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Guidance in relation to mercury supply sources and trade

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  1. Preamble

Guidance in relation to mercury supply sources and trade

The Conference of the Parties,Recognizing the importance of the informed consent procedures set out in article 3 of the Minamata Convention on Mercury,Recognizing also the importance of information on stocks of mercury and mercury compounds and sources of supply of mercury,
Decides to adopt the guidance in regard to article 3, particularly in regard to paragraphs 5(a), 6 and 8 on stocks of mercury and mercury compounds, sources of supply of mercury, and the export of mercury from parties and non-parties, as put forward by the intergovernmental negotiating committee.11UNEP/MC/COP.1/5, annexes II‒IV.