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The Green Customs Guide to Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… Stipa Photo credits Front cover: main image © Dave Currey/ Environmental Investigation Agency. Box, clockwise from left: … with relevant agencies at the national level such as management authorities. The WCO Secretariat, CITES … disposal of the wastes are conducted in an environmentally sound manner. Training and materials for Customs and border …
Operational articles of the Minamata Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION PORTAL ON MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS Course:Introductory Course to the … (Article 8) and releases (Article 9) 7. Environmentally sound interim storage of mercury (Article 10), mercury wastes … Convention. Parties should ensure environmentally sound management of mercury wastes, taking into account the …
Global trends in the production and use of DDT for control of malaria and other vector‑borne diseases
… 8van den Berg et al. Malar J (2017) 16:401 strengthen the sound management of DDT through its ‘life cycle’ stages [5]. A … awareness among coun- tries about the adverse health and environmental conse- quences of DDT, and the need for …
Principles of phytosanitary legislation
… comply with the principle of free movement is justified on sound grounds, namely, the need to safeguard public health … of pest- or disease-free areas; relevant ecological and environmental conditions; and quarantine or other … to which other criteria can be taken into account in management procedures. The obligation to refer to an …
Overview of the Rotterdam Convention
… potential harm and to contribute to their environmentally sound use by facilitating information exchange about their … and provision of information on potential health and environmental effects will promote the safe use of these … Its members are government designated experts in chemicals management. Its responsibilities include reviewing notifi …
E-Waste under the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
… forms: Firstly a legal industry sustaining business and environmental protection, Secondly an unregulated sometimes … health risks and challenges of monitoring the safety and sound management; Thirdly, trafficking in hazardous waste and …
International trade rules and the agriculture sector: selected implementation issues
… cooperatives, marketing boards and farmers associations. A sound legal framework is also important regarding land tenure … systems, monitoring and surveillance systems, effective management frameworks, trained and competent staff, well … negotiations, see WTO Committee on Trade and Environment, Environmental Issues Raised in the Agriculture Negotiations: …
Intellectual property rights in plant varieties: International legal regimes and policy options for national governments
… permission should be addressed to the Chief, Publishing Management Service, Information Division, FAO, Viale delle … variability in plant varieties that are often useful for sound agricultural practices and as denying protection to … and specific trade obligations set out in multilateral environmental agreements" while preserving the rights of WTO …