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

Reference
XXVII-3
Adopted
Basel, 22 March 1989
Entry into force
5 May 1992, in accordance with article 25(1).
Registration
5 May 1992, No. 28911
Signatories
53
Parties
191
Depositary record
United Nations Treaty Collection

Who signed, and when

CountrySignatureRatification, acceptance, approval or accession
Afghanistan 22 Mar 1989 25 Mar 2013
Albania - 29 Jun 1999 a
Algeria - 15 Sep 1998 a
Andorra - 23 Jul 1999 a
Angola - 6 Feb 2017 a
Antigua and Barbuda - 5 Apr 1993 a
Argentina 28 Jun 1989 27 Jun 1991
Armenia - 1 Oct 1999 a
Australia - 5 Feb 1992 a
Austria 19 Mar 1990 12 Jan 1993
Azerbaijan - 1 Jun 2001 a
Bahamas (The) - 12 Aug 1992 a
Bahrain 22 Mar 1989 15 Oct 1992
Bangladesh - 1 Apr 1993 a
Barbados - 24 Aug 1995 a
Belarus - 10 Dec 1999 a
Belgium 22 Mar 1989 1 Nov 1993
Belize - 23 May 1997 a
Benin - 4 Dec 1997 a
Bhutan - 26 Aug 2002 a
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 22 Mar 1989 15 Nov 1996
Bosnia and Herzegovina - 16 Mar 2001 a
Botswana - 20 May 1998 a
Brazil - 1 Oct 1992 a
Brunei Darussalam - 16 Dec 2002 a
Bulgaria - 16 Feb 1996 a
Burkina Faso - 4 Nov 1999 a
Burundi - 6 Jan 1997 a
Cabo Verde - 2 Jul 1999 a
Cambodia - 2 Mar 2001 a
Cameroon - 9 Feb 2001 a
Canada 22 Mar 1989 28 Aug 1992
Central African Republic - 24 Feb 2006 a
Chad - 10 Mar 2004 a
Chile 31 Jan 1990 11 Aug 1992
China 22 Mar 1990 17 Dec 1991
China 7 , 8 22 Mar 1990 17 Dec 1991
Colombia 22 Mar 1989 31 Dec 1996
Comoros - 31 Oct 1994 a
Congo - 20 Apr 2007 a
Cook Islands - 29 Jun 2004 a
Costa Rica - 7 Mar 1995 a
Croatia - 9 May 1994 a
Cuba - 3 Oct 1994 a
Cyprus 22 Mar 1989 17 Sep 1992
Czech Republic - 30 Sep 1993 d
Czech Republic 9 - 30 Sep 1993 d
Côte d'Ivoire - 1 Dec 1994 a
Democratic People's Republic of Korea - 10 Jul 2008 a
Democratic Republic of the Congo - 6 Oct 1994 a
Denmark 22 Mar 1989 6 Feb 1994 AA
Djibouti - 31 May 2002 a
Dominica - 5 May 1998 a
Dominican Republic - 10 Jul 2000 a
Ecuador 22 Mar 1989 23 Feb 1993
Egypt - 8 Jan 1993 a
Egypt 10 - 8 Jan 1993 a
El Salvador 22 Mar 1990 13 Dec 1991
Equatorial Guinea - 7 Feb 2003 a
Eritrea - 10 Mar 2005 a
Estonia - 21 Jul 1992 a
Eswatini - 8 Aug 2005 a
Ethiopia - 12 Apr 2000 a
European Union 22 Mar 1989 7 Feb 1994 AA
Finland 22 Mar 1989 19 Nov 1991 A
France 22 Mar 1989 7 Jan 1991 AA
Gabon - 6 Jun 2008 a
Gambia - 15 Dec 1997 a
Georgia - 20 May 1999 a
Germany 23 Oct 1989 21 Apr 1995
Germany 11 23 Oct 1989 21 Apr 1995
Ghana - 30 May 2003 a
Greece 22 Mar 1989 4 Aug 1994
Grenada - 15 Oct 2021 a
Guatemala 22 Mar 1989 15 May 1995
Guinea - 26 Apr 1995 a
Guinea-Bissau - 9 Feb 2005 a
Guyana - 4 Apr 2001 a
Haiti 22 Mar 1989 -
Honduras - 27 Dec 1995 a
Hungary 22 Mar 1989 21 May 1990 AA
Iceland - 28 Jun 1995 a
India 15 Mar 1990 24 Jun 1992
Indonesia - 20 Sep 1993 a
Iran (Islamic Republic of) - 5 Jan 1993 a
Iraq - 2 May 2011 a
Ireland 19 Jan 1990 7 Feb 1994
Israel 22 Mar 1989 14 Dec 1994
Italy 22 Mar 1989 7 Feb 1994
Jamaica - 23 Jan 2003 a
Japan - 17 Sep 1993 a
Jordan 22 Mar 1989 22 Jun 1989 AA
Kazakhstan - 3 Jun 2003 a
Kenya - 1 Jun 2000 a
Kiribati - 7 Sep 2000 a
Kuwait 22 Mar 1989 11 Oct 1993
Kyrgyzstan - 13 Aug 1996 a
Lao People's Democratic Republic - 21 Sep 2010 a
Latvia - 14 Apr 1992 a
Lebanon 22 Mar 1989 21 Dec 1994
Lesotho - 31 May 2000 a
Liberia - 22 Sep 2004 a
Libya - 12 Jul 2001 a
Liechtenstein 22 Mar 1989 27 Jan 1992
Lithuania - 22 Apr 1999 a
Luxembourg 22 Mar 1989 7 Feb 1994
Madagascar - 2 Jun 1999 a
Malawi - 21 Apr 1994 a
Malaysia - 8 Oct 1993 a
Maldives - 28 Apr 1992 a
