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Basel Secretariat

The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal was adopted in 1989 and it came into force in 1992. With 178 Parties (as at 31 December 2011), it has nearly universal membership. The overarching objective of the Convention is to protect human health …

CBD Secretariat

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity was established (Article 24) to support the goals of the Convention. Its principal functions are to prepare for, and service, meetings of the Conferences of the Parties (COP) and other subsidiary bodies of the Convention, and to coordinate with other relevant international …

CITES Secretariat

The CITES Secretariat is administered by UNEP and is located in Geneva, Switzerland. It has a pivotal role fundamental to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The Secretariat distributes information mostly through meeting documents and notifications. Except in very few cases, all documents …

Division of Environmental Law and Conventions (DELC)

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has a long history of contributing toward the development and implementation of environmental law. The Division of Environmental Law and Conventions (DELC) is the focal Division within UNEP which oversees the many facets of this global legal framework. Hence, the role of DELC within …

EU - Council of the European Union - Justice and Home Affairs (JHA)

The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council brings together Justice ministers and Interior ministers about once every two months to discuss the development and implementation of cooperation and common policies in this sector. The creation of an Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, is a key aim of the EU …

EU - European Commission - Committee on Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora

The European Commission is assisted in its work by the Committee on Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora composed of representatives from Member State Management Authorities and chaired by the Commission. The Committee meets between three and four times a year in Brussels. Source: http://ec.europ…cites …

EU - European Commission - DG Environment

The Directorate-General for the Environment is one of the more than 40 Directorates-General and services that make up the European Commission. Commonly referred to as DG Environment, the objective of the Directorate-General is to protect, preserve and improve the environment for present and future generations. To achieve this it proposes …

EU - European Commission - Enforcement Group

Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 establishes an Enforcement Group consisting of representatives of each of the Member State's authorities that have responsibility for monitoring compliance with the Regulations, such as Customs, Police and Wildlife Inspectorates. The Group is chaired by the European Commission. The task of the group …

EU - European Commission - Scientific Review Group

Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 establishes a Scientific Review Group (SRG) consisting of representatives from the Member States' Scientific Authorities. The role of the SRG is to examine scientific questions relating to the application of the Regulations and it has specific tasks relating to Articles 4.1.a, 4 …

EU - European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA)

The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA, previously CFCA, the Community Fisheries Control Agency) is a European Union body established to organise operational coordination of fisheries control and inspection activities by the Member States and to assist them to cooperate so as to comply with the rules of the Common EU …

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