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Ministerial Instructions No. 0744/MONRE on Hazardous Waste Management.

Country/Territory
Lao, People's Dem. Rep.
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Environmental planning Environmental standards Pollution control Waste disposal Waste domestic sources Waste management Waste non-domestic sources Waste prevention Internal trade International trade Transport/storage Classification/declassification Policy/planning Standards Protection of environment
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

These Instructions of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment aims to issues the following objectives: to classify hazardous waste and ensure that public and private stakeholders in the sectors who generate hazardous waste and the communities concerned have the same understanding on the implementation approaches related to the import, export, transfer, storage, use, recycling and disposal of hazardous waste in the entire country, which aims to prevent and reduce the generation of hazardous waste and operate advance notification regulations and approval procedures by the competent authority and the National Focal Point of Basel Convention. Hazardous waste management principles include: 1) Law Enforcement; 2) Use tools, mechanisms and technical measures in hazardous waste management such as the lowest waste generation technology or disposal, and consumption and recycling technology; 3) Control the numbers for import, export, transfer, preservation, consumption, recycling and disposal; 4) Prevent and reduce hazardous waste generation in both quantity and hazard; 5) Ensure the participation of communities; 6) Ensure the existence of hazardous waste treatment and disposal areas.

Full text
English
Website
laotradeportal.gov.la

References - Legislation

Implements

Environmental Protection Law.

Legislation | Lao, People's Dem. Rep. | 1999

Keyword: Basic legislation, Institution, Pollution control, Environmental planning, EIA, Inspection, Special fund, Offences/penalties, Policy/planning, Biodiversity, Cultural heritage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX