ENVIRONMENT
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
- Reference
- XXVII-13
- Adopted
- Aarhus, Denmark, 25 June 1998
- Entry into force
- 30 October 2001, in accordance with article 20(1) and definitively on 30 October 2001, in accordance with article 20(1).
- Registration
- 30 October 2001, No. 37770
- Signatories
- 38
- Parties
- 48
- Depositary record
- United Nations Treaty Collection
- 38 signed
- 48 ratified or acceded
- 51 participants listed
Who signed, and when
| Country | Signature | Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | 25 Jun 1998 | 27 Jun 2001 |
| Armenia | 25 Jun 1998 | 1 Aug 2001 |
| Austria | 25 Jun 1998 | 17 Jan 2005 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 23 Mar 2000 a |
| Belarus | [16 Dec 1998 ] | [ 9 Mar 2000 AA] |
| Belgium | 25 Jun 1998 | 21 Jan 2003 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 Oct 2008 a |
| Bulgaria | 25 Jun 1998 | 17 Dec 2003 |
| Croatia | 25 Jun 1998 | 27 Mar 2007 |
| Cyprus | 25 Jun 1998 | 19 Sep 2003 |
| Czech Republic | 25 Jun 1998 | 6 Jul 2004 |
| Denmark | 25 Jun 1998 | 29 Sep 2000 AA |
| Estonia | - | 2 Aug 2001 |
| European Union | 25 Jun 1998 | 17 Feb 2005 AA |
| Finland | 25 Jun 1998 | 1 Sep 2004 A |
| France | 25 Jun 1998 | 8 Jul 2002 AA |
| Georgia | 25 Jun 1998 | 11 Apr 2000 |
| Germany | 21 Dec 1998 | 15 Jan 2007 |
| Greece | 25 Jun 1998 | 27 Jan 2006 |
| Guinea-Bissau | - | 4 Apr 2023 a |
| Hungary | 18 Dec 1998 | 3 Jul 2001 |
| Iceland | 25 Jun 1998 | 20 Oct 2011 |
| Ireland | 25 Jun 1998 | 20 Jun 2012 |
| Italy | 25 Jun 1998 | 13 Jun 2001 |
| Kazakhstan | 25 Jun 1998 | 11 Jan 2001 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 May 2001 a |
| Latvia | 25 Jun 1998 | 14 Jun 2002 |
| Liechtenstein | 25 Jun 1998 | - |
| Lithuania | 25 Jun 1998 | 28 Jan 2002 |
| Luxembourg | 25 Jun 1998 | 25 Oct 2005 |
| Malta | 18 Dec 1998 | 23 Apr 2002 |
| Monaco | 25 Jun 1998 | - |
| Montenegro | - | 2 Nov 2009 a |
| Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 25 Jun 1998 | 29 Dec 2004 A |
| North Macedonia | - | 22 Jul 1999 a |
| Norway | 25 Jun 1998 | 2 May 2003 |
| Poland | 25 Jun 1998 | 15 Feb 2002 |
| Portugal | 25 Jun 1998 | 9 Jun 2003 |
| Republic of Moldova | 25 Jun 1998 | 9 Aug 1999 |
| Romania | 25 Jun 1998 | 11 Jul 2000 |
| Serbia | - | 31 Jul 2009 a |
| Slovakia | - | 5 Dec 2005 a |
| Slovenia | 25 Jun 1998 | 29 Jul 2004 |
| Spain | 25 Jun 1998 | 29 Dec 2004 |
| Sweden | 25 Jun 1998 | 20 May 2005 |
| Switzerland | 25 Jun 1998 | 3 Mar 2014 |
| Tajikistan | - | 17 Jul 2001 a |
| Turkmenistan | - | 25 Jun 1999 a |
| Ukraine | 25 Jun 1998 | 18 Nov 1999 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 25 Jun 1998 | 23 Feb 2005 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 25 Mar 2025 a |
Participants that are UN member states link to their profile. The Holy See, the European Union, the Cook Islands and Niue appear in these tables and are not member states, so they are named without a link rather than attached to the nearest match. The third column carries the depositary’s own annotation. Accession, succession and acceptance are legally distinct from ratification and are shown as the record states them rather than flattened into one word.
Counts verified against the depositary’s own totals for this treaty before publication. The United Nations Treaty Collection is the authority; this page is a readable copy and may lag it.