Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (Helsinki Commission)
Short Name: HELCOM
Full Name: Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (Helsinki Commission)
Purpose: environment
Established: 22-Mar-1974
Entered into force:
Type: body, multi-lateral
Place where established: Helsinki, Finland
Schedule to expire:
Goals and Objectives: HELCOM was established under the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area, 1974. The objectives of this Commission are: to keep the implementation of the Convention under continuous observation; to make recommendations on measures relating to the purpose of the Convention and to keep under review the contents of the Convention. The purpose of the Convention is to protect the marine environment of the Baltic Sea from all sources of pollution, both from land and from ships as well as airborne. The Baltic sea area shall be the Baltic Sea proper with the Gulf of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland and the entrance to the Baltic Sea.
Related Legislation: [22 Mar 1974] Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area. The 1974 Helsinki Convention was later replaced by: [09 Apr 1992] Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (entered into force 03 May 1980)
Internet source: #http://www.helcom.fi/home/en_GB/welcome/#
Signatories
Country Status Year
Denmarkmember01-Jan-1970
Estoniamember01-Jan-1970
European Unionmember01-Jan-1970
Finlandmember01-Jan-1970
Germany, Fed. Rep.member01-Jan-1970
Latviamember01-Jan-1970
Lithuaniamember01-Jan-1970
Polandmember01-Jan-1970
Russian Federationmember01-Jan-1970
Swedenmember01-Jan-1970
Languages
Language
English
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How to contact
Secretariat's addressHELCOM Secretariat Katajanokanlaituri 6 B FIN-00160 Helsinki Finland
Telephone+358-(0)9-622022-0
Fax+358-(0)9-622022-39
E-Mailhelcom@helcom.fi#mailto:helcom@helcom.fi#
Home Page#http://www.helcom.fi/home/en_GB/welcome/#
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