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Basel Convention

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

Number of parties: 174

Theme: Chemicals and Waste Management

URL: Visit convention website

Entry into force: 2005

Depository: Secretary-General of the United Nations

	No.	Title	Terms
	BC-V/11	Cooperation With The Organisation For Economic Cooperation And Development Available documents: (en)	International Cooperation and Coordination
	BC-V/12	Cooperation With United Nations Bodies, Specialized Agencies, Regional Systems And Organizations And Others Available documents: (en)	International Cooperation and Coordination
	BC-V/13	Cooperation With Environmental Non-governmental Organizations And With The Industry And Business Sectors Available documents: (en)	Non-Governmental Organisation(s), International Cooperation and Coordination, Private Sector and Commerce
	BC-V/14	Implementation Of Decision Iv/3 (transmission Of Information) Available documents: (en)	Information Exchange and Knowledge Management
	BC-V/15	Information Management And Dissemination - Development Of The Information System On Hazardous Wastes And Their Management Available documents: (en)	Information Exchange and Knowledge Management
	BC-V/16	Monitoring The Implementation Of And Compliance With The Obligations Set Out By The Basel Convention Available documents: (en)	Implementation, Monitoring, Assessment and Evaluation, Compliance and Enforcement
	BC-V/17	Analysis Of The Dispute Settlement Mechanism Under Article 20 Of The Basel Convention Available documents: (en)	Settlement of Disputes
	BC-V/18	Emergency Fund Available documents: (en)	Financial Mechanism, Special Funds, Emergencies and Incidents, Emergency Fund
	BC-V/19	Competent Authorities And Focal Points Available documents: (en)	National Focal Points, Competent Authority
	BC-V/20	Bilateral, Multilateral Or Regional Agreements Or Arrangements Available documents: (en)	Treaty Law, Multilateral Environmental Agreement
	BC-V/21	Draft Guidance Elements For Bilateral, Multilateral Or Regional Agreements Or Arrangements Available documents: (en)	Standards and Guidelines
	BC-V/22	Work Programme Of The Legal Working Group Available documents: (en)	Programme of Work (MEA Secretariat)
	BC-V/23	Prevention And Monitoring Of Illegal Traffic In Hazardous Wastes And Other Wastes Available documents: (en)	Transboundary Movement and International Trade, Illegal Transboundary Movement
	BC-V/24	Classification And Hazard Characterization Of Wastes Available documents: (en)	Standards and Guidelines
	BC-V/25	Draft Technical Guidelines For The Identification And Environmentally Sound Management Of Plastic Waste And For Its Disposal Available documents: (en)	Environmentally Sound Management
	BC-V/26	Work Programme Of The Technical Working Group Available documents: (en)	Programme of Work (MEA Secretariat)
	BC-V/27	Hazardous Waste Minimization Available documents: (en)	Wastes including Harzadous Wastes
	BC-V/28	Dismantling Of Ships Available documents: (en)	Disposal
	BC-V/29	Basel Protocol On Liability And Compensation For Damage Resulting From The Transboundary Movements Of Hazardous Wastes And Their Disposal Available documents: (en)	Liability (Rio Principle 13), Environmental Damage, Wastes including Harzadous Wastes, Transboundary Movement and International Trade
	BC-V/30	Article 3 Of The Convention Available documents: (en)
	BC-V/31	Relationship Of The Protocol With The Basel Convention Available documents: (en)	Relationship between Instruments
	BC-V/32	Enlargement Of The Scope Of The Technical Cooperation Trust Fund Available documents: (en)	Financial Mechanism, Special Funds
	BC-V/33	Environmentally Sound Management Available documents: (en)	Environmentally Sound Management
	BC-V/34	Institutional Arrangements Available documents: (en)
	BC-V/35	Institutional Arrangements Available documents: (en)
	BC-V/36	Tribute To The Host Country Available documents: (en)
	BC-V/1	Basel Declaration On Environmentally Sound Management Available documents: (en)	Environmentally Sound Management
	BC-V/2	Report Of The Parties And Signatories On The Implementation Of Decision Ii/12 Available documents: (en)
	BC-V/3	Implementation Of Decision Iii/1 (amendment To The Basel Convention) Available documents: (en)	Adjustment Procedure
	BC-V/4	Report On The Implementation Of Decision Iv/8 (decision Regarding Annex Vii) Available documents: (en)	List, Inventory or Annex
	BC-V/5	Regional Centres For Training And Technology Transfer Available documents: (en)	Technology Transfer, Regional Cooperation, Organisations and Centres, Education and Training
	BC-V/6	Capacity-building Activities Within The Convention:training And Seminars Available documents: (en)	Capacity Building, Education and Training
	BC-V/7	Capacity-building Activities Within The Convention: Current And Planned Legal, Technical And Institutional Assistance Available documents: (en)	Capacity Building, Technical Assistance
	BC-V/8	Cooperation With The United Nations Environment Programme On The Activities Undertaken At The Global Level On Persistent Organic Pollutants Available documents: (en)	International Cooperation and Coordination
	BC-V/9	Cooperation Between The Basel Convention And The Rotterdam Convention On The Prior Informed Consent Procedure For Certain Hazardous Chemicals And Pesticides In International Trade Available documents: (en)	Cooperation and Coordination (amongst MEAs) and Synergies
	BC-V/10	Cooperation With The World Customs Organization Available documents: (en)	International Cooperation and Coordination, Transboundary Movement and International Trade, Customs

