Background documents

This part of the GENASIS portal contains overview of sources and documents that influence the design, scope and functionality of GENASIS. These sources and tools are often of legal or strategic nature and are relevant to national, regional and/or global levels.

This gradually updated overview therefore comprises multilateral environmental agreements on chemicals management (MEAs), national and international legislation and strategies related to chemicals management, data collection, presentation and interpretation.

This section currently provides links to official websites of MEAs that influence the content and define new approaches and requirements to GENASIS data collection and presentation.

• Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
• Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for certain hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in international trade
• Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
• Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its POPs Protocol
• Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management