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Cite as: [1990] UKTS TS0100, [1990] UKTS TS100

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

Treaty Type: Multilateral

Depository: United Nations

Place Of Signature: Berne/New York

Date Of Signature: 22-Mar-1990



Publication Records


Participant Status

Country Action Action Date Effective Date
AFGHANISTAN Signature 22-Mar-1989
AFGHANISTAN Ratification 25-Mar-2013 25-Mar-2013
ALBANIA Accession 29-Jun-1999 27-Sep-1999
ALGERIA Accession 15-Sep-1998 14-Dec-1998
ANDORRA Accession 23-Jul-1999 21-Oct-1999
ANGOLA Accession 06-Feb-2017 07-May-2017
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Accession 05-Apr-1993 04-Jul-1993
ARGENTINA Signature 28-Jun-1989
ARGENTINA Ratification 27-Jun-1991 05-May-1992
ARGENTINA Communication 06-Jul-2001
ARMENIA Accession 01-Nov-1999 30-Dec-1999
AUSTRALIA Accession 05-Feb-1992
AUSTRIA Signature 19-Mar-1990
AUSTRIA Ratification 12-Jan-1993 12-May-1993
AUSTRIA Notification 30-Oct-1998
AUSTRIA Declaration 26-Oct-1999
AUSTRIA Objection 30-Oct-1999
AZERBAIJAN Accession 01-Jun-2001 30-Aug-2001
BAHAMAS Accession 12-Aug-1992 10-Nov-1992
BAHRAIN Signature 22-Mar-1989
BAHRAIN Ratification 15-Oct-1992 13-Jan-1993
BANGLADESH Accession 01-Apr-1993 30-Jun-1993
BARBADOS Accession 24-Aug-1995 22-Nov-1995
BELARUS Accession 10-Dec-1999 09-Mar-2000
BELGIUM Signature 22-Mar-1989
BELGIUM Ratification 01-Nov-1993 30-Jan-1994
BELIZE Accession 23-May-1997 21-Aug-1997
BENIN Accession 04-Dec-1997 04-Mar-1998
BOLIVIA Signature 22-Mar-1989
BOLIVIA Ratification 15-Nov-1996 13-Feb-1997
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Accession 16-Mar-2001 14-Jun-2001
BOTSWANA Accession 20-May-1998 18-Aug-1998
BRAZIL Accession 01-Oct-1992 30-Dec-1992
British Antarctic Territory Extension 07-Feb-1994 08-May-1994
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Accession 16-Dec-2002 16-Mar-2002
BULGARIA Accession 16-Feb-1996 16-May-1996
BURKINA FASO Accession 04-Nov-1999 02-Feb-2000
BURUNDI Accession 06-Jan-1997 06-Apr-1997
CAMBODIA Accession 02-Mar-2001 31-May-2001
CAMEROON Accession 09-Feb-2001 10-May-2001
CANADA Signature 22-Mar-1989
CANADA Ratification 28-Aug-1992 26-Nov-1992
CAPE VERDE Accession 02-Jul-1999 30-Sep-1999
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Accession 24-Feb-2006 25-May-2006
CHAD Accession 10-Mar-2004 08-Jun-2004
CHILE Signature 31-Jan-1990
CHILE Ratification 11-Aug-1992 09-Nov-1992
CHILE Declaration 11-Aug-1992
CHINA P R Signature 22-Mar-1990
CHINA P R Ratification 17-Dec-1991
CHINA P R Communication 15-Dec-1999 20-Dec-1999
COLOMBIA Signature 22-Mar-1989
COLOMBIA Declaration 22-Mar-1989
COLOMBIA Ratification 31-Dec-1996 31-Mar-1997
COLOMBIA Declaration 31-Dec-1996
COMOROS Accession 31-Oct-1994 29-Jan-1995
CONGO Accession 20-Apr-2007 19-Jul-2007
COOK ISLANDS Accession 29-Jun-2004 27-Sep-2004
COSTA RICA Accession 07-Mar-1995 05-Jun-1995
COTE DIVOIRE Accession 01-Dec-1994 01-Mar-1995
CROATIA Accession 09-May-1994 07-Aug-1994
CUBA Accession 03-Oct-1994 01-Jan-1995
CUBA Declaration 03-Oct-1994
CYPRUS Signature 22-Mar-1989
CYPRUS Ratification 17-Sep-1992 16-Nov-1992
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 30-Sep-1993 01-Jan-1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 24-Jul-1991
DENMARK Signature 22-Mar-1989
DENMARK Declaration 22-Mar-1989
DENMARK Approval 06-Feb-1994 07-Apr-1994
DENMARK Declaration 30-Apr-2008
DJIBOUTI Accession 31-May-2002 29-Aug-2002
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Accession 05-May-1998 03-Aug-1998
