Communications

The communications and letters sent by the Secretariat to Parties and other stakeholders are posted and maintained on this page, as a source of information.

 

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Items: 155       
11/25/2024Invitation to submit comments on the draft work programme for 2026-2027 of the Committee administering the mechanism for promoting implementation and compliance of the Basel Convention  320.81 K   
11/15/2024Elections during the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, the twelfth of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, and the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (Geneva, Switzerland, from 28 April to 9 May 2025): invitation for nominations by 1 February 2025  1.02 MB   
10/25/2024Revised proposal to amend paragraph 2 of Article 6 of the Basel Convention to be considered by the Conference of the Parties at its seventeenth meeting370.32 K 335.3 K 265.78 K 326.71 K 350.8 K 305.64 K
10/25/2024Revised amendment proposals on Annex IV to the Basel Convention to be considered by the Conference of the Parties at its seventeenth meeting432.83 K 517.27 K 277.81 K 368.43 K 387.43 K 300.57 K
9/27/2024Early notification about the 2025 meetings of the COPs to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions  272.63 K   
7/23/2024Follow-up to the invitations to provide written comments at the fourteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (Geneva, 25 to 28 June 2024)  325.75 K   
4/30/2024Invitation to provide information to facilitate the inclusion of waste covered by the Basel Convention in the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System  342.94 K   
4/19/2024Call for comments by 3 June 2024 from the small intersessional working group on the strategic framework for the implementation of the Basel Convention and the small intersessional working group to improve the functioning of the prior informed consent procedure, in preparation for the fourteenth meeting of the Basel Convention Open-ended Working Group  205.06 K   
1/23/2024Review of Annexes I, III and IV to the Basel Convention – Invitation for comments by 11 March 2024  869.06 K   
6/5/2023Call for information in follow-up to the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (1-12 May 2023)  454.58 K 396.08 K  391.51 K
3/15/2023Follow-up to the invitations to provide written comments at the thirteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (Geneva, 21 to 23 February 2023) – Part II  355.26 K   
1/24/2023Tentative schedule of work, theme and side events at the 2023 meetings of the conferences of the Parties  382.82 K   
12/20/2022Proposal by the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to amend the memorandums of understandings between the respective conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions and the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme and, for the Rotterdam Convention, the Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations  1.01 MB   
12/19/2022Elections during the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, and the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (Geneva, Switzerland, from 1 to 12 May 2023): invitation for nominations by 1 March 2023  563.19 K   
11/26/2022Invitation to submit comments in follow up to the fifteenth meeting of the Implementation and Compliance Committee (14-18 November 2022, Geneva)  334.21 K   
9/19/2022Review of Annexes I and III: Invitation for comments by 17 October 2022 on [draft] recommended options for possible amendments to Annexes I and III to the Convention as well as on whether de minimis concentration values, concentration limit values and cut-off values should be established in Annex III to the Basel Convention  1.19 MB   
8/17/2022Change in venue and dates of the 2023 meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions  630.17 K   
6/28/2022Call for information in follow-up to the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (face-to-face segment, 6-17 June 2022)  381.5 K 345.6 K  367.12 K
5/11/20222022 Segment of the meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions  476.73 K   
4/19/2022Follow-up to the invitations to provide written comments in follow up the face-to-face segment of the twelfth meeting of the Open-ended Working group (Nairobi, 4-6 April 2022)  163.08 K 216.24 K  214.63 K
11/18/2021Consultation with Parties on the allocation of savings made during biennium 2020-2021 owing to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions  508.76 K 594.45 K  467.7 K
