Review of U.S.-Mexico Environmental IssuesOffice of the U.S. Trade Representive, 1992 - 231 էջ |
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Էջ 31 - The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) operate somewhat differently than these other environmental statutes, as they regulate products and product usage.
Էջ 19 - Could this pattern be adapted to the forest management work of the Forest Service, the National Park Service, and the Bureau of Land Management?
Էջ 27 - Agreement shall be construed to prevent the adoption or enforcement by any contracting party of measures: [....] (b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health; [....] (g) relating to the conservation of exhaustible natural resources if such measures are made effective in conjunction with restrictions on domestic production or consumption.
Էջ 14 - Administrator is authorized to promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation that requires the use of a treatment technique in lieu of establishing a maximum contaminant level, if the Administrator makes a finding that it is not economically or technologically feasible to ascertain the level of the contaminant.
Էջ 10 - The Agreement Between the United States of America and the United Mexican States on Cooperation for the Protection and Improvement of the Environment in the Border Area, signed at La Paz, Baja California Sur, August 14, 1983.
Էջ 25 - Layer (1985); the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer ( 1987); the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (1989); and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Էջ 16 - ... any adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided should the proposal be implemented, alternatives to the proposed action, the relationship between local shortterm uses of man's environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity, and any irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources which would be involved in the proposed action should it be implemented.
Էջ 8 - Labor; the Environmental Protection Agency; the Council of Economic Advisors; and the Office of Management and Budget. The Report comprises six sections: • Section I describes the background and scope of the Report.
Էջ 8 - In particular, a six city series of public hearings held by the interagency Trade Policy Staff Committee between August 21 and September 11 provided a forum for over 50 witnesses to provide information, concrete examples, and policy advice on the possible environmental aspects of the NAFTA (in all, over 260 witnesses presented testimony on all aspects of the NAFTA and over 400 written submissions were received) . While not every environmental issue or perspective presented during the hearings...
Էջ 179 - ... a. Pesticides In the United States, pesticides are subject to a comprehensive regulatory scheme administered primarily by the EPA. EPA is responsible for registering all pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ("FIFRA"). The registration process results in a set of very specific terms and conditions under which a pesticide may be used. No pesticide may be imported into the United States for use in this country unless it is registered under FIFRA. Under the Federal...