Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution (Barcelona Convention); adopted on 16 February 1976, in force since 12 February 1978; revised in Barcelona, Spain, on 9-10 June 1995 as the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (not yet in force)

Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land-Based Sources (LBS Protocol); adopted in Athens, Greece, on 17 May 1980, in force 17 June 1983, amended in Syracuse, Italy, on 6-7 March 1996 as the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities (not yet in force)

The Protocol Concerning Co-operation in Combating Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Oil and other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency (Emergency Protocol); adopted in Barcelona, Spain, on 16 February 1976, in force since 12 February 1978

The Protocol for the Prevention and Elimination of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft (Dumping Protocol);; adopted in Barcelona, Spain, on 16 February 1976, in force since 12 February 1978, revised in Barcelona, on 9-10 June 1995 as the Protocol for the Prevention and Elimination of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Dumping from Ships and Aircraft or Incineration at Sea

The Protocol Concerning Mediterranean Specially Protected Areas (SPA Protocol) adopted in Geneva, Switzerland, on 2 April 1982, in force since 1986, revised in Barcelona, Spain on 9-10 June 1995 as the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean (SPA and Biodiversity Protocol)·

The Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution Resulting from Exploration and Exploitation of the Continental Shelf and the Seabed and its Subsoil (Offshore Protocol); adopted in Madrid, Spain, on 13-14 October 1994

The Protocol on the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Hazardous Wastes Protocol); adopted in Izmir, Turkey, on 30 September - 1 October 1996, not yet in force

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