Palau

National legislation status

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Secretariat provided comments on comprehensive draft legislation in December 2014. Legislative analysis conducted by the Secretariat on updated draft legislation and comments provided in July 2023. Request for update sent 18 Feb. 2024. Response received 19 Feb. 2024: revised draft legislation submitted to the Bureau of Environment for review. 

Endorsement of the updated draft legislation by the Minister and issuance of the final draft legislation (Est. date: September 2023). Enactment and adoption of the legislation. Agreement between Palau and the Secretariat on revised legislative analysis, including possible Category 1 status. 

Feb. 2024

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