Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements

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3. In their instruments of formal confirmation or approval, the organizations referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall declare the extent of their competence with respect to the matters governed by the Protocol. These organizations shall also inform the Depositary, who will inform the Contracting Parties, of any substantial modification in the extent of their competence. ARTICLE 28 Accession 1. The Protocol shall be open for accession by any States and by any regional economic integration organization Party to the <strong>Basel</strong> <strong>Convention</strong> which has not signed the Protocol. The instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Depositary. 2. In their instruments of accession, the organizations referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall declare the extent of their competence with respect to the matters governed by the Protocol. These organizations shall also inform the Depositary of any substantial modification in the extent of their competence. 3. The provisions of Article 27, paragraph 2, shall apply to regional economic integration organizations which accede to the Protocol. ARTICLE 29 Entry into force 1. The Protocol shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit of the twentieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, formal confirmation, approval or accession. | 117
2. For each State or regional economic integration organization which ratifies, accepts, approves or formally confirms the Protocol or accedes thereto after the date of the deposit of the twentieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval, formal confirmation or accession, it shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit by such State or regional economic integration organization of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval, formal confirmation or accession. 3. For the purpose of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, any instrument deposited by a regional economic integration organization shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by member States of such organization. ARTICLE 30 Reservations and declarations 1. No reservation or exception may be made to the Protocol. For the purposes of the Protocol, notifications according to Article 3, paragraph 1, Article 3, paragraph 6, or Article 14, paragraph 5, shall not be regarded as reservations or exceptions. 2. Paragraph 1 of this Article does not preclude a State or a regional economic integration organization, when signing, ratifying, accepting, approving, formally confirming or acceding to the Protocol, from making declarations or statements, however phrased or named, with a view, inter alia, to the harmonization of its laws and regulations with the provisions of the Protocol, provided that such declarations or statements do not purport to exclude or to modify the legal effects of the provisions of the Protocol in their application to that State or that organization. | 118
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BASEL CONVENTION ON THE CONTROL OF
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 5 <s
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(“the Ban Amendment”) was adopt
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COP 6 also established a partnershi
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Waste minimization undoubtedly lead
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eduction of their generation to a m
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Recognizing that in the case of a m
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4. Wastes which derive from the nor
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13. “States concerned” means Pa
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ARTICLE 43 ARTICLE 4 GENERAL OBLIGA
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(f) Require that information about
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(b) The wastes in question are requ
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the movement, or requesting additio
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9. The Parties shall require that e
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(e) that results in deliberate disp
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low-waste technologies and the impr
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ARTICLE 13 TRANSMISSION OF INFORMAT
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(f) Information on accidents occurr
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5. The Conference of the Parties sh
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(e) To communicate with focal point
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ARTICLE 17 AMENDMENT OF THE CONVENT
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(a) Annexes to this Convent
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Party accepting the same obligation
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ARTICLE 24 RIGHT TO VOTE 1. Except
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ARTICLE 29 AUTHENTIC TEXTS The orig
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ANNEX I CATEGORIES OF WASTES TO BE
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| 54 Y38 Organic cyanides Y39 Pheno
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ANNEX III LIST OF HAZARDOUS CHARACT
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UN Class 5 Code Characteristics 6.1
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ANNEX IV DISPOSAL OPERATIONS A. OPE
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R12 Exchange of wastes for submissi
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13. Designation and physical descri
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