C-377 de 1996
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Reporting justice Antonio Barrera Carbonell
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- Alcance
- Exequibilidad
- Repercusión internacional
- Declaración
- Prohibición de introducir residuos nucleares y desechos tóxicos
- Protección
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Holdings on Ley 253/95. Hard data, verified against the operative part — citable.
Operative part (Resuelve)
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- Primero. DECLARAR EXEQUIBLE el "Convenio de Basilea sobre el control de los movimientos transfronterizos de los desechos peligrosos y su eliminacion" hecho en Basilea el 22 de marzo de 1989 y la Ley 253 de 1995 aprobatoria del mismo, bajo la condicion de que el Gobierno de Colombia, formule una declaracion o manifestacion, acogiendose al articulo 26 de dicho Convenio, en el sentido de que el articulo 81 de la Constitucion prohibe la introduccion al territorio nacional de residuos nucleares y desechos toxicos.
- Segundo. ORDENAR la comunicacion de la presente decision a la Presidencia de la Republica y al Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, para los fines contemplados en el articulo 241, numeral 10, de la Constitucion Politica.
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