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Status under International Climate Change Law
- UNFCCC: signature (11 June 1992) and ratification (25 July 1995)
- KP: signature (23 Oct 1998) and ratification (30 Sept 2004)
o Quantified emission limitation or reduction commitment: NA
- Vienna Convention: accession (9 Oct 1992)
- Montreal Protocol: accession (9 Oct 1992)
- LRTAP: NA
- Energy Charter: signature (20 Sept 2012)
- Energy Efficiency Protocol: accession pending
- Espoo Convention: NA
Federal Laws on Climate Change
Energy
- Decree No. 2000-186 / PRN / MME amending Article 8 of Decree No. 99-460 / PCRN / MME on the status of the National Solar Energy Centre (2000) [French]
- Law No. 2003-04 regarding the Electrical Code (2003) [French]
- Decree No. 2004-266 / FRNIMM / E laying down detailed rules for the application of Law No. 2003-04 regarding the Electrical Code (2004) [French]
Forests and Land Use
- Decree No. 2001-130 / PRN / MHE / LCD determining the powers of national directors and organizing National Directorates of the Minister of the environment and the fight against desertification (2001) [French]
- Decree No. 2003-32 / PRN / MHE / LCD determining the powers of the Secretary of State to the Minister of hydraulics, the environment and the fight against desertification (2003) [French]
- Law No. 2004-040 fixing the forestry regime (2004) [French]
- Decree No. 2005-47 / PRN / MHE / LCD determining the functions of the Minister of hydraulics, the environment and the fight against desertification (2005) [French]
- Decree No. 2005-81 / PRN / MHE / LCD organizing the Ministry of the environment and the fight against desertification (2005) [French]
Environmental Impact Assessment
- Ordinance No. 97-001 relating institutionalization of environmental impact studies (1997) [French]
- Decree No. 2000-369 / PRN / ME / LCD the responsibilities, organization and functioning of the Environmental Assessment Office and impact studies (2000) [French]
Others
- Decree No. 96 PM on the establishment, composition and the National Environmental Council awards for sustainable development (1996) [French]
- Framework law on the management of the environment (1998) [French]
Government Documents
- First National Communication to the UNFCCC (2000) [French]
- National Adaptation Programme of Action (2006) [en, fr]
- Second National Communication to the UNFCCC (2011) [en, fr]
Factual Matters
- United Nations Statistics Division, Environmental Statistics Snapshot (2013)
Updated as of: January 7, 2015