UN Minamata Convention on Mercury

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Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:treaty
gptkbp:adoptedBy gptkb:United_Nations
2013-01-19
gptkbp:category gptkb:treaty
United Nations treaty
treaty entered into force in 2017
gptkbp:conferenceOfParties gptkb:Minamata_Convention_COP
gptkbp:depot gptkb:Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 2017-08-16
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Minamata_Convention_on_Mercury
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label UN Minamata Convention on Mercury
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:French
gptkb:Russian
gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:locationAdopted gptkb:Kumamoto,_Japan
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Minamata,_Japan
gptkbp:party 147
gptkbp:prohibits new mercury mines
gptkbp:purpose protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds
gptkbp:regulates mercury emissions
mercury trade
mercury use in processes
mercury use in products
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Minamata_disease
gptkb:UNEP
gptkbp:requires research and monitoring
control of air emissions of mercury
management of mercury waste
phase-out of certain mercury-added products
public information and awareness
reporting by parties
safe storage of mercury
reduction of mercury use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining
gptkbp:signedBy 128
gptkbp:subject environmental protection
public health
mercury pollution
gptkbp:website https://www.mercuryconvention.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Minamata_disease
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6