8/5/2021Call for information in follow-up to the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (online segment, 26-30 July 2021)  303.47 K 210.4 K  227.3 K
5/18/2021Change in proposed tentative dates for the 2022 face-to-face resumed meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions  624.42 K   
5/16/2021Transit transboundary movements: improving the implementation of and compliance with paragraph 4 of Article 6 of the Base Convention - questionnaire for parties in English, French and Spanish  498.65 K   
3/19/2021Elections during the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, and the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (Geneva, online, from 26 to 30 July 2021, with resumed face-to-face meetings tentatively scheduled to take place in 2022)  816.51 K   
3/18/20212021 meetings of the Conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions  253.7 K   
1/19/2021Proposal to amend paragraph 2 of Article 6 of the Basel Convention to be considered by the Conference of the Parties at its fifteenth meeting215.77 K 216.46 K 164.47 K 192.91 K 271.1 K 162.41 K
1/19/2021Proposal to amend Annex IV and certain entries in Annexes II and IX to the Basel Convention to be considered by the Conference of the Parties at its fifteenth meeting433.72 K 440.68 K 330.09 K 364.2 K 426.67 K 360.39 K
1/19/2021Proposal to amend Annexes II, VIII and IX to the Basel Convention to be considered by the Conference of the Parties at its fifteenth meeting1002.12 K 1.11 MB 907.93 K 1023.42 K 965.6 K 1.01 MB
11/25/2020Strategic framework for the implementation of the Basel Convention for 2012–2021 – invitation for comments by 17 March 2021 on the draft report on the final evaluation of the strategic framework  288.89 K   
11/19/2020Elections during the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, and the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (Geneva, Switzerland, from 19 to 30 July 2021)  731.13 K   
10/26/2020Communication regarding the OEWG-12 of the Basel Convention  81.94 K 67.26 K  67.02 K
9/4/2020Follow-up to the invitations to provide written comments on the various products of the intersessional processes agreed to by the twelfth meeting of the Open-ended Working group during its online segment (Geneva (online), 1-3 September 2020)  262.35 K 283.74 K  235.31 K
7/15/2020Communication regarding the OEWG-12 of the Basel Convention  246.52 K 220.62 K  203.82 K
4/23/2020Communication regarding the OEWG-12 of the Basel Convention244.92 K 282.6 K 244.45 K 207.26 K 137.1 K 201.34 K
4/21/2020Highlighting the Basel Convention’s Plastic Waste Partnership “Photo Contest” - deadline 30 September 2020  152.19 K   
3/25/2020UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework  320.95 K   
1/20/2020Notification to observers - Fourteenth Meeting of Implementation and Compliance (ICC-14) Geneva, Switzerland, 26-30 June 2020  736.29 K   
1/15/2020Recommendations by the expert working group on the review of Annexes for possible amendment proposals to Annex IV and to entries A1180 and B1110 in Annexes VIII and IX to the Basel Convention, and findings of the expert working group on the consequential implications of the review of Annex IV to the Convention  953.13 K   
1/9/2020Notification to observers - Twelfth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (OEWG-12), Geneva, Switzerland, 22-25 June 2020  122.34 K   
12/16/2019Environmental network for optimizing regulatory compliance on illegal traffic (ENFORCE) - Questionnaire from the implementation and compliance committee: Responses invited by 17 January 2020 (Members)  551.05 K   
12/16/2019Environmental network for optimizing regulatory compliance on illegal traffic (ENFORCE) - Questionnaire from the implementation and compliance committee: Responses invited by 17 January 2020 (Parties)  564.63 K   
12/16/2019Assisting parties to prevent and combat illegal traffic under the Basel Convention - Questionnaire from the implementation and compliance committee: Responses invited by 17 January 2020  670.71 K   
12/16/2019Assisting parties to transmit national reports and to develop legal frameworks for the implementation of the Basel Convention - Questionnaire from the implementation and compliance committee: Responses invited by 17 January 2020  124.57 K   
10/10/2019Depositary notification of amendments to Annexes II, VIII and IX to the Basel Convention  967.86 K   
9/26/2019Reporting information relevant to the strategic framework for the implementation of the Basel Convention for 2012-2021  660.7 K   
