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<p>Angelo Godbey: /* Eighteenth Conference of the Parties */</p> <hr /> <div>==Eighteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 19 2027 - April 30 2027&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Panama City, Panama&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Panama Convention Centre in Panama City<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4cZRiNz Removal of Plastic Waste from Annex IX, Prior Informed Consent for All Plastic Waste: Crucial Step in Fight Against Plastic Pollution]<br /> <br /> ==Seventeenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 28 - May 9 2025&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/BAN_Shipbreaking_Intervention.pdf BAN Shipbreaking Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/BAN_R14_Intervention.pdf BAN R14 Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/1/1f/BAN_Intervention_on_Other_Batteries_Technical_Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Other Batteries Technical Guidelines]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4cZRiNz Removal of Plastic Waste from Annex IX, Prior Informed Consent for All Plastic Waste: Crucial Step in Fight Against Plastic Pollution]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/3/35/Some_Key_Considerations_for_Basel_COP17.pdf Some Key Considerations for Basel COP17]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/Basel_Parties_Must_Stand_Firm_Against_Efforts.pdf Basel Parties Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Deny Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/2/27/8_Reasons_Why_Basel_Parties_Must_Keep_R14ALT_in_Annex_IV.pdf 8 Reasons Why Basel Parties Must Keep R14ALT in Annex IV]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/b1/Relationship_between_the_Basel_Convention_and_the_Hong_Kong_Convention_on_Ship_Recycling.pdf Relationship between the Basel Convention and the Hong Kong Convention on Ship Recycling]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a6/Statement_by_BAN_on_Further_Considerations_on_Plastic_Waste.pdf Statement by BAN on Further Considerations on Plastic Waste]<br /> <br /> ==Sixteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 1 - 12 2023&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OF2PXs Plastic Pollution: Focus Upstream at INC-2]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3B2UEfb Beware Improper Article 11 Agreements Contradicting the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Side Events'''<br /> *[https://youtu.be/bctYQkoqtDg Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> *[https://youtu.be/wse2ld0zUHA Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> <br /> '''PowerPoint Presentations'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/79/Misuse_of_Article_11_to_Escape_PowerPoint.pdf Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a5/Tackling_the_Hidden_PowerPoint.pdf Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/Intervention_on_Technical_Guidelines_on_Electronic_Waste.pdf Intervention on Technical Guidelines on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/0/0b/BAN_Intervention_on_the_ReviewVersion2_of_the_Annexes.pdf BAN Intervention on the Review of the Annexes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/74/BAN_Intervention_on_Plastic_WasteVersion2Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/bd/BAN_Intervention_on_Improper_Article_11_Agreements.pdf BAN Intervention on Improper Article 11 Agreements]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/70/BAN_Intervention_on_Hidden_and_Forgotten_Plastic_Wastes.pdf BAN Intervention on Hidden and Forgotten Plastic Wastes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/6/60/BAN_Intervention_on_e-PIC.pdf BAN Intervention on e-PIC]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a1/Misuse_of_the_Basel_Convention_Article_11_to_Avoid_Compliance_with_New_Plastic_Waste_Controls.pdf Misuse of the Basel Convention's Article 11 to Avoid Compliance with the New Plastic Waste Controls]<br /> <br /> ==Fifteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' July 26 - 30 2021 (online segment), and June 6 - 17th, 2022 (face-to-face segment)&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Online and Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Online and in Geneva, Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OZRMWG Establishing &quot;Safe Levels&quot; for Hazardous Wastes Must be Rejected]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3VvTamv Se deben de rechazar los “niveles seguros” de desechos peligrosos]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3Elk8FT Brazil Must Urgently Provide Safe Haven for Aircraft Carrier São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3gypp5h Brasil debe proporcionar urgentemente un refugio seguro para el portaviones São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3tRenv0 Le Brésil doit fournir d’urgence un refuge au porte avions São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3EsPBHt Let's Make the Basel Plastic Guidelines Environmentally Sound]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3N0WH8O Let's Fix the Basel e-Waste Guidelines Once and for All]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3lEtFiG The Swiss-Ghana Amendment: A Step Towards Closing the Last e-Waste Dumping Pathways]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3apUoNh Plastic Waste Trade Still Out of Control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OdW2jN La comercialización de los desechos plásticos sigue estando fuera de control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3GnH2za Hagamos que las Directrices del Convenio de Basilea Sobre los Plásticos Sean Ambientalmente Racionales]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OmzKxK Faisons en Sorte que les Directives de Bâle sur le Plastique Soient Écologiquement Rationnelles]<br /> <br /> '''Press Releases'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3xIgsej Delegates and Environmentalists Celebrate New Global Restrictions on e-Waste Trade]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3zBDkP3 Environmental Groups Claim that New Rules Restricting Plastic Trade are being Ignored]<br /> <br /> '''Presentations and Webinars'''<br /> *'''E-Waste Exports: Closing the Remaining Loopholes | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/49/E-Waste_Exports-_Closing_the_Remaining_Loopholes.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''The Basel Plastics Amendments: The First Year Report Card | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXX6bnoy-rY Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/13June2022_BRS_SideEvent_PlasticAmendments-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''Plastics &amp; Refuse-Derived Fuel: Fuel Product or Plastic Waste Export? | IPEN | BRS COPS Side Event '''<br /> **[https://youtu.be/QgX46WgcYZw Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/9-June-2022-Plastic-Waste-Presentation-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> <br /> '''Related Links'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-basel-plastics-amendments-the-first-year-report-card-brs-cops-side-event/ The Basel Plastics Amendments: The First Year Report Card | BRS COPs Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/plastics-refuse-derived-fuel-fuel-product-or-plastic-waste-export-geneva-beat-plastic-pollution-dialogues/ Plastics &amp; Refuse-Derived Fuel: Fuel Product or Plastic Waste Export? | Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues Event]<br /> <br /> ==Fourteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 29 - May 10, 2019&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> <br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/3/3e/Norwegian_Implications.pdf The Norwegian Amendments / Summary of Implications for Recyclers]<br /> <br /> '''Links'''<br /> *[https://www.ban.org/the-responsible-guideline The Responsible Guideline]<br /> <br /> '''Information/Fact Sheets'''<br /> <br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/BAN_and_IPEN_Views_of_Basel_COP14_Apr_2019.pdf BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP14]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a4/2019.04.30_EIA-CIEL-BAN-IPEN_Norwegian_Proposal_to_Amend_the_Basel_Convention.pdf Norwegian Proposal to Amend the Annexes to the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2HepNQx BAN Intervention on the Technical Guideline on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Hcv4rZ BAN Intervention Regarding Basel Compliance]<br /> <br /> '''Action Alerts'''<br /> <br /> Action Alert #1 / Acción de alerta #1 / Alerte d'action No. 1<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/32eUyOf Just Two More Ratifications Needed to Ensure a COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Zvwo1B Sólo Dos Ratificaciones Más Para Asegurar La Celebración De La Enmienda BAN COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GEZC5i Plus que deux Ratifications manquent pour garantir l'entrée en vigueur du « Ban Amendment » à la COP14(Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #2 / Acción de alerta #2 / Alerte d'action No. 2<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Kon10b The Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2ZwfAaG Economía Circular Amenazada Por La Guía De Basilea Sobre e-Waste (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2L1htZP L'économie Circulaire Menacée par les Directives Techniques sur le Mouvement Transfrontalier des Déchets Electroniques de la Convention de Bâle (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #3 / Acción de alerta #3 / Alerte d'action No. 3<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYWPR Preventing the Plastic Waste Tsunami: Adopting the Norwegian Proposal at COP14]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYUHJ Prevención del Tsunami de Desechos de Material Plástico: Adopción del Protocolo Noruego en COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GA4ita Prévenir le Tsunami de Déchets Plastiques: Adopter la Proposition Norvégienne à la COP14 (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #4<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Gxv2uu New research exposes a crisis in the global trade of &quot;recyclable&quot; plastics]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #5<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GwHYke Highest Level of World's Most Toxic Chemicals Found in African Free-Range Eggs: European E-Waste Dumping a Contributor]<br /> <br /> ==Thirteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 24 - May 5, 2017&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Intervention on TBM Guideline - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on TBM Guideline]]<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on Ship Dismantling]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment.pdf|BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment]]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP13 15 Apr 2017.pdf|Delegate Alert: BAN and IPEN Quick Views of Basel COP13 20 Apr 2017]]<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert TBM COP13 A4.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Time to Repair the &quot;Repairables Loophole&quot; in the e-Waste Guideline 21 Apr 2017]]<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2017)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 1 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 2 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 3 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 4 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 5 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 7 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 8 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 9 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 10 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]]<br /> <br /> '''Statements'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002).pdf|Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002)]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002).pdf|BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002)]]<br /> <br /> ==Twelfth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 4-15, 2015&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2015)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]]] [PDF Download]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all).pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper -4- The Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now!.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade .pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper-9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse”.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Basel Interventions'''<br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention|CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment|BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada|BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/c/c9/Delegate_Alert_2_Letter.pdf Delegate Alert #2: Canada in Breach of its Basel Obligations]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 10 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -3- Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 15 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -4- BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13.pdf|Delegate Alert #4: BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 28 Apr. 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts – Spanish'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo]] [PDF Download] - 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *Delegate Alert #3: Cumpliendo la promesa del Convenio de Basilea – Ratificación de la Enmienda de Prohibición – 10 Apr. 2015 '''Broken link'''<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eleventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 3-6, 2013&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Congress Convention Center Updated <br /> <br /> '''BAN Briefing Papers (April 2013):'''<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -4- Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now! - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download]] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse” - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Entry Into Force- Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11! .pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Entry Into Force: Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -2- Illegal- European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships.pdf|Delegate Alert #2: Illegal: European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -3- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending Re-use Abuse.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert Extra- Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste.pdf|Delegate Alert Extra: Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Shipbreaking Documents'''<br /> *[[:File:LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING - 12 Dec. 2012.pdf|LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING]] [PDF Download] – 12 Dec. 2012<br /> *[[:File:COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION - 28 Nov. 2013.pdf|COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION]] [PDF Download] – 28 Nov. 2013<br /> *[[:File:A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer - 4 Sept. 2012.pdf|A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer]] [PDF Download] – 4 Sept. 2012<br /> *[[:File:A principled and practical solution for ship recycling - 21 Jan. 2013.pdf|A principled and practical solution for ship recycling]] [PDF Download] – 21 Jan. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Speeches'''<br /> *[[:File:E-Waste Exemption Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|e-Waste Exemption Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|Ships Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> <br /> '''Some Adopted Decisions'''<br /> *[[:File:PACE Decision - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Decision]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Tenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' October 17-21, 2011&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Cartagena de India, Colombia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Cartagena de Indias Convention Centre (CCCI)<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2011):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: Hong Kong Convention Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''BAN Newspaper'''<br /> <br /> *BAN COP10 Newspaper | ''the four articles below with photos'' - 12 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Press Release'''<br /> *178 Countries Agree to Allow the Ban on Exports of Toxic Wastes to Developing Countries to Become Law – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *Final Statement / BAN on behalf of the NGOs at COP10 – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *European Union e-Waste Duplicity - 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *Statement on Basel and Hong Kong Convetions / Shipbreaking - 18 Oct. 2011<br /> *BAN Interventions CLI and Ban Amendment - 17 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *Less than Equivalent - 11 Oct. 2011<br /> *Finally! Waste Prevention Comes to Basel - 09 Oct. 2011<br /> *When a Non-Paper is the Wrong Resource Recovery – Yes, Exploiting Weaker Economies – No - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> *YES to the Country Led Initiative - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions'''<br /> *Shipbreaking: Equivalent Level of Control - 4 July 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on e-Waste TBM paper - 10 May 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on CLI - 24 January 2011<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Ninth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' June 23-27, 2008&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place: '''Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Bali International Convention Centre (BICC)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Press Releases:'''<br /> <br /> *United Nations Waste Treaty Postpones Long Awaited Toxic Waste Dumping Ban- 27 June 2008<br /> *Domestic Press Release:EPA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Standard Denounced for Allowing Global Toxic Dumping- 23 June 2008<br /> *International Press Release: U.S. Government OK’s Illegal Trafficking in Hazardous Electronic Waste- 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (June 2008):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreement<br /> <br /> '''BAN Paper Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Ban Amendment – Entry into Force Country Analysis (June 2008)<br /> <br /> '''BAN Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Speech of Mr. Jim Puckett (Basel Action Network) – World Forum on Waste Management for Human Health and Livelihood – 26 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention on e-Waste – 24 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention Regarding Entry into Force of the BAN Amendment – 24 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Additional Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Summary of NGO Comments on the Kobe 3R Action Plan of the G8 – 26 June 2008<br /> *The NGO Platform’s Green Ship Recycling Standard – Draft 2 – 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Toxic waste export harder to control, despite Basel Convention – 1 July 2008<br /> *Fail to agree on banning toxic waste exports at UN conference – 26 June 2008<br /> *Officials: Poor nations can’t manage toxic waste – 26 June 2008<br /> *UN says poverty is fueling trade of hazardous waste exports to poor countries – 26 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eighth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 28 November – 1 December 2006&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Nairobi, Kenya<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report on COP8:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Action Network Report and Press Statements on the Results of the Eighth Conference of the Parties of the Basel Convention - 2 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> BAN Statement at the Global E-Waste Forum - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Basel E-waste Decision:'''<br /> <br /> *Decision VIII/[ ]: Draft Decision on Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the contact group on draft decisions on environmentally sound management of electronic and electrical waste - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Nairobi Declaration on E-waste:'''<br /> <br /> *Nairobi Ministerial Declaration on the Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the President of the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP8 Newspaper A4 Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *COP8 Newspaper Letter Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *Urgent Considerations for Correcting Deficiencies in the Draft Convention on the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships – NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 8 October 2006<br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – Basel Action Network, April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – by the Basel Action Network on behalf of the Global NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 15 March 2006<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (November 2006):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions:'''<br /> <br /> *Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26- Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Exported e-waste pollutes Africa – 18 December 2006, St. Louis Post-Dispatch<br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Seventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 25-29 October 2004&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Palais des Nations<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP7:'''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 1<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 2<br /> *Entry Into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – October 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues – 6 January 2004<br /> *The IMO Guidlines on Ship Recycling Annotated — A Critique – Basel Action Network/Greenpeace, 21 November 2003<br /> *Wireless Waste: Basel Convention’s Next Hazardous Waste Challenge - Basel Action Network, October 2004<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2004):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: Ratifying the Ban Amendment: In the Final Stretch<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: The Shame of Shipping: Breaking with Principle to Break Ships<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running from Basel: Post Treaty Revisionism<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Sixth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 9-13 December 2002&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Palais des Nations&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP6:'''<br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Richard Gutierrez, BAN Policy Advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> :::[[File:banwithveseley3.jpg|350px|caption]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::BAN representatives with Madame Veseley, special rapporteur &lt;br/&gt; on for the United Nations Commission on Human Rights pertaining &lt;br/&gt;to the dumping of toxic waste. Geneva, 12 December 2002.&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::© Basel Action Network&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN REPORT on COP6 – 3 February 2003&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Focus on COPVI<br /> *Press Release: Activists Blast USA for Resuming Export of Naval Ships to Asia<br /> *Action Alert: Stop USA from Dumping Old Naval Vessels on Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: The High Tech Trashing of Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: Canadian Story<br /> *BAN Briefing Papers:<br /> **Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – March 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – June 2001<br /> **Briefing Paper #4: Celebrating Basel’s First Decade — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #5: The Next POPs Challenge: Appropriate POPs Destruction – May 2001<br /> ** Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade – March 2002<br /> *Mercury Migration Series: Briefing Papers of the Ban Mercury Working<br /> *Ending Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining – August 2002<br /> *Byproduct Mercury: A Forgotten Source of a Global Poison – August 2002<br /> *The Fish that Feed Us Are Killing Us – August 20<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fifth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 6-10 December 1999&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Basel, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Convention Center&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP5:''' <br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, of BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Roger Kluck, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Ms. Carmen G. Gonzalez, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report:'''<br /> <br /> BAN Report and Analysis of COP5<br /> <br /> '''BAN/Greenpeace Press Release:'''<br /> <br /> Toxic Waste Treaty Declares Next Decade: No Time for Waste<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *When Trade is Toxic: The WTO Threat to Public and Planetary Health<br /> *Briefing Paper 4: Celebrating Basel’s 10th Year — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – December 1999 -[Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – April 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Environmentally Sound Management and the Basel Ban Amendment<br /> <br /> '''Notable Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Klaus Toepfer, Executive Secretary of United Nations Environment Programme&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> *Dr. Mostafa K. Tolba, former Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Final Texts:'''<br /> <br /> *Next Decade Declaration and Decision &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> *Liability Protocol &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fourth Conference of the Parties==<br /> ''See'' [[Issues for COP4|Issues for COP4]] ''for links''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 23-27 February 1998&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Kuching, Malaysia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Riverside Majestic Hotel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BASEL BAN VICTORY AT COP4!&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Final Decision on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP4 Country Performance Reviews&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Provisional Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN Annotated Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Greenpeace Briefs for COP-4 (links to Greenpeace International’s website)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP-4: the Key Issues at a Glance&lt;br/&gt;<br /> How to Identify the Attempts to Undermine the Ban — A Quick Guide &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Annex VII Amendment Proposals&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/8-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Monaco&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/9-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Israel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> ACP-EU Joint Assembly Resolution&lt;br/&gt;<br /> EU Commission Legal Opinion on Article 11&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Basel Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/2 — Draft Position Paper on Hazard Characterization and Classification of Wastes within the Framework of the Basel Convention&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/3 — Consolidated Lists of Wastes and the Applicable Procedure for Their Review or Adjustment&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/4 — Wastes Placed on List C Awaiting Classification&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: European Community&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: Chile&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Slovenia Letter Proposing their Entry into Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Subsidiary Meetings==<br /> ===Fifteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 15), June 23 - June 26 2026, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4cZRiNz Removal of Plastic Waste from Annex IX, Prior Informed Consent for All Plastic Waste: Crucial Step in Fight Against Plastic Pollution]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4ogYZn5 Delegate Alert #1: Basel Parties Must Continue to Stand Firm Against Shipping Industry efforts to Deny Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4a6EC68 Delegate Alert #2: Time to Stitch Up the Textile Loophole in the Basel Convention]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4w1jl6p Delegate Alert #3: Basel Parties Must Close the Plastic Waste Loopholes and Place Basel Controls on All Plastic Waste]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4vA0peY Delegate Alert #4: The New E-Waste Guidelines Should Clarify the New Listings -- Not Undermine Them!]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fourteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 14), June 25 - June 28 2024, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5d/BAN_Interventiuon_on_the_e-Waste_Amendments_-_2024.pdf BAN Interventiuon on the e-Waste Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/be/BAN_Intervention_on_e-Waste_Technical_Guidelines_-_2024.pdf BAN Intervention on e-Waste Technical Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/44/BAN_Plastic_Waste_Amendments_Intervention_-_2024.pdf BAN Plastic Waste Amendments Intervention]<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4c9NPJU Once Again Basel Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Remove Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> <br /> :'''Press Releases:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3XJT2E1 Plastic recycling plants receiving exported waste are microplastic factories, experts say]<br /> <br /> :'''Events:'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-plastic-amendments-are-we-fulfilling-the-promise-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Plastic Waste Trade: A New Colonialist means of Pollution Transfer | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/shipbreaking-revisiting-a-waste-dumping-crisis-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Shipbreaking: Revisiting a Waste Dumping Crisis | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/plastic-waste-trade-a-new-colonialists-means-of-pollution-transfer-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ The Plastic Amendments: Are we fulfilling the Promise? | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Thirteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 13), February 21 - February 23 2023, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/7b/INTERVENTION_Plastics_Failures.pdf RE: Two Failures following Adoption of the Basel Plastics Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/95/INTERVENTION_on_Plastic_Waste_Guidelines.pdf Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/e/e1/INTERVENTION_E-WASTE_GUIDELINE.pdf RE: e-Waste Guideline]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/INTERVENTION_SAO_PAULO.pdf RE: The Sinking of the São Paulo]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Meeting of ENFORCE Partnership #6, April 11 - April 13 2022, Virtual===<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:ENFORCE-6-Presentation.pdf|The Plastic Waste Amendments: A Compliance Report Card]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Twelfth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 12), April 4 - April 6 2022, Nairobi, Kenya===<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation.pdf|OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Eleventh meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 11), September 2 - September 6 2018, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BFn8zQ Delegate Alert #1: Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance Document]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BUnOli Delegate Alert #2: Norwegian Listings: Needed Now to Prevent Plastic Waste Tsunami]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2PiIoxn Delegate Alert #3: Goal: A COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration!]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2LHcmsH Delegate Alert #4: Open Letter from 50 NGOs Around the World]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annex-22FAnnex-9-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (English)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-French-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (French)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-Spanish-1.pd Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (Spanish)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Plastic-waste-trade_-Southeast-Asian-countries-restrict-imports-.pdf FACT SHEET on how the waste trade is impacting Southeast Asia]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Pqg508 Delegate Alert #5: Don't Let Weak EU Proposal for POPs Harm Our Children's Health]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Mil7K7 Basel OEWG11 Meeting Final Alert]<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_English.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 English]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_Spanish.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 Spanish]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_French.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 French]<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines.pdf|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines]]<br /> *[[File:BAN Intervention Norway Proposal.pdf|BAN Intervention Norway Proposal]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Tenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 10), May 30-June 2 2016, Nairobi, Kenya===<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:file:BANInterventionON_e-Waste_Guideline-2016.pdf|BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN%27s_Facts_%26_Recom%27s_on_TBM_GuidFinal-2016.pdf|BC’s Interim Guideline on Transboundary Movement of e-Waste]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN's-Facts-&amp;-Recom's-on-TBM-GuidFinalEspanol-2016.pdf|Directriz provisional del Convenio de Basilea sobre el movimiento transfronterizo de residuos electrónicos]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 9), 16-19 September 2014, Geneva===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1:Beware Dangerous Exemptions Proposed to Basel Trade Rules for Electronic Waste<br /> *Alert #2: ‘Legal Clarity’ Glossary of Terms Document Not Ready for Adoption<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline<br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on Legal Clarity<br /> *BAN Intervention / ESM of Ship Dismantling<br /> *Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline Final Plenary<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 8), 25 – 28 September 2012, Geneva===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1: Disturbing Manipulation ofthe COP10 ShipbreakingDecision - 17 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #2: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse - 19 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #3: Basel Convention’s Flawed Legal Analysis Could Help Companies Like Trafigura Avoid Prosecution - 22 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #4: European Commission Turns its Back on Basel Convention - 24 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention on Legal Analysis - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *STATEMENT by BAN on the Technical Guidelines on the TBM of e-Waste - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *Intervention on Ship Dismantling - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Seventh Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, Switzerland, 10 – 14 May 2010===<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Interventions:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN’s Concerns over Country Led Initiative<br /> *BAN on the Basel Ban and Article 17.5<br /> *BAN on the IMO Convention not being Equivalent to the Basel Convention<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Comments on the 5th Draft Technical Guidelines on the Environmentally Sound Management of Mercury Wastes (Jan 2010, UNEP/CHW/OEWG/7/INF/10) — Zero Mercury Working Group – 30 April 2010<br /> *BAN Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian Country Led Initiative (CLI) Documents – 7 May 2010<br /> *BAN Annotated Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian CLI Documents (Part 2) – 7 May 2010<br /> *Side Event Presentation on BAN e-Stewards Certification – May 2010<br /> *Determining “Equivalent Level of Control” as Established under the Basel Convention, NGO Shipbreaking Platform – January 2010<br /> <br /> :'''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2010):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Sixth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, 3 – 7 September 2007===<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *New Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs” – September 2007<br /> *BAN Report: JPEPA as a Step in Japan’s Greater Plan to Liberalize Hazardous Waste Trade in Asia- Basel Action Network, 29 August 2007<br /> *BAN Submission: Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26 – Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Briefing Papers (September 2007):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fifth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 5), Geneva, 3 – 7 April 2006===<br /> <br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – March 2006<br /> *Press Release on Draft IMO Convention Critique – March 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – April 2006<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fourth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 4), Geneva, 4 – 8 July 2005===<br /> <br /> *BAN Opening Statement on Shipbreaking – 4 July 2005<br /> *Greenpeace/BAN Final Statement on Ships and Illegal Traffic – Greenpeace/BAN, 8 July 2005<br /> *Obligations and Opportunities for a Mandatory Alternate or Additional Instrument to the Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships – Greenpeace/BAN, 26 May 2005<br /> *BAN Comments on Secretariat Paper on the Environmentally Sound Management of Ships (UNEP/CHW/OEWG/4/6) – 22 June 2005<br /> *Legal Analysis of Letter from Mr. Raja to Ms. Hedegaard regarding the legal application of the Basel Convention to the Kong Frederik IX (aka Riky)- 3 May 2005<br /> **Including: First Letter to Mr. Raja - Second Letter to Mr. Raja<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2005<br /> *Basel Non-Compliance Notification Report – April 2005<br /> *Basel Action Network Report on the First Joint ILO/IMO/Basel Convention Working Group – Released June 27, 2005<br /> *Inconsistent: The Problem with the Basel Guidelines on POPs Waste – Released April 2005, International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Third Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 3), Geneva, 26 – 30 April 2004===<br /> <br /> *Mobile Toxic Waste: Recent Findings on the Toxicity of End-of-Life mobile phones – 26 April 2004<br /> *Comments on the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 February 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues, and the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 January 2004<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Second Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 2), Geneva, 20 – 24 October 2003===<br /> <br /> ===First Meeting of the Committee for Implementation and Compliance. International Environment House, Geneva, 19 October 2003.===<br /> <br /> ===4th Session of the Legal Working Group, 18-19 January 2002, GenevaFirst Session of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 1), Geneva, 28 April – 2 May 2003.===<br /> <br /> ===1st Joint Meeting of the Technical Working Group and Legal Working Group, 16-17 January 2002, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *Shipbreaking and the Legal Obligations Under the Basel Convention – 10 January 2002<br /> <br /> ===19th Session of the Technical Working Group, 14-15 January 2002, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on Shipbreaking Guidelines – 10 January 2002<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000(This paper reincluded here as the Secretariat failed to review this paper in preparing their own document on H13)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Richard_Gutierrez.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Richard Gutierrez, Toxics Policy Advisor attending&lt;br/&gt; the 4th Legal Working Group of the Basel Convention, &lt;br/&gt;January 2002. © Basel Action Network<br /> <br /> ===18th Session of the Technical Working Group, 18-20 June, Geneva 3rd Session of Legal Working Group, 21-22 June, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on TWG18 and LWG3 of the Basel Convention – 18-22 June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Report by the ERM on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Document B on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN/Greenpeace, Primary Concerns for TWG18 – 19 June 2001<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===First Continental Conference for Africa on the Environmentally Sound Management of Unwanted Stockpiles of Hazardous Wastes and their Prevention, Rabat, Morocco, 8-12 January 2001===<br /> <br /> *BAN Meeting Report<br /> *Towards a Policy on Chemical Waste Stockpile Destruction and Transport in Africa: Ensuring Environmentally Sound Management of Existing Chemical Wastes and Stockpiles through the Stockholm, Basel and Bamako Conventions – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> *Vers une politique en matière de destruction et de transport des stocks de déchets chimiques en Afrique: Assurer une gestion écologiquement rationnelle des déchets et stocks chimiques existants, par le biais des Conventions de Stockholm, de Bâle et de Bamako – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> <br /> ===2nd Session of Legal Working Group, 12-13 October, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on the Draft Guidance Elements for Bilateral, Multilateral and Regional Agreements or Arrangements – October 2000<br /> <br /> ===17th Technical Working Group, 9-11 October, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 17th Technical Working Group and 2nd Legal Working Group – October, 2000<br /> *Comments on the Draft Document on the Relationship Between the Basel Convention and the Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) – BAN, October 2000 - [HTML File]<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000<br /> *The Basel Ban: The First Step Toward Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Wastes – February 2000<br /> <br /> ===16th Technical Working Group and 1st Session of Legal Working Group, 3-7 April 2000, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Report on Technical Working Group – 5 April 2000<br /> *Annex to TWG Report (Workplan of TWG) – 5 April 2000<br /> *Provisional Attendees List of Legal Working Group – 7 April 2000<br /> *BAN Comments on the Basel Convention Draft Technical Guideline on the Environmentally Sound Management of Biomedical and Healthcare Waste (Y1; Y2; Y3) – 10 May 2000<br /> <br /> ===10th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report / 10th Liability Protocol Drafting Meeting – 30 August – 3 September<br /> *Saving the Basel Liability Protocol – 30 August 1999<br /> *Position Paper on Article 23 - 1 September<br /> *Position Paper on Opt-Out for Bilateral, Multilateral Agreements – 31 August<br /> <br /> ===4th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Committee for the Implementation of the Basel Convention===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 4th Basel Implemention Committee Meeting – 21-25 June 1999<br /> <br /> ===9th Session of the Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability, 19-23 April 1999, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 8th Session / Liability Protocol Drafting – 19-23 April<br /> *Comments on the Draft Liability Protocol, by West Coast Environmental Law and the Basel Action Network – 19 April 1999<br /> <br /> ===15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Joint meeting of the Technical Working Group and the Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts, 12-16 April 1999, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the Basel Convention 15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts – 12-16 April<br /> *Comments on Decision IV/8: Regarding Annex VII – 12 April 1999<br /> *Shipbreaking and the Basel Convention — An Analysis – 12 April 1999<br /> *Clinical Waste in Developing Countries – April 1999<br /> *11 Recommendations for Improving Medical Waste Waste Management – April 1999<br /> *11 Recomendaciones Para Mejorar el Manejo de los Residuos Patológicos – April 1999 (Spanish Version)<br /> *11 Recommandations Pour Améliorer La Gestion Des Déchets Bio-médicaux – April 1999 (French Version)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Subsidiary_Meetings_Ravi_Agarwal.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Ravi Agarwal of New Delhi organization Srishti representing &lt;br/&gt;the Basel Action Network at the April 1999 Basel Technical &lt;br/&gt;Working Group Meeting in Geneva.© Basel Action Network</div>

Angelo Godbey http://wiki.ban.org/index.php?title=Basel_Convention_Meetings&diff=2006 2026-09-21T22:22:11Z

<p>Angelo Godbey: </p> <hr /> <div>==Eighteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 19 - April 30 2027&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Panama City, Panama&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Panama Convention Centre in Panama City<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4cZRiNz Removal of Plastic Waste from Annex IX, Prior Informed Consent for All Plastic Waste: Crucial Step in Fight Against Plastic Pollution]<br /> <br /> ==Seventeenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 28 - May 9 2025&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/BAN_Shipbreaking_Intervention.pdf BAN Shipbreaking Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/BAN_R14_Intervention.pdf BAN R14 Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/1/1f/BAN_Intervention_on_Other_Batteries_Technical_Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Other Batteries Technical Guidelines]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4cZRiNz Removal of Plastic Waste from Annex IX, Prior Informed Consent for All Plastic Waste: Crucial Step in Fight Against Plastic Pollution]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/3/35/Some_Key_Considerations_for_Basel_COP17.pdf Some Key Considerations for Basel COP17]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/Basel_Parties_Must_Stand_Firm_Against_Efforts.pdf Basel Parties Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Deny Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/2/27/8_Reasons_Why_Basel_Parties_Must_Keep_R14ALT_in_Annex_IV.pdf 8 Reasons Why Basel Parties Must Keep R14ALT in Annex IV]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/b1/Relationship_between_the_Basel_Convention_and_the_Hong_Kong_Convention_on_Ship_Recycling.pdf Relationship between the Basel Convention and the Hong Kong Convention on Ship Recycling]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a6/Statement_by_BAN_on_Further_Considerations_on_Plastic_Waste.pdf Statement by BAN on Further Considerations on Plastic Waste]<br /> <br /> ==Sixteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 1 - 12 2023&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OF2PXs Plastic Pollution: Focus Upstream at INC-2]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3B2UEfb Beware Improper Article 11 Agreements Contradicting the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Side Events'''<br /> *[https://youtu.be/bctYQkoqtDg Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> *[https://youtu.be/wse2ld0zUHA Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> <br /> '''PowerPoint Presentations'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/79/Misuse_of_Article_11_to_Escape_PowerPoint.pdf Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a5/Tackling_the_Hidden_PowerPoint.pdf Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/Intervention_on_Technical_Guidelines_on_Electronic_Waste.pdf Intervention on Technical Guidelines on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/0/0b/BAN_Intervention_on_the_ReviewVersion2_of_the_Annexes.pdf BAN Intervention on the Review of the Annexes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/74/BAN_Intervention_on_Plastic_WasteVersion2Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/bd/BAN_Intervention_on_Improper_Article_11_Agreements.pdf BAN Intervention on Improper Article 11 Agreements]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/70/BAN_Intervention_on_Hidden_and_Forgotten_Plastic_Wastes.pdf BAN Intervention on Hidden and Forgotten Plastic Wastes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/6/60/BAN_Intervention_on_e-PIC.pdf BAN Intervention on e-PIC]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a1/Misuse_of_the_Basel_Convention_Article_11_to_Avoid_Compliance_with_New_Plastic_Waste_Controls.pdf Misuse of the Basel Convention's Article 11 to Avoid Compliance with the New Plastic Waste Controls]<br /> <br /> ==Fifteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' July 26 - 30 2021 (online segment), and June 6 - 17th, 2022 (face-to-face segment)&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Online and Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Online and in Geneva, Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OZRMWG Establishing &quot;Safe Levels&quot; for Hazardous Wastes Must be Rejected]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3VvTamv Se deben de rechazar los “niveles seguros” de desechos peligrosos]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3Elk8FT Brazil Must Urgently Provide Safe Haven for Aircraft Carrier São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3gypp5h Brasil debe proporcionar urgentemente un refugio seguro para el portaviones São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3tRenv0 Le Brésil doit fournir d’urgence un refuge au porte avions São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3EsPBHt Let's Make the Basel Plastic Guidelines Environmentally Sound]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3N0WH8O Let's Fix the Basel e-Waste Guidelines Once and for All]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3lEtFiG The Swiss-Ghana Amendment: A Step Towards Closing the Last e-Waste Dumping Pathways]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3apUoNh Plastic Waste Trade Still Out of Control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OdW2jN La comercialización de los desechos plásticos sigue estando fuera de control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3GnH2za Hagamos que las Directrices del Convenio de Basilea Sobre los Plásticos Sean Ambientalmente Racionales]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OmzKxK Faisons en Sorte que les Directives de Bâle sur le Plastique Soient Écologiquement Rationnelles]<br /> <br /> '''Press Releases'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3xIgsej Delegates and Environmentalists Celebrate New Global Restrictions on e-Waste Trade]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3zBDkP3 Environmental Groups Claim that New Rules Restricting Plastic Trade are being Ignored]<br /> <br /> '''Presentations and Webinars'''<br /> *'''E-Waste Exports: Closing the Remaining Loopholes | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/49/E-Waste_Exports-_Closing_the_Remaining_Loopholes.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''The Basel Plastics Amendments: The First Year Report Card | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXX6bnoy-rY Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/13June2022_BRS_SideEvent_PlasticAmendments-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''Plastics &amp; Refuse-Derived Fuel: Fuel Product or Plastic Waste Export? | IPEN | BRS COPS Side Event '''<br /> **[https://youtu.be/QgX46WgcYZw Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/9-June-2022-Plastic-Waste-Presentation-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> <br /> '''Related Links'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-basel-plastics-amendments-the-first-year-report-card-brs-cops-side-event/ The Basel Plastics Amendments: The First Year Report Card | BRS COPs Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/plastics-refuse-derived-fuel-fuel-product-or-plastic-waste-export-geneva-beat-plastic-pollution-dialogues/ Plastics &amp; Refuse-Derived Fuel: Fuel Product or Plastic Waste Export? | Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues Event]<br /> <br /> ==Fourteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 29 - May 10, 2019&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> <br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/3/3e/Norwegian_Implications.pdf The Norwegian Amendments / Summary of Implications for Recyclers]<br /> <br /> '''Links'''<br /> *[https://www.ban.org/the-responsible-guideline The Responsible Guideline]<br /> <br /> '''Information/Fact Sheets'''<br /> <br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/BAN_and_IPEN_Views_of_Basel_COP14_Apr_2019.pdf BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP14]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a4/2019.04.30_EIA-CIEL-BAN-IPEN_Norwegian_Proposal_to_Amend_the_Basel_Convention.pdf Norwegian Proposal to Amend the Annexes to the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2HepNQx BAN Intervention on the Technical Guideline on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Hcv4rZ BAN Intervention Regarding Basel Compliance]<br /> <br /> '''Action Alerts'''<br /> <br /> Action Alert #1 / Acción de alerta #1 / Alerte d'action No. 1<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/32eUyOf Just Two More Ratifications Needed to Ensure a COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Zvwo1B Sólo Dos Ratificaciones Más Para Asegurar La Celebración De La Enmienda BAN COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GEZC5i Plus que deux Ratifications manquent pour garantir l'entrée en vigueur du « Ban Amendment » à la COP14(Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #2 / Acción de alerta #2 / Alerte d'action No. 2<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Kon10b The Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2ZwfAaG Economía Circular Amenazada Por La Guía De Basilea Sobre e-Waste (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2L1htZP L'économie Circulaire Menacée par les Directives Techniques sur le Mouvement Transfrontalier des Déchets Electroniques de la Convention de Bâle (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #3 / Acción de alerta #3 / Alerte d'action No. 3<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYWPR Preventing the Plastic Waste Tsunami: Adopting the Norwegian Proposal at COP14]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYUHJ Prevención del Tsunami de Desechos de Material Plástico: Adopción del Protocolo Noruego en COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GA4ita Prévenir le Tsunami de Déchets Plastiques: Adopter la Proposition Norvégienne à la COP14 (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #4<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Gxv2uu New research exposes a crisis in the global trade of &quot;recyclable&quot; plastics]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #5<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GwHYke Highest Level of World's Most Toxic Chemicals Found in African Free-Range Eggs: European E-Waste Dumping a Contributor]<br /> <br /> ==Thirteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 24 - May 5, 2017&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Intervention on TBM Guideline - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on TBM Guideline]]<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on Ship Dismantling]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment.pdf|BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment]]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP13 15 Apr 2017.pdf|Delegate Alert: BAN and IPEN Quick Views of Basel COP13 20 Apr 2017]]<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert TBM COP13 A4.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Time to Repair the &quot;Repairables Loophole&quot; in the e-Waste Guideline 21 Apr 2017]]<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2017)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 1 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 2 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 3 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 4 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 5 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 7 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 8 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 9 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 10 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]]<br /> <br /> '''Statements'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002).pdf|Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002)]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002).pdf|BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002)]]<br /> <br /> ==Twelfth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 4-15, 2015&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2015)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]]] [PDF Download]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all).pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper -4- The Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now!.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade .pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper-9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse”.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Basel Interventions'''<br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention|CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment|BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada|BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/c/c9/Delegate_Alert_2_Letter.pdf Delegate Alert #2: Canada in Breach of its Basel Obligations]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 10 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -3- Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 15 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -4- BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13.pdf|Delegate Alert #4: BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 28 Apr. 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts – Spanish'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo]] [PDF Download] - 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *Delegate Alert #3: Cumpliendo la promesa del Convenio de Basilea – Ratificación de la Enmienda de Prohibición – 10 Apr. 2015 '''Broken link'''<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eleventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 3-6, 2013&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Congress Convention Center Updated <br /> <br /> '''BAN Briefing Papers (April 2013):'''<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -4- Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now! - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download]] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse” - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Entry Into Force- Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11! .pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Entry Into Force: Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -2- Illegal- European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships.pdf|Delegate Alert #2: Illegal: European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -3- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending Re-use Abuse.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert Extra- Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste.pdf|Delegate Alert Extra: Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Shipbreaking Documents'''<br /> *[[:File:LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING - 12 Dec. 2012.pdf|LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING]] [PDF Download] – 12 Dec. 2012<br /> *[[:File:COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION - 28 Nov. 2013.pdf|COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION]] [PDF Download] – 28 Nov. 2013<br /> *[[:File:A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer - 4 Sept. 2012.pdf|A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer]] [PDF Download] – 4 Sept. 2012<br /> *[[:File:A principled and practical solution for ship recycling - 21 Jan. 2013.pdf|A principled and practical solution for ship recycling]] [PDF Download] – 21 Jan. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Speeches'''<br /> *[[:File:E-Waste Exemption Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|e-Waste Exemption Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|Ships Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> <br /> '''Some Adopted Decisions'''<br /> *[[:File:PACE Decision - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Decision]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Tenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' October 17-21, 2011&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Cartagena de India, Colombia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Cartagena de Indias Convention Centre (CCCI)<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2011):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: Hong Kong Convention Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''BAN Newspaper'''<br /> <br /> *BAN COP10 Newspaper | ''the four articles below with photos'' - 12 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Press Release'''<br /> *178 Countries Agree to Allow the Ban on Exports of Toxic Wastes to Developing Countries to Become Law – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *Final Statement / BAN on behalf of the NGOs at COP10 – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *European Union e-Waste Duplicity - 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *Statement on Basel and Hong Kong Convetions / Shipbreaking - 18 Oct. 2011<br /> *BAN Interventions CLI and Ban Amendment - 17 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *Less than Equivalent - 11 Oct. 2011<br /> *Finally! Waste Prevention Comes to Basel - 09 Oct. 2011<br /> *When a Non-Paper is the Wrong Resource Recovery – Yes, Exploiting Weaker Economies – No - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> *YES to the Country Led Initiative - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions'''<br /> *Shipbreaking: Equivalent Level of Control - 4 July 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on e-Waste TBM paper - 10 May 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on CLI - 24 January 2011<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Ninth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' June 23-27, 2008&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place: '''Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Bali International Convention Centre (BICC)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Press Releases:'''<br /> <br /> *United Nations Waste Treaty Postpones Long Awaited Toxic Waste Dumping Ban- 27 June 2008<br /> *Domestic Press Release:EPA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Standard Denounced for Allowing Global Toxic Dumping- 23 June 2008<br /> *International Press Release: U.S. Government OK’s Illegal Trafficking in Hazardous Electronic Waste- 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (June 2008):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreement<br /> <br /> '''BAN Paper Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Ban Amendment – Entry into Force Country Analysis (June 2008)<br /> <br /> '''BAN Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Speech of Mr. Jim Puckett (Basel Action Network) – World Forum on Waste Management for Human Health and Livelihood – 26 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention on e-Waste – 24 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention Regarding Entry into Force of the BAN Amendment – 24 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Additional Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Summary of NGO Comments on the Kobe 3R Action Plan of the G8 – 26 June 2008<br /> *The NGO Platform’s Green Ship Recycling Standard – Draft 2 – 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Toxic waste export harder to control, despite Basel Convention – 1 July 2008<br /> *Fail to agree on banning toxic waste exports at UN conference – 26 June 2008<br /> *Officials: Poor nations can’t manage toxic waste – 26 June 2008<br /> *UN says poverty is fueling trade of hazardous waste exports to poor countries – 26 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eighth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 28 November – 1 December 2006&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Nairobi, Kenya<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report on COP8:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Action Network Report and Press Statements on the Results of the Eighth Conference of the Parties of the Basel Convention - 2 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> BAN Statement at the Global E-Waste Forum - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Basel E-waste Decision:'''<br /> <br /> *Decision VIII/[ ]: Draft Decision on Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the contact group on draft decisions on environmentally sound management of electronic and electrical waste - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Nairobi Declaration on E-waste:'''<br /> <br /> *Nairobi Ministerial Declaration on the Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the President of the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP8 Newspaper A4 Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *COP8 Newspaper Letter Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *Urgent Considerations for Correcting Deficiencies in the Draft Convention on the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships – NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 8 October 2006<br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – Basel Action Network, April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – by the Basel Action Network on behalf of the Global NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 15 March 2006<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (November 2006):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions:'''<br /> <br /> *Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26- Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Exported e-waste pollutes Africa – 18 December 2006, St. Louis Post-Dispatch<br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Seventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 25-29 October 2004&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Palais des Nations<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP7:'''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 1<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 2<br /> *Entry Into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – October 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues – 6 January 2004<br /> *The IMO Guidlines on Ship Recycling Annotated — A Critique – Basel Action Network/Greenpeace, 21 November 2003<br /> *Wireless Waste: Basel Convention’s Next Hazardous Waste Challenge - Basel Action Network, October 2004<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2004):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: Ratifying the Ban Amendment: In the Final Stretch<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: The Shame of Shipping: Breaking with Principle to Break Ships<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running from Basel: Post Treaty Revisionism<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Sixth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 9-13 December 2002&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Palais des Nations&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP6:'''<br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Richard Gutierrez, BAN Policy Advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> :::[[File:banwithveseley3.jpg|350px|caption]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::BAN representatives with Madame Veseley, special rapporteur &lt;br/&gt; on for the United Nations Commission on Human Rights pertaining &lt;br/&gt;to the dumping of toxic waste. Geneva, 12 December 2002.&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::© Basel Action Network&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN REPORT on COP6 – 3 February 2003&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Focus on COPVI<br /> *Press Release: Activists Blast USA for Resuming Export of Naval Ships to Asia<br /> *Action Alert: Stop USA from Dumping Old Naval Vessels on Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: The High Tech Trashing of Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: Canadian Story<br /> *BAN Briefing Papers:<br /> **Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – March 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – June 2001<br /> **Briefing Paper #4: Celebrating Basel’s First Decade — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #5: The Next POPs Challenge: Appropriate POPs Destruction – May 2001<br /> ** Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade – March 2002<br /> *Mercury Migration Series: Briefing Papers of the Ban Mercury Working<br /> *Ending Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining – August 2002<br /> *Byproduct Mercury: A Forgotten Source of a Global Poison – August 2002<br /> *The Fish that Feed Us Are Killing Us – August 20<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fifth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 6-10 December 1999&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Basel, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Convention Center&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP5:''' <br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, of BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Roger Kluck, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Ms. Carmen G. Gonzalez, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report:'''<br /> <br /> BAN Report and Analysis of COP5<br /> <br /> '''BAN/Greenpeace Press Release:'''<br /> <br /> Toxic Waste Treaty Declares Next Decade: No Time for Waste<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *When Trade is Toxic: The WTO Threat to Public and Planetary Health<br /> *Briefing Paper 4: Celebrating Basel’s 10th Year — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – December 1999 -[Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – April 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Environmentally Sound Management and the Basel Ban Amendment<br /> <br /> '''Notable Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Klaus Toepfer, Executive Secretary of United Nations Environment Programme&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> *Dr. Mostafa K. Tolba, former Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Final Texts:'''<br /> <br /> *Next Decade Declaration and Decision &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> *Liability Protocol &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fourth Conference of the Parties==<br /> ''See'' [[Issues for COP4|Issues for COP4]] ''for links''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 23-27 February 1998&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Kuching, Malaysia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Riverside Majestic Hotel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BASEL BAN VICTORY AT COP4!&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Final Decision on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP4 Country Performance Reviews&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Provisional Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN Annotated Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Greenpeace Briefs for COP-4 (links to Greenpeace International’s website)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP-4: the Key Issues at a Glance&lt;br/&gt;<br /> How to Identify the Attempts to Undermine the Ban — A Quick Guide &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Annex VII Amendment Proposals&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/8-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Monaco&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/9-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Israel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> ACP-EU Joint Assembly Resolution&lt;br/&gt;<br /> EU Commission Legal Opinion on Article 11&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Basel Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/2 — Draft Position Paper on Hazard Characterization and Classification of Wastes within the Framework of the Basel Convention&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/3 — Consolidated Lists of Wastes and the Applicable Procedure for Their Review or Adjustment&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/4 — Wastes Placed on List C Awaiting Classification&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: European Community&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: Chile&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Slovenia Letter Proposing their Entry into Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Subsidiary Meetings==<br /> ===Fifteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 15), June 23 - June 26 2026, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4cZRiNz Removal of Plastic Waste from Annex IX, Prior Informed Consent for All Plastic Waste: Crucial Step in Fight Against Plastic Pollution]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4ogYZn5 Delegate Alert #1: Basel Parties Must Continue to Stand Firm Against Shipping Industry efforts to Deny Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4a6EC68 Delegate Alert #2: Time to Stitch Up the Textile Loophole in the Basel Convention]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4w1jl6p Delegate Alert #3: Basel Parties Must Close the Plastic Waste Loopholes and Place Basel Controls on All Plastic Waste]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4vA0peY Delegate Alert #4: The New E-Waste Guidelines Should Clarify the New Listings -- Not Undermine Them!]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fourteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 14), June 25 - June 28 2024, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5d/BAN_Interventiuon_on_the_e-Waste_Amendments_-_2024.pdf BAN Interventiuon on the e-Waste Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/be/BAN_Intervention_on_e-Waste_Technical_Guidelines_-_2024.pdf BAN Intervention on e-Waste Technical Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/44/BAN_Plastic_Waste_Amendments_Intervention_-_2024.pdf BAN Plastic Waste Amendments Intervention]<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4c9NPJU Once Again Basel Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Remove Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> <br /> :'''Press Releases:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3XJT2E1 Plastic recycling plants receiving exported waste are microplastic factories, experts say]<br /> <br /> :'''Events:'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-plastic-amendments-are-we-fulfilling-the-promise-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Plastic Waste Trade: A New Colonialist means of Pollution Transfer | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/shipbreaking-revisiting-a-waste-dumping-crisis-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Shipbreaking: Revisiting a Waste Dumping Crisis | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/plastic-waste-trade-a-new-colonialists-means-of-pollution-transfer-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ The Plastic Amendments: Are we fulfilling the Promise? | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Thirteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 13), February 21 - February 23 2023, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/7b/INTERVENTION_Plastics_Failures.pdf RE: Two Failures following Adoption of the Basel Plastics Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/95/INTERVENTION_on_Plastic_Waste_Guidelines.pdf Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/e/e1/INTERVENTION_E-WASTE_GUIDELINE.pdf RE: e-Waste Guideline]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/INTERVENTION_SAO_PAULO.pdf RE: The Sinking of the São Paulo]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Meeting of ENFORCE Partnership #6, April 11 - April 13 2022, Virtual===<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:ENFORCE-6-Presentation.pdf|The Plastic Waste Amendments: A Compliance Report Card]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Twelfth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 12), April 4 - April 6 2022, Nairobi, Kenya===<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation.pdf|OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Eleventh meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 11), September 2 - September 6 2018, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BFn8zQ Delegate Alert #1: Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance Document]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BUnOli Delegate Alert #2: Norwegian Listings: Needed Now to Prevent Plastic Waste Tsunami]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2PiIoxn Delegate Alert #3: Goal: A COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration!]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2LHcmsH Delegate Alert #4: Open Letter from 50 NGOs Around the World]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annex-22FAnnex-9-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (English)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-French-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (French)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-Spanish-1.pd Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (Spanish)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Plastic-waste-trade_-Southeast-Asian-countries-restrict-imports-.pdf FACT SHEET on how the waste trade is impacting Southeast Asia]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Pqg508 Delegate Alert #5: Don't Let Weak EU Proposal for POPs Harm Our Children's Health]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Mil7K7 Basel OEWG11 Meeting Final Alert]<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_English.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 English]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_Spanish.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 Spanish]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_French.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 French]<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines.pdf|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines]]<br /> *[[File:BAN Intervention Norway Proposal.pdf|BAN Intervention Norway Proposal]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Tenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 10), May 30-June 2 2016, Nairobi, Kenya===<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:file:BANInterventionON_e-Waste_Guideline-2016.pdf|BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN%27s_Facts_%26_Recom%27s_on_TBM_GuidFinal-2016.pdf|BC’s Interim Guideline on Transboundary Movement of e-Waste]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN's-Facts-&amp;-Recom's-on-TBM-GuidFinalEspanol-2016.pdf|Directriz provisional del Convenio de Basilea sobre el movimiento transfronterizo de residuos electrónicos]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 9), 16-19 September 2014, Geneva===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1:Beware Dangerous Exemptions Proposed to Basel Trade Rules for Electronic Waste<br /> *Alert #2: ‘Legal Clarity’ Glossary of Terms Document Not Ready for Adoption<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline<br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on Legal Clarity<br /> *BAN Intervention / ESM of Ship Dismantling<br /> *Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline Final Plenary<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 8), 25 – 28 September 2012, Geneva===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1: Disturbing Manipulation ofthe COP10 ShipbreakingDecision - 17 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #2: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse - 19 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #3: Basel Convention’s Flawed Legal Analysis Could Help Companies Like Trafigura Avoid Prosecution - 22 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #4: European Commission Turns its Back on Basel Convention - 24 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention on Legal Analysis - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *STATEMENT by BAN on the Technical Guidelines on the TBM of e-Waste - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *Intervention on Ship Dismantling - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Seventh Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, Switzerland, 10 – 14 May 2010===<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Interventions:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN’s Concerns over Country Led Initiative<br /> *BAN on the Basel Ban and Article 17.5<br /> *BAN on the IMO Convention not being Equivalent to the Basel Convention<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Comments on the 5th Draft Technical Guidelines on the Environmentally Sound Management of Mercury Wastes (Jan 2010, UNEP/CHW/OEWG/7/INF/10) — Zero Mercury Working Group – 30 April 2010<br /> *BAN Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian Country Led Initiative (CLI) Documents – 7 May 2010<br /> *BAN Annotated Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian CLI Documents (Part 2) – 7 May 2010<br /> *Side Event Presentation on BAN e-Stewards Certification – May 2010<br /> *Determining “Equivalent Level of Control” as Established under the Basel Convention, NGO Shipbreaking Platform – January 2010<br /> <br /> :'''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2010):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Sixth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, 3 – 7 September 2007===<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *New Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs” – September 2007<br /> *BAN Report: JPEPA as a Step in Japan’s Greater Plan to Liberalize Hazardous Waste Trade in Asia- Basel Action Network, 29 August 2007<br /> *BAN Submission: Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26 – Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Briefing Papers (September 2007):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fifth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 5), Geneva, 3 – 7 April 2006===<br /> <br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – March 2006<br /> *Press Release on Draft IMO Convention Critique – March 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – April 2006<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fourth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 4), Geneva, 4 – 8 July 2005===<br /> <br /> *BAN Opening Statement on Shipbreaking – 4 July 2005<br /> *Greenpeace/BAN Final Statement on Ships and Illegal Traffic – Greenpeace/BAN, 8 July 2005<br /> *Obligations and Opportunities for a Mandatory Alternate or Additional Instrument to the Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships – Greenpeace/BAN, 26 May 2005<br /> *BAN Comments on Secretariat Paper on the Environmentally Sound Management of Ships (UNEP/CHW/OEWG/4/6) – 22 June 2005<br /> *Legal Analysis of Letter from Mr. Raja to Ms. Hedegaard regarding the legal application of the Basel Convention to the Kong Frederik IX (aka Riky)- 3 May 2005<br /> **Including: First Letter to Mr. Raja - Second Letter to Mr. Raja<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2005<br /> *Basel Non-Compliance Notification Report – April 2005<br /> *Basel Action Network Report on the First Joint ILO/IMO/Basel Convention Working Group – Released June 27, 2005<br /> *Inconsistent: The Problem with the Basel Guidelines on POPs Waste – Released April 2005, International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Third Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 3), Geneva, 26 – 30 April 2004===<br /> <br /> *Mobile Toxic Waste: Recent Findings on the Toxicity of End-of-Life mobile phones – 26 April 2004<br /> *Comments on the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 February 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues, and the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 January 2004<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Second Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 2), Geneva, 20 – 24 October 2003===<br /> <br /> ===First Meeting of the Committee for Implementation and Compliance. International Environment House, Geneva, 19 October 2003.===<br /> <br /> ===4th Session of the Legal Working Group, 18-19 January 2002, GenevaFirst Session of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 1), Geneva, 28 April – 2 May 2003.===<br /> <br /> ===1st Joint Meeting of the Technical Working Group and Legal Working Group, 16-17 January 2002, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *Shipbreaking and the Legal Obligations Under the Basel Convention – 10 January 2002<br /> <br /> ===19th Session of the Technical Working Group, 14-15 January 2002, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on Shipbreaking Guidelines – 10 January 2002<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000(This paper reincluded here as the Secretariat failed to review this paper in preparing their own document on H13)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Richard_Gutierrez.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Richard Gutierrez, Toxics Policy Advisor attending&lt;br/&gt; the 4th Legal Working Group of the Basel Convention, &lt;br/&gt;January 2002. © Basel Action Network<br /> <br /> ===18th Session of the Technical Working Group, 18-20 June, Geneva 3rd Session of Legal Working Group, 21-22 June, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on TWG18 and LWG3 of the Basel Convention – 18-22 June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Report by the ERM on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Document B on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN/Greenpeace, Primary Concerns for TWG18 – 19 June 2001<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===First Continental Conference for Africa on the Environmentally Sound Management of Unwanted Stockpiles of Hazardous Wastes and their Prevention, Rabat, Morocco, 8-12 January 2001===<br /> <br /> *BAN Meeting Report<br /> *Towards a Policy on Chemical Waste Stockpile Destruction and Transport in Africa: Ensuring Environmentally Sound Management of Existing Chemical Wastes and Stockpiles through the Stockholm, Basel and Bamako Conventions – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> *Vers une politique en matière de destruction et de transport des stocks de déchets chimiques en Afrique: Assurer une gestion écologiquement rationnelle des déchets et stocks chimiques existants, par le biais des Conventions de Stockholm, de Bâle et de Bamako – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> <br /> ===2nd Session of Legal Working Group, 12-13 October, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on the Draft Guidance Elements for Bilateral, Multilateral and Regional Agreements or Arrangements – October 2000<br /> <br /> ===17th Technical Working Group, 9-11 October, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 17th Technical Working Group and 2nd Legal Working Group – October, 2000<br /> *Comments on the Draft Document on the Relationship Between the Basel Convention and the Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) – BAN, October 2000 - [HTML File]<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000<br /> *The Basel Ban: The First Step Toward Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Wastes – February 2000<br /> <br /> ===16th Technical Working Group and 1st Session of Legal Working Group, 3-7 April 2000, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Report on Technical Working Group – 5 April 2000<br /> *Annex to TWG Report (Workplan of TWG) – 5 April 2000<br /> *Provisional Attendees List of Legal Working Group – 7 April 2000<br /> *BAN Comments on the Basel Convention Draft Technical Guideline on the Environmentally Sound Management of Biomedical and Healthcare Waste (Y1; Y2; Y3) – 10 May 2000<br /> <br /> ===10th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report / 10th Liability Protocol Drafting Meeting – 30 August – 3 September<br /> *Saving the Basel Liability Protocol – 30 August 1999<br /> *Position Paper on Article 23 - 1 September<br /> *Position Paper on Opt-Out for Bilateral, Multilateral Agreements – 31 August<br /> <br /> ===4th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Committee for the Implementation of the Basel Convention===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 4th Basel Implemention Committee Meeting – 21-25 June 1999<br /> <br /> ===9th Session of the Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability, 19-23 April 1999, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 8th Session / Liability Protocol Drafting – 19-23 April<br /> *Comments on the Draft Liability Protocol, by West Coast Environmental Law and the Basel Action Network – 19 April 1999<br /> <br /> ===15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Joint meeting of the Technical Working Group and the Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts, 12-16 April 1999, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the Basel Convention 15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts – 12-16 April<br /> *Comments on Decision IV/8: Regarding Annex VII – 12 April 1999<br /> *Shipbreaking and the Basel Convention — An Analysis – 12 April 1999<br /> *Clinical Waste in Developing Countries – April 1999<br /> *11 Recommendations for Improving Medical Waste Waste Management – April 1999<br /> *11 Recomendaciones Para Mejorar el Manejo de los Residuos Patológicos – April 1999 (Spanish Version)<br /> *11 Recommandations Pour Améliorer La Gestion Des Déchets Bio-médicaux – April 1999 (French Version)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Subsidiary_Meetings_Ravi_Agarwal.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Ravi Agarwal of New Delhi organization Srishti representing &lt;br/&gt;the Basel Action Network at the April 1999 Basel Technical &lt;br/&gt;Working Group Meeting in Geneva.© Basel Action Network</div>

