Key documents of the
Antarctic Treaty System

This section provides access to two publications:

Compilation of key documents of the Antarctic Treaty System: This publication includes the Antarctic Treaty itself, the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (CCAS) and the main regulations for the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty.

Rules of Procedure of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting and the Committee for Environmental Protection: Updated annually, this publication also includes listings of the Antarctic Meetings and of the countries that participate in the Antarctic Treaty System.

You can order hard copies by clicking the links next to the titles. You can also download the complete publications or a specific section of your interest.

Complete publications	Eng	Esp	Fra	PУС
Compilation of key documents of the Antarctic Treaty System (2021 (order hard copies here)
Rules of Procedure of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting and the Committee for Environmental Protection (2025) (order hard copies here)

Antarctic Treaty	Eng	Esp	Fra	PУС
Conference on Antarctica - Final Act (1959)
The Antarctic Treaty (1959)

Protocol on Environmental Protection	Eng	Esp	Fra	PУС
Final Act of the Eleventh Antarctic Treaty Special Consultative Meeting (1991)
Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (1991)
Annex I: Environmental Impact Assessment (1991)
Annex II: Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora (2009)
Annex III: Waste Disposal and Waste Management (1991)
Annex IV: Prevention of Marine Pollution (1991)
Annex V: Area Protection and Management (1991)
Annex VI: Liability Arising from Environmental Emergencies (2005)

Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)	Eng	Esp	Fra	PУС
Final Act of the Conference on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (1980)
Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (1980)

Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (CCAS)	Eng	Esp	Fra	PУС
Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (1972)
Special Permits for the Killing or Capturing of Seals (1988)

Secretariat	Eng	Esp	Fra	PУС
Headquarters Agreement for the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty (2003)
Staff Regulations for the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty (2021)
Financial Regulations for the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty (2026)
Measure 1 (2003): Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty

Rules of Procedure	Eng	Esp	Fra	PУС
Rules of Procedure of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (2025)
Rules of Procedure of the Committee for Environmental Protection (2025)

Key documents of the Antarctic Treaty System

Key documents of the
Antarctic Treaty System