Such a treaty must be legally binding, include all weapons and be United Nations based.

We also urgently need a multilateral and legally binding treaty banning the production of fissile materials.

We suggested a new, legally binding treaty system of mutual security guarantees to ensure equal security throughout Europe.

We strongly support the efforts of the United Nations to draft a legally binding treaty in this field.

(d) Diplomatic assurances are not legally binding.

This Protocol, which forms an integral part of the Antarctic Treaty, establishes a comprehensive, legally binding regime for environmental protection.

However, this practice would not be legally binding.

Norway advocates that such self imposed moratoria cannot, however, replace legally binding commitments through the signing and ratification of the Treaty.

Non legally binding instrument on all types of forests

(a) The instrument is voluntary and non legally binding

A legal framework could also contain a combination of legally binding and non binding elements.

Stronger regulation means legally binding, globally applicable rules and standards.

The Declaration is in no way legally binding on China.

(c) It would not be legally binding under international law

Limitations and related measures should have a legally binding character.

The Convention and its annexes form a legally binding instrument.

The Group believes that legally binding security assurances within the context of the Treaty would provide an essential benefit to the States parties.

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(k) A legally binding instrument such as a stand alone convention.

It is not an institution created to negotiate legally binding instruments.

These steps could take the form of an internationally legally binding instrument.

To our mind, it is imperative that the instrument be legally binding.

Green Cross International was launching an initiative for access to clean water, advocating the adoption of a legally binding international treaty for the right to water.

One of the major results of the conference was the second commitment of the Kyoto Protocol, the only legally binding international treaty to reduce green house emissions.

The failure of Copenhagen was not the absence of a legally binding agreement.

This applies to global, regional and bilateral agreements, whether politically or legally binding.

(ii) Development of different possible scenarios of legal framework on all types of forests with legally binding and non binding instruments

First, clarity is needed on ambitious, legally binding emission reduction targets for industrialized countries.

The Convention contains clear, legally binding commitments, as well as provisions to ensure compliance.

There was a need for legally binding security assurances to non nuclear weapon States.

Canada supports beginning discussions on codifying negative security assurances on a legally binding basis.

The disarmament process should be carried out within the framework of legally binding instruments.

For the Islamic Republic of Iran, for example, the statements should take the form of a negotiated and legally binding international agreement which should be annexed to the Treaty.

In the discussion following these presentations, questions were raised with regard to the issue of accountability, as the Millennium Development Goals were not legally binding but were linked to legally binding international human rights instruments.

The negotiating parties will have to determine which aspects of the framework would take the form of legally binding rules, for example in the form of a treaty or convention, and which elements might be contained in accompanying non binding instruments.

The EU Council s common position on arms exports is legally binding on all EU states.

(j) A legally binding instrument such as a framework convention, with provisions for subsequent protocols

As to naturalization principles this resolution is not legally binding on the current Latvian Saeima.

Bangladesh fully supports the initiative under way for a legally binding convention in this field.

Although the Programme is not a legally binding document in itself, many of the important issues addressed therein such as the right to health and employment issues are already included in existing, legally binding international instruments.

With further reference to draft article 3, his delegation had some doubts regarding the use of the term arrangement , which might include both legally binding international legal agreements and legally non binding political and administrative arrangements.

As stated above, a legal framework could include a set of legally binding commitments to be applied in conjunction with certain non binding elements.

We hope that that instrument will be legally binding and that it will cover illicit ammunition.

Those guidelines and legally binding norms did not need to relate solely to the underlying right.

In the absence of any legally binding instrument on that issue, such cooperation was entirely voluntary.