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Registration Number
28911
Title
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
Participant(s)
Submitter
ex officio
Places/dates of conclusion
Place
Date
Basel
22/03/1989
EIF information
5 May 1992 , in accordance with article 25(1)
Authentic texts
Spanish
Russian
French
English
Chinese
Arabic
Attachments
with annexes
ICJ information
Depositary
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Registration Date
ex officio 5 May 1992
Subject terms
Pollution
Environment
Basel Convention
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
1673 (p.57)
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
Volume In PDF
v1673.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Afghanistan
Signature
22/03/1989
Afghanistan
Ratification
25/03/2013
23/06/2013
Albania
Accession
29/06/1999
27/09/1999
Algeria
Accession
15/09/1998
14/12/1998
Andorra
Accession
23/07/1999
21/10/1999
Angola
Accession
06/02/2017
07/05/2017
Antigua and Barbuda
Accession
05/04/1993
04/07/1993
Argentina
Signature
28/06/1989
Argentina
Communication
06/07/2001
Argentina
Ratification
27/06/1991
05/05/1992
Armenia
Accession
01/10/1999
30/12/1999
Australia
Accession
05/02/1992
05/05/1992
Austria
Signature
19/03/1990
Austria
Ratification
12/01/1993
12/04/1993
Azerbaijan
Accession
01/06/2001
30/08/2001
Bahamas
Accession
12/08/1992
10/11/1992
Bahrain
Signature
22/03/1989
Bahrain
Ratification
15/10/1992
13/01/1993
Bangladesh
Accession
01/04/1993
30/06/1993
Barbados
Accession
24/08/1995
22/11/1995
Belarus
Accession
10/12/1999
09/03/2000
Belgium
Signature
22/03/1989
Belgium
Ratification
01/11/1993
30/01/1994
Belize
Accession
23/05/1997
21/08/1997
Benin
Accession
04/12/1997
04/03/1998
Bhutan
Accession
26/08/2002
24/11/2002
Bolivia
Signature
22/03/1989
Bolivia
Ratification
15/11/1996
13/02/1997
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Accession
16/03/2001
14/06/2001
Botswana
Accession
20/05/1998
18/08/1998
Brazil
Accession
01/10/1992
30/12/1992
Brunei Darussalam
Accession
16/12/2002
16/03/2003
Bulgaria
Accession
16/02/1996
16/05/1996
Burkina Faso
Accession
04/11/1999
02/02/2000
Burundi
Accession
06/01/1997
06/04/1997
Cambodia
Accession
02/03/2001
31/05/2001
Cameroon
Accession
09/02/2001
10/05/2001
Canada
Signature
22/03/1989
Canada
Notification
09/03/2020
Canada
Ratification
28/08/1992
26/11/1992
Canada
Acceptance of amendments
29/12/2020
29/12/2020
Cape Verde
Accession
02/07/1999
30/09/1999
Central African Republic
Accession
24/02/2006
25/05/2006
Chad
Accession
10/03/2004
08/06/2004
Chile
Signature
31/01/1990
Chile
Ratification
11/08/1992
09/11/1992
China
Signature
22/03/1990
China
Communication
15/12/1999
China
Notification
06/06/1997
01/07/1997
China
Ratification
17/12/1991
05/05/1992
Colombia
Signature
22/03/1989
Colombia
Ratification
31/12/1996
31/03/1997
Comoros
Accession
31/10/1994
29/01/1995
Congo
Accession
20/04/2007
19/07/2007
Cook Islands
Accession
29/06/2004
27/09/2004
Costa Rica
Accession
07/03/1995
05/06/1995
Côte d'Ivoire
Accession
01/12/1994
01/03/1995
Croatia
Accession
09/05/1994
07/08/1994
Cuba
Accession
03/10/1994
01/01/1995
Cyprus
Signature
22/03/1989
Cyprus
Ratification
17/09/1992
16/12/1992
Czech Republic
Succession
