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
PlaceDate
Basel22/03/1989
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
   

ParticipantActionDate of Notification/DepositDate of Effect
AfghanistanSignature22/03/1989 
AfghanistanRatification25/03/201323/06/2013
AlbaniaAccession29/06/199927/09/1999
AlgeriaAccession15/09/199814/12/1998
AndorraAccession23/07/199921/10/1999
AngolaAccession06/02/201707/05/2017
Antigua and BarbudaAccession05/04/199304/07/1993
ArgentinaSignature28/06/1989 
ArgentinaCommunication06/07/2001 
ArgentinaRatification27/06/199105/05/1992
ArmeniaAccession01/10/199930/12/1999
AustraliaAccession05/02/199205/05/1992
AustriaSignature19/03/1990 
AustriaRatification12/01/199312/04/1993
AzerbaijanAccession01/06/200130/08/2001
BahamasAccession12/08/199210/11/1992
BahrainSignature22/03/1989 
BahrainRatification15/10/199213/01/1993
BangladeshAccession01/04/199330/06/1993
BarbadosAccession24/08/199522/11/1995
BelarusAccession10/12/199909/03/2000
BelgiumSignature22/03/1989 
BelgiumRatification01/11/199330/01/1994
BelizeAccession23/05/199721/08/1997
BeninAccession04/12/199704/03/1998
BhutanAccession26/08/200224/11/2002
BoliviaSignature22/03/1989 
BoliviaRatification15/11/199613/02/1997
Bosnia and HerzegovinaAccession16/03/200114/06/2001
BotswanaAccession20/05/199818/08/1998
BrazilAccession01/10/199230/12/1992
Brunei DarussalamAccession16/12/200216/03/2003
BulgariaAccession16/02/199616/05/1996
Burkina FasoAccession04/11/199902/02/2000
BurundiAccession06/01/199706/04/1997
CambodiaAccession02/03/200131/05/2001
CameroonAccession09/02/200110/05/2001
CanadaSignature22/03/1989 
CanadaNotification09/03/2020 
CanadaRatification28/08/199226/11/1992
CanadaAcceptance of amendments29/12/202029/12/2020
Cape VerdeAccession02/07/199930/09/1999
Central African RepublicAccession24/02/200625/05/2006
ChadAccession10/03/200408/06/2004
ChileSignature31/01/1990 
ChileRatification11/08/199209/11/1992
ChinaSignature22/03/1990 
ChinaCommunication15/12/1999 
ChinaNotification06/06/199701/07/1997
ChinaRatification17/12/199105/05/1992
ColombiaSignature22/03/1989 
ColombiaRatification31/12/199631/03/1997
ComorosAccession31/10/199429/01/1995
CongoAccession20/04/200719/07/2007
Cook IslandsAccession29/06/200427/09/2004
Costa RicaAccession07/03/199505/06/1995
Côte d'IvoireAccession01/12/199401/03/1995
CroatiaAccession09/05/199407/08/1994
CubaAccession03/10/199401/01/1995
CyprusSignature22/03/1989 
CyprusRatification17/09/199216/12/1992
Czech RepublicSuccession30/09/199301/01/1993
CzechoslovakiaAccession24/07/199105/05/1992
Democratic People's Republic of KoreaAccession10/07/200808/10/2008
DenmarkSignature22/03/1989 
DenmarkDeclaration30/04/2008 
DenmarkApproval06/02/199407/05/1994
DjiboutiAccession31/05/200229/08/2002
DominicaAccession05/05/199803/08/1998
Dominican RepublicAccession10/07/200008/10/2000
EcuadorSignature22/03/1989 
EcuadorRatification23/02/199324/05/1993
EgyptCommunication17/07/1995 
EgyptAccession08/01/199308/04/1993
El SalvadorSignature22/03/1990 
El SalvadorRatification13/12/199105/05/1992
Equatorial GuineaAccession07/02/200308/05/2003
EritreaAccession10/03/200508/06/2005
EstoniaAccession21/07/199219/10/1992
EthiopiaAccession12/04/200011/07/2000
European CommunitySignature22/03/1989 
European CommunityApproval07/02/199408/05/1994
European UnionDeclaration29/09/2017 
Federal Republic of GermanySignature23/10/1989 
FinlandSignature22/03/1989 
FinlandAcceptance19/11/199105/05/1992
FranceSignature22/03/1989 
FranceApproval07/01/199105/05/1992
GabonAccession06/06/200804/09/2008
GambiaAccession15/12/199715/03/1998
GeorgiaAccession20/05/199918/08/1999
GermanyNotification04/11/1998 
GermanyRatification21/04/199520/07/1995
GhanaAccession30/05/200328/08/2003
GreeceSignature22/03/1989 
GreeceRatification04/08/199402/11/1994
GrenadaAccession15/10/202113/01/2022
GuatemalaSignature22/03/1989 
GuatemalaRatification15/05/199513/08/1995
GuineaAccession26/04/199525/07/1995
Guinea-BissauAccession09/02/200510/05/2005
GuyanaAccession04/04/200103/07/2001
HaitiSignature22/03/1989 
HondurasAccession27/12/199526/03/1996
HungarySignature22/03/1989 
HungaryApproval21/05/199005/05/1992
IcelandAccession28/06/199526/09/1995
IndiaSignature15/03/1990 
IndiaRatification24/06/199222/09/1992
IndonesiaAccession20/09/199319/12/1993
IraqAccession02/05/201131/07/2011
IrelandSignature19/01/1990 
IrelandRatification07/02/199408/05/1994
Islamic Republic of IranAccession05/01/199305/04/1993
IsraelSignature22/03/1989 
IsraelRatification14/12/199414/03/1995
ItalySignature22/03/1989 
ItalyRatification07/02/199408/05/1994
JamaicaAccession23/01/200323/04/2003
JapanAccession17/09/199316/12/1993
JordanSignature22/03/1989 
JordanApproval22/06/198905/05/1992
KazakhstanAccession03/06/200301/09/2003
KenyaAccession01/06/200030/08/2000
KiribatiAccession07/09/200006/12/2000
KuwaitSignature22/03/1989 
KuwaitRatification11/10/199309/01/1994
KyrgyzstanAccession13/08/199611/11/1996
Lao People's Democratic RepublicAccession21/09/201020/12/2010
LatviaAccession14/04/199213/07/1992
LebanonSignature22/03/1989 
LebanonRatification21/12/199421/03/1995
LesothoAccession31/05/200029/08/2000
LiberiaAccession22/09/200421/12/2004
Libyan Arab JamahiriyaAccession12/07/200110/10/2001
LiechtensteinSignature22/03/1989 
LiechtensteinRatification27/01/199205/05/1992
LithuaniaAccession22/04/199921/07/1999
LuxembourgSignature22/03/1989 
LuxembourgRatification07/02/199408/05/1994
MadagascarAccession02/06/199931/08/1999
MalawiAccession21/04/199420/07/1994
MalaysiaAccession08/10/199306/01/1994
MaldivesAccession28/04/199227/07/1992
MaliAccession05/12/200005/03/2001
MaltaAccession19/06/200017/09/2000
Marshall IslandsAccession27/01/200327/04/2003
MauritaniaAccession16/08/199614/11/1996
MauritiusAccession24/11/199222/02/1993
MexicoSignature22/03/1989 
MexicoRatification22/02/199105/05/1992
Micronesia (Federated States of)Accession06/09/199505/12/1995
MonacoAccession31/08/199229/11/1992
MongoliaAccession15/04/199714/07/1997
MontenegroSuccession23/10/200603/06/2006
MoroccoAccession28/12/199527/03/1996
MozambiqueAccession13/03/199711/06/1997
MyanmarAccession06/01/201506/04/2015
NamibiaAccession15/05/199513/08/1995
NauruAccession12/11/200110/02/2002
NepalAccession15/10/199613/01/1997
NetherlandsDeclaration17/02/2010 
NetherlandsSignature22/03/1989 
NetherlandsAcceptance16/04/199315/07/1993
New ZealandSignature18/12/1989 
New ZealandRatification20/12/199420/03/1995
NicaraguaAccession03/06/199701/09/1997
NigerAccession17/06/199815/09/1998
NigeriaSignature15/03/1990 
NigeriaRatification13/03/199105/05/1992
NoneProposal of corrections27/06/2007 
NoneRectification08/09/1992 
NoneProposal of corrections18/04/2005 
NoneRectification20/01/1997 
NoneRectification16/05/1994 
NoneRectification15/07/1993 
NoneEntry into force of amendments20/11/200320/11/2003
NorwaySignature22/03/1989 
NorwayRatification02/07/199005/05/1992
OmanAccession08/02/199509/05/1995
PakistanAccession26/07/199424/10/1994
PalauAccession08/09/201107/12/2011
PanamaSignature22/03/1989 
PanamaRatification22/02/199105/05/1992
Papua New GuineaAccession01/09/199530/11/1995
ParaguayAccession28/09/199527/12/1995
PeruAccession23/11/199321/02/1994
PhilippinesSignature22/03/1989 
PhilippinesRatification21/10/199319/01/1994
PolandSignature22/03/1990 
PolandRatification20/03/199218/06/1992
PortugalSignature26/06/1989 
PortugalTerritorial application28/06/1999 
PortugalDesignation of authorities01/12/1999 
PortugalCommunication09/12/1999 
PortugalRatification26/01/199426/04/1994
QatarAccession09/08/199507/11/1995
Republic of KoreaAccession28/02/199429/05/1994
Republic of MoldovaAccession02/07/199830/09/1998
RomaniaAccession27/02/199105/05/1992
Russian FederationRatification31/01/199501/05/1995
RwandaAccession07/01/200406/04/2004