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Accession 10-Jul-2000 08-Oct-2000
ECUADOR Signature 22-Mar-1989
ECUADOR Declaration 22-Mar-1989
ECUADOR Ratification 23-Feb-1993 24-May-1993
EGYPT Accession 08-Jan-1993 08-Apr-1993
EL SALVADOR Signature 22-Mar-1990
EL SALVADOR Ratification 13-Dec-1991
EQUATORIAL GUINEA Accession 07-Feb-2003 08-May-2003
ERITREA Accession 10-Mar-2005 08-Jun-2005
ESTONIA Accession 21-Jul-1992 19-Oct-1992
ETHIOPIA Accession 12-Apr-2000
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Signature 22-Mar-1989
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Approval 07-Feb-1994 08-May-1994
FINLAND Signature 22-Mar-1989
FINLAND Acceptance 19-Nov-1991
FINLAND Objection 13-Oct-1995
FRANCE Signature 22-Mar-1989
FRANCE Approval 07-Jan-1991
GABON Accession 06-Jun-2008 04-Sep-2008
GAMBIA THE Accession 15-Dec-1997 15-Mar-1998
GEORGIA Accession 20-May-1999 18-Aug-1999
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Signature 19-Mar-1990
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 23-Oct-1989
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 23-Oct-1989
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 21-Apr-1995 20-Jul-1995
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 21-Apr-1995
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Notification 04-Nov-1998
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 04-Nov-1998
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Acceptance 24-May-2002 24-May-2002
GHANA Accession 30-May-2003 28-Aug-2003
Gibraltar Extension 11-Apr-2013 11-Apr-2013
GREECE Signature 22-Mar-1989
GREECE Ratification 04-Aug-1994 02-Nov-1994
GUATEMALA Signature 22-Mar-1989
GUATEMALA Ratification 15-May-1995 13-Aug-1995
Guernsey, Bailiwick of Extension 27-Nov-2002 27-Nov-2002
Guernsey, Bailiwick of Declaration 27-Nov-2002 27-Nov-2002
GUINEA Accession 26-Apr-1995 25-Jul-1995
GUINEA BISSAU Accession 09-Feb-2005 10-May-2005
GUYANA Accession 04-Apr-2001 03-Jul-2001
HAITI Signature 22-Mar-1989
HONDURAS Accession 27-Dec-1995 26-Mar-1996
Hong Kong Extension 30-Oct-1995 30-Oct-1995
Hong Kong Notification 10-Jun-1997 01-Jul-1997
HONG KONG SAR Application 10-Jun-1997 01-Jul-1997
HUNGARY Signature 22-Mar-1989
HUNGARY Approval 21-May-1990
ICELAND Accession 28-Jun-1995 26-Sep-1995
INDIA Signature 15-Mar-1990
INDIA Ratification 25-Jun-1992 22-Sep-1992
INDONESIA Accession 20-Sep-1993 19-Dec-1993
INDONESIA Declaration 20-Sep-1993
IRAN Accession 05-Jan-1993 05-Apr-1993
IRAQ Accession 02-May-2011 31-Jul-2011
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 19-Jan-1990
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 07-Feb-1994 08-May-1994
Isle Of Man Extension 12-Dec-2001 12-Dec-2001
Isle Of Man Declaration 27-Nov-2002 27-Nov-2002
ISRAEL Signature 22-Mar-1989
ISRAEL Ratification 14-Dec-1994 14-Mar-1995
ITALY Signature 22-Mar-1989
ITALY Declaration 30-Mar-1990
ITALY Ratification 07-Feb-1994 08-May-1994
ITALY Declaration 07-Feb-1994
ITALY Objection 07-Feb-1994
ITALY Objection 13-Oct-1995
JAMAICA Accession 23-Jan-2003 23-Apr-2003
JAPAN Accession 17-Sep-1993 16-Dec-1993
JAPAN Declaration 17-Sep-1993
Jersey Declaration 14-Sep-2007 14-Sep-2007
Jersey Extension 14-Sep-2007 14-Sep-2007
JORDAN Signature 22-Mar-1989
JORDAN Approval 22-Jun-1989
JORDAN Approval 06-Dec-2004 01-Jan-1900
KAZAKHSTAN Accession 03-Jun-2003 01-Sep-2003
KENYA Accession 01-Jun-2000 30-Aug-2000
KIRIBATI Accession 07-Sep-2000 06-Dec-2000
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF Accession 10-Jul-2008 08-Oct-2008
