2008 Regional African countries Bamako Convention on the of import into Africa including radioactive waste

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1 Table 1: Bilateral, Multilateral or Regional Agreements or Arrangements Limitations: All Regions/Countries, Parties of the Basel Convention Year Agreement States and territories covered Validity period Remarks (wastes covered,disposal operations, etc.) UN Region: Africa Burkina Faso Egypt Madagascar Nigeria 2008 Regional African countries Bamako Convention on the of import into Africa including radioactive waste Senegal 2008 Regional States of Africa 30/01/ Bamako Convention Source 2008 Tanzania (United Republic of) Remarks Tunisia 2008 Wastes covered : Yo Y18 ;Y19 Y45;Y47 Disposal operations: D1 D8; D9 D28 There are also some information which to be provided on notification like, the reason for waste export, Exporter of the waste, Generator of the waste and site of generation,importer and Disposer of the waste and actual site of disposal, Intented carrier of the waste or their agents, Country of export of the waste Competent authority, etc. None Page 1/10

2 2008 Regional Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa Uganda UN Region: Asia and Pacific Azerbaijan Bahrain 2008 Regional Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) Brunei Darussalam China Cyprus Japan Ratification of the Protocol on the Control of Marine Transboundary Movements and Disposal of Hazardous Wastes and other Wastes 2008 Multilateral OECD Member Countries of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations (30 March 1992). Malaysia 2008 Bilateral United States of America Concerning transboundary movement of hazardous wastes for recovery operation Qatar Page 2/10

3 2008 Regional Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates Republic of Korea Protocol on the Control of Marine Transboundary Movements and Disposal of Hazardous Waste and Other Wastes 2008 Multilateral OECD Member Countries of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations (30 March 1992) Singapore Sri Lanka Thailand United Arab Emirates 2008 Regional ROPME Sea Area 1) The protocol annexes are similar to Basel Convention annexes. Remarks Yemen ). Protocol on the Control of Marine Transboundary Movements & Disposal of Hazardous Wastes" Bilateral Saudi Bilateral Egypt UN Region: Western Europe and Others Andorra 2008 Bilateral Andorra and Spain Australia 2008 Multilateral OECD Member Countries OECD Decision C(2001)107/FINAL concerning the revision of Decision C(92)39/FINAL on the Control of Transfrontier Movements of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations. Page 3/10

4 2008 Regional Forum Island Countries Convention to Ban the Importation into Forum Island Countries of Hazardous and Radioactive Wastes and to Control the Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within the South Pacific Region (Waigani Convention) 2008 Bilateral Democratic Republic of East Timor Import of hazardous wastes from East Timor for disposal in Australia Austria 2008 Bilateral German Austria ) Covering shipments in the Austrian custom exclusion area an transits through Germany for shipments from Austria to Austria 2008 Multilateral OECD Member Countries of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations (30 March 1992) amended by C(2001)179 FINAL 2008 Multilateral EU Member States and EEA States 1) Recovery operations and final disposal operations. Remarks ) For Austria 1. January 1997, by July the Regulation was replaced by 1013/2006 (OJ L p. 1) 2) (Fed. Law Gaz. III 2009/72) Belgium Source 2008 None. Canada 2008 Bilateral Canada and the United States of America The Canada U.S.A.-Agreement on the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes of 1986, amended in 1992 to incorporate other wastes is renewed automatically for periods of five years, unless either Party gives written notice of termination (3 months) prior to expiration of the Agreement or the Agreement can be terminated, at any time, upon providing one year written notice. The Agreement was amended in 1992 to incorporate other wastes which are defined to include Municipal Solid Waste that is sent for final disposal or for incineration with energy recovery and residues arising from the incineration of such waste. This Agreement sets out the specific administrative conditions for the export, import, and transit of hazardous wastes and other wastes between the two countries. Page 4/10

