Conventions et documents

Texte réglementaire national

Law No. 01-20 of 12 December 2001 on Sustainable Land-Use Planning and Development

Defines the orientations and instruments of Algeria's national policy for sustainable land-use planning and development. It aims at balanced development…

Texte réglementaire national Milieu marin (Méditerranée)

Law No. 02-02 of 5 February 2002 on the Protection and Enhancement of the Coastline

Establishes a specific protection and enhancement regime for the Algerian coastline, given its ecological fragility and urban pressure. It defines…

Texte réglementaire national Déchets dangereux et produits chimiques

Law No. 01-19 of 12 December 2001 on Waste Management, Control and Disposal

Sets the rules for waste management, monitoring and disposal in Algeria, enshrining the polluter-pays principle. It organizes the prevention and…

Texte réglementaire national

Law No. 83-03 of 5 February 1983 on Environmental Protection

Algeria's first framework law on environmental protection, adopted in 1983. It laid the foundations of national environmental policy: conservation of…

Texte réglementaire national

Law No. 03-10 of 19 July 2003 on Environmental Protection within the Framework of Sustainable Development

The main text currently governing environmental protection in Algeria. Made up of 114 articles across 8 titles, it establishes core…

Convention internationale Grands pactes et déclarations (non contraignants)

Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques (ENMOD, Geneva, 1976)

This convention bans the deliberate use of environmental modification techniques for hostile or military purposes.

Convention internationale Pollution atmosphérique

Protocol on Heavy Metals (Aarhus, 1998)

This protocol to the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution reduces emissions of heavy metals (lead, cadmium, mercury). See also…

Convention internationale Énergie

Convention Establishing the African Energy Commission (AFREC, Lusaka, 2001)

This African Union convention creates a commission to promote energy cooperation among African countries.

Convention internationale Agriculture

Agreement for the Establishment of the Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in North-West Africa (Rome, 1970)

This FAO agreement organizes regional cooperation against desert locust invasions in North-West Africa.

Convention internationale Pêche

Agreement for the Establishment of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (Rome, 1949)

This FAO agreement organizes regional cooperation for the conservation and management of Mediterranean fishery resources.

Source : Ministère algérien de l'Environnement, État des Conventions Internationales auxquelles l'Algérie est partie.