Decree No. 2017/10527 of the Council of Ministers on ratifying the Annex G of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. Country/Territory Türkiye Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No. 30164, 24 August 2017. Subject Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Hazardous substances Pollution control Public health Dispute settlement Precautionary principle Geographical area Asia, Black Sea, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia Abstract Article 18 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants requires the Conference of the Parties to adopt arbitration and conciliation procedures to govern the settlement of disputes between Parties to the Convention. At its first meeting, held from 2 to 6 May 2005 in Punta del Este, Uruguay, the Conference of the Parties adopted decision SC-1/2, by which it established such procedures. The procedures are set out in a new annex to the Convention, Annex G, Part I of which sets forth the arbitration procedure and Part II of which sets forth the conciliation procedure. Annex G entered into force on 31 October 2007, i.e. one (1) year after the date of the communication of its adoption by the depositary for the Convention. Full text English/Turkish Website www.resmigazete.gov.tr