Basel Convention

The Basel Convention on the Control of Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal was adopted in 1989 and entered into force on 5 May 

The trans-boundary shipment of used VRLA batteries must comply with all relevant terms and commitments made by the Conference of Parties, especially as lead-acid batteries are classified as a hazardous waste. 

The Convention contains the following specific trade provisions  

Implicit under the terms set out in provision (iii), used VRLA batteries must only be shipped to a secondary lead plant known to recycle ULAB in an environmentally 

The Bamako Convention of 1990 [29] goes further than the Basel Convention and bans any waste imports into Africa and has been signed by all African nations. 

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Any person importing hazardous waste into the United States from a foreign country is subject to hazardous waste generator standards. RCRA also contains specific requirements for hazardous waste exports. Importers and exporters must also comply with the provisions of international trade treaties, such as the Basel Convention and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Council Decision. 

Initiatives in Developed Countries Affecting E-Waste 2.1 The Basel Convention... 

China, in addition to ratifying the Basel Convention, has a 2002 law banning hazardous waste imports. In 2005, the Management Measure for the Prevention of Pollution from Electronic Products became effective. It has been referred to as China s RoHS, specifying limits on materials similar to the EU Restriction of Hazardous Substances directive. A new waste disposal law enacted in 2009, Regulations for the Administration of the Recovery and Disposal of Electric and... 

Kempel W (1999) The negotiations on the Basel Convention on the transboundary movement of hazardous wastes and their disposal a national delegation perspective. IntNegot 4 411—431... 

UNEP (2009) Basel convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). http //www. basel.int/. Accessed 15 July 2011... 

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Recently the protection of the environment has become increasingly important for industry with the requirement that the potential impact on the environment is considered for all aspects of industrial processes. Such considerations are supported by environmental legislation that controls all types of emissions as well as the treatment of wastes. Such legislation is based on global standards that have largely resulted from developments within the European Union, Japan, and the United States in collaboration with international conventions. Of these, the Basel Convention (1989) and the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro (1992) were significant in the control and prevention of wastes. In the case of liquid wastes that are most appropriate for treatment by liquid liquid extraction, limits for discharge into the aqueous environment have been established by the three countries already mentioned. These limits depend on the particular country and sometimes on the industry. (See section 14.6.)... 

Rummel-Bulska, I. (1993) The basel convention A global approach for the management of hazardous wastes, in Proceedings of Hazardous Waste Conference, 3-6 may 1993, Atlanta, USA. 

For example, under the Stockholm Convention, only four Asian country parties have prepared national implementation plans, so far. With respect to the Rotterdam Convention, only seventeen countries have notified the import responses under the prior informed consent schemes of the Rotterdam Convention. Likewise, just twenty-one countries reported on the trade of hazardous wastes under the Basel Convention as of 2006. Indeed, Asian countries need to take actions necessary to implement relevant chemical related conventions at the national level. 

Similar considerations apply to other international organizations and regimes with comparable levels of membership to the OPCW. There are more than 120 members in common with the WTO and more than 130 in common with the ICRC s Additional Protocols I and II to the 1949 Geneva Conventions on the laws of armed conflict in the case of the WCO, the 1988 Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and the 1989 Basel Convention, there are 140 members or more that are also States Parties to the CWC. Again, the majority of States not Party to the CWC have joined the treaties or constituent instruments administered by these other organizations. 

The OPCW Technical Secretariat signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Secretariat of the Basel Convention on 26 May 2004. 

Basel Convention This is the most important convention. It is primarily concerned with the control of the international movement of hazardous waste, including obsolete pesticides, and their management. It is the legal basis for the Return to Sender approach. 

It is always difficult to find a suitable shipping conpany for transporting hazardous waste. They fear problems from environmental groups as well as problems during stopover in a third country. Under the Basel Convention there is an established notification process to inform third countries in advance about the transport of hazardous waste, but some governments do not want foreign waste to pass through their territory. 

UNEP/SBC/94/3 Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, Geneva, June 1989. 

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