Annex VII countries
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Annex VII countries are the industrialized nations and members of the OECD and EU that are subject to stricter controls on hazardous waste movements under international environmental agreements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Annex VII countries canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country grouping
ⓘ
environmental treaty party grouping ⓘ legal category ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
prevent environmental dumping of hazardous wastes
ⓘ
reduce hazardous waste exports to developing countries ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
transboundary movements of hazardous wastes for final disposal
ⓘ
transboundary movements of hazardous wastes for recovery operations ⓘ |
| associatedWithPrinciple | common but differentiated responsibilities ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
developed countries
ⓘ
industrialized countries ⓘ |
| composedOf |
European Union member states
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liechtenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ OECD member countries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedIn | Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| differentiatedBy |
level of industrialization
ⓘ
membership in OECD or EU ⓘ |
| differentiatedFrom | non‑Annex VII countries ⓘ |
| governedBy | Conference of the Parties decisions under the Basel Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis | Basel Convention Annex VII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasObligation |
not to export hazardous wastes to non‑Annex VII countries for final disposal except under specific conditions
ⓘ
to ensure environmentally sound management of exported hazardous wastes ⓘ to obtain prior informed consent from importing states for hazardous waste shipments ⓘ |
| hasStatus | Annex I‑type developed country grouping in waste context ⓘ |
| includes |
European Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
all EU member states ⓘ all OECD member states at the time of adoption of Annex VII ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
limits hazardous waste trade with non‑Annex VII countries
ⓘ
triggers additional procedural requirements for hazardous waste shipments ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Basel Ban Amendment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Basel Convention control system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | parties to the Basel Convention ⓘ |
| regulatesRelationshipWith | non‑Annex VII countries ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Annex I countries under climate agreements (by development status conceptually, but not legally identical) ⓘ |
| scopeIncludes |
control of hazardous waste exports
ⓘ
control of hazardous waste imports ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
environmentally sound management obligations for hazardous wastes
ⓘ
export restrictions for hazardous wastes to non‑Annex VII countries ⓘ prior informed consent procedures for hazardous waste movements ⓘ stricter controls on transboundary movements of hazardous wastes ⓘ stricter controls on transboundary movements of other wastes ⓘ |
| usedInContextOf |
hazardous waste trade regulation
ⓘ
international environmental law ⓘ transboundary movement of hazardous wastes ⓘ waste management agreements ⓘ |
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