Supreme governing body of an international convention
A conference of the parties of the Chemical Weapons Convention, in 2007
Flags at the 2012 Hyderabad Biodiversity Conference
A meeting of the 2012 United Nations Climate Change Conference
A conference of the parties (COP ; French: Conférence des Parties , CP ) is the supreme governing body of an international convention (treaty, written agreement between actors in international law). It is composed of representatives of the member states of the convention and accredited observers. Scope of the COP is to review the "implementation of the Convention and any other legal instruments that the COP adopts and take decisions necessary to promote the effective implementation of the Convention".[ 1]
Conventions with a COP include:
Basel Convention
Chemical Weapons Convention
Convention on Biological Diversity
2012 Hyderabad Biodiversity Conference (COP11)
2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15)
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Kyoto Protocol
Minamata Convention on Mercury
Ramsar Convention
Rotterdam Convention
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
United Nations Convention against Corruption
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
United Nations Climate Change conference[ 2]
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
See also [ edit ]
Conference of the Parties (disambiguation)
International law
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