موقف المشرع الجزائري من تصدير النفايات الخطرة

Abstract EN

Algeria has acceded to the Basel Convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal, a global agreement that regulates hazardous wastes topic, in particular its cross-border movement.

Algeria has harmonized its domestic legislation in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, which is reflected in the promulgation of law n°.

01-19 of Ramadan, 27th, 1422, corresponding to December, 12th, 2001, on the management, control and disposal of wastes, and its implementing texts.

In this context, this paper address the position of the Algerian legislator on the export of hazardous wastes, under the provisions of the law on waste management and its efforts to safeguard the country from the risks and damages of hazardous wastes.

As the export of hazardous wastes is a dangerous legal act, the State intervene in order to ensure that its operations and practices are protected by a frameworks guaranteeing the security of persons and properties as well as the safety of human health and its environment, especially after the Algerian legislature has strengthened its legal system by issuing Executive Decree n°.

19-10 of Jumada oula, 16th, 1440 corresponding to January 23th, 2019, which regulates the export of hazardous special wastes.