Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements

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ARTICLE 3 NATIONAL DEFINITIONS OF HAZARDOUS WASTES 1. Each Party shall, within six months of becoming a Party to this <strong>Convention</strong>, inform the Secretariat of the <strong>Convention</strong> of the wastes, other than those listed in Annexes I and II, considered or defined as hazardous under its national legislation and of any requirements concerning transboundary movement procedures applicable to such wastes. 2. Each Party shall subsequently inform the Secretariat of any significant changes to the information it has provided pursuant to paragraph 1. 3. The Secretariat shall forthwith inform all Parties of the information it has received pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2. 4. Parties shall be responsible for making the information transmitted to them by the Secretariat under paragraph 3 available to their exporters. | 19
ARTICLE 43 ARTICLE 4 GENERAL OBLIGATIONS 1. (a) Parties exercising their right to prohibit the import of hazardous wastes or other wastes for disposal shall inform the other Parties of their decision pursuant to Article 13. (b) Parties shall prohibit or shall not permit the export of hazardous wastes and other wastes to the Parties which have prohibited the import of such wastes, when notified pursuant to subparagraph (a) above. (c) Parties shall prohibit or shall not permit the export of hazardous wastes and other wastes if the State of import does not consent in writing to the specific import, in the case where that State of import has not prohibited the import of such wastes. 3 The Conference of the Parties adopted Decision III/1 at its third meeting to amend the <strong>Convention</strong> by adding, inter alia, a new Article 4A. The amendment is not yet in force. The relevant part of Decision III/1 provides as follows: “The Conference … 3. Decides to adopt the following amendment to the <strong>Convention</strong>: … ‘Insert new Article 4A: 1. Each Party listed in Annex VII shall prohibit all transboundary movements of hazardous wastes which are destined for operations according to Annex IV A, to States not listed in Annex VII. 2. Each Party listed in Annex VII shall phase out by 31 December 1997, and prohibit as of that date, all transboundary movements of hazardous wastes under Article 1(1)(a) of the <strong>Convention</strong> which are destined for operations according to Annex IV B to States not listed in Annex VII. Such transboundary movement shall not be prohibited unless the wastes in question are characterised as hazardous under the <strong>Convention</strong>. …’” | 20
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Page 35 and 36: ARTICLE 13 TRANSMISSION OF INFORMAT
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Page 41 and 42: (e) To communicate with focal point
Page 43 and 44: ARTICLE 17 AMENDMENT OF THE CONVENT
Page 45 and 46: (a) Annexes to this Convent
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Page 49 and 50: ARTICLE 24 RIGHT TO VOTE 1. Except
Page 51 and 52: ARTICLE 29 AUTHENTIC TEXTS The orig
Page 53 and 54: ANNEX I CATEGORIES OF WASTES TO BE
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Page 61 and 62: ANNEX IV DISPOSAL OPERATIONS A. OPE
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ARTICLE 7 The tribunal may hear and
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ANNEX VIII 7 LIST A Wastes containe
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A1120 Waste sludges, excluding anod
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A3060 Waste nitrocellulose A3070 Wa
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| 78 A4040 Wastes from the manufact
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ANNEX IX 16 LIST B Wastes contained
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| 82 B1060 Waste selenium and tellu
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| 84 B1120 Spent catalysts excludin
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| 86 B2020 Glass waste in non-dispe
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B3 WASTES CONTAINING PRINCIPALLY OR
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| 90 B3030 Textile wastes The follo
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| 92 B3060 Wastes arising from agro
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PROTOCOL ON LIABILITY AND COMPENSAT
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compensation is available for damag
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the same origin that causes damage
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(d) Notwithstanding subparagraph (a
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shall notify the Secretariat of the
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(d) Wholly the result of the wrongf
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ARTICLE 9 Contributory fault Compen
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for amounts not less than the minim
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(c) The defendant has his habitual
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(d) Where the judgement is contrary
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(d) To consider and undertake any a
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3. In their instruments of formal c
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ARTICLE 31 Withdrawal 1. At any tim
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28. Samoa 29. Sao Tome and Principe
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