Question

This Convention does not apply to banned or severely restricted chemicals.

(a) True

(b) False

I have been asked this question in an international level competition.

The query is from Rotterdam Convention topic in division International Conventions of Hazardous Waste Management

Answer 1

The correct option is (b) False

The best I can explain: The Convention applies to banned or severely restricted chemicals and severely hazardous pesticide formulations. It does not apply to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, radioactive materials, wastes, chemical weapons, pharmaceuticals, chemicals used as food additives.