Angelo Godbey http://wiki.ban.org/index.php?title=Basel_Convention_Meetings&diff=2005 2026-09-21T22:21:50Z

<p>Angelo Godbey: </p> <hr /> <div>==Seventeenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> ==Seventeenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 19 - April 30 2027&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Panama City, Panama&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Panama Convention Centre in Panama City<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4cZRiNz Removal of Plastic Waste from Annex IX, Prior Informed Consent for All Plastic Waste: Crucial Step in Fight Against Plastic Pollution]<br /> <br /> ==Seventeenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 28 - May 9 2025&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/BAN_Shipbreaking_Intervention.pdf BAN Shipbreaking Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/BAN_R14_Intervention.pdf BAN R14 Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/1/1f/BAN_Intervention_on_Other_Batteries_Technical_Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Other Batteries Technical Guidelines]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4cZRiNz Removal of Plastic Waste from Annex IX, Prior Informed Consent for All Plastic Waste: Crucial Step in Fight Against Plastic Pollution]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/3/35/Some_Key_Considerations_for_Basel_COP17.pdf Some Key Considerations for Basel COP17]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/Basel_Parties_Must_Stand_Firm_Against_Efforts.pdf Basel Parties Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Deny Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/2/27/8_Reasons_Why_Basel_Parties_Must_Keep_R14ALT_in_Annex_IV.pdf 8 Reasons Why Basel Parties Must Keep R14ALT in Annex IV]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/b1/Relationship_between_the_Basel_Convention_and_the_Hong_Kong_Convention_on_Ship_Recycling.pdf Relationship between the Basel Convention and the Hong Kong Convention on Ship Recycling]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a6/Statement_by_BAN_on_Further_Considerations_on_Plastic_Waste.pdf Statement by BAN on Further Considerations on Plastic Waste]<br /> <br /> ==Sixteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 1 - 12 2023&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OF2PXs Plastic Pollution: Focus Upstream at INC-2]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3B2UEfb Beware Improper Article 11 Agreements Contradicting the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Side Events'''<br /> *[https://youtu.be/bctYQkoqtDg Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> *[https://youtu.be/wse2ld0zUHA Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> <br /> '''PowerPoint Presentations'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/79/Misuse_of_Article_11_to_Escape_PowerPoint.pdf Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a5/Tackling_the_Hidden_PowerPoint.pdf Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/Intervention_on_Technical_Guidelines_on_Electronic_Waste.pdf Intervention on Technical Guidelines on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/0/0b/BAN_Intervention_on_the_ReviewVersion2_of_the_Annexes.pdf BAN Intervention on the Review of the Annexes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/74/BAN_Intervention_on_Plastic_WasteVersion2Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/bd/BAN_Intervention_on_Improper_Article_11_Agreements.pdf BAN Intervention on Improper Article 11 Agreements]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/70/BAN_Intervention_on_Hidden_and_Forgotten_Plastic_Wastes.pdf BAN Intervention on Hidden and Forgotten Plastic Wastes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/6/60/BAN_Intervention_on_e-PIC.pdf BAN Intervention on e-PIC]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a1/Misuse_of_the_Basel_Convention_Article_11_to_Avoid_Compliance_with_New_Plastic_Waste_Controls.pdf Misuse of the Basel Convention's Article 11 to Avoid Compliance with the New Plastic Waste Controls]<br /> <br /> ==Fifteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' July 26 - 30 2021 (online segment), and June 6 - 17th, 2022 (face-to-face segment)&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Online and Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Online and in Geneva, Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OZRMWG Establishing &quot;Safe Levels&quot; for Hazardous Wastes Must be Rejected]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3VvTamv Se deben de rechazar los “niveles seguros” de desechos peligrosos]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3Elk8FT Brazil Must Urgently Provide Safe Haven for Aircraft Carrier São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3gypp5h Brasil debe proporcionar urgentemente un refugio seguro para el portaviones São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3tRenv0 Le Brésil doit fournir d’urgence un refuge au porte avions São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3EsPBHt Let's Make the Basel Plastic Guidelines Environmentally Sound]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3N0WH8O Let's Fix the Basel e-Waste Guidelines Once and for All]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3lEtFiG The Swiss-Ghana Amendment: A Step Towards Closing the Last e-Waste Dumping Pathways]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3apUoNh Plastic Waste Trade Still Out of Control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OdW2jN La comercialización de los desechos plásticos sigue estando fuera de control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3GnH2za Hagamos que las Directrices del Convenio de Basilea Sobre los Plásticos Sean Ambientalmente Racionales]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OmzKxK Faisons en Sorte que les Directives de Bâle sur le Plastique Soient Écologiquement Rationnelles]<br /> <br /> '''Press Releases'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3xIgsej Delegates and Environmentalists Celebrate New Global Restrictions on e-Waste Trade]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3zBDkP3 Environmental Groups Claim that New Rules Restricting Plastic Trade are being Ignored]<br /> <br /> '''Presentations and Webinars'''<br /> *'''E-Waste Exports: Closing the Remaining Loopholes | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/49/E-Waste_Exports-_Closing_the_Remaining_Loopholes.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''The Basel Plastics Amendments: The First Year Report Card | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXX6bnoy-rY Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/13June2022_BRS_SideEvent_PlasticAmendments-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''Plastics &amp; Refuse-Derived Fuel: Fuel Product or Plastic Waste Export? | IPEN | BRS COPS Side Event '''<br /> **[https://youtu.be/QgX46WgcYZw Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/9-June-2022-Plastic-Waste-Presentation-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> <br /> '''Related Links'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-basel-plastics-amendments-the-first-year-report-card-brs-cops-side-event/ The Basel Plastics Amendments: The First Year Report Card | BRS COPs Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/plastics-refuse-derived-fuel-fuel-product-or-plastic-waste-export-geneva-beat-plastic-pollution-dialogues/ Plastics &amp; Refuse-Derived Fuel: Fuel Product or Plastic Waste Export? | Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues Event]<br /> <br /> ==Fourteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 29 - May 10, 2019&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> <br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/3/3e/Norwegian_Implications.pdf The Norwegian Amendments / Summary of Implications for Recyclers]<br /> <br /> '''Links'''<br /> *[https://www.ban.org/the-responsible-guideline The Responsible Guideline]<br /> <br /> '''Information/Fact Sheets'''<br /> <br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/BAN_and_IPEN_Views_of_Basel_COP14_Apr_2019.pdf BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP14]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a4/2019.04.30_EIA-CIEL-BAN-IPEN_Norwegian_Proposal_to_Amend_the_Basel_Convention.pdf Norwegian Proposal to Amend the Annexes to the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2HepNQx BAN Intervention on the Technical Guideline on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Hcv4rZ BAN Intervention Regarding Basel Compliance]<br /> <br /> '''Action Alerts'''<br /> <br /> Action Alert #1 / Acción de alerta #1 / Alerte d'action No. 1<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/32eUyOf Just Two More Ratifications Needed to Ensure a COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Zvwo1B Sólo Dos Ratificaciones Más Para Asegurar La Celebración De La Enmienda BAN COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GEZC5i Plus que deux Ratifications manquent pour garantir l'entrée en vigueur du « Ban Amendment » à la COP14(Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #2 / Acción de alerta #2 / Alerte d'action No. 2<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Kon10b The Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2ZwfAaG Economía Circular Amenazada Por La Guía De Basilea Sobre e-Waste (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2L1htZP L'économie Circulaire Menacée par les Directives Techniques sur le Mouvement Transfrontalier des Déchets Electroniques de la Convention de Bâle (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #3 / Acción de alerta #3 / Alerte d'action No. 3<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYWPR Preventing the Plastic Waste Tsunami: Adopting the Norwegian Proposal at COP14]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYUHJ Prevención del Tsunami de Desechos de Material Plástico: Adopción del Protocolo Noruego en COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GA4ita Prévenir le Tsunami de Déchets Plastiques: Adopter la Proposition Norvégienne à la COP14 (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #4<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Gxv2uu New research exposes a crisis in the global trade of &quot;recyclable&quot; plastics]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #5<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GwHYke Highest Level of World's Most Toxic Chemicals Found in African Free-Range Eggs: European E-Waste Dumping a Contributor]<br /> <br /> ==Thirteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 24 - May 5, 2017&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Intervention on TBM Guideline - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on TBM Guideline]]<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on Ship Dismantling]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment.pdf|BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment]]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP13 15 Apr 2017.pdf|Delegate Alert: BAN and IPEN Quick Views of Basel COP13 20 Apr 2017]]<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert TBM COP13 A4.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Time to Repair the &quot;Repairables Loophole&quot; in the e-Waste Guideline 21 Apr 2017]]<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2017)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 1 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 2 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 3 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 4 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 5 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 7 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 8 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 9 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 10 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]]<br /> <br /> '''Statements'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002).pdf|Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002)]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002).pdf|BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002)]]<br /> <br /> ==Twelfth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 4-15, 2015&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2015)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]]] [PDF Download]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all).pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper -4- The Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now!.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade .pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper-9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse”.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Basel Interventions'''<br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention|CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment|BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada|BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/c/c9/Delegate_Alert_2_Letter.pdf Delegate Alert #2: Canada in Breach of its Basel Obligations]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 10 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -3- Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 15 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -4- BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13.pdf|Delegate Alert #4: BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 28 Apr. 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts – Spanish'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo]] [PDF Download] - 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *Delegate Alert #3: Cumpliendo la promesa del Convenio de Basilea – Ratificación de la Enmienda de Prohibición – 10 Apr. 2015 '''Broken link'''<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eleventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 3-6, 2013&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Congress Convention Center Updated <br /> <br /> '''BAN Briefing Papers (April 2013):'''<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -4- Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now! - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download]] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse” - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Entry Into Force- Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11! .pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Entry Into Force: Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -2- Illegal- European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships.pdf|Delegate Alert #2: Illegal: European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -3- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending Re-use Abuse.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert Extra- Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste.pdf|Delegate Alert Extra: Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Shipbreaking Documents'''<br /> *[[:File:LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING - 12 Dec. 2012.pdf|LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING]] [PDF Download] – 12 Dec. 2012<br /> *[[:File:COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION - 28 Nov. 2013.pdf|COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION]] [PDF Download] – 28 Nov. 2013<br /> *[[:File:A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer - 4 Sept. 2012.pdf|A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer]] [PDF Download] – 4 Sept. 2012<br /> *[[:File:A principled and practical solution for ship recycling - 21 Jan. 2013.pdf|A principled and practical solution for ship recycling]] [PDF Download] – 21 Jan. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Speeches'''<br /> *[[:File:E-Waste Exemption Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|e-Waste Exemption Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|Ships Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> <br /> '''Some Adopted Decisions'''<br /> *[[:File:PACE Decision - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Decision]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Tenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' October 17-21, 2011&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Cartagena de India, Colombia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Cartagena de Indias Convention Centre (CCCI)<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2011):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: Hong Kong Convention Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''BAN Newspaper'''<br /> <br /> *BAN COP10 Newspaper | ''the four articles below with photos'' - 12 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Press Release'''<br /> *178 Countries Agree to Allow the Ban on Exports of Toxic Wastes to Developing Countries to Become Law – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *Final Statement / BAN on behalf of the NGOs at COP10 – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *European Union e-Waste Duplicity - 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *Statement on Basel and Hong Kong Convetions / Shipbreaking - 18 Oct. 2011<br /> *BAN Interventions CLI and Ban Amendment - 17 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *Less than Equivalent - 11 Oct. 2011<br /> *Finally! Waste Prevention Comes to Basel - 09 Oct. 2011<br /> *When a Non-Paper is the Wrong Resource Recovery – Yes, Exploiting Weaker Economies – No - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> *YES to the Country Led Initiative - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions'''<br /> *Shipbreaking: Equivalent Level of Control - 4 July 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on e-Waste TBM paper - 10 May 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on CLI - 24 January 2011<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Ninth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' June 23-27, 2008&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place: '''Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Bali International Convention Centre (BICC)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Press Releases:'''<br /> <br /> *United Nations Waste Treaty Postpones Long Awaited Toxic Waste Dumping Ban- 27 June 2008<br /> *Domestic Press Release:EPA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Standard Denounced for Allowing Global Toxic Dumping- 23 June 2008<br /> *International Press Release: U.S. Government OK’s Illegal Trafficking in Hazardous Electronic Waste- 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (June 2008):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreement<br /> <br /> '''BAN Paper Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Ban Amendment – Entry into Force Country Analysis (June 2008)<br /> <br /> '''BAN Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Speech of Mr. Jim Puckett (Basel Action Network) – World Forum on Waste Management for Human Health and Livelihood – 26 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention on e-Waste – 24 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention Regarding Entry into Force of the BAN Amendment – 24 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Additional Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Summary of NGO Comments on the Kobe 3R Action Plan of the G8 – 26 June 2008<br /> *The NGO Platform’s Green Ship Recycling Standard – Draft 2 – 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Toxic waste export harder to control, despite Basel Convention – 1 July 2008<br /> *Fail to agree on banning toxic waste exports at UN conference – 26 June 2008<br /> *Officials: Poor nations can’t manage toxic waste – 26 June 2008<br /> *UN says poverty is fueling trade of hazardous waste exports to poor countries – 26 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eighth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 28 November – 1 December 2006&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Nairobi, Kenya<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report on COP8:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Action Network Report and Press Statements on the Results of the Eighth Conference of the Parties of the Basel Convention - 2 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> BAN Statement at the Global E-Waste Forum - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Basel E-waste Decision:'''<br /> <br /> *Decision VIII/[ ]: Draft Decision on Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the contact group on draft decisions on environmentally sound management of electronic and electrical waste - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Nairobi Declaration on E-waste:'''<br /> <br /> *Nairobi Ministerial Declaration on the Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the President of the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP8 Newspaper A4 Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *COP8 Newspaper Letter Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *Urgent Considerations for Correcting Deficiencies in the Draft Convention on the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships – NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 8 October 2006<br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – Basel Action Network, April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – by the Basel Action Network on behalf of the Global NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 15 March 2006<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (November 2006):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions:'''<br /> <br /> *Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26- Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Exported e-waste pollutes Africa – 18 December 2006, St. Louis Post-Dispatch<br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Seventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 25-29 October 2004&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Palais des Nations<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP7:'''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 1<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 2<br /> *Entry Into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – October 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues – 6 January 2004<br /> *The IMO Guidlines on Ship Recycling Annotated — A Critique – Basel Action Network/Greenpeace, 21 November 2003<br /> *Wireless Waste: Basel Convention’s Next Hazardous Waste Challenge - Basel Action Network, October 2004<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2004):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: Ratifying the Ban Amendment: In the Final Stretch<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: The Shame of Shipping: Breaking with Principle to Break Ships<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running from Basel: Post Treaty Revisionism<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Sixth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 9-13 December 2002&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Palais des Nations&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP6:'''<br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Richard Gutierrez, BAN Policy Advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> :::[[File:banwithveseley3.jpg|350px|caption]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::BAN representatives with Madame Veseley, special rapporteur &lt;br/&gt; on for the United Nations Commission on Human Rights pertaining &lt;br/&gt;to the dumping of toxic waste. Geneva, 12 December 2002.&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::© Basel Action Network&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN REPORT on COP6 – 3 February 2003&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Focus on COPVI<br /> *Press Release: Activists Blast USA for Resuming Export of Naval Ships to Asia<br /> *Action Alert: Stop USA from Dumping Old Naval Vessels on Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: The High Tech Trashing of Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: Canadian Story<br /> *BAN Briefing Papers:<br /> **Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – March 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – June 2001<br /> **Briefing Paper #4: Celebrating Basel’s First Decade — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #5: The Next POPs Challenge: Appropriate POPs Destruction – May 2001<br /> ** Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade – March 2002<br /> *Mercury Migration Series: Briefing Papers of the Ban Mercury Working<br /> *Ending Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining – August 2002<br /> *Byproduct Mercury: A Forgotten Source of a Global Poison – August 2002<br /> *The Fish that Feed Us Are Killing Us – August 20<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fifth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 6-10 December 1999&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Basel, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Convention Center&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP5:''' <br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, of BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Roger Kluck, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Ms. Carmen G. Gonzalez, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report:'''<br /> <br /> BAN Report and Analysis of COP5<br /> <br /> '''BAN/Greenpeace Press Release:'''<br /> <br /> Toxic Waste Treaty Declares Next Decade: No Time for Waste<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *When Trade is Toxic: The WTO Threat to Public and Planetary Health<br /> *Briefing Paper 4: Celebrating Basel’s 10th Year — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – December 1999 -[Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – April 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Environmentally Sound Management and the Basel Ban Amendment<br /> <br /> '''Notable Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Klaus Toepfer, Executive Secretary of United Nations Environment Programme&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> *Dr. Mostafa K. Tolba, former Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Final Texts:'''<br /> <br /> *Next Decade Declaration and Decision &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> *Liability Protocol &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fourth Conference of the Parties==<br /> ''See'' [[Issues for COP4|Issues for COP4]] ''for links''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 23-27 February 1998&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Kuching, Malaysia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Riverside Majestic Hotel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BASEL BAN VICTORY AT COP4!&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Final Decision on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP4 Country Performance Reviews&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Provisional Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN Annotated Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Greenpeace Briefs for COP-4 (links to Greenpeace International’s website)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP-4: the Key Issues at a Glance&lt;br/&gt;<br /> How to Identify the Attempts to Undermine the Ban — A Quick Guide &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Annex VII Amendment Proposals&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/8-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Monaco&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/9-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Israel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> ACP-EU Joint Assembly Resolution&lt;br/&gt;<br /> EU Commission Legal Opinion on Article 11&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Basel Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/2 — Draft Position Paper on Hazard Characterization and Classification of Wastes within the Framework of the Basel Convention&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/3 — Consolidated Lists of Wastes and the Applicable Procedure for Their Review or Adjustment&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/4 — Wastes Placed on List C Awaiting Classification&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: European Community&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: Chile&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Slovenia Letter Proposing their Entry into Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Subsidiary Meetings==<br /> ===Fifteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 15), June 23 - June 26 2026, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4cZRiNz Removal of Plastic Waste from Annex IX, Prior Informed Consent for All Plastic Waste: Crucial Step in Fight Against Plastic Pollution]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4ogYZn5 Delegate Alert #1: Basel Parties Must Continue to Stand Firm Against Shipping Industry efforts to Deny Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4a6EC68 Delegate Alert #2: Time to Stitch Up the Textile Loophole in the Basel Convention]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4w1jl6p Delegate Alert #3: Basel Parties Must Close the Plastic Waste Loopholes and Place Basel Controls on All Plastic Waste]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4vA0peY Delegate Alert #4: The New E-Waste Guidelines Should Clarify the New Listings -- Not Undermine Them!]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fourteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 14), June 25 - June 28 2024, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5d/BAN_Interventiuon_on_the_e-Waste_Amendments_-_2024.pdf BAN Interventiuon on the e-Waste Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/be/BAN_Intervention_on_e-Waste_Technical_Guidelines_-_2024.pdf BAN Intervention on e-Waste Technical Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/44/BAN_Plastic_Waste_Amendments_Intervention_-_2024.pdf BAN Plastic Waste Amendments Intervention]<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4c9NPJU Once Again Basel Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Remove Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> <br /> :'''Press Releases:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3XJT2E1 Plastic recycling plants receiving exported waste are microplastic factories, experts say]<br /> <br /> :'''Events:'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-plastic-amendments-are-we-fulfilling-the-promise-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Plastic Waste Trade: A New Colonialist means of Pollution Transfer | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/shipbreaking-revisiting-a-waste-dumping-crisis-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Shipbreaking: Revisiting a Waste Dumping Crisis | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/plastic-waste-trade-a-new-colonialists-means-of-pollution-transfer-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ The Plastic Amendments: Are we fulfilling the Promise? | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Thirteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 13), February 21 - February 23 2023, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/7b/INTERVENTION_Plastics_Failures.pdf RE: Two Failures following Adoption of the Basel Plastics Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/95/INTERVENTION_on_Plastic_Waste_Guidelines.pdf Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/e/e1/INTERVENTION_E-WASTE_GUIDELINE.pdf RE: e-Waste Guideline]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/INTERVENTION_SAO_PAULO.pdf RE: The Sinking of the São Paulo]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Meeting of ENFORCE Partnership #6, April 11 - April 13 2022, Virtual===<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:ENFORCE-6-Presentation.pdf|The Plastic Waste Amendments: A Compliance Report Card]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Twelfth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 12), April 4 - April 6 2022, Nairobi, Kenya===<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation.pdf|OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Eleventh meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 11), September 2 - September 6 2018, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BFn8zQ Delegate Alert #1: Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance Document]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BUnOli Delegate Alert #2: Norwegian Listings: Needed Now to Prevent Plastic Waste Tsunami]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2PiIoxn Delegate Alert #3: Goal: A COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration!]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2LHcmsH Delegate Alert #4: Open Letter from 50 NGOs Around the World]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annex-22FAnnex-9-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (English)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-French-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (French)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-Spanish-1.pd Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (Spanish)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Plastic-waste-trade_-Southeast-Asian-countries-restrict-imports-.pdf FACT SHEET on how the waste trade is impacting Southeast Asia]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Pqg508 Delegate Alert #5: Don't Let Weak EU Proposal for POPs Harm Our Children's Health]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Mil7K7 Basel OEWG11 Meeting Final Alert]<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_English.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 English]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_Spanish.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 Spanish]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_French.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 French]<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines.pdf|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines]]<br /> *[[File:BAN Intervention Norway Proposal.pdf|BAN Intervention Norway Proposal]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Tenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 10), May 30-June 2 2016, Nairobi, Kenya===<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:file:BANInterventionON_e-Waste_Guideline-2016.pdf|BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN%27s_Facts_%26_Recom%27s_on_TBM_GuidFinal-2016.pdf|BC’s Interim Guideline on Transboundary Movement of e-Waste]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN's-Facts-&amp;-Recom's-on-TBM-GuidFinalEspanol-2016.pdf|Directriz provisional del Convenio de Basilea sobre el movimiento transfronterizo de residuos electrónicos]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 9), 16-19 September 2014, Geneva===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1:Beware Dangerous Exemptions Proposed to Basel Trade Rules for Electronic Waste<br /> *Alert #2: ‘Legal Clarity’ Glossary of Terms Document Not Ready for Adoption<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline<br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on Legal Clarity<br /> *BAN Intervention / ESM of Ship Dismantling<br /> *Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline Final Plenary<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 8), 25 – 28 September 2012, Geneva===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1: Disturbing Manipulation ofthe COP10 ShipbreakingDecision - 17 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #2: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse - 19 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #3: Basel Convention’s Flawed Legal Analysis Could Help Companies Like Trafigura Avoid Prosecution - 22 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #4: European Commission Turns its Back on Basel Convention - 24 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention on Legal Analysis - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *STATEMENT by BAN on the Technical Guidelines on the TBM of e-Waste - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *Intervention on Ship Dismantling - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Seventh Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, Switzerland, 10 – 14 May 2010===<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Interventions:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN’s Concerns over Country Led Initiative<br /> *BAN on the Basel Ban and Article 17.5<br /> *BAN on the IMO Convention not being Equivalent to the Basel Convention<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Comments on the 5th Draft Technical Guidelines on the Environmentally Sound Management of Mercury Wastes (Jan 2010, UNEP/CHW/OEWG/7/INF/10) — Zero Mercury Working Group – 30 April 2010<br /> *BAN Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian Country Led Initiative (CLI) Documents – 7 May 2010<br /> *BAN Annotated Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian CLI Documents (Part 2) – 7 May 2010<br /> *Side Event Presentation on BAN e-Stewards Certification – May 2010<br /> *Determining “Equivalent Level of Control” as Established under the Basel Convention, NGO Shipbreaking Platform – January 2010<br /> <br /> :'''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2010):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Sixth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, 3 – 7 September 2007===<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *New Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs” – September 2007<br /> *BAN Report: JPEPA as a Step in Japan’s Greater Plan to Liberalize Hazardous Waste Trade in Asia- Basel Action Network, 29 August 2007<br /> *BAN Submission: Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26 – Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Briefing Papers (September 2007):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fifth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 5), Geneva, 3 – 7 April 2006===<br /> <br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – March 2006<br /> *Press Release on Draft IMO Convention Critique – March 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – April 2006<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fourth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 4), Geneva, 4 – 8 July 2005===<br /> <br /> *BAN Opening Statement on Shipbreaking – 4 July 2005<br /> *Greenpeace/BAN Final Statement on Ships and Illegal Traffic – Greenpeace/BAN, 8 July 2005<br /> *Obligations and Opportunities for a Mandatory Alternate or Additional Instrument to the Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships – Greenpeace/BAN, 26 May 2005<br /> *BAN Comments on Secretariat Paper on the Environmentally Sound Management of Ships (UNEP/CHW/OEWG/4/6) – 22 June 2005<br /> *Legal Analysis of Letter from Mr. Raja to Ms. Hedegaard regarding the legal application of the Basel Convention to the Kong Frederik IX (aka Riky)- 3 May 2005<br /> **Including: First Letter to Mr. Raja - Second Letter to Mr. Raja<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2005<br /> *Basel Non-Compliance Notification Report – April 2005<br /> *Basel Action Network Report on the First Joint ILO/IMO/Basel Convention Working Group – Released June 27, 2005<br /> *Inconsistent: The Problem with the Basel Guidelines on POPs Waste – Released April 2005, International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Third Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 3), Geneva, 26 – 30 April 2004===<br /> <br /> *Mobile Toxic Waste: Recent Findings on the Toxicity of End-of-Life mobile phones – 26 April 2004<br /> *Comments on the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 February 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues, and the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 January 2004<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Second Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 2), Geneva, 20 – 24 October 2003===<br /> <br /> ===First Meeting of the Committee for Implementation and Compliance. International Environment House, Geneva, 19 October 2003.===<br /> <br /> ===4th Session of the Legal Working Group, 18-19 January 2002, GenevaFirst Session of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 1), Geneva, 28 April – 2 May 2003.===<br /> <br /> ===1st Joint Meeting of the Technical Working Group and Legal Working Group, 16-17 January 2002, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *Shipbreaking and the Legal Obligations Under the Basel Convention – 10 January 2002<br /> <br /> ===19th Session of the Technical Working Group, 14-15 January 2002, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on Shipbreaking Guidelines – 10 January 2002<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000(This paper reincluded here as the Secretariat failed to review this paper in preparing their own document on H13)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Richard_Gutierrez.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Richard Gutierrez, Toxics Policy Advisor attending&lt;br/&gt; the 4th Legal Working Group of the Basel Convention, &lt;br/&gt;January 2002. © Basel Action Network<br /> <br /> ===18th Session of the Technical Working Group, 18-20 June, Geneva 3rd Session of Legal Working Group, 21-22 June, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on TWG18 and LWG3 of the Basel Convention – 18-22 June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Report by the ERM on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Document B on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN/Greenpeace, Primary Concerns for TWG18 – 19 June 2001<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===First Continental Conference for Africa on the Environmentally Sound Management of Unwanted Stockpiles of Hazardous Wastes and their Prevention, Rabat, Morocco, 8-12 January 2001===<br /> <br /> *BAN Meeting Report<br /> *Towards a Policy on Chemical Waste Stockpile Destruction and Transport in Africa: Ensuring Environmentally Sound Management of Existing Chemical Wastes and Stockpiles through the Stockholm, Basel and Bamako Conventions – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> *Vers une politique en matière de destruction et de transport des stocks de déchets chimiques en Afrique: Assurer une gestion écologiquement rationnelle des déchets et stocks chimiques existants, par le biais des Conventions de Stockholm, de Bâle et de Bamako – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> <br /> ===2nd Session of Legal Working Group, 12-13 October, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on the Draft Guidance Elements for Bilateral, Multilateral and Regional Agreements or Arrangements – October 2000<br /> <br /> ===17th Technical Working Group, 9-11 October, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 17th Technical Working Group and 2nd Legal Working Group – October, 2000<br /> *Comments on the Draft Document on the Relationship Between the Basel Convention and the Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) – BAN, October 2000 - [HTML File]<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000<br /> *The Basel Ban: The First Step Toward Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Wastes – February 2000<br /> <br /> ===16th Technical Working Group and 1st Session of Legal Working Group, 3-7 April 2000, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Report on Technical Working Group – 5 April 2000<br /> *Annex to TWG Report (Workplan of TWG) – 5 April 2000<br /> *Provisional Attendees List of Legal Working Group – 7 April 2000<br /> *BAN Comments on the Basel Convention Draft Technical Guideline on the Environmentally Sound Management of Biomedical and Healthcare Waste (Y1; Y2; Y3) – 10 May 2000<br /> <br /> ===10th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report / 10th Liability Protocol Drafting Meeting – 30 August – 3 September<br /> *Saving the Basel Liability Protocol – 30 August 1999<br /> *Position Paper on Article 23 - 1 September<br /> *Position Paper on Opt-Out for Bilateral, Multilateral Agreements – 31 August<br /> <br /> ===4th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Committee for the Implementation of the Basel Convention===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 4th Basel Implemention Committee Meeting – 21-25 June 1999<br /> <br /> ===9th Session of the Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability, 19-23 April 1999, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 8th Session / Liability Protocol Drafting – 19-23 April<br /> *Comments on the Draft Liability Protocol, by West Coast Environmental Law and the Basel Action Network – 19 April 1999<br /> <br /> ===15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Joint meeting of the Technical Working Group and the Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts, 12-16 April 1999, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the Basel Convention 15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts – 12-16 April<br /> *Comments on Decision IV/8: Regarding Annex VII – 12 April 1999<br /> *Shipbreaking and the Basel Convention — An Analysis – 12 April 1999<br /> *Clinical Waste in Developing Countries – April 1999<br /> *11 Recommendations for Improving Medical Waste Waste Management – April 1999<br /> *11 Recomendaciones Para Mejorar el Manejo de los Residuos Patológicos – April 1999 (Spanish Version)<br /> *11 Recommandations Pour Améliorer La Gestion Des Déchets Bio-médicaux – April 1999 (French Version)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Subsidiary_Meetings_Ravi_Agarwal.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Ravi Agarwal of New Delhi organization Srishti representing &lt;br/&gt;the Basel Action Network at the April 1999 Basel Technical &lt;br/&gt;Working Group Meeting in Geneva.© Basel Action Network</div>

Angelo Godbey http://wiki.ban.org/index.php?title=Basel_Convention_Meetings&diff=2004 2026-09-21T18:41:39Z

<p>Angelo Godbey: /* Fifteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 15), June 23 - June 26 2026, Geneva, Switzerland */</p> <hr /> <div>==Seventeenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 28 - May 9 2025&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/BAN_Shipbreaking_Intervention.pdf BAN Shipbreaking Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/BAN_R14_Intervention.pdf BAN R14 Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/1/1f/BAN_Intervention_on_Other_Batteries_Technical_Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Other Batteries Technical Guidelines]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4cZRiNz Removal of Plastic Waste from Annex IX, Prior Informed Consent for All Plastic Waste: Crucial Step in Fight Against Plastic Pollution]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/3/35/Some_Key_Considerations_for_Basel_COP17.pdf Some Key Considerations for Basel COP17]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/Basel_Parties_Must_Stand_Firm_Against_Efforts.pdf Basel Parties Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Deny Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/2/27/8_Reasons_Why_Basel_Parties_Must_Keep_R14ALT_in_Annex_IV.pdf 8 Reasons Why Basel Parties Must Keep R14ALT in Annex IV]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/b1/Relationship_between_the_Basel_Convention_and_the_Hong_Kong_Convention_on_Ship_Recycling.pdf Relationship between the Basel Convention and the Hong Kong Convention on Ship Recycling]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a6/Statement_by_BAN_on_Further_Considerations_on_Plastic_Waste.pdf Statement by BAN on Further Considerations on Plastic Waste]<br /> <br /> ==Sixteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 1 - 12 2023&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OF2PXs Plastic Pollution: Focus Upstream at INC-2]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3B2UEfb Beware Improper Article 11 Agreements Contradicting the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Side Events'''<br /> *[https://youtu.be/bctYQkoqtDg Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> *[https://youtu.be/wse2ld0zUHA Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> <br /> '''PowerPoint Presentations'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/79/Misuse_of_Article_11_to_Escape_PowerPoint.pdf Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a5/Tackling_the_Hidden_PowerPoint.pdf Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/Intervention_on_Technical_Guidelines_on_Electronic_Waste.pdf Intervention on Technical Guidelines on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/0/0b/BAN_Intervention_on_the_ReviewVersion2_of_the_Annexes.pdf BAN Intervention on the Review of the Annexes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/74/BAN_Intervention_on_Plastic_WasteVersion2Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/bd/BAN_Intervention_on_Improper_Article_11_Agreements.pdf BAN Intervention on Improper Article 11 Agreements]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/70/BAN_Intervention_on_Hidden_and_Forgotten_Plastic_Wastes.pdf BAN Intervention on Hidden and Forgotten Plastic Wastes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/6/60/BAN_Intervention_on_e-PIC.pdf BAN Intervention on e-PIC]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a1/Misuse_of_the_Basel_Convention_Article_11_to_Avoid_Compliance_with_New_Plastic_Waste_Controls.pdf Misuse of the Basel Convention's Article 11 to Avoid Compliance with the New Plastic Waste Controls]<br /> <br /> ==Fifteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' July 26 - 30 2021 (online segment), and June 6 - 17th, 2022 (face-to-face segment)&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Online and Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Online and in Geneva, Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OZRMWG Establishing &quot;Safe Levels&quot; for Hazardous Wastes Must be Rejected]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3VvTamv Se deben de rechazar los “niveles seguros” de desechos peligrosos]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3Elk8FT Brazil Must Urgently Provide Safe Haven for Aircraft Carrier São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3gypp5h Brasil debe proporcionar urgentemente un refugio seguro para el portaviones São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3tRenv0 Le Brésil doit fournir d’urgence un refuge au porte avions São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3EsPBHt Let's Make the Basel Plastic Guidelines Environmentally Sound]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3N0WH8O Let's Fix the Basel e-Waste Guidelines Once and for All]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3lEtFiG The Swiss-Ghana Amendment: A Step Towards Closing the Last e-Waste Dumping Pathways]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3apUoNh Plastic Waste Trade Still Out of Control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OdW2jN La comercialización de los desechos plásticos sigue estando fuera de control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3GnH2za Hagamos que las Directrices del Convenio de Basilea Sobre los Plásticos Sean Ambientalmente Racionales]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OmzKxK Faisons en Sorte que les Directives de Bâle sur le Plastique Soient Écologiquement Rationnelles]<br /> <br /> '''Press Releases'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3xIgsej Delegates and Environmentalists Celebrate New Global Restrictions on e-Waste Trade]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3zBDkP3 Environmental Groups Claim that New Rules Restricting Plastic Trade are being Ignored]<br /> <br /> '''Presentations and Webinars'''<br /> *'''E-Waste Exports: Closing the Remaining Loopholes | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/49/E-Waste_Exports-_Closing_the_Remaining_Loopholes.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''The Basel Plastics Amendments: The First Year Report Card | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXX6bnoy-rY Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/13June2022_BRS_SideEvent_PlasticAmendments-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''Plastics &amp; Refuse-Derived Fuel: Fuel Product or Plastic Waste Export? | IPEN | BRS COPS Side Event '''<br /> **[https://youtu.be/QgX46WgcYZw Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/9-June-2022-Plastic-Waste-Presentation-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> <br /> '''Related Links'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-basel-plastics-amendments-the-first-year-report-card-brs-cops-side-event/ The Basel Plastics Amendments: The First Year Report Card | BRS COPs Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/plastics-refuse-derived-fuel-fuel-product-or-plastic-waste-export-geneva-beat-plastic-pollution-dialogues/ Plastics &amp; Refuse-Derived Fuel: Fuel Product or Plastic Waste Export? | Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues Event]<br /> <br /> ==Fourteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 29 - May 10, 2019&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> <br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/3/3e/Norwegian_Implications.pdf The Norwegian Amendments / Summary of Implications for Recyclers]<br /> <br /> '''Links'''<br /> *[https://www.ban.org/the-responsible-guideline The Responsible Guideline]<br /> <br /> '''Information/Fact Sheets'''<br /> <br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/BAN_and_IPEN_Views_of_Basel_COP14_Apr_2019.pdf BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP14]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a4/2019.04.30_EIA-CIEL-BAN-IPEN_Norwegian_Proposal_to_Amend_the_Basel_Convention.pdf Norwegian Proposal to Amend the Annexes to the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2HepNQx BAN Intervention on the Technical Guideline on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Hcv4rZ BAN Intervention Regarding Basel Compliance]<br /> <br /> '''Action Alerts'''<br /> <br /> Action Alert #1 / Acción de alerta #1 / Alerte d'action No. 1<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/32eUyOf Just Two More Ratifications Needed to Ensure a COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Zvwo1B Sólo Dos Ratificaciones Más Para Asegurar La Celebración De La Enmienda BAN COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GEZC5i Plus que deux Ratifications manquent pour garantir l'entrée en vigueur du « Ban Amendment » à la COP14(Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #2 / Acción de alerta #2 / Alerte d'action No. 2<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Kon10b The Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2ZwfAaG Economía Circular Amenazada Por La Guía De Basilea Sobre e-Waste (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2L1htZP L'économie Circulaire Menacée par les Directives Techniques sur le Mouvement Transfrontalier des Déchets Electroniques de la Convention de Bâle (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #3 / Acción de alerta #3 / Alerte d'action No. 3<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYWPR Preventing the Plastic Waste Tsunami: Adopting the Norwegian Proposal at COP14]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYUHJ Prevención del Tsunami de Desechos de Material Plástico: Adopción del Protocolo Noruego en COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GA4ita Prévenir le Tsunami de Déchets Plastiques: Adopter la Proposition Norvégienne à la COP14 (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #4<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Gxv2uu New research exposes a crisis in the global trade of &quot;recyclable&quot; plastics]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #5<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GwHYke Highest Level of World's Most Toxic Chemicals Found in African Free-Range Eggs: European E-Waste Dumping a Contributor]<br /> <br /> ==Thirteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 24 - May 5, 2017&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Intervention on TBM Guideline - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on TBM Guideline]]<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on Ship Dismantling]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment.pdf|BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment]]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP13 15 Apr 2017.pdf|Delegate Alert: BAN and IPEN Quick Views of Basel COP13 20 Apr 2017]]<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert TBM COP13 A4.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Time to Repair the &quot;Repairables Loophole&quot; in the e-Waste Guideline 21 Apr 2017]]<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2017)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 1 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 2 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 3 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 4 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 5 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 7 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 8 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 9 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 10 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]]<br /> <br /> '''Statements'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002).pdf|Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002)]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002).pdf|BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002)]]<br /> <br /> ==Twelfth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 4-15, 2015&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2015)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]]] [PDF Download]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all).pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper -4- The Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now!.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade .pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper-9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse”.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Basel Interventions'''<br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention|CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment|BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada|BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/c/c9/Delegate_Alert_2_Letter.pdf Delegate Alert #2: Canada in Breach of its Basel Obligations]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 10 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -3- Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 15 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -4- BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13.pdf|Delegate Alert #4: BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 28 Apr. 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts – Spanish'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo]] [PDF Download] - 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *Delegate Alert #3: Cumpliendo la promesa del Convenio de Basilea – Ratificación de la Enmienda de Prohibición – 10 Apr. 2015 '''Broken link'''<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eleventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 3-6, 2013&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Congress Convention Center Updated <br /> <br /> '''BAN Briefing Papers (April 2013):'''<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -4- Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now! - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download]] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse” - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Entry Into Force- Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11! .pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Entry Into Force: Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -2- Illegal- European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships.pdf|Delegate Alert #2: Illegal: European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -3- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending Re-use Abuse.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert Extra- Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste.pdf|Delegate Alert Extra: Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Shipbreaking Documents'''<br /> *[[:File:LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING - 12 Dec. 2012.pdf|LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING]] [PDF Download] – 12 Dec. 2012<br /> *[[:File:COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION - 28 Nov. 2013.pdf|COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION]] [PDF Download] – 28 Nov. 2013<br /> *[[:File:A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer - 4 Sept. 2012.pdf|A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer]] [PDF Download] – 4 Sept. 2012<br /> *[[:File:A principled and practical solution for ship recycling - 21 Jan. 2013.pdf|A principled and practical solution for ship recycling]] [PDF Download] – 21 Jan. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Speeches'''<br /> *[[:File:E-Waste Exemption Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|e-Waste Exemption Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|Ships Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> <br /> '''Some Adopted Decisions'''<br /> *[[:File:PACE Decision - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Decision]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Tenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' October 17-21, 2011&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Cartagena de India, Colombia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Cartagena de Indias Convention Centre (CCCI)<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2011):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: Hong Kong Convention Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''BAN Newspaper'''<br /> <br /> *BAN COP10 Newspaper | ''the four articles below with photos'' - 12 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Press Release'''<br /> *178 Countries Agree to Allow the Ban on Exports of Toxic Wastes to Developing Countries to Become Law – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *Final Statement / BAN on behalf of the NGOs at COP10 – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *European Union e-Waste Duplicity - 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *Statement on Basel and Hong Kong Convetions / Shipbreaking - 18 Oct. 2011<br /> *BAN Interventions CLI and Ban Amendment - 17 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *Less than Equivalent - 11 Oct. 2011<br /> *Finally! Waste Prevention Comes to Basel - 09 Oct. 2011<br /> *When a Non-Paper is the Wrong Resource Recovery – Yes, Exploiting Weaker Economies – No - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> *YES to the Country Led Initiative - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions'''<br /> *Shipbreaking: Equivalent Level of Control - 4 July 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on e-Waste TBM paper - 10 May 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on CLI - 24 January 2011<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Ninth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' June 23-27, 2008&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place: '''Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Bali International Convention Centre (BICC)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Press Releases:'''<br /> <br /> *United Nations Waste Treaty Postpones Long Awaited Toxic Waste Dumping Ban- 27 June 2008<br /> *Domestic Press Release:EPA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Standard Denounced for Allowing Global Toxic Dumping- 23 June 2008<br /> *International Press Release: U.S. Government OK’s Illegal Trafficking in Hazardous Electronic Waste- 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (June 2008):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreement<br /> <br /> '''BAN Paper Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Ban Amendment – Entry into Force Country Analysis (June 2008)<br /> <br /> '''BAN Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Speech of Mr. Jim Puckett (Basel Action Network) – World Forum on Waste Management for Human Health and Livelihood – 26 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention on e-Waste – 24 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention Regarding Entry into Force of the BAN Amendment – 24 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Additional Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Summary of NGO Comments on the Kobe 3R Action Plan of the G8 – 26 June 2008<br /> *The NGO Platform’s Green Ship Recycling Standard – Draft 2 – 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Toxic waste export harder to control, despite Basel Convention – 1 July 2008<br /> *Fail to agree on banning toxic waste exports at UN conference – 26 June 2008<br /> *Officials: Poor nations can’t manage toxic waste – 26 June 2008<br /> *UN says poverty is fueling trade of hazardous waste exports to poor countries – 26 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eighth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 28 November – 1 December 2006&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Nairobi, Kenya<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report on COP8:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Action Network Report and Press Statements on the Results of the Eighth Conference of the Parties of the Basel Convention - 2 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> BAN Statement at the Global E-Waste Forum - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Basel E-waste Decision:'''<br /> <br /> *Decision VIII/[ ]: Draft Decision on Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the contact group on draft decisions on environmentally sound management of electronic and electrical waste - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Nairobi Declaration on E-waste:'''<br /> <br /> *Nairobi Ministerial Declaration on the Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the President of the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP8 Newspaper A4 Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *COP8 Newspaper Letter Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *Urgent Considerations for Correcting Deficiencies in the Draft Convention on the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships – NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 8 October 2006<br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – Basel Action Network, April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – by the Basel Action Network on behalf of the Global NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 15 March 2006<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (November 2006):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions:'''<br /> <br /> *Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26- Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Exported e-waste pollutes Africa – 18 December 2006, St. Louis Post-Dispatch<br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Seventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 25-29 October 2004&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Palais des Nations<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP7:'''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 1<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 2<br /> *Entry Into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – October 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues – 6 January 2004<br /> *The IMO Guidlines on Ship Recycling Annotated — A Critique – Basel Action Network/Greenpeace, 21 November 2003<br /> *Wireless Waste: Basel Convention’s Next Hazardous Waste Challenge - Basel Action Network, October 2004<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2004):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: Ratifying the Ban Amendment: In the Final Stretch<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: The Shame of Shipping: Breaking with Principle to Break Ships<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running from Basel: Post Treaty Revisionism<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Sixth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 9-13 December 2002&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Palais des Nations&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP6:'''<br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Richard Gutierrez, BAN Policy Advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> :::[[File:banwithveseley3.jpg|350px|caption]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::BAN representatives with Madame Veseley, special rapporteur &lt;br/&gt; on for the United Nations Commission on Human Rights pertaining &lt;br/&gt;to the dumping of toxic waste. Geneva, 12 December 2002.&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::© Basel Action Network&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN REPORT on COP6 – 3 February 2003&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Focus on COPVI<br /> *Press Release: Activists Blast USA for Resuming Export of Naval Ships to Asia<br /> *Action Alert: Stop USA from Dumping Old Naval Vessels on Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: The High Tech Trashing of Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: Canadian Story<br /> *BAN Briefing Papers:<br /> **Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – March 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – June 2001<br /> **Briefing Paper #4: Celebrating Basel’s First Decade — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #5: The Next POPs Challenge: Appropriate POPs Destruction – May 2001<br /> ** Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade – March 2002<br /> *Mercury Migration Series: Briefing Papers of the Ban Mercury Working<br /> *Ending Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining – August 2002<br /> *Byproduct Mercury: A Forgotten Source of a Global Poison – August 2002<br /> *The Fish that Feed Us Are Killing Us – August 20<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fifth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 6-10 December 1999&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Basel, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Convention Center&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP5:''' <br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, of BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Roger Kluck, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Ms. Carmen G. Gonzalez, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report:'''<br /> <br /> BAN Report and Analysis of COP5<br /> <br /> '''BAN/Greenpeace Press Release:'''<br /> <br /> Toxic Waste Treaty Declares Next Decade: No Time for Waste<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *When Trade is Toxic: The WTO Threat to Public and Planetary Health<br /> *Briefing Paper 4: Celebrating Basel’s 10th Year — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – December 1999 -[Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – April 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Environmentally Sound Management and the Basel Ban Amendment<br /> <br /> '''Notable Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Klaus Toepfer, Executive Secretary of United Nations Environment Programme&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> *Dr. Mostafa K. Tolba, former Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Final Texts:'''<br /> <br /> *Next Decade Declaration and Decision &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> *Liability Protocol &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fourth Conference of the Parties==<br /> ''See'' [[Issues for COP4|Issues for COP4]] ''for links''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 23-27 February 1998&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Kuching, Malaysia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Riverside Majestic Hotel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BASEL BAN VICTORY AT COP4!&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Final Decision on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP4 Country Performance Reviews&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Provisional Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN Annotated Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Greenpeace Briefs for COP-4 (links to Greenpeace International’s website)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP-4: the Key Issues at a Glance&lt;br/&gt;<br /> How to Identify the Attempts to Undermine the Ban — A Quick Guide &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Annex VII Amendment Proposals&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/8-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Monaco&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/9-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Israel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> ACP-EU Joint Assembly Resolution&lt;br/&gt;<br /> EU Commission Legal Opinion on Article 11&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Basel Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/2 — Draft Position Paper on Hazard Characterization and Classification of Wastes within the Framework of the Basel Convention&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/3 — Consolidated Lists of Wastes and the Applicable Procedure for Their Review or Adjustment&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/4 — Wastes Placed on List C Awaiting Classification&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: European Community&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: Chile&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Slovenia Letter Proposing their Entry into Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Subsidiary Meetings==<br /> ===Fifteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 15), June 23 - June 26 2026, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4cZRiNz Removal of Plastic Waste from Annex IX, Prior Informed Consent for All Plastic Waste: Crucial Step in Fight Against Plastic Pollution]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4ogYZn5 Delegate Alert #1: Basel Parties Must Continue to Stand Firm Against Shipping Industry efforts to Deny Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4a6EC68 Delegate Alert #2: Time to Stitch Up the Textile Loophole in the Basel Convention]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4w1jl6p Delegate Alert #3: Basel Parties Must Close the Plastic Waste Loopholes and Place Basel Controls on All Plastic Waste]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4vA0peY Delegate Alert #4: The New E-Waste Guidelines Should Clarify the New Listings -- Not Undermine Them!]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fourteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 14), June 25 - June 28 2024, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5d/BAN_Interventiuon_on_the_e-Waste_Amendments_-_2024.pdf BAN Interventiuon on the e-Waste Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/be/BAN_Intervention_on_e-Waste_Technical_Guidelines_-_2024.pdf BAN Intervention on e-Waste Technical Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/44/BAN_Plastic_Waste_Amendments_Intervention_-_2024.pdf BAN Plastic Waste Amendments Intervention]<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4c9NPJU Once Again Basel Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Remove Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> <br /> :'''Press Releases:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3XJT2E1 Plastic recycling plants receiving exported waste are microplastic factories, experts say]<br /> <br /> :'''Events:'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-plastic-amendments-are-we-fulfilling-the-promise-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Plastic Waste Trade: A New Colonialist means of Pollution Transfer | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/shipbreaking-revisiting-a-waste-dumping-crisis-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Shipbreaking: Revisiting a Waste Dumping Crisis | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/plastic-waste-trade-a-new-colonialists-means-of-pollution-transfer-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ The Plastic Amendments: Are we fulfilling the Promise? | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Thirteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 13), February 21 - February 23 2023, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/7b/INTERVENTION_Plastics_Failures.pdf RE: Two Failures following Adoption of the Basel Plastics Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/95/INTERVENTION_on_Plastic_Waste_Guidelines.pdf Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/e/e1/INTERVENTION_E-WASTE_GUIDELINE.pdf RE: e-Waste Guideline]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/INTERVENTION_SAO_PAULO.pdf RE: The Sinking of the São Paulo]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Meeting of ENFORCE Partnership #6, April 11 - April 13 2022, Virtual===<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:ENFORCE-6-Presentation.pdf|The Plastic Waste Amendments: A Compliance Report Card]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Twelfth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 12), April 4 - April 6 2022, Nairobi, Kenya===<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation.pdf|OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Eleventh meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 11), September 2 - September 6 2018, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BFn8zQ Delegate Alert #1: Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance Document]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BUnOli Delegate Alert #2: Norwegian Listings: Needed Now to Prevent Plastic Waste Tsunami]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2PiIoxn Delegate Alert #3: Goal: A COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration!]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2LHcmsH Delegate Alert #4: Open Letter from 50 NGOs Around the World]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annex-22FAnnex-9-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (English)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-French-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (French)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-Spanish-1.pd Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (Spanish)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Plastic-waste-trade_-Southeast-Asian-countries-restrict-imports-.pdf FACT SHEET on how the waste trade is impacting Southeast Asia]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Pqg508 Delegate Alert #5: Don't Let Weak EU Proposal for POPs Harm Our Children's Health]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Mil7K7 Basel OEWG11 Meeting Final Alert]<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_English.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 English]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_Spanish.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 Spanish]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_French.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 French]<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines.pdf|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines]]<br /> *[[File:BAN Intervention Norway Proposal.pdf|BAN Intervention Norway Proposal]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Tenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 10), May 30-June 2 2016, Nairobi, Kenya===<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:file:BANInterventionON_e-Waste_Guideline-2016.pdf|BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN%27s_Facts_%26_Recom%27s_on_TBM_GuidFinal-2016.pdf|BC’s Interim Guideline on Transboundary Movement of e-Waste]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN's-Facts-&amp;-Recom's-on-TBM-GuidFinalEspanol-2016.pdf|Directriz provisional del Convenio de Basilea sobre el movimiento transfronterizo de residuos electrónicos]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 9), 16-19 September 2014, Geneva===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1:Beware Dangerous Exemptions Proposed to Basel Trade Rules for Electronic Waste<br /> *Alert #2: ‘Legal Clarity’ Glossary of Terms Document Not Ready for Adoption<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline<br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on Legal Clarity<br /> *BAN Intervention / ESM of Ship Dismantling<br /> *Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline Final Plenary<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 8), 25 – 28 September 2012, Geneva===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1: Disturbing Manipulation ofthe COP10 ShipbreakingDecision - 17 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #2: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse - 19 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #3: Basel Convention’s Flawed Legal Analysis Could Help Companies Like Trafigura Avoid Prosecution - 22 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #4: European Commission Turns its Back on Basel Convention - 24 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention on Legal Analysis - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *STATEMENT by BAN on the Technical Guidelines on the TBM of e-Waste - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *Intervention on Ship Dismantling - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Seventh Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, Switzerland, 10 – 14 May 2010===<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Interventions:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN’s Concerns over Country Led Initiative<br /> *BAN on the Basel Ban and Article 17.5<br /> *BAN on the IMO Convention not being Equivalent to the Basel Convention<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Comments on the 5th Draft Technical Guidelines on the Environmentally Sound Management of Mercury Wastes (Jan 2010, UNEP/CHW/OEWG/7/INF/10) — Zero Mercury Working Group – 30 April 2010<br /> *BAN Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian Country Led Initiative (CLI) Documents – 7 May 2010<br /> *BAN Annotated Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian CLI Documents (Part 2) – 7 May 2010<br /> *Side Event Presentation on BAN e-Stewards Certification – May 2010<br /> *Determining “Equivalent Level of Control” as Established under the Basel Convention, NGO Shipbreaking Platform – January 2010<br /> <br /> :'''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2010):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Sixth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, 3 – 7 September 2007===<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *New Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs” – September 2007<br /> *BAN Report: JPEPA as a Step in Japan’s Greater Plan to Liberalize Hazardous Waste Trade in Asia- Basel Action Network, 29 August 2007<br /> *BAN Submission: Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26 – Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Briefing Papers (September 2007):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fifth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 5), Geneva, 3 – 7 April 2006===<br /> <br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – March 2006<br /> *Press Release on Draft IMO Convention Critique – March 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – April 2006<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fourth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 4), Geneva, 4 – 8 July 2005===<br /> <br /> *BAN Opening Statement on Shipbreaking – 4 July 2005<br /> *Greenpeace/BAN Final Statement on Ships and Illegal Traffic – Greenpeace/BAN, 8 July 2005<br /> *Obligations and Opportunities for a Mandatory Alternate or Additional Instrument to the Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships – Greenpeace/BAN, 26 May 2005<br /> *BAN Comments on Secretariat Paper on the Environmentally Sound Management of Ships (UNEP/CHW/OEWG/4/6) – 22 June 2005<br /> *Legal Analysis of Letter from Mr. Raja to Ms. Hedegaard regarding the legal application of the Basel Convention to the Kong Frederik IX (aka Riky)- 3 May 2005<br /> **Including: First Letter to Mr. Raja - Second Letter to Mr. Raja<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2005<br /> *Basel Non-Compliance Notification Report – April 2005<br /> *Basel Action Network Report on the First Joint ILO/IMO/Basel Convention Working Group – Released June 27, 2005<br /> *Inconsistent: The Problem with the Basel Guidelines on POPs Waste – Released April 2005, International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Third Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 3), Geneva, 26 – 30 April 2004===<br /> <br /> *Mobile Toxic Waste: Recent Findings on the Toxicity of End-of-Life mobile phones – 26 April 2004<br /> *Comments on the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 February 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues, and the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 January 2004<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Second Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 2), Geneva, 20 – 24 October 2003===<br /> <br /> ===First Meeting of the Committee for Implementation and Compliance. International Environment House, Geneva, 19 October 2003.===<br /> <br /> ===4th Session of the Legal Working Group, 18-19 January 2002, GenevaFirst Session of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 1), Geneva, 28 April – 2 May 2003.===<br /> <br /> ===1st Joint Meeting of the Technical Working Group and Legal Working Group, 16-17 January 2002, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *Shipbreaking and the Legal Obligations Under the Basel Convention – 10 January 2002<br /> <br /> ===19th Session of the Technical Working Group, 14-15 January 2002, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on Shipbreaking Guidelines – 10 January 2002<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000(This paper reincluded here as the Secretariat failed to review this paper in preparing their own document on H13)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Richard_Gutierrez.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Richard Gutierrez, Toxics Policy Advisor attending&lt;br/&gt; the 4th Legal Working Group of the Basel Convention, &lt;br/&gt;January 2002. © Basel Action Network<br /> <br /> ===18th Session of the Technical Working Group, 18-20 June, Geneva 3rd Session of Legal Working Group, 21-22 June, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on TWG18 and LWG3 of the Basel Convention – 18-22 June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Report by the ERM on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Document B on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN/Greenpeace, Primary Concerns for TWG18 – 19 June 2001<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===First Continental Conference for Africa on the Environmentally Sound Management of Unwanted Stockpiles of Hazardous Wastes and their Prevention, Rabat, Morocco, 8-12 January 2001===<br /> <br /> *BAN Meeting Report<br /> *Towards a Policy on Chemical Waste Stockpile Destruction and Transport in Africa: Ensuring Environmentally Sound Management of Existing Chemical Wastes and Stockpiles through the Stockholm, Basel and Bamako Conventions – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> *Vers une politique en matière de destruction et de transport des stocks de déchets chimiques en Afrique: Assurer une gestion écologiquement rationnelle des déchets et stocks chimiques existants, par le biais des Conventions de Stockholm, de Bâle et de Bamako – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> <br /> ===2nd Session of Legal Working Group, 12-13 October, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on the Draft Guidance Elements for Bilateral, Multilateral and Regional Agreements or Arrangements – October 2000<br /> <br /> ===17th Technical Working Group, 9-11 October, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 17th Technical Working Group and 2nd Legal Working Group – October, 2000<br /> *Comments on the Draft Document on the Relationship Between the Basel Convention and the Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) – BAN, October 2000 - [HTML File]<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000<br /> *The Basel Ban: The First Step Toward Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Wastes – February 2000<br /> <br /> ===16th Technical Working Group and 1st Session of Legal Working Group, 3-7 April 2000, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Report on Technical Working Group – 5 April 2000<br /> *Annex to TWG Report (Workplan of TWG) – 5 April 2000<br /> *Provisional Attendees List of Legal Working Group – 7 April 2000<br /> *BAN Comments on the Basel Convention Draft Technical Guideline on the Environmentally Sound Management of Biomedical and Healthcare Waste (Y1; Y2; Y3) – 10 May 2000<br /> <br /> ===10th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report / 10th Liability Protocol Drafting Meeting – 30 August – 3 September<br /> *Saving the Basel Liability Protocol – 30 August 1999<br /> *Position Paper on Article 23 - 1 September<br /> *Position Paper on Opt-Out for Bilateral, Multilateral Agreements – 31 August<br /> <br /> ===4th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Committee for the Implementation of the Basel Convention===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 4th Basel Implemention Committee Meeting – 21-25 June 1999<br /> <br /> ===9th Session of the Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability, 19-23 April 1999, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 8th Session / Liability Protocol Drafting – 19-23 April<br /> *Comments on the Draft Liability Protocol, by West Coast Environmental Law and the Basel Action Network – 19 April 1999<br /> <br /> ===15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Joint meeting of the Technical Working Group and the Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts, 12-16 April 1999, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the Basel Convention 15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts – 12-16 April<br /> *Comments on Decision IV/8: Regarding Annex VII – 12 April 1999<br /> *Shipbreaking and the Basel Convention — An Analysis – 12 April 1999<br /> *Clinical Waste in Developing Countries – April 1999<br /> *11 Recommendations for Improving Medical Waste Waste Management – April 1999<br /> *11 Recomendaciones Para Mejorar el Manejo de los Residuos Patológicos – April 1999 (Spanish Version)<br /> *11 Recommandations Pour Améliorer La Gestion Des Déchets Bio-médicaux – April 1999 (French Version)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Subsidiary_Meetings_Ravi_Agarwal.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Ravi Agarwal of New Delhi organization Srishti representing &lt;br/&gt;the Basel Action Network at the April 1999 Basel Technical &lt;br/&gt;Working Group Meeting in Geneva.© Basel Action Network</div>

