ENVIRONMENT · XXVII-15

Belgium and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

Belgium became bound on 2006-05-25, by ratification, the 118th state to do so.

Treaty

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

State

Belgium

Signed

2001-05-23

Became bound

2006-05-25 — by ratification

Between the two

1,828 days (5.0 years)

Treaty in force since

17 May 2004, in accordance with article 26(1) which reads as follows: "1. This Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit of the fiftieth instrument of ratification acceptance, approval or accession. 2. For each State or regional economic integration organization that ratifies, accepts or approves this Convention or accedes thereto after the deposit of the fiftieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, the Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit by such State or regional economic integration organization of its instrument of rafification, acceptance, approval or accession. 3. For the purpose of paragraphs 1 and 2, any instrument deposited by a regional economic integration organization shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by member States of that organization".

Depositary record

United Nations Treaty Collection

Where this sits

• 118 in order of becoming party
• 186 states bound in total
• Stoc treaty adopted

Order is by the date the depositary records, and states that became bound on the same day share a position — eleven states became party to the Charter on 24 October 1945 and none of them was eleventh.

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