Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa 5

Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa

 

Article 14

Financial Aspects

1. The regular budget of the Conference of Parties, as required in
Article 15 and 16 of this Convention, shall be prepared by the
Secretariat and approved by the Conference.

2. Parties shall, at the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties,
agree on a scale of contributions to the recurrent budget of the
Secretariat.

3. The Parties shall also consider the establishment of a revolving fund
to assist on an interim basis in case of emergency situations to minimize
damage from disasters or accidents arising from transboundary movements
of hazardous wastes or during the disposal of such wastes.

4. The Parties agree that, according to the specific needs of different
regions and sub-regions, regional or sub-regional centres for training
and technology transfers regarding the management of hazardous wastes and
the minimisation of their generation should be established, as well as
appropriate funding mechanisms of a voluntary nature.

Article 15

Conference of the Parties

1. A Conference of the Parties is hereby established. The first meeting
of the Conference of the Parties shall be convened by the
Secretary-General of the OAU not later than one year after the entry into
force of this Convention. Thereafter, ordinary meetings of the Conference
of the Parties shall be held at regular intervals to be determined by the
Conference at its first meeting.

2. The Conference of the Parties shall adopt Rules of Procedure for
itself and for any subsidiary body it may establish, as well as financial
rules to determine in particular the financial participation of the
Parties to this Convention.

3. The Parties at their first meeting shall consider any additional
measures needed to assist them in fulfilling their responsibilities with
respect to the protection and the preservation of the marine and inland
waters environments in the context of this Convention.

4. The Conference of the Parties shall keep under continuous review and
evaluation the effective implementation of this Convention, and in
addition, shall:

(a) promote the harmonisation of appropriate policies, strategies and
measures for minimizing harm to human health and the environment by
hazardous wastes;

(b) consider and adopt, as required, amendments to this Convention and
its annexes, taking into consideration, inter alia, available
scientific, technical, economic and environmental information;

(c) consider and undertake any additional action that may be required
for the achievement of the purpose of this Convention in the light
of experience gained in its operation and in the operation of the
agreements and arrangements envisaged in Article 11 of this
Convention;

(d) consider and adopt protocols as required;

(e) establish such subsidiary bodies as are deemed necessary for the
implementation of this Convention; and

(f) make decisions for the peaceful Settlement of Disputes arising from
the transboundary movement of hazardous wastes, if need be,
according to international law.

5. Organisations may be represented as observers at meetings of the
Conference of the Parties. Any body or agency, whether national or
international, governmental or non-governmental, qualified in fields
relating to hazardous wastes which has informed the Secretariat, may be
represented as an observer at a meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
The admission and participation of observers shall be subject to the
rules of procedure adopted by the Conference of the Parties.

Article 16

Secretariat

1. The functions of the Secretariat shall be:

(a) To arrange for, and service, meetings provided for in Article 15
and 17 of this Convention;

(b) To prepare and transmit reports based upon information received in
accordance with Articles 3, 4, 6, 11, and 13 of this Convention as
well as upon information derived from meetings of subsidiary bodies
established under Article 15 of this Convention as well as upon, as
appropriate, information provided by relevant inter-governmental
and non-governmental entities;

(c) To prepare reports on its activities carried out in the
implementation of its functions under this Convention and present
them to the Conference of the Parties;

(d) To ensure the necessary co-ordination with relevant international
bodies, and in particular to enter into such administrative and
contractual arrangements as may be required for the effective
discharge of its functions;

(e) To communicate with focal points, competent authorities and
Dumpwatch established by the Parties in accordance with Article 5
of this Convention as well as appropriate inter-governmental and
non-governmental organisations which may provide assistance in the
implementation of this Convention;

(f) To compile information concerning approved national sites and
facilities of Parties available for the disposal of their hazardous
wastes and to circulate this information;

(g) To receive and convey information from and to Parties on:

– sources of technical assistance and training;
– available technical and scientific know-how;
– sources of advice and expertise; and
– availability of resources;

With a view to assisting them in such areas as:

– the handling of the notification system of this Convention;
– the management of hazardous wastes;
– environmentally sound clean production methods relating to
hazardous wastes, such as clean production technologies;
– the assessment of disposal capabilities and sites;
– the monitoring of hazardous wastes; and
– emergency responses;

(h) To provide Parties to this Convention with information on
consultants or consulting firms having the necessary technical
competence in the field, which can assist them with examining a
notification for a transboundary movement, the concurrence of a
shipment of hazardous wastes with the relevant notification, and/or
whether the proposed disposal facilities for hazardous wastes are
environmentally sound, when they have reason to believe that the
wastes in question will not be managed in an environmentally sound
manner. Any such examinations would not be at the expense of the
Secretariat;

(i) To assist Parties to this Convention in their identification of
cases of illegal traffic and to circulate immediately to the
Parties concerned any information it has received regarding illegal
traffic;

(j) To co-operate with Parties to this Convention and with relevant and
competent international organisations and agencies in the provision
of experts and equipment for the purpose of rapid assistance to
States in the event of an emergency situation; and

(k) To perform such other functions relevant to the purposes of this
Convention as may be determined by the Conference of the Parties.

2. The Secretariat’s functions will be carried out on an interim basis
by the OAU jointly with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
(ECA) until the completion of the first meeting of the Conference of the
Parties held pursuant to Article 15 of this Convention. At this meeting,
the Conference of the Parties shall also evaluate the implementation by
the interim Secretariat of the functions assigned to it, in particular
under paragraph 1 above, and decide upon the structures appropriate for
those functions.

 

Conclusion

Notes

See Also

References and Further Reading

About the Author/s and Reviewer/s

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