Table 2.2.8 Projected cost of operating the clearing house mechanism for information on POPs

B. Information exchange 5 7 4

INFOTERRA supports a number of clearing house mechanisms and maintains a subscription list for environmental queries and a Gopher node on Internet.

Bhutan is also in the process of seeking membership to the INTERPOL, which would facilitate information exchange mechanisms.

In order that the obligation to exchange information may be broad, a domestic tax interest requirement should not limit the obligation to exchange information.

Automatic exchange of information

Clearing house mechanism compendium

The Biosafety Clearing House provides information, expertise, and a monitoring system of transboundary movements of living modified organisms.

The exchange of information is not restricted by Articles 1 and 2.

Information exchange and training

INFOTERRA supports a number of clearing house mechanisms and maintains a subscription list for environmental queries and a Gopher node on the Internet.

The Exchange plays an increasingly active role in guiding users to information through the development and maintenance of specialized portals and clearing house mechanisms, in close collaboration with United Nations and other agencies.

Confirmation of the Secretary General of the Meeting

(b) Data exchange and information networks

Ozone Action Information Clearing house

Proposals for setting up technology transfer rights banks and information networks on proven and environmentally sound technologies should be pursued.

(p) Initial analysis of existing elements and requirements for a clearing house mechanism pursuant to paragraph 4 of Article 9 of the Convention

Clearing house mechanism

39 of the Commentary thereon does refer to automatic and spontaneous exchange of information).

The UN Water Africa group has set up the African Water Information Clearing House, a continent wide information system backed up by subregional networks of water and geo information specialists and institutions.

UN Model article 26 and 2005 OECD article 26 do not refer specifically to automatic exchange of information, but the Commentary on each of those two articles provides for discretionary rather than mandatory automatic exchange of information, that is to say, the two Contracting States would have to agree specifically to exchange information automatically.

UNFCCC information systems, databases and clearing houses The collection and management of data and information is a core activity of the secretariat, accounting for about 20 per cent of its budget.

Furthermore, Governments should promote the development of port community information networks and the use of electronic data interchange (EDI) for the exchange of information that will facilitate the movement and control of transit cargo.

International Cleaner Production Information Clearing house

Greenhouse Gas Technology Information Exchange

What information should a Government obtain automatically from banks, other financial institutions and other payors of income in that country to overcome de facto bank secrecy and to facilitate effective exchange of information by that Government with other Governments pursuant to exchange of information clauses in income tax treaties or exchange of information agreements?

OECD has emphasized, through use of the term effective exchange of information , that exchange of information between Governments should be effective.

(f) The establishment of coordination mechanisms to strengthen cross border and regional cooperation between law enforcement agencies in the exchange of information and the provision of operational support

The mandate might also address specific issues such as capacity building, financial mechanisms, public participation and information exchange.

The Bahamas would continue to cooperate through such mechanisms, as well as through training and the exchange of information and intelligence.

The participants exchanged information on how different institutions combat trafficking in human beings.

Significant issues in exchange of information

ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange

The Unit and the Council have exchanged information about various NHRIs within Europe.

The UNEP International Cleaner Production Information Clearing house, one of the activities under the Cleaner Production Programme, continues to provide an on line computerized information exchange service to promote the concept of cleaner production on a global scale.

(i) Adopting the conceptual design of the United Nations On line Crime and Justice Clearing house, that builds upon the United Nations Crime and Justice Information Network, as a model for international sharing and dissemination of information and consulting with other participating Member States and United Nations bodies on information exchange policies, procedures and standards

Changes in the obligations of the transmitting State to exchange information

Food safety in rural areas Agro processing Information exchange soils, climate and conservation agriculture.

(c) Whether a domestic tax interest requirement in the transmitting State should limit the obligation of the transmitting State to exchange information, that is to say, whether the transmitting State has the obligation to exchange information requested of it even if the transmitting State does not need such information for its own tax purposes

ASCII Corporation (Japan)

At its third session, the SBSTA requested the secretariat quot to integrate information on AIJ in the CC INFO database and reporting system and to implement an information exchange on AIJ in the context of CC INFO information exchange activities (FCCC SBSTA 1996 13, para. 38 (c)).

The expert group has discussed the development of further UN EDIFACT compatible messages for other types of information exchanged, particularly company information.

Noting the progress made in the development of the clearing house mechanism, the Conference of the Parties is expected to consider endorsing principles to guide its further development and to request the Secretariat to submit for review at its second meeting a full proposal for the clearing house mechanism Other activities necessary to support implementation of the Convention, including cooperation with other secretariats.

IV 2. The operations of the clearing house mechanism

The programme will allow exchange of information between ships.