PART III: Appendices

Albania

• Bilateral agreement between CEP and German Ministry of Environment.
• Memorandum of Understanding between the Albanian Government and FYR Macedonia regarding protection of Ohrid Lake.
• Projects on administration of the coastal area in cooperation with the World Bank and UNEP.
• Several projects in the advanced stage of preparation in the framework of the PHARE Progamme.

Bulgaria

• Agreement between Bulgaria and Greece for cooperation in exploiting the waters of the rivers that cross the territories of both countries, signed on and in force since July 9, 1964.
• Veterinary Convention between the governments of Bulgaria and Turkey, May 30, 1967; in force for Bulgaria since June 7, 1968.
• Veterinary sanitary convention between the government of Bulgaria and the Executive Federal Council of the National Assembly of the Social Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, March 21, 1986; in force since June 8, 1987.

The following are not published in the Official Journal:

• Agreement between the governments of Bulgaria and Greece for operational informing in case of nuclear accident and for exchange of information for nuclear facilities, April 23, 1989; in force since Dec. 20, 1991.
• Veterinary convention between the governments of Bulgaria and Greece, July 12, 1969; in force since Jan. 26, 1972.
• Convention between the governments of Bulgaria and Romania for cooperation in the field of the environment, Dec. 9, 1991; in force since Sept. 23, 1992.
• Agreement between Bulgaria and Turkey for cooperation in using the waters of the rivers that cross both countries, Oct. 23, 1968; in force since Sept. 25, 1970.
• Convention for the protection of plants between the governments of Bulgaria and SFR Yugoslavia, June 4, 1957; in force since March 12, 1958.

Croatia

• Agreement between the governments of Croatia and Hungary on veterinary-sanitation cooperation, in force since April 15, 1995.
• Agreement between the governments of Croatia and Hungary on cooperation on protection of plants, signed Oct. 20, 1995.
• Agreement between the governments of Croatia and Hungary on water management, in force since March 3, 1995. (Succession: agreement on fishing in joint waters.)
• Agreement between the governments of Croatia and Slovenia on veterinarian cooperation, Sept. 13, 1995.
• Contract between the governments of Croatia and Slovenia on sea fishing, June 5, 1995.
• Agreement between the governments of Croatia and Slovenia on cooperation on the protection of plants, in proceedings.
• Agreement between the governments of Croatia and Slovenia on water management.

Czech Republic

• Agreement between the governments of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (CSSR) and Poland on air pollution control, signed Sept. 24, 1974.
• Talks with Poland on the content of a new agreement, held Nov. 28-29 and Dec. 12-14, 1994.
• Convention between the governments of Czechoslovakia and Poland on water management on boundary watercourses, signed in 1958; still in effect.
• Agreement between the CSSR and Austria on cooperation in environmental protection, signed July 17, 1987; succeeded by the Czech Republic in 1993.
• Agreement between the CSSR and Austria on water management issues on boundary watercourses, signed Dec. 7, 1967.
• Protocol on Cooperation to the agreement signed in 1993. The agreement was endorsed by the Czech Republic.
• Agreement between the governments of Czechoslovakia and Austria on the principles of geological cooperation between the two countries, signed Jan. 23, 1960; endorsed by the Czech Republic.
• Agreement between the governments of the Czech Republic and Slovakia on environmental protection and improvement, signed Oct. 29, 1992; an implementation protocol to the agreement is prepared for signature.
• Agreement between the Governments of the CSSR and the Federal Republic of Germany on cooperation in environmental protection, signed Oct. 5, 1987. Both Parties agreed in 1993 and 1994 that the above agreement should be superseded by another agreement on cooperation in environmental protection.
• Agreement between the governments of the CSSR and the German Democratic Republic on cooperation in water management on boundary watercourses, signed Feb. 27, 1974. The German government does not currently recognize the agreement; negotiations are being prepared for a new agreement between the Czech Republic and Germany on cooperation in water management on boundary watercourses on the complete Czech-German border.
• Appointment of commissioners for boundary watercourses between the CSSR and the FRG. The document (exchange of notes) is dated Dec. 11, 1981. The new agreement to be negotiated between the Czech Republic and Germany should supersede the existing practice of cooperation on boundary watercourses; protocols on cooperation should also be negotiated.
• Agreement between the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic and the Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Reactor Safety of Germany on the implementation of joint pilot environmental protection project for municipal effluent treatment plants in northern Bohemia, signed Dec. 19, 1994.

