Tractatenblad 2014, 78

59 (1998) Nr. 8

A. TITEL

Verdrag van Rotterdam inzake de procedure met betrekking tot voorafgaande geïnformeerde toestemming ten aanzien van bepaalde gevaarlijke chemische stoffen en pesticiden in de internationale handel;

Rotterdam, 10 september 1998

B. TEKST

De Engelse en de Franse tekst van het Verdrag, met Bijlagen, zijn geplaatst in Trb. 1999, 30.

Voor een correctie van de Engelse tekst van het Verdrag zie Trb. 2007, 197.

De Engelse tekst van de besluiten RC-1/3 en RC-1/11 van 24 september 2004 van de Conferentie van de Partijen tot wijziging van Bijlage III bij het Verdrag, respectievelijk tot vaststelling van een nieuwe Bijlage VI bij het Verdrag zijn geplaatst in Trb. 2007, 197. In dat Tractatenblad dienen in de Engelse tekst van Bijlage VI de volgende correcties te worden aangebracht.

Op blz. 4, in artikel 1, tweede lid, vijfde regel, dient het woord „secretariaat” te worden vervangen door „secretariat”.

Op blz. 5, in artikel 2, eerste lid, eerste regel, dient het woord „betweeen” te worden vervangen door „between”.

Op blz. 9, in artikel 9, eerste regel, dient het woord „done” te worden vervangen door „borne”.

De Engelse tekst van het besluit RC-4/5 van 31 oktober 2008 van de Conferentie van de Partijen tot wijziging van Bijlage III bij het Verdrag is geplaatst in Trb. 2009, 67.

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Bij besluit van RC-5/3 van 24 juni 2011 heeft de Conferentie van de Partijen wijzigingen van Bijlage III aangenomen. De Engelse tekst¹⁾ van deze wijzigingen luidt als volgt:

RC-5/3: Listing of alachlor in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention

The Conference of the Parties,

Noting with appreciating the work of the Chemical Review Committee,

Having considered the recommendation of the Chemical Review Committee to make alachlor subject to the prior informed consent procedure and accordingly to list it in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade,

Satisfied that all the requirements for listing in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention have been met,

• 1. Decides to amend Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention to list the following chemical:

  Chemical	Relevant CAS number(s)	Category
  Alachlor	15972-60-8	Pesticide

• 2. Also decides that this amendment shall enter into force for all parties on 24 October 2011.

• 3. Approves the decision guidance document for Alachlor.²⁾

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Bij besluit van RC-5/4 van 24 juni 2011 heeft de Conferentie van de Partijen wijzigingen van Bijlage III aangenomen. De Engelse tekst¹⁾ van deze wijzigingen luidt als volgt:

RC-5/4:Listing of aldicarb in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention

The Conference of the Parties,

Noting with appreciating the work of the Chemical Review Committee,

Having considered the recommendation of the Chemical Review Committee to make aldicarb subject to the prior informed consent procedure and accordingly to list it in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade,

Satisfied that all the requirements for listing in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention have been met,

• 1. Decides to amend Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention to list the following chemical:

  Chemical	Relevant CAS number(s)	Category
  Aldicarb	116-06-03	Pesticide

• 2. Also decides that this amendment shall enter into force for all parties on 24 October 2011.

• 3. Approves the decision guidance document for aldicarb.²⁾

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Bij besluit van RC-5/5 van 24 juni 2011 heeft de Conferentie van de Partijen wijzigingen van Bijlage III aangenomen. De Engelse tekst¹⁾ van deze wijzigingen luidt als volgt:

RC-5/5: Listing of endosulfan in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention

The Conference of the Parties,

Noting with appreciating the work of the Chemical Review Committee,

Having considered the recommendation of the Chemical Review Committee to make endosulfan subject to the prior informed consent procedure and accordingly to list it in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade,

Satisfied that all the requirements for listing in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention have been met,

• 1. Decides to amend Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention to list the following chemical:

  Chemical	Relevant CAS number(s)	Category
  Endosulfan	115-29-7	Pesticide

• 2. Also decides that is amendment shall enter into force for all parties on 24 October 2011.

