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FILE NAME : Ch_XXVII_3 a)

VOLUME : VOL-2

CHAPTER : Chapter XXVII ENVIRONMENT

TITLE : 3.a. Amendment to the Basel Convention on the Control of

Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal,

Geneva, 22 September 1995.

UNITED NAT I ONS NATIONS UN I ES (XXVII.' 01

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C . Nl 4 56.199S.TREATIES~1 (Depositary Notification )

BASEL CONVENTION ON THE CONTROL OF TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS OF HAZARDOUS WASTES AND THEIR DISPOSAL

CONCLUDED AT BASEL ON 22 MARCH 1989

ADOPTION OF AN AMENDMENT

TRANSMISSION OF CERTIFIED TRUE COPIES

The Secretary-General of the United Nat i ons, acting in his

capaci t y as depositary, communicates the f ollowing;

By decisicn 111/1, of 22 September 1995, the Third ~eeting of

the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the above Convention,

which took place in Geneva fro:n 18 to 22 september 1995, adopted an

Amendment to tr.e Convention.

In accordance with article 17(5) of the Convention, this

amendment shall enter into force between Parties who have accepted it

on the nin!:!tieth day after the receipt by the depositary of their

i nstrument of ratification, approval, formal confirmation or

acceptar.ce by at least three-fourths of the Parties who accepted the

amendment.

A certified true copy of the adopted amendment in the six

languages of its conclusion, is transmitted herewith as an annex

to t h is notification.

Attention :

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t:'.N. 456 .1995. TREATIES-l (NotiEication depositaire)

CONVENTION DE BAL'C: SUR LE CCNTROLE DES !-tOWE"lENTS T~-';;FRONTIERES DE D::CHETS DANGEREUX ET DE LEUR ELIMINATION

CONCLUE A. BALE LE 22 ,,~S 1989

ADOPTION O'ON l\MENDE~IENT

TRANSMISSIGN DES EXEMPLAIRE:S CERTIFIES CONf'ORMES

Le Secretaire general de l'Organisation des Nations' Unies.

agissant en sa qualite de depositaire, co~munique :

Par Decision Ill/I, en date du 22 s ep tembre 1995, la trcisieme

reunion de la Conference des Parties contractantes a la Convention

susmentior.nee tenue a Geneve, du IS au 22 Beptembre ~995, a adopte un

amendement a la Convention.

Conformement a l'article 17 (5) de la Convention, l'amendement

entrera en vigueur entre les Parties l'ayant accepte le

quatre~vingt-dixierr,e jour apres que le depositaire a rer;u leur

instrument de ratification, d'approbation, de confirmation formelle

ou d'acceptation par l es trois quarts au ~oir.s des Parties l'ayant

accepte.

On trouvera en annexe a cette notification un exemplaire certifie

conforme de l'amendement adopte, dans les six langues de sa

conclusion,

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Amendment to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transhoundary ~lovements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal.

adopted at the Third Heeting of the Conference of the Punier. at Ceneva on 22 September 1995

Inscrt new prea..'nhu\ar paca:;raph 7 his:

"Rccognizing that tIa.!J.sbou!ldu)' mOVl:llleots ef h:!.Z2.:dous wastc~, es?:cially to d~vl!\oping countries, have a high risk efoot constituting il..1 environmentally sou:.:i rr.~.at:ernen: of hnl<\rdou~ was-cs tl:i required by this Convention".

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2 . E~ch P~""ty listed i..'J A.Y,~~ VU sb31l ph:!.S~ out by 31 Dece;:::b~: 1 ~97 , end pro!libir e.s co: Cl;;.: ~t:1 cll tr~sboua.da.ry movemeots of hau.r:io'.!) wast~s ur.c~: Articl~ 1 (i) (o:!.) of th: Conv~ntioo. which <lU de.."tincd for op~("J.:icns e:.::ording to ;..t.:~ IV B to States no: listed in Anne;( VU. Suco uansbounda ... y I!lovcmC:l~ sh=l! M: b: prohibited ~ess th:; w~ .. :ites b qu::srio:\ a:~ cC!L"'Utcnzcd 0!.3 h~d::!1.!i \!T,de: th: Co:.·.·:r:tion ."

