Basel Convention

ICELAND

Status of Ratification/Accession/Acceptance/Approval:	28.06.1995 (a)
Ratification/Acceptance of the Amendment to the Basel Convention:	Not yet as of 20.11.2002

Competent Authority	Focal Point
Environmental and Food Agency of Iceland Ármúli 1a, P.O. Box 8080 IS-128 Reykjavík tel: [phone] fax: [phone] e-mail: [e-mail] web site: www.hollver.is	Same as the Competent Authority

National Definition

According to regulation no. 805/1999, on waste, wastes are substances or objects, which individuals or legal entities decide to or are required to dispose of in a certain manner, cf. Annex I to regulation no. 184/2002 on a list of hazardous wastes and other wastes. According to regulation no. 806/1999, on hazardous wastes, hazardous wastes are wastes marked with an asterisk * in Annex I of the regulation no. 184/2002, on a list of hazardous wastes and other wastes, and also other wastes which exhibit one or more properties listed in the Annex III to regulation No. 184/2002. National legislation, cf. regulation no. 184/2002 , is in accordance with Commission Decisions 2001/118/EC, 2001/119/EC and Council Decision 2001/573/EC. In Iceland 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	12 550 ^1)
	Total amount of other wastesgenerated	74 000 2)
Transboundary Movement	Total amount of hazardous wastesand other wastesexported	1 307
	Total amount of hazardous wastesand other wastesimported

* 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).

1) Figure refers to the total amount of hazardous wastes generated under Art. 1 (1)a (Annex I: Y1-Y45).

2) Figure refers to the total amount of household wastes (Y46).

Restrictions on Transboundary Movement	Amendment to the Basel Convention Iceland is in a preparatory process of implementing the amendment to the Basel Convention (Decision III/1).
	Restrictions on export for final disposal and for recovery Iceland restricts the export of hazardous wastes and other wastes for final disposal and for recovery. The relevant legislation is Regulation (EEC) 259/93 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the EC (and EEA), has been in force since its implementation by regulation No. 377/1994. All exports of waste for disposal are prohibited except to EFTA countries and Member States of the European Community (Regulation no. 377/1994, cf. Article 14 in Regulation 259/93/EEC). Exports for recovery are prohibited except to countries to which the OECD decision applies, countries which are Parties to the Basel Convention and/or countries with which Iceland has concluded bilateral agreements (cf. Article 16 in Regulation (EEC) 259/93); and all exports of wastes to ACP States are prohibited. Hazardous wastes are only exported from Iceland to countries to which the OECD decision applies.
	Restrictions on import for final disposal and for recovery Iceland restricts the import of hazardous wastes and other wastes for final disposal and for recovery. The relevant legislation is Regulation (EEC) 259/93 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the EC (and EEA), has been in force since its implementation by regulation No. 377/1994. Imports of wastes for disposal are prohibited except from EFTA countries and Member States of the European Community, countries which are Parties to the Basel Convention or countries which Iceland has concluded bilateral agreements (cf. Article 19 in Regulation (EEC) 259/93). Imports of waste for recovery are prohibited except from countries to which the OECD decision applies, countries which are Parties to the Basel Convention and/or countries which Iceland has concluded bilateral agreements (cf. Article 21 in Regulation (EEC) 259/93).
	Restrictions on transit Iceland restricts the transit of hazardous wastes and other wastes. The relevant legislation is Regulation (EEC) 259/93 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the EC (and EEA), has been in force since its implementation by regulation No. 377/1994. Notification to competent authorities is required (cf. Articles 12, 23 and 24 in Regulation (EEC) 259/93).

Reduction and/or Elimination of Hazardous Waste Generation	National strategies/policies Production of hazardous wastes and other wastes shall be reduced as much as possible. Reuse and recovery shall be encouraged to reduce the amount of waste for disposal. The use of economic instruments shall be increased for achieving these goals. Certain activities are required to submit green accounts.
	Legislation, regulations and guidelines Act No. 7/1998, on hygiene and environmental control; Regulation No. 805/1999, on waste; Regulation No. 806/1999, on hazardous wastes; Regulation No. 809/1999, on waste oils; Regulation No. 609/1996, on packaging and packaging waste; and Regulation No. 785/1999, on operating licences for activities that can cause pollution, prescribes the use of best available techniques.
	Measures taken by industries/waste generators Implementation of environmental management systems.

Transboundary Movement Reduction Measures	National strategies/policies Wastes for which necessary facilities exist, within the country, for treatment in an environmentally sound and efficient manner, shall not be subject to transboundary movement. Certain activities are required to submit green accounts.
	Legislation, regulations and guidelines Act No. 7/1998, on hygiene and environmental control; Regulation No. 805/1999, on waste; Regulation No. 806/1999, on hazardous wastes; Regulation No. 809/1999, on waste oils; Regulation No. 609/1996, on packaging and packaging waste; and Regulation No. 785/1999, on operating licences for activities that can cause pollution, prescribes the use of best available techniques.
	Measures taken by industries/waste generators Implementation of environmental management systems.

Disposal/ Recovery Facilities

Disposal facilities Sementsverksmiðjan hf. v/Mánabraut, IS-300 Akranes, cement factory, for D10 operations; and Efnamóttakan hf, Gufunes, IS-132 Reykjavík, for D14 and D15 operations. Recovery/recycling/re-use facilities Sementsverksmiðjan hf. v/Mánabraut, IS-300 Akranes, cement factory, for R1 operations; Íslakk hf., Smiðjuvegur 11e, IS-200 Kópavogur, distillation, for R2 operations; Efnamóttakan hf, Gufunes, IS-132 Reykjavík, for R13 operations; Fura ehf., Markhellu 1, IS-220 Hafnarfjörður, for R13 operations; Hringrás ehf., Klettagörðum 9, IS-104 Reykjavík, for R13 operations; and Sagaplast ehf, Réttarhvammi 3, IS-603 Akureyri, for R13 operations.

Bilateral, Multilateral or Regional Agreements

None.

Technical Assistance and Training Available

The available sources are: Environmental and Food Agency of Iceland, Ármúli 1a, IS-128 Reykjavík; and Reykjavík Fire Brigade, Skógarhlíð 14, IS-101 Reykjavík.

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