International Agreements

General Agreement on Trade in Services
An international agreement on trade in services achieved in 1994 as part of the Uruguay Round of GATT negotiations.
Convention on Biological Diversity
An international agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme.
Kyoto Protocol
An international agreement aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions to control global warming.
Lomé Convention
An international agreement reached in 1975 by the European Economic Community granting associate status to French overseas territories.
Louvre Accord
An agreement reached in February 1987 between the G6 industrial countries concerning exchange rates stabilization.
Montreal Protocol
An international agreement reached in 1987 to reduce the production and consumption of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and halon, substances which deplete the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere.