Barcelona Convention

In 1975 the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) was adopted by 16 Mediterranean countries and the European Community. Focus was aimed at marine pollution control. On the 16th of February 1976 these Parties adopted the Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution or the Barcelona Convention. The Convention Protocols aim to protect and improve the marine and coastal environment in the Mediterranean.

Contracting Parties

• Albania
• Algeria
• Bosnia Herzegovina
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Egypt
• the EU
• France
• Greece
• Israel
• Italy
• Lebanon
• Libya
• Malta
• Morocco
• Monaco
• Montenegro
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Syria
• Tunisia
• Turkey

References

Europa, Summaries of EU legislation, Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean