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ChrysanthemumChemical Disposal Corporation

The Basel Convention on The Control of

Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and

Their Disposal

• David Phillips• Ann-Marie Nelson-Harvey• Olivia Whyte • Shannen Thomas

Board Members:

• The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal was adopted in Basel, Switzerland by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries on March 22, 1989.

Introduction

• According to (Basel Convention, 2011), “the convention was adopted in response to a public outcry in following the discovery, in the 1980’s, in Africa and other parts of the developing world of deposits of toxic wastes imported from abroad”.

Introduction cont’d

• To reduce hazardous waste generation and promote environmental sound management of hazardous wastes, wherever the place of disposal.

• To restrict transboundary movements of hazardous wastes except where it is perceived to be in accordance with the principles of environmentally sound management.

Purpose and Objectives

• To regulate system applying to cases where transboundary movements are permissible

• To provide cooperation between parties

• To carry out training and capacity building activities in regions

Purpose and Objectives

• Each Party can prohibit the import of hazardous wastes and other wastes. If it does, it should inform other Parties to the Convention (Article 4, paragraph 1 (a).

Legal Obligations

• Each Party shall prevent the import of hazardous wastes and other wastes if it has reason to believe that the wastes in question will not be managed in an environmentally sound manner (Article 4, paragraph 2 (g)).

Legal Obligations

• Each Party that intends to export hazardous or other waste shall ensure that the waste will be managed in an environmentally sound manner at the place of its destination. (Article 4, paragraph 8)

Legal Obligations

• Each Party shall not permit hazardous wastes or other wastes to be exported to a non-Party unless these is a bilateral, multilateral or regional agreement allowing this import (Article 4, paragraph 5) and (Article 11, paragraph 1)

Legal Obligations

CONTROL MECHANISMS

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• The control mechanism used by the Basel Convention on the Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal is the Mechanism for Promoting Implementation and Compliance.

Control Mechanisms

• A Party as to its own compliance difficulty

• A Party as to another Party’s failure to comply with the obligations under the Convention

• The Secretariat as to Party’s reporting obligations under the Convention.

Specific Submission Procedure

• According to (UNEP, 2006), “the General Review Procedure begins with the committee deciding what general issues of compliance and implementation can be the subject of review?

• Submission is then reported to the committee where recommendations are analyzed and decided upon.

General Review Procedure

• According to (National Toxics Network, 2007) “ In any transboundary movement of waste, the state of import's written consent and confirmation of the sound management of waste is required, as is the written consent of the state of transit.”

Control Mechanisms cont’d

• Transboundary Movement of Waste - Notification

• Transboundary Movement of Waste - Movement document

Do They Need Documents???

• Export Notification• Information to

Secretariat• Information on

Sound Management of Wastes

Documents

WHAT DO THEY DO????

Role of Customs and Border Control

• CUSTOMS MUST:

Verify that all the documents required are presented and that they correctly completed.

Perform a physical inspection of the shipment:


• CUSTOMS MUST:

Verify if the truck and the containers are appropriately labeled

Verify if the number of containers, their type, and their volume, corresponds to that indicated on the movement document.

To the best possible extent , verify the contents of the containers to ensure that they correspond with the permitted substances.


Based on the findings, it can be said that the Basel Convention is of great significance as it relates to the control of transboundary movements of Hazardous waste and their disposal.

CONCLUSION