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BASEL SÖZLEŞMESİ THE BASEL CONVENTION

instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval, formal confirmation or accession, it shall enter
into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit by such State or regional economic integ-
ration organization of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval, formal confirmation or ANNEX A
accession. LIST OF STATES OF TRANSIT AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3,

3. For the purpose of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, any instrument deposited by a regional SUBPARAGRAPH 3 (D)
economic integration organization shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by mem-
ber States of such organization.
1. Antigua and Barbuda
2. Bahamas
Article 30: Reservations and Declarations 3. Bahrain
4. Barbados
1. No reservation or exception may be made to the Protocol. For the purposes of the Protocol, 5. Cape Verde
notifications according to Article 3, paragraph 1, Article 3, paragraph 6, or Article 14, paragraph 6. Comoros
5, shall not be regarded as reservations or exceptions. 7. Cook Islands
8. Cuba
2. Paragraph 1 of this Article does not preclude a State or a regional economic integration or- 9. Cyprus
ganization, when signing, ratifying, accepting, approving, formally confirming or acceding to the 10. Dominica
Protocol, from making declarations or statements, however phrased or named, with a view, inter 11. Dominican Republic
alia, to the harmonization of its laws and regulations with the provisions of the Protocol, provided 12. Fiji
that such declarations or statements do not purport to exclude or to modify the legal effects of the 13. Grenada
provisions of the Protocol in their application to that State or that organization. 14. Haiti
15. Jamaica
16. Kiribati
17. Maldives
18. Malta
Article 31: Withdrawal 19. Marshall Islands
20. Mauritius
1. At any time after three years from the date on which the Protocol has entered into force for 21. Micronesia (Federated States of )
a Contracting Party, that Contracting Party may withdraw from the Protocol by giving written 22. Nauru
notification to the Depositary. 23. Netherlands, on behalf of Aruba, and the Netherlands Antilles
24. New Zealand, on behalf of Tokelau
2. Withdrawal shall be effective one year from receipt of notifica- tion by the Depositary, or on 25. Niue
such later date as may be specified in the notification. 26. Palau
27. Papua New Guinea

Article 32: Depositary
The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall be the Depositary of the Protocol. 28. Samoa
29. Sao Tome and Principe
Article33: Authentic texts 30. Seychelles
Singapore
31.
The original Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts of the Protocol are equally
authentic.

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