| Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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| Series Title | COM |
| Series Details | (2012) 448 final (7.8.12) |
| Publication Date | 07/08/2012 |
| Content Type | Policy-making, Report |
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Transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal are governed by the Basel Convention of 22 March 1989 to which the European Union (EU) is a Party. The EU has set up a system for the supervision and control of shipments of waste within its borders together with the countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and other third countries that are Parties to the Convention. Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 on shipments of waste transposes the Convention into Union law. Each calendar year, Member States submit a report to the Convention Secretariat for the previous year which addresses legal provisions, implementation, and environmental protection measures. The report is also sent to the Commission along with additional information in the form of a questionnaire. Every three years, the Commission draws up a report based on the reports provided by the Member States. This addresses shipment restrictions, monitoring, measures against illegal shipments, and financial coverage. This is the third implementation report and covers the years 2007-2009. Detailed information on the Member States’ responses to both the Basel and the Commission questionnaires for the years 2007 to 2009 can be found in Sections B and E of the Commission staff working document accompanying this Report. Quantitative data on generation, treatment and shipment of waste are summarised in the tables and figures of Section A of the working document. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2012:0448:FIN:EN:PDF |
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| Subject Categories | Environment |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
