Study visit “Sharing the experience on establishment and operation of the extended producer responsibility system“
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The purpose of a study visit was to generate an exchange of experience and good practice from Belgium in implementation of the Extended Producer Responsibility as regards the waste electric and electronic equipment, in particular the following issues: stakeholders and responsibilities; compliance mechanisms; role of local authorities; financing mechanisms; benefits and limitations.
UNEP guides countries to stamp out lead in paint
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Central and Eastern European, Central Asian states to make further moves to end hidden hazard
Chisinau, Moldova – 19 May 2016: Central and Eastern European and Central Asian countries are being offered expert tools and guidance from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to ensure that the use of lead in paint ends by 2020.
At the workshop beginning today at the Radisson Blu Leogrand Hotel in Chisinau, a regulatory toolkit for establishing lead paint laws will be presented to 17 countries and discussions take place on strategies for legislative action at national but also regional level.
Caravana EEE-urilor uzate în raionul Cahul
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Campania a fost organizata de către Ministerul Mediului prin intermediul Oficiului Prevenirea Poluării Mediului, în parteneriat cu Centrul CONTACT-Cahul și un ONG care deține autorizație pentru colectarea acestei categorii de deșeuri. Prin intermediul acestei acțiuni, Republica Moldova sa alăturat inițiativei globale a Convenției de la Basel - Parteneriatului pentru Acţiune privind Echipamentul de Calcul (PACE), finanțat de Programul Naţiunilor Unite pentru Mediu.
Workshop for presentation of the results of the inventory of industrial stocks of expired chemicals/chemical storage sites and sources of water pollution
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On 3rd April, 2015, the Environmental Pollution Prevention Office, within the Ministry of Environment, presented the results of the inventory of industrial stocks of expired chemicals/chemical storage sites and sources of water pollution in the frame of the project „Inventory, Assessment and Remediation of Anthropogenic Sources of Pollution in the Lower Danube Region of Ukraine, Romania and the Republic of Moldova” (MIS ETC 995).
National Inception Workshop ”Development of Minamata Initial Assessment in Moldova”
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On the 19th March, 2015, the National Inception Workshop GEF/UNEP Enabling Activity ”Development of Minamata Initial Assessment in Moldova” was held. The main objective of the workshop was to launch a dialogue between national authorities regarding ratification of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, formulation of relevant policy documents and open national consultations with authorities in the field.
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- Final event of the project „Strengthening capacities for building environmentally sound management with E-waste in the Republic of Moldova”
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- Final event of the project ”COnvention for WAste management for inland Navigation on the DAnube (CO-WANDA)”
- WEEE regulation discussions on Regulatory Impact Assessment