9/17/2019Communication - Entry into force: Amendment to the Basel Convention on the control of transboundary movements and Hazardous wastes and their disposal  1.04 MB   
8/19/2019Communication - Invitation for comments and other information from the Implementation and Compliance Committee  755.3 K   
6/4/2019Letter related to calls for information in follow-up to the decisions taken by the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention at its fourteenth meeting  275.65 K 333.02 K  310.43 K
3/22/2019Scheduling of a possible Basel Convention contact group under agenda item 4 (b) (v) on marine plastic litter and microplastics  156.57 K 200.05 K  153.02 K
1/8/2019Recommendations for revisions to Annex IV and Annex IX (B1110) prepared by the expert working group on the review of the Annexes of the Basel Convention - Invitation for comments by 15 March 2019  798.73 K   
12/6/2018Proposals to amend annexes II, VIII and IX of the Basel Convention to be considered at the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties - Corrigendum  493.84 K   
11/28/2018Invitation to submit comments on the report on evaluating past and ongoing partnerships, and setting out recommendations on opportunities to further develop partnerships under the Basel Convention  444.26 K   
10/26/2018Proposals to amend annexes II, VIII and IX of the Basel Convention to be considered at the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties  494.58 K 498.2 K  806.21 K
10/25/2018Early communication to Parties - Meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (BC COP-14, RC COP-9, SC COP-9), Geneva, Switzerland, 29 April-10 May 2019  1010.23 K   
9/25/2018Letter related to calls for information in follow-up to the decisions taken by the Open-ended Working Group at its eleventh meeting  6.68 MB   
9/18/2018Invitation to submit comments in follow up to part I of the thirteenth meeting of the Implementation and Compliance Committee  1.29 MB   
8/31/2018Invitation to submit comments on an inception paper "Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy for the Technical Assistance Plan of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions" by 31 October 2018  569.28 K   
8/17/2018Elections during the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, and the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (Geneva, Switzerland, from 29 April to 10 May 2019)  1.59 MB   
7/31/2018Development of guidelines on environmentally sound management - Draft manuals and guidance documents developed by the Expert Working Group on Environmentally Sound Management  799.38 K   
7/16/2018Notification: Thirteenth meeting of the Implementation and Compliance Committee, Geneva, Switzerland, 7-10 September 2018  592.14 K   
7/3/2018Communication: change of postal address for the Secretariat  489.11 K   
6/13/2018Application form for the placement or removal of wastes on annexes VIII and IX (additional information)  925.79 K   
6/8/2018Application form for the placement or removal of wastes on annexes VIII and IX  1.14 MB   
6/8/2018Assisting parties to develop legal frameworks for the implementation of the Basel Convention: Questionnaire from the implementation and compliance committee  643.52 K   
6/7/2018Preventing and combating illegal traffic: questionnaire from the implementation and compliance committee - BCRCs  652.12 K   
6/7/2018Preventing and combating illegal traffic: questionnaire from the implementation and compliance committee - Parties  743.92 K   
3/8/2018Call for submissions for the publication entitled “Gender Heroes 2: Leading the way to a detoxified future”  792.08 K 882.88 K  925.63 K
2/8/2018Reminder: calls for information in follow-up to the decisions taken by the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention at its thirteenth meeting  1.72 MB   
10/20/2017Preparations for UNEA-3 - Making a Commitment to Beat Pollution  548.22 K   
9/19/2017Invitation to Parties to comment on the draft guidance documents developed by the Committee Administering the Mechanism for Promoting Implementation and Compliance  370.78 K   
9/7/2017Review of annexes I, III, IV and related aspects of Annex IX: invitation to submit comments by 30 September 2017  1.12 MB   
6/2/2017Letter related to calls for information in follow-up to the decisions taken by the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention at its thirteenth meeting  189.5 K 220.27 K  204.98 K
3/14/2017Celebrating gender pioneers for a future detoxified  1.24 MB 1.37 MB  1.38 MB
11/10/2016Implementation of Article 11 of the Basel Convention on Bilateral, Multilateral and Regional agreements  944.34 K   
