What is Illegal Traffic? Article 9 of the Basel Convention provides that any transboundary movement of hazardous or other wastes shall be deemed illegal when it is: Without notification pursuant to the provisions of this Convention to all States concerned, or Without consent pursuant to the provisions of this Convention of a State concerned, or
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Importance of National Reporting Article 13, Paragraph 3 of the Basel Convention requires Parties to report information related to their implementation of the Convention. Reports are submitted annually through the Basel Convention to the Conference of the Parties. This reporting allows bodies of the Basel Convention to monitor implementation and to identify issues that need
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The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Basel Convention) is one of the global conventions which seeks to address the management of plastic waste through various tools, including but not limited to the Plastic Waste Partnership, and the Technical Guidelines on the Environmentally Sound Management of Plastic
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The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (Basel Convention), is the most comprehensive global legal instrument on the transboundary movement and environmentally sound disposal of hazardous wastes. It was the primary response developed by the international community, under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP),
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