• 3. Approves the decision guidance document for endosulfan.²⁾

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Bij besluit van RC-6/4 van 10 mei 2013 heeft de Conferentie van de Partijen wijzigingen van Bijlage III aangenomen. De Engelse tekst¹⁾ van deze wijzigingen luidt als volgt:

RC-6/4: Listing of azinphos-methyl in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention

The Conference of the Parties,

Noting with appreciation the work of the Chemical Review Committee,

Having considered the recommendation of the Chemical Review Committee to make azinphos-methyl subject to the prior informed consent procedure and accordingly to list it in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade,

Satisfied that all the requirements for listing in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention have been met,

• 1. Decides to amend Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention to list the following chemical:

  Chemical	Relevant CAS number(s)	Category
  Azinphos-methyl	86-50-0	Pesticide

• 2. Also decides that this amendment shall enter into force for all parties on 10 August 2013;

• 3. Approves the draft decision guidance document on azinphos-methyl. ²⁾

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Bij besluit van RC-6/5 van 10 mei 2013 heeft de Conferentie van de Partijen wijzigingen van Bijlage III aangenomen. De Engelse tekst¹⁾ van deze wijzigingen luidt als volgt:

RC-6/5: Listing of commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention

The Conference of the Parties,

Noting with appreciation the work of the Chemical Review Committee,

Having considered the recommendation of the Chemical Review Committee to make pentabromodiphenyl ether (CAS No. 32534-81-9) and pentabromodiphenyl ether commercial mixtures subject to the prior informed consent procedure and accordingly to list those chemicals in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade,

Satisfied that all the requirements for listing in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention have been met,

• 1. Decides to amend Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention to list the following chemicals:

  Chemical	Relevant CAS number(s)	Category
  Commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether including:		Industrial
  – Tetrabromodiphenyl ether	40088-47-9
  – Pentabromodiphenyl ether	32534-81-9

• 2. Also decides that this amendment shall enter into force for all parties on 10 August 2013;

• 3. Approves the draft decision guidance document on pentabromodiphenyl ether (CAS No. 32534-81-9) and pentabromodiphenyl ether commercial mixtures.²⁾

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Bij besluit van RC-6/6 van 10 mei 2013 heeft de Conferentie van de Partijen wijzigingen van Bijlage III aangenomen. De Engelse tekst¹⁾ van deze wijzigingen luidt als volgt:

RC-6/6: Listing of commercial octabromodiphenyl ether in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention

The Conference of the Parties,

Noting with appreciation the work of the Chemical Review Committee,

Having considered the recommendation of the Chemical Review Committee to make octabromodiphenyl ether commercial mixtures subject to the prior informed consent procedure and accordingly to list those chemicals in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade,

Satisfied that all the requirements for listing in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention have been met,

• 1. Decides to amend Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention to list the following chemicals:

  Chemical	Relevant CAS number(s)	Category
  Commercial octabromodiphenyl ether including:		Industrial
  – Hexabromodiphenyl ether	36483-60-0
  – Heptabromodiphenyl ether	68928-80-3

• 2. Also decides that this amendment shall enter into force for all parties on 10 August 2013;

• 3. Approves the draft decision guidance document on octabromodiphenyl ether commercial mixtures.²⁾

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Bij besluit van RC-6/7 van 10 mei 2013 heeft de Conferentie van de Partijen wijzigingen van Bijlage III aangenomen. De Engelse tekst¹⁾ van deze wijzigingen luidt als volgt:

RC-6/7: Listing of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonates, perfluorooctane sulfonamides and perfluorooctane sulfonyls in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention

The Conference of the Parties,

Noting with appreciation the work of the Chemical Review Committee,

Having considered the recommendation of the Chemical Review Committee to make perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonates, perfluorooctane sulfonamides and perfluorooctane sulfonyls subject to the prior informed consent procedure and accordingly to list those chemicals in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade,

Satisfied that all the requirements for listing in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention have been met,

• 1. Decides to amend Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention to list the following chemicals:

  Chemical	Relevant CAS number(s)	Category
  Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonates, perfluorooctane sulfonamides and perfluorooctane sulfonyls including:		Industrial
  – Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid	1763-23-1
  – Potassium perfluorooctane sulfonate	2795-39-3
  – Lithium perfluorooctane sulfonate	29457-72-5
  – Ammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate	29081-56-9
  – Diethanolammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate	70225-14-8
  – Tetraethylammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate	56773-42-3
  – Didecyldimethylammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate	251099-16-8
  – N-Ethylperfluorooctane sulfonamide	4151-50-2
  – N-Methylperfluorooctane sulfonamide	31506-32-8
  – N-Ethyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl) perfluorooctane sulfonamide	1691-99-2
  – N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-methylperfluorooctane sulfonamide	24448-09-7
  – Perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride	307-35-7

• 2. Also decides that this amendment shall enter into force for all parties on 10 August 2013;

• 3. Approves the draft decision guidance document on perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonates, perfluorooctane sulfonamides and perfluorooctane sulfonyls.²⁾

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C. VERTALING

Zie Trb. 1999, 202, Trb. 2007, 197, Trb. 2008, 43 en Trb. 2009, 67.

