Bilateral and multilateral agreements and arrangements

(c) Multilateral environmental agreements

Extradition is governed by bilateral and multilateral agreements

of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

PARTICULARLY IN MEETING THE OBJECTIVES OF MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS

Annex 1A Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods.

The coordination between multilateral environmental agreements that address similar or overlapping issues for example, between multilateral environmental agreements focused on conservation of species, and those dealing with conservation in general at an ecosystem level also provides a mechanism for coordination of work between multilateral environmental agreements on tourism.

Agreements on investment exist at the bilateral, regional and multilateral levels.

Europe was the region where most States had entered into bilateral and multilateral agreements (36 per cent and 67 per cent, respectively).

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the Objectives of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

It had contracted numerous bilateral and multilateral agreements in such fields as extradition and money laundering.

The Multilateral Fund is served by four Multilateral Implementing Agencies that assist in program and project development.

The suggested addition of a reference to bilateral or multilateral international agreements, on the other hand, attracted varying reactions.

Seven such multilateral agreements have already been concluded.

Relationship with other relevant multilateral environmental agreements

It reports on activities under the Biotrade Initiative.

Existing Financial Mechanisms of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

Synergy within the Convention and other MEAs

Most States (74 per cent, compared with 70 per cent for the 2000 2002 period) had entered into bilateral legal assistance agreements and many had entered into multilateral legal assistance agreements (67 per cent, compared with 60 per cent two years earlier).

Many States had entered into multilateral and bilateral agreements and memorandums of understanding in those areas.

Further, most States had entered into both bilateral and multilateral agreements on extradition (80 per cent and 67 per cent, respectively), Asia and Africa were the regions where fewer States replied positively (bilateral agreements 23 and 26 per cent, respectively, and multilateral agreements 30 and 31 per cent, respectively).

The parties to an MEA negotiate the arrangement under which the multipurpose entity will administer the MEA's financial mechanism.

Bilateral and multilateral investment agreements

Negotiated a wide range of international agreements on behalf of the Philippine Government, from bilateral extradition treaties and air services agreements to multilateral agreements.

4. Agreements on investment exist at the bilateral, regional and multilateral levels.

General provisions that are applicable to tourism in multilateral environmental agreements

4.To what extent have BITs influenced the investment provisions of regional and multilateral agreements?

The cumulative total of all known cases brought under bilateral, regional (e.g. NAFTA) or plurilateral (e.g. Energy Charter Treaty) agreements that contain investment clauses, or international investment agreements (IIAs), is now 160.

9. Agreements on investment exist at the bilateral, regional and multilateral levels.

Further, the Convention provides that States parties shall seek to conclude bilateral and multilateral agreements on extradition.

Recalling also the existing bilateral and multilateral agreements regarding the non navigational uses of international watercourses,

In particular, they shall, in accordance with their domestic laws or pursuant to bilateral or multilateral agreements or arrangements It was proposed that subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph be transferred to paragraph 2.

It was noted that many bilateral and multilateral agreements on cooperation to counter money laundering had already been signed.

Certain multilateral agreements provide expressly for a right of suspension in time of war.

(d) Negotiate and implement bilateral and multilateral agreements to enhance cooperation in combating the illicit drug traffic by sea

This Agreement shall not affect rights and duties arising out of international treaties and agreements, whether bilateral or multilateral, concluded individually by one or other of the Parties.

Assistance to strengthening national capacity to implement multilateral environmental agreements

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, PARTICULARLY IN MEETING THE OBJECTIVES OF MULTILATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS

(b) Status of Multilateral Arms Regulation and Disarmament Agreements

Intergovernmental joint commission for implementation of a multilateral agreement

1930 Bilateral agreements

C. Multilateral environmental agreements

G. Multilateral consultative process

Furthermore, there was a need to increase bilateral and multilateral arrangements and agreements as called for under article 7 of that Convention.