Specially Protected Areas Protocol / SPA and Biodiversity Protocol

	Protocol concerning Mediterranean Specially Protected Areas Adopted on 3 April 1982, in Geneva			Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean Adopted on 10 June 1995, in Barcelona The Annexes to the Protocol were adopted on 24 November 1996, in Monaco Annex II to the Protocol were amended by Decision IG.19/12 (entry into force: 13/02/2011), Decision IG.20/5 (entry into force: 30/03/2014), Decision IG.21/6 (entry into force: 16/04/2015), Decision IG.23/10 (entry into force: 14/09/2018), and Decision IG.26/4 (entry into force: 24/07/2024). Annex III to the Protocol was amended by Decision IG.19/12 (entry into force: 13/02/2011), Decision IG.20/5 (entry into force: 30/03/2014), Decision IG.21/6 (entry into force: 16/04/2015), and Decision IG.26/4 (entry into force: 24/07/2024).
Contracting Parties	Signature	Ratification, Acceptance, Approval, or Accession	Entry into force	Signature	Ratification, Acceptance, Approval, or Accession	Entry into force
Albania	-	30/05/1990 Accession	29/06/1990	10/06/1995	26/07/2001 Ratification	25/08/2001
Algeria	-	16/05/1985 Accession	23/03/1986	10/06/1995	14/03/2007 Ratification	13/04/2007
Bosnia and Herzegovina	-	22/10/1994 Succession	01/03/1992	-	-	-
Croatia	-	12/06/1992 Succession	08/10/1991	10/06/1995	12/04/2002 Ratification	12/05/2002
Cyprus	-	28/06/1988 Accession	28/07/1988	10/06/1995	18/07/2003 Ratification	17/08/2003
Egypt	16/02/1983	08/07/1983 Ratification	23/03/1986	10/06/1995	11/02/2000 Ratification	12/03/2000
France	03/04/1982	02/09/1986 Approval	02/10/1986	10/06/1995	16/04/2001 Approval	16/05/2001
Greece	03/04/1982	26/01/1987 Ratification	25/02/1987	10/06/1995	-	-
Israel	03/04/1982	28/10/1987 Ratification	27/11/1987	10/06/1995	-	-
Italy	03/04/1982	04/07/1985 Ratification	23/03/1986	10/06/1995	07/09/1999 Ratification	12/12/1999
Lebanon	-	27/12/1994 Accession	26/01/1995	-	-	-
Libya	-	06/06/1989 Accession	06/07/1989	-	-	-
Malta	03/04/1982	11/01/1988 Ratification	10/02/1988	10/06/1995	28/10/1999 Ratification	12/12/1999
Monaco	03/04/1982	29/05/1989 Ratification	28/06/1989	10/06/1995	03/06/1997 Ratification	12/12/1999
Montenegro	-	-	-	-	19/11/2007 Accession	19/12/2007
Morocco	02/04/1983	22/06/1990 Ratification	22/07/1990	10/06/1995	24/04/2009 Ratification	25/05/2009
Slovenia	-	16/09/1993 Accession	15/03/1994	-	08/01/2003 Accession	07/02/2003
Spain	03/04/1982	22/12/1987 Ratification	21/01/1988	10/06/1995	23/12/1998 Ratification	12/12/1999
Syrian Arab Republic	-	11/09/1992 Accession	11/10/1992	-	10/10/2003 Accession	09/11/2003
Tunisia	03/04/1982	26/05/1983 Ratification	23/03/1986	10/06/1995	01/06/1998 Ratification	12/12/1999
Türkiye	-	06/11/1986 Accession	06/12/1986	-	18/09/2002 Accession	18/10/2002
European Union	30/03/1983	30/06/1984 Approval	23/03/1986	10/06/1995	12/11/1999 Ratification	12/12/1999