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1 Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan Review of the Asian Network Activities and Objectives of the Workshop 2014 Sachiko Tsukahara Office of Waste Disposal Management Ministry of the Environment, JAPAN Asian Network Workshop 2014, Okayama Japan November 2014
2 Outline 1 Introduction and History of the Asian Network 2 Work Products of the Asian Network 3 Objectives of the Workshop
3 The Asian Network for Prevention of Illegal Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes Objectives Share common understanding on prevention of illegal TBM of HW Exchange information of legal framework, statistical data, cases, etc Maintain close relationship among CA/FP by face to face meeting Participated Countries in the past WS 2004 Tokyo TOR of the Asian Network 2005 Tokyo Trends of TBM Update on Legal Framework 2007 Beijing Definition of waste/non-waste 2008 Tokyo Criteria for new/secondhand/waste 2009 Kuala Lumpur TBM of HW in Asia 2010 Yokohama Frontline enforcement activities 2010 Siem Reap Takeback issues/esm standard 2011 Shenzhen COP10/ESM 2012 Cebu Takeback/collaboration 2013 Bangkok Inter-regional collaboration/esm Brunei Darussalam Cambodia China and Hong Kong Indonesia Japan Korea (Rep.) Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
4 The Asian Network for Prevention of Illegal Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes Host/Secretariat Date of establishment 8 December 2004 Legal basis Objectives Legal nature Membership Observers Geographical scope Source of funding Ministry of the Environment, Japan TOR Information exchange Informal network No membership: Asian countries and partner organizations Invited experts only Asia Pacific region Ministry of the Environment, Japan
5 Dec , Tokyo, Japan Jan , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Nov 30-Dec , Siem Reap, Cambodia Nov 29-Dec , Shenzhen, China Nov , Cebu, Philippines Nov , Bangkok, Thailand 5
6 Website Asian Network website was developed in The website contains information relevant to implementation of the Basel Convention in the region including; Regulation and policy Workshop documents Import/export procedure TBM statistical data, etc. 6
7 Work Products Summary of import and export procedure in participating countries Summary of good practices for implementation of the Basel Convention Summary of takeback procedures and HS code with high risk at deliberate disguised notification Analysis of TBM of hazardous wastes and the development of recycling facilities Study on criteria and requirement on ESM of hazardous wastes and other wastes
8 Results of Studies
9 Objectives of the Workshop 2014 Overall workshop goal is to understand the recent activities of various players involved in control of TBM and promoting ESM, and to enhance collaboration among them. Session 1: Updates of national regulation, implementation status and import/export statistics (day1 and day2) Objective: To share the latest information on policies, rules and regulations and TBM trend of hazardous wastes, particularly E-waste and UEEEs. Session 2: Possible measures to promote ESM within Asia and link with TBM (day2 PM) Objective: To learn practices taken by government and industry for ensuring ESM and to examine possible measures for promoting ESM in the region. Session 3: Measures for strengthening border control and facilitation of takeback procedure (day2 AM) Objective: To identify difficulties faced by the enforcement officers for tackling illegal traffic and take-back issue and elaborate possible regional approaches. Session 4: Policy/practice for ensuring repair & refurbishment of EEEs in environmentally sound manner (day2 PM) Objective: To have better understanding of repair/refurbishment practice operated by EEE manufacturers as well as government policy for supporting those activities. 9
10 Session Coordinator The session will be facilitated by: Session 1: Update of national regulation Mr. Ridwan Tamin, Basel Convention Regional Centre for South East Asia (BCRC-SEA) Session 2: ESM and TBM Mr. Michikazu Kojima, Institute for Developing Economies, Japan External Organization (IDE-JETRO), EWG member Session 3: Border control and take back Ms. Zuraini Ahmad Tajudin, Department of Environment, Malaysia Session 4: Repair and Refurbishment of EEEs Ms. Sachiko Tsukahara, Ministry of the Environment, Japan 10
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