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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS |
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The Secretariat for the Rotterdam Convention has prepared this text for informational purposes, at the request of the Rotterdam Convention Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee. It is not intended to provide any legal interpretation of the Convention, and the information contained herein cannot be taken as an official legal interpretation of the Convention. In addition, while every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the text, the Secretariat does not make any warranties or representations as to the completeness or timeliness of this information. Neither the Secretariat, UNEP, FAO, their affiliates, nor their agents, employees, information providers or content providers shall be liable for any loss, damage, liability or expense incurred or suffered that is claimed to have resulted from the use of this information.
For further information, please contact the Secretariat for the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides inInternational Trade at one of the Following addresses:
Secretariat for the Rotterdam Convention
Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations (FAO)
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome, Italy
Tel: (+39 06) 5705 3441
Fax: (+39 06) 5705 6347
E-mail: [email protected]
Secretariat for the Rotterdam Convention
United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP)
11-13, Chemin des Anémones
CH – 1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: (+41 22) 917 8177
Fax: (+41 22) 917 8082
E-mail: [email protected]© FAO 2006
Part 1
1. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY
2. CHEMICALS IN THE ROTTERDAM CONVENTION
3. THE PRIOR INFORMED CONSENT (PIC) PROCEDURE
4. EXPORT NOTIFICATION AND INFORMATION TO ACCOMPANY EXPORT
5. INFORMATION EXCHANGE
6. RESPONSIBILITIES OF DNAs AND GOVERNMENTS IN IMPLEMENTING THE ROTTERDAM CONVENTION
7. COORDINATION WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS AT THE NATIONAL LEVELPart 2
8. ANNEXES
