BAMAKO CONVENTION ON THE BAN OF THE IMPORT INTO AFRICA AND THE CONTROL OF TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTES WITHIN AFRICA — Rwanda law | Esheria

BAMAKO CONVENTION ON THE BAN OF THE IMPORT INTO AFRICA AND THE CONTROL OF TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTES WITHIN AFRICA

This article is mainly a preamble: it recalls international environmental instruments and expresses concern about transboundary hazardous waste traffic and the need for strict control.

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Rwanda
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This article is mainly a preamble: it recalls international environmental instruments and expresses concern about transboundary hazardous waste traffic and the need for strict control. This article defines key terms used in the Convention, including wastes, hazardous wastes, transboundary movement, competent authority, and related actors and facilities. Article 9 treats certain cross-border movements of hazardous waste as illegal traffic and requires return of the waste, legal action, and criminal penalties. This article defines which wastes count as hazardous wastes under the convention and excludes certain ship-operation wastes covered by another international instrument. States must notify the Convention Secretariat about certain hazardous wastes and related transboundary movement requirements, and later report significant changes.