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At-Sea
Waste Disposal (Dumping) and Maritime Transport
of Wastes Dumping
- UN
Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982). UN/DOALOS
1994
- Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and
Other Matter (London Convention 1972) 1975/NIF and 1996 Protocol. IMO
- Mediterranean Sea Protocol: dumping from ships and aircraft or incineration
at sea (1976, as amended in 1995). 1978/NIF
Maritime
Transport of Wastes and International Trade (See
also Nuclear Contamination)
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Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements
of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (Basel Convention
1989). UNEP 1992
- Convention on the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain Hazardous
Chemicals in International Trade (1998). NIF UNEP and FAO
- Draft Global Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).
- The
Protocol on the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean
Sea by Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and
their Disposal (Hazardous Wastes Protocol); adopted
in Izmir, Turkey, 30 September-1 October 1996 (not yet
in force)
Non-Binding:
- Cairo Guidelines and Principles for the Environmentally Sound Management
of Hazardous Wastes (1987). UNEP
- London Guidelines for the Exchange of Information on Chemicals in International
Trade (1987) and 1989 Amendments. UNEP
- International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides (1985)
and 1989 Amendments. FAO
Liability
and Compensation for Damage
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Protocol to the Basel Convention on Liability and
Compensation for Damage Resulting from Transboundary
Movements NIF of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
(1999). UNEP
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