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100 crossin, hayman, and taylorTable 4.1 (continued)Major trackingCommodity regime regulations Governing institution(s)HazardouschemicalsLivestock(meat)OzonedepletingsubstancesPersistentorganicpollutantsSmall armsand lightweaponsTimber1998 Rotterdam Conventionon the Prior InformedConsent Procedures forCertain HazardousChemicals and Pesticidesin International TradeVarious regional agreements,most notably the ECRegulation 820/97establishing a system forregistering bovine animalsand labeling meat products1987 Montreal Protocol onSubstances That Deplete theOzone Layer to the 1985Vienna Convention for theProtection of the Ozone Layer2001 Stockholm Convention onPersistent Organic PollutantsVarious regional agreementsand a forthcoming UNFirearms ProtocolNo international conventionestablishing a global trackingsystem for timber, althoughCITES covers the productsof a limited number ofthreatened tree species. A firstattempt at tracking shipmentsbetween producer andconsumer countries has beennegotiated between theUnited Kingdom andIndonesia.Rotterdam conventionsecretariat (althoughagreement not yetin force)Specific informationgatheringbodies like theEuropean CommissionAnimal MovementSystemMontreal protocolsecretariatStockholm conventionsecretariat (althoughagreement not yet inforce)No central internationalbody to monitor flows insmall arms and lightweaponsThe Food and AgricultureOrganization, the UNForum on Forests, andthe InternationalTropical TimberOrganization all publishstatistics on variousaspects of the timberbusiness, and numerousindependent certificationbodies exist, mostimportantly the ForestStewardship CouncilNote: This table does not include other stakeholder institutions such as nationalenforcement bodies, civil society organizations, nongovernmental organizations, andinternational organizations relevant to the operation of many tracking systems, such asthe World Customs Organization.