11/10/2016Update on the strategic framework  2.17 MB   
10/31/2016Invitation to comment on draft practical manuals on extended producer responsibility and financing  908.17 K   
10/31/2016Invitation to comment on draft Guidance to assist Parties in developing efficient strategies for achieving prevention and minimization of the generation of hazardous and other wastes and their disposal  944.05 K   
9/30/2016Communication about the early notification of the high-level segment of the meetings of the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, Geneva, Switzerland, 24 April to 5 May 2017  398.62 K 1.34 MB  1.32 MB
9/30/2016High-level segment of the meetings of the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, Geneva, Switzerland, 24 April to 5 May 2017  250.69 K 300.27 K  256.74 K
9/20/2016Communication about the 2017 meetings of the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions  261.76 K 234.48 K  267.9 K
9/15/2016Assessing the relevance and utility of the Basel Convention documents related to environmentally sound management: E-survey for Parties and other stakeholders  587.44 K   
8/26/2016Review of Annexes IV and related aspects of Annex IX (B1110) to the Convention, as well as on the review of Annexes I and III to the Convention - Concept paper by Canada for Parties and others  918.44 K   
8/22/2016Invitation to Parties and others to comment on the draft guidance on the implementation of the Basel Convention provisions dealing with illegal traffic (paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of Article 9)  1.55 MB   
6/27/2016Invitation to comment on the draft classification of Parties’ compliance performance with the national reporting obligation for 2013 and on the draft Guidance on insurance, bond and guarantee  252.47 K   
6/24/2016Communication with Russian Federation on BCRC-SCRC  5.07 MB   
6/16/2016Invitations related to the decisions taken at the tenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention (OEWG-10) and an invitation related to decision BC-12/19 on the work programme of the Open-ended Working Group for 2016-2017  1006.83 K   
4/20/2016Letter related to information request in follow-up to the decision taken by the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the regional centres  70.8 K   
3/31/2016Call for comments on the first draft guidance manual on how to improve the sea-land interface, by 31st March 2016, further to decision BC-12/16  203.66 K   
3/1/2016Technical guidelines on transboundary movement of electrical and electronic waste & used electrical and electronic equipment, in particular regarding the distinction between waste & non-waste under the Basel Convention  1.63 MB   
2/20/2016Consultancy Announcement: Call for applications by 20 February 2016 (Revise draft fact sheets on specific waste streams, developed within the context of the Expert Working Group on environmentally sound management)  4.11 MB   
2/20/2016Consultancy Announcement: Call for applications by 20 February 2016 (Develop design options for the environmentally sound management of hazardous waste in Chittagong, Bangladesh and Gadani/Hub, Pakistan)  5.43 MB   
2/11/2016Communication on implementation of and compliance with the Basel Convention control system: electronic approaches to the notification and movement documents  1.72 MB   
12/17/2015Overview of contributions for the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, including synergies and posting of concept notes for the biennium 2016-2017  415.55 K   
11/26/2015Implementation of and Compliance with the Basel Convention Control System: Transit Issues - Questionnaire for parties  578.03 K   
11/17/2015Two Consultancy Announcements: Call for Applications by 26 November 2015 (Legal Clarity: Review of Annexes, Implementation and Compliance Committee: Control System)   2.09 MB   
8/3/2015Second letter related to information requests in follow-up to the decisions taken by the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention at its twelfth meeting  363.46 K 398.36 K  557.11 K
7/24/2015Communication on abusive emails  1.23 MB   
7/22/2015E-questionnaire on illegal traffic: invitation to share experiences by 10 September 2015  1.97 MB   
7/15/2015Consultancy Announcements: Call for Applications by 15 August 2015   939.73 K   
7/8/2015Lessons Learned and best practices on the Environmentally sound management of wastes generated on board ships, once offloaded at ports  613.03 K   
