Definition(s)
Examples: An official document issued by an authority used to authorize different types of trade in CITES specimen (e.g. certificate of origin, re-export certificate). (Source: CITES); Use of phytosanitary procedures leading to the issue of a phytosanitary certificate. (Source: FAO, 1990)
Hierarchy
Broader: economic instrument
In other languages
French
certification
Russian
сертификация
Spanish
certificación
Chinese, Simplified
认证
Arabic
شهادة
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with certification
You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to
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certification. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related
informational documents such as publications, annuals, meetings, documents or reports.
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Basel Convention | 13 documents |
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Stockholm Convention | 9 documents |
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Rotterdam Convention | 2 documents |
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Minamata Convention on Mercury | 1 decision |



