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"UNEP: London Guidelines for the Exchange of Information on Chemicals in International Trade, 1989" [2005] ELECD 278; in Tully, Stephen (ed), "International Documents on Corporate Responsibility" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005)

Book Title: International Documents on Corporate Responsibility

Editor(s): Tully, Stephen

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781843768197

Section: Chapter 55

Section Title: UNEP: London Guidelines for the Exchange of Information on Chemicals in International Trade, 1989

Number of pages: 3

Extract:

55. UNEP: London Guidelines for the Exchange
of Information on Chemicals in International
Trade, 1989

Commentary: The London Guidelines were adopted through UNEP Governing
Council Decision 15/30 (1989). Since they are primarily addressed to governments
with a view to increasing chemical safety and information exchange, the extracts
below are limited to commercial roles and responsibilities (footnotes also omitted).
The Annexes contain various forms including a PIC decision guidance document.




Introduction to the Guidelines
5. These Guidelines provide a mechanism for importing countries to formally record and
disseminate their decisions regarding the future importation of chemicals which have
been banned or severely restricted and outlines the shared responsibilities of importing
and exporting countries and exporting industries in ensuring that these decisions are
heeded . . .


Part 1: General Provisions

1. Definitions
For the purposes of the Guidelines:

(a) `Chemical' means a chemical substance whether by itself or in a mixture or prepara-
tion, whether manufactured or obtained from nature and includes such substances used
as industrial chemicals and pesticides;
(b) `Banned chemical' means a chemical which has, for health or environmental reasons,
been prohibited for all uses by final governmental regulatory actions;
(c) `Severely restricted chemical' means a chemical for which, for health or environmen-
tal reasons, virtually all uses have been prohibited nationally by final government regu-
latory action, but for which certain specific uses remain authorized;
(d) `International trade' means export or import of chemicals;
(e) `Export' and `import' mean, in their respective connotations, the movement of a chem-
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