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Handbook for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

… means the Secretariat of the Convention. 4. “Controlled substance” means a substance in Annex A, Annex B, Annex C, … and the Basel Convention on Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal 1 134 V/25 Provision of … Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal 1 135 VII/32 Control of …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Controlling transboundary movements of hazardous wastes

… Controlling transboundary movements of hazardous wastes wastes in question in an “environmentally … standard of “environmentally sound management” (ESM) of hazardous wastes or other wastes is met. ESM means taking all … one country’s national legislation to another, a certain substance or object may not be defined as waste by all the …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Regional instruments on hazardous wastes- extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… your certificate. Book - Unit 4 – Regional instruments on hazardous wastes Book - Unit 6 – Regional Instruments on Hazardous Wastes Site: UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION PORTAL ON … development of a number of other conventions on hazardous substance at the regional level and to the amendment of …
22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

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

… (MEAs) and other international frameworks in the hazardous wastes and chemicals cluster in a coordinated … . . . . . . . . . . . 31 8 . Combating illegal trade in hazardous chemicals and wastes: cooperation through the Green … NIP National Implementation Plan ODS Ozone-Depleting Substance OEWG Open-ended Working Group OPCW Organization for …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Vital Waste Graphics 3

… Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal is the most comprehensive global environmental agreement on hazardous and other wastes. It aims to protect human health … management, transboundary movements and disposal of hazardous and other wastes. www.basel.int The Geneva-based …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Our sustainable future: the role of the Basel Convention

… role of the Basel Convention I. Background Generation of hazardous and other wastes, including household wastes, … management, transboundary movement and disposal of hazardous and other wastes. This document describes some of … the most comprehensive global environmental agreement on hazardous and other wastes. There are 170 Parties to the …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Ridding the world of POPs - A guide to the Stockholm Convention on POPs

… tackling additional chemicals identified as unacceptably hazardous. Nine such new chemicals were added to the … tackling additional chemicals identified as unacceptably hazardous. Nine such new chemicals were added to the … governments to become familiar with the threats posed by hazardous chemicals, to realize they have to work together, …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Handbook for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols

… cell process. 10  Installations for the incineration of hazardous or medical waste with a capacity exceeding 1 tonne per hour, or for the co-incineration of hazardous or medical waste specified in accordance with … effects near to and distant from their sources; 8. “Substance” means a single chemical species, or a number of …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Towards responsible trade

… among Parties in the international trade of certain hazardous chemicals in order to protect human health and the … decisions on them. It makes the international trade in hazardous chemicals more transparent and less vulnerable to … i o n s Methamidophos (Soluble liquid formulations of the substance that exceed 600 g active ingredient/l), …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

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

… whereas the term “mercury compounds” refers to any substance that consists of mercury atoms and one or more … issued the Ministerial Agreement # 003 “List of Hazardous Chemicals with a severely restricted use”. Its … or database that collects information of potentially hazardous or polluting chemicals released to air, water and …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste