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BASEL CONVENTION
ON THE CONTROL OF TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS
OF HAZARDOUS WASTES AND THEIR DISPOSAL
SECRETARIAT
DECISIONS AND REPORT ADOPTED BY THE
THIRD MEETING OF THE
CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES
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Basel Convention Series/SBC No
95/003
SBC
UNEP
DECISIONS AND REPORT ADOPTED BY THE
THIRD MEETING OF THE
CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES
GENEVA, 18-22 September 1995
Table of Contents
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Decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties
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Annex I to Decision III/28
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Annex II to Decision III/28
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Annex III to Decision III/28
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Annex IV to Decision III/28
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A. Institutional and Legal Working Group - Prioritized Decisions
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B. Technical Working Group - Prioritized Decisions
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Confirmed Illegal Traffic Report Form
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Report of the Conference of the Parties
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prohibited unless the wastes in question are characterised as hazardous under the
Convention.
Annex VII
Parties and other States which are members of OECD, EC, Liechtenstein.”
Decision III/2
Liability and Compensation
The Conference,
Recalling decision II/1 of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties:
Extends the mandate of the Ad Hoc Working Group of Legal and Technical Experts
1.
to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability and Compensation for Damage
Resulting From Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal;
2.
Takes note of the report presented to it by the Ad Hoc Working Group;
Requests the Ad Hoc Working Group to make all efforts possible to finalize the draft
Articles of the Protocol, making use of informal meetings where possible, in order to present
it for consideration and adoption by the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the
Basel Convention.
3.
Decision III/3
Emergency Fund
The Conference,
Recalling decision II/2 of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties:
1.
Requests the Extended Bureau to:
a)
ensure that special consideration should be given, if appropriate through a
special informal working group, to the issues related to establishing an
emergency fund, including the elements required for its establishment;
b)
convene the special informal working group meeting, if possible, in conjunction
with the Ad Hoc Working Group of Legal and Technical Experts to consider
and develop a Draft Protocol on Liability and Compensation;
c)
present a progress report on the establishment of such an emergency fund to the
fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, taking into account the
relationship of an emergency fund and a draft protocol on liability and
compensation and the work being done on that protocol by the Ad Hoc
Working Group of Legal and Technical Experts.
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Decision III/4
Subsidiary Bodies under the Conference of the Parties of the Basel Convention
The Conference,
Recalling decision II/3 of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties:
1.
Welcomes the work of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Committee for the Implementation of
the Basel Convention and requests it to meet as necessary between the meetings of the
Conference of the Parties in order to fulfil the tasks placed on it by the Conference of the
Parties, subject to available resources;
2.
Welcomes also the work performed by the Technical Working Group and the Ad Hoc
Working Group of Legal and Technical Experts and request them to continue their meetings
as necessary between the meetings of the Conference of the Parties in order to fulfil the tasks
placed on them by the Conference of the Parties, subject to available resources;
3.
Requests the Open-ended Ad Hoc Committee to fulfil the task placed on it by decisions
9, 17 and 19 and present a report on its work to the fourth meeting of the Conference of the
Parties;
4.
Requests the Secretariat of the Basel Convention in consultation with the Bureau of the
Conference of the Parties to convene the Open-ended Ad Hoc Committee when necessary,
making use of informal meetings, subject to availability of resources;
5.
Authorizes the Extended Bureau to perform some functions of the Open-ended Ad Hoc
Committee, especially administrative tasks and the preparation of recommendations for the
meeting of the Conference of the Parties taking into account the need for the rational use of
limited financial resources available under the Basel Convention Trust Fund.
Decision III/5
Illegal traffic in hazardous wastes and other wastes
The Conference,
Recalling decision II/4 of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties:
Decides that a form be developed for use by Parties to report cases of confirmed illegal
1.
traffic;
Requests the Technical Working Group to review and revise the draft form developed
2.
by the Secretariat of the Basel Convention and attached to this report in Annex II;
Requests Parties to review the draft form and submit comments for consideration by
3.
the Technical Working Group;
Requests Parties to cooperate with each other and the Secretariat of the Basel
4.
Convention on alleged cases of illegal traffic;
5.
6.
Requests the Parties to:
a)
promulgate or develop stringent legislation on the control of transboundary
movements of hazardous wastes and incorporate in this legal system appropriate
sanctions or penalties for the illegal traffic in hazardous wastes and other
wastes, to take appropriate measures to ensure the effective implementation of
this legislation and inform the Secretariat of the Basel Convention thereon;
b)
provide the Secretariat of the Basel Convention with replies regarding the
reported cases on illegal traffic;
c)
extend cooperation with Interpol with a view to presenting to future meetings
of the Contracting Parties detailed reports on activities undertaken by the
Secretariat of the Basel Convention and Interpol to prevent illegal traffic in
hazardous wastes and to provide detailed reports to the Bureau and the meetings
of the Contracting Parties on any cases of illegal traffic, their sources, actions
undertaken by the governments during the discovery of cases and follow-up
activities by the Contracting Parties.
Requests the Secretariat of the Basel Convention to:
a)
assist Parties in developing national legislation to deal with illegal traffic in
hazardous wastes;
b)
assist Parties in capacity-building including the development of an appropriate
infrastructure with a view to preventing and penalizing cases of illegal traffic
in hazardous wastes and other wastes and to ensuring the involvement of
national authorities and focal points for the Basel Convention in the prevention
and monitoring of illegal traffic in hazardous wastes and other wastes;
c)
continue its cooperation with the various regional commissions and secretariats
of regional conventions and protocols, NGOs, industry, private sector, as well
as the World Customs Organization (WCO) and Interpol in order to achieve a
better control and monitoring of cases or alleged cases of illegal traffic in
hazardous wastes and other wastes;
d)
organize training courses for customs officers, port authorities, judiciary
personnel and police forces in cooperation with WCO, Interpol and other
appropriate bodies, including UN regional commissions and secretariats of
regional agreements dealing with similar aspects.
Decision III/6
Model National Legislation for the transboundary movement
and management of hazardous wastes
The Conference,
Recalling decision II/5 of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties:
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1.
Approves the revised Model National Legislation for immediate use;
Requests the Secretariat of the Basel Convention to disseminate the Model National
2.
Legislation to all States;
3.
Also requests the Secretariat of the Basel Convention, in providing technical assistance
in the field of national legislation, to take into account, inter alia, the revised Model National
Legislation.
Decision III/7
Designation of Competent Authorities and Focal Points
The Conference,
Recalling Article 5 of the Basel Convention and decision II/6 of the second meeting of
the Conference of the Parties:
1.
Requests Parties which have not yet informed the Secretariat of the Basel Convention
of the designation of their Competent Authorities and Focal Points to do so as soon as
possible.
Decision III/8
Manual for the Implementation of the Basel Convention
The Conference,
Recalling decision 11/26 of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties:
Approves the Manual for use by the Contracting Parties, other States and interested
1.
organizations and bodies;
Requests the Secretariat of the Basel Convention to ensure the publication and
2.
dissemination of the Manual to all Parties;
3.
Requests the Parties to ensure the wide dissemination of the Manual to all bodies,
national authorities and persons involved in the generation, export, import and/or disposal of
hazardous wastes who express interest in receiving the Manual in order to make full use of the
information contained in this document.
Decision III/9
Bilateral, multilateral and regional agreements or arrangements
The Conference,
Recalling decision II/10 of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties:
1•
Requests the Parties which have entered, in’accordance with Article 11, into bilateral,
multilateral and regional agreements or arrangements to continue to report, consistent with
national laws and regulations, to the Open-ended Ad Hoc Committee, through the Secretariat
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of the Basel Convention, on the conformity of such agreements or arrangements with the
provisions of the Basel Convention taking into consideration the list of questions annexed to
decision 11/10;
Requests the Secretariat of the Basel Convention to update the compilation containing
the bilateral and multilateral agreements or arrangements to circulate it to the Parties to the
Basel Convention.
Decision III/10
Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Basel Convention
2.
The Conference,
Recalling Article 15, paragraph 7, of the Basel Convention which requests the
Conference of the Parties to "undertake three years after the entry into force of this
Convention, and at least every six years thereafter, an evaluation of its effectiveness...";
Recalling also Article 15, paragraph 5(c), which allows the Conference to "consider
and undertake any additional action that may be required for the achievement of the purposes
of this Convention in the light of experience gained in its operation and in the operation of the
agreements and arrangements envisaged in Article 11";
Having noted documents UNEP/CHW.3/31 and UNEP/CHW.3/Inf.7 containing the
summary and the study on "Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Basel Convention on the
Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal";
Recognizing that the Basel Convention has contributed to the control of transboundary
movements of hazardous wastes and their management in an environmentally sound manner;
Recognizing also the valuable support and assistance of the Secretariat of the Basel
Convention provided to developing countries and countries with economies in transition;
1.
Invites non-Parties to the Convention to become Parties as soon as possible in order to
ensure the global role of the Convention in controlling the movement and the environmentally
sound management of hazardous wastes;
2.
Further requests the Parties to:
a)
take the legal and technical steps necessary for the implementation of the
Convention at the national level in order to ensure its effectiveness;
b)
accelerate the early adoption of the Protocol on Liability and Compensation as
well as additional technical guidelines for the environmentally sound
management of hazardous wastes which will enhance the effectiveness of the
Convention;
c)
to pay on time the contribution based on the UN scale of assessments approved
by the Conference of the Parties and to provide the Secretariat of the Basel
Convention with additional resources on a voluntary basis to enable it to
undertake the tasks entrusted to it.
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3.
Requests the Secretariat of the Basel Convention:
a)
to continue providing the necessary assistance to the Parties, in particular to
developing countries and countries with economies in transition, in order to
enable them to effectively fulfil their obligations under the Convention and
hence ensure its effectiveness;
b)
to continue its cooperation with other UN bodies, international and regional
organizations as well as the private sector and NGOs in all aspects related to the
implementation of the Basel Convention.
Decision III/ll
Monitoring the implementation of and compliance with the obligations
set out by the Basel Convention
The Conference,
Recalling Article 19 of the Basel Convention;
Further recalling decision II/3 of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Committee for the
Implementation of the Basel Convention;
1.
Takes note of the study reflected in document UNEP/CHW.3/Inf.5 entitled
"Monitoring Implementation of and Compliance with the Basel Convention on the Control of
Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes and their Disposal";
2.
Requests the Consultative sub-group of Legal and Technical Experts to study all issues
related to the establishment of a mechanism for monitoring implementation of and compliance
with the Basel Convention and its design, and to report its findings to the fourth meeting of
the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention.
Decision III/12
Hazard Characterization
The Conference,
Referring to Decision 11/13 of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties,
wishes to:
1.
Take note of the guidance developed by the Technical Working Group on the use of
Annex I and Annex III of the Basel Convention and the lists of wastes in the report of the
eighth session of the Technical Working Group, and request the Technical Working Group to
continue its work on this guidance;
2.
Request the Technical Working Group to:
a)
continue work on criteria for hazardous characteristics in conjunction with
Annex I (Categories of wastes to be controlled) of the Basel Convention, in
particular for classes H10 to H13. The development of criteria should avoid,
where possible, the need for complex and costly testing;
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3.
4.
b)
initiate a programme of work for the characteristics H10-H12 in cooperation
with appropriate international organizations;
c)
continue work on developing guidance for the use of characteristic H13. In
particular by identifying the purpose and the wastes for which countries
consider H13 to be important.
Request the Technical Working Group to:
a)
further work on exploring limit values for use when appropriate in applying the
de minimis approach;
b)
identify those chemical constituents, in Annex I, which require further
description in order to differentiate better between those constituents that
always cause a waste (subject to the de minimis approach mentioned above) to
be hazardous and those that do not necessarily cause a waste to be hazardous;
, c)>
consider ways of taking forward the development of lists of hazardous wastes
and the applicable procedure for their review based on the outcome of the work
of the Technical Working Group, in particular the outcome of its seventh and
eighth sessions as well as further developing lists of wastes not covered by the
Basel Convention.
Request the Technical Working Group to report on the above activities to the fourth
meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
Decision III/13
Technical Guidelines for the environmentally sound management of wastes
subject to the Basel Convention
The Conference,
Referring to decisions 11/13 and 11/25 of the second meeting of the Conference of the
Parties, wishes to:
1.
Confirm the decision of COP2 and adopt the three Technical Guidelines on:
specially engineered landfill (D5)
incineration on land (DIO)
used oil re-refining or other re-uses of previously used oil (R9)
and request SBC to disseminate them to Parties, non-Parties, international
organizations and others in all UN languages as appropriate.
2.
Extend the mandate of the Technical Working Group to:
a)
further develop the draft technical guidelines on Physico-chemical Treatment
(D9) and Biological Treatment (D8);
b)
prepare draft technical guidelines:
on recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds (R4)
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wastes resulting from surface treatment of metals and plastics (Y17),
clinical wastes from medical care in hospitals, medical centres and clinics (Yl),
in close cooperation with WHO and UN/CETDG;
c)
continue with the work of selecting hazardous waste streams susceptible to
cleaner production approaches within the framework of the Basel Convention,
taking into account available resources, and making use of relevant experience
in other fora;
3.
Request the Technical Working Group to report on progress on the above listed
activities to COP4.
4.
Invite Parties to cooperate with each other in carrying out technical projects, in
consultation with and/or through SBC, to address the needs of developing countries and
countries with economies in transition Party to the Convention, for access to
information and/or on transfer of cleaner production technologies.
Decision III/14
Transboundary movements of hazardous wastes destined for recovery operations
The Conference,
Referring to decision 11/14 of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties,
wishes to:
Adopt the Guidance Document on Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes
1.
destined for Recovery Operations;
Request SBC to issue and disseminate it to all Parties to the Convention, non-Parties,
2.
international organizations and other concerned bodies;
3.
Request SBC to initiate under the guidance of the Technical Working Group case
studies providing the elements for improving the recovery of hazardous wastes in non-OECD
countries through assessment of the functioning of recovery facilities and identification of ways
and means to aim at the environmentally sound management of the hazardous wastes to be
recovered and the recovery operations themselves along the lines of operational paragraph 3
of decision 11/14 adopted by COP2 and the terms of reference annexed to it;
Request SBC to report to the COP4 through the Technical Working Group on progress
4.
made with the implementation of case studies and/or outcome of such case studies if completed
as well as on further work undertaken on recovery operation practices.
Decision III/15
Possible effects of the Basel Convention on the transboundary movements of reclaimed
ozone-depleting chemicals
The Conference,
Referring to decision 11/15 of COP2 and to further consultations with the Contracting
Parties and Secretariat of the Montreal Protocol, agrees that:
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1.
The controlled substances of the Montreal Protocol which are reclaimed and purified
to usable purity specifications prescribed by appropriate international and/or national
organizations including the International Standards Organization (ISO) do not fall under the
scope of the Basel Convention.
Decision III/16
Documentation: Notification and Movement Document
The Conference,
Referring to decision 11/16 of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties,
wishes to:
Decide that the terminology to be used on the forms should be according to the Basel
1.
Convention;
Further decide to recommend that the duly completed Notification will always
accompany the Movement Document;
2.
Taking into consideration (a) and (b) above, agree to adopt the revised format of the
3.
Notification and Movement Document;
Also agree to adopt provisionally the Instruction Manual accompanying the Notification
4.
and Movement Document and request SBC to finalize the Instruction Manual.
Decision III/17
Transmission of Information
The Conference,
Referring to decision 11/17 of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties,
wishes to:
1•
Invite Parties to cooperate with each other in the following areas in order to facilitate
the implementation of the Basel Convention including the reporting on Article 13 of the
Convention:
training in the use of Notification and Movement Document;
assessment of the potential harmful effects on health and the environment by
exposure to hazardous wastes;
monitoring the effects of the management of hazardous wastes on human health
and environment;
assessment of the potential benefits and implementation costs of introducing
economic instruments for the promotion of all aspects of waste minimization
including cleaner production;
establishment of environmentally sound disposal facilities for hazardous wastes
as close as possible to the source of generation and/or to make available
disposal facilities in their own countries;
identification of the main hazardous waste streams generated in their countries
and setting up and maintenance of inventories in this respect.
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Request the Secretariat to prepare a standardized format for reporting on additional
2.
national definitions of hazardous wastes in accordance with Article 3 of the Convention;
3.
Invite Parties to set up appropriate procedures to monitor transboundary movements
of hazardous wastes including reporting on accidents occurred in this connection and to
consider to include reference to such accidents in the format for the Movement Document;
4.
Welcome the preparation by the Secretariat of Country Fact Sheets based on
information provided by the Parties as well as the preparation of tables on statistics on
import/export and on generation of hazardous wastes and request the Secretariat to continue
with this work and to explore additional ways of presenting complete information;
5.
Request all Parties to report as soon as possible to the Secretariat of the Basel
Convention on activities pertinent to the calendar year 1994 in relation to Article 13 of the
Basel Convention using the format for reporting developed by the Secretariat and also to report
on the amount of hazardous wastes generated in their countries within the same calendar year;
6.
Further request all Parties to report on or provide additional information on Article 16
of the Convention in relation to paragraph 1(g) using the format provided by the Secretariat
for this purpose;
7.
Request the Secretariat to report to the third session of the Open-ended Ad Hoc
Committee on information provided by Parties under Article 13 for the calendar year 1994 and
on information on hazardous wastes generated, as well as on information provided under
Article 16 1(g) and present this information in a compiled and summarized form.
Decision III/18
Establishment of the Information Management System on Wastes (IMSW)
of the Basel Convention
The Conference.
Referring to decision 11/18 of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties,
wishes to:
Request the Secretariat to progress with the establishment of the IMSW and report to
1.
COP4 on progress made;
2.
Further request the Secretariat, while developing the IMSW, to prepare a management
status and explain the purpose, design and deliverability of the project and submit it to the
Technical Working Group for consideration and guidance;
Also request SBC to continue its consultation with UNCTAD on the collection of
3.
statistics on transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and other wastes destined for
recovery operations;
Further request SBC to pursue consultation with UN-ECE, EUROSTAT and other
4.
appropriate bodies on the development of common terminology for waste with a view to
aiming towards classification systems that could be comparable.
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Decision III/19
Establishment of Regional or Sub-regional Centres for Training and Technology
Transfer regarding the management of hazardous wastes and other wastes
and the minimization of their generation
The Conference,
Referring to decision 11/19 of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties and
Committee Decision II/1 of the second session of the open-ended Ad Hoc Committee on the
Establishment of Centres with its Appendix, wishes to:
1.
Express its appreciation for the countries which provided in-kind contribution to the
Secretariat in carrying out the feasibility studies for the Latin America and Caribbean region,
for the Central and Eastern Europe region and for the Asian region.
Select sites for the establishment of the regional and sub-regional centres for training
and technology transfer regarding the management of hazardous wastes and other wastes and
the minimization of their generation:
2.
a)
For the Latin America and Caribbean region by:
selecting Uruguay as the coordinating centre for this region with three sub
regional centres: Argentina for the South America sub-region; El Salvador for
Central America sub-region including Mexico; and Trinidad and Tobago for the
Caribbean sub-region;
recommending that the approach for the establishment of regional/sub-regional
centres in Latin America and the Caribbean could be adopted for other regions.1
b)
For the African region by:
selecting Nigeria as the coordinating centre for this region with three sub
regional centres: Egypt for Arabic-speaking countries in Africa, which will
serve the other Arabic-speaking countries; South Africa for English-speaking
countries in Africa; and a third sub-regional centre, yet to be selected, for
French-speaking countries in Africa. Reports on further studies in relation to
the African region are to be presented to the next meeting of the Bureau or the
third session of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Committee.
c)
For the Central and Eastern Europe region by:
Selecting the Slovak Republic for the Central Europe sub-region; the Russian
Federation for the Eastern Europe sub-region; possibly, subsequently, a third
sub-regional centre in Estonia; and by appointing a central coordinating body.
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A seminar in El Salvador (June 1995) led to the arrangements by which host countries for the future sub-regional centres in
Central America and the Caribbean undertook to prepare detailed project proposals to be submitted for funding to interested
Parties and relevant international organizations through SBC.
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d)
For the Asia and Pacific region by:
Selecting China and Indonesia as regional centres.
3.
In view of recommendations presented in the report of the feasibility study on the
establishment of Asian regional centres, it was reiterated by the Indian delegation that India
could be considered as a possible host for a regional or sub-regional centre subject to further
consultation at national level on the site for such a centre and to consultations with the
Secretariat of the Basel Convention on what could be the possible relation of such a centre in
India with the other centres in the Asian region, namely those in China and Indonesia.
4.
Invite those countries in a position to do so, individually or collectively, on a bilateral
or multilateral basis, to provide financial resources and/or technically qualified person(s)
recruited from government, the private sector or environmental NGOs to collaborate in the
establishment of centres for which sites have been agreed upon and in this connection take note
of the offer from ICC to collaborate on this matter.
5.
Invite those countries in a position to do so, individually or collectively, on a bilateral
or multilateral basis, to provide financial resources and/or technically qualified person(s)
recruited from government, the private sector or environmental NGOs to collaborate in the
undertaking of studies for Africa and Western Asia. The interest expressed by representatives
from ICC and UNIDO regarding collaboration on this matter should be followed up.
6.
Invite the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Organization for Industrial
Development (UNIDO) and the United Nations regional economic commissions, to assist the
Parties to the Basel Convention and the Secretariat in the completion of remaining studies as
well as assisting and collaborating in the process of establishing centres for training and
technology transfer in all five regions. It also invites the World Bank, Regional and Sub
regional Development Banks, GEF, United Nations Department of Policy Coordination and
Sustainable Development (UN-DPCSD) as well as the private sector to assist in the
establishment of these centres.
7.
Invite the Technical Working Group to cooperate on the establishment of the regional
centres for training and technology transfer regarding the management of hazardous wastes and
other wastes and the minimization of their generation within the framework of the Basel
Convention as a major component in capacity building activities particularly in developing
countries and countries with economies in transition.
8.
Note that a component of the work of the regional/sub-regional centres should be to
provide advice on the avoidance of inappropriate technology transfer and encouragement of
cleaner technologies and sound hazardous waste management practices.
Further note, that Senegal has indicated its interest in being considered for selection
9.
as a sub-regional centre for French-speaking countries in Africa.
10.
Request the Secretariat to report to the third session of the Open-ended Ad Hoc
Committee or to another appropriate body on progress made in the establishment of regional
centres on training and technology transfer in Latin America and the Caribbean, in Asia, in
Central and Eastern Europe, in Africa and in Western Asia.
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Decision III/20
Training and seminars related to the Basel Convention
The Conference,
Referring to decision 11/20 of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties,
wishes to:
Request the Secretariat to continue developing training programmes, including curricula
1.
at national level in collaboration with national authorities, and organizing national and regional
training activities on the implementation of the Basel Convention in collaboration with UNEP
and other international organizations and as far as possible within the framework of the
regional/sub-regional centres for training and technology transfer presently being established
under the Basel Convention.
2.
Also request the Secretariat to continue promoting public awareness on the aims of the
Basel Convention through for example participation in related international conferences,
symposia and seminars and by publishing newsletters and other publications/material in this
field.
Urge Parties to contribute to the Technical Cooperation Trust Fund to assist developing
3.
countries Parties in the implementation of the Basel Convention and invite all Parties who are
in a position to do so to contribute to the Trust Funds to cover the costs of participation of
developing country representatives at meetings and seminars organized by the Secretariat of
the Basel Convention, or in kind through i.a. the provision of resource persons for the
organization of seminars, workshops and training programmes.
Also invite Parties to collaborate with each other on a bilateral basis in the development
4.
and implementation of training programmes as well as public awareness activities on the
implementation of the Basel Convention.
Decision III/21
Technical assistance under the Basel Convention
including for the Implementation of Agenda 21
The Conference,
Recalling decision 1/23 of the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties and
decisions 11/20 and 11/21 of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties:
1•
Invites Parties and non-Parties as well as interested IGOs to provide financial resources
to the Technical Cooperation Trust Fund to enable the Secretariat of the Basel Convention to
assist developing countries and countries with economies in transition effectively in
implementing the Convention including through activities in Agenda 21 of direct relevance to
the Convention.
2.
Also invites Parties, non-Parties and relevant international organizations to contribute
in kind to activities to be carried out for developing countries and countries with economies
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in transition in the field of environmentally sound management of hazardous by providing
resource persons, experts in hazardous waste related issues, to advise these countries as
required in strengthening their institutional capacities for the implementation of the Basel
Convention and/or to provide in-service training for experts from these countries.
3.
Invites Parties and other countries to consider providing support directly on a bilateral
basis for project proposals and requests for assistance received from Panics which are
developing countries and countries with economies in transition through the Secretariat of the
Basel Convention and keep the Secretariat informed on the implementation of activities in this
respect.
Decision III/22
Cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency
The Conference,
Recalling decision II/11 of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties:
Welcomes the preparation by the IAEA of a draft Convention on Safety of Management
of Radioactive Wastes.
1.
2.
Requests the Secretariat of the Basel Convention to continue its cooperation with the
IAEA in particular in the preparation of a draft Convention on Safety of Management of
Radioactive Wastes particularly in relation to the question of the inclusion of low-level
radioactive wastes in its scope.
Further requests the Secretariat of the Basel Convention to report to the fourth meeting
3.
of the Conference of the Parties on the progress made on the Secretariat of the Basel
Convention's cooperation with IAEA on the elaboration of the draft Convention on Safety of
Management of Radioactive Wastes.
Decision III/23
Relationship of the Basel Convention and the London Convention, 1972
The Conference,
Recalling decisions II/7 and 11/22 of the second meeting of the Conference of the
Parties:
1.
Invites Parties to the London Convention, 1972, which are not Parties to the Basel
Convention to become Parties in order to facilitate the coordination between the two
Conventions;
2.
Welcomes the decisions by the 16th Consultative Meeting of the London Convention,
1972, to prohibit the dumping of industrial wastes and radioactive wastes and other radioactive
matter at sea, as well as the incineration at sea of’industrial wastes and sewage sludge;
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3.
Requests the Secretariat of the Basel Convention to continue its cooperation with the
Consultative Meeting of the London Convention, 1972 and the IMO in the preparatory process
for the amendment of the London Convention, 1972 in order to achieve the goal of
coordination between the two Conventions and to report to the fourth meeting of the
Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention;
4.
Further requests the Secretariat of the Basel Convention to continue to cooperate with
the Consultative Meeting of the London Convention, 1972 and the IMO with a view to
ensuring that there is no duplication of activities to be carried out under both the Basel and the
London Conventions, and with a view to ensuring their complementarity;
5.
Also requests the Secretariat of the Basel Convention to further investigate, in
cooperation with the Consultative Meeting of the London Convention, 1972 and the IMO, the
impact of the ban of the disposal of industrial wastes at sea on the treatment and disposal of
hazardous waste on land, which might affect their transboundary movement.
Decision III/24
Cooperation between the International Maritime Organization and the Basel
Convention, in the review of existing rules, regulations and practices with respect to
transport of hazardous wastes by sea
The Conference,
Referring to decision 11/24 of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties
wishes to:
1.
Request SBC to further strengthen its cooperation with IMO and other relevant UN
bodies, such as the UN Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, the UN
Economic Commission for Europe (UN-ECE), the Inter-organization Programme of Sound
Management of Chemicals, and the International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) with
a view to bringing them to participate fully and to contribute to the work undertaken by the
Technical Working Group on hazard characterization of wastes subject to the Basel Convention
and to pursue work on harmonization of criteria for the classification of hazardous wastes.
2.
Further request SBC to continue its cooperation in this field with the IMO as well as
with other intergovernmental organizations, in particular, OECD and the European
Commission;
Also request that the cooperation of SBC on the subject of harmonization of criteria for
the classification of hazardous wastes be extended to concerned non-governmental
organizations and the private sector, particularly the Council of the Federation of European
Chemical Industries (CEFIC); the Oil Companies' European Organization for Environmental
and Health Protection (CONC AWE); European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of
Chemicals (ECETOC), and International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation
Association (IPIECA).
3.
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Decision III/25
Follow-up to UNEP Governing Council decisions concerning environmentally sound
management of hazardous wastes
The Conference,
Referring to decision II/9 of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties,
wishes to:
Appreciate the work done by the Secretariat of the Basel Convention on the
1.
Implementation of the three UNEP Governing Council 17 Decisions, namely:
17/5 - Application of environmental norms by military establishments;
17/13 - Carriage of irradiated nuclear fuel by sea; and
17/18 - Environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes.
2.
Request the Secretariat of the Basel Convention to cooperate with UNEP Headquarters
and its Regional Offices in the fields related to subjects covered by the above referred to
UNEP 17th Governing Council Decisions to the extent to which the activities of the above
three subject areas are covered by the provisions of the Basel Convention and decision of its
Contracting Parties.
Decision III/26
Cooperation with UN bodies, specialized agencies and regional systems and
organizations
The Conference.
Referring to decision 11/23 of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties,
wishes to:
1.
Request SBC to continue its cooperation with the following organizations in order to
pursue the fulfilment of the objectives and obligations of the Convention, in particular:
United Nations bodies and specialized agencies, namely: UNCETDG, UN-CHS
(Habitat), UNCTAD, UN-DHA, UN-DPCSD, UNDP, ILZSG, UNEP,
UNITAR, UN Regional Commissions (ECA; ECE; ECLAC; ESCAP;
ESCWA), the World Bank and FAO, IAEA, ILO, IMO, PAHO, UNIDO and
WHO;
Other intergovernmental organizations such as CARICOM, CEPIS, the
Commonwealth, CPPS. Interpol, IOPC Fund, NATO, OAU, OECD, ROPME,
SPF. SPREP and WCO:
Political and/or economic integration organizations such as the European
Community.
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i)
with UN-CETDG and UN-ECE on matters concerning recommendations, rules
and regulations governing the transport of hazardous wastes and on harmonization of
criteria for environmentally hazardous substances including waste, in the area of the
hazard characterization of wastes subject to the Basel Convention and on the work of
UN-ECE/EUROSTAT developing standard terminology for waste and recycling;
ii)
with FAO and UNIDO, and in cooperation with UNEP/IRPTC. on the
environmentally sound disposal of obsolete and unwanted pesticides stock in developing
countries;
iii)
with ILO on exchange of information on cleaner production issues as a means
to minimize hazardous wastes arising and consequences for occupational health and
safety;
iv)
with WHO in the preparation of Technical Guidelines for clinical wastes (Y1)
as recommended by the Technical Working Group, in the development of training
programmes concerning or related to the effects of hazardous wastes on health and in
the establishment of regional or sub-regional centres for training and technology
transfer;
v)
with OECD in the work of its Waste Management Policy Group in particular
regarding separate identification of hazardous wastes in the Harmonized System of the
World Customs Organization, the environmentally sound management of hazardous
wastes destined for recovery operations, training and waste minimization. In the
preparation of technical guidelines for the environmentally sound management of
hazardous wastes subject to the Basel Convention and the establishment of regional
centres for training and technology transfer;
vi)
with WCO in cooperation with OECD and the EC, in the separate identification
of wastes subject to the Convention in the Harmonized System, with the WCO and its
Contracting Parties to accelerate its work on the inclusion into the Harmonized System
of the WCO of the entries for hazardous wastes covered by the Basel Convention and
to accelerate its work on the modalities of this inclusion;
vii)
with the EC on the preparation of technical guidelines for the environmentally
sound management of wastes subject to the Basel Convention, on the separate
identification of wastes covered by the Convention in the Harmonized System and on
hazard characterization of wastes within the framework of the Convention;
viii) with ICC, BIAC and other private sector and business organizations in the area
of hazard characterization of the wastes subject to the Convention, oh the preparation
of technical guidelines, on the development of the Protocol on Liability and
Compensation, and on the establishment of regional centres for training and technology
transfer.
2.
Appeal to the United Nations bodies, specialized agencies and organizations and other
international and regional organizations to consider joint collaboration including financing
projects with the SBC for the implementation of the Basel Convention, to provide resource
persons for training courses or technical assistance missions organized through the SBC and
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to keep SBC informed about hazardous waste related activities organized by them such as
training courses in order to forward such information to the Parties of the Basel Convention.
Decision III/27
Cooperation between the Basel Convention and the activities undertaken at the global
level leading to the development of the legally binding instrument on trade in
hazardous chemicals including the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) concept.
The Conference,
1.
Requests the Secretariat to cooperate with the government-designated group of experts
on Prior Informed Consent (PIC) for hazardous chemicals convened by UNEP in cooperation
with FAO in accordance with UNEP Governing Council decision 18/12 to enable the group
to benefit from the experience gained in the implementation of the Basel Convention;
2.
Invites Parties to provide assistance or guidance to the Secretariat on this matter;
3.
Further requests the Secretariat to report on progress to the fourth meeting of the
Conference of the Parties.
Decision III/28
Institutional, financial and procedural arrangements
The Conference,
Referring to decision 11/27 of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties,
Having considered the experience of the work of the Extended Bureau and the
Secretariat of the Basel Convention during the period between the second and third meetings
of the Conference of the Parties,
I.
Institutional arrangements
1.
Decides, with reference to its decision 11/27, that its extended Bureau should also
include the persons elected to chair the Open-ended Ad Hoc Committee, the Technical
Working Group and the Ad Hoc Working Group of Legal and Technical Expens, subject to
the provision that if a national of one State would otherwise occupy more than one position on
the Extended Bureau, the relevant regional group may nominate a representative of another
State to fill the other seat on the Bureau.
A
2.
Requests the extended Bureau to initiate work on the development of a Memorandum
of Understanding between the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention and UNEP,
as host organization of its Secretariat.
3.
Decides to name the head of the Secretariat "Executive Secretary" instead of
"Coordinator" with a view to easing the comparison with the nomenclature used by other
global environmental conventions.
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4.
In accordance with paragraph 8 of the Terms of Reference for the administration of the
Trust Funds for the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of
Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, authorizes the Executive Secretary to make transfers,
between each of the main appropriation lines set out in the budget, up to the aggregate limit
of 15 per cent of the total estimated expenditure for those appropriation lines, provided that
a further limitation of up to minus 25 per cent of each such appropriation lines shall apply.
5.
Requests the travel arrangements for participants to follow the UN rules.
IL Financial arrangements
6.
Expresses its concern over the delays in payment of the agreed contributions by Parties
as well as the voluntary contributions by Parties and non-Parties according to the. agreements
reached at the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties in accordance with which: "all
contributions are due to be paid in the year immediately preceding the year to which the
contributions relate".
7.
Approves the budget for the Trust Fund for the Implementation of the Basel Convention
in the amount of USS 2,854,805 to be met from the allocated scale of assessments, and an
additional amount of US$1,096,395 as voluntary contributions for 1997 (Annex I to this
decision).
Approves the budget for the Trust Fund for the Implementation of the Basel Convention
8.
in the amount of USS 2,940.449 to be met from the allocated scale of assessments, and an
additional amount of US$1,129,291 as voluntary contributions for 1998 (Annex II to this
decision).
Approves the budget for the Technical Cooperation Trust Fund to Assist Developing
Countries subject to voluntary contributions (Annex III to this decision).
9.
10.
Approves. as attached in Annex IV to this decision, the document on financial
implications of decisions of the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel
Convention for 1997, which is expected to be reviewed on a continuous basis by the meetings
of the Extended Bureau to the Basel Convention subject to priorities set up by the Institutional
and Legal as well as Technical Working Groups of the third meeting of the Conference of the
Parties and subject to availability of funds.
11.
Invites Parties to notify the Secretariat of the Basel Convention of all contributions
made to the Basel Convention Trust Funds at the time such payments are made.
12.
Invites the Executive Director to request that the collection of contributions to the Trust
Funds of the Basel Convention is done through the existing Geneva UNEP bank account and
is managed by the Geneva located financial services so that the collection and control of funds
is made more efficient and effective.
13.
Welcomes the decision by the UNEP/GC. 18 adopted in May 1995 to provide strategic,
scientific, technical and administrative support to the implementation of the Basel Convention
for the biennium 1996-1997 at the level of USS 446.000 and suggests that priority should be
given to the implementation of the decisions on the establishment of regional or sub-regional
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centres for training and technology transfer regarding the management of hazardous wastes and
other wastes and the minimization of their generation and on training and seminars related to
the Basel Convention.
14.
Requests the Executive Director of UNEP to advance funds to the Basel Convention
on a reimbursable basis for operational requirements, including for technical cooperation
activities to avoid disruption of the activities carried out under the Basel Convention that would
result from delays in payment by the Panies of their pledged contributions.
15.
Takes note of the recommendation by the Executive Director of UNEP to channel all
funding related to the implementation of the Convention through one, consolidated Trust Fund.
16.
Notes with appreciation the agreement by the Executive Director of UNEP to extend
the two Trust Funds to the Basel Convention for 1999-2000 and 2001-2002 and mutatis
mutandis the Terms of Reference for their administration as adopted by the First Meeting of
the Conference of the Parties (Annex II to decision 1/7), and to ensure ex-post-facto approval
of the UNEP Governing Council for these extensions according to paragraph 19 of the Terms
of Reference, subject to the further development of the Memorandum of Understanding.
17.
Further notes that the Executive Director of UNEP will provide the Bureau with a
report on the implementation of paragraph 16 of the Terms of Reference of the Trust Funds
for the Basel Convention by May for every previous year to ensure the transparency of the use
of funds of the Contracting Parties and with the annual certified accounts for the year and a
report of activities under the Convention as required by paragraph 17 of the Terms of
Reference.
18.
Invites the Executive Director of UNEP to consult with the Secretary General of the
United Nations on the procedures to be followed to modify the decision of the UN General
Assembly regarding the 13 per cent charged to earmarked contributions and consequently not
making any overhead charges on expenditures in the Trust Fund for Technical Assistance to
Developing Countries.
19.
Requests the Secretariat of the Basel Convention to ensure the implementation of all
decisions adopted by the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties within the approved
budgets for 1996 and for 1997/1998. ensuring that the only limiting factors in the
implementation of the decision would be the availability of financial resources in the Trust
Funds.
III. Procedural arrangements
20.
Reiterates its previous requests to the Secretariat to secure the lowest possible costs for
the translation, reproduction and dispatch of the documents for the meetings of the Conference
of the Parties and its subsidiary bodies.
Decides that the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties will be held in
21.
September/October 1997.
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COMPONENT WISE PRESENTATION OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 1997
(in thousand US$)
ANNEX I TO DECISION 111/28
TRUST FUND FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BASEL CONVENTION FOR 1997
To be reviewed in the light of priorities agreed by the third COP and subject to availability of funds.
;
1997
10 PERSONNEL COMPONEN I__________________________________________ _
1100 Professional Staff (Title & Grade)
_____________________________ ___
I
__________ 1101 Executive Secretary (D-l)
__________________________________
__________ 1102 Senior Programme Officer - Training and Technological Matters (P-5)
__________ 1103 Senior Programme Officer - Legal Advice and Support, Secretary of theLegal Working Group (P-5)
__________ 1104 Senior Programme Officer - Scientific, Secretary of the Technical Working_
Group (P-5)
181.1
166.1
166.1
166.1
__________ 1105 Information Officcr/Documentalist (P-3) __________________________________________________
__________ 1106 Programme Officer - Technical Cooperation and Training (P-3)
_
__________ 1107 Programme Officer - Capacity-building and Liaison (P-2)
122.2
122.2
098.5
000.0
__________ 1108 Lund Management Officer* (P-3)
1199 Sub-total Professional Staff
1022.3
1200 Consultants______________________________________________
M
1201 Legal Advice and Support (4 4- travel and PSA)___________________
______ 1202 Capacity-building (5 + travel and PSA)__________________________
______ 1203 Scientific Advice (4 + travel and PSA)__________________________
1204 Technical Assistance and Technological Matters (5 + travel and PSA)
040.0
1299 .Sub-total Consultants
180.0
1300 Administrative Support (Title & Grade)**___________________________
1301 Administralive Assistant (G-6/G-7)___________________________
______ 1302 Senior Secretary - Executive Secretary (G-5)___________________
1303 Secretary - Legal Advice and Support and Capacity building (G-4)
120.0
000.0
050.0
040.0
050.0
______ 1304 Secretary - Scientific, Technical Working Group (G 4)__________
1305 Secretary - Technical and Technological Matters (G-4)__________
1306 Database Opcrator/Pocumentation Control/Library Assistant (G-4)
1320 Temporary Assistance - Meetings____________________________
093.0
093.0
093.0
093.0
060.0
1399 Sub-total Administrative Support_________________________________
552.0
* To be provided by UNEP from the OTL fund.
♦* UNEP will provide a contribution for administrative assistant (G-4/5) from the OTL fund.
Please note that the above gross amounts are agreed by the member States of the United Nations at the General Assembly and revised on a regular basis by its Fifth Committee
- "Financial". These are published in the "Standard Salary Costs" and apply to UN staff members. They include the salary plus common staff costs; the latter includes pension
to which the staff member normally contributes 7.9 per cent of the gross salary, medical subsidy, insurance, dependency allowance, language allowance and, in the case of
internationally recruited staff, also includes additional potential expenditures i.e. home leave, education grant, removal costs, etc. It should be noted that the "Standard Salary
Costs" differ according to duty station; Geneva being similar to Tokyo and Vienna is one of the highest. Each staff member pays every month back to the UN "staff
assessment" which represents almost 20-25 per cent of the gross salary.
COMPONENT WISE PRESENTATION OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 1997
(in thousand US$)
ANNEX I TO DECISION 111/28
TRUST FUND FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BASEL CONVENTION FOR 1997
To be reviewed in (he light of priorities agreed by the third COP and subject to availability of funds.
1997
1600 Travel on Official Business
___________________ _____ ________________________________________________________________________
1601 15 meetings organized by IGOs and other bodies (DPCSI), EU, IAEA. IMO. EC 1972. Ministers. OECD, UNEP, UN Reg. Com., WCO)
______ 1602 Presentations al seminars and at training sessions (6 missions)__________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________ ________
______ 1603 Travel related to technology centres (5 missions)
______ 1604 Travel on technical assistance (5 missions)_________________ ___________________________________________________________ _____
______ 1605 Cooperation with Regional Conventions on management of hazardous wastes (3 missions)__________________________________________
050.0
025.0
025.0
025.0
015.0
1699 Suh-tntal T ravel on Official Business
140.0
20 SUB-CON URACT COMPONENT
2100 Suh-contracl Component
__________ 2101 Information System
2199 Sub-total Sub-contracts
NJ
GJ
200.0
200.0
30 -MEETINGS AND CONFERENCI-S________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________
3300 Travel and PSA Costs of Participants_________ ______________ '
__________ 3301 2 meetings per year - Extended Bureau (5 peoplc/3 days)
_____________________________________________
3302 3 meetings per biennium 1997-1998 - Informal Legal Group (10 people/3 days) (50% cost reflected per annum)___________________________
3303 3 meetings per biennium 1997-1998 - Informal T echnical Group (10 pcoplc/3 days) (50% cost reflected per annum)_______________________
3304 3 meetings per biennium 1997-1998 - Prevention of Illegal Traffic (10 pcoplc/3 days) - one global and one regional (50% reflected per annum)
3399 Sub-total Meetings and Conferences
____________________________________________________
_____________
050.0
075.0
075.0
075.0
275.0
34 SERVICING COSTS________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ___________________________
3400 Senicinf! Costs including Pre- and Post-session Documents_______________________________________
__________________________
__________ 3401 Conference of the Parties (6 languages, 5 working days. I working group)___________ __ __________________________ ___ _____________________________
3402 Open-ended Ad Hoc Committee (English only. 3 working days, I working group)
__________ 3403 3 meetings per biennium 1997-1998 - Liability & Compensation Working Group (Eng, only, 3 working days, 1 working group) (50% cost reflected per annum)
34043 meetings per biennium 1997-1998 - Technical Working Group (English only. 3 working days. 1 working group) (50% cost reflected per annum)
3405 2 meetings per year - Extended Bureau (English only, 3 working days)
_ _________________________
__________________________
3406 3 meetings per biennium 1997-1998 - Informal Legal Group (English only, 3 working days) (50% cost reflected per annum)
3407 3 meetings per biennium 1997-1998 - Informal Technical Group (English only. 3 working days) (50% cost reflected per annum)_________________________
3408 3 meetings per biennium 1997-1998 - Prevention of Illegal TrafTtc (Imglish only, 3 working days) (50% cost reflected per annum)_________________________
.3499 Suh-total Servicing Costs
BC97.XLS
600.0
000.0
015.0
015.0
010.0
007.0
007.0
012.0
666.0
_______________________________
COMPONENT WISE PRESENTATION OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 1997
(in thousand US$)
ANNEX I TO DECISION 111/28
TRUST FUND FOR THF, IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BASEL CONVENTION FOR 1997
To be reviewed in the lipht of priorities agreed by (he third COP and subject to availability of funds.
1997
40 EQUIPMENT AND PREMISES COMI’ONENT
4100 Expendable Equipment
__________ 4101 Office Supplies________________
__________ 4102 Library Acquisitions___________
4103 Computer Software
4199 Sub-total Expendable Equipment
010.0
010.0
003.0
023.0
4200 Non-expendahle Equipment__________
______4201 Computers_________________
______4202 Printers____________________
______4203 Office Furniture_____________
______4204 Audio-visual Equipment_______
4205 Fax Machine
4299 Suh-tofal Noii-cxpcndahic Equipment
015.0
005.0
005.0
004.0
005.0
034.0
4300 Premises___________________________
______ 4301 Rent_______________________________
______ 4302 Building Maintenance (including cleaning)
4303 Security Services
______ 4304 Ulililics (gas, electricity, etc.)__________
4305 Insurance___________________________
4399 Sub-total Premises
000.0
023.5
000.0
024.0
005.0
052.5
50 MISCELLANEOUS COMPONENT___________
5100 Operation and Maintenance of Equipment
_______ 5101 Computers/Printers_____________
______ 5102 Photocopiers (including rental)
______ 5103 Other Operational Costs_________
5199 Sub-total Maintenance of Equipment
5200 Reporting Costs_________________________________________
_____ 5201 Newsletter -4 issues, 1000 copies (including distribution)
_____ 5202 SBC Scries - 8 documents, 1000 copies (reproduction only)
______ 5203 Yearly Report Booklet (printed)_______________________
______ 5204 Text of Convention, Decisions and Status of Ratifications
5299 Sub-total Reporting
BC97.XLS
005.0
035.0
005.0
045.0
020.0
040.0
010.0
025.0
095.0
COMPONENT WISE PRESENTATION OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 1997
(in thousand US$)
ANNEX I TO DECISION 111/28
TRUST FUND FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BASEL CONVENTION FOR 1997
To be reviewed in the light of priorities agreed by the third COP and subject to availability of funds.
1997
5300 Sundries____________________________________________
5301 Communications (telephone, fax, e-mail, internet, etc.)
5302 Freight Charges
5303 Other
5399 Sub total Sundry
~
075.0
015.0
005.0
095.0
5400 Hospitality
to
cn
549.9 Sub-total Hospitality
015.0
015.0
99 TOTAL Ol’F.RATlONAL COSTS
3394.8
5401 Hospitality
Contingencies (3% of Total Operational Costs)
101.8
GRAND 'I’OTAL OPERATIONAL COSTS
3496.6
13% Programme Support Costs
454.6
3951.2
BC97.XLS
TRUST FUND FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BASEL CONVENTION
for 1997 (based on 1996 budget plus 10% increase)
CONTRIBUTORS
UN SCALE OF
PERCENTAGES
ADJUSTED
1997
ASSESSMENT
ADJUSTED TO
PERCENTAGE
CONTRIBUTIONS
EXCLUDE NON
WITH 259?
(USS)
CONTRIBUTORS
CEILING
CONSIDERED
1
Antigua and Barbuda
0.01
4
2
3
0.00
0.00
0
Argentina
0.48
0.48
0.66
18,981
Australia
1.48
1.48
2.05
58,524
0.87
0.87
1.21
34,402
0
Austria
Bahamas
0.02
0.00
0.00
Bahrain
0.02
0.00
0.00
0
Bangladesh
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
39.938
Barbados
Belgium
1.01
1.01
1.40
Brazil
1.62
1.62
2.24
64.060
122,979
Canada
3.11
3.11
4.31
Chile
0.08
0.00
0.00
0
29.262
China
0.74
0.74
1.03
Comores
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Costa Rica
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Cote d’Ivoire
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
0
0
Croatia
0.09
0.00
0.00
Cuba
0.05
0.00
0.00
Cyprus
0.03
0.00
0.00
0
Czech Republic
0.25
0.25
0.35
9.886
Denmark
0.72
0.72
1.00
28,471
Ecuador
0.02
0.00
0.00
0
Egypt
0.08
0.00
0.00
0
El Salvador
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
0.00
0.00
0
Estonia
0.04
Finland
0.62
0.62
0.86
24.517
France
6.42
6.42
8.89
253.866
Germany
9.06
9.06
12.55
358.260
Greece
0.38
0.38
0.53
15,026
Guatemala
0.02
0.00
0.00
0
Guinea
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Hungary
0.14
0.14
0.19
5,536
Iceland
0.03
0.00
0.00
0
12.258
India
0.31
0.31
0.43
Indonesia
0.14
0.14
0.19
5.536
Iran
0.45
0.45
0.62
17,794
Ireland
0.21
0.21
0.29
8,304
Israel
0.27
0.27
0.37
10.677
Italy
5.25
5.25
7.27
207.601
Japan
15.65
15.65
21.68
618.849
Jordan
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
7,513
0
Kuwait
0.19
0.19
0.26
Latvia
0.08
0.00
0.00
ASSESS97.XLS
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CONTRIBUTORS
UN SCALE OF
PERCENTAGES
ADJUSTED
1997
ASSESSMENT
ADJUSTED TO
PERCENTAGE
CONTRIBUTIONS
EXCLUDE NON
WITH 25 S
(USS)
CONTRIBUTORS
CEILING
CONSIDERED
1
2
3
4
Lebanon
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Liechtenstein
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Luxembourg
0.07
0.00
0.00
0
0.00
0.00
0
Malawi
0.01
Malaysia
0.14
0.14
0.19
5.536
Maldives
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Mauritius
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Mexico
0.79
0.79
1.09
31.239
Monaco
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Namibia
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Netherlands .
1.59
1.59
2.20
62.873
Neu Zealand
0.24
0.24
0.33
9.490
Nigeria
0.11
0.11
0.15
4.350
Norway
0.56
0.56
0.78
22.144
Oman
0.04
0.00
0.00
0
Pakistan
0.06
0.00
0.00
0
Panama
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Papua New Guinea
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Peru
0.06
0.00
0.00
0
Philippines
0.06
0.00
0.00
0
Poland
0.33
0.33
0.46
13.049
Portugal
0.28
0.28
0.39
11.072
Qatar
0.04
0.00
0.00
0
Republic of Korea
0.82
0.82
1.14
32.425
Romania
0.15
0.15
0.21
5.931
Russian Federation
4.27
4.27
5.91
168.849
Saint Kills and Nevis
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Saint Lucia
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Saudi Arabia
0.71
0.71
0.98
28.076
Senegal
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Seychelles
o.<n
0.00
0.00
0
Slovakia
0.08
0.00
0.00
0
Slovenia
0.07
0.00
0.00
0
0.32
0.44
12.654
94.112
South Africa
0.32
Spain
2.38
2.38
3.30
Sri Lanka
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Sweden
1.23
1.23
1.70
48.638
Switzerland
1.21
1.21
1.68
47.847
Syrian Arab Republic
0.05
0.00
0.00
0
Trinidad and Tobago
0.03
0.00
0.00
0
Turkey
0.38
0.38
0.53
15,026
United Arab Emirates
0.'19
. 0.19
0.26
7.513
7.37
210.369
United Kingdom
5.32
5.32
United Republic of Tanzania
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Uruguay
0.04
0.00
0.00
0
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
0.00
0
Viet Nam
Zaire
ASSESS97.XLS
0.00
0.01
27
CONTRIBUTORS
UN SCALE OF
ASSESSMENT
PERCENTAGES
ADJUSTED
1997
ADJUSTED TO
PERCENTAGE
CONTRIBUTIONS
EXCLUDE NON
WITH 25 7c
(USS)
CONTRIBUTORS
CEILING
CONSIDERED
4
1
2
3
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
EEC
2.50
2.50
2.50
71,370
Total
74.32
KM
100.00
2,854>005
Zambia
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
120,000
Switzerland
United States of America
80,000
Others
896,395
■
ASSESS97.XLS
28
3,951,200
COMPONENT-WISE PRESENTATION OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 1998
(in thousand US$)
ANNEX li TO DECISION 111/28
TKUST FUND FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BASEL CONVENTION FOR 1998
To be reviewed in the light of priorities agreed by the third COP and subject to availability of funds.
1998
10 PERSONNEL COMPONENT__________________________________________________
1100 Professional Staff (Title A Grade)______________ __________________________
_________ 1101 Executive Secretary (0-1)_________________________________________
1102 Senior Programme Officer - Training and Technological Matters (P-5)
_________ 1103 Senior Programme Officer - Legal Advice and Support, Secretary of the Legal Working Group (P-5)
_________ 1104 Senior Programme Officer - Scientific, Secretary of the Technical Working Group (P-5)__________
_________ 1105 Information Officer/Pocumentalist (P-3)_______________________________________________
__________ 1106 Programme Officer - Technical Cooperation and Training (P-3)_____________________________
.___ 1107 Programme Officer - Capacity-building and Liaison (P-2)_________________________________
__________1108 Fund Management Officer* (P-3)__________________________ _________________________
1199 Sub-total Professional Staff
190.5
174.5
174,5
174.5
128,3
128.3
103.5
000.0
1074.1
1200 Consultants____________________________________________________
_____ 1201 Legal Advice and Support (10 4- travel and PSA)________ ._________
_____ 1202 Capacity-building (10 4- travel and PSA)__________ _____________
_____ 1203 Scientific Advice (10 + travel and PSA)________________________
_____ 1204 Technical Assistance and Technological Matters (10 4- travel and PSA)
1299 Sub-total Consultants
100.0
1000
100.0
100.0
400.0
1300 Administrative Support (Title &. Grade)*__________________________
_____ 1301 Administrative Assistant (G-6/G-7)_________________________
_____ 1302 Senior Secretary - Executive Secretary (G-5)_________________
_____ 1303 Secretary - Legal Advice and Support and Capacity-building (G-4)
_____ 1304 Secretary - Scientific, Technical Working Group (G-4)_________
_____ 1305 Secretary - Technical and Technological Matters (G-4)_________
_____ 1306 Database Operator/Documentation Control/Library Assistant (G-4)
_____ 1320 Temporary Assistance - Meetings__________________________
1399 Sub-total Administrative Support
126 0
000.0
097.7
097,7
097.7
097.7
063.0
579.8
♦ To be provided by UNEP from the OTL fund.
♦♦ UNEP will provide a contribution for administrative assistant (G-4/5) from the OTL fund.
Please note dial the above gross amounts are agreed by the member States of the United Nations at the Genera! Assembly and revised on a regular basis by its Firth Committee
- "Financial". These are published in the "Standard Salary Costs" and apply to UN staff members. They include the salary plus common staff costs; the latter includes pension
to which the staff member normally contributes 7.9 per cent of the gross salary, medical subsidy, insurance, dependency allowance, language allowance and, in the case of
internationally recruited staff, also includes additional potential expenditures i.e. home leave, education grant,, removal costs, etc. It should be noted tliat the "Standard Salary
Costs" differ according to duty station; Geneva being similar to Tokyo and Vienna is one of the liighest. Each staff member pays every month back to the UN "staff
assessment" wliich represents almost 20-25 per cent of the gross salary.
COMPONENT WISE PRESENTATION OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 1998
(in thousand US$)
1998
1600 Travel on Official Business___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______1605 Cooperation with Regional Conventions on management of hazardous wastes (3 missions)____________________________________________
052.5
026.5
026.5
026.5
015.9
1699 Sub-total Travel on Official Business
147.9
______ 1601 15 meetings organized by IGOs and other bodies (DPCSD, EU, IAEA, IMO, LC 1972, Ministers, OECD, UNEP, UN Reg. Com., WCO)
______ 1602 Presentations at seminars and at training sessions (5 missions)_____________________________________________________________________
______ 1603 Travel related to technology centres (5 missions)
_______1604 Travel on technical assistance (5 missions)
________________________________________________________________ _____________
20 SUB CONTRACT COMPONENT_____________________________________________________________
2100 Sub-contract Component____________________________________________________________
210.0
260.0
___________ 2101 Information System______________________________________________________________
___________ 2102 Assistance to developing countries in development of information system (26 countries)
470.0
2199 Sub-total Sub-contracts
30 MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________
3300 Travel and PSA Costs of Participants______________________________________________________
052.5
075.0
075.0
075.0
277.5
___________ 3301 2 meetings per year - Extended Bureau (5 people/3 days)_____________________________________________________________________ __
___________ 3302 3 meetings per biennium 1997-1998 - Informal Legal Group (10 peoplc/3 days) (50% cost reflected per annum)_________________________________
___________ 3303 3 meetings per biennium 1997-1998 - Informal Technical Group (10 people/3 days) (50% cost reflected per annum)____________________________
GJ
O
___________ 3304 3 meetings per biennium 1997-1998 - Prevention of Illegal Traffic (10 people/3 days) - one global and one regional (50% cost reflected per annum)
3399 Sub-total Meetings and Conferences
34 SERVICING COSTS______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
'________
3400 Servicing Costs including Pre- and Post-session Documents_________________________________________________________________
000.0
050.0
015.0
3403 3 meetings per biennium 1997-1998 - Liability & Compensation Working Group (Eng, only, 3 working days, 1 working group) (50% cost reflected per annum)
015.0
___ 3404 3 meetings per biennium 1997-1998 - Technical Working Group (English only, 3 working days, I working group) (50%> cost reflected per annum)___________
010.5
__________ 3405 2 meetings per year - Extended Bureau (English only, 3 working days)
007.0
________ 3406 3 meetings per biennium 1997-1998 - Informal Legal Group (English only, 3 working days) (50% cost reflected per annum)_______________________________
007.0
3407 3 meetings per biennium 1997-1998 - Informal Technical Group (English only, 3 working days) (50% cost reflected per annum)
012.0
3408 3 meetings per biennium 1997-1998 - Prevention of Illegal Traffic (English only, 3 working days) (50% cost reflected per annum)
___________ 3401 Conference of the Parties (6 languages, 5 working days, I working group)______________________________________________________________
___________ 3402 Open-ended Ad Hoc Committee (English only, 3 working days, 1 working group)
3499 Sub-total Servicing Costs
BC98.XLS
__ ______________________
116.5
COMPONENT-WISE PRESENTATION OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 1998
(in thousand USS)
1998
40 EQUIPMENT AND PREMISES COMPONENT
4100 Expendable Equipment_______________
___________ 4101 Office Supplies________________
___________4102 Library Acquisitions___________
___________4103 Computer Software___________
4199 Sub-total Expendable Equipment
GJ
4200 Non expendable Equipment___________
______ 4201 Computers___________________
______ 4202 Printers______________________
______ 4203 Office Furniture_______________
______ 4204 Audio visual Equipment________
______ 4205 Fax Machine_________________
4299 Sub-total Non-expendable Equipment
010.0
002.0
005.0
004 0
000.0
021.0
4300 Premises___________________________ __________________________
4301 Rent (covered till second quarter of 1998 by host government)*
______ 4302 Building Maintenance (including cleaning)__________________
______ 4303 Security Services________________________________________
______ 4304 Utilities (gas, electricity, etc.)_____________________________
______ 4305 -Insurance_______________________________________________
4399 Sub-total Premises
074.0
024.5
000.0
025.2
005.3
129.0
50 MISCELLANEOUS COMPONENT____________
5100 Operation and Maintenance of Equipment
___________ 5101 Computers/Printcrs______________
___________ 5102 Photocopiers (including rental)
___________ 5103 Other Operational Costs__________
5199 Sub-total Maintenance of Equipment
0
0*
/1
010.5
010.5
003.2
024.2
5200 Reporting Costs____________________________________________
______ 5201 Newsletter - 4 issues, 1000 copies (including distribution)
______ 5202 SBC Scries - 8 documents, 1000 copies (reproduction only)
______ 5203 Yearly Report Booklet (printed)________________________
______ 5204 Text of Convention, Decisions and Status of Ratifications
5299 Sub-total Reporting
♦.Subject to the results of ongoing negotiations with the Swiss Government.
JI
IC98.XLS
005.3
036.8
005.3
047.4
021.0
042.0
010.5
026.3
099.8
COMPONENT-WISE PRESENTATION OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 1998
(in thousand USS)
