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Law No. 372-IIQ ratifying the Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes.

Country/Territory
Azerbaijan
Document type
Legislation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
International agreement-implementation Ecosystem preservation Freshwater resources management Public health Risk assessment/management Water quality standards Basin/catchment/watershed Bed
Geographical area
Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Landlocked Developing Nations, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the day it is published.
Abstract

By this Law, the Republic of Azerbaijan ratified the Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes. The Protocol consists of 26 articles and the text of the Protocol is attached to this Law in its original Azerbaijani translation. The main aim of the Protocol is to protect human health and well being by better water management, including the protection of water ecosystems, and by preventing, controlling and red

Full text
Azerbaijani
Website
www.e-qanun.az

Other references

Implements treaty

Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes

Treaty | Multilateral | London |

Keyword: Basin/catchment/watershed, PIC-prior informed consent, Toxicity/poisoning, Access-to-information, Pollution control, Environmental indicators, Right to clean/healthy environment, International relations/cooperation, Hazardous substances, EIA, Research, Management/conservation, Polluter pays principle, Institution, Surface water, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Precautionary principle, Local government, Monitoring, Transboundary effects, Waste disposal, Early warning system/emergency intervention system, Sustainable development, Water supply, Resource/damage valuation, Public participation, Data collection/reporting, Education, Groundwater, Freshwater resources management

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001306)