Prior Informed Consent procedure

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The Prior Informed Consent procedure is an international regulatory system that requires exporting countries to obtain the explicit consent of importing countries before shipping certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international regulatory procedure ⓘ
trade-related environmental measure ⓘ
aimsTo ensure environmentally sound use of hazardous chemicals ⓘ
promote shared responsibility in international trade of hazardous chemicals ⓘ
protect human health ⓘ
protect the environment ⓘ
appliesTo Parties to the Rotterdam Convention ⓘ
hazardous chemicals ⓘ
hazardous pesticides ⓘ
associatedWith Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ⓘ
United Nations Environment Programme ⓘ
basedOn advance informed agreement of importing Party ⓘ
category chemicals management ⓘ
international environmental law ⓘ
pesticide regulation ⓘ
governs export of certain hazardous chemicals ⓘ
import of certain hazardous chemicals ⓘ
implementedThrough Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade ⓘ
involves decision guidance documents ⓘ
exchange of information on hazardous chemicals ⓘ
national designated authorities ⓘ
legalBasis multilateral environmental agreement ⓘ
objective to facilitate information exchange on hazardous chemicals and pesticides ⓘ
to prevent unwanted trade in hazardous chemicals ⓘ
originatedFrom voluntary PIC procedure under UNEP and FAO ⓘ
promotes informed decision-making by importing countries ⓘ
transparency in international chemicals trade ⓘ
reduces risks from hazardous chemicals in developing countries ⓘ
unwanted imports of hazardous chemicals ⓘ
relatesTo hazard communication ⓘ
international trade regulation ⓘ
requires explicit consent of importing country ⓘ
export notification when PIC does not apply but chemical is banned or severely restricted domestically ⓘ
exporters to comply with importing Party decisions ⓘ
import decisions by Parties for listed chemicals ⓘ
notification by exporting country ⓘ
scopeIncludes banned chemicals ⓘ
certain severely hazardous pesticide formulations ⓘ
severely restricted chemicals ⓘ
shortName PIC procedure ⓘ
supports sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle ⓘ

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