NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL (HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS AND PESTICIDES) REGULATIONS, 2014

The objective of these Regulations is to—

(a)     protect human health and the environment from the harmful effects of hazardous chemicals and pesticides, and other agrochemicals and to

(i)      promote safety in their use,

(ii)     control the import, export, sales and handling of hazardous chemicals, and

(iii)    contribute to the sustainable development of agriculture and the conservation of the environment;

(b)     ensure the environmentally sound management (ESM) of hazardous chemicals and pesticides within their life cycle for the protection of human health and the environment;

(c)     implement the Rotterdam Convention (RC) on the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade and any other related Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) that may be domesticated by Nigeria;

(d)     enforce the ban on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPS);

(e)     control the trans-boundary movement of hazardous chemical wastes and their disposal;

(f)      enforce the provisions of the Harmful Waste (Special Criminal Provision, etc) Act;

(g)     strengthen the sound management of hazardous chemicals and pesticides, by preventing and reducing its adverse effects and accidents; and

(h)     regulate all other hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade, imported, manufactured, exported or sold, and in use that can impact adversely on human health and the environment.