Estonia

• Agreement between the governments of the Estonia and the Russian Federation on collaboration in the field of conservation and use of fish resources in the Peipsi/Chudskoe, L–mmi/Tjoploe and Pihkva/Pskovskoe lakes, May 4, 1994.
• Agreement between the governments of Estonia and the Russian Federation on cooperation in environmental protection, Jan. 11, 1996.
• Agreement between Estonia and the Russian Federation on protection and rational use of the Narva River and Lake Peipsi/Chudskoe - Pihkva/Pskovskoe eco-systems, scheduled to be signed in September 1996.
• Estonia is preparing an EIA in a transboundary context agreement with Latvia; it is under negotiation.

Hungary

• Treaty of Hungary and Austria on cooperation in the field of environmental protection, signed in 1984; stepped in force after mutual ratification in 1985; published by the Law Reporter of the Ministry of the Environment, No. 1985/17.
• Treaty on the protection of the Tisza and its tributary rivers, signed in 1986; stepped in force after mutual ratification in 1986; published by the Law Reporter of the Ministry of the Environment, No. 1991/1.
• Treaty between Hungary and Ukraine on cooperation in the field of environmental protection, signed in 1992; stepped in force after mutual ratification in 1992; published by the Law Reporter of the Ministry of the Environment, No. 1993/11.
• Treaty on cooperation on the protection of the Danube River and on its sustainable use, signed in 1994; ratification is in process.

Latvia

• Agreement between the governments of Latvia and Belarus on cooperation in environmental Protection, Jan. 21, 1994.
• Agreement between the Environmental Protection Committee of Latvia and the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Denmark on cooperation in environmental protection, Sept. 5, 1991.
• Protocol on cooperation in the environmental field and land use between Finland and the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of Latvia, April 27, 1994.
• Agreement between the Environmental Protection Committee of Latvia and the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Ukraine on Cooperation in Environmental Protection, November 1991.
• Agreement between the Environmental Protection Committee of Latvia and the Ministry of the Environment, Nature Protection and Nuclear Security of Germany on cooperation in the environmental field, April 14, 1993.
• Agreement between Latvia and Sweden on cooperation in the environmental field, March 30, 1992.
• Agreement between the governments of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania on cooperation in the environmental field, July 21, 1995.
• Agreement on Environmental Management of the Lielupe River Basin between the Environmental Protection Committee of Latvia and the Environmental Protection Department of Lithuania, May 25, 1993.
• Extension of the agreement on environmental management of the Lielupe River Basin between the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of Latvia and the Ministry of Environment of Lithuania, July 21, 1995.
• Program of cooperation in the field of environmental protection between the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Natural Resources and Forestry of Poland and the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of Latvia from 1996 to 1997, Dec. 21, 1995.
• Agreement between the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of Latvia and the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Natural Resources and Forestry of Poland on cooperation in the environmental field, Oct. 12, 1995.
• Memorandum between the Ministry of the Environment of Finland and the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of Latvia, Jan. 10, 1996.

Lithuania

• Regional agreement on cooperation in environmental protection sphere among the governments of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, July 21, 1995.
• Bilateral agreement between Lithuania and Sweden on international cooperation in the sphere of environmental protection, March 30, 1992.
• Agreement between the Ministries of Environmental Protection of the Lithuania and Belarus, April 14, 1995.
  1. Protocol on open water source protection
  2. Protocol on monitoring and information exchange
  3. Protocol on transportation of hazardous materials
  4. Protocol on hunting and fishing
  5. Protocol on forest protection
• Agreement between the Ministries of Environmental Protection of Lithuania and Poland, Jan. 24, 1992.
• Agreement between the Ministries of Environmental Protection of Lithuania and Denmark, April 9, 1991.
• Agreement between the Ministries of Environmental Protection of Lithuania and Finland, July 2, 1992.
• Agreement between the Ministries of Environmental Protection of Lithuania and the Federal Republic of Germany, April 16, 1993.

