Basel Convention

CROATIA

Status of Ratification/Accession/Acceptance/Approval:	09.05.1994 (a)
Ratification/Acceptance of the Amendment to the Basel Convention:	Not yet as of 20.11.2002

Competent Authority	Focal Point
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Physical Planning Ulica Republike Austrije 20, 10000 Zagreb tel: [phone] fax: [phone] e-mail:[e-mail]	Ministry of Environmental Protection and Physical Planning Ulica Grada Vukovara 78, 10 000 Zagreg tel: [phone] fax: [phone] e-mail:[e-mail] [e-mail]

National Definition

The national definition of waste is in accordance with Article 2 of the Law on Waste, Official Gazette, No. 34/95. Pursuant to this Law, waste means substances and objects that a legal, or a physical person has discarded, or has disposed of, or intends to, or must dispose of them. Official Gazette - International Agreements, No. 3/94 states that hazardous waste is identified by Appendices I, II, and III of the Law on Ratification of Convention on Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste and Its Disposal. It contains the substances exhibiting one of the following characteristics: explosiveness, reactivity, ignitability, corrosiveness, irritability, harmfulness, toxicity, infectivity, carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, teratogenicity, ecotoxicity, and the characteristic of releasing toxic gases by chemical reactions, or biological decomposition. Municipal and industrial waste is classified as hazardous waste if they contain substances exhibiting one of the characteristics listed above. National definition of hazardous wastes is in accordance with the Annexes I and II of the Basel Convention. 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. Non hazardous waste requires 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	25 999 ^1)
	Total amount of other wastesgenerated	No data
Transboundary Movement	Total amount of hazardous wastesand other wastesexported	13 951 ^2)
	Total amount of hazardous wastesand other wastesimported	No import

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

Restrictions on Transboundary Movement	Amendment to the Basel Convention In practice the amendment to the Basel Convention (decision III/I) has been implemented by order of Article 38/2 of the Law on waste, Official Gazette, No. 34/95 where by it is prohibited to import hazardous wastes.
	Restrictions on export for final disposal and for recovery Croatia restricts the export of hazardous wastes and other wastes for final disposal and for recovery by the orders of Articles 42., 43., 44. of the Law on waste, Official Gazette, No. 34/95 as follows: Article 42: The export of waste that can be treated in the territory of the importing country in an environmentally sound manner is permitted. Article 43: the export of waste shall be permitted under the following conditions: the approval of the importing country has been issued; the exporter's declaration of waste specifying the type, quantity, composition and origin of waste, and reasons for export has been obtained; a contract has been signed between the waste exporter and the waste importer, the transit countries have consented to the movement of waste to the final destination, or a transit country has not responded in writing within 60 days upon the receipt of notification of the intended transboundary movement of waste; and the data containing the waste identification number, the mode of transportation, place of waste entry in case of the waste import, waste arrival time at the frontier cross­ing have been stated, An adequate insurance policy or a bank guarantee to the amount covering the treatment costs of hazardous waste in an environmentally sound manner should be provided for export of hazardous waste under the conditions referred to in the paragraph 1 of this Article. Article 44: The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Physical Planning hereof makes a waste export decision under the Article 43; and No appeal shall be permitted against the decision referred to in the paragraph 1 of this Article, but an administrative lawsuit can be instituted. The restriction covers all countries/regions.
	Restrictions on import for final disposal and for recovery Croatia restricts the import of hazardous wastes and other wastes for final disposal and for recovery. Special conditions for the import of non hazardous waste are prescribed by the orders of Articles 38. and 39. of the Law on waste, Official Gazette, No. 34/95 as follows: Article 38: The import of waste for disposal is prohibited; The import of hazardous waste is prohibited; and The import of waste that can be treated in an environmentally sound manner, except the waste to be used for energy recovery, is permitted. Article 39: The import of waste is permitted providing the following conditions are met: a contract has been signed between the exporter and importer of waste; a contract has been signed between the importer of waste and the waste treatment utility; the exporter of waste has submitted a statement concerning the type, quantity, composition of waste, place of its origin, generation technology, and the reasons for its export; the waste treatment utility can prove to dispose of the equipment for environmentally sound waste treatment; a statement has been enclosed specifying the type of waste to be generated by treatment of imported waste, and the manner of its disposal; a statement has been enclosed confirming the im­ported waste shall not be used for energy recovery; and the data concerning the waste identification number, mode of transportation, place of waste entry in case of the waste import, waste arrival time at the frontier crossing have been stated. The restriction covers all countries/regions.
	Restrictions on transit Croatia restricts the transit of hazardous wastes and other wastes. The relevant legislation is Article 45 of the Law on waste, Official Gazette, No. 34/95 as follows: The transit of waste across the territory of the Republic of Croatia is permitted; and The transit of waste is approved by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Physical Planning provided that the conditions for export of waste, save for the subparagraph 4, paragraph 1, Article 1 hereof, is fulfilled. The restriction covers all countries/regions.

Reduction and/or Elimination of Hazardous Waste Generation	National strategies/policies The National strategies on waste that is in process of preparation contain the instruments for the reduction/or elimination of the amount of generated hazardous wastes and other wastes.
	Legislation, regulations and guidelines Law on Waste, Official Gazette, No. 34/95: Article 5: Basic goals of the waste management are: avoiding and minimizing the generation of waste, and minimizing the hazardous nature of waste whose generation cannot be prevented; prevention of uncontrolled waste management; recovery of valuable substances for material purposes and energy recovery, and their treatment prior to disposal; waste disposal onto landfills; and remediation of waste contaminated areas.
	Economic instruments/ initiatives An eco-labeling procedure has established.
	Measures taken by industries/waste generators Certain facilities have voluntary established HSE program and ISO 14000 System Quality Control.

Transboundary Movement Reduction Measures	National strategies/policies The National strategy on hazardous waste which is under preparation contains instruments for reduction of the amount of hazardous wastes and other wastes subject to the transboundary movement.
	Legislation, regulations and guidelines The export of waste that can be treated in the territory of the Republic of Croatia in an environmentally sound manner is prohibited in accordance with Article 4/9 of the Law on ratification of Convention on Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous waste and Its Disposal, Official Gazette, No. 34/95.

Disposal/ Recovery Facilities

A list could be obtained from the Focal Point. The authorized facilities treat hazardous wastes generated on the territory of the Republic of Croatia.

Bilateral, Multilateral or Regional Agreements

None.

Technical Assistance and Training Available

A list of the available sources could be obtained from the Focal Point.

Basel Convention

Country Fact Sheet