Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal

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The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal is a global environmental treaty that regulates and restricts international trade in hazardous waste to protect human health and the environment, particularly in developing countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international treaty
multilateral environmental agreement
administeredBy United Nations Environment Programme
adoptedAt Basel-Stadt
surface form: Basel
adoptedIn 1989
adoptedInCountry Switzerland
aim environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes
protection of human health from hazardous wastes
protection of the environment from hazardous wastes
reduction of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes
category treaty on environmental protection
treaty on waste management
depositary Secretary-General of the United Nations
encourages minimization of hazardous waste generation
treatment and disposal of hazardous wastes as close as possible to their source of generation
enteredIntoForce 1992
establishes Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention
focusesOn protection of developing countries from hazardous waste imports
formsClusterWith Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
geographicScope global
hasAmendment Basel Ban Amendment
hasProtocol Basel Protocol on Liability and Compensation for Damage Resulting from Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
namedAfter Basel-Stadt
surface form: Basel
openedForSignature 1989
principle environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes
prior informed consent procedure
proximity principle
self-sufficiency in waste disposal
prohibits export of hazardous wastes to non-parties without special agreements
protects human health
the environment
regulates transboundary movements of hazardous wastes
transboundary movements of other wastes
relatedTo Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
requires prior informed consent for transboundary movements of hazardous wastes
secretariatLocation Geneva
secretariatLocationCountry Switzerland
shortName Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal self-linksurface differs
surface form: Basel Convention
subject hazardous waste
hazardous waste disposal
transboundary movement of waste

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United Nations Environment Programme supportsTreaty Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal shortName Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Basel Convention
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants relatedConvention Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
Minamata Convention on Mercury relatedTo Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
treaty on the dirty dozen relatedTo Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
subject surface form: Treaty on the Dirty Dozen
Basel Protocol on Liability and Compensation for Damage Resulting from Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal partOf Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
Basel Protocol on Liability and Compensation for Damage Resulting from Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal legalBasis Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
Basel Ban Amendment partOf Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
Basel Ban Amendment legalBasis Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
this entity surface form: Article 17 of the Basel Convention
Basel Ban Amendment relatedTo Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
this entity surface form: Basel Convention
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade relatedTo Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention governs Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention treatyFramework Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
this entity surface form: Basel Convention
Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention legalBasis Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
this entity surface form: Basel Convention