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The Bucharest Convention (also called the Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution) was signed by six Black Sea countries in Bucharest (Romania) on 21 April 1992 and entered into force on 15 January 1994. The implementation is managed by the Commission for the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution (Istanbul Commission).

Contracting Parties of the Black Sea Convention (Credit: Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ))

Contracting Parties

Bulgaria
Georgia
Romania
Russian Federation
Turkey
Ukraine

Aims and objectives

The Convention obliges the Contracting Parties to prevent, reduce and control the pollution in the Black Sea in order to protect and preserve the marine environment, marine biodiversity and the marine living resources. The pollution can have several causes such as pollution by hazardous substances, land-based sources, vessels, dumping and exploration and exploitation of natural resources.

Protocols

Protocol on the Protection of the Black Sea Marine Environment Against Pollution from Land-based Sources and Activities: The purpose of this Protocol is to prevent, control and to eliminate pollution from land-based sources and activities in order to achieve and maintain a good ecological status of the Black Sea.
Protocol on Cooperation in combating pollution of the Black Sea Marine Environment by Oil and Other Harmful Substances in Emergency Situations: The Protocol aims to maintain and promote (individually or through cooperation) contingency plans for combating pollution of the sea by oil and other harmful substances.
Protocol on The Protection of The Black Sea Marine Environment Against Pollution by Dumping: Dumping of wastes or other matter is prohibited. Prior general permits may be issued by the competent national authorities.
The Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol: The purpose of this protocol is to maintain the ecosystem of the Black Sea and its landscape by the protection, conservation and sustainable management of biological and landscape diversity in order to enrich the biological resources. The protocol is also intended as a legal instrument for environmental policies, strategies and measures for preservation, protection and sustainable management of resources and heritage of the Black Sea for present and future generations.

References

Text of the Convention [1]
Protocols to the Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution [2]

External links

The Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution

The European Commission, The Bucharest Convention

The main author of this article is Knockaert, Carolien
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Citation: Knockaert, Carolien (2020): Black Sea Convention. Available from http://www.coastalwiki.org/wiki/Black_Sea_Convention [accessed on 25-11-2024]

