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THE SCHEDULE—continued ARTICLE 13 INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION 1. The Parties shall, whenever it comes to their knowledge, ensure that, in the case of an accident occurring 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 under 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;