UNCTAD WORKSHOP

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UNCTAD WORKSHOP
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ICME Basel ESM issues

• Trade restrictions and metal stewardship
• WTO Trade issues
• No ESM criteria subjective
• PPM
• Discrimination
• Help clarify illegal shipments

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ESM and the Basel Convention

• COP V - Declaration on ESM but
• lack of progress
• conceptually and in the field
• complex national agenda self-interest
• competitiveness
• access to resources

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ICME ESM approach

• Context of Basel
• Focus on
• hazardous metal recyclables
• transboundary movements
• The high road
• Propose a direction - no details

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ICME ESM requirements

• Economic
• consistent with market forces
• WTO consistent
• timely and predictable trade
• efficient minimize costs, admin or financial

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ICME ESM requirements

• Environment and health protection
• meet Basel requirements
• refocus on health and environment protection
• confirm levels protection
• promote environmental stewardship
• consistent with national capability

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ICME ESM requirements

• Social
• reflect societys consensus-licence to operate
• transparency, accountability, trust
• national sovereignty and diversity
• promote legitimate business activity

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An ESM Proposal

• Contributions from
• Basel Parties - elements of ESM
• National Governments - ESM programs
• Industry - new ESM standard
• Other stakeholders - ISO and others

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An ESM Proposal

• Basel Parties and the elements of ESM
• Country of import has enforcement capability
• Facility is authorized to operate
• Monitoring of impacts of disposal activities
• Adequate financial resources to meet obligations
• Emergency response plan
• Can take corrective action when problems arise
• More...

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An ESM Proposal

• Basel Parties and the elements of ESM
• Adequate training for recycling operation
• Adequate expertise for waste management
• Local community a stakeholder
• Conformity assessment to ensure compliance
• Illegal and/or sham recycling is addressed
• Residues are managed in an ESM manner and
• ESM is consistent, predictable, timely and
  transparent.

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An operational ESM Proposal

• National Governments ESM Programs
• Set national performance levels for all Basel ESM
  elements
• Posting of National ESM Program
• Certification of ESM compliant facilities,
  including related conditions
• Posting of ESM compliant facilities re new ESM
  standard

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An ESM Proposal

• Firm level ESM system
• Implementation of new ESM standard
• Compliance with national ESM performance levels
• Third party evaluation of ESM compliance
• Posting of evaluation results

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An ESM Proposal

• A new intl management standard for ESM
• To ensure validity of compliance evaluation
• Based on recognized intl standard - ISO?
• Includes list of Basel ESM elements
• Requires compliance with national ESM performance
  levels
• Requires compliance evaluation by independent
  standard assessor

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How would it work if in place?

• A to export to B in country C
• A checks if C has ESM program
• A checks if B is certified ESM facility
• Achecks for restrictions to Bcertification
• Acan proceed with proper documents

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Is the proposal complete?

• No
• Consideration of SMEs
• Consideration of developing countries

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Where to now

• Proposal offered to enrich discussions
• Need support for longer life
• ICMM - differentiation
• Role for workshop participants