LAO PEOPLE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Lao PDR

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LAO PEOPLE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (Lao PDR)

• Regional Workshop
• Aimed at promoting the Ratification of the Basel
  Protocol
• on Liability and Compensation for damage
  resulting
• from transboundary movement of Hazardous Waste
  and their Disposal
• Yogyakarta, Indonesia 16-18 May 2006
• Prepared by Ms. Bounkham Vorachit,
• Mr. Somsanouk Phommakhoth
• Ms. Sisamone Souphamit

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International Convention

• Convention on world Cultural and Natural
  Heritage, 1987
• UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, 1995
• Convention on the Desertification, 1996
• Convention on Bio-diversity, 1996
• Vienna Convention on the Protection of the Ozone
  Layer, 1998
• Convention on International Trade of Endangered
  Species (CITES), 2004
• Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, 2004

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Asean Agreement

• ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution,
  2005
• Agreement for the Sustainable Development of the
  Mekong River basin, 1995

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Preparing stage

• Stockholm Convention Persistent Organic Pollutant
• Basel Convention
• Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent
  (PIC)
• Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International
  Significance

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Ratification

• Has your country taken any steps to ratify the
  Protocol on Liability and Compensation?
• Not yet.

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With regard to the ratification process of
international agreements in your country
a) Which entity may initiate the ratification
process and how?

STEA
MOFA
Lao Ambassador to UN
PMO
Convention Secretariat
NA
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• b) What would entity retain the leading role in
  guiding the instrument during the entirety of the
  ratification process?
• None
• If not, which entity will take the leading
  role?
• MOFA
• c) Which other entities must be consulted before
  ratification can take place?
• All relevant agencies, such as STEA, Ministry of
  Industry and Handicraft, Ministry of Agriculture
  and Forestry, Ministry of Public Health, Ministry
  of Foreign Affairs.
• d) Which is the entity taking the final decision?
  
• National Assembly

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3. Are there any other requirement following
ratification for an international instrument to
enter into force and / or to be implemented in
your country?

• NONE

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4. What are difficulties, concerns and obstacles
identified in your country to ratification of the
Protocol?

• A) at a practical level
• capacity to implement
• Financial support
• B) at a legal /technical level
• Lack of financial support,
• Lack of technical assistant
• Limited of Man Power (quantity and quality of the
  staff)

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5. How do you think that these difficulties,
concerns and obstacles could be removed

• Consultation workshops
• Awareness
• Capacity building
• Data collection
• Cleary state of beneficiary
• to the country
• Financial support

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6. What action could be under taken by the
secretariat of the Basel Convention to
facilitate the ratification of the Protocol by
your country?

• Enabling Activity Project
• Domestic legislation study
• Consultation workshops
• Capacity of Technical
• Cleary state of beneficiary to the country

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Regional workshop aimed at promoting the
ratification of The basel protocol on liability
and compensation for damage resulting from
transboundary movement of hazardous waste and
their disposal Yogyakarta, Indonesia 16-18 May
2006
Thank you