disambiguation ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Convention ▁on ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁the ▁Marine ▁Environment ▁of ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁Sea ▁Area , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁( H els ink i ▁Convention ) ▁is ▁an ▁international ▁convention ▁en comp ass ing ▁various ▁measures ▁for ▁the ▁prevent ion ▁and ▁elim ination ▁of ▁poll ution ▁of ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁Sea . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Convention ▁on ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁the ▁Marine ▁Environment ▁of ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁Sea ▁Area ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁Den mark , ▁Finland , ▁West ▁Germany , ▁East ▁Germany , ▁Poland , ▁USS R ▁and ▁Sweden ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁entered ▁into ▁force ▁on ▁ 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁A ▁new ▁convention ▁was ▁signed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁by ▁Czech oslov ak ia , ▁Den mark , ▁Est onia , ▁the ▁European ▁Community , ▁Finland , ▁Germany , ▁Lat via , ▁Lith u ania , ▁Poland , ▁Russia ▁and ▁Sweden . ▁The ▁Convention ▁on ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁the ▁Marine ▁Environment ▁of ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁Sea ▁Area , ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁entered ▁into ▁force ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁of ▁Pro vis ions ▁ ▁The ▁States - Part ies ▁to ▁the ▁Convention ▁agreed ▁individually ▁or ▁joint ly ▁to ▁take ▁all ▁appropriate ▁legisl ative , ▁administrative ▁or ▁other ▁relevant ▁measures ▁to ▁prevent ▁and ▁eliminate ▁poll ution ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁e colog ical ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁Sea