Volatile Organic Compounds Protocol

Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Concerning the Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds or Their Transboundary Fluxes

opened for signature - November 18 1991

entered into force - September 29 1997

objective - to provide for the control and reduction of emissions of volatile organic compounds in order to reduce their transboundary fluxes so as to protect human health and the environment from adverse effects

parties - (21) Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

countries that have signed, but not yet ratified - (6) Canada, European Union, Greece, Portugal, Ukraine, United States

References

See also

• environmental agreements
• Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution