Traffic in Toxic and Dangerous Products and Wastes

A/RES/42/183View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 82e Environment, published in 1988.

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Dangerous Goods Transport Guidelines Principles Report Preparation Toxic Substances Toxic Waste Management

What’s in this document?

2 operative paragraphs

Requests the Secretary-General to prepare a comprehensive report on the question of illegal traffic in toxic and dangerous products and wastes -that is, traffic in contravention of national legislation and relevant international legal instruments -as well as traffic not carried out in compliance with internationally accepted guidelines and principies in this field, and its impact on all countries, in particular developing countries, for submission to the General Assembly at its forty-fourth session, as well as a preliminary report on the question for submission to the Economic and Social Council at its second regular session of 1988;

Invites all Governments to co-operate with the Secretary-General in the implementation of the present resolution and also invites the appropriate bodies ofthe United Nations system and non-governmental organizations to assist the Secretary-General in the preparation of the report;

Calls upon all Governments to co-operate in the prevention and control of illegal traffic in toxic and dangerous products and wastes -that is, traffic in contravention of national legislation and relevant international legal instruments -as well as traffic not carried out in compliance with internationally accepted guidelines and principies.

46Ofjicial Records of the General Assembly, Forty-second Session. Suf¡tement No. 25 (A/42/25 and Corr. l), annex l.

UNEP/GC.14/17, annex IV.

48 /bid., annex 11.

49 Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-second Session, Suf!lement No. 25 (A/42/25 and Corr.l).

UNEP/GC.14/18 and Corr.l and Add.l.

51Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-second Session, Suf¡,lement No. 25 (A/42/25 and Corr. l), annex II.

See Economic and Social Council resolution 1987 /86 of 8 July 1987.

53 UNEP/GC.14/6 and Add.l, Add.2 and Corr.l, and Add.3.

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