Basel Convention

SLOVENIA

Status of Ratification/Accession/Acceptance/Approval:	07.10.1993 (a)
Ratification/Acceptance of the Amendment to the Basel Convention:	Not yet as of 20.11.2002

Competent Authority	Focal Point
Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia Vojkova 1b, SI-1000 Ljubljana tel: [phone] fax: [phone] e-mail: [e-mail] web site: http://www.arso.gov.si	Same as the Competent Authority

National Definition

According to Rules on Waste Management (1998) definition of waste is: Waste shall be deemed to be all substances or items which are classified under any of the groups of waste specified in Annex 1A (list of groups of wastes) to these Rules and whose owner disposes them of, intend to dispose of or must dispose of them. Classification list of wastes (hereinafter: list of wastes) is determined in Annex 1 to these Rules which is an integral part of this Rules. According to the Decree on the export, import and transit of wastes (1996) a definition of the hazardous waste used for the purposes of transboundary movement is: Hazardous wastes shall be the wastes listed in the A list, from the first part of the Annex 1, which is an integral part of the Decree. Considered as hazardous wastes are also wastes which can not be classified by A list and B list from the first part of the Annex 1 of this Decree, but they are listed in hazardous waste list from the second part of the Annex 1 of this Decree or they are wastes listed in the Amber and Red list from the third part of the Annex 1 of this Decree. (The A and B list are the same as the list A and list B from the Annex VIII and Annex IX of the Basel Convention. Hazardous waste list is the same as the Hazardous Waste list of the Council Decision 94/904/EC. Amber and Red lists are the same as in the Commission Regulation 2408/98.) 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 Slovenia 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	128 395 ^1)
	Total amount of other wastesgenerated	No data
Transboundary Movement	Total amount of hazardous wastesand other wastesexported	4 702 ^2)
	Total amount of hazardous wastesand other wastesimported	22 326 ^3)

* 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) In the period of 1993 to 1998 Slovenia had different waste classification and a few different methodologies for data collection. In 1998 Slovenia adopted new waste legislation. Part of the new legislation was also European Waste Catalogue. In 1999 the generators, collectors of waste, recovery and disposal undertakers were reporting under new Waste Catalogue to Competent Authority. The generated amount of waste then was transformed in Y codes.

2) Consists of total amount of hazardous wastes exported under Art. 1 (1)a (Annex I: Y1-Y45): 4 482.62 mt + total amount of hazardous wastes exported under art. 1 (1)b: 219.44 mt.

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

Restrictions on Transboundary Movement	Amendment to the Basel Convention The amendment to the Basel Convention (Decision III/1) has not been implemented in Slovenia.
	Restrictions on export for final disposal and for recovery Slovenia has no restrictions on the export of hazardous wastes and other wastes for final disposal and for recovery.
	Restrictions on import for final disposal Slovenia restricts the import of hazardous wastes and other wastes for final disposal. The relevant legislation is the Decree on the export, import and transit of wastes (10.8.1996). The restriction covers all countries/regions and all wastes.
	Restrictions on import for recovery Slovenia has no restrictions on the import of hazardous wastes and other wastes for recovery.
	Restrictions on transit Slovenia has no restrictions on the transit of hazardous wastes and other wastes.

Reduction and/or Elimination of Hazardous Waste Generation	National strategies/policies National Environmental Action Programm (1999); Environmental Performance Reviews (1997); and Strategic Plan for Slovenia in the Area of Waste Management (1996). Measures taken for the reduction and/or elimination of the amount of hazardous wastes and other wastes generated are in accordance with EU waste management polices.
	Legislation, regulations and guidelines Environmental Protection Act (1992) and from it deriving legislation on the field of waste management.
	Economic instruments/ initiatives Waste disposal tax (Decree on waste disposal tax, 2000).
	Measures taken by industries/waste generators ISO; ECO-LABELING – blue angel; and introduction of cleaner technologies.

Transboundary Movement Reduction Measures	National strategies/policies National Environmental Action Programm (1999); Environmental Performance Reviews (1997); and Strategic Plan for Slovenia in the Area of Waste Management (1996). The principles of Basel Convention and EU legislation are taken into account in all cases of export, import and transit of hazardous wastes..
	Legislation, regulations and guidelines None.
	Economic instruments/ initiatives None.
	Measures taken by industries/waste generators None.
	Others None.

Disposal/ Recovery Facilities

Disposal facilities A complete list is available from: http://www.gov.si/uvn/slo/datoteke/okolje/sez_oseb_odpad/odstranjevalci.doc The data on this web site are updated monthly. The facilities treat also the wastes which are not considered to be hazardous according to national legislation. They do not treat imported hazardous waste. Recovery/recycling/re-use facilities A complete list is available from: http://www.gov.si/uvn/slo/datoteke/okolje/sez_oseb_odpad/predelovalci.doc The data on this web site are updated monthly. The facilities treat also the wastes which are not considered to be hazardous according to national legislation. Only one facility treats imported hazardous waste: Rudnik Mzica MPI.

Bilateral, Multilateral or Regional Agreements

None.

Technical Assistance and Training Available

The available sources are: Environmental Agency of RS, Vojkova 1b, SI-1000 Ljubljana; Environmental Inspectorate of RS, Dunajska 47, SI-1000 Ljubljana; Ministry for Internal Affaires, Uprava uniformirane policije, Stefanova 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana; Ministry for Internal Affaires, Uprava policije, CNB - Interpol Ljubljana, Stefanova 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana; Ministry for Defence, Uprava RS za zascito in resevanje, Kardeljeva ploscad 21, SI-1000 Ljubljana; Ministry of Finance, Customs Administration, General Customs Directorate, Smartinska 55, SI-1523 Ljubljana; Statiscticni urad RS, Vozarski pot 12, SI-1000 Ljubljana; Institutions for waste identification; and Institutions for environmental impact assessment reports. The list of Institutions for waste identification can be found on: http://www.gov.si/uvn/slo/datoteke/okolje/sez_oseb_odpad/pooblascenci.doc The list of Institutions for environmental impact assessment reports can be found on: http://www.gov.si/uvn/slo/datoteke/okolje/pooblascenci/056-99.xls The lists are under “point 2” (first point: for general authorization, second point: for specific authorization). The data are monthly updated.

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