Multilateral Environmental Standards and Agreements Sample Clauses

Multilateral Environmental Standards and Agreements. 1. The Parties recognise the value of international environmental governance and agreements as a response of the international community to global or regional environmental problems and stress the need to enhance the mutual supportiveness between trade and environment. In this context, the Parties shall dialogue and cooperate as appropriate with respect to trade-related environmental issues of mutual interest. 2. The Parties reaffirm their commitment to effectively implement in their laws and practices the following multilateral environmental agreements: the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer adopted on 16 September of 1987, the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal adopted on 22 March 1989, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants adopted on 22 May 2001, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora signed on 3 March 1973 (hereinafter referred to as "CITES"), the CBD, the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the CBD adopted on 29 January 2000, the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change adopted on 11 December 1997 (hereinafter referred to as "Kyoto Protocol") and the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade adopted on 10 September 1998 [80]. 3. The Trade Committee may recommend the extension of the application of paragraph 2 to other multilateral environmental agreements following a proposal by the Sub-committee on Trade and Sustainable Development.
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Multilateral Environmental Standards and Agreements. The Parties recognise the value of international environmental governance and agreements as a response of the international community to global or regional environmental problems and stress the need to enhance the mutual supportiveness between trade and environment. In this context, they will dialogue and cooperate as appropriate with respect to trade related environmental issues of mutual interest.
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Multilateral Environmental Standards and Agreements. 1. The Parties recognise the value of international environmental governance and agreements as a response of the international community to global or regional environmental problems, and they stress the need to enhance the mutual supportiveness between trade and environment policies, rules and measures. In this context, they will consult and coop­ erate as appropriate with respect to negotiations on trade-related environmental issues of mutual interest. 2. The Parties shall effectively implement, in their respective laws, regulations or other measures and practices in their territories, the multilateral environmental agreements to which they are party (77). 3. The Parties affirm their commitment to reaching the ultimate objective of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (hereinafter referred to as ‘UNFCCC’), and to effectively implementing the UNFCCC, its Kyoto Protocol, and the Paris Agreement of 12 December 2015 in a manner consistent with the principles and provisions of the UNFCCC. They commit to work together to strengthen the multilateral, rules-based regime under the UNFCCC building on the UNFCCC's agreed decisions, and to support efforts to develop a post-2020 international climate change agree­ ment under the UNFCCC applicable to all parties.
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Multilateral Environmental Standards and Agreements. 1. The Parties recognise the value of international environmental governance and agreements as a response of the international community to global or regional environmental problems and they stress the need to enhance the mutual supportiveness between trade and environment policies, rules and measures. In this context, they will consult and cooperate as appropriate with respect to negotiations on trade-related environmental issues of mutual interest. 2. The Parties shall effectively implement in their respective laws, regulations or other measures and practices in their territories, the multilateral environmental agreements to which they are party.0 3. The Parties reaffirm their commitment to reaching the ultimate objective of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (hereinafter referred to as "UNFCCC"), and of its Kyoto Protocol in a manner consistent with the principles and provisions of the UNFCCC. They commit to work together to strengthen the multilateral, rules‑based regime under the UNFCCC building on the UNFCCC's agreed decisions, and to support efforts to develop a post‑2020 international climate change agreement under the UNFCCC applicable to all parties. 4. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent either Party from adopting or maintaining measures to implement the multilateral environmental agreements to which they are party, provided that such measures are not applied in a manner that would constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination between the Parties or a disguised restriction on trade.
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Multilateral Environmental Standards and Agreements. 1. The Parties recognise that international environmental governance and agreements are important elements to address global or regional environmental problems and stress the need to enhance the mutual supportiveness between trade and environment. The Parties commit to consult and cooperate as appropriate on trade-related environmental issues of mutual interest. 2. The Parties reaffirm their commitment to effectively implement in their laws and practice the multilateral environmental agreements to which they are parties including: (a) the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer; (b) the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal; (c) the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants; (d) the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (hereinafter referred to as "CITES"); (e) the Convention on Biological Diversity; (f) the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity; and (g) the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (43). 3. The Parties undertake to ensure that they have ratified by the date of entry into force of this Agreement, the Amendment to Article XXI of CITES, adopted at Gaborone (Botswana), on 30 April, 1983. 4. The Parties also undertake, to the extent they have not yet done so, to ratify and effectively implement, at the latest by the date of entry into force of this Agreement, the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade. 5. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent the adoption or enforcement by any Party of measures to implement the agreements referred to in this Article, provided that such measures are not applied in a manner which would constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination between countries where the same conditions prevail, or a disguised restriction on international trade.
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Multilateral Environmental Standards and Agreements. The AK welcomes the admission of the environmental conventions sta- ▇▇▇: Montreal Protocol (Ozone), Basel Convention (Hazardous Waste), Stock- ▇▇▇▇ Convention (Persistent Organic Pollutants), Convention on Trading with Endangered Species of Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Convention on Biolo- gical Diversity, Rotterdam Convention (Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade) and the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nati- ons Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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Related to Multilateral Environmental Standards and Agreements

