However, as this view was not shared by the Council, the European Community ratified the Convention on 17 February 2005 and became a party at the second Meeting of the Parties (MOP-2) in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in May 2005.
However, as this view was not shared by the Council, the European Community ratified the Convention on 17 February 2005 and became a party at the second Meeting of the Parties (MOP-2) in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in May 2005.