FOEN Swiss Federal Office for the Environment Regional Workshop aimed at Identifying the problems faced by countries in the Central and Eastern European Region with respect to the Basel Liability Protocol Warsaw, Poland, January 2006 Financial Limits B A 1 Transboundary movement under the Protocol

FOEN Swiss Federal Office for the Environment Regional Workshop aimed at Identifying the problems faced by countries in the Central and Eastern European Region with respect to the Basel Liability Protocol Warsaw, Poland, January 2006 Financial Limits Action caused under the scope of the protocol Must have caused the damage Limited liability 2

FOEN Swiss Federal Office for the Environment Regional Workshop aimed at Identifying the problems faced by countries in the Central and Eastern European Region with respect to the Basel Liability Protocol Warsaw, Poland, January 2006 Financial Limits The limits of the liability The limits of the insurance 3 flexible fixed

FOEN Swiss Federal Office for the Environment Regional Workshop aimed at Identifying the problems faced by countries in the Central and Eastern European Region with respect to the Basel Liability Protocol Warsaw, Poland, January 2006 Financial Limits Determined by domestic law Up to 5 tonnes : 1 million SDR Up to 25 tonnes : 2 million SDR Up to 50 tonnes : 4 million SDR Up to 1000 tonnes : 6 million SDR Up to tonnes : 10 million SDR +additional 1000 SDR for each additional tonne up to a maximum of 30 million tonnes 2 Million SDR 4 For notifier……. For disposer 1 SDR = 1.2 EUR = 1.45 US$ = 4.5 Zloty

FOEN Swiss Federal Office for the Environment Regional Workshop aimed at Identifying the problems faced by countries in the Central and Eastern European Region with respect to the Basel Liability Protocol Warsaw, Poland, January 2006 Financial Limits Loss of life or personal injury 6 Damage to property Loss of income directly deriving from a use of the environment Costs of reinstatement of the environment Cost of preventive measures

FOEN Swiss Federal Office for the Environment Regional Workshop aimed at Identifying the problems faced by countries in the Central and Eastern European Region with respect to the Basel Liability Protocol Warsaw, Poland, January 2006 Financial Limits Loss of life or personal injury 7 Damage to property Loss of income directly deriving from a use of the environment Costs of reinstatement of the environment Cost of preventive measures

FOEN Swiss Federal Office for the Environment Regional Workshop aimed at Identifying the problems faced by countries in the Central and Eastern European Region with respect to the Basel Liability Protocol Warsaw, Poland, January 2006 Financial Limits Loss of life or personal injury 8 Damage to property Loss of income directly deriving from a use of the environment Costs of reinstatement of the environment Cost of preventive measures

FOEN Swiss Federal Office for the Environment Regional Workshop aimed at Identifying the problems faced by countries in the Central and Eastern European Region with respect to the Basel Liability Protocol Warsaw, Poland, January 2006 Financial Limits Loss of life or personal injury 9 Damage to property Loss of income directly deriving from a use of the environment Costs of reinstatement of the environment Cost of preventive measures Mill $ $ 10%

FOEN Swiss Federal Office for the Environment Regional Workshop aimed at Identifying the problems faced by countries in the Central and Eastern European Region with respect to the Basel Liability Protocol Warsaw, Poland, January 2006 Financial Limits 10 The persons liable under Article 4 shall establish and maintain during the period of the time limit of liability, insurance, bonds or other financial guarantees covering their liability under Article 4 of the Protocol…… Article 14/1 Protocol