on the Control of Transboundary Movements of

on the Control of Transboundary Movements of

Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their

17 14. Control of transboundary movements of hazardous

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

Migration movements are increasingly recognized as a transboundary issue requiring multilateral and international cooperative action.

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

Migration movements were increasingly recognized as a transboundary issue requiring multilateral and international cooperative action.

The Biosafety Clearing House provides information, expertise, and a monitoring system of transboundary movements of living modified organisms.

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

Parties are under an obligation to report cases of illegal transboundary movements to the Biosafety Clearing House, which was This clearinghouse is accessible to all Parties to the Protocol. A further mechanism for information exchange and cooperation regarding illegal transboundary movements wais the national reporting system.

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

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

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

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal.

Nuclear issues and transboundary movements of hazardous and radioactive wastes are also of considerable concern to us in the South Pacific region.

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

l Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, Basel, 1989, International Legal Material, vol. 28, p. 657.

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.

Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, signed on 22 March 1989 and acceded to on 21 December 1994

We are equally concerned about the transboundary movements and, in particular, about the sea transit through the region of consignments of plutonium from Europe to Japan.

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.

Promote wide participation in, and effective implementation of, the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal and related regional agreements.

Transboundary organized crime

Transboundary impact assessment

Moreover, it requires consideration of the establishment of a revolving fund to assist in emergency situations to minimize damage from accidents arising from transboundary movements of hazardous wastes.

(d) Organized transboundary crime

(ii) Transboundary impact assessment

The word transboundary qualified damage to stress the transboundary orientation of the draft principles.

(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

At its seventh meeting, the Conference of Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal adopted decision VII 40 on sustainable financing.

Regional cooperation and transboundary approaches

J. Transboundary air pollution control

Finally, the Transboundary Movements of Genetically Modified Organisms Regulation 1946 2003 includes requirements relating to medium and high risk genetically modified micro organisms in containment and their entering or leaving of the EU.

For example, the interim national reports that are to be submitted by Parties two years after the entry into force of the Protocol wearre to contain information on illegal transboundary movements of LMOs.

Various conventions and protocols had been concluded or were under negotiation on such issues as the ozone layer, the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes, and large scale pelagic drift net fishing.

(a) Environmental conditions of transboundary waters

(ii) Transboundary impact assessment ..... 20 11

(a) Risk of causing significant transboundary harm includes risks taking the form of a high probability of causing significant transboundary harm and a low probability of causing disastrous transboundary harm

Transboundary movements of hazardous wastes or other wastes can take place only upon prior written notification by the State of export to the competent authorities of the States of import and transit (if appropriate).

Personnel movements

Liberation movements

Refugee movements

Revolutionary movements.

This note is being presented to the Open ended Working Group of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal at its fourth session, under agenda item 8.