Amendment to Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
| Australian Treaty Series Number | [2015] ATS 24 |
| Not In Force Series Number | [2015] ATNIF 39 |
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| Done at Place and Date | Geneva, 05/04/2015 |
| Short Title | 2015 Amendment to Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention |
| Treaty Status (General) |
In Force |
| Treaty Status (Australia) |
In Force |
| Agreement Type |
Multilateral |
| Depository | Secretary General of the United Nations |
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| Subject of Treaty |
Hazardous Waste |
| Australian Signature for Multilaterals at Place and Date | |
| Tabling Dates (Reps) | Tabling not required. Referred to JSCOT on 22 February 2016 as a Category 3(minor) treaty action. |
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| National Interest Analysis (NIA) Number and Date | Not yet available , Notification of pending treaty action provided by Minister Hunt to Chair of JSCOT (then Wyatt Roy) on 20 March 2015. Referred to JSCOT on 22 February 2016 and private Hearing held 29 February 2016. |
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| JSCOT Report Number | Not applicable
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| Entry into Force Generally, Date and Conditions | 09/15/2015 |
| Entry into Force for Australia, Date and Conditions | 09/15/2015, Automatic entry into force ( generally on 15 September 2015) is subject to consideration by JSCOT and the Prior Informed Consent Procedure. Australia to submit to the Secretariat the Government's decision concerning future import of the pesticide by 15 June 2016. Minor changes to be made to Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Regulations under the 1995 Act(of the same name) to implement the Amendment. |
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| Treaty Acceptance |
| 1. Action and Date |
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| 2. Action and Date |
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| Treaty Withdrawal |
| 1. Action and Date |
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| 2. Action and Date |
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| Registered with UN | , Australia |
| Other Series Numbers and Reference to Text | See also Rotterdam Convention [2004] ATS 22; and
Amendments to Annex III [2005] ATS 9, [2011] ATS 43, [2014] ATS 22 |
| Amendments to Treaty and Notes | [2016] AMTAES 1 |
| Last Updated | 01/10/2018 |
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