Treaties
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
Controls on exporting hazardous waste.
Read aloud by your browser
- Concluded
- Basel, 22 Mar 1989
- In force
- 5 May 1992
- Parties
- 191
- Instrument
- Treaty
| State | Signed | Bound | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 22 Mar 1989 | 25 Mar 2013 | ratification |
| Albania | — | 29 Jun 1999 | accession |
| Algeria | — | 15 Sep 1998 | accession |
| Andorra | — | 23 Jul 1999 | accession |
| Angola | — | 6 Feb 2017 | accession |
| Antigua and Barbuda | — | 5 Apr 1993 | accession |
| Argentina | 28 Jun 1989 | 27 Jun 1991 | ratification |
| Armenia | — | 1 Oct 1999 | accession |
| Australia | — | 5 Feb 1992 | accession |
| Austria | 19 Mar 1990 | 12 Jan 1993 | ratification |
| Azerbaijan | — | 1 Jun 2001 | accession |
| Bahamas (The) | — | 12 Aug 1992 | accession |
| Bahrain | 22 Mar 1989 | 15 Oct 1992 | ratification |
| Bangladesh | — | 1 Apr 1993 | accession |
| Barbados | — | 24 Aug 1995 | accession |
| Belarus | — | 10 Dec 1999 | accession |
| Belgium | 22 Mar 1989 | 1 Nov 1993 | ratification |
| Belize | — | 23 May 1997 | accession |
| Benin | — | 4 Dec 1997 | accession |
| Bhutan | — | 26 Aug 2002 | accession |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 22 Mar 1989 | 15 Nov 1996 | ratification |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | — | 16 Mar 2001 | accession |
| Botswana | — | 20 May 1998 | accession |
| Brazil | — | 1 Oct 1992 | accession |
| Brunei Darussalam | — | 16 Dec 2002 | accession |
| Bulgaria | — | 16 Feb 1996 | accession |
| Burkina Faso | — | 4 Nov 1999 | accession |
| Burundi | — | 6 Jan 1997 | accession |
| Cabo Verde | — | 2 Jul 1999 | accession |
| Cambodia | — | 2 Mar 2001 | accession |
| Cameroon | — | 9 Feb 2001 | accession |
| Canada | 22 Mar 1989 | 28 Aug 1992 | ratification |
| Central African Republic | — | 24 Feb 2006 | accession |
| Chad | — | 10 Mar 2004 | accession |
| Chile | 31 Jan 1990 | 11 Aug 1992 | ratification |
| China | 22 Mar 1990 | 17 Dec 1991 | ratification |
| Colombia | 22 Mar 1989 | 31 Dec 1996 | ratification |
| Comoros | — | 31 Oct 1994 | accession |
| Congo | — | 20 Apr 2007 | accession |
| Cook Islands | — | 29 Jun 2004 | accession |
| Costa Rica | — | 7 Mar 1995 | accession |
| Croatia | — | 9 May 1994 | accession |
| Cuba | — | 3 Oct 1994 | accession |
| Cyprus | 22 Mar 1989 | 17 Sep 1992 | ratification |
| Czech Republic | — | 30 Sep 1993 | succession |
| Côte d'Ivoire | — | 1 Dec 1994 | accession |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | — | 10 Jul 2008 | accession |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | — | 6 Oct 1994 | accession |
| Denmark | 22 Mar 1989 | 6 Feb 1994 | approval |
| Djibouti | — | 31 May 2002 | accession |
| Dominica | — | 5 May 1998 | accession |
| Dominican Republic | — | 10 Jul 2000 | accession |
| Ecuador | 22 Mar 1989 | 23 Feb 1993 | ratification |
| Egypt | — | 8 Jan 1993 | accession |
| El Salvador | 22 Mar 1990 | 13 Dec 1991 | ratification |
| Equatorial Guinea | — | 7 Feb 2003 | accession |
| Eritrea | — | 10 Mar 2005 | accession |
| Estonia | — | 21 Jul 1992 | accession |
| Eswatini | — | 8 Aug 2005 | accession |
| Ethiopia | — | 12 Apr 2000 | accession |
| European Union | 22 Mar 1989 | 7 Feb 1994 | approval |
| Finland | 22 Mar 1989 | 19 Nov 1991 | acceptance |
| France | 22 Mar 1989 | 7 Jan 1991 | approval |
| Gabon | — | 6 Jun 2008 | accession |
| Gambia | — | 15 Dec 1997 | accession |
| Georgia | — | 20 May 1999 | accession |
