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Notifying Member: TONGA

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communication

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communication

2nd Floor Sanft's Building,

Corner Wellington Rd & Taufa'ahau Rd,

Nuku'alofa,

Kingdom of Tonga.

Telephone: +67620100

Fax Number: (676) 24861

Website: www.mic.gov.to

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Persistent organic pollutants, radioactive wastes, hazardous chemicals, hazardous wastes, hazardous substances

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Hazardous Wastes and Chemicals Act 2010; (33 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: An Act to provide for the regulation and proper management of hazardous wastes and chemicals in accordance with accepted international practices and the international conventions applying to the use, transboundary movement and disposal of hazardous substances and for related purposes.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: To regulate and manage hazardous wastes and chemicals in accordance with accepted international practices and the international conventions; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment

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Relevant documents:

National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

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Proposed date of adoption: 31 December 2010

Proposed date of entry into force: 31 December 2010

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Final date for comments: Not Applicable

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2010/2010-0028/HazardousWastesandChemicalsAct_3.pdf