1. Operationalising the Convention.
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Young, Tomme Rosanne
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CONFERENCES & conventions , *CHEMICALS , *PESTICIDES , *INTERNATIONAL trade , *TRADE negotiation , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *INTERNATIONAL cooperation - Abstract
The article reports on the proceedings of the convention held in Rome, Italy in September 2005 regarding the second Conference of Parties of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade also known as the "PIC Convention." The convention focused on the issues of operationalizing the procedures developed by the nine Intergovernmental Negotiating Committees (INCs) and the need for a funding mechanism that will finance their programs.
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- 2005