Angelo Godbey http://wiki.ban.org/index.php?title=Basel_Convention_Meetings&diff=2003 2026-09-21T18:41:24Z

<p>Angelo Godbey: /* Seventeenth Conference of the Parties */</p> <hr /> <div>==Seventeenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 28 - May 9 2025&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/BAN_Shipbreaking_Intervention.pdf BAN Shipbreaking Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/BAN_R14_Intervention.pdf BAN R14 Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/1/1f/BAN_Intervention_on_Other_Batteries_Technical_Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Other Batteries Technical Guidelines]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4cZRiNz Removal of Plastic Waste from Annex IX, Prior Informed Consent for All Plastic Waste: Crucial Step in Fight Against Plastic Pollution]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/3/35/Some_Key_Considerations_for_Basel_COP17.pdf Some Key Considerations for Basel COP17]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/Basel_Parties_Must_Stand_Firm_Against_Efforts.pdf Basel Parties Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Deny Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/2/27/8_Reasons_Why_Basel_Parties_Must_Keep_R14ALT_in_Annex_IV.pdf 8 Reasons Why Basel Parties Must Keep R14ALT in Annex IV]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/b1/Relationship_between_the_Basel_Convention_and_the_Hong_Kong_Convention_on_Ship_Recycling.pdf Relationship between the Basel Convention and the Hong Kong Convention on Ship Recycling]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a6/Statement_by_BAN_on_Further_Considerations_on_Plastic_Waste.pdf Statement by BAN on Further Considerations on Plastic Waste]<br /> <br /> ==Sixteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 1 - 12 2023&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OF2PXs Plastic Pollution: Focus Upstream at INC-2]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3B2UEfb Beware Improper Article 11 Agreements Contradicting the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Side Events'''<br /> *[https://youtu.be/bctYQkoqtDg Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> *[https://youtu.be/wse2ld0zUHA Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> <br /> '''PowerPoint Presentations'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/79/Misuse_of_Article_11_to_Escape_PowerPoint.pdf Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a5/Tackling_the_Hidden_PowerPoint.pdf Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/Intervention_on_Technical_Guidelines_on_Electronic_Waste.pdf Intervention on Technical Guidelines on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/0/0b/BAN_Intervention_on_the_ReviewVersion2_of_the_Annexes.pdf BAN Intervention on the Review of the Annexes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/74/BAN_Intervention_on_Plastic_WasteVersion2Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/bd/BAN_Intervention_on_Improper_Article_11_Agreements.pdf BAN Intervention on Improper Article 11 Agreements]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/70/BAN_Intervention_on_Hidden_and_Forgotten_Plastic_Wastes.pdf BAN Intervention on Hidden and Forgotten Plastic Wastes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/6/60/BAN_Intervention_on_e-PIC.pdf BAN Intervention on e-PIC]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a1/Misuse_of_the_Basel_Convention_Article_11_to_Avoid_Compliance_with_New_Plastic_Waste_Controls.pdf Misuse of the Basel Convention's Article 11 to Avoid Compliance with the New Plastic Waste Controls]<br /> <br /> ==Fifteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' July 26 - 30 2021 (online segment), and June 6 - 17th, 2022 (face-to-face segment)&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Online and Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Online and in Geneva, Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OZRMWG Establishing &quot;Safe Levels&quot; for Hazardous Wastes Must be Rejected]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3VvTamv Se deben de rechazar los “niveles seguros” de desechos peligrosos]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3Elk8FT Brazil Must Urgently Provide Safe Haven for Aircraft Carrier São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3gypp5h Brasil debe proporcionar urgentemente un refugio seguro para el portaviones São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3tRenv0 Le Brésil doit fournir d’urgence un refuge au porte avions São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3EsPBHt Let's Make the Basel Plastic Guidelines Environmentally Sound]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3N0WH8O Let's Fix the Basel e-Waste Guidelines Once and for All]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3lEtFiG The Swiss-Ghana Amendment: A Step Towards Closing the Last e-Waste Dumping Pathways]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3apUoNh Plastic Waste Trade Still Out of Control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OdW2jN La comercialización de los desechos plásticos sigue estando fuera de control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3GnH2za Hagamos que las Directrices del Convenio de Basilea Sobre los Plásticos Sean Ambientalmente Racionales]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OmzKxK Faisons en Sorte que les Directives de Bâle sur le Plastique Soient Écologiquement Rationnelles]<br /> <br /> '''Press Releases'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3xIgsej Delegates and Environmentalists Celebrate New Global Restrictions on e-Waste Trade]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3zBDkP3 Environmental Groups Claim that New Rules Restricting Plastic Trade are being Ignored]<br /> <br /> '''Presentations and Webinars'''<br /> *'''E-Waste Exports: Closing the Remaining Loopholes | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/49/E-Waste_Exports-_Closing_the_Remaining_Loopholes.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''The Basel Plastics Amendments: The First Year Report Card | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXX6bnoy-rY Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/13June2022_BRS_SideEvent_PlasticAmendments-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''Plastics &amp; Refuse-Derived Fuel: Fuel Product or Plastic Waste Export? | IPEN | BRS COPS Side Event '''<br /> **[https://youtu.be/QgX46WgcYZw Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/9-June-2022-Plastic-Waste-Presentation-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> <br /> '''Related Links'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-basel-plastics-amendments-the-first-year-report-card-brs-cops-side-event/ The Basel Plastics Amendments: The First Year Report Card | BRS COPs Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/plastics-refuse-derived-fuel-fuel-product-or-plastic-waste-export-geneva-beat-plastic-pollution-dialogues/ Plastics &amp; Refuse-Derived Fuel: Fuel Product or Plastic Waste Export? | Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues Event]<br /> <br /> ==Fourteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 29 - May 10, 2019&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> <br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/3/3e/Norwegian_Implications.pdf The Norwegian Amendments / Summary of Implications for Recyclers]<br /> <br /> '''Links'''<br /> *[https://www.ban.org/the-responsible-guideline The Responsible Guideline]<br /> <br /> '''Information/Fact Sheets'''<br /> <br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/BAN_and_IPEN_Views_of_Basel_COP14_Apr_2019.pdf BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP14]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a4/2019.04.30_EIA-CIEL-BAN-IPEN_Norwegian_Proposal_to_Amend_the_Basel_Convention.pdf Norwegian Proposal to Amend the Annexes to the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2HepNQx BAN Intervention on the Technical Guideline on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Hcv4rZ BAN Intervention Regarding Basel Compliance]<br /> <br /> '''Action Alerts'''<br /> <br /> Action Alert #1 / Acción de alerta #1 / Alerte d'action No. 1<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/32eUyOf Just Two More Ratifications Needed to Ensure a COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Zvwo1B Sólo Dos Ratificaciones Más Para Asegurar La Celebración De La Enmienda BAN COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GEZC5i Plus que deux Ratifications manquent pour garantir l'entrée en vigueur du « Ban Amendment » à la COP14(Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #2 / Acción de alerta #2 / Alerte d'action No. 2<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Kon10b The Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2ZwfAaG Economía Circular Amenazada Por La Guía De Basilea Sobre e-Waste (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2L1htZP L'économie Circulaire Menacée par les Directives Techniques sur le Mouvement Transfrontalier des Déchets Electroniques de la Convention de Bâle (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #3 / Acción de alerta #3 / Alerte d'action No. 3<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYWPR Preventing the Plastic Waste Tsunami: Adopting the Norwegian Proposal at COP14]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYUHJ Prevención del Tsunami de Desechos de Material Plástico: Adopción del Protocolo Noruego en COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GA4ita Prévenir le Tsunami de Déchets Plastiques: Adopter la Proposition Norvégienne à la COP14 (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #4<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Gxv2uu New research exposes a crisis in the global trade of &quot;recyclable&quot; plastics]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #5<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GwHYke Highest Level of World's Most Toxic Chemicals Found in African Free-Range Eggs: European E-Waste Dumping a Contributor]<br /> <br /> ==Thirteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 24 - May 5, 2017&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Intervention on TBM Guideline - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on TBM Guideline]]<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on Ship Dismantling]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment.pdf|BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment]]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP13 15 Apr 2017.pdf|Delegate Alert: BAN and IPEN Quick Views of Basel COP13 20 Apr 2017]]<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert TBM COP13 A4.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Time to Repair the &quot;Repairables Loophole&quot; in the e-Waste Guideline 21 Apr 2017]]<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2017)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 1 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 2 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 3 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 4 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 5 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 7 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 8 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 9 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 10 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]]<br /> <br /> '''Statements'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002).pdf|Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002)]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002).pdf|BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002)]]<br /> <br /> ==Twelfth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 4-15, 2015&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2015)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]]] [PDF Download]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all).pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper -4- The Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now!.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade .pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper-9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse”.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Basel Interventions'''<br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention|CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment|BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada|BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/c/c9/Delegate_Alert_2_Letter.pdf Delegate Alert #2: Canada in Breach of its Basel Obligations]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 10 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -3- Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 15 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -4- BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13.pdf|Delegate Alert #4: BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 28 Apr. 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts – Spanish'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo]] [PDF Download] - 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *Delegate Alert #3: Cumpliendo la promesa del Convenio de Basilea – Ratificación de la Enmienda de Prohibición – 10 Apr. 2015 '''Broken link'''<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eleventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 3-6, 2013&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Congress Convention Center Updated <br /> <br /> '''BAN Briefing Papers (April 2013):'''<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -4- Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now! - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download]] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse” - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Entry Into Force- Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11! .pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Entry Into Force: Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -2- Illegal- European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships.pdf|Delegate Alert #2: Illegal: European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -3- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending Re-use Abuse.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert Extra- Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste.pdf|Delegate Alert Extra: Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Shipbreaking Documents'''<br /> *[[:File:LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING - 12 Dec. 2012.pdf|LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING]] [PDF Download] – 12 Dec. 2012<br /> *[[:File:COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION - 28 Nov. 2013.pdf|COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION]] [PDF Download] – 28 Nov. 2013<br /> *[[:File:A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer - 4 Sept. 2012.pdf|A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer]] [PDF Download] – 4 Sept. 2012<br /> *[[:File:A principled and practical solution for ship recycling - 21 Jan. 2013.pdf|A principled and practical solution for ship recycling]] [PDF Download] – 21 Jan. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Speeches'''<br /> *[[:File:E-Waste Exemption Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|e-Waste Exemption Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|Ships Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> <br /> '''Some Adopted Decisions'''<br /> *[[:File:PACE Decision - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Decision]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Tenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' October 17-21, 2011&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Cartagena de India, Colombia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Cartagena de Indias Convention Centre (CCCI)<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2011):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: Hong Kong Convention Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''BAN Newspaper'''<br /> <br /> *BAN COP10 Newspaper | ''the four articles below with photos'' - 12 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Press Release'''<br /> *178 Countries Agree to Allow the Ban on Exports of Toxic Wastes to Developing Countries to Become Law – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *Final Statement / BAN on behalf of the NGOs at COP10 – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *European Union e-Waste Duplicity - 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *Statement on Basel and Hong Kong Convetions / Shipbreaking - 18 Oct. 2011<br /> *BAN Interventions CLI and Ban Amendment - 17 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *Less than Equivalent - 11 Oct. 2011<br /> *Finally! Waste Prevention Comes to Basel - 09 Oct. 2011<br /> *When a Non-Paper is the Wrong Resource Recovery – Yes, Exploiting Weaker Economies – No - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> *YES to the Country Led Initiative - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions'''<br /> *Shipbreaking: Equivalent Level of Control - 4 July 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on e-Waste TBM paper - 10 May 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on CLI - 24 January 2011<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Ninth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' June 23-27, 2008&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place: '''Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Bali International Convention Centre (BICC)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Press Releases:'''<br /> <br /> *United Nations Waste Treaty Postpones Long Awaited Toxic Waste Dumping Ban- 27 June 2008<br /> *Domestic Press Release:EPA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Standard Denounced for Allowing Global Toxic Dumping- 23 June 2008<br /> *International Press Release: U.S. Government OK’s Illegal Trafficking in Hazardous Electronic Waste- 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (June 2008):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreement<br /> <br /> '''BAN Paper Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Ban Amendment – Entry into Force Country Analysis (June 2008)<br /> <br /> '''BAN Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Speech of Mr. Jim Puckett (Basel Action Network) – World Forum on Waste Management for Human Health and Livelihood – 26 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention on e-Waste – 24 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention Regarding Entry into Force of the BAN Amendment – 24 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Additional Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Summary of NGO Comments on the Kobe 3R Action Plan of the G8 – 26 June 2008<br /> *The NGO Platform’s Green Ship Recycling Standard – Draft 2 – 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Toxic waste export harder to control, despite Basel Convention – 1 July 2008<br /> *Fail to agree on banning toxic waste exports at UN conference – 26 June 2008<br /> *Officials: Poor nations can’t manage toxic waste – 26 June 2008<br /> *UN says poverty is fueling trade of hazardous waste exports to poor countries – 26 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eighth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 28 November – 1 December 2006&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Nairobi, Kenya<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report on COP8:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Action Network Report and Press Statements on the Results of the Eighth Conference of the Parties of the Basel Convention - 2 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> BAN Statement at the Global E-Waste Forum - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Basel E-waste Decision:'''<br /> <br /> *Decision VIII/[ ]: Draft Decision on Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the contact group on draft decisions on environmentally sound management of electronic and electrical waste - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Nairobi Declaration on E-waste:'''<br /> <br /> *Nairobi Ministerial Declaration on the Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the President of the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP8 Newspaper A4 Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *COP8 Newspaper Letter Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *Urgent Considerations for Correcting Deficiencies in the Draft Convention on the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships – NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 8 October 2006<br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – Basel Action Network, April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – by the Basel Action Network on behalf of the Global NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 15 March 2006<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (November 2006):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions:'''<br /> <br /> *Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26- Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Exported e-waste pollutes Africa – 18 December 2006, St. Louis Post-Dispatch<br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Seventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 25-29 October 2004&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Palais des Nations<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP7:'''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 1<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 2<br /> *Entry Into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – October 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues – 6 January 2004<br /> *The IMO Guidlines on Ship Recycling Annotated — A Critique – Basel Action Network/Greenpeace, 21 November 2003<br /> *Wireless Waste: Basel Convention’s Next Hazardous Waste Challenge - Basel Action Network, October 2004<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2004):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: Ratifying the Ban Amendment: In the Final Stretch<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: The Shame of Shipping: Breaking with Principle to Break Ships<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running from Basel: Post Treaty Revisionism<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Sixth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 9-13 December 2002&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Palais des Nations&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP6:'''<br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Richard Gutierrez, BAN Policy Advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> :::[[File:banwithveseley3.jpg|350px|caption]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::BAN representatives with Madame Veseley, special rapporteur &lt;br/&gt; on for the United Nations Commission on Human Rights pertaining &lt;br/&gt;to the dumping of toxic waste. Geneva, 12 December 2002.&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::© Basel Action Network&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN REPORT on COP6 – 3 February 2003&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Focus on COPVI<br /> *Press Release: Activists Blast USA for Resuming Export of Naval Ships to Asia<br /> *Action Alert: Stop USA from Dumping Old Naval Vessels on Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: The High Tech Trashing of Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: Canadian Story<br /> *BAN Briefing Papers:<br /> **Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – March 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – June 2001<br /> **Briefing Paper #4: Celebrating Basel’s First Decade — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #5: The Next POPs Challenge: Appropriate POPs Destruction – May 2001<br /> ** Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade – March 2002<br /> *Mercury Migration Series: Briefing Papers of the Ban Mercury Working<br /> *Ending Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining – August 2002<br /> *Byproduct Mercury: A Forgotten Source of a Global Poison – August 2002<br /> *The Fish that Feed Us Are Killing Us – August 20<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fifth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 6-10 December 1999&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Basel, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Convention Center&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP5:''' <br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, of BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Roger Kluck, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Ms. Carmen G. Gonzalez, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report:'''<br /> <br /> BAN Report and Analysis of COP5<br /> <br /> '''BAN/Greenpeace Press Release:'''<br /> <br /> Toxic Waste Treaty Declares Next Decade: No Time for Waste<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *When Trade is Toxic: The WTO Threat to Public and Planetary Health<br /> *Briefing Paper 4: Celebrating Basel’s 10th Year — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – December 1999 -[Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – April 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Environmentally Sound Management and the Basel Ban Amendment<br /> <br /> '''Notable Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Klaus Toepfer, Executive Secretary of United Nations Environment Programme&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> *Dr. Mostafa K. Tolba, former Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Final Texts:'''<br /> <br /> *Next Decade Declaration and Decision &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> *Liability Protocol &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fourth Conference of the Parties==<br /> ''See'' [[Issues for COP4|Issues for COP4]] ''for links''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 23-27 February 1998&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Kuching, Malaysia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Riverside Majestic Hotel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BASEL BAN VICTORY AT COP4!&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Final Decision on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP4 Country Performance Reviews&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Provisional Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN Annotated Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Greenpeace Briefs for COP-4 (links to Greenpeace International’s website)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP-4: the Key Issues at a Glance&lt;br/&gt;<br /> How to Identify the Attempts to Undermine the Ban — A Quick Guide &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Annex VII Amendment Proposals&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/8-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Monaco&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/9-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Israel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> ACP-EU Joint Assembly Resolution&lt;br/&gt;<br /> EU Commission Legal Opinion on Article 11&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Basel Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/2 — Draft Position Paper on Hazard Characterization and Classification of Wastes within the Framework of the Basel Convention&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/3 — Consolidated Lists of Wastes and the Applicable Procedure for Their Review or Adjustment&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/4 — Wastes Placed on List C Awaiting Classification&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: European Community&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: Chile&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Slovenia Letter Proposing their Entry into Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Subsidiary Meetings==<br /> ===Fifteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 15), June 23 - June 26 2026, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4ogYZn5 Delegate Alert #1: Basel Parties Must Continue to Stand Firm Against Shipping Industry efforts to Deny Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4a6EC68 Delegate Alert #2: Time to Stitch Up the Textile Loophole in the Basel Convention]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4w1jl6p Delegate Alert #3: Basel Parties Must Close the Plastic Waste Loopholes and Place Basel Controls on All Plastic Waste]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4vA0peY Delegate Alert #4: The New E-Waste Guidelines Should Clarify the New Listings -- Not Undermine Them!]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fourteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 14), June 25 - June 28 2024, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5d/BAN_Interventiuon_on_the_e-Waste_Amendments_-_2024.pdf BAN Interventiuon on the e-Waste Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/be/BAN_Intervention_on_e-Waste_Technical_Guidelines_-_2024.pdf BAN Intervention on e-Waste Technical Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/44/BAN_Plastic_Waste_Amendments_Intervention_-_2024.pdf BAN Plastic Waste Amendments Intervention]<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4c9NPJU Once Again Basel Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Remove Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> <br /> :'''Press Releases:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3XJT2E1 Plastic recycling plants receiving exported waste are microplastic factories, experts say]<br /> <br /> :'''Events:'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-plastic-amendments-are-we-fulfilling-the-promise-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Plastic Waste Trade: A New Colonialist means of Pollution Transfer | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/shipbreaking-revisiting-a-waste-dumping-crisis-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Shipbreaking: Revisiting a Waste Dumping Crisis | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/plastic-waste-trade-a-new-colonialists-means-of-pollution-transfer-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ The Plastic Amendments: Are we fulfilling the Promise? | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Thirteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 13), February 21 - February 23 2023, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/7b/INTERVENTION_Plastics_Failures.pdf RE: Two Failures following Adoption of the Basel Plastics Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/95/INTERVENTION_on_Plastic_Waste_Guidelines.pdf Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/e/e1/INTERVENTION_E-WASTE_GUIDELINE.pdf RE: e-Waste Guideline]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/INTERVENTION_SAO_PAULO.pdf RE: The Sinking of the São Paulo]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Meeting of ENFORCE Partnership #6, April 11 - April 13 2022, Virtual===<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:ENFORCE-6-Presentation.pdf|The Plastic Waste Amendments: A Compliance Report Card]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Twelfth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 12), April 4 - April 6 2022, Nairobi, Kenya===<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation.pdf|OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Eleventh meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 11), September 2 - September 6 2018, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BFn8zQ Delegate Alert #1: Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance Document]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BUnOli Delegate Alert #2: Norwegian Listings: Needed Now to Prevent Plastic Waste Tsunami]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2PiIoxn Delegate Alert #3: Goal: A COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration!]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2LHcmsH Delegate Alert #4: Open Letter from 50 NGOs Around the World]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annex-22FAnnex-9-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (English)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-French-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (French)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-Spanish-1.pd Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (Spanish)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Plastic-waste-trade_-Southeast-Asian-countries-restrict-imports-.pdf FACT SHEET on how the waste trade is impacting Southeast Asia]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Pqg508 Delegate Alert #5: Don't Let Weak EU Proposal for POPs Harm Our Children's Health]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Mil7K7 Basel OEWG11 Meeting Final Alert]<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_English.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 English]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_Spanish.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 Spanish]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_French.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 French]<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines.pdf|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines]]<br /> *[[File:BAN Intervention Norway Proposal.pdf|BAN Intervention Norway Proposal]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Tenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 10), May 30-June 2 2016, Nairobi, Kenya===<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:file:BANInterventionON_e-Waste_Guideline-2016.pdf|BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN%27s_Facts_%26_Recom%27s_on_TBM_GuidFinal-2016.pdf|BC’s Interim Guideline on Transboundary Movement of e-Waste]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN's-Facts-&amp;-Recom's-on-TBM-GuidFinalEspanol-2016.pdf|Directriz provisional del Convenio de Basilea sobre el movimiento transfronterizo de residuos electrónicos]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 9), 16-19 September 2014, Geneva===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1:Beware Dangerous Exemptions Proposed to Basel Trade Rules for Electronic Waste<br /> *Alert #2: ‘Legal Clarity’ Glossary of Terms Document Not Ready for Adoption<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline<br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on Legal Clarity<br /> *BAN Intervention / ESM of Ship Dismantling<br /> *Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline Final Plenary<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 8), 25 – 28 September 2012, Geneva===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1: Disturbing Manipulation ofthe COP10 ShipbreakingDecision - 17 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #2: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse - 19 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #3: Basel Convention’s Flawed Legal Analysis Could Help Companies Like Trafigura Avoid Prosecution - 22 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #4: European Commission Turns its Back on Basel Convention - 24 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention on Legal Analysis - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *STATEMENT by BAN on the Technical Guidelines on the TBM of e-Waste - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *Intervention on Ship Dismantling - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Seventh Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, Switzerland, 10 – 14 May 2010===<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Interventions:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN’s Concerns over Country Led Initiative<br /> *BAN on the Basel Ban and Article 17.5<br /> *BAN on the IMO Convention not being Equivalent to the Basel Convention<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Comments on the 5th Draft Technical Guidelines on the Environmentally Sound Management of Mercury Wastes (Jan 2010, UNEP/CHW/OEWG/7/INF/10) — Zero Mercury Working Group – 30 April 2010<br /> *BAN Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian Country Led Initiative (CLI) Documents – 7 May 2010<br /> *BAN Annotated Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian CLI Documents (Part 2) – 7 May 2010<br /> *Side Event Presentation on BAN e-Stewards Certification – May 2010<br /> *Determining “Equivalent Level of Control” as Established under the Basel Convention, NGO Shipbreaking Platform – January 2010<br /> <br /> :'''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2010):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Sixth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, 3 – 7 September 2007===<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *New Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs” – September 2007<br /> *BAN Report: JPEPA as a Step in Japan’s Greater Plan to Liberalize Hazardous Waste Trade in Asia- Basel Action Network, 29 August 2007<br /> *BAN Submission: Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26 – Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Briefing Papers (September 2007):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fifth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 5), Geneva, 3 – 7 April 2006===<br /> <br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – March 2006<br /> *Press Release on Draft IMO Convention Critique – March 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – April 2006<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fourth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 4), Geneva, 4 – 8 July 2005===<br /> <br /> *BAN Opening Statement on Shipbreaking – 4 July 2005<br /> *Greenpeace/BAN Final Statement on Ships and Illegal Traffic – Greenpeace/BAN, 8 July 2005<br /> *Obligations and Opportunities for a Mandatory Alternate or Additional Instrument to the Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships – Greenpeace/BAN, 26 May 2005<br /> *BAN Comments on Secretariat Paper on the Environmentally Sound Management of Ships (UNEP/CHW/OEWG/4/6) – 22 June 2005<br /> *Legal Analysis of Letter from Mr. Raja to Ms. Hedegaard regarding the legal application of the Basel Convention to the Kong Frederik IX (aka Riky)- 3 May 2005<br /> **Including: First Letter to Mr. Raja - Second Letter to Mr. Raja<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2005<br /> *Basel Non-Compliance Notification Report – April 2005<br /> *Basel Action Network Report on the First Joint ILO/IMO/Basel Convention Working Group – Released June 27, 2005<br /> *Inconsistent: The Problem with the Basel Guidelines on POPs Waste – Released April 2005, International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Third Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 3), Geneva, 26 – 30 April 2004===<br /> <br /> *Mobile Toxic Waste: Recent Findings on the Toxicity of End-of-Life mobile phones – 26 April 2004<br /> *Comments on the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 February 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues, and the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 January 2004<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Second Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 2), Geneva, 20 – 24 October 2003===<br /> <br /> ===First Meeting of the Committee for Implementation and Compliance. International Environment House, Geneva, 19 October 2003.===<br /> <br /> ===4th Session of the Legal Working Group, 18-19 January 2002, GenevaFirst Session of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 1), Geneva, 28 April – 2 May 2003.===<br /> <br /> ===1st Joint Meeting of the Technical Working Group and Legal Working Group, 16-17 January 2002, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *Shipbreaking and the Legal Obligations Under the Basel Convention – 10 January 2002<br /> <br /> ===19th Session of the Technical Working Group, 14-15 January 2002, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on Shipbreaking Guidelines – 10 January 2002<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000(This paper reincluded here as the Secretariat failed to review this paper in preparing their own document on H13)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Richard_Gutierrez.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Richard Gutierrez, Toxics Policy Advisor attending&lt;br/&gt; the 4th Legal Working Group of the Basel Convention, &lt;br/&gt;January 2002. © Basel Action Network<br /> <br /> ===18th Session of the Technical Working Group, 18-20 June, Geneva 3rd Session of Legal Working Group, 21-22 June, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on TWG18 and LWG3 of the Basel Convention – 18-22 June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Report by the ERM on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Document B on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN/Greenpeace, Primary Concerns for TWG18 – 19 June 2001<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===First Continental Conference for Africa on the Environmentally Sound Management of Unwanted Stockpiles of Hazardous Wastes and their Prevention, Rabat, Morocco, 8-12 January 2001===<br /> <br /> *BAN Meeting Report<br /> *Towards a Policy on Chemical Waste Stockpile Destruction and Transport in Africa: Ensuring Environmentally Sound Management of Existing Chemical Wastes and Stockpiles through the Stockholm, Basel and Bamako Conventions – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> *Vers une politique en matière de destruction et de transport des stocks de déchets chimiques en Afrique: Assurer une gestion écologiquement rationnelle des déchets et stocks chimiques existants, par le biais des Conventions de Stockholm, de Bâle et de Bamako – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> <br /> ===2nd Session of Legal Working Group, 12-13 October, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on the Draft Guidance Elements for Bilateral, Multilateral and Regional Agreements or Arrangements – October 2000<br /> <br /> ===17th Technical Working Group, 9-11 October, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 17th Technical Working Group and 2nd Legal Working Group – October, 2000<br /> *Comments on the Draft Document on the Relationship Between the Basel Convention and the Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) – BAN, October 2000 - [HTML File]<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000<br /> *The Basel Ban: The First Step Toward Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Wastes – February 2000<br /> <br /> ===16th Technical Working Group and 1st Session of Legal Working Group, 3-7 April 2000, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Report on Technical Working Group – 5 April 2000<br /> *Annex to TWG Report (Workplan of TWG) – 5 April 2000<br /> *Provisional Attendees List of Legal Working Group – 7 April 2000<br /> *BAN Comments on the Basel Convention Draft Technical Guideline on the Environmentally Sound Management of Biomedical and Healthcare Waste (Y1; Y2; Y3) – 10 May 2000<br /> <br /> ===10th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report / 10th Liability Protocol Drafting Meeting – 30 August – 3 September<br /> *Saving the Basel Liability Protocol – 30 August 1999<br /> *Position Paper on Article 23 - 1 September<br /> *Position Paper on Opt-Out for Bilateral, Multilateral Agreements – 31 August<br /> <br /> ===4th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Committee for the Implementation of the Basel Convention===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 4th Basel Implemention Committee Meeting – 21-25 June 1999<br /> <br /> ===9th Session of the Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability, 19-23 April 1999, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 8th Session / Liability Protocol Drafting – 19-23 April<br /> *Comments on the Draft Liability Protocol, by West Coast Environmental Law and the Basel Action Network – 19 April 1999<br /> <br /> ===15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Joint meeting of the Technical Working Group and the Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts, 12-16 April 1999, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the Basel Convention 15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts – 12-16 April<br /> *Comments on Decision IV/8: Regarding Annex VII – 12 April 1999<br /> *Shipbreaking and the Basel Convention — An Analysis – 12 April 1999<br /> *Clinical Waste in Developing Countries – April 1999<br /> *11 Recommendations for Improving Medical Waste Waste Management – April 1999<br /> *11 Recomendaciones Para Mejorar el Manejo de los Residuos Patológicos – April 1999 (Spanish Version)<br /> *11 Recommandations Pour Améliorer La Gestion Des Déchets Bio-médicaux – April 1999 (French Version)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Subsidiary_Meetings_Ravi_Agarwal.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Ravi Agarwal of New Delhi organization Srishti representing &lt;br/&gt;the Basel Action Network at the April 1999 Basel Technical &lt;br/&gt;Working Group Meeting in Geneva.© Basel Action Network</div>

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<p>Angelo Godbey: Angelo Godbey uploaded a new version of File:AI Waste Wave Part 1.pdf</p> <hr /> <div></div>

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<p>Angelo Godbey: /* Fifteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 15), June 23 - June 26 2026, Geneva, Switzerland */</p> <hr /> <div>==Seventeenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 28 - May 9 2025&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/BAN_Shipbreaking_Intervention.pdf BAN Shipbreaking Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/BAN_R14_Intervention.pdf BAN R14 Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/1/1f/BAN_Intervention_on_Other_Batteries_Technical_Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Other Batteries Technical Guidelines]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/3/35/Some_Key_Considerations_for_Basel_COP17.pdf Some Key Considerations for Basel COP17]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/Basel_Parties_Must_Stand_Firm_Against_Efforts.pdf Basel Parties Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Deny Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/2/27/8_Reasons_Why_Basel_Parties_Must_Keep_R14ALT_in_Annex_IV.pdf 8 Reasons Why Basel Parties Must Keep R14ALT in Annex IV]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/b1/Relationship_between_the_Basel_Convention_and_the_Hong_Kong_Convention_on_Ship_Recycling.pdf Relationship between the Basel Convention and the Hong Kong Convention on Ship Recycling]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a6/Statement_by_BAN_on_Further_Considerations_on_Plastic_Waste.pdf Statement by BAN on Further Considerations on Plastic Waste]<br /> <br /> ==Sixteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 1 - 12 2023&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OF2PXs Plastic Pollution: Focus Upstream at INC-2]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3B2UEfb Beware Improper Article 11 Agreements Contradicting the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Side Events'''<br /> *[https://youtu.be/bctYQkoqtDg Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> *[https://youtu.be/wse2ld0zUHA Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> <br /> '''PowerPoint Presentations'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/79/Misuse_of_Article_11_to_Escape_PowerPoint.pdf Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a5/Tackling_the_Hidden_PowerPoint.pdf Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/Intervention_on_Technical_Guidelines_on_Electronic_Waste.pdf Intervention on Technical Guidelines on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/0/0b/BAN_Intervention_on_the_ReviewVersion2_of_the_Annexes.pdf BAN Intervention on the Review of the Annexes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/74/BAN_Intervention_on_Plastic_WasteVersion2Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/bd/BAN_Intervention_on_Improper_Article_11_Agreements.pdf BAN Intervention on Improper Article 11 Agreements]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/70/BAN_Intervention_on_Hidden_and_Forgotten_Plastic_Wastes.pdf BAN Intervention on Hidden and Forgotten Plastic Wastes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/6/60/BAN_Intervention_on_e-PIC.pdf BAN Intervention on e-PIC]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a1/Misuse_of_the_Basel_Convention_Article_11_to_Avoid_Compliance_with_New_Plastic_Waste_Controls.pdf Misuse of the Basel Convention's Article 11 to Avoid Compliance with the New Plastic Waste Controls]<br /> <br /> ==Fifteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' July 26 - 30 2021 (online segment), and June 6 - 17th, 2022 (face-to-face segment)&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Online and Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Online and in Geneva, Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OZRMWG Establishing &quot;Safe Levels&quot; for Hazardous Wastes Must be Rejected]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3VvTamv Se deben de rechazar los “niveles seguros” de desechos peligrosos]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3Elk8FT Brazil Must Urgently Provide Safe Haven for Aircraft Carrier São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3gypp5h Brasil debe proporcionar urgentemente un refugio seguro para el portaviones São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3tRenv0 Le Brésil doit fournir d’urgence un refuge au porte avions São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3EsPBHt Let's Make the Basel Plastic Guidelines Environmentally Sound]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3N0WH8O Let's Fix the Basel e-Waste Guidelines Once and for All]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3lEtFiG The Swiss-Ghana Amendment: A Step Towards Closing the Last e-Waste Dumping Pathways]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3apUoNh Plastic Waste Trade Still Out of Control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OdW2jN La comercialización de los desechos plásticos sigue estando fuera de control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3GnH2za Hagamos que las Directrices del Convenio de Basilea Sobre los Plásticos Sean Ambientalmente Racionales]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OmzKxK Faisons en Sorte que les Directives de Bâle sur le Plastique Soient Écologiquement Rationnelles]<br /> <br /> '''Press Releases'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3xIgsej Delegates and Environmentalists Celebrate New Global Restrictions on e-Waste Trade]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3zBDkP3 Environmental Groups Claim that New Rules Restricting Plastic Trade are being Ignored]<br /> <br /> '''Presentations and Webinars'''<br /> *'''E-Waste Exports: Closing the Remaining Loopholes | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/49/E-Waste_Exports-_Closing_the_Remaining_Loopholes.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''The Basel Plastics Amendments: The First Year Report Card | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXX6bnoy-rY Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/13June2022_BRS_SideEvent_PlasticAmendments-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''Plastics &amp; Refuse-Derived Fuel: Fuel Product or Plastic Waste Export? | IPEN | BRS COPS Side Event '''<br /> **[https://youtu.be/QgX46WgcYZw Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/9-June-2022-Plastic-Waste-Presentation-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> <br /> '''Related Links'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-basel-plastics-amendments-the-first-year-report-card-brs-cops-side-event/ The Basel Plastics Amendments: The First Year Report Card | BRS COPs Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/plastics-refuse-derived-fuel-fuel-product-or-plastic-waste-export-geneva-beat-plastic-pollution-dialogues/ Plastics &amp; Refuse-Derived Fuel: Fuel Product or Plastic Waste Export? | Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues Event]<br /> <br /> ==Fourteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 29 - May 10, 2019&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> <br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/3/3e/Norwegian_Implications.pdf The Norwegian Amendments / Summary of Implications for Recyclers]<br /> <br /> '''Links'''<br /> *[https://www.ban.org/the-responsible-guideline The Responsible Guideline]<br /> <br /> '''Information/Fact Sheets'''<br /> <br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/BAN_and_IPEN_Views_of_Basel_COP14_Apr_2019.pdf BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP14]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a4/2019.04.30_EIA-CIEL-BAN-IPEN_Norwegian_Proposal_to_Amend_the_Basel_Convention.pdf Norwegian Proposal to Amend the Annexes to the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2HepNQx BAN Intervention on the Technical Guideline on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Hcv4rZ BAN Intervention Regarding Basel Compliance]<br /> <br /> '''Action Alerts'''<br /> <br /> Action Alert #1 / Acción de alerta #1 / Alerte d'action No. 1<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/32eUyOf Just Two More Ratifications Needed to Ensure a COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Zvwo1B Sólo Dos Ratificaciones Más Para Asegurar La Celebración De La Enmienda BAN COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GEZC5i Plus que deux Ratifications manquent pour garantir l'entrée en vigueur du « Ban Amendment » à la COP14(Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #2 / Acción de alerta #2 / Alerte d'action No. 2<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Kon10b The Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2ZwfAaG Economía Circular Amenazada Por La Guía De Basilea Sobre e-Waste (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2L1htZP L'économie Circulaire Menacée par les Directives Techniques sur le Mouvement Transfrontalier des Déchets Electroniques de la Convention de Bâle (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #3 / Acción de alerta #3 / Alerte d'action No. 3<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYWPR Preventing the Plastic Waste Tsunami: Adopting the Norwegian Proposal at COP14]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYUHJ Prevención del Tsunami de Desechos de Material Plástico: Adopción del Protocolo Noruego en COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GA4ita Prévenir le Tsunami de Déchets Plastiques: Adopter la Proposition Norvégienne à la COP14 (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #4<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Gxv2uu New research exposes a crisis in the global trade of &quot;recyclable&quot; plastics]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #5<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GwHYke Highest Level of World's Most Toxic Chemicals Found in African Free-Range Eggs: European E-Waste Dumping a Contributor]<br /> <br /> ==Thirteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 24 - May 5, 2017&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Intervention on TBM Guideline - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on TBM Guideline]]<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on Ship Dismantling]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment.pdf|BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment]]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP13 15 Apr 2017.pdf|Delegate Alert: BAN and IPEN Quick Views of Basel COP13 20 Apr 2017]]<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert TBM COP13 A4.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Time to Repair the &quot;Repairables Loophole&quot; in the e-Waste Guideline 21 Apr 2017]]<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2017)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 1 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 2 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 3 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 4 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 5 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 7 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 8 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 9 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 10 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]]<br /> <br /> '''Statements'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002).pdf|Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002)]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002).pdf|BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002)]]<br /> <br /> ==Twelfth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 4-15, 2015&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2015)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]]] [PDF Download]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all).pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper -4- The Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now!.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade .pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper-9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse”.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Basel Interventions'''<br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention|CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment|BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada|BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/c/c9/Delegate_Alert_2_Letter.pdf Delegate Alert #2: Canada in Breach of its Basel Obligations]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 10 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -3- Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 15 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -4- BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13.pdf|Delegate Alert #4: BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 28 Apr. 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts – Spanish'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo]] [PDF Download] - 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *Delegate Alert #3: Cumpliendo la promesa del Convenio de Basilea – Ratificación de la Enmienda de Prohibición – 10 Apr. 2015 '''Broken link'''<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eleventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 3-6, 2013&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Congress Convention Center Updated <br /> <br /> '''BAN Briefing Papers (April 2013):'''<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -4- Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now! - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download]] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse” - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Entry Into Force- Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11! .pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Entry Into Force: Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -2- Illegal- European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships.pdf|Delegate Alert #2: Illegal: European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -3- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending Re-use Abuse.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert Extra- Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste.pdf|Delegate Alert Extra: Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Shipbreaking Documents'''<br /> *[[:File:LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING - 12 Dec. 2012.pdf|LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING]] [PDF Download] – 12 Dec. 2012<br /> *[[:File:COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION - 28 Nov. 2013.pdf|COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION]] [PDF Download] – 28 Nov. 2013<br /> *[[:File:A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer - 4 Sept. 2012.pdf|A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer]] [PDF Download] – 4 Sept. 2012<br /> *[[:File:A principled and practical solution for ship recycling - 21 Jan. 2013.pdf|A principled and practical solution for ship recycling]] [PDF Download] – 21 Jan. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Speeches'''<br /> *[[:File:E-Waste Exemption Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|e-Waste Exemption Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|Ships Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> <br /> '''Some Adopted Decisions'''<br /> *[[:File:PACE Decision - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Decision]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Tenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' October 17-21, 2011&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Cartagena de India, Colombia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Cartagena de Indias Convention Centre (CCCI)<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2011):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: Hong Kong Convention Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''BAN Newspaper'''<br /> <br /> *BAN COP10 Newspaper | ''the four articles below with photos'' - 12 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Press Release'''<br /> *178 Countries Agree to Allow the Ban on Exports of Toxic Wastes to Developing Countries to Become Law – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *Final Statement / BAN on behalf of the NGOs at COP10 – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *European Union e-Waste Duplicity - 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *Statement on Basel and Hong Kong Convetions / Shipbreaking - 18 Oct. 2011<br /> *BAN Interventions CLI and Ban Amendment - 17 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *Less than Equivalent - 11 Oct. 2011<br /> *Finally! Waste Prevention Comes to Basel - 09 Oct. 2011<br /> *When a Non-Paper is the Wrong Resource Recovery – Yes, Exploiting Weaker Economies – No - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> *YES to the Country Led Initiative - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions'''<br /> *Shipbreaking: Equivalent Level of Control - 4 July 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on e-Waste TBM paper - 10 May 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on CLI - 24 January 2011<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Ninth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' June 23-27, 2008&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place: '''Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Bali International Convention Centre (BICC)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Press Releases:'''<br /> <br /> *United Nations Waste Treaty Postpones Long Awaited Toxic Waste Dumping Ban- 27 June 2008<br /> *Domestic Press Release:EPA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Standard Denounced for Allowing Global Toxic Dumping- 23 June 2008<br /> *International Press Release: U.S. Government OK’s Illegal Trafficking in Hazardous Electronic Waste- 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (June 2008):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreement<br /> <br /> '''BAN Paper Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Ban Amendment – Entry into Force Country Analysis (June 2008)<br /> <br /> '''BAN Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Speech of Mr. Jim Puckett (Basel Action Network) – World Forum on Waste Management for Human Health and Livelihood – 26 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention on e-Waste – 24 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention Regarding Entry into Force of the BAN Amendment – 24 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Additional Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Summary of NGO Comments on the Kobe 3R Action Plan of the G8 – 26 June 2008<br /> *The NGO Platform’s Green Ship Recycling Standard – Draft 2 – 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Toxic waste export harder to control, despite Basel Convention – 1 July 2008<br /> *Fail to agree on banning toxic waste exports at UN conference – 26 June 2008<br /> *Officials: Poor nations can’t manage toxic waste – 26 June 2008<br /> *UN says poverty is fueling trade of hazardous waste exports to poor countries – 26 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eighth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 28 November – 1 December 2006&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Nairobi, Kenya<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report on COP8:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Action Network Report and Press Statements on the Results of the Eighth Conference of the Parties of the Basel Convention - 2 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> BAN Statement at the Global E-Waste Forum - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Basel E-waste Decision:'''<br /> <br /> *Decision VIII/[ ]: Draft Decision on Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the contact group on draft decisions on environmentally sound management of electronic and electrical waste - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Nairobi Declaration on E-waste:'''<br /> <br /> *Nairobi Ministerial Declaration on the Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the President of the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP8 Newspaper A4 Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *COP8 Newspaper Letter Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *Urgent Considerations for Correcting Deficiencies in the Draft Convention on the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships – NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 8 October 2006<br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – Basel Action Network, April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – by the Basel Action Network on behalf of the Global NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 15 March 2006<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (November 2006):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions:'''<br /> <br /> *Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26- Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Exported e-waste pollutes Africa – 18 December 2006, St. Louis Post-Dispatch<br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Seventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 25-29 October 2004&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Palais des Nations<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP7:'''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 1<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 2<br /> *Entry Into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – October 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues – 6 January 2004<br /> *The IMO Guidlines on Ship Recycling Annotated — A Critique – Basel Action Network/Greenpeace, 21 November 2003<br /> *Wireless Waste: Basel Convention’s Next Hazardous Waste Challenge - Basel Action Network, October 2004<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2004):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: Ratifying the Ban Amendment: In the Final Stretch<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: The Shame of Shipping: Breaking with Principle to Break Ships<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running from Basel: Post Treaty Revisionism<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Sixth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 9-13 December 2002&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Palais des Nations&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP6:'''<br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Richard Gutierrez, BAN Policy Advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> :::[[File:banwithveseley3.jpg|350px|caption]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::BAN representatives with Madame Veseley, special rapporteur &lt;br/&gt; on for the United Nations Commission on Human Rights pertaining &lt;br/&gt;to the dumping of toxic waste. Geneva, 12 December 2002.&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::© Basel Action Network&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN REPORT on COP6 – 3 February 2003&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Focus on COPVI<br /> *Press Release: Activists Blast USA for Resuming Export of Naval Ships to Asia<br /> *Action Alert: Stop USA from Dumping Old Naval Vessels on Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: The High Tech Trashing of Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: Canadian Story<br /> *BAN Briefing Papers:<br /> **Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – March 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – June 2001<br /> **Briefing Paper #4: Celebrating Basel’s First Decade — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #5: The Next POPs Challenge: Appropriate POPs Destruction – May 2001<br /> ** Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade – March 2002<br /> *Mercury Migration Series: Briefing Papers of the Ban Mercury Working<br /> *Ending Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining – August 2002<br /> *Byproduct Mercury: A Forgotten Source of a Global Poison – August 2002<br /> *The Fish that Feed Us Are Killing Us – August 20<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fifth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 6-10 December 1999&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Basel, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Convention Center&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP5:''' <br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, of BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Roger Kluck, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Ms. Carmen G. Gonzalez, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report:'''<br /> <br /> BAN Report and Analysis of COP5<br /> <br /> '''BAN/Greenpeace Press Release:'''<br /> <br /> Toxic Waste Treaty Declares Next Decade: No Time for Waste<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *When Trade is Toxic: The WTO Threat to Public and Planetary Health<br /> *Briefing Paper 4: Celebrating Basel’s 10th Year — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – December 1999 -[Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – April 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Environmentally Sound Management and the Basel Ban Amendment<br /> <br /> '''Notable Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Klaus Toepfer, Executive Secretary of United Nations Environment Programme&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> *Dr. Mostafa K. Tolba, former Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Final Texts:'''<br /> <br /> *Next Decade Declaration and Decision &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> *Liability Protocol &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fourth Conference of the Parties==<br /> ''See'' [[Issues for COP4|Issues for COP4]] ''for links''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 23-27 February 1998&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Kuching, Malaysia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Riverside Majestic Hotel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BASEL BAN VICTORY AT COP4!&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Final Decision on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP4 Country Performance Reviews&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Provisional Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN Annotated Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Greenpeace Briefs for COP-4 (links to Greenpeace International’s website)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP-4: the Key Issues at a Glance&lt;br/&gt;<br /> How to Identify the Attempts to Undermine the Ban — A Quick Guide &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Annex VII Amendment Proposals&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/8-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Monaco&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/9-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Israel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> ACP-EU Joint Assembly Resolution&lt;br/&gt;<br /> EU Commission Legal Opinion on Article 11&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Basel Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/2 — Draft Position Paper on Hazard Characterization and Classification of Wastes within the Framework of the Basel Convention&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/3 — Consolidated Lists of Wastes and the Applicable Procedure for Their Review or Adjustment&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/4 — Wastes Placed on List C Awaiting Classification&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: European Community&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: Chile&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Slovenia Letter Proposing their Entry into Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Subsidiary Meetings==<br /> ===Fifteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 15), June 23 - June 26 2026, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4ogYZn5 Delegate Alert #1: Basel Parties Must Continue to Stand Firm Against Shipping Industry efforts to Deny Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4a6EC68 Delegate Alert #2: Time to Stitch Up the Textile Loophole in the Basel Convention]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4w1jl6p Delegate Alert #3: Basel Parties Must Close the Plastic Waste Loopholes and Place Basel Controls on All Plastic Waste]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4vA0peY Delegate Alert #4: The New E-Waste Guidelines Should Clarify the New Listings -- Not Undermine Them!]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fourteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 14), June 25 - June 28 2024, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5d/BAN_Interventiuon_on_the_e-Waste_Amendments_-_2024.pdf BAN Interventiuon on the e-Waste Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/be/BAN_Intervention_on_e-Waste_Technical_Guidelines_-_2024.pdf BAN Intervention on e-Waste Technical Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/44/BAN_Plastic_Waste_Amendments_Intervention_-_2024.pdf BAN Plastic Waste Amendments Intervention]<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4c9NPJU Once Again Basel Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Remove Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> <br /> :'''Press Releases:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3XJT2E1 Plastic recycling plants receiving exported waste are microplastic factories, experts say]<br /> <br /> :'''Events:'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-plastic-amendments-are-we-fulfilling-the-promise-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Plastic Waste Trade: A New Colonialist means of Pollution Transfer | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/shipbreaking-revisiting-a-waste-dumping-crisis-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Shipbreaking: Revisiting a Waste Dumping Crisis | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/plastic-waste-trade-a-new-colonialists-means-of-pollution-transfer-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ The Plastic Amendments: Are we fulfilling the Promise? | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Thirteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 13), February 21 - February 23 2023, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/7b/INTERVENTION_Plastics_Failures.pdf RE: Two Failures following Adoption of the Basel Plastics Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/95/INTERVENTION_on_Plastic_Waste_Guidelines.pdf Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/e/e1/INTERVENTION_E-WASTE_GUIDELINE.pdf RE: e-Waste Guideline]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/INTERVENTION_SAO_PAULO.pdf RE: The Sinking of the São Paulo]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Meeting of ENFORCE Partnership #6, April 11 - April 13 2022, Virtual===<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:ENFORCE-6-Presentation.pdf|The Plastic Waste Amendments: A Compliance Report Card]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Twelfth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 12), April 4 - April 6 2022, Nairobi, Kenya===<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation.pdf|OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Eleventh meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 11), September 2 - September 6 2018, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BFn8zQ Delegate Alert #1: Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance Document]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BUnOli Delegate Alert #2: Norwegian Listings: Needed Now to Prevent Plastic Waste Tsunami]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2PiIoxn Delegate Alert #3: Goal: A COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration!]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2LHcmsH Delegate Alert #4: Open Letter from 50 NGOs Around the World]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annex-22FAnnex-9-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (English)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-French-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (French)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-Spanish-1.pd Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (Spanish)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Plastic-waste-trade_-Southeast-Asian-countries-restrict-imports-.pdf FACT SHEET on how the waste trade is impacting Southeast Asia]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Pqg508 Delegate Alert #5: Don't Let Weak EU Proposal for POPs Harm Our Children's Health]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Mil7K7 Basel OEWG11 Meeting Final Alert]<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_English.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 English]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_Spanish.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 Spanish]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_French.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 French]<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines.pdf|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines]]<br /> *[[File:BAN Intervention Norway Proposal.pdf|BAN Intervention Norway Proposal]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Tenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 10), May 30-June 2 2016, Nairobi, Kenya===<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:file:BANInterventionON_e-Waste_Guideline-2016.pdf|BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN%27s_Facts_%26_Recom%27s_on_TBM_GuidFinal-2016.pdf|BC’s Interim Guideline on Transboundary Movement of e-Waste]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN's-Facts-&amp;-Recom's-on-TBM-GuidFinalEspanol-2016.pdf|Directriz provisional del Convenio de Basilea sobre el movimiento transfronterizo de residuos electrónicos]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 9), 16-19 September 2014, Geneva===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1:Beware Dangerous Exemptions Proposed to Basel Trade Rules for Electronic Waste<br /> *Alert #2: ‘Legal Clarity’ Glossary of Terms Document Not Ready for Adoption<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline<br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on Legal Clarity<br /> *BAN Intervention / ESM of Ship Dismantling<br /> *Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline Final Plenary<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 8), 25 – 28 September 2012, Geneva===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1: Disturbing Manipulation ofthe COP10 ShipbreakingDecision - 17 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #2: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse - 19 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #3: Basel Convention’s Flawed Legal Analysis Could Help Companies Like Trafigura Avoid Prosecution - 22 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #4: European Commission Turns its Back on Basel Convention - 24 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention on Legal Analysis - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *STATEMENT by BAN on the Technical Guidelines on the TBM of e-Waste - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *Intervention on Ship Dismantling - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Seventh Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, Switzerland, 10 – 14 May 2010===<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Interventions:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN’s Concerns over Country Led Initiative<br /> *BAN on the Basel Ban and Article 17.5<br /> *BAN on the IMO Convention not being Equivalent to the Basel Convention<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Comments on the 5th Draft Technical Guidelines on the Environmentally Sound Management of Mercury Wastes (Jan 2010, UNEP/CHW/OEWG/7/INF/10) — Zero Mercury Working Group – 30 April 2010<br /> *BAN Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian Country Led Initiative (CLI) Documents – 7 May 2010<br /> *BAN Annotated Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian CLI Documents (Part 2) – 7 May 2010<br /> *Side Event Presentation on BAN e-Stewards Certification – May 2010<br /> *Determining “Equivalent Level of Control” as Established under the Basel Convention, NGO Shipbreaking Platform – January 2010<br /> <br /> :'''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2010):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Sixth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, 3 – 7 September 2007===<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *New Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs” – September 2007<br /> *BAN Report: JPEPA as a Step in Japan’s Greater Plan to Liberalize Hazardous Waste Trade in Asia- Basel Action Network, 29 August 2007<br /> *BAN Submission: Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26 – Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Briefing Papers (September 2007):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fifth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 5), Geneva, 3 – 7 April 2006===<br /> <br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – March 2006<br /> *Press Release on Draft IMO Convention Critique – March 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – April 2006<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fourth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 4), Geneva, 4 – 8 July 2005===<br /> <br /> *BAN Opening Statement on Shipbreaking – 4 July 2005<br /> *Greenpeace/BAN Final Statement on Ships and Illegal Traffic – Greenpeace/BAN, 8 July 2005<br /> *Obligations and Opportunities for a Mandatory Alternate or Additional Instrument to the Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships – Greenpeace/BAN, 26 May 2005<br /> *BAN Comments on Secretariat Paper on the Environmentally Sound Management of Ships (UNEP/CHW/OEWG/4/6) – 22 June 2005<br /> *Legal Analysis of Letter from Mr. Raja to Ms. Hedegaard regarding the legal application of the Basel Convention to the Kong Frederik IX (aka Riky)- 3 May 2005<br /> **Including: First Letter to Mr. Raja - Second Letter to Mr. Raja<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2005<br /> *Basel Non-Compliance Notification Report – April 2005<br /> *Basel Action Network Report on the First Joint ILO/IMO/Basel Convention Working Group – Released June 27, 2005<br /> *Inconsistent: The Problem with the Basel Guidelines on POPs Waste – Released April 2005, International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Third Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 3), Geneva, 26 – 30 April 2004===<br /> <br /> *Mobile Toxic Waste: Recent Findings on the Toxicity of End-of-Life mobile phones – 26 April 2004<br /> *Comments on the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 February 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues, and the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 January 2004<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Second Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 2), Geneva, 20 – 24 October 2003===<br /> <br /> ===First Meeting of the Committee for Implementation and Compliance. International Environment House, Geneva, 19 October 2003.===<br /> <br /> ===4th Session of the Legal Working Group, 18-19 January 2002, GenevaFirst Session of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 1), Geneva, 28 April – 2 May 2003.===<br /> <br /> ===1st Joint Meeting of the Technical Working Group and Legal Working Group, 16-17 January 2002, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *Shipbreaking and the Legal Obligations Under the Basel Convention – 10 January 2002<br /> <br /> ===19th Session of the Technical Working Group, 14-15 January 2002, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on Shipbreaking Guidelines – 10 January 2002<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000(This paper reincluded here as the Secretariat failed to review this paper in preparing their own document on H13)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Richard_Gutierrez.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Richard Gutierrez, Toxics Policy Advisor attending&lt;br/&gt; the 4th Legal Working Group of the Basel Convention, &lt;br/&gt;January 2002. © Basel Action Network<br /> <br /> ===18th Session of the Technical Working Group, 18-20 June, Geneva 3rd Session of Legal Working Group, 21-22 June, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on TWG18 and LWG3 of the Basel Convention – 18-22 June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Report by the ERM on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Document B on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN/Greenpeace, Primary Concerns for TWG18 – 19 June 2001<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===First Continental Conference for Africa on the Environmentally Sound Management of Unwanted Stockpiles of Hazardous Wastes and their Prevention, Rabat, Morocco, 8-12 January 2001===<br /> <br /> *BAN Meeting Report<br /> *Towards a Policy on Chemical Waste Stockpile Destruction and Transport in Africa: Ensuring Environmentally Sound Management of Existing Chemical Wastes and Stockpiles through the Stockholm, Basel and Bamako Conventions – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> *Vers une politique en matière de destruction et de transport des stocks de déchets chimiques en Afrique: Assurer une gestion écologiquement rationnelle des déchets et stocks chimiques existants, par le biais des Conventions de Stockholm, de Bâle et de Bamako – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> <br /> ===2nd Session of Legal Working Group, 12-13 October, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on the Draft Guidance Elements for Bilateral, Multilateral and Regional Agreements or Arrangements – October 2000<br /> <br /> ===17th Technical Working Group, 9-11 October, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 17th Technical Working Group and 2nd Legal Working Group – October, 2000<br /> *Comments on the Draft Document on the Relationship Between the Basel Convention and the Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) – BAN, October 2000 - [HTML File]<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000<br /> *The Basel Ban: The First Step Toward Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Wastes – February 2000<br /> <br /> ===16th Technical Working Group and 1st Session of Legal Working Group, 3-7 April 2000, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Report on Technical Working Group – 5 April 2000<br /> *Annex to TWG Report (Workplan of TWG) – 5 April 2000<br /> *Provisional Attendees List of Legal Working Group – 7 April 2000<br /> *BAN Comments on the Basel Convention Draft Technical Guideline on the Environmentally Sound Management of Biomedical and Healthcare Waste (Y1; Y2; Y3) – 10 May 2000<br /> <br /> ===10th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report / 10th Liability Protocol Drafting Meeting – 30 August – 3 September<br /> *Saving the Basel Liability Protocol – 30 August 1999<br /> *Position Paper on Article 23 - 1 September<br /> *Position Paper on Opt-Out for Bilateral, Multilateral Agreements – 31 August<br /> <br /> ===4th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Committee for the Implementation of the Basel Convention===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 4th Basel Implemention Committee Meeting – 21-25 June 1999<br /> <br /> ===9th Session of the Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability, 19-23 April 1999, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 8th Session / Liability Protocol Drafting – 19-23 April<br /> *Comments on the Draft Liability Protocol, by West Coast Environmental Law and the Basel Action Network – 19 April 1999<br /> <br /> ===15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Joint meeting of the Technical Working Group and the Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts, 12-16 April 1999, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the Basel Convention 15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts – 12-16 April<br /> *Comments on Decision IV/8: Regarding Annex VII – 12 April 1999<br /> *Shipbreaking and the Basel Convention — An Analysis – 12 April 1999<br /> *Clinical Waste in Developing Countries – April 1999<br /> *11 Recommendations for Improving Medical Waste Waste Management – April 1999<br /> *11 Recomendaciones Para Mejorar el Manejo de los Residuos Patológicos – April 1999 (Spanish Version)<br /> *11 Recommandations Pour Améliorer La Gestion Des Déchets Bio-médicaux – April 1999 (French Version)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Subsidiary_Meetings_Ravi_Agarwal.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Ravi Agarwal of New Delhi organization Srishti representing &lt;br/&gt;the Basel Action Network at the April 1999 Basel Technical &lt;br/&gt;Working Group Meeting in Geneva.© Basel Action Network</div>

