Basel Convention Meetings
Contents
- 1 Twelfth Conference of the Parties
- 2 Eleventh Conference of the Parties
- 3 Tenth Conference of the Parties
- 4 Ninth Conference of the Parties
- 5 Eighth Conference of the Parties
- 6 Seventh Conference of the Parties
- 7 Sixth Conference of the Parties
- 8 Fifth Conference of the Parties
- 9 Fourth Conference of the Parties
- 10 Subsidiary Meetings
Twelfth Conference of the Parties
Time: May 4-15, 2015
Place: Geneva, Switzerland
Venue: Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé,
Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2015)
- Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format] [PDF Download]
- Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) [PDF Download] [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban [PDF Download] [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! [PDF Download] [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships [PDF Download] [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution [PDF Download] [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade [PDF Download] [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined [PDF Download] [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements [PDF Download] [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” [PDF Download] [A4 Format]
Basel Interventions
- – May 9 2015
- – May 9 2015
- – May 9 2015
- – May 9 2015
Delegate Alerts
- Delegate Alert #1: Preventing More Dumping of Electronic Waste in Developing Countries [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 07 Apr. 2015
- Delegate Alert #2: Canada in Breach of its Basel Obligations [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 10 Apr. 2015
- Delegate Alert #3: Fulfilling the Promise of the Basel Convention – Ratifying the Ban Amendment [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 15 Apr. 2015
- Delegate Alert #4: BAN presents major new e-Waste film on 5 May, Tuesday night, Room 13 [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 28 Apr. 2015
Delegate Alerts – Spanish
- Delegate Alert #1: Como evitar que aumente el vertido de desechos electrónicos en los países en desarrollo [PDF Download] - 07 Apr. 2015
- Delegate Alert #3: Cumpliendo la promesa del Convenio de Basilea – Ratificación de la Enmienda de Prohibición – 10 Apr. 2015 Broken link
Eleventh Conference of the Parties
Time: May 3-6, 2013
Place: Geneva, Switzerland
Venue: Congress Convention Center Updated
BAN Briefing Papers (April 2013):
- Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [PDF Download] [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) [PDF Download] [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo Basel Ban [PDF Download] [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #4: Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! [PDF Download] [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #5: European Commission Illegally Tries to Sink Basel Convention for End-of- Life Ships [PDF Download] [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution [PDF Download] [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade [PDF Download]] [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined [PDF Download] [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements [PDF Download] [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” [PDF Download] [A4 Format]
Delegate Alerts
- Delegate Alert #1: Entry Into Force: Announce your Intent to Ratify Ban Amendment at COP11! [PDF Download] [A4 Format] – 26 Apr. 2013
- Delegate Alert #2: Illegal: European Commission Cannot Unilaterally Remove Ships [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013
- Delegate Alert #3: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013
- Delegate Alert Extra: Delegates Must Not Allow Basel Exemptions For E-waste [PDF Download] [A4 Format] - 26 Apr. 2013
Shipbreaking Documents
- LEGALITY OF THE EU COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SHIP RECYCLING [PDF Download] – 12 Dec. 2012
- COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION [PDF Download] – 28 Nov. 2013
- A legal analysis by Dr. Ludwig Krämer [PDF Download] – 4 Sept. 2012
- A principled and practical solution for ship recycling [PDF Download] – 21 Jan. 2013
Speeches
- e-Waste Exemption Intervention [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013
- Ships Intervention [PDF Download] - 3 May 2013
Some Adopted Decisions
- PACE Decision [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013
- PACE Guidance on Recycling of Computing Equipment [PDF Download] - 9 May 2013
Tenth Conference of the Parties
Time: October 17-21, 2011
Place: Cartagena de India, Colombia
Venue: Cartagena de Indias Convention Centre (CCCI)
Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2011):
- Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #5: Hong Kong Convention Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements [A4 Format]
- Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” [A4 Format]
BAN Newspaper
- BAN COP10 Newspaper | the four articles below with photos - 12 Oct. 2011
Press Release
- 178 Countries Agree to Allow the Ban on Exports of Toxic Wastes to Developing Countries to Become Law – 21 Oct. 2011
Interventions
- Final Statement / BAN on behalf of the NGOs at COP10 – 21 Oct. 2011
- European Union e-Waste Duplicity - 21 Oct. 2011
- Statement on Basel and Hong Kong Convetions / Shipbreaking - 18 Oct. 2011
- BAN Interventions CLI and Ban Amendment - 17 Oct. 2011
Delegate Alerts
- Less than Equivalent - 11 Oct. 2011
- Finally! Waste Prevention Comes to Basel - 09 Oct. 2011
- When a Non-Paper is the Wrong Resource Recovery – Yes, Exploiting Weaker Economies – No - 26 Sept. 2011
- YES to the Country Led Initiative - 26 Sept. 2011
BAN Submissions
- Shipbreaking: Equivalent Level of Control - 4 July 2011
- BAN Comments on e-Waste TBM paper - 10 May 2011
- BAN Comments on CLI - 24 January 2011
Ninth Conference of the Parties
Time: June 23-27, 2008
Place: Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
Venue: Bali International Convention Centre (BICC)
BAN Press Releases:
- United Nations Waste Treaty Postpones Long Awaited Toxic Waste Dumping Ban- 27 June 2008
- Domestic Press Release:EPA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Standard Denounced for Allowing Global Toxic Dumping- 23 June 2008
- International Press Release: U.S. Government OK’s Illegal Trafficking in Hazardous Electronic Waste- 23 June 2008
Updated BAN Briefing Papers (June 2008):
- Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice
- Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)
- Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban
- Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!
- Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping
- Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution
- Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade
- Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined
- Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?
- Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”
- Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreement
BAN Paper Distributed:
- Basel Convention Ban Amendment – Entry into Force Country Analysis (June 2008)
BAN Speeches:
- Speech of Mr. Jim Puckett (Basel Action Network) – World Forum on Waste Management for Human Health and Livelihood – 26 June 2008
- Basel Action Network Intervention on e-Waste – 24 June 2008
- Basel Action Network Intervention Regarding Entry into Force of the BAN Amendment – 24 June 2008
Additional Papers Distributed:
- Summary of NGO Comments on the Kobe 3R Action Plan of the G8 – 26 June 2008
- The NGO Platform’s Green Ship Recycling Standard – Draft 2 – 23 June 2008
Notable Press Coverage:
- Toxic waste export harder to control, despite Basel Convention – 1 July 2008
- Fail to agree on banning toxic waste exports at UN conference – 26 June 2008
- Officials: Poor nations can’t manage toxic waste – 26 June 2008
- UN says poverty is fueling trade of hazardous waste exports to poor countries – 26 June 2008
For official reports and conference papers visit the Basel Secretariat Website
Eighth Conference of the Parties
Time: 28 November – 1 December 2006
Place: Nairobi, Kenya
BAN Report on COP8:
- 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
BAN Statement at the Global E-Waste Forum - 1 December 2006, Nairobi
Basel E-waste Decision:
- 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
Nairobi Declaration on E-waste:
- 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
BAN Papers Distributed:
- COP8 Newspaper A4 Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)
- COP8 Newspaper Letter Version (Print this document on single sided paper and put in correct page order)
- 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
- 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
- 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
Updated BAN Briefing Papers (November 2006):
- Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice
- Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)
- Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban
- Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!
- Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution
- Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined
- Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”
BAN Submissions:
- 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
Notable Press Coverage:
- Exported e-waste pollutes Africa – 18 December 2006, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
For official reports and conference papers visit the Basel Secretariat Website
Seventh Conference of the Parties
Time: 25-29 October 2004
Place: Geneva, Switzerland
Venue: Palais des Nations
BAN Representatives to COP7:
Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat
BAN Papers Distributed:
- COP7 Advance Briefing
- COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 1
- COP7 Advance Briefing Supplement 2
- Entry Into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – October 2004
- BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues – 6 January 2004
- The IMO Guidlines on Ship Recycling Annotated — A Critique – Basel Action Network/Greenpeace, 21 November 2003
- Wireless Waste: Basel Convention’s Next Hazardous Waste Challenge - Basel Action Network, October 2004
Updated BAN Briefing Papers (October 2004):
- Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice
- Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)
- Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban
- Briefing Paper #4: Ratifying the Ban Amendment: In the Final Stretch
- Briefing Paper #5: The Shame of Shipping: Breaking with Principle to Break Ships
- Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties
- Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade
- Briefing Paper #8: Running from Basel: Post Treaty Revisionism
For official reports and conference papers visit the Basel Secretariat Website
Sixth Conference of the Parties
Time: 9-13 December 2002
Place: Geneva, Switzerland
Venue:Palais des Nations
BAN Representatives to COP6:
Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat
Mr. Ravi Agarwal, BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi
Mr. Richard Gutierrez, BAN Policy Advisor
BAN REPORT on COP6 – 3 February 2003
BAN Papers Distributed:
- Focus on COPVI
- Press Release: Activists Blast USA for Resuming Export of Naval Ships to Asia
- Action Alert: Stop USA from Dumping Old Naval Vessels on Asia
- Exporting Harm: The High Tech Trashing of Asia
