Amendment to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal Document type Multilateral Field of application Global Date Sep 22, 1995 Source IUCN (ID: TRE-001340) Title (French) Amendement à la Convention de Bâle sur le contrôle des mouvements transfrontières de déchets dangereux et de leur élimination Title (Spanish) Enmienda al Convenio de Basilea sobre el control de los movimientos transfronterizos de los desechos peligrosos y su eliminación Title (Other) Änderung des Baseler Abkommens über die Kontrolle der grenzüberschreitenden Verbringung gefährlicher Abfälle und ihrer Entsorgung Place of adoption Geneva Depository UN United Nations Language Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish Entry into force Dec 5, 2019 Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Data collection/reporting Dispute settlement Enforcement/compliance Waste management Transport/storage Waste disposal Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Liability/compensation Offences/penalties Pollution control PIC-prior informed consent Hazardous waste Transboundary movement of waste Recycling/reuse Technology transfer Abstract Objective: To strengthen the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes under the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal. Summary of provisions: The Parties agree to recognise that transboundary movements of hazardous wastes, especially to developing countries, have a high risk of not constituting an environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes as required by the Basel Convention (new preambular paragraph 7bis). They undertake to prohibit all transboundary movements of hazardous wastes, which are destined for operations according to Annex IV A from and to Parties and other States which are members of OECD, EC, Liechtenstein. They agree to phase out, by 31 December 1997, and prohibit as of that date, all transboundary movements of hazardous wastes under Article 1 (i)(a) of the Convention which are destined for operations according to Annex IV B from the countries listed above to other States. Such transboundary movement is not prohibited unless the wastes in question are characterised as hazardous under the Convention. (Source: IUCN ELC, 08.2005, based on UNEP Register of International Treaties and Other Agreements in the Field of the Environment, 1996) Full text English French Spanish Website treaties.un.org Country/Territory/Participant See Expanded View Show Map Countries Entry into force Ratification * Reservation Albania Dec 2, 2019 Oct 27, 2005 [3] - Algeria Dec 5, 2019 Jul 3, 2017 [1] - Andorra Dec 5, 2019 Jul 23, 1999 [3] - Antigua and Barbuda Dec 5, 2019 Sep 23, 2016 [1] - Argentina Dec 5, 2019 Sep 19, 2011 [1] - Austria Dec 5, 2019 Oct 17, 1999 [3] - Bahrain Dec 5, 2019 Jul 25, 2005 [1] - Belgium Dec 5, 2019 Jun 20, 2003 [1] - Benin Dec 5, 2019 Jan 22, 2014 [1] - Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Dec 5, 2019 Mar 31, 2005 [1] - Botswana Dec 5, 2019 Jun 17, 2004 [3] - Brunei Darussalam Dec 5, 2019 Dec 16, 2002 [3] - Bulgaria Dec 5, 2019 Feb 15, 2000 [1] - Chile Dec 5, 2019 Aug 12, 2009 [3] - China Dec 5, 2019 May 1, 2001 [1] - Colombia Dec 5, 2019 Jun 10, 2014 [1] - Congo Dec 5, 2019 Sep 2, 2014 [1] - Cook Islands (New Zealand) Dec 5, 2019 Jun 29, 2004 [1] - Costa Rica Feb 19, 2020 Nov 21, 2019 [1] - Croatia Dec 5, 2019 Sep 6, 2019 [1] - Cyprus Dec 5, 2019 Jul 7, 2000 [3] - Czech Republic Dec 5, 2019 Feb 28, 2000 [3] - Côte d'Ivoire Dec 5, 2019 Sep 24, 2013 [1] - Denmark Dec 5, 2019 Sep 10, 1997 [3] Sep 10, 1997 Ecuador Dec 5, 2019 Mar 6, 1998 [1] - Egypt Dec 5, 2019 Jan 27, 2004 [1] - El Salvador Dec 5, 2019 Dec 7, 2015 [1] - Estonia Dec 5, 2019 Aug 2, 2001 [1] - Ethiopia Dec 5, 2019 Oct 8, 2003 [1] - European Union Dec 5, 2019 Sep 30, 1997 [3] - Finland Dec 5, 2019 Sep 5, 1996 [3] - France Dec 5, 2019 Nov 18, 2003 [3] - Gambia Dec 5, 2019 Mar 7, 2001 [1] - Germany Dec 5, 2019 May 24, 2002 [3] - Ghana Dec 5, 2019 Jun 9, 2005 [1] - Greece Dec 5, 2019 Jul 12, 2010 [1] - Guatemala Dec 5, 2019 Dec 26, 2013 [1] - Guinea Dec 5, 2019 Feb 6, 2017 [1] - Hungary Dec 5, 2019 May 25, 2004 [3] - Iceland Dec 5, 2019 Apr 4, 2018 [1] - Indonesia Dec 5, 2019 Oct 24, 2005 [2] - Iran, Islamic Republic of Dec 5, 2019 Jan 12, 2016 [1] - Ireland Dec 5, 2019 Nov 13, 2009 [1] - Italy Dec 5, 2019 Mar 3, 2009 [1] - Jamaica Dec 5, 2019 Sep 29, 2015 [1] - Jordan Dec 5, 2019 Dec 6, 2004 [3] - Kenya Dec 5, 2019 Sep 9, 2009 [3] - Kuwait Dec 5, 2019 May 12, 2006 [1] - Latvia Dec 5, 2019 Dec 18, 2003 [3] - Lebanon Dec 5, 2019 Oct 13, 2017 [3] - Lesotho Dec 5, 2019 Feb 22, 2012 [3] - Liberia Dec 5, 2019 Sep 16, 2005 [3] - Liechtenstein Dec 5, 2019 May 20, 2003 [3] - Lithuania Dec 5, 2019 Nov 7, 2003 [3] - Luxembourg Dec 5, 2019 Aug 14, 1997 [1] - Malawi Dec 5, 2019 Aug 1, 2018 [1] - Malaysia Dec 5, 2019 Oct 26, 2001 [1] - Maldives Dec 5, 2019 Jun 19, 2017 [1] - Malta Dec 5, 2019 Dec 12, 2011 [3] - Mauritius Dec 5, 2019 Nov 9, 2004 [1] - Moldova, Republic of Dec 5, 2019 Nov 18, 2008 [3] - Monaco Dec 5, 2019 Mar 20, 2013 [3] - Montenegro Dec 5, 2019 Oct 23, 2006 [4] - Morocco Dec 5, 2019 Sep 10, 2004 [3] - Namibia Dec 5, 2019 Aug 31, 2018 [3] - Netherlands Dec 5, 2019 Jan 22, 2001 [3] - Niger Dec 5, 2019 Nov 5, 2015 [3] - Nigeria Dec 5, 2019 May 24, 2004 [1] - North Macedonia Dec 5, 2019 Nov 18, 2004 [1] - Norway Dec 5, 2019 Jul 16, 1997 [3] - Oman Dec 5, 2019 May 17, 2004 [1] - Panama Dec 5, 2019 Oct 7, 1998 [1] - Paraguay Dec 5, 2019 Aug 28, 1998 [1] - Peru Dec 5, 2019 Mar 30, 2015 [3] - Poland Dec 5, 2019 Jan 29, 2003 [3] - Portugal Dec 5, 2019 Oct 30, 2000 [1] - Qatar Dec 5, 2019 Feb 28, 2002 [1] - Romania Dec 5, 2019 Jul 17, 2002 [3] - Saint Kitts and Nevis Dec 9, 2019 Aug 29, 2019 [1] - Saint Lucia Dec 5, 2019 Jan 22, 2002 [1] - Saudi Arabia Dec 5, 2019 Jan 10, 2013 [1] - Serbia Dec 5, 2019 Nov 22, 2002 [3] - Seychelles Dec 5, 2019 Jul 15, 2015 [3] - Sierra Leone Sep 13, 2020 Jun 15, 2020 [1] - Slovakia Dec 5, 2019 Sep 11, 1998 [3] - Slovenia Dec 5, 2019 Dec 1, 2004 [1] - South Africa Dec 5, 2019 Jun 24, 2016 [1] - Spain Dec 5, 2019 Aug 7, 1997 [3] - Sri Lanka Dec 5, 2019 Jan 29, 1999 [1] - Sweden Dec 5, 2019 Sep 10, 1997 [3] - Switzerland Dec 5, 2019 Nov 7, 2002 [3] - Syrian Arab Republic Dec 5, 2019 Oct 5, 2004 [1] - Tanzania, Un. Rep. of Dec 5, 2019 Aug 26, 2002 [1] - Trinidad and Tobago Dec 5, 2019 Jan 12, 2000 [1] - Tunisia Dec 5, 2019 Oct 26, 1999 [1] - Turkey Dec 5, 2019 Aug 27, 2003 [1] - United Kingdom Dec 5, 2019 Oct 13, 1997 [1] - Uruguay Dec 5, 2019 Mar 10, 1999 [1] - Zambia Dec 5, 2019 Jul 27, 2011 [1] - * [1] Ratification [2] Accession/approbation [3] Acceptance/approval [4] Succession [5] Consent to be bound [6] Definite signature reset zoom out zoom in References - Treaties Enables Basel Protocol on Liability and Compensation for Damage Resulting from Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal Treaty | Multilateral | Basel | Dec 10, 1999 Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Dispute settlement, Transport/storage, Hazardous waste, Waste disposal, Transboundary movement of waste, Pollution control, Liability/compensation, PIC-prior informed consent, Enforcement/compliance, Recycling/reuse, Offences/penalties, Technology transfer, Waste management, Data collection/reporting Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001341) Amends Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal Treaty | Multilateral | Basel | Mar 22, 1989 Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Dispute settlement, Transport/storage, Hazardous waste, Waste disposal, Transboundary movement of waste, Pollution control, Liability/compensation, Enforcement/compliance, Recycling/reuse, Offences/penalties, Technology transfer, Waste management, Data collection/reporting Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001003) Other references Legislation 3 records related to this treaty. 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