International Environmental Standards HandbookCRC Press, 2020 M02 10 - 408 pages Lack of knowledge about, and noncompliance with, international standards can result in loss of sales and partnership opportunities as well as possible legal action. The International Environmental Standards Handbook provides the necessary historical background to understand the current status of international environmental standards. It contains copies of available treaties and provides coverage of laws and standards. The book offers strategies for designing and implementing environmental systems that will be internationally accepted. It includes a list of information sources and a directory of international environmental organizations. |
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... protection have not been met in spite of extensive regulatory programs and cost expenditures . This book examines new approaches to environmental protection , including the emerging field of international environmental law and environmental ...
... protection have not been met in spite of extensive regulatory programs and cost expenditures . This book examines new approaches to environmental protection , including the emerging field of international environmental law and environmental ...
Contents
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Key International Agreements | 21 |
Treaty of Rome 1952 Single European Act 1987 and the Maastricht Treaty 1992 | 28 |
The Rio Declaration On Environment And Development 1992 | 35 |
References | 43 |
Directory of Community Legislation in Force Relating to the Environment | 213 |
Austria | 226 |
References | 227 |
Historic Scientific and Cultural Resources | 231 |
Clean Air Act | 237 |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act RCRA | 250 |
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act SARA and Emergency Planning | 261 |
References | 267 |
Waste | 62 |
An Introduction to International Standards Organizations and | 135 |
Responsibilities for the Technical Work of ISO | 140 |
International Chamber of Commerce ICC World Business Organization | 153 |
Environmental Management Systems | 169 |
EcoManagement and Audit Scheme EU Directive | 178 |
Major Federal Agency EMSISO Initiatives | 185 |
Important Organizations and Terms for Environmental Management Systems terms | 192 |
Sources of Additional Information | 200 |
EU Directives and Environmental Programs | 206 |
The European Union | 209 |
France | 271 |
Italy | 283 |
Directory of Organizations | 301 |
Goals of the European Union | 303 |
Environmental Standards and Management Organizations | 334 |
CONTENTS | 348 |
ARGENTINA | 359 |
CONTENTS | 372 |
American Society for Testing and Materials | 379 |
PUBLICATIONS FOR U S ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS | 381 |
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Page 9 - States have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other States or of areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction.
Page 44 - Financing of the Co-operative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe (EMEP).
Page 22 - The contracting parties recognize that internal taxes and other internal charges, and laws, regulations and requirements affecting the internal sale, offering for sale, purchase, transportation, distribution or use of products, and...
Page 22 - The products of the territory of any contracting party imported into the territory of any other contracting party shall be accorded treatment no less favourable than that accorded to like products of national origin in respect of all laws, regulations and requirements affecting their internal sale, offering for sale, purchase, transportation, distribution, or use.
Page 21 - III, * any advantage, favour, privilege or immunity granted by any contracting party to any product originating in or destined for any other country shall be accorded immediately and unconditionally to the like product originating in or destined for the territories of all other contracting parties.
Page 13 - ... recognize the worldwide and long-range character of environmental problems and, where consistent with the foreign policy of the United States, lend appropriate support to initiatives, resolutions, and programs designed to maximize international cooperation in anticipating and preventing a decline in the quality of mankind's world environment...
Page 1 - Man has the fundamental right to freedom, equality and adequate conditions of life, in an environment of a quality that permits a life of dignity and well-being, and he bears a solemn responsibility to protect and improve the environment for present and future generations.
Page 72 - ENTRY INTO FORCE 1. This Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit of the sixteenth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
Page 38 - Principle 15: In order to protect the environment, the precautionary approach shall be widely applied by States according to their capabilities. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.