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(i) Ban amendment (1995)
During its third meeting of the Conference of the Parties held in
Geneva, September 1995, Parties adopted Decision III/I, which
prohibit transboundary movements of hazardous wastes destined
for disposal from members of OECD countries, European
Communities and Liechtenstein referred as Annex VII countries to
non-OECD countries. It was further decided that each Party listed
under Annex VII countries shall phase out by 31 December 1997
and prohibit as of that date all transboundary movements of
hazardous wastes destined for operations that may lead to
resource recovery, recycling, reclamation, direct re-use or
alternative uses to non-OECD countries.
(ii) Amendment of Annex I (1998)
At its fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties held in
Kuching-Malaysia, in February 1998 Parties adopted Decision IV/9
concerning the amendment, Annex I of the Convention. Four
paragraphs describing characteristics of two new adopted Annexes
were added at the end of Annex I of the Convention. In addition,
two new annexes were added to the Convention as its Annex VIII
(list A - hazardous wastes) and Annex IX (list B - non-hazardous
wastes).
6.0 Basel Convention - Institutional Framework
(i)
Conference of the Parties (COP)
The Conference of the Parties is responsible for continuous review
and evaluation of the effectiveness of the implementation of the
Convention.
The meeting of the Conference of the Parties is held annually or
every two years depending on the availability of funds to assist
participation costs of developing country Parties.
(ii)
Subsidiary Bodies
The first meeting of the Conference of the Parties established an
Open Ended Ad Hoc Committee of Legal and Technical Experts to
provide advice on the effective mechanisms for the implementation
of the Basel Convention. Meetings of the subsidiary bodies are
held twice every year.
7.0 Regional Training and Technology Centre
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