30/09/1993
01/01/1993
Czechoslovakia
Accession
24/07/1991
05/05/1992
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Accession
10/07/2008
08/10/2008
Denmark
Signature
22/03/1989
Denmark
Declaration
30/04/2008
Denmark
Approval
06/02/1994
07/05/1994
Djibouti
Accession
31/05/2002
29/08/2002
Dominica
Accession
05/05/1998
03/08/1998
Dominican Republic
Accession
10/07/2000
08/10/2000
Ecuador
Signature
22/03/1989
Ecuador
Ratification
23/02/1993
24/05/1993
Egypt
Communication
17/07/1995
Egypt
Accession
08/01/1993
08/04/1993
El Salvador
Signature
22/03/1990
El Salvador
Ratification
13/12/1991
05/05/1992
Equatorial Guinea
Accession
07/02/2003
08/05/2003
Eritrea
Accession
10/03/2005
08/06/2005
Estonia
Accession
21/07/1992
19/10/1992
Ethiopia
Accession
12/04/2000
11/07/2000
European Community
Signature
22/03/1989
European Community
Approval
07/02/1994
08/05/1994
European Union
Declaration
29/09/2017
Federal Republic of Germany
Signature
23/10/1989
Finland
Signature
22/03/1989
Finland
Acceptance
19/11/1991
05/05/1992
France
Signature
22/03/1989
France
Approval
07/01/1991
05/05/1992
Gabon
Accession
06/06/2008
04/09/2008
Gambia
Accession
15/12/1997
15/03/1998
Georgia
Accession
20/05/1999
18/08/1999
Germany
Notification
04/11/1998
Germany
Ratification
21/04/1995
20/07/1995
Ghana
Accession
30/05/2003
28/08/2003
Greece
Signature
22/03/1989
Greece
Ratification
04/08/1994
02/11/1994
Grenada
Accession
15/10/2021
13/01/2022
Guatemala
Signature
22/03/1989
Guatemala
Ratification
15/05/1995
13/08/1995
Guinea
Accession
26/04/1995
25/07/1995
Guinea-Bissau
Accession
09/02/2005
10/05/2005
Guyana
Accession
04/04/2001
03/07/2001
Haiti
Signature
22/03/1989
Honduras
Accession
27/12/1995
26/03/1996
Hungary
Signature
22/03/1989
Hungary
Approval
21/05/1990
05/05/1992
Iceland
Accession
28/06/1995
26/09/1995
India
Signature
15/03/1990
India
Ratification
24/06/1992
22/09/1992
Indonesia
Accession
20/09/1993
19/12/1993
Iraq
Accession
02/05/2011
31/07/2011
Ireland
Signature
19/01/1990
Ireland
Ratification
07/02/1994
08/05/1994
Islamic Republic of Iran
Accession
05/01/1993
05/04/1993
Israel
Signature
22/03/1989
Israel
Ratification
14/12/1994
14/03/1995
Italy
Signature
22/03/1989
Italy
Ratification
07/02/1994
08/05/1994
Jamaica
Accession
23/01/2003
23/04/2003
Japan
Accession
17/09/1993
16/12/1993
Jordan
Signature
22/03/1989
Jordan
Approval
22/06/1989
05/05/1992
Kazakhstan
Accession
03/06/2003
01/09/2003
Kenya
Accession
01/06/2000
30/08/2000
Kiribati
Accession
07/09/2000
06/12/2000
Kuwait
Signature
22/03/1989
Kuwait
Ratification
11/10/1993
09/01/1994
Kyrgyzstan
Accession
13/08/1996
11/11/1996
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Accession
21/09/2010
20/12/2010
Latvia
Accession
14/04/1992
13/07/1992
Lebanon
Signature
22/03/1989
Lebanon
Ratification
21/12/1994
21/03/1995
Lesotho
Accession
31/05/2000
29/08/2000
Liberia
Accession
22/09/2004
21/12/2004
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Accession
12/07/2001
10/10/2001
Liechtenstein
Signature
22/03/1989
Liechtenstein
Ratification
27/01/1992
05/05/1992
Lithuania
Accession
22/04/1999
21/07/1999
Luxembourg
Signature
22/03/1989
Luxembourg
Ratification
07/02/1994
08/05/1994
Madagascar
Accession
02/06/1999
31/08/1999
Malawi
Accession
