Law No. 6988 on ratifying the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.
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Abstract
By this Law the Republic of Turkey hereby approves the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade. In order to protect human health and the environment from potential harm, this Convention aims at promoting shared responsibility and cooperative efforts among Parties in international trade of certain hazardous chemicals. Furthermore this Convention aims at contributing to environmentally sound use of certain 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.
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Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the day it is published in the Official Gazette.
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The provisions of this Law are governed by the Council of Ministers.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Official Gazette No. 30027, 3 April 2017.
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English
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No
Original title
Bazı Tehlikeli Kimyasalların ve Pestisitlerin Uluslararası Ticaretinde Ön Bildirimli Kabul Usulüne Dair Rotterdam Sözleşmesinin onaylanmasının uygun bulunduğuna dair Kanun No. 6988.