2. Parties shall notify the Secretariat of any bilateral, multilateral or regional agreements or arrangements referred to in paragraph 1 and those which they have entered into prior to the entry into force of this Convention for them, for the purpose of controlling transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and other wastes which take place entirely among the Parties to such agreements. The provisions of this Convention shall not affect transboundary movements which take place pursuant to such agreements provided that such agreements are compatible with the environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes and other wastes as required by this Convention.

Article 12

Consultations on liability

The Parties shall cooperate with a view to adopting, as soon as practicable, a protocol setting out appropriate rules and procedures in the field of liability and compensation for damage resulting from the transboundary movement and disposal of hazardous wastes and other wastes.

Article 13

Transmission of information

1. The Parties shall, whenever it comes to their knowledge, ensure that, in the case of an accident occuring during the transboundary movement of hazardous wastes or other wastes or their disposal, which are likely to present risks to human health and the environment in other States, those States are immediately informed.

2. The Parties shall inform each other, through the Secretariat, of:

(a) changes regarding the designation of competent authorities and/or focal points, pursuant to Article 5;

(b) changes in their national definition of hazardous wastes, pursuant to Article 3;

and, as soon as possible,

(c) decisions made by them not to consent totally or partially to the import of hazardous wastes or other wastes for disposal within the area under their national jurisdiction;

(d) decisions taken by them to limit or ban the export of hazardous wastes or other wastes;

(e) any other information required pursuant to paragraph 4 of this Article.

3. The Parties, consistent with national laws and regulations, shall transmit, through the Secretariat, to the Conference of the Parties established pursuant to Article 15, before the end of each calendar year, a report on the previous calendar year, containing the following information:

(a) competent authorities and focal points that have been designated by them pursuant to Article 5;

(b) information regarding transboundary movements of hazardous wastes or other wastes in which they have been involved, including:

(i) the amount of hazardous wastes and other wastes exported, their category, characteristics, destination, any transit country and disposal method as stated on the response to notification;

(ii) the amount of hazardous wastes and other wastes imported, their category, characteristics, origin, and disposal methods;

(iii) disposals which did not proceed as intended;

(iv) efforts to achieve a reduction of the amount of hazardous wastes or other wastes subject to transboundary movement;

(d) information on available qualified statistics which have been compiled by them on the effects on human health and the environment of the generation, transportation and disposal of hazardous wastes or other wastes;

(e) information concerning bilateral, multilateral and regional agreements and arrangements entered into pursuant to Article 11 of this Convention;

(f) information on accidents occurring during the transboundary movement and disposal of hazardous wastes and other wastes and on the measures undertaken to deal with them;

(g) information on disposal options operated within the area of their national jurisdiction;