Agreement on control over transboundary transportation of hazardous and other waste.
Country
Type of law
Agreement
Abstract
The present Agreement shall not be applicable to radioactive waste. Hazardous waste shall be classified in the Annexes 12 to the present Agreement and the term “other waste” means domestic waste (art. 1). The Parties shall undertake joint arrangements in the following fields: (a) regulation and control of import, export and transit of hazardous and other waste; (b) ecological safety of transboundary movement of waste and cooperation between the competent bodies; (c) introduction of low-waste technology; (d) registration of the transported hazardous and other waste (art. 3).
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Entry into force notes
The Agreement enters into force from the date of signature.
Notes
The present Agreement shall be valid for five years and it will be automatically extended for one or more five-year periods, unless otherwise decided by the Parties.
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Соглашение О контроле за трансграничной перевозкой опасных и других отходов (Москва, 12 апреля 1996 г.)