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Handbook of working procedures and policy guidance for the Chemical Review Committee

… to be determined on a case‑by‑case basis. As a guiding principle, however, the focus should be on those end points … human health, the regulatory action was put in place as a precautionary measure to protect the health of Canadians. … effects. A regulatory action may have been taken as a precautionary measure to reduce or eliminate future risks to …
21 May 2026 Document

Legislating for property rights in fisheries

… and the freedom of the seas were developed as a legal principle in the 16th and 17th centuries starting with the … of fishing effort, gear restrictions, the parameters of precautionary measures, the setting of TACs, etc. If this is … "information principles", effectively a restatement of the precautionary principle, (sec. 10), are also to be taken into …
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International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis

… water resources shall be utilised in accordance with the principle of equitable utilisation. Furthermore, the Partner … projects are conducted in the border areas, the necessary precautionary measures shall be taken to prevent serious … and n handling of substances hazardous to water and the precautionary prevention of accidents. The Convention …
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IUCN Policy on Biodiversity Offsets

… verification of all mitigation actions. 14. Apply the Precautionary principle throughout all stages of the mitigation hierarchy. …
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Guidelines on Biofuels and Invasive Species

… guidance documents and a complete certification system. Principle 7 on Conservation specifies criteria on … production models. Five key recommendations 1) Follow a precautionary approach when choosing feedstocks Species … minimum, we recommend the adoption of the ‘polluter pays’ principle when developing a framework for investments in …
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Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… 5.5.2. Principle of prevention … Stockholm Declaration on the Human Environment, and the precautionary principle, among other things.297 The result is … recognizes that it may sometimes be necessary to adopt a precautionary approach and to act even in the absence of a …
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Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches

… in periods of heavy rainfall. equitable utilization: the principle that each state within an international drainage … in 1982) was the first international endorsement of the precautionary principle, which holds that the lack of a … or irreversible harm to persons or the environment. The precautionary principle was implemented in an international …
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Plant protection legislation

… of producing legislation has some basic advantages: a) The principle of subsidiarity is put into effect in that the … of a licence, or to prescribe conformity with certain precautionary measures in such cases 27/. Regarding storage, … 74/. 6.2 Exportation and transit Export control is a precautionary measure that may be adopted by the Department …
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Main Provisions of the Stockholm Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… of the POPRC, including any scientific uncertainty, in a precautionary manner, whether to list the chemical, and … suitability of particular techniques for providing in principle the basis for release limitations designed to …
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Concepts for Industry Co-Regulation of Bio-fuel Weeds

… Academy of Environmental Law e-Journal Issue 2010 (1) 5 precautionary approach should inform the assessment of the …
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