| Germany | 23 Oct 1989 | 21 Apr 1995 | ratification |
| Ghana | — | 30 May 2003 | accession |
| Greece | 22 Mar 1989 | 4 Aug 1994 | ratification |
| Grenada | — | 15 Oct 2021 | accession |
| Guatemala | 22 Mar 1989 | 15 May 1995 | ratification |
| Guinea | — | 26 Apr 1995 | accession |
| Guinea-Bissau | — | 9 Feb 2005 | accession |
| Guyana | — | 4 Apr 2001 | accession |
| Haiti | 22 Mar 1989 | — | Signature only |
| Honduras | — | 27 Dec 1995 | accession |
| Hungary | 22 Mar 1989 | 21 May 1990 | approval |
| Iceland | — | 28 Jun 1995 | accession |
| India | 15 Mar 1990 | 24 Jun 1992 | ratification |
| Indonesia | — | 20 Sep 1993 | accession |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | — | 5 Jan 1993 | accession |
| Iraq | — | 2 May 2011 | accession |
| Ireland | 19 Jan 1990 | 7 Feb 1994 | ratification |
| Israel | 22 Mar 1989 | 14 Dec 1994 | ratification |
| Italy | 22 Mar 1989 | 7 Feb 1994 | ratification |
| Jamaica | — | 23 Jan 2003 | accession |
| Japan | — | 17 Sep 1993 | accession |
| Jordan | 22 Mar 1989 | 22 Jun 1989 | approval |
| Kazakhstan | — | 3 Jun 2003 | accession |
| Kenya | — | 1 Jun 2000 | accession |
| Kiribati | — | 7 Sep 2000 | accession |
| Kuwait | 22 Mar 1989 | 11 Oct 1993 | ratification |
| Kyrgyzstan | — | 13 Aug 1996 | accession |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | — | 21 Sep 2010 | accession |
| Latvia | — | 14 Apr 1992 | accession |
| Lebanon | 22 Mar 1989 | 21 Dec 1994 | ratification |
| Lesotho | — | 31 May 2000 | accession |
| Liberia | — | 22 Sep 2004 | accession |
| Libya | — | 12 Jul 2001 | accession |
| Liechtenstein | 22 Mar 1989 | 27 Jan 1992 | ratification |
| Lithuania | — | 22 Apr 1999 | accession |
| Luxembourg | 22 Mar 1989 | 7 Feb 1994 | ratification |
| Madagascar | — | 2 Jun 1999 | accession |
| Malawi | — | 21 Apr 1994 | accession |
| Malaysia | — | 8 Oct 1993 | accession |
| Maldives | — | 28 Apr 1992 | accession |
| Mali | — | 5 Dec 2000 | accession |
| Malta | — | 19 Jun 2000 | accession |
| Marshall Islands | — | 27 Jan 2003 | accession |
| Mauritania | — | 16 Aug 1996 | accession |
| Mauritius | — | 24 Nov 1992 | accession |
| Mexico | 22 Mar 1989 | 22 Feb 1991 | ratification |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | — | 6 Sep 1995 | accession |
| Monaco | — | 31 Aug 1992 | accession |
| Mongolia | — | 15 Apr 1997 | accession |
| Montenegro | — | 23 Oct 2006 | succession |
| Morocco | — | 28 Dec 1995 | accession |
| Mozambique | — | 13 Mar 1997 | accession |
| Myanmar | — | 6 Jan 2015 | accession |
| Namibia | — | 15 May 1995 | accession |
| Naoero | — | 12 Nov 2001 | accession |
| Nepal | — | 15 Oct 1996 | accession |
| Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 22 Mar 1989 | 16 Apr 1993 | acceptance |
| New Zealand | 18 Dec 1989 | 20 Dec 1994 | ratification |
| Nicaragua | — | 3 Jun 1997 | accession |
| Niger | — | 17 Jun 1998 | accession |
| Nigeria | 15 Mar 1990 | 13 Mar 1991 | ratification |
| North Macedonia | — | 16 Jul 1997 | accession |
| Norway | 22 Mar 1989 | 2 Jul 1990 | ratification |
| Oman | — | 8 Feb 1995 | accession |
| Pakistan | — | 26 Jul 1994 | accession |
| Palau | — | 8 Sep 2011 | accession |
| Panama | 22 Mar 1989 | 22 Feb 1991 | ratification |
| Papua New Guinea | — | 1 Sep 1995 | accession |
| Paraguay | — | 28 Sep 1995 | accession |
| Peru | — | 23 Nov 1993 | accession |
| Philippines | 22 Mar 1989 | 21 Oct 1993 | ratification |
| Poland | 22 Mar 1990 | 20 Mar 1992 | ratification |
| Portugal | 26 Jun 1989 | 26 Jan 1994 | ratification |
