Basel Convention

UKRAINE

Status of Ratification/Accession/Acceptance/Approval:	08.10.1999 (a)
Ratification/Acceptance of the Amendment to the Basel Convention:	Not yet as of 20.11.2002

Competent Authority	Focal Point
Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources of Ukraine 5, Khreshchatyk St., KyEv, Ukraine, 01601 tel: [phone] fax: [phone] e-mail: [e-mail]	Ukrainian Scientific Research Institute of Environmental Problems 6, Bakulin Street, 61166 Kharkiv tel: [phone] fax: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail]

National Definition

“Wastes” means substances, materials or objects which are disposed of, are intended to be disposed of by their generator or owner, or are required to be disposed of by way of utilization or disposal. (Remarks: “Disposal” means any operation, mentioned in division A of the Annex 1 to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Resolution №1120 of 13.07.2000. “Utilization” means any operation, mentioned in division Б of the Annex 1 of the same Resolution.) “Hazardous wastes” means wastes included into division A of the Yellow List of wastes, which is approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, and have one of more hazardous properties mentioned in the List of hazardous properties, which is approved by the Ministry of Environment, and included into the Green List , which is approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, in case when they contain materials, mentioned in the Annex 2 to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Resolution of 13.07.2000 №1120, in such quantities that can reveal hazardous properties described in the List of hazardous wastes mentioned above. To the National List of wastes which are considered as hazardous wastes pursuant to Art.1 (1)b, in addition to the Basel Convention List A, three items are included: 60 Petrol sludge containing lead; 79 Residues from operation on the industrial wastes disposal; 80 Wastes from production, receiving and use of photo-chemicals or materials for treatment of photochemicals.

To the division “Wastes requiring special consideration” (Annex II to the Basel Convention) are included in addition to the division Б two more items: 83 Sewerage sludge AC270; 84 Pneumatic tires waste B3140 GK020 TC401220. Wastes included the Green List in case when they include materials mentioned in Annex 2 to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Resolution of 13.07.2000 №1120 in such quantity, that can manifest the hazardous properties mentioned in the List of hazardous properties (approved by the Ministry of Environment), as well as in case when the transboundary transport of such wastes is regulated by other concerned states.

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	2 613 400 ^1)
	Total amount of other wastesgenerated	78 761 600 ^1)
Transboundary Movement	Total amount of hazardous wastesand other wastesexported
	Total amount of hazardous wastesand other wastesimported	30 100 ^2)

* 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) Until now the forms of statistics accounting on wastes nomenclature in Ukraine are not in accordance with the Basel Convention List. The figures attribute to the hazardous wastes of I-III classes of hazardness in accordance with the Ukrainian classification (the upper line) and of IV class of hazardness (the lower line).

2) Figure refers to the total amount of hazardous wastes imported under Art. 1 (1)a.

Restrictions on Transboundary Movement	Amendment to the Basel Convention The amendment to the Basel Convention (Decision III/1) has not been implemented in Ukraine.
	Restrictions on export for final disposal and for recovery Ukraine has no restrictions on the export of hazardous wastes and other wastes for final disposal and for recovery. Export of hazardous wastes is carried out in accordance with the Basel Convention provisions.
	Restrictions on import for final disposal Ukraine restricts the import of hazardous wastes and other wastes for final disposal. The relevant legislation is the Law of Ukraine “On wastes” of 5 March 1998 №187/98-BP (Article 36) which states that the import of wastes in Ukraine with the aim of their storage or disposal is forbidden. The restriction covers all wastes.
	Restrictions on import for recovery Ukraine has no restrictions on the import of hazardous wastes and other wastes for recovery.
	Restrictions on transit Ukraine has no restrictions on the transit of hazardous wastes and other wastes. No additional restrictions in comparison with the Basel Convention procedure.

Reduction and/or Elimination of Hazardous Waste Generation	National strategies/policies Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine 05.04.1998 adopted the national strategy of wastes generation minimization. This strategy was included into the legislative document “The main directions of the state policy in the field of environment protection, natural resources use and ecological safety ensuring”.
	Legislation, regulations and guidelines Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine 14.09.2000 passed the law “On the National program of toxic waste management”; and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine accepted the National Program of Ukraine “Use of production and consumption wastes up to 2005” (1997, amended 1999).
	Economic instruments/ initiatives The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted the Resolution on the levies for waste disposal on the landfills (1999); and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources issued an Order No 181 of 15.05.2001 “On the adoption of the provisional method for the determination of expected losses from the environment pollution during the transportation of hazardous substances and wastes”.
	Measures taken by industries/waste generators Preparatory activity for inventory and certification concerning waste generation is continuing by industries. The results of it will be used for the development of wastes minimization plans.
	Others On the basis of the above mentioned inventory, the Oblast (Regional) Administrations will identify the total quantity of waste generated in the region and develop the regional plan on the waste minimization measures. This plan must be adopted by the Regional Council.

Transboundary Movement Reduction Measures

National strategies/policies Transboundary movement is restricted by the National policy demands to take all possible measures for the reduction of the amount of hazardous wastes and other wastes subject to the transboundary movement.

Disposal/ Recovery Facilities

There are a number of such facilities in Ukraine, but currently the Focal Point has no information.

Bilateral, Multilateral or Regional Agreements

Bilateral intergovernmental agreement between Ukraine and Russian Federation on cooperation in the field of treatment of the mercury containing wastes, effective from 28.05.1997, concerning mercury waste treatment on the mercury industrial complex in the city Gorlovka.

Technical Assistance and Training Available

The available sources are: National center on hazardous waste handling, 39, Degtyariovska St., Kyiv 113, 03113; Ukrainian scientific research institute of environmental problems, 6, Bakulin St., Kharkiv 166, 61166; Industrial waste management center, 6, Bakulin St., Kharkiv 166,61166; Inter-departmental environmental center, 60, Lenin Avenue, Kharkiv-1, 61001; and Scientific technical center “Ecosafety and resources saving”, 39, Degtyariovska St., Kyiv 113, 03113.

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