concerning the arrangements to perform jointly the Secretariat Functions

Case studies should be undertaken to analyse current practices of principles of free, prior and informed consent.

To begin a new proposal submission procedure, newly received notifications from each of two PIC regions are required.

In electing members, due consideration shall be given to the principle of equitable geographical representation of the regional groups of the United Nations the PIC regions .

I Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade

Overview of free, prior and informed consent

The expected number of responses is calculated for all countries participating in the prior informed consent procedure at the time indicated for chemicals concerned in each column.

Report of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade on the work of its second meeting

This is done through appendix IV of the PIC Circular.

Participating State means a State or regional economic integration organization that is not a Party to the Convention, but that has nominated a designated national authority or authorities for the purpose of participating in the PIC procedure.

Legal commentary on the concept of free, prior and informed consent

If the introduction of a prior informed consent system necessitated an amendment to the Protocol, that needed to be considered very carefully, as ratification of amendments was always a long process.

The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade entered into force on 24 February 2004.

It covers pesticides and industrial chemicals that have been banned or severely restricted for health or environmental reasons by Parties and which have been notified by Parties for inclusion in the PIC procedure.

(a) Legal commentary on the concept of free, prior and informed consent

Legal commentary on the concept of free, prior and informed consent

Relevance of institutional policy frameworks to free, prior and informed consent

Elements of a common understanding of free, prior and informed consent

Of the four chemicals concerned, two are currently not subject to the prior informed consent procedure.

The functions of the secretariat are defined in Article 19, paragraph 2, of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.

Such summaries and synopses are communicated to Parties and participating States through the PIC Circular.

Of the 201 chemicals concerned, 160 are currently not subject to the prior informed consent procedure.

In contrast, while the Rotterdam Convention seeks to regulate (through the prior informed consent procedure) the international market in banned or severely restricted chemicals, the Convention did not create that market.

During the negotiation of the Rotterdam Convention and the period when the interim prior informed consent (PIC) procedure was in effect, the secretariat used the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) official contact points as well as their lists of observers for communication purposes.

The PIC Circular is published every six months, in June and December.

Special issues and free, prior and informed consent in relation to special areas of work

Participants shared their views on the principle and the practices of free, prior and informed consent.

Lessons and challenges in the application of FPIC towards a common inter agency operational understanding of FPIC

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The implementation of the principle of free, prior and informed consent presented a number of practical problems.

Examples of the application of free, prior and informed consent at the national and international levels

Those chemicals will be candidates for further consideration once a second notification verified as meeting the information requirements of Annex I has been submitted from a second prior informed consent region.

The information was included with the PIC Circular, which was sent to all designated national authorities.

Also included is information relating to provisions in articles 12, 14 and 16, including activities of Parties which are not reported in the PIC Circular.

Those import decisions will be reflected in the PIC Circular of December 2005.

Summaries of the proposals verified as complete are circulated in appendix II of the PIC Circular.

The challenge is to find the right mix of pre approval, limited conditionality, and speed.

Main areas where FPIC is relevant

The Working Group expressed appreciation to Ms. Motoc and the Tebtebba Foundation that had collaborated in the expanded working paper on the principle of free, prior and informed consent.

Table 2. Overview of the number of importing country responses for all prior informed consent chemicals (as at 30 April 2005)

Welcoming the entry into force of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade as a key instrument providing States with a major tool to reduce the risks associated with pesticide use,

Amongst other things this grounds the practice of informed consent that should be respected by the nurse.

Mr. Bíró stressed the organic relationship between self determination and the principle of free, prior and informed consent.

It provided a basis for the development of guidelines, methodologies and procedures for the principle of free, informed and prior consent to be implemented.

Examples of the application of the principle of FPIC at the national and international levels (legislation, treaty making, treaty supervision, project planning, application and evaluation)