Mali - 5 Dec 2000 a
Malta - 19 Jun 2000 a
Marshall Islands - 27 Jan 2003 a
Mauritania - 16 Aug 1996 a
Mauritius - 24 Nov 1992 a
Mexico 22 Mar 1989 22 Feb 1991
Micronesia (Federated States of) - 6 Sep 1995 a
Monaco - 31 Aug 1992 a
Mongolia - 15 Apr 1997 a
Montenegro - 23 Oct 2006 d
Montenegro 12 - 23 Oct 2006 d
Morocco - 28 Dec 1995 a
Mozambique - 13 Mar 1997 a
Myanmar - 6 Jan 2015 a
Namibia - 15 May 1995 a
Naoero - 12 Nov 2001 a
Nepal - 15 Oct 1996 a
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 22 Mar 1989 16 Apr 1993 A
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 13 22 Mar 1989 16 Apr 1993 A
New Zealand 18 Dec 1989 20 Dec 1994
New Zealand 14 18 Dec 1989 20 Dec 1994
Nicaragua - 3 Jun 1997 a
Niger - 17 Jun 1998 a
Nigeria 15 Mar 1990 13 Mar 1991
North Macedonia - 16 Jul 1997 a
Norway 22 Mar 1989 2 Jul 1990
Oman - 8 Feb 1995 a
Pakistan - 26 Jul 1994 a
Palau - 8 Sep 2011 a
Panama 22 Mar 1989 22 Feb 1991
Papua New Guinea - 1 Sep 1995 a
Paraguay - 28 Sep 1995 a
Peru - 23 Nov 1993 a
Philippines 22 Mar 1989 21 Oct 1993
Poland 22 Mar 1990 20 Mar 1992
Portugal 26 Jun 1989 26 Jan 1994
Portugal 7 26 Jun 1989 26 Jan 1994
Qatar - 9 Aug 1995 a
Republic of Korea - 28 Feb 1994 a
Republic of Moldova - 2 Jul 1998 a
Romania - 27 Feb 1991 a
Russian Federation 22 Mar 1990 31 Jan 1995
Rwanda - 7 Jan 2004 a
Samoa - 22 Mar 2002 a
San Marino - 31 May 2023 a
Sao Tome and Principe - 12 Nov 2013 a
Saudi Arabia 22 Mar 1989 7 Mar 1990
Senegal - 10 Nov 1992 a
Serbia - 18 Apr 2000 a
Serbia 15 - 18 Apr 2000 a
Seychelles - 11 May 1993 a
Sierra Leone - 1 Nov 2016 a
Singapore - 2 Jan 1996 a
Slovakia - 28 May 1993 d
Slovakia 9 - 28 May 1993 d
Slovenia - 7 Oct 1993 a
Solomon Islands - 25 Aug 2022 a
Somalia - 26 Jul 2010 a
South Africa - 5 May 1994 a
Spain 22 Mar 1989 7 Feb 1994
Spain 16 , 17 22 Mar 1989 7 Feb 1994
Sri Lanka - 28 Aug 1992 a
St. Kitts and Nevis - 7 Sep 1994 a
St. Lucia - 9 Dec 1993 a
St. Vincent and the Grenadines - 2 Dec 1996 a
State of Palestine - 2 Jan 2015 a
Sudan - 9 Jan 2006 a
Suriname - 20 Sep 2011 a
Sweden 22 Mar 1989 2 Aug 1991
Switzerland 22 Mar 1989 31 Jan 1990
Syrian Arab Republic 11 Oct 1989 22 Jan 1992
Tajikistan - 30 Jun 2016 a
Thailand 22 Mar 1990 24 Nov 1997
Togo - 2 Jul 2004 a
Tonga - 26 Mar 2010 a
Trinidad and Tobago - 18 Feb 1994 a
Tunisia - 11 Oct 1995 a
Turkmenistan - 25 Sep 1996 a
Tuvalu - 21 Aug 2020 a
Türkiye 22 Mar 1989 22 Jun 1994
Uganda - 11 Mar 1999 a
Ukraine - 8 Oct 1999 a
United Arab Emirates 22 Mar 1989 17 Nov 1992
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6 Oct 1989 7 Feb 1994
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8 , 16 6 Oct 1989 7 Feb 1994
United Republic of Tanzania - 7 Apr 1993 a
United States of America 22 Mar 1990 -
United States of America 18 22 Mar 1990 -
Uruguay 22 Mar 1989 20 Dec 1991
Uzbekistan - 7 Feb 1996 a
Vanuatu - 16 Oct 2018 a
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 22 Mar 1989 3 Mar 1998
Viet Nam - 13 Mar 1995 a
Yemen - 21 Feb 1996 a
Zambia - 15 Nov 1994 a
Zimbabwe - 1 Mar 2012 a

Participants that are UN member states link to their profile. The Holy See, the European Union, the Cook Islands and Niue appear in these tables and are not member states, so they are named without a link rather than attached to the nearest match. The third column carries the depositary’s own annotation. Accession, succession and acceptance are legally distinct from ratification and are shown as the record states them rather than flattened into one word.

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