Regulations No. (24) of 2005
Management, Transportation and Handling of Harmful and Hazardous Substances
Regulations
Issued by Virtue of Sub-paragraph 7 of Paragraph A of Article 23
of the Environmental Protection Law No. (1) of 2003
Article 1
These Regulations shall be cited as the Management, Transportation and Handling of
Harmful and Hazardous Substances Regulations of 2005, and shall be effective as of
the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Article 2
A. The following terms and expressions wherever appearing herein, shall have the
meanings assigned to them hereunder unless the context provides otherwise:
The Ministry: The Ministry of the Environment
The Minister: The Minister of the Environment.
The Secretary General: The Secretary General of the Ministry of the
Environment.
The Committee: The Technical Committee formed by virtue of the provisions of
these Regulations.
Hazardous and Harmful Substances: Any simple, composite, or combined
substance, or the waste thereof, whether natural or artificial, that is hazardous to
the Environment or to any of its elements or to the safety of life forms listed in
the table annexed to these Regulations.
Banned Substances: Any simple or composite substance banned by virtue of the
valid legislation or by virtue of the international and regional agreements, to
which the Kingdom is party, due to its adverse impact on public health or on the
elements of the Environment as specified in Table (1) annexed to these
Regulations.
Restricted Substances: Substances the use of which is restricted for health or
environmental reasons, pursuant to an authorization issued by the competent
authority in the Ministry as specified in Table (2) annexed to these Regulations.
Hazardous and Harmful Waste: Any substances that cannot be disposed of in the
dumping sites designated for general waste, or into drainage networks, due to
their hazardous characteristics and their harmful effects on the Environment and
life forms, and which require special means to treat and permanently dispose of
as specified in Table (3) annexed to these Regulations.
B.
The definitions of the terms appearing in the Environmental Protection Law in
force shall apply herein.
Article 3
A. A technical committee shall be formed at the Ministry chaired by the Secretary
General and with the membership of two specialized representatives from each
of the following:1. Ministry of the Environment.
2. Ministry of Industry & Trade.
3. Ministry of Finance/Customs Department.
4. Ministry of Water & Irrigation.
5. Ministry of Agriculture.
6. Ministry of Health
7. General Headquarters of the Jordanian Armed Forces.
8. General Intelligence Department
9. Directorate of Public Security.
10. Directorate of Civil Defense.
11. The Royal Scientific Society.
12. Jordan Nuclear Energy Commission
B.
The representatives of the concerned entities mentioned in Paragraph A hereof
shall be nominated based on the decision of the concerned minister or head of
department or its specialized director, as the case may be, and each of these
entities shall nominate a substitute member to attend the Committee meetings
when the original member is absent.
C.
The representative of the Ministry shall be vice-chairman, and shall have the
authority of the chairman in the latter’s absence.
D. The Minister shall nominate from among the officers of the Ministry a
rapporteur for the Committee who will be charged with preparing the invitation
to its meetings, and keeping the records, files and minutes thereof, and following
up the implementation of its decisions.
Article 4
The Committee shall carry out the following duties and present its recommendations
thereon to the Minister:
A. Classification of harmful, hazardous, banned and restricted substances and
their wastes.
B. Preparing the instructions related to specifying the bases, rules, means and
scientific and technical methods, required for the transportation of harmful
and hazardous substances, their collection, and storage, and the treatment
and disposal of their wastes.
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C.
Approving the forms of permits relevant to the collection, transportation
and storage of harmful and hazardous substances, and the terms of such
permits.
D. Approving the forms relevant to the collection, transportation and storage
of harmful and hazardous substances.
E. Designating the appropriate places for the treatment and disposal of
harmful and hazardous substances and their waste, as well as designating
land in these locations for this purpose.
F. Any other matters referred to it by the Minister or the Chairman and
which require specialized technical study.
Article 5
A. The Committee shall meet regularly and whenever the need arises, upon the
invitation of the chairman or the vice-chairman in the former’s absence. Quorum
for the meeting is met if the majority of the members are in attendance, provided
that the chairman or the vice-chairman is in attendance, and its decisions will be
passed based by a simple majority of the votes, and in case of equal votes, the
side with the chairman’s vote shall prevail.
B.
The Committee chairman shall be entitled to invite any competent and
experienced person in the field of the Environment to attend the meeting for
consultation, but without having the right to vote.
Article 6
A. No entity dealing in waste and hazardous and harmful substances in any manner
may conduct its operations except after obtaining an authorization from the
Minister, upon the recommendation of the Secretary General, which is based on
the Committee’s recommendation.
B.
The Minister shall, in the same manner, be entitled to cancel such authorizations
issued to the entities provided in Paragraph A hereof in any of the following
cases:
1. If the authorization was issued as a result of the submission of incorrect or
misleading information or data.
2. If the entity violates any of the conditions of the authorization.
3. If a hazardous environmental impact results from use of the authorization
that was unforeseen when it was granted.
4. Any other case that the Minister decides.
Article 7
An entity obtaining an authorization to deal with hazardous and harmful waste shall
comply with the following:
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A. Provide the Ministry with regular reports regarding the types of hazardous
and harmful substances it deals with as well as the chemical and physical
characteristics, composition and quantities thereof.
B. Set apart and classify harmful and the hazardous wastes from other
substances, and collect them in suitable packages that the Ministry shall
specify.
C. Treat and dispose of hazardous and harmful waste in the designated sites
specified and in accordance with the programs set by the Ministry for this
purpose.
D. Inform the Ministry in writing within a period not exceeding 24 hours, of
the occurrence of any accident harmful to the environment, stating the
type, location, and time of the accident and the casualties resulting
therefrom, as well as the measures taken to deal with the accident.
Article 8
No person is permitted to carry out the following:
A. Enter or import any harmful or hazardous wastes to the Jordanian
territories, or the water or air thereof; or treat or bury such wastes therein.
B. Dump harmful and hazardous substances, their waste or any part thereof,
in any part of the Kingdom’s land, water or air.
C. Export any such harmful and hazardous substance or hazardous waste,
except upon the Minister’s decision based on the Committee’s
recommendation, subject to the relevant international agreements.
Article 9
The tables adopted by the Minister to implement the provisions of these Regulations
shall be published in the Official Gazette.
Article 10
The Minister shall issue the instructions necessary for the implementation of the
provisions of these Regulations, including the following:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Management of medical waste and the disposal thereof.
Management and handling of harmful and hazardous waste.
Management and handling of harmful and hazardous substances.
The fees that the Ministry receives for its services.
Article 11
The Management and Handling of Harmful and Hazardous Substances Regulations
No. 43 of 1999 are hereby repealed but the instructions issued by virtue thereof shall
remain effective until amended or repealed.
22/2/2005
Faisal Bin Al-Hussein
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