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The Minamata Convention on Mercury and its implementation in the Latin America and Caribbean region

… sound interim storage of mercury, other than waste mercury (Art. 10) Mercury wastes (Art. 11) Contaminated … • Mercury Air Transport and Fate Research Mercury waste management. • Mercury supply and storage. • Mercury … The Convention determines that no Party shall allow the export of mercury, unless the importing Party has provided …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Acting Now!

… on fully recycled paper, FSC certified, post-consumer waste and chlorine- free. Inks are vegetable-based and … Mercury Releases from the Cement Industry Mercury Waste Management Mercury Air Transport and Fate Research … Schematic mercury trade flow. Data from 2007, prior to the export bans in the European Union (2011) and the USA (2013). …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Ratification and Implementation Guidelines

… Sound Interim Storage of Mercury, other than Waste Mercury Article 11: Mercury Wastes Covered Mercury … Excluded Mercury Wastes Required Measures on Mercury Waste Article 12: Contaminated Sites Article 16: Health … is a Party (Ar- ticle 3.6.a) 1. General Rule: Mercury export is prohibited. 2. Exception: Mercury export is allowed …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Synergies Success Stories - Enhancing cooperation and coordination among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions

… implementation and enforcement of the chemicals and waste conventions in Africa to safeguard human health and the … on the environmentally sound management of asbestos waste resulting from natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific … . Countries started to prohibit and restrict the import/export, manufacturing and use of raw materials, products and …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Implementation of key operational articles of the Minamata Convention

… sound interim storage of mercury, other than waste mercury (Article 10) • Mercury added products (Article … sound interim storage of mercury, other than waste mercury (Article 10) for information purposes only … purposes only Article 3 - Key provisions on stocks No export of mercury except: To a Party that has provided the …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Moving towards effective implementation

… Article 3 – Mercury supply sources and trade Trade - No export of mercury except: To a Party that has provided the … processes used in the production of non-ferrous metals  Waste incineration facilities  Cement clinker production … sound interim storage of mercury other than waste mercury Reference to the relevant definitions of the …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Compliance-Related Texts and Decisions of Selected Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… Scientific Authority in each Party shall monitor both the export permits granted by that State for specimens of species … Economic Cooperation and Development on the development of waste prevention indicators, 1. Adopts the revised … developing and developed countries, from both hazardous waste exporting/producing and importing countries, and from …
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Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… 391 Institutional Frameworks to Control Import and Export ............................... 400 Clear Authority … and seize environmental contraband (such as hazardous waste, ozone-depleting substances, or endangered species). … illegal transboundary movements and disposal of hazardous waste; and so forth. In addition to these MEA-specific …
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Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… such as acid rain (Box 3). With regards to chemicals and waste, existing multilateral environmental agreements enable … in international trade, of hazardous and household waste, and more recently mercury, with the entry into force … layer would result in reduced production, import, and export of ozone- depleting substances. 82 Towards a …
17 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

A Guide to Cooperation on the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

… regime for 45 general categories of wastes and two broad waste streams that together cover hundreds of specific … covered by the treaty, other countries agree not to export this product to that country. Five industrial …
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