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Accession 28-Feb-1994 29-May-1994
KUWAIT Signature 22-Mar-1989
KUWAIT Ratification 11-Oct-1993 09-Jan-1994
KYRGYZSTAN Accession 13-Aug-1996 11-Nov-1996
LAO PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 21-Sep-2010 20-Dec-2010
LATVIA Accession 14-Apr-1992 13-Jul-1992
LEBANON Signature 22-Mar-1989
LEBANON Declaration 22-Mar-1989
LEBANON Ratification 21-Dec-1994 21-Mar-1995
LESOTHO Accession 31-May-2000 29-Aug-2000
LIBERIA Accession 22-Sep-2004 21-Dec-2004
LIBYA Accession 12-Jul-2001 10-Oct-2001
LIECHTENSTEIN Signature 22-Mar-1989
LIECHTENSTEIN Ratification 27-Jan-1992
LITHUANIA Accession 22-Apr-1999 21-Jul-1999
LUXEMBOURG Signature 22-Mar-1989
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 07-Feb-1994 08-May-1994
LUXEMBOURG Declaration 07-Feb-1994
Macao Application 28-Jun-1999
Macao Communication 01-Dec-1999
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Accession 16-Jul-1997
MADAGASCAR Accession 02-Jun-1999 31-Aug-1999
MALAWI Accession 21-Apr-1994 20-Jul-1994
MALAYSIA Accession 08-Oct-1993 06-Jan-1994
MALDIVES Accession 28-Apr-1992 27-Jul-1992
MALI Accession 05-Dec-2000 05-Mar-2001
MALTA Accession 19-Jun-2000 17-Sep-2000
MARSHALL ISLANDS Accession 27-Jan-2003 27-Apr-2003
MAURITANIA Accession 16-Aug-1996 14-Nov-1996
MAURITIUS Accession 24-Nov-1992 22-Feb-1993
MEXICO Signature 22-Mar-1989
MEXICO Declaration 22-Mar-1989
MEXICO Corrigendum 07-Dec-1990
MEXICO Ratification 22-Feb-1991
MEXICO Declaration 22-Feb-1991
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Accession 02-Jul-1998 30-Sep-1998
MONACO Accession 31-Aug-1992 29-Nov-1992
MONGOLIA Accession 15-Apr-1997 14-Jul-1997
MONTENEGRO Succession 23-Oct-2006 03-Jun-2006
MOROCCO Accession 28-Dec-1995 27-Mar-1996
MOZAMBIQUE Accession 13-Mar-1997 11-Jun-1997
NAMIBIA Accession 15-May-1995 13-Aug-1995
NAURU Accession 12-Nov-2001 10-Feb-2002
NEPAL Accession 15-Oct-1996 13-Jan-1997
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 22-Mar-1989
NETHERLANDS THE Acceptance 16-Apr-1993 15-Jul-1993
NETHERLANDS THE Objection 13-Oct-1995
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 17-Feb-2010
NEW ZEALAND Signature 18-Dec-1989
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 20-Dec-1994 20-Mar-1995
NEW ZEALAND Declaration 20-Dec-1994
NICARAGUA Accession 03-Jun-1997 01-Sep-1997
NIGER Accession 17-Jun-1998 15-Sep-1998
NIGERIA Signature 15-Mar-1990
NIGERIA Ratification 13-Mar-1991
NORWAY Signature 22-Mar-1989
NORWAY Ratification 02-Jul-1990
NORWAY Declaration 02-Jul-1990
OMAN Accession 08-Feb-1995 09-May-1995
PAKISTAN Accession 26-Jul-1994 24-Oct-1994
PALAU Accession 08-Sep-2011 07-Dec-2011
PANAMA Signature 22-Mar-1989
PANAMA Ratification 22-Feb-1991
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Accession 01-Sep-1995 30-Nov-1995
PERU Accession 23-Nov-1993 21-Feb-1994
PHILIPPINES Signature 22-Mar-1989
PHILIPPINES Ratification 21-Oct-1993 19-Jan-1994
POLAND Signature 22-Mar-1990
POLAND Ratification 20-Mar-1992 18-Jun-1992
POLAND Declaration 20-Mar-1992
PORTUGAL Signature 26-Jun-1989
PORTUGAL Ratification 26-Jan-1994 26-Apr-1994
PORTUGAL Communication 09-Dec-1999
QATAR Accession 09-Aug-1995 07-Nov-1995
ROMANIA Accession 27-Feb-1991
ROMANIA Declaration 27-Feb-1991
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Signature 22-Mar-1990
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Understanding 22-Mar-1990
RUSSIAN FEDERATION Ratification 31-Jan-1995 01-May-1995
RWANDA Accession 07-Jan-2004 06-Apr-2004
