MEAs to which South Africa has taken membership actions

Sorted by date of agreement
Data may not be completely current. Relevant Secretariat Website should be consulted for most up to date status information.

Summary Statistics

Actions taken on 463 Agreements including:
2 Cooperating Non-Party or Similars
82 Signatures
1 Provisional applications
123 Ratification, Accession, Succession, or Similars
3 Deposit of instruments
141 Entry Into Forces
5 Withdrawal or Similars
273 Entry Into Force (Tacit Acceptance); Status based on pre-amendment agreement action of Entry into forces
29 Entry Into Force (Tacit Acceptance); Status based on post-amendment agreement action of Entry into forces
mitch_id Agreement Signature Inclusion Inclusion Auto-Generated Agreement Name Agreement Termination (if any) Signatures Ratifications (or similar) Entry into force 1st Withdrawal (or similar) Rejoining after 1st withdrawal 2nd Withdrawal (or similar) Rejoining after 2nd withdrawal Entry Into Force (Tacit Acceptance) - Objection Entry Into Force (Tacit Acceptance) - Removal of Objection
2914 1980-05-20 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Convention On The Conservation Of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (IEA ID# 2914) 1980-9-11 1981-7-23 1982-4-7
2917 1980-07-26 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Thirty-Second Meeting (IEA ID# 2917) 1982-02-08 1980-11-26
2918 1980-09-24 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendment to the List Of Substances In Annexes I And II To The Convention On The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping Of Wastes And Other Matter (concerning the prohibition of dumping at sea of crude oil and oily substances and mixtures) (IEA ID# 2918) 1981-3-11
2919 1980-09-26 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendment To The Treaty On The International Recognition Of The Deposit Of Microorganisms For The Purposes Of Patent Procedure (IEA ID# 2919) 1997-7-14
4951 1981-01-20 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendment To The Treaty On The International Recognition Of The Deposit Of Microorganisms For The Purposes Of Patent Procedure (IEA ID# 4951) 1997-7-14
4595 1981-03-08 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Appendices I and II To The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora (COP-3, 1981) (IEA ID# 4595) 1981-6-6
2926 1981-03-23 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Convention For Cooperation In The Protection And Development Of The Marine And Coastal Environment Of The West And Central African Region (IEA ID# 2926) 2002-5-16 2002-5-16 2002-7-15
2927 1981-03-23 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Protocol Concerning Cooperation In Combating Pollution In Cases Of Emergency (IEA ID# 2927) 2002-5-16 2002-5-16 2002-7-15
2930 1981-07-25 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Thirty-Third Meeting (IEA ID# 2930) 1983-02-03 1982-2-8
2940 1982-07-24 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Thirty-Fourth Meeting (IEA ID# 2940) 1983-11-04 1983-2-3
2946 1982-12-03 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Protocol To Amend The Convention On Wetlands Of International Importance Especially As Waterfowl Habitat (IEA ID# 2946) 1983-5-26 1986-10-1
2947 1982-12-10 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA United Nations Convention On The Law Of The Sea (IEA ID# 2947) 1984-12-5 1997-12-23 1998-1-23
2949 1983-02-17 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Agreement Between South Africa, Swaziland And Mozambique Relative To The Establishment Of A Tripartite Permanent Technical Committee Regarding Rivers Of Common Interest (IEA ID# 2949) 1983-2-17 1983-2-17
4596 1983-04-30 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Appendices I and II To The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora (COP-4, 1983) (IEA ID# 4596) 1983-7-29
2961 1983-07-23 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Thirty-Fifth Meeting (IEA ID# 2961) 1985-01-01 1983-11-4
2968 1984-05-25 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Protocol To Amend The International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage (IEA ID# 2968) 1998-05-16 1986-1-31
2971 1984-06-22 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Thirty-Sixth Meeting (IEA ID# 2971) 1986-01-29 1985-1-1
2972 1984-07-10 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Protocol Amending The International Convention For The Conservation Of Atlantic Tunas (IEA ID# 2972) 1985-3-28 1997-12-14
2974 1984-09-07 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Annex I Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (IEA ID# 2974) 1986-1-7
2982 1985-03-22 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Convention For The Protection Of The Ozone Layer (IEA ID# 2982) 1990-1-15 1990-4-15
4597 1985-05-03 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Appendices I and II To The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora (COP-5, 1985) (IEA ID# 4597) 1985-8-1
