TL-3204

Week 5: Feb 17, 2015

Introductory lecture (Task-C) on the Interna;onal

Conven;on:
Ro?erdam: hazardous material --- PIC = Prior
Informed Concern Procedure
Stockholm: POPs --- persistent organic pollutants
Basel: Transboundari movement of Hazardous waste
Explana;on Task-3: Interna;onal Conven;on on B3 and
B3-waste

Task-C (March 17, 2015)

Internasional Conven;on on B3 and B3-Waste

Stockholm and Rotterdam Convention (Code: T-C1)
!"#!$%#&'
!"#!$%#5'
!"#!$%#;'

()*'+,-./01'
61,17.'8,90--0:'8.770'
(<*<:=0'>10-,:*?0'

234!'
'
'

Basel Convention (Code: T-C2)

!"#!$%&%'
!"#!$%&$'
!"#!$%&&'

()*+,'-./'012*,3)'
7),8,'(,9/8,'6+,:1;),'
<)9,3)'=,2*)*)'

456$'
'
'

Illegal Traffic of HW (Code: T-C3)

!"#!$%&'(
!"#!$%&8(
!"#!$%"%(

)*+,-.*()/0/1*234-(
9*:1-(;304-,*(
<-3,3+(=->?*@@-(A(B(

567#(
((
((

TASK C:

International Conven8on of B3 and B3-Waste

Group 1: Rotterdam-Stockholm Convention (Code: T-C1)
Task: discuss the use and trade of hazardous materials in
the world according to the Stockholm Convention and the
Rotterdam Convention.
Discussion, but not limited to:
Background of the establishment of the convention;
Purpose and role;
Pricipale issues;
Hazardous materials regulated group;
Membership and roles;
How is the position of Indonesia.
Discussant: Group 2

TASK C:

International Conven8on of B3 and B3-Waste

Group 2: Basel Convention (Code: T-C2)
Task: Discuss the objectives, roles, and functions of
the Basel Convention governing cross-border B3 in
the world.
Discussion, but not limited to:
Background of the establishment of the
convention;
Purpose and role;
Principle issues;
Waste that is regulated;
Membership and roles;
How is the position of Indonesia.
Discussant: Group 3

TASK C:

International Conven8on of B3 and B3-Waste

Group 3: Illegal Traffic of B3-Waste Case (Code: T-C3)
Task: Discuss the cases that occurred in the world in trade
and cross-border (illegal) materials and / or wastes B.
Discussion, but not limited to:
Discuss some cases of cross-border (transboundary)
illegal material / waste B3;
Discuss a case of cross border in Indonesia, and
describe the solution;
Cross-border notification procedure under the
Convention;
Discuss control procedures;
Cross-border notification procedure according to the
regulations in Indonesia;
Discussant: Group 1

Ro?erdam Conven;on (1)

on the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain

Hazardous Chemicals and Pes8cides in Interna8onal Trade
The drama;c growth in chemical produc;on and trade during
the past three decades has raised concerns about the
poten;al risks posed by hazardous chemicals and pes;cides.
Countries lacking adequate infrastructure to monitor the
import and use of these chemicals are par;cularly vulnerable.
UNEP and FAO developed and promoted voluntary
informa;on exchange programmes in the mid-1980s.
FAO launched the Interna;onal Code of Conduct on the
Distribu;on and Use of Pes;cides in 1985 and UNEP
established the London Guidelines for the Exchange of
Informa;on on Chemicals in Interna;onal Trade in 1987.
6

Ro?erdam Conven;on (2)

In 1989, the two organiza;ons jointly introduced the
voluntary Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure into these
two instruments.
These instruments helped to ensure that governments had
the necessary informa;on to enable them to assess the risks
of hazardous chemicals and to take informed decisions on
their future import.
As a clear tes;mony to the urgency a?ributed to addressing
interna;onal trade in hazardous chemicals, governments
agreed to operate the Conven;on on a voluntary basis as the
Interim PIC Procedure.

Ro?erdam Conven;on (3)

The text of the Ro?erdam Conven;on on the Prior Informed
Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and
Pes;cides in Interna;onal Trade was adopted and opened for
signature at the Conference of Plenipoten;aries held in
Ro?erdam on 10 September 1998.
During the interim period, over 170 countries designated
some 265 na;onal authori;es (DNAs) to act on their behalf in
the performance of the administra;ve func;ons required by
the Conven;on.
The Conven;on entered into force on 24 February 2004 and
became legally binding for its Par;es.

