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(e) Take all efforts to increase the rates of exclusive breastfeeding in the first

I think that we should first complete the

A number of specific comments were made as follows: the

In the agreement between Croatia and the Executive Committee, the maximum allowable consumption for Annex A, Group I (CFCs) for the year 2005 was 65 ODP tonnes, for 2010 0 ODP tonne; and for the years in between, the agreement provides no exact figure but stipulates that "The By-Law on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (of 30 January 1999) includes a clause on importing on an exceptional basis between 2006 and 2009 up to 21.9 ODP tonnes of Annex A (Groups I and II) and/or Annex B (Groups II and III) or products containing these substances, when these substances and/or products are for preserving human, plant and/or animal life; national defence, safety and fire-fighting;

In the Meeting of the Parties (MOP) decision XIX/6 the Parties agreed to “encourage Parties to promote the selection of alternatives to HCFCs that minimize environmental impacts, in particular impacts on climate…”, and “agree that the Executive Committee give priority to

She said that 53 paragraph 11 of that decision had given the Executive Committee a specific mandate, when developing and applying funding criteria for projects and programmes, to give priority to the cost-effective projects and programmes that focused, inter alia, on: (a) phasing-out first those HCFCs with higher ODP, taking into account national circumstances, and (b) substitutes and alternatives that minimized other

That, in view of the slow progress in the promotion of breast-feeding in Hong Kong, this Council urges the Government to expeditiously

If the idea is so clear, Mr Deputy, I would like the Secretary, in her reply later, respond to my two questions: First, could the Administration state specifically that it would ask the HA to comply with the

(d) To establish a national breastfeeding committee and systematically collect data on breastfeeding practices, ensuring at the same time the enforcement

(e) The decline in rates of exclusive breastfeeding within the first six months, reported as 51 per cent in 2008,

The Committee notes that it is unclear whether the State party has formally

(b) The prime objective of the Methadone Treatment Programme is to provide a

such trends, with particular regard to cocoa supply and

(b) whether the Code to be drawn up will regulate all

Co-processing: The use of suitable waste materials in manufacturing processes for the purpose of energy

In accelerating the HCFC phase-out, to agree that Parties are to take every practicable step consistent with Multilateral Fund programmes, to

Over the last few decades, significant progress has been made on improving understanding of the adverse environmental and social impacts of industrial production processes and in the development of tools and techniques to improve resource efficiency (for example, making metal and glass food and beverage containers stronger but lighter, and facilitating recycling by designing motor vehicles in ways that make disassembly easier) and reduce

(i) Promote, protect and support breastfeeding, including exclusive breastfeeding for about six months from birth, as appropriate, as breastfeeding reduces susceptibility to infections and the risk of undernutrition, promotes infant and young children’s growth and development and helps to reduce the risk of developing conditions such as obesity and non-communicable diseases later in life, and, in this regard, strengthen the implementation

Two issues were highlighted: the first was the degree to which it was possible, in countries without a manufacturing sector, to give priority to cost-effective

The Committee also calls on the State party to ensure that the main maternity hospital meets the standards and is certified under the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI); to review, strengthen and enforce the local SIFECS code, and adopt and