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Table 3-3: Project relevant International Standards and Commitments CategoryRelevant Institutions, Laws or StandardsInternational Standards and CommitmentsEIB Environmental and Social Standards• Standard No. (1): Assessment and management of environmental and social impacts and risks• Standard No. (2): Pollution prevention and abatement• Standard No. (3): Biodiversity and ecosystems• Standard No. (4): Climate-related standards• Standard No. (5): Cultural heritage• Standard No. (6): Involuntary Resettlement• Standard No. (7): Rights and Interests of Vulnerable Groups• Standard No. (8): Labour Standards• Standard No. (9): Occupational and Public Health, Safety and Security• Standard No. (10): Stakeholder EngagementUSAID Environmental Procedures• 22 CFR 216 Agency Environmental ProceduresILO Core Labour standards• C87 – Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention,1948• C138 – Minimum Age Convention (Minimum age specified: 16 years), 1998• C182 – Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 2000• C029 – Forced Labour Convention, 1966• C098 – Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1968• C100 – Equal Remuneration Convention, 1966• C111 – Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1963• C105 – Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1958• C155 – Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981• C187 – Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention,2006EU Directives• Directive 85/337/EEC - Directive on EIA• Directive 2006/54/EC – Equal opportunities• Directive 2002/14/EC – Informing and consulting employees• Directive 2000/78/EC – Equal treatment• Directive 89/391/EEC – OHS‐ Framework & Directive• Directive 2009/104/EC – Use of work equipment• Directive 92/58/EEC – Safety and/or health signs• Directive 89/656/EEC – Use of personal protective equipment• Directive 89/654/EEC – Workplace requirements• Directive 2009/161/EU – Occupational exposure limit values• Directive2012/18/EU – Major‐ accident hazards• Directive 90/269/EC – Manual handling of loads• Directive 96/62/EC - Air quality framework directive• Directive 2002/49/EC - Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise• Directive 2008/98/EC - Waste Framework• Directives relating to Public Participation• Directive 2003/04/EC – Access to Environmental Information• Directive 2003/35/EC – Providing for Public Participation• Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the Conservation of Wild Birds• Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the Conservation of Natural Habitatsand of Wild Fauna and Flora• EU Noise Directive (2002/49/EC).International Conventions and Agreements• Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change, 2003• Ramsar Convention of Wetlands of International Importance, 1971• Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, 1988• Basel Convention on the Control of Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, 1992• UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), 1996• Cartagena Protocol on Bio-safety, 2003• Convention on the Protection of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterfowls, 1996• Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, 1979• Stockholm Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), 2004• Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) – 1994• Jordan is a member of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and has ratified seven of the core conventions in addition to 13 other conventions.