This chemical indeed constituted a hazard to the environment.

Likewise, high tariffs on fertilizers, pesticides and agricultural chemicals constitute an important disincentive to local production for export.

It was noted that the allocation of specific Harmonized System customs codes for PIC chemicals constituted one possible means of tackling the problem.

The use of chemical weapons constitutes a violation of the Geneva Protocol of 1925.

Everyone is concerned that the existence of stockpiles of chemical weapons constitutes, and will always remain, a serious threat to international peace and security.

Convinced that the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management constitutes a significant contribution towards the internationally agreed development goals set out in the Millennium Declaration,

With regard to the Chemical Weapons the National Authority for Chemical Weapons constitutes the institutional body where all relevant matters are considered.

We are convinced that the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management constitutes a significant contribution towards the internationally agreed development goals set out in the Millennium Declaration.

Poisoning by toxic chemicals from waste disposal constitutes the main direct threat to trench fauna.158

At the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties, several representatives questioned whether the existence of international trade in a chemical constituted a prerequisite for that chemical to be addressed in the Convention, and requested the secretariat to prepare a document on the subject for consideration by the Conference of the Parties at its second meeting.