SAINT LUCIA Accession 09-Dec-1993 09-Mar-1994
SAMOA Accession 22-Mar-2002 20-Jun-2002
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Accession 12-Nov-2013 10-Feb-2014
SAUDI ARABIA Signature 22-Mar-1989
SAUDI ARABIA Ratification 07-Mar-1990
SENEGAL Accession 10-Nov-1992 08-Feb-1993
SEYCHELLES Accession 11-May-1993 09-Aug-1993
SINGAPORE Accession 02-Jan-1996 01-Apr-1996
SINGAPORE Declaration 02-Jan-1996
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 28-May-1993 01-Jan-1993
SLOVENIA Accession 07-Oct-1993 05-Jan-1994
SOMALIA Accession 26-Jul-2010 24-Oct-2010
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 05-May-1994 03-Aug-1994
Sovereign Base Areas Extension 06-Sep-2006 06-Sep-2006
Sovereign Base Areas Declaration 06-Sep-2006 06-Sep-2006
SOVIET UNION Signature 22-Mar-1990
SOVIET UNION Understanding 22-Mar-1990
SPAIN Signature 22-Mar-1989
SPAIN Ratification 07-Feb-1994 08-May-1994
SPAIN Declaration 07-Feb-1994
SPAIN Communication 01-Nov-2013
SRI LANKA Accession 28-Aug-1992 26-Nov-1992
ST KITTS AND NEVIS Accession 07-Sep-1994 06-Dec-1994
ST KITTS AND NEVIS Declaration 07-Sep-1994
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Signature 22-Mar-1989 01-Jan-1900
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Ratification 04-Aug-1994 02-Nov-1994
SUDAN Accession 09-Jan-2006 09-Apr-2006
SURINAME Accession 20-Sep-2011 01-Dec-2011
SWAZILAND Accession 08-Aug-2005 06-Nov-2005
SWEDEN Signature 22-Mar-1989
SWEDEN Ratification 02-Aug-1991
SWEDEN Objection 16-Oct-1995
SWITZERLAND Signature 22-Mar-1989
SWITZERLAND Ratification 31-Jan-1990
SYRIA Signature 11-Oct-1989
SYRIA Ratification 22-Jan-1992
TANZANIA Accession 07-Apr-1993 06-Jul-1993
THAILAND Signature 22-Mar-1990
THAILAND Ratification 24-Nov-1997 22-Feb-1998
TOGO Accession 02-Jul-2004 30-Sep-2004
TONGA Accession 26-Mar-2010 24-Jun-2010
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Accession 18-Feb-1994 19-May-1994
TUNISIA Accession 11-Oct-1995 09-Jan-1996
TURKEY Signature 22-Mar-1989
TURKEY Ratification 22-Jun-1994 20-Sep-1994
TURKMENISTAN Accession 25-Sep-1996 24-Sep-1996
UGANDA Accession 11-Mar-1999
UKRAINE Accession 08-Oct-1999 06-Jan-2000
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Signature 22-Mar-1989
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Ratification 17-Nov-1992 15-Feb-1993
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 06-Oct-1989
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 06-Oct-1989
UNITED KINGDOM Communication 16-Sep-1992
UNITED KINGDOM Communication 25-Nov-1992
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 07-Feb-1994 08-May-1994
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 07-Feb-1994
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 09-Oct-1995
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 27-Nov-2002
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 14-Sep-2007
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 22-Mar-1990
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Communication 13-Mar-1996
URUGUAY Signature 22-Mar-1989
URUGUAY Declaration 22-Mar-1989
URUGUAY Ratification 20-Dec-1991
UZBEKISTAN Accession 07-Feb-1996 07-May-1996
VENEZUELA Signature 22-Mar-1989
VENEZUELA Ratification 03-Mar-1998 01-Jun-1998
VIETNAM Accession 13-Mar-1995 11-Jun-1995
YEMEN Accession 21-Feb-1996 21-May-1996
YUGOSLAVIA Accession 18-Apr-2000 17-Jul-2000
ZAIRE Accession 06-Oct-1994 04-Jan-1995
ZAMBIA Accession 15-Nov-1994 13-Feb-1995
ZIMBABWE Accession 01-Mar-2012 30-May-2012


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