1998
5300 Sundries______________________________________ __
5301 Communications (telephone, fax, e-mail, internet, etc.)
5302 Freight Charges________________________
5399 Sub-total Sundry
078.8
015.8
005.3
099.9
5400 Hospitality________
______5401 Hospitality
5499 Sub-total Hospitality
009.5
009.5
99 TOTAL OPERATIONAL COSTS
3496.6
5303 Other_______________________________________
Contingencies (3% of Total Operational Costs)
104.9
GRAND TOTAL OPERATIONAL COSTS
3601.5
13% Programme Support Costs
468.2
TRim FUND FOR THE IMPIF MIXTA HON OF TIIK BASEL CONVEM l()H
co
N)
BC98.XLS
406^.7
TRUST FUND FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BASEL CONVENTION
for 1998 (based on 1997 budget plus 3% increase)
CONTRIBUTORS
UN SCALE OF
ASSESSMENT
PERCENTAGES
ADJUSTED
1998
ADJUSTED TO
PERCENTAGE
CONTRIBUTIONS
EXCLUDE NON
WITH 25%
(USS)
CONTRIBUTORS
CEILING
CONSIDERED
4
1
2
Antigua and Barbuda
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Argentina
0.48
0.48
0.66
19.550
3
Australia
1.48
1.48
2.05
60,279
Austria
0.87
0.87
1.21
35.435
Bahamas
0.02
0.00
0.00
0
Bahrain
0.02
0.00
0.00
0
Bangladesh
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Barbados
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
41.137
Belgium
1.01
1.01
1.40
Brazil
1.62
1.62
2.24
65.982
Canada
3.'ll
3.11
4.31
126.668
Chile
0.08
0.00
0.00
0
China
0.74
0.74
1.03
30,140
Comores
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Costa Rica
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Cote d’Ivoire
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Croatia
0.09
0.00
0.00
0
Cuba
0.05
0.00
0.00
0
Cyprus
0.03
0.00
0.00
0
Czech Republic
0.25
0.25
0.35
10,182
Denmark
0.72
0.72
1.00
29.325
Ecuador
0.02
0.00
0.00
0
Egypt
0.08
0.00
0.00
0
El Salvador
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Estonia
0.04
0.00
0.00
0
Finland
0.62
0.62
0.86
25.252
France
6.42
6.42
8.89
261.482
Germany
9.06
9.06
12.55
369.008
Greece
0.38
0.38
0.53
15.477
Guatemala
0.02
0.00
0.00
0
Guinea
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Hungary
0.14
0.14
0.19
5,702
Iceland
0.03
0.00
0.00
0
India
0.31
0.31
0.43
12,626
Indonesia
0.14
0.14
0.19
5,702
Iran
0.45
0.45
0.62
18,328
Ireland
0.21
0.21
0.29
8,553
Israel
0.27
0.27
0.37
10,997
Italy
5.25
5.25
7.27
213,829
Japan
15.65
15.65
21.68
637,414
Jordan
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Kuwait
0.19
0.19
0.26
7,739
Latvia
0.08
0.00
0.00
0
ASSESS98.XLS
33
CONTRIBUTORS
UN SCALE OF
ASSESSMENT
PERCENTAGES
ADJUSTED
1998
ADJUSTED TO
PERCENTAGE
CONTRIBUTIONS
EXCLUDE NON
WITH 25%
(USS)
CONTRIBUTORS
CEILING
CONSIDERED
1
2
3
4
Lebanon
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Liechtenstein
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
0
Luxembourg
0.07
0.00
0.00
Malawi
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Malaysia
0.14
0.14
0.19
5.702
Maldives
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
0.00
0.00
0
Mauritius
0.01
Mexico
0.79
0.79
1.09
32,176
Monaco
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Namibia
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Netherlands
1.59
1.59
2.20
64.760
New Zealand
0.24
0.24
0.33
9.775
Nigeria
0.11
0.11
0.15
4.480
Norway
0.56
0.56
0.78
22.808
Oman
0.04
0.00
0.00
0
0
Pakistan
0.06
0.00
0.00
Panama
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Papua New Guinea
0.01
0.00
0
Peru
0.06
0.00
0.00
0
0.06
0.00
0.00
0
Philippines
Poland
0.33
0.33
0.46
13.441
Portugal
0.28
0.28
0.39
11.404
Qatar
0.04
Republic of Korea
0.82
Romania
0.00
0
0.82
1.14
33.398
0.15
0.15
0.21
6.109
Russian Federation
4.27
4.27
5.91
173,914
Saint Kitts and Nevis
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Saint Lucia
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Saudi Arabia
0.71
0.71
0.98
28.918
Senegal
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Seychelles
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Slovakia
0.08
0.00
0.00
0
Slovenia
0.07
0.00
0.00
0
South Africa
0.32
0.32
0.44
13,033
Spain
2.38
2.38
3.30
96.936
Sri Lanka
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Sweden
1.23
1.23
1.70
50,097
Switzerland
1.21
1.21
1.68
49,282
Syrian Arab Republic
0.05
0.00
0.00
0
Trinidad and Tobago
0.03
0.00
0.00
0
Turkey
0.38
0.38
0.53
15,477
United Arab Emirates
0.19
0.19
0.26
7,739
United Kingdom
5.32
5.32
7.37
216,680
United Republic of Tanzania
0.01
0.00
0.00
0
Uruguay
0.04
0.00
0.00
0
0
0
Viet Nam
0.01
0.00
0.00
Zaire
0.01
0.00
0.00
ASSESS98.XLS
34
CONTRIBUTORS
PERCENTAGES
ADJUSTED TO
UN SCALE OF
ASSESSMENT
EXCLUDE NON
CONTRIBUTORS
Zambia
EEC
Total
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
1
0.01
2.50
74.32
1998
CONTRIBUTIONS
(USS)
2
3
4
0.00
0.00
0
2.50
72.89
2.50
100.00
73.511
2,940,449
120,000
80.000
929.291
Switzerland
United States of America
Others
4,069.740
ISiii
ASSESS98.XLS
ADJUSTED
PERCENTAGE
WITH 25%
CEILING
CONSIDERED
35
COMPONENT-WISE PRESENTATION OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 1997 AND 1998
(in thousand US$)
ANNEX III TO DECISION 111/28
TECHNICAL COOPERATION TRUST FUND TO ASSIST DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOR 1997-1998
1997
....*
1998
' v'a
30 TRAINING COMPONENT___________________
3100 Training____________________________
__________ 3101 Technical Assistance to 10 Countries
3199 Sub-total Technical Assistance
GJ
CB
I
250.0
250.0
272,5
272.5
3200 Group Training___________________________________________________
______ 3201 Regional/Sub-regional Workshops and Seminars (1 per region per year)
______ 3202 Technology Centres (12 centres)________________________________
3299 Sub-total Group Training_________________________________________
150.0
201.0
351.0
157,5
400.0
557.5
3300 Meetings/Conferences (travel and PSA of participants)_______ .___________
______ 3301 Conference of die Parties_____________________________________
______ 3302 Open-ended Ad Hoc Committee_______ ________________________
______ 3303 3 meetings per biennium - Liability and Compensation Working Group
______ 3304 3 meetings per biennium - Technical Working Group_______________
3399 Sub-total Meetings/Conferences______________ ______________________
400.0
000.0
150.0
150.0
700.0
000.0
210.0
150.0
150.0
510.0
1301.0
1340.0
Contingencies (3 % of total costs)
039.0
040.2
GRAND TOTAL
1340.0
1380.2
13 % Programme Support Costs
174.2
179.4
3400 Contribution by Host Government (TBD*)
3499 Sub-total Contribution by Host Government
99 TOTAL COSTS
<. * &
........
* TBD - to be determined . The Government of Switzerland has been very supportive to the Conventions located in Geneva, including the Basel Convention and will continue to do so.
BD9798.XLS
1559.6
ANNEX IV TO DECISION 111/28 - Financial Implications of Decisions of the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basal Convention - 1997
decision II 1/1 . LIABILITY AND COMPENSATION
BUDGET
DESCRirriON OF ACTIVITIES
TOTAL
BUDGET
UNIT
COST
LINE
LINE
(Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Fund)
COST
Per Item
The implementation of this decision will require:
1) Organization of three meetings per biennium 1997-1998 of the Ad Hoc Working Group of Legal and
Technical Experts, to be held in Geneva for a period of three days per meeting in one language (507c costs
reflected per annum)
BC 3403
a) Organization costs (including pre-session, in-session and post-session documenialion. etc.)
BD 3303
b) Funding of participation costs for 20 participants per meeting from developing countries and countries
GJ
10,000
15,000
50,000
75,000
10,000
20,000
with economies in transition (50% costs reflected per annum)
BC 1201
c) Hiring of two consultants to prepare documentation for above meetings - including fee and travel costs
110,000
SUB-TOTAL
2) Organization of one meeting of an informal legal group, to be held in Geneva, for a period of three days
in English only:
a) Organization costs
BC 3406
5,000
5,000
b) Funding of participation costs for 10 participants from developing countries and countries with
BC 3302
50,000
50,000
economics in transition
55,000
SUB TOTAL
BC 1107
3) Additional staffing requirements: 107c of the time of Programme Officer - Capacity building and liaison
9,850
9,850
(P2) - in order to assist with the implementation of this decision
SUB TOTAL
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION III/1
FINIMP.XLS
9,850
174,850
DECISION III/2 - EMERGENCY FUND
BUDGET
UNIT
LINE
LINE
COST
•(Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Fund)
BUDGET
DESCRIPTION OF AC IIVI PIES
TOTAL
COST
Per Item
The implementation of this decision will require:
1) 507c of one meeting of an informal legal group, lo he held in (>ene\ a, for a period of three days in English
only:
a) Organization costs (including prc-scssion, in-scssion and post-session documentation, etc.)
BC 3406
2.500
b) Funding of participation costs for 5 participants from developing countries and countries with economics
BC 3302
25,000
co
00
in transition
SUB TOTAL
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION III/2
FINIMP.XLS
27,500
27,500
DECISION III/3 - SUBSIDIARY BODIES UNDER THE CONFERENCE Ol THE PARTIES OF THE BASEL CONVENTION
BUDGET
DESCRIEFION OF ACTIVITILS
There are no financial implications as the Open-ended Ad Hoc Committee will not meet in 1997.
GJ
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION 111/3
FINIMP.XLS
BUDGET
UNIT
COST
LINE
LINE
(Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Fund)
TOTAL
COST
Per Item '
DECISION 111/4
ILLEGAL TRAFFIC IN HAZARDOUS WASTES AND OTHER WASTES
DESCRIPTION ()1 ACIIVI rn-s
BUDGET
BUDGET
UNIT
TOTAL
LINE
LINE
COST
COST
( Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Eund)
Per Item
The implementation of this decision will require:
I) Three meetings per biennium 1997-1998 of the Working Group on Prevention of Illegal Traffic for a
duration of 3 days each meeting, in English Only (SOVt costs reflected per annum):
a) Organization costs (including pre-scssion and post-session documentation, etc.)
BC 3408
8,000
12,000
b) Funding of participation costs for approx. 10 participants from developing countries and countries with
BC 3304
50,000
75.000
economies in transition (50% costs reflected per annum)
SUB-TOTAL
o
87,000
2) Staff travel:
a) Cooperation with Regional Conventions on the subject of illegal traffic - one mission
BC 1605
5.000
b) Participation of one staff member at Interpol meeting(s) on Illegal Traffic in Hazardous Wastes
BC 1601
3,333
c) Presentations by SBC staff members al seminar(s) and / or training sessions*
BC 1602*
SUB-TOTAL
8,333
3) Additional staff requirements:
a) 10% of the time of the Programme Officer - Capacity-building and liaison (P-2) to provide assistance
BC 1107
9,850
in development of national legislation dealing with illegal traffic, capacity-building in this field,
monitoring bf cases of illegal traffic, compilation of reports from Contracting Parties, etc.:
4) Training course(s) for customs officers re. the prevention of illegal traffic (seminars/training)
COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION III/4 CONTINUED NEXT PAGE__________________
* To be included in overall decision on training and seminars related to the Basel Convention - Decision 111/20.
FINIMP.XLS
Bl) 3201*
DECISION 111/4 - ILLEGAL TRAFFIC IN HAZARDOUS WASTES AM) OTHER WASTES
DESCRirriON Ol ACTIVITIES
BUDGET
BUDGET
UNIT
LINE
LINE
COST
(Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Fund)
TOTAL
COST
Per Item
CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE
5) Technical assistance:
BD 3101
a.) Technical assistance required for the implementation of this decision
SUB-TOTAL
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION II1/4
4^
FINIMP.XLS
50,000
50,000
145,333
DECISION 111/5 - MODEL NATIONAL LEGISLATION
BUDGET
DESCRIPTION OI ACTIVITIES
BUDGET
UNIT
COST
LINE
LINE
. ( Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Fund)
TOTAL
COST
Per Item
The implementation of this decision will require:
50,000
BD 3101
/) Part of technical assistance on the development of national legislation, capacity building and
institutional arrangements*
50,000
SUB TOTAL
2) Additional staff requirements:
a) 205? of the lime of Programme Officer - Capacity-building and liaison (P2) with regard to the
K)
BC 1107
19,700
BC 1307
18,600
compilation of national legislation, comparisons of national legislation, liaison with countries re. national
legislation, preparation of publications, responding to requests for advice, etc.
b) 20% of thelime of Database Operator / Documentation Control / Library Assistant (G-4) to assist
with national legislation analysis, etc.
38,300
SUB-TOTAL
3) Consultancies:
a) Hiring of one consultant to provide legal advice and support
BC 1201
10,000
10,000
b) Hiring of two consultants to undertake capacity-building activities
BC 1202
10,000
20,000
30,000
SUB-TOTAL
4) Part of th# time of the Informal Group of Legal Experts will be used to update the Model National
BC 3406
Legislation
BC 3302
For costings, please see Decision III/1 and Decision III/4______________________________________________________
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION III/5
________________________________________
♦ See also technical assistance allocated to other decisions to which this assistance will be related and sometimes combined.
FINIMP.XLS
118,300
DECISION 111/6 - DESIGNATION OF COMPETENT AUTHORITIES AND FOCAL POINTS
BUDGET
DESCRIPTION OI ACTlVlTIEkS
BUDGET
UNIT
COST
LINE
LINE
(Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Fund)
TOTAL
COSIPer Item
The implementation of this decision will require:
1) Additional staff requirements:
a) 10$ of the time of Secretary - Operational activities (G 4) to maintain, update and disseminate list
BC 1306
9,300
BC I 107
4,925
of Competent Authorities and Focal Points
b) 5% of the time of Programme Officer - Capacity-building and liaison (P 2) to initiate activities with
governments re. the establishment of Competent Authorities and Focal Points, and to undertake
GJ
research as to how these fit into the institutional structures within the administrations of the
Contracting Parties, etc.
SUB-TOTAL
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION 111/6
FINIMP.XLS
14,225
14,225
DECISION 111/7 MANUAL FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BASEL CONVENTION
DESCRIFFION OF ACT1VITIES
BUDGET
BUDGET
UNIT
LINE
LINE
COST
(Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Fund)
TOTAL
COST
Per Item
The implementation of this decision will require:
BD 3101*
7) Technical assistance and training in the use of the Manual for the implementation of the Convention
25,000
25,000
SUB-TOTAL
2) Additional staff requirements:
BC 1107
b) 5% of the time of Programme Officer - Capacity-building and liaison (P-2) Io initiate activities with
4,925
governments re. the establishment of Competent Authorities and local Points, and to undertake
research as to how these fit into the institutional structures within the administrations of the
Contracting Parties, etc.
SUB-TOTAL
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION HI/7
* Partly included into decision 111/5 on National Legislation and on Training.
FINIMP.XLS
4,925
29,925
DECISION II1/8
BILATERAL, MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS
DESCRIPTION Ol ACTIVITIES
BUDGET
BUDGET
UNIT
LINE
LINE
COST
(Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Lund)
TOTAL
COST
Per Item
The implementation of this decision will require technical assistance in development of agreements and
regular updating of the compilation document containing the reports from the Contracting Parties on
bilateral, multilateral and regional agreements or arrangements:
BC 5200 (I)
1) Reproduction and dissemination of the updated version of the Texts on the Rilateral, Multilateral
and Regional Agreements or Arrangements regarding Transboundary' Movements of Hazardous Wastes
and Other Wastes (1000 copies x 200 pages)
0
SUB-TOTAL
2) Additional staff requirements:
<_n
b) 5% of the time of Programme Officer - Capacity-building and liaison (P-2) for the collection and
4.925
BC 1107
compilation of agreements / arrangements, analysis, comments, advice, etc.
SUB-TOTAL
4,925
3) Technical assistance and training:
a) Technical assistance required
BD 3101
SUB TOTAL
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION II1/8
FINIMP.XLS
10,000
10,000
14,925
DECISION II1/9 - EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BASEL CONVENTION
DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES
BUDGET
BUDGET
UNIT
LINE
LINE
COST
( Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Fund)
TOTAL
COST
Per Item
The implementation of this decision will require:
J) Consultants:
a) Hiring of one consultant to provide legal advice and support on the cflcctiveness of the Basel
BC 1201*
Convention
b) Hiring of consultants to undertake three capacity-building missions to developing countries
BC 1202
10,000
30,000
experiencing particular problems with the effective implementation of the Convention
SUB-TOTAL
30,000
cn
2) Cooperation with UN bodies, IGOs and NGOs on the implementation of the Convention:
a) Travel of one SBC staff member to one UN/DPCSD meeting on the above subject
BC 1601
SUB-TOTAL
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION II1/9
* Included into consultancy under Decision III/5.
FINIMP.XLS
5,000
5,000
35,000
DECISION III/l0 - MONITORING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE OBLIGATIONS
SET OUT BY THE BASEL CONVENTION
BUDGET
DESCRIl’TION OE ACTIVITIES
BUDGET
UNIT
COST
LINE
LINE
( Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
'Trust
Convention)
I'und)
TOTAL
COST
Per Item
The implementation of this decision will require:
I) 50% of the Informal Legal Group to study issues related to the establishment of a mechanism for
monitoring of the implementation of and compliance with the Basel Convention*:
4*
a) Organization costs (including pre-scssion, in-session and post-session documentation, etc.)
BC 3406
2,500
b) Funding of participation costs for 5 participants from developing countries and countries with
BC 3302
25,000
economies in transition
BC 1201
c) Hiring of one consultant for a period of one month to include travel to SBC for a period of one week
27,500
SUB-TOTAL
2) Technical assistance:
BD 3101
a) Technical assistance required to implement this decision
SUB TOTAL
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION III/10
* Illis meeting will also consider the effectiveness of the Convention, if necessary (Decision III/9).
** At a cost of USS 10,000, already included under Decision III/3.
FINIMP,XLS
55,000
55,000
82,500
DECISION III/1I - IMPLEMENTATION OE DECISION 11/12
DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES
BUDGET
BUDGET
UNIT
LINE
LINE
COST
(Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Fund)
TOTAL
COST
Per Item
The implementation of this decision will require:
1) Provision of technical assistance to Contracting Parties with regard to reporting on Decision 11/12:
BC 1604*
a) One SBC staff member will be required to travel from Geneva to each region for a period of three
5,000
15,000
days per country to provide such assistance (Africa - two countries. West Asia - one country)
BC 5200 (I)
b) Reproduction of consolidated country reports from each country (in language of reporting country)
150 pages per report x 300 copies
15,000
SUB-TOTAL
co
BC I 107
2) Additional staff requirements: 20% of the time of the Programme Officer - Capacity -building /
19,700
liaison officer - (P-2) will be required to implement this decision
SUB-TOTAL
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION 111/11
* In view of the fact that only 5 missions are budgeted for 1997 on technical assistance, the work on the implementation of Decision 11/12
could be covered only if additional funds are raised or if budget line BD 3101 were used.
FINIMP.XLS
19,700
34,700
DECISION 111/12 - HAZARD CHARACTERIZATION
DESCRIPTION OE ACTIVI1 II S
BUDGET
BUDGET
UNIT
TOTAL
LINE
LINE
COST
COST
(Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
E'und)
Per Item
In order to advance with the work on hazard characterization of wastes, the following activities will
be required:
1) Organization of 3 informal meetings per biennium 1997-1998 of technical experts, one to advance
with work on the development of lists of wastes and the other to advance with work on hazard
characteristics. Both meetings to take place in Geneva for a duration of 3 days in English, approx. 20
participants each meeting (50% costs reflected per annum):
kD
a) Organization costs (including pre-session, in-session and post-session documentation)
BC 3407
4,667
7,000
b) Funding of participation costs for approx. 10 participants from developing countries and countries
BC 3303
50,000
75,000
BC 1203
10,000
20,000
with economies in transition (50% costs reflected per annum)
c) Hiring of 2 consultants to prepare relevant documentation for the above meetings (costs to include
travel, etc.)
102,000
SUB-TOTAL
2) Organization of 3 meetings per biennium 1997-1998 of the Technical Working Group in order to
review the outcome of the informal working groups, to take place in Geneva for a duration of 3 days
in English, approx., 70participants (50% costs reflected per annum):
BC 3404
a) Organization costs (including pre-session, in-session and post-session documentation)
BD 3304
b) Funding of participation costs for approx. 10 participants from developing countries and countries
10,000
15,000
100,000
100,000
with economies in transition (50% costs reflected per annum)
SUB-TOTAL
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION 111/12
FINIMP.XLS
115,000
217,000
DECISION III/13 - TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR THE ENVIRONMENTALLY-SOUND MANAGEMENT OF WASTES
SUBJECT TO THE BASEL CONVENTION
BUDGET
DESCRIPTION OE ACTIVITIES
BUDGET
UNIT
COST
■4JNE
LINE
(Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Eund)
TOTAL
COST
Per Item
The implementation of this decision will require:
]) Publication in all six official UN languages of the technical guidelines on Specially Engineered
landfill (D5), Incineration on Land (D10 and Used Oil Re-refining or other Re-uses of Previously
Used Oil:
BC 5200 (I)
a) Translation of 5,000 words of revised text into all six languages (Eng/Er/Sp/Russ @ $165 per 1,000
words, Chinese/Arabic @ $202 per 1,000 words) and reproduction of final document in all six languages
0
SUB-TOTAL
cn
O
2) Organization of 3 meetings per biennium 199 7-1998 of the Technical Working Group to consider
draft texts of technical guidelines being prepared on: Physico-chemical treatment (1)9) and Riological
treatment (1)8) as well as preliminary texts for recycling/reclamation of metal and metal compounds
(R4), to lake place in Geneva for a period of three days in English, approx. 70 participants:
BC 3404*
a) Organization costs (including pre-session, in-session and post-session documentation)
BD 3304*
b) Funding of participants costs for approx. 20 participants from developing countries and countries
with economies in transition
BC 1203
c) Hiring of two consultants to assist in the preparation of the above document (costs to include
10,000
20,000
travel, etc.)
SUB-TOTAL
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION III/I3
* Reflected in Decision III/12.
FINIMP.XLS
20,000
20,000
DECISION 111/14 - TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS OF HAZARDOUS WASTES DESTINED FOR RECOVERY OPERATIONS
BUDGET
BUDGET
DESCRIPTION OE AC l IVmES
LINE:
LINE
(Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trost
Convention)
I-und)
UNIT
COST
TOTAL
COST
Per Item
The implementation of this decision will require:
BC 5200 (I)
1) Reproduction and dissemination of Guidance Document on Transboundary Movements of Hazardous
Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations in all six UN languages
0
SUB-TOTAL
2) Initiation and implementation of case studies on recovery of hazardous w astes in Estonia, liahrain
(to be confirmed(, Ecuador. Philippines and Israel. SBC will contribute to this work assuming that other
sources offunds will be mobilized to implement the results of the case studies:
cn
BD 3101
a) Hiring of three experts* including travel to relevant region as well as travel to SBC for briefing, as
50,000
well as hiring of five locally recruited experts, to include fee plus inland travel
SUB-TOTAL
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION 111/14
ci
•ut
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50,000
50,000
DECISION 111/15 POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF THE BASEL CONVENTION ON THE TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS OF
__________ WASTE OZONE-DEPLETING CHEMICALS, INCLUD1N(» HALONS, INTENDED FOR RECOVERY__________
~~________________________________________________________________________________ BUDGET
BUDGET
DESCRirriON OI ACTIVITIES
There are no Financial implications of this decision in 1997.
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION III/I5
cn
to
FINIMP.XLS
LINE
LINE
( Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Fund)
UNIT
TOTAL
COST
COS!'
