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Basel Convention
Basel Convention in International Trade Meaning of Basel Convention, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A multilateral environmental agreement dealing with hazardous waste. Embracing mainstream international law, this section on basel convention explores […]
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Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal 6
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal Article 19 Verification Any Party which has reason to believe that another Party is acting or has acted in breach of its obligations under this Convention may inform the Secretariat thereof, and in such an event, shall simultaneously and immediately…
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Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal 5
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal Article 15 Conference of the Parties 1. A Conference of the Parties is hereby established. The first meeting of the Conference of the Parties shall be convened by the Executive Director of UNEP not later than one year after the…
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Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal 5
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal Article 15 Conference of the Parties 1. A Conference of the Parties is hereby established. The first meeting of the Conference of the Parties shall be convened by the Executive Director of UNEP not later than one year after the…
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Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal 4
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal Article 10 International Co-operation 1. The Parties shall co-operate with each other in order to improve and achieve environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes and other wastes. 2. To this end, the Parties shall: (a) Upon request, make available information,…
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Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal 3
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal Article 6 Transboundary Movement between Parties 1. The State of export shall notify, or shall require the generator or exporter to notify, in writing, through the channel of the competent authority of the State of export, the competent authority of…
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Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal 2
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal Article 4 General Obligations 1.(a) Parties exercising their right to prohibit the import of hazardous wastes or other wastes for disposal shall inform the other Parties of their decision pursuant to Article 13. (b) Parties shall prohibit or shall not…
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Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal Article 1 Scope of the Convention 1. The following wastes that are subject to transboundary movement shall be “hazardous wastes”for the purposes of this Convention: (a) Wastes that belong to any category contained in Annex I, unless they do not…
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Convention on the Law of the Sea
Convention on the Law of the Sea History of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 By Daniel Hollis Introduction The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is the most comprehensive attempt at creating a unified regime for governance of the rights of…
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Convention on the Law of the Sea
Convention on the Law of the Sea History of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 By Daniel Hollis Introduction The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is the most comprehensive attempt at creating a unified regime for governance of the rights of…
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Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe 3
Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Article V 1. To ensure that the security of each State Party is not affected adversely at any stage: (A) within the area consisting of the entire land territory in Europe, which includes all the European island territories, of the Republic of Bulgaria, the Hellenic Republic, the…
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Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS For the purposes of the Convention: (a) “Maritime area”means the internal waters and the territorial seas of the Contracting Parties, the sea beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea under the jurisdiction of the coastal state to the…
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Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area 4
Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area Article 21 Administrative Provisions for the Commission 1. The working language of the Commission shall be English. 2. The Commission shall adopt its Rules of Procedure. 3. The office of the Commission, known as “the Secretariat”, shall be in Helsinki. 4.…
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Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area
Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area Article 1 Convention Area This Convention shall apply to the Baltic Sea Area. For the purposes of this Convention the “Baltic Sea Area”shall be the Baltic Sea and the entrance to the Baltic Sea bounded by the parallel of the Skaw…