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title: "Stockholm Convention on POPs: Treaty Guide | Model Diplomat"
description: "The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is a 2001 treaty aimed at banning toxic chemicals, crucial for environmental protection and health."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is a 2001 global treaty that restricts and eliminates production and use of toxic, long-lived chemicals.
- What are the three annexes of the Stockholm Convention and how do they differ?
- How is a new chemical added to the Stockholm Convention?
- How does the Stockholm Convention differ from the Rotterdam and Basel Conventions?
- Has the United States ratified the Stockholm Convention?

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1. 22 May 2001

   The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants was adopted in Stockholm on and entered into force on 17 May 2004, ninety days after the fiftieth…

2. 17 May 2004

   The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants was adopted in Stockholm on 22 May 2001 and entered into force on , ninety days after the fiftieth…

3. 13 January 2006

   India ratified the Convention on and notified the Regulation of Persistent Organic Pollutants Rules in 2018 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986; In…

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India ratified the Stockholm Convention on 13 January 2006 and notified the Regulation of Persistent Organic Pollutants Rules in 2018 to implement its elimination obligations under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

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