Table of Main Legal Documents
Document Name
Date & Place of Signature
Signatories
Ratification
In force
Notes and additional information
Legal Documents
Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution
html pdf22-Apr-1992, Bucharest, Romania
Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, The Russian Federation, Türkiye, Ukraine
23-02-1993(BG), 1-09-1993 (GE), 10-11-1993(RO), 16-11-1993 (RU), 29-03-1994(TR), 14-04-1994(UA)
yes
Protocols to the Convention
html pdfStrategic Action Plans
Strategic Action Plan for the Rehabilitation and Protection of the Black Sea 1996
html pdf31-Oct-1996, Istanbul, Türkiye, Meeting of the Ministers of Environment of the Black Sea countries
Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, The Russian Federation, Türkiye and Ukraine
yes
implementation dates updated at the Ministerial Meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria, June 2002
Strategic Action Plan for the Environmental Protection and Rehabilitation of the Black Sea 2009
html pdf07-Apr-2009, Sofia, Bulgaria, Ministerial Meeting/Diplomatic Conference
Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, The Russian Federation, Türkiye and Ukraine
Drafts
Draft Strategic Action Plan for the Black Sea Biodiversity
html pdfDraft Legally Binding Document (LBD) for Fisheries and Conservation of the Living Resources of the Black Sea
html pdfContingency Plan
Contingency Plan to the Protocol on Cooperation in Combating Pollution of the Black Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances
doc pdfContingency Plan Annexes
html zipMemoranda of Understanding
Memorandum of Understanding with ICPDR
html pdf26-Nov-2001
Memorandum of Understanding with EEA
html pdf23-May-2003
Memorandum of Cooperation with ACCOBAMS
html pdf14-Jun-2002
Memorandum of Understanding No 382381 ASOS with EC JRC (on joint activities for the assessment of the state of the Black Sea marine environment)
html pdf05-Jan-2007
Memorandum of Understanding with GISP - Global Invasive Species Programme
html pdf01-Nov-2006
Memorandum of Understanding On the Development of Regional Activity on Marine Litter in the Black Sea within the framework of the Strategic Action Plan on Rehabilitation and Protection of the Black Sea
html pdfAgreement of Cooperation with IMO
html pdfDeclarations
Odessa Declaration, 1993
html pdf7-Apr-1993
Sofia Declaration, 2002
html pdf14-Jun-2002
Bucharest Declaration, 2007
html pdf23-Feb-2007
Sofia Declaration, 2009
html pdf17-Apr-2009
Meeting of the Contracting Parties/Diplomatic Conference, Sofia 2009
Operational Documents of the Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution
Interim Financial Rules Governing the Programme of Actions Undertaken Within the Framework of the Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution
html pdfLast update at the Meeting of the Ministers of Environment of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution, Sofia 2002
yes
Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities
html pdfMeeting of the Black Sea Commission
yes
Headquarters Agreement
EN TR EN TRpublished in Official Gazette dated 7 August 2003/Decision No 5925
Meeting of the Black Sea Commission
yes
Information Policy of the Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution
html pdfMeeting of the Black Sea Commission
yes
Rules of Procedure of the Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution
html pdfMeeting of the Black Sea Commission
yes
Regulations For The Staff Of The Secretariat Of The Commission On The Protection Of The Black Sea Against Pollution
html pdfMeeting of the Black Sea Commission
yes
Rules For The Application, Nomination And Appointment Of The Secretariat Official Staff
html pdfMeeting of the Black Sea Commission
yes
Staff TORs
html pdfMeeting of the Black Sea Commission
yes