Country (Annex VII shaded)	Basel Party	Ban Decision II/12	Ban Decision III/1	National/Regional Waste Trade Agreements
Afghanistan	signature
Albania	29.06.99 (a)		Ratified! 27.10.05 (A)	National
Algeria	15.09.98 (a)			Izmir
Andorra	23.07.99 (a)		Ratified! 23.07.99 (A)
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda	05.04.93 (a)	X	X
Argentina	27.06.91 (r)	X	X	National
Armenia	01.10.99 (a)
Australia	05.02.92 (a)	X	X	Waigani, OECD
Austria	12.01.93 (r)	X	Ratified! 17.10.99 (A)	EU, OECD
Azerbaijan	01.06.01 (a)
Bahamas	12.08.92 (a)	X	X
Bahrain	15.10.92 (r)		Ratified! 25.07.05
Bangladesh	01.04.93 (a)	X	X	National
Barbados	24.08.95 (a)
Belarus	10.12.99 (a)
Belgium	01.11.93 (r)	X	Ratified! 20.6.03	EU, OECD
Belize	23.05.97 (a)
Benin	04.12.97 (a)			Bamako
Bhutan	26.08.02 (a)
Bolivia	15.11.96 (r)		Ratified! 31.03.05
Bosnia/ Herzegovina	16.03.01 (a)			Izmir
Botswana	20.05.98 (a)		Ratified! 17.06.04 (A)
Brazil	01.10.92 (a)	X	X	National
Brunei Darussalam	16.12.02 (a)		Ratified! 16.12.02 (A)
Bulgaria	16.02.96 (a)		Ratified! 15.02.00	EU
Burkina Faso	04.11.99(a)
Burundi	06.01.97 (a)			Bamako
Cambodia	02.03.01 (a)			National
Cameroon	02.09.01 (a)			Lomé, Bamako
Canada	28.08.92 (r)	X	X	OECD
Cape Verde	02.07.99 (a)
Central African Republic	24.02.06 (a)
Chad	10.03.04 (a)
Chile	11.08.92 (r)	X	X	National
China	17.12.91 (r)	X	Ratified! 01.05.01	National
Colombia	31.12.96 (r)			National
Comoros	31.10.94 (a)			Bamako
Congo				Bamako
Congo, Democratic Republic of	06.10.94 (a)			Bamako
Cook Islands	29.06.04 (a)		Ratified! 29.06.04 (A)	Waigani
Costa Ricca	07.03.95 (a)		X	CAA
Cote d'Ivoire	01.12.94 (a)		X	Bamako
Croatia	09.05.94 (a)	X	X	Izmir
Cuba	03.10.94 (a)		X
Cyprus	17.09.92 (r)	X	Ratified! 07.07.00 (A)	EU
Czech Republic	30.09.93 (d)	X	Ratified! 28.02.00 (A)	EU, OECD
Denmark	06.02.94 (AA)	X	Ratified! 10.09.97 (AA)	EU, OECD
Djibouti	31.05.02 (a)
Dominica	05.05.98 (a)
Dominican Republic	10.07.00 (a)
Ecuador	23.02.93 (r)	X	Ratified! 06.03.98
Egypt	08.01.93 (a)	X	Ratified! 27.01.04	Izmir, Bamako
El Salvador	13.12.91 (r)	X	X	CAA
Equatorial Guinea	07.02.03 (a)
Eritrea	10.03.05 (a)
Estonia	21.07.92 (a)	X	Ratified! 02.08.01	EU
Ethiopia	12.04.00 (a)		Ratified! 08.10.03	Bamako
European Economic Community*	07.02.94 (AA)	X	Ratified! 30.09.97 (AA)	EU, OECD
Fiji				Waigani
Finland	19.11.91 (A)	X	Ratified! 05.06.96 (A)	EU, OECD
France	07.01.91 (AA)	X	Ratified! 18.11.03 (AA)	EU,  Izmir, OECD
Gabon
Gambia	15.12.97 (a)		Ratified! 09.03.01	Bamako
Georgia	20.05.99 (a)
Germany	21.04.95 (r)	X	Ratified! 24.05.02 (A)	EU, OECD
Ghana	30.05.03 (a)		Ratified! 09.06.05
Greece	04.08.94 (r)	X	Implemented!	EU,  Izmir, OECD
Grenada
Guatemala	15.05.95 (r)		X	CAA
Guinea	26.04.95 (r)		X
Guinea Bissau	09.02.05 (a)
Guyana	04.04.01 (a)
Haiti	signature
Honduras	27.12.95 (a)			CAA
Hungary	21.05.90 (AA)	X	Ratified! 25.05.04 (AA)	EU, OECD
Iceland	28.06.95 (a)		Implemented!	EEA, OECD
India	24.06.92 (r)	X	X	National
Indonesia	20.09.93 (a)	X	Ratified! 24.10.05	National
Iran, Islamic Republic of	05.01.93 (a)	X	X	National
Iraq
Ireland	07.02.94 (r)	X	Implemented!	EU, OECD
Israel	04.12.94 (r)		X
Italy	07.02.94 (r)	X	Implemented!	EU,  Izmir, OECD
Jamaica	23.01.03 (a)
Japan	17.09.93 (a)	X	X	OECD
Jordan	22.06.89 (AA)	X	Ratified! 06.12.04 (AA)	National
Kazakhstan	03.06.03 (a)
Kenya	01.06.00 (a)
Kiribati	07.09.00 (a)			Waigani
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Republic of	28.02.94 (a)		X	OECD
Kuwait	11.10.93 (r)	X	Ratified! 12.05.06
Kyrgyzstan	13.08.96 (a)
Latvia	14.04.92 (a)	X	Ratified! 18.12.03 (A)	EU
Lebanon	21.12.94 (r)		X	National
Lesotho	31.05.00 (a)
Liberia	22.09.04 (a)		Ratified! 16.09.05 (A)
