The intergovernmental agreement of the State Parties of the CIS about control of cross-border transportation of dangerous and other wastes

of April 12, 1996

The State Parties of this agreement on behalf of the governments which are hereinafter referred to as the Party

being guided by regulations of the Charter of the Commonwealth of Independent States on public health care and the surrounding environment,

understanding need of the coordinated actions in case of control of cross-border transportations of dangerous and other wastes,

based on provisions of the Basel Convention on the Control of Trans-boundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their removal of March 22, 1989,

agreed as follows:

Article 1

The parties are guided by the following determinations and terms in case of the characteristic of dangerous and other wastes:

"waste" - substances or objects which are removed, intend for removal or is subject to removal according to requirements of the national legal system;

"dangerous wastes" - waste (appendix 1 to this agreement) which have no the properties specified in appendix 2 to this agreement and also waste which are determined dangerous according to the domestic legislation of the state of export, import or transit;

"other waste" - the waste collected from dwellings (household waste) and remaining balance from their burning;

"cross-border transportation" - any movement of dangerous or other wastes from the area which is under national jurisdiciton of one state to the area or through the area which is under national jurisdiciton of other state either to the area or through the area which is not under national jurisdiciton of any state provided that such transportation is performed, at least, through two states;

"executive body" ("competent authority") - the state body appointed by the Party responsible for receipt of the notification on cross-border transportation of dangerous or other wastes and any related information and also for providing the answer to such notification;

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