Basel Convention

LITHUANIA

Status of Ratification/Accession/Acceptance/Approval:	22.04.1999 (a)
Ratification/Acceptance of the Amendment to the Basel Convention:	Not yet as of 20.11.2002

Competent Authority	Focal Point
Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania A.Jakšto 4/9, LT – 2600 Vilnius tel: [phone] (Minister) (370-5) 266-3485 (Undersecretary of the Ministry) (370-5) 2663511 (Coordinator for the Convention) fax: [phone] e-mail: [e-mail] web site: http://www.am.lt	Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania A.Jakšto 4/9, LT – 2600 Vilnius tel: [phone] fax: [phone] e-mail: [e-mail] web site: http://www.am.lt

National Definition

Waste shall mean any substances or objects in the categories set out in Annex I of the Law on Waste Management and is included into the waste list set in Annex II of the Waste Management Regulations (Minister’s Ordinance No 217, adopted on 14 July, 1999), which the holder discards or intends to or required to discard. The categories and list of waste are prepared in accordance with the EU waste management legislation. Hazardous waste shall mean waste featuring as hazardous on the Waste List contained in Annex II of Waste Management Regulations (Minister’s Ordinance No 217, adopted on 14 July, 1999) and possessing one or more hazardous properties defined in Annex IV of the Law on Waste Management and falling under the criteria of Annex IV of the Waste Management Regulations. It shall also mean any other waste having one or more hazardous properties listed in Annex IV of the Law on Waste Management and being in accordance to Annex IV criteria of the Waste Management Regulations. Lithuania regulates/controls additional wastes as hazardous that are not included in Art. 1 (1)a of the Basel Convention and would be controlled for the purpose of transboundary movements pursuant to Art. (1)b.

The written consent is required for import into the Republic of Lithuania for recovery and disposal of the following green list’s wastes: GB. Metal bearing wastes arising from melting, smelting and refining of metals; GC. Other wastes containing metals; GD. Waste from mining operations: these wastes to be in non-dispersible form; GF. Ceramic wastes in non-dispersible form; GG. Other wastes containing principally inorganic constituents, which may contain metals and inorganic materials; GH. Solid plastic wastes, such as: GH 012 ex 391520 – Polymers of styrene; GH 013 ex 391530 – Polymers of vinyl chloride; GH 014 ex 391590 – Acrylonitrile copolymer (Butadiene copolymer; Styrene copolymer; Polyamides; Polybutylene terephtalates; Polycarbonates; Polyphenylene sulphides; Acrylic polymers; Paraffins (C 10 - C 13); Polyurethane (not containing chlorofluorocarbons); Polysiloxalanes (silicones); Polymethyl metharcrylate; Polyvinyl alcohol; Polyvinyl butyral; Polyvinil acetate; Polymers of fluorinated ethylene (Teflon, PTFE); GH 015 ex 391590 – Resins or condensation products, for example: Urea formaldehyde resins; Phenol formaldehyde resins; Melamine formaldehyde resins; Epoxy resins; Alkyd resins; Polyamides; GI. Paper, paperboard and paper product wastes; GI 014470790 – Other, including but not limited to: Laminated paperboard; Unsorted waste and scrap; GJ. Textile wastes; GK. Rubber wastes; GM. Wastes arising from agro-food industries; GN. Wastes arising from tanning and fellmongery operations and leather use; and GO. Other wastes containing principally organic constituents, which may contain metals and inorganic materials.

