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United Nations, General Assembly, 20 December 1988 (A/RES/43/212)

SYMPOSIUM ON ILLEGAL INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS 6-8 NOVEMBER 2006 PRAGUE - PRŮHONICE, CZECH REPUBLIC Jens Küllmer, MBA jens.kuellmer@bmu.bund.de. United Nations, General Assembly, 20 December 1988 (A/RES/43/212)

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United Nations, General Assembly, 20 December 1988 (A/RES/43/212)

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  1. SYMPOSIUM ON ILLEGAL INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS6-8 NOVEMBER 2006PRAGUE - PRŮHONICE, CZECH REPUBLICJens Küllmer, MBA jens.kuellmer@bmu.bund.de

  2. United Nations, General Assembly, • 20 December 1988 (A/RES/43/212) • “…1. Urges all States, bearing in mind their respective responsibilities, to take the necessary legal and technical measures in order to halt and prevent the illegal international traffic in, and the dumping and resulting accumulation of, toxic and dangerous products and wastes.”

  3. World Summit on Sustainable Development, • Johannesburg, September 2002 • “…to achieve, by 2020, that chemicals are used and • produced in ways that lead to the minimization of • significant adverse effects on human health and the • environment.”

  4. Policies on illegal international traffic of hazardous chemicals

  5. Elements for policy development • Targets to be adressed • Existing international instruments • Responsibilities for control • Aspects for enabling and implementation

  6. Targets to be adressed on illegal transport Existing international legislation Chemicals Articles Wastes Basel Convention RotterdamConventionMontreal Protocol

  7. Basel Convention Germany party since 22. March 1989 Requirements for control of transboundary transport of wastes (chemicals) Export of wastes require the prior consent of the importing country Rotterdam Convention Germany party since 11.January 2001 Export of chemicals require the prior consent of the importing country Information exchange on hazardous chemicals International instruments to prevent illegal transport of chemicals

  8. Responsible Authorities For instance Germany: • Federal Environment Agency (Basel) • Federal Agency für Traffic Transport • Authorities of the Federal States • Custom tax authorities Control of transports at borderlines together with authorities of the neighbour countries

  9. Example: Status of PIC implementation • Implementation by Community and not national legislation • Problems from administration of import/export notification of restricted chemicals are faced in some cases in the field of information exchange: (charged authorities in importing (developing) countries are sometimes hard to contact and to get official statements/permits)

  10. Example: New European Chemicals Policy (REACH)-1-EU regulatory framework for chemicals • Registration • Evaluation • Authorisation of CHemicals

  11. Advantages • Improvement of health and environment conditions • Gain in credibility and dependability (“Made in Europe”) • Decrease of liabity risks through information exhange before application • Increase in innovation (substitution of dangerous existing substances) • Cash benefit for the European chemicals industry on foreign markets

  12. New European Chemicals Policy (REACH) -2- Requirements on Chemicals in Articles: • Notification of intentionally released chemicals from articles • Registration of > 0,1 mass % high-concern chemicals in acticles Problem: How to control imports?

  13. Enabling authorities for control Inspection of goods by indicators: • declaration of chemicals and products, • classification and labelling of the chemicals • Transport documentation • designated applications of chemicals and products Problem: Control of random examination possible only!

  14. Key elements for implementation • Documentation in transport during the whole transport chain • Correct declaration of goods • Information exchange and • communication between trading countries and authorities

  15. Measures to prevent illegal transport • system controls • self organisation • management systems • product information • certificates • voluntary labelling

  16. ICCM IFCS Chapter 19 Agenda 21

  17. SAICM = Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management

  18. International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM) in Dubai February 2006 • Global Ministerial Environment Council (GMEF), decision on SAICM elements: • a high-level political declaration • an overarching chemicals policy (OPS) • a global programme of action (GPA) • ICCM 2009 Milestones SAICM

  19. SAICM – Political commitment • Dubai Declaration: • “…25. We will endeavour to prevent illegal traffic in toxic, hazardous, banned and severely restricted chemicals and chemical products and wastes.” • OPS (p. 13 E Illegal traffic)

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