TY - GEN AU - Halter, Faith ED - ED - West African Regional High Level Workshop on Toxic and Hazardous Wastes ED - TI - Regulation information exchange and international trade in pesticides and other toxic substances to meet the needs of developing countries KW - PESTICIDES KW - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION KW - INFORMATION EXCHANGE KW - REGULATIONS KW - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS N1 - Presented at UN Centre for Transnational Cooperation workshop on toxic and hazardous wastes N2 - Defines the term pesticides and examines their function and importance in Developing countries. Use patterns and effects on health and environment also form part of the discussion. It is noted that the United Nations and the United States have programs for information notifying other countries about regulatory decisions. Other information exchange programs pertain only to export notification and not regulatory notification. The operation of American Notification programs are discussed ER -