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Amendement a la Convention de Bale sur le controlE des mouvements transfrantieres de dechets dangeri:l!:':

et de leur elimination, adoptc a la tt:oisiem.:: reunion de 1n Cont€,I"encc:: dH ~,,"tics

a Genev~ le 22 septcmbre 1995

Insere= le nouvel alin~a 7 bis clans le pream~ule

"conscients que leg mouve:nents transfrontieres de d.€!ch!:ts c.angereux, notamment vers les pays en developpement, risquent fort c'etre inco~patibles avec une 925tion ~cologiquement rationnelle de ces dechets, ce qU'exige la presente Convention . "

Inserer le nouvel article 4~ :

"1. Chacune des Parties enumerees a I'annexe VII interdira tous les mouvements transfrontieres de dechets dangereux vers des ttats non ~num~r~s a l'ann~xe VII lorsque ces dechets doiv~~t fa ire l'abjet d'opi!;rations visees a I'annexe IV t: ..

2. Chacune des Parties enumerees a l' annexe VII devr~ a':oir eli~ine pragressivement au 31 decembre 1997 et interdire a pa::-tir de cette date taus 1es mouve:nents transfronti.eres de c.f:h~ts dangereux relevant d~ I' article 1 i) a) C~ la Conve:,:-:ion vers d~s ftats non enu ... ~res a l'ann2;.(e VII, lo::-sq...:e ces dec;;e-:s daiv2:1t faire l'objet d'op2::-ations visees a l'annexe IV 8. Le:; r.1o'.lve:';'lents transfrontier.:::s cia ce typ:. ne sero:"lt in:~::cits q:.!2 si ces ciecnets SO:"lt cl2finis car.:.,e dangereuz par la Cc:":;e:".-:io:" .. '·

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Enmienda a1 Gonvenio dQ Basilea sabre el Control de 105 movirnientos transfrontcrizos de 105 desechos peligrosos

y su elininaci6n, adoptada a la tercera reunion de. la Confcrencia de If.s Panes

en Ginebra el 22 de septiembre de 1995

Insertesc un n'.le:'.o parrafo 7 bis del prea:n!:>ula:

"P.econaciencio que 105 T:lOVinli.en':.o5 transfronterioz.os d;, deseehos peli.gros~sl esoecialmente hac in 105 naises en desarrollo, e~cierran un alt~ r1e590 de no c~nsti.tuir el manejo a~ientaln~mte racion=.l y eficiente de 105 dasechos paligrosos que se prece?':.ua en el conv2;"1io."

lns!::tese un nuevo articulo ~ ~:

"1. Cadi!. una de las partes enu:r.eradas en el anezo VI! debera pro~ibi.r toda r.lo';imiento tansfronterizo de dasechos p':!ligrosos q'.J2 esten de5tinados alas o?eraciones previstas en el ane~:o IV ;'./ haeia 105 ES':a::los n;:,

e:lI.::7,eracbs en el aneKO VII.

2. Ceda una de las partes e;":\.:,,,eradas e;). el ane:·:o \'!! deber€!. inte::-n:::I?ir gre.dua.lr..e~te hasta el 31 de dicie±lre de 1997 y prohibir desd~ ese. fecha en c.del.2.nte to::l.os 105 no\· irni.entos tr.2.nsfro:'\te::iz ~5 de deseeilos paUg::oso5 co;).te:7:?lado5 en el apartacio a) eel in::i50 i) c-::l articulo 1 eel CO:1'.-O!ni.o ql..:e esteo desti..nados alas o?eraCiO;i'2S previst;.:; E::1 el ane;-:o !V B

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