Tunisia

Status under International Climate Change Law

• UNFCCC: signature (13 June 1992) and ratification (15 Jul 1993)
• KP: ratification (22 Jan 2003)

o   Quantified emission limitation or reduction commitment: NA

• Vienna Convention: accession (25 Sept 1989)
• Montreal Protocol: accession (25 Sept 1989)
• LRTAP: NA
• Energy Charter: observer
• Energy Efficiency Protocol: observer
• Espoo Convention: NA

Federal Laws on Climate Change

Climate

• Constitution of the Tunisian Republic (Amended 2014) [English] – The preamble states that the state must contribute to the protection of the climate for future generations.

Air protection

• Law No. 2007-34 on the air quality (2007) [French]
• Decree No. 2010-2519 fixing the limit values to the source of air pollutants from stationary sources (2010) [French]

Energy

• Decree No. 2000-1124 setting the administrative and financial organization and operating procedures of the National Renewable Energy Agency (2000) [French] (Amended 2004)
• Decree No. 2002-819 establishing the Grand Prize of the President of the Republic for the encouragement of rational energy use and promote renewable energy (2002) [French] (Amended 2003)
• Decree No. 2002-3232 concerning cogeneration (2002) [French] (Amended 2009)
• Law No. 2004-72 relating to the control of energy (2004) [French] (Amended 2009)
• Law No. 2005-82 establishing a system of energy management (2005) [French]
• Law No. 2005-106 establishing the National Energy Management Fund (2005) [French]
• Law 2009-7 on Energy Efficiency (2009) [French]
• Decree No. 2009-362 on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Premiums (2009) [French]
• Decree No. 2009-2773 laying down the electricity transport conditions produced from renewable energy and the sale of its surplus to the Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas (2009) [French]
• Decree No. 2010-1521 tax exemptions for the import of renewable energy and energy efficiency equipment materials (2010) [French]

Forests and Land Use

• Act 20 on the Forest Code (1988) (Amended 2009)
• Decree No. 2010-2663 establishing a management by objectives unit for monitoring the protection project against flooding the North and East areas of Greater Tunis and setting out its organization and manner of operation (2010) [French]

Environmental Impact Assessment

• Decree No. 2005-1991 relating to the environmental impact study and establishing categories of units subject to the impact study on the environment and categories of unit subject to the tender specifications (2005) [French]

Others

• Decree No. 2006-898 on the organization of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development(2006) [English]

Government Documents

• First National Communication to the UNFCCC (2001) [French]. Executive Summary [English]
• Portfolio of Projects for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Tunisia (2002) [English and French]
• National Energy Efficiency Program 2008-2011 (2008) [French]
• Tunisian Solar Plan 2010-2016 (2009) [French]
• Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (2010) [French, Arabic, and English]
• Second National Communication to the UNFCCC (2014) [French]

Factual Matters

• United Nations Statistics Division, Environmental Statistics Snapshot (2013)

Updated as of: January 15, 2015