6/18/2015First letter related to information requests in follow up to the decisions taken by the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention at its twelfth meeting  903.75 K 394.87 K  88.53 K
1/29/2015Glossary of terms  1.19 MB   
12/19/2014Invitation to comment on the draft assessment on how far the current Basel Convention technical guidelines cover wastes covered by MARPOL, undertaken by the Public Waste Agency of Flanders, on behalf of Belgium, pursuant to decision BC-11/17  380.72 K   
12/12/2014Consultancy announcement and call for application by 31 December 2014  3.57 MB   
11/6/2014Terms of Reference for a consultant  38.11 K   
10/31/2014Early notification about the meetings of the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions in May 2015  807.72 K 61.68 K  62.91 K
10/14/2014Invitation to comments on the classification of Parties' Individual compliance performance with regards to the annual reporting obligation for 2011 and 2012 in follow up to the eleventh meeting of the Committee for Administrating the Mechanism for Promoting Implementation and Compliance of the Basel Convention on the Control of transboundary Movements on Hazardous Waste and their Disposal  999.98 K   
10/8/2014Invitation to comment on the draft Manual for the implementation of the Basel Convention in follow up to the eleventh meeting of the Committee for Administering the Mechanism for Promoting Implementation and Compliance of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundry Movements of Hazardous Waste and their Disposal  1.14 MB   
9/29/2014Information and comments requests in follow up to the ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group  76.43 K 81.92 K  85.83 K
8/19/2014Call for submissions for ‘PACE’ PHOTO CONTEST  39.92 K   
7/18/2014Consultancy Announcements : Call for Applications by 15 August 2014.  30.61 K   
6/13/2014Glossary of terms  436.88 K   
4/3/2014Notification of National Definitions of hazardous wastes pursuant to Article 3 of the Basel Convention  8.57 MB   
3/28/2014Assessing if Notifications, consents, Inspections and Enforcement of Transboundary Movement of Waste and Take-Back Procedures for Illegal Traffic Represent Environmentally Sound Management : Call for applications by 11 April 2014  2.27 MB   
3/25/2014Compilation of information on Environmentally Sound Management - Consultancy Announcements : Call for Applications by 7 April 2014  2.92 MB   
3/25/2014Development of Fact Sheets on the Environmentally Sound Management of priority Waste Streams - Consultancy Announcements : Call for Applications by 7 April 2014  5.8 MB   
3/19/2014Notification of Restrictions on Transboundary Movements of Hazardous wastes or other wastes pursuant to Articles 4 (1) and 13(2) of the Basel Convention transmitted by Togo  5.52 MB   
2/26/2014Countering WEEE Illegal Trade (CWIT) Project  1.13 MB   
2/14/2014Notification of National Defenition of Hazardous Wastes on Transboundry movements of Hazardous Wastes or other Waste Pursuant to Article 3, 4(1) and Article 13(2) of the Basel Convention - Philippines  28.31 MB   
2/14/2014Invitation for comments on the revised draft glossary of terms prepared by the small intersessional working on legal clarity  791.1 K   
2/3/2014Consultancy Announcements : Call for Applications by 10 February 2014  4.72 MB   
1/27/2014Consultancy Announcements : Call for Applications by 4 February 2014  3.16 MB   
1/14/2014Notification of National Defenition of Hazardous Wastes Pursuant to Article 3 and Article 13(2) of the Basel Convention Slovak Republic  2.95 MB   
12/5/2013Environmentally Sound Ship Dismantling: Translation of Guidance and Training Materials into BENGALI  1.39 MB   
12/5/2013Environmentally Sound Ship Dismantling: Translation of Guidance and Training Materials into URDU  1.28 MB   
9/6/2013Second letter related to information requests in follow-up to the decisions taken by the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention at its eleventh meeting  77.05 K 71.3 K  125.67 K
9/2/2013Additional members to the Environmental Network for Optimizing Regulatory Compliance on Illegal Traffic (ENFORCE)  338.53 K   
7/25/2013Basel Convention Implementation and Compliance Committee. Three consultancy annoucements and call for applications  421.85 K   
7/18/2013Follow up to the COP-11 decision on the Country-led Initiative (CLI): Providing further legal clarity. Consultancy announcement and call for applications by Friday 8 August 2013  283.42 K   
6/13/2013Notification of restrictions on transboundary movements of hazardous wastes or other wastes pursuant to Article 4 (1) and Article 13 (2) of the Basel Convention  777.35 K   
