Annex 2

(Art. 4 para. 3)

Relevant conventions for the protection of the environment and conservation of natural resources

1. Vienna Convention of 22 March 1985¹for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol of 16 September 1987²on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer concluded within the framework of this Convention
2. Basel Convention of 22 March 1989³on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
3. Stockholm Convention of 22 May 2001⁴on Persistent Organic Pollutants
4. Rotterdam Convention of 10 September 1998⁵on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
5. Convention of 5 June 1992⁶on Biological Diversity
6. United Nations Framework Convention of 9 May 1992⁷on Climate Change
7. Convention of 3 March 1973⁸on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
8. Convention of 13 November 1979⁹on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and the eight protocols ratified by Switzerland within the framework of this Convention