Annex 1
Categories of wastes which are hazardous wastes
Waste streams
YOAll wastes containing or contaminated by radionuclides, the concentration or properties of which result from human activity.Y1Clinical wastes from medical care in hospitals, medical centres and clinics.Y2Wastes from the production and preparation of pharmaceutical products.Y3Waste pharmaceuticals, drugs and medicines.Y4Wastes from the production, formulation and use of biocides and phytopharmaceuticals.Y5Wastes from the manufacture, formulation and use of wood preserving chemicals.Y6Wastes from the production, formulation and use of organic solvents.Y7Wastes from heat treatment and tempering operations containing cyanides.Y8Waste mineral oils unfit for their originally intended use.Y9Waste oils/water, hydrocarbons/water mixtures, emulsions.Y10Waste substances and articles containing or contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCTs) and/or polychlorinated terphenyls (PCYs) and/or polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs).Y11Waste tarry residues arising from refining, distillation and any pyrolytic treatment.Y12Wastes from production, formulation and use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers, varnish.Y13Wastes from production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticizers, glues/adhesives.Y14Waste chemical substances arising from research and development or teaching activities which are not identified and/or are new and whose effects on human and/or environment are not known.Y15Wastes of an explosive nature not subject to other legislation.Y16Wastes from production, formulation and use of photographic chemicals and processing materials.Y17Wastes resulting from surface treatment of metals and plastics.Y18Residues arising from industrial waste disposal operations.Y46Wastes collected from households, including sewage and sewage sludges.Y46Residues arising from the incineration of household wastes.Wastes having as constituents:
Y20Beryllium; beryllium compounds.Y21Hexavalant chromium compounds.Y24Arsenic; arsenic compounds.Y25Selenium; selenium compounds.Y26Cadmium; cadmium compoundsY27Antimony; antimony compounds.Y28Tellurium; tellurium compounds.Y29Mercury; mercury compounds.Y30Thallium; thallium compounds.Y32Inorganic fluorine compounds excluding calcium fluoride.Y34Acidic solutions or acids in solid form.Y35Basic solutions or bases in solid form.Y36Asbestos (dust and fibers).Y37Organic phosphorus compounds.Y39Phenols; phenol compounds including chlorophenols.Y41Halogenated organic solvents.Y42Organic solvents excluding halogenated solvents.Y43Any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-furan.Y44Any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin.Y45Organohalogen compoundsother than substances referred to in this Annex (e.g. Y39, Y41, Y42, Y43, Y44).Annex II
List of hazardous characteristics
UN class* | Code characteristics |
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1. | HI Explosive |
| An explosive substance or waste is a solid or liquid substance or waste (or mixture of substances or wastes) which is in itself capable by chemical reaction or producing gas at such a temperature and pressure and at such a speed as to cause damage to the surroundings. |
3. | H3 Flammable liquids |
| The word "flammable" has the same meaning as "inflammable". Flammable liquids are liquids, or mixtures of liquids, or liquids containing solids in solution or suspension (for example paints, varnishes, lacquers, etc., but not including substances or wastes otherwise classified on account of their dangerous characteristics) which give off a flammable vapour at temperatures of not more than 60.5 degrees C, dosed up test, or not more than 65.6 degrees C, open-cup test (Since the results of open-cup tests and of dosed-up tests are not strictly comparable and even individual results by the same test are often variable, regulations varying from the above figures to make allowance for such difference would be within the spirit of this definition). |
4.2. | H4.2 Substances or wastes liable to spontaneous combustion |
| Substances or wastes which are liable to spontaneous heating under normal conditions encountered in transport, or to heating up on contact with air, and being then liable to catch fire. |
4.3. | H4.3 Substances or wastes which, in contact with water emit flammable gases. |
| Substances or wastes which, by interaction with water, are liable to become spontaneously flammable or to give off flammable gases in dangerous quantities. |
5.1. | H5.1 Oxidizing. |
| Substances or wastes which, while in themselves not necessarily combustible, may, generally by yielding oxygen, cause or contribute to the combustion of other materials. |
5.2. | H5.2 Organic peroxides |
| Organic substances or wastes which contain the bivalent -O-O-structure are thermally unstable substances which may undergo exothermic self accelerating decomposition. |
6.1. | H6.1 Poisonous (Acute) |
| Substances or wastes liable either to cause death or serious injury or to harm human health if swallowed or inhaled or by skin contact. |
6.2. | H6.2 Infectious Substances |
| Substances or wastes containing viable micro organisms or their toxins which are known or suspected to cause disease in animals or humans. |
8. | H8 Corrosives |
| Substances or wastes which, by chemical action, will cause severe damage when in contact with living tissue, or in the case of leakage, will materially damage, or even destroy, other goods or the means of transport; they may also cause other hazards. |