For other articles by this author see Category:Articles by Knockaert, Carolien
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-The Bucharest Convention (also called the Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution) is a framework convention and its three protocols that were adopted by Diplomatic Conference on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution held in Bucharest on April 21-22, 1992. The convention was ratified by the legislative assemblies of all six Black Sea nations, and the convention was entered into force in 1994.
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+The '''Bucharest Convention''' (also called the '''Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution''') was signed by six Black Sea countries in Bucharest (Romania) on 21 April 1992 and entered into force on 15 January 1994.
+The implementation is managed by the Commission for the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution (Istanbul Commission).
+[[Image:Blackseasconv.png|thumb|right|315px|<small>Contracting Parties of the Black Sea Convention (Credit: Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ))</small>]]</P>
 == Contracting Parties ==
-[[Image:Bucharest.jpg|thumb|right|Participating Countries]]
 * Bulgaria
 * Georgia
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 * Ukraine
-== Aims ==
+== Aims and objectives ==
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-To substantiate the general obligation of the Contracting Parties to prevent, reduce and control the pollution in the Black Sea in order to protect and preserve the marine environment and to provide legal framework for co-operation and concerted actions to fulfil this obligation.
+The Convention obliges the Contracting Parties to prevent, reduce and control the pollution in the Black Sea in order to protect and preserve the marine environment, marine biodiversity and the marine living resources. The pollution can have several causes such as pollution by hazardous substances, land-based sources, vessels, dumping and exploration and exploitation of natural resources.
+</P>
+== Protocols==
-* Prevent pollution by hazardous substances or matter
+#'''Protocol on the Protection of the Black Sea Marine Environment Against Pollution from Land-based Sources and Activities''': The purpose of this Protocol is to prevent, control and to eliminate pollution from land-based sources and activities in order to achieve and maintain a good ecological status of the Black Sea.
-* Prevent, reduce and control the pollution from land-based sources
+#'''Protocol on Cooperation in combating pollution of the Black Sea Marine Environment by Oil and Other Harmful Substances in Emergency Situations''': The Protocol aims to maintain and promote (individually or through cooperation) contingency plans for combating pollution of the sea by oil and other harmful substances.
-* Prevent, reduce and control the pollution of the marine environment from vessels in accordance with the generally accepted rules and standards
+#'''Protocol on The Protection of The Black Sea Marine Environment Against Pollution by Dumping''': Dumping of wastes or other matter is prohibited. Prior general permits may be issued by the competent national authorities.
-* Prevent, reduce and control the pollution of the marine environment resulting from emergency situations
+#'''The Black Sea Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Protocol''': The purpose of this protocol is to maintain the ecosystem of the Black Sea and its landscape by the protection, conservation and sustainable management of biological and landscape diversity in order to enrich the biological resources. The protocol is also intended as a legal instrument for environmental policies, strategies and measures for preservation, protection and sustainable management of resources and heritage of the Black Sea for present and future generations.
-* Prevent, reduce and control the pollution by dumping
+==References==
-* Prevent, reduce and control the pollution caused by or connected with activities on the continental shelf, including exploration and exploitation of natural resources
+* Text of the Convention [http://www.blacksea-commission.org/_convention-fulltext.asp]
-* Prevent, reduce and control the pollution from or through the atmosphere
+* Protocols to the Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution [http://www.blacksea-commission.org/_convention-protocols.asp]
-* Protect the biodiversity and the marine living resources
+== External links ==
-* Prevent the pollution from hazardous wastes in transboundary movement and the illegal traffic thereof
+[http://www.blacksea-commission.org/ The Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution]
-* Provide framework for scientific and technical co-operation and monitoring activities
-== Protocols ==
-===The Protocol on Marine Protection from Land-Based Sources and Activities===
-Sought to prevent, control and eliminate land-based pollution and its damaging effects on the Black Sea ecosystem. The protocol states that countries shall adopt the precautionary principle with regard to the potential harm of any pollutant, as well as the polluter pays principle. It requires signatory countries to adopt national plans of action for source control measures, including emission controls, environmental quality standards, and timetables to achieve these goals. The protocol also calls for the formation of regional standards of practice for pollution control, including systems for monitoring, inspection and reporting.
+[https://ec.europa.eu/environment/marine/international-cooperation/regional-sea-conventions/bucharest/index_en.htm The European Commission, The Bucharest Convention]
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-===The Protocol on Marine Pollution Control in Emergency Situations===
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+ |AuthorFullName= Knockaert, Carolien
+ |AuthorName=Carolienk}}
-The protocol covers pollution due to oil spills and other accidental discharges of hazardous substances. It requires members to the convention to establish guidelines to responding to such emergencies and also requires countries to create reporting procedures and means of preventing spills.
+[[Category: PEGASO]]
+[[Category:Black sea]]
-===The Dumping Protocol===
+[[Category:Legislation and conventions]]
-This Protocol regulated the manner in which substances could be disposed of into the Black Sea. The agreement called for the outright ban of dumping of hazardous substances such as organotin compounds, organohalogen compounds (DDT, DDE, DDD, PCB's), persistent organophosphorus compounds, mercury and mercury compounds, cadmium and cadmium compounds, persistent substances with proven toxic, carcinogenic, teratogenic ormutagenic properties, used lubricating oils, persistent synthetic materials which may float, sink or remain in suspension, radioactive substances and wastes, including used radioactive fuel, lead and lead compounds. The agreement required that the dumping of a second category, noxious substances, must be heavily regulated through the use of special permits.  Dumping of all other waste would now require a general permit.
-== References ==
-[http://www.blacksea-commission.org/ The Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution]

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