Rotterdam Convention on the prior informed consent procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade:artikel 22

Rotterdam Convention on the prior informed consent procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade

Article 22 Adoption and amendment of annexes

Geldend

Documentgegevens:

Geldend vanaf 24-02-2004

Bronpublicatie:: 10-09-1998, Trb. 1999, 30 (uitgifte: 15-02-1999, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
Inwerkingtreding: 24-02-2004
Bronpublicatie inwerkingtreding:: 23-01-2004, Trb. 2004, 9 (uitgifte: 01-01-2004, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
Vakgebied(en): Milieurecht / Milieugevaarlijke stoffen
Internationaal publiekrecht / Bijzondere onderwerpen

1.

Annexes to this Convention shall form an integral part thereof and, unless expressly provided otherwise, a reference to this Convention constitutes at the same time a reference to any annexes thereto.

2.

Annexes shall be restricted to procedural, scientific, technical or administrative matters.

3.

The following procedure shall apply to the proposal, adoption and entry into force of additional annexes to this Convention:

a): Additional annexes shall be proposed and adopted according to the procedure laid down in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Article 21;
b): Any Party that is unable to accept an additional annex shall so notify the Depositary, in writing, within one year from the date of communication of the adoption of the additional annex by the Depositary. The Depositary shall without delay notify all Parties of any such notification received. A Party may at any time withdraw a previous notification of non-acceptance in respect of an additional annex and the annex shall thereupon enter into force for that Party subject to subparagraph c) below; and
c): On the expiry of one year from the date of the communication by the Depositary of the adoption of an additional annex, the annex shall enter into force for all Parties that have not submitted a notification in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph b) above.

4.

Except in the case of Annex III, the proposal, adoption and entry into force of amendments to annexes to this Convention shall be subject to the same procedures as for the proposal, adoption and entry into force of additional annexes to the Convention.

5.

The following procedure shall apply to the proposal, adoption and entry into force of amendments to Annex III:

a): Amendments to Annex III shall be proposed and adopted according to the procedure laid down in Articles 5 to 9 and paragraph 2 of Article 21;
b): The Conference of the Parties shall take its decisions on adoption by consensus;
c): A decision to amend Annex III shall forthwith be communicated to the Parties by the Depositary. The amendment shall enter into force for all Parties on a date to be specified in the decision.

6.

If an additional annex or an amendment to an annex is related to an amendment to this Convention, the additional annex or amendment shall not enter into force until such time as the amendment to the Convention enters into force.