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Food and Agriculture Organization (2016), The guide to National Reporting Obligations

… of reporting obligations three were identified: basic (an obligation regardless of circumstances), Event driven … ://www.ippc.int/en/publications/ippc-official-contact-point-notification-form/ … only to non- compliance of imported consignments – for the notification of emergency actions. …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Notifications under the Basel Convention: national definitions of hazardous wastes and restrictions on movements of wastes

… reduces illegal traffic in hazardous or other wastes. I. Notification of national definition of hazardous wastes and … - PIC - procedure) is also obliged to send a specific notification to the Secretariat, indicating that it is made … Following such a communication, other Parties have an obligation (among other obligations) not to allow the export …
26 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

… introduction into the environment of a LMO 68 Article 8 Notification 71 Box 27. Possible notification ‘routes’ under Article 8 72 Article 9 … of law, and hence does not as such constitute a legal obligation. The controversy arose at international level in …
26 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Becoming a Party to the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… ratification. The signature does not bear any legal obligation as such, however, a State is obliged to refrain … under Article 3, paragraphs 6, 7 and 9. The general notification of consent to import as per Article 3, paragraphs 6 and 7, may be done at any time while the notification of application of Article 3, paragraph 9 may be …
26 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Convention text of the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… in Article 10. 7. An exporting Party may rely on a general notification to the Secretariat by the importing Party or … the written consent required by paragraph 6. Such general notification shall set out any terms and conditions under … as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting the same obligation: (a) Arbitration in accordance with the procedure …
26 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Controlling transboundary movements of hazardous wastes

… wastes. Parties to the Basel Convention have the overall obligation to ensure that such TBM are minimized and that any … the Convention. However in that case, some elements of the notification procedure apply mutatis mutandis to such TBM: … control system and are based on four key stages (1) notification; (2) consent and issuance of movement document; …
26 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Overview of key operational articles under the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… of chlor-alkali facilities (paragraph 8). General notification of consent A Party or non-Party has the option of providing to the Secretariat a general notification of consent to import, rather than consenting on … independently of its importance, has the general obligation to take steps to reduce, and where feasible …
26 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Main Provisions of the Rotterdam Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… in Annex III of the Convention Procedure 2. The Export Notification procedure Stage 1: Export Notification Stage 2: Acknowledgment of Receipt 1. The Prior … of Receipt The DNA of the importing Party has the obligation to acknowledge receipt of the export notification
26 May 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

The three pillars of the Basel Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Procedures for transboundary movements Stage 1: Notification Stage 2: Consent & Issuance of movement document … with Article 13(3) of the Convention, Parties have the obligation to share information on measures undertaken for … control system and are based on four key stages. Stage 1: Notification The purpose of stage 1 is for the exporter to …
26 May 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

The Basel Convention mechanism for promoting the implementation and compliance - Celebrating a decade of assistance to Parties

… faced by that Party in implementing and complying with its obligation to submit annual reports in accordance with … designation of competent authorities and focal points, the notification of national definitions of hazardous wastes and … of hazardous and other wastes. Upon receipt of a notification, the Competent Authorities of the countries of …
26 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste