The Agreement was signed in Ankara on 18 November 1996. Text not av ailable in the data base.; The Agreement was signed in Ankara on 18 November 1996. Text not av ailable in the data base.; The Agreement states that the Parties shall cooperate in the field of environment on the basis of equity and mutual benefit within the framework of relevant legislation of each party and of the funds allocated for this purpose. Each party shall bear the coasts of its own participation in this Agreement unless otherwise agreed. The following fields of environment are of particular importance to both Parties: protection of the atmosphere incl uding acid rains and transboundary air pollution; protection of water quality including continental water resource and transboundary water ways (waste water disposal arising from industrial agricultural activity and urban infrastructures); prohibition of illegal traffic of hazardous wastes and development of early warning and information mechanisms; determination and implementation of appropriate disposal methods, including solid waste management and recycling of industrial wastes; conservation of biological diversity, protection of endangered species of flora and fauna, preparation of natural resources management plans within these sectors; exchange of experience and information, etc. EIF on: The Agreement shall enter into force on the day following the exchange of information notes by the contracting Parties.; FAO Descriptors: 110; 209; 216110; 066
