Basel Convention

UZBEKISTAN

Status of Ratification/Accession/Acceptance/Approval:	07.02.1996 (a)
Ratification/Acceptance of the Amendment to the Basel Convention:	Not yet as of 20.11.2002

Competent Authority	Focal Point
Director of Tashkent Research Institute (VODGEO) State Committee for Nature Protection 7, Kadiry St., Tashkent, 700128 tel: [phone] fax: [phone] e-mail: [e-mail]	Same as the Competent Authority

National Definition

Waste is the rest of raw materials, articles, which were generated during the production of goods, energy, implementation of works (services) and lost initial consumer characteristics completely or partly (waste of production) and articles and materials, which lost their consumer characteristics as a result of their physical depreciation and obsolescence (waste of consumption). (Document 118.0027714.60-97: Nature protection). Hazardous waste is waste containing substances, which have one of the hazardous characteristics (toxic, contagious, explosive, flammable, high-reactive) and are present in such quantity and kind that are direct or potential danger to the environment, life and health of people themselves as well as during the getting in touch with other substances or environment. (Document 118.0027714.60-97: Nature protection). 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 Uzbekistan there are no wastes other than those pursuant to Art. 1 (1)a 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	15 074 459 ^1)
	Total amount of other wastesgenerated	^2)
Transboundary Movement	Total amount of hazardous wastesand other wastesexported	930
	Total amount of hazardous wastesand other wastesimported	152

* 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 total amount of hazardous wastes generated under Art. 1 (1)a (Annex I: Y1-Y45).

2) Amount generated: 5 224 200 m³.

Restrictions on Transboundary Movement	Amendment to the Basel Convention The amendment to the Basel Convention (Decision III/1) has not been implemented in Uzbekistan.
	Restrictions on export for final disposal and for recovery Uzbekistan has no restrictions on the export of hazardous wastes and other wastes for final disposal and for recovery.
	Restrictions on import for final disposal and for recovery Uzbekistan has no restrictions on the import of hazardous wastes and other wastes for final disposal and for recovery.
	Restrictions on transit Uzbekistan has no restrictions on the transit of hazardous wastes and other wastes.

Reduction and/or Elimination of Hazardous Waste Generation	National strategies/policies National policy of hazardous industrial and municipal waste management is described in “Environmental Implementation Program in the Republic of Uzbekistan for 1999-2005” adopted by the Resolution 469 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan (20 October 1999).
	Legislation, regulations and guidelines “Plan of realization of activities for the National Center establishment for the working-out of programs of sustainable and environmentally sound productions” was worked-out and adopted by the Resolution 273-f of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan (15 June 1999).
	Economic instruments/ initiatives Payment for the releasing of the contaminating substances into environment and disposal of waste in the Republic of Uzbekistan was introduced from 1 January 2000. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 554 (31 December 1999) “About the forecast of main macroeconomic indices and National Budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the year 2000”.
	Measures taken by industries/waste generators None.

Transboundary Movement Reduction Measures	National strategies/policies None.
	Legislation, regulations and guidelines Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan No 151 (19 April 2000) “About control of import and export of hazardous products and wastes to the Republic of Uzbekistan and from its territory”.
	Economic instruments/ initiatives None.
	Measures taken by industries/waste generators None.

Disposal/ Recovery Facilities

Disposal facilities Dumping of solid municipal wastes in the special rubbish-heaps of the cities and settlements. Directed at isolation of wastes and preventing contaminating substances getting into the environment and further using of these wastes (D1); Dumping of hazardous industrial wastes in the bowels of the earth. Directed at isolation of wastes and preventing contaminating substances getting into the environment and further using of these wastes (D1); and Dumping in the specially equipped repositories with the isolated surface. Closed or semi-closed pools for keeping liquid industrial wastes (D5). Recovery/recycling/re-use facilities Rendering of hazardous industrial wastes at the works where they were produced. Treatment of wastes which leads to the reduction or liquidation of their hazardous effects (R3, R5); and Transmission of hazardous industrial wastes to other enterprises for utilization and treatment. Using of these wastes as secondary raw material, fuel, fertilizer and others (R4).

Bilateral, Multilateral or Regional Agreements

The members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have signed an agreement to regulate transboundary shipments of dangerous wastes and their disposal. Under this agreement, the parties will take measures to regulate the import of wastes into their territory and the transit of hazardous and other wastes through their territory.

Technical Assistance and Training Available

The available sources are: State Committee for Nature Protection, 7, Kadiry St., Tashkent, 700128; Tashkent Research Institute “VODGEO”, 7, Drujba Narodov Ave., block “E”, Tashkent, 700043; Agency “Uzcommunalhizmat”, 1, Nijazbek juli, Tashkent, 700035; and Ministry of Emergency, 6, Mustakillik, Tashkent, 700078.

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