Country (Annex VII shaded)	Basel Party	Ban Decision II/12	Ban Decision III/1	National/Regional Waste Trade Agreements
Afghanistan	signature
Albania	29 Jun 1999 (a)		Ratified! 27 Oct 2005 (A)	Izmir, National
Algeria	15 Sep 1998 (a)
Andorra	23 Jul 1999 (a)		Ratified! 23 Jul 1999 (A)
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda	05 Apr 1993 (a)	X	X
Argentina	27 Jun 1991 (r)	X	X	National
Armenia	01 Oct 1999 (a)
Australia	05 Feb 1992 (a)	X	X	OECD, Waigani
Austria	12 Jan 1993 (r)	X	Ratified! 17 Oct 1999 (A)	EU, OECD
Azerbaijan	01 Jun 2001 (a)
Bahamas	12 Aug 1992 (a)	X	X
Bahrain	15 Oct 1992 (r)		Ratified! 25 Jul 2005
Bangladesh	01 Apr 1993 (a)	X	X	National
Barbados	24 Aug 1995 (a)
Belarus	10 Dec 1999 (a)
Belgium	01 Nov 1993 (r)	X	Ratified! 20 Jun 2003	EU, OECD
Belize	23 May 1997 (a)
Benin	04 Dec 1997 (a)			Bamako
Bhutan	26 Aug 2002 (a)
Bolivia	15 Nov 1996 (r)		Ratified! 31 Mar 2005
Bosnia/ Herzegovina	16 Mar 2001 (a)
Botswana	20 May 1998 (a)		Ratified! 17 Jun 2004 (A)
Brazil	01 Oct 1992 (a)	X	X	National
Brunei Darussalam	16 Dec 2002 (a)		Ratified! 16 Dec 2002 (A)
Bulgaria	16 Feb 1996 (a)		Ratified! 15 Feb 2000	EU
Burkina Faso	04 Nov 1999(a)
Burundi	06 Jan 1997 (a)			Bamako
Cambodia	02 Mar 2001 (a)			National
Cameroon	02 Sep 2001 (a)			Bamako, Lomé
Canada	28 Aug 1992 (r)	X	X	OECD
Cape Verde	02 Jul 1999 (a)
Central African Republic	24 Feb 2006 (a)
Chad	10 Mar 2004 (a)
Chile	11 Aug 1992 (r)	X	Ratified! 12 Aug 2009 A	National, OECD
China	17 Dec 1991 (r)	X	Ratified! 01 May 2001	National
Colombia	31 Dec 1996 (r)			National
Comoros	31 Oct 1994 (a)			Bamako
Congo				Bamako
Congo, Democratic Republic of	06 Oct 1994 (a)			Bamako
Cook Islands	29 Jun 2004 (a)		Ratified! 29 Jun 2004 (A)	Waigani
Costa Ricca	07 Mar 1995 (a)		X	CAA
Cote d'Ivoire	01 Dec 1994 (a)		X	Bamako
Croatia	09 May 1994 (a)	X	X
Cuba	03 Oct 1994 (a)		X
Cyprus	17 Sep 1992 (r)	X	Ratified! 07 Jul 2000 (A)	EU
Czech Republic	30 Sep 1993 (d)	X	Ratified! 28 Feb 2000 (A)	EU, OECD
Denmark	06 Feb 1994 (AA)	X	Ratified! 10 Sep 1997 (AA)	EU, OECD
Djibouti	31 May 2002 (a)
Dominica	05 May 1998 (a)
Dominican Republic	10 Jul 2000 (a)
Ecuador	23 Feb 1993 (r)	X	Ratified! 06 Mar 1998
Egypt	08 Jan 1993 (a)	X	Ratified! 27 Jan 2004	Bamako
El Salvador	13 Dec 1991 (r)	X	X	CAA
Equatorial Guinea	07 Feb 2003 (a)
Eritrea	10 Mar 2005 (a)
Estonia	21Jul 1992 (a)	X	Ratified! 02 Aug 2001	EU
Ethiopia	12 Apr 2000 (a)		Ratified! 08 Oct 2003	Bamako
European Economic Community*	07 Feb 1994 (AA)	X	Ratified! 30 Sep 1997 (AA)	EU, OECD
Fiji				Waigani
Finland	19 Nov 1991 (A)	X	Ratified! 05 Jun 1996 (A)	EU, OECD
France	07 Jan 1991 (AA)	X	Ratified! 18 Nov 2003 (AA)	EU, OECD
Gabon	6 Jun 2008 (a)
Gambia	15 Dec 1997 (a)		Ratified! 09 Mar 2001	Bamako
Georgia	20 May 1999 (a)
Germany	21 Apr 1995 (r)	X	Ratified! 24 May 2002 (A)	EU, OECD
Ghana	30 May 2003 (a)		Ratified! 09 Jun 2005
Greece	04 Aug 1994 (r)	X	Ratified! 12 Jul 2010	EU, OECD
Grenada
Guatemala	15 May 1995 (r)		X	CAA
Guinea	26 Apr 1995 (r)		X
Guinea Bissau	09 Feb 2005 (a)
Guyana	04 Apr 2001 (a)
Haiti	signature
Honduras	27 Dec 1995 (a)			CAA
Hungary	21 May 1990 (AA)	X	Ratified! 25 May 2004 (AA)	EU, OECD
Iceland	28 Jun 1995 (a)		Implemented!	EEA, OECD
India	24 Jun 1992 (r)	X	X	National
Indonesia	20 Sep 1993 (a)	X	Ratified! 24 Oct 2005	National
Iran, Islamic Republic of	05 Jan 1993 (a)	X	X	National
Iraq
Ireland	07 Feb 1994 (r)	X	Ratified! 13 Nov 2009	EU, OECD
Israel	04 Dec 1994 (r)		X	OECD
Italy	07 Feb 1994 (r)	X	Ratified! 3 March 2009	EU, OECD
Jamaica	23 Jan 2003 (a)
Japan	17 Sep 1993 (a)	X	X	OECD
Jordan	22 Jun 1989 (AA)	X	Ratified! 06 Dec 2004 (AA)	National
Kazakhstan	03 Jun 2003 (a)
Kenya	01 Jun 2000 (a)		Ratified! 9 Sep 2009 A
Kiribati	07 Sep 2000 (a)			Waigani
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	10 Jul 2008 (a)
Korea, Republic of	28 Feb 1994 (a)		X	OECD
Kuwait	11 Oct 1993 (r)	X	Ratified! 12 May 2006
Kyrgyzstan	13 Aug 1996 (a)
Latvia	14 Apr 1992 (a)	X	Ratified! 18 Dec 2003 (A)	EU
Lebanon	21 Dec 1994 (r)		X	National
Lesotho	31 May 2000 (a)
Liberia	22 Sep 2004 (a)		Ratified! 16 Sep 2005 (A)
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	12 Jul 2001 (a)			Bamako
Liechtenstein	27 Jan 1992 (r)	X	Ratified! 20 May 2003 (A)	National
Lithuania	24 Apr 1999 (a)		Ratified! 7 Nov 2003 (A)	EU
Luxembourg	07 Feb 1994 (r)	X	Ratified! 14 Aug 1997	EU, OECD
Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of,	16 Feb 1997 (a)		Ratified! 18 Nov 2004
Madagascar	02 Jun 1999 (a)
Malawi	21 Apr 1994 (a)	X	X
Malaysia	08 Oct 1993 (a)	X	Ratified! 26 Oct 2001
Maldives	28 Apr 1992 (a)	X	X
Mali	12 May 2000 (a)			Bamako
Malta	19 Jun 2000 (a)		Implemented!	EU, Izmir
Marshall Islands	27 Jan 2003 (a)
Mauritania	16 Aug 1996 (a)
Mauritius	24 Nov 1992 (a)	X	Ratified! 09 Nov 2004	Bamako
Mexico	22 Feb 1991 (r)	X	X	OECD
Micronesia, Federated States of	06 Sep 1995 (a)			Waigani
Moldova, Republic of	02 Jul 1998 (a)		Ratified! 18 Nov 2008 (A)
Monaco	31 Aug 1992 (a)	X	X
Mongolia	15 Apr 1997 (a)
Montenegro	23 Oct 2006 (d)		Ratified! 23 Oct 2006 (d)	Izmir
Morocco	28 Dec 1995 (a)		Ratified! 10 Sep 2004 (AA)	Izmir
Mozambique	13 Mar 1997 (a)			Bamako
Myanmar
Namibia	15 May 1995 (a)		X
Nauru	12 Nov 2001 (a)			Waigani
Nepal	15 Oct 1996 (a)
Netherlands	16 Apr 1993 (A)	X	Ratified! 22 Jan 2001 (A)	EU, OECD
New Zealand	20 Dec 1994 (r)		X	OECD, Waigani
Nicaragua	03 Jun 1997 (a)			CAA
Niger	17 Jun 1998 (a)			Bamako
Nigeria	13 Mar 1991 (r)	X	Ratified! 24 May 2004
Norway	02 Jul 1990 (r)	X	Ratified! 16 Jul 1997 (A)	EEA, National (export ban), OECD