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	12.07.01 (a)			Izmir, Bamako
Liechtenstein	27.01.92 (r)	X	Ratified! 20.05.03 (A)	National
Lithuania	24.04.99 (a)		Ratified! 7.11.03 (A)	EU
Luxembourg	07.02.94 (r)	X	Ratified! 14.08.97	EU, OECD
Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of,	16.02.97 (a)		Ratified! 18.11.04
Madagascar	02.06.99 (a)
Malawi	21.04.94 (a)	X	X
Malaysia	08.10.93 (a)	X	Ratified! 26.10.01
Maldives	28.04.92 (a)	X	X
Mali	12.05.00 (a)			Bamako
Malta	19.06.00 (a)		Implemented!	EU, Izmir
Marshall Islands	27.01.03 (a)
Mauritania	16.08.96 (a)
Mauritius	24.11.92 (a)	X	Ratified! 09.11.04	Bamako
Mexico	22.02.91 (r)	X	X	OECD
Micronesia, Federated States of	06.09.95 (a)			Waigani
Moldova, Republic of	02.07.98 (a)
Monaco	31.08.92 (a)	X	X	Izmir
Mongolia	15.04.97 (a)
Montenegro	23.10.06 (d)		Ratified! 23.10.06 (d)
Morocco	28.12.95 (a)		Ratified! 10.09.04 (AA)	Izmir
Mozambique	13.03.97 (a)			Bamako
Myanmar
Namibia	15.05.95 (a)		X
Nauru	12.11.01 (a)			Waigani
Nepal	15.10.96 (a)
Netherlands	16.04.93 (A)	X	Ratified! 22.01.01 (A)	EU, OECD
New Zealand	20.12.94 (r)		X	Waigani, OECD
Nicaragua	03.06.97 (a)			CAA
Niger	17.06.98 (a)			Bamako
Nigeria	13.03.91 (r)	X	Ratified! 24.05.04
Norway	02.07.90 (r)	X	Ratified! 16.07.97 (A)	EEA, National (export ban), OECD
Oman	08.02.95 (a)		Ratified! 17.05.04	National
Pakistan	26.07.94 (a)	X	X	National
Panama	22.02.91 (r)		Ratified! 07.10.98	CAA
Papua New Guinea	01.09.95 (a)			Lomé, Waigani
Paraguay	28.09.95 (a)		Ratified! 28.08.98	National
Peru	23.11.93 (a)	X	X	National
Philippines	21.10.93 (r)	X	X	National
Poland	20.03.92 (r)	X	Ratified! 29.01.03 (A)	EU, OECD
Portugal	26.01.94 (r)	X	Ratified! 30.10.00	EU, OECD
Qatar	09.08.95 (a)		Ratified! 28.02.02	National
Romania	27.02.91 (a)	X	Ratified! 17.07.02 (A)	EU, National
Russian Federation	31.01.95 (r)		X
Rwanda	07.01.04 (a)
Saint Kitts and Nevis	07.09.94 (a)
Saint Lucia	09.12.93 (a)	X	Ratified! 22.01.02
Saint Vincent and Granadines	02.12.96 (a)
Samoa	22.03.02
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia	07.03.90 (r)	X	X
Senegal	10.11.92 (a)	X	X	Bamako
Seychelles	11.05.93 (a)	X	X
Sierra Leone
Singapore	02.01.96 (a)
Slovak Republic	28.05.93 (a)	X	Ratified! 11.09.98 (A)	EU, OECD
Slovenia	07.10.93 (a)	X	Ratified! 01.12.04	EU, Izmir
Solomon Islands				Waigani
Somalia
South Africa	05.05.94 (a)	X	X
Spain	07.02.94 (r)	X	Ratified! 07.08.97 (A)	EU,  Izmir, OECD
Sri Lanka	28.08.92 (a)		Ratified! 29.01.99
Sudan	09.01.06 (a)			Bamako
Suriname
Swaziland	08.08.05 (a)
Sweden	02.08.91 (r)	X	Ratified! 10.09.97 (A)	EU, OECD
Switzerland	31.01.90 (r)	X	Ratified! 07.11.02 (A)	OECD
Syrian Arab Republic	22.01.92 (r)		Ratified! 05.10.04	Izmir
Thailand	24.11.97 (r)
Togo	02.07.04 (a)			Bamako
Tonga				Waigani
Trinidad and Tobago	18.02.94 (a)	X	Ratified! 12.01.00
Tunisia	11.10.95 (a)		Ratified! 26.03.99	Izmir, Bamako
Turkey	22.06.94 (r)	X	Ratified! 27.08.03	Izmir, OECD
Turkmenistan	25.09.96 (a)
Tuvalu				Waigani
Uganda	11.03.99 (a)			Bamako
Ukraine	08.10.99 (a)			National
United Arab Emirates	17.11.92 (r)	X
United Kingdom and Northern Ireland	07.02.94 (r)	X	Ratified! 13.10.97	EU, OECD
United Republic of Tanzania	07.04.93 (a)	X	Ratified! 26.08.02	Bamako
United States	signature		X	OECD
Uruguay	22.12.91 (r)	X	Ratified! 10.03.99	National
Uzbekistan	07.02.96 (a)
Vanuatu				Waigani
Venezuela	03.03.98 (r)			National
Viet Nam	13.03.95 (a)		X	National
Yemen, Republic of	21.02.96 (a)
Yugoslavia	18.04.00		Ratified! 22.11.02 (A)
Zambia	15.11.94 (a)		X
Zimbabwe				Bamako
TOTALS:	170 Parties		63 Ratified (5 More Implemented)	Bamako (22) Izmir (3) EU (27) OECD (30)