	No.	Title	Terms
	BC-IV/1	Bilateral, Multilateral And Regional Agreements Or Arrangements Available documents: (en)	Treaty Law, Treaty, Multilateral Environmental Agreement
	BC-IV/2	Guidance Elements For Bilateral, Multilateral And Regional Agreements Or Arrangements Available documents: (en)	Treaty Law, Treaty, Multilateral Environmental Agreement, Standards and Guidelines
	BC-IV/3	Transmission Of Information Available documents: (en)	Information Exchange and Knowledge Management
	BC-IV/4	Establishment Of Regional Or Subregional Centres For Training And Technology Transfer Regarding The Management Of Hazardous Wastes And Other Wastes And The Minimization Of Their Generation Available documents: (en)	Technology Transfer, Regional Cooperation, Organisations and Centres, Wastes including Harzadous Wastes
	BC-IV/5	Report Of The Contracting Parties And Signatories On The Implementation Of Decision Ii/12 Available documents: (en)
	BC-IV/6	Outcome Of The Work Of The Technical Working Group On Lists Of Wastes And The Applicable Procedure For Their Review Or Adjustment Available documents: (en)	Subsidiary body
	BC-IV/7	Impleme Ntation Of Decision Iii/1 Available documents: (en)
	BC-IV/8	Decision Regarding Annex Vii Available documents: (en)
	BC-IV/9	Amendment And Adoption Of Annexes To The Convention Available documents: (en)	Listing or Amendments to Annexes, Adjustment Procedure
	BC-IV/10	Training And Seminars Related To The Basel Convention Available documents: (en)	Education and Training
	BC-IV/11	Current And Planned Technical Assistance Activities Including For The Implementation Of Agenda 21 Available documents: (en)	Technical Assistance
	BC-IV/12	Illegal Traffic In Hazardous Wastes And Other Wastes Available documents: (en)	Wastes including Harzadous Wastes, Illegal Transboundary Movement
	BC-IV/13	Competent Authorities And Focal Points Available documents: (en)	National Focal Points, Competent Authority
	BC-IV/14	Instruction Manual Available documents: (en)	Standards and Guidelines
	BC-IV/15	Establishment Of An Information Management System On Wastes (imsw) Of The Basel Convention Available documents: (en)	Information Exchange and Knowledge Management
	BC-IV/16	Cooperation With United Nations Bodies, Specialized Agencies And Regional Systems And Organizations And Others Available documents: (en)	International Cooperation and Coordination
	BC-IV/17	Cooperation Between The Basel Convention And The Activities Undertaken At The Global Level Leading To The Development Of The Legally Binding Instruments For The Application Of The Prior Informed Consent Procedure For Certain Hazardous Chemicals And Pestic Available documents: (en)	International Cooperation and Coordination, Prior Informed Consent (PIC) and Advanced Informed Agreement (AIA)
	BC-IV/18	Hazardous Waste Minimization Available documents: (en)	Wastes including Harzadous Wastes
	BC-IV/19	Ad Hoc Working Group Of Legal And Technical Experts To Consider And Develop A Draft Protocol On Liability And Compensation For Damage Resulting From Transboundary Movements Of Hazardous Wastes And Their Disposal Available documents: (en)	Liability (Rio Principle 13), Environmental Damage, Transboundary Movement and International Trade
	BC-IV/20	Emergency Fund Available documents: (en)	Financial Mechanism, Special Funds, Emergencies and Incidents, Emergency Fund
	BC-IV/21	Monitoring The Implementation Of And Compliance With The Obligations Set Out By The Basel Convention Available documents: (en)	Implementation, Compliance and Enforcement
	BC-IV/22	Institutional, Financial And Procedural Arrangements Available documents: (en)
	BC-IV/23	Draft Technical Guidelines On Hazardous Waste: Physico-chemical Treatment (d9) And Biological Treatment (d8) Available documents: (en)	Standards and Guidelines
	BC-IV/24	Proposed Work Programme Of The Technical Working Group For 1998 And 1999-2000 Available documents: (en)	Programme of Work (MEA Secretariat)
	BC-IV/25	Tribute To The Host Country And Dates And Venue For The Next Meeting Of The Conference Of The Parties Available documents: (en)

