Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic

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international environmental agreement multilateral treaty regional seas convention

The Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR Convention) is a regional international agreement through which participating governments and the European Union cooperate to prevent and eliminate pollution and protect marine ecosystems in the North-East Atlantic Ocean.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
OSPAR Convention	4
OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic	2
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic	1
OSPAR Decisions	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international environmental agreement ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ regional seas convention ⓘ
administeredBy	OSPAR Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptedAt	Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptedOn	1992-09-22 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ OSPAR NERFINISHED ⓘ
coversIssue	dumping of waste at sea ⓘ hazardous substances and eutrophication ⓘ marine protected areas ⓘ offshore oil and gas industry discharges ⓘ pollution from land-based sources ⓘ pollution from offshore sources ⓘ radioactive substances in the marine environment ⓘ
depositary	Government of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn	1998-03-25 ⓘ
establishes	OSPAR Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
geographicalScope	North-East Atlantic marine area NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasParty	Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocationOfSecretariat	London NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalBasisFor	OSPAR network of marine protected areas NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Oslo Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	prevention and elimination of marine pollution ⓘ protection and conservation of marine ecosystems and biodiversity ⓘ protection of the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic ⓘ
region	North-East Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Convention on Biological Diversity NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
replaces	Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources NERFINISHED ⓘ
shortName	OSPAR Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ
website	https://www.ospar.org ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea → cooperatesWith → Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ⓘ

EU marine strategy framework directive → regionalSeaConvention → Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ⓘ

subject surface form: EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive

this entity surface form: OSPAR Convention

Oslo and Paris Conventions → hasSuccessor → Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ⓘ

this entity surface form: OSPAR Convention

North-East Atlantic Ocean → subjectTo → Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ⓘ

this entity surface form: OSPAR Convention

European coastal states of the North-East Atlantic → participatesIn → Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ⓘ

this entity surface form: OSPAR Convention

Environmental Impact of Human Activities (EIHA) → relatedTo → Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ⓘ

subject surface form: Environmental Impact of Human Activities

this entity surface form: OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic

Biodiversity Committee (BDC) → associatedWith → Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ⓘ

this entity surface form: OSPAR Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic

Biodiversity Committee (BDC) → usesInstrument → Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ⓘ

this entity surface form: OSPAR Decisions

Offshore Industry Committee (OIC) → operatesUnder → Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ⓘ

subject surface form: Offshore Industry Committee

this entity surface form: Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic