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Virtual forum “The work of the Inter-American Juridical Committee"

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Monday, April 25, 2022 at 11:00 a. m. EST

"Presentation of the recommendations of the Inter-American Juridical Committee for the adoption of domestic legislation on the regulation of fireworks and pyrotechnic articles in the Americas"

The purpose of the webinar was analyze the "Recommendations of the Inter-American Juridical Committee for the approval of domestic legislation on the regulation of fireworks and pyrotechnic articles in the Americas.” Such recommendations propose a guiding principle of non-regression in relation its implementation, extending their scope of application to a broad spectrum that includes manufacture, storage, transportation, purchase, sale, use or handling, import, and export.

Welcoming Remarks & Moderator:
l Dr. Dante Negro, Director, Department of International Law, Secretariat for Legal Affairs, OAS. Technical Secretariat of the Inter-American Juridical Committee.

Panelists:
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Jorge Rojas-Zegers, Founder and President of the Corporación de Ayuda al Niño Quemado (COANIQUEM -Chile).  
"COANIQUEM's work in fireworks prevention, its influence on the legislation in force in Chile and the results of the regulations"

l Milenko Bertrand-Galindo Arriagada, Professor of Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Law School. Former member of the Inter-American Juridical Committee and rapporteur on the topic.  
"Presentation of the recommendations of the Inter-American Juridical Committee for the adoption of domestic legislation regarding the regulation of fireworks and pyrotechnic articles in the Americas (content of the Committee’s proposal)"

Comments and thoughts:
l Roberto Nicolas Villegas Roman, Third Secretary, Alternate Representative of the Mission of Chile to the OAS.
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Ignacio Ibarra,
Representative of the Pan American Health Organization – PAHO.

*Interventions were followed by a Q&A segment.
*Please note that this session was held in Spanish, with no simultaneous interpretation provided.

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