Oman	08 Feb 1995 (a)		Ratified! 17 May 2004	National
Pakistan	26 Jul 1994 (a)	X	X	National
Panama	22 Feb 1991 (r)		Ratified! 07 Oct 1998	CAA
Papua New Guinea	01 Sep 1995 (a)			Lomé, Waigani
Paraguay	28 Sep 1995 (a)		Ratified! 28 Aug 1998	National
Peru	23 Nov 1993 (a)	X	X	National
Philippines	21 Oct 1993 (r)	X	X	National
Poland	20 Mar 1992 (r)	X	Ratified! 29 Jan 2003 (A)	EU, OECD
Portugal	26 Jan 1994 (r)	X	Ratified! 30 Oct 2000	EU, OECD
Qatar	09 Aug 1995 (a)		Ratified! 28 Feb 2002	National
Romania	27 Feb 1991 (a)	X	Ratified! 17 Jul 2002 (A)	EU, National
Russian Federation	31 Jan 1995 (r)		X
Rwanda	07 Jan 2004 (a)
Saint Kitts and Nevis	07 Sep 1994 (a)
Saint Lucia	09 Dec 1993 (a)	X	Ratified! 22 Jan 2002
Saint Vincent and Granadines	02 Dec 1996 (a)
Samoa	22 Mar 2002
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia	07 Mar 1990 (r)	X	X
Senegal	10 Nov 1992 (a)	X	X	Bamako
Seychelles	11 May 1993 (a)	X	X
Sierra Leone
Singapore	02 Jan 1996 (a)
Slovak Republic	28 May 1993 (a)	X	Ratified! 11 Sep 1998 (A)	EU, OECD
Slovenia	07 Oct 1993 (a)	X	Ratified! 01 Dec 2004	EU, OECD
Solomon Islands				Waigani
Somalia
South Africa	05 May 1994 (a)	X	X
Spain	07 Feb 1994 (r)	X	Ratified! 07 Aug 1997 (A)	EU, OECD
Sri Lanka	28 Aug 1992 (a)		Ratified! 29 Jan 1999
Sudan	09 Jan 2006 (a)			Bamako
Suriname
Swaziland	08 Aug 2005 (a)
Sweden	02 Aug 1991 (r)	X	Ratified! 10 Sep 1997 (A)	EU, OECD
Switzerland	31 Jan 1990 (r)	X	Ratified! 07 Nov 2002 (A)	OECD
Syrian Arab Republic	22 Jan 1992 (r)		Ratified! 05 Oct 2004
Thailand	24 Nov 1997 (r)
Togo	02 Jul 2004 (a)			Bamako
Tonga				Waigani
Trinidad and Tobago	18 Feb 1994 (a)	X	Ratified! 12 Jan 2000
Tunisia	11 Oct 1995 (a)		Ratified! 26 Mar 1999	Bamako, Izmir
Turkey	22 Jun 1994 (r)	X	Ratified! 27 Aug 2003	Izmir, OECD
Turkmenistan	25 Sep 1996 (a)
Tuvalu				Waigani
Uganda	11 Mar 1999 (a)			Bamako
Ukraine	08 Oct 1999 (a)			National
United Arab Emirates	17 Nov 1992 (r)	X
United Kingdom and Northern Ireland	07 Feb 1994 (r)	X	Ratified! 13 Oct 1997	EU, OECD
United Republic of Tanzania	07 Apr 1993 (a)	X	Ratified! 26 Aug 2002	Bamako
United States	signature		X	OECD
Uruguay	22 Dec 1991 (r)	X	Ratified! 10 Mar 1999	National
Uzbekistan	07 Feb 1996 (a)
Vanuatu				Waigani
Venezuela	03 Mar 1998 (r)			National
Viet Nam	13 Mar 1995 (a)		X	National
Yemen, Republic of	21 Feb 1996 (a)
Yugoslavia	18 Apr 2000		Ratified! 22 Nov 2002 (A)
Zambia	15 Nov 1994 (a)		X
Zimbabwe				Bamako
TOTALS:	172 Parties		69 Ratified (2 More Implemented)	Bamako (22) Izmir (6) EU (27) OECD (33)

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 in force.

The word "Izmir" in the table indicates a country that has ratified the protocol.

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.