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The protest by the international environmental group came on the second day of a five-day meeting of more than 100 countries which are party to the so-called Basel convention on hazardous waste. "Israel's application ... is motivated by the intention to import hazardous waste," Greenpeace said in a paper prepared for the meeting. "Accepting such a request would represent a dangerous precedent as it could create a domino effect whereby other countries under pressure from individual industry interests could request the same," it added. "The applications from Israel and Slovenia have to be clearly rejected as they violate the general obligations of the parties of the Basel Convention." Rich countries are defined in the seventh annexe of the convention as the 29 members of the Paris-based Organistion of Economic Cooperation and Developmment (OECD) plus Liechtenstein. Greenpeace said the moves by Israel and Slovenia also resulted in a "very unfortunate debate as to whether criteria for additions to annexe seven should be set up" and had shifted the focus from waste generation to waste treatment. The group said it was not opposing Monaco's application to be included in annexe seven as the country shares a customs union with France and has stated that it has no interest in importing hazardous waste. FAIR USE NOTICE. This document contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. The Basel Action Network is making this article available in our efforts to advance understanding of ecological sustainability and environmental justice issues. We believe that this constitutes a `fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond `fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. More News |