MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU)

BETWEEN

THE JORDAN “MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS”

THE REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTRE FOR CLEANER PRODUCTION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN ACTION PLAN

1. Parties of MOU

The Ministry of Environmental Affairs

Ministry of Environment was established in 2003 and is considered the highest environmental authority in the Kingdom. The Licensing, inspection, waste and monitoring Directorates in the Ministry are responsible for enforcing the Environmental Law.

The Regional Activity Centre for Cleaner Production (CP/RAC) of the Mediterranean Action Plan

The Regional Activity Centre for Cleaner Production of the Mediterranean Action Plan, located in Barcelona Spain, was established in 1996 to promote sustainable patterns of production and consumption in The Mediterranean Region, focusing on cleaner production and pollution prevention, was nominated Stockholm Convention Centre for Stockholm Convention for 21 countries of the Mediterranean basin,  (hereinafter “RAC/CP – Barcelona in Spain”).

2. Scope of Cooperation   

The Ministry of Environmental represented by the Licensing Directorate, and CP/RAC- Barcelona, represented by Dr Virginia Alzina, Director of CP/RAC (hereinafter referred to as “the authorized representatives” ) have agreed on the following Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The parties mutually recognize the legal capacity of each other to authorize this document and

HEREBY AGREE ON

Setting up a strong cooperation framework between the Ministry of Environment and the CP/RAC, to promote the GRECO Initiative among Jordan companies and this will be mainly achieved through the following specific activities:

1.      Transfer the expertise and know how on Cleaner Production to the Jordan industry through the website of GRECO Initiative; promote among small and medium enterprises the Auto Audit tool.

2.      Coordinate and cooperate on organizing  the main GRECO Congress in Jordan, in order to raise awareness and to transfer experiences and know-how to the Jordan private sector

3.      Promotion of  GRECO initiative throughout the Jordan private sector: Brochures to SME, the GRECO Report with the analysis of 100 companies that have applied Cleaner Production (CP) and its results and other relevant materials.  

4.      Providing visibility and promotion in our website and in our partner’s website to those companies that have applied CP in Jordan (e.g on ASCAME or BusinessMed and the National CP Centres).

5.      Identification of one Jordan Company to participate in the biennial GRECO ceremony where he GRECO Scientific Committee will select the winning companies for GRECO Award.

6.      Promoting of success stories on cleaner production in Jordan for companies which have implemented successfully the cleaner production practices.  This promotion will be after one year implementing cleaner production solutions in the country, the case studies will be presented in the GRECO Annual Report that will be disseminated throughout UNEP-MAP.

7.      Dissemination of CP/RAC activities and material among the Mediterranean Countries with specific reference to Jordan.

8.      Exchange CP/RAC’s   and Ministry of Environment expert’s data base to back up the success of GRECO Initiative.

9.      For any activity that will be done in Jordan the approval of the Ministry of Environment is required. Any activity or project which is not approved by the representative will be not supported by CP/RAC

The activities to be carried out for the implementation of this MOU will be set in a well defined plan within two months after the signature of this agreement. On the other hand, a follow-up committee will be set up, for with representatives from the parties to this agreement in Jordan supported by the CP/RAC to propose and, when necessary, discuss and agree on the activities that should be included in the working plan.

 3- Duration of MOU

This MOU will be valid for a period of 3 years as of the date of signature and may be extended by written agreement of parties.

4- Signature  

^27th May, 2010                                  

            Regional Activity Centre for Cleaner Production          Ministry of Environment