5 2008 Multilateral OECD Member Countries OECD Council Decision C(2001)107/Final concerning the control of transboundary movements of wastes destined for recovery operations (active). It supersedes Decision C(92)39/Final to more effectively harmonize with the Basel Convention. final Denmark 2008 Multilateral OECD Member Countries OECD Decision C(2001)107/FINAL on the Control of Transfrontier Movements of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations Finland 2008 Multilateral OECD Member Countries OECD Decision C(2001)107/FINAL on the Control of Transfrontier Movements of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations. Concerns shipments of wastes for recovery between OECD Member Countries. Germany 2008 Multilateral OECD Member Countries of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations (30 March 1992) replaced by OECD Decision C(2001)107/FINAL 2008 Bilateral Zimbabwe Import of waste into Germany (all wastes for recovery) 2008 Bilateral Afghanistan Import of hazardous wastes from Afghanistan for the purpose of disposal according to environmental requirements Bilateral Kosovo (arrangement with the commander of the NATO Kosovo Force (KFOR)) Export of wastes generated in Kosovo during deployment of KFOR/NATO troops to Germany for environmentally sound management. Greece 2008 Multilateral OECD Member Countries Decision C(2001)107/Final of the OECD Council concerning the revision of Decision C(92)39/Final on the control of transboundary movements of wastes destined for recovery operations (OECD Decision). Ireland Page 5/10

6 Israel Italy 2008 Bilateral San Marino All imports of wastes for disposal into Italy are allowed except those containing or contaminated with PCB, PCT, PBB,at a concentration level of 50 mg/kg or more Bilateral San Marino All imports of wastes for disposal into Italy are allowed Luxembourg Malta 2008 Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey Netherlands 28/12/ Multilateral All EU overseas provinces (incl. Aruba, Netherlands Antilles) New Zealand Protocol on the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal LGO-decision 2001/822/EG 2008 Multilateral OECD Member Countries of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations (30 March 1992) 2008 Regional Forum Island Countries Convention to Ban the Importation into Forum Island Countries of Hazardous and Radioactive Wastes and to Control the Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within the South Pacific Region (Waigani Convention) Portugal 2008 Multilateral OECD Countries 14 June OECD Council Decision C(2001)107 FINAL of 14 June 2001 concerning the revision of OECD Council Decision C(92)39/FINAL of 30 March 1992 on the control of transboundary movement of wastes destined for recovery operations. Spain Page 6/10

7 2008 Multilateral OECD Member Countries of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations (30 March 1992), as revised by OECD Decision C(2001)107/FINAL on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations (consolidated text of 21 May 2002) Bilateral Andorra Relating to imports from Andorra to Spain of wastes, generated in Andorra, with the aim of their environmentally sound management recovery or disposal. Sweden 2008 Multilateral OECD Member Countries of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations (30 March 1992) Multilateral OECD Member Countries OECD Decision C(2001)107/FINAL on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2008 Multilateral OECD Member countries of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations (30 March 1992). Concerns shipments of wastes for recovery between OECD Member Countries 2008 Multilateral OECD Member countries OECD Decision C(2001)107/FINAL on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations UN Region: Central and Eastern Europe Bosnia & Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic 2008 Multilateral EU countries, OECD Member Countries OECD Decision C(92)39/final on the Control of Transfrontier Movements of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations (39 March 1992) Page 7/10

8 Estonia Georgia Hungary Latvia Poland Republic of Moldova 2008 Multilateral Commonwealth of Independent States Agreement on the Monitoring of Transboundary Shipments of Hazardous and Other Wastes. Romania Serbia Remarks Slovakia check in Sector for European Ingeneration in Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning of Republic Serbia 2008 Multilateral OECD Member Countries of Waste Destined for Recovery Operations (30 March 1992). Slovenia Ukraine Page 8/10

9 2008 Bilateral Ukraine and Russian Federation Intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the field of treatment of the mercury containing wastes. Mercury waste treatment at the mercury industrial complex in the city Gorlovka. UN Region: Latin America and the Caribbean Argentina Source 2008 None. Barbados Bolivia Brazil 2008 Source 2008 Not reported. Colombia Cuba Ecuador Guatemala Guyana Page 9/10

10 2008 Bilateral Guyana and Brazil February Transport of Hazardous Materials, Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Control covered Honduras Jamaica Mexico 2008 Bilateral Mexico and the United States of America Saint Lucia Uruguay Transboundary movements of hazardous wastes. Page 10/10

Table 1: Bilateral, Multilateral or Regional Agreements or Arrangements

Table 1: Bilateral, Multilateral or Regional Agreements or Arrangements All Regions/Countries, Parties of the Basel Convention Year Agreement States and territories covered Validity period Remarks (wastes