Contact

1. Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan
2. Waste & Recycling
3. The Asian Network for Prevention of Illegal Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes
4. Country Information

Country Information

Law and Regulation

Up-to-date information of national policies, laws and regulations related to the implementation of the Basel Convention in each country has been exchanged at annual workshops and upload to this website periodically. The laws or regulations covering the following items are uploaded (but not limited to):

* This page is updated on a regular basis based upon information provided by countries. Hence, the information on laws and regulations in this page might be neither the latest version nor comprehensive. It is recommended that you check the website of Competent Authority of each country or the website of the Basel Convention for more detail information, especially if you wish to import or export hazardous wastes.

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The following tables summarize the import regulations of specific waste streams established by the Asian Network countries.

National Reporting

Pursuant to paragraph 3 of Article 13 of the Basel Convention, Parties are required to transmit their national reports to the Secretariat of the Basel Convention annually. The national reporting include the following information;

The report submitted by Parties can be found at the website of the Basel Convention.
Basel Convention National Reports (external link)