BASEL ACTION NETWORK (BAN) GLOBAL SURVEY
Denmark 9/6/01
1. How does your country define hazardous waste? Please explain the differences, if any, in your national hazardous waste definitions from the Basel Convention's definitions. Denmark applies the definition in the EU legislation on hazardous waste, cf. Council Directive (91/689 EEC) of 12 December 1991 on hazardous waste.
2. Does your country possess a national hazardous waste import prohibition law or policy?
Yes, as Legislation:__ (if so, please cite the law, e.g. National Import Law, Section 1, Chapter 23; Environmental Protection Act of 1997)
Yes, as Policy:__ (if so, please cite basis for policy, e.g. executive order, declarations, etc.)
Yes, by virtue of a treaty obligation: __(if so, please cite the treaty)
No:X
3. If you answered "Yes" above, is the ban or prohibition with or without exceptions.
Without exceptions:__
With exceptions: (please describe exceptions)
4. Does your country possess a national hazardous waste export prohibition law or policy?
Yes, as Legislation:X (if so, please cite the law and to whom the ban applies, for example: National Import Law, Section 1, Chapter 23-Applies to non-OECD Countries) Council Regulation (EC) No. 120/97 of 20 January 1997 amending Regulation 9EC) No. 259/93 on the supervision and control of shipment of waste within and out of the European Community.
Yes, as Policy:__ (if so, please cite basis for policy e.g. executive order, declarations, etc.)
Yes, by virtue of a treaty obligation: (if so, please cite the treaty)
No:__
5. Is your country a Party to the Basel Convention?
Yes: X
No: __(if not, please explain as specifically as you can, why not. What are the remaining obstacles to ratification?)
6. If your country is a party to the Basel Convention, does it consider decision II/12, which prohibited all exports of hazardous wastes from OECD to non-OECD countries binding on it?
Yes: X
No: __ (if not, please explain as specifically as you can how your country implements decision II/12 or what significance it holds for your country)
7. Has your country ratified the amendment adopted by Decision III/1 of the Basel Convention which likewise bans all exports of hazardous wastes from OECD, EU and Liechtenstein to all other countries?
Yes: X
No: __ (if not, please explain as specifically as you can why not. What obstacles remain?)
8. Does your country intend to ratify the Decision III/1 (The Basel Ban Amendment)?
Yes: __ (if yes, can you indicate a time frame?)
No: __ (if no, can you explain why not?)
9. Is your country part of the areas covered by any of the following instruments: Izmir Protocol (Mediterranean watershed area), Bamako Convention (Organization of African Unity Member States), Waigani Treaty, (South Pacific Island States) or the Central American Agreement on Hazardous Waste (Central American country)?
Yes: __(if so, which region?)
No: X
10. If you answered yes above, has your country ratified that agreement?
Yes: __ (if so, what was the date of deposit?)
No: __ (if not, please explain as specifically as you can, why not and when might ratification be expected to occur, if at all?)
11. Has your country ratified the Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent?
Yes: __
No: X (if not, please explain as specifically as you can, why not, what obstacles remain, and when might ratification be expected to occur, if at all?) Denmark is waiting for the European commission to present a proposal for a joint EU legislation as a basis for ratifying the Rotterdam Convention
12. Has your country ratified the London Convention Protocol of 1996 (updating the London Convention)?
Yes: __
No: __ (if not, please explain as specifically as you can, why not, what obstacles remain, and when might ratification by expected to occur, if at all?)
13. Has your country ratified the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants?
Yes: X
No: __ (if not, please explain as specifically as you can, why not, what obstacles remain and when might ratification by expected to occur, if at all?)
14. Please let us know of any other information which you feel is important in understanding your country's current position and status with respect to the above questions:
15. Please supply your contact information:
Name: Lisbet Oelgaard
Title: Head of section
Listed Basel Competent Authority? Yes:X No:___
Address: Danish EPA, Strandgade 29, DK-1401 Copenhagen K, Denmark
Phone: 0045 32 66 02 82
Fax: 0045 32 66 89 89
E-Mail: loe@mst.dk