6/4/2013First letter related to information requests in follow-up to the decisions taken by the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention at its eleventh meeting that have early deadlines  157.53 K 147.88 K  95.7 K
4/26/2013Communication disseminating Compilation of National Lists of Prohibited Hazardous Wastes in accordance with decision BC-10/3 on the Indonesian-Swiss Country-led Initiative  2.79 MB   
4/23/2013Communication on notifications of prohibitions on transboundary movements of hazardous wastes or other wastes pursuant to Article 4(1) and Article 13(2) of the Basel Convention: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Republic of Moldova  274.93 K   
2/22/2013Committe for Administering the Mechanism for Promoting Implementation and Compliance: Invitation for comments by 31 July 2013 on the three draft guidance documents  206.36 K   
1/8/2013Notification of national definition of hazardous waste and notification of restrictions on transboundary movements of hazardous wastes or other wastes pursuant to Articles 3, 4 (1) and 13(2) of the Basel Convention transmitted by Jordan  124.17 K   
11/19/2012Elections to take place during the forthcoming meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions  87.92 K   
11/6/2012Ordinary and simultaneous extraordinary meetings of the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions in 2013  37.95 K 56.06 K  21.97 K
10/9/2012Information and comments requests in follow up to the eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group  87.16 K 78.62 K  73.18 K
6/8/2012Cooperative arrangements on preventing and combating illegal traffic  331.43 K   
6/8/2012Letter to the Chair of the Compliance Committee of the Biosafety Protocol  75.48 K   
6/8/2012Letter to the Chairman of the Standing Committee of CITES  74.28 K   
6/8/2012Letter to the Chairpersons of the Compliance Committee of the Kyoto Protocol  81.97 K   
6/8/2012Letter to the Chair of the London Protocol Compliance Group  75.31 K   
6/8/2012Letter to the President of the Implementation Committee of the Montreal Protocol  76.8 K   
6/8/2012Letter to the President of the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention  78.12 K   
5/29/2012Notification of National Definitions of hazardous wastes pursuant to Article 3 of the Basel Convention  424.94 K   
5/23/2012Follow up to the COP-10 decision on the Country-Led Initiative (CLI): providing further legal clarity  73.81 K   
5/21/2012Dissemination of the national lists of prohibited hazardous waste  5.67 MB   
5/8/2012Legal analysis of the application of the Basel Convention to hazardous wastes and other wastes generated on board ships  1.46 MB   
5/7/2012Invitation to provide comments on the proposed amendments to the list of wastes contained in Annexes VIII and IX of the Basel Convention  96.99 K   
3/6/2012Information requests in follow up to the decisions taken by the Conference of the Parties of the Basel Convention at its tenth meeting  559.86 K 558.78 K  571.8 K
2/24/2012First meeting of the technical expert group to complete the development of a framework for the environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes and other wastes  195.18 K   
1/31/2012Follow-up to Decision BC-10/3 on the Indonesian-Swiss Country Led Initiative (CLI)  77.41 K   
1/25/2012Follow up to the COP-10 decision on the Country-Led Initiative (cli): Providing further legal clarity. Consultancy announcement and call for applications by 6 february 2012  577.71 K   

Communications prior to 2012

 
   
 14 September 2011  Notification of restrictions on transboundary movements of hazardous wastes or other wastes pursuant to Article 4(1) of the basel Convention   
 8 June 2011  Notification from the Secretariat of the Basel Convention to all bodies or agencies wishing to be represented by observers during the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties  
 17 May 2011  Communication from the Secretariat of the Basel Convention pertaining to the Report of the Eighth session of the Implementation and Compliance Committee (Geneva, 21-23 March 2011) and inviting Parties to nominate ten members of the Implement  
 1 April 2011  Legal analysis of the application of the Basel Convention to hazardous wastes and other wastes generated on board ships  
 15 March 2011  Consultancy announcement and call for applications by 28 March 2011. Development with the World Customs Organization of a joint Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions e-learning tool for customs.  
