Parties to the Basel Convention

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international environmental law subject state parties and regional economic integration organizations treaty party grouping

Parties to the Basel Convention are the countries and regional organizations that have ratified the treaty regulating the transboundary movement and disposal of hazardous wastes.

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international environmental law subject ⓘ state parties and regional economic integration organizations ⓘ treaty party grouping ⓘ
aimsTo	promote environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes ⓘ protect human health from adverse effects of hazardous wastes ⓘ protect the environment from adverse effects of hazardous wastes ⓘ reduce transboundary movements of hazardous wastes to a minimum ⓘ
appliesTo	disposal of hazardous wastes ⓘ transboundary movement of hazardous wastes ⓘ
basedOnInstrumentAdoptedOn	1989-03-22 ⓘ
cooperateIn	development of technical guidelines for environmentally sound management ⓘ exchange of information on hazardous wastes ⓘ technical assistance and capacity‑building ⓘ
establishedOn	1992-05-05 ⓘ
excludes	States that have only signed but not ratified the Basel Convention ⓘ non‑party States ⓘ
governedBy	Basel Convention text NERFINISHED ⓘ decisions of the Conference of the Parties ⓘ
hasGlobalScope	true ⓘ
hasLegalObligation	control transboundary movements of hazardous wastes ⓘ designate competent authorities and focal points ⓘ ensure environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes ⓘ implement Basel Convention provisions in national law ⓘ submit periodic national reports ⓘ
hasRight	participate in adoption of technical guidelines ⓘ participate in the Conference of the Parties ⓘ propose amendments to the Convention ⓘ vote in the Conference of the Parties ⓘ
includes	States that have acceded to the Basel Convention ⓘ States that have accepted the Basel Convention ⓘ States that have approved the Basel Convention ⓘ States that have ratified the Basel Convention ⓘ regional economic integration organizations that are parties ⓘ
meetAt	meetings of the Conference of the Parties ⓘ
monitoredBy	Secretariat of the Basel Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Basel Convention Secretariat NERFINISHED ⓘ Basel Protocol on Liability and Compensation NERFINISHED ⓘ Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectTo	ban on export of hazardous wastes to non‑parties except under specific agreements ⓘ obligation to ensure availability of adequate disposal facilities ⓘ obligation to minimize generation of hazardous wastes ⓘ obligation to prevent and punish illegal traffic in hazardous wastes ⓘ prior informed consent procedure for hazardous waste movements ⓘ
usesLanguage	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ

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Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention → meetsWith → Parties to the Basel Convention ⓘ