Comments on legislation and policy

In this page, the UN Special Rapporteur shares all comments provided by the mandate to States on national laws, regulations and policies. The mandate regularly provides comments on the adequacy of normative and policy developments with international standards for the human rights implications of hazardous substances and wastes.

See below a list of letters concerning national norms sent by the UN Special Rapporteur and the responses from Government to these communications. 

• L'exportation de pesticides interdits en Suisse (French) / Export of pesticides banned in Switzerland (English)
• Lead contamination in Kosovo: Dialogue with UN Secretary General
• Ratification of the Basel Ban Amendment: Letters to several States
• Proposed amendment to a regulation on titanium dioxide: Letter to the European Commission
• Mexico: Case No. 365/2018 on construction of a new tailings dam by the company Buenavista del Cobre, S.A. de C.V in Cananea, Sonora. T
• Brazil: Draft legislation on pesticides