Angelo Godbey http://wiki.ban.org/index.php?title=Basel_Convention_Meetings&diff=1965 2026-06-19T21:02:34Z

<p>Angelo Godbey: /* Fifteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 15), June 23 - June 26 2026, Geneva, Switzerland */</p> <hr /> <div>==Seventeenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 28 - May 9 2025&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/BAN_Shipbreaking_Intervention.pdf BAN Shipbreaking Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/BAN_R14_Intervention.pdf BAN R14 Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/1/1f/BAN_Intervention_on_Other_Batteries_Technical_Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Other Batteries Technical Guidelines]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/3/35/Some_Key_Considerations_for_Basel_COP17.pdf Some Key Considerations for Basel COP17]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/Basel_Parties_Must_Stand_Firm_Against_Efforts.pdf Basel Parties Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Deny Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/2/27/8_Reasons_Why_Basel_Parties_Must_Keep_R14ALT_in_Annex_IV.pdf 8 Reasons Why Basel Parties Must Keep R14ALT in Annex IV]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/b1/Relationship_between_the_Basel_Convention_and_the_Hong_Kong_Convention_on_Ship_Recycling.pdf Relationship between the Basel Convention and the Hong Kong Convention on Ship Recycling]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a6/Statement_by_BAN_on_Further_Considerations_on_Plastic_Waste.pdf Statement by BAN on Further Considerations on Plastic Waste]<br /> <br /> ==Sixteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 1 - 12 2023&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OF2PXs Plastic Pollution: Focus Upstream at INC-2]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3B2UEfb Beware Improper Article 11 Agreements Contradicting the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Side Events'''<br /> *[https://youtu.be/bctYQkoqtDg Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> *[https://youtu.be/wse2ld0zUHA Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> <br /> '''PowerPoint Presentations'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/79/Misuse_of_Article_11_to_Escape_PowerPoint.pdf Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a5/Tackling_the_Hidden_PowerPoint.pdf Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/Intervention_on_Technical_Guidelines_on_Electronic_Waste.pdf Intervention on Technical Guidelines on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/0/0b/BAN_Intervention_on_the_ReviewVersion2_of_the_Annexes.pdf BAN Intervention on the Review of the Annexes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/74/BAN_Intervention_on_Plastic_WasteVersion2Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/bd/BAN_Intervention_on_Improper_Article_11_Agreements.pdf BAN Intervention on Improper Article 11 Agreements]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/70/BAN_Intervention_on_Hidden_and_Forgotten_Plastic_Wastes.pdf BAN Intervention on Hidden and Forgotten Plastic Wastes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/6/60/BAN_Intervention_on_e-PIC.pdf BAN Intervention on e-PIC]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a1/Misuse_of_the_Basel_Convention_Article_11_to_Avoid_Compliance_with_New_Plastic_Waste_Controls.pdf Misuse of the Basel Convention's Article 11 to Avoid Compliance with the New Plastic Waste Controls]<br /> <br /> ==Fifteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' July 26 - 30 2021 (online segment), and June 6 - 17th, 2022 (face-to-face segment)&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Online and Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Online and in Geneva, Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OZRMWG Establishing &quot;Safe Levels&quot; for Hazardous Wastes Must be Rejected]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3VvTamv Se deben de rechazar los “niveles seguros” de desechos peligrosos]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3Elk8FT Brazil Must Urgently Provide Safe Haven for Aircraft Carrier São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3gypp5h Brasil debe proporcionar urgentemente un refugio seguro para el portaviones São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3tRenv0 Le Brésil doit fournir d’urgence un refuge au porte avions São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3EsPBHt Let's Make the Basel Plastic Guidelines Environmentally Sound]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3N0WH8O Let's Fix the Basel e-Waste Guidelines Once and for All]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3lEtFiG The Swiss-Ghana Amendment: A Step Towards Closing the Last e-Waste Dumping Pathways]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3apUoNh Plastic Waste Trade Still Out of Control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OdW2jN La comercialización de los desechos plásticos sigue estando fuera de control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3GnH2za Hagamos que las Directrices del Convenio de Basilea Sobre los Plásticos Sean Ambientalmente Racionales]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OmzKxK Faisons en Sorte que les Directives de Bâle sur le Plastique Soient Écologiquement Rationnelles]<br /> <br /> '''Press Releases'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3xIgsej Delegates and Environmentalists Celebrate New Global Restrictions on e-Waste Trade]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3zBDkP3 Environmental Groups Claim that New Rules Restricting Plastic Trade are being Ignored]<br /> <br /> '''Presentations and Webinars'''<br /> *'''E-Waste Exports: Closing the Remaining Loopholes | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/49/E-Waste_Exports-_Closing_the_Remaining_Loopholes.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''The Basel Plastics Amendments: The First Year Report Card | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXX6bnoy-rY Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/13June2022_BRS_SideEvent_PlasticAmendments-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''Plastics &amp; Refuse-Derived Fuel: Fuel Product or Plastic Waste Export? | IPEN | BRS COPS Side Event '''<br /> **[https://youtu.be/QgX46WgcYZw Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/9-June-2022-Plastic-Waste-Presentation-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> <br /> '''Related Links'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-basel-plastics-amendments-the-first-year-report-card-brs-cops-side-event/ The Basel Plastics Amendments: The First Year Report Card | BRS COPs Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/plastics-refuse-derived-fuel-fuel-product-or-plastic-waste-export-geneva-beat-plastic-pollution-dialogues/ Plastics &amp; Refuse-Derived Fuel: Fuel Product or Plastic Waste Export? | Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues Event]<br /> <br /> ==Fourteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 29 - May 10, 2019&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> <br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/3/3e/Norwegian_Implications.pdf The Norwegian Amendments / Summary of Implications for Recyclers]<br /> <br /> '''Links'''<br /> *[https://www.ban.org/the-responsible-guideline The Responsible Guideline]<br /> <br /> '''Information/Fact Sheets'''<br /> <br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/BAN_and_IPEN_Views_of_Basel_COP14_Apr_2019.pdf BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP14]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a4/2019.04.30_EIA-CIEL-BAN-IPEN_Norwegian_Proposal_to_Amend_the_Basel_Convention.pdf Norwegian Proposal to Amend the Annexes to the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2HepNQx BAN Intervention on the Technical Guideline on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Hcv4rZ BAN Intervention Regarding Basel Compliance]<br /> <br /> '''Action Alerts'''<br /> <br /> Action Alert #1 / Acción de alerta #1 / Alerte d'action No. 1<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/32eUyOf Just Two More Ratifications Needed to Ensure a COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Zvwo1B Sólo Dos Ratificaciones Más Para Asegurar La Celebración De La Enmienda BAN COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GEZC5i Plus que deux Ratifications manquent pour garantir l'entrée en vigueur du « Ban Amendment » à la COP14(Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #2 / Acción de alerta #2 / Alerte d'action No. 2<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Kon10b The Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2ZwfAaG Economía Circular Amenazada Por La Guía De Basilea Sobre e-Waste (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2L1htZP L'économie Circulaire Menacée par les Directives Techniques sur le Mouvement Transfrontalier des Déchets Electroniques de la Convention de Bâle (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #3 / Acción de alerta #3 / Alerte d'action No. 3<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYWPR Preventing the Plastic Waste Tsunami: Adopting the Norwegian Proposal at COP14]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYUHJ Prevención del Tsunami de Desechos de Material Plástico: Adopción del Protocolo Noruego en COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GA4ita Prévenir le Tsunami de Déchets Plastiques: Adopter la Proposition Norvégienne à la COP14 (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #4<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Gxv2uu New research exposes a crisis in the global trade of &quot;recyclable&quot; plastics]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #5<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GwHYke Highest Level of World's Most Toxic Chemicals Found in African Free-Range Eggs: European E-Waste Dumping a Contributor]<br /> <br /> ==Thirteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 24 - May 5, 2017&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Intervention on TBM Guideline - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on TBM Guideline]]<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on Ship Dismantling]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment.pdf|BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment]]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP13 15 Apr 2017.pdf|Delegate Alert: BAN and IPEN Quick Views of Basel COP13 20 Apr 2017]]<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert TBM COP13 A4.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Time to Repair the &quot;Repairables Loophole&quot; in the e-Waste Guideline 21 Apr 2017]]<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2017)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 1 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 2 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 3 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 4 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 5 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 7 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 8 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 9 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 10 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]]<br /> <br /> '''Statements'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002).pdf|Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002)]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002).pdf|BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002)]]<br /> <br /> ==Twelfth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 4-15, 2015&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2015)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]]] [PDF Download]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all).pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper -4- The Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now!.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade .pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper-9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse”.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Basel Interventions'''<br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention|CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment|BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada|BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/c/c9/Delegate_Alert_2_Letter.pdf Delegate Alert #2: Canada in Breach of its Basel Obligations]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 10 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -3- Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 15 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -4- BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13.pdf|Delegate Alert #4: BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 28 Apr. 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts – Spanish'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo]] [PDF Download] - 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *Delegate Alert #3: Cumpliendo la promesa del Convenio de Basilea – Ratificación de la Enmienda de Prohibición – 10 Apr. 2015 '''Broken link'''<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eleventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 3-6, 2013&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Congress Convention Center Updated <br /> <br /> '''BAN Briefing Papers (April 2013):'''<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -4- Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now! - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download]] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse” - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Entry Into Force- Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11! .pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Entry Into Force: Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -2- Illegal- European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships.pdf|Delegate Alert #2: Illegal: European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -3- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending Re-use Abuse.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert Extra- Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste.pdf|Delegate Alert Extra: Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Shipbreaking Documents'''<br /> *[[:File:LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING - 12 Dec. 2012.pdf|LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING]] [PDF Download] – 12 Dec. 2012<br /> *[[:File:COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION - 28 Nov. 2013.pdf|COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION]] [PDF Download] – 28 Nov. 2013<br /> *[[:File:A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer - 4 Sept. 2012.pdf|A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer]] [PDF Download] – 4 Sept. 2012<br /> *[[:File:A principled and practical solution for ship recycling - 21 Jan. 2013.pdf|A principled and practical solution for ship recycling]] [PDF Download] – 21 Jan. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Speeches'''<br /> *[[:File:E-Waste Exemption Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|e-Waste Exemption Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|Ships Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> <br /> '''Some Adopted Decisions'''<br /> *[[:File:PACE Decision - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Decision]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Tenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' October 17-21, 2011&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Cartagena de India, Colombia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Cartagena de Indias Convention Centre (CCCI)<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2011):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: Hong Kong Convention Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''BAN Newspaper'''<br /> <br /> *BAN COP10 Newspaper | ''the four articles below with photos'' - 12 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Press Release'''<br /> *178 Countries Agree to Allow the Ban on Exports of Toxic Wastes to Developing Countries to Become Law – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *Final Statement / BAN on behalf of the NGOs at COP10 – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *European Union e-Waste Duplicity - 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *Statement on Basel and Hong Kong Convetions / Shipbreaking - 18 Oct. 2011<br /> *BAN Interventions CLI and Ban Amendment - 17 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *Less than Equivalent - 11 Oct. 2011<br /> *Finally! Waste Prevention Comes to Basel - 09 Oct. 2011<br /> *When a Non-Paper is the Wrong Resource Recovery – Yes, Exploiting Weaker Economies – No - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> *YES to the Country Led Initiative - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions'''<br /> *Shipbreaking: Equivalent Level of Control - 4 July 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on e-Waste TBM paper - 10 May 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on CLI - 24 January 2011<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Ninth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' June 23-27, 2008&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place: '''Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Bali International Convention Centre (BICC)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Press Releases:'''<br /> <br /> *United Nations Waste Treaty Postpones Long Awaited Toxic Waste Dumping Ban- 27 June 2008<br /> *Domestic Press Release:EPA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Standard Denounced for Allowing Global Toxic Dumping- 23 June 2008<br /> *International Press Release: U.S. Government OK’s Illegal Trafficking in Hazardous Electronic Waste- 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (June 2008):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreement<br /> <br /> '''BAN Paper Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Ban Amendment – Entry into Force Country Analysis (June 2008)<br /> <br /> '''BAN Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Speech of Mr. Jim Puckett (Basel Action Network) – World Forum on Waste Management for Human Health and Livelihood – 26 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention on e-Waste – 24 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention Regarding Entry into Force of the BAN Amendment – 24 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Additional Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Summary of NGO Comments on the Kobe 3R Action Plan of the G8 – 26 June 2008<br /> *The NGO Platform’s Green Ship Recycling Standard – Draft 2 – 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Toxic waste export harder to control, despite Basel Convention – 1 July 2008<br /> *Fail to agree on banning toxic waste exports at UN conference – 26 June 2008<br /> *Officials: Poor nations can’t manage toxic waste – 26 June 2008<br /> *UN says poverty is fueling trade of hazardous waste exports to poor countries – 26 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eighth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 28 November – 1 December 2006&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Nairobi, Kenya<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report on COP8:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Action Network Report and Press Statements on the Results of the Eighth Conference of the Parties of the Basel Convention - 2 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> BAN Statement at the Global E-Waste Forum - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Basel E-waste Decision:'''<br /> <br /> *Decision VIII/[ ]: Draft Decision on Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the contact group on draft decisions on environmentally sound management of electronic and electrical waste - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Nairobi Declaration on E-waste:'''<br /> <br /> *Nairobi Ministerial Declaration on the Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the President of the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP8 Newspaper A4 Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *COP8 Newspaper Letter Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *Urgent Considerations for Correcting Deficiencies in the Draft Convention on the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships – NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 8 October 2006<br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – Basel Action Network, April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – by the Basel Action Network on behalf of the Global NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 15 March 2006<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (November 2006):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions:'''<br /> <br /> *Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26- Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Exported e-waste pollutes Africa – 18 December 2006, St. Louis Post-Dispatch<br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Seventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 25-29 October 2004&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Palais des Nations<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP7:'''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 1<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 2<br /> *Entry Into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – October 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues – 6 January 2004<br /> *The IMO Guidlines on Ship Recycling Annotated — A Critique – Basel Action Network/Greenpeace, 21 November 2003<br /> *Wireless Waste: Basel Convention’s Next Hazardous Waste Challenge - Basel Action Network, October 2004<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2004):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: Ratifying the Ban Amendment: In the Final Stretch<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: The Shame of Shipping: Breaking with Principle to Break Ships<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running from Basel: Post Treaty Revisionism<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Sixth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 9-13 December 2002&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Palais des Nations&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP6:'''<br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Richard Gutierrez, BAN Policy Advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> :::[[File:banwithveseley3.jpg|350px|caption]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::BAN representatives with Madame Veseley, special rapporteur &lt;br/&gt; on for the United Nations Commission on Human Rights pertaining &lt;br/&gt;to the dumping of toxic waste. Geneva, 12 December 2002.&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::© Basel Action Network&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN REPORT on COP6 – 3 February 2003&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Focus on COPVI<br /> *Press Release: Activists Blast USA for Resuming Export of Naval Ships to Asia<br /> *Action Alert: Stop USA from Dumping Old Naval Vessels on Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: The High Tech Trashing of Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: Canadian Story<br /> *BAN Briefing Papers:<br /> **Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – March 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – June 2001<br /> **Briefing Paper #4: Celebrating Basel’s First Decade — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #5: The Next POPs Challenge: Appropriate POPs Destruction – May 2001<br /> ** Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade – March 2002<br /> *Mercury Migration Series: Briefing Papers of the Ban Mercury Working<br /> *Ending Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining – August 2002<br /> *Byproduct Mercury: A Forgotten Source of a Global Poison – August 2002<br /> *The Fish that Feed Us Are Killing Us – August 20<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fifth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 6-10 December 1999&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Basel, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Convention Center&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP5:''' <br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, of BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Roger Kluck, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Ms. Carmen G. Gonzalez, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report:'''<br /> <br /> BAN Report and Analysis of COP5<br /> <br /> '''BAN/Greenpeace Press Release:'''<br /> <br /> Toxic Waste Treaty Declares Next Decade: No Time for Waste<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *When Trade is Toxic: The WTO Threat to Public and Planetary Health<br /> *Briefing Paper 4: Celebrating Basel’s 10th Year — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – December 1999 -[Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – April 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Environmentally Sound Management and the Basel Ban Amendment<br /> <br /> '''Notable Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Klaus Toepfer, Executive Secretary of United Nations Environment Programme&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> *Dr. Mostafa K. Tolba, former Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Final Texts:'''<br /> <br /> *Next Decade Declaration and Decision &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> *Liability Protocol &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fourth Conference of the Parties==<br /> ''See'' [[Issues for COP4|Issues for COP4]] ''for links''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 23-27 February 1998&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Kuching, Malaysia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Riverside Majestic Hotel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BASEL BAN VICTORY AT COP4!&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Final Decision on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP4 Country Performance Reviews&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Provisional Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN Annotated Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Greenpeace Briefs for COP-4 (links to Greenpeace International’s website)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP-4: the Key Issues at a Glance&lt;br/&gt;<br /> How to Identify the Attempts to Undermine the Ban — A Quick Guide &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Annex VII Amendment Proposals&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/8-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Monaco&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/9-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Israel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> ACP-EU Joint Assembly Resolution&lt;br/&gt;<br /> EU Commission Legal Opinion on Article 11&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Basel Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/2 — Draft Position Paper on Hazard Characterization and Classification of Wastes within the Framework of the Basel Convention&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/3 — Consolidated Lists of Wastes and the Applicable Procedure for Their Review or Adjustment&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/4 — Wastes Placed on List C Awaiting Classification&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: European Community&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: Chile&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Slovenia Letter Proposing their Entry into Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Subsidiary Meetings==<br /> ===Fifteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 15), June 23 - June 26 2026, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4ogYZn5 Delegate Alert #1: Basel Parties Must Continue to Stand Firm Against Shipping Industry efforts to Deny Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4a6EC68 Delegate Alert #2: Time to Stitch Up the Textile Loophole in the Basel Convention]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4w1jl6p Delegate Alert #3: Basel Parties Must Close the Plastic Waste Loopholes and Place Basel Controls on All Plastic Waste ]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fourteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 14), June 25 - June 28 2024, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5d/BAN_Interventiuon_on_the_e-Waste_Amendments_-_2024.pdf BAN Interventiuon on the e-Waste Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/be/BAN_Intervention_on_e-Waste_Technical_Guidelines_-_2024.pdf BAN Intervention on e-Waste Technical Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/44/BAN_Plastic_Waste_Amendments_Intervention_-_2024.pdf BAN Plastic Waste Amendments Intervention]<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4c9NPJU Once Again Basel Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Remove Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> <br /> :'''Press Releases:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3XJT2E1 Plastic recycling plants receiving exported waste are microplastic factories, experts say]<br /> <br /> :'''Events:'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-plastic-amendments-are-we-fulfilling-the-promise-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Plastic Waste Trade: A New Colonialist means of Pollution Transfer | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/shipbreaking-revisiting-a-waste-dumping-crisis-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Shipbreaking: Revisiting a Waste Dumping Crisis | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/plastic-waste-trade-a-new-colonialists-means-of-pollution-transfer-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ The Plastic Amendments: Are we fulfilling the Promise? | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Thirteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 13), February 21 - February 23 2023, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/7b/INTERVENTION_Plastics_Failures.pdf RE: Two Failures following Adoption of the Basel Plastics Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/95/INTERVENTION_on_Plastic_Waste_Guidelines.pdf Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/e/e1/INTERVENTION_E-WASTE_GUIDELINE.pdf RE: e-Waste Guideline]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/INTERVENTION_SAO_PAULO.pdf RE: The Sinking of the São Paulo]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Meeting of ENFORCE Partnership #6, April 11 - April 13 2022, Virtual===<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:ENFORCE-6-Presentation.pdf|The Plastic Waste Amendments: A Compliance Report Card]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Twelfth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 12), April 4 - April 6 2022, Nairobi, Kenya===<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation.pdf|OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Eleventh meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 11), September 2 - September 6 2018, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BFn8zQ Delegate Alert #1: Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance Document]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BUnOli Delegate Alert #2: Norwegian Listings: Needed Now to Prevent Plastic Waste Tsunami]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2PiIoxn Delegate Alert #3: Goal: A COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration!]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2LHcmsH Delegate Alert #4: Open Letter from 50 NGOs Around the World]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annex-22FAnnex-9-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (English)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-French-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (French)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-Spanish-1.pd Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (Spanish)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Plastic-waste-trade_-Southeast-Asian-countries-restrict-imports-.pdf FACT SHEET on how the waste trade is impacting Southeast Asia]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Pqg508 Delegate Alert #5: Don't Let Weak EU Proposal for POPs Harm Our Children's Health]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Mil7K7 Basel OEWG11 Meeting Final Alert]<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_English.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 English]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_Spanish.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 Spanish]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_French.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 French]<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines.pdf|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines]]<br /> *[[File:BAN Intervention Norway Proposal.pdf|BAN Intervention Norway Proposal]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Tenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 10), May 30-June 2 2016, Nairobi, Kenya===<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:file:BANInterventionON_e-Waste_Guideline-2016.pdf|BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN%27s_Facts_%26_Recom%27s_on_TBM_GuidFinal-2016.pdf|BC’s Interim Guideline on Transboundary Movement of e-Waste]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN's-Facts-&amp;-Recom's-on-TBM-GuidFinalEspanol-2016.pdf|Directriz provisional del Convenio de Basilea sobre el movimiento transfronterizo de residuos electrónicos]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 9), 16-19 September 2014, Geneva===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1:Beware Dangerous Exemptions Proposed to Basel Trade Rules for Electronic Waste<br /> *Alert #2: ‘Legal Clarity’ Glossary of Terms Document Not Ready for Adoption<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline<br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on Legal Clarity<br /> *BAN Intervention / ESM of Ship Dismantling<br /> *Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline Final Plenary<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 8), 25 – 28 September 2012, Geneva===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1: Disturbing Manipulation ofthe COP10 ShipbreakingDecision - 17 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #2: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse - 19 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #3: Basel Convention’s Flawed Legal Analysis Could Help Companies Like Trafigura Avoid Prosecution - 22 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #4: European Commission Turns its Back on Basel Convention - 24 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention on Legal Analysis - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *STATEMENT by BAN on the Technical Guidelines on the TBM of e-Waste - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *Intervention on Ship Dismantling - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Seventh Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, Switzerland, 10 – 14 May 2010===<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Interventions:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN’s Concerns over Country Led Initiative<br /> *BAN on the Basel Ban and Article 17.5<br /> *BAN on the IMO Convention not being Equivalent to the Basel Convention<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Comments on the 5th Draft Technical Guidelines on the Environmentally Sound Management of Mercury Wastes (Jan 2010, UNEP/CHW/OEWG/7/INF/10) — Zero Mercury Working Group – 30 April 2010<br /> *BAN Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian Country Led Initiative (CLI) Documents – 7 May 2010<br /> *BAN Annotated Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian CLI Documents (Part 2) – 7 May 2010<br /> *Side Event Presentation on BAN e-Stewards Certification – May 2010<br /> *Determining “Equivalent Level of Control” as Established under the Basel Convention, NGO Shipbreaking Platform – January 2010<br /> <br /> :'''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2010):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Sixth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, 3 – 7 September 2007===<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *New Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs” – September 2007<br /> *BAN Report: JPEPA as a Step in Japan’s Greater Plan to Liberalize Hazardous Waste Trade in Asia- Basel Action Network, 29 August 2007<br /> *BAN Submission: Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26 – Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Briefing Papers (September 2007):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fifth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 5), Geneva, 3 – 7 April 2006===<br /> <br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – March 2006<br /> *Press Release on Draft IMO Convention Critique – March 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – April 2006<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fourth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 4), Geneva, 4 – 8 July 2005===<br /> <br /> *BAN Opening Statement on Shipbreaking – 4 July 2005<br /> *Greenpeace/BAN Final Statement on Ships and Illegal Traffic – Greenpeace/BAN, 8 July 2005<br /> *Obligations and Opportunities for a Mandatory Alternate or Additional Instrument to the Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships – Greenpeace/BAN, 26 May 2005<br /> *BAN Comments on Secretariat Paper on the Environmentally Sound Management of Ships (UNEP/CHW/OEWG/4/6) – 22 June 2005<br /> *Legal Analysis of Letter from Mr. Raja to Ms. Hedegaard regarding the legal application of the Basel Convention to the Kong Frederik IX (aka Riky)- 3 May 2005<br /> **Including: First Letter to Mr. Raja - Second Letter to Mr. Raja<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2005<br /> *Basel Non-Compliance Notification Report – April 2005<br /> *Basel Action Network Report on the First Joint ILO/IMO/Basel Convention Working Group – Released June 27, 2005<br /> *Inconsistent: The Problem with the Basel Guidelines on POPs Waste – Released April 2005, International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Third Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 3), Geneva, 26 – 30 April 2004===<br /> <br /> *Mobile Toxic Waste: Recent Findings on the Toxicity of End-of-Life mobile phones – 26 April 2004<br /> *Comments on the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 February 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues, and the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 January 2004<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Second Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 2), Geneva, 20 – 24 October 2003===<br /> <br /> ===First Meeting of the Committee for Implementation and Compliance. International Environment House, Geneva, 19 October 2003.===<br /> <br /> ===4th Session of the Legal Working Group, 18-19 January 2002, GenevaFirst Session of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 1), Geneva, 28 April – 2 May 2003.===<br /> <br /> ===1st Joint Meeting of the Technical Working Group and Legal Working Group, 16-17 January 2002, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *Shipbreaking and the Legal Obligations Under the Basel Convention – 10 January 2002<br /> <br /> ===19th Session of the Technical Working Group, 14-15 January 2002, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on Shipbreaking Guidelines – 10 January 2002<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000(This paper reincluded here as the Secretariat failed to review this paper in preparing their own document on H13)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Richard_Gutierrez.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Richard Gutierrez, Toxics Policy Advisor attending&lt;br/&gt; the 4th Legal Working Group of the Basel Convention, &lt;br/&gt;January 2002. © Basel Action Network<br /> <br /> ===18th Session of the Technical Working Group, 18-20 June, Geneva 3rd Session of Legal Working Group, 21-22 June, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on TWG18 and LWG3 of the Basel Convention – 18-22 June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Report by the ERM on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Document B on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN/Greenpeace, Primary Concerns for TWG18 – 19 June 2001<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===First Continental Conference for Africa on the Environmentally Sound Management of Unwanted Stockpiles of Hazardous Wastes and their Prevention, Rabat, Morocco, 8-12 January 2001===<br /> <br /> *BAN Meeting Report<br /> *Towards a Policy on Chemical Waste Stockpile Destruction and Transport in Africa: Ensuring Environmentally Sound Management of Existing Chemical Wastes and Stockpiles through the Stockholm, Basel and Bamako Conventions – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> *Vers une politique en matière de destruction et de transport des stocks de déchets chimiques en Afrique: Assurer une gestion écologiquement rationnelle des déchets et stocks chimiques existants, par le biais des Conventions de Stockholm, de Bâle et de Bamako – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> <br /> ===2nd Session of Legal Working Group, 12-13 October, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on the Draft Guidance Elements for Bilateral, Multilateral and Regional Agreements or Arrangements – October 2000<br /> <br /> ===17th Technical Working Group, 9-11 October, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 17th Technical Working Group and 2nd Legal Working Group – October, 2000<br /> *Comments on the Draft Document on the Relationship Between the Basel Convention and the Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) – BAN, October 2000 - [HTML File]<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000<br /> *The Basel Ban: The First Step Toward Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Wastes – February 2000<br /> <br /> ===16th Technical Working Group and 1st Session of Legal Working Group, 3-7 April 2000, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Report on Technical Working Group – 5 April 2000<br /> *Annex to TWG Report (Workplan of TWG) – 5 April 2000<br /> *Provisional Attendees List of Legal Working Group – 7 April 2000<br /> *BAN Comments on the Basel Convention Draft Technical Guideline on the Environmentally Sound Management of Biomedical and Healthcare Waste (Y1; Y2; Y3) – 10 May 2000<br /> <br /> ===10th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report / 10th Liability Protocol Drafting Meeting – 30 August – 3 September<br /> *Saving the Basel Liability Protocol – 30 August 1999<br /> *Position Paper on Article 23 - 1 September<br /> *Position Paper on Opt-Out for Bilateral, Multilateral Agreements – 31 August<br /> <br /> ===4th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Committee for the Implementation of the Basel Convention===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 4th Basel Implemention Committee Meeting – 21-25 June 1999<br /> <br /> ===9th Session of the Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability, 19-23 April 1999, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 8th Session / Liability Protocol Drafting – 19-23 April<br /> *Comments on the Draft Liability Protocol, by West Coast Environmental Law and the Basel Action Network – 19 April 1999<br /> <br /> ===15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Joint meeting of the Technical Working Group and the Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts, 12-16 April 1999, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the Basel Convention 15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts – 12-16 April<br /> *Comments on Decision IV/8: Regarding Annex VII – 12 April 1999<br /> *Shipbreaking and the Basel Convention — An Analysis – 12 April 1999<br /> *Clinical Waste in Developing Countries – April 1999<br /> *11 Recommendations for Improving Medical Waste Waste Management – April 1999<br /> *11 Recomendaciones Para Mejorar el Manejo de los Residuos Patológicos – April 1999 (Spanish Version)<br /> *11 Recommandations Pour Améliorer La Gestion Des Déchets Bio-médicaux – April 1999 (French Version)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Subsidiary_Meetings_Ravi_Agarwal.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Ravi Agarwal of New Delhi organization Srishti representing &lt;br/&gt;the Basel Action Network at the April 1999 Basel Technical &lt;br/&gt;Working Group Meeting in Geneva.© Basel Action Network</div>

Angelo Godbey http://wiki.ban.org/index.php?title=Basel_Convention_Meetings&diff=1964 2026-06-17T21:38:57Z

<p>Angelo Godbey: /* Fifteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 15), June 23 - June 26 2026, Geneva, Switzerland */</p> <hr /> <div>==Seventeenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 28 - May 9 2025&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/BAN_Shipbreaking_Intervention.pdf BAN Shipbreaking Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/BAN_R14_Intervention.pdf BAN R14 Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/1/1f/BAN_Intervention_on_Other_Batteries_Technical_Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Other Batteries Technical Guidelines]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/3/35/Some_Key_Considerations_for_Basel_COP17.pdf Some Key Considerations for Basel COP17]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/Basel_Parties_Must_Stand_Firm_Against_Efforts.pdf Basel Parties Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Deny Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/2/27/8_Reasons_Why_Basel_Parties_Must_Keep_R14ALT_in_Annex_IV.pdf 8 Reasons Why Basel Parties Must Keep R14ALT in Annex IV]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/b1/Relationship_between_the_Basel_Convention_and_the_Hong_Kong_Convention_on_Ship_Recycling.pdf Relationship between the Basel Convention and the Hong Kong Convention on Ship Recycling]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a6/Statement_by_BAN_on_Further_Considerations_on_Plastic_Waste.pdf Statement by BAN on Further Considerations on Plastic Waste]<br /> <br /> ==Sixteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 1 - 12 2023&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OF2PXs Plastic Pollution: Focus Upstream at INC-2]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3B2UEfb Beware Improper Article 11 Agreements Contradicting the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Side Events'''<br /> *[https://youtu.be/bctYQkoqtDg Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> *[https://youtu.be/wse2ld0zUHA Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> <br /> '''PowerPoint Presentations'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/79/Misuse_of_Article_11_to_Escape_PowerPoint.pdf Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a5/Tackling_the_Hidden_PowerPoint.pdf Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/Intervention_on_Technical_Guidelines_on_Electronic_Waste.pdf Intervention on Technical Guidelines on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/0/0b/BAN_Intervention_on_the_ReviewVersion2_of_the_Annexes.pdf BAN Intervention on the Review of the Annexes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/74/BAN_Intervention_on_Plastic_WasteVersion2Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/bd/BAN_Intervention_on_Improper_Article_11_Agreements.pdf BAN Intervention on Improper Article 11 Agreements]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/70/BAN_Intervention_on_Hidden_and_Forgotten_Plastic_Wastes.pdf BAN Intervention on Hidden and Forgotten Plastic Wastes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/6/60/BAN_Intervention_on_e-PIC.pdf BAN Intervention on e-PIC]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a1/Misuse_of_the_Basel_Convention_Article_11_to_Avoid_Compliance_with_New_Plastic_Waste_Controls.pdf Misuse of the Basel Convention's Article 11 to Avoid Compliance with the New Plastic Waste Controls]<br /> <br /> ==Fifteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' July 26 - 30 2021 (online segment), and June 6 - 17th, 2022 (face-to-face segment)&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Online and Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Online and in Geneva, Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OZRMWG Establishing &quot;Safe Levels&quot; for Hazardous Wastes Must be Rejected]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3VvTamv Se deben de rechazar los “niveles seguros” de desechos peligrosos]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3Elk8FT Brazil Must Urgently Provide Safe Haven for Aircraft Carrier São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3gypp5h Brasil debe proporcionar urgentemente un refugio seguro para el portaviones São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3tRenv0 Le Brésil doit fournir d’urgence un refuge au porte avions São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3EsPBHt Let's Make the Basel Plastic Guidelines Environmentally Sound]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3N0WH8O Let's Fix the Basel e-Waste Guidelines Once and for All]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3lEtFiG The Swiss-Ghana Amendment: A Step Towards Closing the Last e-Waste Dumping Pathways]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3apUoNh Plastic Waste Trade Still Out of Control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OdW2jN La comercialización de los desechos plásticos sigue estando fuera de control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3GnH2za Hagamos que las Directrices del Convenio de Basilea Sobre los Plásticos Sean Ambientalmente Racionales]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OmzKxK Faisons en Sorte que les Directives de Bâle sur le Plastique Soient Écologiquement Rationnelles]<br /> <br /> '''Press Releases'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3xIgsej Delegates and Environmentalists Celebrate New Global Restrictions on e-Waste Trade]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3zBDkP3 Environmental Groups Claim that New Rules Restricting Plastic Trade are being Ignored]<br /> <br /> '''Presentations and Webinars'''<br /> *'''E-Waste Exports: Closing the Remaining Loopholes | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/49/E-Waste_Exports-_Closing_the_Remaining_Loopholes.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''The Basel Plastics Amendments: The First Year Report Card | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXX6bnoy-rY Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/13June2022_BRS_SideEvent_PlasticAmendments-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''Plastics &amp; Refuse-Derived Fuel: Fuel Product or Plastic Waste Export? | IPEN | BRS COPS Side Event '''<br /> **[https://youtu.be/QgX46WgcYZw Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/9-June-2022-Plastic-Waste-Presentation-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> <br /> '''Related Links'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-basel-plastics-amendments-the-first-year-report-card-brs-cops-side-event/ The Basel Plastics Amendments: The First Year Report Card | BRS COPs Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/plastics-refuse-derived-fuel-fuel-product-or-plastic-waste-export-geneva-beat-plastic-pollution-dialogues/ Plastics &amp; Refuse-Derived Fuel: Fuel Product or Plastic Waste Export? | Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues Event]<br /> <br /> ==Fourteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 29 - May 10, 2019&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> <br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/3/3e/Norwegian_Implications.pdf The Norwegian Amendments / Summary of Implications for Recyclers]<br /> <br /> '''Links'''<br /> *[https://www.ban.org/the-responsible-guideline The Responsible Guideline]<br /> <br /> '''Information/Fact Sheets'''<br /> <br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/BAN_and_IPEN_Views_of_Basel_COP14_Apr_2019.pdf BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP14]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a4/2019.04.30_EIA-CIEL-BAN-IPEN_Norwegian_Proposal_to_Amend_the_Basel_Convention.pdf Norwegian Proposal to Amend the Annexes to the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2HepNQx BAN Intervention on the Technical Guideline on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Hcv4rZ BAN Intervention Regarding Basel Compliance]<br /> <br /> '''Action Alerts'''<br /> <br /> Action Alert #1 / Acción de alerta #1 / Alerte d'action No. 1<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/32eUyOf Just Two More Ratifications Needed to Ensure a COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Zvwo1B Sólo Dos Ratificaciones Más Para Asegurar La Celebración De La Enmienda BAN COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GEZC5i Plus que deux Ratifications manquent pour garantir l'entrée en vigueur du « Ban Amendment » à la COP14(Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #2 / Acción de alerta #2 / Alerte d'action No. 2<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Kon10b The Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2ZwfAaG Economía Circular Amenazada Por La Guía De Basilea Sobre e-Waste (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2L1htZP L'économie Circulaire Menacée par les Directives Techniques sur le Mouvement Transfrontalier des Déchets Electroniques de la Convention de Bâle (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #3 / Acción de alerta #3 / Alerte d'action No. 3<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYWPR Preventing the Plastic Waste Tsunami: Adopting the Norwegian Proposal at COP14]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYUHJ Prevención del Tsunami de Desechos de Material Plástico: Adopción del Protocolo Noruego en COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GA4ita Prévenir le Tsunami de Déchets Plastiques: Adopter la Proposition Norvégienne à la COP14 (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #4<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Gxv2uu New research exposes a crisis in the global trade of &quot;recyclable&quot; plastics]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #5<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GwHYke Highest Level of World's Most Toxic Chemicals Found in African Free-Range Eggs: European E-Waste Dumping a Contributor]<br /> <br /> ==Thirteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 24 - May 5, 2017&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Intervention on TBM Guideline - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on TBM Guideline]]<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on Ship Dismantling]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment.pdf|BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment]]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP13 15 Apr 2017.pdf|Delegate Alert: BAN and IPEN Quick Views of Basel COP13 20 Apr 2017]]<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert TBM COP13 A4.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Time to Repair the &quot;Repairables Loophole&quot; in the e-Waste Guideline 21 Apr 2017]]<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2017)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 1 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 2 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 3 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 4 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 5 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 7 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 8 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 9 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 10 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]]<br /> <br /> '''Statements'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002).pdf|Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002)]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002).pdf|BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002)]]<br /> <br /> ==Twelfth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 4-15, 2015&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2015)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]]] [PDF Download]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all).pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper -4- The Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now!.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade .pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper-9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse”.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Basel Interventions'''<br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention|CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment|BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada|BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/c/c9/Delegate_Alert_2_Letter.pdf Delegate Alert #2: Canada in Breach of its Basel Obligations]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 10 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -3- Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 15 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -4- BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13.pdf|Delegate Alert #4: BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 28 Apr. 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts – Spanish'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo]] [PDF Download] - 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *Delegate Alert #3: Cumpliendo la promesa del Convenio de Basilea – Ratificación de la Enmienda de Prohibición – 10 Apr. 2015 '''Broken link'''<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eleventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 3-6, 2013&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Congress Convention Center Updated <br /> <br /> '''BAN Briefing Papers (April 2013):'''<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -4- Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now! - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download]] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse” - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Entry Into Force- Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11! .pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Entry Into Force: Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -2- Illegal- European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships.pdf|Delegate Alert #2: Illegal: European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -3- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending Re-use Abuse.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert Extra- Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste.pdf|Delegate Alert Extra: Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Shipbreaking Documents'''<br /> *[[:File:LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING - 12 Dec. 2012.pdf|LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING]] [PDF Download] – 12 Dec. 2012<br /> *[[:File:COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION - 28 Nov. 2013.pdf|COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION]] [PDF Download] – 28 Nov. 2013<br /> *[[:File:A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer - 4 Sept. 2012.pdf|A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer]] [PDF Download] – 4 Sept. 2012<br /> *[[:File:A principled and practical solution for ship recycling - 21 Jan. 2013.pdf|A principled and practical solution for ship recycling]] [PDF Download] – 21 Jan. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Speeches'''<br /> *[[:File:E-Waste Exemption Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|e-Waste Exemption Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|Ships Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> <br /> '''Some Adopted Decisions'''<br /> *[[:File:PACE Decision - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Decision]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Tenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' October 17-21, 2011&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Cartagena de India, Colombia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Cartagena de Indias Convention Centre (CCCI)<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2011):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: Hong Kong Convention Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''BAN Newspaper'''<br /> <br /> *BAN COP10 Newspaper | ''the four articles below with photos'' - 12 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Press Release'''<br /> *178 Countries Agree to Allow the Ban on Exports of Toxic Wastes to Developing Countries to Become Law – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *Final Statement / BAN on behalf of the NGOs at COP10 – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *European Union e-Waste Duplicity - 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *Statement on Basel and Hong Kong Convetions / Shipbreaking - 18 Oct. 2011<br /> *BAN Interventions CLI and Ban Amendment - 17 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *Less than Equivalent - 11 Oct. 2011<br /> *Finally! Waste Prevention Comes to Basel - 09 Oct. 2011<br /> *When a Non-Paper is the Wrong Resource Recovery – Yes, Exploiting Weaker Economies – No - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> *YES to the Country Led Initiative - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions'''<br /> *Shipbreaking: Equivalent Level of Control - 4 July 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on e-Waste TBM paper - 10 May 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on CLI - 24 January 2011<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Ninth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' June 23-27, 2008&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place: '''Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Bali International Convention Centre (BICC)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Press Releases:'''<br /> <br /> *United Nations Waste Treaty Postpones Long Awaited Toxic Waste Dumping Ban- 27 June 2008<br /> *Domestic Press Release:EPA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Standard Denounced for Allowing Global Toxic Dumping- 23 June 2008<br /> *International Press Release: U.S. Government OK’s Illegal Trafficking in Hazardous Electronic Waste- 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (June 2008):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreement<br /> <br /> '''BAN Paper Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Ban Amendment – Entry into Force Country Analysis (June 2008)<br /> <br /> '''BAN Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Speech of Mr. Jim Puckett (Basel Action Network) – World Forum on Waste Management for Human Health and Livelihood – 26 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention on e-Waste – 24 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention Regarding Entry into Force of the BAN Amendment – 24 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Additional Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Summary of NGO Comments on the Kobe 3R Action Plan of the G8 – 26 June 2008<br /> *The NGO Platform’s Green Ship Recycling Standard – Draft 2 – 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Toxic waste export harder to control, despite Basel Convention – 1 July 2008<br /> *Fail to agree on banning toxic waste exports at UN conference – 26 June 2008<br /> *Officials: Poor nations can’t manage toxic waste – 26 June 2008<br /> *UN says poverty is fueling trade of hazardous waste exports to poor countries – 26 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eighth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 28 November – 1 December 2006&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Nairobi, Kenya<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report on COP8:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Action Network Report and Press Statements on the Results of the Eighth Conference of the Parties of the Basel Convention - 2 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> BAN Statement at the Global E-Waste Forum - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Basel E-waste Decision:'''<br /> <br /> *Decision VIII/[ ]: Draft Decision on Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the contact group on draft decisions on environmentally sound management of electronic and electrical waste - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Nairobi Declaration on E-waste:'''<br /> <br /> *Nairobi Ministerial Declaration on the Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the President of the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP8 Newspaper A4 Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *COP8 Newspaper Letter Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *Urgent Considerations for Correcting Deficiencies in the Draft Convention on the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships – NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 8 October 2006<br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – Basel Action Network, April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – by the Basel Action Network on behalf of the Global NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 15 March 2006<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (November 2006):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions:'''<br /> <br /> *Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26- Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Exported e-waste pollutes Africa – 18 December 2006, St. Louis Post-Dispatch<br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Seventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 25-29 October 2004&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Palais des Nations<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP7:'''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 1<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 2<br /> *Entry Into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – October 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues – 6 January 2004<br /> *The IMO Guidlines on Ship Recycling Annotated — A Critique – Basel Action Network/Greenpeace, 21 November 2003<br /> *Wireless Waste: Basel Convention’s Next Hazardous Waste Challenge - Basel Action Network, October 2004<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2004):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: Ratifying the Ban Amendment: In the Final Stretch<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: The Shame of Shipping: Breaking with Principle to Break Ships<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running from Basel: Post Treaty Revisionism<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Sixth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 9-13 December 2002&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Palais des Nations&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP6:'''<br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Richard Gutierrez, BAN Policy Advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> :::[[File:banwithveseley3.jpg|350px|caption]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::BAN representatives with Madame Veseley, special rapporteur &lt;br/&gt; on for the United Nations Commission on Human Rights pertaining &lt;br/&gt;to the dumping of toxic waste. Geneva, 12 December 2002.&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::© Basel Action Network&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN REPORT on COP6 – 3 February 2003&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Focus on COPVI<br /> *Press Release: Activists Blast USA for Resuming Export of Naval Ships to Asia<br /> *Action Alert: Stop USA from Dumping Old Naval Vessels on Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: The High Tech Trashing of Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: Canadian Story<br /> *BAN Briefing Papers:<br /> **Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – March 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – June 2001<br /> **Briefing Paper #4: Celebrating Basel’s First Decade — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #5: The Next POPs Challenge: Appropriate POPs Destruction – May 2001<br /> ** Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade – March 2002<br /> *Mercury Migration Series: Briefing Papers of the Ban Mercury Working<br /> *Ending Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining – August 2002<br /> *Byproduct Mercury: A Forgotten Source of a Global Poison – August 2002<br /> *The Fish that Feed Us Are Killing Us – August 20<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fifth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 6-10 December 1999&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Basel, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Convention Center&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP5:''' <br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, of BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Roger Kluck, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Ms. Carmen G. Gonzalez, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report:'''<br /> <br /> BAN Report and Analysis of COP5<br /> <br /> '''BAN/Greenpeace Press Release:'''<br /> <br /> Toxic Waste Treaty Declares Next Decade: No Time for Waste<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *When Trade is Toxic: The WTO Threat to Public and Planetary Health<br /> *Briefing Paper 4: Celebrating Basel’s 10th Year — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – December 1999 -[Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – April 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Environmentally Sound Management and the Basel Ban Amendment<br /> <br /> '''Notable Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Klaus Toepfer, Executive Secretary of United Nations Environment Programme&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> *Dr. Mostafa K. Tolba, former Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Final Texts:'''<br /> <br /> *Next Decade Declaration and Decision &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> *Liability Protocol &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fourth Conference of the Parties==<br /> ''See'' [[Issues for COP4|Issues for COP4]] ''for links''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 23-27 February 1998&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Kuching, Malaysia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Riverside Majestic Hotel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BASEL BAN VICTORY AT COP4!&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Final Decision on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP4 Country Performance Reviews&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Provisional Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN Annotated Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Greenpeace Briefs for COP-4 (links to Greenpeace International’s website)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP-4: the Key Issues at a Glance&lt;br/&gt;<br /> How to Identify the Attempts to Undermine the Ban — A Quick Guide &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Annex VII Amendment Proposals&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/8-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Monaco&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/9-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Israel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> ACP-EU Joint Assembly Resolution&lt;br/&gt;<br /> EU Commission Legal Opinion on Article 11&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Basel Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/2 — Draft Position Paper on Hazard Characterization and Classification of Wastes within the Framework of the Basel Convention&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/3 — Consolidated Lists of Wastes and the Applicable Procedure for Their Review or Adjustment&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/4 — Wastes Placed on List C Awaiting Classification&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: European Community&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: Chile&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Slovenia Letter Proposing their Entry into Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Subsidiary Meetings==<br /> ===Fifteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 15), June 23 - June 26 2026, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4ogYZn5 Delegate Alert #1: Basel Parties Must Continue to Stand Firm Against Shipping Industry efforts to Deny Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4a6EC68 Delegate Alert #2: Time to Stitch Up the Textile Loophole in the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fourteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 14), June 25 - June 28 2024, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5d/BAN_Interventiuon_on_the_e-Waste_Amendments_-_2024.pdf BAN Interventiuon on the e-Waste Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/be/BAN_Intervention_on_e-Waste_Technical_Guidelines_-_2024.pdf BAN Intervention on e-Waste Technical Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/44/BAN_Plastic_Waste_Amendments_Intervention_-_2024.pdf BAN Plastic Waste Amendments Intervention]<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4c9NPJU Once Again Basel Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Remove Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> <br /> :'''Press Releases:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3XJT2E1 Plastic recycling plants receiving exported waste are microplastic factories, experts say]<br /> <br /> :'''Events:'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-plastic-amendments-are-we-fulfilling-the-promise-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Plastic Waste Trade: A New Colonialist means of Pollution Transfer | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/shipbreaking-revisiting-a-waste-dumping-crisis-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Shipbreaking: Revisiting a Waste Dumping Crisis | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/plastic-waste-trade-a-new-colonialists-means-of-pollution-transfer-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ The Plastic Amendments: Are we fulfilling the Promise? | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Thirteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 13), February 21 - February 23 2023, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/7b/INTERVENTION_Plastics_Failures.pdf RE: Two Failures following Adoption of the Basel Plastics Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/95/INTERVENTION_on_Plastic_Waste_Guidelines.pdf Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/e/e1/INTERVENTION_E-WASTE_GUIDELINE.pdf RE: e-Waste Guideline]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/INTERVENTION_SAO_PAULO.pdf RE: The Sinking of the São Paulo]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Meeting of ENFORCE Partnership #6, April 11 - April 13 2022, Virtual===<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:ENFORCE-6-Presentation.pdf|The Plastic Waste Amendments: A Compliance Report Card]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Twelfth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 12), April 4 - April 6 2022, Nairobi, Kenya===<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation.pdf|OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Eleventh meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 11), September 2 - September 6 2018, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BFn8zQ Delegate Alert #1: Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance Document]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BUnOli Delegate Alert #2: Norwegian Listings: Needed Now to Prevent Plastic Waste Tsunami]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2PiIoxn Delegate Alert #3: Goal: A COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration!]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2LHcmsH Delegate Alert #4: Open Letter from 50 NGOs Around the World]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annex-22FAnnex-9-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (English)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-French-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (French)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-Spanish-1.pd Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (Spanish)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Plastic-waste-trade_-Southeast-Asian-countries-restrict-imports-.pdf FACT SHEET on how the waste trade is impacting Southeast Asia]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Pqg508 Delegate Alert #5: Don't Let Weak EU Proposal for POPs Harm Our Children's Health]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Mil7K7 Basel OEWG11 Meeting Final Alert]<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_English.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 English]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_Spanish.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 Spanish]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_French.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 French]<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines.pdf|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines]]<br /> *[[File:BAN Intervention Norway Proposal.pdf|BAN Intervention Norway Proposal]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Tenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 10), May 30-June 2 2016, Nairobi, Kenya===<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:file:BANInterventionON_e-Waste_Guideline-2016.pdf|BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN%27s_Facts_%26_Recom%27s_on_TBM_GuidFinal-2016.pdf|BC’s Interim Guideline on Transboundary Movement of e-Waste]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN's-Facts-&amp;-Recom's-on-TBM-GuidFinalEspanol-2016.pdf|Directriz provisional del Convenio de Basilea sobre el movimiento transfronterizo de residuos electrónicos]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 9), 16-19 September 2014, Geneva===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1:Beware Dangerous Exemptions Proposed to Basel Trade Rules for Electronic Waste<br /> *Alert #2: ‘Legal Clarity’ Glossary of Terms Document Not Ready for Adoption<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline<br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on Legal Clarity<br /> *BAN Intervention / ESM of Ship Dismantling<br /> *Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline Final Plenary<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 8), 25 – 28 September 2012, Geneva===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1: Disturbing Manipulation ofthe COP10 ShipbreakingDecision - 17 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #2: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse - 19 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #3: Basel Convention’s Flawed Legal Analysis Could Help Companies Like Trafigura Avoid Prosecution - 22 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #4: European Commission Turns its Back on Basel Convention - 24 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention on Legal Analysis - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *STATEMENT by BAN on the Technical Guidelines on the TBM of e-Waste - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *Intervention on Ship Dismantling - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Seventh Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, Switzerland, 10 – 14 May 2010===<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Interventions:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN’s Concerns over Country Led Initiative<br /> *BAN on the Basel Ban and Article 17.5<br /> *BAN on the IMO Convention not being Equivalent to the Basel Convention<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Comments on the 5th Draft Technical Guidelines on the Environmentally Sound Management of Mercury Wastes (Jan 2010, UNEP/CHW/OEWG/7/INF/10) — Zero Mercury Working Group – 30 April 2010<br /> *BAN Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian Country Led Initiative (CLI) Documents – 7 May 2010<br /> *BAN Annotated Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian CLI Documents (Part 2) – 7 May 2010<br /> *Side Event Presentation on BAN e-Stewards Certification – May 2010<br /> *Determining “Equivalent Level of Control” as Established under the Basel Convention, NGO Shipbreaking Platform – January 2010<br /> <br /> :'''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2010):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Sixth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, 3 – 7 September 2007===<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *New Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs” – September 2007<br /> *BAN Report: JPEPA as a Step in Japan’s Greater Plan to Liberalize Hazardous Waste Trade in Asia- Basel Action Network, 29 August 2007<br /> *BAN Submission: Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26 – Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Briefing Papers (September 2007):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fifth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 5), Geneva, 3 – 7 April 2006===<br /> <br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – March 2006<br /> *Press Release on Draft IMO Convention Critique – March 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – April 2006<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fourth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 4), Geneva, 4 – 8 July 2005===<br /> <br /> *BAN Opening Statement on Shipbreaking – 4 July 2005<br /> *Greenpeace/BAN Final Statement on Ships and Illegal Traffic – Greenpeace/BAN, 8 July 2005<br /> *Obligations and Opportunities for a Mandatory Alternate or Additional Instrument to the Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships – Greenpeace/BAN, 26 May 2005<br /> *BAN Comments on Secretariat Paper on the Environmentally Sound Management of Ships (UNEP/CHW/OEWG/4/6) – 22 June 2005<br /> *Legal Analysis of Letter from Mr. Raja to Ms. Hedegaard regarding the legal application of the Basel Convention to the Kong Frederik IX (aka Riky)- 3 May 2005<br /> **Including: First Letter to Mr. Raja - Second Letter to Mr. Raja<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2005<br /> *Basel Non-Compliance Notification Report – April 2005<br /> *Basel Action Network Report on the First Joint ILO/IMO/Basel Convention Working Group – Released June 27, 2005<br /> *Inconsistent: The Problem with the Basel Guidelines on POPs Waste – Released April 2005, International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Third Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 3), Geneva, 26 – 30 April 2004===<br /> <br /> *Mobile Toxic Waste: Recent Findings on the Toxicity of End-of-Life mobile phones – 26 April 2004<br /> *Comments on the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 February 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues, and the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 January 2004<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Second Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 2), Geneva, 20 – 24 October 2003===<br /> <br /> ===First Meeting of the Committee for Implementation and Compliance. International Environment House, Geneva, 19 October 2003.===<br /> <br /> ===4th Session of the Legal Working Group, 18-19 January 2002, GenevaFirst Session of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 1), Geneva, 28 April – 2 May 2003.===<br /> <br /> ===1st Joint Meeting of the Technical Working Group and Legal Working Group, 16-17 January 2002, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *Shipbreaking and the Legal Obligations Under the Basel Convention – 10 January 2002<br /> <br /> ===19th Session of the Technical Working Group, 14-15 January 2002, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on Shipbreaking Guidelines – 10 January 2002<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000(This paper reincluded here as the Secretariat failed to review this paper in preparing their own document on H13)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Richard_Gutierrez.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Richard Gutierrez, Toxics Policy Advisor attending&lt;br/&gt; the 4th Legal Working Group of the Basel Convention, &lt;br/&gt;January 2002. © Basel Action Network<br /> <br /> ===18th Session of the Technical Working Group, 18-20 June, Geneva 3rd Session of Legal Working Group, 21-22 June, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on TWG18 and LWG3 of the Basel Convention – 18-22 June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Report by the ERM on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Document B on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN/Greenpeace, Primary Concerns for TWG18 – 19 June 2001<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===First Continental Conference for Africa on the Environmentally Sound Management of Unwanted Stockpiles of Hazardous Wastes and their Prevention, Rabat, Morocco, 8-12 January 2001===<br /> <br /> *BAN Meeting Report<br /> *Towards a Policy on Chemical Waste Stockpile Destruction and Transport in Africa: Ensuring Environmentally Sound Management of Existing Chemical Wastes and Stockpiles through the Stockholm, Basel and Bamako Conventions – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> *Vers une politique en matière de destruction et de transport des stocks de déchets chimiques en Afrique: Assurer une gestion écologiquement rationnelle des déchets et stocks chimiques existants, par le biais des Conventions de Stockholm, de Bâle et de Bamako – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> <br /> ===2nd Session of Legal Working Group, 12-13 October, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on the Draft Guidance Elements for Bilateral, Multilateral and Regional Agreements or Arrangements – October 2000<br /> <br /> ===17th Technical Working Group, 9-11 October, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 17th Technical Working Group and 2nd Legal Working Group – October, 2000<br /> *Comments on the Draft Document on the Relationship Between the Basel Convention and the Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) – BAN, October 2000 - [HTML File]<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000<br /> *The Basel Ban: The First Step Toward Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Wastes – February 2000<br /> <br /> ===16th Technical Working Group and 1st Session of Legal Working Group, 3-7 April 2000, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Report on Technical Working Group – 5 April 2000<br /> *Annex to TWG Report (Workplan of TWG) – 5 April 2000<br /> *Provisional Attendees List of Legal Working Group – 7 April 2000<br /> *BAN Comments on the Basel Convention Draft Technical Guideline on the Environmentally Sound Management of Biomedical and Healthcare Waste (Y1; Y2; Y3) – 10 May 2000<br /> <br /> ===10th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report / 10th Liability Protocol Drafting Meeting – 30 August – 3 September<br /> *Saving the Basel Liability Protocol – 30 August 1999<br /> *Position Paper on Article 23 - 1 September<br /> *Position Paper on Opt-Out for Bilateral, Multilateral Agreements – 31 August<br /> <br /> ===4th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Committee for the Implementation of the Basel Convention===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 4th Basel Implemention Committee Meeting – 21-25 June 1999<br /> <br /> ===9th Session of the Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability, 19-23 April 1999, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 8th Session / Liability Protocol Drafting – 19-23 April<br /> *Comments on the Draft Liability Protocol, by West Coast Environmental Law and the Basel Action Network – 19 April 1999<br /> <br /> ===15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Joint meeting of the Technical Working Group and the Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts, 12-16 April 1999, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the Basel Convention 15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts – 12-16 April<br /> *Comments on Decision IV/8: Regarding Annex VII – 12 April 1999<br /> *Shipbreaking and the Basel Convention — An Analysis – 12 April 1999<br /> *Clinical Waste in Developing Countries – April 1999<br /> *11 Recommendations for Improving Medical Waste Waste Management – April 1999<br /> *11 Recomendaciones Para Mejorar el Manejo de los Residuos Patológicos – April 1999 (Spanish Version)<br /> *11 Recommandations Pour Améliorer La Gestion Des Déchets Bio-médicaux – April 1999 (French Version)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Subsidiary_Meetings_Ravi_Agarwal.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Ravi Agarwal of New Delhi organization Srishti representing &lt;br/&gt;the Basel Action Network at the April 1999 Basel Technical &lt;br/&gt;Working Group Meeting in Geneva.© Basel Action Network</div>

