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Towards a mutually supportive relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the World Trade Organisation: An action guide
… exceptions, quantitative restrictions on the import and export of products. This provision removes the possibility of using import or export controls for environmental purposes. However, GATT … Article 3.1 prohibits subsidies if they rely on export performance, or are contingent on the use of domestic …
Judicial handbook on environmental law
… had not committed manifest error when banning the export of beef during the so-called “mad cow” crisis. Case C … prohibited, requiring prior grant and presentation of export and import permits issued under stringent conditions. … the environment. In international trade, the delivery of export licenses and permits is often subject to the prior …
Illegal Traffic under the Basel Convention
… that need to be adhered to with the aim of controlling the export, transit and import of specific wastes, including such … of hazardous or other wastes leaves the country of export, the country that shall dispose of the wastes, and any … of the wastes in question must be confirmed before the export can be allowed. Shipments which do not meet the “prior …
Ratification and Implementation Guidelines
… is a Party (Ar- ticle 3.6.a) 1. General Rule: Mercury export is prohibited. 2. Exception: Mercury export is allowed if: a. The importing Party has provided the … is a non-Party (Article 3.6.b) 1. General Rule: Mercury export is prohibited. 2. Exception: When the non-Party …
Towards sustainable fisheries law: a comparative analysis
… constantly increasing over the last five years.7 Total export values from the non-oil, gas and commodity sectors in … available online at http://www.bps.go.id/sector/ftrade/export/table2.shtml (consulted: 6 April 2006). 34 fisheries … 12,0 Fiscal balance/GDP -1,3 -0,8 -1,0 -0,5 Merchandise export growth 9,4 6,0 7,0 8,0 Merchandise import growth 13,3 …
The Basel Convention mechanism for promoting the implementation and compliance - Celebrating a decade of assistance to Parties
… national definition of hazardous wastes or of an import or export prohibition, and of any changes thereto; ■ to … national definitions of hazardous wastes and of import or export restrictions, the development of national legislation, … must restrict TBM. Such restrictions may apply to the export or to the import of hazardous wastes and other wastes. …
Operational articles of the Minamata Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… receive consent from the importing country and may only export mercury for a use allowed under the Convention or … in trade in mercury with Non-Parties: Parties wishing to export mercury to Non-Parties must obtain consent in writing … http://www.informea.org/terms/export/ http://www.informea.org/terms/party/ …
Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector
… of selected species to certain controls. All import, export, re-export and introduction from the sea of species covered by … of the Convention (e.g. countries which are not subject to export bans caused by non-compliance with CITES). • Companies …
A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species
… 5.1.1 At the Point of Origin or Export … of the region. Currently, it is the basis of a large export industry to markets in Europe, North America and other … and diseases. Such measures involve the use of import and export controls for this specific ob- jective, rather than …