Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements

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ARTICLE 11 BILATERAL, MULTILATERAL AND REGIONAL AGREEMENTS 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 4 paragraph 5, Parties may enter into bilateral, multilateral, or regional agreements or arrangements regarding transboundary movement of hazardous wastes or other wastes with Parties or non-Parties provided that such agreements or arrangements do not derogate from the environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes and other wastes as required by this <strong>Convention</strong>. These agreements or arrangements shall stipulate provisions which are not less environmentally sound than those provided for by this <strong>Convention</strong> in particular taking into account the interests of developing countries. 2. Parties shall notify the Secretariat of any bilateral, multilateral or regional agreements or arrangements referred to in paragraph 1 and those which they have entered into prior to the entry into force of this <strong>Convention</strong> for them, for the purpose of controlling transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and other wastes which take place entirely among the Parties to such agreements. The provisions of this <strong>Convention</strong> shall not affect transboundary movements which take place pursuant to such agreements provided that such agreements are compatible with the environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes and other wastes as required by this <strong>Convention</strong>. ARTICLE 12 CONSULTATIONS ON LIABILITY The Parties shall co-operate with a view to adopting, as soon as practicable, a protocol setting out appropriate rules and procedures in the field of liability and compensation for damage resulting from the transboundary movement and disposal of hazardous wastes and other wastes. | 33
ARTICLE 13 TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION 1. The Parties shall, whenever it comes to their knowledge, ensure that, in the case of an accident occurring during the transboundary movement of hazardous wastes or other wastes or their disposal, which are likely to present risks to human health and the environment in other States, those States are immediately informed. 2. The Parties shall inform each other, through the Secretariat, of: (a) Changes regarding the designation of competent authorities and/or focal points, pursuant to Article 5; (b) Changes in their national definition of hazardous wastes, pursuant to Article 3; and, as soon as possible, (c) Decisions made by them not to consent totally or partially to the import of hazardous wastes or other wastes for disposal within the area under their national jurisdiction; (d) Decisions taken by them to limit or ban the export of hazardous wastes or other wastes; (e) Any other information required pursuant to paragraph 4 of this Article. 3. The Parties, consistent with national laws and regulations, shall transmit, through the Secretariat, to the Conference of the Parties | 34
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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 57 and 58: ANNEX III LIST OF HAZARDOUS CHARACT
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Page 61 and 62: ANNEX IV DISPOSAL OPERATIONS A. OPE
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Page 69 and 70: ANNEX VI ARBITRATION ARTICLE 1 Unle
Page 71 and 72: ARTICLE 7 The tribunal may hear and
Page 73 and 74: ANNEX VIII 7 LIST A Wastes containe
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Page 81 and 82: ANNEX IX 16 LIST B Wastes contained
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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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3. The amounts referred to in parag
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