Angelo Godbey http://wiki.ban.org/index.php?title=Basel_Convention_Meetings&diff=1963 2026-06-15T15:34:24Z

<p>Angelo Godbey: /* Subsidiary Meetings */</p> <hr /> <div>==Seventeenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 28 - May 9 2025&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/BAN_Shipbreaking_Intervention.pdf BAN Shipbreaking Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/BAN_R14_Intervention.pdf BAN R14 Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/1/1f/BAN_Intervention_on_Other_Batteries_Technical_Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Other Batteries Technical Guidelines]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/3/35/Some_Key_Considerations_for_Basel_COP17.pdf Some Key Considerations for Basel COP17]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/Basel_Parties_Must_Stand_Firm_Against_Efforts.pdf Basel Parties Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Deny Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/2/27/8_Reasons_Why_Basel_Parties_Must_Keep_R14ALT_in_Annex_IV.pdf 8 Reasons Why Basel Parties Must Keep R14ALT in Annex IV]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/b1/Relationship_between_the_Basel_Convention_and_the_Hong_Kong_Convention_on_Ship_Recycling.pdf Relationship between the Basel Convention and the Hong Kong Convention on Ship Recycling]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a6/Statement_by_BAN_on_Further_Considerations_on_Plastic_Waste.pdf Statement by BAN on Further Considerations on Plastic Waste]<br /> <br /> ==Sixteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 1 - 12 2023&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OF2PXs Plastic Pollution: Focus Upstream at INC-2]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3B2UEfb Beware Improper Article 11 Agreements Contradicting the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Side Events'''<br /> *[https://youtu.be/bctYQkoqtDg Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> *[https://youtu.be/wse2ld0zUHA Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> <br /> '''PowerPoint Presentations'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/79/Misuse_of_Article_11_to_Escape_PowerPoint.pdf Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a5/Tackling_the_Hidden_PowerPoint.pdf Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/Intervention_on_Technical_Guidelines_on_Electronic_Waste.pdf Intervention on Technical Guidelines on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/0/0b/BAN_Intervention_on_the_ReviewVersion2_of_the_Annexes.pdf BAN Intervention on the Review of the Annexes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/74/BAN_Intervention_on_Plastic_WasteVersion2Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/bd/BAN_Intervention_on_Improper_Article_11_Agreements.pdf BAN Intervention on Improper Article 11 Agreements]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/70/BAN_Intervention_on_Hidden_and_Forgotten_Plastic_Wastes.pdf BAN Intervention on Hidden and Forgotten Plastic Wastes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/6/60/BAN_Intervention_on_e-PIC.pdf BAN Intervention on e-PIC]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a1/Misuse_of_the_Basel_Convention_Article_11_to_Avoid_Compliance_with_New_Plastic_Waste_Controls.pdf Misuse of the Basel Convention's Article 11 to Avoid Compliance with the New Plastic Waste Controls]<br /> <br /> ==Fifteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' July 26 - 30 2021 (online segment), and June 6 - 17th, 2022 (face-to-face segment)&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Online and Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Online and in Geneva, Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OZRMWG Establishing &quot;Safe Levels&quot; for Hazardous Wastes Must be Rejected]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3VvTamv Se deben de rechazar los “niveles seguros” de desechos peligrosos]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3Elk8FT Brazil Must Urgently Provide Safe Haven for Aircraft Carrier São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3gypp5h Brasil debe proporcionar urgentemente un refugio seguro para el portaviones São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3tRenv0 Le Brésil doit fournir d’urgence un refuge au porte avions São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3EsPBHt Let's Make the Basel Plastic Guidelines Environmentally Sound]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3N0WH8O Let's Fix the Basel e-Waste Guidelines Once and for All]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3lEtFiG The Swiss-Ghana Amendment: A Step Towards Closing the Last e-Waste Dumping Pathways]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3apUoNh Plastic Waste Trade Still Out of Control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OdW2jN La comercialización de los desechos plásticos sigue estando fuera de control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3GnH2za Hagamos que las Directrices del Convenio de Basilea Sobre los Plásticos Sean Ambientalmente Racionales]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OmzKxK Faisons en Sorte que les Directives de Bâle sur le Plastique Soient Écologiquement Rationnelles]<br /> <br /> '''Press Releases'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3xIgsej Delegates and Environmentalists Celebrate New Global Restrictions on e-Waste Trade]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3zBDkP3 Environmental Groups Claim that New Rules Restricting Plastic Trade are being Ignored]<br /> <br /> '''Presentations and Webinars'''<br /> *'''E-Waste Exports: Closing the Remaining Loopholes | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/49/E-Waste_Exports-_Closing_the_Remaining_Loopholes.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''The Basel Plastics Amendments: The First Year Report Card | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXX6bnoy-rY Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/13June2022_BRS_SideEvent_PlasticAmendments-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''Plastics &amp; Refuse-Derived Fuel: Fuel Product or Plastic Waste Export? | IPEN | BRS COPS Side Event '''<br /> **[https://youtu.be/QgX46WgcYZw Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/9-June-2022-Plastic-Waste-Presentation-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> <br /> '''Related Links'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-basel-plastics-amendments-the-first-year-report-card-brs-cops-side-event/ The Basel Plastics Amendments: The First Year Report Card | BRS COPs Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/plastics-refuse-derived-fuel-fuel-product-or-plastic-waste-export-geneva-beat-plastic-pollution-dialogues/ Plastics &amp; Refuse-Derived Fuel: Fuel Product or Plastic Waste Export? | Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues Event]<br /> <br /> ==Fourteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 29 - May 10, 2019&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> <br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/3/3e/Norwegian_Implications.pdf The Norwegian Amendments / Summary of Implications for Recyclers]<br /> <br /> '''Links'''<br /> *[https://www.ban.org/the-responsible-guideline The Responsible Guideline]<br /> <br /> '''Information/Fact Sheets'''<br /> <br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/BAN_and_IPEN_Views_of_Basel_COP14_Apr_2019.pdf BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP14]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a4/2019.04.30_EIA-CIEL-BAN-IPEN_Norwegian_Proposal_to_Amend_the_Basel_Convention.pdf Norwegian Proposal to Amend the Annexes to the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2HepNQx BAN Intervention on the Technical Guideline on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Hcv4rZ BAN Intervention Regarding Basel Compliance]<br /> <br /> '''Action Alerts'''<br /> <br /> Action Alert #1 / Acción de alerta #1 / Alerte d'action No. 1<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/32eUyOf Just Two More Ratifications Needed to Ensure a COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Zvwo1B Sólo Dos Ratificaciones Más Para Asegurar La Celebración De La Enmienda BAN COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GEZC5i Plus que deux Ratifications manquent pour garantir l'entrée en vigueur du « Ban Amendment » à la COP14(Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #2 / Acción de alerta #2 / Alerte d'action No. 2<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Kon10b The Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2ZwfAaG Economía Circular Amenazada Por La Guía De Basilea Sobre e-Waste (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2L1htZP L'économie Circulaire Menacée par les Directives Techniques sur le Mouvement Transfrontalier des Déchets Electroniques de la Convention de Bâle (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #3 / Acción de alerta #3 / Alerte d'action No. 3<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYWPR Preventing the Plastic Waste Tsunami: Adopting the Norwegian Proposal at COP14]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYUHJ Prevención del Tsunami de Desechos de Material Plástico: Adopción del Protocolo Noruego en COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GA4ita Prévenir le Tsunami de Déchets Plastiques: Adopter la Proposition Norvégienne à la COP14 (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #4<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Gxv2uu New research exposes a crisis in the global trade of &quot;recyclable&quot; plastics]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #5<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GwHYke Highest Level of World's Most Toxic Chemicals Found in African Free-Range Eggs: European E-Waste Dumping a Contributor]<br /> <br /> ==Thirteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 24 - May 5, 2017&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Intervention on TBM Guideline - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on TBM Guideline]]<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on Ship Dismantling]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment.pdf|BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment]]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP13 15 Apr 2017.pdf|Delegate Alert: BAN and IPEN Quick Views of Basel COP13 20 Apr 2017]]<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert TBM COP13 A4.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Time to Repair the &quot;Repairables Loophole&quot; in the e-Waste Guideline 21 Apr 2017]]<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2017)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 1 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 2 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 3 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 4 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 5 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 7 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 8 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 9 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 10 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]]<br /> <br /> '''Statements'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002).pdf|Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002)]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002).pdf|BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002)]]<br /> <br /> ==Twelfth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 4-15, 2015&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2015)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]]] [PDF Download]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all).pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper -4- The Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now!.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade .pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper-9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse”.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Basel Interventions'''<br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention|CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment|BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada|BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/c/c9/Delegate_Alert_2_Letter.pdf Delegate Alert #2: Canada in Breach of its Basel Obligations]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 10 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -3- Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 15 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -4- BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13.pdf|Delegate Alert #4: BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 28 Apr. 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts – Spanish'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo]] [PDF Download] - 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *Delegate Alert #3: Cumpliendo la promesa del Convenio de Basilea – Ratificación de la Enmienda de Prohibición – 10 Apr. 2015 '''Broken link'''<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eleventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 3-6, 2013&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Congress Convention Center Updated <br /> <br /> '''BAN Briefing Papers (April 2013):'''<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -4- Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now! - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download]] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse” - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Entry Into Force- Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11! .pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Entry Into Force: Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -2- Illegal- European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships.pdf|Delegate Alert #2: Illegal: European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -3- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending Re-use Abuse.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert Extra- Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste.pdf|Delegate Alert Extra: Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Shipbreaking Documents'''<br /> *[[:File:LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING - 12 Dec. 2012.pdf|LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING]] [PDF Download] – 12 Dec. 2012<br /> *[[:File:COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION - 28 Nov. 2013.pdf|COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION]] [PDF Download] – 28 Nov. 2013<br /> *[[:File:A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer - 4 Sept. 2012.pdf|A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer]] [PDF Download] – 4 Sept. 2012<br /> *[[:File:A principled and practical solution for ship recycling - 21 Jan. 2013.pdf|A principled and practical solution for ship recycling]] [PDF Download] – 21 Jan. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Speeches'''<br /> *[[:File:E-Waste Exemption Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|e-Waste Exemption Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|Ships Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> <br /> '''Some Adopted Decisions'''<br /> *[[:File:PACE Decision - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Decision]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Tenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' October 17-21, 2011&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Cartagena de India, Colombia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Cartagena de Indias Convention Centre (CCCI)<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2011):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: Hong Kong Convention Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''BAN Newspaper'''<br /> <br /> *BAN COP10 Newspaper | ''the four articles below with photos'' - 12 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Press Release'''<br /> *178 Countries Agree to Allow the Ban on Exports of Toxic Wastes to Developing Countries to Become Law – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *Final Statement / BAN on behalf of the NGOs at COP10 – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *European Union e-Waste Duplicity - 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *Statement on Basel and Hong Kong Convetions / Shipbreaking - 18 Oct. 2011<br /> *BAN Interventions CLI and Ban Amendment - 17 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *Less than Equivalent - 11 Oct. 2011<br /> *Finally! Waste Prevention Comes to Basel - 09 Oct. 2011<br /> *When a Non-Paper is the Wrong Resource Recovery – Yes, Exploiting Weaker Economies – No - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> *YES to the Country Led Initiative - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions'''<br /> *Shipbreaking: Equivalent Level of Control - 4 July 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on e-Waste TBM paper - 10 May 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on CLI - 24 January 2011<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Ninth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' June 23-27, 2008&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place: '''Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Bali International Convention Centre (BICC)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Press Releases:'''<br /> <br /> *United Nations Waste Treaty Postpones Long Awaited Toxic Waste Dumping Ban- 27 June 2008<br /> *Domestic Press Release:EPA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Standard Denounced for Allowing Global Toxic Dumping- 23 June 2008<br /> *International Press Release: U.S. Government OK’s Illegal Trafficking in Hazardous Electronic Waste- 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (June 2008):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreement<br /> <br /> '''BAN Paper Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Ban Amendment – Entry into Force Country Analysis (June 2008)<br /> <br /> '''BAN Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Speech of Mr. Jim Puckett (Basel Action Network) – World Forum on Waste Management for Human Health and Livelihood – 26 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention on e-Waste – 24 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention Regarding Entry into Force of the BAN Amendment – 24 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Additional Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Summary of NGO Comments on the Kobe 3R Action Plan of the G8 – 26 June 2008<br /> *The NGO Platform’s Green Ship Recycling Standard – Draft 2 – 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Toxic waste export harder to control, despite Basel Convention – 1 July 2008<br /> *Fail to agree on banning toxic waste exports at UN conference – 26 June 2008<br /> *Officials: Poor nations can’t manage toxic waste – 26 June 2008<br /> *UN says poverty is fueling trade of hazardous waste exports to poor countries – 26 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eighth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 28 November – 1 December 2006&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Nairobi, Kenya<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report on COP8:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Action Network Report and Press Statements on the Results of the Eighth Conference of the Parties of the Basel Convention - 2 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> BAN Statement at the Global E-Waste Forum - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Basel E-waste Decision:'''<br /> <br /> *Decision VIII/[ ]: Draft Decision on Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the contact group on draft decisions on environmentally sound management of electronic and electrical waste - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Nairobi Declaration on E-waste:'''<br /> <br /> *Nairobi Ministerial Declaration on the Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the President of the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP8 Newspaper A4 Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *COP8 Newspaper Letter Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *Urgent Considerations for Correcting Deficiencies in the Draft Convention on the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships – NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 8 October 2006<br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – Basel Action Network, April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – by the Basel Action Network on behalf of the Global NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 15 March 2006<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (November 2006):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions:'''<br /> <br /> *Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26- Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Exported e-waste pollutes Africa – 18 December 2006, St. Louis Post-Dispatch<br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Seventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 25-29 October 2004&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Palais des Nations<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP7:'''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 1<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 2<br /> *Entry Into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – October 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues – 6 January 2004<br /> *The IMO Guidlines on Ship Recycling Annotated — A Critique – Basel Action Network/Greenpeace, 21 November 2003<br /> *Wireless Waste: Basel Convention’s Next Hazardous Waste Challenge - Basel Action Network, October 2004<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2004):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: Ratifying the Ban Amendment: In the Final Stretch<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: The Shame of Shipping: Breaking with Principle to Break Ships<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running from Basel: Post Treaty Revisionism<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Sixth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 9-13 December 2002&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Palais des Nations&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP6:'''<br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Richard Gutierrez, BAN Policy Advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> :::[[File:banwithveseley3.jpg|350px|caption]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::BAN representatives with Madame Veseley, special rapporteur &lt;br/&gt; on for the United Nations Commission on Human Rights pertaining &lt;br/&gt;to the dumping of toxic waste. Geneva, 12 December 2002.&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::© Basel Action Network&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN REPORT on COP6 – 3 February 2003&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Focus on COPVI<br /> *Press Release: Activists Blast USA for Resuming Export of Naval Ships to Asia<br /> *Action Alert: Stop USA from Dumping Old Naval Vessels on Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: The High Tech Trashing of Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: Canadian Story<br /> *BAN Briefing Papers:<br /> **Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – March 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – June 2001<br /> **Briefing Paper #4: Celebrating Basel’s First Decade — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #5: The Next POPs Challenge: Appropriate POPs Destruction – May 2001<br /> ** Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade – March 2002<br /> *Mercury Migration Series: Briefing Papers of the Ban Mercury Working<br /> *Ending Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining – August 2002<br /> *Byproduct Mercury: A Forgotten Source of a Global Poison – August 2002<br /> *The Fish that Feed Us Are Killing Us – August 20<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fifth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 6-10 December 1999&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Basel, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Convention Center&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP5:''' <br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, of BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Roger Kluck, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Ms. Carmen G. Gonzalez, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report:'''<br /> <br /> BAN Report and Analysis of COP5<br /> <br /> '''BAN/Greenpeace Press Release:'''<br /> <br /> Toxic Waste Treaty Declares Next Decade: No Time for Waste<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *When Trade is Toxic: The WTO Threat to Public and Planetary Health<br /> *Briefing Paper 4: Celebrating Basel’s 10th Year — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – December 1999 -[Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – April 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Environmentally Sound Management and the Basel Ban Amendment<br /> <br /> '''Notable Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Klaus Toepfer, Executive Secretary of United Nations Environment Programme&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> *Dr. Mostafa K. Tolba, former Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Final Texts:'''<br /> <br /> *Next Decade Declaration and Decision &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> *Liability Protocol &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fourth Conference of the Parties==<br /> ''See'' [[Issues for COP4|Issues for COP4]] ''for links''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 23-27 February 1998&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Kuching, Malaysia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Riverside Majestic Hotel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BASEL BAN VICTORY AT COP4!&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Final Decision on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP4 Country Performance Reviews&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Provisional Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN Annotated Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Greenpeace Briefs for COP-4 (links to Greenpeace International’s website)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP-4: the Key Issues at a Glance&lt;br/&gt;<br /> How to Identify the Attempts to Undermine the Ban — A Quick Guide &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Annex VII Amendment Proposals&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/8-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Monaco&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/9-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Israel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> ACP-EU Joint Assembly Resolution&lt;br/&gt;<br /> EU Commission Legal Opinion on Article 11&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Basel Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/2 — Draft Position Paper on Hazard Characterization and Classification of Wastes within the Framework of the Basel Convention&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/3 — Consolidated Lists of Wastes and the Applicable Procedure for Their Review or Adjustment&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/4 — Wastes Placed on List C Awaiting Classification&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: European Community&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: Chile&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Slovenia Letter Proposing their Entry into Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Subsidiary Meetings==<br /> ===Fifteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 15), June 23 - June 26 2026, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4ogYZn5 Delegate Alert #1: Basel Parties Must Continue to Stand Firm Against Shipping Industry efforts to Deny Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fourteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 14), June 25 - June 28 2024, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5d/BAN_Interventiuon_on_the_e-Waste_Amendments_-_2024.pdf BAN Interventiuon on the e-Waste Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/be/BAN_Intervention_on_e-Waste_Technical_Guidelines_-_2024.pdf BAN Intervention on e-Waste Technical Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/44/BAN_Plastic_Waste_Amendments_Intervention_-_2024.pdf BAN Plastic Waste Amendments Intervention]<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4c9NPJU Once Again Basel Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Remove Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> <br /> :'''Press Releases:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3XJT2E1 Plastic recycling plants receiving exported waste are microplastic factories, experts say]<br /> <br /> :'''Events:'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-plastic-amendments-are-we-fulfilling-the-promise-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Plastic Waste Trade: A New Colonialist means of Pollution Transfer | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/shipbreaking-revisiting-a-waste-dumping-crisis-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Shipbreaking: Revisiting a Waste Dumping Crisis | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/plastic-waste-trade-a-new-colonialists-means-of-pollution-transfer-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ The Plastic Amendments: Are we fulfilling the Promise? | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Thirteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 13), February 21 - February 23 2023, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/7b/INTERVENTION_Plastics_Failures.pdf RE: Two Failures following Adoption of the Basel Plastics Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/95/INTERVENTION_on_Plastic_Waste_Guidelines.pdf Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/e/e1/INTERVENTION_E-WASTE_GUIDELINE.pdf RE: e-Waste Guideline]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/INTERVENTION_SAO_PAULO.pdf RE: The Sinking of the São Paulo]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Meeting of ENFORCE Partnership #6, April 11 - April 13 2022, Virtual===<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:ENFORCE-6-Presentation.pdf|The Plastic Waste Amendments: A Compliance Report Card]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Twelfth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 12), April 4 - April 6 2022, Nairobi, Kenya===<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation.pdf|OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Eleventh meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 11), September 2 - September 6 2018, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BFn8zQ Delegate Alert #1: Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance Document]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BUnOli Delegate Alert #2: Norwegian Listings: Needed Now to Prevent Plastic Waste Tsunami]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2PiIoxn Delegate Alert #3: Goal: A COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration!]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2LHcmsH Delegate Alert #4: Open Letter from 50 NGOs Around the World]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annex-22FAnnex-9-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (English)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-French-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (French)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-Spanish-1.pd Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (Spanish)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Plastic-waste-trade_-Southeast-Asian-countries-restrict-imports-.pdf FACT SHEET on how the waste trade is impacting Southeast Asia]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Pqg508 Delegate Alert #5: Don't Let Weak EU Proposal for POPs Harm Our Children's Health]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Mil7K7 Basel OEWG11 Meeting Final Alert]<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_English.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 English]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_Spanish.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 Spanish]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_French.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 French]<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines.pdf|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines]]<br /> *[[File:BAN Intervention Norway Proposal.pdf|BAN Intervention Norway Proposal]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Tenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 10), May 30-June 2 2016, Nairobi, Kenya===<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:file:BANInterventionON_e-Waste_Guideline-2016.pdf|BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN%27s_Facts_%26_Recom%27s_on_TBM_GuidFinal-2016.pdf|BC’s Interim Guideline on Transboundary Movement of e-Waste]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN's-Facts-&amp;-Recom's-on-TBM-GuidFinalEspanol-2016.pdf|Directriz provisional del Convenio de Basilea sobre el movimiento transfronterizo de residuos electrónicos]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 9), 16-19 September 2014, Geneva===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1:Beware Dangerous Exemptions Proposed to Basel Trade Rules for Electronic Waste<br /> *Alert #2: ‘Legal Clarity’ Glossary of Terms Document Not Ready for Adoption<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline<br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on Legal Clarity<br /> *BAN Intervention / ESM of Ship Dismantling<br /> *Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline Final Plenary<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 8), 25 – 28 September 2012, Geneva===<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1: Disturbing Manipulation ofthe COP10 ShipbreakingDecision - 17 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #2: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse - 19 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #3: Basel Convention’s Flawed Legal Analysis Could Help Companies Like Trafigura Avoid Prosecution - 22 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #4: European Commission Turns its Back on Basel Convention - 24 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention on Legal Analysis - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *STATEMENT by BAN on the Technical Guidelines on the TBM of e-Waste - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *Intervention on Ship Dismantling - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Seventh Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, Switzerland, 10 – 14 May 2010===<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Interventions:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN’s Concerns over Country Led Initiative<br /> *BAN on the Basel Ban and Article 17.5<br /> *BAN on the IMO Convention not being Equivalent to the Basel Convention<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Comments on the 5th Draft Technical Guidelines on the Environmentally Sound Management of Mercury Wastes (Jan 2010, UNEP/CHW/OEWG/7/INF/10) — Zero Mercury Working Group – 30 April 2010<br /> *BAN Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian Country Led Initiative (CLI) Documents – 7 May 2010<br /> *BAN Annotated Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian CLI Documents (Part 2) – 7 May 2010<br /> *Side Event Presentation on BAN e-Stewards Certification – May 2010<br /> *Determining “Equivalent Level of Control” as Established under the Basel Convention, NGO Shipbreaking Platform – January 2010<br /> <br /> :'''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2010):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Sixth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, 3 – 7 September 2007===<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *New Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs” – September 2007<br /> *BAN Report: JPEPA as a Step in Japan’s Greater Plan to Liberalize Hazardous Waste Trade in Asia- Basel Action Network, 29 August 2007<br /> *BAN Submission: Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26 – Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Briefing Papers (September 2007):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fifth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 5), Geneva, 3 – 7 April 2006===<br /> <br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – March 2006<br /> *Press Release on Draft IMO Convention Critique – March 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – April 2006<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Fourth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 4), Geneva, 4 – 8 July 2005===<br /> <br /> *BAN Opening Statement on Shipbreaking – 4 July 2005<br /> *Greenpeace/BAN Final Statement on Ships and Illegal Traffic – Greenpeace/BAN, 8 July 2005<br /> *Obligations and Opportunities for a Mandatory Alternate or Additional Instrument to the Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships – Greenpeace/BAN, 26 May 2005<br /> *BAN Comments on Secretariat Paper on the Environmentally Sound Management of Ships (UNEP/CHW/OEWG/4/6) – 22 June 2005<br /> *Legal Analysis of Letter from Mr. Raja to Ms. Hedegaard regarding the legal application of the Basel Convention to the Kong Frederik IX (aka Riky)- 3 May 2005<br /> **Including: First Letter to Mr. Raja - Second Letter to Mr. Raja<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2005<br /> *Basel Non-Compliance Notification Report – April 2005<br /> *Basel Action Network Report on the First Joint ILO/IMO/Basel Convention Working Group – Released June 27, 2005<br /> *Inconsistent: The Problem with the Basel Guidelines on POPs Waste – Released April 2005, International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Third Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 3), Geneva, 26 – 30 April 2004===<br /> <br /> *Mobile Toxic Waste: Recent Findings on the Toxicity of End-of-Life mobile phones – 26 April 2004<br /> *Comments on the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 February 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues, and the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 January 2004<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===Second Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 2), Geneva, 20 – 24 October 2003===<br /> <br /> ===First Meeting of the Committee for Implementation and Compliance. International Environment House, Geneva, 19 October 2003.===<br /> <br /> ===4th Session of the Legal Working Group, 18-19 January 2002, GenevaFirst Session of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 1), Geneva, 28 April – 2 May 2003.===<br /> <br /> ===1st Joint Meeting of the Technical Working Group and Legal Working Group, 16-17 January 2002, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *Shipbreaking and the Legal Obligations Under the Basel Convention – 10 January 2002<br /> <br /> ===19th Session of the Technical Working Group, 14-15 January 2002, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on Shipbreaking Guidelines – 10 January 2002<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000(This paper reincluded here as the Secretariat failed to review this paper in preparing their own document on H13)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Richard_Gutierrez.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Richard Gutierrez, Toxics Policy Advisor attending&lt;br/&gt; the 4th Legal Working Group of the Basel Convention, &lt;br/&gt;January 2002. © Basel Action Network<br /> <br /> ===18th Session of the Technical Working Group, 18-20 June, Geneva 3rd Session of Legal Working Group, 21-22 June, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on TWG18 and LWG3 of the Basel Convention – 18-22 June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Report by the ERM on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Document B on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN/Greenpeace, Primary Concerns for TWG18 – 19 June 2001<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> ===First Continental Conference for Africa on the Environmentally Sound Management of Unwanted Stockpiles of Hazardous Wastes and their Prevention, Rabat, Morocco, 8-12 January 2001===<br /> <br /> *BAN Meeting Report<br /> *Towards a Policy on Chemical Waste Stockpile Destruction and Transport in Africa: Ensuring Environmentally Sound Management of Existing Chemical Wastes and Stockpiles through the Stockholm, Basel and Bamako Conventions – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> *Vers une politique en matière de destruction et de transport des stocks de déchets chimiques en Afrique: Assurer une gestion écologiquement rationnelle des déchets et stocks chimiques existants, par le biais des Conventions de Stockholm, de Bâle et de Bamako – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> <br /> ===2nd Session of Legal Working Group, 12-13 October, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on the Draft Guidance Elements for Bilateral, Multilateral and Regional Agreements or Arrangements – October 2000<br /> <br /> ===17th Technical Working Group, 9-11 October, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 17th Technical Working Group and 2nd Legal Working Group – October, 2000<br /> *Comments on the Draft Document on the Relationship Between the Basel Convention and the Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) – BAN, October 2000 - [HTML File]<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000<br /> *The Basel Ban: The First Step Toward Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Wastes – February 2000<br /> <br /> ===16th Technical Working Group and 1st Session of Legal Working Group, 3-7 April 2000, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Report on Technical Working Group – 5 April 2000<br /> *Annex to TWG Report (Workplan of TWG) – 5 April 2000<br /> *Provisional Attendees List of Legal Working Group – 7 April 2000<br /> *BAN Comments on the Basel Convention Draft Technical Guideline on the Environmentally Sound Management of Biomedical and Healthcare Waste (Y1; Y2; Y3) – 10 May 2000<br /> <br /> ===10th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report / 10th Liability Protocol Drafting Meeting – 30 August – 3 September<br /> *Saving the Basel Liability Protocol – 30 August 1999<br /> *Position Paper on Article 23 - 1 September<br /> *Position Paper on Opt-Out for Bilateral, Multilateral Agreements – 31 August<br /> <br /> ===4th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Committee for the Implementation of the Basel Convention===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 4th Basel Implemention Committee Meeting – 21-25 June 1999<br /> <br /> ===9th Session of the Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability, 19-23 April 1999, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 8th Session / Liability Protocol Drafting – 19-23 April<br /> *Comments on the Draft Liability Protocol, by West Coast Environmental Law and the Basel Action Network – 19 April 1999<br /> <br /> ===15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Joint meeting of the Technical Working Group and the Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts, 12-16 April 1999, Geneva===<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the Basel Convention 15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts – 12-16 April<br /> *Comments on Decision IV/8: Regarding Annex VII – 12 April 1999<br /> *Shipbreaking and the Basel Convention — An Analysis – 12 April 1999<br /> *Clinical Waste in Developing Countries – April 1999<br /> *11 Recommendations for Improving Medical Waste Waste Management – April 1999<br /> *11 Recomendaciones Para Mejorar el Manejo de los Residuos Patológicos – April 1999 (Spanish Version)<br /> *11 Recommandations Pour Améliorer La Gestion Des Déchets Bio-médicaux – April 1999 (French Version)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Subsidiary_Meetings_Ravi_Agarwal.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Ravi Agarwal of New Delhi organization Srishti representing &lt;br/&gt;the Basel Action Network at the April 1999 Basel Technical &lt;br/&gt;Working Group Meeting in Geneva.© Basel Action Network</div>

Angelo Godbey http://wiki.ban.org/index.php?title=Basel_Convention_Meetings&diff=1962 2026-06-15T15:29:41Z

<p>Angelo Godbey: /* Fifteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 15), June 23 - June 26 2026, Geneva, Switzerland */</p> <hr /> <div>==Seventeenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 28 - May 9 2025&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/BAN_Shipbreaking_Intervention.pdf BAN Shipbreaking Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/BAN_R14_Intervention.pdf BAN R14 Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/1/1f/BAN_Intervention_on_Other_Batteries_Technical_Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Other Batteries Technical Guidelines]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/3/35/Some_Key_Considerations_for_Basel_COP17.pdf Some Key Considerations for Basel COP17]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/Basel_Parties_Must_Stand_Firm_Against_Efforts.pdf Basel Parties Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Deny Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/2/27/8_Reasons_Why_Basel_Parties_Must_Keep_R14ALT_in_Annex_IV.pdf 8 Reasons Why Basel Parties Must Keep R14ALT in Annex IV]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/b1/Relationship_between_the_Basel_Convention_and_the_Hong_Kong_Convention_on_Ship_Recycling.pdf Relationship between the Basel Convention and the Hong Kong Convention on Ship Recycling]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a6/Statement_by_BAN_on_Further_Considerations_on_Plastic_Waste.pdf Statement by BAN on Further Considerations on Plastic Waste]<br /> <br /> ==Sixteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 1 - 12 2023&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OF2PXs Plastic Pollution: Focus Upstream at INC-2]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3B2UEfb Beware Improper Article 11 Agreements Contradicting the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Side Events'''<br /> *[https://youtu.be/bctYQkoqtDg Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> *[https://youtu.be/wse2ld0zUHA Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> <br /> '''PowerPoint Presentations'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/79/Misuse_of_Article_11_to_Escape_PowerPoint.pdf Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a5/Tackling_the_Hidden_PowerPoint.pdf Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/Intervention_on_Technical_Guidelines_on_Electronic_Waste.pdf Intervention on Technical Guidelines on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/0/0b/BAN_Intervention_on_the_ReviewVersion2_of_the_Annexes.pdf BAN Intervention on the Review of the Annexes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/74/BAN_Intervention_on_Plastic_WasteVersion2Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/bd/BAN_Intervention_on_Improper_Article_11_Agreements.pdf BAN Intervention on Improper Article 11 Agreements]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/70/BAN_Intervention_on_Hidden_and_Forgotten_Plastic_Wastes.pdf BAN Intervention on Hidden and Forgotten Plastic Wastes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/6/60/BAN_Intervention_on_e-PIC.pdf BAN Intervention on e-PIC]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a1/Misuse_of_the_Basel_Convention_Article_11_to_Avoid_Compliance_with_New_Plastic_Waste_Controls.pdf Misuse of the Basel Convention's Article 11 to Avoid Compliance with the New Plastic Waste Controls]<br /> <br /> ==Fifteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' July 26 - 30 2021 (online segment), and June 6 - 17th, 2022 (face-to-face segment)&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Online and Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Online and in Geneva, Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OZRMWG Establishing &quot;Safe Levels&quot; for Hazardous Wastes Must be Rejected]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3VvTamv Se deben de rechazar los “niveles seguros” de desechos peligrosos]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3Elk8FT Brazil Must Urgently Provide Safe Haven for Aircraft Carrier São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3gypp5h Brasil debe proporcionar urgentemente un refugio seguro para el portaviones São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3tRenv0 Le Brésil doit fournir d’urgence un refuge au porte avions São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3EsPBHt Let's Make the Basel Plastic Guidelines Environmentally Sound]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3N0WH8O Let's Fix the Basel e-Waste Guidelines Once and for All]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3lEtFiG The Swiss-Ghana Amendment: A Step Towards Closing the Last e-Waste Dumping Pathways]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3apUoNh Plastic Waste Trade Still Out of Control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OdW2jN La comercialización de los desechos plásticos sigue estando fuera de control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3GnH2za Hagamos que las Directrices del Convenio de Basilea Sobre los Plásticos Sean Ambientalmente Racionales]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OmzKxK Faisons en Sorte que les Directives de Bâle sur le Plastique Soient Écologiquement Rationnelles]<br /> <br /> '''Press Releases'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3xIgsej Delegates and Environmentalists Celebrate New Global Restrictions on e-Waste Trade]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3zBDkP3 Environmental Groups Claim that New Rules Restricting Plastic Trade are being Ignored]<br /> <br /> '''Presentations and Webinars'''<br /> *'''E-Waste Exports: Closing the Remaining Loopholes | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/49/E-Waste_Exports-_Closing_the_Remaining_Loopholes.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''The Basel Plastics Amendments: The First Year Report Card | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXX6bnoy-rY Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/13June2022_BRS_SideEvent_PlasticAmendments-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''Plastics &amp; Refuse-Derived Fuel: Fuel Product or Plastic Waste Export? | IPEN | BRS COPS Side Event '''<br /> **[https://youtu.be/QgX46WgcYZw Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/9-June-2022-Plastic-Waste-Presentation-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> <br /> '''Related Links'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-basel-plastics-amendments-the-first-year-report-card-brs-cops-side-event/ The Basel Plastics Amendments: The First Year Report Card | BRS COPs Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/plastics-refuse-derived-fuel-fuel-product-or-plastic-waste-export-geneva-beat-plastic-pollution-dialogues/ Plastics &amp; Refuse-Derived Fuel: Fuel Product or Plastic Waste Export? | Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues Event]<br /> <br /> ==Fourteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 29 - May 10, 2019&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> <br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/3/3e/Norwegian_Implications.pdf The Norwegian Amendments / Summary of Implications for Recyclers]<br /> <br /> '''Links'''<br /> *[https://www.ban.org/the-responsible-guideline The Responsible Guideline]<br /> <br /> '''Information/Fact Sheets'''<br /> <br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/BAN_and_IPEN_Views_of_Basel_COP14_Apr_2019.pdf BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP14]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a4/2019.04.30_EIA-CIEL-BAN-IPEN_Norwegian_Proposal_to_Amend_the_Basel_Convention.pdf Norwegian Proposal to Amend the Annexes to the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2HepNQx BAN Intervention on the Technical Guideline on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Hcv4rZ BAN Intervention Regarding Basel Compliance]<br /> <br /> '''Action Alerts'''<br /> <br /> Action Alert #1 / Acción de alerta #1 / Alerte d'action No. 1<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/32eUyOf Just Two More Ratifications Needed to Ensure a COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Zvwo1B Sólo Dos Ratificaciones Más Para Asegurar La Celebración De La Enmienda BAN COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GEZC5i Plus que deux Ratifications manquent pour garantir l'entrée en vigueur du « Ban Amendment » à la COP14(Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #2 / Acción de alerta #2 / Alerte d'action No. 2<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Kon10b The Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2ZwfAaG Economía Circular Amenazada Por La Guía De Basilea Sobre e-Waste (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2L1htZP L'économie Circulaire Menacée par les Directives Techniques sur le Mouvement Transfrontalier des Déchets Electroniques de la Convention de Bâle (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #3 / Acción de alerta #3 / Alerte d'action No. 3<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYWPR Preventing the Plastic Waste Tsunami: Adopting the Norwegian Proposal at COP14]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYUHJ Prevención del Tsunami de Desechos de Material Plástico: Adopción del Protocolo Noruego en COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GA4ita Prévenir le Tsunami de Déchets Plastiques: Adopter la Proposition Norvégienne à la COP14 (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #4<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Gxv2uu New research exposes a crisis in the global trade of &quot;recyclable&quot; plastics]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #5<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GwHYke Highest Level of World's Most Toxic Chemicals Found in African Free-Range Eggs: European E-Waste Dumping a Contributor]<br /> <br /> ==Thirteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 24 - May 5, 2017&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Intervention on TBM Guideline - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on TBM Guideline]]<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on Ship Dismantling]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment.pdf|BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment]]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP13 15 Apr 2017.pdf|Delegate Alert: BAN and IPEN Quick Views of Basel COP13 20 Apr 2017]]<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert TBM COP13 A4.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Time to Repair the &quot;Repairables Loophole&quot; in the e-Waste Guideline 21 Apr 2017]]<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2017)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 1 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 2 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 3 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 4 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 5 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 7 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 8 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 9 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 10 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]]<br /> <br /> '''Statements'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002).pdf|Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002)]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002).pdf|BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002)]]<br /> <br /> ==Twelfth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 4-15, 2015&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2015)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]]] [PDF Download]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all).pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper -4- The Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now!.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade .pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper-9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse”.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Basel Interventions'''<br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention|CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment|BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada|BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/c/c9/Delegate_Alert_2_Letter.pdf Delegate Alert #2: Canada in Breach of its Basel Obligations]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 10 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -3- Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 15 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -4- BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13.pdf|Delegate Alert #4: BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 28 Apr. 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts – Spanish'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo]] [PDF Download] - 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *Delegate Alert #3: Cumpliendo la promesa del Convenio de Basilea – Ratificación de la Enmienda de Prohibición – 10 Apr. 2015 '''Broken link'''<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eleventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 3-6, 2013&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Congress Convention Center Updated <br /> <br /> '''BAN Briefing Papers (April 2013):'''<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -4- Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now! - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download]] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse” - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Entry Into Force- Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11! .pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Entry Into Force: Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -2- Illegal- European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships.pdf|Delegate Alert #2: Illegal: European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -3- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending Re-use Abuse.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert Extra- Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste.pdf|Delegate Alert Extra: Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Shipbreaking Documents'''<br /> *[[:File:LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING - 12 Dec. 2012.pdf|LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING]] [PDF Download] – 12 Dec. 2012<br /> *[[:File:COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION - 28 Nov. 2013.pdf|COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION]] [PDF Download] – 28 Nov. 2013<br /> *[[:File:A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer - 4 Sept. 2012.pdf|A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer]] [PDF Download] – 4 Sept. 2012<br /> *[[:File:A principled and practical solution for ship recycling - 21 Jan. 2013.pdf|A principled and practical solution for ship recycling]] [PDF Download] – 21 Jan. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Speeches'''<br /> *[[:File:E-Waste Exemption Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|e-Waste Exemption Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|Ships Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> <br /> '''Some Adopted Decisions'''<br /> *[[:File:PACE Decision - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Decision]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Tenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' October 17-21, 2011&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Cartagena de India, Colombia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Cartagena de Indias Convention Centre (CCCI)<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2011):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: Hong Kong Convention Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''BAN Newspaper'''<br /> <br /> *BAN COP10 Newspaper | ''the four articles below with photos'' - 12 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Press Release'''<br /> *178 Countries Agree to Allow the Ban on Exports of Toxic Wastes to Developing Countries to Become Law – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *Final Statement / BAN on behalf of the NGOs at COP10 – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *European Union e-Waste Duplicity - 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *Statement on Basel and Hong Kong Convetions / Shipbreaking - 18 Oct. 2011<br /> *BAN Interventions CLI and Ban Amendment - 17 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *Less than Equivalent - 11 Oct. 2011<br /> *Finally! Waste Prevention Comes to Basel - 09 Oct. 2011<br /> *When a Non-Paper is the Wrong Resource Recovery – Yes, Exploiting Weaker Economies – No - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> *YES to the Country Led Initiative - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions'''<br /> *Shipbreaking: Equivalent Level of Control - 4 July 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on e-Waste TBM paper - 10 May 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on CLI - 24 January 2011<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Ninth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' June 23-27, 2008&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place: '''Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Bali International Convention Centre (BICC)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Press Releases:'''<br /> <br /> *United Nations Waste Treaty Postpones Long Awaited Toxic Waste Dumping Ban- 27 June 2008<br /> *Domestic Press Release:EPA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Standard Denounced for Allowing Global Toxic Dumping- 23 June 2008<br /> *International Press Release: U.S. Government OK’s Illegal Trafficking in Hazardous Electronic Waste- 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (June 2008):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreement<br /> <br /> '''BAN Paper Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Ban Amendment – Entry into Force Country Analysis (June 2008)<br /> <br /> '''BAN Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Speech of Mr. Jim Puckett (Basel Action Network) – World Forum on Waste Management for Human Health and Livelihood – 26 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention on e-Waste – 24 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention Regarding Entry into Force of the BAN Amendment – 24 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Additional Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Summary of NGO Comments on the Kobe 3R Action Plan of the G8 – 26 June 2008<br /> *The NGO Platform’s Green Ship Recycling Standard – Draft 2 – 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Toxic waste export harder to control, despite Basel Convention – 1 July 2008<br /> *Fail to agree on banning toxic waste exports at UN conference – 26 June 2008<br /> *Officials: Poor nations can’t manage toxic waste – 26 June 2008<br /> *UN says poverty is fueling trade of hazardous waste exports to poor countries – 26 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eighth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 28 November – 1 December 2006&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Nairobi, Kenya<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report on COP8:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Action Network Report and Press Statements on the Results of the Eighth Conference of the Parties of the Basel Convention - 2 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> BAN Statement at the Global E-Waste Forum - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Basel E-waste Decision:'''<br /> <br /> *Decision VIII/[ ]: Draft Decision on Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the contact group on draft decisions on environmentally sound management of electronic and electrical waste - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Nairobi Declaration on E-waste:'''<br /> <br /> *Nairobi Ministerial Declaration on the Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the President of the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP8 Newspaper A4 Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *COP8 Newspaper Letter Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *Urgent Considerations for Correcting Deficiencies in the Draft Convention on the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships – NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 8 October 2006<br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – Basel Action Network, April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – by the Basel Action Network on behalf of the Global NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 15 March 2006<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (November 2006):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions:'''<br /> <br /> *Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26- Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Exported e-waste pollutes Africa – 18 December 2006, St. Louis Post-Dispatch<br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Seventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 25-29 October 2004&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Palais des Nations<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP7:'''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 1<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 2<br /> *Entry Into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – October 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues – 6 January 2004<br /> *The IMO Guidlines on Ship Recycling Annotated — A Critique – Basel Action Network/Greenpeace, 21 November 2003<br /> *Wireless Waste: Basel Convention’s Next Hazardous Waste Challenge - Basel Action Network, October 2004<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2004):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: Ratifying the Ban Amendment: In the Final Stretch<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: The Shame of Shipping: Breaking with Principle to Break Ships<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running from Basel: Post Treaty Revisionism<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Sixth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 9-13 December 2002&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Palais des Nations&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP6:'''<br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Richard Gutierrez, BAN Policy Advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> :::[[File:banwithveseley3.jpg|350px|caption]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::BAN representatives with Madame Veseley, special rapporteur &lt;br/&gt; on for the United Nations Commission on Human Rights pertaining &lt;br/&gt;to the dumping of toxic waste. Geneva, 12 December 2002.&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::© Basel Action Network&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN REPORT on COP6 – 3 February 2003&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Focus on COPVI<br /> *Press Release: Activists Blast USA for Resuming Export of Naval Ships to Asia<br /> *Action Alert: Stop USA from Dumping Old Naval Vessels on Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: The High Tech Trashing of Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: Canadian Story<br /> *BAN Briefing Papers:<br /> **Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – March 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – June 2001<br /> **Briefing Paper #4: Celebrating Basel’s First Decade — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #5: The Next POPs Challenge: Appropriate POPs Destruction – May 2001<br /> ** Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade – March 2002<br /> *Mercury Migration Series: Briefing Papers of the Ban Mercury Working<br /> *Ending Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining – August 2002<br /> *Byproduct Mercury: A Forgotten Source of a Global Poison – August 2002<br /> *The Fish that Feed Us Are Killing Us – August 20<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fifth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 6-10 December 1999&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Basel, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Convention Center&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP5:''' <br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, of BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Roger Kluck, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Ms. Carmen G. Gonzalez, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report:'''<br /> <br /> BAN Report and Analysis of COP5<br /> <br /> '''BAN/Greenpeace Press Release:'''<br /> <br /> Toxic Waste Treaty Declares Next Decade: No Time for Waste<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *When Trade is Toxic: The WTO Threat to Public and Planetary Health<br /> *Briefing Paper 4: Celebrating Basel’s 10th Year — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – December 1999 -[Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – April 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Environmentally Sound Management and the Basel Ban Amendment<br /> <br /> '''Notable Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Klaus Toepfer, Executive Secretary of United Nations Environment Programme&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> *Dr. Mostafa K. Tolba, former Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Final Texts:'''<br /> <br /> *Next Decade Declaration and Decision &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> *Liability Protocol &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fourth Conference of the Parties==<br /> ''See'' [[Issues for COP4|Issues for COP4]] ''for links''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 23-27 February 1998&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Kuching, Malaysia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Riverside Majestic Hotel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BASEL BAN VICTORY AT COP4!&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Final Decision on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP4 Country Performance Reviews&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Provisional Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN Annotated Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Greenpeace Briefs for COP-4 (links to Greenpeace International’s website)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP-4: the Key Issues at a Glance&lt;br/&gt;<br /> How to Identify the Attempts to Undermine the Ban — A Quick Guide &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Annex VII Amendment Proposals&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/8-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Monaco&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/9-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Israel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> ACP-EU Joint Assembly Resolution&lt;br/&gt;<br /> EU Commission Legal Opinion on Article 11&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Basel Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/2 — Draft Position Paper on Hazard Characterization and Classification of Wastes within the Framework of the Basel Convention&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/3 — Consolidated Lists of Wastes and the Applicable Procedure for Their Review or Adjustment&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/4 — Wastes Placed on List C Awaiting Classification&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: European Community&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: Chile&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Slovenia Letter Proposing their Entry into Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Subsidiary Meetings==<br /> ===Fifteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 15), June 23 - June 26 2026, Geneva, Switzerland===<br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4ogYZn5 Delegate Alert #1: Basel Parties Must Continue to Stand Firm Against Shipping Industry efforts to Deny Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Fourteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 14), June 25 - June 28 2024, Geneva, Switzerland'''<br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5d/BAN_Interventiuon_on_the_e-Waste_Amendments_-_2024.pdf BAN Interventiuon on the e-Waste Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/be/BAN_Intervention_on_e-Waste_Technical_Guidelines_-_2024.pdf BAN Intervention on e-Waste Technical Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/44/BAN_Plastic_Waste_Amendments_Intervention_-_2024.pdf BAN Plastic Waste Amendments Intervention]<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4c9NPJU Once Again Basel Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Remove Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> <br /> :'''Press Releases:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3XJT2E1 Plastic recycling plants receiving exported waste are microplastic factories, experts say]<br /> <br /> :'''Events:'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-plastic-amendments-are-we-fulfilling-the-promise-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Plastic Waste Trade: A New Colonialist means of Pollution Transfer | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/shipbreaking-revisiting-a-waste-dumping-crisis-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Shipbreaking: Revisiting a Waste Dumping Crisis | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/plastic-waste-trade-a-new-colonialists-means-of-pollution-transfer-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ The Plastic Amendments: Are we fulfilling the Promise? | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Thirteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 13), February 21 - February 23 2023, Geneva, Switzerland'''<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/7b/INTERVENTION_Plastics_Failures.pdf RE: Two Failures following Adoption of the Basel Plastics Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/95/INTERVENTION_on_Plastic_Waste_Guidelines.pdf Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/e/e1/INTERVENTION_E-WASTE_GUIDELINE.pdf RE: e-Waste Guideline]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/INTERVENTION_SAO_PAULO.pdf RE: The Sinking of the São Paulo]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Meeting of ENFORCE Partnership #6, April 11 - April 13 2022, Virtual'''<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:ENFORCE-6-Presentation.pdf|The Plastic Waste Amendments: A Compliance Report Card]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Twelfth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 12), April 4 - April 6 2022, Nairobi, Kenya'''<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation.pdf|OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Eleventh meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 11), September 2 - September 6 2018, Geneva, Switzerland'''<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BFn8zQ Delegate Alert #1: Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance Document]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BUnOli Delegate Alert #2: Norwegian Listings: Needed Now to Prevent Plastic Waste Tsunami]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2PiIoxn Delegate Alert #3: Goal: A COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration!]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2LHcmsH Delegate Alert #4: Open Letter from 50 NGOs Around the World]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annex-22FAnnex-9-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (English)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-French-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (French)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-Spanish-1.pd Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (Spanish)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Plastic-waste-trade_-Southeast-Asian-countries-restrict-imports-.pdf FACT SHEET on how the waste trade is impacting Southeast Asia]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Pqg508 Delegate Alert #5: Don't Let Weak EU Proposal for POPs Harm Our Children's Health]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Mil7K7 Basel OEWG11 Meeting Final Alert]<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_English.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 English]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_Spanish.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 Spanish]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_French.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 French]<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines.pdf|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines]]<br /> *[[File:BAN Intervention Norway Proposal.pdf|BAN Intervention Norway Proposal]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Tenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 10), May 30-June 2 2016, Nairobi, Kenya'''<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:file:BANInterventionON_e-Waste_Guideline-2016.pdf|BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN%27s_Facts_%26_Recom%27s_on_TBM_GuidFinal-2016.pdf|BC’s Interim Guideline on Transboundary Movement of e-Waste]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN's-Facts-&amp;-Recom's-on-TBM-GuidFinalEspanol-2016.pdf|Directriz provisional del Convenio de Basilea sobre el movimiento transfronterizo de residuos electrónicos]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 9), 16-19 September 2014, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1:Beware Dangerous Exemptions Proposed to Basel Trade Rules for Electronic Waste<br /> *Alert #2: ‘Legal Clarity’ Glossary of Terms Document Not Ready for Adoption<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline<br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on Legal Clarity<br /> *BAN Intervention / ESM of Ship Dismantling<br /> *Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline Final Plenary<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 8), 25 – 28 September 2012, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1: Disturbing Manipulation ofthe COP10 ShipbreakingDecision - 17 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #2: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse - 19 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #3: Basel Convention’s Flawed Legal Analysis Could Help Companies Like Trafigura Avoid Prosecution - 22 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #4: European Commission Turns its Back on Basel Convention - 24 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention on Legal Analysis - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *STATEMENT by BAN on the Technical Guidelines on the TBM of e-Waste - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *Intervention on Ship Dismantling - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Seventh Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, Switzerland, 10 – 14 May 2010'''<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Interventions:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN’s Concerns over Country Led Initiative<br /> *BAN on the Basel Ban and Article 17.5<br /> *BAN on the IMO Convention not being Equivalent to the Basel Convention<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Comments on the 5th Draft Technical Guidelines on the Environmentally Sound Management of Mercury Wastes (Jan 2010, UNEP/CHW/OEWG/7/INF/10) — Zero Mercury Working Group – 30 April 2010<br /> *BAN Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian Country Led Initiative (CLI) Documents – 7 May 2010<br /> *BAN Annotated Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian CLI Documents (Part 2) – 7 May 2010<br /> *Side Event Presentation on BAN e-Stewards Certification – May 2010<br /> *Determining “Equivalent Level of Control” as Established under the Basel Convention, NGO Shipbreaking Platform – January 2010<br /> <br /> :'''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2010):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Sixth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, 3 – 7 September 2007'''<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *New Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs” – September 2007<br /> *BAN Report: JPEPA as a Step in Japan’s Greater Plan to Liberalize Hazardous Waste Trade in Asia- Basel Action Network, 29 August 2007<br /> *BAN Submission: Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26 – Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Briefing Papers (September 2007):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Fifth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 5), Geneva, 3 – 7 April 2006'''<br /> <br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – March 2006<br /> *Press Release on Draft IMO Convention Critique – March 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – April 2006<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Fourth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 4), Geneva, 4 – 8 July 2005'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Opening Statement on Shipbreaking – 4 July 2005<br /> *Greenpeace/BAN Final Statement on Ships and Illegal Traffic – Greenpeace/BAN, 8 July 2005<br /> *Obligations and Opportunities for a Mandatory Alternate or Additional Instrument to the Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships – Greenpeace/BAN, 26 May 2005<br /> *BAN Comments on Secretariat Paper on the Environmentally Sound Management of Ships (UNEP/CHW/OEWG/4/6) – 22 June 2005<br /> *Legal Analysis of Letter from Mr. Raja to Ms. Hedegaard regarding the legal application of the Basel Convention to the Kong Frederik IX (aka Riky)- 3 May 2005<br /> **Including: First Letter to Mr. Raja - Second Letter to Mr. Raja<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2005<br /> *Basel Non-Compliance Notification Report – April 2005<br /> *Basel Action Network Report on the First Joint ILO/IMO/Basel Convention Working Group – Released June 27, 2005<br /> *Inconsistent: The Problem with the Basel Guidelines on POPs Waste – Released April 2005, International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Third Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 3), Geneva, 26 – 30 April 2004<br /> <br /> *Mobile Toxic Waste: Recent Findings on the Toxicity of End-of-Life mobile phones – 26 April 2004<br /> *Comments on the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 February 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues, and the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 January 2004<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Second Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 2), Geneva, 20 – 24 October 2003<br /> <br /> '''First Meeting of the Committee for Implementation and Compliance. International Environment House, Geneva, 19 October 2003.'''<br /> <br /> '''4th Session of the Legal Working Group, 18-19 January 2002, GenevaFirst Session of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 1), Geneva, 28 April – 2 May 2003.'''<br /> <br /> '''1st Joint Meeting of the Technical Working Group and Legal Working Group, 16-17 January 2002, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *Shipbreaking and the Legal Obligations Under the Basel Convention – 10 January 2002<br /> <br /> '''19th Session of the Technical Working Group, 14-15 January 2002, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on Shipbreaking Guidelines – 10 January 2002<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000(This paper reincluded here as the Secretariat failed to review this paper in preparing their own document on H13)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Richard_Gutierrez.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Richard Gutierrez, Toxics Policy Advisor attending&lt;br/&gt; the 4th Legal Working Group of the Basel Convention, &lt;br/&gt;January 2002. © Basel Action Network<br /> <br /> '''18th Session of the Technical Working Group, 18-20 June, Geneva 3rd Session of Legal Working Group, 21-22 June, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on TWG18 and LWG3 of the Basel Convention – 18-22 June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Report by the ERM on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Document B on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN/Greenpeace, Primary Concerns for TWG18 – 19 June 2001<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''First Continental Conference for Africa on the Environmentally Sound Management of Unwanted Stockpiles of Hazardous Wastes and their Prevention, Rabat, Morocco, 8-12 January 2001'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Meeting Report<br /> *Towards a Policy on Chemical Waste Stockpile Destruction and Transport in Africa: Ensuring Environmentally Sound Management of Existing Chemical Wastes and Stockpiles through the Stockholm, Basel and Bamako Conventions – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> *Vers une politique en matière de destruction et de transport des stocks de déchets chimiques en Afrique: Assurer une gestion écologiquement rationnelle des déchets et stocks chimiques existants, par le biais des Conventions de Stockholm, de Bâle et de Bamako – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> <br /> '''2nd Session of Legal Working Group, 12-13 October, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on the Draft Guidance Elements for Bilateral, Multilateral and Regional Agreements or Arrangements – October 2000<br /> <br /> '''17th Technical Working Group, 9-11 October, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 17th Technical Working Group and 2nd Legal Working Group – October, 2000<br /> *Comments on the Draft Document on the Relationship Between the Basel Convention and the Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) – BAN, October 2000 - [HTML File]<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000<br /> *The Basel Ban: The First Step Toward Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Wastes – February 2000<br /> <br /> '''16th Technical Working Group and 1st Session of Legal Working Group, 3-7 April 2000, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Report on Technical Working Group – 5 April 2000<br /> *Annex to TWG Report (Workplan of TWG) – 5 April 2000<br /> *Provisional Attendees List of Legal Working Group – 7 April 2000<br /> *BAN Comments on the Basel Convention Draft Technical Guideline on the Environmentally Sound Management of Biomedical and Healthcare Waste (Y1; Y2; Y3) – 10 May 2000<br /> <br /> '''10th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Report / 10th Liability Protocol Drafting Meeting – 30 August – 3 September<br /> *Saving the Basel Liability Protocol – 30 August 1999<br /> *Position Paper on Article 23 - 1 September<br /> *Position Paper on Opt-Out for Bilateral, Multilateral Agreements – 31 August<br /> <br /> '''4th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Committee for the Implementation of the Basel Convention'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 4th Basel Implemention Committee Meeting – 21-25 June 1999<br /> <br /> '''9th Session of the Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability, 19-23 April 1999, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 8th Session / Liability Protocol Drafting – 19-23 April<br /> *Comments on the Draft Liability Protocol, by West Coast Environmental Law and the Basel Action Network – 19 April 1999<br /> <br /> '''15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Joint meeting of the Technical Working Group and the Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts, 12-16 April 1999, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the Basel Convention 15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts – 12-16 April<br /> *Comments on Decision IV/8: Regarding Annex VII – 12 April 1999<br /> *Shipbreaking and the Basel Convention — An Analysis – 12 April 1999<br /> *Clinical Waste in Developing Countries – April 1999<br /> *11 Recommendations for Improving Medical Waste Waste Management – April 1999<br /> *11 Recomendaciones Para Mejorar el Manejo de los Residuos Patológicos – April 1999 (Spanish Version)<br /> *11 Recommandations Pour Améliorer La Gestion Des Déchets Bio-médicaux – April 1999 (French Version)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Subsidiary_Meetings_Ravi_Agarwal.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Ravi Agarwal of New Delhi organization Srishti representing &lt;br/&gt;the Basel Action Network at the April 1999 Basel Technical &lt;br/&gt;Working Group Meeting in Geneva.© Basel Action Network</div>

