Amendment to the Basel Convention
The amendment to the Basel Convention (Decision III/1) has not been implemented in Republic of Korea. 
Korean government amended (2001.7) Article 18-2 (export banned countries) of the Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal and therefore provided the legal basis for implementing the Ban amendment. However, this article takes "when Annex VII of the Basel Convention comes into effect" as the beginning of the enforcement period.
Restrictions on export for final disposal
Republic of Korea restricts the export of hazardous wastes and other wastes for final disposal. 
The "Act on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal," which entered into force in May 1994.
It is prohibited to export hazardous wastes and other wastes to any country other than those countries party to the Basel convention and those countries with bilateral, multilateral or regional agreements.
According to Articles 6, 10 and 16 of this Act, the export, import and transit of hazardous wastes is strictly prohibited unless prior written approval is obtained from a competent authority. Also, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) has the authority to limit or ban the export and import of specific wastes which may be of significant impact on human health or the environment if and when considered necessary. In principle, the export of hazardous wastes for final disposal is prohibited. However, exceptions can be made in the case where Korea does not possess adequate facilities and/or technologies to properly dispose of the given hazardous waste for which importing countries have the capacity to dispose of in the environmentally sound manner.