Basel Convention

CAMBODIA

Status of Ratification/Accession/Acceptance/Approval:	02.03.2001 (a)
Ratification of the Amendment to the Basel Convention:	Not yet as of 20.11.2002

Competent Authority	Focal Point
Director, Department of Pollution Control Ministry of Environment # 48, Samdech Preah Sihanouk, Tonle Bassac Chamkamon, Phnom Penh tel: [phone] fax: [phone]-7880 e-mail: [e-mail]	Vice Chief, Office of Environmental Pollution Research and Technology Management, Department of Pollution Control, Ministry of Environment # 48, Samdech Preah Sihanouk, Tonle Bassac Chamkamon, Phnom Penh tel: [phone] fax: [phone]-7880 e-mail: [e-mail] or [e-mail]

National Definition

Waste is defined as any hard objects, hard substances, products or refuse which are useless, disposed of, are intended to be disposed of, or are required to be disposed of. Hazardous waste is defined as any substances that are radioactive, explosive, toxic, inflammable, pathogenic, irritating, corrosive, oxidizing, or other chemical substances which may cause danger to human and animal health or damage plants, public property or the environment. There are no wastes defined as, or considered to be hazardous wastes by national legislation in accordance with Art. 1, para 1(b) of the Basel Convention. In Cambodia there are no wastes other than those pursuant to Art. 1 (1)a and/or Art. 1 (1)b of the Basel Convention that require special consideration when subjected to transboundary movement.

Data* on the Generation and Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes** and Other Wastes*** in 2000 (as reported)

		Quantities (in metric tonnes)
Generation	Total amount of hazardous wastesgenerated	No data
	Total amount of other wastesgenerated	No data
Transboundary Movement	Total amount of hazardous wastesand other wastesexported	No export
	Total amount of hazardous wastesand other wastesimported	No import

* Figures are rounded to the nearest integer.

** Covers wastes under Art. 1 (1)a (Annex I: Y1-Y45) and Art. 1 (1)b.

*** Covers wastes under (Annex II: Y46-Y47).

Restrictions on Transboundary Movement	Amendment to the Basel Convention The amendment to the Basel Convention (Decision III/1) has not been implemented in Cambodia.
	Restrictions on export for final disposal Cambodia restricts the export of hazardous wastes and other wastes for final disposal. The relevant legislation is the Solid Wastes Management Sub-Decree, Article 20 which states that “the exportation of hazardous waste from the Kingdom of Cambodia to abroad could be conducted if there are an agreement from the Ministry of Environment, export license from the Ministry of Trade, and permit from the import country. The exportation of hazardous wastes shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Basel Convention”.
	Restrictions on export for recovery Cambodia has no restrictions on the export of hazardous wastes and other wastes for recovery.
	Restrictions on import for final disposal Cambodia restricts the import of hazardous wastes and other wastes for final disposal. The relevant legislations are the Solid Waste Management Sub-Decree, 1999; and the Water Quality Management Sub-Decree, 1999. The Article 21 of the Solid Waste Management Sub-Decree states that “the importation of hazardous waste into the country is strictly prohibited”.
	Restrictions on import for recovery Cambodia restricts the import of hazardous wastes and other wastes for recovery. The Article 21 of the Solid Waste Management Sub-Decree states that “the importation of hazardous waste into the country is strictly prohibited”.
	Restrictions on transit Cambodia has no restrictions on the transit of hazardous wastes and other wastes. During the development process of the Sub-Decree, the transit of hazardous wastes was not taken into consideration.

Reduction and/or Elimination of Hazardous Waste Generation	National strategies/policies None.
	Legislation, regulations and guidelines Solid Waste Management Sub-Decree, 1999; Water Quality Management Sub-Decree, 1999; and Air Pollution Control and Noise Disturber Management Sub-Decree, 2001.
	Economic instruments/ initiatives None.
	Measures taken by industries/waste generators None.
	Others None.

Transboundary Movement Reduction Measures

The measures taken for reduction of the amount of hazardous wastes and other wastes subject to the transboundary movement are same as the measures taken for reduction and/or elimination of hazardous waste generation.

Disposal/ Recovery Facilities

None.

Bilateral, Multilateral or Regional Agreements

None.

Technical Assistance and Training Available

The available source is: Ministry of Environment, # 48, Samdech Preah Sihanenek, Tonle Bassac, Chamkar Morn, Phnom Penh

Basel Convention

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