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<p>Angelo Godbey: /* Subsidiary Meetings */</p> <hr /> <div>==Seventeenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 28 - May 9 2025&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/BAN_Shipbreaking_Intervention.pdf BAN Shipbreaking Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/BAN_R14_Intervention.pdf BAN R14 Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/1/1f/BAN_Intervention_on_Other_Batteries_Technical_Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Other Batteries Technical Guidelines]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/3/35/Some_Key_Considerations_for_Basel_COP17.pdf Some Key Considerations for Basel COP17]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/Basel_Parties_Must_Stand_Firm_Against_Efforts.pdf Basel Parties Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Deny Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/2/27/8_Reasons_Why_Basel_Parties_Must_Keep_R14ALT_in_Annex_IV.pdf 8 Reasons Why Basel Parties Must Keep R14ALT in Annex IV]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/b1/Relationship_between_the_Basel_Convention_and_the_Hong_Kong_Convention_on_Ship_Recycling.pdf Relationship between the Basel Convention and the Hong Kong Convention on Ship Recycling]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a6/Statement_by_BAN_on_Further_Considerations_on_Plastic_Waste.pdf Statement by BAN on Further Considerations on Plastic Waste]<br /> <br /> ==Sixteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 1 - 12 2023&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OF2PXs Plastic Pollution: Focus Upstream at INC-2]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3B2UEfb Beware Improper Article 11 Agreements Contradicting the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Side Events'''<br /> *[https://youtu.be/bctYQkoqtDg Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> *[https://youtu.be/wse2ld0zUHA Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> <br /> '''PowerPoint Presentations'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/79/Misuse_of_Article_11_to_Escape_PowerPoint.pdf Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a5/Tackling_the_Hidden_PowerPoint.pdf Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/Intervention_on_Technical_Guidelines_on_Electronic_Waste.pdf Intervention on Technical Guidelines on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/0/0b/BAN_Intervention_on_the_ReviewVersion2_of_the_Annexes.pdf BAN Intervention on the Review of the Annexes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/74/BAN_Intervention_on_Plastic_WasteVersion2Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/bd/BAN_Intervention_on_Improper_Article_11_Agreements.pdf BAN Intervention on Improper Article 11 Agreements]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/70/BAN_Intervention_on_Hidden_and_Forgotten_Plastic_Wastes.pdf BAN Intervention on Hidden and Forgotten Plastic Wastes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/6/60/BAN_Intervention_on_e-PIC.pdf BAN Intervention on e-PIC]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a1/Misuse_of_the_Basel_Convention_Article_11_to_Avoid_Compliance_with_New_Plastic_Waste_Controls.pdf Misuse of the Basel Convention's Article 11 to Avoid Compliance with the New Plastic Waste Controls]<br /> <br /> ==Fifteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' July 26 - 30 2021 (online segment), and June 6 - 17th, 2022 (face-to-face segment)&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Online and Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Online and in Geneva, Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OZRMWG Establishing &quot;Safe Levels&quot; for Hazardous Wastes Must be Rejected]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3VvTamv Se deben de rechazar los “niveles seguros” de desechos peligrosos]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3Elk8FT Brazil Must Urgently Provide Safe Haven for Aircraft Carrier São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3gypp5h Brasil debe proporcionar urgentemente un refugio seguro para el portaviones São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3tRenv0 Le Brésil doit fournir d’urgence un refuge au porte avions São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3EsPBHt Let's Make the Basel Plastic Guidelines Environmentally Sound]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3N0WH8O Let's Fix the Basel e-Waste Guidelines Once and for All]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3lEtFiG The Swiss-Ghana Amendment: A Step Towards Closing the Last e-Waste Dumping Pathways]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3apUoNh Plastic Waste Trade Still Out of Control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OdW2jN La comercialización de los desechos plásticos sigue estando fuera de control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3GnH2za Hagamos que las Directrices del Convenio de Basilea Sobre los Plásticos Sean Ambientalmente Racionales]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OmzKxK Faisons en Sorte que les Directives de Bâle sur le Plastique Soient Écologiquement Rationnelles]<br /> <br /> '''Press Releases'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3xIgsej Delegates and Environmentalists Celebrate New Global Restrictions on e-Waste Trade]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3zBDkP3 Environmental Groups Claim that New Rules Restricting Plastic Trade are being Ignored]<br /> <br /> '''Presentations and Webinars'''<br /> *'''E-Waste Exports: Closing the Remaining Loopholes | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/49/E-Waste_Exports-_Closing_the_Remaining_Loopholes.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''The Basel Plastics Amendments: The First Year Report Card | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXX6bnoy-rY Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/13June2022_BRS_SideEvent_PlasticAmendments-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''Plastics &amp; Refuse-Derived Fuel: Fuel Product or Plastic Waste Export? | IPEN | BRS COPS Side Event '''<br /> **[https://youtu.be/QgX46WgcYZw Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/9-June-2022-Plastic-Waste-Presentation-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> <br /> '''Related Links'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-basel-plastics-amendments-the-first-year-report-card-brs-cops-side-event/ The Basel Plastics Amendments: The First Year Report Card | BRS COPs Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/plastics-refuse-derived-fuel-fuel-product-or-plastic-waste-export-geneva-beat-plastic-pollution-dialogues/ Plastics &amp; Refuse-Derived Fuel: Fuel Product or Plastic Waste Export? | Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues Event]<br /> <br /> ==Fourteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 29 - May 10, 2019&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> <br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/3/3e/Norwegian_Implications.pdf The Norwegian Amendments / Summary of Implications for Recyclers]<br /> <br /> '''Links'''<br /> *[https://www.ban.org/the-responsible-guideline The Responsible Guideline]<br /> <br /> '''Information/Fact Sheets'''<br /> <br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/BAN_and_IPEN_Views_of_Basel_COP14_Apr_2019.pdf BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP14]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a4/2019.04.30_EIA-CIEL-BAN-IPEN_Norwegian_Proposal_to_Amend_the_Basel_Convention.pdf Norwegian Proposal to Amend the Annexes to the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2HepNQx BAN Intervention on the Technical Guideline on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Hcv4rZ BAN Intervention Regarding Basel Compliance]<br /> <br /> '''Action Alerts'''<br /> <br /> Action Alert #1 / Acción de alerta #1 / Alerte d'action No. 1<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/32eUyOf Just Two More Ratifications Needed to Ensure a COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Zvwo1B Sólo Dos Ratificaciones Más Para Asegurar La Celebración De La Enmienda BAN COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GEZC5i Plus que deux Ratifications manquent pour garantir l'entrée en vigueur du « Ban Amendment » à la COP14(Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #2 / Acción de alerta #2 / Alerte d'action No. 2<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Kon10b The Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2ZwfAaG Economía Circular Amenazada Por La Guía De Basilea Sobre e-Waste (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2L1htZP L'économie Circulaire Menacée par les Directives Techniques sur le Mouvement Transfrontalier des Déchets Electroniques de la Convention de Bâle (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #3 / Acción de alerta #3 / Alerte d'action No. 3<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYWPR Preventing the Plastic Waste Tsunami: Adopting the Norwegian Proposal at COP14]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYUHJ Prevención del Tsunami de Desechos de Material Plástico: Adopción del Protocolo Noruego en COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GA4ita Prévenir le Tsunami de Déchets Plastiques: Adopter la Proposition Norvégienne à la COP14 (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #4<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Gxv2uu New research exposes a crisis in the global trade of &quot;recyclable&quot; plastics]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #5<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GwHYke Highest Level of World's Most Toxic Chemicals Found in African Free-Range Eggs: European E-Waste Dumping a Contributor]<br /> <br /> ==Thirteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 24 - May 5, 2017&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Intervention on TBM Guideline - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on TBM Guideline]]<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on Ship Dismantling]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment.pdf|BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment]]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP13 15 Apr 2017.pdf|Delegate Alert: BAN and IPEN Quick Views of Basel COP13 20 Apr 2017]]<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert TBM COP13 A4.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Time to Repair the &quot;Repairables Loophole&quot; in the e-Waste Guideline 21 Apr 2017]]<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2017)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 1 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 2 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 3 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 4 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 5 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 7 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 8 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 9 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 10 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]]<br /> <br /> '''Statements'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002).pdf|Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002)]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002).pdf|BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002)]]<br /> <br /> ==Twelfth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 4-15, 2015&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2015)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]]] [PDF Download]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all).pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper -4- The Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now!.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade .pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper-9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse”.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Basel Interventions'''<br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention|CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment|BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada|BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/c/c9/Delegate_Alert_2_Letter.pdf Delegate Alert #2: Canada in Breach of its Basel Obligations]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 10 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -3- Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 15 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -4- BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13.pdf|Delegate Alert #4: BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 28 Apr. 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts – Spanish'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo]] [PDF Download] - 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *Delegate Alert #3: Cumpliendo la promesa del Convenio de Basilea – Ratificación de la Enmienda de Prohibición – 10 Apr. 2015 '''Broken link'''<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eleventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 3-6, 2013&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Congress Convention Center Updated <br /> <br /> '''BAN Briefing Papers (April 2013):'''<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -4- Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now! - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download]] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse” - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Entry Into Force- Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11! .pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Entry Into Force: Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -2- Illegal- European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships.pdf|Delegate Alert #2: Illegal: European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -3- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending Re-use Abuse.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert Extra- Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste.pdf|Delegate Alert Extra: Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Shipbreaking Documents'''<br /> *[[:File:LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING - 12 Dec. 2012.pdf|LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING]] [PDF Download] – 12 Dec. 2012<br /> *[[:File:COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION - 28 Nov. 2013.pdf|COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION]] [PDF Download] – 28 Nov. 2013<br /> *[[:File:A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer - 4 Sept. 2012.pdf|A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer]] [PDF Download] – 4 Sept. 2012<br /> *[[:File:A principled and practical solution for ship recycling - 21 Jan. 2013.pdf|A principled and practical solution for ship recycling]] [PDF Download] – 21 Jan. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Speeches'''<br /> *[[:File:E-Waste Exemption Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|e-Waste Exemption Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|Ships Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> <br /> '''Some Adopted Decisions'''<br /> *[[:File:PACE Decision - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Decision]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Tenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' October 17-21, 2011&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Cartagena de India, Colombia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Cartagena de Indias Convention Centre (CCCI)<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2011):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: Hong Kong Convention Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''BAN Newspaper'''<br /> <br /> *BAN COP10 Newspaper | ''the four articles below with photos'' - 12 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Press Release'''<br /> *178 Countries Agree to Allow the Ban on Exports of Toxic Wastes to Developing Countries to Become Law – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *Final Statement / BAN on behalf of the NGOs at COP10 – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *European Union e-Waste Duplicity - 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *Statement on Basel and Hong Kong Convetions / Shipbreaking - 18 Oct. 2011<br /> *BAN Interventions CLI and Ban Amendment - 17 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *Less than Equivalent - 11 Oct. 2011<br /> *Finally! Waste Prevention Comes to Basel - 09 Oct. 2011<br /> *When a Non-Paper is the Wrong Resource Recovery – Yes, Exploiting Weaker Economies – No - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> *YES to the Country Led Initiative - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions'''<br /> *Shipbreaking: Equivalent Level of Control - 4 July 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on e-Waste TBM paper - 10 May 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on CLI - 24 January 2011<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Ninth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' June 23-27, 2008&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place: '''Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Bali International Convention Centre (BICC)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Press Releases:'''<br /> <br /> *United Nations Waste Treaty Postpones Long Awaited Toxic Waste Dumping Ban- 27 June 2008<br /> *Domestic Press Release:EPA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Standard Denounced for Allowing Global Toxic Dumping- 23 June 2008<br /> *International Press Release: U.S. Government OK’s Illegal Trafficking in Hazardous Electronic Waste- 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (June 2008):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreement<br /> <br /> '''BAN Paper Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Ban Amendment – Entry into Force Country Analysis (June 2008)<br /> <br /> '''BAN Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Speech of Mr. Jim Puckett (Basel Action Network) – World Forum on Waste Management for Human Health and Livelihood – 26 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention on e-Waste – 24 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention Regarding Entry into Force of the BAN Amendment – 24 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Additional Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Summary of NGO Comments on the Kobe 3R Action Plan of the G8 – 26 June 2008<br /> *The NGO Platform’s Green Ship Recycling Standard – Draft 2 – 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Toxic waste export harder to control, despite Basel Convention – 1 July 2008<br /> *Fail to agree on banning toxic waste exports at UN conference – 26 June 2008<br /> *Officials: Poor nations can’t manage toxic waste – 26 June 2008<br /> *UN says poverty is fueling trade of hazardous waste exports to poor countries – 26 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eighth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 28 November – 1 December 2006&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Nairobi, Kenya<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report on COP8:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Action Network Report and Press Statements on the Results of the Eighth Conference of the Parties of the Basel Convention - 2 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> BAN Statement at the Global E-Waste Forum - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Basel E-waste Decision:'''<br /> <br /> *Decision VIII/[ ]: Draft Decision on Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the contact group on draft decisions on environmentally sound management of electronic and electrical waste - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Nairobi Declaration on E-waste:'''<br /> <br /> *Nairobi Ministerial Declaration on the Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the President of the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP8 Newspaper A4 Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *COP8 Newspaper Letter Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *Urgent Considerations for Correcting Deficiencies in the Draft Convention on the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships – NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 8 October 2006<br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – Basel Action Network, April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – by the Basel Action Network on behalf of the Global NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 15 March 2006<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (November 2006):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions:'''<br /> <br /> *Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26- Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Exported e-waste pollutes Africa – 18 December 2006, St. Louis Post-Dispatch<br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Seventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 25-29 October 2004&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Palais des Nations<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP7:'''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 1<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 2<br /> *Entry Into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – October 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues – 6 January 2004<br /> *The IMO Guidlines on Ship Recycling Annotated — A Critique – Basel Action Network/Greenpeace, 21 November 2003<br /> *Wireless Waste: Basel Convention’s Next Hazardous Waste Challenge - Basel Action Network, October 2004<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2004):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: Ratifying the Ban Amendment: In the Final Stretch<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: The Shame of Shipping: Breaking with Principle to Break Ships<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running from Basel: Post Treaty Revisionism<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Sixth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 9-13 December 2002&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Palais des Nations&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP6:'''<br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Richard Gutierrez, BAN Policy Advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> :::[[File:banwithveseley3.jpg|350px|caption]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::BAN representatives with Madame Veseley, special rapporteur &lt;br/&gt; on for the United Nations Commission on Human Rights pertaining &lt;br/&gt;to the dumping of toxic waste. Geneva, 12 December 2002.&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::© Basel Action Network&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN REPORT on COP6 – 3 February 2003&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Focus on COPVI<br /> *Press Release: Activists Blast USA for Resuming Export of Naval Ships to Asia<br /> *Action Alert: Stop USA from Dumping Old Naval Vessels on Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: The High Tech Trashing of Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: Canadian Story<br /> *BAN Briefing Papers:<br /> **Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – March 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – June 2001<br /> **Briefing Paper #4: Celebrating Basel’s First Decade — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #5: The Next POPs Challenge: Appropriate POPs Destruction – May 2001<br /> ** Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade – March 2002<br /> *Mercury Migration Series: Briefing Papers of the Ban Mercury Working<br /> *Ending Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining – August 2002<br /> *Byproduct Mercury: A Forgotten Source of a Global Poison – August 2002<br /> *The Fish that Feed Us Are Killing Us – August 20<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fifth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 6-10 December 1999&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Basel, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Convention Center&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP5:''' <br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, of BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Roger Kluck, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Ms. Carmen G. Gonzalez, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report:'''<br /> <br /> BAN Report and Analysis of COP5<br /> <br /> '''BAN/Greenpeace Press Release:'''<br /> <br /> Toxic Waste Treaty Declares Next Decade: No Time for Waste<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *When Trade is Toxic: The WTO Threat to Public and Planetary Health<br /> *Briefing Paper 4: Celebrating Basel’s 10th Year — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – December 1999 -[Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – April 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Environmentally Sound Management and the Basel Ban Amendment<br /> <br /> '''Notable Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Klaus Toepfer, Executive Secretary of United Nations Environment Programme&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> *Dr. Mostafa K. Tolba, former Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Final Texts:'''<br /> <br /> *Next Decade Declaration and Decision &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> *Liability Protocol &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fourth Conference of the Parties==<br /> ''See'' [[Issues for COP4|Issues for COP4]] ''for links''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 23-27 February 1998&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Kuching, Malaysia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Riverside Majestic Hotel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BASEL BAN VICTORY AT COP4!&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Final Decision on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP4 Country Performance Reviews&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Provisional Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN Annotated Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Greenpeace Briefs for COP-4 (links to Greenpeace International’s website)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP-4: the Key Issues at a Glance&lt;br/&gt;<br /> How to Identify the Attempts to Undermine the Ban — A Quick Guide &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Annex VII Amendment Proposals&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/8-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Monaco&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/9-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Israel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> ACP-EU Joint Assembly Resolution&lt;br/&gt;<br /> EU Commission Legal Opinion on Article 11&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Basel Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/2 — Draft Position Paper on Hazard Characterization and Classification of Wastes within the Framework of the Basel Convention&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/3 — Consolidated Lists of Wastes and the Applicable Procedure for Their Review or Adjustment&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/4 — Wastes Placed on List C Awaiting Classification&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: European Community&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: Chile&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Slovenia Letter Proposing their Entry into Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Subsidiary Meetings==<br /> ==='''Fifteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 15), June 23 - June 26 2026, Geneva, Switzerland'''===<br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4ogYZn5 Delegate Alert #1: Basel Parties Must Continue to Stand Firm Against Shipping Industry efforts to Deny Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Fourteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 14), June 25 - June 28 2024, Geneva, Switzerland'''<br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5d/BAN_Interventiuon_on_the_e-Waste_Amendments_-_2024.pdf BAN Interventiuon on the e-Waste Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/be/BAN_Intervention_on_e-Waste_Technical_Guidelines_-_2024.pdf BAN Intervention on e-Waste Technical Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/44/BAN_Plastic_Waste_Amendments_Intervention_-_2024.pdf BAN Plastic Waste Amendments Intervention]<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4c9NPJU Once Again Basel Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Remove Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> <br /> :'''Press Releases:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3XJT2E1 Plastic recycling plants receiving exported waste are microplastic factories, experts say]<br /> <br /> :'''Events:'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-plastic-amendments-are-we-fulfilling-the-promise-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Plastic Waste Trade: A New Colonialist means of Pollution Transfer | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/shipbreaking-revisiting-a-waste-dumping-crisis-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Shipbreaking: Revisiting a Waste Dumping Crisis | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/plastic-waste-trade-a-new-colonialists-means-of-pollution-transfer-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ The Plastic Amendments: Are we fulfilling the Promise? | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Thirteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 13), February 21 - February 23 2023, Geneva, Switzerland'''<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/7b/INTERVENTION_Plastics_Failures.pdf RE: Two Failures following Adoption of the Basel Plastics Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/95/INTERVENTION_on_Plastic_Waste_Guidelines.pdf Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/e/e1/INTERVENTION_E-WASTE_GUIDELINE.pdf RE: e-Waste Guideline]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/INTERVENTION_SAO_PAULO.pdf RE: The Sinking of the São Paulo]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Meeting of ENFORCE Partnership #6, April 11 - April 13 2022, Virtual'''<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:ENFORCE-6-Presentation.pdf|The Plastic Waste Amendments: A Compliance Report Card]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Twelfth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 12), April 4 - April 6 2022, Nairobi, Kenya'''<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation.pdf|OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Eleventh meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 11), September 2 - September 6 2018, Geneva, Switzerland'''<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BFn8zQ Delegate Alert #1: Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance Document]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BUnOli Delegate Alert #2: Norwegian Listings: Needed Now to Prevent Plastic Waste Tsunami]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2PiIoxn Delegate Alert #3: Goal: A COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration!]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2LHcmsH Delegate Alert #4: Open Letter from 50 NGOs Around the World]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annex-22FAnnex-9-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (English)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-French-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (French)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-Spanish-1.pd Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (Spanish)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Plastic-waste-trade_-Southeast-Asian-countries-restrict-imports-.pdf FACT SHEET on how the waste trade is impacting Southeast Asia]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Pqg508 Delegate Alert #5: Don't Let Weak EU Proposal for POPs Harm Our Children's Health]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Mil7K7 Basel OEWG11 Meeting Final Alert]<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_English.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 English]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_Spanish.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 Spanish]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_French.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 French]<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines.pdf|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines]]<br /> *[[File:BAN Intervention Norway Proposal.pdf|BAN Intervention Norway Proposal]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Tenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 10), May 30-June 2 2016, Nairobi, Kenya'''<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:file:BANInterventionON_e-Waste_Guideline-2016.pdf|BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN%27s_Facts_%26_Recom%27s_on_TBM_GuidFinal-2016.pdf|BC’s Interim Guideline on Transboundary Movement of e-Waste]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN's-Facts-&amp;-Recom's-on-TBM-GuidFinalEspanol-2016.pdf|Directriz provisional del Convenio de Basilea sobre el movimiento transfronterizo de residuos electrónicos]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 9), 16-19 September 2014, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1:Beware Dangerous Exemptions Proposed to Basel Trade Rules for Electronic Waste<br /> *Alert #2: ‘Legal Clarity’ Glossary of Terms Document Not Ready for Adoption<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline<br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on Legal Clarity<br /> *BAN Intervention / ESM of Ship Dismantling<br /> *Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline Final Plenary<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 8), 25 – 28 September 2012, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1: Disturbing Manipulation ofthe COP10 ShipbreakingDecision - 17 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #2: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse - 19 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #3: Basel Convention’s Flawed Legal Analysis Could Help Companies Like Trafigura Avoid Prosecution - 22 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #4: European Commission Turns its Back on Basel Convention - 24 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention on Legal Analysis - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *STATEMENT by BAN on the Technical Guidelines on the TBM of e-Waste - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *Intervention on Ship Dismantling - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Seventh Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, Switzerland, 10 – 14 May 2010'''<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Interventions:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN’s Concerns over Country Led Initiative<br /> *BAN on the Basel Ban and Article 17.5<br /> *BAN on the IMO Convention not being Equivalent to the Basel Convention<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Comments on the 5th Draft Technical Guidelines on the Environmentally Sound Management of Mercury Wastes (Jan 2010, UNEP/CHW/OEWG/7/INF/10) — Zero Mercury Working Group – 30 April 2010<br /> *BAN Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian Country Led Initiative (CLI) Documents – 7 May 2010<br /> *BAN Annotated Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian CLI Documents (Part 2) – 7 May 2010<br /> *Side Event Presentation on BAN e-Stewards Certification – May 2010<br /> *Determining “Equivalent Level of Control” as Established under the Basel Convention, NGO Shipbreaking Platform – January 2010<br /> <br /> :'''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2010):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Sixth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, 3 – 7 September 2007'''<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *New Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs” – September 2007<br /> *BAN Report: JPEPA as a Step in Japan’s Greater Plan to Liberalize Hazardous Waste Trade in Asia- Basel Action Network, 29 August 2007<br /> *BAN Submission: Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26 – Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Briefing Papers (September 2007):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Fifth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 5), Geneva, 3 – 7 April 2006'''<br /> <br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – March 2006<br /> *Press Release on Draft IMO Convention Critique – March 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – April 2006<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Fourth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 4), Geneva, 4 – 8 July 2005'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Opening Statement on Shipbreaking – 4 July 2005<br /> *Greenpeace/BAN Final Statement on Ships and Illegal Traffic – Greenpeace/BAN, 8 July 2005<br /> *Obligations and Opportunities for a Mandatory Alternate or Additional Instrument to the Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships – Greenpeace/BAN, 26 May 2005<br /> *BAN Comments on Secretariat Paper on the Environmentally Sound Management of Ships (UNEP/CHW/OEWG/4/6) – 22 June 2005<br /> *Legal Analysis of Letter from Mr. Raja to Ms. Hedegaard regarding the legal application of the Basel Convention to the Kong Frederik IX (aka Riky)- 3 May 2005<br /> **Including: First Letter to Mr. Raja - Second Letter to Mr. Raja<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2005<br /> *Basel Non-Compliance Notification Report – April 2005<br /> *Basel Action Network Report on the First Joint ILO/IMO/Basel Convention Working Group – Released June 27, 2005<br /> *Inconsistent: The Problem with the Basel Guidelines on POPs Waste – Released April 2005, International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Third Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 3), Geneva, 26 – 30 April 2004<br /> <br /> *Mobile Toxic Waste: Recent Findings on the Toxicity of End-of-Life mobile phones – 26 April 2004<br /> *Comments on the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 February 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues, and the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 January 2004<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Second Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 2), Geneva, 20 – 24 October 2003<br /> <br /> '''First Meeting of the Committee for Implementation and Compliance. International Environment House, Geneva, 19 October 2003.'''<br /> <br /> '''4th Session of the Legal Working Group, 18-19 January 2002, GenevaFirst Session of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 1), Geneva, 28 April – 2 May 2003.'''<br /> <br /> '''1st Joint Meeting of the Technical Working Group and Legal Working Group, 16-17 January 2002, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *Shipbreaking and the Legal Obligations Under the Basel Convention – 10 January 2002<br /> <br /> '''19th Session of the Technical Working Group, 14-15 January 2002, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on Shipbreaking Guidelines – 10 January 2002<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000(This paper reincluded here as the Secretariat failed to review this paper in preparing their own document on H13)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Richard_Gutierrez.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Richard Gutierrez, Toxics Policy Advisor attending&lt;br/&gt; the 4th Legal Working Group of the Basel Convention, &lt;br/&gt;January 2002. © Basel Action Network<br /> <br /> '''18th Session of the Technical Working Group, 18-20 June, Geneva 3rd Session of Legal Working Group, 21-22 June, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on TWG18 and LWG3 of the Basel Convention – 18-22 June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Report by the ERM on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Document B on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN/Greenpeace, Primary Concerns for TWG18 – 19 June 2001<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''First Continental Conference for Africa on the Environmentally Sound Management of Unwanted Stockpiles of Hazardous Wastes and their Prevention, Rabat, Morocco, 8-12 January 2001'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Meeting Report<br /> *Towards a Policy on Chemical Waste Stockpile Destruction and Transport in Africa: Ensuring Environmentally Sound Management of Existing Chemical Wastes and Stockpiles through the Stockholm, Basel and Bamako Conventions – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> *Vers une politique en matière de destruction et de transport des stocks de déchets chimiques en Afrique: Assurer une gestion écologiquement rationnelle des déchets et stocks chimiques existants, par le biais des Conventions de Stockholm, de Bâle et de Bamako – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> <br /> '''2nd Session of Legal Working Group, 12-13 October, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on the Draft Guidance Elements for Bilateral, Multilateral and Regional Agreements or Arrangements – October 2000<br /> <br /> '''17th Technical Working Group, 9-11 October, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 17th Technical Working Group and 2nd Legal Working Group – October, 2000<br /> *Comments on the Draft Document on the Relationship Between the Basel Convention and the Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) – BAN, October 2000 - [HTML File]<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000<br /> *The Basel Ban: The First Step Toward Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Wastes – February 2000<br /> <br /> '''16th Technical Working Group and 1st Session of Legal Working Group, 3-7 April 2000, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Report on Technical Working Group – 5 April 2000<br /> *Annex to TWG Report (Workplan of TWG) – 5 April 2000<br /> *Provisional Attendees List of Legal Working Group – 7 April 2000<br /> *BAN Comments on the Basel Convention Draft Technical Guideline on the Environmentally Sound Management of Biomedical and Healthcare Waste (Y1; Y2; Y3) – 10 May 2000<br /> <br /> '''10th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Report / 10th Liability Protocol Drafting Meeting – 30 August – 3 September<br /> *Saving the Basel Liability Protocol – 30 August 1999<br /> *Position Paper on Article 23 - 1 September<br /> *Position Paper on Opt-Out for Bilateral, Multilateral Agreements – 31 August<br /> <br /> '''4th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Committee for the Implementation of the Basel Convention'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 4th Basel Implemention Committee Meeting – 21-25 June 1999<br /> <br /> '''9th Session of the Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability, 19-23 April 1999, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 8th Session / Liability Protocol Drafting – 19-23 April<br /> *Comments on the Draft Liability Protocol, by West Coast Environmental Law and the Basel Action Network – 19 April 1999<br /> <br /> '''15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Joint meeting of the Technical Working Group and the Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts, 12-16 April 1999, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the Basel Convention 15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts – 12-16 April<br /> *Comments on Decision IV/8: Regarding Annex VII – 12 April 1999<br /> *Shipbreaking and the Basel Convention — An Analysis – 12 April 1999<br /> *Clinical Waste in Developing Countries – April 1999<br /> *11 Recommendations for Improving Medical Waste Waste Management – April 1999<br /> *11 Recomendaciones Para Mejorar el Manejo de los Residuos Patológicos – April 1999 (Spanish Version)<br /> *11 Recommandations Pour Améliorer La Gestion Des Déchets Bio-médicaux – April 1999 (French Version)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Subsidiary_Meetings_Ravi_Agarwal.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Ravi Agarwal of New Delhi organization Srishti representing &lt;br/&gt;the Basel Action Network at the April 1999 Basel Technical &lt;br/&gt;Working Group Meeting in Geneva.© Basel Action Network</div>

Angelo Godbey http://wiki.ban.org/index.php?title=Basel_Convention_Meetings&diff=1960 2026-06-15T13:46:52Z

<p>Angelo Godbey: /* Subsidiary Meetings */</p> <hr /> <div>==Seventeenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 28 - May 9 2025&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/BAN_Shipbreaking_Intervention.pdf BAN Shipbreaking Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/BAN_R14_Intervention.pdf BAN R14 Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/1/1f/BAN_Intervention_on_Other_Batteries_Technical_Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Other Batteries Technical Guidelines]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/3/35/Some_Key_Considerations_for_Basel_COP17.pdf Some Key Considerations for Basel COP17]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/Basel_Parties_Must_Stand_Firm_Against_Efforts.pdf Basel Parties Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Deny Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/2/27/8_Reasons_Why_Basel_Parties_Must_Keep_R14ALT_in_Annex_IV.pdf 8 Reasons Why Basel Parties Must Keep R14ALT in Annex IV]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/b1/Relationship_between_the_Basel_Convention_and_the_Hong_Kong_Convention_on_Ship_Recycling.pdf Relationship between the Basel Convention and the Hong Kong Convention on Ship Recycling]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a6/Statement_by_BAN_on_Further_Considerations_on_Plastic_Waste.pdf Statement by BAN on Further Considerations on Plastic Waste]<br /> <br /> ==Sixteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 1 - 12 2023&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OF2PXs Plastic Pollution: Focus Upstream at INC-2]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3B2UEfb Beware Improper Article 11 Agreements Contradicting the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Side Events'''<br /> *[https://youtu.be/bctYQkoqtDg Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> *[https://youtu.be/wse2ld0zUHA Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> <br /> '''PowerPoint Presentations'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/79/Misuse_of_Article_11_to_Escape_PowerPoint.pdf Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a5/Tackling_the_Hidden_PowerPoint.pdf Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/Intervention_on_Technical_Guidelines_on_Electronic_Waste.pdf Intervention on Technical Guidelines on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/0/0b/BAN_Intervention_on_the_ReviewVersion2_of_the_Annexes.pdf BAN Intervention on the Review of the Annexes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/74/BAN_Intervention_on_Plastic_WasteVersion2Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/bd/BAN_Intervention_on_Improper_Article_11_Agreements.pdf BAN Intervention on Improper Article 11 Agreements]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/70/BAN_Intervention_on_Hidden_and_Forgotten_Plastic_Wastes.pdf BAN Intervention on Hidden and Forgotten Plastic Wastes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/6/60/BAN_Intervention_on_e-PIC.pdf BAN Intervention on e-PIC]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a1/Misuse_of_the_Basel_Convention_Article_11_to_Avoid_Compliance_with_New_Plastic_Waste_Controls.pdf Misuse of the Basel Convention's Article 11 to Avoid Compliance with the New Plastic Waste Controls]<br /> <br /> ==Fifteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' July 26 - 30 2021 (online segment), and June 6 - 17th, 2022 (face-to-face segment)&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Online and Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Online and in Geneva, Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OZRMWG Establishing &quot;Safe Levels&quot; for Hazardous Wastes Must be Rejected]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3VvTamv Se deben de rechazar los “niveles seguros” de desechos peligrosos]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3Elk8FT Brazil Must Urgently Provide Safe Haven for Aircraft Carrier São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3gypp5h Brasil debe proporcionar urgentemente un refugio seguro para el portaviones São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3tRenv0 Le Brésil doit fournir d’urgence un refuge au porte avions São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3EsPBHt Let's Make the Basel Plastic Guidelines Environmentally Sound]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3N0WH8O Let's Fix the Basel e-Waste Guidelines Once and for All]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3lEtFiG The Swiss-Ghana Amendment: A Step Towards Closing the Last e-Waste Dumping Pathways]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3apUoNh Plastic Waste Trade Still Out of Control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OdW2jN La comercialización de los desechos plásticos sigue estando fuera de control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3GnH2za Hagamos que las Directrices del Convenio de Basilea Sobre los Plásticos Sean Ambientalmente Racionales]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OmzKxK Faisons en Sorte que les Directives de Bâle sur le Plastique Soient Écologiquement Rationnelles]<br /> <br /> '''Press Releases'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3xIgsej Delegates and Environmentalists Celebrate New Global Restrictions on e-Waste Trade]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3zBDkP3 Environmental Groups Claim that New Rules Restricting Plastic Trade are being Ignored]<br /> <br /> '''Presentations and Webinars'''<br /> *'''E-Waste Exports: Closing the Remaining Loopholes | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/49/E-Waste_Exports-_Closing_the_Remaining_Loopholes.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''The Basel Plastics Amendments: The First Year Report Card | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXX6bnoy-rY Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/13June2022_BRS_SideEvent_PlasticAmendments-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''Plastics &amp; Refuse-Derived Fuel: Fuel Product or Plastic Waste Export? | IPEN | BRS COPS Side Event '''<br /> **[https://youtu.be/QgX46WgcYZw Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/9-June-2022-Plastic-Waste-Presentation-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> <br /> '''Related Links'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-basel-plastics-amendments-the-first-year-report-card-brs-cops-side-event/ The Basel Plastics Amendments: The First Year Report Card | BRS COPs Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/plastics-refuse-derived-fuel-fuel-product-or-plastic-waste-export-geneva-beat-plastic-pollution-dialogues/ Plastics &amp; Refuse-Derived Fuel: Fuel Product or Plastic Waste Export? | Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues Event]<br /> <br /> ==Fourteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 29 - May 10, 2019&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> <br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/3/3e/Norwegian_Implications.pdf The Norwegian Amendments / Summary of Implications for Recyclers]<br /> <br /> '''Links'''<br /> *[https://www.ban.org/the-responsible-guideline The Responsible Guideline]<br /> <br /> '''Information/Fact Sheets'''<br /> <br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/BAN_and_IPEN_Views_of_Basel_COP14_Apr_2019.pdf BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP14]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a4/2019.04.30_EIA-CIEL-BAN-IPEN_Norwegian_Proposal_to_Amend_the_Basel_Convention.pdf Norwegian Proposal to Amend the Annexes to the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2HepNQx BAN Intervention on the Technical Guideline on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Hcv4rZ BAN Intervention Regarding Basel Compliance]<br /> <br /> '''Action Alerts'''<br /> <br /> Action Alert #1 / Acción de alerta #1 / Alerte d'action No. 1<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/32eUyOf Just Two More Ratifications Needed to Ensure a COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Zvwo1B Sólo Dos Ratificaciones Más Para Asegurar La Celebración De La Enmienda BAN COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GEZC5i Plus que deux Ratifications manquent pour garantir l'entrée en vigueur du « Ban Amendment » à la COP14(Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #2 / Acción de alerta #2 / Alerte d'action No. 2<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Kon10b The Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2ZwfAaG Economía Circular Amenazada Por La Guía De Basilea Sobre e-Waste (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2L1htZP L'économie Circulaire Menacée par les Directives Techniques sur le Mouvement Transfrontalier des Déchets Electroniques de la Convention de Bâle (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #3 / Acción de alerta #3 / Alerte d'action No. 3<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYWPR Preventing the Plastic Waste Tsunami: Adopting the Norwegian Proposal at COP14]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYUHJ Prevención del Tsunami de Desechos de Material Plástico: Adopción del Protocolo Noruego en COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GA4ita Prévenir le Tsunami de Déchets Plastiques: Adopter la Proposition Norvégienne à la COP14 (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #4<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Gxv2uu New research exposes a crisis in the global trade of &quot;recyclable&quot; plastics]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #5<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GwHYke Highest Level of World's Most Toxic Chemicals Found in African Free-Range Eggs: European E-Waste Dumping a Contributor]<br /> <br /> ==Thirteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 24 - May 5, 2017&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Intervention on TBM Guideline - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on TBM Guideline]]<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on Ship Dismantling]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment.pdf|BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment]]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP13 15 Apr 2017.pdf|Delegate Alert: BAN and IPEN Quick Views of Basel COP13 20 Apr 2017]]<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert TBM COP13 A4.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Time to Repair the &quot;Repairables Loophole&quot; in the e-Waste Guideline 21 Apr 2017]]<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2017)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 1 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 2 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 3 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 4 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 5 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 7 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 8 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 9 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 10 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]]<br /> <br /> '''Statements'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002).pdf|Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002)]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002).pdf|BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002)]]<br /> <br /> ==Twelfth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 4-15, 2015&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2015)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]]] [PDF Download]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all).pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper -4- The Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now!.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade .pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper-9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse”.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Basel Interventions'''<br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention|CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment|BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada|BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/c/c9/Delegate_Alert_2_Letter.pdf Delegate Alert #2: Canada in Breach of its Basel Obligations]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 10 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -3- Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 15 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -4- BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13.pdf|Delegate Alert #4: BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 28 Apr. 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts – Spanish'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo]] [PDF Download] - 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *Delegate Alert #3: Cumpliendo la promesa del Convenio de Basilea – Ratificación de la Enmienda de Prohibición – 10 Apr. 2015 '''Broken link'''<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eleventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 3-6, 2013&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Congress Convention Center Updated <br /> <br /> '''BAN Briefing Papers (April 2013):'''<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -4- Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now! - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download]] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse” - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Entry Into Force- Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11! .pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Entry Into Force: Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -2- Illegal- European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships.pdf|Delegate Alert #2: Illegal: European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -3- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending Re-use Abuse.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert Extra- Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste.pdf|Delegate Alert Extra: Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Shipbreaking Documents'''<br /> *[[:File:LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING - 12 Dec. 2012.pdf|LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING]] [PDF Download] – 12 Dec. 2012<br /> *[[:File:COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION - 28 Nov. 2013.pdf|COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION]] [PDF Download] – 28 Nov. 2013<br /> *[[:File:A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer - 4 Sept. 2012.pdf|A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer]] [PDF Download] – 4 Sept. 2012<br /> *[[:File:A principled and practical solution for ship recycling - 21 Jan. 2013.pdf|A principled and practical solution for ship recycling]] [PDF Download] – 21 Jan. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Speeches'''<br /> *[[:File:E-Waste Exemption Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|e-Waste Exemption Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|Ships Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> <br /> '''Some Adopted Decisions'''<br /> *[[:File:PACE Decision - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Decision]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Tenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' October 17-21, 2011&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Cartagena de India, Colombia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Cartagena de Indias Convention Centre (CCCI)<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2011):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: Hong Kong Convention Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''BAN Newspaper'''<br /> <br /> *BAN COP10 Newspaper | ''the four articles below with photos'' - 12 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Press Release'''<br /> *178 Countries Agree to Allow the Ban on Exports of Toxic Wastes to Developing Countries to Become Law – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *Final Statement / BAN on behalf of the NGOs at COP10 – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *European Union e-Waste Duplicity - 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *Statement on Basel and Hong Kong Convetions / Shipbreaking - 18 Oct. 2011<br /> *BAN Interventions CLI and Ban Amendment - 17 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *Less than Equivalent - 11 Oct. 2011<br /> *Finally! Waste Prevention Comes to Basel - 09 Oct. 2011<br /> *When a Non-Paper is the Wrong Resource Recovery – Yes, Exploiting Weaker Economies – No - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> *YES to the Country Led Initiative - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions'''<br /> *Shipbreaking: Equivalent Level of Control - 4 July 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on e-Waste TBM paper - 10 May 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on CLI - 24 January 2011<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Ninth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' June 23-27, 2008&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place: '''Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Bali International Convention Centre (BICC)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Press Releases:'''<br /> <br /> *United Nations Waste Treaty Postpones Long Awaited Toxic Waste Dumping Ban- 27 June 2008<br /> *Domestic Press Release:EPA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Standard Denounced for Allowing Global Toxic Dumping- 23 June 2008<br /> *International Press Release: U.S. Government OK’s Illegal Trafficking in Hazardous Electronic Waste- 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (June 2008):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreement<br /> <br /> '''BAN Paper Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Ban Amendment – Entry into Force Country Analysis (June 2008)<br /> <br /> '''BAN Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Speech of Mr. Jim Puckett (Basel Action Network) – World Forum on Waste Management for Human Health and Livelihood – 26 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention on e-Waste – 24 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention Regarding Entry into Force of the BAN Amendment – 24 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Additional Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Summary of NGO Comments on the Kobe 3R Action Plan of the G8 – 26 June 2008<br /> *The NGO Platform’s Green Ship Recycling Standard – Draft 2 – 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Toxic waste export harder to control, despite Basel Convention – 1 July 2008<br /> *Fail to agree on banning toxic waste exports at UN conference – 26 June 2008<br /> *Officials: Poor nations can’t manage toxic waste – 26 June 2008<br /> *UN says poverty is fueling trade of hazardous waste exports to poor countries – 26 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eighth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 28 November – 1 December 2006&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Nairobi, Kenya<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report on COP8:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Action Network Report and Press Statements on the Results of the Eighth Conference of the Parties of the Basel Convention - 2 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> BAN Statement at the Global E-Waste Forum - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Basel E-waste Decision:'''<br /> <br /> *Decision VIII/[ ]: Draft Decision on Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the contact group on draft decisions on environmentally sound management of electronic and electrical waste - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Nairobi Declaration on E-waste:'''<br /> <br /> *Nairobi Ministerial Declaration on the Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the President of the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP8 Newspaper A4 Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *COP8 Newspaper Letter Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *Urgent Considerations for Correcting Deficiencies in the Draft Convention on the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships – NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 8 October 2006<br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – Basel Action Network, April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – by the Basel Action Network on behalf of the Global NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 15 March 2006<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (November 2006):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions:'''<br /> <br /> *Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26- Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Exported e-waste pollutes Africa – 18 December 2006, St. Louis Post-Dispatch<br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Seventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 25-29 October 2004&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Palais des Nations<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP7:'''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 1<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 2<br /> *Entry Into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – October 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues – 6 January 2004<br /> *The IMO Guidlines on Ship Recycling Annotated — A Critique – Basel Action Network/Greenpeace, 21 November 2003<br /> *Wireless Waste: Basel Convention’s Next Hazardous Waste Challenge - Basel Action Network, October 2004<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2004):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: Ratifying the Ban Amendment: In the Final Stretch<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: The Shame of Shipping: Breaking with Principle to Break Ships<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running from Basel: Post Treaty Revisionism<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Sixth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 9-13 December 2002&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Palais des Nations&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP6:'''<br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Richard Gutierrez, BAN Policy Advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> :::[[File:banwithveseley3.jpg|350px|caption]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::BAN representatives with Madame Veseley, special rapporteur &lt;br/&gt; on for the United Nations Commission on Human Rights pertaining &lt;br/&gt;to the dumping of toxic waste. Geneva, 12 December 2002.&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::© Basel Action Network&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN REPORT on COP6 – 3 February 2003&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Focus on COPVI<br /> *Press Release: Activists Blast USA for Resuming Export of Naval Ships to Asia<br /> *Action Alert: Stop USA from Dumping Old Naval Vessels on Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: The High Tech Trashing of Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: Canadian Story<br /> *BAN Briefing Papers:<br /> **Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – March 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – June 2001<br /> **Briefing Paper #4: Celebrating Basel’s First Decade — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #5: The Next POPs Challenge: Appropriate POPs Destruction – May 2001<br /> ** Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade – March 2002<br /> *Mercury Migration Series: Briefing Papers of the Ban Mercury Working<br /> *Ending Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining – August 2002<br /> *Byproduct Mercury: A Forgotten Source of a Global Poison – August 2002<br /> *The Fish that Feed Us Are Killing Us – August 20<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fifth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 6-10 December 1999&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Basel, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Convention Center&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP5:''' <br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, of BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Roger Kluck, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Ms. Carmen G. Gonzalez, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report:'''<br /> <br /> BAN Report and Analysis of COP5<br /> <br /> '''BAN/Greenpeace Press Release:'''<br /> <br /> Toxic Waste Treaty Declares Next Decade: No Time for Waste<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *When Trade is Toxic: The WTO Threat to Public and Planetary Health<br /> *Briefing Paper 4: Celebrating Basel’s 10th Year — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – December 1999 -[Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – April 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Environmentally Sound Management and the Basel Ban Amendment<br /> <br /> '''Notable Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Klaus Toepfer, Executive Secretary of United Nations Environment Programme&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> *Dr. Mostafa K. Tolba, former Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Final Texts:'''<br /> <br /> *Next Decade Declaration and Decision &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> *Liability Protocol &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fourth Conference of the Parties==<br /> ''See'' [[Issues for COP4|Issues for COP4]] ''for links''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 23-27 February 1998&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Kuching, Malaysia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Riverside Majestic Hotel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BASEL BAN VICTORY AT COP4!&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Final Decision on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP4 Country Performance Reviews&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Provisional Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN Annotated Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Greenpeace Briefs for COP-4 (links to Greenpeace International’s website)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP-4: the Key Issues at a Glance&lt;br/&gt;<br /> How to Identify the Attempts to Undermine the Ban — A Quick Guide &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Annex VII Amendment Proposals&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/8-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Monaco&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/9-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Israel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> ACP-EU Joint Assembly Resolution&lt;br/&gt;<br /> EU Commission Legal Opinion on Article 11&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Basel Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/2 — Draft Position Paper on Hazard Characterization and Classification of Wastes within the Framework of the Basel Convention&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/3 — Consolidated Lists of Wastes and the Applicable Procedure for Their Review or Adjustment&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/4 — Wastes Placed on List C Awaiting Classification&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: European Community&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: Chile&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Slovenia Letter Proposing their Entry into Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Subsidiary Meetings==<br /> '''Fifteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 15), June 23 - June 26 2026, Geneva, Switzerland'''<br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4ogYZn5 Delegate Alert #1: Basel Parties Must Continue to Stand Firm Against Shipping Industry efforts to Deny Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Fourteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 14), June 25 - June 28 2024, Geneva, Switzerland'''<br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5d/BAN_Interventiuon_on_the_e-Waste_Amendments_-_2024.pdf BAN Interventiuon on the e-Waste Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/be/BAN_Intervention_on_e-Waste_Technical_Guidelines_-_2024.pdf BAN Intervention on e-Waste Technical Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/44/BAN_Plastic_Waste_Amendments_Intervention_-_2024.pdf BAN Plastic Waste Amendments Intervention]<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4c9NPJU Once Again Basel Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Remove Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> <br /> :'''Press Releases:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3XJT2E1 Plastic recycling plants receiving exported waste are microplastic factories, experts say]<br /> <br /> :'''Events:'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-plastic-amendments-are-we-fulfilling-the-promise-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Plastic Waste Trade: A New Colonialist means of Pollution Transfer | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/shipbreaking-revisiting-a-waste-dumping-crisis-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Shipbreaking: Revisiting a Waste Dumping Crisis | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/plastic-waste-trade-a-new-colonialists-means-of-pollution-transfer-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ The Plastic Amendments: Are we fulfilling the Promise? | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Thirteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 13), February 21 - February 23 2023, Geneva, Switzerland'''<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/7b/INTERVENTION_Plastics_Failures.pdf RE: Two Failures following Adoption of the Basel Plastics Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/95/INTERVENTION_on_Plastic_Waste_Guidelines.pdf Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/e/e1/INTERVENTION_E-WASTE_GUIDELINE.pdf RE: e-Waste Guideline]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/INTERVENTION_SAO_PAULO.pdf RE: The Sinking of the São Paulo]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Meeting of ENFORCE Partnership #6, April 11 - April 13 2022, Virtual'''<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:ENFORCE-6-Presentation.pdf|The Plastic Waste Amendments: A Compliance Report Card]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Twelfth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 12), April 4 - April 6 2022, Nairobi, Kenya'''<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation.pdf|OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Eleventh meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 11), September 2 - September 6 2018, Geneva, Switzerland'''<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BFn8zQ Delegate Alert #1: Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance Document]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BUnOli Delegate Alert #2: Norwegian Listings: Needed Now to Prevent Plastic Waste Tsunami]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2PiIoxn Delegate Alert #3: Goal: A COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration!]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2LHcmsH Delegate Alert #4: Open Letter from 50 NGOs Around the World]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annex-22FAnnex-9-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (English)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-French-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (French)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-Spanish-1.pd Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (Spanish)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Plastic-waste-trade_-Southeast-Asian-countries-restrict-imports-.pdf FACT SHEET on how the waste trade is impacting Southeast Asia]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Pqg508 Delegate Alert #5: Don't Let Weak EU Proposal for POPs Harm Our Children's Health]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Mil7K7 Basel OEWG11 Meeting Final Alert]<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_English.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 English]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_Spanish.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 Spanish]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_French.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 French]<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines.pdf|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines]]<br /> *[[File:BAN Intervention Norway Proposal.pdf|BAN Intervention Norway Proposal]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Tenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 10), May 30-June 2 2016, Nairobi, Kenya'''<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:file:BANInterventionON_e-Waste_Guideline-2016.pdf|BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN%27s_Facts_%26_Recom%27s_on_TBM_GuidFinal-2016.pdf|BC’s Interim Guideline on Transboundary Movement of e-Waste]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN's-Facts-&amp;-Recom's-on-TBM-GuidFinalEspanol-2016.pdf|Directriz provisional del Convenio de Basilea sobre el movimiento transfronterizo de residuos electrónicos]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 9), 16-19 September 2014, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1:Beware Dangerous Exemptions Proposed to Basel Trade Rules for Electronic Waste<br /> *Alert #2: ‘Legal Clarity’ Glossary of Terms Document Not Ready for Adoption<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline<br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on Legal Clarity<br /> *BAN Intervention / ESM of Ship Dismantling<br /> *Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline Final Plenary<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 8), 25 – 28 September 2012, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1: Disturbing Manipulation ofthe COP10 ShipbreakingDecision - 17 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #2: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse - 19 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #3: Basel Convention’s Flawed Legal Analysis Could Help Companies Like Trafigura Avoid Prosecution - 22 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #4: European Commission Turns its Back on Basel Convention - 24 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention on Legal Analysis - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *STATEMENT by BAN on the Technical Guidelines on the TBM of e-Waste - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *Intervention on Ship Dismantling - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Seventh Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, Switzerland, 10 – 14 May 2010'''<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Interventions:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN’s Concerns over Country Led Initiative<br /> *BAN on the Basel Ban and Article 17.5<br /> *BAN on the IMO Convention not being Equivalent to the Basel Convention<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Comments on the 5th Draft Technical Guidelines on the Environmentally Sound Management of Mercury Wastes (Jan 2010, UNEP/CHW/OEWG/7/INF/10) — Zero Mercury Working Group – 30 April 2010<br /> *BAN Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian Country Led Initiative (CLI) Documents – 7 May 2010<br /> *BAN Annotated Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian CLI Documents (Part 2) – 7 May 2010<br /> *Side Event Presentation on BAN e-Stewards Certification – May 2010<br /> *Determining “Equivalent Level of Control” as Established under the Basel Convention, NGO Shipbreaking Platform – January 2010<br /> <br /> :'''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2010):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Sixth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, 3 – 7 September 2007'''<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *New Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs” – September 2007<br /> *BAN Report: JPEPA as a Step in Japan’s Greater Plan to Liberalize Hazardous Waste Trade in Asia- Basel Action Network, 29 August 2007<br /> *BAN Submission: Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26 – Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Briefing Papers (September 2007):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Fifth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 5), Geneva, 3 – 7 April 2006'''<br /> <br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – March 2006<br /> *Press Release on Draft IMO Convention Critique – March 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – April 2006<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Fourth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 4), Geneva, 4 – 8 July 2005'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Opening Statement on Shipbreaking – 4 July 2005<br /> *Greenpeace/BAN Final Statement on Ships and Illegal Traffic – Greenpeace/BAN, 8 July 2005<br /> *Obligations and Opportunities for a Mandatory Alternate or Additional Instrument to the Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships – Greenpeace/BAN, 26 May 2005<br /> *BAN Comments on Secretariat Paper on the Environmentally Sound Management of Ships (UNEP/CHW/OEWG/4/6) – 22 June 2005<br /> *Legal Analysis of Letter from Mr. Raja to Ms. Hedegaard regarding the legal application of the Basel Convention to the Kong Frederik IX (aka Riky)- 3 May 2005<br /> **Including: First Letter to Mr. Raja - Second Letter to Mr. Raja<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2005<br /> *Basel Non-Compliance Notification Report – April 2005<br /> *Basel Action Network Report on the First Joint ILO/IMO/Basel Convention Working Group – Released June 27, 2005<br /> *Inconsistent: The Problem with the Basel Guidelines on POPs Waste – Released April 2005, International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Third Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 3), Geneva, 26 – 30 April 2004<br /> <br /> *Mobile Toxic Waste: Recent Findings on the Toxicity of End-of-Life mobile phones – 26 April 2004<br /> *Comments on the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 February 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues, and the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 January 2004<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Second Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 2), Geneva, 20 – 24 October 2003<br /> <br /> '''First Meeting of the Committee for Implementation and Compliance. International Environment House, Geneva, 19 October 2003.'''<br /> <br /> '''4th Session of the Legal Working Group, 18-19 January 2002, GenevaFirst Session of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 1), Geneva, 28 April – 2 May 2003.'''<br /> <br /> '''1st Joint Meeting of the Technical Working Group and Legal Working Group, 16-17 January 2002, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *Shipbreaking and the Legal Obligations Under the Basel Convention – 10 January 2002<br /> <br /> '''19th Session of the Technical Working Group, 14-15 January 2002, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on Shipbreaking Guidelines – 10 January 2002<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000(This paper reincluded here as the Secretariat failed to review this paper in preparing their own document on H13)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Richard_Gutierrez.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Richard Gutierrez, Toxics Policy Advisor attending&lt;br/&gt; the 4th Legal Working Group of the Basel Convention, &lt;br/&gt;January 2002. © Basel Action Network<br /> <br /> '''18th Session of the Technical Working Group, 18-20 June, Geneva 3rd Session of Legal Working Group, 21-22 June, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on TWG18 and LWG3 of the Basel Convention – 18-22 June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Report by the ERM on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Document B on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN/Greenpeace, Primary Concerns for TWG18 – 19 June 2001<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''First Continental Conference for Africa on the Environmentally Sound Management of Unwanted Stockpiles of Hazardous Wastes and their Prevention, Rabat, Morocco, 8-12 January 2001'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Meeting Report<br /> *Towards a Policy on Chemical Waste Stockpile Destruction and Transport in Africa: Ensuring Environmentally Sound Management of Existing Chemical Wastes and Stockpiles through the Stockholm, Basel and Bamako Conventions – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> *Vers une politique en matière de destruction et de transport des stocks de déchets chimiques en Afrique: Assurer une gestion écologiquement rationnelle des déchets et stocks chimiques existants, par le biais des Conventions de Stockholm, de Bâle et de Bamako – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> <br /> '''2nd Session of Legal Working Group, 12-13 October, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on the Draft Guidance Elements for Bilateral, Multilateral and Regional Agreements or Arrangements – October 2000<br /> <br /> '''17th Technical Working Group, 9-11 October, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 17th Technical Working Group and 2nd Legal Working Group – October, 2000<br /> *Comments on the Draft Document on the Relationship Between the Basel Convention and the Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) – BAN, October 2000 - [HTML File]<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000<br /> *The Basel Ban: The First Step Toward Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Wastes – February 2000<br /> <br /> '''16th Technical Working Group and 1st Session of Legal Working Group, 3-7 April 2000, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Report on Technical Working Group – 5 April 2000<br /> *Annex to TWG Report (Workplan of TWG) – 5 April 2000<br /> *Provisional Attendees List of Legal Working Group – 7 April 2000<br /> *BAN Comments on the Basel Convention Draft Technical Guideline on the Environmentally Sound Management of Biomedical and Healthcare Waste (Y1; Y2; Y3) – 10 May 2000<br /> <br /> '''10th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Report / 10th Liability Protocol Drafting Meeting – 30 August – 3 September<br /> *Saving the Basel Liability Protocol – 30 August 1999<br /> *Position Paper on Article 23 - 1 September<br /> *Position Paper on Opt-Out for Bilateral, Multilateral Agreements – 31 August<br /> <br /> '''4th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Committee for the Implementation of the Basel Convention'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 4th Basel Implemention Committee Meeting – 21-25 June 1999<br /> <br /> '''9th Session of the Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability, 19-23 April 1999, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 8th Session / Liability Protocol Drafting – 19-23 April<br /> *Comments on the Draft Liability Protocol, by West Coast Environmental Law and the Basel Action Network – 19 April 1999<br /> <br /> '''15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Joint meeting of the Technical Working Group and the Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts, 12-16 April 1999, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the Basel Convention 15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts – 12-16 April<br /> *Comments on Decision IV/8: Regarding Annex VII – 12 April 1999<br /> *Shipbreaking and the Basel Convention — An Analysis – 12 April 1999<br /> *Clinical Waste in Developing Countries – April 1999<br /> *11 Recommendations for Improving Medical Waste Waste Management – April 1999<br /> *11 Recomendaciones Para Mejorar el Manejo de los Residuos Patológicos – April 1999 (Spanish Version)<br /> *11 Recommandations Pour Améliorer La Gestion Des Déchets Bio-médicaux – April 1999 (French Version)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Subsidiary_Meetings_Ravi_Agarwal.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Ravi Agarwal of New Delhi organization Srishti representing &lt;br/&gt;the Basel Action Network at the April 1999 Basel Technical &lt;br/&gt;Working Group Meeting in Geneva.© Basel Action Network</div>

