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Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area, 1992
Date of adoption: 9 April 1992
Place of adoption: Helsinki
Entry into force: 17 January 2000
– Two months after the deposit of the instruments of ratification or approval by all signatory States bordering the Baltic Sea and by the European Economic Community
List of signatures, ratifications and entry into force
| State | Signature | Ratification (R)/ Approval (A) | Entry into force |
| Denmark | 9 April 1992 | 18 April 1996 (R) | 17 January 2000 |
| Estonia | 9 April 1992 | 8 June 1995 (R) | 17 January 2000 |
| European Community * | 24 September 1992 | 20 September 1994 (A) | 17 January 2000 |
| Finland | 9 April 1992 | 16 June 1995 (A) | 17 January 2000 |
| Germany | 9 April 1992 | 11 November 1994 (R) | 17 January 2000 |
| Latvia | 9 April 1992 | 17 June 1994 (R) | 17 January 2000 |
| Lithuania | 9 April 1992 | 30 April 1997 (R) | 17 January 2000 |
| Poland | 9 April 1992 | 15 November 1999 (R) | 17 January 2000 |
| The Russian Federation | 9 April 1992 | 17 November 1999 (A) | 17 January 2000 |
| Sweden | 9 April 1992 | 9 March 1994 (R) | 17 January 2000 |
*) European Community has been replaced and succeeded by the European Union, as from 1 December 2009, as a consequence of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, on 1 December 2009
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