21/04/1994
20/07/1994
Malaysia
Accession
08/10/1993
06/01/1994
Maldives
Accession
28/04/1992
27/07/1992
Mali
Accession
05/12/2000
05/03/2001
Malta
Accession
19/06/2000
17/09/2000
Marshall Islands
Accession
27/01/2003
27/04/2003
Mauritania
Accession
16/08/1996
14/11/1996
Mauritius
Accession
24/11/1992
22/02/1993
Mexico
Signature
22/03/1989
Mexico
Ratification
22/02/1991
05/05/1992
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Accession
06/09/1995
05/12/1995
Monaco
Accession
31/08/1992
29/11/1992
Mongolia
Accession
15/04/1997
14/07/1997
Montenegro
Succession
23/10/2006
03/06/2006
Morocco
Accession
28/12/1995
27/03/1996
Mozambique
Accession
13/03/1997
11/06/1997
Myanmar
Accession
06/01/2015
06/04/2015
Namibia
Accession
15/05/1995
13/08/1995
Nauru
Accession
12/11/2001
10/02/2002
Nepal
Accession
15/10/1996
13/01/1997
Netherlands
Declaration
17/02/2010
Netherlands
Signature
22/03/1989
Netherlands
Acceptance
16/04/1993
15/07/1993
New Zealand
Signature
18/12/1989
New Zealand
Ratification
20/12/1994
20/03/1995
Nicaragua
Accession
03/06/1997
01/09/1997
Niger
Accession
17/06/1998
15/09/1998
Nigeria
Signature
15/03/1990
Nigeria
Ratification
13/03/1991
05/05/1992
None
Proposal of corrections
27/06/2007
None
Rectification
08/09/1992
None
Proposal of corrections
18/04/2005
None
Rectification
20/01/1997
None
Rectification
16/05/1994
None
Rectification
15/07/1993
None
Entry into force of amendments
20/11/2003
20/11/2003
Norway
Signature
22/03/1989
Norway
Ratification
02/07/1990
05/05/1992
Oman
Accession
08/02/1995
09/05/1995
Pakistan
Accession
26/07/1994
24/10/1994
Palau
Accession
08/09/2011
07/12/2011
Panama
Signature
22/03/1989
Panama
Ratification
22/02/1991
05/05/1992
Papua New Guinea
Accession
01/09/1995
30/11/1995
Paraguay
Accession
28/09/1995
27/12/1995
Peru
Accession
23/11/1993
21/02/1994
Philippines
Signature
22/03/1989
Philippines
Ratification
21/10/1993
19/01/1994
Poland
Signature
22/03/1990
Poland
Ratification
20/03/1992
18/06/1992
Portugal
Signature
26/06/1989
Portugal
Territorial application
28/06/1999
Portugal
Designation of authorities
01/12/1999
Portugal
Communication
09/12/1999
Portugal
Ratification
26/01/1994
26/04/1994
Qatar
Accession
09/08/1995
07/11/1995
Republic of Korea
Accession
28/02/1994
29/05/1994
Republic of Moldova
Accession
02/07/1998
30/09/1998
Romania
Accession
27/02/1991
05/05/1992
Russian Federation
Ratification
31/01/1995
01/05/1995
Rwanda
Accession
07/01/2004
06/04/2004
Samoa
Accession
22/03/2002
20/06/2002
San Marino
Accession
31/05/2023
29/08/2023
Sao Tome and Principe
Accession
12/11/2013
10/02/2014
Saudi Arabia
Signature
22/03/1989
Saudi Arabia
Ratification
07/03/1990
05/05/1992
Senegal
Accession
10/11/1992
08/02/1993
Seychelles
Accession
11/05/1993
09/08/1993
Sierra Leone
Accession
01/11/2016
30/01/2017
Singapore
Accession
02/01/1996
01/04/1996
Slovakia
Succession
28/05/1993
01/01/1993
Slovenia
Accession
07/10/1993
05/01/1994
Solomon Islands
Accession
25/08/2022
23/11/2022
Somalia
Accession
26/07/2010
24/10/2010
South Africa
Accession
05/05/1994
03/08/1994
Spain
Communication
01/11/2013
Spain
Signature
22/03/1989
Spain
Ratification
07/02/1994
08/05/1994
Sri Lanka
Accession
28/08/1992
26/11/1992
St. Kitts and Nevis
Accession
07/09/1994
