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Revised questionnaire on “Transmission of Information” (in accordance with Articles 13 & 16 of the Basel Convention)
Reporting for the year 2007
Country: France Date when form completed(D/M/Y): 06/ 02/2012
Name of the person who completed the questionnaire:
Denise JUIN-SEVIN
policy advisor/focal point
Grande Arche de la Défense-paroi nord
Telephone no: +33 1 40 81 87 76 Fax no: + 33 1 40 81 89 69
E-mail: denise.juin-sevin@developpement-durable.gouv.fr
To request an electronic version of this questionnaire, to return the completed questionnaire by e-mail, or for further information and clarification, please contact:
sbc_natrep@unep.org
Tel: +41 22 917-8686
Fax: +41 22 797-3454
The Parties to the Basel Convention are required, in accordance with Articles 13 and 16 of the Convention, to inform each other, through the Secretariat of the Basel Convention, on issues related to the implementation of the Basel Convention. To facilitate reporting by Parties, the secretariat has revised the questionnaire on “Transmission of Information”. The revised questionnaire consists of two parts, namely, Part I: Status of information; and Part II: Annual reporting.
Part I: Status of information: to further facilitate reporting, Part I of the questionnaire is pre-filled by the secretariat (provided that Parties have reported for the year 1999 and/or onwards, in the required format).
Part I essentially covers those issues for which information provided by Parties usually remains the same as that reported during the previous year(s). While updating the pre-filled questionnaire, if there is any change in the information provided (including necessary corrections or deletions) during the previous reporting period, it needs to be indicated by Parties in the right hand column of the questionnaire by ticking the box stating “yes” and accordingly, the corresponding information should also be updated. Using “track changes” function of the ‘Word’ program is recommended to update the information. If there is no change in the information, it is sufficient to indicate it in the right hand column of the questionnaire by ticking the box stating “no”.
Part I: covers issues such as designation of Competent Authority and Focal Point; national definitions of waste; national definitions of hazardous waste; restrictions on transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and other wastes; control procedure of the transboundary movements of waste; reduction and/or elimination of the generation of hazardous wastes and other wastes; reduction of the amount of hazardous wastes and other wastes subject to transboundary movements; effect on human health and the environment; bilateral, multilateral or regional agreements or arrangements; disposal and recovery facilities and sources of technical and financial assistance.
Part II: Annual reporting covers those issues for which reporting is required on an annual basis. For the ease of electronic reporting and processing of the reported data/information, Part II: Annual reporting is divided into two sections namely, Section A and Section B.
Part II: Section A covers issues such as export/import hazardous wastes and other wastes and generation of hazardous wastes and other wastes.
Part II: Section B covers issues such as disposals, which did not proceed as intended and accidents occurring during the transboundary movement and disposal of hazardous wastes and other wastes.
Some of the general guidelines to fill in the questionnaire are:
Complete the questionnaire in English.
Ensure that all quantities are in metric tons.
Complete the questionnaire by providing information/data in the required format.
Provide an electronic version of the completed questionnaire, if possible, or use a typewriter or else handwritten in block letters for legibility.
The manual could be referred for more information, which is available in all six United Nations languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish).
The questionnaire and the manual are available both in hard copy as well as in electronic version from the secretariat (Part I and Part II: Section B of the questionnaire are in Word; and Part II: Section A of the questionnaire is in Excel. The manual is in Word).
PART I: STATUS OF INFORMATION (for the year 2007)
Is there a designated Competent Authority to the Basel Convention?
Yes [ x ] No [ ] In preparation [ ]
Title: Competent authority for transit : Ministry of Ecology
Address: MEDDTL/DGPR/SPNQE
Tel:+33 1 4081 8776
Fax: +33 1 4081 8969
E-mail: anne-laure.genty@developpement-durable.gouv.fr
Official Web site, if any: http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/-Gestion-des-dechets-.html
Note: If more than one Competent Authority exists, please provide the above information for each Competent Authority, specifying regions and activities (i.e. import/export/transit) assigned to them. Use additional space/attachment, if required. Please, find the annexe attached
Is there a designated Focal Point to the Basel Convention?
If yes, please provide: Anne-Laure Genty
Tel: +33 1 4081 8776
Official Web site, if any:
Wastes Controlled for the Purpose of Transboundary Movement
Is there a national definition of waste used for the purpose of transboundary movements of waste?
