Contracting Parties
Under the Rules of Procedure the OSPAR Commission consists of representatives of each of its 16 Contracting Parties.
The Contracting Parties are Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom, together with the European Union. Finland is not on the western coasts of Europe, but some of its rivers flow to the Barents Sea and historically it was involved in the efforts to control the dumping of hazardous waste in the Atlantic and the North Sea. Luxembourg and Switzerland are Contracting Parties due to their location within the catchments of the River Rhine.
The Commission elects a Chair and two Vice-chairs by the unanimous vote of the Contracting Parties present at annual Commission meetings. Currently the Chair of the OSPAR Commission is Jorge Ureta Maeso (Spain). John Mouat (UK) is Vice-chair. The position of second Vice-chair is currently vacant.
If you wish to obtain information about national activities related to the work of OSPAR, please address your request to the relevant national contact point(s) below:
Belgium
Steven Vandenborre
Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment
DG Environment
Galileelaan 5/2
B-1210 Brussels
Belgium
European Union
Paula Duarte Gaspar
European Commission Environment DG
Marine Environment and Water Industry
B-1049
Brussels
Belgium
Finland
Sara Viljanen
Ministry of the Environment
Aleksanterinkatu 7
Helsinki
FI-00023 Government, Finland
France
Gabrielle Larricq
Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs
27 rue de la Convention,
F-75732 PARIS Cedex 15
France
+33 1 43 17 7052
Germany
Sabine Lattemann
Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz
und nukleare Sicherheit
Stresemannstraße 128-130
10117 Berlin
GERMANY
+49 3018 305 2526
Iceland
Hugi Olafsson
Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources
Skuggasund 1
IS-101 Reykjavik
+354 896 2130
Ireland
Sorcha Ni Longphuirt
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Floor 4, 1A South Mall
Cork
IRELAND
Luxembourg
Eric Schauls
Ministère de l’Environnement, du Climat et du Développement durable
4, place de l’Europe
L-1499 LUXEMBOURG
+ 352 2478-6852
Norway
Anja Elisenberg
Ministry of Climate and Environment
PO Box 8013 Dep
N-0030 Oslo
NORWAY
+47 22 24 58 72
Eirik Drabløs-Pettersen
Ministry of Climate and Environment
PO Box 8013 Dep
N-0030 Oslo
NORWAY
Portugal
José Manuel Marques
Direçao Geral de Recursos Naturais, Segurança e Serviços Marítimos
Av. Brasilia
1449-030 Lisbon
Portugal
+351 213 035 711
Spain
Itziar Martin Partida
Ministry for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge
Madrid
Spain
Switzerland
Pierre André Cordey
Federal Office for the Environment
CH-3003 Berne
SWITZERLAND
+41 58 462 85 47
United Kingdom
Andrew Scarsbrook
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Marine Environment Division
Nobel House
London SW1A 2HH
UNITED KINGDOM
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
