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The Goals of the Helsinki Commission HELCOM's main goal is to protect the marine environment of the Baltic Sea from all sources of pollution, and to restore and safeguard its ecological balance. The 1974 Convention For the first time ever, all the sources of pollution around an entire sea were made subject to a single convention, signed in 1974 by the then seven Baltic coastal states. The 1974 Convention entered into force on 3 May 1980. The 1992 Convention In the light of political changes, and developments in international environmental and maritime law, a new convention was signed in 1992 by all the states bordering on the Baltic Sea, and the European Community. After ratification the Convention entered into force on 17 January 2000. The Convention covers the whole of the Baltic Sea area, including inland waters as well as the water of the sea itself and the sea-bed. Measures are also taken in the whole catchment area of the Baltic Sea to reduce land-based pollution. Organisation The Helsinki Commission meets annually. Ministerial level meetings are also held occasionally. The Commission unanimously adopts recommendations for the protection of the marine environment, which the governments of the Contracting Parties must act on in their respective national programmes and legislation. HELCOM with guests The chairmanship of the Helsinki Commission rotates between the Contracting Parties every two years, according to their alphabetical order in English. The working structure of HELCOM, supported by the Secretariat, consists of the meetings of the Helsinki Commission, the Heads of Delegation, and six subsidiary bodies. HELCOM's main goal is to protect the marine environment of the Baltic Sea from all sources of pollution, and to restore and safeguard its ecological. HELCOM - Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission