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Warsaw Poland 18-20 January 2006

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.

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Warsaw Poland 18-20 January 2006

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. Process of Ratifying Latvia has not taken any steps to ratify the Protocol on Liability and Compensation for now

  4. (I) Ratification process of international agreements in Latvia • 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

  5. (II) Ratification process of international agreements in Latvia • 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

  6. (I) Difficulties, concerns and obstacles identified in Latvia to ratification of the Protocol • 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

  7. Thank you for attention

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