While some obligations require States to stop or start something from the moment of entry into force, the INC generally undertakes additional work to lay the groundwork for initial implementation in the interim period between the adoption of the treaty and the first COP. [...] The Parties to the Convention are required to take appropriate measures to meet the goals of the Convention and the Protocols in force to which they are a Party to prevent, abate, and combat pollution in the Mediterranean Sea. [...] Several provisions explicitly allow and call for the Parties to work with each other in forming Protocols and separate instruments in pursuit of the goals of the Convention, and any Party seeking to become a Party to the Convention must also become a Party to at least one of the Protocols. [...] UNEP, Report of the Third Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, UNEP/CHW.3/34, (October 17, 1995), para. [...] UNEP, Report of the Third Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, UNEP/CHW.3/34, (October 17, 1995), para.
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Table of Contents
- Key Recommendations for the Plastics Treaty 1
- The objective of UNEA resolution 514 and the recommended legally binding instrument is to end plastic pollution which is clear from the resolutions title End 1
- Background 3
- Types of Treaties 5
- Substantive or Specific Convention 5
- Substantive conventions are specific and unambiguous in their obligations and can 5
- Framework Convention 6
- A framework convention is usually a general and broad instrument that sets goals principles and a framework for Parties to make decisions but leaves regulatory 6
- Hybrid Convention 9
- Key Risks and Benefits of 10
- Different Approaches and Provisions 10
- Voluntary Provisions 10
- Flexibility 11
- Omission of Key Provisions in the Initial Treaty 11
- The Option to Vote on Amendments and Decisions 12
- Treaty and Annex Amendments 12
- Protocols 14
- Role of the COP 14
- Conclusion 15
- UNEA resolution 514 and the recommended legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution 15
- About CIEL 16
- Acknowledgments 16
