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Contents 1. Introduction 2. The Participants in the Non-Compliance Procedure 2.1. The Conference of the Parties 2.2. The Secretariat 2.3. The Role of the Compliance Committee (1) The Structure of the Compliance Committee (2) The Functions of the Compliance Committee 2.4. The Parties to the Convention 2.5. The Party Not in Compliance 3. The Non-Compliance Proceedings 3.1. Gathering Information Concerning Non-Compliance 3.2. Review of the Data: The Procedure before the Compliance Committee 3.3. The Consequences Applied in Cases of Non-Compliance 4. Conclusion 1. Introduction One of the questions thrown up by the rapid proliferation of treaties on environmental protection is that of non-compliance with their provisions by the States Parties. In the field of environmental law, the first international instrument to adopt a non-compliance procedure was the Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Montreal Protocol).1 The procedure was adopted in 1992. Non-compliance procedures can also be found in other environmental protection agreements, such as those instituted by the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution,2 concerning the further reduction of sulphur emissions and the Protocol to the 1992 Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic.3 Moreover, in November
Baltic Yearbook of International Law Online – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2003
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