2985 1985-06-21 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Convention For The Protection, Management And Development Of The Marine And Coastal Environment Of The Eastern African Region (IEA ID# 2985) 2003-5-16 2003-8-14
2986 1985-06-21 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Protocol Concerning Protected Areas And Wild Fauna And Flora to the Convention For The Protection, Management And Development Of The Marine And Coastal Environment Of The Eastern African Region (IEA ID# 2986) 2003-5-16 2003-8-14
2991 1985-07-19 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Thirty-Seventh Meeting (IEA ID# 2991) 1986-09-30 1986-1-29
2993 1985-10-26 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Appendices I And II Of The Convention On The Conservation Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals (IEA ID# 2993) 1991-12-1
2994 1985-11-21 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Agreement On The Control Of Pollution Of Water Resources In The South African Region (IEA ID# 2994) 1985-11-21 1985-11-21
2995 1985-12-05 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Annex II Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (IEA ID# 2995) 1987-4-6
2996 1985-12-05 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Protocol 1 On Incident Reporting To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (IEA ID# 2996) 1987-4-6
2997 1985-12-12 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Articles VIII, XVII, XIX And XXI Of The Convention On The Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The Southeast Atlantic (IEA ID# 2997) 1987-10-7 1987-11-6
4610 1985-12-12 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Articles XIII, paragraph 1 of The Convention On The Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The Southeast Atlantic (IEA ID# 4610) 1987-10-7 1988-9-5
4452 1986-06-05 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Agreement relative to the establishment of the Limpopo Basin Permanent Technical Committee (IEA ID# 4452) 2011-09-05 1986-6-5 1986-6-5
3002 1986-06-13 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Thirty-Eighth Meeting (IEA ID# 3002) 1987-10-07 1986-9-30
3003 1986-09-26 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Convention On Early Notification Of A Nuclear Accident (IEA ID# 3003) 1987-8-10 1987-9-10
3004 1986-09-26 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Convention On Assistance In The Case Of A Nuclear Accident Or Radiological Emergency (IEA ID# 3004) 1987-8-10 1987-8-10 1987-9-10
5052 1987-05-15 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendment to Article X, Paragraph 2 of the Convention on International Hydrographic Organisation (IEA ID# 5052) 1989-1-20
3017 1987-05-26 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments Of The Convention On Wetlands Of International Importance Especially As Waterfowl Habitat (IEA ID# 3017) 1992-2-14 1994-5-1
3019 1987-06-26 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Thirty-Ninth Meeting (IEA ID# 3019) 1988-10-20 1987-10-7
4598 1987-07-24 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Appendices I and II To The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora (COP-6, 1987) (IEA ID# 4598) 1987-10-22
3021 1987-09-16 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Montreal Protocol On Substances That Deplete The Ozone Layer (IEA ID# 3021) 1990-1-15 1990-4-15
4722 1987-11-20 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments to Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and 10 of the Statutes Of The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IEA ID# 4722) 1987-11-20
3027 1987-12-01 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Annex I Regarding The Special Area Extension To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (Gulf of Aden) (IEA ID# 3027) 1989-4-1
3031 1988-06-02 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Convention On The Regulation Of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities (IEA ID# 3031) 1988-11-25
3032 1988-06-03 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Fortieth Meeting (IEA ID# 3032) 1989-09-25 1988-10-20
4484 1988-09-16 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments to the Annex of the Convention for Conservation of Antarctic Seals (IEA ID# 4484) 1990-3-27
3035 1988-10-14 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Appendices I And II Of The Convention On The Conservation Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals (IEA ID# 3035) 1991-12-1
3039 1989-03-17 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Annex II Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (IEA ID# 3039) 1990-10-13
3040 1989-03-17 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To IBC Code Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (IEA ID# 3040) 1990-10-13
3041 1989-03-17 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To BCH Code Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (IEA ID# 3041) 1990-10-13
