14-June-2001
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Decides that member countries shall control transboundary movements of wastes destined for recovery operations within the OECD area in accordance with the provisions set out in Chapter II of this Decision and in the appendices to it.
3-April-1998
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Recommends that Member countries take all necessary actions within the framework of their national laws to increase the availability to the public of environmental information held by public authorities.
21-March-1996
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21-March-1996
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20-February-1996
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Recommends that Member countries should develop and apply strategies for continually improving the environmental performance of their governments by integrating environmental considerations into all facets of government operations and facilities, including related decision-making processes.
23-July-1992
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Recommends that, to help achieve the goals of ecologically sustainable development and integrated resource management, strategic planning and integrated management of coastal zones should be developed, and implemented by Member countries.
31-January-1991
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Decides that, for wastes not to be subjected to recovery operations, member countries shall consistent with environmentally sound and efficient management practices insofar as possible dispose in their own territory the wastes produced therein.
31-January-1991
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Recommends that Member countries practice integrated pollution prevention and control, taking into account the effects of activities and substances on the environment as a whole and the whole commercial and environmental life cycles of substances.
31-January-1991
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Recommends that Member countries make: i) a greater and more consistent use of economic instruments as a complement or a substitute to other policy instruments such as regulations, taking into account national socio-economic conditions.
31-January-1991
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Recommends that Member countries, taking into account the objectives defined in the preamble of this document: intensify their efforts by various means, including through strengthening institutions and financial arrangements.