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Basel Action Network
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#437503
The Basel Action Network (BAN) is an environmental non-governmental organization concerned about global environmental health and justice.
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Electronic Waste »
Electronic Waste
Electronic Waste☜An issue map of electronic waste as a matter of concern.☜F1CEB7
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Draft Technical Guidelines »
Draft Technical Guidelines
Draft Technical Guidelines☜An issue map of the negotiations over the design of Technical Guidelines on transboundary movement of e-waste, in particular regarding the distinction between waste and non-waste.☜9FDDBE
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Actors »
Actors
Actors☜Actors who commented on any draft of the Technical Guidelines on Transboundary Movements of Electronic and Electrical Waste and Used Electrical and Electronic Equipment, in Particular Regarding the Distinction between Waste and Non-Waste under the Basel Convention.☜D3B8AB
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Basel Action Network
Basel Action Network☜The Basel Action Network (BAN) is an environmental non-governmental organization concerned about global environmental health and justice.☜D3B8AB
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Criteria in Paragraph 26b comprise a package »
Criteria in Paragraph 26b comprise a package
Criteria in Paragraph 26b comprise a package☜The Basel Action Network puts forward the idea that the seven criteria of Paragraph 26b constitute a package that only works if all criteria are adhered to.☜FFFACD
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Exemptions for non-waste are dangerous »
Exemptions for non-waste are dangerous
Exemptions for non-waste are dangerous☜Once equipment or material is deemed non-waste, it will fall outside the scope of the Convention. Thus, definitions of non-waste risk undermining a core principle of the Convention.☜FFFACD
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Need for precise scope of defnitions of waste & non-waste »
Need for precise scope of defnitions of waste & non-waste
Need for precise scope of defnitions of waste & non-waste☜The breadth of the definition of waste and non-waste electronics is a major source of disagreement amongst the actors contributing the the formulation of the Technical Guidelines on the transboundary movement of waste and non-waste electronics.☜FFFACD
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26b Criteria 5: Declaration »
26b Criteria 5: Declaration
26b Criteria 5: Declaration☜Paragraph 26b contains seven criteria that would be used to determine when used equipment should not normally be considered waste. Different actors took a variety of positions on one or several of these seven criteria.☜FFFACD
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Ban Amendment must not be undermined »
Ban Amendment must not be undermined
Ban Amendment must not be undermined ☜BAN expresses strong concern that the language in Criteria 6 placed in square brackets threatens a provision of the Basel Convention called the Ban Amendment.☜FFFACD
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26b Criteria 7: Packaging »
26b Criteria 7: Packaging
26b Criteria 7: Packaging☜Paragraph 26b contains seven criteria that would be used to determine when used equipment should not normally be considered waste. Different actors took a variety of positions on one or several of these seven criteria.☜FFFACD
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All equipment must be tested fully functional prior to shipment »
All equipment must be tested fully functional prior to shipment
All equipment must be tested fully functional prior to shipment☜An premise supporting shipments for maintenance, repair, or refurbishment on the condition that the equipment to be shipped is tested as fully functional before transboundary movement occurs.☜FFFACD
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Shipments under warranty/lease/product servicing are not waste »
Shipments under warranty/lease/product servicing are not waste
Shipments under warranty/lease/product servicing are not waste☜A position that holds that transboundary shipments of used equipment should not be considered waste if the shipment constitutes warranty/lease/product servicing returns from a producer to the original producer, original component supplier, or a contract agent completing warranty/lease/product servicing activity on behalf of an original producer.☜FFFACD
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Lack of sufficient information about shipment means it is waste »
Lack of sufficient information about shipment means it is waste
Lack of sufficient information about shipment means it is waste☜There must be sufficient information available to any relevant authority (e.g., customs, police, or environmental agencies) to show that the equipment in a given shipment meets the criteria of non-waste. If insufficient information accompanies a shipment, it should be considered a waste shipment and thus subject to precautionary prohibition.☜FFFACD
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Parties cannot opt out of Article 1.1a of Basel Convention »
Parties cannot opt out of Article 1.1a of Basel Convention
Parties cannot opt out of Article 1.1a of Basel Convention☜The Draft Technical Guidelines are a guide not law and thus cannot supersede the legal requirements of the Convention itself. The Convention does not permit Parties to opt out of the list of materials deemed hazardous as defined in Article 1.1a☜FFFACD
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Annex VIII and IX of Convention need review »
Annex VIII and IX of Convention need review
Annex VIII and IX of Convention need review☜Annex VIII and IX of the Basel Convention defined lists of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes respectively. Both Annexes contain materials relevant to e-waste which causes confusion for the Technical Guidelines.☜FFFACD
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Scope of Guidelines should cover parts and components »
Scope of Guidelines should cover parts and components
Scope of Guidelines should cover parts and components☜☜FFFACD
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BAN responsible for 50-80 percent export figure »
BAN responsible for 50-80 percent export figure
BAN responsible for 50-80 percent export figure☜BAN commentary notes the organizations report Exporting Harm as the source for the 50-80 percent export figure. BAN suggests clarifying both the source of the figure and that it comes from an industry insider/consultant.☜FFFACD
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If no disposal from MRR, then not waste »
If no disposal from MRR, then not waste
If no disposal from MRR, then not waste☜If any activity related to maintenance, repair or refurbishment of used equipment leads to the discard or recycling of any component or material that meets the Basel Convention definition of hazardous waste, then the shipment of equipment is deemed hazardous and subject to Basel Convention control.☜FFFACD
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Transboundary movement of e-waste should be primary issue »
Transboundary movement of e-waste should be primary issue
Transboundary movement of e-waste should be primary issue☜The distinction between waste and non-waste is important but subordinate to a broader issue: the transboundary movement of e-waste.☜FFFACD
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Guidelines should support BAN Amendment. »
Guidelines should support BAN Amendment.
