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Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context 2
Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context Article 4 PREPARATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT DOCUMENTATION 1. The environmental impact assessment documentation to be submitted to the competent authority of the Party of origin shall contain, as a minimum, the information described in Appendix II. 2. The Party of origin shall furnish…
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Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context
Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context Article 1 DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this Convention, (i) “Parties”means, unless the text otherwise indicates, the Contracting Parties to this Convention; (ii) “Party of origin”means the Contracting Party or Parties to this Convention under whose jurisdiction a proposed activity is envisaged to take place;…
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Protection & Preservation of the Marine Environment
Protection & Preservation of the Marine Environment PART XII PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 192 General obligation States have the obligation to protect and preserve the marine environment. Article 193 Sovereign right of States to exploit their natural resources States have the sovereign right to exploit their…
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Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic 6
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic ARTICLE 6 For the purposes of this Annex, it shall, inter alia, be the duty of the Commission to draw up and adopt criteria, guidelines and procedures relating to the dumping of wastes or other matter listed in paragraph 2 of…
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Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic 6
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic ARTICLE 6 For the purposes of this Annex, it shall, inter alia, be the duty of the Commission to draw up and adopt criteria, guidelines and procedures relating to the dumping of wastes or other matter listed in paragraph 2 of…
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Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic 5
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic ARTICLE 33 DUTIES OF THE DEPOSITARY GOVERNMENT The Depositary Government shall inform the Contracting Parties and the signatories to the Convention: (a) of the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, of declarations of non-acceptance and of notifications of…
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Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic 2
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic ARTICLE 3 POLLUTION FROM LAND-BASED SOURCES The Contracting Parties shall take, individually and jointly, all possible steps to prevent and eliminate pollution from land-based sources in accordance with the provisions of the Convention, in particular as provided for in Annex I.…
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Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic 2
Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic ARTICLE 3 POLLUTION FROM LAND-BASED SOURCES The Contracting Parties shall take, individually and jointly, all possible steps to prevent and eliminate pollution from land-based sources in accordance with the provisions of the Convention, in particular as provided for in Annex I.…
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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…
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Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region 2
Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region Article 15 LIABILITY AND COMPENSATION The Contracting Parties shall co-operate, directly or with the assistance of competent regional and International Organizations , with a view to formulating and adopting appropriate rules and procedures which are in…
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Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region 2
Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region Article 15 LIABILITY AND COMPENSATION The Contracting Parties shall co-operate, directly or with the assistance of competent regional and International Organizations , with a view to formulating and adopting appropriate rules and procedures which are in…
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Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region
Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region Article 1 GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE 1. This Convention shall apply to the Eastern African region, hereinafter referred to as “the Convention area”as defined in paragraph (a) of article 2. 2. Except as may be otherwise provided in…
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Regional Convention for the Conservation of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Environment 3
Regional Convention for the Conservation of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Environment Article XIX THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT 1. The Secretary General shall head the General Secretariat and perform the functions necessary for the management of the Convention and its protocols, annexes, the action plan and the work of the General Secretariat; 2.…