Basel Ban Amendment
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The Basel Ban Amendment is an international legal measure that prohibits the export of hazardous wastes from developed to developing countries, strengthening global environmental and health protections under the Basel Convention.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basel Ban | 1 |
| Basel Ban Amendment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2242745 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basel Ban Amendment Context triple: [Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, hasAmendment, Basel Ban Amendment]
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Basel Program
The Basel Program was the foundational political platform adopted at the First Zionist Congress in 1897, outlining the movement’s goal of establishing a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
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B.
National Bank Act of Switzerland
The National Bank Act of Switzerland is the federal law that governs the structure, responsibilities, and operations of the Swiss National Bank and underpins Switzerland’s monetary policy framework.
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C.
Brussels Revision Act
The Brussels Revision Act is an international agreement adopted in 1900 that updated and expanded the provisions of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property to strengthen global standards for patents, trademarks, and other industrial property rights.
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D.
Hague Revision Act
The Hague Revision Act is an international agreement that updated and amended the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property to modernize and harmonize global rules on industrial property rights.
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E.
Barmen Declaration
The Barmen Declaration is a 1934 Protestant theological statement from the Confessing Church in Nazi Germany that rejected state control over the church and affirmed Christ as the sole authority in Christian life and doctrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basel Ban Amendment Target entity description: The Basel Ban Amendment is an international legal measure that prohibits the export of hazardous wastes from developed to developing countries, strengthening global environmental and health protections under the Basel Convention.
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A.
Basel Program
The Basel Program was the foundational political platform adopted at the First Zionist Congress in 1897, outlining the movement’s goal of establishing a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
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B.
National Bank Act of Switzerland
The National Bank Act of Switzerland is the federal law that governs the structure, responsibilities, and operations of the Swiss National Bank and underpins Switzerland’s monetary policy framework.
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C.
Brussels Revision Act
The Brussels Revision Act is an international agreement adopted in 1900 that updated and expanded the provisions of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property to strengthen global standards for patents, trademarks, and other industrial property rights.
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D.
Hague Revision Act
The Hague Revision Act is an international agreement that updated and amended the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property to modernize and harmonize global rules on industrial property rights.
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E.
Barmen Declaration
The Barmen Declaration is a 1934 Protestant theological statement from the Confessing Church in Nazi Germany that rejected state control over the church and affirmed Christ as the sole authority in Christian life and doctrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amendment to multilateral environmental agreement
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international environmental agreement ⓘ |
| addsTo | Article 4A of the Basel Convention ⓘ |
| adoptedAt | Third meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1995-09-22 ⓘ |
| adoptionPlace | Geneva ⓘ |
| aimsToPrevent |
environmental injustice related to hazardous waste trade
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toxic waste dumping in developing countries ⓘ |
| benefits |
countries with economies in transition
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developing countries ⓘ |
| COPNumber |
COP
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surface form:
COP3
|
| definesGroup | Annex VII countries ⓘ |
| entryIntoForceCondition | ratification by three-fourths of Parties that accepted it ⓘ |
| entryIntoForceDate | 2019-12-05 ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
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surface form:
Article 17 of the Basel Convention
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| legalNature | binding amendment ⓘ |
| negotiatedUnder | United Nations Environment Programme ⓘ |
| partOf | Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal ⓘ |
| policyInstrumentType |
environmental protection measure
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trade restriction ⓘ |
| prohibits |
export of hazardous wastes for final disposal from developed to developing countries
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export of hazardous wastes for recycling from developed to developing countries ⓘ export of hazardous wastes from Annex VII countries to non-Annex VII countries ⓘ |
| purpose |
to prohibit the export of hazardous wastes from developed to developing countries
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to protect human health from hazardous waste ⓘ to strengthen environmental protection from hazardous waste ⓘ |
| regulates | transboundary movements of hazardous wastes ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
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surface form:
Basel Convention
international hazardous waste trade ⓘ transboundary movement of wastes ⓘ |
| relationshipToBaselConvention |
narrows circumstances under which exports are allowed
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strengthens control of hazardous waste exports ⓘ |
| requires | Parties to prohibit exports of covered hazardous wastes to non-Annex VII Parties ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| shortName |
Basel Ban Amendment
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Basel Ban
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| status | in force ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
hazardous wastes
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other wastes covered by the Basel Convention ⓘ |
| supportsPrinciple |
environmental justice
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polluter pays principle ⓘ precautionary principle ⓘ |
| targets |
Member States of the European Union
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surface form:
European Union member states
Liechtenstein ⓘ OECD member countries ⓘ |
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Subject: Basel Ban Amendment Description of subject: The Basel Ban Amendment is an international legal measure that prohibits the export of hazardous wastes from developed to developing countries, strengthening global environmental and health protections under the Basel Convention.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Basel Ban