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GENERAL POLICY MEETING [3 records]

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Record 1 2011-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Conventions, Treaties and Agreements (Documents)
  • Environmental Law
  • Air Pollution
OBS

Between 1972 and 1977 several studies confirmed the hypothesis that air pollutants could travel several thousands of kilometres before deposition and damage occurred. This also implied that cooperation at the international level was necessary to solve problems such as acidification. In response to these acute problems, a High-level Meeting within the Framework of the ECE on the Protection of the Environment was held at ministerial level in November 1979 in Geneva. It resulted in the signature of the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution by 34 Governments and the European Community(EC). The Convention was the first international legally binding instrument to deal with problems of air pollution on a broad regional basis. Besides laying down the general principles of international cooperation for air pollution abatement, the Convention sets up an institutional framework bringing together research and policy. The Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution entered into force in 1983. It has been extended by eight specific protocols.

Key term(s)
  • UN EEC LRTAP Convention
  • LRTAP Convention
  • The 1979 Geneva Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
  • United Nations Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conventions, de traités et d'accords (Documents)
  • Droit environnemental
  • Pollution de l'air
Key term(s)
  • Convention des Nations Unies sur la pollution atmosphérique transfrontalière à longue distance
  • Convention sur la pollution atmosphérique transfrontalière à longue distance

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de convenciones, tratados y acuerdos (Documentos)
  • Derecho ambiental
  • Contaminación del aire
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Record 2 1999-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conferences and Colloquia: Organization
  • International Law
DEF

a meeting of the representatives of different nations to discuss international problems or determine general policy(a conference of foreign ministers)(a summit conference).

CONT

A conference of West European states today decided that political union between them was unlikely before 1980.

CONT

Many international conferences have been held in Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation de congrès et de conférences
  • Droit international
DEF

Réunion formelle au niveau le plus élevé d'États ou de représentants de corps constitués, appelée à étudier et éclaircir un problème commun, négocier des solutions, élaborer des accords, des déclarations ou des traités, ou donner naissance à des organisations internationales gouvernementales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organización de conferencias y coloquios
  • Derecho internacional
DEF

En política, reunión de dos o más gobiernos para tratar de algún asunto.

OBS

conferencia: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 3 1994-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Union Activities
DEF

A meeting of a small group of influential members of an organization to plan strategy or policy prior to a general meeting.

OBS

Such meetings may take place before annual meetings or elections of local unions, or city or state organizations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Action syndicale
OBS

Renseignement: Institut professionnel de la fonction publique du Canada.

Spanish

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