Transcript Regional Workshop aimed at Addressing Aspects and

Regional Workshop aimed at
Addressing Aspects and
Obstacles to the Process of
Ratification of or Accession to the
Basel Protocol on Liability and
Compensation
Warsaw Poland 18-20 January 2006
Ratification
of the Protocol on Liability and
Compensation for Damage
Resulting from Transboundary
Movement of Hazardous Wastes
and Their Disposal
in the Republic of Latvia
Process of Ratifying
Latvia has not taken any steps to
ratify the Protocol on Liability and
Compensation for now
(I) Ratification process of
international agreements in Latvia
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Ministry of the Environment of the
Republic of Latvia may initiate the
ratification process by making the draft
law on ratification and starting
consultations with another ministries,
NGO’s and representatives of industry
(II) Ratification process of
international agreements in Latvia
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Ministry of The Environment have to
present draft law to Cabinet of Ministers
Cabinet of Ministers accepts the draft law
and presents to the Parliament
The Parliament ratifies the Protocol on
Liability and Compensation
(I) Difficulties, concerns and
obstacles identified in Latvia to
ratification of the Protocol
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There is no experience of the evaluation of
environmental damages as well as
insurance on this matter
If there is contradictions between national
law and international agreement, the last
one prevails
Thank you for attention