Presidential Decree No. 59 on implementation of Article 5 of the Basel Convention. Country/Territory Azerbaijan Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Transboundary movement of waste Hazardous waste Waste disposal Waste management Institution Geographical area Asia, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Western Asia Abstract This Decree states that the Hazardous Waste Management Agency shall be established under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources in accordance with the Article 5 of the Basel Convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal. Full text Azerbaijani Website www.e-qanun.az