Three other efforts to improve regulation of international pesticide trade are the United Nations London Guidelines for the Exchange of Information on Chemicals in International Trade and the United Nations Codex Alimentarius Commission.[citation needed] The former seeks to implement procedures for ensuring that prior informed consent exists between countries buying and selling pesticides, while the latter seeks to create uniform standards for maximum levels of pesticide residues among participating countries. Both initiatives operate on a voluntary basis. COUNT 4
QSN1 What country has attempted to better the controls of pesticide exchanges? ANS1 London QSN2 What is one agency who is trying to help make the trade of pesticides safer? ANS2 United Nations Codex Alimentarius Commission QSN3 What is one important thing that should be present when countries are trading with pesticides? ANS3 prior informed consent QSN4 Are these agencies a requirement in the countries where they exist? ANS4 initiatives operate on a voluntary basis