Per Ilem
DECISION 111/16 - DOCUMENTATION: NOTIFICATION AND MOVEMENT DOCUMENT
DESCRIPTION OE ACTIVITII-S
BUDGET
BUDGET
UNIT
TOTAL
LINE
LINE
COST
COST
( Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Fund)
Per Item
The implementation of this decision will require:
1) Publication of the Notification and Movement Document - Instruction Manual, in all six UN languages:
BC 5200 (I)
a) Translation of 5,000 words of revised text into all six languages (Eng/Fr/Spa/Russ # $165 per 1,000
words, Chinese/Arabic @ $202 per 1,000 words) and reproduction of final document in all six languages
0
SUB-TOTAL
2) Preparation of a popular version of the Instruction Manual:
cn
GJ
a) Hiring of one consultant to summarize the Instruction Manual*
BC 5200 (I)
b) Professional layout, typesetting and printing of document, formal A5, 16 pages with glossy cover,
reproduction in all six UN languages
0
SUB-TOTAL
3) Provision of assistance to Contracting Parties upon request on use offorms:
BD 3101
a) Technical assistance on Notification and Movement Document to developing countries
10,000
10,000
SUB-TOTAL
4) Additional staff requirements:
a) 5% of the time of the Programme Officer - Capacity-building and liaison (P-2)
b) 25% of the time of Secretary - Technical and technological matters (G-4)
BC 1107
4,925
BC 1305
23,250
SUB-TOTAL
28,175
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION 111/16__________________________________________________
38,175
* Negotiations are ongoing to receive in-kind contribution, namely a consultant free of charge from one of the Contracting Parties.
FINIMP.XLS
DECISION 111/17 - TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION
DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITII-S
BUDGET
BUDGET
UNIT
LINE
LINE
COST
• (Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Fund)
TOTAL
COST
Per Item
The implementation of this decision will require:
BC 1204
1) One consultant to provide assistance to Contracting Parlies in identifying and setting up inventories
10,000
on hazardous wastes generated
10,000
SUB-TOTAL
BC 5200 (I)
2) Reproduction and dissemination of the compilation document on reporting and transmission of
information in accordance with Article 13 of the Convention (200 page document v 1,000 copies)
0
SUB TOTAL
cn
4^
3) Reproduction and dissemination of the Country Fact Sheets prepared on the basis of the information
BC 5200 (I)
received from Contracting Parlies in accordance with Articles 13 and 16 (200 page document v 500 copies)
0
SUB-TOTAL
BC 1307
4) Additional staff requirements: 30% of the lime of Database Operator / Documentation Control /
27,900
Library Assistant (G-4)
SUB-TOTAL
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION III/I7
FINIMP.XLS
27,900
37,900
DECISION 111/18 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
ON WASTES (IMSW) OF THE BASEL CONVENTION
BUDGET
description oi Acrivn ii;s
BUDGET
UNIT
COST
LINE
LINE
(Trusl Bund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Fund)
TOTAL
COST
Per Item
The implementation of this decision will require:
/) Making the IMSW available on computer network so that Contracting Parlies could access the
system and obtain information on different aspects of hazardous wastes:
20,000
BC 2101
a) Consultants to establish complete computer network and access to the system
20,000
SUB-TOTAL
<_n
cn
25,000
BC 2101
2) Hanhwre and software
25,000
SUB-TOTAL
3) Provision of technical assistance to future users of the database, installation/development of
database in regional or sub-regional centres to be established under the ('onvention:
5.000
a) Training of developing countries experts in the use of IMSW (8 experts per annum)
BC 2101
b) Implementation costs
BC 2101
20,000
c) Contribution to the establishment of IMSW within Regional / Sub-regional Centres
BC 2101
85,000
d) Cooperation with UNEP units, IMO and others
BC 2101
10,000
40,000
155,000
SUB-TOTAL
4) Additional staff requirements:
BC 1307
a) 50% of the time of Database Operator / Documentation Control /Library Assistant (G-4)
SUB-TOTAL
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION 111/18
FINIMP.XLS
46,500
46,500
246,500
DECISION III/19 ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL OR SUB-REGIONAL CENTRES FOR TRAINING AND
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER REGARDING THE MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTES AND OTHER WASTES
AND THE MINIMIZATION OF THEIR GENERATION
BUDGET
DESCRIPTION 01- AC I IVI HES
BUDGET
UNIT
COST
LINE
LINE
(Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Fund)
TOTAL
COST
Per Item
In order to implement this decision, at least one, or preferably two meetings (coordinating meetings)
should be organized for each region/sub-region in order to bring the concerned Parties together to
discuss and agree upon priority actions to be taken for the activities al each centre. Furthermore, a
minimum of two training courses per year should be organized al each regional/sub regional training
centre once lhe respective Parties have met and agreed on priority activities as proposed above. Il
would also be considered useful if all heads of regional/sub-regional and coordinating centres meet once
a year in order to exchange view's and draw upon each other’s experiences in establishing and running the
centres. Such meetings could be held either in Geneva or al one ol the centres. Il is suggested that the
first one be held in Geneva.
in
cn
1) Latin America.and Caribbean region:
BD 3202*
a) Support to four centres in Latin America and Caribbean region
17,000
68.000
5,000
BC 1603
b) Travel and DSA of SBC staff to above seminar/workshop
73,000
SUB-TOTAL
2) Asia and lhe Pacific region:
BD 3202*
a) Support to two centres in Asia and Pacific region
17,000
5,000
BC 1603
b) Travel and DSA of SBC staff to above seminar/workshop
34,000
39,000
SUB TOTAL
3) African region:
BD 3202*
a) Support to three centres in the African region
BC 1603
b) Travel and DSA of SBC staff to above seminar/workshop
SUB-TOTAL
COST FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION III/19 CONTINUED NEXT PAGE
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17,000
51,000
5,000
56,000
DECISION III/19 - ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL OR SUB-REGIONAL CENTRES FOR TRAINING AND
TECHNOLOGY TRANSH R REGARDING THE MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTES AND OTHER WASTES
AND THE MINIMIZATION OF THEIR GENERATION
DESCRiri’ION OI ACTIVi riES
BUDGET
BUDGET
UNIT
LINE
LINE
COST
(I'nist Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Fund)
TOTAL
COST
Per Item
4) West Asia and North Africa (Arabic-speaking countries):
BD 3202*
a) Support to two of the centres for Arabic-speaking countries
17,000
b) Travel and DSA of SBC staff to above seminar/workshop
34,000
5,000
BC 1603
39,000
SUB-TOTAL
5) Central and Eastern Europe region
14,000
BD 3202*
a) Support to one centre in Central and Eastern Europe region
5,000
BC 1603
b) Travel and DSA of SBC staff to above seminar/workshop
19,000
SUB-TOTAL
<_n
6) Additional staff requirements:
a) 50% of the time of Programme Officer - Technical cooperation and training (P-3)
BC 1106
61,100
b) 50% of the time of Secretary - Technical and technological matters (G-4)
BC 1305
46,500
107,600
SUB-TOTAL
7) Consultancies
BC 1203
a) Advisory services in relation to setting up and operation of regional centres
SUB-TOTAL
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION III/19
* Please note that USS 17,000 per centre represents only a small share of real costs and therefore further funds will be required if these activities are to be fulfilled.
Costs do not include any travel of experts to the meeting. The Conference noted with appreciation that UNEP will be in a position to cover part of the additional
funds required by this decision by using USS 446,000 allocated by UNEP Governing Council 18 in support to the Basel Convention for 1996/1997.
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10,000
30,000
30,000
363,600
DECISION 111/20 - TRAINING AND SEMINARS RELATED TO THE BASEL CONVENTION
BUDGET
DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVIT1I-S
BUDGET
UNIT
COST
LINE
LINE
(Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Fund)
TOTAL
COST
Per Item
In order to respond to the needs of many Contracting Parties in regard to the implementation of the
Convention and the environmentally-sound management of hazardous wastes, SBC is organizing or
assisting with the organization of regional/subregional and national seminars or workshops. Also, SBC
staff participate in meetings organized by other organizations on these subjects including topics such as
public awareness, waste minimization, cleaner production, enforcement, illegal traffic, disposal
technologies, international legislation on waste, the cost of which has to be covered by organizers due
to the shortage of funds for travel within this budget. SBC intends to organize the following workshops/
seminars in cooperation with the host countries and it should be noted that any training activities should
be undertaken within the framework of the regional/subregional centres for training and technology
transfer presently being established in the different regions of the world.
tn
CD
1) Organization of six regional/subregional/national seminars /workshops as follows:
BD 3201*
a) One seminar/workshop for English-speaking countries in Africa, 40 participants in total approx. 15
25,000
participants to be funded:
i) Travel and DSA of SBC staff to above seminar/workshop
4,167
BC 1602
BD 3201*
b) One seminar/workshop in West Africa for English-speaking countries. 40 participants in total approx. 15
25,000
participants to be funded:
i) Travel and DSA of SBC staff to above seminar/workshop
4,167
BC 1602
BD 3201*
c) One seminar/workshop for Asia region in English and French, 40 participants in total approx. 15
25,000
participants to be funded:
i) Travel and DSA of SBC staff to above seminar/workshop
COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION III/20 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
FINIMP.XLS
BC 1602
4,166
DECISION III/20
TRAININC AND SEMINARS RELATED TO THE BASEL CONVENTION
DESCRIPTION ()l ACTIVITIIkS
BUDGET
BUDGET
UNIT
LINE
LINE
COST
(Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Fund)
d) One seminar/workshop for Central and Eastern Europe in English only, 40 participants in total approx. 15
BD 3201*
TOTAL
COST
Per Item
25,000
participants to be funded:
i) Travel and DSA of SBC staff to above seminar/workshop
BC 1602
e) One seminar/workshop for Arabic-speaking countries in North Africa or Western Asia, in Arabic only,
4,166
BD 3201*
25,000
40 participants in total approx. 15 participants to be funded:
i) Travel and DSA of SBC staff to above seminar/workshop
0 One seminar/workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean in Spanish and French, 40 participants in
in
4,166
BC 1602
BD 3201*
25,000
total and approx. 14 participants to be funded
i) Travel and DSA of SBC staff to above seminar/workshop
BC 1602
4,168
175,000
SUB-TOTAL
2) Additional staff requirements:
a) 30% of the time of Programme Officer - Technical Cooperation and I'raining (P-3)
BC 1106
36,660
b) 25% of the time of Secretary - Technical and Technological Matters (G-4)
BC 1305
23,250
59,910
SUB-TOTAL
3) Preparation of SBC Newsletter - 4 issues per annum
BC 5201
SUB-TOTAL
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION 111/20
* USS 25,000 per seminar reflects only part of the costs required for the organization and does not include travel of experts. To fulfill requirements of this
decision, therefore, additional funds will be required. The Conference noted with appreciation that UNEP will be in a position to cover part of the additional
funds required by this decision by using USS 446,000 allocated by UNEP Governing Council 18 in support to the Basel Convention for 1996/1997.
FINIMP.XLS
20,000
20,000
254,910
DECISION 111/21 - THE ROLE OF THE SECRETARIAT IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AGENDA 21
DESCRIPTION OF AC HVITIES
BUDGET
BUDGET
UNIT
TOTAL
LINE
LINE
COST
COST
■ (Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Fund)
Per Item
There are several activities referred to in Agenda 21 of direct relevance to the Convention. This concerns,
inter alia, activities related to capacity-building including development of national legislation, preventing
and controlling illegal traffic in hazardous wastes (already covered by the decisions) as well as assessing
the effects of exposure to hazardous wastes on human health and the environment, collaborating in the
development of regional/subregional conventions or agreements on hazardous wastes, providing advice
on various aspects of environmentally-sound management of hazardous wastes, etc. (not covered). It also
involves close collaboration with UN/DPCSD in the preparation of the Secretary General’s reports to CSD
on Agenda 21, such as technology transfer for environmentally-sound management of hazardous waste,
sustainable development indicators and mechanisms, etc. As a minimum, the implementation of this
decision will require the following:
<T'
O
1) Staff travel as follows:
a) One mission to attend UN/DPCSD organized meetings related to Agenda 21
BC 1601
b) Two missions per annum by SBC staff providing advisory services for capacity-building, one per
BC 1604
3,333
5,000
10,000
region for a duration of five days each mission
13,333
SUB-TOTAL
2) Hiring of consultants will be required as follows:
BC 1203
a) Two scientific consultancies for assistance to developing countries in assessment of effects of
5,000
10,000
exposure to hazardous wastes on human health and the environment
SUB-TOTAL
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION III/21
FINIMP.XLS
10,000
23,333
DECISION 111/22 - COOPERATION WITH INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY A(.ENCY
BUDGET
DESCRIPTION OI ACTIVITIES.
BUDGET
UNIT
COST
LINE
LINE
(Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Fund)
TOTAL
COST
Per Item
The implementation of this decision will require:
1) Staff travel:
a) One SBC staff member to travel to Vienna to participate at one of the meetings of the IAEA for
BC 1601
3,333
BC 1601
3,333
preparation of Convention on Transboundary Movement of Nuclear Wastes
b) One SBC staff member to participate at one meeting per annum related to development of liability
protocol with IAEA
6,666
SUB-TOTAL
2) Additional staff requirements:
BC 1107
a) 5% of the time of Programme Officer - Capacity-building and liaison (P-2) regarding follow up on
4,925
developments related to nuclear wastes subject from a legal and institutional point of view
SUB-TOTAL
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION III/22
FINIMP.XLS
4,925
11,591
DECISION 111/23 - RELATIONSHIP OF THE BASEL CONVENTION AND THE LONDON CONVENTION, 1972
BUDGET
BUDGET
DESCRIEFION OI ACTIVITIES
LINE
LINE
(Tru^si Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Fund)
UNIT
COST
TOTAL
COST
Per Item
Normally the preparatory work of the IMO should be completed in 1996. 'Fherc is, however, a need to
ensure follow-up and attend meetings of the London Convention, 1972 in 1997. The Secretarial will
continue its cooperation with the office of the London Convention, 1972 in the preparatory process
for the amendments of the London Convention, 1972.. This will require:
1) Staff travel:
BC 1601
3,333
BC 1601
3,333
c) Travel of one staff member to London to meet with MARPOL and with the transport division
BC 1601
3,333
d) Travel of one staff member to attend one meeting of the IMO group on liability
BC 1601
3.333
a) Travel of one SBC staff member to one meeting of the Consultative. Committee of the London
Convention, 1972
b) Travel of one SBC staff member to one meeting related to cooperation with the office ol the
cr>
ro
London Convention, 1972 (Security Group meeting) and aspects of the Global Waste Inventory and
Database, Global Waste Survey
13,332
SUB TOTAL
2) Additional staff requirements:
a) 5% of the time of Programme Officer - Capacity-building and liaison (P-2) on follow-up to London
BC 1107
4,925
BC 1106
12,220
Convention, 1972 activities related to institutional aspects of technical activities of IMO and SBC
b) 10% of the time of Programme Officer - Technical cooperation and training (P-3) on matters
strictly related to technical assistance
SUB-TOTAL
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION III/23
FINIMP.XLS
17,145
30,477
DECISION 111/24 - COOPERATION BETWEEN THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORfiANIZATION AND THE
BASEL CONVENTION IN THE REVIEW OF EXISTING RULES, REGULATIONS AND PRACTICES
___________________ WITH RESPECT TO TRANSPORT OF HAZARDOUS WASTES BY SEA
DESCRIPTION OF AC HVIl IliS
BUDGET
BUDGET
UNIT
LINE
LINE
COST
(Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Fund)
TOTAL
COST
Per Item
In order to strengthen cooperation in particular with IMO, SBC staff will be required to meet with staff
of the IMO Maritime Safety Division on the issue of the Notification and Movement Document, hazard
characterization of wastes and the transport of hazardous wastes by sea. This will require:
/) Staff travel:
a) One SBC staff member to travel to London on two occasions to meet with IMO staff (this would not
BC 1601
0
BC 1601
3,333
incur additional costs as this travel can be merged with travel to London Convention, 1972, see
CO
Decision 111/23)
b) Travel of SBC staff to Brussels for a period of three days with regard to cooperation on the issue of
hazard characterization in order to work towards harmonization of approaches as appropriate and
feasible, to meet cither jointly or separately with the European Commission and relevant business
associations (such as CEFIC, CONCAWE, ECETOC, etc.)
SUB-TOTAL
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION 111/24
FINIMP.XLS
3,333
3,333
DECISION 111/25 - FOLLOW UP TO UNEP GOVERNING COUNCIL DECISIONS 17/5, 17/13 AND 17/18
~~~~
BUDGET
BUDGET
DESCRIPTION Ol ACTIVITIES
There are no financial implications of this decision in 1997.
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION 111/25
FINIMP.XLS
LINE
LINE
(Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Fund)
UNIT
COST
TOTAL
COST
Per Item
DECISION 111/26 - COOPERATION WITH UN BODIES, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND REGIONAL SYSTEMS AND ORGANIZATIONS
DESCRIPTION OI ACTIVITIIkS
BUDGET
BUDGET
UNIT
LINE
LINE
COST
(Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Fund)
TOTAL
COST
Per Item
The implementation of this decision will require:
1) Travel of SBC staff to participate in meetings as follows:
a) .Participation of one SBC staff member at the Waste Management Policy Group in OECD
BC 1601
3,333
6,666
BC 1601
3,333
6,666
headquarters, Paris, at least two meetings per annum
b) Participation of one SBC staff member to meetings of the World Customs Organization in Brussels
at least two meetings per annum (at the time of these missions also to cover NATO)
BC 1601
c) Travel of one SBC staff member on one occasion to Brussels for meeting with the European
CT>
tn
3,333
Commission
d) Two missions per annum to the Regional Conventions (each year different regional convention) -
BC 1605
5,000
10,000
please note that a large part of the cooperation with the regional conventions is also included in other
decisions
SUILTOTAL
2) Hiring of one consultant to prepare proposals for separate identification of hazardous wastes in the
26,665
BC 1203*
Harmonized System of the WCO
SUB-TOTAL
3) Additional staff requirements:
BC 1106
a) 10% of the time of the Programme Officer - Technical cooperation and training (P-3)
SUB-TOTAL
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION III/26___________________________________________________ ________________
* As quota of four experts (scientific advice) under BC 1203 is exhausted, one expert could undertake work on both Decision 111/26 and Decision III/13.
FINIMP.XLS
12,220
12,220
38,885
DECISION 111/27 - COOPERATION BETWEEN THE BASEL CONVENTION AND THE ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN AT THE
GLOBAL LEVEL LEADING TO DEVELOPMENT OF THE LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON TRADE IN
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS INCLUDING THE PRIOR INFORMED CONSENT (PIC) CONCEPT
DESCRIPTION OI ACTIVITIES
BUDGET
BUDGET
UNIT
LINE
LINE
COST
(Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Fund)
TOTAL
COST
Per Item
The implementation of this decision will require:
1) Participation of one SBC staff member at meetings of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee -
if these meetings are to be held in Geneva, then there are no financial implications
SUB-TOTAL
0
2) Additional staff requirements:
(T>
cn
If any, this will be covered by Secretary - Technical and technological matters (G-4)
BC 1305
SUB-TOTAL
TOTAL COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION 111/27
FINIMP.XLS
0
0
0
DECISION 111/28 INSTITUTIONAL, FINANCIAL AND PROCEDURAL ARRANGEMENTS
BUDGET
DESCRIPTION OI ACTIVITIES
BUDGET
UNIT
COST
LINE
LINE
(Trust Fund
(Technical
for Impl. of
Coop.
Basel
Trust
Convention)
Fund)
TOTAL
COST
Per llcm
The implementation of this decision will require:
1) Organization of one meeting of the Bureau for a duration of three days, in English only, 25
participants in total approx. 5 participants to be funded*
a) Organization costs (including pre-session, in-session and post-session documentation, etc.)
BC 3405
5,000
b) Funding of approx. 5 participants from developing countries and countries with economics in
BC 3301
25,000
transition
30,000
SUB-Total
2) Organization of one meeting of the Conference of the Barties to the Basel Convention for a
duration offive days in all six UN languages
BC 3401
a) Organization costs (including pre-session, in-session and post-session documentation, etc.)
600,000
BD 3301
b) Funding of approx. 80 participants from developing countries and countries with economics in
5,000
400,000
transition
SUB-Total
TOTAL COST FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION III/28
* Already one meeting accounted for under another Decision.
FINIMP.XLS
1,000,000
1,030,000
3)
The Group also notes that some projects can be broken down into a preliminary phase costing
relatively little, and an implementation phase where the bulk of expenditure lies.
4)
For this reason, the Group would encourage the Secretariat to remain active in all decisions,
even those of lower priority, when modest expenditures can pave the way for more efficient
work later. Projects for which this approach is particularly relevant have been identified on
the prioritized list.
5)
The Group is not, of course, in a position to judge its priorities against those of other groups.
This should be done by a body with a broader remit then either the Technical Group or the
Institutional and Legal Working Group. But the Technical Working Group does note that, in
Plenary, delegations have emphasized the particular importance of the work of the Technical
Working Group of the Basel Convention.
PRIORITIZED LIST
Priority
Task
Decision
Comments
1
Hazard characteristics
III/12
Regarded as of particular
importance by many
delegations
2
Regional centres
III/19
Similarly important,
although the Group noted
that there was scope here
for considerable savings if
funded from individual
voluntary contributions
3
Documents
III/16
Vital to the proper
enforcement of the
Convention
4
Liaison
III/24, 25,
26
The Secretariat of the Basel
Convention must keep
closely in touch with other
bodies to avoid unnecessary
duplication
5
Training and Seminars
III/20
Some of the training work
will be undertaken by the
Regional Centres. That
. element should be a
component of priority 2
(dec. III/19)
6
Technical Guidelines
III/13
If the main work has to be
deferred because of
budgetary constraints, SBC
should do what low-cost
preparative work it can to
allow speedy resumption of
the work in a future year
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7
Recovery operations
III/14
SBC should at least publish
these technical guidelines
and explore the possibility
of carrying forward the case
studies by individual
voluntary contributions
8
Transmission of information
III/17
The basic collection and
release of statistics can be
carried out at low cost. The
main cost component here
is to develop more
advanced information, and
it could be deferred,
although there may be
scope here for direct
assistance from Parties
9
Information management system
III/18
A low-cost feasibility study
should be carried out at an
early stage, but the
implementation of the
system (the bulk of the cost)
could be delayed until funds
are available.