D. PARLEMENT

Zie Trb. 2004, 9, Trb. 2007, 197 en Trb. 2009, 67.

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De in rubriek B hierboven opgenomen wijzigingen van respectievelijk 24 juni 2011 en 10 mei 2013 van Bijlage III behoefden ingevolge artikel 7, onderdeel f, van de Rijkswet goedkeuring en bekendmaking verdragen niet de goedkeuring van de Staten-Generaal.

E. PARTIJGEGEVENS

Zie rubriek E van Trb. 1999, 30 en rubriek F van Trb. 2004, 9.

Partij	Ondertekening	Ratificatie	Type^*	In werking	Opzegging	Buiten werking
Afghanistan		06-03-13	T	04-06-13
Albanië		09-08-10	T	07-11-10
Angola	11-09-98
Antigua en Barbuda		23-08-10	T	21-11-10
Argentinië	11-09-98	11-06-04	R	09-09-04
Armenië	11-09-98	26-11-03	R	24-02-04
Australië	06-07-99	20-05-04	R	18-08-04
Bahrein		16-04-12	T	17-07-12
Barbados	11-09-98
België	11-09-98	23-10-02	R	24-02-04
Belize		20-04-05	T	19-07-05
Benin	11-09-98	05-01-04	R	04-04-04
Bolivia		18-12-03	T	17-03-04
Bosnië en Herzegovina		19-03-07	T	17-06-07
Botswana		05-02-08	T	05-05-08
Brazilië	11-09-98	16-06-04	R	14-09-04
Bulgarije		25-07-00	T	24-02-04
Burkina Faso	11-09-98	11-11-02	R	24-02-04
Burundi		23-09-04	T	22-12-04
Cambodja		01-03-13	T	30-05-13
Canada		26-08-02	T	24-02-04
Chili	11-09-98	20-01-05	R	20-04-05
China	24-08-99	22-03-05	R	20-06-05
Colombia	11-09-98	03-12-08	R	03-03-09
Congo, Democratische Republiek	11-09-98	23-03-05	R	21-06-05
Congo, Republiek	11-09-98	13-07-06	R	11-10-06
Cookeilanden		29-06-04	T	27-09-04
Costa Rica	17-08-99	13-08-09	R	11-11-09
Cuba	11-09-98	22-02-08	R	22-05-08
Cyprus	11-09-98	17-12-04	R	17-03-05
Denemarken	11-09-98	15-01-04	R	14-04-04
Djibouti		10-11-04	T	08-02-05
Dominica		30-12-05	T	30-03-06
Dominicaanse Republiek		24-03-06	T	22-06-06
Duitsland	11-09-98	11-01-01	R	24-02-04
Ecuador	11-09-98	04-05-04	R	02-08-04
El Salvador	16-02-99	08-09-99	R	24-02-04
Equatoriaal-Guinea		07-02-03	T	24-02-04
Eritrea		10-03-05	T	08-06-05
Estland		13-06-06	T	11-09-06
Ethiopië		09-01-03	T	24-02-04
EU (Europese Unie)	11-09-98	20-12-02	R	24-02-04
Filipijnen	11-09-98	31-07-06	R	29-10-06
Finland	11-09-98	04-06-04	R	02-09-04
Frankrijk	11-09-98	17-02-04	R	17-05-04
Gabon		18-12-03	T	17-03-04
Gambia		26-02-02	T	24-02-04
Georgië		27-02-07	T	28-05-07
Ghana	11-09-98	30-05-03	R	24-02-04
Griekenland	11-09-98	23-12-03	R	22-03-04
Guatemala		19-04-10	T	18-07-10
Guinee		07-09-00	T	24-02-04
Guinee-Bissau	10-09-99	12-06-08	R	10-09-08
Guyana		25-06-07	T	23-09-07
Honduras		26-09-11	T	25-12-11
Hongarije	10-09-99	31-10-00	R	24-02-04
Ierland		10-06-05	T	08-09-05
India		24-05-05	T	22-08-05
Indonesië	11-09-98	24-09-13	R	23-12-13
Iran	17-02-99	26-08-04	R	24-11-04
Israël	20-05-99	03-10-11	R	01-01-12
Italië	11-09-98	27-08-02	R	24-02-04
Ivoorkust	11-09-98	20-01-04	R	19-04-04
Jamaica		20-08-02	T	24-02-04
Japan	31-08-99	15-06-04	R	13-09-04
Jemen		04-02-06	T	05-05-06
Jordanië		22-07-02	T	24-02-04
Kaapverdië		01-03-06	T	30-05-06
Kameroen	11-09-98	20-05-02	R	24-02-04
Kazachstan		01-11-07	T	30-01-08
Kenia	11-09-98	03-02-05	R	04-05-05
Kirgistan	11-08-99	25-05-00	R	24-02-04
Koeweit	11-09-98	12-05-06	R	10-08-06
Kroatië		16-11-07	T	14-02-08
Laos		21-09-10	T	20-12-10
Lesotho		30-05-08	T	28-08-08
Letland		23-04-03	T	24-02-04
