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Law No. 817-IVQ on the acceptance of the Amendment to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes.

Country/Territory
Azerbaijan
Document type
Legislation
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Basin/catchment/watershed Bed International agreement-implementation Freshwater resources management
Geographical area
Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Landlocked Developing Nations, Western Asia
Abstract

By this Law, the Republic of Azerbaijan approved the amendments to the articles 25 and 26 of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes. On 28 November 2003, the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention adopted Decision III/1, amending articles 25 and 26 of the Convention to allow all United Nations Member States to accede to the Convention. The text of the Decision III/1 is attached to this Law in its original Azerbaijani translation.

Full text
Azerbaijani
Website
www.e-qanun.az

Other references

Implements treaty

Amendments to Articles 25 and 26 of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes

Treaty | Multilateral | Madrid |

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

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001630)