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<p>Angelo Godbey: /* Status of Basel Convention and Basel Ban by Country Table */</p> <hr /> <div>==Status of Basel Convention and Basel Ban by Country Table==<br /> <br /> Last Updated: April 30, 2026.<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | Country (Annex VII shaded)<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | Basel Party<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | Ratified Ban Amendment<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | Party to Other Accords<br /> |-<br /> | Afghanistan<br /> | 25 March 2013<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Albania<br /> | 29 Jun 1999 (a)<br /> | 27 Oct 2005 (A)<br /> | Izmir<br /> |-<br /> | Algeria<br /> | 15 Sep 1998 (a)<br /> | 03 Jul 2017<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Andorra<br /> | 23 Jul 1999 (a)<br /> | 23 Jul 1999 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Angola<br /> | 06 Feb 2017 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Antigua and Barbuda<br /> | 05 Apr 1993 (a)<br /> | 23 Sep 2016<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Argentina<br /> | 27 Jun 1991 (a)<br /> | 19 Sep 2011<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Armenia<br /> | 01 Oct 1999 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Australia<br /> | 05 Feb 1992 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Austria<br /> | 12 Jan 1993 (r)<br /> | 17 Oct 1999 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Azerbaijan<br /> | 01 Jun 2001 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Bahamas<br /> | 12 Aug 1992 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Bahrain<br /> | 15 Oct 1992 (r)<br /> | 25 Jul 2005<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Bangladesh<br /> | 01 Apr 1993 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Barbados<br /> | 24 Aug 1995 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Belarus<br /> | 10 Dec 1999 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Belgium<br /> | 01 Nov 1993 (r)<br /> | 20 Jun 2003<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Belize<br /> | 23 May 1997 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Benin<br /> | 04 Dec 1997 (a)<br /> | 22 Jan 2014<br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Bhutan<br /> | 25 Aug 2002 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Bolivia (Plurinational State of)<br /> | 15 Nov 1996 (r)<br /> | 31 Mar 2005<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Bosnia and Herzegovina<br /> | 16 Mar 2001 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Botswana<br /> | 20 May 1998 (a)<br /> | 17 Jun 2004 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Brazil<br /> | 01 Oct 1992 (a)<br /> | 22 Mar 2023 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Brunei Darussalam<br /> | 16 Dec 2002 (a)<br /> | 16 Dec 2002 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Bulgaria<br /> | 16 Feb 1996 (a)<br /> | 15 Feb 2000<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Burkina Faso<br /> | 04 Nov 1999 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Burundi<br /> | 06 Jan 1997 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Cambodia<br /> | 02 Mar 2001 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Cameroon<br /> | 02 Sep 2001 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Canada<br /> | 28 Aug 1992 (r)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Cabo Verde<br /> | 02 Jul 1999 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Central African Republic<br /> | 24 Feb 2006 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Chad<br /> | 10 Mar 2004 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Chile<br /> | 11 Aug 1992 (r)<br /> | 12 Aug 2009 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | China<br /> | 17 Dec 1991 (r)<br /> | 01 May 2001<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Colombia<br /> | 31 Dec 1996 (r)<br /> | 10 Jun 2014<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Comoros<br /> | 31 Oct 1994 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Congo<br /> | 20 Apr 2007 (a)<br /> | 02 Sept 2014<br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Congo, Democratic Republic of<br /> | 06 Oct 1994 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Cook Islands<br /> | 29 Jun 2004 (a)<br /> | 29 Jun 2004<br /> | Waigani<br /> |-<br /> | Costa Rica<br /> | 07 Mar 1995 (a)<br /> | 21 Nov 2019<br /> | CAA<br /> |-<br /> | Côte d'Ivoire<br /> | 01 Dec 1994 (a)<br /> | 24 Sept 2013<br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Croatia<br /> | 09 May 1994 (a)<br /> | 6 Sep 2019<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Cuba<br /> | 03 Oct 1994 (a)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Cyprus<br /> | 17 Sep 1992 (r)<br /> | 07 Jul 2000 (A)<br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Czech Republic<br /> | 30 Sep 1993 (d)<br /> | 28 Feb 2000 (A)<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Denmark<br /> | 07 Feb 1994 (AA)<br /> | 10 Sep 1997 (AA)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Djibouti<br /> | 31 May 2002 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Dominica<br /> | 05 May 1998 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Dominican Republic<br /> | 10 Jul 2000 (a)<br /> | 18 Mar 2024 (AA)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | East Timor<br /> | <br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Ecuador<br /> | 23 Feb 1993 (r)<br /> | 06 Mar 1998<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Egypt<br /> | 08 Jan 1993 (a)<br /> | 27 Jan 2004<br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | El Salvador<br /> | 13 Dec 1991 (r)<br /> | 07 Dec 2015 <br /> | CAA<br /> |-<br /> | Equatorial Guinea<br /> | 07 Feb 2003 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Eritrea<br /> | 10 Mar 2005 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Estonia<br /> | 21 Jul 1992 (a)<br /> | 02 Aug 2001<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Eswatini<br /> | <br /> | 08 Aug 2005 (a)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Ethiopia<br /> | 12 Apr 2000 (a)<br /> | 08 Oct 2003<br /> | Bamako<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | European Union<br /> | 07 Feb 1994 (AA)<br /> | 30 Sep 1997 (AA)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Fiji<br /> | <br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Finland<br /> | 19 Nov 1991 (A)<br /> | 05 Sep 1996 (A)<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | France<br /> | 07 Jan 1991 (AA)<br /> | 18 Nov 2003 (AA)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Gabon<br /> | 06 Jun 2008 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Gambia<br /> | 15 Dec 1997 (a)<br /> | 07 Mar 2001<br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Georgia<br /> | 20 May 1999 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Germany<br /> | 21 Apr 1995 (r)<br /> | 24 May 2002 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Ghana<br /> | 20 May 2003 (a)<br /> | 09 Jun 2005<br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Greece<br /> | 04 Aug 1994 (r)<br /> | 12 Jul 2010<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Grenada<br /> | 15 Oct 2021 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Guatemala<br /> | 15 May 1995 (r)<br /> | 26 Dec 2013<br /> | CAA<br /> |-<br /> | Guinea<br /> | 26 Apr 1995 (r)<br /> | 06 Feb 2017<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Guinea-Bissau<br /> | 09 Feb 2005 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Guyana<br /> | 05 Apr 1002 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Haiti<br /> | signature<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Honduras<br /> | 27 Dec 1995 (a)<br /> | <br /> | CAA<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Hungary<br /> | 21 May 1990 (AA)<br /> | 25 May 2004 (AA)<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Iceland<br /> | 28 Jun 1995 (a)<br /> | 04 Apr 2018<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | India<br /> | 24 Jun 1992 (r)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Indonesia<br /> | 20 Sep 1993 (a)<br /> | 24 Oct 2005<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Iran, Islamic Republic of<br /> | 05 Jan 1993 (a)<br /> | 12 Jan 2016 <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Iraq<br /> | 07 Feb 1994 (r)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Ireland<br /> | 07 Feb 1994 (r)<br /> | 13 Nov 2009<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Israel<br /> | 04 Dec 1994 (r)<br /> |<br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Italy<br /> | 07 Feb 1994 (r)<br /> | 03 Mar 2009<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Jamaica<br /> | 23 Jan 2003 (a)<br /> | 29 Sep 2015<br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Japan<br /> | 17 Sep 1993 (a)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Jordan<br /> | 22 Jun 1989 (AA)<br /> | 06 Dec 2004 (AA)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Kazakhstan<br /> | 03 Jn 2003 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Kenya<br /> | 01 Jun 2000 (a)<br /> | 09 Sep 1009 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Kiribati<br /> | 07 Sep 2000 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |-<br /> | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of<br /> | 10 Jul 2008 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Korea, Republic of<br /> | 28 Feb 1994 (a)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Kuwait<br /> | 11 Oct 1993 (r)<br /> | 12 May 2006<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Kyrgyzstan<br /> | 13 Aug 1996 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Lao, People's Democratic Republic<br /> | 21 Sep 2010 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Latvia<br /> | 14 Apr 1992 (a)<br /> | 18 Dec 2003 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Lebanon<br /> | 21 Dec 1994 (r)<br /> | 13 Oct 2017 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Lesotho<br /> | 31 May 2000 (a)<br /> | 22 Feb 2012 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Liberia<br /> | 22 Sep 2004 (a)<br /> | 16 Sep 2005 (A)<br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Libya<br /> | 12 Jul 2001 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Liechtenstein<br /> | 27 Jan 1992 (r)<br /> | 20 May 2003 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Lithuania<br /> | 24 Apr 1999 (a)<br /> | 07 Nov 2003 (A)<br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Luxembourg<br /> | 07 Feb 1994 (r)<br /> | 14 Aug 1997<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Madagascar<br /> | 02 Jun 1999 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Malawi<br /> | 21 Apr 1994 (a)<br /> | 01 Aug 2017<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Malaysia<br /> | 08 Oct 1993 (a)<br /> | 26 Oct 2001<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Maldives<br /> | 28 Apr 1992 (a)<br /> | 19 Jun 2017<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Mali<br /> | 12 May 2000 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Malta<br /> | 19 Jun 2000 (a)<br /> | 12 Dec 2011 (A)<br /> | Izmir<br /> |-<br /> | Marshall Islands<br /> | 27 Jan 2003 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Mauritania<br /> | 16 Aug 1996 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Mauritius<br /> | 24 Nov 1992 (a)<br /> | 09 Nov 2004<br /> | Bamako<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Mexico<br /> | 22 Feb 1992 (r)<br /> | 2 May 2022 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Micronesia, Federated States of<br /> | 06 Sep 1995 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |-<br /> | Moldova, Republic of<br /> | 02 Jul 1998 (a)<br /> | 18 Nov 2008 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Monaco<br /> | 31 Aug 1992 (a)<br /> | 20 Mar 2013 (AA)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Mongolia<br /> | 15 Apr 1997 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Montenegro<br /> | 23 Oct 2006 (d)<br /> | 23 Oct 2006 (d)<br /> | Izmir<br /> |-<br /> | Morocco<br /> | 28 Dec 1995 (a)<br /> | Sep 2004 (AA)<br /> | Izmir<br /> |-<br /> | Mozambique<br /> | 13 Mar 1997 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Myanmar<br /> | 96 Jan 2015 (A)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Namibia<br /> | 15 May 1995 (a)<br /> | 31 Aug 2018 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Nauru<br /> | 12 Nov 2001 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Nepal<br /> | 15 Oct 1996 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Netherlands<br /> | 16 Apr 1993 (A)<br /> | 22 Jan 2001 (A)<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | New Zealand<br /> | 20 Dec 1994 (r)<br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |-<br /> | Nicaragua<br /> | 03 Jun 1997 (a)<br /> | 13 Jan 2021<br /> | CAA<br /> |-<br /> | Niger<br /> | 17 Jun 1998 (AA)<br /> | 15 Nov 2015<br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Nigeria<br /> | 13 Mar 1991 (r)<br /> | 24 May 2004<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Niue<br /> | <br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | North Macedonia<br /> | 16 Jul 1997 (a)<br /> | 18 Nov 2004<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Norway<br /> | 02 Jul 1990 (r)<br /> | 16 Jul 1997 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Oman<br /> | 08 Feb 1995 (a)<br /> | 17 May 2004<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Pakistan<br /> | 26 Jul 1994 (a)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Palau<br /> | 08 Sep 2011 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Panama<br /> | 22 Feb 1991 (r)<br /> | 07 Oct 1998<br /> | CAA<br /> |-<br /> | Papua New Guinea<br /> | 01 Sep 1995 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |-<br /> | Paraguay<br /> | 28 Sep 1995 (a)<br /> | 28 Aug 1998<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Peru<br /> | 23 Nov 1993 (a)<br /> | 30 Mar 2015 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Philippines<br /> | 21 Oct 1993 (r)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Poland<br /> | 20 Mar 1992 (r)<br /> | 29 Jan 2003 (A)<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Portugal<br /> | 26 Jan 1994 (r)<br /> | 30 Oct 2000<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Qatar<br /> | 09 Aug 1995 (a)<br /> | 28 Feb 2002<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Romania<br /> | 27 Feb 1992 (a)<br /> | 17 Jul 2002 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Russian Federation<br /> | 31 Jan 1995 (r)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Rwanda<br /> | 07 Jan 2004 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Saint Kitts and Nevis<br /> | 07 Sep 1994 (a)<br /> | 29 Aug 2019<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Saint Lucia<br /> | 09 Dec 1993 (a)<br /> | 22 Jan 2002<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Saint Vincent and Granadines<br /> | 02 Dec 1996 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Samoa<br /> | 22 Mar 2002 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |-<br /> | San Marino<br /> | 31 May 2023 (a)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Sao Tome and Principe<br /> | 12 Nov 2013 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Saudi Arabia<br /> | 07 Mar 1990 (r)<br /> | 10 Jan 2013<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Senegal<br /> | 10 Nov 1992 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Serbia<br /> | 18 Apr 2000 (a)<br /> | 22 Nov 2002 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Seychelles<br /> | 11 May 1993 (A)<br /> | 15 Jul 2015<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Sierra Leone<br /> | 01 Nov 2016 (a)<br /> | 15 Jun 2020<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Singapore<br /> | 02 Jan 1996 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Slovak Republic<br /> | 28 May 1993 (d)<br /> | 11 Sep 1998 (A)<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Slovenia<br /> | 07 Oct 1993 (a)<br /> | 01 Dec 2004<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Solomon Islands<br /> | 25 Aug 2022 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |-<br /> | Somalia<br /> | 26 Jul 2010 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | South Africa<br /> | 05 May 1994 (a)<br /> | 24 Jun 2016<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | South Sudan<br /> | <br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Spain<br /> | 07 Feb 1994 (r)<br /> | 07 Aug 1997 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Sri Lanka<br /> | 28 Aug 1992 (a)<br /> | 29 Jan 1999<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | State of Palestine<br /> | 02 Jan 2015 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Sudan<br /> | 09 Jan 2006 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Suriname<br /> | 20 Sep 2011 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Swaziland<br /> | 08 Aug 2005 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Sweden<br /> | 02 Aug 1991 (r)<br /> | 10 Sep 1997 (A)<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Switzerland<br /> | 31 Jan 1990 (r)<br /> | 07 Nov 2002 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Syrian Arab Republic<br /> | 22 Jan 1992 (r)<br /> | 05 Oct 2004<br /> | Izmir<br /> |-<br /> | Tajikistan<br /> | 30 Jun 2016 (a)<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Tanzania, United Republic of<br /> | 07 Apr 1993 (a)<br /> | 26 Aug 2002<br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Tajikstan<br /> | <br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Thailand<br /> | 24 Nov 1997 (r)<br /> | 9 Mar 2023 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia<br /> | 16 Feb 1997 (a)<br /> | 18 Nov 2004<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Togo<br /> | 02 Jul 2004 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Tonga<br /> | 26 Mar 2010 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Trinidad and Tobago<br /> | 18 Feb 1994 (a)<br /> | 12 Jan 2000<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Tunisia<br /> | 11 Oct 1995 (a)<br /> | 26 Mar 1999<br /> | Bamako&lt;br /&gt;Izmir<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Turkey<br /> | 22 Jun 1994 (r)<br /> | 27 Aug 2003<br /> | Izmir<br /> |-<br /> | Turkmenistan<br /> | 25 Sep 1996 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Tuvalu<br /> | 21 Aug 2020 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |-<br /> | Uganda<br /> | 11 Mar 1999 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Ukraine<br /> | 08 Oct 1999 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | United Arab Emirates<br /> | 17 Nov 1992 (r)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | United Kingdom<br /> | 07 Feb 1994 (r)<br /> | 13 Oct 1997<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | United States<br /> | signature<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Uruguay<br /> | 22 Dec 1991 (r)<br /> | 10 Mar 1999<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Uzbekistan<br /> | 07 Feb 1996 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Vanuatu<br /> | 16 Oct 2018 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Venezuela<br /> | 03 Mar 1998 (r)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Viet Nam<br /> | 13 Mar 1995 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Yemen, Repiblcic of<br /> | 21 Feb 1996 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Zambia<br /> | 15 Nov 1994 (a)<br /> | 27 Jul 2011<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Zimbabwe<br /> | 01 Mar 2012 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | Totals<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | Basel party count<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | Ratified<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | <br /> |-<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | <br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | 191<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | 104<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | Bamako (28)&lt;br /&gt;Waigani (10)&lt;br /&gt;CAA (6)&lt;br /&gt;Izmir (7)<br /> |}<br /> '''* Gray shading indicates an Annex VII country.'''<br /> <br /> '''''General Note:''''' ''Due to the constant change in status of various treaties, amendments and protocols, the Basel Action Network cannot ensure the absolute accuracy of all of these listings in this table. We therefore appreciate those that will call our attention to any errors or changes in status to assist us in updating the table as accurately and in as timely a manner as possible.''<br /> <br /> ==Summary Explanation of Table Listings==<br /> <br /> ===Basel Convention===<br /> ”The [[Basel Convention]] on the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal” was adopted on 21 March 1989 and went into force on 5 May 1992. It establishes a framework of control over the transboundary movements of hazardous wastes.<br /> <br /> As listed in the 2nd column of the table above, if a country has joined the treaty through the deposit of ratification (r), accession (a), acceptance (A) or Approval (AA) they are considered Parties as of the indicated date of deposit. The total number of such Parties is listed at bottom. If a country has signed the treaty but has not yet ratified it, this is indicated by the word “signature”.<br /> <br /> ===Basel Ban Amendment===<br /> '''Plenipotentiaries Meeting''': At the meeting of Plenipotentiaries in Basel, Switzerland in March of 1989 a great effort was made to insert a prohibition in the text of the Convention to prevent rich, developed countries from exporting their hazardous wastes to developing countries. Indeed, most developed countries believed this to be the most important reason for the Convention itself. By virtue of the consensus process by which any one country could block an agreement, they were to be disappointed when the United States and some other developed countries continually blocked different variations of the ban. At the adoption of the Convention without the ban, the African Group walked out refusing to sign, stating that they would create their own Convention in Africa which they later accomplished (Bamako Convention).<br /> <br /> '''Second Conference of Parties''': Following adoption of the Convention, there was an attempt to create a ban on the export of hazardous wastes from developed to developing countries at the first Conference of the Parties. The first real ban decision did not come into being until the Second Conference of the Parties. Decision II/12 was passed by a consensus of the 66 Parties present in Geneva on 25 March 1994. In this ban all exports of hazardous wastes from OECD to non-OECD countries would be banned. The ban took place immediately for final disposal, and for those wastes bound for recycling destinations, the ban took effect on 31 December 1997. However, detractors of the ban claimed that for the decision to be legally binding it need to become an amendment to the Convention. Thus at the Third Conference of the Parties a new decision III/1 was adopted to create the Basel Ban Amendment.<br /> <br /> '''Third Conference of the Parties: Decision III/1 and Annex VII''': Decision III/1 was passed by a consensus of the Parties present at the Third Conference of Parties of the Basel Convention on 22 September 1995 (COP3). It has been determined that there were 90 Parties at that time. The decision established an amendment to the Convention to establish a new Article 4A and an Annex VII. The article obligates Parties that are listed on Annex VII (country members of the OECD, EU and Liechtenstein) to ban exports of hazardous wastes to all countries not listed on Annex VII. Annex VII countries are indicated by the gray shading in the table above. The amendment went into force on December 5, 2019.<br /> <br /> In the table above, the third column indicates if the country was present at COP3 and the 4th column indicates whether the country has ratified to date. If a country appears on both the 3rd and 4th columns then its ratification counts towards the 66 Parties needed for entry into force of the amendment.<br /> <br /> The Basel Ban Amendment entered into force on December 5, 2019!<br /> <br /> For more information on the Basel Ban Amendment [[Ban Amendment|click here]].<br /> <br /> ===Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)===<br /> When the Parties to the Convention sought to make an economic distinction between developed and developing countries in Decision II/12, they chose the divider line established by the OECD — a group which currently has 34 members and for the most part represents the more highly developed and industrialized countries. This group by far produces the most hazardous waste (estimated at 90%) and by far has the most resources to ensure that it is dealt with responsibly at home. Thus, the Basel Ban Decision and Amendment were meant to apply only to these countries. In 1995, the Parties created Annex VII and included the EU countries as well as Liechtenstein (an EFTA member country).<br /> <br /> ===European Union===<br /> The Basel Convention allows political or economic integration organizations to join the Convention as Parties to it. The European Commission of the European Economic Community, now known as the European Union, has ratified the Convention as have most of their member states. When it comes time to vote in the Convention, ordinarily the European Commission has the competence to vote the 27 votes of the member states plus one vote for the Commission as a bloc of 28. While the competence over ratification of the treaty itself or its amendments remains the subject of some controversy, it is generally accepted that the European Commission possesses the competence for ratification or accession especially over treaties related to trade.<br /> <br /> ===European Economic Agreement===<br /> Additionally the countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, all members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) are also bound by the implementation legislation 259/93 and amendments (see below) due to their obligations under the trade linking agreement between EFTA and the EU known as the European Economic Agreement (EEA).<br /> <br /> ===Basel Ban===<br /> ''(See [[Ban Amendment]])''<br /> <br /> [[Decision II/12|'''Decision II/12:''']] This decision was passed by a consensus of the 66 Parties at the Second Conference of Parties of the Basel Convention on 25 March 1994. All exports of hazardous wastes from OECD to non-OECD countries would be banned. The ban takes place immediately for final disposal, and for those wastes bound for recycling destinations, the ban would take effect on 31 December 1997. <br /> <br /> [[Decision III/1|'''Decision III/1 and Annex VII:''']] This decision was passed by a consensus of the Parties present at the Third Conference of Parties of the Basel Convention on 22 September 1995. It has been determined that there were 87 Parties at that time. The decision established an amendment to the Convention to establish a new Article 4A and an Annex VII. The article obligates Parties that are listed on Annex VII (country members of the OECD, EU and Liechtenstein) to ban exports of hazardous wastes to all countries not listed on Annex VII. The ban would take place immediately for final disposal, and for those wastes bound for recycling destinations, the ban would take effect on 31 December 1997. The Amendment will go into force when 66 countries (3/4ths of the 87 Parties at that time) have ratified it.<br /> <br /> A &quot;Yes&quot; on the table, indicates the country joined in the consensus decision in 1995. The word “Ratified” and the country flag indicates that the country has deposited its ratification.<br /> <br /> ===Bamako Convention===<br /> “The Bamako Convention on the ban on the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa,” adopted on 29 January 1991, in Bamako, Mali, prohibits the import into Africa of any hazardous, including radioactive, wastes, as well as products which have been banned, cancelled or withdrawn from registration for environmental or health reasons. The Convention entered into force on April 22, 1998 and has had three Conferences of Parties to date. The word &quot;Bamako&quot; in the last column in the table above indicates a country that has ratified the Bamako Convention. <br /> <br /> ===Waigani Convention===<br /> “The 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” was adopted on the 16 September 1995, in Waigani, Papua New Guinea by the South Pacific Forum States. The treaty prohibits each Pacific Island developing Party from importing all hazardous and radioactive wastes from outside of the Convention area. Australia and New Zealand are prohibited from exporting hazardous or radioactive wastes to all other South Pacific Forum Island countries. The Convention is now in force. The word &quot;Waigani&quot; in the last column in the table above indicates a country that has ratified the Waigani Convention. <br /> <br /> ===Izmir Protocol===<br /> The Parties to the Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution, (Barcelona Convention) adopted the “Protocol on the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal” (Izmir Protocol) on 1 October 1996 in Izmir, Turkey. The protocol prohibits the export of hazardous and radioactive wastes to non-OECD countries and those Parties that are not members of the European Community are prohibited from importing hazardous and radioactive wastes. For the purposes of this protocol, Monaco is considered to part of the OECD and the European Community. The protocol is in force. The word “Izmir” in the last column in the table above indicates a country that has ratified the protocol.<br /> <br /> ===Central American Agreement===<br /> (Acuerdo Regional sobre Movimiento Transfronterizo de Desechos Peligrosos)<br /> The Central American Agreement on Hazardous Waste “Acuerdo Regional sobre MovimientoTransfronterizo de Desechos Peligrosos” signed in December of 1992 by the Cumbre de Presidentes del Istmo Centroamericano, creates a ban on the import of all hazardous wastes into the Central American region. The agreement is understood to currently be binding on all 6 member states. The Agreement defines hazardous waste as does the Bamako Convention above.<br /> <br /> The letters “CAA” in the last column of the table above indicates a country for which the agreement is in force.</div>

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<p>Angelo Godbey: /* Status of Basel Convention and Basel Ban by Country Table */</p> <hr /> <div>==Status of Basel Convention and Basel Ban by Country Table==<br /> <br /> Last Updated: April 30, 2026.<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | Country (Annex VII shaded)<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | Basel Party<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | Ratified Ban Amendment<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | Party to Other Accords<br /> |-<br /> | Afghanistan<br /> | 25 March 2013<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Albania<br /> | 29 Jun 1999 (a)<br /> | 27 Oct 2005 (A)<br /> | Izmir<br /> |-<br /> | Algeria<br /> | 15 Sep 1998 (a)<br /> | 03 Jul 2017<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Andorra<br /> | 23 Jul 1999 (a)<br /> | 23 Jul 1999 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Angola<br /> | 06 Feb 2017 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Antigua and Barbuda<br /> | 05 Apr 1993 (a)<br /> | 23 Sep 2016<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Argentina<br /> | 27 Jun 1991 (a)<br /> | 19 Sep 2011<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Armenia<br /> | 01 Oct 1999 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Australia<br /> | 05 Feb 1992 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Austria<br /> | 12 Jan 1993 (r)<br /> | 17 Oct 1999 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Azerbaijan<br /> | 01 Jun 2001 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Bahamas<br /> | 12 Aug 1992 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Bahrain<br /> | 15 Oct 1992 (r)<br /> | 25 Jul 2005<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Bangladesh<br /> | 01 Apr 1993 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Barbados<br /> | 24 Aug 1995 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Belarus<br /> | 10 Dec 1999 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Belgium<br /> | 01 Nov 1993 (r)<br /> | 20 Jun 2003<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Belize<br /> | 23 May 1997 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Benin<br /> | 04 Dec 1997 (a)<br /> | 22 Jan 2014<br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Bhutan<br /> | 25 Aug 2002 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Bolivia (Plurinational State of)<br /> | 15 Nov 1996 (r)<br /> | 31 Mar 2005<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Bosnia and Herzegovina<br /> | 16 Mar 2001 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Botswana<br /> | 20 May 1998 (a)<br /> | 17 Jun 2004 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Brazil<br /> | 01 Oct 1992 (a)<br /> | 22 Mar 2023 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Brunei Darussalam<br /> | 16 Dec 2002 (a)<br /> | 16 Dec 2002 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Bulgaria<br /> | 16 Feb 1996 (a)<br /> | 15 Feb 2000<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Burkina Faso<br /> | 04 Nov 1999 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Burundi<br /> | 06 Jan 1997 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Cambodia<br /> | 02 Mar 2001 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Cameroon<br /> | 02 Sep 2001 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Canada<br /> | 28 Aug 1992 (r)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Cabo Verde<br /> | 02 Jul 1999 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Central African Republic<br /> | 24 Feb 2006 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Chad<br /> | 10 Mar 2004 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Chile<br /> | 11 Aug 1992 (r)<br /> | 12 Aug 2009 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | China<br /> | 17 Dec 1991 (r)<br /> | 01 May 2001<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Colombia<br /> | 31 Dec 1996 (r)<br /> | 10 Jun 2014<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Comoros<br /> | 31 Oct 1994 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Congo<br /> | 20 Apr 2007 (a)<br /> | 02 Sept 2014<br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Congo, Democratic Republic of<br /> | 06 Oct 1994 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Cook Islands<br /> | 29 Jun 2004 (a)<br /> | 29 Jun 2004<br /> | Waigani<br /> |-<br /> | Costa Rica<br /> | 07 Mar 1995 (a)<br /> | 21 Nov 2019<br /> | CAA<br /> |-<br /> | Côte d'Ivoire<br /> | 01 Dec 1994 (a)<br /> | 24 Sept 2013<br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Croatia<br /> | 09 May 1994 (a)<br /> | 6 Sep 2019<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Cuba<br /> | 03 Oct 1994 (a)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Cyprus<br /> | 17 Sep 1992 (r)<br /> | 07 Jul 2000 (A)<br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Czech Republic<br /> | 30 Sep 1993 (d)<br /> | 28 Feb 2000 (A)<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Denmark<br /> | 07 Feb 1994 (AA)<br /> | 10 Sep 1997 (AA)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Djibouti<br /> | 31 May 2002 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Dominica<br /> | 05 May 1998 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Dominican Republic<br /> | 10 Jul 2000 (a)<br /> | 18 Mar 2024 (AA)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | East Timor<br /> | <br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Ecuador<br /> | 23 Feb 1993 (r)<br /> | 06 Mar 1998<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Egypt<br /> | 08 Jan 1993 (a)<br /> | 27 Jan 2004<br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | El Salvador<br /> | 13 Dec 1991 (r)<br /> | 07 Dec 2015 <br /> | CAA<br /> |-<br /> | Equatorial Guinea<br /> | 07 Feb 2003 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Eritrea<br /> | 10 Mar 2005 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Estonia<br /> | 21 Jul 1992 (a)<br /> | 02 Aug 2001<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Eswatini<br /> | <br /> | 08 Aug 2005 (a)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Ethiopia<br /> | 12 Apr 2000 (a)<br /> | 08 Oct 2003<br /> | Bamako<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | European Union<br /> | 07 Feb 1994 (AA)<br /> | 30 Sep 1997 (AA)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Fiji<br /> | <br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Finland<br /> | 19 Nov 1991 (A)<br /> | 05 Sep 1996 (A)<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | France<br /> | 07 Jan 1991 (AA)<br /> | 18 Nov 2003 (AA)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Gabon<br /> | 06 Jun 2008 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Gambia<br /> | 15 Dec 1997 (a)<br /> | 07 Mar 2001<br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Georgia<br /> | 20 May 1999 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Germany<br /> | 21 Apr 1995 (r)<br /> | 24 May 2002 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Ghana<br /> | 20 May 2003 (a)<br /> | 09 Jun 2005<br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Greece<br /> | 04 Aug 1994 (r)<br /> | 12 Jul 2010<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Grenada<br /> | 15 Oct 2021 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Guatemala<br /> | 15 May 1995 (r)<br /> | 26 Dec 2013<br /> | CAA<br /> |-<br /> | Guinea<br /> | 26 Apr 1995 (r)<br /> | 06 Feb 2017<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Guinea-Bissau<br /> | 09 Feb 2005 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Guyana<br /> | 05 Apr 1002 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Haiti<br /> | signature<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Honduras<br /> | 27 Dec 1995 (a)<br /> | <br /> | CAA<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Hungary<br /> | 21 May 1990 (AA)<br /> | 25 May 2004 (AA)<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Iceland<br /> | 28 Jun 1995 (a)<br /> | 04 Apr 2018<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | India<br /> | 24 Jun 1992 (r)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Indonesia<br /> | 20 Sep 1993 (a)<br /> | 24 Oct 2005<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Iran, Islamic Republic of<br /> | 05 Jan 1993 (a)<br /> | 12 Jan 2016 <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Iraq<br /> | 07 Feb 1994 (r)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Ireland<br /> | 07 Feb 1994 (r)<br /> | 13 Nov 2009<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Israel<br /> | 04 Dec 1994 (r)<br /> |<br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Italy<br /> | 07 Feb 1994 (r)<br /> | 03 Mar 2009<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Jamaica<br /> | 23 Jan 2003 (a)<br /> | 29 Sep 2015<br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Japan<br /> | 17 Sep 1993 (a)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Jordan<br /> | 22 Jun 1989 (AA)<br /> | 06 Dec 2004 (AA)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Kazakhstan<br /> | 03 Jn 2003 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Kenya<br /> | 01 Jun 2000 (a)<br /> | 09 Sep 1009 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Kiribati<br /> | 07 Sep 2000 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |-<br /> | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of<br /> | 10 Jul 2008 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Korea, Republic of<br /> | 28 Feb 1994 (a)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Kuwait<br /> | 11 Oct 1993 (r)<br /> | 12 May 2006<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Kyrgyzstan<br /> | 13 Aug 1996 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Lao, People's Democratic Republic<br /> | 21 Sep 2010 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Latvia<br /> | 14 Apr 1992 (a)<br /> | 18 Dec 2003 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Lebanon<br /> | 21 Dec 1994 (r)<br /> | 13 Oct 2017 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Lesotho<br /> | 31 May 2000 (a)<br /> | 22 Feb 2012 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Liberia<br /> | 22 Sep 2004 (a)<br /> | 16 Sep 2005 (A)<br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Libya<br /> | 12 Jul 2001 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Liechtenstein<br /> | 27 Jan 1992 (r)<br /> | 20 May 2003 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Lithuania<br /> | 24 Apr 1999 (a)<br /> | 07 Nov 2003 (A)<br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Luxembourg<br /> | 07 Feb 1994 (r)<br /> | 14 Aug 1997<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Madagascar<br /> | 02 Jun 1999 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Malawi<br /> | 21 Apr 1994 (a)<br /> | 01 Aug 2017<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Malaysia<br /> | 08 Oct 1993 (a)<br /> | 26 Oct 2001<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Maldives<br /> | 28 Apr 1992 (a)<br /> | 19 Jun 2017<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Mali<br /> | 12 May 2000 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Malta<br /> | 19 Jun 2000 (a)<br /> | 12 Dec 2011 (A)<br /> | Izmir<br /> |-<br /> | Marshall Islands<br /> | 27 Jan 2003 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Mauritania<br /> | 16 Aug 1996 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Mauritius<br /> | 24 Nov 1992 (a)<br /> | 09 Nov 2004<br /> | Bamako<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Mexico<br /> | 22 Feb 1992 (r)<br /> | 2 May 2022 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Micronesia, Federated States of<br /> | 06 Sep 1995 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |-<br /> | Moldova, Republic of<br /> | 02 Jul 1998 (a)<br /> | 18 Nov 2008 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Monaco<br /> | 31 Aug 1992 (a)<br /> | 20 Mar 2013 (AA)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Mongolia<br /> | 15 Apr 1997 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Montenegro<br /> | 23 Oct 2006 (d)<br /> | 23 Oct 2006 (d)<br /> | Izmir<br /> |-<br /> | Morocco<br /> | 28 Dec 1995 (a)<br /> | Sep 2004 (AA)<br /> | Izmir<br /> |-<br /> | Mozambique<br /> | 13 Mar 1997 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Myanmar<br /> | 96 Jan 2015 (A)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Namibia<br /> | 15 May 1995 (a)<br /> | 31 Aug 2018 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Nauru<br /> | 12 Nov 2001 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Nepal<br /> | 15 Oct 1996 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Netherlands<br /> | 16 Apr 1993 (A)<br /> | 22 Jan 2001 (A)<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | New Zealand<br /> | 20 Dec 1994 (r)<br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |-<br /> | Nicaragua<br /> | 03 Jun 1997 (a)<br /> | 13 Jan 2021<br /> | CAA<br /> |-<br /> | Niger<br /> | 17 Jun 1998 (AA)<br /> | 15 Nov 2015<br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Nigeria<br /> | 13 Mar 1991 (r)<br /> | 24 May 2004<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Niue<br /> | <br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | North Macedonia<br /> | 16 Jul 1997 (a)<br /> | 18 Nov 2004<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Norway<br /> | 02 Jul 1990 (r)<br /> | 16 Jul 1997 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Oman<br /> | 08 Feb 1995 (a)<br /> | 17 May 2004<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Pakistan<br /> | 26 Jul 1994 (a)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Palau<br /> | 08 Sep 2011 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Panama<br /> | 22 Feb 1991 (r)<br /> | 07 Oct 1998<br /> | CAA<br /> |-<br /> | Papua New Guinea<br /> | 01 Sep 1995 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |-<br /> | Paraguay<br /> | 28 Sep 1995 (a)<br /> | 28 Aug 1998<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Peru<br /> | 23 Nov 1993 (a)<br /> | 30 Mar 2015 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Philippines<br /> | 21 Oct 1993 (r)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Poland<br /> | 20 Mar 1992 (r)<br /> | 29 Jan 2003 (A)<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Portugal<br /> | 26 Jan 1994 (r)<br /> | 30 Oct 2000<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Qatar<br /> | 09 Aug 1995 (a)<br /> | 28 Feb 2002<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Romania<br /> | 27 Feb 1992 (a)<br /> | 17 Jul 2002 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Russian Federation<br /> | 31 Jan 1995 (r)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Rwanda<br /> | 07 Jan 2004 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Saint Kitts and Nevis<br /> | 07 Sep 1994 (a)<br /> | 29 Aug 2019<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Saint Lucia<br /> | 09 Dec 1993 (a)<br /> | 22 Jan 2002<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Saint Vincent and Granadines<br /> | 02 Dec 1996 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Samoa<br /> | 22 Mar 2002 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |-<br /> | San Marino<br /> | 31 May 2023 (a)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Sao Tome and Principe<br /> | 12 Nov 2013 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Saudi Arabia<br /> | 07 Mar 1990 (r)<br /> | 10 Jan 2013<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Senegal<br /> | 10 Nov 1992 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Serbia<br /> | 18 Apr 2000 (a)<br /> | 22 Nov 2002 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Seychelles<br /> | 11 May 1993 (A)<br /> | 15 Jul 2015<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Sierra Leone<br /> | 01 Nov 2016 (a)<br /> | 15 Jun 2020<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Singapore<br /> | 02 Jan 1996 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Slovak Republic<br /> | 28 May 1993 (d)<br /> | 11 Sep 1998 (A)<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Slovenia<br /> | 07 Oct 1993 (a)<br /> | 01 Dec 2004<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Solomon Islands<br /> | 25 Aug 2022 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |-<br /> | Somalia<br /> | 26 Jul 2010 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | South Africa<br /> | 05 May 1994 (a)<br /> | 24 Jun 2016<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | South Sudan<br /> | <br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Spain<br /> | 07 Feb 1994 (r)<br /> | 07 Aug 1997 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Sri Lanka<br /> | 28 Aug 1992 (a)<br /> | 29 Jan 1999<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | State of Palestine<br /> | 02 Jan 2015 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Sudan<br /> | 09 Jan 2006 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Suriname<br /> | 20 Sep 2011 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Swaziland<br /> | 08 Aug 2005 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Sweden<br /> | 02 Aug 1991 (r)<br /> | 10 Sep 1997 (A)<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Switzerland<br /> | 31 Jan 1990 (r)<br /> | 07 Nov 2002 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Syrian Arab Republic<br /> | 22 Jan 1992 (r)<br /> | 05 Oct 2004<br /> | Izmir<br /> |-<br /> | Tajikistan<br /> | 30 Jun 2016 (a)<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Tanzania, United Republic of<br /> | 07 Apr 1993 (a)<br /> | 26 Aug 2002<br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Tajikstan<br /> | <br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Thailand<br /> | 24 Nov 1997 (r)<br /> | 9 Mar 2023 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia<br /> | 16 Feb 1997 (a)<br /> | 18 Nov 2004<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Togo<br /> | 02 Jul 2004 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Tonga<br /> | 26 Mar 2010 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Trinidad and Tobago<br /> | 18 Feb 1994 (a)<br /> | 12 Jan 2000<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Tunisia<br /> | 11 Oct 1995 (a)<br /> | 26 Mar 1999<br /> | Bamako&lt;br /&gt;Izmir<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Turkey<br /> | 22 Jun 1994 (r)<br /> | 27 Aug 2003<br /> | Izmir<br /> |-<br /> | Turkmenistan<br /> | 25 Sep 1996 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Tuvalu<br /> | 21 Aug 2020 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |-<br /> | Uganda<br /> | 11 Mar 1999 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Ukraine<br /> | 08 Oct 1999 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | United Arab Emirates<br /> | 17 Nov 1992 (r)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | United Kingdom<br /> | 07 Feb 1994 (r)<br /> | 13 Oct 1997<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | United States<br /> | signature<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Uruguay<br /> | 22 Dec 1991 (r)<br /> | 10 Mar 1999<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Uzbekistan<br /> | 07 Feb 1996 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Vanuatu<br /> | 16 Oct 2018 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Venezuela<br /> | 03 Mar 1998 (r)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Viet Nam<br /> | 13 Mar 1995 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Yemen, Repiblcic of<br /> | 21 Feb 1996 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Zambia<br /> | 15 Nov 1994 (a)<br /> | 27 Jul 2011<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Zimbabwe<br /> | 01 Mar 2012 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | Totals<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | Basel party count<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | Ratified<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | <br /> |-<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | <br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | 191<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | 104<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | Bamako (28)&lt;br /&gt;Waigani (10)&lt;br /&gt;CAA (6)&lt;br /&gt;Izmir (7)<br /> |}<br /> '''* Gray shading indicates an Annex VII country.'''<br /> <br /> '''''General Note:''''' ''Due to the constant change in status of various treaties, amendments and protocols, the Basel Action Network cannot ensure the absolute accuracy of all of these listings in this table. We therefore appreciate those that will call our attention to any errors or changes in status to assist us in updating the table as accurately and in as timely a manner as possible.''<br /> <br /> ==Summary Explanation of Table Listings==<br /> <br /> ===Basel Convention===<br /> ”The [[Basel Convention]] on the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal” was adopted on 21 March 1989 and went into force on 5 May 1992. It establishes a framework of control over the transboundary movements of hazardous wastes.<br /> <br /> As listed in the 2nd column of the table above, if a country has joined the treaty through the deposit of ratification (r), accession (a), acceptance (A) or Approval (AA) they are considered Parties as of the indicated date of deposit. The total number of such Parties is listed at bottom. If a country has signed the treaty but has not yet ratified it, this is indicated by the word “signature”.<br /> <br /> ===Basel Ban Amendment===<br /> '''Plenipotentiaries Meeting''': At the meeting of Plenipotentiaries in Basel, Switzerland in March of 1989 a great effort was made to insert a prohibition in the text of the Convention to prevent rich, developed countries from exporting their hazardous wastes to developing countries. Indeed, most developed countries believed this to be the most important reason for the Convention itself. By virtue of the consensus process by which any one country could block an agreement, they were to be disappointed when the United States and some other developed countries continually blocked different variations of the ban. At the adoption of the Convention without the ban, the African Group walked out refusing to sign, stating that they would create their own Convention in Africa which they later accomplished (Bamako Convention).<br /> <br /> '''Second Conference of Parties''': Following adoption of the Convention, there was an attempt to create a ban on the export of hazardous wastes from developed to developing countries at the first Conference of the Parties. The first real ban decision did not come into being until the Second Conference of the Parties. Decision II/12 was passed by a consensus of the 66 Parties present in Geneva on 25 March 1994. In this ban all exports of hazardous wastes from OECD to non-OECD countries would be banned. The ban took place immediately for final disposal, and for those wastes bound for recycling destinations, the ban took effect on 31 December 1997. However, detractors of the ban claimed that for the decision to be legally binding it need to become an amendment to the Convention. Thus at the Third Conference of the Parties a new decision III/1 was adopted to create the Basel Ban Amendment.<br /> <br /> '''Third Conference of the Parties: Decision III/1 and Annex VII''': Decision III/1 was passed by a consensus of the Parties present at the Third Conference of Parties of the Basel Convention on 22 September 1995 (COP3). It has been determined that there were 90 Parties at that time. The decision established an amendment to the Convention to establish a new Article 4A and an Annex VII. The article obligates Parties that are listed on Annex VII (country members of the OECD, EU and Liechtenstein) to ban exports of hazardous wastes to all countries not listed on Annex VII. Annex VII countries are indicated by the gray shading in the table above. The amendment went into force on December 5, 2019.<br /> <br /> In the table above, the third column indicates if the country was present at COP3 and the 4th column indicates whether the country has ratified to date. If a country appears on both the 3rd and 4th columns then its ratification counts towards the 66 Parties needed for entry into force of the amendment.<br /> <br /> The Basel Ban Amendment entered into force on December 5, 2019!<br /> <br /> For more information on the Basel Ban Amendment [[Ban Amendment|click here]].<br /> <br /> ===Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)===<br /> When the Parties to the Convention sought to make an economic distinction between developed and developing countries in Decision II/12, they chose the divider line established by the OECD — a group which currently has 34 members and for the most part represents the more highly developed and industrialized countries. This group by far produces the most hazardous waste (estimated at 90%) and by far has the most resources to ensure that it is dealt with responsibly at home. Thus, the Basel Ban Decision and Amendment were meant to apply only to these countries. In 1995, the Parties created Annex VII and included the EU countries as well as Liechtenstein (an EFTA member country).<br /> <br /> ===European Union===<br /> The Basel Convention allows political or economic integration organizations to join the Convention as Parties to it. The European Commission of the European Economic Community, now known as the European Union, has ratified the Convention as have most of their member states. When it comes time to vote in the Convention, ordinarily the European Commission has the competence to vote the 27 votes of the member states plus one vote for the Commission as a bloc of 28. While the competence over ratification of the treaty itself or its amendments remains the subject of some controversy, it is generally accepted that the European Commission possesses the competence for ratification or accession especially over treaties related to trade.<br /> <br /> ===European Economic Agreement===<br /> Additionally the countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, all members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) are also bound by the implementation legislation 259/93 and amendments (see below) due to their obligations under the trade linking agreement between EFTA and the EU known as the European Economic Agreement (EEA).<br /> <br /> ===Basel Ban===<br /> ''(See [[Ban Amendment]])''<br /> <br /> [[Decision II/12|'''Decision II/12:''']] This decision was passed by a consensus of the 66 Parties at the Second Conference of Parties of the Basel Convention on 25 March 1994. All exports of hazardous wastes from OECD to non-OECD countries would be banned. The ban takes place immediately for final disposal, and for those wastes bound for recycling destinations, the ban would take effect on 31 December 1997. <br /> <br /> [[Decision III/1|'''Decision III/1 and Annex VII:''']] This decision was passed by a consensus of the Parties present at the Third Conference of Parties of the Basel Convention on 22 September 1995. It has been determined that there were 87 Parties at that time. The decision established an amendment to the Convention to establish a new Article 4A and an Annex VII. The article obligates Parties that are listed on Annex VII (country members of the OECD, EU and Liechtenstein) to ban exports of hazardous wastes to all countries not listed on Annex VII. The ban would take place immediately for final disposal, and for those wastes bound for recycling destinations, the ban would take effect on 31 December 1997. The Amendment will go into force when 66 countries (3/4ths of the 87 Parties at that time) have ratified it.<br /> <br /> A &quot;Yes&quot; on the table, indicates the country joined in the consensus decision in 1995. The word “Ratified” and the country flag indicates that the country has deposited its ratification.<br /> <br /> ===Bamako Convention===<br /> “The Bamako Convention on the ban on the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa,” adopted on 29 January 1991, in Bamako, Mali, prohibits the import into Africa of any hazardous, including radioactive, wastes, as well as products which have been banned, cancelled or withdrawn from registration for environmental or health reasons. The Convention entered into force on April 22, 1998 and has had three Conferences of Parties to date. The word &quot;Bamako&quot; in the last column in the table above indicates a country that has ratified the Bamako Convention. <br /> <br /> ===Waigani Convention===<br /> “The 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” was adopted on the 16 September 1995, in Waigani, Papua New Guinea by the South Pacific Forum States. The treaty prohibits each Pacific Island developing Party from importing all hazardous and radioactive wastes from outside of the Convention area. Australia and New Zealand are prohibited from exporting hazardous or radioactive wastes to all other South Pacific Forum Island countries. The Convention is now in force. The word &quot;Waigani&quot; in the last column in the table above indicates a country that has ratified the Waigani Convention. <br /> <br /> ===Izmir Protocol===<br /> The Parties to the Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution, (Barcelona Convention) adopted the “Protocol on the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal” (Izmir Protocol) on 1 October 1996 in Izmir, Turkey. The protocol prohibits the export of hazardous and radioactive wastes to non-OECD countries and those Parties that are not members of the European Community are prohibited from importing hazardous and radioactive wastes. For the purposes of this protocol, Monaco is considered to part of the OECD and the European Community. The protocol is in force. The word “Izmir” in the last column in the table above indicates a country that has ratified the protocol.<br /> <br /> ===Central American Agreement===<br /> (Acuerdo Regional sobre Movimiento Transfronterizo de Desechos Peligrosos)<br /> The Central American Agreement on Hazardous Waste “Acuerdo Regional sobre MovimientoTransfronterizo de Desechos Peligrosos” signed in December of 1992 by the Cumbre de Presidentes del Istmo Centroamericano, creates a ban on the import of all hazardous wastes into the Central American region. The agreement is understood to currently be binding on all 6 member states. The Agreement defines hazardous waste as does the Bamako Convention above.<br /> <br /> The letters “CAA” in the last column of the table above indicates a country for which the agreement is in force.</div>

Angelo Godbey http://wiki.ban.org/index.php?title=Country_Status&diff=1955 2026-04-30T15:03:21Z