Restrictions on Transboundary Movement	Amendment to the Basel Convention The documents for ratification of the amendment to the Basel Convention (Decision III/1) are being prepared.
	Restrictions on export for final disposal and for recovery Lithuania follows orders of the import country.
	Restrictions on import for final disposal Lithuania restricts the import of hazardous wastes and other wastes for final disposal. All imports of non-hazardous and hazardous waste for disposal (operations D1-D15) into the Republic of Lithuania shall be allowed only if the notifier has received the written consent of the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania. Rules on Waste Import into the Republic of Lithuania, Export from the Republic of Lithuania and Transit through the Republic of Lithuania approved on 25^th October 2001 by the Minister’s of Environment Ordinance No 526. Its entry into force would be on the 1^st January 2003.
	Restrictions on import for recovery Lithuania restricts the import of hazardous wastes and other wastes for recovery. The relevant legislation is Rules on Waste Import into the Republic of Lithuania, Export from the Republic of Lithuania and Transit through the Republic of Lithuania approved on 25^th October 2001 by the Minister’s of Environment Ordinance No 526. Its entry into force would be on the 1^st January 2003. The written consent is required for import into the Republic of Lithuania for recovery and disposal of the following green list’s wastes: GB. Metal bearing wastes arising from melting, smelting and refining of metals; GC. Other wastes containing metals; GD. Waste from mining operations: these wastes to be in non-dispersible form; GF. Ceramic wastes in non-dispersible form; GG. Other wastes containing principally inorganic constituents, which may contain metals and inorganic materials; GH. Solid plastic wastes, such as: GH 012 ex 391520 – Polymers of styrene; GH 013 ex 391530 – Polymers of vinyl chloride; GH 014 ex 391590 – Acrylonitrile copolymer (Butadiene copolymer; Styrene copolymer; Polyamides; Polybutylene terephtalates; Polycarbonates; Polyphenylene sulphides; Acrylic polymers; Paraffins (C 10 - C 13); Plyurethane (not containing chlorofluorocarbons); Polysiloxalanes (silicones); Polymethyl metharcrylate; Polyvinyl alcohol; Polyvinyl butyral; Polyvinil acetate; Polymers of fluorinated ethylene (Teflon, PTFE); GH 015 ex 391590 – Resins or condensation products, for example: Urea formaldehyde resins; Phenol formaldehyde resins; Melamine formaldehyde resins; Epoxy resins; Alkyd resins; Polyamides; GI. Paper, paperboard and paper product wastes; GI 014470790 – Other, including but not limited to: Laminated paperboard; Unsorted waste and scrap; GJ. Textile wastes; GK. Rubber wastes; GM. Wastes arising from agro-food industries; GN. Wastes arising from tanning and fellmongery operations and leather use; and GO. Other wastes containing principally organic constituents, which may contain metals and inorganic materials.
	Restrictions on transit Transit of all wastes (non-hazardous and hazardous) through the Republic of Lithuania for disposal can take place only upon written consent.

Reduction and/or Elimination of Hazardous Waste Generation	National strategies/policies National Strategic Waste Management Plan (approved on 12^th of April 2002 by the Ordinance of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania). National Hazardous Wastes Management Program (approved on 9^th of April 1999 by the Ordinance of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania).
	Legislation, regulations and guidelines Law on Environmental Protection; Law on Waste Management; Law on Packaging and Packaging Wastes; Minister’s Ordinance on Waste Management Regulations, adopted on 14 July 1999; Minister’s Ordinance on Setting the Permits for Use of Natural Resources and Discharge of Pollutants into Environment, adopted on 30 November 1999; Law on Product Charges Amending the Law on Environmental Pollution Charges, adopted in 2002; and Minister’s Ordinance on Rules on Waste Import into the Republic of Lithuania, Export from the Republic of Lithuania and Transit through the Republic of Lithuania.
	Economic instruments/initiatives Product Charges.

Transboundary Movement Reduction Measures	National strategies/policies National Strategic Waste Management Plan.
	Legislation, regulations and guidelines Law on Waste Management; Minister’s Ordinance on Waste Management Regulations, adopted on 14 July 1999; Minister’s Ordinance on Setting the Permits for Use of Natural Resources and Discharge of Pollutants into Environment, adopted on 30 November 1999; Law on Product Charges Amending the Law on Environmental Pollution Charges; and Minister’s Ordinance on Rules on Waste Import into the Republic of Lithuania, Export from the Republic of Lithuania and Transit through the Republic of Lithuania.
	Economic instruments/initiatives Product Charges.

Disposal/ Recovery Facilities

Waste Management Regulations set the order of registration of waste managers. Every enterprise engaged in waste collection, transportation, recovery and disposal activities and every enterprise commissioned by other enterprise in waste recovery and disposal, including waste import and export companies shall be registered with the Waste Managers Register. The Ministry of Environment shall administer the Waste Managers Register. The data on the waste management enterprises contained in the Waste Managers Register shall be furnished to local municipal institutions and county administrations not less than once a year. The data contained in the Waste Managers Register shall be furnished to legal or natural persons upon submitting an application stating the required information. More information could be obtained from the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania, http://www.am.lt

Bilateral, Multilateral or Regional Agreements

None.

Technical Assistance and Training Available

The available source is Association of Ecological Engineering (Dominykonu 4, Vilnius).

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