Regulations to domesticate the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, 2021, no. 413.

Subject

Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Authorization/permit Classification/declassification Environmental planning Hazardous substances Internal trade International trade Offences/penalties Pesticides PIC-prior informed consent Protection of environment Public health Transport/storage Policy/planning

Geographical area

Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa

Abstract

These Regulations apply to importers and exporters of the chemical substances listed in the Annex and aim at: outlining the Prior Informed Consent procedure for the substances, in order to exchange information between countries; promoting shared responsibility and cooperative efforts in the international movement of the chemicals, in order to protect human and animal health and the environment from potential harmful effects; contributing to the environmentally sound use of the chemicals.

Full text

English

Website

dffe.gov.za

References - Legislation

Implements

National Environmental Management Act, 1998.

Legislation | South Africa | 1998 (2009)

Keyword: Framework law, Institution, Environmental planning, Dispute settlement, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Governance, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, EIA, Cultural heritage, Policy/planning, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Regulations no. 3072 of 2023. Domestication of requirements of Rotterdam Convention on prior informed consent procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade.

Legislation | South Africa | 2023

Keyword: Enforcement/compliance, Hazardous substances, International relations/cooperation, International trade, Offences/penalties, Pesticides, PIC-prior informed consent, Procedural matters, Protection of environment, Public health, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX