Ada Pertanyaan? Hubungi Kami 
Ada Pertanyaan? Hubungi Kami Muhammad Yasin, Andin Aditya Rahman
Without fully committed oversight, Indonesia’s maritime territory simply becomes a haven for the disposal of hazardous waste.
Such concerns were proven to be factually genuine and warranted when the Ministry of Environment recently returned 113 containers tainted with hazardous substances.
If left untreated, the impacts would be quite apparent, Indonesia’s environment would be polluted, and the health of Indonesian citizens would be affected.
Considering the importance of maintaining and protecting the natural environmental, the Minister of Environment, Balthasar Kambuaya, asserts that the ratification of the Rotterdam Convention is important to an archipelagic country such as Indonesia.
The Rotterdam Convention was recently ratified by Indonesia under Law No. 10 of 2013 on Ratification of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedures for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (ILB No. 2143).
“This convention is important to protect Indonesian residents from the negative effects of the international trade of certain hazardous chemical substances and pesticides,” said the Minister during the public introduction of the ratification of the Rotterdam Convention in Jakarta on Tuesday.
By ratifying the Rotterdam Convention, the Minister continued, the Government can now decide whether or not to accept or reject shipments of hazardous substances and pesticides.
“We can determine our response,” he asserted.
The Minister of Environment also added that the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention is supported by existing national regulatory frameworks under Law No. 32 of 2009 on Environmental Protection and Management (See Indonesian Law Digest).
Further support for the Rotterdam Convention can also be found in Government Regulation No. 7 of 1973 on Oversight of the Distribution, Storage, and Use of Pesticides, and Government Regulation No. 74 of 2001 on Hazardous and Toxic Substance Management.
The Rotterdam Convention ratification is also further strengthened by 23 previously ratified international treaties related to environmental protection.
At the same event, Soetan Batoegana, Chairman of Commission VII at the House of Representatives, affirmed the Minister’s views about the current status of the transport of hazardous substances to Indonesia including medical waste and scrap metal.
“Because of that, the House supports the Rotterdam Convention ratification,” stated Soetan.
(hot/kc)
Muhammad Yasin, Andin Aditya Rahman
Without fully committed oversight, Indonesia’s maritime territory simply becomes a haven for the disposal of hazardous waste.
Such concerns were proven to be factually genuine and warranted when the Ministry of Environment recently returned 113 containers tainted with hazardous substances.
If left untreated, the impacts would be quite apparent, Indonesia’s environment would be polluted, and the health of Indonesian citizens would be affected.
Considering the importance of maintaining and protecting the natural environmental, the Minister of Environment, Balthasar Kambuaya, asserts that the ratification of the Rotterdam Convention is important to an archipelagic country such as Indonesia.
The Rotterdam Convention was recently ratified by Indonesia under Law No. 10 of 2013 on Ratification of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedures for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (ILB No. 2143).
“This convention is important to protect Indonesian residents from the negative effects of the international trade of certain hazardous chemical substances and pesticides,” said the Minister during the public introduction of the ratification of the Rotterdam Convention in Jakarta on Tuesday.
By ratifying the Rotterdam Convention, the Minister continued, the Government can now decide whether or not to accept or reject shipments of hazardous substances and pesticides.
“We can determine our response,” he asserted.
The Minister of Environment also added that the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention is supported by existing national regulatory frameworks under Law No. 32 of 2009 on Environmental Protection and Management (See Indonesian Law Digest).
Further support for the Rotterdam Convention can also be found in Government Regulation No. 7 of 1973 on Oversight of the Distribution, Storage, and Use of Pesticides, and Government Regulation No. 74 of 2001 on Hazardous and Toxic Substance Management.
The Rotterdam Convention ratification is also further strengthened by 23 previously ratified international treaties related to environmental protection.
At the same event, Soetan Batoegana, Chairman of Commission VII at the House of Representatives, affirmed the Minister’s views about the current status of the transport of hazardous substances to Indonesia including medical waste and scrap metal.
“Because of that, the House supports the Rotterdam Convention ratification,” stated Soetan.
(hot/kc)