Published on 12 August 2014, http://chemicalwatch.com/20846/cambodias-draft-chemicals-management-law-under-review
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Cambodia's Ministry of Environment (MoE) has confirmed that its draft chemicals management law is still being debated by the country's Council of Ministers (CW 7 February 2012). All relevant ministries including the MoE, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Health are currently checking and revising the draft. When this work is done, the proposed legislation will be submitted to the National Assembly for its approval. The final step requires the law to be approved by Cambodia's Senate.
The MoE says the current political situation has slowed adoption of the law, adding that there is no schedule for submitting the draft to the National Assembly. However, a deal reached last month between prime minister Hun Sen and the opposition, Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), will see the CNRP returning to parliament. It has been boycotting parliament since last July’s disputed election.
Cambodia's draft framework law on chemical management was developed through the Quick Start Programme (QSP) of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (Saicm). In June, a review of the role of Saicm in Cambodia was presented at the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM) in Geneva.
Saicm's report says that the status of Cambodia's draft framework law on chemicals management is "still unclear.” It notes that both Cambodian stakeholders and implementing agencies have estimated that implementing the new law “will be very demanding” and the resources needed are currently lacking.
Rachel Arputharajoo-Middleton
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