 3 March 2011  Prior written consent for notifications of transit transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and other wastes the Republic of Turkey.  
11 February 2011 Draft Instruction Manual for the Legal Profession on the Prosecution of Illegal Traffic. Consultancy announcement and call for applications by 28 February 2011.
23 November 2010 Invitation to participate in the synergies publication
10 November 2010 The Secretariat is calling for candidates for a consultancy on the elaboration of a legal analysis of the application of the Basel Convention to hazardous wastes and other wastes generated on board ships.
4 November 2010 Communication from the Secretariat of the Basel Convention: The Secretariat is calling for candidates for two consultancies on the review of national legislation and on national reporting.
18 August 2010 Note by the Executive Secretary on the review and strengthening of the operation of the Basel Convention Regional and Coordinating Centres
17 August 2010 Communication from the Secretariat of the Basel Convention regarding the National definitions of hazardous wastes and import / export restrictions..
13 July 2010 Cooperation between the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Basel Convention.
16 May 2010 Request for nominations for a small expert group to develop a draft instruction manual for the legal profession on the prosecution of illegal traffic (English)
  Attachment to the request for nominations for a small expert group to develop a draft instruction manual for the legal profession on the prosecution of illegal traffic (English)
  Requete pour la nominations d'experts pour former le groupe restreint d'experts pour developper un projet de manuel d'instruction pour la profession jurtdique sur l'engagement de poursuites judiciaires contre le traffic illicite (Français)
  L'attachement à la requete pour la nominations d'experts pour former le groupe restreint d'experts pour developper un projet de manuel d'instruction pour la profession jurtdique sur l'engagement de poursuites judiciaires contre le traffic illicite (Français)
6 May 2010 Seventh Session of the Open Ended Working Group: Information on documents and regional group meetings
12 March 2010 Financial assistance to attend the Seventh Session of the Open Ended Working Group
11 March 2010 Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of the movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights.
15 January 2010 Documents for the simultaneous extraordinary meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
6 January 2010 Consultancy announcement: review and assessment of the application of the control system for the transboundary movement of wastes (notification document and movement document) and the difficulties that Parties face in implementing the system
5 January 2010 Notification of import prohibition of hazardous wastes or other wastes pursuant to Article 4 (1) of the Basel Convention transmitted by Colombia.
30 November 2009 Note by the Executive Secretary on the review of the operation of the Basel Convention regional and coordinating centres
2 November 2009 Communication from the secretariat regarding a request for designation of and updated contact details for Competent Authorities and Focal Points
26 October 2009 Communication from the secretariat regarding the implementation of the Work Programme of the Compliance Committee.