- Exporting Harm: Canadian Story
- BAN Briefing Papers:
- Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – May 2002
- Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – March 2002
- Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – June 2001
- Briefing Paper #4: Celebrating Basel’s First Decade — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – May 2002
- Briefing Paper #5: The Next POPs Challenge: Appropriate POPs Destruction – May 2001
- Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal to Fight Pollution: Ratifying the 4 Toxics Treaties – May 2002
- Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade – March 2002
- Mercury Migration Series: Briefing Papers of the Ban Mercury Working
- Ending Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining – August 2002
- Byproduct Mercury: A Forgotten Source of a Global Poison – August 2002
- The Fish that Feed Us Are Killing Us – August 20
For official reports and conference papers visit the Basel Secretariat Website
Fifth Conference of the Parties
Time: 6-10 December 1999
Place: Basel, Switzerland
Venue: Convention Center
BAN Representatives to COP5:
Mr. Jim Puckett, Coordinator of BAN Secretariat
Mr. Ravi Agarwal, of BAN member organization Srishti, New Delhi
Mr. Roger Kluck, legal advisor
Ms. Carmen G. Gonzalez, legal advisor
BAN Report:
BAN Report and Analysis of COP5
BAN/Greenpeace Press Release:
Toxic Waste Treaty Declares Next Decade: No Time for Waste
BAN Papers Distributed:
- When Trade is Toxic: The WTO Threat to Public and Planetary Health
- Briefing Paper 4: Celebrating Basel’s 10th Year — Ratifying the Ban Amendment – December 1999 -[Acrobat PDF Version]
- Briefing Paper 3: Annex VII Expansion? — An Ignoble Attempt to Undo the Basel Ban – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]
- Briefing Paper 2: Why the US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all) – April 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]
- Briefing Paper 1: The Basel Ban — A Triumph of Global Environmental Justice – Updated December 1999 - [Acrobat PDF Version]
- Environmentally Sound Management and the Basel Ban Amendment
Notable Speeches:
- Klaus Toepfer, Executive Secretary of United Nations Environment Programme
- Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)
- Dr. Mostafa K. Tolba, former Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme
- Audio Version (Thanks to IISD)
Final Texts:
- Next Decade Declaration and Decision xx
- Liability Protocol xx
For official reports and conference papers visit the Basel Secretariat Website
Fourth Conference of the Parties
See Issues for COP4 for links
Time: 23-27 February 1998
Place: Kuching, Malaysia
Venue:Riverside Majestic Hotel
BASEL BAN VICTORY AT COP4!
Final Decision on Annex VII
COP4 Country Performance Reviews
Provisional Agenda
BAN Annotated Agenda
Greenpeace Briefs for COP-4 (links to Greenpeace International’s website)
COP-4: the Key Issues at a Glance
How to Identify the Attempts to Undermine the Ban — A Quick Guide xx
Annex VII Amendment Proposals
Background on Annex VII
UNEP/CHW.4/8-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Monaco
UNEP/CHW.4/9-Amendment of the Basel Convention — Proposal of Israel
ACP-EU Joint Assembly Resolution
EU Commission Legal Opinion on Article 11
Hazardous Waste Definitions
Background on Basel Hazardous Waste Definitions
UNEP/CHW.4/2 — Draft Position Paper on Hazard Characterization and Classification of Wastes within the Framework of the Basel Convention
UNEP/CHW.4/3 — Consolidated Lists of Wastes and the Applicable Procedure for Their Review or Adjustment
UNEP/CHW.4/4 — Wastes Placed on List C Awaiting Classification
Proposed Amendment: European Community
Proposed Amendment: Chile
Slovenia Letter Proposing their Entry into Annex VII
Subsidiary Meetings
Tenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 10), May 30-June 2 2016, Nairobi, Kenya
- Delegate Alerts:
- Alert #1:Beware Dangerous Exemptions Proposed to Basel Trade Rules for Electronic Waste
- Alert #2: ‘Legal Clarity’ Glossary of Terms Document Not Ready for Adoption
- Briefing Papers:
- Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - 7 Sept. 2014
- Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - 7 Sept. 2014
- Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban - 7 Sept. 2014
- Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! - 7 Sept. 2014
- Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships - 7 Sept. 2014
- Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - 7 Sept. 2014
- Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade - 7 Sept. 2014
- Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined – 7 Sept. 2014
- Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - 7 Sept. 2014
- Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – 7 Sept. 2014
