Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is an international environmental treaty, signed on 22 May 2001 in Stockholm and effective from 17 May 2004, that aims to eliminate or restrict the production and use of persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
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| Type | United Nations treaty |
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| Signed | 22 May 2001 |
| Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Effective | 17 May 2004 |
| Condition | Ninety days after the ratification by at least 50 signatory states |
| Signatories | 152 |
| Parties | 186 |
| Depositary | Secretary-General of the United Nations |
| Languages | Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish |
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