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TO ROUTINE ANGUILLA

TELNO 60

OF 241049Z JUL 92

CM

AND TO ROUTINE ASCENSION, GIBRALTAR, GRAND CAYMAN, GRAND TURK AND TO ROUTINE HAMILTON, HONG KONG, PLYMOUTH, PORT STANLEY AND TO ROUTINE ST HELENA, TORTOLA, TRISTAN DA CUNHA, WELLINGTON

BASEL CONVENTION ON TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTES

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1. MY TELNO 28 TO ANGUILLA OF 13 APRIL REFERS.

2. GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHAT PROGRESS YOU HAVE MADE IN INTRODUCING THE NECESSARY LEGISLATION TO ALLOW BASEL TO BE IMPLEMENTED? IS ANY DT IN A POSITION TO PROVIDE MODEL LEGISLATION?

3. EC HAVE NOT (NOT) YET REACHED AGREEMENT ON THE EC WASTE SHIPMENTS REGULATION WHICH WOULD ALLOW EC MEMBER STATES TO IMPLEMENT BASEL. THE REGULATION WILL BE DISCUSSED AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER. WE HAVE NO (NO) TIMETABLE FOR UK RATIFICATION OF BASEL.

4. THIS DELAY SHOULD GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO DRAFT THE NECESSARY LEGISLATION. GRATEFUL AN INDICATION OF TIMETABLE FOR INTRODUCING LEGISLATION.

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