¦ ¦18 May 1993 a ¦
¦Vanuatu ¦ ¦21 Nov 1994 a ¦
¦Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ¦ ¦ 1 Sep 1988 a ¦
¦Viet Nam ¦ ¦26 Jan 1994 a ¦
¦Yemen ¦ ¦21 Feb 1996 a ¦
¦Zambia ¦ ¦24 Jan 1990 a ¦
¦Zimbabwe ¦ ¦ 3 Nov 1992 a ¦
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DECLARATIONS AND RESERVATIONS
(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations
and reservations were made upon ratification,
acceptance, approval, accession or succession.)
Andorra
Declaration:
The Principality of Andorra accepts as compulsory the means of dispute as described in article 11 paragraph 3 (a) of the Convention: the submission of the dispute to the International Court of Justice.
Bahrain <12>
Declaration:
"The accession by the State of Bahrain to the said Convention shall in no way constitute recognition of Israel or be a cause for the establishment of any relations of any kind therewith."
European Union
23 May 1989
"1. On behalf of the European Community, it is hereby declared that the said Community can accept arbitration as a means of dispute settlement within the terms of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer.
It cannot accept submission of any dispute to the International Court of Justice."
"2. According to the customary procedures within the European Community, the Community's financial participation in the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and in the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the Ozone Layer may not involve the Community in expenditure other than administrative costs which may not exceed 2.5% of the total administrative costs."
Declaration by the European Economic Community in conformity with Article 13 (3) of the Vienna Convention for the protection of the ozone layer concerning the extent of its competence with respect to the matters covered by the Convention and by the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer: In accordance with the relevant Articles of the EEC Treaty, the Community has competence to take action relating to the preservation, protection and improvement of the quality of the environment.
The Community has exercised its competence in the area covered by the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol in adopting Council Decision 80/372/EEC of 26 March 1980 concerning chlorofluorocarbons in the environment (1), Council Decision 82/795/EEC of 15 November 1982 on the consolidation of precautionary measures concerning chlorofluorocarbons in the environment (2) and Council Regulation (EEC) N 3322/88 of 14 October 1988 on certain chlorofluorocarbons and halons which deplete the ozone layer. The Community may well exercise its competence in the future by adopting further legislation in this area.
In the field of research in the environment, as referred to by the Convention, the Community has a certain competence by virtue of Council Decision 86/234/EC of 10 June 1986 adopting multiannual R& D programmes in the field of the environment (1986 to 1990).
(1) OJ N L 90, 3. 4. 1980, p. 45.
(2) OJ N L 329, 25. 11. 1982, p. 29.
Finland
"With respect to article 11, paragraph 3 of the Convention Finland declares that it accepts both of the said means of dispute settlement as compulsory."
Holy See
Declaration:
"In acceding
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