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Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
Treaty Code:
M1998/05
Treaty Type:
Multilateral
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Responsible Department:
Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Treaty Status:
In Force
Treaty Summary:
The objectives of the Convention are:
- to promote shared responsibility and cooperative efforts among Parties in the international trade of certain hazardous chemicals in order to protect human health and the environment from potential harm;
- to contribute to the environmentally sound use of those hazardous chemicals, by facilitating information exchange about their characteristics, by providing for a national decision-making process on their import and export and by disseminating these decisions to Parties.
The Convention creates legally binding obligations for the implementation of the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure. It built on the voluntary PIC procedure, initiated by UNEP and FAO in 1989 and ceased on 24 February 2006. Reference: < www.pic.int/>.
NZ Adherence Status:
In Force
Adherence Type:
Ratified
Signature Date:
11/09/1998
Adherence Date:
23/09/2003
Expired:
No
Date Concluded:
10/09/1998
Place Concluded:
Rotterdam
Entry Into Force Date:
24/02/2004
NZ Entry Into Force Date:
24/02/2004
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NZ Objections:
No
NZ Reservations:
No
NZ Declarations:
No
NZ Territorial Applications:
None
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