FYR Macedonia

• Agreement establishing the Council General for Mediterranean Fish Areas, 1949.
• Agreement among the governments of the Federal Peoples Republic of Yugoslavia, the Peoples Republic of Bulgaria, the Peoples Republic of Romania and the USSR on fishing in the Danube River, 1958.
• Protocol on the prevention of pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by dumping of wastes and other dangerous substances of ships and aircrafts, 1976.
• Protocol on cooperation in combating pollution of the Mediterranean by oil and other dangerous substances in the event of accident, 1976.
• Protocol on the protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution, 1980.
• Protocol on the specially protected areas of the Mediterranean Sea, 1982.

Poland

• Polish and Czechoslovak treaty on fisheries and protection of fish in boundary waters, 1928.
• Polish and Czechoslovak treaty on water economy in boundary waters, 1958. Executive agreement on water quality of major boundary watercourses, 1990.
• Polish and Czechoslovak treaty on the protection of air against pollution, 1974.
• Agreement between Poland and Sweden on fisheries, 1962.
• Agreement between the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Poland and the Environmental Protection Agency of the ISA on cooperation in the field of protection of the environment, 1986.
• Memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Poland and the Ministry of Housing, Physical Planning and Environment of the Netherlands on cooperation in the protection of the environment.
• Polish and Danish treaty on the exchange of information and cooperation in the field of nuclear safety and protection against radiation hazards, 1987.
• Polish and Austrian treaty on cooperation in protection of the environment, 1988.
• Memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Poland and the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment, 1989.

Romania

• The Convention on Black Sea Protection, Bucharest, April 21, 1992; approved by law No. 98/92.
• Regulation regarding the organization and function of the Romanian-Bulgarian Intergovernmental Commission on Protection of the Surrounding Environment, Sofia, Dec. 15, 1993; approved by government decision 400/94.
• Agreement between Romania and Belarus on science education, culture, information, health, sport and tourism, Bucharest, May 7, 1993; approved by government decision 711/94.
• Decision included in the protocols of the fifth session of the Hungarian-Romanian Mixed Hydrotechnical Commission, Baile Felix, March 27, 1992; approved by government decision 246/92.
• Agreement between Turkey and Romania regarding cooperation in the field of health and medical science, Ankara, Jan. 10, 1991; approved by government decision 603/91.
• Convention between Romania and Bulgaria regarding collaboration in the field of environmental protection, Sofia, Dec. 9, 1991; approved by law 97/92.
• Treaty between Romania and Bulgaria on collaboration, good neighbor relations, and friendship, Sofia, Jan. 27, 1992; approved by law 79/92.

Slovak Republic

• Agreement between Slovak Republic and Czech Republic on cooperation in environmental protection and conservation, signed in Prague, October 1992.
• Agreement between the Slovak Republic and Poland on cooperation in environmental protection, prepared for signature in Warsaw in 1994.
• Agreement between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and Poland on water management on transboundary water resources, signed in 1974; succeeded by the Slovak Republic.
• Agreement between the Ministry for the Environment of the Slovak Republic and the Ministry for Health, Sport and Consumer Protection of Austria on the mutual exchange of data of the system of early warning against nuclear unsafety, prepared for signature in Bratislava, 1994.
• Memorandum of understanding between the Ministry for the Environment and the Ministry for the Environment, Youth and Family, signed in Bratislava Nov. 15, 1993.
• Agreement between the Ministry for the Environment of the Slovak Republic and Ministry for the Environment of Ukraine on cooperation in environmental protection, prepared for signature in Bratislava in 1994.
• Agreement between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and Hungary on the regulation of water management issues on transboundary rivers, signed in 1954; succeeded by the Slovak Republic.
• Agreement between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and Germany on cooperation in the sphere of environmental protection, signed in 1987; succeeded by the Slovak Republic.
• Convention on Cooperation for Protection and Sustainable Use of the Danube River, Sofia, 1994.

Slovenia

• Agreement among the governments of Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Poland and Slovenia on cooperation for forecasting, prevention and amelioration of natural and technological disasters, Official Gazette of Slovenia, international agreements, No. 3/94-123.
• Agreement on the cooperation between Slovenia and Austria in the fields of regional planning, urban planning and regional politic (BATUP), Official Gazette of Slovenia, international agreements, No. 15/95-913.
• Agreement on the protection of the Adriatic Sea from pollution, signed by the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Italy Feb. 14, 1974; published in the Official Gazette of Yugoslavia, international agreements, No. 2/77.
• Agreement on cooperation for the protection of plants between the governments of Slovenia and Hungary, published in the Official Gazette of Slovenia, international agreements, No. 11/95-751.