9. | 10 Liberation of toxic gases in contact with air or water. |
| Substances or wastes which, by interaction with air or water, are liable to give off toxic gases in dangerous quantities. H11 Toxic (Delayed or Chronic) Substances or wastes which, if they are inhaled or ingested, or if they penetrate the skin, may involve delayed or chronic effects, including carcinogenicity. |
9. | H12 Ecotoxic |
| Substances or wastes which if released, present or may present immediate or delayed adverse impacts to the environment by means of bioaccumulation and/or toxic effect upon biotic systems. |
9. | H13 |
| Capable, by any means, after disposal, of yielding another material, e.g., leachate, which possesses any of the characteristics listed above. |
*Corresponds to the hazardous classification system included in the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (ST/SG/AC. 10/1/Rev. 5, United Nations, New York, 1988).Annex III
Disposal operations
D1Deposit into or onto land, (e.g., landfill, etc.).D2Land treatment (e.g., biodegradation of liquid or sludgy discards in soils, etc.).D3Deep injection (e.g. injection of pumpable discards into wells, salt domes or naturally occurring repositories, etc.).D4Surface impoundment (e.g. placement of liquid into lined discrete cells which are capped and isolated from one another and the environment, etc.).D6Release into a water body except seas/oceans.D7Release into seas/oceans including sea-bed insertion.D8Biological treatment not specified elsewhere in this Annex which results in final compounds or mixtures which are discarded by means of any of the operations in Annex III.D9Physico-chemical treatment not specified elsewhere in the Annex which results in final compounds or mixtures which are discarded by means of any of the operations in Annex III (e.g. evaporation, drying, calcination, neutralization, precipitation, etc.).D12Permanent storage (e.g. emplacement of containers in a mine, etc.).D13Blending or mixing prior to submission to any of the operations in Annex III.D14Repackaging prior to submission to any of the operations in Annex III.D15Storage pending any of the operations in Annex III.D16Use of fuel (other than in direct incineration) or other means to generate energy.D17Solvent redamation/regeneration.D18Recyding/redamation of organic substances which are not used as solvents.D19Recyding/redamation of metals and metal compounds.D20Recyding/redamation of other inorganic materials.D21Regeneration of acids and bases.D22Recovery of components used for pollution abatement.D23Recovery of components from catalysts.D24Used oil re-refining or other reuses of previously used oil.D25Land treatment resulting in benefit to agriculture or ecological improvement.D26Uses of residual materials obtained from any of the operations numbered D1 - 25.D27Exchange of wastes for submission to any of the operations numbered D1 - 26.D28Accumulation of material intended for any operation in Annex III.Annex IVA
Information to be provided on notification
1.Reason for waste export.2.Exporter of the waste 1/3.Generator(s) of the waste and site of generation 1/4.importer and Disposer of the waste and actual site of disposal 15.Intended carrier(s) of the waste or their agents, if known 1/6.Country of export of the waste.Competent authority 2/7.Countries of transitCompetent authority 2/8Projected date of shipment and period of time over which waste is to be exported and proposed itinerary (including point of entry and exit).9.Means of transport envisaged (road, rail, sea, air, inland waters).10.Information relating to insurance.11.Designation and physical description of the waste including Y number and UN number and its composition 4/ and information on any special handling requirements including emergency provisions in case of accidents.12.Type of packaging envisaged (e.g. bulk, drummer, tanker).13.Estimated quantity of weight/volume.14.Process by which the waste is generated 5/15.Waste classification from Annex H: Hazardous characteristics, H number, and UN Class.16.Method of disposal as per Annex III.17.Declaration by the generator and exporter that the information is correct.18.Information transmitted (including technical description of the plant) to the exporter or generator from the disposer of the waste upon which the latter has based his assessment that there was no reason to believe that the wastes will not be managed in an environmentally sound manner in accordance with the laws and regulations of the country of import.19.Information concerning the contact between the exporter and disposer.Notes
1/Full name and address, telephone, telex or telefax number and the name, address, telephone, telex, or telefax number of the person to be contacted.2/Full name and address, telephone, telex or telefax number.3/Information to be provided on relevant insurance requirements and how they are met by exporter, carrier, and disposer.4/The nature and concentration of the most hazardous components, in terms of toxicity and other dangers presented by the waste both in handling and in relation to the proposed disposal method.5/In so far as this is necessary to assess the hazard and determine the appropriateness of the proposed disposal operation.Annex IVB
Information to be provided on the movement document