06/12/1994
St. Lucia
Accession
09/12/1993
09/03/1994
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Accession
02/12/1996
02/03/1997
State of Palestine
Accession
02/01/2015
02/04/2015
Sudan
Accession
09/01/2006
09/04/2006
Suriname
Accession
20/09/2011
19/12/2011
Swaziland
Accession
08/08/2005
06/11/2005
Sweden
Signature
22/03/1989
Sweden
Ratification
02/08/1991
05/05/1992
Switzerland
Signature
22/03/1989
Switzerland
Ratification
31/01/1990
05/05/1992
Syrian Arab Republic
Signature
11/10/1989
Syrian Arab Republic
Ratification
22/01/1992
05/05/1992
Tajikistan
Accession
30/06/2016
28/09/2016
Thailand
Signature
22/03/1990
Thailand
Ratification
24/11/1997
22/02/1998
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Accession
16/07/1997
14/10/1997
Togo
Accession
02/07/2004
30/09/2004
Tonga
Accession
26/03/2010
24/06/2010
Trinidad and Tobago
Accession
18/02/1994
19/05/1994
Tunisia
Accession
11/10/1995
09/01/1996
Turkey
Signature
22/03/1989
Turkey
Ratification
22/06/1994
20/09/1994
Turkmenistan
Accession
25/09/1996
24/12/1996
Tuvalu
Accession
21/08/2020
19/11/2020
Uganda
Accession
11/03/1999
09/06/1999
Ukraine
Accession
08/10/1999
06/01/2000
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Signature
22/03/1990
United Arab Emirates
Signature
22/03/1989
United Arab Emirates
Ratification
17/11/1992
15/02/1993
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Communication
16/09/1992
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
14/09/2007
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Designation of authorities
14/09/2007
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Designation of authorities
06/09/2006
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Designation of authorities
27/11/2002
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Signature
06/10/1989
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Notification
10/06/1997
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
06/09/2006
06/09/2006
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ratification
07/02/1994
08/05/1994
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
12/12/2001
12/12/2001
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Designation of authorities
27/11/2002
27/11/2002
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
27/11/2002
27/11/2002
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Territorial application
30/10/1995
30/10/1995
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (in respect of Gibraltar)
Territorial application
11/04/2013
United Republic of Tanzania
Accession
07/04/1993
06/07/1993
United States of America
Signature
22/03/1990
Uruguay
Signature
22/03/1989
Uruguay
Ratification
20/12/1991
05/05/1992
Uzbekistan
Accession
07/02/1996
07/05/1996
Vanuatu
Accession
16/10/2018
14/01/2019
Venezuela
Signature
22/03/1989
Venezuela
Ratification
03/03/1998
01/06/1998
Viet Nam
Accession
13/03/1995
11/06/1995
Yemen Arab Republic
Accession
21/02/1996
21/05/1996
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)
Accession
18/04/2000
17/07/2000
Zaire
Accession
06/10/1994
04/01/1995
Zambia
Accession
15/11/1994
13/02/1995
Zimbabwe
Accession
01/03/2012
30/05/2012
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