | 01/06/2007 |
| Iraq | 30/08/2002 |
| Ireland | 08/11/2004 |
| Israel | 09/11/2007 |
| Italy | 24/09/2004 |
| Jamaica | 07/09/2004 |
| Japan | 12/06/2006 |
| Jordan | 12/12/2006 |
| Kazakhstan | 28/06/2006 |
| Kenya | 28/10/2004 |
| Kiribati | 03/01/2003 |
| Kuwait | 23/01/2002 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 23/05/2002 |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | 14/06/2005 |
| Latvia | 03/12/2004 |
| Lebanon | 05/12/2006 |
| Lesotho | 07/02/2003 |
| Liberia | 18/11/2005 |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 27/02/2009 |
| Liechtenstein | 22/05/2001 |
| Lithuania | 17/10/2006 |
| Luxembourg | 05/09/2003 |
| Macedonia (The former Yugoslav Republic of) | 22/05/2001 |
| Madagascar | 27/01/2003 |
| Malawi | 22/07/2005 |
| Malaysia | 13/07/2004 |
| Maldives | 10/02/2003 |
| Mali | 15/07/2005 |
| Malta | 20/10/2004 |
| Marshall Islands | 30/04/2004 |
| Mauritania | 31/03/2011 |
| Mauritius | 15/06/2004 |
| Mexico | 31/10/2005 |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | 19/04/2004 |
| Moldova | 24/06/2005 |
| Monaco | 09/05/2002 |
| Mongolia | 06/03/2007 |
| Montenegro | 28/01/2002 |
| Morocco | 24/09/2004 |
| Mozambique | 01/12/2005 |
| Myanmar | 12/04/2006 |
| Namibia | 24/05/2004 |
| Nauru | 02/09/2005 |
| Nepal | 11/07/2002 |
| Netherlands | 19/01/2005 |
| New Zealand | 17/04/2008 |
| Nicaragua | 08/09/2011 |
| Niger | 05/03/2003 |
| Nigeria | 07/10/2003 |
| Norway | 01/04/2004 |
| Oman | 14/09/2005 |
| Pakistan | 27/02/2004 |
| Palau | 23/10/2008 |
| Palestine | 15/07/2004 |
| Panama | 10/12/2004 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25/01/2007 |
| Paraguay | 07/04/2004 |
| Peru | 28/10/2004 |
| Philippines | 17/08/2011 |
| Poland | 05/06/2002 |
| Portugal | 21/05/2004 |
| Qatar | 04/10/2002 |
| Republic of Korea | 15/09/2005 |
| Romania | 04/02/2002 |
| Russian Federation | 12/04/2006 |
| Rwanda | 25/07/2012 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 08/10/2003 |
| Saint Lucia | 31/07/2009 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 03/06/2008 |
| Samoa | 26/09/2003 |
| San Marino | 24/05/2005 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 05/08/2002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 04/05/2004 |
| Senegal | 28/07/2004 |
| Serbia | 26/07/2010 |
| Seychelles | 04/09/2002 |
| Sierra Leone | 28/05/2004 |
| Singapore | 22/12/2005 |
| Slovakia | 29/08/2006 |
| Slovenia | 20/09/2011 |
| Solomon Islands | 13/01/2006 |
| Somalia | 08/05/2002 |
| South Africa | 30/07/2003 |
| South Sudan | 05/08/2005 |
| Spain | 08/02/2007 |
| Sri Lanka | 31/01/2005 |
| Sudan | 27/05/2004 |
| Suriname | 22/07/2004 |
| Swaziland | 23/10/2009 |
| Sweden | 13/12/2002 |
| Switzerland | 17/06/2004 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 14/10/2009 |
| Tajikistan | 19/01/2004 |
| Thailand | 20/07/2004 |
| Timor-Leste | 25/09/2007 |
| Togo | 11/07/2002 |
| Tonga | 17/01/2005 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 30/04/2004 |
| Tunisia | 22/05/2001 |
| Turkey | 09/02/2004 |
| Turkmenistan | 16/09/2005 |
| Tuvalu | 19/04/2005 |
| Uganda | 22/07/2002 |
| Ukraine | 09/01/2004 |
| United Arab Emirates | 07/07/2006 |
| United Kingdom | 01/03/2012 |
Treaties analysis
| Year | Ratifications |
| 2001 | 9 |
| 2002 | 22 |
| 2003 | 18 |
| 2004 | 48 |
| 2005 | 26 |
| 2006 | 21 |
| 2007 | 18 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| Total | 189 |
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