, a number of other organizations have not yet
taken action with regard to the membership of the former Yugoslavia.
The World Factbook therefore continues to list Yugoslavia under
international organizations where the SFRY seat remains or where no
action has yet been taken.

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@APPENDIXES

Appendix D: Selected International Environmental Agreements

Air Pollution see Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides see Protocol to the 1979 Convention on
Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Concerning the Control of
Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides or Their Transboundary Fluxes
Air Pollution-Sulphur 85 see Protocol to the 1979 Convention on
Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on the Reduction of Sulphur
Emissions or Their Transboundary Fluxes by at least 30%
Air Pollution-Sulphur 94 see Protocol to the 1979 Convention on
Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Further Reduction of Sulphur
Emissions
Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds see Protocol to the 1979
Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Concerning the
Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds or Their
Transboundary Fluxes
Antarctic-Environmental Protocol see Protocol on Environmental
Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
Antarctic Treaty

opened for signature-1 December 1959
entered into force-23 June 1961
objective- to ensure that Antarctica is used for peaceful purposes,
such as, for international cooperation in scientific research, and
that it does not become the scene or object of international discord
parties-(43) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria,
Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India,
Italy, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Papua
New Guinea, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, US, Uruguay
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of
Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal

note-abbreviated as Hazardous Wastes
opened for signature-22 March 1989
entered into force-5 May 1992
objective-to reduce transboundary movements of wastes subject to the
Convention to a minimum consistent with the environmentally sound and
efficient management of such wastes; to minimize the amount and
toxicity of wastes