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CONFIRMED ILLEGAL TRAFFIC REPORT FORM2
PART A: GENERAL INFORMATION
IDENTIFICATION OF THE TRANSMITTER OF INFORMATION
IMPORTING
STATED
TRANSIT
EXPORTING
ADDRESS:
TEL:
FAX:
DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLEGAL ACT
TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTES OR OTHER WASTES:
WITHOUT NOTIFICATION TO:
WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF:
IMPORTING STATE
NON-PARTYc
TRANSIT STATE
PARTYD
IMPORTING STATE
TRANSIT STATE PART Ya
WITH CONSENT OBTAINED THROUGH FALSIFICATION. MISREPRESENTATION OR FRAUD FROM:
IMPORTING STATE
TRANSIT STATE PARTY
THAT DOES NOT CONFORM IN A MATERIAL WAY WITH THE DOCUMENTS:
THAT RESULTS IN DELIBERATE DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTES OR OTHER WASTES IN
CONTRAVENTION OF:
BASEL CONVENTION:
YES
NO
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW:
YES a
NOD
WHICH:
PERMISSION FOR EXPORT
HAS PERMISSION FOR EXPORT BEEN GRANTED BY THE EXPORTING STATE
WITHOUT WRITTEN CONFIRMATION THAT :
THE NOTIFIER HAS RECEIVED THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE STATE OF IMPORT:
YES
NO
THE NOTIFIER HAS RECEIVED FROM THE STATE OF IMPORT CONFIRMATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF A
CONTRACT BETWEEN THE EXPORTER AND THE DISPOSER SPECIFYING ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND
MANAGEMENT OF THE WASTES:
YES
NO □
THE NOTIFIER HAS RECEIVED THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE STATE OF TRANSIT PARTY TO THE
CONVENTION:
YES
NO
2
As part of the implementation of Decision II/4 on Illegal Traffic, the Secretariat was requested to establish a defined reporting system on cases of illegal traffic”.
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INFORMATION RELATED TO THE HAZARDOUS WASTES OR OTHER WASTES
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WASTE:
QUANTITY:
PLACE AND DATE OF DISCOVERY:
MEANS OF TRANSPORT:
SAMPLES TAKEN:
YES
NO
SAMPLES ANALYZED:
YES
NOD
RESULT:
NO
YES
OTHER TECHNICAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE?:
IF YES, PLEASE FILL THE ANNEX
ACTORS INVOLVED IN THE ILLEGAL TRAFFIC (eg: Exporter, Importer, Carrier, Generator,
Disposer)
EXPORTING STATE:
IMPORTING STATE:
TRANSIT STATE (S):
COMPANY7 (IES):
ADDRESS:
ADDRESS:
ADDRESS:
ADDRESS:
ADDRESS:
TEL:
FAX:
TEL:
FAX:
TEL:
FAX:
ADDRESS:
ADDRESS:
ADDRESS.
TEL.
FAX:
TEL:
FAX:
TEL:
FAX:
ADDRESS:
COMPANY (IES):
PERSON:
PART B: INFORMATION RELATED TO EXPORT/IMPORT/TRANSIT
STATE OF EXPORT:
WAS ILLEGAL TRAFFIC DETECTED BY THE STATE OF EXPORT?:
YES
NO
BEFORE LEAVING ITS NATIONAL TERRITORY:
YES
NO
YES
NO
EXPECTED STATE OF IMPORT:
YES
NO p
EXPECTED STATE OF TRANSIT:
YES
NO
REMEDIAL ACTIONS UNDERTAKEN:
AFTER LEAVING ITS NATIONAL TERRITORY:
HAS THE EXPORTING STATE INFORMED:
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YES
INTERPOL:
NO
OTHER REGIONAL CONVENTION OR COMMISSION:
YES
NO
WHICH:
WAS ANY REMEDIAL ACTION UNDERTAKEN BY STATE OF EXPORT?:
WERE THE WASTES TAKEN BACK? :
YES
NO
YESS
NO
IF NO, WHY?:
BY THE GENERATOR
BY THE EXPORTER
BY THE EXPORTING STATE
DATE OF RE-IMPORT:
MEANS OF RE-IMPORT:
WERE THE WASTES DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE
WITH BASEL CONVENTION?:
YES
NO
YES
NO
DESCRIPTION OF WAYS AND MEANS:
OTHER REMEDIAL ACTION(S):
IF YES, SPECIFY:
STATE OF IMPORT:
IN THE CASE THAT ILLEGAL TRAFFIC IS A RESULT OF CONDUCT ON THE PART OF THE EXPORTER OR
GENERATOR:
HAS IMPORTING STATE BEEN INFORMED OF THE ILLEGAL TRAFFIC ?
BEFORE ARRIVAL?:
AFTER ARRIVAL?:
BY EXPORTING STATE:
YES
NO
BY TRANSIT STATE:
YES
NO
BY EXPORTING STATE:
YES
NO
BY TRANSIT STATE:
YES
NO
HAS THE EXPORTING STATE BEEN INFORMED OF THE ILLEGAL TRAFFIC
YES
BY THE IMPORTING STATE?:
YES s
HAS THE EXPORTING STATE REPLIED?:
NOs
NOs
HAS EXPORTING STATE IDENTIFIED
THE EXPORTER OR ’GENERATOR?:
HAS THE RE-IMPORT TO EXPORTING STATE ALREADY BEEN MADE?:
YES s
YES s
NOs
NOs
HAS THE REQUEST TO RE-IMPORT TAKEN PLACE?:
YES
NOs
YES
NOs
YES s
NOs
IF NOT, WHY?:
HAS ANY OTHER REMEDIAL ACTION BEEN TAKEN
BY THE EXPORTING STATE?:
IF YES. SPECIFY:
HAS INTERPOL BEEN INFORMED OF THE ILLEGAL TRAFFIC?;
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IN THE CASE THAT ILLEGAL TRAFFIC IS A RESULT OF CONDUCT ON THE PART OF THE IMPORTER OR
DISPOSER:
HAS REMEDIAL ACTION BEEN TAKEN BY THE STATE OF IMPORT9:
YES
NOD
YES
NOD
IF YES, SPECIFY:
WERE THE WASTES DISPOSED OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BASEL CONVENTION?:
DESCRIPTION OF WAYS AND MEANS:
STATE OF TRANSIT:
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
NO
THE EXPORTING STATE:
YES
NO
INTERPOL:
YES
NO
ILLEGAL TRAFFIC DETECTED BY THE STATE OF TRANSIT:
BEFORE THE WASTES LEFT ITS NATIONAL TERRITORY?:
REMEDIAL ACTION UNDERTAKEN:
HAS TRANSIT STATE INFORMED:
OTHER REGIONAL CONVENTION OR COMMISSION:
YES
NO
WHICH
YES =
NO
THE EXPECTED STATE OF IMPORT:
YES
NO
OTHER EXPECTED STATE OF TRANSIT:
YESD
NO
INTERPOL:
YES
NO
YES
NO
AFTER THE WASTES LEFT ITS NATIONAL TERRITORY9:
HAS THE TRANSIT STATE INFORMED:
OTHER REGIONAL CONVENTION OR COMMISSION:
WHICH:
PUNISHMENT:
IS THE ILLEGAL TRAFFIC CONSIDERED A CRIMINAL ACT BY THE NATIONAL LEGISLATION OF?:
EXPORTING STATE
YES
NO
IMPORTING STATE
YES
NO
TRANSIT STATE
YES
NO
PUNISHMENT LMPOSED BY:
EXPORTING STATE
IMPORTING STATE
IDENTIFICATION OF THE PERSON(S) PUNISHED:
PUNISHMENT ALREADY EXECUTED: YES
NO
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TRANSIT STATE o
TYPE OF PUNISHMENT:
COMMUNICATION OF PUNISHMENT TO THE:
IMPORTING STATE
EXPORTING STATE
TRANSIT STATE
ANNEX
1.- PLACE AND DATE OF DISCOVERY:
YES
NO
HUMAN SETTLEMENT AREAS
YES
NO
INDUSTRIAL ZONES
YES
NO
COASTAL AREAS
YES
NO
FORESTS
YES
NO
AGRICULTURE AREAS
YES
NO
RIVERSIDES
YES
NO
HYDROGEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
OTHER (PLEASE SPECIFY):
2.- GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WASTES
COMPOSITION:
PURE
YES
NO
MIXED
YES
NO =
SOLID
YES
NO =
LIQUID
YES
NO
ORGANIC
YES
NO
INORGANIC
YES
NO z
PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES CHARACTERISTICS: CLASSIFICATION IN BASEL CONVENTION:
FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
YES
OXIDING
YES
NO
NO z
POISONOUS
YES
NO
INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES. YESz
NOz
. CORROSIVE
YES
NO
YES z
NO z
ECOTOXIC
YES
NO
SUBSTANCES OR WASTES LIABLE TO SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION
YES
NO
WITH WATER EMIT FLAMMABLE GASES
YES
NO
LIBERATION OF TOXIC GASES IN CONTACT WITH AIR OR WATER
YES
NO
EXPLOSIVE
YES z • NO z
FLAMMABLE SOLIDS
YES z
NO z
ORGANIC PEROXIDES
YES z
TOXIC
SUBSTANCES OF WASTES WHICH. IN CONTACT
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NO
3.- MODES OF TRANSPORT:
NO
YES
PACKAGING
IF YES. PLEASE SPECIFY:
YES
LABELLING
NO
4.- TESTING:
SAMPLES TAKEN:
SAMPLES ANALYZED:
RESULTS:
5.- CONTAINMENT APPEARANCE:
LEAKAGES OBSERVED
YES
NO
EMISSIONS DETECTED
YES
NOC
ODOURS DETECTED
- YES
NO
OTHER:
DETAILS OF OBSERVATION MADE:
YES
MEASURES TAKEN
NO
IF NO. EXPLAIN WHY:
6.- OCCURRENCE OF DAMAGES TO:
POPULATION
YES
NO
PROPERTIES
YES -
NO
ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIAS
YES
IF KNOWN. PLEASE QUALIFY MEDIA:
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NO ~
REPORT OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE
OF THE PARTIES TO THE BASEL CONVENTION ON THE
CONTROL OF TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS OF
HAZARDOUS WASTES AND THEIR DISPOSAL
Geneva, 18-22 September 1995
I. INTRODUCTION
1.
The third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the
Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal was held in
Geneva from 18-22 September 1995.
II. OPENING OF THE MEETING
The Meeting was opened on 18 September 1995 by Mr. Christopher Lamb (Australia),
2.
President of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
3.
The President of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties in his opening
statement welcomed all participants and stated that there had been a marked rapid growth in the
number of States Parties to the Convention, and a sharp rise in interest in the Convention and
its objectives around the world. Some of this interest has been stimulated by the work which
has been done on the implementation of decision 11/12. For most States, the critical issues have
surrounded work done to ensure that national legislation conforms to the Convention, and to
build capacity to make possible the environmentally sound disposal of hazardous wastes in thenown territory. Another has been to ensure the prevention and monitoring of illegal traffic.
There is a need for the closest possible consultative mechanisms between all those involved in
the transboundary movements of hazardous wastes including the various government ministries,
industry and business groups, environmental NGOs, and local communities. He noted that
much more needs to be done especially regarding the drafting of the protocol on liability and
compensation. There is an urgent need for work to be completed on criteria for hazard
characteristics.
Related work on the development of technical guidelines for the
environmentally sound management of wastes needs to receive continued priority attention. The
Extended Bureau held four meetings between the meetings of the Conference of the Parties.
The meetings were attended by a wide range of State participants in a harmonious and
productive consensus setting. The President hoped that it would be possible for this pattern to
continue into the future, in recognition of the significance which many States clearly attach to
this Convention and its objectives. The Convention obliges the Conference of the Parties to
evaluate the effectiveness of the Convention three years after its entry into force, and at least
every six years thereafter. The President encouraged all delegations to take a wide view of this
issue, noting that useful work has been done in strengthening the Convention. Among the
issues is the unanimous approval of the decision that transboundary movements of hazardous
wastes to developing countries for final disposal should cease immediately. He said it was
timely to consider the place of the Basel Convention in the context of the work of the
multilateral system: as a Convention with almost 100 States Parties. He also said that it was
possible that the work now should aim at establishing more clearly the way the Secretariat and
the Convention's meetings should relate to bodies elsewhere in the multilateral system, both
inside and outside the UN system. He congratulated’the Secretariat of the Basel Convention on
its work. It has been an enormous task, and the budgetary resources available have been too
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few to allow all priorities to be served in the way possible in other, better resourced
Conventions. He congratulated the Coordinator on the work carried out by her and other
members of the Secretariat. The President also stated that he was grateful to Ms Dowdeswell
for always being ready to hear a call for help in difficult times and expressed his hope that the
Basel Convention Secretariat would be able to continue to call on UNEP's assistance in the
future. This is particularly important because of the technical assistance dimension of the Basel
Convention, a dimension which has not yet been able to receive the attention it deserves, largely
because of the scarcity of resources. The Basel Convention has many distinct dimensions.
Another which deserves comment is that which has emerged from the discussions surrounding
decision 11/12. The issues arising from decision 11/12 are currently the subject of several
proposals for the amendment of the Convention itself, and he said that it would be inappropriate
for him to canvass the debates which are about to start on these questions. The President stated
that the initiative of the Government of Senegal in hosting a Global Workshop on the
Implementation of decision 11/12 has made it possible for us to hold an informed and
constructive debate on matters which all delegations agree deserve careful consideration. The
Government of Denmark was also thanked for its generosity in hosting a technical meeting in
the wake of the Dakar Workshop. Those meetings made it possible for the Technical Working
Group to clarify the priority deserved by definitional questions relevant to the implementation
of decision 11/12. Important recommendations placed before this Conference by the Technical ’ Working Group and the Extended Bureau prepare the ground for further work on definitions
as a matter of special priority. The aim is to make it possible for States Parties to have a clear
understanding of what is covered as they move to implement fresh arrangements consequent to
decision 11/12.
The Executive Director of UNEP, Ms Elizabeth Dowdeswell, expressed her thanks to
4.
the President of the second Conference of the Parties, Mr. Lamb and to other Bureau members
for their strenuous efforts which have led to the development and implementation of the Basel
Convention during the last year and a half. The Executive Director stated that the management
of wastes is a most difficult problem and that is why the Basel Convention is one of the most
challenging environmental conventions mainly oriented towards the protection of the
environment of developing countries. Pioneer work has been undertaken within the framework
of this Convention on the development of the concept of environmentally sound management
of hazardous wastes. Progress has been made by the Technical Working Group regarding the
hazard classification. Strong encouragement should be given to the Working Group on Liability
and Compensation working on the development of the Protocol. The following count among
the achievements of the Contracting Parties towards the full implementation of the Convention:
the development of the Manual for its implementation, the Model National Legislation as well
as technical guidelines on various waste streams and disposal operations. The establishment of
the regional and sub-regional centres for training and technology transfer regarding the
management of hazardous wastes and the minimization of their generation is well advanced and
is expected to foster regional or sub-regional cooperation. The Executive Director stated that
since the adoption of decision 11/12 on the prohibition of all transboundary movements of
hazardous wastes from OECD to non-OECD countries by the second Conference of the Parties,
the international community has gone through a very intense process in the analysis of its
implications. Implementation of the ban is one of the main subjects to be looked at the
Conference. The decision on the ban, without proper monitoring of its implementation, will
not meet the real requirements of the Parties. That is why ongoing cooperation with Interpol
in developing a programme on the prevention and monitoring of illegal traffic, as well as with
the World Customs Organization on customs nomenclature on hazardous wastes is very
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important. The Executive Director referred to the necessity of setting priorities and emphasized
the need to work on definitions. The global aspirations of this Convention cannot be met
without a national capability engendered by a legal framework, an educated citizenry and an
enforcement capacity. Hardworking as the Secretariat of the Basel Convention is, it cannot
meet all expectations without receiving sufficient financial support. Full implementation of the
Convention will benefit from the involvement of partners including industry, NGOs and
organizations within and outside the UN system. Hazardous waste management is part of a
broader approach, including cleaner production. The Executive Director stated clearly and
emphatically that UNEP stands ready to be a partner in the implementation of the Convention,
respecting the integrity of the decision-making of the Conference of the Parties, while
contributing through a complementary but supportive programme as authorized by its recent
Governing Council in May 1995.
III. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
5.
At the opening plenary session, the Conference adopted the following agenda:
1.
Opening of the meeting.
•2.-
Adoption of the agenda.
3.
Organizational matters.
4.
Consideration of the implementation of the provisions of the Basel Convention
and the Decisions adopted by the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties
on:
Liability and Compensation(UNEP/CHW.3/4; UNEP/CHW.3/33
i.
- Draft Decision III/1);
ii.
Emergency Fund (UNEP/CHW.3/5; UNEP/CHW.3/33 - Draft
Decision III/2);
hi.
Subsidiary bodies under the Conference of the Parties to the Basel
Convention (UNEP/CHW. 3/6; UNEP/CHW .3/33 -Draft Decision
III/3);
iv.
Illegal traffic in hazardous wastes and other wastes
(UNEP/CHW.3/7; UNEP/CHW.3/33 - Draft Decision III/4);
v.
Model national legislation for the transboundary movement and
management of hazardous wastes (UNEP/CHW.3/8;
UNEP/CHW.3/33 - Draft Decision III/5);
vi.
Designation of competent authorities and focal points
(UNEP/CHW.3/9; UNEP/CHW.3/33 - Draft Decision III/6);
vii.
Relationship of the Basel Convention and the London Convention,
1972 (UNEP/CHW .3/10; UNEP/CHW. 3/25; UNEP/CHW. 3/33 Draft Decision III/23);
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viii. •
Cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency
(UNEP/CHW.3/11; UNEP/CHW.3/14 and UNEP/CHW.3/33 Draft Decision III/22);
ix.
Bilateral, multilateral and regional agreements or arrangements
(UNEP/CHW.3/13; UNEP/CHW.3/33 - Draft Decision III/8);
x.
Implementation of Decision 11/12 (UNEP/CHW.3/15;
UNEP/CHW.3/33 - Draft Decision III/ll);
xi.
Technical guidelines for the environmentally sound management
of wastes subject to the Basel Convention (UNEP/CHW.3/16;
UNEP/CHW.3/28 and ; UNEP/CHW.3/33 - Draft Decision
III/13);
xii.
Hazard characterization - (UNEP/CHW.3/33 - Draft Decision
III/12);
xiii.
Transboundary movements of hazardous wastes destined for
recovery operations (UNEP/CHW.3/17; UNEP/CHW.3/33 Draft Decision III/14);
xiv.
Possible effects of the Basel Convention on the transboundary
movements of waste ozone-depleting chemicals, including halons,
intended for recovery (UNEP/CHW.3/18; UNEP/CHW.3/33 Draft Decision III/15);
xv.
Documentation: Notification and Movement Document
(UNEP/CHW.3/19; UNEP/CHW.3/33 - Draft Decision III/16);
xvi.
Manual for the implementation of the Convention
(UNEP/CHW.3/29; UNEP/CHW.3/33 - Draft Decision III/7);
xvii.
Transmission
of
information
(UNEP/CHW.3/20;
UNEP/CHW.3/33 - Draft Decision III/17);
xviii.
Establishment of the Information Management System on
Wastes
(IMSW)
of
the
Basel
Convention
(UNEP/CHW.3/21; UNEP/CHW.3/33 - Draft Decision
III/18);
xix.
Establishment of Regional or Sub-regional Centres for Training
and Technology Transfer regarding the management of hazardous
wastes and other wastes and the minimization of their generation
(UNEP/CHW.3/22; UNEP/CHW.3/33 - Draft Decision III/19);
xx.
Training and seminars related to the Basel Convention
(UNEP/CHW.3/23; UNEP/CHW.3/33 - Draft Decision III/20);
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xxi.
The role of the Secretariat in the implementation of Agenda 21
(UNEP/CHW.3/24; UNEP/CHW.3/33 - Draft Decision III/21);
xxii.
Cooperation with United Nations bodies, specialized agencies and
regional systems and organizations (UNEP/CHW.3/26;
UNEP/CHW.3/33 - Draft Decision III/25 and III/26);
xxiii.
Cooperation between the International Maritime Organization and
the Basel Convention in the review of existing rules, regulations
and practices with respect to transport of hazardous wastes by sea
(UNEP/CHW.3/27; UNEP/CHW.3/33 - Draft Decision III/24);
xxiv.
Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Basel Convention
(UNEP/CHW.3/31; UNEP/CHW.3/33 - Draft Decision III/9);
xxv.
Cooperation between the Basel Convention and the activities
undertaken at the global level leading to the development of the
legally binding instrument on trade in hazardous chemicals
including the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) concept
(UNEP/CHW.3/33 - Draft Decision III/27)
xxvi.
Institutional,
financial
and
procedural
arrangements
(UNEP/CHW.3/27; UNEP/CHW.3/33 - Draft Decision III/28).
5.
Proposals for the amendment(s) to the Basel Convention (UNEP/CHW.3/2 and
UNEP/CHW.3/3).
