Chemicals and Waste
Definition(s)
Prior Informed Consent and Advanced Informed Agreement procedures provide for the regulation of international exchange of resources or products that could have adverse effects on human health and the environment. Such exchange may not proceed without the informed agreement or consent of, or contrary to the decision of, the competent authority in the recipient country. (Source: InforMEA glossary)
States shall provide prior and timely notification and relevant information to potentially affected States on activities that may have a significant adverse transboundary environmental effect and shall consult with those States at an early stage and in good faith. (Rio Principle 19)
Hierarchy
Alternative labels:
advanced informed agreement
AIA
notification of planned activities
PIC
Rio Principle 19
written consent
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In other languages
French
consentement suite à information
Russian
предварительное согласие
Spanish
consenso previa información
Arabic
موافقة مسبقة عليمة
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with prior informed consent
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prior informed consent. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related
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Convention on Biological Diversity | 1 article or paragraph |
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Basel Convention | 3 articles and paragraphs7 decisions59 documents |
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Stockholm Convention | 1 article or paragraph3 decisions31 documents |
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Cartagena Protocol | 1 article or paragraph |
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Nagoya Protocol | 4 articles and paragraphs |
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Rotterdam Convention | 4 articles and paragraphs7 decisions305 documents |
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Hazardous Wastes Protocol | 1 article or paragraph |
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Minamata Convention on Mercury | 1 article or paragraph1 decision |