Translation of "International trade manager in chemical products " (English → French) :

The proposal for a Decision requests ratification as soon as possible of the Rotterdam Convention, whose main objective is to regulate the international trade in hazardous chemicals, but also, and this is what we believe in Parliament, to protect human health and the environment, and it is important that this be done now.

It is true that numerous provisions of the Convention relate specifically to international trade in hazardous chemicals and pesticides, in particular export and import of chemicals.

The growth in world trade in chemicals during the 60s and the 70s led to increasing concerns about the risks of using hazardous chemicals and, as a response to these concerns, to the development in 1985 of the International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), and in 1987 of the London Guidelines for the Exchange of Information on Chemicals i ...[+++]n International Trade by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

VI-Transboundary movement of genetically modified organisms PAGEREF _Toc13296716 \h VISOIL PROTECTION Council conclusions PAGEREF _Toc13296717 \h VIBIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Council conclusions PAGEREF _Toc13296718 \h VIIIPACKAGING AND PACKAGING WASTE PAGEREF _Toc13296719 \h XIMAJOR ACCIDENTS INVOLVING DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES REVISION OF "SEVESO II" DIRECTIVE PAGEREF _Toc13296720 \h XIENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY PAGEREF _Toc13296721 \h XISUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY REINFORCEMENT OF THE COUNCIL'S STRUCTURES PAGEREF _Toc13296722 \h XIISUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PREPARATION OF THE JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT PAGEREF _Toc13296723 \h XIICLIMATE CHANGE - KYOTO PROTOCOL PAGEREF _Toc13296724 \h XIIICLIMATE CHANGE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION ALLOWANCE TRADING PAGEREF _To ...[+++]c13296725 \h XIIITRACEABILITY AND LABELLING OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS PAGEREF _Toc13296726 \h XIVDANGEROUS CHEMICALS-Ratification of the Rotterdam Convention PAGEREF _Toc13296727 \h XIV-Trade in hazardous chemicals PAGEREF _Toc13296728 \h XIVOTHER BUSINESS-Clean technologies for diesel-engined cars PAGEREF _Toc13296729 \h XV-Chemicals policy PAGEREF _Toc13296730 \h XV-National sustainable development strategies PAGEREF _Toc13296731 \h XV-Production of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the European Union PAGEREF _Toc13296732 \h XV-Coexistence of genetically modified, traditional and organic crops PAGEREF _Toc13296733 \h XV-Integrated product policy PAGEREF _Toc13296734 \h XV-Climate change Legislation on fluorinated gases PAGEREF _Toc13296735 \h XVIITEMS APPROVED WITHOUT DEBATEEXTERNAL RELATIONS--EU Liechtenstein relations Conclusions PAGEREF _Toc13296736 \h XVI--Afghanistan Appointment of the new Special Representative of the European Union PAGEREF _Toc13296737 \h XVI--FYROM Extension of the mandate of the Special Representative of the European Union PAGEREF _Toc13296738 \h XVI--Angola PAGEREF _Toc13296739 \h XVIIRELATIONS WITH ACP STATES--ACP-EC Council of Ministers (Punta Cana, 28 June 2002) PAGEREF _Toc13296 ...

NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PAPERS Ordered, That a humble Address be presented to Her Excellency praying that she will cause to be laid before the House copies of all documents, reports, minutes of meetings, notes, e-mails, memos and correspondence between the Minister of Agriculture, the Minister of International Trade, the United States Trade Representative's Office and the United States Agriculture Secretary concerning agricultural trade irritants and the World Trade Organizat ...[+++]ion complaints, specifically with respect to State Trading Enterprises and supply management (Notice of Motion for the Production of Papers P-4 Mr. Borotsik (Brandon Souris)) Mr. Lee (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the Return to this Order.