Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention

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conference of the parties governing body treaty body

The Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention is the governing body of the Basel Convention, where member states meet periodically to make decisions, adopt amendments, and guide global policy on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention canonical	3
Basel Convention Conference of the Parties	2
Basel Convention COP	1

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	conference of the parties ⓘ governing body ⓘ treaty body ⓘ
administeredBy	Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions ⓘ
aim	to protect human health from adverse effects of hazardous wastes ⓘ to protect the environment from adverse effects of hazardous wastes ⓘ
frequency	periodic ⓘ
governs	Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalBasis	Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal ⓘ surface form: Basel Convention
meetsWith	Parties to the Basel Convention ⓘ intergovernmental organizations ⓘ non-governmental organizations ⓘ observers ⓘ
organizedBy	Secretariat of the Basel Convention ⓘ
parentOrganization	United Nations Environment Programme ⓘ
role	addresses issues related to e-waste and other hazardous waste streams ⓘ addresses issues related to illegal traffic in hazardous wastes ⓘ addresses issues related to ship dismantling and waste ⓘ adopts amendments to the Basel Convention and its annexes ⓘ adopts decisions on partnerships and voluntary initiatives under the Basel Convention ⓘ adopts decisions to implement the Basel Convention ⓘ adopts guidance on cooperation with non-governmental organizations ⓘ adopts guidance on cooperation with other international organizations ⓘ adopts guidance on cooperation with the private sector and industry ⓘ adopts guidance on documentation and tracking of hazardous waste shipments ⓘ adopts guidance on inventories of hazardous wastes ⓘ adopts guidance on liability and compensation issues related to hazardous wastes ⓘ adopts guidance on national reporting under the Basel Convention ⓘ adopts guidance on notification and consent procedures for transboundary movements of hazardous wastes ⓘ adopts guidance on prior informed consent procedures for hazardous waste movements ⓘ adopts guidance on public awareness and education on hazardous wastes ⓘ adopts guidance on technical assistance and technology transfer ⓘ adopts strategic frameworks for the Basel Convention ⓘ adopts technical guidelines under the Basel Convention ⓘ adopts the budget for the Basel Convention ⓘ adopts the programme of work for the Basel Convention ⓘ considers and adopts decisions on compliance mechanisms ⓘ considers and adopts decisions on the Basel Convention trust fund ⓘ coordinates with other chemicals and waste conventions ⓘ encourages development of cleaner production methods ⓘ encourages development of waste management infrastructure ⓘ encourages minimization of hazardous waste generation ⓘ encourages regional and international cooperation on hazardous wastes ⓘ establishes subsidiary bodies and expert groups under the Basel Convention ⓘ facilitates information exchange among Parties on hazardous wastes ⓘ governing body of the Basel Convention ⓘ monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of the Basel Convention ⓘ oversees implementation of the Ban Amendment to the Basel Convention ⓘ promotes compliance with the Basel Convention ⓘ promotes environmentally sound management of hazardous and other wastes ⓘ promotes technical assistance and capacity-building for Parties ⓘ provides policy guidance on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes ⓘ provides policy guidance on the environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes ⓘ reviews implementation of the Basel Convention by Parties ⓘ supreme decision-making body of the Basel Convention ⓘ
shortName	Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Basel Convention COP
subjectMatter	environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes ⓘ hazardous wastes ⓘ other wastes covered by the Basel Convention ⓘ transboundary movements of hazardous wastes ⓘ
treatyFramework	Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal ⓘ surface form: Basel Convention
typicalFrequency	every two years ⓘ

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# Requirements
- If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list.
- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
- Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf".
- Do not get too wordy.
- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.

Input

Subject: Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention
Description of subject: The Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention is the governing body of the Basel Convention, where member states meet periodically to make decisions, adopt amendments, and guide global policy on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal.

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal → establishes → Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention ⓘ

Basel Protocol on Liability and Compensation for Damage Resulting from Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal → adoptedAt → Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Basel Convention Conference of the Parties

Basel Ban Amendment → adoptedBy → Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention ⓘ

Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention → shortName → Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Basel Convention COP

Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention → cooperatesWith → Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention ⓘ

Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention → relatedTo → Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Basel Convention Conference of the Parties