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In fact, by far the bulk of the technical regulations emanating from the EU do not in fact originate with the EU, but – as we have pointed out - are negotiated through international bodies, such as UNECE, OIE, CODEX and ICES, on which we are fully represented, and would remain so irrespective of our status with or in the EU.
Archive 2007-11-01 Helen 2007
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In fact, by far the bulk of the technical regulations emanating from the EU do not in fact originate with the EU, but – as we have pointed out - are negotiated through international bodies, such as UNECE, OIE, CODEX and ICES, on which we are fully represented, and would remain so irrespective of our status with or in the EU.
Concatenation Richard 2007
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According to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNECE, greenhouse gas reductions alone will not avert further destruction of the arctic; black carbon and ozone reductions are needed.
James Thornton: The New Face of an Old Enemy James Thornton 2011
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Mr. Hubert of UNECE says electric bicycles and mopeds also may be affected.
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At the beginning of the new millennium, very low fertility is pervading the UNECE area, and lowest low fertility is present in a substantial group of countries.
Delayed Marriage, Declining Fertility, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The convention has the potential to exert influence beyond the UNECE region.
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The environmental performance reviews carried out by international organizations, such as the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) and the UNECE (United Nations Economic Council for Europe), and now being prepared by UNECLAC and other UN bodies and organizations at regional level, are important and effective mechanism for strengthening collective learning.
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The global Stockholm Convention on POPs (2001) and the regional UNECE/CLRTAP POPs protocol (1998) both seek to phase out the production and use of a number of harmful substances.
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The Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, signed in 1979 under the auspices of UNECE, spans from the Russian Federation in the east, to Canada and the United States in the west.
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While Principle 10 is a very “soft” measure, it has had considerable impact, and has been converted to a “hard” policy in a regional context through the Aarhus Convention, negotiated under the auspices of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
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