Libanon		13-11-06	T	11-02-07
Liberia		22-09-04	T	21-12-04
Libië		09-07-02	T	24-02-04
Liechtenstein		18-06-04	T	16-09-04
Litouwen		17-03-04	T	15-06-04
Luxemburg	11-09-98	28-08-02	R	24-02-04
Macedonië, de voormalige Joegoslavische Republiek		12-08-10	T	10-11-10
Madagaskar	08-12-98	22-09-04	R	21-12-04
Malawi		27-02-09	T	28-05-09
Malediven		17-10-06	T	15-01-07
Maleisië		04-09-02	T	24-02-04
Mali	11-09-98	05-06-03	R	24-02-04
Marokko		25-04-11	T	24-07-11
Marshalleilanden		27-01-03	T	24-02-04
Mauritanië	01-09-99	22-07-05	R	20-10-05
Mauritius		05-08-05	T	03-11-05
Mexico		04-05-05	T	02-08-05
Moldavië		27-01-05	T	27-04-05
Mongolië	11-09-98	08-03-01	R	24-02-04
Montenegro		30-12-11	T	29-03-12
Mozambique		15-04-10	T	14-07-10
Namibië	11-09-98	24-06-05	R	22-09-05
Nederlanden, het Koninkrijk der	11-09-98
– Nederland:
– in Europa		20-04-00	R	24-02-04
– Bonaire		–		–
– Sint Eustatius		–		–
– Saba		–		–
– Aruba		–		–
– Curaçao		–		–
– Sint Maarten		–		–
Nepal		09-02-07	T	10-05-07
Nicaragua		19-09-08	T	18-12-08
Nieuw-Zeeland	11-09-98	23-09-03	R	24-02-04
Niger		16-02-06	T	17-05-06
Nigeria		28-06-01	T	24-02-04
Noord-Korea		06-02-04	T	06-05-04
Noorwegen	11-09-98	25-10-01	R	24-02-04
Oekraïne		06-12-02	T	24-02-04
Oman		31-01-00	T	24-02-04
Oostenrijk	11-09-98	27-08-02	R	24-02-04
Pakistan	09-09-99	14-07-05	R	12-10-05
Panama	11-09-98	18-08-00	R	24-02-04
Paraguay	11-09-98	18-08-03	R	24-02-04
Peru	11-09-98	14-09-05	R	13-12-05
Polen		14-09-05	T	13-12-05
Portugal	11-09-98	16-02-05	R	17-05-05
Qatar		10-12-04	T	10-03-05
Roemenië		02-09-03	T	24-02-04
Russische Federatie		28-04-11	T	27-07-11
Rwanda		07-01-04	T	06-04-04
Saint Kitts en Nevis		14-08-12	T	12-11-12
Saint Lucia	25-01-99
Saint Vincent en de Grenadines		29-10-10	T	27-01-11
Samoa		30-05-02	T	24-02-04
Sao Tomé en Principe		23-05-13	T	21-08-13
Saudi-Arabië		07-09-00	T	24-02-04
Senegal	11-09-98	20-07-01	R	24-02-04
Servië		31-07-09	T	29-10-09
Seychellen	11-09-98
Singapore		24-05-05	T	22-08-05
Slovenië	11-09-98	17-11-99	R	24-02-04
Slowakije		26-01-07	T	26-04-07
Somalië		26-07-10	T	24-10-10
Spanje	11-09-98	02-03-04	R	31-05-04
Sri Lanka		19-01-06	T	19-04-06
Sudan		17-02-05	T	18-05-05
Suriname		30-05-00	T	24-02-04
Swaziland		24-09-12	T	23-12-12
Syrië	11-09-98	24-09-03	R	24-02-04
Tadzjikistan	28-09-98
Tanzania	11-09-98	26-08-02	R	24-02-04
Thailand		19-02-02	T	24-02-04
Togo	09-09-99	23-06-04	R	21-09-04
Tonga		31-03-10	T	29-06-10
Trinidad en Tobago		16-12-09	T	16-03-10
Tsjaad	11-09-98	10-03-04	R	08-06-04
Tsjechië	22-06-99	12-06-00	R	24-02-04
Tunesië	11-09-98
Turkije	11-09-98
Uganda		18-08-08	T	16-11-08
Uruguay	11-09-98	04-03-03	R	24-02-04
Venezuela		19-04-05	T	18-07-05
Verenigd Koninkrijk	11-09-98	17-06-04	R	15-09-04
Verenigde Arabische Emiraten		10-09-02	T	24-02-04
Verenigde Staten van Amerika	11-09-98
Vietnam		07-05-07	T	05-08-07
Zambia		28-01-11	T	28-04-11
Zimbabwe		01-03-12	T	30-05-12
Zuid-Afrika		04-09-02	T	24-02-04
Zuid-Korea	07-09-99	11-08-03	R	24-02-04
Zweden	11-09-98	10-10-03	R	24-02-04
Zwitserland	11-09-98	10-01-02	R	24-02-04
^* O=Ondertekening zonder voorbehoud of vereiste van ratificatie, R=Bekrachtiging, aanvaarding, goedkeuring of kennisgeving, T=Toetreding, VG=Voortgezette gebondenheid, NB=Niet bekend