<p>Angelo Godbey: /* Status of Basel Convention and Basel Ban by Country Table */</p> <hr /> <div>==Status of Basel Convention and Basel Ban by Country Table==<br /> <br /> Last Updated: April 30, 2026.<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | Country (Annex VII shaded)<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | Basel Party<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | Ratified Ban Amendment<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | Party to Other Accords<br /> |-<br /> | Afghanistan<br /> | 25 March 2013<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Albania<br /> | 29 Jun 1999 (a)<br /> | 27 Oct 2005 (A)<br /> | Izmir<br /> |-<br /> | Algeria<br /> | 15 Sep 1998 (a)<br /> | 03 Jul 2017<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Andorra<br /> | 23 Jul 1999 (a)<br /> | 23 Jul 1999 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Angola<br /> | 06 Feb 2017 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Antigua and Barbuda<br /> | 05 Apr 1993 (a)<br /> | 23 Sep 2016<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Argentina<br /> | 27 Jun 1991 (a)<br /> | 19 Sep 2011<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Armenia<br /> | 01 Oct 1999 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Australia<br /> | 05 Feb 1992 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Austria<br /> | 12 Jan 1993 (r)<br /> | 17 Oct 1999 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Azerbaijan<br /> | 01 Jun 2001 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Bahamas<br /> | 12 Aug 1992 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Bahrain<br /> | 15 Oct 1992 (r)<br /> | 25 Jul 2005<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Bangladesh<br /> | 01 Apr 1993 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Barbados<br /> | 24 Aug 1995 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Belarus<br /> | 10 Dec 1999 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Belgium<br /> | 01 Nov 1993 (r)<br /> | 20 Jun 2003<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Belize<br /> | 23 May 1997 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Benin<br /> | 04 Dec 1997 (a)<br /> | 22 Jan 2014<br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Bhutan<br /> | 25 Aug 2002 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Bolivia (Plurinational State of)<br /> | 15 Nov 1996 (r)<br /> | 31 Mar 2005<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Bosnia and Herzegovina<br /> | 16 Mar 2001 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Botswana<br /> | 20 May 1998 (a)<br /> | 17 Jun 2004 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Brazil<br /> | 01 Oct 1992 (a)<br /> | 22 Mar 2023 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Brunei Darussalam<br /> | 16 Dec 2002 (a)<br /> | 16 Dec 2002 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Bulgaria<br /> | 16 Feb 1996 (a)<br /> | 15 Feb 2000<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Burkina Faso<br /> | 04 Nov 1999 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Burundi<br /> | 06 Jan 1997 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Cambodia<br /> | 02 Mar 2001 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Cameroon<br /> | 02 Sep 2001 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Canada<br /> | 28 Aug 1992 (r)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Cabo Verde<br /> | 02 Jul 1999 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Central African Republic<br /> | 24 Feb 2006 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Chad<br /> | 10 Mar 2004 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Chile<br /> | 11 Aug 1992 (r)<br /> | 12 Aug 2009 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | China<br /> | 17 Dec 1991 (r)<br /> | 01 May 2001<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Colombia<br /> | 31 Dec 1996 (r)<br /> | 10 Jun 2014<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Comoros<br /> | 31 Oct 1994 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Congo<br /> | 20 Apr 2007 (a)<br /> | 02 Sept 2014<br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Congo, Democratic Republic of<br /> | 06 Oct 1994 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Cook Islands<br /> | 29 Jun 2004 (a)<br /> | 29 Jun 2004<br /> | Waigani<br /> |-<br /> | Costa Rica<br /> | 07 Mar 1995 (a)<br /> | 21 Nov 2019<br /> | CAA<br /> |-<br /> | Côte d'Ivoire<br /> | 01 Dec 1994 (a)<br /> | 24 Sept 2013<br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Croatia<br /> | 09 May 1994 (a)<br /> | 6 Sep 2019<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Cuba<br /> | 03 Oct 1994 (a)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Cyprus<br /> | 17 Sep 1992 (r)<br /> | 07 Jul 2000 (A)<br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Czech Republic<br /> | 30 Sep 1993 (d)<br /> | 28 Feb 2000 (A)<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Denmark<br /> | 07 Feb 1994 (AA)<br /> | 10 Sep 1997 (AA)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Djibouti<br /> | 31 May 2002 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Dominica<br /> | 05 May 1998 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Dominican Republic<br /> | 10 Jul 2000 (a)<br /> | 18 Mar 2024 (AA)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | East Timor<br /> | <br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Ecuador<br /> | 23 Feb 1993 (r)<br /> | 06 Mar 1998<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Egypt<br /> | 08 Jan 1993 (a)<br /> | 27 Jan 2004<br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | El Salvador<br /> | 13 Dec 1991 (r)<br /> | 07 Dec 2015 <br /> | CAA<br /> |-<br /> | Equatorial Guinea<br /> | 07 Feb 2003 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Eritrea<br /> | 10 Mar 2005 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Estonia<br /> | 21 Jul 1992 (a)<br /> | 02 Aug 2001<br /> |<br /> |<br /> | Eswatini<br /> | <br /> | 08 Aug 2005 (a)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Ethiopia<br /> | 12 Apr 2000 (a)<br /> | 08 Oct 2003<br /> | Bamako<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | European Union<br /> | 07 Feb 1994 (AA)<br /> | 30 Sep 1997 (AA)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Fiji<br /> | <br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Finland<br /> | 19 Nov 1991 (A)<br /> | 05 Sep 1996 (A)<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | France<br /> | 07 Jan 1991 (AA)<br /> | 18 Nov 2003 (AA)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Gabon<br /> | 06 Jun 2008 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Gambia<br /> | 15 Dec 1997 (a)<br /> | 07 Mar 2001<br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Georgia<br /> | 20 May 1999 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Germany<br /> | 21 Apr 1995 (r)<br /> | 24 May 2002 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Ghana<br /> | 20 May 2003 (a)<br /> | 09 Jun 2005<br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Greece<br /> | 04 Aug 1994 (r)<br /> | 12 Jul 2010<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Grenada<br /> | 15 Oct 2021 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Guatemala<br /> | 15 May 1995 (r)<br /> | 26 Dec 2013<br /> | CAA<br /> |-<br /> | Guinea<br /> | 26 Apr 1995 (r)<br /> | 06 Feb 2017<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Guinea-Bissau<br /> | 09 Feb 2005 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Guyana<br /> | 05 Apr 1002 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Haiti<br /> | signature<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Honduras<br /> | 27 Dec 1995 (a)<br /> | <br /> | CAA<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Hungary<br /> | 21 May 1990 (AA)<br /> | 25 May 2004 (AA)<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Iceland<br /> | 28 Jun 1995 (a)<br /> | 04 Apr 2018<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | India<br /> | 24 Jun 1992 (r)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Indonesia<br /> | 20 Sep 1993 (a)<br /> | 24 Oct 2005<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Iran, Islamic Republic of<br /> | 05 Jan 1993 (a)<br /> | 12 Jan 2016 <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Iraq<br /> | 07 Feb 1994 (r)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Ireland<br /> | 07 Feb 1994 (r)<br /> | 13 Nov 2009<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Israel<br /> | 04 Dec 1994 (r)<br /> |<br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Italy<br /> | 07 Feb 1994 (r)<br /> | 03 Mar 2009<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Jamaica<br /> | 23 Jan 2003 (a)<br /> | 29 Sep 2015<br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Japan<br /> | 17 Sep 1993 (a)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Jordan<br /> | 22 Jun 1989 (AA)<br /> | 06 Dec 2004 (AA)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Kazakhstan<br /> | 03 Jn 2003 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Kenya<br /> | 01 Jun 2000 (a)<br /> | 09 Sep 1009 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Kiribati<br /> | 07 Sep 2000 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |-<br /> | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of<br /> | 10 Jul 2008 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Korea, Republic of<br /> | 28 Feb 1994 (a)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Kuwait<br /> | 11 Oct 1993 (r)<br /> | 12 May 2006<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Kyrgyzstan<br /> | 13 Aug 1996 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Lao, People's Democratic Republic<br /> | 21 Sep 2010 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Latvia<br /> | 14 Apr 1992 (a)<br /> | 18 Dec 2003 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Lebanon<br /> | 21 Dec 1994 (r)<br /> | 13 Oct 2017 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Lesotho<br /> | 31 May 2000 (a)<br /> | 22 Feb 2012 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Liberia<br /> | 22 Sep 2004 (a)<br /> | 16 Sep 2005 (A)<br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Libya<br /> | 12 Jul 2001 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Liechtenstein<br /> | 27 Jan 1992 (r)<br /> | 20 May 2003 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Lithuania<br /> | 24 Apr 1999 (a)<br /> | 07 Nov 2003 (A)<br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Luxembourg<br /> | 07 Feb 1994 (r)<br /> | 14 Aug 1997<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Madagascar<br /> | 02 Jun 1999 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Malawi<br /> | 21 Apr 1994 (a)<br /> | 01 Aug 2017<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Malaysia<br /> | 08 Oct 1993 (a)<br /> | 26 Oct 2001<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Maldives<br /> | 28 Apr 1992 (a)<br /> | 19 Jun 2017<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Mali<br /> | 12 May 2000 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Malta<br /> | 19 Jun 2000 (a)<br /> | 12 Dec 2011 (A)<br /> | Izmir<br /> |-<br /> | Marshall Islands<br /> | 27 Jan 2003 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Mauritania<br /> | 16 Aug 1996 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Mauritius<br /> | 24 Nov 1992 (a)<br /> | 09 Nov 2004<br /> | Bamako<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Mexico<br /> | 22 Feb 1992 (r)<br /> | 2 May 2022 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Micronesia, Federated States of<br /> | 06 Sep 1995 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |-<br /> | Moldova, Republic of<br /> | 02 Jul 1998 (a)<br /> | 18 Nov 2008 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Monaco<br /> | 31 Aug 1992 (a)<br /> | 20 Mar 2013 (AA)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Mongolia<br /> | 15 Apr 1997 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Montenegro<br /> | 23 Oct 2006 (d)<br /> | 23 Oct 2006 (d)<br /> | Izmir<br /> |-<br /> | Morocco<br /> | 28 Dec 1995 (a)<br /> | Sep 2004 (AA)<br /> | Izmir<br /> |-<br /> | Mozambique<br /> | 13 Mar 1997 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Myanmar<br /> | 96 Jan 2015 (A)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Namibia<br /> | 15 May 1995 (a)<br /> | 31 Aug 2018 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Nauru<br /> | 12 Nov 2001 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Nepal<br /> | 15 Oct 1996 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Netherlands<br /> | 16 Apr 1993 (A)<br /> | 22 Jan 2001 (A)<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | New Zealand<br /> | 20 Dec 1994 (r)<br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |-<br /> | Nicaragua<br /> | 03 Jun 1997 (a)<br /> | 13 Jan 2021<br /> | CAA<br /> |-<br /> | Niger<br /> | 17 Jun 1998 (AA)<br /> | 15 Nov 2015<br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Nigeria<br /> | 13 Mar 1991 (r)<br /> | 24 May 2004<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Niue<br /> | <br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | North Macedonia<br /> | 16 Jul 1997 (a)<br /> | 18 Nov 2004<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Norway<br /> | 02 Jul 1990 (r)<br /> | 16 Jul 1997 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Oman<br /> | 08 Feb 1995 (a)<br /> | 17 May 2004<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Pakistan<br /> | 26 Jul 1994 (a)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Palau<br /> | 08 Sep 2011 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Panama<br /> | 22 Feb 1991 (r)<br /> | 07 Oct 1998<br /> | CAA<br /> |-<br /> | Papua New Guinea<br /> | 01 Sep 1995 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |-<br /> | Paraguay<br /> | 28 Sep 1995 (a)<br /> | 28 Aug 1998<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Peru<br /> | 23 Nov 1993 (a)<br /> | 30 Mar 2015 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Philippines<br /> | 21 Oct 1993 (r)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Poland<br /> | 20 Mar 1992 (r)<br /> | 29 Jan 2003 (A)<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Portugal<br /> | 26 Jan 1994 (r)<br /> | 30 Oct 2000<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Qatar<br /> | 09 Aug 1995 (a)<br /> | 28 Feb 2002<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Romania<br /> | 27 Feb 1992 (a)<br /> | 17 Jul 2002 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Russian Federation<br /> | 31 Jan 1995 (r)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Rwanda<br /> | 07 Jan 2004 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Saint Kitts and Nevis<br /> | 07 Sep 1994 (a)<br /> | 29 Aug 2019<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Saint Lucia<br /> | 09 Dec 1993 (a)<br /> | 22 Jan 2002<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Saint Vincent and Granadines<br /> | 02 Dec 1996 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Samoa<br /> | 22 Mar 2002 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |-<br /> | San Marino<br /> | 31 May 2023 (a)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Sao Tome and Principe<br /> | 12 Nov 2013 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Saudi Arabia<br /> | 07 Mar 1990 (r)<br /> | 10 Jan 2013<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Senegal<br /> | 10 Nov 1992 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Serbia<br /> | 18 Apr 2000 (a)<br /> | 22 Nov 2002 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Seychelles<br /> | 11 May 1993 (A)<br /> | 15 Jul 2015<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Sierra Leone<br /> | 01 Nov 2016 (a)<br /> | 15 Jun 2020<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Singapore<br /> | 02 Jan 1996 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Slovak Republic<br /> | 28 May 1993 (d)<br /> | 11 Sep 1998 (A)<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Slovenia<br /> | 07 Oct 1993 (a)<br /> | 01 Dec 2004<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Solomon Islands<br /> | 25 Aug 2022 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |-<br /> | Somalia<br /> | 26 Jul 2010 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | South Africa<br /> | 05 May 1994 (a)<br /> | 24 Jun 2016<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | South Sudan<br /> | <br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Spain<br /> | 07 Feb 1994 (r)<br /> | 07 Aug 1997 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Sri Lanka<br /> | 28 Aug 1992 (a)<br /> | 29 Jan 1999<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | State of Palestine<br /> | 02 Jan 2015 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Sudan<br /> | 09 Jan 2006 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Suriname<br /> | 20 Sep 2011 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Swaziland<br /> | 08 Aug 2005 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Sweden<br /> | 02 Aug 1991 (r)<br /> | 10 Sep 1997 (A)<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Switzerland<br /> | 31 Jan 1990 (r)<br /> | 07 Nov 2002 (A)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Syrian Arab Republic<br /> | 22 Jan 1992 (r)<br /> | 05 Oct 2004<br /> | Izmir<br /> |-<br /> | Tajikistan<br /> | 30 Jun 2016 (a)<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Tanzania, United Republic of<br /> | 07 Apr 1993 (a)<br /> | 26 Aug 2002<br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Tajikstan<br /> | <br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Thailand<br /> | 24 Nov 1997 (r)<br /> | 9 Mar 2023 (A)<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia<br /> | 16 Feb 1997 (a)<br /> | 18 Nov 2004<br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Togo<br /> | 02 Jul 2004 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Tonga<br /> | 26 Mar 2010 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Trinidad and Tobago<br /> | 18 Feb 1994 (a)<br /> | 12 Jan 2000<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Tunisia<br /> | 11 Oct 1995 (a)<br /> | 26 Mar 1999<br /> | Bamako&lt;br /&gt;Izmir<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | Turkey<br /> | 22 Jun 1994 (r)<br /> | 27 Aug 2003<br /> | Izmir<br /> |-<br /> | Turkmenistan<br /> | 25 Sep 1996 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Tuvalu<br /> | 21 Aug 2020 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Waigani<br /> |-<br /> | Uganda<br /> | 11 Mar 1999 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> | Ukraine<br /> | 08 Oct 1999 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | United Arab Emirates<br /> | 17 Nov 1992 (r)<br /> | <br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | United Kingdom<br /> | 07 Feb 1994 (r)<br /> | 13 Oct 1997<br /> |<br /> |- bgcolor = &quot;#C7C7C7&quot;<br /> | United States<br /> | signature<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Uruguay<br /> | 22 Dec 1991 (r)<br /> | 10 Mar 1999<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Uzbekistan<br /> | 07 Feb 1996 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Vanuatu<br /> | 16 Oct 2018 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Venezuela<br /> | 03 Mar 1998 (r)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Viet Nam<br /> | 13 Mar 1995 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Yemen, Repiblcic of<br /> | 21 Feb 1996 (a)<br /> | <br /> | <br /> |-<br /> | Zambia<br /> | 15 Nov 1994 (a)<br /> | 27 Jul 2011<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> | Zimbabwe<br /> | 01 Mar 2012 (a)<br /> | <br /> | Bamako<br /> |-<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | Totals<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | Basel party count<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | Ratified<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | <br /> |-<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | <br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | 191<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | 104<br /> ! style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; | Bamako (28)&lt;br /&gt;Waigani (10)&lt;br /&gt;CAA (6)&lt;br /&gt;Izmir (7)<br /> |}<br /> '''* Gray shading indicates an Annex VII country.'''<br /> <br /> '''''General Note:''''' ''Due to the constant change in status of various treaties, amendments and protocols, the Basel Action Network cannot ensure the absolute accuracy of all of these listings in this table. We therefore appreciate those that will call our attention to any errors or changes in status to assist us in updating the table as accurately and in as timely a manner as possible.''<br /> <br /> ==Summary Explanation of Table Listings==<br /> <br /> ===Basel Convention===<br /> ”The [[Basel Convention]] on the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal” was adopted on 21 March 1989 and went into force on 5 May 1992. It establishes a framework of control over the transboundary movements of hazardous wastes.<br /> <br /> As listed in the 2nd column of the table above, if a country has joined the treaty through the deposit of ratification (r), accession (a), acceptance (A) or Approval (AA) they are considered Parties as of the indicated date of deposit. The total number of such Parties is listed at bottom. If a country has signed the treaty but has not yet ratified it, this is indicated by the word “signature”.<br /> <br /> ===Basel Ban Amendment===<br /> '''Plenipotentiaries Meeting''': At the meeting of Plenipotentiaries in Basel, Switzerland in March of 1989 a great effort was made to insert a prohibition in the text of the Convention to prevent rich, developed countries from exporting their hazardous wastes to developing countries. Indeed, most developed countries believed this to be the most important reason for the Convention itself. By virtue of the consensus process by which any one country could block an agreement, they were to be disappointed when the United States and some other developed countries continually blocked different variations of the ban. At the adoption of the Convention without the ban, the African Group walked out refusing to sign, stating that they would create their own Convention in Africa which they later accomplished (Bamako Convention).<br /> <br /> '''Second Conference of Parties''': Following adoption of the Convention, there was an attempt to create a ban on the export of hazardous wastes from developed to developing countries at the first Conference of the Parties. The first real ban decision did not come into being until the Second Conference of the Parties. Decision II/12 was passed by a consensus of the 66 Parties present in Geneva on 25 March 1994. In this ban all exports of hazardous wastes from OECD to non-OECD countries would be banned. The ban took place immediately for final disposal, and for those wastes bound for recycling destinations, the ban took effect on 31 December 1997. However, detractors of the ban claimed that for the decision to be legally binding it need to become an amendment to the Convention. Thus at the Third Conference of the Parties a new decision III/1 was adopted to create the Basel Ban Amendment.<br /> <br /> '''Third Conference of the Parties: Decision III/1 and Annex VII''': Decision III/1 was passed by a consensus of the Parties present at the Third Conference of Parties of the Basel Convention on 22 September 1995 (COP3). It has been determined that there were 90 Parties at that time. The decision established an amendment to the Convention to establish a new Article 4A and an Annex VII. The article obligates Parties that are listed on Annex VII (country members of the OECD, EU and Liechtenstein) to ban exports of hazardous wastes to all countries not listed on Annex VII. Annex VII countries are indicated by the gray shading in the table above. The amendment went into force on December 5, 2019.<br /> <br /> In the table above, the third column indicates if the country was present at COP3 and the 4th column indicates whether the country has ratified to date. If a country appears on both the 3rd and 4th columns then its ratification counts towards the 66 Parties needed for entry into force of the amendment.<br /> <br /> The Basel Ban Amendment entered into force on December 5, 2019!<br /> <br /> For more information on the Basel Ban Amendment [[Ban Amendment|click here]].<br /> <br /> ===Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)===<br /> When the Parties to the Convention sought to make an economic distinction between developed and developing countries in Decision II/12, they chose the divider line established by the OECD — a group which currently has 34 members and for the most part represents the more highly developed and industrialized countries. This group by far produces the most hazardous waste (estimated at 90%) and by far has the most resources to ensure that it is dealt with responsibly at home. Thus, the Basel Ban Decision and Amendment were meant to apply only to these countries. In 1995, the Parties created Annex VII and included the EU countries as well as Liechtenstein (an EFTA member country).<br /> <br /> ===European Union===<br /> The Basel Convention allows political or economic integration organizations to join the Convention as Parties to it. The European Commission of the European Economic Community, now known as the European Union, has ratified the Convention as have most of their member states. When it comes time to vote in the Convention, ordinarily the European Commission has the competence to vote the 27 votes of the member states plus one vote for the Commission as a bloc of 28. While the competence over ratification of the treaty itself or its amendments remains the subject of some controversy, it is generally accepted that the European Commission possesses the competence for ratification or accession especially over treaties related to trade.<br /> <br /> ===European Economic Agreement===<br /> Additionally the countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, all members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) are also bound by the implementation legislation 259/93 and amendments (see below) due to their obligations under the trade linking agreement between EFTA and the EU known as the European Economic Agreement (EEA).<br /> <br /> ===Basel Ban===<br /> ''(See [[Ban Amendment]])''<br /> <br /> [[Decision II/12|'''Decision II/12:''']] This decision was passed by a consensus of the 66 Parties at the Second Conference of Parties of the Basel Convention on 25 March 1994. All exports of hazardous wastes from OECD to non-OECD countries would be banned. The ban takes place immediately for final disposal, and for those wastes bound for recycling destinations, the ban would take effect on 31 December 1997. <br /> <br /> [[Decision III/1|'''Decision III/1 and Annex VII:''']] This decision was passed by a consensus of the Parties present at the Third Conference of Parties of the Basel Convention on 22 September 1995. It has been determined that there were 87 Parties at that time. The decision established an amendment to the Convention to establish a new Article 4A and an Annex VII. The article obligates Parties that are listed on Annex VII (country members of the OECD, EU and Liechtenstein) to ban exports of hazardous wastes to all countries not listed on Annex VII. The ban would take place immediately for final disposal, and for those wastes bound for recycling destinations, the ban would take effect on 31 December 1997. The Amendment will go into force when 66 countries (3/4ths of the 87 Parties at that time) have ratified it.<br /> <br /> A &quot;Yes&quot; on the table, indicates the country joined in the consensus decision in 1995. The word “Ratified” and the country flag indicates that the country has deposited its ratification.<br /> <br /> ===Bamako Convention===<br /> “The Bamako Convention on the ban on the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa,” adopted on 29 January 1991, in Bamako, Mali, prohibits the import into Africa of any hazardous, including radioactive, wastes, as well as products which have been banned, cancelled or withdrawn from registration for environmental or health reasons. The Convention entered into force on April 22, 1998 and has had three Conferences of Parties to date. The word &quot;Bamako&quot; in the last column in the table above indicates a country that has ratified the Bamako Convention. <br /> <br /> ===Waigani Convention===<br /> “The 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” was adopted on the 16 September 1995, in Waigani, Papua New Guinea by the South Pacific Forum States. The treaty prohibits each Pacific Island developing Party from importing all hazardous and radioactive wastes from outside of the Convention area. Australia and New Zealand are prohibited from exporting hazardous or radioactive wastes to all other South Pacific Forum Island countries. The Convention is now in force. The word &quot;Waigani&quot; in the last column in the table above indicates a country that has ratified the Waigani Convention. <br /> <br /> ===Izmir Protocol===<br /> The Parties to the Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution, (Barcelona Convention) adopted the “Protocol on the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal” (Izmir Protocol) on 1 October 1996 in Izmir, Turkey. The protocol prohibits the export of hazardous and radioactive wastes to non-OECD countries and those Parties that are not members of the European Community are prohibited from importing hazardous and radioactive wastes. For the purposes of this protocol, Monaco is considered to part of the OECD and the European Community. The protocol is in force. The word “Izmir” in the last column in the table above indicates a country that has ratified the protocol.<br /> <br /> ===Central American Agreement===<br /> (Acuerdo Regional sobre Movimiento Transfronterizo de Desechos Peligrosos)<br /> The Central American Agreement on Hazardous Waste “Acuerdo Regional sobre MovimientoTransfronterizo de Desechos Peligrosos” signed in December of 1992 by the Cumbre de Presidentes del Istmo Centroamericano, creates a ban on the import of all hazardous wastes into the Central American region. The agreement is understood to currently be binding on all 6 member states. The Agreement defines hazardous waste as does the Bamako Convention above.<br /> <br /> The letters “CAA” in the last column of the table above indicates a country for which the agreement is in force.</div>

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<p>Angelo Godbey: /* Seventeenth Conference of the Parties */</p> <hr /> <div>==Seventeenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 28 - May 9 2025&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/BAN_Shipbreaking_Intervention.pdf BAN Shipbreaking Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/BAN_R14_Intervention.pdf BAN R14 Intervention]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/1/1f/BAN_Intervention_on_Other_Batteries_Technical_Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Other Batteries Technical Guidelines]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/3/35/Some_Key_Considerations_for_Basel_COP17.pdf Some Key Considerations for Basel COP17]<br /> *[https://wiki.ban.org/images/4/4d/Basel_Parties_Must_Stand_Firm_Against_Efforts.pdf Basel Parties Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Deny Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/2/27/8_Reasons_Why_Basel_Parties_Must_Keep_R14ALT_in_Annex_IV.pdf 8 Reasons Why Basel Parties Must Keep R14ALT in Annex IV]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/b1/Relationship_between_the_Basel_Convention_and_the_Hong_Kong_Convention_on_Ship_Recycling.pdf Relationship between the Basel Convention and the Hong Kong Convention on Ship Recycling]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a6/Statement_by_BAN_on_Further_Considerations_on_Plastic_Waste.pdf Statement by BAN on Further Considerations on Plastic Waste]<br /> <br /> ==Sixteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 1 - 12 2023&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OF2PXs Plastic Pollution: Focus Upstream at INC-2]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3B2UEfb Beware Improper Article 11 Agreements Contradicting the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Side Events'''<br /> *[https://youtu.be/bctYQkoqtDg Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> *[https://youtu.be/wse2ld0zUHA Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes | BRS COPs 2023 Side Event Recording]<br /> <br /> '''PowerPoint Presentations'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/79/Misuse_of_Article_11_to_Escape_PowerPoint.pdf Misuse of Article 11 to escape the Basel Convention's Plastics Amendments PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a5/Tackling_the_Hidden_PowerPoint.pdf Tackling the Hidden Basel Plastic Wastes PowerPoint Presentation]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/9d/Intervention_on_Technical_Guidelines_on_Electronic_Waste.pdf Intervention on Technical Guidelines on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/0/0b/BAN_Intervention_on_the_ReviewVersion2_of_the_Annexes.pdf BAN Intervention on the Review of the Annexes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/74/BAN_Intervention_on_Plastic_WasteVersion2Guidelines.pdf BAN Intervention on Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/bd/BAN_Intervention_on_Improper_Article_11_Agreements.pdf BAN Intervention on Improper Article 11 Agreements]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/70/BAN_Intervention_on_Hidden_and_Forgotten_Plastic_Wastes.pdf BAN Intervention on Hidden and Forgotten Plastic Wastes]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/6/60/BAN_Intervention_on_e-PIC.pdf BAN Intervention on e-PIC]<br /> <br /> '''Documents'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a1/Misuse_of_the_Basel_Convention_Article_11_to_Avoid_Compliance_with_New_Plastic_Waste_Controls.pdf Misuse of the Basel Convention's Article 11 to Avoid Compliance with the New Plastic Waste Controls]<br /> <br /> ==Fifteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' July 26 - 30 2021 (online segment), and June 6 - 17th, 2022 (face-to-face segment)&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Online and Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br /&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Online and in Geneva, Switzerland at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG)<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OZRMWG Establishing &quot;Safe Levels&quot; for Hazardous Wastes Must be Rejected]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3VvTamv Se deben de rechazar los “niveles seguros” de desechos peligrosos]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3Elk8FT Brazil Must Urgently Provide Safe Haven for Aircraft Carrier São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3gypp5h Brasil debe proporcionar urgentemente un refugio seguro para el portaviones São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3tRenv0 Le Brésil doit fournir d’urgence un refuge au porte avions São Paulo]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3EsPBHt Let's Make the Basel Plastic Guidelines Environmentally Sound]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3N0WH8O Let's Fix the Basel e-Waste Guidelines Once and for All]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3lEtFiG The Swiss-Ghana Amendment: A Step Towards Closing the Last e-Waste Dumping Pathways]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3apUoNh Plastic Waste Trade Still Out of Control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OdW2jN La comercialización de los desechos plásticos sigue estando fuera de control]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3GnH2za Hagamos que las Directrices del Convenio de Basilea Sobre los Plásticos Sean Ambientalmente Racionales]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3OmzKxK Faisons en Sorte que les Directives de Bâle sur le Plastique Soient Écologiquement Rationnelles]<br /> <br /> '''Press Releases'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3xIgsej Delegates and Environmentalists Celebrate New Global Restrictions on e-Waste Trade]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3zBDkP3 Environmental Groups Claim that New Rules Restricting Plastic Trade are being Ignored]<br /> <br /> '''Presentations and Webinars'''<br /> *'''E-Waste Exports: Closing the Remaining Loopholes | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/49/E-Waste_Exports-_Closing_the_Remaining_Loopholes.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''The Basel Plastics Amendments: The First Year Report Card | BAN | BRS COPs Side Event'''<br /> **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXX6bnoy-rY Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/13June2022_BRS_SideEvent_PlasticAmendments-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> *'''Plastics &amp; Refuse-Derived Fuel: Fuel Product or Plastic Waste Export? | IPEN | BRS COPS Side Event '''<br /> **[https://youtu.be/QgX46WgcYZw Video]<br /> **[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/9-June-2022-Plastic-Waste-Presentation-compressed.pdf PowerPoint Presentation Document]<br /> <br /> '''Related Links'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-basel-plastics-amendments-the-first-year-report-card-brs-cops-side-event/ The Basel Plastics 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*[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/BAN_and_IPEN_Views_of_Basel_COP14_Apr_2019.pdf BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP14]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/a/a4/2019.04.30_EIA-CIEL-BAN-IPEN_Norwegian_Proposal_to_Amend_the_Basel_Convention.pdf Norwegian Proposal to Amend the Annexes to the Basel Convention]<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2HepNQx BAN Intervention on the Technical Guideline on Electronic Waste]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Hcv4rZ BAN Intervention Regarding Basel Compliance]<br /> <br /> '''Action Alerts'''<br /> <br /> Action Alert #1 / Acción de alerta #1 / Alerte d'action No. 1<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/32eUyOf Just Two More Ratifications Needed to Ensure a COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Zvwo1B Sólo Dos Ratificaciones Más Para Asegurar La Celebración De La Enmienda BAN COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GEZC5i Plus que deux Ratifications manquent pour garantir l'entrée en vigueur du « Ban Amendment » à la COP14(Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #2 / Acción de alerta #2 / Alerte d'action No. 2<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Kon10b The Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2ZwfAaG Economía Circular Amenazada Por La Guía De Basilea Sobre e-Waste (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2L1htZP L'économie Circulaire Menacée par les Directives Techniques sur le Mouvement Transfrontalier des Déchets Electroniques de la Convention de Bâle (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #3 / Acción de alerta #3 / Alerte d'action No. 3<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYWPR Preventing the Plastic Waste Tsunami: Adopting the Norwegian Proposal at COP14]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GuYUHJ Prevención del Tsunami de Desechos de Material Plástico: Adopción del Protocolo Noruego en COP14 (Español)]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GA4ita Prévenir le Tsunami de Déchets Plastiques: Adopter la Proposition Norvégienne à la COP14 (Français)]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #4<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Gxv2uu New research exposes a crisis in the global trade of &quot;recyclable&quot; plastics]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Action Alert #5<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2GwHYke Highest Level of World's Most Toxic Chemicals Found in African Free-Range Eggs: European E-Waste Dumping a Contributor]<br /> <br /> ==Thirteenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' April 24 - May 5, 2017&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Intervention on TBM Guideline - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on TBM Guideline]]<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 2017.pdf|BAN Intervention on Ship Dismantling]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment.pdf|BAN Intervention on the Entry into Force of the Ban Amendment]]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:BAN and IPEN Views of Basel COP13 15 Apr 2017.pdf|Delegate Alert: BAN and IPEN Quick Views of Basel COP13 20 Apr 2017]]<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert TBM COP13 A4.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Time to Repair the &quot;Repairables Loophole&quot; in the e-Waste Guideline 21 Apr 2017]]<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2017)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 1 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 2 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 3 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 4 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 5 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 7 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 8 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 9 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper 10 May 2017.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]]<br /> <br /> '''Statements'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002).pdf|Statement by BAN on the proposal to allow the recycling of DecaBDE (002)]]<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002).pdf|BAN Intervention on Compliance and Canadian Household Waste Dumping (002)]]<br /> <br /> ==Twelfth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 4-15, 2015&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2015)'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]]] [PDF Download]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all).pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File:Briefing Paper -4- The Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now!.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade .pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper-9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse”.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Basel Interventions'''<br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Guideline and Repair Loophole]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention|CIEL/IPEN Canada waste dump intervention]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment|BAN Intervention on the Basel Ban Amendment]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> *[[Conference of the Parties 12/BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada|BAN/BAN Toxics Compliance Intervention: Illegal Waste Shipment from Canada]]<br /> :– May 9 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/c/c9/Delegate_Alert_2_Letter.pdf Delegate Alert #2: Canada in Breach of its Basel Obligations]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 10 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -3- Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 15 Apr. 2015<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -4- BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13.pdf|Delegate Alert #4: BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 28 Apr. 2015<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts – Spanish'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo.pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo]] [PDF Download] - 07 Apr. 2015<br /> *Delegate Alert #3: Cumpliendo la promesa del Convenio de Basilea – Ratificación de la Enmienda de Prohibición – 10 Apr. 2015 '''Broken link'''<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eleventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' May 3-6, 2013&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Congress Convention Center Updated <br /> <br /> '''BAN Briefing Papers (April 2013):'''<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -1- The Basel Ban- A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -2- Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all)]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -3- Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -4- Basel Ban Amendment- Just Say Now! - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #4: Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -5- European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #5: European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -6- Package Deal- Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -7- Hazardous Waste Recycling- No Justification for Toxic Trade - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade]] [PDF Download]] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -8- Running From Basel- How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -9- Building Toxic Waste Colonies- Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> *[[:File: Briefing Paper -10- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending “Re-use Abuse” - April 2013.pdf|Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *[[:File: Delegate Alert -1- Entry Into Force- Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11! .pdf|Delegate Alert #1: Entry Into Force: Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11!]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -2- Illegal- European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships.pdf|Delegate Alert #2: Illegal: European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert -3- Preventing the Digital Dump- Ending Re-use Abuse.pdf|Delegate Alert #3: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> *[[:File:Delegate Alert Extra- Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste.pdf|Delegate Alert Extra: Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste]] [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Shipbreaking Documents'''<br /> *[[:File:LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING - 12 Dec. 2012.pdf|LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING]] [PDF Download] – 12 Dec. 2012<br /> *[[:File:COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION - 28 Nov. 2013.pdf|COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION]] [PDF Download] – 28 Nov. 2013<br /> *[[:File:A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer - 4 Sept. 2012.pdf|A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer]] [PDF Download] – 4 Sept. 2012<br /> *[[:File:A principled and practical solution for ship recycling - 21 Jan. 2013.pdf|A principled and practical solution for ship recycling]] [PDF Download] – 21 Jan. 2013<br /> <br /> '''Speeches'''<br /> *[[:File:E-Waste Exemption Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|e-Waste Exemption Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:Ships Intervention - 3 May 2013.pdf|Ships Intervention]] [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013<br /> <br /> '''Some Adopted Decisions'''<br /> *[[:File:PACE Decision - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Decision]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> *[[:File:PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment - 9 May 2013.pdf|PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment]] [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Tenth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' October 17-21, 2011&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Cartagena de India, Colombia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Cartagena de Indias Convention Centre (CCCI)<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2011):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: Hong Kong Convention Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements [A4 Format]<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” [A4 Format]<br /> <br /> '''BAN Newspaper'''<br /> <br /> *BAN COP10 Newspaper | ''the four articles below with photos'' - 12 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Press Release'''<br /> *178 Countries Agree to Allow the Ban on Exports of Toxic Wastes to Developing Countries to Become Law – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Interventions'''<br /> *Final Statement / BAN on behalf of the NGOs at COP10 – 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *European Union e-Waste Duplicity - 21 Oct. 2011<br /> *Statement on Basel and Hong Kong Convetions / Shipbreaking - 18 Oct. 2011<br /> *BAN Interventions CLI and Ban Amendment - 17 Oct. 2011<br /> <br /> '''Delegate Alerts'''<br /> *Less than Equivalent - 11 Oct. 2011<br /> *Finally! Waste Prevention Comes to Basel - 09 Oct. 2011<br /> *When a Non-Paper is the Wrong Resource Recovery – Yes, Exploiting Weaker Economies – No - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> *YES to the Country Led Initiative - 26 Sept. 2011<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions'''<br /> *Shipbreaking: Equivalent Level of Control - 4 July 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on e-Waste TBM paper - 10 May 2011<br /> *BAN Comments on CLI - 24 January 2011<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Ninth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' June 23-27, 2008&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place: '''Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Bali International Convention Centre (BICC)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Press Releases:'''<br /> <br /> *United Nations Waste Treaty Postpones Long Awaited Toxic Waste Dumping Ban- 27 June 2008<br /> *Domestic Press Release:EPA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Standard Denounced for Allowing Global Toxic Dumping- 23 June 2008<br /> *International Press Release: U.S. Government OK’s Illegal Trafficking in Hazardous Electronic Waste- 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (June 2008):'''<br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreement<br /> <br /> '''BAN Paper Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Ban Amendment – Entry into Force Country Analysis (June 2008)<br /> <br /> '''BAN Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Speech of Mr. Jim Puckett (Basel Action Network) – World Forum on Waste Management for Human Health and Livelihood – 26 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention on e-Waste – 24 June 2008<br /> *Basel Action Network Intervention Regarding Entry into Force of the BAN Amendment – 24 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Additional Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Summary of NGO Comments on the Kobe 3R Action Plan of the G8 – 26 June 2008<br /> *The NGO Platform’s Green Ship Recycling Standard – Draft 2 – 23 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Toxic waste export harder to control, despite Basel Convention – 1 July 2008<br /> *Fail to agree on banning toxic waste exports at UN conference – 26 June 2008<br /> *Officials: Poor nations can’t manage toxic waste – 26 June 2008<br /> *UN says poverty is fueling trade of hazardous waste exports to poor countries – 26 June 2008<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Eighth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 28 November – 1 December 2006&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Nairobi, Kenya<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report on COP8:'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Action Network Report and Press Statements on the Results of the Eighth Conference of the Parties of the Basel Convention - 2 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> BAN Statement at the Global E-Waste Forum - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Basel E-waste Decision:'''<br /> <br /> *Decision VIII/[ ]: Draft Decision on Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the contact group on draft decisions on environmentally sound management of electronic and electrical waste - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''Nairobi Declaration on E-waste:'''<br /> <br /> *Nairobi Ministerial Declaration on the Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic and Electrical Waste: Submitted by the President of the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties - 1 December 2006, Nairobi<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP8 Newspaper A4 Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *COP8 Newspaper Letter Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)<br /> *Urgent Considerations for Correcting Deficiencies in the Draft Convention on the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships – NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 8 October 2006<br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – Basel Action Network, April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – by the Basel Action Network on behalf of the Global NGO Platform on Shipbreaking, 15 March 2006<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (November 2006):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> <br /> '''BAN Submissions:'''<br /> <br /> *Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26- Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> '''Notable Press Coverage:'''<br /> <br /> *Exported e-waste pollutes Africa – 18 December 2006, St. Louis Post-Dispatch<br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Seventh Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 25-29 October 2004&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Palais des Nations<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP7:'''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 1<br /> *COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 2<br /> *Entry Into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – October 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues – 6 January 2004<br /> *The IMO Guidlines on Ship Recycling Annotated — A Critique – Basel Action Network/Greenpeace, 21 November 2003<br /> *Wireless Waste: Basel Convention’s Next Hazardous Waste Challenge - Basel Action Network, October 2004<br /> <br /> '''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2004):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: Ratifying the Ban Amendment: In the Final Stretch<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: The Shame of Shipping: Breaking with Principle to Break Ships<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running from Basel: Post Treaty Revisionism<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Sixth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 9-13 December 2002&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Geneva, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Palais des Nations&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP6:'''<br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Richard Gutierrez, BAN Policy Advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> :::[[File:banwithveseley3.jpg|350px|caption]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::BAN representatives with Madame Veseley, special rapporteur &lt;br/&gt; on for the United Nations Commission on Human Rights pertaining &lt;br/&gt;to the dumping of toxic waste. Geneva, 12 December 2002.&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::© Basel Action Network&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN REPORT on COP6 – 3 February 2003&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Focus on COPVI<br /> *Press Release: Activists Blast USA for Resuming Export of Naval Ships to Asia<br /> *Action Alert: Stop USA from Dumping Old Naval Vessels on Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: The High Tech Trashing of Asia<br /> *Exporting Harm: Canadian Story<br /> *BAN Briefing Papers:<br /> **Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – March 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – June 2001<br /> **Briefing Paper #4: Celebrating Basel’s First Decade — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #5: The Next POPs Challenge: Appropriate POPs Destruction – May 2001<br /> ** Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties – May 2002<br /> **Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade – March 2002<br /> *Mercury Migration Series: Briefing Papers of the Ban Mercury Working<br /> *Ending Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining – August 2002<br /> *Byproduct Mercury: A Forgotten Source of a Global Poison – August 2002<br /> *The Fish that Feed Us Are Killing Us – August 20<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fifth Conference of the Parties==<br /> '''Time:''' 6-10 December 1999&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Basel, Switzerland&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:''' Convention Center&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Representatives to COP5:''' <br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Ravi Agarwal, of BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Mr. Roger Kluck, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Ms. Carmen G. Gonzalez, legal advisor&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''BAN Report:'''<br /> <br /> BAN Report and Analysis of COP5<br /> <br /> '''BAN/Greenpeace Press Release:'''<br /> <br /> Toxic Waste Treaty Declares Next Decade: No Time for Waste<br /> <br /> '''BAN Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *When Trade is Toxic: The WTO Threat to Public and Planetary Health<br /> *Briefing Paper 4: Celebrating Basel’s 10th Year — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – December 1999 -[Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – April 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Briefing Paper 1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]<br /> *Environmentally Sound Management and the Basel Ban Amendment<br /> <br /> '''Notable Speeches:'''<br /> <br /> *Klaus Toepfer, Executive Secretary of United Nations Environment Programme&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> *Dr. Mostafa K. Tolba, former Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme<br /> :Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> '''Final Texts:'''<br /> <br /> *Next Decade Declaration and Decision &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> *Liability Protocol &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> '''For official reports and conference papers visit the''' Basel Secretariat Website<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Fourth Conference of the Parties==<br /> ''See'' [[Issues for COP4|Issues for COP4]] ''for links''&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Time:''' 23-27 February 1998&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Place:''' Kuching, Malaysia&lt;br/&gt;<br /> '''Venue:'''Riverside Majestic Hotel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BASEL BAN VICTORY AT COP4!&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Final Decision on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP4 Country Performance Reviews&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Provisional Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> BAN Annotated Agenda&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Greenpeace Briefs for COP-4 (links to Greenpeace International’s website)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> COP-4: the Key Issues at a Glance&lt;br/&gt;<br /> How to Identify the Attempts to Undermine the Ban — A Quick Guide &lt;span style=&quot;color:#f03e33&quot;&gt;xx&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Annex VII Amendment Proposals&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/8-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Monaco&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/9-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Israel&lt;br/&gt;<br /> ACP-EU Joint Assembly Resolution&lt;br/&gt;<br /> EU Commission Legal Opinion on Article 11&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Background on Basel Hazardous Waste Definitions&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/2 — Draft Position Paper on Hazard Characterization and Classification of Wastes within the Framework of the Basel Convention&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/3 — Consolidated Lists of Wastes and the Applicable Procedure for Their Review or Adjustment&lt;br/&gt;<br /> UNEP/CHW.4/4 — Wastes Placed on List C Awaiting Classification&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: European Community&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Proposed Amendment: Chile&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Slovenia Letter Proposing their Entry into Annex VII&lt;br/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[#top|Return to Top]]<br /> <br /> ==Subsidiary Meetings==<br /> '''Fourteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 14), June 25 - June 28 2024, Geneva, Switzerland'''<br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5d/BAN_Interventiuon_on_the_e-Waste_Amendments_-_2024.pdf BAN Interventiuon on the e-Waste Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/b/be/BAN_Intervention_on_e-Waste_Technical_Guidelines_-_2024.pdf BAN Intervention on e-Waste Technical Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/4/44/BAN_Plastic_Waste_Amendments_Intervention_-_2024.pdf BAN Plastic Waste Amendments Intervention]<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/4c9NPJU Once Again Basel Must Stand Firm Against Efforts to Remove Basel Competency over Waste Ships]<br /> <br /> :'''Press Releases:'''<br /> *[https://conta.cc/3XJT2E1 Plastic recycling plants receiving exported waste are microplastic factories, experts say]<br /> <br /> :'''Events:'''<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/the-plastic-amendments-are-we-fulfilling-the-promise-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Plastic Waste Trade: A New Colonialist means of Pollution Transfer | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/shipbreaking-revisiting-a-waste-dumping-crisis-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ Shipbreaking: Revisiting a Waste Dumping Crisis | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> *[https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/plastic-waste-trade-a-new-colonialists-means-of-pollution-transfer-basel-oewg-14-side-event/ The Plastic Amendments: Are we fulfilling the Promise? | Basel OEWG-14 Side Event]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Thirteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 13), February 21 - February 23 2023, Geneva, Switzerland'''<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/7/7b/INTERVENTION_Plastics_Failures.pdf RE: Two Failures following Adoption of the Basel Plastics Amendments]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/9/95/INTERVENTION_on_Plastic_Waste_Guidelines.pdf Plastic Waste Guidelines]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/e/e1/INTERVENTION_E-WASTE_GUIDELINE.pdf RE: e-Waste Guideline]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/images/5/5e/INTERVENTION_SAO_PAULO.pdf RE: The Sinking of the São Paulo]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Meeting of ENFORCE Partnership #6, April 11 - April 13 2022, Virtual'''<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:ENFORCE-6-Presentation.pdf|The Plastic Waste Amendments: A Compliance Report Card]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Twelfth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 12), April 4 - April 6 2022, Nairobi, Kenya'''<br /> <br /> :'''Presentations:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:File:OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation.pdf|OEWG 12 Side Event BAN Presentation]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Eleventh meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 11), September 2 - September 6 2018, Geneva, Switzerland'''<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BFn8zQ Delegate Alert #1: Circular Economy Threatened by Basel e-Waste Guidance Document]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2BUnOli Delegate Alert #2: Norwegian Listings: Needed Now to Prevent Plastic Waste Tsunami]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2PiIoxn Delegate Alert #3: Goal: A COP14 Ban Amendment Celebration!]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2LHcmsH Delegate Alert #4: Open Letter from 50 NGOs Around the World]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annex-22FAnnex-9-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (English)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-French-1.pdf Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (French)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Basel-Letter-Amendment-Annexes-2-and-9-Spanish-1.pd Open Letter: Demand that World Governments Adopt Stricter Standards on Plastic Waste Trade (Spanish)]<br /> **[http://www.no-burn.org/wp-content/uploads/Plastic-waste-trade_-Southeast-Asian-countries-restrict-imports-.pdf FACT SHEET on how the waste trade is impacting Southeast Asia]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Pqg508 Delegate Alert #5: Don't Let Weak EU Proposal for POPs Harm Our Children's Health]<br /> *[https://conta.cc/2Mil7K7 Basel OEWG11 Meeting Final Alert]<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_English.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 English]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_Spanish.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 Spanish]<br /> *[http://wiki.ban.org/File:IPEN_and_BAN_Key_Issues_Briefing_Paper_-_OEWG11_French.pdf IPEN and BAN Key Issues Briefing Paper - OEWG11 French]<br /> <br /> :'''Interventions:'''<br /> *[[:File:BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines.pdf|BAN Intervention on the e-Waste Tech Guidelines]]<br /> *[[File:BAN Intervention Norway Proposal.pdf|BAN Intervention Norway Proposal]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Tenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 10), May 30-June 2 2016, Nairobi, Kenya'''<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *[[:file:BANInterventionON_e-Waste_Guideline-2016.pdf|BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN%27s_Facts_%26_Recom%27s_on_TBM_GuidFinal-2016.pdf|BC’s Interim Guideline on Transboundary Movement of e-Waste]]<br /> *[[:file:BAN's-Facts-&amp;-Recom's-on-TBM-GuidFinalEspanol-2016.pdf|Directriz provisional del Convenio de Basilea sobre el movimiento transfronterizo de residuos electrónicos]]<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 9), 16-19 September 2014, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1:Beware Dangerous Exemptions Proposed to Basel Trade Rules for Electronic Waste<br /> *Alert #2: ‘Legal Clarity’ Glossary of Terms Document Not Ready for Adoption<br /> <br /> :'''Briefing Papers:'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - 7 Sept. 2014<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – 7 Sept. 2014<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline<br /> *BAN Intervention of BAN on Legal Clarity<br /> *BAN Intervention / ESM of Ship Dismantling<br /> *Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline Final Plenary<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 8), 25 – 28 September 2012, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> :'''Delegate Alerts:'''<br /> <br /> *Alert #1: Disturbing Manipulation ofthe COP10 ShipbreakingDecision - 17 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #2: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse - 19 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #3: Basel Convention’s Flawed Legal Analysis Could Help Companies Like Trafigura Avoid Prosecution - 22 Sept. 2012<br /> *Alert #4: European Commission Turns its Back on Basel Convention - 24 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Intervention on Legal Analysis - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *STATEMENT by BAN on the Technical Guidelines on the TBM of e-Waste - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> *Intervention on Ship Dismantling - 27 Sept. 2012<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Seventh Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, Switzerland, 10 – 14 May 2010'''<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Interventions:'''<br /> <br /> *BAN’s Concerns over Country Led Initiative<br /> *BAN on the Basel Ban and Article 17.5<br /> *BAN on the IMO Convention not being Equivalent to the Basel Convention<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *Comments on the 5th Draft Technical Guidelines on the Environmentally Sound Management of Mercury Wastes (Jan 2010, UNEP/CHW/OEWG/7/INF/10) — Zero Mercury Working Group – 30 April 2010<br /> *BAN Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian Country Led Initiative (CLI) Documents – 7 May 2010<br /> *BAN Annotated Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian CLI Documents (Part 2) – 7 May 2010<br /> *Side Event Presentation on BAN e-Stewards Certification – May 2010<br /> *Determining “Equivalent Level of Control” as Established under the Basel Convention, NGO Shipbreaking Platform – January 2010<br /> <br /> :'''Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2010):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Sixth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, 3 – 7 September 2007'''<br /> <br /> :'''Papers Distributed:'''<br /> <br /> *New Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs” – September 2007<br /> *BAN Report: JPEPA as a Step in Japan’s Greater Plan to Liberalize Hazardous Waste Trade in Asia- Basel Action Network, 29 August 2007<br /> *BAN Submission: Annotations and Commentary on Japanese Paper Regarding the Draft IMO International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in the Context of Decision VII/26 – Provided to the Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention Nairobi, 25 November – December 1<br /> <br /> :'''BAN Briefing Papers (September 2007):'''<br /> <br /> *Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice<br /> *Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)<br /> *Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban<br /> *Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!<br /> *Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution<br /> *Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade<br /> *Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”<br /> *Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Fifth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 5), Geneva, 3 – 7 April 2006'''<br /> <br /> *A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – April 2006<br /> *Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – March 2006<br /> *Press Release on Draft IMO Convention Critique – March 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2006<br /> *Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – April 2006<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''Fourth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 4), Geneva, 4 – 8 July 2005'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Opening Statement on Shipbreaking – 4 July 2005<br /> *Greenpeace/BAN Final Statement on Ships and Illegal Traffic – Greenpeace/BAN, 8 July 2005<br /> *Obligations and Opportunities for a Mandatory Alternate or Additional Instrument to the Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships – Greenpeace/BAN, 26 May 2005<br /> *BAN Comments on Secretariat Paper on the Environmentally Sound Management of Ships (UNEP/CHW/OEWG/4/6) – 22 June 2005<br /> *Legal Analysis of Letter from Mr. Raja to Ms. Hedegaard regarding the legal application of the Basel Convention to the Kong Frederik IX (aka Riky)- 3 May 2005<br /> **Including: First Letter to Mr. Raja - Second Letter to Mr. Raja<br /> *Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2005<br /> *Basel Non-Compliance Notification Report – April 2005<br /> *Basel Action Network Report on the First Joint ILO/IMO/Basel Convention Working Group – Released June 27, 2005<br /> *Inconsistent: The Problem with the Basel Guidelines on POPs Waste – Released April 2005, International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Third Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 3), Geneva, 26 – 30 April 2004<br /> <br /> *Mobile Toxic Waste: Recent Findings on the Toxicity of End-of-Life mobile phones – 26 April 2004<br /> *Comments on the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 February 2004<br /> *BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues, and the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 January 2004<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> Second Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 2), Geneva, 20 – 24 October 2003<br /> <br /> '''First Meeting of the Committee for Implementation and Compliance. International Environment House, Geneva, 19 October 2003.'''<br /> <br /> '''4th Session of the Legal Working Group, 18-19 January 2002, GenevaFirst Session of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 1), Geneva, 28 April – 2 May 2003.'''<br /> <br /> '''1st Joint Meeting of the Technical Working Group and Legal Working Group, 16-17 January 2002, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *Shipbreaking and the Legal Obligations Under the Basel Convention – 10 January 2002<br /> <br /> '''19th Session of the Technical Working Group, 14-15 January 2002, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on Shipbreaking Guidelines – 10 January 2002<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000(This paper reincluded here as the Secretariat failed to review this paper in preparing their own document on H13)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Richard_Gutierrez.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Richard Gutierrez, Toxics Policy Advisor attending&lt;br/&gt; the 4th Legal Working Group of the Basel Convention, &lt;br/&gt;January 2002. © Basel Action Network<br /> <br /> '''18th Session of the Technical Working Group, 18-20 June, Geneva 3rd Session of Legal Working Group, 21-22 June, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on TWG18 and LWG3 of the Basel Convention – 18-22 June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Report by the ERM on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN Comments on Document B on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001<br /> *BAN/Greenpeace, Primary Concerns for TWG18 – 19 June 2001<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> '''First Continental Conference for Africa on the Environmentally Sound Management of Unwanted Stockpiles of Hazardous Wastes and their Prevention, Rabat, Morocco, 8-12 January 2001'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Meeting Report<br /> *Towards a Policy on Chemical Waste Stockpile Destruction and Transport in Africa: Ensuring Environmentally Sound Management of Existing Chemical Wastes and Stockpiles through the Stockholm, Basel and Bamako Conventions – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> *Vers une politique en matière de destruction et de transport des stocks de déchets chimiques en Afrique: Assurer une gestion écologiquement rationnelle des déchets et stocks chimiques existants, par le biais des Conventions de Stockholm, de Bâle et de Bamako – BAN, 8-12 January 2001<br /> <br /> '''2nd Session of Legal Working Group, 12-13 October, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Comments on the Draft Guidance Elements for Bilateral, Multilateral and Regional Agreements or Arrangements – October 2000<br /> <br /> '''17th Technical Working Group, 9-11 October, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 17th Technical Working Group and 2nd Legal Working Group – October, 2000<br /> *Comments on the Draft Document on the Relationship Between the Basel Convention and the Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) – BAN, October 2000 - [HTML File]<br /> *Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000<br /> *The Basel Ban: The First Step Toward Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Wastes – February 2000<br /> <br /> '''16th Technical Working Group and 1st Session of Legal Working Group, 3-7 April 2000, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *Basel Convention Report on Technical Working Group – 5 April 2000<br /> *Annex to TWG Report (Workplan of TWG) – 5 April 2000<br /> *Provisional Attendees List of Legal Working Group – 7 April 2000<br /> *BAN Comments on the Basel Convention Draft Technical Guideline on the Environmentally Sound Management of Biomedical and Healthcare Waste (Y1; Y2; Y3) – 10 May 2000<br /> <br /> '''10th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Report / 10th Liability Protocol Drafting Meeting – 30 August – 3 September<br /> *Saving the Basel Liability Protocol – 30 August 1999<br /> *Position Paper on Article 23 - 1 September<br /> *Position Paper on Opt-Out for Bilateral, Multilateral Agreements – 31 August<br /> <br /> '''4th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Committee for the Implementation of the Basel Convention'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 4th Basel Implemention Committee Meeting – 21-25 June 1999<br /> <br /> '''9th Session of the Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability, 19-23 April 1999, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the 8th Session / Liability Protocol Drafting – 19-23 April<br /> *Comments on the Draft Liability Protocol, by West Coast Environmental Law and the Basel Action Network – 19 April 1999<br /> <br /> '''15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Joint meeting of the Technical Working Group and the Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts, 12-16 April 1999, Geneva'''<br /> <br /> *BAN Report on the Basel Convention 15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts – 12-16 April<br /> *Comments on Decision IV/8: Regarding Annex VII – 12 April 1999<br /> *Shipbreaking and the Basel Convention — An Analysis – 12 April 1999<br /> *Clinical Waste in Developing Countries – April 1999<br /> *11 Recommendations for Improving Medical Waste Waste Management – April 1999<br /> *11 Recomendaciones Para Mejorar el Manejo de los Residuos Patológicos – April 1999 (Spanish Version)<br /> *11 Recommandations Pour Améliorer La Gestion Des Déchets Bio-médicaux – April 1999 (French Version)<br /> <br /> :::[[File:Subsidiary_Meetings_Ravi_Agarwal.jpg|350px]]&lt;br/&gt;<br /> :::Ravi Agarwal of New Delhi organization Srishti representing &lt;br/&gt;the Basel Action Network at the April 1999 Basel Technical &lt;br/&gt;Working Group Meeting in Geneva.© Basel Action Network</div>

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