BASEL ACTION NETWORK (BAN) GLOBAL SURVEY
Kuwait 2/16/02
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. Kuwaits definition for hazardous waste as Basel Convention
2. Does your country possess a national hazardous waste import prohibition law or policy?
Yes, as Legislation: as a law (if so, please cite the law, e.g. National Import Law, Section 1, Chapter 23; Environmental Protection Act of 1997) The Local Committee has finalized a National Law for implementation of the Basel Convention
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:__
3. If you answered "Yes" above, is the ban or prohibition with or without exceptions.
Without exceptions: Yes
With exceptions: (please describe exceptions)
4. Does your country possess a national hazardous waste export prohibition law or policy?
Yes, as Legislation:__ (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)
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
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: __
No: X (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: X (if yes, can you indicate a time frame?) very soon
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: X (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?) Kuwait has signed the convention and it is in the preparatory process.
12. Has your country ratified the London Convention Protocol of 1996 (updating the London Convention)?
Yes: X Kuwait ratified London Convention (1972)
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:__
No: X (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?) Kuwait has signed the convention and it is in preparatory process
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: Please provide us with documents regarding the agreements mentioned in question and London Convention Protocol 1996.
15. Please supply your contact information:
Name: Eng. Manal AL-Saleh: Head of Waste Management Section
Eng. Fatma Owaid: Waste Management Section
Title:
Listed Basel Competent Authority? Yes:X No:___
Address: P.O. Box 24395 SAFAT-Kuwait 13104
Phone: 4820595
Fax: 4821279/4821724
E-Mail: _wish@epa.org.kw
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