Uitbreidingen

China

Uitgebreid tot	In werking	Buiten werking
Hongkong SAR	24-11-2008
Macau SAR	20-06-2005

Verklaringen, voorbehouden en bezwaren

Botswana, 5 februari 2008

[Pursuant to] paragraph 2 of Article 20, the Government of the Republic of Botswana declares that, with respect to any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention, it recognises both means of dispute settlement set out in this provision, as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting the same obligation under the Convention. This Declaration shall remain valid for the period that the Government of the Republic of Botswana is a party to the Convention.

China, 22 maart 2005

In accordance with the provision of article 138 of the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and article 153 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, the Government of the People's Republic of China decides that the Convention shall apply to the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China; it shall not apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China until the Government of China notifies otherwise.

China, 26 augustus 2008

In accordance with the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, the Government of the People’s Republic of China decides that the Convention shall apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Denemarken, 15 januari 2004

With a territorial exclusion in respect of the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

Estland, 13 juni 2006

With respect to any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention, the Republic of Estonia recognizes both of the means of dispute settlement stated in Article 20, paragraph 2 as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting the same obligation.

EU (Europese Unie), 20 december 2002

The European Community declares that, in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(l) thereof, it is competent to enter into international agreements, and to implement the obligations resulting therefrom, which contribute to the pursuit of the following objectives:

Preserving, Protecting and improving the quality of the environment;

protecting human health;

prudent and rational utilisation of natural resources;

promoting measures at international level to deal with regional or worldwide environmental problems.

Moreover, the European Community declares that it has already adopted legal instruments, including a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals, binding on its Member States, covering matters governed by this Convention, and will submit and update, as appropriate, a list of those legal instruments to the Secretariat of the Convention.

The European Community is responsible for the performance of those obligations resulting from the Convention which are covered by Community law in force.

The exercise of Community competence is, by its nature, subject to continuous development.

Israël, 3 oktober 2011

Pursuant to article 20, paragraph 2 of the Convention, the Government of the State of Israel declares that with respect to any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the convention, it recognizes only (a) Arbitration in accordance with procedures to be adopted by the Conference of the Parties in an annex as soon as practicable.

Moldavië, 27 januari 2005

According to article 20 of the Convention, the Republic of Moldova declares that [it] accepts both means of dispute settlement, mentioned in paragraph 2 of the article, as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting the same obligation.

Nederlanden, het Koninkrijk der, 17 februari 2010

The Kingdom of the Netherlands declares, in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 20 of the Rotterdam Convention on the prior informed consent procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade, that it accepts both means of dispute settlement referred to in that paragraph as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting one or both means of dispute settlement.

