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- Annual report pursuant to Article 17 of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
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- AP № 011-05; 20.03.2005- 01.04.2006
- AP № 012-05 20.03.2005- 15.04.2005
Annual report pursuant to Article 17 of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic TreatyAnnual report pursuant to Article 17 of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty Submitted by Ukraine (2006)
1.1. The legislation Ukraine produced the documents According to Article 13 (3) of the Protocol: a) the Ukraine Law of “On ratification by Ukraine the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty” (22.02.2001, № 2284-III); b) the decrees of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on "Maintenance of the Ukraine international obligations in connection with acceding of the Ukraine to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty” and “The Procedure of the permission issue on physical and juridical Ukraine personnel activity in Antarctic”; According to these documents, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine is responsible state organization for the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty discharging. The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine issues the permissions on physical and juridical Ukraine personnel activity in the Antarctic in accordance with decision of impact assessment on the Antarctic environment. These documents contain information about obligatory conditions for the issue permission for the planned activity, the consideration terms, and the control for the activity and using sanctions; The Commission for the permission issue for physical and juridical Ukraine personnel activity in the Antarctic region was created (04.03.2004, № 176). The Commission responsibilities are to review by the requested Antarctic activity and to resume for the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine about character and level of possible environmental impact. c) Nowadays the Ukraine according to the Protocol is implementing the Annex VI rules on legislative and practical level in Ukrainian law. 1.2. Contingency plans in accordance with Article 15 of the Protocol The contingency plans of activity in the emergency situations, which were recommended by Article 15 of the Protocol, are prepared. Activity of personnel in emergency situations at the Ukrainian Antarctic Station Vernadsky is regulated by the documents: Instructions for the station personnel operation under principles of fuel transfer from ships and acting in the case of its leakage, Instructions for the personnel operation in fire emergency.
Ukrainian activity in Antarctica is subjected to rigorous environmental impact assessment procedures. These procedures are in accordance with the Annex I, Articles 1, 3, 6 of the Protocol. The National Antarctic Program activity were issued with permits in the 2005 after completion of preliminary stage Environmental Impact Assessment and approval by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine which is responsible for permission system (Appendix A).
The waste management at Ukrainian Antarctic Station is provided in compliance with Annex III (9). The detailed waste management plans are developing. In compliance with Annex III (8) the former activity database of the Ukrainian Antarctic Expeditions are preparation.
Under the terms of the Exchange MoU, Ukraine is responsible for managing Historic Site and Monument No. 62, Base F (Wordie House), located on Winter Is., Argentine Islands (65º15’S, 64º16’W). It is the place of historic importance as an example of an early British scientific base. Party undertaking management: UK and Ukraine. BAS and NASC should develop jointly a Management Plan, including visitor guidelines, for HSM No. 62, as required by the MoU. (Appendix A) List of Permits for the proposed science activity of the physical or juridical person in Antarctic Treaty area, issued by Ukraine in 2005, Preliminary environment evaluations
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