6.
Other matters.
7.
Adoption of the report.
8.
Closure of the meeting.
IV. ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
A. Attendance
6.
The following Parties to the Basel Convention were represented: Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas. Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China,
Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia. Cuba. Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt,
El Salvador, Estonia, European Community. Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala,
Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia. Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan,
Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon. Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritius,
Mexico, Namibia, Netherlands. New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama,
Peru, Philippines, Poland. Portugal. Qatar. Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation,
Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal. Seychelles. Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain,
Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland. Syrian Arab Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United
Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania. Uruguay. Viet Nam and Zambia.
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The following States not Party to the Convention were represented: Algeria, Bulgaria.
7.
Colombia, Federated States of Micronesia, Honduras, Iraq. Kenya. Malta, Morocco, Myanmar,
Nicaragua, Singapore, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, United States of America, Venezuela,
Western Samoa and Zimbabwe.
Observers from the following United Nations Bodies, Specialized Agencies, IGOs and
8.
Secretariats of Conventions were also present: Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species (CITES), Council of the European Community (General Secretariat),
Secretariat of the Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE), Industry and Environment
(IE)/UNEP, Interim Secretariat of the Convention to Combat Desertification, International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), International Lead and Zinc Study Group, International
Maritime Organization (IMO), Mediterranean Action Plan/UNEP, Nettlap-ROAP/UNEP,
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Organization of African
Unity (OAU), Ozone Secretariat/UNEP, Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine
Environment (ROPME), South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), United
Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS)-HABITAT, United Nations Conference on
Trade and Development (UNCTAD), United Nations Industrial Development Organization
(UNIDO), United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), World Customs
Organization, and World Trade Organization (WTO).
The following non-governmental organizations and private sector were represented:
9.
Australian Council for Overseas Aid (ACFOA), Bureau of International Recycling (BIR),
Earthlife Africa, Eurometaux, Eurometrec, European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC),
Federation Europeenne des Activites du Dechet (FEAD), Greenpeace International. Industrial
Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Institut de recherche sur I'environnement (IREC),
International and Environmental Law and Policy, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC),
International Committee for European Security and Co-operation (ICESC), International
Consulting Center for Environmental Technology and Nutrition Industry (ICCI), International
Council of Environmental Law (ICEL), International Precious Metals Institute (IPMI),
SDA/ELS, and Wuppertal Institut.
B. Election of officers
10.
The following officers were elected by acclamation at the first plenary session:
President:
Mr. Bakary Kante (Senegal)
Vice-Presidents:
Ms. Rosnani Ibrahim (Malaysia)
Mr. John Ashe (Antigua and Barbuda)
Mr. Csaba Marko (Hungary)
Rapporteur:
Mr. Dick de Bruijn (Netherlands)
Following his election, Mr. B. Kante, President of the third meeting of the Conference
11.
of the Parties, made a statement in which he emphasized the importance of the Basel Convention
for the protection of the environment. He said that’the third meeting of the Conference was of
crucial importance for its proper implementation. He underlined that legal, technical and
financial matters had to be carefully addressed at the meeting and appropriate decisions would
have to be adopted. Technical assistance and capacity building are of special importance.
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C. Organization of work
The Co-ordinator of the Secretariat of the Basel Convention, Dr. Iwona Rummel-Bulska
12.
introduced the documentation prepared for the third Conference of the Parties including
information documents. The following documents were available to the meeting:
SYMBOL
TITLE
UNEP/CHW3/1
Provisional Agenda
UNEP/CHW.3/1/Rev.l
Provisional Agenda
Revision
UNEP/CHW.3/2
Proposed Amendment to Article 4a of the Convention
UNEP/CHW.3/2/
Corr.l
Proposed Amendment to Article 4a of the Convention
Corrigendum
UNEP/CHW.3/2/
Corr. 2
Proposed Amendment to Article 4a of the Convention
Corrigendum
UNEP/CHW.3/3
Amendment Proposal Received from the European Community:
Article 4a of the Convention
UNEP/CHW.3/3/
Corr.l
Amendment Proposal Received from the European
Community: Article 4a of the Convention
Corrigendum
UNEP/CHW.3/4
Implementation of decision II/1 - Liability and Compensation
UNEP/CHW.3/5
Implementation of decision II/2 - Emergency Fund
UNEP/CHW.3/6
Implementation of decision II/3 - Mechanism
Implementation of the Basel Convention
UNEP/CHW.3/7
Implementation of decision II/4 - Illegal Traffic in Hazardous
Wastes
UNEP/CHW.3/7
Add.l
Implementation of decision II/4 - Illegal Traffic in Hazardous
Wastes
Addendum
UNEP/CHW.3/8
Implementation of decision II/5 - Model National Legislation for
the Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous
Wastes
UNEP/CHW.3/9
Implementation of decision II/6 - Designation of Competent
Authorities and Focal Points
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for
the
UNEP/CHW.3/10 '
Implementation of decision II/7 - Relationship of the Basel
Convention and the London Convention, 1972
UNEP/CHW.3/11
Implementation of decision II/8 - Cooperation with the
International Atomic Energy Agency
UNEP/CHW.3/12
Implementation of decision II/9 - Follow-up to UNEP Governing
Council Decisions 17/5, 17/13 and 17/18
UNEP/CHW.3/13
Implementation of decision 11/10 - Bilateral, Multilateral and
Regional Agreements or Arrangements
UNEP/CHW.3/14
Implementation of decision II/11 - Scope of the Convention
UNEP/CHW.3/15
Implementation of decision 11/12 - Ban on exports of hazardous
wastes from OECD to non-OECD countries
UNEP/CHW.3/16
Implementation of decision 11/13 - Technical Guidelines for the
Environmentally Sound, Management of Wastes Subject to the Basel Convention
UNEP/CHW.3/16/
Add.l
Implementation of decision 11/13 - Technical Guidelines for the
Environmentally Sound Management of Wastes Subject to the
Basel Convention
Revision of Technical Guidelines - Addendum
UNEP/CHW.3/17
Implementation of decision 11/14 - Transboundary Movement of
Hazardous Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations
UNEP/CHW.3/18
Implementation of decision 11/15 - Possible Effects of the Basel
Convention on the Transboundary Movements of Waste Ozone
depleting Chemicals, Including Halons, Intended for Recovery
UNEP/CHW.3/19
Implementation of decision 11/16 - Documentation: Notification
and Movement Document
UNEP/CHW.3/19/
Add.l
Implementation of decision 11/16 - Documentation: Notification
and Movement Document
Addendum
UNEP/CHW.3/20
Implementation of decision 11/17 - Transmission of Information
UNEP/CHW.3/21
Implementation of decision 11/18 - Establishment of the
Information Management System of the Basel Convention
UNEP/CHW.3/22
Implementation of decision 11/19 - Establishment of Regional
Centres for Training and Technology Transfer
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UNEP/CHW.3/22/
Corr.l
Implementation of decision 11/19 - Establishment of Regional
Centres for Training and Technology Transfer
Corrigendum
UNEP/CHW.3/23
Implementation of decision 11/20 - Training and seminars related
to the Basel Convention
UNEP/CHW.3/23
Corr. 1
Implementation of decision 11/20 - Training and seminars related
to the Basel Convention
Corrigendum
UNEP/CHW.3/24
Implementation of decision 11/21 - The Role of the Secretariat of
the Basel Convention in the Implementation of Agenda 21
UNEP/CHW.3/25
Implementation of decision 11/22 - Global Waste Survey
UNEP/CHW.3/26
Implementation of decision 11/23 - Cooperation with the United
Nations Bodies, Specialized Agencies and Regional Systems and
Organizations
UNEP/CHW.3/27
Implementation of decision 11/24 - Cooperation between the
International Maritime Organization and the United Nations
Environment Programme in the Review of Existing Rules,
Regulations and Practices with Respect to Transport of Hazardous
Wastes by Sea
UNEP/CHW.3/28
Implementation of decision 11/25 - Responsibility of States for the
Implementation of the Basel Convention
UNEP/CHW.3/29
Implementation of decision 11/26 - Manual for the Implementaticn
of the Convention
UNEP/CHW.3/30
Implementation of decision 11/27 - Institutional, Financial and
Procedural Arrangements
UNEP/CHW.3/30
Corr.l
Implementation of decision 11/27 - Institutional, Financial and
Procedural Arrangements
Corrigendum
UNEP/CHW.3/31
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Basel Convention (Art. 15)
Note of the Secretariat
UNEP/CHW.3/32
Compliance procedures
UNEP/CHW.3/33
Draft decisions as proposed by the Bureau
UNEP/CHW.3/33
Corr.l
Draft decisions as proposed by the Bureau
Corrigendum
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INFORMATION DOCUMENTS
UNEP/CHW3/Inf.l
List of Participants
UNEP/CHW.3/Inf. 1 /Rev. 1 List of Participants
Revision
UNEP/CHW.3/Inf.2
Illegal Traffic Report Form
UNEP/CHW.3/Inf.3
Manual
UNEP/CHW.3/Inf.4
Report of the eighth session (additional) of the Technical Working
Group of the Basel Convention
UNEP/CHW.3/Inf.5
Compliance procedures
UNEP/CHW.3/Inf.6
Transmission of Information
UNEP/CHW.3/Inf.7
Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Convention
UNEP/CHW.3/Inf.8
List of abbreviations used in documentation
UNEP/CHW.3/Inf.9
List of Competent Authorities and Focal Points
UNEP/CHW.3/Inf.lO
Generation and Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes
' and Other Wastes - 1993 Statistics
UNEP/CHW.3/Inf.ll
Country Fact Sheets
UNEP/CHW.3/Inf. 12
List of Documents
UNEP/CHW.3/Inf. 12
Rev. 1
List of Documents
Revision
UNEP/CHW.3/Inf. 13
Status of Contributions to the Basel Convention Trust Funds as
at 31 August 1995
UNEP/CHW.3/Inf. 14
Financial implications of Decisions of the third meeting of the
Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention: 1997
13.
At the first plenary session, the Conference established two main working groups:
the
Institutional and
Legal
Working Group
- chaired by
Mr. Roehajat E. Soeriatmadja, Indonesia, with the mandate to consider the
following draft decisions presented to the Conference by its Bureau (document
UNEP/CHW.3/33), namely decisions III/1, III/2, III/3, III/4, III/5, III/6, III/7,
III/8, III/9, III/10, III/21, III/22 and III/23 and the respective documents and
reports submitted to the Conference.
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The Technical Working Group, chaired by Mr. Peter Hinchcliffe, United
Kingdom, to consider the following draft decisions III/12 (in coordination with
the Amendment Group). III/13, 111/14, III/15, III/16, III/17, III/18, III/19,
III/20, III/24, III/25 (and possibly also in coordination with the Institutional
Working Group), III/26 and III/27. All these decisions should also be
considered in conjunction with the respective documents and reports submitted
to the Conference.
The Chairmen of the two working groups would contact each other to ensure that in relation
to the agenda items that referred to both technical and legal matters there was coordination
between the two Groups.
14.
The Plenary decided that the draft decision 11/28 on institutional, financial and
procedural matters, with the draft budget for 1997/1998 would be considered by a special sub
working group under the chairmanship of Mr. John W. Ashe, Antigua and Barbuda.
15.
The Conference also decided to establish an Amendments Group under the chairmanship
of Mr. Donald Cooper, Bahamas, to deal with the draft decision III/ll, the documents
UNEP/CHW./3/2 and Corr.l and Corr.2.
'
D. Credentials
16.
The Bureau, in its capacity as the Credentials Committee, reviewed the credentials
presented by the Contracting Parties present at the meeting and presented its report to the
plenary session.
V. CONSIDERATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BASEL
CONVENTION, INCLUDING THE DECISIONS OF THE SECOND MEETING
OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES
17.
The representatives who took the floor expressed their satisfaction with the increase in
the number of Parties to the Basel Convention since the second meeting of the Conference of
the Parties. Several delegates commended the Secretariat of the Basel Convention for its highly
devoted work during the reported period and for timely and accurate preparation of the
documentation of the meeting.
18.
The Ministerial part of the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel
Convention heard 66 statements by representatives of 54 Parties to the Convention, including
22 Ministers and Deputy Ministers, as well as representatives of intergovernmental and non
governmental organizations.
19.
Many representatives recommended faster development of a protocol on liability and
compensation for damage resulting from transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and
their disposal. They also emphasized the importance for further work of the Technical
Working Group on wastes characterization, definition and development of guidelines on
management of various waste streams and their disposal operations. The need for technical
assistance to developing countries in capacity building, national legislation and development of
strategies for environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes was supported by all the
delegates as one of the main goals of the Convention. The meeting supported and called for
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further work on the establishment of regional and sub-regional centres for training and
technology transfer regarding the management of hazardous wastes and the minimization of
their generation, as provided for in Article 14 of the Convention, and expressed their
satisfaction with the ongoing efforts in that direction.
20.
In considering future work on developing guidance for the hazard characteristics H13
"Capable, by any means, after disposal, of yielding another material, e.g., leachate, which
possesses any of the characteristics listed above", of Annex III, the meeting noted that the
Technical Working Group of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary
Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, had identified a number of options:
a narrow interpretation referring only to leachate;
not to use the hazard characteristic until guidance was better developed;
explore with countries how they wish to use Hl3;
a broad interpretation referring to all disposal options of Annex IV to the
Convention likely to release harmful emissions, leachate, effluent or residues.
The Technical Working Group at its eighth session in June 1995 did not retain
this option as being workable.
21.
The meeting condemned illegal traffic in hazardous wastes and called for strengthening
of international and national actions for its prevention and monitoring. Some representatives
emphasized that during the period between the second and the third meetings of the Conference
of the Parties their countries were faced with cases of illegal traffic. Several representatives
stressed the need for technical assistance to developing countries in their effort to prevent illegal
traffic into their territories.
22.
The representatives of many countries called for an increase in financial resources
available to allow the full implementation of the Convention.
23.
Many representatives emphasized the need for further development of information
exchange including the establishment of an information system and data collection.
24.
The representatives emphasized the need for support which would allow the transfer of
environmentally sound technologies for the management of hazardous wastes from developed
to developing countries and to countries with economies in transition. This is very much
needed to allow these countries to deal with hazardous wastes generated within their national
boundaries.
25.
The meeting noted the importance of the issue of preventing the transfer of polluting
industries, industrial activities and/or technologies which generate hazardous wastes as brought
to its attention by the eight session of the Technical Working Group. In this regard, the
meeting agreed to the need to encourage the transfer of cleaner technologies which could be
developed as an important component of the work of the Regional Centres for Training and
Technology Transfer and called upon the Technical Working Group to provide advice on this
subject as appropriate and relevant.
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26.
Several delegates informed the Meeting on the adoption and/or update of national
legislation related to the implementation of the Basel Convention and to the management of
hazardous wastes and commended the draft Model National Legislation developed within the
Basel Convention as a very useful document which assisted them in their legislative activities.
27.
Many representatives strongly supported the adoption of an amendment to the
Convention which would ban all exports of hazardous wastes from OECD to non-OECD
countries, not only for final disposal but also for recovery and recycling operations.
28.
Some representatives were however of the opinion that the amendment to the
Convention should only refer to the part on the export of hazardous wastes from OECD to nonOECD countries for final disposal.
29.
In this context, the need for further work to be done under the Convention on the hazard
characteristics of wastes was emphasized by all speakers as a very crucial one.
30.
A few delegations were of the opinion that the amendment of the Convention, in
particular related to hazardous wastes destined for recovery operations was somehow
premature.
Delegations emphasized that it was crucial to ensure the effective implementation of the
31.
Convention and possible amendment(s).
32.
The delegate from Egypt emphasized that his country was currently facing a problem
relating to the passage of hazardous waste shipments through the Suez Canal. Egypt as a transit
country Party to the Basel Convention requires a Notification and Movement Document
concerning such shipments. According to the Egyptian Environmental legislation, it is
forbidden - without a permit from the competent authority - to allow the passage of ships
carrying hazardous wastes through territorial seas or the exclusive economic zone of Egypt and
the Suez Canal. Egypt requires - for transit shipments of hazardous waste through the Suez
Canal - Certificate of Insurance covering mitigation of any harm that could happen to the
environment from these shipments. There are difficulties the ship owners are facing to submit
such certificates of insurance to Egypt. The only available insurance is what is known as a P&I
certificate, which is not clear and whose coverage is not clear either. In addition it is not
available to all ship owners.
33.
Several experts expressed their concern about the lack of sufficient financial means
available in the Trust Fund of the Basel Convention which have their sources in non-payment
of pledged contributions and/or delay in the payments.
34.
The Malaysian delegate announced that his Government was prepared to consider
hosting a meeting of the Technical Working Group in Kuala Lumpur.
35.
The delegate from Senegal offered to host a sub-regional centre for francophone African
countries and technology transfer for the environmentally sound management of hazardous
wastes.
36.
The delegate from Uruguay confirmed the commitment of his country to the
establishment of a coordination centre for sub-regional centres for training and technology
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transfer in Uruguay and to this effect is organizing a seminar for Latin America and the
Caribbean in Montevideo which will be held shortly.
37.
The delegate from Zambia expressed the willingness of his Government to consider
hosting a regional centre for training and technology transfer because of its' advantageous
geographical location in Central Africa.
38.
The delegate from Argentina confirmed that his country was ready to assume the
responsibility for the establishment of a South American centre for training and technology
transfer in Argentina and was hence taking measures to contribute, as far as possible, with
infrastructure, human resources and financial means.
39.
The Government of Egypt expressed its willingness to host a regional centre for training
and technology transfer for Arabic speaking countries in Africa which will serve other Arabic
speaking countries.
40.
The Slovak Republic offered Bratislava as a seat for a regional training centre for the
implementation of the Basel Convention and technology transfer and informed also that they
were going to organize an international workshop, which would outline the further steps to be
made in this respect.
41.
The Government of Switzerland announced its decision to provide the financial means
for the period 1996-97 for setting up a sub-regional centre for training and technology transfer
for Central Europe in the field of waste management. In addition, they will provide USS
35,000 to the Technical Cooperation Trust Fund to enable participation of non-Parties at
meetings organized in relation to the Basel Convention and to support the organization of a
regional seminar in Uruguay in October this year. The Swiss Government is also examining
the possibility of supporting a regional seminar for Southern Africa for the environmentally
sound management of hazardous wastes.
42.
The representative from IMO referred to the close cooperation between SBC and IMO
for the coordination of work between the two organizations with the purpose of promoting the
effective protection of the marine environment and avoiding duplication of work. In particular,
he referred to the cooperation regarding IMO's preparatory work for the prospective adoption
next year of a Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the
Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS) by Sea. He emphasized that the Basel
Convention is one of the most important instruments in ensuring environmentally sound
management of hazardous wastes and their disposal. The IMO plan is to strengthen and
intensify its cooperation with the Secretariat of the Basel Convention. Due to its wide
acceptance, the Basel Convention has now become an important source of International
Environmental Law. The implementation of the Basel Convention is considered at IMO as
paramount and decisive for the protection of the marine environment. The contribution of the
Secretariat of the Basel Convention is particularly appreciated in connection with deliberation
of the Contracting Parties to the London Convention, 1972, in particular bearing in mind that
this Convention will be decisively amended next year.
43.
The delegate from SPREP informed the meeting about the recent adoption of the
Waigani Convention for the South Pacific banning the import of hazardous- and radioactive
wastes into the region and controlling movements of hazardous wastes within the region.
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44.
One NGO representative (Greenpeace) stressed that any compromise should be rejected
in relation to the proposed amendment to decision 11/12 and if consensus could not be reached,
voting should be applied. He drew, however, to the attention of the meeting that there seemed
to be some confusion in relation to export of wastes for recycling and in this connection pointed
out that non-contaminated scrap metals not referred to in Article 1 of the Convention were not
covered by the Convention and would therefore not be covered by the ban.
45.
Another NGO (Australian Council for Overseas Aid) expressed concern about cutting
the proposed budget for regional centres for training and technology transfer and appealed to
those countries who were in favour of this to reconsider their stand.
46.
Representatives from industry (ICC, IPMI, BIR) expressed their concern in relation to
decision 11/12 and the possible adoption of an amendment to the Convention in this respect.
They also referred to the need for clear definitions of hazardous wastes. One of the
representatives for industry pointed out that some countries have the possibility to safely recycle
hazardous wastes and that it was therefore necessary to consider carefully any proposal in
relation to the ban on export of wastes for recycling. Another representative referred to the
risk of closing down those industries which were dealing with recycling should there be a ban
on free international trade on recyclables, and that this .would result in unemployment for a
large number of workers who would not find alternative employment.
VI. ADOPTION OF THE REPORT
47.
The Chairmen of the Working Groups presented reports of the working groups
established by the Conference, namely the Institutional and Legal Working Group and the
Technical Working Group, to the Plenary for their adoption. The reports of the Working
Groups were adopted by the Plenary and are reflected below in this report. The decisions
agreed upon by the Working Groups and adopted by the Plenary are reflected in Annex I to this
report.
48.
Report of the Institutional and Legal Working Group
The Institutional and Legal Working Group held five sessions during the period from 18 to 21
September 1995 under the Chairmanship of Mr. Soeriaatmadja from Indonesia. As decided by
the Plenary meeting, the group considered draft decisions III/l, III/2, III/3, III/4, III/5, III/6,
III/7, III/8, 111/9,111/10? III/21, III/22 and III/23 as well as the related reports and notes
submitted and presented by the Secretariat of the Basel Convention.
