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title: "Basel Ban Amendment: Hazardous Waste Export Ban"
description: "The Basel Ban Amendment prohibits hazardous waste exports from OECD to developing nations, enhancing protections for vulnerable countries since 2019."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Basel Ban Amendment is a 1995 amendment to the Basel Convention that prohibits all exports of hazardous waste from wealthy OECD countries to developing nations.
- How does the Basel Ban Amendment differ from the original Basel Convention?
- When did the Basel Ban Amendment enter into force?
- Is the United States bound by the Basel Ban Amendment?
- How does the Ban Amendment relate to the 2019 plastic waste amendments?

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In December 2019 the Basel Ban Amendment entered into force after Croatia deposited the 97th ratification, legally barring European Union states from exporting hazardous waste to developing countries for disposal or recycling.

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