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Ratifications
BASEL CONVENTION
on the control of Transboundary Movements
of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
Status of
Ratification/Accession/Acceptance/Approval as of 2 May 2000
Date format: day/month/year
Information provided by the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs,
New York
List of Parties to the
Basel Convention (1)
| Africa |
Asia
and Pacific |
Western
Europe and Others |
Central
and Eastern Europe |
Latin
America
and Caribbean |
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Algeria
15.09.98 (a)
Benin
04.12.97 (a)
Botswana 20.05.98 (a)
Burkina Faso 04.11.99 (a)
Burundi 06.01.97 (a)
Cape Verde 02.07.99 (a)
Comoros 31.10.94 (a)
Côte d'Ivoire 01.12.94 (a)
Democratic RepublicOf Congo
06.10.94 (a)
Egypt
08.01.93 (a)
Ethiopia
12.04.2000
Gambia 15.12.97 (a)
Guinea
26.04.95 (a)
Madagascar 02.06.99 (a)
Malawi 21.04.94 (a)
Mauritania 16.08.96 (a)
Mauritius 24.11.92 (a)
Morocco 28.12.95 (a)
Mozambique 13.03.97 (a)
Namibia 15.05.95 (a)
Niger
17.06.98 (a)
Nigeria 13.03.91 (r)
Senegal 10.11.92 (a)
Seychelles 11.05.93 (a)
South Africa 05.05.94 (a)
Tunisia
11.10.95 (a)
Uganda 11.03.99 (a)
United Republic of Tanzania 07.04.93
(a)
Zambia 15.11.94 (a)
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Bahrain
15.10.92 (r)
Bangladesh 01.04.93 (a)
China
17.12.91 (r)
India
24.06.92 (r)
Indonesia 20.09.93 (a)
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 05.01.93
(a)
Japan
17.09.93 (a)
Jordan
22.06.89 (AA)
Kuwait
11.10.93 (r)
Kyrgyzstan 13.08.96 (a)
Lebanon
21.12.94 (r)
Malaysia 08.10.93 (a)
Maldives 28.04.92 (a)
Micronesia (Federated States of)
06.09.95 (a)
Mongolia 15.04.97 (a)
Nepal 15.10.96 (a)
Oman 08.02.95 (a)
Pakistan 26.07.94 (a)
Papua New Guinea 01.09.95 (a)
Philippines 21.10.93 (r)
Qatar
09.08.95 (a)
Republic of Korea 28.02.94 (a)
Saudi Arabia 07.03.90 (r)
Singapore 02.01.96 (a)
Sri Lanka 28.08.92 (a)
Syrian Arab Republic
22.01.92 (r)
Thailand
24.11.97 (r)
Turkmenistan 25.09.96 (a)
United Arab Emirates
17.11.92 (r)
Uzbekistan 07.02.96 (a)
Viet Nam 13.03.95 (a)
Yemen
21.02.96 (a)
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Andorra
23.7.99 (a)
Australia
05.02.92 (a)
Austria
12.01.93 (r)
Belgium
01.11.93 (r)
Canada
28.08.92 (r)
Cyprus
17.09.92 (r)
Denmark
06.02.94 (AA)
Finland
19.11.91 (A)
France
07.01.91 (AA)
Germany
21.04.95 (r)
Greece
04.08.94 (r)
Iceland
28.06.95 (a)
Ireland
07.02.94 (r)
Israel
04.12.94 (r)
Italy
07.02.94 (r)
Liechtenstein 27.01.92 (r)
Luxembourg 07.02.94 (r)
Monaco
31.08.92 (a)
Netherlands 16.04.93 (A)
New Zealand 20.12.94 (r)
Norway
02.07.90 (r)
Portugal
26.01.94 (r)
Spain
07.02.94 (r)
Sweden
02.08.91 (r)
Switzerland 31.01.90 (r)
Turkey
22.06.94 (r)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland 07.02.94 (r)
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Albania
29.06.99 (a)
Armenia
01.10.99 (a)
Belarus
10.12.99 (a)
Bulgaria
16.02.96 (a)
Croatia
09.05.94 (a)
Czech Republic 30.09.93 (d)
Estonia
21.07.92 (a)
Georgia
20.05.99 (a)
Hungary
21.05.90 (AA)
Latvia
14.04.92 (a)
Lithuania
22.04.99 (a)
Poland
22.03.92 (r)
Republic of Moldova 02.07.98 (a)
Romania
27.02.91 (a)
Russian Federation 31.01.95 (r)
Slovakia
28.05.93 (a)
Slovenia
07.10.93 (a)
Yugoslavia
18.04.2000
The former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia 16.02.97 (a)
Ukraine
08.10.99 (a)
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Antigua and Barbuda 05.04.93 (a)
Argentina 27.06.91 (r)
Bahamas 12.08.92 (a)
Barbados 24.08.95 (a)
Belize
23.05.97 (a)
Bolivia 15.11.96 (r)
Brazil
01.10.92 (a)
Chile
11.08.92 (r)
Colombia 31.12.96 (r)
Costa Rica 07.03.95 (a)
Cuba
03.10.94 (a)
Dominica 05.05.98 (a)
Ecuador 23.02.93 (r)
El Salvador 13.12.91 (r)
Guatemala 15.05.95 (r)
Honduras 27.12.95 (a)
Mexico 22.02.91 (r)
Nicaragua 03.06.97 (a)