Yes [x ] No [ ] In preparation [ ]
If yes, please provide the text of the national definition of waste:
Directive 2006/12/EC , art.1: “waste” shall mean any substance or object in the categories set out in Annex I which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard.
The national legislation : article L 541-1 – II du code de l'environnement gives the following definition : “Déchet » : « tout résidu d’un processus de production, de transformation d’un déchet, qui n’est plus susceptible d’être traité dans les conditions techniques et économiques du moment, notamment par extraction de la part valorisable ou par réduction de son caractère polluant ou dangereux. »
Is there a national definition of hazardous waste used for the purpose of transboundary movements of waste?
If yes, please provide the text of the national definition of hazardous waste (use additional space/attachment, if required):
The national definition of hazardous waste used for the purpose of transboundary movements is in accordance with Regulation EC n° 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council which is applicable from 12 July 2007.
Does your country regulate/control any additional wastes as hazardous that are not included in Art. 1 (1)a of the Basel Convention and would be controlled for the purpose of transboundary movements pursuant to Art. 1 (1)b?
If yes, please specify those wastes (use additional space/attachment, if required):
In the case of shipments of waste included in art 1(1)b, the EU regulation 1013/2006 and the EU regulation 1418/2007 require the prior written consent or or requires such shipments to be accompanied by certain information (“information procedure”), depending on the country of destination and the purpose of the shipment. The exportation of such waste under art. 1(1)b can also be banned.
For those waste which are not included in art 1(1)a or 1(1)b, even if they've got an identification waste code in the EU legislation (Decision 2000/532/EC establishing a List of Wastes as last amended by Decision 2001/573/EC) , the EU regulation 1013/2006 requires the prior written consent.
Are there any wastes other than those identified in above questions 2b and 2c that require special consideration when subjected to transboundary movement?
Yes [ ] No [ x ] In preparation [ ]
Restrictions on Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes
Has the amendment to the Basel Convention (Decision III/1) been implemented in your country?
Implementation through the EC regulation 1013/2006 which is applicable from 12 July 2007
Are there any restrictions on the export of hazardous wastes and other wastes for final disposal (Annex IV A) in your country?
Specify relevant legislation and its entry into force:
France allows the export of hazardous wastes and other wastes for final disposal to some countries only (EU and EFTA), in accordance with EU Regulation 1013/2006.
Specify country/region and/or waste which would be covered by this restriction:
Non OECD countries parties to BC
Are there any restrictions on the export of hazardous wastes and other wastes for recovery (Annex IV B) in your country?
France allows the export of hazardous wastes and other wastes for recovery to EU, EFTA and OECD countries only, in accordance with EU Regulation 1013/2006.
Are there any restrictions on the import of hazardous wastes and other wastes for final disposal (Annex IV A) in your country?
In accordance with regulation 1013/2006, art 41, countries parties to the BC which want to sent waste for final disposal to France are required to present a prior duly request to the French CA of destination on the basis that they do not have and cannot reasonably acquire the technical capacity and the necessary facilities in order to dispose of the waste in an environmentally sound manner.
Are there any restrictions on the import of hazardous wastes and other wastes for recovery (Annex IV B) in your country?
Are there any restrictions on the transit of hazardous wastes and other wastes through your country?
As transit country, France applies the principle of the tacit consent according to the art 9 of the EC regulation 1013/2006 (30 days)
Control Procedure of the Transboundary Movement of Waste
Are the Notification and Movement document forms of the Basel Convention used and/or accepted in the control of transboundary movement of hazardous wastes and other wastes?
If yes, have there been any problems in the usage of the Notification and Movement document forms? The notification and movement document of the EC regulation 1013/2006 are now in accordance with the notification and movement documents of the BC.
If you have encountered any problem, please explain:
Provide information on any other forms which are used and/or accepted in the control of transboundary movement of hazardous wastes and other wastes:
EC forms and OECD forms are also used/accepted.
As a state of import/transit, which is (are) the acceptable language(s) to receive the Notification and Movement document forms?
Please specify, if there are any additional information requirements in addition to those listed under Annex V (A and B) of the Basel Convention:
Is the border control for the purpose of export/import/transit of hazardous wastes and other wastes established?
Is the Harmonized System on customs control of the World Customs Organization used?
