The Basel Convention. Regional Centre shall have a regional role and function in accordance with the relevant decisions of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention and this Framework Agreement.
The Basel Convention. In order to demonstrate the gravity of the toxic dumping, it would be important to assess whether or not it was legal under the relevant domestic and international law.579 The Basel Convention of 1989 provides a useful guide concerning the types of movement and storage of substances that States have considered harmful to the environment and unlawful.580 The hazardous wastes covered by the Basel Convention are set out in annexes, which provide a list of categories of waste that are included (Annex 1), unless they do not have problematic characteristics (Annex 3). The Convention also covers wastes that are defined as, or are considered to be, hazardous wastes by the domestic legislation of the party of export, import or transit.581 Under the Basel Convention, the following conduct is prohibited: transboundary movement