Guidelines should support BAN Amendment.☜BAN notes that the Amendment adopted in 1995 though not yet in force has been implemented, by many countries.☜FFFACD
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Scope should cover all e-waste »
Scope should cover all e-waste
Scope should cover all e-waste☜The Guidelines should cover shredded, broken, and crushed electronic waste as well as component parts and whole equipment.☜FFFACD
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50-80% export figure needs to be taken in context »
50-80% export figure needs to be taken in context
50-80% export figure needs to be taken in context☜BAN suggests an alteration to the text of the Draft Technical Guidelines where a study is cited as source for the figure of 50-80 percent exports.☜FFFACD
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No provision for exemptions in Basel Convention »
No provision for exemptions in Basel Convention
No provision for exemptions in Basel Convention☜An argument that opposes the position that shipments for warranty or related purposes are not waste and therefore are outside the scope of the Basel Convention.☜FFFACD
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Add proposed list of hazardous/non-hazardous equipment »
Add proposed list of hazardous/non-hazardous equipment
Add proposed list of hazardous/non-hazardous equipment☜BAN suggests adding Annex II bis Examples of Hazards (as defined by the Basel Convention) in Electronic Equipment to the Draft Technical Guidelines of 21 February 2011. The list would include whole equipment, components, and substances.☜FFFACD
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Countries cannot unilaterally declare non-waste »
Countries cannot unilaterally declare non-waste
Countries cannot unilaterally declare non-waste☜A position that holds that the Basel Convention defines a list of hazardous wastes. Signatories (countries) may add to this list, but they may neither unilaterally subtract from it nor unilaterally declare a given material to be non-waste or non-hazardous (and thus exempt from the Convention).☜FFFACD
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Trade not inherently good »
Trade not inherently good
Trade not inherently good☜☜FFFACD
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Governments should have interpretive flexibility on waste/non-waste »
Governments should have interpretive flexibility on waste/non-waste
Governments should have interpretive flexibility on waste/non-waste☜Governments should have some flexibility on determining the distinction between waste and non-waste electronics. Governments should be able to apply national legislation that decides whether electronic equipment exported for reuse are or are not subject to the Basel Convention.☜FFFACD
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Risk of repair as loophole. »
Risk of repair as loophole.
Risk of repair as loophole.☜BAN acknowledges importance of export for repair, but argues that the most common motivation for export is cost externalization for more environmentally sound management.☜FFFACD
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PACE and MPPI overly represent industry interests. »
PACE and MPPI overly represent industry interests.
PACE and MPPI overly represent industry interests.☜☜FFFACD
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Whole-part distinctions difficult to make »
Whole-part distinctions difficult to make
Whole-part distinctions difficult to make☜Whole-part relationships between equipment and its components are difficult to make and the relationship can change. For example, a computer is comprised of components that are sometimes marketed as standalone components (e.g., keyboard, monitor, RAM).☜FFFACD
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Clarification needed on the meaning of "essential part" »
Clarification needed on the meaning of "essential part"
Clarification needed on the meaning of "essential part"☜☜FFFACD
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Reuse needs clarification. »
Reuse needs clarification.
Reuse needs clarification.☜A position that Annex IX B1110 of the Basel Convention causes confusion where it states that re-use can include repair, refurbishment or upgrading, but not major reassembly yet does not define what counts as major re-assembly.☜FFFACD
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Defective and return is to producer »
Defective and return is to producer
Defective and return is to producer☜☜FFFACD
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Used professional equipment returned to producer »
Used professional equipment returned to producer
Used professional equipment returned to producer☜☜FFFACD
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Must prohibit trade from Annex VII to non-Annex VII »
Must prohibit trade from Annex VII to non-Annex VII
Must prohibit trade from Annex VII to non-Annex VII☜☜FFFACD
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26b Criteria 1: Notification »
26b Criteria 1: Notification
26b Criteria 1: Notification☜Paragraph 26b contains seven criteria that would be used to determine when used equipment should not normally be considered waste. Different actors took a variety of positions on one or several of these seven criteria.☜FFFACD
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26b Criteria 2: Compliance »
26b Criteria 2: Compliance
26b Criteria 2: Compliance☜Paragraph 26b contains seven criteria that would be used to determine when used equipment should not normally be considered waste. Different actors took a variety of positions on one or several of these seven criteria.☜FFFACD
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26b Criteria 3: Ownership »
26b Criteria 3: Ownership
26b Criteria 3: Ownership☜Paragraph 26b contains seven criteria that would be used to determine when used equipment should not normally be considered waste. Different actors took a variety of positions on one or several of these seven criteria.☜FFFACD
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26b Criteria 4: Contract »
26b Criteria 4: Contract
26b Criteria 4: Contract☜Paragraph 26b contains seven criteria that would be used to determine when used equipment should not normally be considered waste. Different actors took a variety of positions on one or several of these seven criteria.☜FFFACD
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26b Criteria 6: Disposal »
26b Criteria 6: Disposal
26b Criteria 6: Disposal☜Paragraph 26b contains seven criteria that would be used to determine when used equipment should not normally be considered waste. Different actors took a variety of positions on one or several of these seven criteria.☜FFFACD
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Maintain a list of approved facilities »
Maintain a list of approved facilities
Maintain a list of approved facilities☜☜FFFACD
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Repair became a loophole »
Repair became a loophole
Repair became a loophole☜☜FFFACD
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Developing countries become sinks for waste »
Developing countries become sinks for waste
Developing countries become sinks for waste☜☜FFFACD
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