The Institutional and Legal Working Group was able to finalize the draft decisions which were
recommended for adoption by the Plenary meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
The Institutional and Legal Working Group sought the opinion of the Technical Working Group
on the ’’confirmed illegal traffic report form", referred to in draft decision III/4 relating to
"illegal traffic in hazardous wastes and other wastes". The Technical Working Group informed
the Institutional and Legal Working Group that further work was required on the Report Form
and recommended that the Technical Working Group of the Basel Convention be requested to
review it. After considering the Technical Working Group's opinion, the Institutional and
Legal Working Group was in a position to finalize that part of the draft decision relating to the
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"confirmed illegal traffic report form". The draft decision was then approved by the
Institutional and Legal Working Group and submitted to the Plenary meeting.
Similarly, the Institutional and Legal Working Group sought the opinion of the Budget SubGroup in relation to some matters in draft decision III/9 on "evaluation of the effectiveness of
the Basel Convention" and took into consideration the opinion of the Budget Sub-Group before
finalizing the draft submitted to the Plenary meeting. The Budget Sub-Group requested the
Institutional and Legal Working Group to provide it with a list of priorities of the decisions it
was recommending to the Plenary in order to take such priorities into account in the finalization
of the budget. The Institutional and Legal Working Group undertook such prioritization and
communicated it through its Chairman to the Chairman of the Budget Sub-Group. At the
request of the Budget Sub-Group, the list of priorities was agreed by the Institutional and Legal
Working Group.
The Institutional and Legal Working Group made it clear that its finalization of the draft
decisions did not prejudge the financial implications under consideration by the Budget SubGroup.
In considering draft decision III/5 on "model national legislation for the transboundary
movement and management of hazardous wastes", the Secretariat of the Basel Convention was
requested to add the introduction agreed upon by the Legal Consultative Meeting which met in
Geneva on 27 and 28 February 1995 as part of the Model. This introduction explains the
nature of the Model and its purpose. It was also agreed that in relation to option II of Part IV
on "Exporting Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes", this report of the Institutional and Legal
Working Group should contain a clarification of the term "stringent requirements”. The agreed
understanding is that "stringent requirements" means in this context requirements other than
those already stipulated in the Basel Convention.
49.
Report of the Technical Working Group
The Technical Working Group considered the decisions referred to it by the Plenary and agreed
on the decisions to be adopted by the Plenary. At the request of the sub-working group on
budgetary matters, the Technical Working Group agreed on the priorities for action for
1997/1998.
The texts of prioritized decisions agreed by the Institutional and Legal Working Group and by
the Technical Working Group are attached as Appendix I to Annex I to this Report, entitled
"Decisions adopted by the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties".
The agreed "Illegal Traffic Report Form" by the Institutional and Legal Working Group and
adopted by the Plenary' is attached as Appendix II to Annex I to this Report, entitled "Decisions
adopted by the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties".
50.
Report of the Sub-Working Group on Institutional, Financial and Procedural
Matters
The Report was presented by its Chairman to the Plenary for adoption. Accordingly, the
decision on Institutional, Financial and Procedural'Arrangements was adopted by the Plenary
by consensus as reflected in Annex I to this Report. At the time of the adoption of the decision
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on Institutional, Financial and Procedural Arrangements, some delegates made statements on
the subject and requested that their statements be reflected in the Report.
(i)
The delegate from Malaysia emphasized that the increase of work required to be done
under the Convention, in particular in the light of adoption of the amendment to it, was
not proportional to the increase in the Budget of the Basel Convention for 1997/98.
Within the agreed Budget level it would not be possible to cover all expected and
needed expenditures, especially in relation to the expected work increase to be carried
out by the Technical Working Group. Malaysia was of the opinion that the Budget for
1997/98 should be increased by at least 30 per cent over the 1995 Budget and not only
10 per cent as was the case.
(ii)
The representative of France emphasized the substantial support France had provided
from the outset to the Basel Convention and the activities of its Secretariat and assured
the meeting that this support would continue. He stated that the Conference had reached
a compromise on the size of the budget for 1997-1998 and that his delegation accepted
this compromise. The French Government’s instructions were clear and the delegation
was not to accept a rise greater than would result from a strict application of inflation
rates. Given the growing importance of the Convention, the delegation was allowed the
possibility of accepting a substantially larger increase. The adjusted scale of
contributions led, however, to an increase in France's contribution from the previous
budget cycle of nearly 25 per cent in 1997, while the budget was going up by 10 per
cent. The delegation of France was therefore compelled to enter a reservation on this
point. The compromise reached within the Budget Group represented a 10 per cent
increase of the total amount from 1996 with regards to the assessed contributions.
(iii)
The representative of Germany emphasized that Germany had been actively involved
in the elaboration of the Basel Convention and in the subsequent development of
activities of its Secretariat and that since July 1995 Germany was a full member of the
Basel Convention. He stated that Germany would contribute to an effective and
appropriate functioning of the Convention as it had done in 1995 and would do with
regard to the payment of the assessed contribution for 1996. He said that the
Convention Budget for 1997/98. which had been the outcome of one week’s budget
negotiations, represented a real increase of 52 per cent over the previous budget and that
it had to foresee significant voluntary contributions in order to achieve a balance. The
delegate stated that obviously there was a big gap between the availability of funds for
the Convention and funding demands for further work of the Secretariat. Many
countries and international organizations were currently faced with a very difficult
financial situation including also Germany and that was why it was Germany's position
not to increase the budget under consideration by more than three per cent against the
previous year. During the budget negotiations the German delegation tried to allow for
a moderate further increase of contributions to the budget of the Convention. For
Germany, however, compliance with a proposal to increase spending by more than 50
per cent was unacceptable. Germany did not, however, intend to break a consensus on
the adoption of a budget for 1997/98 and would instead increase its contributions for
1997 by ten per cent, against 1996. and accept a further increase of its contributions by
three per cent for the year 1998. This would raise the German contribution to a regular
biannual budget of the Convention to a total of USS 681.000. The German delegation
felt obliged to express a formal reservation on this point. The delegate of Germany
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stated also that Germany would be pleased to host a meeting of the Technical Working
Group in Germany.
(iv)
The delegate from Italy expressed his country' s reservation on budgetary matters related
to the increase of the contributions to the budget by more than the inflation rate,
considering the present difficulties of national economy. Italy therefore wished to
renew its position with respect to the increase of its contribution in 1997 beyond a 10
per cent over the 1996 contribution and a further 3 per cent for the 1998 contribution.
(v)
The representative of Turkey stated that Turkey did not wish to hinder the adoption of
the budget but it felt that if the UN scale of assessments was used it would reflect a nonequitable burden sharing. The new scale increased contributions by 30 per cent in
1997. The delegate of Turkey reserved his country's position vis-a-vis the scales of
assessment related to Turkey for the years 1997/98.
(vi)
The delegate of Canada stated that Canada was in a position to approve the proposed
budget for the years 1997 and 1998. Canada wanted to assure that it was ready and able
• to fulfil its financial obligations as it had done in the past up to and including 1995.
(vii)
The representative of Australia supported the consensus regarding the budget for
1997/98. She strongly emphasized, however, that the original budget presented to the
meeting by the Bureau, namely at the level of USS 5,786,400 for 1997 and USS
5,272,100 for 1998 was the realistic budget which could have met growing requirements
coming from the decisions adopted by the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties
which led to the strengthening of the Convention and which increased the workload of
the Secretariat. Australia was of the opinion that the Contracting Parties to the Basel
Convention - from just over thirty in 1994 to over ninety in 1995 - should have been in
a position to adopt the budget for 1997/98 which would allow full implementation of
the Convention and the decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties. Australia
called for the Contracting Parties to pay the required shares of the budget even when
they were of voluntary character, and expressed its agreement on an increase of the
budget by 50 per cent through voluntary contributions.
(viii)
The representative of Brazil, on behalf of GRULAC, expressed the GRULAC countries'
concern related to the budget, in particular to the need of providing the Secretariat with
enough financial resources to advance its activities in the field of technical assistance
to developing countries.
(ix)
The representative of Spain, speaking on behalf of the European Community, stated that
the consensus reached on the level of the Budgets of 1997-1998 represented a 10 per
cent increase of the total amount for 1996 with regard to the assessed contributions.
This represents, however, a 10 per cent increase for the budget contributions from the
Member States and from the European Commission an aggregate of 24 per cent. This
by far reflects the intentions of Member States of the European Community. The
countries of the European Community agreed to this in the spirit of compromise and to
enable the continuing functioning of the Secretariat but wished to underline to
delegations that this matter should be discussed in detail at the next meeting of the
Bureau of the Conference. The Europeah Community expected the Secretariat to
distribute in due time a detailed budget as requested by the European Community in the
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budget working group, reflecting the amount of assessed contributions as well as the
priorities set by the Conference of the Parties.
(X)
The representative of the Philippines, speaking on behalf of Group-77 and China,
expressed these countries’ concern about the Budget for 1997-98 which did not provide
enough resources to allow full participation of experts from developing countries at the
meetings to be organized to fulfil the increasing mandate and activities under the
Convention in the years to come. The lack of financial resources was particularly seen
by developing countries in these budget lines which were of first priority to these
countries, namely: establishment of regional centres for training and technology
transfer, technical assistance, illegal traffic and information exchange. The developing
countries appreciated the readiness of developed countries to protect them against the
export of hazardous wastes from the North but stated that the developed countries could
not at the same time limit the resources for effective implementation of the Convention
and for activities to be carried out by the Secretariat.
51.
Report of the Amendment(s) Group
The Report was presented by its Chairman to the Plenary. After the necessary additional
consultations the Plenary adopted by consensus the decision entitled "Amendment to the Basel
Convention" as included in Annex I to this Report.
Several delegates made statements regarding this decision and requested that their statements
be reflected in the Report and/or attached to it.
(i)
The delegate of Brazil emphasized that the Basel Convention must be considered as a
complex compound of rules in which each if its parts has a special meaning, but equal
efficiency, namely: (a) the Basel Convention in itself; (b) its Annexes; (c) the
decisions of the COP. They have equal value as a binding obligation to States.
However, to transform decision 11/12 into a disposition of the Basel Convention through
an amendment would be desirable only if that decision was perfect and not as it stands
nowadays. Brazil supported the introduction of the whole decision 11/12 as a part of the
Convention, but it urged to prioritize the rapid completion of the elaboration of a
hazardous wastes definition by September 1997 in order to provide the Parties with a
clear understanding of hazardous wastes subject to the Convention and to decision 11/12.
Being so, the Brazilian Delegation strongly supported any efforts to strengthen the reach
and aims of the Basel Convention, such as the improvement of use of clean
technologies, the minimization of generation of hazardous wastes and environmentally
sound disposal.
(ii)
The delegate from Malaysia informed the meeting that it considered the decision 11/12
binding for all Parties. Reiterating his concern on illegal misleading activities and
disposal of such hazardous wastes by ships, he reaffirmed his Government’s
commitment to control these illegal activities according to the spirit and intent of the
Basel Convention and in accordance with Malaysia's national legislation and
interpretation of the Convention. He emphasized that there was an important amount
of work in front of the Technical Working Group and offered to host a meeting of the
Technical Working Group in 1996 subject to availability of funds provided for its
organization and participation of experts from developing countries.
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(iii)
The delegates of Uruguay and Egypt supported the adoption of the decision on the
amendment.
(iv)
The delegate of Zambia thanked the President for the successful adoption of the decision
on the amendment and brought the attention of the meeting to the necessity of providing
sufficient funds to ensure a large participation of experts from developing countries at
the meetings organized within the framework of the Basel Convention.
(v)
The delegate of Costa Rica, while going along with the consensus, reserved his
country's position on the adopted the amendment due to the fact that the amendment did
not reflect inclusion of Article 1, paragraph 1 (b) on wastes not covered by the Annexes
to the Convention but defined as, or considered to be, hazardous wastes by the domestic
legislation of the Party of export, import or transit.
(vi)
The delegate of Sri Lanka supported the consensus reached at the Conference but
expressed some reservations on the amendment by Sri Lanka.
(vii)
The delegate of the Russian Federation expressed her country's reservation regarding
the new wording of the draft amendment to Article 4 of the Convention, being \
substantially broader in scope than the text originally circulated, particularly as regards
paragraph 2 of the proposed Article 4A. The time-frame for consideration of the new
wording was exceptionally limited which was not in accordance with Article 17 of the
Convention. The delegate announced that the Russian Federation could not accept the
proposed amendment and did not consider itself bound thereby. The text of the
Russian statement is attached to this Report as its Annex II.
(viii)
The delegate of Canada stated that his country went along with the consensus on the
decision on the amendment and would not authorize any shipment of hazardous wastes
for final disposal outside the OECD region or for recycling to countries that prohibit
such imports. Canada, however, would be unable to ratify the amendment prior to the
outcome of the work of the Technical Working Group. The full text of the Canadian
statement is attached to this Report as Annex III.
(ix)
The delegate of Australia emphasized the good spirit of the negotiations on the decision
on the amendment and welcomed the consensus achieved on its adoption. The delegate
of Australia, however, expressed some concerns related to the amendment which was
adopted before the exact subject of the ban had been agreed on by the Technical
Working Group. She emphasized the importance of a large participation of experts at
the Technical Working Group meetings and the need for financial assistance to be
provided for this purpose. She also emphasized the role of Article 11 in the
implementation of the Basel Convention and requested the delegates to continue the
work on the implementation of the Basel Convention. The statement of Australia is
attached to this report as Annex IV.
(x)
The delegate of the Philippines expressed his country's support related to the adoption
of the amendment.
(xi)
The delegate of the Republic of Korea emphasized the great effort which was needed
to reach consensus on the adoption of the amendment. He also emphasized the
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importance of a global partnership in the implementation of this decision which should
be carefully approached and assessed. He emphasized the need to respect the sovereign
right of the importing country and the role of the capacity building process in the
implementation of the Basel Convention. He expressed, however, some doubts on how
the Convention could be successfully implemented as the budgets adopted for 1997-98
were definitely too low to meet the required expectations. He appealed to the countries
which were not yet Contracting Parties to the Basel Convention, in particular the United
States, to join the Convention. He referred to the importance of Article 11 of the
Convention for its implementation.
(Xii)
The representative of New Zealand expressed her country's thanks for the achievement
of consensus on the decision on the amendment and emphasized that her country shared
similar concerns related to the amendment to the Convention as Australia and Canada.
The representative of New Zealand referred to the role of bilateral agreements in the
implementation of the Convention. She emphasized the need for future work under the
Basel Convention which would allow countries to receive the proper protection related
to their environmental problems which could only be ensured by cooperative actions.
She endorsed the inclusion of Liechtenstein into Annex VII of the Amendment.
(xiii)
Several delegates including the representatives of ICC and Greenpeace congratulated the
President of COP3 for his hard work which led the Conference to the adoption of the
amendments by consensus and emphasized the need for further cooperation in order to
fully implement the Basel Convention. Congratulations to the President of COP3, its
Bureau, delegates and all participants including NGOs and the private sector were also
extended by the Executive Director of UNEP.
(xiv)
The President of the COP3, Mr. Bakary Kante, thanked all delegates for their hard and
dedicated work and emphasized the need for future global cooperation within the
framework of the Basel Convention which he considered an excellent legal instrument.
He particularly thanked the members of the Bureau and Chairmen of the working
groups established by COPS for their contribution to the meeting.
VII. CLOSURE OF THE MEETING
After the customary exchange of courtesies, the President declared the meeting closed
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at 18.40 hours on 22 September 1995.
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Statement by the delegation of the Russian Federation to the Plenary of the
Third Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the
Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal,
held on 22 September 1995, concerning the wording of the amendment
to Article 4 of the Convention
Given that:
1.
The new wording of the draft amendment to Article 4 of the Convention is substantially
broader in scope than the text originally circulated, particularly as regards paragraph 2 of the
proposed Article 4A;
The time-frame for consideration of the new wording is exceptionally limited, which is
not in accordance with Article 17 of the Convention;
2.
■. the delegation of the Russian Federation announces that it cannot accept the proposed
amendment and does not consider itself bound thereby.
We should like this statement to be reflected in, and annexed in extenso to the report of the third
meeting of the Parties to the Basel Convention.
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Statement made by Canada following the adoption of the
amendment decision by consensus
delivered by Mr. John Fraser, Ambassador for the Environment
Geneva, Friday 22 September 1995
Mr. President,
Canada has listened carefully to the debate on the ban amendment proposals and acknowledges
the environmental concerns expressed by member and non-member countries alike.
Canada recognizes that many countries may not possess the technical ability to properly manage
hazardous wastes in an environmentally sound manner. Canada believes that such countries view
imports of hazardous wastes as threatening whether they arise from OECD or non-OECD sources.
Canada agrees that there exists sufficient evidence to warrant acceptance of the ban amendment
related to hazardous wastes destined for final disposal. Canada will not authorize any shipments
of hazardous wastes for final disposal outside of the OECD region or for recycling to countries
that prohibit such imports.
Canada is committed to the wise utilization of all resources. As such. Canada believes that
environmentally sound recycling is required to ensure the availability of such resources for use
by future generations. Environmentally sound recycling is a necessary and integral part of
sustainable development. There will be a need for recycling of hazardous wastes today,
tomorrow, and for many years to come.
Canada finds that there is insufficient clarity as to which recyclable materials would be subject
to the ban amendment. Therefore, it is premature to consider adoption of a legally binding
amendment at this time.
Canada has approved the increase to the budget and I can assure you of our continuing
commitment to provide our payments in full and on time.
However, I must tell you. under instructions from the Government of Canada, that we will be
unable to consider ratification of this amendment prior to an outcome on definitional terms from
the technical working group, from which Canada can draw the assurance that trade in nonhazardous recyclables will not be jeopardized.
Canada will work diligently through the technical working group forum to provide the definitional
clarity that prevents our current agreement to the recyclables portion of the proposed ban.
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Statement made by Australia following the adoption of the
amendment decision by consensus
Geneva, Friday 22 September 1995
Mr. President,
Australia urged at the very beginning of this week that we should work to achieve outcomes that
could command consensus support on all issues, including on this contentious issue of the
proposed amendment to the Convention.
For our part we have worked strenuously to achieve a good spirit in the negotiations and to find
consensus, believing a consensus outcome to be in the best interests of the Convention and all its
Parties.
We were ready to support the compromise text circulated in document
UNEP/CHW.3/L.5/Add 1 subject to having the opportunity to see the text and verify our
understanding of the compromises proposed in it.
Australia's essential position ever since negotiation began on Decision 11/12, has been to
strengthen the Convention and its processes to provide greater protection to those countries
vulnerable to unwanted hazardous wastes. Our commitment to this objective is evident not only
in the support my government has always given to the Basel Convention, but also in Australia's
signature last week of the Waigani Convention to Ban the Importation into Forum Island Countries
of Hazardous and Radioactive Wastes and to Control the Transboundary Movement and
Management of Hazardous Wastes within the South Pacific Region.
We have, however, a number of concerns about the text which has been agreed upon, concern
which my government wishes to register.
It sets in motion an amendment process in advance of the clarification of the definitions which
are essential if Parties are to have a common understanding of exactly what is prohibited. It is
essential that the Technical Working Group ensure that this work is completed before the
amendment enters into force, and is equipped with all the resources necessary to enable this.
Australia, and probably a number of other Parties - and here I note the statement just made by
Canada on this matter - will only consider ratifying the amendment when the work on the
definition of hazardous characteristics is completed to our satisfaction. We are, however, pleased
to see that such commodities as ferrous scrap and unmixed paper, and the majority of wastes on
the OECD Green List which pose no threat to public health or amenity’, would not be covered by
this prohibition.
A second area of concern to us - as I signalled at the commencement of our work - was the
simplistic differentiation between groups of countries. Australia is pleased to see that arbitrary
distinctions between Parties are no-longer part .of the text of the Convention itself. The
placement of a list of Parties in the Annex provides a mechanism through which other Parties can
be similarly listed if they wish. On this point, Mr. President, I note the statement made a few
moments ago by the representative of Liechtenstein indicating its wish to be placed on the list and
assume that this will be reflected in the final version of our text.
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Australia is concerned to ensure that the application of the prohibition remains tuned to its key
objective - ensuring that transboundary movements of hazardous wastes do not, as required by the
Convention, entail a high risk of not constituting environmentally sound management.
For this reason, we are pleased that the Technical Working Group will be developing technical
guidelines to assist those Parties and States which might benefit from assistance in ensuring that
transboundary movements cannot derogate from environmentally sound management. Such
guidelines will, I am sure, be particularly helpful, especially to developing countries. The
guidelines could also eventually be helpful to those Parties and States wishing to conclude
agreements or arrangements, including under Article 11, concerning the transboundary movement
of hazardous waste.
Australia considers Article 11 to be an important provision of this Convention. It enables those
countries wishing to enter into bilateral, multilateral or regional agreements or arrangements to
do so. We do not consider that the text we have just adopted removes that right. Australia will
remain in close contact with other States, especially our regional neighbours, on this subject.
Mr. President,
Australia is, as I have said, deeply committed to strengthening the Convention so as better to
protect the vulnerable. We must not now lose enthusiasm for this objective. The work we have
done here is by no means the answer to the problems vulnerable countries face - it does not deal
with domestic disposal needs, waste minimization or capacity-building. Nor does it adequately
address the legitimate developmental needs of developing countries. It is, in essence, a half
measure - and it cannot work without the commitment of effort and resources, especially from
those who sponsored its adoption as a Convention amendment.
We now look to all those who have supported the adoption of this decision to contribute to the
realization of its true objectives. We, for our part, we will not shirk that responsibility.
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