Summary Explanation of Table Listings:

General Note: Due to the constant change in status of various treaties, amendments and protocols, the Basel Action Network cannot ensure the absolute accuracy of all of these listings in this table. We therefore appreciate those that will call our attention to any errors or changes in status to assist us in updating the table as accurately and as timely as possible.

Basel Convention: "The Basel Convention on the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal" was adopted on 21 March 1989 and went into force on 5 May 1992. It establishes a framework of control over the transboundary movements of hazardous wastes.

If a country has joined the treaty through the deposit of ratification (r), accession (a), acceptance (A) or Approval (AA) is indicated by date of deposit. The total number of such deposits is listed. If a country has signed the treaty but has not yet ratified it, this is indicated by the word "signature".

"Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD): When the Parties to the Convention sought to make an economic distinction between developed and developing countries, they chose the divider line established by the OECD -- a group of 30 more highly developed and industrialized countries. This group by far produces the most hazardous waste (estimated at 90%) and by far has the most resources to ensure that it is dealt with responsibly at home. Thus the Basel Ban Decision and Amendment were meant to apply only to these countries. Lietchenstein is a noted exception. However Liechtenstein is already bound by the EEA agreement which implements the Basel Ban (see below) and thus it is logical that Liechtenstein be the only exception at this time.

European Union: The Basel Convention allows political or economic integration organizations to join the Convention as Parties to it. The European Commission of the European Economic Community, now known as the European Union, has ratified the Convention as have most of their member states. When it comes time to vote in the Convention, ordinarily the European Commission has the competence to vote the 27 votes of the member states plus one vote for the Commission as a bloc of 28. While the competence over ratification of the treaty itself or its amendments remains the subject of some controversy, it is generally accepted that the European Commission possesses the competence for ratification or accession especially over treaties related to trade. With respect to the Basel Ban Amendment which the Commission has ratified while individual member states have not all taken the somewhat redundant step of likewise ratifying, our table records the Commission and all of the EU countries which (in total 28), while not all having deposited individual ratifications, nevertheless are bound by the Basel Ban as having "Implemented!" it in national law as required by the Waste Shipment Regulation of the European Union.