1.Exporter of the waste 1/2.Generator(s) of the waste and site of generation 1/3.Importer and disposer of the waste and actual site of disposal 1/4.Carrier(s) of the waste 1/ or his agent(s).5.The date the transboundary movement started and date(s) and signature on receipt by each person who takes charge of the waste.6.Means of transport (road, rail, inland waterway, sea, air) including countries of export, transit and import, also point of entry and exit where these have been designated.7.General description of the waste (physical state, proper UN shipping name and class, UN number, Y number and H number as applicable).8.Information on special handling requirements including emergency provisions in case of accidents.9.Type and number of packages.10.Quantity in weight/volume.11.Declaration by the generator or exporter that the information is correct.12.Declaration by disposer or exporter indicating no objection from the competent authorities of all States concerned.13.Certification by disposer of receipt at designated disposal facility and indication of method of disposal and of the appropriate date of disposal.Notes
The information required on the movement document shall, where possible, be integrated into one document with that required under transport rules. Where this is not possible, the information should complement rather than duplicate that required under the transport rules. The movement document shall carry instruction as to who is to provide information and fill out any form.1/Full name and address, telephone, telex or telefax number and the name, address, telephone, telex or telefax number of the person to be contacted in case of emergency.Annex V
Arbitration
Article 1
Unless the agreement referred to in Article 20 of the Convention provides otherwise, the arbitration procedure shall be conducted in accordance with Articles 2 to 10 below.Article 2
The claimant Party shall notify the Secretariat that the parties have agreed to submit the dispute to arbitration pursuant to paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 of Article 20 of the Convention and include, in particular, the Articles of the Convention, and the interpretation or application of which are at issue. The Secretariat shall forward the information thus received to all Parties to the Convention.Article 3
The Arbitral Tribunal shall consist of three members. Each of the Parties to the dispute shall appoint an arbitrator, and the two arbitrators so appointed shall designate by common agreement, the third arbitrator, who shall be the Chairman of the Tribunal. The latter shall not be a national of one of the Parties to the dispute, nor have his usual place of residence in one of the Parties, nor be employed by any of them, nor have dealt with the case in any other capacity.1.If the Chairman of the Arbitral Tribunal has not been designated within two months of the appointment of the second arbitrator, the Secretary-General of the OAU shall, at the request of either Party, designate him within a further two months' period.2.If one of the Parties to the dispute does not appoint an arbitrator within two months of the receipt of the request, the other Party may inform the Secretary-General of the OAU who shall designate the Chairman of the Arbitral Tribunal within a further two months period. Upon designation, the Chairman of the Arbitral Tribunal shall request the Party which has not appointed an arbitrator to do so within two months. After such period, he shall inform the Secretary-General of the OAU who shall make this appointment within a further two months' period.Article 5
1.The Arbitral Tribunal shall render its decision in accordance with international law and in accordance with the provisions of this Convention.2.Any Arbitral Tribunal constituted under the provisions of this Annex shall draw up its own rules of procedure.Article 6
1.The decision of the Arbitral Tribunal both on procedure and on substance, shall be taken by majority vote of its members.2.The Tribunal may take all appropriate measures in order to establish the facts. It may, at the request of one of the Parties, recommend essential interim measures of protection.3.The Parties to the dispute shall provide all facilities necessary for the effective conduct of the proceedings.4.The absence or default of a Party in the dispute shall not constitute an impediment to the proceedings.Article 7
The Tribunal may hear and determine counter-claims arising directly out of the subject-matter of the dispute.Article 8
Unless the Arbitral Tribunal determines otherwise because of the particular circumstances of the case, the expenses of the Tribunal, including the remuneration of its members, shall be borne by the Parties to the dispute in equal shares. The Tribunal shall keep a record of all its expenses, and shall furnish a final statement thereof to the Parties.Article 9
Any Party that has an interest of a legal nature in the subject-matter of the dispute which may be affected by the decision in the case, may intervene in the proceedings with the consent of the Tribunal.Article 10
1.The Tribunal shall render its award within five months of the date on /which it is established unless it finds it necessary to extend the time-limit for a period which should not exceed five months.2.The award of the Arbitral Tribunal shall be accompanied by a statement of reasons. It shall be final and binding upon the Parties to the dispute.3.Any dispute which may arise between the Parties concerning the interpretation or execution of the award may be submitted by either Party to the Arbitral Tribunal which made the award or, if the latter cannot be seized thereof, to another tribunal constituted for this purpose in the same manner as the first.Adopted in Bamako, Mali, on 30 January, 1991