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Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministry to take into account basic obligations under RIO Conventions to ensure compliance with EU legislation
25.11.2014 19:12 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As to Government Portal, the Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure, in the framework of the implementation of the Association Agreement with the EU, will take into account the analysis of the existing national sector legislation to ensure execution of the commitments under the RIO Conventions (the objective is preservation and restoration of the ecosystem of the Earth), which was made by the experts of the UNDP-GEF project. The results of this analysis for aircraft, automotive, marine, river and railway transport were presented during the round table «Sector policy and legislation in the transport area of Ukraine in the context of the implementation of the commitments under the RIO Conventions». The event took place in the Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure on 25 November with the participation of Deputy Minister for European integration Oksana Reiter, Chairman of the all-Ukrainian environmental League, expert Tetiana Timochko, consultants of the UNDP office in Ukraine, other representatives of the Ministry of Infrastructure, transport research institutes, etc.
«The Ministry of Infrastructure welcomes this project. As transport is the area that most affects the environment in the country, the Ministry of Infrastructure supports initiatives to develop and promote environmental safety. In the process of international transportation Ukrainian carriers completely adhere to the modern environmental requirements and standards (Convention MARPOL, the relevant UNECE conventions and other) - in particular regarding the technical condition of vehicles, prevention of pollution from ships. Therefore, the Ministry of Infrastructure supports the need to introduce into Ukrainian legislation and to follow such norms for the internal transport,» Oksana Reiter said.
It is to be noted in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, during a UN Conference on Environment, there were launched three conventions: Convention on Biological Diversity, Convention on Climate Change and Convention to Combat Desertification. Ukraine is a party to the three conventions. The responsibility for execution of the mentioned documents was placed on the Ukrainian Ministry of Environment and Nature Resources.
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