Prohibition against introducing hazardous waste

Act prohibiting the introduction of hazardous wastes

J. Illicit trade in hazardous waste

17 14. Control of transboundary movements of hazardous

L. Transport, handling and disposal of hazardous wastes

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C. Terrestrial ecosystem including hazardous wastes

Illegal trade in hazardous waste continues to occur in violation of the 1989 Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal.

UNEP, The Hazardous Wastes and Chemicals Conventions (2002), http www.gdrc.org uem waste all3 overview.pdf.

Strongly condemning the attempts by some developed countries to export their hazardous and radioactive wastes for dumping in developing countries, and appealing to Member States to sign the Basal Convention on Dangerous wastes,

Hazardous waste shipments made without such documents are illegal.

Control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal (decision 17 14)

Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal mandate

A series of regional and national workshops has been held to address the problems of hazardous wastes, including medical wastes, in island settings.

Although dumping of hazardous waste is prohibited under the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (the London Convention) and regional agreements, there have been proposals to dump sewage sludge, dredge spoils and other hazardous wastes in deep ocean trenches.

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The March 1994 amendment to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Waste and Their Disposal, addressing the issue of the disposal of toxic and other dangerous, non biodegradable waste, was a welcome step forward.

UNEP has also proved instrumental in the reduction and management of hazardous wastes through its Cleaner Production Programme.

(c) To work towards harmonization of hazard classification systems internationally to assist Parties in the implementation of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal and to improve consistency at the international level on the use of classification systems for wastes and chemicals

Definitions for hazardous waste and waste management were necessary and a section on public education was essential.

Strongly condemning the attempts by some developed countries to export their hazardous and radioactive wastes for dumping in developing countries,

He urged the General Assembly to adopt a resolution prohibiting the movement of hazardous wastes from industrialized countries to developing countries.

Article 14 of the Basel Convention recommends the establishment of regional or sub regional centers for training and technology transfers regarding the management of hazardous wastes and other wastes and the minimization of their generation.

In this connection what is needed is a regional convention on the ban of import into island countries and the control of transboundary movement of hazardous wastes.

The aim of the 1989 Basel Convention is to protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects that may result from the generation and management of hazardous wastes and other wastes.

Amendment to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. Geneva, 22 September 1995

Article 32 of the same Act also prohibits the importation of hazardous waste and the granting of permission for its entry into or transit through the territory of the State. The passage of ships carrying hazardous waste through the territorial waters or the exclusive economic zone without a permit from the competent administrative authority is also prohibited.

Recalling decision VI 16 on guidance elements for detection, prevention and control of illegal traffic in hazardous wastes,

(a) Encourage wide participation in the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal

(v) Strengthening capacities for waste management, including through implementation of the relevant international instruments including the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal

103. ESCAP is conducting a study on illegal transboundary movement of hazardous wastes for strengthening the institutional and legislative aspects to combat the illegal dumping of hazardous wastes.

The reality is that waste has become one of the global public health problems of modern society today, particularly when it comes to hazardous (medical, radioactive, pharmaceutical) and potentially dangerous waste.

Guidance elements for the detection, prevention and control of illegal traffic in hazardous wastes draft training manual for the enforcement of laws implementing the Basel Convention

Yemen is also a party to environmental conventions on Biodiversity, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, and Ozone Layer Protection.

By its decision VI 16, the Conference of the Parties adopted guidance elements for the detection, prevention and control of illegal traffic in hazardous wastes.

Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Waste and Their Disposal, 22 March 1989, http www.basel.int text documents.html.

15. The experts were also of the opinion that the Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa adequately covered, in its relevant aspects, the problems of the dumping of radioactive wastes.

It should be mentioned that the explanatory note to the said Act provides that, in view of the dangers involved in the handling of hazardous waste, the importation of such waste and the granting of permission for the introduction or passage thereof into or through the Arab Republic of Egypt are absolutely prohibited.

Report of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, UNEP CHW.7 33 (2005), http www.basel.int meetings cop cop7 docs 33eRep.doc.

The pollution which destroys coral reefs and depletes marine life can be traced to man apos s carelessness in waste disposal, in handling toxic or hazardous substances.

But there are also regional environmental problems, like acid rain from the Midwest to the Northeast, and from Western Europe to the Arctic, and from the Midwest out the Mississippi into the dead zone of the Gulf of Mexico.

Basel Protocol on Liability and Compensation for Damage Resulting from Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. Basel, 10 December 1999

(a) Trust Fund for the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, expiry date 31 December 1994

Waste any substance which cannot be disposed of at public rubbish dumps or into the sewerage system, owing to its dangerous characteristics, its harmful impact on the environment and the risk to the safety of living beings, and the treatment and elimination of which call for special means.

Decree No. 875, 19 July 1993, ratifies the text of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal.