Offshore Protocol

	Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution Resulting from Exploration and Exploitation of the Continental Shelf and the Seabed and its Subsoil Adopted on 14 October 1994, in Madrid, Spain The amendments to the Annexes to the Protocol were adopted on 10 December 2021, in Antalya (entry into force: 21/01/2023)
Contracting Parties	Signature	Ratification, Acceptance, Approval, or Accession	Entry into force
Albania	-	26/07/2001 Accession	24/03/2011
Algeria	-	-	-
Bosnia and Herzegovina	-	-	-
Croatia	14/10/1994	02/08/2018 Ratification	10/03/2018
Cyprus	14/10/1994	16/05/2006 Ratification	24/03/2011
Egypt	-	-	-
France	-	-	-
Greece	14/10/1994	-	-
Israel	14/10/1994	-	-
Italy	14/10/1994	-	-
Lebanon	-	-	-
Libya	-	16/06/2005 Ratification	24/03/2011
Malta	14/10/1994	-	-
Monaco	14/10/1994	-	-
Montenegro	-	-	-
Morocco	-	01/07/1999 Accession	24/03/2011
Slovenia	10/10/1995	-	-
Spain	14/10/1994	-	-
Syrian Arab Republic	20/09/1995	22/02/2011 Ratification	24/03/2011
Tunisia	14/10/1994	01/06/1998 Ratification	24/03/2011
Türkiye	-	-	-
European Union	-	27/02/2013 Accession	29/03/2013

Mediterranean Offshore Guidelines and Standards: (a) Common Standards and Guidance on the Disposal of Oil and Oily Mixtures and the Use and Disposal of Drilling Fluids and Cuttings; (b) Common Standards and Guidelines for Special Restrictions or Conditions for Specially Protected Areas (SPA) within the Framework of the Mediterranean Offshore Action Plan (Decision IG.24/09, 2019)
Mediterranean Offshore Action Plan in the framework of the Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution resulting from Exploration and Exploitation of the Continental Shelf and the Seabed and its Subsoil (Decision IG.22/03, 2016)