Reduction and/or Elimination of the Generation of Hazardous Wastes
Describe measures taken for the reduction and/or elimination of the amount of hazardous wastes and other wastes generated:
National strategies/policies:
Measures related to EU policies
There are policies (extending producer responsability chain, and for some waste, collection schemes) on packaging waste, used tyres, portable batteries and accumulators, end-of-life vehicles, medical products, ...
WEEE collection and recycling
WEEE directive 2002/96/EC: implemented in France by a ministerial decree of 20th July 2005.
Producers are responsible for collecting and treating WEEE from households and professionals:
Household WEEE: producers are members of collective schemes, financed by "visible fees" paid by consumers. These schemes collect WEEE deposited by consumers at civic amenity sites or distributors, and bring them to recycling facilities.
Professional WEEE: producers build individual systems, financed by themselves, which collect WEEE from their customers.
Classified installations for the protection of environnement regulation (code de l'environnement)
Nomenclature imposing a permit or declaration system depending on the significance of the risks or inconvenience which may be caused.
The classified installations for the protection of the environment regulation is a way of applying the waste prevention principle.
The impact assessment of the application for a license allowing to operate an classified installation for the protection of the environment has to evaluate :
volume of waste that would be produced by the facility, and its polluting potential;
measures that would remove, reduce and compensate the disadvantages associated with the operation, particularly in terms of waste disposal operations.
for major facilities, best available techniques are taken into account.
Legislation, regulations and guidelines:
Decree N°. 98-638 from July 20th 1998 about how to take into account the environment requirements in the design and the manufacturing of packaging ; Decree N° 99-374 from May 12th 1999 about introducing batteries in the market and their disposal ; Decree N° 2002-1563 from December 24th 2002 about the disposal of used tyres ; Decree N° 2003-727 from August 1st 2003 about the treatment of end-of-life vehicles ; and Decree N° 2005-829 from July 2005 relating the composition of electrical and electronic equipment and to the disposal of waste from this equipment.
Economic instruments/initiatives:
Measures taken by industries/waste generators:
Waste minimization week, prevention campaign
Waste minimization week: created in France in 2006.
Reduction of the Amount of Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes Subject to the Transboundary Movement
Describe measures taken for the reduction of the amount of hazardous wastes and other wastes subject to the transboundary movement:
In France, competent authorities can object to shipment, in a case by case basis, taking in account local waste management plans (every region must have a waste management plan for hazardous wastes; and every department must have a waste management plan for household waste).
Taxes (General tax on polluting activities) on the disposal of hazardous wastes and other wastes, including when waste are exported for disposal
Effect on Human Health and the Environment
Please provide information (e.g. activities, effects, regions, period covered and the sources of data/information) on any available statistics, studies, monitoring reports, etc. which have been compiled on the effects of the generation, transportation and disposal of hazardous wastes and other wastes on human health and the environment or alternatively provide contact information on where this could be found:
Information can be obtained from : anne-laure.genty@developpement-duurable.gouv.fr
Bilateral, Multilateral or Regional Agreements or Arrangements in force in 2008
Provide information concerning bilateral, multilateral or regional agreements or arrangements concluded pursuant to Article 11 of the Basel Convention:
(Bilateral, multilateral, regional)
(wastes covered, disposal operations, etc.)
Disposal Facilities Operated within the National Jurisdiction
Please provide the following information OR indicate the source from where such information could be obtained:
Facility/operation or process
(Name, address, organization/company, etc.)
Description of the facility, operation
Disposal operation (Annex IVA)
Capacity of the facility (in metric tons)
Does the facility treat wastes imported Yes/No
Sources of information from where such information could be obtained:
ADEME (Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maitrise de l’Energie); 20, avenue du Grésillé - BP 90406 - 49004 ANGERS Cedex 01Cedex. http://www.ademe.fr
Recovery Facilities Operated within the National Jurisdiction
Recovery operation (Annex IVB)
Please list institutions (e.g. governmental bodies, universities, research centers etc.) to contact within your country for technical assistance and training; technical and scientific know-how, and for advice and expertise in various fields of assistance specified below:
Management of hazardous wastes and other wastes
Assessment of disposal capabilities and sites
Monitoring of hazardous wastes and other wastes
Identification of cases of illegal traffic
Please list institutions within your country that could be contacted by other Parties for financial assistance, if required:
Monitoring of hazardous wastes
ADEME (Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l’Energie); 20, avenue du Grésillé - BP 90406 - 49004 ANGERS Cedex 01Cedex. http://www.ademe.fr