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… 1 BECOMING A PARTY TO THE MINAMATA CONVENTION ON MERCURY The objective of … the formal expression of intent to be bound and become a Party but it does not prejudge ratification. The signature … 2 HOW DOES A COUNTRY BECOME A PARTY TO THE CONVENTION? In order to become a Party to the …

… to the consideration of specific submissions regarding Party implementation and compliance (decisions VII/30 and … and 08 established an implementation fund to assist any Party that is a developing country or country with an economy … by Oman with respect to difficulties faced by that Party in implementing and complying with its obligation to …

… the implementation of the Convention and becoming a party thereto in order to lead to its rapid entry into force. … is intended to affect the rights and obligations of any Party deriving from any existing international agreement, … Noting that nothing in this Convention prevents a Party from taking additional domestic measures consistent …

… is mercury” (Article 2(i)). In application of Article 3, a Party shall not allow primary mercury mining that was not … MERCURY STOCKS AND SUPPLY SOURCES Under Article 3, each Party shall endeavour to identify individual stocks of … of the importing country, regardless of whether it is a Party or non-Party, must be obtained before an export ;  …

… Process for Annex B Article 6: Exemptions Available to a Party upon Request The Initial Exemption The Second and Final … includes all the various ways a government may become a Party to the Convention, including ratification, acceptance, … related to report- ing (Article 21); where each Party is bound to report on the measures it has taken to …

… PIC regions ban or severely restrict a chemical, or one Party proposes a severely hazardous pesticide formulation. … ed, accepted, approved or acceded to the Convention. Each Party must designate one or more national authorities, which … taken by Parties must be trade neutral, that is, if the Party decides not to accept imports of a specifi c chemical, …

… supply sources and trade Primary mercury mining • Each Party shall not allow primary mercury mining that was not … of entry into force of the Convention for it (EIF) • Each Party shall only allow primary mercury mining that was being … and trade Trade - No export of mercury except: To a Party that has provided the exporting Party with its written …

… products. for information purposes only  Each Party shall not allow primary mercury mining that was not … date of entry into force of the Convention for it  Each Party shall only allow primary mercury mining that was being … Key provisions on stocks No export of mercury except: To a Party that has provided the exporting Party with its written …

… potential. Article 4(2)(a) of the Convention requires each Party to take the appropriate measures to ensure that the … or other wastes into their jurisdiction for disposal. If a Party restricts or prohibits the import of hazardous wastes … Parties must respect this restriction or prohibition A Party must not allow exports to a State when it has reason to …

… prohibition of importation can be a unilateral act by a Party, which must be notified to all Parties through the … be found on the website of the Basel Convention. • If a Party restricts or prohibits the import of hazardous wastes … that has, by legislation, prohibited all imports, or to a Party that has exercised its right to prohibit totally or …