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News & Events
News
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02-Oct-2008
Malaysia joined India, Singapore, Brazil and Argentina in adhering to the MAD system of a provisional participant.
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30-Sep-2008
Dans la période qui a précédé son adhésion à l’Union européenne, la Hongrie a accompli des progrès considérables dans le domaine de la lutte contre la pollution de l’air et de l’eau et dans celui de la protection de la nature et de la biodiversité. Le tout dernier Examen environnemental de la Hongrie publié par l'OCDE.
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30-Sep-2008
This study provides an overview of ten methodologies used, directly or indirectly, to assess material use in terms of its potential impacts on the environment, benefits to society and value for the economy. The study aims to promote understanding of the strengths and limitations of these methodologies in promoting more sustainable management of materials. It presents an overview of each methodology according to its type and scope, points in the part of the life-cycle it covers and potential links to other methodologies in this study.
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18-Sep-2008
The following document is a summary of the existing classification systems for terrestrial hazards. It contains information from the Andean Community, Argentina, Basel Convention, Canada, European Union, New Zealand, Mexico and the U.S.A.
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18-Sep-2008
The following document is the Draft Progress Report to the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the GHS: Terrestrial Environmental Hazards and will focus on hazard based classification. There is other information on classification and labelling in the Annex for some countries on specific taxonomic groups (e.g.: arthropods, micro-organisms or plants), but as it is not clear that it is hazard based.
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18-Sep-2008
This document presents a proposal for a precautionary statement for ozone depleting chemicals, and for codes for the hazard and precautionary statements, as well as for consequential amendments. The proposal for classification and labeling of ozone depleting chemicals was sent to the UN Sub-Committee secretariat for submission to the July 2008 Sub-Committee meeting.
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18-Sep-2008
This document includes explanatory notes to the proposal for revising GHS Chapter 3.4, and the proposed revised Chapter 3.4 with visible changes (Annex). It is submitted to the joint meeting for declassification before its submission to the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the GHS as an information document.
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Events
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from 07-Feb-2008 to 08-Feb-2008
The annual meeting of the EAP Task Force - first after the 6th "Enviroment for Europe" Ministerial Conference, held in October 2007 in Belgrade (Serbia), took place in Paris at the OECD Conference Centre on 7 and 8 February. High-level officials from environment ministries of OECD and non-member economies discussed the new programme of work and budget of the EAP Task Force for 2008, and elected the new co-Chairs and Bureau of the Task Force.
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from 23-Apr-2008 to 25-Apr-2008
The conference explored how improved resource efficiency can reduce negative environmental impacts of resource exploitation, transportation, use and disposal, while at the same time securing adequate supplies of materials to sustain economic growth. It focussed on economic efficiency and environmental effectiveness of resource use, as well as the related development and governance aspects.
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from 20-Sep-2007 to 21-Sep-2007
The OECD is currently exploring the links between environmental innovation and globalisation. The main output of this project will be a report, “Environmental Innovation and Global Markets”, based on interviews with companies and government officials in 8 OECD countries (Denmark, Finland, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, United States) and in China. This workshop provides a forum for that dialogue. The outcomes of the workshop discussions will serve to finalise the policy recommendations in the report.
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from 19-Jun-2007 to 20-Jun-2007
Co-organised with the Ministry of the Environment of Japan and the United Nations University-Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS), this workshop will highlight countries’ experience in dealing with environmental issues in Regional Trade Agreements – with a particular focus on Foreign Trade Agreement negotiations in Asia.
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on 22-Mar-2007
This meeting of water experts was convened to “examine the possible scope of work, the most appropriate methodology for conducting a finance strategy for the water sector in selected country(ies), and the possible establishment of a Member-led Team.
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from 15-Mar-2007 to 16-Mar-2007
The EAP Task Force and the PPC met in Brussels on 15-16 March 2007 to finalise their main substantive inputs to the Belgrade "Environment for Europe" Ministerial Conference, to be held in October 2007.
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on 13-Mar-2007
The annual meeting of the Regulatory Environmental Programme Implementation Network (REPIN) in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) will be organised in Brussels on 13th March 2007.
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from 13-Mar-2007 to 14-Mar-2007
An international multi-stakeholder workshop “Environmental Policies, Instruments, and Institutions in EECCA: The Emerging Agenda” will be held on the 13-14 March 2007. Representatives of all major stakeholder groups (government officials, experts, non-governmental organisations, think-tanks, and the business sector) are invited to participate in the workshop.
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from 29-Nov-2006 to 30-Nov-2006
The OECD Global Forum on Sustainable Development, in cooperation with the World Bank and Agence Française de Développement, will discuss how governments in developing countries can work with local private water companies to provide affordable safe water and basic sanitation, and the role donors, the financial sector and international private water companies should play .
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from 21-Sep-2006 to 22-Sep-2006
The EAP Task Force and PPC met in Berlin on 21-22 September. The meeting was hosted by the Ministry of Environment of Germany and gathered some 60 participants from EECCA and OECD countries, international and non-governmental organisations.
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