25 August 2009 Communications from the Secretariat of the Basel Convention regarding the National definitions of hazardous wastes and import / export restrictions. (French)    
19 August 2009 Notification from the Secretariat of the Basel Convention regarding the First Simultaneous Extraordinary Meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Convention (ExCOPs)
8 June 2009 Informal briefing for Permanent Missions in Geneva on matters to be considered by the Expanded Bureau
29 May 2009 Request for clarification of national definitions of hazardous wastes in relation to ozone depleting substances waste
19 March 2009 Extension of the deadline for submission of proposals and comments on the Draft Outline of an Instruction Manual for the Legal Profession on the Prosecution of Illegal Traffic
17 March 2009 Reminder from the secretariat of the Basel Convention on the questionaire concerning the training programs on Illegal Traffic pursuant to decision VIII/32 adopted by the Eighth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties
2 February 2009 Further request for comments on appropriate criteria for assessing the equivalence of the Ship Recycling Convention with the Basel Convention
19 January 2009 Request for Proposals and Comments on the Draft Outline of an Instruction Manual for the Legal Profession on the Prosecution of Illegal Traffic
19 January 2009 Request for Comments on Appropriate Criteria for Assessing the Equivalence of the Ship Recycling Convention with the Basel Convention
12 December 2008 Reminder: Decision on the Strategic Plan and a new strategic framework adopted by the Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Base1 Convention (COP 9)
28 October 2008 Request for provision of national legislation
17 October 2008 Nominations to Partnership - PACE by 7 November, 2008
17 October 2008 Proposal of corrections to annexes VIII and IX of the Basel Convention    
26 September 2008 Nominations to Partnership - PACE by 30 September, 2008
3 July 2008 Credentials for delegates to the 9th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, 23 to 27 june 2008
22 August 2008 Decision on the Strategic Plan and a new strategic framework adopted by the Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Base1 Convention (COP 9)
2 July 2008 Proposal of corrections to Annexes VIII and IX of the Convention: Clarification concerning depositary notification C.N. 397.2008.TREATIES-4 OF 27 MAY 2008
2 June 2008 Communication from the secretariat regarding the formal legal establishment of the Basel Convention Regional Centre for training and technology transfer for the Caribbean region
2 June 2008 Communication from the secretariat regarding the credentials for Delegates to the Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Basel Convention, 23 To 27 June 2008
19 May 2008 Communication from the secretariat regarding the outcome of the third meeting of the Ad- Hoc Joint Working Group on Enhancing Cooperation and Coordination between the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
8 May 2008 Communication from the secretariat regarding the pre-session briefings for delegates attending the 9th Meeting of the Conference of the Paties to the Basel Convention.
15 April 2008 Communication from the secretariat regarding the elections that will be held at the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention.
9 April 2008 Communication from the Secretariat regarding the notifications of import prohibition and revision of national definition of hazardous wastes pursuant to articles 4(1) and 3 of the Basel Convention transmitted by Argentina
27 February 2008 Draft work programme of the Open-ended Working Group for 2009-2010
29 January 2008 Reminder by the Executive Secretary on the Draft Report on the Operation of the Basel Convention regional and coordinating centres
4 January 2008 Communication from the Secretariat concerning proposal of corrections to annexes VIII and IX of the Basel Convention
24 October 2007 Communication from the Secretariat concerning comments and views on the annex to decision OEWG-VI 15 and proposal on the development of a draft decision    
4 January 2008 Communication from the Secretariat concerning proposal of corrections to annexes VIII and IX of the Basel Convention
24 October 2007 Communication from the Secretariat concerning comments and views on the annex to decision OEWG-VI 15 and proposal on the development of a draft decision    
10 October 2007 Request for comments on the "Revised technical guidelines on environmentally sound management of used tyres"
16 August 2007 Notification of prohibition of the import of hazardous wastes and other wastes pursuant to articles 4(1) and 13 (2)(c) of the Basel Convention transmitted by Honduras
7 August 2007 Preparatory meeting report and upcoming meeting 2 Septembe, 2007 on the Item 10 (c) E-waste (Partnership and Resource Mobilisation)
   
8 June 2007 Questionnaire for developing a directory of institutions offering training activities on illegal traffic at the national, regional and international level as requested by the Compliance Committee.
6 June 2007 Teleconference on the ESM of Used and End-of-Life Computing Equipment Partnership (Partnership and Resource Mobilisation)
      
6 June 2007 Notification of prohibition of the import of hazardous wastes and other wastes pursuant to articles 4(1) and 13 (2)(c) of the Basel Convention transmitted by Philippines
21 May 2007 Notification of prohibition of the import of hazardous wastes and other wastes pursuant to article 4(1) of the Basel Convention transmitted by Hungary
11 May 2007 Views on the objectives and scope of the review of the operation of the Basel Convention Regional and Coordinating Centres
8 May 2007 Expanded Bureau meeting and the Mobile Phone Partnership Initiative
26 March 2007 Communication from the Secretariat regarding the notifications of National Definition of Hazardous Wastes pursuant to Article 3 of the Basel Convention from Mexico