Units: Year of ratification, unless labeled as signed only
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| Environmental Governance and Institutions — Multilateral Agreements Status: Basel Convention (hazardous waste trade) Units: Year of ratification, unless labeled as signed only |
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| Afghanistan | AFG | signed only (1989) |
| Albania | ALB | 1999 |
| Algeria | DZA | 1998 |
| Andorra | AND | 1999 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | ATG | 1993 |
| Argentina | ARG | 1991 |
| Armenia | ARM | 1999 |
| Australia | AUS | 1992 |
| Austria | AUT | 1993 |
| Azerbaijan | AZE | 2001 |
| Bahamas | BHS | 1992 |
| Bahrain | BHR | 1992 |
| Bangladesh | BGD | 1993 |
| Barbados | BRB | 1995 |
| Belarus | BLR | 1999 |
| Belgium | BEL | 1993 |
| Belize | BLZ | 1997 |
| Benin | BEN | 1997 |
| Bhutan | BTN | 2002 |
| Bolivia | BOL | 1996 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | BIH | 2001 |
| Botswana | BWA | 1998 |
| Brazil | BRA | 1992 |
| Brunei Darussalam | BRN | 2002 |
| Bulgaria | BGR | 1996 |
| Burkina Faso | BFA | 1999 |
| Burundi | BDI | 1997 |
| Cambodia | KHM | 2001 |
| Cameroon | CMR | 2001 |
| Canada | CAN | 1992 |
| Cape Verde | CPV | 1999 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | CIV | 1994 |
| Central African Rep | CAF | 2006 |
| Chad | TCD | 2004 |
| Chile | CHL | 1992 |
| China | CHN | 1991 |
| Colombia | COL | 1996 |
| Comoros | COM | 1994 |
| Congo, Dem Rep | COD | 1994 |
| Cook Islands | COK | 2004 |
| Costa Rica | CRI | 1995 |
| Croatia | HRV | 1994 |
| Cuba | CUB | 1994 |
| Cyprus | CYP | 1992 |
| Czech Rep | CZE | 1993 |
| Denmark | DNK | 1994 |
| Djibouti | DJI | 2002 |
| Dominica | DMA | 1998 |
| Dominican Rep | DOM | 2000 |
| Ecuador | ECU | 1993 |
| Egypt | EGY | 1993 |
| El Salvador | SLV | 1991 |
| Equatorial Guinea | GNQ | 2003 |
| Eritrea | ERI | 2005 |
| Estonia | EST | 1992 |
| Ethiopia | ETH | 2000 |
| Finland | FIN | 1991 |
| France | FRA | 1991 |
| Gambia | GMB | 1997 |
| Georgia | GEO | 1999 |
| Germany | DEU | 1995 |
| Ghana | GHA | 2003 |
| Greece | GRC | 1994 |
| Guatemala | GTM | 1995 |
| Guinea | GIN | 1995 |
| Guinea-Bissau | GNB | 2005 |
| Guyana | GUY | 2001 |
| Haiti | HTI | signed only (1989) |
| Honduras | HND | 1995 |
| Hungary | HUN | 1990 |
| Iceland | ISL | 1995 |
| India | IND | 1992 |
| Indonesia | IDN | 1993 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep | IRN | 1993 |
| Ireland | IRL | 1994 |
| Israel | ISR | 1994 |
| Italy | ITA | 1994 |
| Jamaica | JAM | 2003 |
| Japan | JPN | 1993 |
| Jordan | JOR | 1989 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ | 2003 |
| Kenya | KEN | 2000 |
| Kiribati | KIR | 2000 |
| Korea, Rep | KOR | 1994 |
| Kuwait | KWT | 1993 |
| Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | 1996 |
| Latvia | LVA | 1992 |
| Lebanon | LBN | 1994 |
| Lesotho | LSO | 2000 |
| Liberia | LBR | 2004 |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | LBY | 2001 |
| Liechtenstein | LIE | 1992 |
| Lithuania | LTU | 1999 |
| Luxembourg | LUX | 1994 |
| Macedonia, FYR | MKD | 1997 |
| Madagascar | MDG | 1999 |
| Malawi | MWI | 1994 |
| Malaysia | MYS | 1993 |
| Maldives | MDV | 1992 |
| Mali | MLI | 2000 |
| Malta | MLT | 2000 |
| Marshall Islands | MHL | 2003 |
| Mauritania | MRT | 1996 |
| Mauritius | MUS | 1992 |
| Mexico | MEX | 1991 |
| Micronesia, Fed States | FSM | 1995 |
| Moldova, Rep | MDA | 1998 |
| Monaco | MCO | 1992 |
| Mongolia | MNG | 1997 |
| Montenegro | MNE | 2006 |
| Morocco | MAR | 1995 |
| Mozambique | MOZ | 1997 |
| Namibia | NAM | 1995 |
| Nauru | NRU | 2001 |
| Nepal | NPL | 1996 |
| Netherlands | NLD | 1993 |
| New Zealand | NZL | 1994 |
| Nicaragua | NIC | 1997 |
| Niger | NER | 1998 |
| Nigeria | NGA | 1991 |
| Norway | NOR | 1990 |
| Oman | OMN | 1995 |
| Pakistan | PAK | 1994 |
| Panama | PAN | 1991 |
| Papua New Guinea | PNG | 1995 |
| Paraguay | PRY | 1995 |
| Peru | PER | 1993 |
| Philippines | PHL | 1993 |
| Poland | POL | 1992 |
| Portugal | PRT | 1994 |
| Qatar | QAT | 1995 |
| Romania | ROU | 1991 |
| Russian Federation | RUS | 1995 |
| Rwanda | RWA | 2004 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | KNA | 1994 |
| Samoa | WSM | 2002 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | 1990 |
| Senegal | SEN | 1992 |
| Serbia | SRB | 2000 |
| Seychelles | SYC | 1993 |
| Singapore | SGP | 1996 |
| Slovakia | SVK | 1993 |
| Slovenia | SVN | 1993 |
| South Africa | ZAF | 1994 |
| Spain | ESP | 1994 |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | 1992 |
| St. Lucia | LCA | 1993 |
| St. Vincent & Grenadines | VCT | 1996 |
| Sudan | SDN | 2006 |
| Swaziland | SWZ | 2005 |
| Sweden | SWE | 1991 |
| Switzerland | CHE | 1990 |
| Syrian Arab Rep | SYR | 1992 |
| Tanzania | TZA | 1993 |
| Thailand | THA | 1997 |
| Togo | TGO | 2004 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | 1994 |
| Tunisia | TUN | 1995 |
| Turkey | TUR | 1994 |
| Turkmenistan | TKM | 1996 |
| Uganda | UGA | 1999 |
| Ukraine | UKR | 1999 |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | 1992 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | 1994 |
| United States | USA | signed only (1990) |
| Uruguay | URY | 1991 |
| Uzbekistan | UZB | 1996 |
| Venezuela | VEN | 1998 |
| Viet Nam | VNM | 1995 |
| Yemen | YEM | 1996 |
| Zambia | ZMB | 1994 |
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| Secretariat of the Basel Convention, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). 2006. List of Parties and Signatories. Geneva: Secretariat of the Basel Convention. Available online at: http://www.basel.int/ratif/frsetmain.php. |
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