Stockholm Conven;on (1)

on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

Stockholm Conven;on on Persistent Organic Pollutants was
adopted at a Conference of Plenipoten;aries on 22 May 2001
in Stockholm, Sweden.
The Conven;on entered into force on 17 May 2004.
Law 19 /2009: Indonesian ra;ca;on on Stockholm Conven;on
From 4 to 8 May 2009 in Geneva, the Conference of the Par;es,
amended Annexes A, B and C to the Conven;on to include
addi;onal chemicals.
On 26 August 2010: the amendments to the Annexes entered
into force for all Par;es, except for those that had submi?ed a
no;ca;on of non-acceptance.
9

Basel Conven;on (1)

on the Control of Transboundary Movements

of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
The most comprehensive global environmental treaty on hazardous
and other wastes.
Aims to protect human health and the environment against the
adverse eects resul;ng from the genera;on, management,
transboundary movements and disposal of hazardous and other
wastes Entered into force on 5 May 1992.
President Republic of Indonesia No.61/1993: Ra;ca;on
Par;es (coun;res members) exercising their right to prohibit the
import of hazardous wastes or other wastes for disposal shall
inform the other Par;es of their decision.
Par;es shall prohibit or shall not permit the export of hazardous or
other wastes to the Par;es which have prohibited the import of
such waste.
10

Basel Conven;on (2)

Ar;cle 1 ( Scope of the Conven;on ) denes the waste types
subject to the Basel Conven;on.
Subparagraph (a) of that Ar;cle sets forth a two-step process
for determining whether a waste is a hazardous waste
subject to the Conven;on:
rst, the waste must belong to any category contained in
Annex I to the Conven;on ( Categories of wastes to be
controlled ),
and second, the waste must possess at least one of the
characteris;cs listed in Annex III to the Conven;on ( List of
hazardous characteris;cs).
Enri Damanhuri-TL5122-2014

11

Basel Conven;on (3)

Each Party shall take appropriate measures to:
Ensure that the genera;on of hazardous wastes and other wastes
within it is reduced to a minimum, taking into account social,
technological and economic aspects;
Ensure the availability of adequate disposal facili;es, for the
environmentally sound management (ESM) of hazardous wastes
and other wastes.
Ensure that persons involved in the management of hazardous
wastes or other wastes within it:
take such steps as are necessary to prevent pollu;on due to
hazardous wastes and other wastes arising from such
management and,
if such pollu;on occurs, to minimize the consequences for
human health and the environment.
12

Basel Conven;on (4)

Ensure that the transboundary movement of hazardous
wastes and other wastes is:
Reduced to the minimum consistent with the
environmentally sound and ecient management of such
wastes, and
Conducted in a manner which will protect human health
and the environment against the adverse eects which
may result from such movement

13

TRADE OF HW INTO INDONESIA 1990s

The rst issue was in mass-media in 1992 : a consignment of 116
containers of HW (1,200 tons) sent from abroad and labeled as raw
material was found in the harbor of Tanjung Periuk (Jakarta);
May 1994 : 260 containers of waste imported into indonesia, and 95
were categorized as hazardous waste: 65 containers from Netherland,
2 from Singapore, 5 from Germany, 1 from Japan, 1 from South Korea
and 2 containers came from unknown countries. it was decided that
all wastes should be re-exported to its country of origin.
It seemed that such trade ac;vity had been going on for a long ;me,
and will con;nuously if the government is not taking any preven;ve
measures.
The indonesian HW regula;ons prohibit the import of HW, except
when it is necessary for supplemen;ng the demand for raw material
for waste recycling.
Law 18/2008: Prohibited import all types waste, not only HW.
08/03/15

14

DIRTY PLASTIC WASTE EXPORT FROM USA

FEBRUARY MARCH, 1992
COUNTRY

SHIPMENTS

TOTAL (LBS)

210,894

586

37,746,957

INDIA

11

2,198,339

INDONESIA

50

4,952,518

JAPAN

112,797

KOREA

241,866

MALAYSIA

561,530

PAKISTAN

41,533

PHILIPPINES

58

5,385,902

SINGAPORE

157,350

THAILAND

273,071

TAIWAN

344,611

TOTAL

749

52,227,368

CHINA
HONG KONG

Source : Multinational Monitor, June 1992

08/03/15

15