3042 1989-03-22 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Convention On The Control Of Transboundary Movements Of Hazardous Wastes And Their Disposal (IEA ID# 3042) 1994-5-5 1994-8-3
3047 1989-06-16 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Forty-First Meeting (IEA ID# 3047) 1990-10-16 1989-9-25
3053 1989-10-17 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Annex V Regarding The North Sea Special Area To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (IEA ID# 3053) 1992-8-13
4599 1989-10-20 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Appendices I and II To The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora (COP-7, 1989) (IEA ID# 4599) 1990-1-18
3054 1989-11-03 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendment Regarding Permits To Annex III To The Convention On The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping Of Wastes And Other Matter (concerning characteristics and composition of matter to be dumped at sea) (IEA ID# 3054) 1990-5-19
3064 1990-03-16 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Annexes I And II Regarding Harmonized System Of Survey And Certificates To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (IEA ID# 3064) 2000-2-3
3065 1990-03-16 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments Regarding The Bulk Carriage (BCH Code) To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (IEA ID# 3065) 2000-2-3
3066 1990-03-16 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments Regarding The Bulk Carriage (IBC Code) To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (IEA ID# 3066) 2000-2-3
3071 1990-06-29 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendment To The Montreal Protocol On Substances That Deplete The Ozone Layer (IEA ID# 3071) 1992-5-12 1992-8-10
4007 1990-06-29 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Adjustment To The Montreal Protocol On Substances That Deplete The Ozone Layer (IEA ID# 4007) 1991-3-7
3073 1990-07-06 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Forty-Second Meeting (IEA ID# 3073) 1991-09-08 1990-10-16
3074 1990-07-19 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Protocol Of Termination To The Convention On The Conservation Of The Living Resources Of The Southeast Atlantic (IEA ID# 3074) 1990-7-19
3082 1990-11-16 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Annexes I And V Regarding Antarctica As Special Area Under Annexes I And V To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (IEA ID# 3082) 1992-3-17
3083 1990-11-30 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA International Convention On Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response And Cooperation (IEA ID# 3083) 2008-7-4 2008-10-4
3091 1991-05-22 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To The International Convention On Standards Of Training, Certification And Watchkeeping For Seafarers - Gmdss (IEA ID# 3091) 1992-12-1
3092 1991-05-31 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Forty-Third Meeting (IEA ID# 3092) 1992-10-08 1991-9-8
3097 1991-07-04 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments to the Annex (Revision of the List of Substances to be Annexed) to the Protocol Relating To Intervention On The High Seas In Cases Of Pollution By Substances Other Than Oil (IEA ID# 3097) 1998-3-24
3099 1991-07-04 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Annex I To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (IEA ID# 3099) 1993-4-4
3098 1991-07-04 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Annex V Regarding The Wider Caribbean As Special Area To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (IEA ID# 3098) 1993-4-4
4202 1991-09-13 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Appendices I And II Of The Convention On The Conservation Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals (IEA ID# 4202) 1991-12-12
3103 1991-10-04 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Protocol On Environmental Protection To The Antarctic Treaty (IEA ID# 3103) 1991-10-4 1995-8-3 1998-1-14
5069 1991-10-17 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (area protection and management) - Approval of Recommendation XVI-10 (IEA ID# 5069) 1995-6-14 2002-5-24
3114 1992-03-06 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Annex I Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (IEA ID# 3114) 1993-7-6
3115 1992-03-06 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Annex I Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (IEA ID# 3115) 1993-7-6
4600 1992-03-13 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Appendices I and II To The Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna And Flora (COP-8, 1992) (IEA ID# 4600) 1992-6-11
3126 1992-05-09 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change (IEA ID# 3126) 1993-6-15 1997-8-29 1997-11-27
3128 1992-06-05 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Convention On Biological Diversity (IEA ID# 3128) 1993-6-4 1995-11-2 1996-1-31