	No.	Title	Terms
	BC-2/1	Liability And Compensation Available documents: (en)	Liability (Rio Principle 13)
	BC-2/2	Emergency Fund Available documents: (en)	Special Funds, Flexible mechanisms, Emergencies and Incidents, Emergency Fund
	BC-2/3	Mechanism For The Implementation Of The Basel Convention Available documents: (en)	Implementation
	BC-2/4	Illegal Traffic In Hazardous Wastes And Other Wastes Available documents: (en)	Illegal Transboundary Movement
	BC-2/5	Model National Legislation For The Transboundary Movement And Management Of Hazardous Wastes Available documents: (en)	Standards and Guidelines, National Regulation and Legislation
	BC-2/6	Designation Of Competent Authorities And Focal Points Available documents: (en)	Focal Point, Competent Authority
	BC-2/7	Relationship Of The Basel Convention And The London Convention, 1972 Available documents: (en)	Relationship between Instruments
	BC-2/8	Cooperation With The International Atomic Energy Agency Available documents: (en)	International Cooperation and Coordination
	BC-2/9	Follow-up To Unep Governing Council Decisions 17/5, 17/13 And 17/18 Available documents: (en)
	BC-2/10	Bilateral, Multilateral And Regional Agreements Or Arrangements Available documents: (en)	Treaty Law, Treaty, Multilateral Environmental Agreement
	BC-2/11	Scope Of The Basel Convention Available documents: (en)
	BC-2/12	Decision Ii/12 Available documents: (en)
	BC-2/13	Technical Guidelines For The Environmentally Sound Management Of Wastes Subject To The Basel Convention Available documents: (en)	Wastes including Harzadous Wastes, Standards and Guidelines, Environmentally Sound Management
	BC-2/14	Transboundary Movements Of Hazardous Wastes Destined For Recovery Operations Available documents: (en)	Transboundary Movement and International Trade
	BC-2/15	Possible Effects Of The Basel Convention On Transboundary Movements Of Waste Ozone-depleting Chemicals, Including Halons, Intended For Recovery Available documents: (en)	Chemicals and Pesticides, Ozone Layer
	BC-2/16	Documentation: Notification And Movement Document Available documents: (en)	Transboundary Movement and International Trade, Permits and Certificates, Customs
	BC-2/17	Transmission Of Information Available documents: (en)	Information Exchange and Knowledge Management
	BC-2/18	Establishment Of The Information Management System Of The Basel Convention In Accordance With Decision I/4 Of The First Meeting Of The Open-ended Ad Hoc Committee For The Implementation Of The Basel Convention Available documents: (en)	Information Exchange and Knowledge Management
	BC-2/19	Establishment Of Regional Centres For Training And Technology Transfer Available documents: (en)	Regional Cooperation, Organisations and Centres
	BC-2/20	Training And Seminars Related To The Basel Convention Available documents: (en)	Education and Training
	BC-2/21	The Role Of The Secretariat Of The Basel Convention In The Implementation Of Agenda 21 Available documents: (en)	Sustainable Development, Secretariat
	BC-2/22	Global Waste Survey Available documents: (en)
	BC-2/23	Cooperation With United Nations Bodies, Specialized Agencies And Regional Systems And Organizations Available documents: (en)	International Cooperation and Coordination
	BC-2/24	Cooperation Between The International Maritime Organization And The United Nations Environment Programme In The Review Of Existing Rules, Regulations And Pratices With Respect To Transport Of Hazardous Wastes By Sea Available documents: (en)	International Cooperation and Coordination
	BC-2/25	Responsibility Of States For The Implementation Of The Basel Convention On The Control Of Transboundary Movements Of Hazardous Wastes And Their Disposal Available documents: (en)
	BC-2/26	Manual For The Implementation Of The Convention Available documents: (en)	Implementation, Standards and Guidelines
	BC-2/27	Institutional, Financial And Procedural Arrangements Available documents: (en)

	No.	Title	Terms
	BC-I/1	Rules Of Procedure Available documents: (en)	Rules of Procedure
	BC-I/2	Mechanisms For The Implementation Of The Basel Convention Available documents: (en)	Implementation
	BC-I/3	Manual For The Implementation Of The Convention Available documents: (en)	Implementation, Standards and Guidelines
	BC-I/4	Relationship Of The Basel Convention And The Convention On The Prevention Of Marine Pollution By Dumping Of Wastes And Other Matter, 1972 Available documents: (en)	Relationship between Instruments, International Cooperation and Coordination
	BC-I/5	Liability And Compensation Available documents: (en)	Liability (Rio Principle 13), Environmental Damage
	BC-I/6	Harmonization Of Procedures Of The Basel Convention And The Code Of Practice On The International Transboundary Movement Of Radioactive Waste Available documents: (en)	Relationship between Instruments, International Cooperation and Coordination, Standards and Guidelines
	BC-I/7	Institutional And Financial Arrangements Available documents: (en)
	BC-I/8	Cooperation With The United Nations Bodies, Specialized Agencies And Regional Systems And Organizations Available documents: (en)	International Cooperation and Coordination
	BC-I/9	Bilateral, Multilateral And Regional Agreements Available documents: (en)	Treaty Law, Treaty, Multilateral Environmental Agreement
	BC-I/10	Designation Of Competent Authorities And Focal Points Available documents: (en)	Focal Point, Competent Authority
	BC-I/11	Transmission Of Information Available documents: (en)	Information Exchange and Knowledge Management
	BC-I/12	Model National Legislation For The Transboundary Movement And Management Of Hazardous Wastes Available documents: (en)	Standards and Guidelines, Transboundary Movement and International Trade, National Regulation and Legislation
	BC-I/13	Establishment Of Regional Centres For Training And Technology Transfer Available documents: (en)	Technology Transfer, Regional Cooperation, Organisations and Centres, Education and Training
	BC-I/14	Emergency Fund Available documents: (en)	Financial Mechanism, Special Funds, Emergencies and Incidents, Emergency Fund
	BC-I/15	Illegal Traffic In Hazardous Wastes Available documents: (en)	Illegal Transboundary Movement
	BC-I/16	Transboundary Movements Of Hazardous Wastes Destined For Recovery Operations Available documents: (en)	Transboundary Movement and International Trade, Customs
	BC-I/17	Responsibilitz Of States For The Implementation Of The Basel Convention On The Control Of Transboundary Movements Of Hazardous Wastes And Their Disposal Available documents: (en)	Implementation
	BC-I/18	Cooperation Between The International Maritime Organization And The United Nations Environment Programme In The Reviews Of Existing Rules, Regulations And Practices With Respect To Transportation Of Hazardous Waste By Sea Available documents: (en)	International Cooperation and Coordination
	BC-I/19	Technical Guidelines For The Environmentallz Sound Management Of Wastes Subject To The Basel Convention Available documents: (en)	Standards and Guidelines, Environmentally Sound Management
	BC-I/20	International Cooperation: Training And Seminars Related To The Basel Convention Available documents: (en)	Education and Training
	BC-I/21	Documentation: Notification, Movement Document Available documents: (en)	Transboundary Movement and International Trade, Permits and Certificates, Customs
	BC-I/22	Decision I/22 Available documents: (en)
	BC-I/23	The Role Of The Secretariat Of The Basel Convention In The Implementation Of Agenda 21 Available documents: (en)	Sustainable Development, Secretariat