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1 SUOMEN SÄÄDÖSKOKOELMAN SOPIMUSSARJA ULKOVALTAIN KANSSA TEHDYT SOPIMUKSET 2003 Julkaistu Helsingissä 29 päivänä joulukuuta 2003 N:o 78 SISÄLLYS N:o Sivu 78 Tasavallan presidentin asetus valtiosta toiseen tapahtuvaa ilman epäpuhtauksien kaukokulkeutumista koskevaan vuoden 1979 yleissopimukseen liittyvän raskasmetalleja koskevan pöytäkirjan voimaansaattamisesta N:o 78 (Suomen säädöskokoelman n:o 1247/2003) Tasavallan presidentin asetus valtiosta toiseen tapahtuvaa ilman epäpuhtauksien kaukokulkeutumista koskevaan vuoden 1979 yleissopimukseen liittyvän raskasmetalleja koskevan pöytäkirjan voimaansaattamisesta Annettu Helsingissä 19 päivänä joulukuuta 2003 Tasavallan presidentin päätöksen mukaisesti, joka on tehty ympäristöministerin esittelystä, säädetään: 1 Århusissa 24 päivänä kesäkuuta 1998 tehty valtiosta toiseen tapahtuvaa ilman epäpuhtauksien kaukokulkeutumista koskevaan vuoden 1979 yleissopimukseen (SopS 15/1983) liittyvä raskasmetalleja koskeva pöytäkirja, jonka tasavallan presidentti on hyväksynyt 9 päivänä kesäkuuta 2000 ja jota koskeva hyväksymiskirja on talletettu Yhdistyneiden Kansakuntien pääsihteerin huostaan 20 päivänä kesäkuuta 2000, tulee voimaan 29 päivänä joulukuuta 2003 niin kuin siitä on sovittu. 2 Pöytäkirjan määräykset ovat asetuksena voimassa. 3 Tämä asetus tulee voimaan 29 päivänä joulukuuta Helsingissä 19 päivänä joulukuuta 2003 Tasavallan Presidentti TARJA HALONEN Ympäristöministeri Jan-Erik Enestam

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