European Economic Agreement: Additionally the countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, all members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) are also bound by the implementation legislation 259/93 and amendments (see below) due to their obligations under the trade linking agreement between EFTA and the EU known as the European Economic Agreement (EEA). As Norway has ratified the Basel Ban Amendment outright, it is listed as a ratifier of the Basel Ban Amendment while Iceland and Liechtenstein are listed as having implemented it.

Basel Ban:

Decision II/12: This decision was passed by a consensus of the 66 Parties at the Second Conference of Parties of the Basel Convention on 25 March 1994. All exports of hazardous wastes from OECD to non-OECD countries would be banned. The ban takes place immediately for final disposal, and for those wastes bound for recycling destinations, the ban would take effect on 31 December 1997.

An X on the table indicates the country joined in the consensus decision.

Decision III/1 and Annex VII : This decision was passed by a consensus of the 82 Parties present at the Third Conference of Parties of the Basel Convention on 22 September 1995. The decision established an amendment to the Convention to establish a new Article 4A. The article obligates Parties that are listed on Annex VII (country members of the OECD, EU and Liechtenstein) to ban exports of hazardous wastes to all countries not listed on Annex VII. The ban would take place immediately for final disposal, and for those wastes bound for recycling destinations, the ban would take effect on 31 December 1997. The Amendment will go into force when 62 countries (3/4ths of Parties present) have ratified it.

An X on the table, indicates the country joined in the consensus decision. The word "Ratified" and the country flag indicates that the country has not only joined in the decision but has already deposited its ratification. The word "Implemented" indicates that by virture of the EEC's ratification and implementation, or by virtue of the EEA agreement (see above) that country is legally bound by Decision III/1 despite not having actually deposited the instrument of ratification.

For information on the current status of Amendment Ratifications see Deposit Box.

Regional /National Agreements:

Bamako Convention: "The Bamako Convention on the ban on the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa," adopted on 29 January 1991, in Bamako, Mali, prohibits the import into Africa of any hazardous, including radioactive, wastes, as well as products which have been banned, cancelled or withdrawn from registration for environmental or health reasons. The Convention entered into force on April 22, 1998.

http://www.africa-union.org/root/au/Documents/Treaties/List/Bamako Convention.pdf

The word "Bamako" in the table indicates a country that has ratified the Bamako Convention.

EU Waste Shipment Regulation: "The Consolidated Version of European Council Regulation on the Supervision and Control of Shipments of Waste, Within, into and out of the European Community (EC) No. 259/93" now includes former Regulation No. 120/97 which was adopted and went into immediate force for all 25 member states of the EU on 20 January 1997. This amendment was designed to fully implement Basel Decision II/12 summarized above. Thus, today the European Union legislation (259/93) obliges all member states to immediately prohibit exports of hazardous wastes for recovery and final disposal except to OECD countries.

The letters "EU" in the table indicates a member state of the European Union for which the above regulation is binding law.

Central American Agreement: The Central American Agreement on Hazardous Waste "Acuerdo Regional sobre MovimientoTransfronterizo de Desechos Peligrosos" signed in December of 1992 by the Cumbre de Presidentes del Istmo Centroamericano, creates a ban on the import of all hazardous wastes into the Central American region. The agreement is understood to currently be binding on all 6 member states. The Agreement defines hazardous waste as does the Bamako Convention above.

The letters "CAA" in the table indicates a member state for which the agreement is in force.

Waigani Convention: "The Convention to Ban the Importation into Forum Island Countries of Hazardous and Radioactive Wastes and to Control the Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within the South Pacific Region" was adopted on the 16 September 1995, in Waigani, Papua New Guinea by the South Pacific Forum States. The treaty prohibits each Pacific Island developing Party from importing all hazardous and radioactive wastes from outside of the Convention area. Australia and New Zealand are prohibited from exporting hazardous or radioactive wastes to all other South Pacific Forum Island countries. The Convention is now in force.

The word "Waigani" in the table indicates a country which has signed the Convention.

Izmir Protocol: The Parties to the Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution, (Barcelona Convention) adopted the "Protocol on the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal" (Izmir Protocol) on 1 October 1996 in Izmir, Turkey. The protocol prohibits the export of hazardous and radioactive wastes to non-OECD countries and those Parties that are not members of the European Community are prohibited from importing hazardous and radioactive wastes. For the purposes of this protocol, Monaco is considered to part of the OECD and the European Community. The protocol is not yet in force.

The word "Izmir" in the table indicates a country that has signed the "final act" of the protocol meeting proceedings.

National Bans: It is very difficult to keep track of all national legislation, especially the status of amendments to it because of regional agreements.

The word "National" in the table indicates those countries that are understood to possess national waste import bans only if they are not already part of a regional agreement.