SamoaAccession22/03/200220/06/2002
San MarinoAccession31/05/202329/08/2023
Sao Tome and PrincipeAccession12/11/201310/02/2014
Saudi ArabiaSignature22/03/1989 
Saudi ArabiaRatification07/03/199005/05/1992
SenegalAccession10/11/199208/02/1993
SeychellesAccession11/05/199309/08/1993
Sierra LeoneAccession01/11/201630/01/2017
SingaporeAccession02/01/199601/04/1996
SlovakiaSuccession28/05/199301/01/1993
SloveniaAccession07/10/199305/01/1994
Solomon IslandsAccession25/08/202223/11/2022
SomaliaAccession26/07/201024/10/2010
South AfricaAccession05/05/199403/08/1994
SpainCommunication01/11/2013 
SpainSignature22/03/1989 
SpainRatification07/02/199408/05/1994
Sri LankaAccession28/08/199226/11/1992
St. Kitts and NevisAccession07/09/199406/12/1994
St. LuciaAccession09/12/199309/03/1994
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesAccession02/12/199602/03/1997
State of PalestineAccession02/01/201502/04/2015
SudanAccession09/01/200609/04/2006
SurinameAccession20/09/201119/12/2011
SwazilandAccession08/08/200506/11/2005
SwedenSignature22/03/1989 
SwedenRatification02/08/199105/05/1992
SwitzerlandSignature22/03/1989 
SwitzerlandRatification31/01/199005/05/1992
Syrian Arab RepublicSignature11/10/1989 
Syrian Arab RepublicRatification22/01/199205/05/1992
TajikistanAccession30/06/201628/09/2016
ThailandSignature22/03/1990 
ThailandRatification24/11/199722/02/1998
The former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaAccession16/07/199714/10/1997
TogoAccession02/07/200430/09/2004
TongaAccession26/03/201024/06/2010
Trinidad and TobagoAccession18/02/199419/05/1994
TunisiaAccession11/10/199509/01/1996
TurkeySignature22/03/1989 
TurkeyRatification22/06/199420/09/1994
TurkmenistanAccession25/09/199624/12/1996
TuvaluAccession21/08/202019/11/2020
UgandaAccession11/03/199909/06/1999
UkraineAccession08/10/199906/01/2000
Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicsSignature22/03/1990 
United Arab EmiratesSignature22/03/1989 
United Arab EmiratesRatification17/11/199215/02/1993
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandCommunication16/09/1992 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application14/09/2007 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandDesignation of authorities14/09/2007 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandDesignation of authorities06/09/2006 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandDesignation of authorities27/11/2002 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandSignature06/10/1989 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandNotification10/06/1997 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application06/09/200606/09/2006
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandRatification07/02/199408/05/1994
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application12/12/200112/12/2001
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandDesignation of authorities27/11/200227/11/2002
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application27/11/200227/11/2002
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandTerritorial application30/10/199530/10/1995
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (in respect of Gibraltar)Territorial application11/04/2013 
United Republic of TanzaniaAccession07/04/199306/07/1993
United States of AmericaSignature22/03/1990 
UruguaySignature22/03/1989 
UruguayRatification20/12/199105/05/1992
UzbekistanAccession07/02/199607/05/1996
VanuatuAccession16/10/201814/01/2019
VenezuelaSignature22/03/1989 
VenezuelaRatification03/03/199801/06/1998
Viet NamAccession13/03/199511/06/1995
Yemen Arab RepublicAccession21/02/199621/05/1996
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)Accession18/04/200017/07/2000
ZaireAccession06/10/199404/01/1995
ZambiaAccession15/11/199413/02/1995
ZimbabweAccession01/03/201230/05/2012