3129 1992-06-05 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Protocol Amending The International Convention For The Conservation Of Atlantic Tunas (IEA ID# 3129) 1993-9-30 2005-3-10
3131 1992-07-02 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Forty-Fourth Meeting (IEA ID# 3131) 1993-08-31 1992-10-8
3857 1992-08-17 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Treaty Of The Southern African Development Community (IEA ID# 3857) 1994-8-29 1994-9-29
3137 1992-10-30 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To The IBC Code Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (IEA ID# 3137) 1994-7-1
3138 1992-10-30 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To The BCH Code Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (IEA ID# 3138) 1994-7-1
3139 1992-10-30 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Annex II Of The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (Designating Antarctica as a Special Area) (IEA ID# 3139) 1994-7-1
3140 1992-10-30 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Annex III To The International Convention For The Prevention Of Pollution From Ships (IEA ID# 3140) 1997-5-5
3144 1992-11-25 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendment To The Montreal Protocol On Substances That Deplete The Ozone Layer (IEA ID# 3144) 2001-3-13 2001-6-11
4300 1992-11-25 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Adjustments to Annex A of The Montreal Protocol On Substances That Deplete The Ozone Layer agreed to at the Fourth Meeting of the Parties (IEA ID# 4300) 1993-9-23
4301 1992-11-25 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Adjustments to Annex B of The Montreal Protocol On Substances That Deplete The Ozone Layer agreed to at the Fourth Meeting of the Parties (IEA ID# 4301) 1993-9-23
3145 1992-11-27 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Protocol To Amend The International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage (IEA ID# 3145) 2005-10-1
3146 1992-11-27 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Protocol To Amend The International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage (replacing the 1971 Convention) (IEA ID# 3146) 2004-10-1 2005-10-1
3149 1993-01-13 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Convention On The Prohibition Of The Development, Production, Stockpiling And Use Of Chemical Weapons And On Their Destruction (IEA ID# 3149) 1993-1-14 1995-9-13 1997-4-29
3158 1993-05-10 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Convention For The Conservation Of Southern Bluefin Tuna (IEA ID# 3158) 2016-2-9 2016-2-15
3159 1993-05-14 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Forty-Fifth Meeting (IEA ID# 3159) 1994-12-06 1993-8-31
3170 1993-11-12 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendment Regarding Radioactive Wastes To The Convention On The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping Of Wastes And Other Matter (IEA ID# 3170) 1994-2-20
3171 1993-11-12 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendment Regarding Annexes I And II To The Convention On The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping Of Wastes And Other Matter (Industrial Wastes) (IEA ID# 3171) 1994-2-20
3172 1993-11-12 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendment Regarding Annex I To The Convention On The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping Of Wastes And Other Matter (Incineration at Sea) (IEA ID# 3172) 1994-2-20
3174 1993-11-25 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Agreement For The Establishment Of The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IEA ID# 3174) 2016-2-16 2016-2-16
3178 1994-04-15 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Agreement Establishing The World Trade Organization (IEA ID# 3178) 1994-4-15 1994-12-2 1995-1-1
4580 1994-04-15 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA World Trade Organization Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (IEA ID# 4580) 1995-1-1
3183 1994-05-25 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To The International Convention On Standards Of Training, Certification And Watchkeeping For Seafarers - Tanker Crews (IEA ID# 3183) 1996-1-1
3184 1994-05-27 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To The Schedule To The International Convention For The Regulation Of Whaling, Forty-Sixth Meeting (IEA ID# 3184) 1995-09-04 1994-12-6
3185 1994-06-11 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Amendments To Appendices I And II Of The Convention On The Conservation Of Migratory Species Of Wild Animals (IEA ID# 3185) 1994-9-9
3188 1994-06-17 MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements MEA Convention To Combat Desertification In Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought And/Or Desertification, Particularly In Africa (IEA ID# 3188) 1995-1-9 1997-9-30 1997-12-29

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