| Qatar | — | 9 Aug 1995 | accession |
| Republic of Korea | — | 28 Feb 1994 | accession |
| Republic of Moldova | — | 2 Jul 1998 | accession |
| Romania | — | 27 Feb 1991 | accession |
| Russian Federation | 22 Mar 1990 | 31 Jan 1995 | ratification |
| Rwanda | — | 7 Jan 2004 | accession |
| Samoa | — | 22 Mar 2002 | accession |
| San Marino | — | 31 May 2023 | accession |
| Sao Tome and Principe | — | 12 Nov 2013 | accession |
| Saudi Arabia | 22 Mar 1989 | 7 Mar 1990 | ratification |
| Senegal | — | 10 Nov 1992 | accession |
| Serbia | — | 18 Apr 2000 | accession |
| Seychelles | — | 11 May 1993 | accession |
| Sierra Leone | — | 1 Nov 2016 | accession |
| Singapore | — | 2 Jan 1996 | accession |
| Slovakia | — | 28 May 1993 | succession |
| Slovenia | — | 7 Oct 1993 | accession |
| Solomon Islands | — | 25 Aug 2022 | accession |
| Somalia | — | 26 Jul 2010 | accession |
| South Africa | — | 5 May 1994 | accession |
| Spain | 22 Mar 1989 | 7 Feb 1994 | ratification |
| Sri Lanka | — | 28 Aug 1992 | accession |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | — | 7 Sep 1994 | accession |
| St. Lucia | — | 9 Dec 1993 | accession |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | — | 2 Dec 1996 | accession |
| State of Palestine | — | 2 Jan 2015 | accession |
| Sudan | — | 9 Jan 2006 | accession |
| Suriname | — | 20 Sep 2011 | accession |
| Sweden | 22 Mar 1989 | 2 Aug 1991 | ratification |
| Switzerland | 22 Mar 1989 | 31 Jan 1990 | ratification |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 11 Oct 1989 | 22 Jan 1992 | ratification |
| Tajikistan | — | 30 Jun 2016 | accession |
| Thailand | 22 Mar 1990 | 24 Nov 1997 | ratification |
| Togo | — | 2 Jul 2004 | accession |
| Tonga | — | 26 Mar 2010 | accession |
| Trinidad and Tobago | — | 18 Feb 1994 | accession |
| Tunisia | — | 11 Oct 1995 | accession |
| Turkmenistan | — | 25 Sep 1996 | accession |
| Tuvalu | — | 21 Aug 2020 | accession |
| Türkiye | 22 Mar 1989 | 22 Jun 1994 | ratification |
| Uganda | — | 11 Mar 1999 | accession |
| Ukraine | — | 8 Oct 1999 | accession |
| United Arab Emirates | 22 Mar 1989 | 17 Nov 1992 | ratification |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6 Oct 1989 | 7 Feb 1994 | ratification |
| United Republic of Tanzania | — | 7 Apr 1993 | accession |
| United States of America | 22 Mar 1990 | — | Signature only |
| Uruguay | 22 Mar 1989 | 20 Dec 1991 | ratification |
| Uzbekistan | — | 7 Feb 1996 | accession |
| Vanuatu | — | 16 Oct 2018 | accession |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 22 Mar 1989 | 3 Mar 1998 | ratification |
| Viet Nam | — | 13 Mar 1995 | accession |
| Yemen | — | 21 Feb 1996 | accession |
| Zambia | — | 15 Nov 1994 | accession |
| Zimbabwe | — | 1 Mar 2012 | accession |
How do we know? Imported from the source; not yet checked by a person.
UN Treaty Collection published this; the platform retrieved it 9 November 2026. Imported from the source; not yet checked by a person.
Source
- Source
- UN Treaty Collection
- Original
- https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&clang=_en&mtdsg_no=XXVII-3&chapter=27 ↗
- Licence
- Public depositary record
- Retrieved
- 9 November 2026
Version
- Status
- Active
- Valid from
- 5 May 1992
- Reviewed
- Imported from the source; not yet checked by a person.
Authority
- Record type
- Treaty
- Domains
- treaties, environment
Where this comes from
- Source
- UN Treaty Collection ↗
- Licence
- Public depositary record
- Retrieved
- 9 Nov 2026
- Reviewed
- Unreviewed