- Papers Distributed:
- BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline
- BAN Intervention of BAN on Legal Clarity
- BAN Intervention / ESM of Ship Dismantling
- Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline Final Plenary
Ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 9), 16-19 September 2014, Geneva
- Delegate Alerts:
- Alert #1:Beware Dangerous Exemptions Proposed to Basel Trade Rules for Electronic Waste
- Alert #2: ‘Legal Clarity’ Glossary of Terms Document Not Ready for Adoption
- Briefing Papers:
- Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice - 7 Sept. 2014
- Briefing Paper #2: Why the US Must Ratify the Basel Convention together with the Ban Amendment (or not at all) - 7 Sept. 2014
- Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban - 7 Sept. 2014
- Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Just Say Now! - 7 Sept. 2014
- Briefing Paper #5: European Union Illegally Scuttles Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships - 7 Sept. 2014
- Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution - 7 Sept. 2014
- Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade - 7 Sept. 2014
- Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined – 7 Sept. 2014
- Briefing Paper #9: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements - 7 Sept. 2014
- Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – 7 Sept. 2014
- Papers Distributed:
- BAN Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline
- BAN Intervention of BAN on Legal Clarity
- BAN Intervention / ESM of Ship Dismantling
- Intervention of BAN on e-Waste Guideline Final Plenary
Eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 8), 25 – 28 September 2012, Geneva
- Delegate Alerts:
- Alert #1: Disturbing Manipulation ofthe COP10 ShipbreakingDecision - 17 Sept. 2012
- Alert #2: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending Re-use Abuse - 19 Sept. 2012
- Alert #3: Basel Convention’s Flawed Legal Analysis Could Help Companies Like Trafigura Avoid Prosecution - 22 Sept. 2012
- Alert #4: European Commission Turns its Back on Basel Convention - 24 Sept. 2012
- Papers Distributed:
- BAN Intervention on Legal Analysis - 27 Sept. 2012
- STATEMENT by BAN on the Technical Guidelines on the TBM of e-Waste - 27 Sept. 2012
- Intervention on Ship Dismantling - 27 Sept. 2012
Seventh Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, Switzerland, 10 – 14 May 2010
- BAN Interventions:
- BAN’s Concerns over Country Led Initiative
- BAN on the Basel Ban and Article 17.5
- BAN on the IMO Convention not being Equivalent to the Basel Convention
- Papers Distributed:
- 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
- BAN Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian Country Led Initiative (CLI) Documents – 7 May 2010
- BAN Annotated Comments on Three Swiss-Indonesian CLI Documents (Part 2) – 7 May 2010
- Side Event Presentation on BAN e-Stewards Certification – May 2010
- Determining “Equivalent Level of Control” as Established under the Basel Convention, NGO Shipbreaking Platform – January 2010
- Updated BAN Briefing Papers (May 2010):
- Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice
- Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)
- Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban
- Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!
- Briefing Paper #5: UN Failure: IMO Ship Scrap Treaty Legalizes Toxic Ship Dumping
- Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution
- Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade
- Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined
- Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?
- Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”
- Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”
Sixth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 6), Geneva, 3 – 7 September 2007
- Papers Distributed:
- New Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs” – September 2007
- BAN Report: JPEPA as a Step in Japan’s Greater Plan to Liberalize Hazardous Waste Trade in Asia- Basel Action Network, 29 August 2007
- 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
- BAN Briefing Papers (September 2007):
- Briefing Paper #1: The Basel Ban: A Triumph for Global Environmental Justice
- Briefing Paper #2: The US Must Ratify the Entire Basel Convention (or not at all)
- Briefing Paper #3: Annex VII Expansion? – Say ‘No’ to Attempts to Undo the Basel Ban
- Briefing Paper #4: The Basel Ban Amendment: Entry Into Force = Now!
- Briefing Paper #6: Package Deal: Four Treaties to Fight Pollution
- Briefing Paper #7: Hazardous Waste Recycling: No Justification for Toxic Trade
- Briefing Paper #8: Running From Basel: How the Convention is Deliberately Undermined
- Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade?
- Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse”
- Briefing Paper #11: Building Toxic Waste Colonies: Japan’s “JEPAs”
Fifth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 5), Geneva, 3 – 7 April 2006
- A Call for an Interpretation of Article 17 by the Parties for Rapid Entry into Force of the Basel Ban Amendment – April 2006
- Critique of Draft I.M.O. “International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships” – March 2006
- Press Release on Draft IMO Convention Critique – March 2006
- Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2006
- Briefing Paper #10: Preventing the Digital Dump: Ending “Re-use Abuse” – April 2006
Fourth Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 4), Geneva, 4 – 8 July 2005
- BAN Opening Statement on Shipbreaking – 4 July 2005
- Greenpeace/BAN Final Statement on Ships and Illegal Traffic – Greenpeace/BAN, 8 July 2005
- Obligations and Opportunities for a Mandatory Alternate or Additional Instrument to the Basel Convention for End-of-Life Ships – Greenpeace/BAN, 26 May 2005
- BAN Comments on Secretariat Paper on the Environmentally Sound Management of Ships (UNEP/CHW/OEWG/4/6) – 22 June 2005
- 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
- Including: First Letter to Mr. Raja - Second Letter to Mr. Raja
- Briefing Paper #9: The 3R Initiative: A Mask for Toxic Trade? – April 2005
- Basel Non-Compliance Notification Report – April 2005
- Basel Action Network Report on the First Joint ILO/IMO/Basel Convention Working Group – Released June 27, 2005
- Inconsistent: The Problem with the Basel Guidelines on POPs Waste – Released April 2005, International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)
Third Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 3), Geneva, 26 – 30 April 2004
- Mobile Toxic Waste: Recent Findings on the Toxicity of End-of-Life mobile phones – 26 April 2004
- Comments on the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 February 2004
- BAN Comments and Proposals for Resolving Basel Convention Shipbreaking Issues, and the Analysis of Issues Related to Annex VII (Phase II) – 6 January 2004
Second Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 2), Geneva, 20 – 24 October 2003
First Meeting of the Committee for Implementation and Compliance. International Environment House, Geneva, 19 October 2003.
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.
1st Joint Meeting of the Technical Working Group and Legal Working Group, 16-17 January 2002, Geneva
- Shipbreaking and the Legal Obligations Under the Basel Convention – 10 January 2002
19th Session of the Technical Working Group, 14-15 January 2002, Geneva
- BAN Comments on Shipbreaking Guidelines – 10 January 2002
- 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)
18th Session of the Technical Working Group, 18-20 June, Geneva 3rd Session of Legal Working Group, 21-22 June, Geneva
- BAN Report on TWG18 and LWG3 of the Basel Convention – 18-22 June 2001
- BAN Comments on Report by the ERM on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001
- BAN Comments on Document B on Part II of the Study on Implementation of Decision IV/8 – June 2001
- BAN/Greenpeace, Primary Concerns for TWG18 – 19 June 2001
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
- BAN Meeting Report
- 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
- 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
2nd Session of Legal Working Group, 12-13 October, Geneva
- BAN Comments on the Draft Guidance Elements for Bilateral, Multilateral and Regional Agreements or Arrangements – October 2000
17th Technical Working Group, 9-11 October, Geneva
- BAN Report on the 17th Technical Working Group and 2nd Legal Working Group – October, 2000
- 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]
- Hazardous Characteristic H13 – Its Meaning and Importance to the Basel Convention – 23 June 2000
- The Basel Ban: The First Step Toward Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Wastes – February 2000
16th Technical Working Group and 1st Session of Legal Working Group, 3-7 April 2000, Geneva
- Basel Convention Report on Technical Working Group – 5 April 2000
- Annex to TWG Report (Workplan of TWG) – 5 April 2000
- Provisional Attendees List of Legal Working Group – 7 April 2000
- 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
10th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Group of Legal and Technical Experts to Consider and Develop a Draft Protocol on Liability
- BAN Report / 10th Liability Protocol Drafting Meeting – 30 August – 3 September
- Saving the Basel Liability Protocol – 30 August 1999
- Position Paper on Article 23 - 1 September
- Position Paper on Opt-Out for Bilateral, Multilateral Agreements – 31 August
4th Session of the Open-Ended Ad Hoc Committee for the Implementation of the Basel Convention
- BAN Report on the 4th Basel Implemention Committee Meeting – 21-25 June 1999
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
- BAN Report on the 8th Session / Liability Protocol Drafting – 19-23 April
- Comments on the Draft Liability Protocol, by West Coast Environmental Law and the Basel Action Network – 19 April 1999
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
- BAN Report on the Basel Convention 15th Technical Working Group and 2nd Consultative Sub-Group of Legal and Technical Experts – 12-16 April
- Comments on Decision IV/8: Regarding Annex VII – 12 April 1999
- Shipbreaking and the Basel Convention — An Analysis – 12 April 1999
- Clinical Waste in Developing Countries – April 1999
- 11 Recommendations for Improving Medical Waste Waste Management – April 1999
- 11 Recomendaciones Para Mejorar el Manejo de los Residuos Patológicos – April 1999 (Spanish Version)
- 11 Recommandations Pour Améliorer La Gestion Des Déchets Bio-médicaux – April 1999 (French Version)