Control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal (the basel convention), elaborated under the auspices of the united nations environment programme (unep), was adopted in 1989. The basel convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal controls the international trade in hazardous wastes and certain other wastes. It entered into force on 5 may 1992 upon. The basel convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal is a multilateral agreement negotiated under the united nations environment program (unep) beginning in 1988. This book analyses the key treaties and other international legal rules on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes. The basel convention sets out a detailed prior informed consent (pic) procedure with strict requirements for transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and other wastes.
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