Nieuw-Zeeland, 23 september 2003

With the following territorial exclusion: “…consistent with the constitutional status of Tokelau and taking into account the commitment of the Government of New Zealand to the development of self-government for Tokelau through an act of self-determination under the Charter of the United Nations, this ratification shall not extend to Tokelau unless and until a Declaration to this effect is lodged by the Government of New Zealand with the Depositary on the basis of appropriate consultation with that territory.”

Noorwegen, 25 oktober 2001

In accordance with article 20 (2), [Norway declares that], with respect to any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention, it recognizes (b) Submission of the dispute to the International Court of Justice.

Oostenrijk, 27 augustus 2002

The Republic of Austria declares in accordance with Article 20 (2) of the Convention that it accepts both of the means of dispute settlement mentioned in Paragraph 2 as compulsory in relation to any party accepting an obligation concerning one or both of these means of dispute.

Syrië, 24 september 2003

The Government of the Syrian Arab Republic has reviewed the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, which was signed in 1998. Having given it thorough consideration:

It declares that it has already ratified the above-mentioned Convention by virtue of legislative decree No. 35 of 13 July 2003, and that it will fully comply with and respect all its provisions, while confirming that the ratification of this Convention by the Syrian Arab Republic does not in any way constitute a recognition of Israel, and that the provisions of the Convention do not imply that the Syrian Arab Republic has to deal with that State.

Bezwaar door Israël, 13 januari 2004

The Government of the State of Israel has noted that the instrument of ratification of the Syrian Arab Republic to the abovementioned Convention contains a declaration with respect to the State of Israel. The Government of the State of Israel considers that such a declaration, which is explicitly of a political nature, is incompatible with the purposes and objectives of the Convention.

The Government of the State of Israel therefore objects to the aforesaid declaration made by the Syrian Arab Republic.

G. INWERKINGTREDING

Zie Trb. 2004, 9, Trb. 2007, 197, Trb. 2008, 43, Trb. 2009, 67.

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De wijzigingen van Bijlage III van 24 juni 2011 en 10 mei 2013 zijn ingevolge artikel 22, vijfde lid, onderdeel c, van het Verdrag respectievelijk op 24 oktober 2011 en 10 augustus 2013 voor alle partijen in werking getreden.

Wat betreft het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden betreft, gelden de wijzigingen, evenals het Verdrag, alleen voor Nederland (het Europese deel).

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J. VERWIJZINGEN

Zie voor verwijzingen en overige verdragsgegevens Trb. 1999, 30, Trb. 2004, 9, Trb. 2007, 197, Trb. 2008, 43, Trb. 2009, 67 en Trb. 2010, 133.

Titel	:	Handvest van de Verenigde Naties; San Francisco, 26 juni 1945
Laatste Trb.	:	Trb. 2012, 200
Titel	:	Statuut van het Internationaal Gerechtshof; San Francisco, 26 juni 1945
Laatste Trb.	:	Trb. 2012, 128

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In overeenstemming met artikel 19, tweede lid, van de Rijkswet goedkeuring en bekendmaking verdragen heeft de Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken bepaald dat de wijzigingen van 24 juni 2011 en 10 mei 2013 van Bijlage III zullen zijn bekendgemaakt in Nederland (het Europese deel) op de dag na de datum van uitgifte van dit Tractatenblad.

Uitgegeven de zeventiende april 2014.

De Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken, F.C.G.M. TIMMERMANS

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1) De Arabische, de Chinese, de Franse, de Russische en de Spaanse tekst zijn niet opgenomen.

2) UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.5/14, Annex V.

1) De Arabische, de Chinese, de Franse, de Russische en de Spaanse tekst zijn niet opgenomen.

2) UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.5/15, Annex V.

1) De Arabische, de Chinese, de Franse, de Russische en de Spaanse tekst zijn niet opgenomen.

2) UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.5/13, annex V

1) De Arabische, de Chinese, de Franse, de Russische en de Spaanse tekst zijn niet opgenomen.

2) UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.6/7/Add.1, annex.

1) De Arabische, de Chinese, de Franse, de Russische en de Spaanse tekst zijn niet opgenomen.

2) UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.6/8/Add.1, annex.

1) De Arabische, de Chinese, de Franse, de Russische en de Spaanse tekst zijn niet opgenomen.

2) UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.6/9/Add.1, annex.

1) De Arabische, de Chinese, de Franse, de Russische en de Spaanse tekst zijn niet opgenomen.

2) UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.6/10/Add.1, annex.