OSPAR Commission for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR Commission)
Commission OSPAR pour la protection du milieu marin de l'Atlantique du Nord-Est (Commission OSPAR)
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1998-03-25
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In accordance with the strategies and the Joint assessment and Monitoring Programme adopted in 1998 and revised in 2003: protect and conserve ecosystems and biological diversity; achieve near-background concentrations for naturally-occurring hazardous or radioactive substances and near-zero concentrations of man-made/synthetic/artificial hazardous or radioactive substances; when considering radioactive substances for the above, take into account legitimate use of the sea, technical feasibility and radiological impact on man and biota; attempt to achieve cessation of discharge, emission and loss of hazardous substances by 2020; ensure that additional concentrations of radioactive substances in the marine environment due to discharge, emission or loss are close to zero; monitor eutrophication; set environmental goals and management mechanisms for offshore oil and gas activities.
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Observers:
- T-XT9106 - Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (ASCOBANS);
- E-XE2315 - Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP);
- E-XD0107 - Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission - Helsinki Commission (HELCOM);
- Common Wadden Sea Secretariat (CWSS);
- T-XT7638 - Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention);
- F-XF0831 - Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe (EMEP);
- F-XF2419 - European Environment Agency (EEA);
- E-XE1118 - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC);
- B-XB1383 - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA);
- D-XD1540 - International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine (ICPR);
- C-XC1732 - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES);
- B-XB1117 - International Maritime Organization (IMO);
- E-XE1846 - North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission (NAMMCO);
- D-XD3007 - North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC);
- C-XC3023 - OECD;
- E-XE4161 - UNEP.
Memorandum of Understanding with: EEA; ICES. Secretariat administers: F-XF3000 - Agreement for cooperation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances (Bonn Agreement). Cooperates with: E-XK0713 - Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF). Formal contacts with:
- D-XD5969 - Arctic Council;
- F-XF9896 - Consultative Meeting of Contracting Parties to the London Convention/Meeting of Contracting Parties to the London Protocol;
- F-XD9557 - Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution;
- T-XT7207 - Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and other Matter (LDC);
- E-XE2442 - European Commission (EC);
- S-XF5165 - North Sea Conference;
- E-XE4176 - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
Also links with: F-XF1881 - Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP); E-XE3751 - International Commission of the Schelde River; F-XF4234 - Regional Seas Programme.
Links indicated by: F-XF2563 - International Seabed Authority (ISA); D-XD5830 - North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
General Observers:
- B-XB1722 - BirdLife International;
- D-XE3351 - BUSINESSEUROPE;
- F-XD6554 - Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe (CPMR);
- D-XD0615 - Conseil européen de l'industrie chimique (CEFIC);
- F-XF4299 - Friends of the Earth International (FoEI);
- F-XF4392 - Greenpeace International;
- C-XD4478 - International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP);
- D-XD4804 - KIMO International;
- F-XF4963 - Seas at Risk (SAR);
- F-XF3608 - World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Specialized Observers:
- E-XE0530 - Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea (ACOPS);
- E-XE0154 - Association des organisations nationales d'entreprises de pêche de l'UE (EUROPECHE);
- D-XD0238 - Central Dredging Association (CEDA);
- E-XE0876 - Euro Chlor;
- D-XD6546 - European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA);
- D-XD8606 - European Oilfield Speciality Chemicals Association (EOSCA);
- D-XD1719 - Fertilizers Europe;
- B-XB1329 - International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH);
- D-XD4460 - Oil Companies' European Association for Environment, Health and Safety in Refining and Distribution (CONCAWE);
- B-XB3111 - PIANC;
- C-XD5843 - World Nuclear Association (WNA).
Also links with: D-XD2872 - Confederation of European Paper Industries (Cepi); D-XE2137 - EURATEX - The European Apparel and Textile Confederation (EURATEX); D-XE3669 - European Federation of National Associations of Water and Waste Water Services (EurEau); E-XE2709 - European Global Ocean Observing System (EuroGOOS); D-XE1845 - European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO); D-XD0515 - European Steel Association (EUROFER); E-XK0533 - North Sea Commission (NSC).
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
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XF4685
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