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Decree No. 1994/5419 of the Council of Ministers on ratifying the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal.

Country/Territory
Türkiye
Document type
Regulation
Date
1994
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette No. 21935, 15 May 1994.
Subject
Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Hazardous substances Inspection Precautionary principle Public health Risk assessment/management Transboundary movement of waste Waste disposal Hazardous waste Waste management
Geographical area
Asia, Black Sea, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia
Abstract

By this Decree the Republic of Turkey hereby approves the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. The text consists of 29 articles and the text of the Convention is in its original Turkish translation and in English. This Convention aims at protecting human health and environment from the dangers posed by hazardous wastes by reducing their generation to a minimum in terms of quantity and/or hazard potential.

Full text
English/Turkish
Website
www.resmigazete.gov.tr

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Regulation on Persistent Organic Pollutants.

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Keyword: Data collection/reporting, Hazardous substances, International trade, Monitoring, Offences/penalties, Organic waste, Pollution control, Precautionary principle, Public health, Risk assessment/management, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention

Source: FAO, FAOLEX