The EU is also a contracting party to the Barcelona Convention, which established a Protocol on Integrated Coastal Management that entered into force in March 2011, making integrated coastal management compulsory for Member States bordering the Mediterranean.
EL on ka osaline Barcelona konventsioonis, mille raames sõlmiti 2011. aasta märtsis jõustunud rannikualade integreeritud majandamise protokoll, mille kohaselt on rannikualade integreeritud majandamise Vahemere-äärsetele liikmesriikidele kohustuslik.