  • Environmental Standards If the contract amount set forth in this Contract is in excess of $100,000, the Contractor shall comply with all applicable standards, orders, or requirements issued under section 306 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7606), section 508 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1368), Executive Order 11738, and Environmental Protection Agency regulations (2 C.F.R. Part 1532), which prohibit the use under non-exempt Federal contracts of facilities included on the EPA List of Violating Facilities. The Contractor shall report any violations of this paragraph to the State of Indiana and to the United States Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator for Enforcement.

  • Compliance with Environmental Laws; Environmental Reports (a) Comply and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all lessees and other persons occupying Real Property owned or operated by any Company to comply, in all material respects with all Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits applicable to its operations and property and obtain and renew all material Environmental Permits applicable to its operations and property and conduct any Response in accordance with Environmental Laws; provided, however, that no Company shall be required to undertake any Response to the extent that its obligation to do so is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and appropriate reserves are being maintained with respect to such circumstances in accordance with GAAP. (b) If a Default caused by reason of a breach of Section 3.17 or Section 5.09(a) shall have occurred and be continuing for more than 20 Business Days without the Companies commencing activities reasonably likely to cure such Default, at the written request of the Required Lenders through the Administrative Agent, provide to the Lenders within 45 days after such request, at the expense of Borrower, an environmental site assessment report regarding the matters which are the subject of such default, including where appropriate, any soil and/or groundwater sampling, prepared by an environmental consulting firm and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and indicating the presence or absence of Hazardous Materials and the estimated cost of any compliance or Response to address them in connection with such Default.

  • COMPLIANCE WITH HEALTH, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS The Contractor, it’s Subcontractors, and their respective employees, shall comply fully with all applicable federal, state, and local health, safety, and environmental laws, ordinances, rules and regulations in the performance of the services, including but not limited to those promulgated by the City and by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In case of conflict, the most stringent safety requirement shall govern. The Contractor shall indemnify and hold the City harmless from and against all claims, demands, suits, actions, judgments, fines, penalties and liability of every kind arising from the breach of the Contractor’s obligations under this paragraph.

  • Compliance with Environmental Requirements 50.1 The Contractor shall provide the goods and/or Services required under the Contract in accordance with applicable laws and the Authority’s environmental policy, which is to conserve energy, water and other resources, reduce waste and phase out the use of ozone depleting substances and minimise the release of greenhouse gases, volatile organic compounds and other substances damaging to health and the environment. 50.2 The Authority is committed to promoting a low carbon, high growth, global economy. The Contractor shall work with the Authority regarding any environmental or sustainability issues as the Authority considers relevant, comply with contractual obligations and carry out any reasonable request to ensure the protection of the environment, society and the economy and promotion of sustainable development and sustainable procurement throughout the Contract Period. 50.3 All written outputs, including reports, produced in connection with the Contract shall (unless otherwise specified) be produced on recycled paper containing at least 80% post consumer waste and used on both sides where appropriate. 50.4 Nothing in this Condition 50 shall relieve the obligations of the Contractor to comply with its statutory duties and Good Industry Practice.

  • O.S.H.A. and Environmental Compliance (a) Borrower has duly complied with, and its facilities, business, assets, property, leaseholds, Real Property and Equipment are in compliance in all material respects with, the provisions of the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Environmental Protection Act, RCRA and all other Environmental Laws; there have been no outstanding citations, notices or orders of non-compliance issued to Borrower or relating to its business, assets, property, leaseholds or Equipment under any such laws, rules or regulations. (b) Borrower has been issued all required federal, state and local licenses, certificates or permits relating to all applicable Environmental Laws. (i) There are no visible signs of releases, spills, discharges, leaks or disposal (collectively referred to as “Releases”) of Hazardous Substances at, upon, under or within any Real Property or any premises leased by Borrower; (ii) to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, there are no underground storage tanks or polychlorinated biphenyls on the Real Property or any premises leased by Borrower; (iii) to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, neither the Real Property nor any premises leased by Borrower has ever been used as a treatment, storage or disposal facility of Hazardous Waste; and (iv) no Hazardous Substances are present on the Real Property or any premises leased by Borrower, excepting such quantities as are handled in accordance with all applicable manufacturer’s instructions and governmental regulations and in proper storage containers and as are necessary for the operation of the commercial business of Borrower or of its tenants.