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Convention text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
… with limited capital investment and production; (b) “Best available techniques” means those techniques that are … within the territory of that Party. In this context: (i) “Best” means most effective in achieving a high general level … built, maintained, operated and decommissioned; (c) “Best environmental practices” means the application of the …
Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments
… that is not readily available, it shall employ its best efforts to comply with the request but may condition its … or information. 3. Watercourse States shall employ their best efforts to collect and, where appropriate, to process … article: (a) to promote environmentally sound agricultural practice by, inter alia, controlling the application of …
Handbook for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols
… carbon process AD Air dried AS Ammonia scrubbing BAT Best available techniques BBF Biased-burner-firing BE Bitumen … each Contracting Party undertakes to develop the best policies and strategies including air quality management … of the Protocol, of VOC-emission reductions achieved in practice. 10. The investment/cost figures have been collected …
Overview of key operational articles under the Minamata Convention on Mercury
… can be different. In particular, the application of best available techniques and best environmental practices (BAT/BEP) is required for new … is substantial or not (paragraph 2(d)). Definitions of best available techniques and best environmental practices …
UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide
… of private domestic remedies 230 32.1.4 State practice 232 32.2 Application 232 32.3 Additional reading 233 … that is not readily available, it shall employ its best efforts to comply with the request but may condition its … or information. 3. Watercourse States shall employ their best efforts to collect and, where appropriate, to process …
Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… considerations to bear in mind. The check- lists draw upon best practices in a number of geographic, cultural, and … the Guidelines acknowledge that Parties to agreements are best situated to determine the approaches for carrying out … a variety of other widely used negotiating mechanisms. In practice, the Bureau and its presiding officer — and the …
The Law of the Sea
… and control pollution of the marine environment using the best practicable means at their disposal and in accordance … ecosystem management, biodiversity conservation, use of best available technologies or environmental practices, and … http://leo.informea.org/terms/best-practice …
Compliance-Related Texts and Decisions of Selected Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… to the selected texts for each chapter are included. This practice leads to a slightly different structure for every … Working Group on Compliance which would determine how best to advance its work in an open and transparent manner. … with the Basel Convention with a view to recommending the best way to promote full implementation of the provisions of …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 2 - Legal Mechanisms to Address Maritime Impacts on Mediterranean Biodiversity
… 11/09/2008 10:43:39 7. Valuable lessons learned from state practice ........................................ 78 8. The … environment from any source, using for this purpose the best practicable means at their disposal and in accordance … environment from any source, using for this purpose the best practicable means at their disposal and in accordance …
Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… Convention. For purposes of this study, a “good practice” is defined as where a regional water or basin … . . . .” It also provides that a State shall make best efforts to collect information requested by another … information. Finally, article 9 obligates States to make best efforts to collect and process information in a manner …