Annexes

Annex 1. International policy instruments in the field of chemical management, environmental and health protection, sustainable development and international trade, relevant to the Code

International policy instruments which address one or more aspects of the life-cycle of a pesticide include, but are not limited to, the ones listed below. Some have direct operational implications for pesticide distribution and use, while others provide a more general policy context. Dates of entry into force are given for those instruments that were legally binding at the time of adoption of the revision of this Code.

A. International policy instruments with direct operational implications for pesticide management

• The Codex Alimentarius, and more specifically the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues, operational since 1966 (41);

• The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, adopted in 1987 and entered into force in 1989, and its subsequent amendments (42);

• The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, adopted in 1989 and entered into force in 1992 (39);

• The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, adopted in 1998 (1);

• The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, adopted in 2001 (43).

B. International policy instruments that provide a general policy context for pesticide management

• The Convention concerning Safety in the Use of Chemicals at Work, adopted in 1990 and entered into force in 1993 (44);

• The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, proclaimed by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992 (45);

• Agenda 21 - Global Programme of Action on Sustainable Development, and more specifically chapters 14 (Promoting Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development) and 19 (Environmentally Sound Management of Toxic Chemicals, Including Prevention of Illegal International Traffic in Toxic and Dangerous Products), adopted in 1992 (46);

• The Convention on Biological Diversity, adopted in 1992 and entered into force in 1993 (47);

• The Convention concerning the Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents, adopted in 1993 and entered into force in 1997 (48);

• The Rome Declaration on World Food Security and The World Food Summit Plan of Action, adopted in 1996 (49);

• The World Health Declaration and Health-for-all in the 21^st Century, adopted in 1998 (50).

Annex 2. FAO Council Resolution 1/123: Revised Version of the International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides

THE COUNCIL, based on the authority given by the Thirty-first Session of the FAO Conference,

Hereby approves the revised text of the “International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides, contained in the Appendix.”

Adopted on 1 November 2002