Talk:Basel Convention
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This environment-related article is part of the Environment WikiProject to improve Wikipedia's coverage of the environment. The aim is to write neutral and well-referenced articles on environment-related topics, as well as to ensure that environment articles are properly categorized. See WikiProject Environment and Wikipedia:Contributing FAQ. |
| Start | This article has been rated as Start-Class on the assessment scale. |
 |
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Law, an attempt at providing a comprehensive, standardised, pan-jurisdictional and up-to-date resource for the legal field and the subjects encompassed by it. | |
| ??? | This article has not yet received a quality rating on the assessment scale. | |
| ??? | This article has not yet received an importance assessment on the assessment scale. | |
[edit] Contradiction
The article notes:
As of late-2005, 63 nations have ratified the Basel Ban Amendment; 62 are required for it to enter into force.
Which makes it appear as if it had already entered into force, but the ban's official page says:
The Amendment has not yet entered into force. Entry into force shall take place upon ratification by at least three-fourths of the Parties who accepted it.
3/4 of 166, rounded up, is 125. So 62 more are required for it to enter into force (however, I don't think that was what the wikipedian intended to say, because that 62 dates long before the 63). Also, I'm in doubt regarding the number of parties to the convention and to the ammendment. The convention's official page says 170. --Agent Fog 14:30, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