Panama 22.02.91 (r)
Paraguay 28.09.95 (a)
Peru
23.11.93 (a)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
07.09.94 (a)
Saint Lucia 09.12.93 (a)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
02.12.96 (a)
Trinidad and Tobago 18.02.94 (a)
Uruguay 20.12.91 (r)
Venezuela 03.03.98 (r)
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32 |
27 |
19 |
27 |
| Political
and/or Economic Integration Organizations: European
Community 07.02.94 (AA) |
Key: Formal confirmation
(c), Ratification, Acceptance (A), Approval (AA), Accession (a),
Succession (d)
Total number of Parties: 136
Parties
Amendment to Annex 1 of the Convention
and adoption of two new Annexes, namely Annex VIII and Annex IX On 6
November 1998 the Amendment to Annex I of the Basel Convention and the two
additional annexes, namely Annex VIII and Annex IX became effective(2).
Signatories of
the Basel Convention: Afghanistan, United States of
America, Haiti.
Ratifications of the Ban
Amendment
List of
ratification/acceptances of the amendment to the Basel Convention
| Africa |
Asia
and the Pacific |
Western
Europe and Others |
Central
and Eastern Europe |
Latin
America and Caribbean |
Tunisia
26.03.99 |
Sri Lanka
29.01.99
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Andorra
23.07.99 (A)
Austria
17.10.99
Denmark (3)
10.09.97 (AA)
Finland
05.06.96 (A)
Luxembourg 14.08.97
Norway
16.07.97 (A)
Spain
07.08.97 (A)
Sweden
10.09.97 (A)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland (4)
13.10.97 |
Slovakia 11.09.98
Bulgaria 15.02.00
Czech Republic 28.02.00
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Ecuador
06.03.98
Panama
07.10.98
Paraguay 28.08.98
Trinidad & Tobago 12.01.00
Uruguay
10.03.99
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3
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5 |
| Political
and/or Economic Integration Organizations: European
Community, 30 Sept. 1997 (AA) (5) |
Key: Ratification, Acceptance (A),
Approval (AA)
Total Number: 20 ratifications of
the Amendment to the Basel Convention
In accordance with article 17 of the
Convention, the Amendment has to be ratified by three fourths of the
Parties present at the time of the adoption of the amendment (62 Parties)
in order to enter into force.
(1)
The Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and
Spanish texts are equally authentic, was adopted on 22 March 1989 by the
Conference of Plenipotentiaries which was convened at Basel from 20 to 22
March 1989. The Depositary of the Convention is the Secretary General of
the United Nations.
(2)
Germany could not accept the Amendment within the six-month time limit set
out in the Convention.
(3)
With respect for the application to the Faroe Islands.
(4)
In respect of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and
the British Antarctic Territory.
(5)
The European Community has enacted legislation transposing the ban
amendment which is binding for all fifteen Member States, i.e. Belgium,
Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the
Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
*Full Treaty information as well as the
status of the Convention and its amendments is available on the web site
of the
Treaty Section of the United Nations (which is now a pay site). The
Treaty information of the Convention and its amendments includes inter
alia (1) declarations made upon signature, formal confirmation,
ratification, acceptance, approval accession or succession; (2)
declarations and objections made upon adoption of the Convention (3)
status of signatures and ratification, accession, acceptance or approval.
Secretariat of the Basel Convention - 15,
chemin des Anémones, 1219 Châtelaine (Geneva), Switzerland
Tel: (41 22) 917 8218 - Fax: (41 22) 797 3454 - E-mail: sbc@unep.ch
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