I NTRODUCTION TO THE INECE S EAPORT N ETWORK T RAINING WORKSHOP O N ENVIRONMENTALLY REGULATED SUBSTANCES

I NTERNATIONAL N ETWORK FOR E NVIRONMENTAL C OMPLIANCE AND E NFORCEMENT (INECE) Global network of environmental compliance & enforcement practitioners +4,000 participants from +120 countries Government officials, int. organizations, academia, NGOs Co-founded by US EPA and Dutch Ministry of Environment 20+ years ago Key partners: Netherlands, United States, England, Brazil, Canada, other national governments European Commission, World Bank, UNEP, OECD Regional Networks 2

W HAT DOES INECE DO ? INECE develops and implements practical activities to strengthen environmental compliance and enforcement at all levels of governance – local, national, regional, and international Strengthens capacity among environmental compliance and enforcement practitioners Raises awareness of the importance of compliance with and enforcement of environmental laws Facilitates cooperation to advance shared enforcement objectives, particularly through regional and topical networks 3

W HAT D OES THE S EAPORT N ETWORK DO? Focuses on timely, growing issues (transboundary e-waste, hazardous waste) Builds on existing port inspection expertise Offers practical tools Uses port demonstrations, container inspections, peer exchanges Models cost-effective, collaborative activities with partners 4

H OW DO PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES BENEFIT FROM INSPECTION PROJECTS AND OTHER SESN ACTIVITIES ? Improved coordination among enforcement authorities at ports (domestic and international) Strengthened capacity to prevent and detect illegal movements of waste Improved understanding of what is working well in practice, as well as potential gaps—law, resources, skills Opportunity to create deterrence by publicizing inspection month following event 5

E NVIRONMENTALLY R EGULATED S UBSTANCES : C APACITY B UILDING M ODULES 6

O PERATIONAL G UIDANCE FOR THE T AKEBACK OF D ETECTED I LLEGAL S HIPMENTS OF W ASTE 7

Enforcement Strategies for Combating Illegal Trade in HCFCs and Methyl Bromide UNEP-INECE Booklet 8

G LOBAL S IMULTANEOUS E NVIRONMENTAL I NSPECTION E VENTS AT S EAPORTS 9

Global initiatives to: Promote inter-agency collaboration Promote international good practice during environmental inspections at seaports Preparatory Activities Capacity building regional workshops Operational Guidance Document Operational Guidance for the Takeback of Detected Illegal Shipments of Waste Guidance Document on International Communication Tools Web-based collaboration platform Contact list of officials in participating countries 10

G LOBAL S IMULTANEOUS E NVIRONMENTAL I NSPECTION E VENTS AT S EAPORTS First INECE SESN International Hazardous Waste Inspection Project at Seaports: June-July total targeted inspections conducted in 11 countries Non-compliance in 53% of inspections Second International Hazardous Waste Inspection Project at Seaports: December 2011 through April illegalities or infractions in 1,016 containers (11%) at 17 ports 95% of inspections involved national level cooperation 11

I LLEGAL E-W ASTE S HIPMENTS D ETECTED D URING S IMULTANEOUS I NSPECTION E VENTS Examples of illegal e-waste shipments encountered during inspection projects: E-waste wrongly declared as secondhand goods Cathode ray tubes (CRTs) from TV and computer monitors wrongly described as metal scrap Glass from CRTs wrongly declared as nonhazardous plastic scrap Secondhand vehicles loaded with e-waste 12

A REAS FOR F UTURE W ORK FOR THE SESN Build on the basics: Continue capacity development on the basic principles of environmental inspection methodologies Incorporate knowledge on conducting environmental inspections into existing national academies and other partnerships to ensure sustainability Develop / compile good practices for implementing national and international cooperation during environmental inspections Pursue new opportunities for collaboration through ENFORCE, other partnerships 13

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O PERATIONAL G UIDANCE FOR THE T AKEBACK OF D ETECTED I LLEGAL S HIPMENTS OF W ASTE Practical information for the return of illegal shipments of waste Summary of steps to be taken in case of an illegal shipment of waste that needs to be returned to the State of export. Guidance on what to do when illegal traffic occurs and common problems with the takeback of illegal traffic. Examples of good practices under the Basel Convention. 16

E NFORCEMENT S TRATEGIES FOR C OMBATING I LLEGAL T RADE IN ODS HCFCs and methyl bromide being phased out under the Montreal Protocol Significant emerging opportunities for illegal trade in these controlled substances due to limited supply Customs officers are the first line of defense in preventing illegal trade in ODS. Cross-border cooperation, including through networks, key to success 17

T YPES OF V IOLATIONS /I NFRACTIONS Description of the illegal waste as a similar legal material Deliberate concealment within used vehicles or behind false wall of a container Description of the waste as useable when in fact it is not Listing the address of intermediary rather than final destination Trans-shipment without proper prior informed consent Lack of approval from competent authority. Issues related to Annex VII document (e.g., Annex VII document not included, Annex VII did not mention the final destination) 18